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Rowsdower45 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:14:01 GMT

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{{sbenav|200|link=sbemailtwohundred}}
[[Image:Sbemail200.png|thumb|"Strong Bad, how do you keep gettin' in here?"]]

Strong Bad learns Homestar has his own email show and attempts to thwart it.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, [[New Paper]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[The Paper]], [[Limozeen]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Homestar Runner's House|Homestar's Computer Room]], [[The Field]], the [[Review Revue]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, September 23, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 5:10

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

''{The email begins with a red curtain with "sbemail 200" on it. Then, cut to the Lappy with a pixelated bugle on it. Trumpets begin to play. Pan out to the Computer Room with roses on its floor. The Cheat does a small flute solo.}''

'''SINGER:''' Two hundred sbemails, exhausting just to think about. How can we face two hundred sbemails? The thought of all those sbemails makes me weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeak!

''{During the song, Strong Bad enters the computer room on the red carpet. Coach Z and Marzipan throw roses. Strong Bad continues to approach the computer, showing that the King of Town and Bubs are also in the room. Cut to the singer, who is revealed to be the Poopsmith, as he finishes his song.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{finishing the song}'' ''Puke!'' ''{echoing}'' Please be seated. ''{normally}'' How about that Poopsmith, huh? Breaking his vow of silence to perform my two hundredth sbemail intro song! I'm almost sniff ''{voice wavers}'' not totally disgusted!

''{Cut to the Poopsmith, surrounded by flies. He gives Strong Bad the thumbs up, and whatsit drips from his glove.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I take that back. ''{types out "strongbad_email.exe"}'' Okay, here we go!

''{pulls up the email, but doesn't read it}''

<blockquote class="email"><div>subject: college girls?</div>
Dear Homestar, 
Me and all of my young college friends that live in my dorm were just wondering if you wanted to come over and have a pillow fight sometime because we think you are sooooooo very cool. 
All the college dorm girls at MO 
Hannah, Micah, Rachel, Sally, Peggy, Vicky, Amber, 
and all the rest of use
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Duh-duh-duh-Dear ''Homestar''!? ''{extreme close-up on Homestar's name}'' W.T.C.? New Paper, print me out a hard copy. ''{It does and he grabs it.}'' I'll teach Homestar to steal my 200th email thunder. ''{Thunder booms}'' B'oyah! ''{Strong Bad gets up and leaves}''

''{Cut to Homestar at a table, typing on his Happy 8600}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{typing}'' —a protected landmark with surprisingly clean restrooms!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Homejob! Some stupid girls that are probably really guys accidentally emailed me—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ugh. Strong Bad, how do you keep gettin' in here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? What are you talking about? I just—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm in the middle of checking my email.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whaddaya mean, ''your'' email? I'm in the middle of checking ''my'' email!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're not the only one around here that answers emails from fans with humorous results.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Since the crap when?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I dunno. Since forever. Don't you remember? You're in a bunch of 'em. Like that old classic when they asked about burglars breaking into my house.

''{Cut to Homestar in his darkened living room, in a Homestar Runner shirt, white robe and sleeping cap}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' If I act all sleepy and throw a bunch of cinnamon on my face, it's usually enough to throw 'em off. ''{throws cinnamon on his face}'' Poo, poo. Poo, poo.

''{walks into living room to find Strong Bad and The Cheat having broken the cow lamp}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{yawns}'' Hey Strong Sad. Batman. What are you guys doing in my house?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''Whaaaaaat?''

''{Cut to the scene from [[long pants]], where Homestar is wearing Daisy Dukes in front of Strong Bad.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' And who can forget when I accidentally took some of Strong Sad's pills?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Long pants, Strong Bad! The longest pants! Everybody everybody! Longest pants!

''{He starts teleporting around the room to a different place after each word he utters. He first appears in front of Strong Bad, then leaning in behind him, then hanging upside down from the ceiling, then pixellated on the Lappy's screen as Atari Homestar, then blurred in the scene's foreground, then upside down under the desk, then back to his original position, looking exhausted and out of breath, all while chanting the following.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Long long long long long long pants!

''{Cut to Strong Bad's Basement. Strong Bad is sitting on the couch. Coach Z is standing to the left, wearing a fondue pot on his head and a Tigger tail.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' And that one where I dressed up real good like Coach Z.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, Strong Bad, I think I ruined your fondue part!

'''STRONG BAD:''' My fondue part?

''{Cut back to Homestar's Computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''Hang on!'' ''Shut face!'' Those were MY emails and you squeazeled your way into them.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm glad you believe that, Strong Bad. Anyways, Let me see that email. ''{takes the email from Strong Bad}'' Oh, come on! ''Another'' pillow fight? Haven't they seen hremail #49?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hr-what mail?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A hremail. You've got sbemails, I've got hremails.

''{As he says "sbemails" and "hremails", they appear over his head as text, as if someone typed them}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Do you even have an email address?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Of course I do. Everybody knows it's ''{typing}'' djmankiewicz@homestarrunner.com.

'''STRONG BAD:''' There's a good chance my brain is about to explode right now.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aww, come on, old timer. It's not so bad. You want to help me check this email?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{gets in Homestar's face and pokes him as he speaks}'' I'm not gonna help you check your email! I'm gonna help myself ''ruin'' your email! Whooyaa!

''{Strong Bad exits to the left, and then reappears holding three ice cream sandwiches.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And help myself to your ice cream sammies. Whooyaa.

''{Strong Bad runs off, dropping one of the sandwiches, which spins in midair.}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad's computer room. The Lappy's cursor is on the subject/to line. Strong Bad sits down at the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll teach Homestar to retroactively steal my email thunder! ''{thunder booms}''

''{Strong Bad types out the following email.}''

<blockquote class="email">
<div>to: DJmankiewicz@homestarrunner.com</div>
Dear Homestar, 
I'm a big fan of your hremails and was wandering, can 
you give us a tour of your not-in-front-of-your-computer? 
Sewiously yours, 
Abdi
</blockquote>

''{As he types, he pronounces "wandering" with an "A" as in "ham", and "sewiously" exactly as typed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' ''Send!''

''{The Lappy's screen clears and the camera whips to the opposite side of the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' Let's see now, a couple of seconds for the DNS to resolve, server, SMTP, now he's reading it, and... DING! He's taken the bait! ''{leaps away}'' Hooyah!

''{Cut to The Field. Homestar walks in to the left, carrying a clipboard, approaching a wooden sign that reads "Historic Not-In-Front-Of-My-Computer.}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh, and if you look to your left, you'll see Historic Not-In-Front-Of-My-Computer! A protected landmark with surprisingly clean restrooms!

''{Strong Bad runs past in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Tee hee hee!

''{Cut to the Happy 8600. Strong Bad runs in from the left as guitar music begins to play.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh hello, idiot-proof computer! You look a little thirsty. Time for some long overdue allegedly citrus-flavored payback!

''{Strong Bad produces a giant bottle of Mountain Dew.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rubs chin}'' How does that old adage go? Ah, yes. "Apply libewally!" Hooyah!

''{Strong Bad pours the Mountain Dew on the Happy 8600. Within seconds, it begins to spark and smoke}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! ''{smiles}'' Ha ha!

''{New Paper comes down, but instead of Strong Bad's email address, it says "Click here to email Homestar Runner", with Homestar's email address.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looks up}'' Hey! Whose side are you on, anyway?

''{New Paper is pulled back off-screen. Some blows are exchanged, and The Paper comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{smiles again}'' The Paper! You came back!!

''{A spark catches The Paper, and it burns to a crisp.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oops.

''{The screen clears to black, and the words "Strong Bad Emails" appear. The names of the first two hundred Strong Bad Emails scroll up from the bottom in the background.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Rolling over some of the email names at the end brings up a photo of a character (or characters) that debuted from that email.
**[[homsar]]: [[Homsar]]
**[[band names]]: [[Limozeen]]
**[[superhero name]]: [[Strong Badman]]
**[[japanese cartoon]]: [[Stinkoman]]
**[[comic]]: [[Teen Girl Squad]]
**[[dragon]]: [[Trogdor]]
**[[ghosts]]: [[Bad Graphics Ghost]]
**[[crazy cartoon]]: [[Eh! Steve!]]
**[[montage]]: [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]]
**[[kind of cool]]: [[Senor Cardgage]]
**[[animal]]: [[Sterrence]]
*At the end, click on "legends" to see a scene about The Poopsmith's singing abilities.
*:''{a tattered scrap of brown paper appears, with The Poopsmith drawn on it, along with the words "200 email curse", "legend tells...", "The Poopsmith", and "old parchment"}''
*:'''NARRATOR:''' Legend tells that every 200 sbemails The Poopsmith would break his vow of silence—
*:''{the drawing changes to The Poopsmith holding a microphone and wearing a bowtie. The words "Well, well, well, my Michelle..." are added.}''
*:'''NARRATOR:''' —and croon anew.
*At the end, click on the "O" in "Strong" to see a scene with Limozeen.
*:'''LIMOZEEN:''' Congratulations, Strong Bad, on your ''{a voice interrupts, loudly saying:}'' '''200th''' ''{voice ends}'' email!
*:''{slight pause}''
*:'''LARRY:''' ''{startling the other bandmembers}'' WE'RE FROM ''{the voice cuts in again}'' '''THE YEAR 2008'''!
*:'''PERRY:''' Uh, I think it says that at the top of the screen, Larry.
*:''{the words "it is 2008!" appear over the Limozeen logo)''
*:'''LARRY:''' WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!
*:''{The band members strike various poses and the frame freezes, as the ending riff from "Brain Sister" plays.}''
*At the end, click on the "A" in "Bad", to see more with Strong Bad's soda.
*:''{Strong Bad continues to pour Mountain Dew on the Happy. Homestar walks in.}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh, cool. How did you get it to do that? USB? Four pins? Eight pins? Firewire? ''{muddying the word with his speech impediment}'' Fouloul? I bet it was Foul Owl. ''{walks out again}''
*At the end, click on the "A" in "Emails" to bring up a pop-up to download the "200 Sbemails" song by [[They Might Be Giants]].
*At the end, click on the "S" in "Emails" to see a scene with Strong Sad.
*:''{Strong Sad is giving a review on his review show, "Review Revue"}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' In his shocking 200th episode, Strong Bad turns the entire series on its ear. Will we ever see a 201? Is the reign of HREmails at hand? For the answers to these questions, be sure and ''not'' check out my blog. I haven't updated that thing in years!
*<div id="hremail49">Open [[HR:hremail49.html|hremail49.html]] to see an excerpt from that email.</div>
*:''{Homestar Runner is standing in a room in his pajamas and covered in kiss marks}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{a pillow hits Homestar}'' Whoa! Ladies! Girls! ''{another pillow hits Homestar}'' Take it easy! ''{yet, another pillow hits Homestar}'' What do you think this is? hremail 24? ''{a large pillow knocks Homestar over}''
*Open [[HR:hremail24.html|hremail24.html]] as referenced in the previous Easter egg. The screen is simply red with the text ''Banned For Content'' across the center.
*If you send an email to djmankiewicz@homestarrunner.com, you receive an auto reply message saying:
<blockquote>
From: djmankiewicz@homestarrunner.com 
Subject: My Inbox Runneth Ova!
 
Oh, hello everyone! For some unknown reason I'm getting this big cavalcanche of emails all of the sudden. They're filling up the basement and I'm running out of paper towels!
 
Just sit tight and hremails will be back to normal before you know it.
 
And thanks again to everyone who participated in Bacon Pretend Week! Ron Staple you are a GENIUS!
 
Okay bye, 
Homestar Runner
</blockquote>

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The term "Stealing One's Thunder" (from which the title is derived) is used in situations wherein one person is associated with hoopla stemming from the efforts of another person. In this case, sbemail #200 was intended to be for Strong Bad, but the email itself was addressed to Homestar Runner, who would therefore be recognized as the recipient of the 200th email.

===Trivia===
*The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#duck pond|duck pond]]".
*[[John Linnell]] as the voice of the Poopsmith marks the only main character who is not voiced by [[the Brothers Chaps]] or [[Missy]].
*This is the only time we actually hear the Poopsmith talk. 
*The Cheat is playing a [[Left Handedness|left-handed]] flute at the beginning.
*When this toon was first released, the thunder sound effects and the flashing was not there when Strong Bad said "email thunder". These were added later.

===Remarks===
*When the Paper comes down, it is clickable and will let you email Strong Bad until he accidentally burns it up.
*Homestar recalling two real emails and one fake one may reference [[personal favorites]], in which Strong Bad did the same.

===Goofs===
*In the clip from [[long pants]], the words that are on the screen are one line lower than they should be.
*On the end screen, there is no space between [[cheatday]] and [[pom pom]].

===Fixed Goofs===
*Originally on the end screen, highlighting [[ghosts]] would bring up a picture of [[Sterrance]], who never appeared in that email. This has since been corrected; the [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] now appears when that email is highlighted.
*Also originally on the end screen, sibbie was spelled "sibby".

===Inside References===
*Homestar calls back to scenes from [[caper]] and [[long pants]].
*Coach Z returning [[Strong Bad's fondue pot]] is a reference to [[50 emails]] and [[Puppet Time]].
*Strong Bad's message to Homestar is from Abdi, based on [[Abdi LaRue]], the sender of the very first email, [[some kinda robot]].
*This is another email featuring [[Mountain Dew]].
**Strong Bad pours Mountain Dew on the Happy like Homestar did to the Compy in [[anything]]. He also quotes Homestar's "apply liberally", imitating Homestar's accent. He then [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]] twice while he pours it; once when sparks start to appear, and once when The Paper comes down.
*The Easter egg with Limozeen is lifted directly from [[flashback]].
*The Easter egg with Strong Sad refers to [[Strong Sad's Lament]], which, true to Strong Sad's words, hasn't been updated since September 9, 2005.
*In this email, The Cheat plays the [[Instruments|flute]].
*The Easter egg with Strong Sad uses the same theme as in the Strong Sad Easter egg in [[pizza joint]].
*Homestar's laptop [[Happy 8600]] is manufactured by [[Tandy]].
*Strong Bad apparently [[Interrupted Conversations|interrupts]] a Homestar Runner Email when he enters the room.
*The fonts used to write "200" in the intro are the fonts from each of [[Computers#Computers|Strong Bad's computers]].
*Strong Sad's pills are also mentioned in [[funny]].
*Homestar's disdain for the "repeat" pillow-fight topic seems to reflect the "topics the Brothers' Chap aren't likely to answer," most notably requests to "[[draw Trogdor again]]."
*Strong Bad's signs his email to Homestar with the catchphrase "[[Seriously|Sewiously]]", in the same vein as emails he received signed "[[Crapfully yours]]".
*Homestar's hremail24 is banned in similar manner to Strong Bad's [[sb_email 22]].
*"Squeazeled" and "cavalanche" are [[portmanteaus]].
*The Paper returns to beat up New Paper, making it the first appearance of the original on the site since the email [[the paper]].
*Strong Bad's exclamation, "WTC?" appears to be an acronym for "What the Crap?", recalling "[[Holy Crap]]", which was Strong Bad's favorite saying before it was overused by emailers.
*There are three instances of [[Not X]] in this email: Strong Bad is "almost not totally disgusted" by The Poopsmith's singing; he asks Homestar for "a tour of your not-in-front-of-your-computer"; and in an Easter egg, Strong Sad tells viewers to "be sure and not check out my blog."

===Real-World References===
*The Poopsmith Easter egg refers to the song "My Michelle" by [[Wikipedia:Guns N' Roses|Guns N' Roses]].
*Homestar's laptop is modeled after an [[Wikipedia:OLPC XO-1|XO-1]], an inexpensive model distributed as part of the [[Wikipedia:One Laptop Per Child|One Laptop Per Child]] project. The laptop was made available to North American consumers during the 2007 holiday season in a "Give 1 Get 1" offer. Ironically, the XO-1 keyboard is designed to resist liquids.

==See Also==
*[[Place ya bets!]]
*[[Page Load Error]]

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|twohundred|14754}}
*[[HR:hremail49.html|Watch "hremail 49"]]
*[[HR:hremail49.swf|View the Flash file for "hremail 49"]]
*[[HR:hremail24.html|Watch "hremail 24"]]
*[[HR:hremail24.swf|View the Flash file for "hremail 24"]]
*[[HR:sbemail200_zeen.swf|View the Flash file for the Limozeen Easter egg]]
*[[HR:songs/200sbemails.zip|Download the song]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Rap Song

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:41:02 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Inside References */

{{about|[[Powered by The Cheat]] toon}} {{for|[[Cheat Commandos]] short|An Important Rap Song}}
{{watchtoon|rapsong.html}}

[[Image:Rapsong screen.png‎ |thumb|right|220px|"I said ''accidentally'' featuring Peacey P!"]]

'''Powered by The Cheat'''

The Cheat is working on a music video starring Coach Z and accidentally featuring Peacey P.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Coach Z}}, [[Peacey P]], [[Tenerence Love]], {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[The Cheat's Computer Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, November 12, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 2:40

'''Page Title:''' [[Crample-O Stow Records]] Present!

==Transcript==
''{Open to a close-up of a washing machine with clothes tumbling inside. The washing machine has the word "Warsh" on it. Zoom out to a view of Coach Z in a laundromat, standing next to the washing machines and a basket of clothes.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{Powered by The Cheat voice}'' Can I borrow some detergent from you, please?

''{Peacey P comes over in spinning 2-dimensional form with a basket of clothes, mumbling incoherently.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Say, wait! Look, it's the rapping man, come to do his landry! I was supposed to ask, can you record ''{said as RECK-erd}'' on my new ablum?

'''PEACEY P:''' ''{mumbling while bouncing, his body bounces away to the right while his head floats where it is, then his body slowly slides back in line with his head.}''

'''COACH Z:''' I can understand well that's the yes! Hit it one-two go rap song!

''{Cut to a close-up of a boombox, with a tape in it labeled "Mick's Tape". Hip-hop music starts playing. The credits appear:}''

<blockquote>Coach Z and Peacey P featuring Peacey P/ 
featuring Tenerence Love/ feauring Peacey P 
"Rap Song" 
The Lyricbolical Coach Z 
Crample-O Stow Records</blockquote>

'''COACH Z:''' ''{rapping in normal voice}'' Coach Z, R-A-P, 
Accidentally featuring Peacey P.

'''PEACEY P:''' ''{rapping in normal voice}'' You biscuithead, you ain't featurin' me!

'''COACH Z:''' I said ''accidentally'' featuring Peacey P! 

I'm the lyricbolical Coach-Z, 
I like my ointments topical most-ly, 
And if you got the itchy toes, then come see me, 
I got a rap song, featuring Peacey P!

'''PEACEY P:''' My name is P, comma, Peace-ay, 
I likes to eat my bacon all grease-ay, 
I'm the best guest rapper in the music biz, 
I ain't even know whose song this is! 

'''COACH Z:''' ''{speaking}'' It's mine! I thought I made that abundantly clear! Here comes the hook!

'''COACH Z AND PEACEY P:''' ''{rapping}'' R-A-P-S-O-N-G, yes, 
Yes, y'all, and we don't stap, 
Coach Z and Peacey P cold rappity-rap!

'''PEACEY P:''' Much money, mo' money, cash money, drop!

'''COACH Z:''' I'm the rhyme janitor wringin' out my mop!

'''PEACEY P:''' Stop, fool, you're crampin' my style!

'''COACH Z:''' I'll sprinkle wack MCs with my sawdust pile!

'''PEACEY P:''' Listen up straight, y'all biscuitheads, 
I'd like a piece o' dry toast wit' two scrambled eggs! 
Order o' hash browns, make 'em extra crisps, 
A glass o' orange juice an' a bowl o' cheese grits!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{speaking}'' Oh, dag! That man has just ordered breakfast in the middle of my rap song!

'''COACH Z AND PEACEY P:''' R-A-P-S-O-N-G, yes, 
Yes, y'all, and we don't flake, 

'''COACH Z:''' Here comes Tenerence Love with an R&B break!

'''TENERENCE LOVE:''' My name is Tenerence Love, 
Plus my name is Tenerence Love, 
Divided by my name is Tenerence Love, 
Equals my name is Tenaaay-erence Love! 
Remainder three!

'''COACH Z AND PEACEY P:''' R-A-P-S-O-N-G, yes, 
Yes, y'all, and we don't stap, 
Coach Z and Peacey P cold rappity-rap!

'''TENERENCE LOVE:''' ''{singing backup}'' Tenerance Love is on a rap song... 
...And I'll soon have a rap song...

'''COACH Z AND PEACEY P:''' ''{simultaneously, singing like they're dizzy}'' R-A-P-S-O-N-G, yes, 
Yes, y'all, and we don't stap, 
Coach Z, Peacey P.

''{The music and cartoon stop. Zoom out to a view of Coach Z and The Cheat in front of The Cheat's computer.}''

'''COACH Z:''' The Chort, that was amazing! It's gonna rocket straight to the bottom of the BET charts!

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

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, your payment. How's about a nice slice of chin strap pizza? ''{holds up a pizza slice that has a chin strap on it}''

''{The Cheat sinks out of view turning a little green, making sick-sounding The Cheat noises.}''

''{Cut to the boombox again. The level readout display is shaped into the word "END"}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Mick's Tape" is an intentional misspelling of "[[Wikipedia:Mixtape#Mixtapes in hip hop|mixtape]]", an informally released hiphop album consisting of one or more MCs' work, usually for promotional purposes.
*"Itchy toes" refers to [[Wikipedia:Athlete's Foot|Athlete's foot]], a fungal disease Coach Z implied he had in [[labor day]].
*[[Wikipedia:Contemporary R&B|R&B]] breaks, which involve soulfully sung lyrics rather than rap, are featured in many modern hip hop songs.
*Topical means applied externally on the body. Most ointment has a label reading "for external use only".


===Trivia===
*This is the first complete Powered By The Cheat toon since [[New Boots]] in 2004.
*The [[Irregular Loading Screens|loading screen]] reads "Loadry".
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] mentioned making a rap duet with Coach Z and Peacey P in an [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007|interview on the Late Nite JengaJam]].


===Remarks===
*Lyricbolical and Loadry are [[portmanteaus]].
*Coach Z's mop bucket has JAN8OR written on it, another example of [[Internet Slang]].
*The symbol on Peacey P's jersey resembles the symbol for [[Wikipedia:Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes-Benz]], which is similar to the symbol for peace.
*This is the website's first full-length Powered by The Cheat toon not to include any [[Powered by The Cheat Cameo Appearances]].


===Goofs===
*In the intro credits, "featuring" is misspelled once as "feauring".



===Inside References===
*Tenerence Love was first mentioned in a [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] Easter egg as one of the guest stars on Peacey P's album ''Deliberance''.
**"Coach Z and Peacey P featuring Peacey P/featuring Tenerence Love/feauring Peacey P" is also a reference to Teen Girl Squad Issue 13, in which Peacey P is featured as a "guest star on [his] own album".
*Coach Z paying The Cheat in chin strap [[pizza]] echoes [[Strong Bad]] offering to buy The Cheat a pizza after completing [[Everybody to the Limit]].
*"Wash" was previously spelled as "warsh" in [[original]], and as "worsh" in [[20X6 vs. 1936]].
*Coach Z's mention of a sawdust pile refers to [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]].
*MiCK'S TAPE is another instance of [[lowercase i's]].
*Coach Z claims he likes his "[[Ointment|ointments]] topical, mostly".
*When The Cheat's computer is shown, one of the menu bar items is [[Style]].
*[[Eggs]] and [[bacon]] are featured.
*The [[page title]] of this toon, and the name of the restaurant "Waffle-O-Stow" refer to Peacey P's record company, [[Crample-O Stow Records]], who released this song.
*The tattoo needle draws [[blood]].

===Real-World References===
*The blue backdrop in the "Itchy Tōz" scene is based on the backdrop used in the notorious commercials for [[Wikipedia:HeadOn|HeadOn]], a topical headache relief product.
*[[Wikipedia:Black Entertainment Television|BET]] is a cable station aimed at the African-American demographic, which frequently shows rap videos.
*On the notepad where Peacey P's order is written, "crisp" is spelled as "crips"; the [[Wikipedia:Crips|Crips]] are a large gang founded in [[Wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. Several rap and hip-hop artists are [[Wikipedia:Crips#Entertainers with Crip affiliations|affiliated]] with the Crips.
*The anthropomorphic fried egg which chases the bacon, and also appears (holding a pistol) in silhouette at the end of the video, is wearing a bandit mask, and closely resembles one of the enemy characters from the early 80s arcade game "Burgertime."
*''The Lyricbolical Coach Z'' is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Biz Markie|Biz Markie]], whose best selling album ''The Biz Never Sleeps'', is sometimes mistakenly called "The Diabolical Biz Markie" due to the album art.
*The restaurant on the back of the limo after Peacey P is done ordering breakfast (Waffle-O-Stow) is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Waffle House|Waffle House]], a diner popular in the southern United States.

==See Also==
*The [[Rap Song Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the music video.

==External Links==
*[[HR:rapsong.html|Watch "Rap Song"]]
*[[HR:rapsong.swf|View the Flash file for "Rap Song"]]
*[[Mirror:rapsong.mp3|Download the Rap Song]]
*[[Forum:12862|Forum thread re: "Rap Song"]]
{{subtitlesLinks|rapsong}}
[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]
[[Category:Shorts]]
[[Category:Songs]]

nightlife

Rowsdower45 — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:41:50 GMT

Rowsdower45: who says we're not looking at the reverse angle?

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[[Image:Sbemail185.png|thumb|"NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, MR. JOHNSON!"]]

[[Strong Bad]] describes the night life of [[Strong Badia]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The King of Town}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Carrot and Kazoo Hill]], [[Strong Bad's Room]], [[Da Basement]], [[The Field]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[The King of Town's Castle]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, December 10, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:12

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Another week, another email scandal! Strong Bad gonna fly off the handle! ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: strong bad email</div>
Hey mr S to the B 
I was wondering what the nightlife is like in strongbadia? 
What kinda hip clubs and fun hotspots are there to 
check out? 
Somekindaguy 
Josh CO 
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "Mr" as "mer", "Somekindaguy" as "Soma-keenda-goo-ay" and "Josh CO" as "JoshCO!", adding "makers of funny products and funnier slogans." He also puts emphasis on "kinda" as if "kinda hip" meant "somewhat hip"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, we only have one real fun hotspot. As you may well have already guessed, I am of course talking about

''{Carrot and Kazoo Hill is shown, with Homestar and Stong Sad standing on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Carrot and Kazoo Hill.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{unemotional}'' Whee.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Good times.

''{Back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Man, the hill was jumpin' that night! As far as clubs go, Club Technochocolate is about as kinda hip as it gets! Some towns have party clubs, but we've got our very own bona fide ''pwawty cloughb!''

''{A flyer is shown while music begins to play in the background, which reads: Club Technochocolate / Free Country USA's Premier / PWAWTY CLOUGHB / (Not a place for technological chocolate bars)}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' When I'm going out to the cloughb, I always like to take off ''{Cut to Strong Bad's Bedroom. He is standing in the foreground messing with his shirt.}'' my best shirt! ''{His best shirt is light blue with a tribal mark. He rips it open with a "huah!", popping a button. He begins to spray himself with body spray.}''

''{Camera cuts to Strong Sad, who is leaning in the doorway from the Basement}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad, are you putting on body spray?

''{Cut back to Strong Bad, still holding the black can of body spray}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut up! Guys don't wear body spray. This is uh... the blood... of slain... warrior... mammoths.

''{Scene darkens}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Of course, the cloughb only lets the freshest clientèle inside. But my name has been laser-etched into the guest list by now.

''{We see a location somewhere in the Field, at night. Strong Mad is standing behind a velvet-rope as Strong Bad walks up.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' NAME PLEASE!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, man, drop the act! I've gotta get into the pwawty cloughb.

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{holding up a grease-stained Blubb-o's bag}'' YOU'RE NOT ON THE LIST!

'''STRONG BAD:''' The list?! You're looking at a greasy bag of fast food!

'''STRONG MAD:''' DON'T BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF! ''{he laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, what? Strong Mad, did you just make a joke?! That was pretty good! Now hows about letting me in?

'''STRONG MAD:''' NAME PLEASE!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... Spicy Crispy Chicken Melt... Johnson.

'''STRONG MAD:''' NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN, MR. JOHNSON! ''{he unhooks the rope and lets Strong Bad through}''

''{Various Cuts: Club TechnoChocolate. Bubs, Marzipan, and Pom Pom are seen dancing. The Cheat is DJ'ing.}''

''{Cut to: Club Technochocolate's bar. Strong Bad walks in from our left. Bubs slides in from our right, behind the bar.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, if it isn't my main man Spicy Crispy Chicken Melt.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I need the brightest, glowiest drink in the house.

''{Zoom in on Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' How about a nice Pink Elephant Pants?

''{Zoom out again}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll take it!

''{Bubs reaches under the bar, and produces an eyedropper containing a green liquid}''

'''BUBS:''' That'll be $17.50.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! You guys must be having a sale!

''{We see the edge of the Club Technochocolate dance floor. Marzipan and Strong Sad are standing just off the dance floor. Strong Sad is wearing fishnet gloves.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' You don't look like you're having very much fun, Strong Sad.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh I'm having a great time. This is my favorite club to go to, and not dance. Sometimes I'll even ''think'' about dancing, and then not dance. And if I'm feeling ''really'' crazy, I'll actually get out on the dance floor, and bust some fresh not-dancing.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Then how about I start busting some fresh not-hanging-out-with-you.

''{Marzipan walks off. Cut to Strong Bad dancing on the dance floor.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{off-screen}'' Hey Strong Bad.

''{Zoom out. Homestar is standing behind Strong Bad (our left). He looks like he has just woken up, complete with unshaved face, dressing gown, sleeping cap, and [[Nebulon]] slippers. His eyes are closed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, get outta here! I'm doin my matin' dance.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{eyes still closed} {unintelligible}'' more, more...badges.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Because I got more badges than you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, are you asleep?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Because I sold more thin mints than you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, are you asleep and dreaming you're a girl scout?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No Ma'am, Troop Beverly Hills.

''{We see The cheat DJ'ing in the DJ booth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' And at some point during the night, we all get "treated" to Coach Z ''{Zoom out, Coach Z with a mic}'' attempting to freestyle.

'''COACH Z:''' One two one two, 'bout to freestyle... One, two? One two?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' I mean... count to two over and over again.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{overlapping}'' Ha, one two one two! Here I go! Hang on, one two.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' And no night at the cloughb would be complete, without me getting tossed out on my leopard print hinders.

''{Back to the entrance. Strong Bad gets tossed out, wearing leopard print underwear. Strong Mad is no longer visible.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's not my fault! It's those light-èd floors! I think my pants are mysteriously drawn to them!

''{Strong Bad's pants get thrown out too. They land on his head and remain unfolded.}''

''{Cut back to Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So that's the nightlife around here, Soma. Of course, there's also the pour rotten milk on Marzipan's prized petunias while she's asleep variety of nightlife as well, but that's another email, for another time. This has been Strong Bad, with Strong Bad E-mail 185 ''{pronounced one eighty-five}''. Thanks for listening.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:TheStabYourself!.png|thumb|"Try NOT to stab yourself!"]]
* Click on "Josh CO" to see "The Stab Yourself!" product from joshCO!
* At the end, click on "rotten" to see an ad for Spicy Crispy Chicken Melt.
*:''{A bag with Blubb-o's logo appears on a red background}''
*:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Mmmintroducing the Spicy Crispy Chicken Melt. Because you people stopped buying the Crispy Chicken Melt.
* At the end, click on "asleep" to see a scene at the Hill.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, girls. We're stuck in the woods, with no troop leader. It's time to decide who we eat first. ''{holds up the Kazoo and opens his mouth as if about to eat it}''
* At the end, click on "nightlife" to see a scene with the King Of Town in his castle.
*:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I call to order this meeting of Club Technochocolate. As you can see here, ''{holds up a motherboard dipped in chocolate}'' I dipped this motherboard in 70% cacao.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Seeing pink elephants|pink elephant]] is used as a visual shorthand that someone is drunk.
*[[Wikipedia:Cacao|Cacao]] is the name for the tree from whose seeds chocolate is made.
*[[Wikipedia:Sleepwalking|Sleepwalking]] is a nocturnal disorder in which a sleeping individual engages in behavior normally done while awake.
*A [[Wikipedia:Girl Scout cookie|thin mint]] is one of several varieties of cookies sold by [[Wikipedia:Girl Guide and Girl Scout|Girl Scouts]] as a fundraiser for their organization.

===Remarks===
*This cartoon verifies that Strong Bad's bedroom is connected to the basement of the [[house of the Brothers Strong]].
*The Carrot and Kazoo Hill scene has the old round bushes that used to be displayed in The Field.

===Goofs===
*As Strong Bad types "This has been Strong Bad" the text cursor goes outside the Lappy's screen very briefly.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Originally, as Bubs glided in behind the bar, his middle section was elevated slightly above the level of the bar but his legs were noticeably absent. This was fixed by Tuesday.

===Inside References===
*The [[Blubb-o's]] bag features the [[Drive-Thru Whale]]. "Blubb-o" was previously mentioned in the DVD commentary for [[Drive-Thru]].
*Strong Bad is shown wearing leopard-print [[underwear]].
*[[Pants]] and [[alcohol]] figure prominently in the email.
*"Light-èd floors" is another instance of the [[-èd]] pronunciation.
*Strong Bad refers to his body spray as "the [[blood]] of slain warrior mammoths".
*The King of Town's motherboard and sleeping Homestar's kazoo are both [[Eating Non-Food Items|non-food items]] about to be eaten.
*Strong Bad's dance moves and the music that plays when the flyer appears onscreen are both from the Technochocolate scene of [[disconnected]].
*Bubs's dance moves are from [[Dancin' Bubs]].
*Marzipan's dance moves are from the dance contest in [[replacement]].
*Homestar dreaming that he is a Girl Scout is another instance of [[gender confusion]].

===Real-World References===
*''[[Wikipedia:Troop Beverly Hills|Troop Beverly Hills]]'' is a 1989 movie starring Shelly Long as a clueless debutante housewife trying to run a Girl Scout troop.
*Homestar Runner is wearing [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]] [[Wikipedia:Roddy Piper|Roddy Piper]]'s "Hot Rod" T-shirt.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|185|13103}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}

web comics

Rowsdower45 — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:14:50 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Easter Eggs */

{{sbenav|181}}
[[Image:Webcomic_sbemail.png|thumb|200px|"That stuff is totally messed up The Cheat. That gunk is ill."]]
Gunkiller and his friends ask Strong Bad for suggestions on making a web comic.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Stinkoman}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' October 8, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:34

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Bad Email goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: story ideas</div>
Hey Strong Bad, 
Me and some of my friends are thinking of doing a web 
comic together and I was wondering if you had any suggestions 
for us. Thanks a lot 
Gunkiller 
Standing right behind you
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad mutters "for not using punctuation" after "Thanks a lot" and pronounces "Gunkiller" as "Gunk-iller".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Who are you? Gunhaver's evil twin brother? Well I won't be needing your services today; all my gunk is plenty ill already. ''{clears screen}'' Web comics are easy, Gunky. They're all about video games, gamernerds, webgeeks, dorknerds, gamewads, nerdgames, webwebs, and elves. So just pick one of those and start tableting! Like the one where the slickly drawn college roommates make nothing but video game inside jokes!

''{during the preceding, the scene changes to a shot of a comic with two characters, one of whom loosely resembles Strong Bad with black hair and a yellow T-shirt; the other loosely resembles Strong Sad with short blond hair and holding a hand-held video game}''

'''STRONG BAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' ''{in Strong Bad's voice, the text appears in speech bubbles above him}'' Uh, did you try to case mod that meatloaf you're makin'?

'''STRONG SAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' ''{in Strong Sad's voice, the text appears in speech bubbles above him}'' No, why?

''{pans to the next panel of the comic; both characters are looking at a burnt brick in a baking pan that the Strong Bad-like character is holding}''

'''STRONG BAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' 'Cause I think it's BRICKED!

''{pans to the next panel of the comic; both characters are staring wide-eyed}''

'''STRONG SAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' 3.2ghz cell processor with 3 dual-threaded cores, 1.8 TFLOPS, 256mb XDR...

'''STRONG BAD-LIKE CHARACTER:''' ''{beginning a short way through the previous line, and continuing simultaneously with it}'' Light bloom, floating point frame buffers, volumetric effects, high dynamic range rendering...

''{the scene fades}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Aughhh, I wish I knew what that means!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Another approach is to just ask for input from your viewers and rip that off for content. ''{zoom out a bit, Strong Bad turns around to face the camera}'' Pfff. What a cop-out.

''{[[New Paper]] comes down. Cut to The Cheat at Monosodium Dreams.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Cheat has one of those. He gets people to send him the weird senders' names from spam emails, ''{The Cheat clicks the menu for "Email" and brings up a list of names with a list of subjects}'' and then he makes interpretive drawings based on them! ''{The Cheat double clicks the name "Colliding R. Reallying"}'' Classics like—

''{The scene changes to an undersea image in which two sharks are colliding. Swimming below them is a creature consisting of a glass dome and a propeller. Under this is the text "Colliding R. Reallying" in yellow.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Colliding R. Reallying!

''{Cut back to The Cheat}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And— ''{The Cheat double clicks the name "Knowingest J. Drawbridges"

''{The scene changes to an image of a man in athletic clothing standing outside a mostly-raised drawbridge over a moat. The man has a mane and horns, and his left arm is extended down into the moat and back up to knock on the drawbridge, which has eyes, a tongue and teeth. The text "Knowingest J. Drawbridges" appears in white at the top.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Knowingest J. Drawbridges!

''{Cut back to The Cheat, still looking at the Knowingest J. Drawbridges picture on Monosodium Dreams. Strong Bad is now with him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That stuff is totally messed up, The Cheat. That gunk is ill.

''{cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But if cartoony or Cheaty drawings aren't your thing, break out your cracked serial numbers for 'Burn & Dodge: The Fantasy Photoshop Gradient Comic!'

''{Cut to an image of a character whose head resembles Strong Bad's mask with a beard. He also has a muscular torso and is holding a buckler and sword. A creature resembling The Cheat with a pointy tail and horns is on his shoulder.}''

'''BORGORROTH OF COOLSWORDORROTH:''' ''{appears above him in a speech bubble}'' Hold! Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth shimmies for no man!

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh!

''{Cut to wider view; The Cheat-like creature is now behind Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth, who is holding his sword defensively in front of him. A figure in a black cloak is opposite them and holding his right hand at them; the hand is radiating light}''

'''CLOAKED FIGURE:''' ''{in Strong Bad's voice}'' LENS FLARE!

'''BORGORROTH OF COOLSWORDORROTH:''' Uh, PLASTIC WRAP! ''{the scene becomes covered in plastic wrap Photoshop effect}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or if you can't draw, never fear, just steal some graphics from your favorite video game. And add yet another unlicensed pixel comic to the overcrowded, overstunk landfill of web comics.

''{Cut to a panel showing Stinkoman in his sprite form from Stinkoman 20X6 on green land, while the theme music from [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 1|the first level]] plays.}

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{appears in a speech bubble}'' Sometimes I wish I could challenge my own self.

''{Pan to the next panel, in which the scene is dark and the text "ZAP!" appears in red near the top. The scene returns to normal as a second Stinkoman appears facing the first.}''

'''SECOND STINKOMAN:''' ''{in 1-Up's voice}'' I'm Stinkoman.

'''STINKOMAN:''' WAAAAAAAAH!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And when your pixel comic's not funny—

''{Cut to the next panel, which is the same as the previous but with two red eyes with green irises added, along with various shapes and colors.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —MS Paint your way to a non-punchline!

''{The scene fades out. Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' As terrible as this is, I suppose web comics are a better fate for video games than Saturday morning cartoons were.

''{Cut to a cartoon scene with a red cube with legs, arms, eyes and a green cap; a blond boy with a shirt that says "Kid" and a surfboard; and a dog wearing sunglasses.}''

'''KID:''' Ah, come on, Secret Collect! Let's go surfing inside the evil castle!

''{Cut to a closeup of the dog}''

'''DOG:''' Uh, dudeical!

''{Cut to a closeup of Secret Collect; the scene continuously zooms in on him}''

'''SECRET COLLECT:''' ''{exaggeratedly shuddering}'' Ohh, I don't know about this! Collect, collect, collect!

''{Cut to a scene of a wizard with green eyes, a brown tunic, a beard, and three jewels set in his forehead looking at the previous scene in a crystal ball in a castle.}''

'''WIZARD:''' Once I collect the final secret, the sweepstakes will be mine!

''{Scene changes to a picture of a clay Nebulon in a kitchen; he has a speech bubble that says, "Secret Collect. will be right back...", above the speech bubble is a small picture of Secret Collect. On the bottom right of the screen is a bubble with the text "Saturday Mornideo Games".}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Secret Collect will be right back.

''{scene changes to show a smiling animated Thy Dungeonman and the text "The Animated Adventures of Thy Dungeonman".}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' And stay tuned for The Animated Adventures of Thy Dungeonman!

''{Cut to a background of poorly-drawn houses, in front of which stand two characters: the text "Go North" and "Get Dagger", both in green letters and with eyes and legs.}''

'''GET DAGGER:''' My cousin's coming to visit!

''{Zoom out to show a text character Take Dagger next to Get Dagger.}''

'''TAKE DAGGER:''' Hiya, guys!

''{Two more green characters are seen running behind them. Cut to a scene of the text character "Dennis" chasing the text character "Ye Flask".}''

'''DENNIS:''' You get back heeeeeere!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So to answer your question, Gunky, DON'T MAKE A WEB COMIC! Why can't you just make a...comic. Everyone knows that putting 'web' in front of words automatically makes them crappier. Just look what happened to 'pages,' and 'cams,' and 'logs.' And who could forget the fall of the mighty 'isode.' Ohh, so tragic.

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Gunk Iller.png|thumb|He be illin'!]]
*Click on "Gunkiller" after Strong Bad says his name to see a [[Cheat Commandos]] action figure named after him.
*Click on "COMIC!" at the end of the email to bring up a window where you can [[Stinkoman Sunday Fun Talk|make your own Stinkoman comic]] using sprites from [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
*Click on "'web' in front" at the end of the email to see a drawing of a blimp in flight above a stadium, with the words "GO LOAF!" over it.
*Click on "crappier" at the end of the email to see what happened to Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth.
*:'''CLOAKED MAN:''' OCEAN RIPPLE! ''{another effect is applied}''
*:'''BORGORROTH OF COOLSWORDORROTH:''' FIND EDGES! ''{another effect is applied, changing much of the color}''
*:'''CLOAKED MAN:''' SHARPEN MORE! ''{another effect is applied. The image is mostly incomprehensible now.}''
*:'''BORGORROTH OF COOLSWORDORROTH:''' Er... NUDGE! ''{the scene shifts a little to the left}''

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*"[[Wikipedia:Brick (electronics)|Bricked]]" is slang for causing an electronic piece of equipment to no longer function.
*"[[Wikipedia:Case modding|Case modding]]" is the act of modifying a video game console or computer chassis.
*"[[Wikipedia:FLOPS|TFLOPS]]" stands for "Tera-FLoating point Operations Per Second" and is a measure of the speed of a computer in mathematical operations.
*"Lens Flare", "Plastic Wrap", "Ocean Ripple", "Find Edges," and "Sharpen More" are all ''filters'' that one can use in [[Wikipedia:Adobe Photoshop|Adobe Photoshop]]. "Nudge" is the term used to describe the act of moving an object on the image canvas.
*Strong Bad mentioning cracked serial numbers is a reference to how many people illegally obtain Photoshop by downloading a cracked serial number online.
*The explanation of "unlicensed pixel comics" refers to the genre of [[Wikipedia:sprite comic|sprite comics]], in which sprite-based graphics from video games are implemented to create the comic.

===Trivia===
[[Image:Webcomicpreview.png|thumb|"That's funny. I gave it negative 2."]]
*The email preview features a different GamerJox comic than featured in the email.
*:'''STRONG BAD LIKE CHARACTER:''' EGM2 gave the new Peasant's Quest game 4 out of 10!!
*:'''STRONG SAD LIKE CHARACTER:''' That's funny. I gave it negative 2.
*:'''STRONG BAD LIKE CHARACTER:''' Don't you think that's a bit harsh?
*:'''STRONG SAD LIKE CHARACTER:''' I think EGM2 is a bit nonexistent for 10 years.
*The clay [[Nebulon]] is in the paper [[Cheat Commandos Playsets#Reynold's Apartment|Reynold's Apartment]] playset.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Cheat_emails.png|thumb|"Knowingest J. Drawbridges."]]
* Two of The Cheat's emails are from known characters: [[Lem Sportsinterviews]] and "Hooray4dolphins" ([[Marzipan]]'s [[Contacts|screen name]] in [[marzipan]]).
* The Stinkoman Sunday Fun Talk comic (as seen in the Easter egg) is syndicated by [[Harmless Junk]].
* Strong Bad showed that he thought EGM2 is still around in [[what I want]].
* Mornideo is a [[portmanteau]].
* The Strong Bad character in the GamerJox comic has a green tongue, as Stinkoman occasionally does, and Strong Bad did in [[Super NES]].
* The Stinkoman comic features an instance of [[twin characters]].

===Real-World References===
*The email preview refers to [[Wikipedia:EGM2|EGM2]], a United States-based video game magazine that was published by Sendai Publishing (later bought by Ziff-Davis) from July 1994 to July 1998. It was then renamed Expert Gamer in August 1998 & continued with that name until October 2001, when it was renamed GameNow. GameNow continued publication until January 2004.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|181|{{{2|12599}}}}}
*[[HR:stinko_comic.html|Stinkoman 20X6 comics maker Easter egg]]
*[[HR:stinko_comic.swf|view the Flash file for the Stinkoman 20X6 comics maker Easter egg]]
{{Strong Bad Email}}

Sketchbook

Rowsdower45 — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:54:59 GMT

Rowsdower45:

{{about|weekly Sketchbook featured on the [[Main Pages]]}} {{for|sketchbook in the [[Museum]]|Sketchbook (museum)}} {{for|[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]] bonus video|Sketchbook (video)}}

{{Sketchbook}}
The '''Sketchbook''' is a collection of conceptual art and sketches by [[The Brothers Chaps]]. These are found by clicking on the ''S'' at the top of the [[Main Pages]], and are generally updated on Thursdays. Here is a list of all the sketches from {{CURRENTYEAR}}.

''As of November 22, 2004, the [[HR:weeklies/sketchbook_pic.jpg|image]] and [[HR:weeklies/weeklies.xml|text]] are no longer part of the [[HR:sketchbook.swf|Flash file]].''
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{| width="100%" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! width="200px"| Image !! width="15%" | Date !! Caption !! Description

|-id="SK-2007-10-04"
|[[Image:Sketchbook-10-4-07.png|200px|pipestache and strongbones ]] || 04 Oct 2007 || pipestache and strongbones || A sketch of [[Strong Bad]] with a large [[mustache]] and [[bowler hat]], [[smoking]] a pipe, and a sketch of Strong Bad's head above [[Wikipedia:Skull_and_crossbones|crossbones]].
|-id="SK-2007-09-27"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 092707.PNG|200px|smilin' homestars]] || 27 Sept 2007 || smilin' homestars || Three sketches of [[Homestar Runner]] smiling.
|-id="SK-2007-09-20"
|[[Image:biscuitheads.png|200px|ya'll biscuitheads]] || 20 Sept 2007 || ya'll biscuitheads || Sketches of [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Peacey P|Peacey P]]. The caption refers to a quote of his from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]].
|-id="SK-2007-09-13"
|[[Image:Sketchbook-2007-09-13.PNG|200px|he got craiged.]] || 13 Sept 2007 || he got craiged. || A bird's-eye view of [[Strong Bad]] exclaiming "I got [[Craig Zobel|craiged]]!"
|-id="SK-2007-09-06"
|[[Image:Oboriginalbubs.png|200px|ob- original bubs]] || 06 Sept 2007 || ob - original bubs || Sketches of [[Original Bubs]] for [[original]]. The caption is a play on Ice-T's 1991 album ''[[Wikipedia: OG: Original Gangster| OG: Original Gangster]]''.
|-id="SK-2007-08-30"
| [[Image:Sketchbook-2007-08-30.PNG|200px|shoving right orf]] || 30 Aug 2007 || shoving right orf || [[Coach Z]] sketched in the style of [[Wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye]]. "Coach Z's navy years" is written next to him.
|-id="SK-2007-08-23"
| [[Image:Sketchbook-08-23-07.PNG|200px|ooh. AH!]] || 23 Aug 2007 || ooh. AH! || [[Bubs]] working a meat grinder. Sketched for [[One Two, One Two]].
|-id="SK-2007-08-16"
| [[Image:Sketchbook-08-16-07.PNG|200px|eh! steve! for birdie]] || 16 Aug 2007 || eh! steve! for birdie || Sketch of [[Eh! Steve!]] wearing a golf hat and taking a putt. Sketched for [[mini-golf]].
|-id="SK-2007-08-09"
| [[Image:Sketchbook_08-09-2007.png|200px|sooo trogmopolitan]] || 09 Aug 2007 || sooo trogmopolitan || A drawing of [[Trogdor]] in a bow tie holding a martini, saying "i say".
|-id="SK-2007-06-21"
|[[Image:Sketchbook_06-21-2007.png|200px|please stop feeding us]] || 21 Jun 2007 || please stop feeding us || Sketched ideas for [[Tompkins]]'s overfed [[Nintendo#Game Boy|Game Boy]] virtual pet from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]]
|-id="SK-2007-06-14"
|[[Image:Sketchbook-6-14-07.PNG|200px|tgs 11 outtake]] || 14 Jun 2007 || tgs 11 outtake || A sketch of an outtake from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]]. 2 of the [[Teen Girl Squad]] are on a boat in the [[Wikipedia:Bering Sea|Bering Sea]], which is surrounded by the countries "Cold" and "Cold". One of the girls is saying "I'm a latitude snob." See also the week's [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-06-14|Quote of the Week]].
|-id="SK-2007-06-07"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 06-07-2007.png|200px|gutslap practice]] || 07 Jun 2007 || gutslap practice || A sketch of [[Strong Sad]] slapping his belly and [[Coach Z]] listening in approval in the [[gymnasium]], from [[One Two, One Two]].
|-id="SK-2007-05-24"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 5-24-2007.PNG|200px|fightin' coach z's]] || 24 May 2007 || fightin' coach z's || Sketches of an angry [[Coach Z]] in fighting stances. Sketched for [[One Two, One Two]]
|-id="SK-2007-05-17"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 5-17-2007.PNG|200px|no sign of dan towelman]] || 17 May 2007 || no sign of [[dan]] Towelman || Sketch of [[Strong Badman Characters#Damp Towel Man|Damp Towel Man]] from [[DNA Evidence]].
|-id="SK-2007-05-11"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 5-11-2007.png|200px|connect the dots]] || 11 May 2007 || connect the dots || Sketch of an alligator in a [[toilet]], holding a piece of paper. Rejected idea for [[underlings]].
|-id="SK-2007-05-03"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 5-3-07.PNG|200px|sbemail 169 storyboard]] || 03 May 2007 || sbemail 169 storyboard || A rough draft of the storyboard for [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]].
|-id="SK-2007-04-26"
|[[Image:Sketchbook-04-26-2007.png|200px|date nite the cheats]] || 26 Apr 2007 || date nite the cheats || Ideas for [[The Cheat]]'s costume for [[Date Nite]], including a scarf and a beret in addition to his [[mustache]].
|-id="SK-2007-04-19"
|[[Image:Sketchbook-4-19-07.png|200px|rough copy rough drafts]] || 19 Apr 2007 || rough copy rough drafts || A rough draft of Malinko's sketches from [[rough copy]].
|-id="SK-2007-04-12"
|[[Image:Sketchbook-4-12-07.PNG|200px|the schwasmith]] || 12 Apr 2007 || the schwasmith || [[The Poopsmith]] wearing the [[Wikipedia:Schwa|schwa]] symbol. The schwa was referred to in the [[Strong Bad Email]] of that week, [[from work]].
|-id="SK-2007-04-05"
|[[Image:Sketchbook-4-5-07.PNG|200px|blaaah'm crack stuntman]] || 05 Apr 2007 || blaaah'm crack stuntman || Sketches of [[Crack Stuntman]]. Caption is a quote from [[An Important Rap Song]].
|-id="SK-2007-03-22"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 3-22-2007.png|200px|drive thrus]] || 22 Mar 2007 || drive thrus || Other possible ideas for the drive-thru speaker in [[Drive-Thru]] besides a [[Drive-Thru Whale|whale]]: a [[robot]], a [[squirrel]], and a [[Sea Creatures#Fish|fish]]. This starts what is probably the site's longest chain of sketches relevant to the newest toon.
|- id="SK-2007-03-15"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 3-15-07.PNG|200px|teen track squad]] || 15 Mar 2007 || teen track squad || Sketches of [[What's Her Face]], [[The Ugly One]], and [[So and So]] in track uniforms.
|- id="SK-2007-03-08"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 3-8-07.PNG|200px|entirely untrue]] || 08 Mar 2007 || entirely untrue || A picture of a vaguely bird-like character with the caption "the newest character in the ever-expanding homestar runner universe."
|- id="SK-2007-03-01"
|[[Image:010307sketchbook.PNG|200px|lacelift strong bad with cheatpelt ponytail]] || 01 Mar 2007 || lacelift strong bad with cheatpelt ponytail || [[Strong Bad]] from [[looking old]] with a [[The Cheat]]-patterned ponytail and a T-shirt that says "HOTT".
|- id="SK-2007-02-22"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 2-22-07.PNG|200px|melon headed babies]] || 22 Feb 2007 || melon headed babies || [[Coach Z]], [[The Poopsmith]], and [[Strong Sad]] as [[Middle School Variation|babies]], sketched for [[highschool]]
|- id="SK-2007-02-15"
|[[Image:Sketchbook021507.png|200px|no handed style!]] || 15 Feb 2007 || no handed style! || [[Homestar Runner]] doing a [[Lack of Visible Arms|no handed]] push-up. The caption is a reference to the previous entry.
|- id="SK-2007-02-08"
|[[Image:Sketchbook020807.PNG|200px|two handed style!]] || 08 Feb 2007 || two handed style! || [[Strong Bad]] using both of his boxing glove hands to do a push-up. Possibly sketched for [[lady fan]].
|- id="SK-2007-02-01"
|[[Image:Sketchbook020107.png|200px|crushed by a cup of coffee]] || 01 Feb 2007 || crushed by a cup of coffee || [[Homestar Runner]] being hit by a giant cup of coffee. The caption refers to the "raised by a cup of coffee" phrase from [[interview]]. His pose resembles the pose he has when hit by a safe in the [[Sketchbook (video)|Sketchbook]] comic.
|- id="SK-2007-01-18"
|[[Image:Sketchbook011807.png|200px|zzzzziiiiiiiip!]] || 18 Jan 2007 || zzzzziiiiiiiip! || [[Bubs]] presumably riding his conveyor belt, sketched for [[the chair]].
|- id="SK-2007-01-11"
|[[Image:Sketchbook011107.png|200px|fightgar in the whatsit]] || 11 Jan 2007 || fightgar in the whatsit || [[Fightgar]] firing a sub-machine gun waist deep in what is referred to as the [[whatsit]].
|}

==Fun Facts==
* The font used in the captions is [[Fonts#Bauhaus 93|Bauhaus 93]].
* Sketchbook entries often feature ideas considered for or used in toons that had been recently released.
* If you click the "s" button repeatedly while it is still loading, the caption will move up the box. The more times you click it, the farther the text will move.
* Until August 9, 2007, the Sketchbook of June 21, 2007 had not been updated for seven weeks, the longest hiatus between pop-up updates on record.

==See Also==
*[[Sketchbook (museum)]]
*[[Sketchbook (video)]]
*[[Secret_Pages_XML_Source#Weeklies_XML_File|Secret Pages XML Source]]

==External Links==
*Click on the S on any [[HR:main{{#rand:1|24}}.html|main page]] to see the most recent sketch.
*[[HR:sketchbook.swf|view the Flash file for the current sketchbook]]
[[Category: Regular Updates]]
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slumber party

Rowsdower45 — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:19:12 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|180}}
[[Image:Slumber party sega tapes.png|thumb|200px|"Whoa! Jackpot!"]]

Strong Bad gives slumber party advice.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, October 1, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:11

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Gary... I hope this email's from Gary... ''{The email comes up}'' Hah! Aw...

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: slumber parties</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
I attended a slumber party and there was nothing but a 
lame game of Uno. I ask you, what types of slumber 
parties should one attend or ignore? 
Sincerely, 
Thomas O. from NY
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads NY as en-why}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So it was just you and Uno? Like, no other people or sleeping bags or R-rated movies? Uh, you probably shoulda skipped that one. Family card games are notorious for hosting the worst slumber parties.

''{Cut to Strong Bad sitting at a table with his eyes half closed. There is a deck of cards sitting across from him on the table.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{flatly}'' Thanks for inviting me, Skip-Bo.

''{Cut back to the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen}'' But let's say you get invited to a slumber party by a carbon based lifeform. The first thing you wanna look at is the popularity of the host.

''{Cut to a blackboard with "COOLGUY's LAW:" and a face wearing a mortar board drawn on it}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' According to Coolguy's Law, the popularity of the host is inversely proportional to the amount of fun you can have at their house.

''{As he speaks, the formula appears on the blackboard. Cut back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You got nothing to lose! You can tear that place apart and dislocate all the younger siblings' shoulders you want. It's not like you're ever going back there again.

''{Cut to Homestar Runner's bedroom. Homestar and Strong Bad are there, and there are sledgehammers embedded in the walls. Strong Bad is holding a sledgehammer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What did you say the name of this family card game was again, Strong Bad?

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is called Find The Load-Bearer. You never played this before?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No. Find The Load-Bearer, Bed Axe, ''{Cut to Homestar's bed, which has two axes embedded in it}'' I never heard of any of these games we played.

''{Strong Bad throws another axe into the bed. Cut back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Unpopular kids' dads definitely still play video games, so try and locate—

''{Cut to Strong Bad reaching into Homestar's dresser and pulling out some games}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —his stash of Rated M for Mature titles.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Jackpot! ''{Holds up a game with a skull in a bloodstain on the cover}'' Blood Bleeder, ''{Holds up a game with the disembodied heads of two men and a dog on the cover}'' Head Chopper 2, ''{Holds up a game with a laser shooting at some disembodied scabs on the cover}'' Scab Wars, ''{Holds up a game with a blistered hand and a ghost holding a chainsaw on the cover}'' Blistergeist? Most of these things have been taken off the market!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. Those are off-limits. We're only allowed to play Clapping Party.

''{Homestar plays Clapping Party, which consists of two hands against a blue background. They clap three times, and the words "ROUND CLEAR" appear against a red background with confetti. Several hands rapidly appear at the bottom of the screen. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The next thing to consider when going to a slumber party is the menu.

''{Cut to a blue screen with the words "TYPICAL SLUMBER PARTY FARE" at the top and a boy's head at the bottom. As Strong Bad talks, the things he describes appear, and the boy gets fatter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Typical slumber party fare includes things like, six-foot party sub, an exorbitant amount of pizza, and at least enough Skittles and red cream soda to make your spit hurt.

''{The boy sticks out his tongue, which is bumpy and rainbow colored. A rainbow drool-drop forms. Cut to a table.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But if you get over there, ''{Strong Bad falls from the sky}'' and they're, like, having a meal at a table, and they're serving, like...

''{A chicken leg in a pan moves towards Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{uncertain voice}'' Chicken... in a pan? ''{A plate moves towards Strong Bad and salad appears on it}'' With some... salad... ''{A glass of milk pours from the top of the screen}'' and a... glass of milk? To drink?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You better start running! ''{Strong Bad runs}'' Because that family must have some serious health problems.

''{Cut back to the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But if you're looking for a guaranteed good time, you need to get invited to an OLDER KID'S slumber party. Anything goes at those things!

''{Cut to Coach Z's locker room. Pan from Bubs to Coach Z to the King of Town}''

'''BUBS:''' My cousin Louis, he's dead. My cousin Harold, he's dead.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{Overlapping}'' And my back still hurts. And my knees still hurt.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{Overlapping}'' Government ain't right! Government ain't right!

''{Cut back to Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' So my escrow carried over into my lumbago, but then my sciatica started acting up.

''{Cut to a wider shot. Strong Bad, with his eyes half closed, is on the left with a sleeping bag on the ground}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, can you guys start using some words that were invented ''after'' the year nineteen-oh-zero?

''{Cut to the King of Town}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Come now, young whipper-snapper. My fellows and I were just about to start playing at games of chance. ''{Holds up some dice and shakes them}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad, with his eyes completely open}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme guess. That ''doesn't'' include Bed Axe. ''{Holds up an axe}''

''{Cut back to the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Uh, you might wanna put a cap on what you define as "older kids." Other than that, you can always look forward to endlessly ridiculing the kid that got picked up early 'cause he misses his mom. Strong Sad used to do that when we'd have slumber parties in our own basement!

''{Cut to a wide shot. Strong Sad is standing nearby with his arm in a sling}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' That only happened once!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{nodding}'' Uh-huh...

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{reluctantly}'' A week...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Keep going.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{very reluctantly}'' For ten years...

'''STRONG BAD:''' There you go!

''{He turns back to the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, and one more thing: If your jim-jams happen to be a, oh, I dunno, long V-neck undershirt with a pair of questionable tighty-whities underneath, maybe don't wear those to the slumber party. Don't ask me how I know this. Please, PLEASE, ''{hangs head}'' DON'T ASK ME HOW I KNOW THIS.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen, mocking voice}'' How do you know that?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that's it! Allow me to relieve you of that located shoulder! Yah!

''{Strong Bad jumps off his chair and offscreen. Strong Sad yells. [[New Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "questionable" at the end to play [[Clapping Party]]. If you play the game twice, it unlocks "Blistergeist" mode, which involves a ghost in a hockey mask attacking the hands with a chainsaw, causing blisters to appear on them.
*Click on "slumber party" at the end to watch Homestar's Slumber Party dance.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Party! Slumber party! Listen to some Sade at my slumber party!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*According to Coolguy's law, the more popular the host of the slumber party, the less fun you will have at their house.
*"Rated M for Mature" refers to the [[Wikipedia:ESRB|ESRB]] rating system, which uses letters to indicate what age group a video game is best suited for. M is the second highest rating, and is recommended for players seventeen and older.

===Trivia===
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#heart of china|heart of china]]".

===Remarks===
*When Strong Bad says, "find the [[wikipedia:Structural load|load bearer]]," he is referring to a [[wikipedia:Wall stud|stud]], although in a typical wood-framed house, most vertical studs bear an equal load.
*The pixels in the hands during Clapping Party are tilted.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Disconnected.png|100px|thumb|Disconnected legs.]]
*When Homestar is dancing in the Easter egg, his legs are occasionally disconnected.
*When Strong Bad says Gary a second time, his reflection moves more than his head when he says the "G" in gary.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad, the inventor of "Coolguy's law," is referred to as Prof. Tor Coolguy in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*The pizza boxes are from [[The Pizz]] introduced in [[pizza joint]], only now labeled "Slumber Party [[Style]]" instead of "Neighborhood Style".
**[[:Image:headlessdance.gif|Homestar's dance]] from his Easter egg is also based on an Easter egg seen in pizza joint.
*When Strong Bad is looking in the closet for M-rated games, we can see some [[Sega tapes]], reading "Throat Rip" and "Saliva Quest".
*Some of the games have [[blood]].
*This email mentions [[underwear]].
*Blistergeist is a [[portmanteau]].
*R-rated movies were previously mentioned in conjunction with a sleepover in [[the bet]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Uno (game)|Uno]] and [[Wikipedia:SKIP-BO|SKIP-BO]] are card games owned by [[Wikipedia:Mattel|Mattel]].
*[[Wikipedia:Skittles (confectionery)|Skittles]] are a small, fruit-flavored candy produced by [[Wikipedia:Mars, Inc.|Mars, Inc.]]
*The T-shirt Homestar is wearing during the Easter egg is identical to the one Michael Jackson wears in the "Beat It" video. This shirt was also seen in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
*Blistergeist is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Splatterhouse|Splatterhouse]], the most notable reference being the goalie mask.
*Blood Bleeder is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Blood (computer game)|Blood]]. The game boxes also look similar.
*The tune Homestar sings during the Easter egg is the jingle from the TV advertisement for the 1987 Parker Brothers' board game "Pizza Party," which he also sings during an identical Easter egg in the previous email, [[pizza joint]].
*[[Wikipedia:Sade (band)|Sade]] is a British [[Wikipedia:rhythm and blues|R&B]]/[[Wikipedia:Soul music|soul]] band; the name is also used by their [[Wikipedia:Sade Adu|lead singer]] independently.

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

looking old

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:59:03 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Inside References */

{{sbenav|164}}

[[Image:sbe164.png|thumb|"Are you telling me the nightly nacho cheese masks aren't working?"]]

Strong Bad is in need of an image overhaul.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Three Keepers of Trogdor]] (Easter egg), {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Homsar}}, {{film|Gavin}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Garage]], [[Living Room of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Sad's Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 22, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:18

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{slowly, as clock ticks are heard}'' Boom, tick. Tick-a-tick-a-tick, email. Boom, tick. Tick-a-tick-a-tick, What? Didgeri—
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: looking old?</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
You really do look old, how old are you anyways? 
 
Your faithful fan, 
Andy Hsiao, Taiwan
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads the sender's name as "Andy, H-S-I-A-O and sometimes Y, from Taiwan."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Look Andyman, my age is a closely guarded secret, protected by a sect of closely guarded monks high atop the Coches Mountains. ''{clears screen}'' They would no sooner dance with a goat than divulge my age. But they ''will'' bake you some crustly guarded bread! Anyways, whattaya mean I look old? Are you telling me the nightly nacho cheese masks aren't working?

''{As he says this, cut to a shot of Strong Bad in the bathroom, looking in the mirror. His face is covered in nacho cheese, and he then covers his eyes with two corn chips, with jalapeño slices on them. Cut back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't have the young peoples thinking I'm old! Am I really losing the youth vote? This calls for an EMERGENCY MARKETING MEETING!!!

''{Zoom out to a full view of Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitating a siren}'' Whaaa-donk. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click.

''{Cut to The Cheat watching TV.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{echoing voice-over}'' This is not a drill.

''{The Cheat gets off the couch and walks off. Cut to a silhouette view of Bubs' Concession Stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{echoing voice-over}'' Whaaa-donk. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click. This is not a drill.

''{Bubs leaves the concession stand and walks off. Cut to Strong Bad at a desk. There is an easel in the background holding a piece of paper labeled "EMERGENCY MARKETING MEETING!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thank you all for coming on short ''such'' notice. You represent the best, the brightest, the people I hate the least. 'Cept you, Marzipan. You're here because of legal reasons.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Word booty!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now what I need is an image overhaul. Something to reconnect me with the youth of today. Something that says—

''{Zoom in on the easel, the front piece of paper is moved away, revealing a badly-drawn picture of Strong Bad on a skateboard and another person on roller skates, with the caption:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Sup my young parsons, I too am so on the go that I drink my yogurt from a tube". Now what have ya got?

''{Cut to The Cheat with an overhead projector.}''

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

''{He puts on a transparency:}''
<blockquote style="width: 20em">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1em">'''YOUTH THROUGH''' ''EDITING''</div>
*''QUICK'' '''CUTS'''
*''INCESSANT'' '''MUSIC'''
*''DISORIENTING'' '''CLOSE-UPS'''
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Youth through editing, huh? I'm on board, I'm not bored. So, how would it work?

''{The Cheat hits a button on a remote control, and plays a remixed version of the email. Behind everything is techno music consisting of a drum track and occasional The Cheat noises. Several quick repetitions of Strong Bad bringing up the email play, with the tilt angle changing and zooming in on the screen further on each one. Cut to a shot of Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear—

''{Cut to an extreme close-up of Strong Bad's eyes, moving across the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear—

''{Cut to an extreme close-up of Strong Bad's mouth, upside-down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear Strong Bad.

''{Cut to a side-on shot of Strong Bad at the computer desk, with the left side of the screen mirrored onto the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You really do look old.

''{The last two lines of the email on the computer screen slide into the top third of the screen, Strong Bad's hands on the keyboard slide into the bottom third, and a closeup of Strong Bad's eyes slides into the centre third.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Your faithful fan—

''{The top and bottom thirds slide away, revealing the rest of Strong Bad's face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —from Taiwan.

''{Pan across Strong Bad's hands on the computer. As he types, "<tt>]Look Andyman,</tt>" appears in large letters along the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look Andyman,

''{Slowly zoom in on the computer screen, tilted at an angle, as Strong Bad types.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' My age is a closely guarded secret,

''{Tracking lines appear and the shot rewinds to just after "Look Andyman," was typed, as the preceding line plays in reverse. Then a split-screen shot, in all four corners is the same shot of Strong Bad, each with a different color tint – red in the top left, yellow in the top right, green in the lower left and blue in the lower right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways—

''{A normal shot of Strong Bad typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —whattaya—

''{A close-up of Strong Bad's mouth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —mean I—

''{A close-up of Strong Bad's typing hands.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —look—

''{A side view of Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —old?

''{A close-up of the electrical outlet under the desk. Then static, and we return to Strong Bad at the emergency marketing meeting. Disorienting sound effects play in the background, and Strong Bad is having trouble looking straight.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... The Cheat... I don't know whether to puke or have a seizure...

''{A piece of paper is put on the easel, with silhouettes of Strong Bad throwing up and seizing, labeled "STYLE 1" and "STYLE 2". Cut to Bubs, who has a folder labeled "'''GOO'''<del>BA</del>D IDEAS"}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, I've been noticing how kids love anything with a lowercase "i" in front of it. It's working great for me down at the Concession Stand!

''{Cut to the concession stand; on the desk there is a sign reading "<del>1</del>0% OFF ALL iTems!" Pull back to see Homestar Runner and Homsar standing in line. The bottom line of the marquee reads "STAND [IN LINE]"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{to Homsar}'' Hey, Homestar. What color iTem are you gonna get?

''{Cut back to the meeting}''

'''BUBS:''' We could try iStrong, or iBad...

'''STRONG BAD:''' We already tried that with lowercase "e"s back in the late '90s. We all know where that got us.

''{Cut to a large number of boxes, all labeled "eStrong Vague Online Investments". The wind can be heard blowing through, and Gavin crawls in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next.

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' I came up with a few ways to spruce up your look, and add hundreds to your resale value.

''{Marzipan pulls out a piece of paper with a diagram of Strong Bad's head on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{monotone}'' I am legally obligated to ask you to proceed.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thanks.

''{Zoom in on the diagram of Strong Bad's head. As Marzipan suggests changes, they appear on the diagram.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' First we're gonna start with a flagstone path leading up to your chin, right here. Then we'll fill the negative space around your head with Forsythia and maybe some Alberta spruce. And last, we install a water feature right here, ''{Strong Bad's forehead}'' which I think will create a great focal point for entertaining summer guests. ''{some outdoor tables and a deck chair appear}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this'll work great, Marzipan. ''{dashes up to Marzipan}'' If I was a ''BACK YARD''!

''{As he shouts this, a strong wind blows out of his mouth, blowing Marzipan's hair around and rippling her cheeks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next.

''{Strong Mad pulls out a card, labeled "were a diper", a diaper decorated with pictures of Nebulon, hanging from the middle from what is labeled "dupp tape", and pictures on the right of "grass", "rocks" and "mounds".}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WEAR A DIAPER!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, nice try, bo-hwee-moth, but that's a little younger than I was looking to go. These are all terrible ideas! What am I not paying you people for, anyway? It's time to resort to extreme measures. With Gene Hackman. It's time for a lace lift!

''{A new piece of paper lands on the easel, with a diagram of the back of Strong Bad's head, an arrow pointing away from the shoelace knot at the bottom of the laces, and the caption "PULL THOSE SUCKAS TIGHT".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat! Strong Mad! Prep for surgery!

''{Cut to the lounge room, Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat enter from above wearing surgical gowns and masks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, on three.

''{Cut to behind Strong Bad, Strong Mad is holding the shoelace knot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' One... Two... Aah!

''{Strong Mad pulls the strings, deforming Strong Bad's head, and stretching out all of his facial features. His mouth is severely stretched, and his speech is mumbled and subtitled.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah. I feel at least 10 years younger. Time to go relate to some 18–24 year olds!

''{Strong Bad walks to the dining room, making Homsar's walking noise, where Strong Sad is sitting staring at a plate of food with some peas and corn which he has lined up neatly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello, my fellow young parson! ''{The subtitles read "What's up, my fellow young parson?"}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hey Great Grandma. When did you get here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm not Great Grandma. I'm a young person, like you. I eat my yogurt from a tube.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{smiling, amused}'' That's right! You eat ''everything'' through a tube! Well, let's get you back to the home.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait! I'm a hip young person!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, I saw your new hip! It looks great!

''{Strong Sad leads the protesting Strong Bad out of the room.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{slowly fading away}'' Why don't you tell me again about the time the Depression fought Abraham Lincoln naked in your front yard?

''{The Paper comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Strong Bad's Age.png|thumb|A closely guarded secret]]
*When Strong Bad is talking about the sect of closely guarded monks, click on the words "closely guarded monks" to see the The Three Keepers of Trogdor from [[Peasant's Quest]] standing around a chest in brown robes atop a mountain with lightning in the sky.
* Click on "crustly guarded bread" to see a sample of [[Crustly Guarded Bread|the bread]].
* Click on the diaper to see a plane fly across the top of the screen with "WEAR A DIAPER!" towed behind it.
* At the end, click on the fork to see Homestar in the eStrong warehouse:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{echoing voice}'' I'll take it! I'll take ''twelve''!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Rhytidectomy|facelift]] is a [[Wikipedia:Cosmetic surgery|cosmetic surgery]] procedure where excess skin is removed from the face, to remove wrinkles.
*"H, s, i, a, o, and sometimes y" refers to the Latin [[Wikipedia:Vowel#Written vowels|vowels]], which are commonly listed as "a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y".
*''"Chai"'' means "[[Wikipedia:Chai|tea]]" in [[Wikipedia:Hindi|Hindi]], [[Wikipedia:Macedonian language|Macedonian]] and [[Wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]] and "[[Wikipedia:Chai (symbol)|living]]" in [[Wikipedia:Hebrew language|Hebrew]]. "[[Wikipedia:L'Chaim|L'Chaim]]" is a Hebrew toast meaning "to life." Chai tea is a type of strong black tea from the Middle East, primarily India, that is boiled in milk and water. A blend of spices and a large amount of sweetener (usually honey or plain white sugar) is added. The tea Marzipan drinks is also certified [[Wikipedia:kosher|kosher]], meaning that it meets Jewish dietary guidelines.
*The "nightly nacho cheese mask" appears to be a type of [[Wikipedia:facial|facial]]. Usually, [[Wikipedia: avocado|avocado]] is used. Avocados are the main ingredient in [[Wikipedia:Guacamole|guacamole]], another popular chip dip.
*Strong Bad not knowing whether to "throw up" or "have a seizure" after seeing the Cheat's editing is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Motion sickness|motion sickness]] caused by the rapidly changing viewpoint, or an [[Wikipedia:Photosensitive epilepsy|epileptic]] [[Wikipedia:seizure|seizure]] caused by the flashing colors.
*The word "[[Wikipedia:Behemoth|Behemoth]]", as it is used in this email, refers to any very large person, animal or object. It derives from the name of a creature mentioned in the book of Job in the [[Wikipedia:Bibles|Bible]].

===Trivia===
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#drakkhen|drakkhen]]".
*This is the first time the Strongs' [[Parents|great-grandmother]] is mentioned.
*This is the first email explicitly sent from [[Strong Bad Email by place|Asia]].
*There was a 43 day delay between this email and [[what I want]], probably caused by the holidays.
*This is the first email that was put in [[New Stuff]].

===Remarks===
*During the Cheat's remixed version of the intro, clicking on the Lappy's screen will still produce the usual distortion effect.
**However, on some shots, the distortion effect is dimmer than usual.
**It doesn't work when there are closeups that point explicitly to Strong Bad's [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|typing]].
*This email contains another example of [[Strong Sad Smiling]].
*Strong Bad's skull is bigger than the normal shape of his mask.
*Early in the email, Strong Bad's pants are drawn in an old style.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Looking Old Goof.PNG|thumb|"Yes, you eat ''everything'' through a tube."]]
*When Strong Bad says "18-24 year olds", the side of his mouth floats off of his head.
*When Strong Sad says "Oh, hey Great Grandma. When did you get here?" his mouth is not properly synched to the word "here".
*When Strong Sad is walking "to the home", his closed mouth is visible under his round mouth.

===Glitches===
*When Marzipan closes her eyes, you can see a dot flash near them. This is because she blinks every four seconds or so, and with her eyes closed, she attempts to blink over her closed eyes. (Her usual closed eyes use a bigger area than that used in the email.) The effect can easily be observed if the email is paused while her eyes are closed.
**This also occurs in the email [[marzipan]].
*When the "Wear A Diaper" airplane flies by, it pauses for a split second. This is due to the sound file for the airplane being loaded.

===Inside References===
*The music that plays when Strong Bad summons his "marketing staff" was used in [[candy product]] when he described the [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar]].
*The background "nausea" sound effect heard after The Cheat's editing presentation is the same as the one used in [[car]], when Strong Bad punches Homestar, and in [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], when Homestar shows up to work, possibly hungover.
*[[Nebulon]] appears on the diaper and uses the same art from [[best thing]].
*The "WEAR A DIAPER!" Easter egg is a reference to [[Wear a Bikini!]], especially [[Main Page 3]].
*The music playing during Marzipan's backyard idea is an extended version of the music playing at the very end of [[redesign]].
*The music that plays when Strong Bad is mistaken for his great-grandmother was first used in [[portrait]].
*Homestar's line "I'll take it! I'll take twelve!" is lifted directly from [[garage sale]].
*Part of the suspenseful [[cliffhanger]] music is used when Strong Bad reveals his plan for a lace lift.
*The [[Coches Mountains]] were previously mentioned in [[geddup noise]].
*When Strong Bad walks after he's had his "lace lift" he makes Homsar's [[Sound Effects#homsar_walking|walking noise]].
*The diaper display is the same as the displays used by Strong Bad and Homestar in the [[All-Wide Science Fair]] as seen in the email [[caffeine]].
*Strong Mad's scrubs and surgical mask were seen previously in [[bedtime story]].
*Strong Mad's "dupp tape" is another occurrence of [[duct tape]].
*Strong Bad's emphasis on "BACK YARD!!!" was the same as Blue Laser of the Cheat Commandos', when referring to their new hideout (his nana's backyard).
*[[Feeding Through a Tube]] was last heard in [[No Hands On Deck!]] when [[Cardboard Marzipan]] said "...and they feed the ducks through a tube".


===Real-World References===
[[Image:Strong Bad Andy Warhol.png|thumb|A [[Wikipedia:Pop art|pop artist]]'s take on the wrestleman]]
*Eating your yogurt from a tube is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Go-Gurt|Go-Gurt]], a brand of "portable yogurt", or "Yo on the go".
*The "lowercase i" theme refers to the naming scheme [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] uses for their products, such as the [[Wikipedia:iPod|iPod]], [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]], [[Wikipedia:iBook|iBook]], [[Wikipedia:iPhone|iPhone]], etc.
*[[Wikipedia:Extreme Measures|Extreme Measures]] is a 1996 thriller starring [[Wikipedia:Gene Hackman|Gene Hackman]].
*The split-screen shot with Strong Bad in four different color tints refers to [[Wikipedia:Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol]]'s art.
*Strong Bad's statement about using "lowercase 'e's back in the late '90s" refers to the common marketing technique in that era to attach "e" as in "electronic" to a product to ride the coattails of the burgeoning e-commerce industry, which took the "e" in its name from electronic mail, e-mail.
**The "eStrong Vague Online Investments", and the apparent failure of eStrong are references to the [[Wikipedia:dot-com bubble|dot-com bubble]].
**From 2002-2006, [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] produced an education-focused cousin of the [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]] (see above) called the [[Wikipedia:eMac|eMac]]. Apple also produced a personal digital assistant in the late 1990s called the [[Wikipedia:eMate 300|eMate]]. It was on sale for less than a year.
**eStrong Vague Online Investments, especially the logo, is also a reference to [[Wikipedia:eMachines|eMachines]], now owned and produced by Gateway Computers.
*"Bo-hwee-moth" is how the DJ on the [[Wikipedia:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]] soundtrack (voiced by [[Wikipedia:Steven Wright|Steven Wright]]) hesitantly pronounced the name of [[Wikipedia:Behemoth in popular culture|"Big Daddy" Don Bodine's monster truck]].

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

looking old

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:56:58 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Inside References */

{{sbenav|164}}

[[Image:sbe164.png|thumb|"Are you telling me the nightly nacho cheese masks aren't working?"]]

Strong Bad is in need of an image overhaul.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Three Keepers of Trogdor]] (Easter egg), {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Homsar}}, {{film|Gavin}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Garage]], [[Living Room of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Sad's Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 22, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:18

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{slowly, as clock ticks are heard}'' Boom, tick. Tick-a-tick-a-tick, email. Boom, tick. Tick-a-tick-a-tick, What? Didgeri—
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: looking old?</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
You really do look old, how old are you anyways? 
 
Your faithful fan, 
Andy Hsiao, Taiwan
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads the sender's name as "Andy, H-S-I-A-O and sometimes Y, from Taiwan."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Look Andyman, my age is a closely guarded secret, protected by a sect of closely guarded monks high atop the Coches Mountains. ''{clears screen}'' They would no sooner dance with a goat than divulge my age. But they ''will'' bake you some crustly guarded bread! Anyways, whattaya mean I look old? Are you telling me the nightly nacho cheese masks aren't working?

''{As he says this, cut to a shot of Strong Bad in the bathroom, looking in the mirror. His face is covered in nacho cheese, and he then covers his eyes with two corn chips, with jalapeño slices on them. Cut back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't have the young peoples thinking I'm old! Am I really losing the youth vote? This calls for an EMERGENCY MARKETING MEETING!!!

''{Zoom out to a full view of Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitating a siren}'' Whaaa-donk. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click.

''{Cut to The Cheat watching TV.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{echoing voice-over}'' This is not a drill.

''{The Cheat gets off the couch and walks off. Cut to a silhouette view of Bubs' Concession Stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{echoing voice-over}'' Whaaa-donk. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click. This is not a drill.

''{Bubs leaves the concession stand and walks off. Cut to Strong Bad at a desk. There is an easel in the background holding a piece of paper labeled "EMERGENCY MARKETING MEETING!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thank you all for coming on short ''such'' notice. You represent the best, the brightest, the people I hate the least. 'Cept you, Marzipan. You're here because of legal reasons.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Word booty!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now what I need is an image overhaul. Something to reconnect me with the youth of today. Something that says—

''{Zoom in on the easel, the front piece of paper is moved away, revealing a badly-drawn picture of Strong Bad on a skateboard and another person on roller skates, with the caption:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Sup my young parsons, I too am so on the go that I drink my yogurt from a tube". Now what have ya got?

''{Cut to The Cheat with an overhead projector.}''

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

''{He puts on a transparency:}''
<blockquote style="width: 20em">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1em">'''YOUTH THROUGH''' ''EDITING''</div>
*''QUICK'' '''CUTS'''
*''INCESSANT'' '''MUSIC'''
*''DISORIENTING'' '''CLOSE-UPS'''
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Youth through editing, huh? I'm on board, I'm not bored. So, how would it work?

''{The Cheat hits a button on a remote control, and plays a remixed version of the email. Behind everything is techno music consisting of a drum track and occasional The Cheat noises. Several quick repetitions of Strong Bad bringing up the email play, with the tilt angle changing and zooming in on the screen further on each one. Cut to a shot of Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear—

''{Cut to an extreme close-up of Strong Bad's eyes, moving across the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear—

''{Cut to an extreme close-up of Strong Bad's mouth, upside-down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear Strong Bad.

''{Cut to a side-on shot of Strong Bad at the computer desk, with the left side of the screen mirrored onto the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You really do look old.

''{The last two lines of the email on the computer screen slide into the top third of the screen, Strong Bad's hands on the keyboard slide into the bottom third, and a closeup of Strong Bad's eyes slides into the centre third.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Your faithful fan—

''{The top and bottom thirds slide away, revealing the rest of Strong Bad's face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —from Taiwan.

''{Pan across Strong Bad's hands on the computer. As he types, "<tt>]Look Andyman,</tt>" appears in large letters along the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look Andyman,

''{Slowly zoom in on the computer screen, tilted at an angle, as Strong Bad types.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' My age is a closely guarded secret,

''{Tracking lines appear and the shot rewinds to just after "Look Andyman," was typed, as the preceding line plays in reverse. Then a split-screen shot, in all four corners is the same shot of Strong Bad, each with a different color tint – red in the top left, yellow in the top right, green in the lower left and blue in the lower right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways—

''{A normal shot of Strong Bad typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —whattaya—

''{A close-up of Strong Bad's mouth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —mean I—

''{A close-up of Strong Bad's typing hands.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —look—

''{A side view of Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —old?

''{A close-up of the electrical outlet under the desk. Then static, and we return to Strong Bad at the emergency marketing meeting. Disorienting sound effects play in the background, and Strong Bad is having trouble looking straight.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... The Cheat... I don't know whether to puke or have a seizure...

''{A piece of paper is put on the easel, with silhouettes of Strong Bad throwing up and seizing, labeled "STYLE 1" and "STYLE 2". Cut to Bubs, who has a folder labeled "'''GOO'''<del>BA</del>D IDEAS"}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, I've been noticing how kids love anything with a lowercase "i" in front of it. It's working great for me down at the Concession Stand!

''{Cut to the concession stand; on the desk there is a sign reading "<del>1</del>0% OFF ALL iTems!" Pull back to see Homestar Runner and Homsar standing in line. The bottom line of the marquee reads "STAND [IN LINE]"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{to Homsar}'' Hey, Homestar. What color iTem are you gonna get?

''{Cut back to the meeting}''

'''BUBS:''' We could try iStrong, or iBad...

'''STRONG BAD:''' We already tried that with lowercase "e"s back in the late '90s. We all know where that got us.

''{Cut to a large number of boxes, all labeled "eStrong Vague Online Investments". The wind can be heard blowing through, and Gavin crawls in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next.

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' I came up with a few ways to spruce up your look, and add hundreds to your resale value.

''{Marzipan pulls out a piece of paper with a diagram of Strong Bad's head on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{monotone}'' I am legally obligated to ask you to proceed.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thanks.

''{Zoom in on the diagram of Strong Bad's head. As Marzipan suggests changes, they appear on the diagram.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' First we're gonna start with a flagstone path leading up to your chin, right here. Then we'll fill the negative space around your head with Forsythia and maybe some Alberta spruce. And last, we install a water feature right here, ''{Strong Bad's forehead}'' which I think will create a great focal point for entertaining summer guests. ''{some outdoor tables and a deck chair appear}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this'll work great, Marzipan. ''{dashes up to Marzipan}'' If I was a ''BACK YARD''!

''{As he shouts this, a strong wind blows out of his mouth, blowing Marzipan's hair around and rippling her cheeks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next.

''{Strong Mad pulls out a card, labeled "were a diper", a diaper decorated with pictures of Nebulon, hanging from the middle from what is labeled "dupp tape", and pictures on the right of "grass", "rocks" and "mounds".}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WEAR A DIAPER!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, nice try, bo-hwee-moth, but that's a little younger than I was looking to go. These are all terrible ideas! What am I not paying you people for, anyway? It's time to resort to extreme measures. With Gene Hackman. It's time for a lace lift!

''{A new piece of paper lands on the easel, with a diagram of the back of Strong Bad's head, an arrow pointing away from the shoelace knot at the bottom of the laces, and the caption "PULL THOSE SUCKAS TIGHT".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat! Strong Mad! Prep for surgery!

''{Cut to the lounge room, Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat enter from above wearing surgical gowns and masks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, on three.

''{Cut to behind Strong Bad, Strong Mad is holding the shoelace knot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' One... Two... Aah!

''{Strong Mad pulls the strings, deforming Strong Bad's head, and stretching out all of his facial features. His mouth is severely stretched, and his speech is mumbled and subtitled.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah. I feel at least 10 years younger. Time to go relate to some 18–24 year olds!

''{Strong Bad walks to the dining room, making Homsar's walking noise, where Strong Sad is sitting staring at a plate of food with some peas and corn which he has lined up neatly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello, my fellow young parson! ''{The subtitles read "What's up, my fellow young parson?"}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hey Great Grandma. When did you get here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm not Great Grandma. I'm a young person, like you. I eat my yogurt from a tube.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{smiling, amused}'' That's right! You eat ''everything'' through a tube! Well, let's get you back to the home.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait! I'm a hip young person!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, I saw your new hip! It looks great!

''{Strong Sad leads the protesting Strong Bad out of the room.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{slowly fading away}'' Why don't you tell me again about the time the Depression fought Abraham Lincoln naked in your front yard?

''{The Paper comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Strong Bad's Age.png|thumb|A closely guarded secret]]
*When Strong Bad is talking about the sect of closely guarded monks, click on the words "closely guarded monks" to see the The Three Keepers of Trogdor from [[Peasant's Quest]] standing around a chest in brown robes atop a mountain with lightning in the sky.
* Click on "crustly guarded bread" to see a sample of [[Crustly Guarded Bread|the bread]].
* Click on the diaper to see a plane fly across the top of the screen with "WEAR A DIAPER!" towed behind it.
* At the end, click on the fork to see Homestar in the eStrong warehouse:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{echoing voice}'' I'll take it! I'll take ''twelve''!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Rhytidectomy|facelift]] is a [[Wikipedia:Cosmetic surgery|cosmetic surgery]] procedure where excess skin is removed from the face, to remove wrinkles.
*"H, s, i, a, o, and sometimes y" refers to the Latin [[Wikipedia:Vowel#Written vowels|vowels]], which are commonly listed as "a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y".
*''"Chai"'' means "[[Wikipedia:Chai|tea]]" in [[Wikipedia:Hindi|Hindi]], [[Wikipedia:Macedonian language|Macedonian]] and [[Wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]] and "[[Wikipedia:Chai (symbol)|living]]" in [[Wikipedia:Hebrew language|Hebrew]]. "[[Wikipedia:L'Chaim|L'Chaim]]" is a Hebrew toast meaning "to life." Chai tea is a type of strong black tea from the Middle East, primarily India, that is boiled in milk and water. A blend of spices and a large amount of sweetener (usually honey or plain white sugar) is added. The tea Marzipan drinks is also certified [[Wikipedia:kosher|kosher]], meaning that it meets Jewish dietary guidelines.
*The "nightly nacho cheese mask" appears to be a type of [[Wikipedia:facial|facial]]. Usually, [[Wikipedia: avocado|avocado]] is used. Avocados are the main ingredient in [[Wikipedia:Guacamole|guacamole]], another popular chip dip.
*Strong Bad not knowing whether to "throw up" or "have a seizure" after seeing the Cheat's editing is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Motion sickness|motion sickness]] caused by the rapidly changing viewpoint, or an [[Wikipedia:Photosensitive epilepsy|epileptic]] [[Wikipedia:seizure|seizure]] caused by the flashing colors.
*The word "[[Wikipedia:Behemoth|Behemoth]]", as it is used in this email, refers to any very large person, animal or object. It derives from the name of a creature mentioned in the book of Job in the [[Wikipedia:Bibles|Bible]].

===Trivia===
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#drakkhen|drakkhen]]".
*This is the first time the Strongs' [[Parents|great-grandmother]] is mentioned.
*This is the first email explicitly sent from [[Strong Bad Email by place|Asia]].
*There was a 43 day delay between this email and [[what I want]], probably caused by the holidays.
*This is the first email that was put in [[New Stuff]].

===Remarks===
*During the Cheat's remixed version of the intro, clicking on the Lappy's screen will still produce the usual distortion effect.
**However, on some shots, the distortion effect is dimmer than usual.
**It doesn't work when there are closeups that point explicitly to Strong Bad's [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|typing]].
*This email contains another example of [[Strong Sad Smiling]].
*Strong Bad's skull is bigger than the normal shape of his mask.
*Early in the email, Strong Bad's pants are drawn in an old style.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Looking Old Goof.PNG|thumb|"Yes, you eat ''everything'' through a tube."]]
*When Strong Bad says "18-24 year olds", the side of his mouth floats off of his head.
*When Strong Sad says "Oh, hey Great Grandma. When did you get here?" his mouth is not properly synched to the word "here".
*When Strong Sad is walking "to the home", his closed mouth is visible under his round mouth.

===Glitches===
*When Marzipan closes her eyes, you can see a dot flash near them. This is because she blinks every four seconds or so, and with her eyes closed, she attempts to blink over her closed eyes. (Her usual closed eyes use a bigger area than that used in the email.) The effect can easily be observed if the email is paused while her eyes are closed.
**This also occurs in the email [[marzipan]].
*When the "Wear A Diaper" airplane flies by, it pauses for a split second. This is due to the sound file for the airplane being loaded.

===Inside References===
*The music that plays when Strong Bad summons his "marketing staff" was used in [[candy product]] when he described the [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar]].
*The background "nausea" sound effect heard after The Cheat's editing presentation is the same as the one used in [[car]], when Strong Bad punches Homestar, and in [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], when Homestar shows up to work, possibly hungover.
*[[Nebulon]] appears on the diaper and uses the same art from [[best thing]].
*The "WEAR A DIAPER!" Easter egg is a reference to [[Wear a Bikini!]], especially [[Main Page 3]].
*The music playing during Marzipan's backyard idea is an extended version of the music playing at the very end of [[redesign]].
*The music that plays when Strong Bad is mistaken for his great-grandmother was first used in [[portrait]].
*Homestar's line "I'll take it! I'll take twelve!" is lifted directly from [[garage sale]].
*Part of the suspenseful [[cliffhanger]] music is used when Strong Bad reveals his plan for a lace lift.
*The [[Coches Mountains]] were previously mentioned in [[geddup noise]]. ''(see also Real-World References)''
*When Strong Bad walks after he's had his "lace lift" he makes Homsar's [[Sound Effects#homsar_walking|walking noise]].
*The diaper display is the same as the displays used by Strong Bad and Homestar in the [[All-Wide Science Fair]] as seen in the email [[caffeine]].
*Strong Mad's scrubs and surgical mask were seen previously in [[bedtime story]].
*Strong Mad's "dupp tape" is another occurrence of [[duct tape]].
*Strong Bad's emphasis on "BACK YARD!!!" was the same as Blue Laser of the Cheat Commandos', when referring to their new hideout (his nana's backyard).
*[[Feeding Through a Tube]] was last heard in [[No Hands On Deck!]] when [[Cardboard Marzipan]] said "...and they feed the ducks through a tube".


===Real-World References===
[[Image:Strong Bad Andy Warhol.png|thumb|A [[Wikipedia:Pop art|pop artist]]'s take on the wrestleman]]
*Eating your yogurt from a tube is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Go-Gurt|Go-Gurt]], a brand of "portable yogurt", or "Yo on the go".
*The "lowercase i" theme refers to the naming scheme [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] uses for their products, such as the [[Wikipedia:iPod|iPod]], [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]], [[Wikipedia:iBook|iBook]], [[Wikipedia:iPhone|iPhone]], etc.
*[[Wikipedia:Extreme Measures|Extreme Measures]] is a 1996 thriller starring [[Wikipedia:Gene Hackman|Gene Hackman]].
*The split-screen shot with Strong Bad in four different color tints refers to [[Wikipedia:Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol]]'s art.
*Strong Bad's statement about using "lowercase 'e's back in the late '90s" refers to the common marketing technique in that era to attach "e" as in "electronic" to a product to ride the coattails of the burgeoning e-commerce industry, which took the "e" in its name from electronic mail, e-mail.
**The "eStrong Vague Online Investments", and the apparent failure of eStrong are references to the [[Wikipedia:dot-com bubble|dot-com bubble]].
**From 2002-2006, [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] produced an education-focused cousin of the [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]] (see above) called the [[Wikipedia:eMac|eMac]]. Apple also produced a personal digital assistant in the late 1990s called the [[Wikipedia:eMate 300|eMate]]. It was on sale for less than a year.
**eStrong Vague Online Investments, especially the logo, is also a reference to [[Wikipedia:eMachines|eMachines]], now owned and produced by Gateway Computers.
*"Bo-hwee-moth" is how the DJ on the [[Wikipedia:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]] soundtrack (voiced by [[Wikipedia:Steven Wright|Steven Wright]]) hesitantly pronounced the name of [[Wikipedia:Behemoth in popular culture|"Big Daddy" Don Bodine's monster truck]].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|164|10669}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

looking old

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:56:26 GMT

Rowsdower45: undid revision 498254; look above, it's already been mentioned.

{{sbenav|164}}

[[Image:sbe164.png|thumb|"Are you telling me the nightly nacho cheese masks aren't working?"]]

Strong Bad is in need of an image overhaul.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Three Keepers of Trogdor]] (Easter egg), {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Homsar}}, {{film|Gavin}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Garage]], [[Living Room of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Sad's Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 22, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:18

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{slowly, as clock ticks are heard}'' Boom, tick. Tick-a-tick-a-tick, email. Boom, tick. Tick-a-tick-a-tick, What? Didgeri—
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: looking old?</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
You really do look old, how old are you anyways? 
 
Your faithful fan, 
Andy Hsiao, Taiwan
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads the sender's name as "Andy, H-S-I-A-O and sometimes Y, from Taiwan."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Look Andyman, my age is a closely guarded secret, protected by a sect of closely guarded monks high atop the Coches Mountains. ''{clears screen}'' They would no sooner dance with a goat than divulge my age. But they ''will'' bake you some crustly guarded bread! Anyways, whattaya mean I look old? Are you telling me the nightly nacho cheese masks aren't working?

''{As he says this, cut to a shot of Strong Bad in the bathroom, looking in the mirror. His face is covered in nacho cheese, and he then covers his eyes with two corn chips, with jalapeño slices on them. Cut back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't have the young peoples thinking I'm old! Am I really losing the youth vote? This calls for an EMERGENCY MARKETING MEETING!!!

''{Zoom out to a full view of Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitating a siren}'' Whaaa-donk. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click.

''{Cut to The Cheat watching TV.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{echoing voice-over}'' This is not a drill.

''{The Cheat gets off the couch and walks off. Cut to a silhouette view of Bubs' Concession Stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{echoing voice-over}'' Whaaa-donk. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click. This is not a drill.

''{Bubs leaves the concession stand and walks off. Cut to Strong Bad at a desk. There is an easel in the background holding a piece of paper labeled "EMERGENCY MARKETING MEETING!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thank you all for coming on short ''such'' notice. You represent the best, the brightest, the people I hate the least. 'Cept you, Marzipan. You're here because of legal reasons.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Word booty!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now what I need is an image overhaul. Something to reconnect me with the youth of today. Something that says—

''{Zoom in on the easel, the front piece of paper is moved away, revealing a badly-drawn picture of Strong Bad on a skateboard and another person on roller skates, with the caption:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Sup my young parsons, I too am so on the go that I drink my yogurt from a tube". Now what have ya got?

''{Cut to The Cheat with an overhead projector.}''

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

''{He puts on a transparency:}''
<blockquote style="width: 20em">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1em">'''YOUTH THROUGH''' ''EDITING''</div>
*''QUICK'' '''CUTS'''
*''INCESSANT'' '''MUSIC'''
*''DISORIENTING'' '''CLOSE-UPS'''
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Youth through editing, huh? I'm on board, I'm not bored. So, how would it work?

''{The Cheat hits a button on a remote control, and plays a remixed version of the email. Behind everything is techno music consisting of a drum track and occasional The Cheat noises. Several quick repetitions of Strong Bad bringing up the email play, with the tilt angle changing and zooming in on the screen further on each one. Cut to a shot of Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear—

''{Cut to an extreme close-up of Strong Bad's eyes, moving across the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear—

''{Cut to an extreme close-up of Strong Bad's mouth, upside-down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear Strong Bad.

''{Cut to a side-on shot of Strong Bad at the computer desk, with the left side of the screen mirrored onto the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You really do look old.

''{The last two lines of the email on the computer screen slide into the top third of the screen, Strong Bad's hands on the keyboard slide into the bottom third, and a closeup of Strong Bad's eyes slides into the centre third.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Your faithful fan—

''{The top and bottom thirds slide away, revealing the rest of Strong Bad's face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —from Taiwan.

''{Pan across Strong Bad's hands on the computer. As he types, "<tt>]Look Andyman,</tt>" appears in large letters along the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look Andyman,

''{Slowly zoom in on the computer screen, tilted at an angle, as Strong Bad types.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' My age is a closely guarded secret,

''{Tracking lines appear and the shot rewinds to just after "Look Andyman," was typed, as the preceding line plays in reverse. Then a split-screen shot, in all four corners is the same shot of Strong Bad, each with a different color tint – red in the top left, yellow in the top right, green in the lower left and blue in the lower right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways—

''{A normal shot of Strong Bad typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —whattaya—

''{A close-up of Strong Bad's mouth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —mean I—

''{A close-up of Strong Bad's typing hands.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —look—

''{A side view of Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —old?

''{A close-up of the electrical outlet under the desk. Then static, and we return to Strong Bad at the emergency marketing meeting. Disorienting sound effects play in the background, and Strong Bad is having trouble looking straight.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... The Cheat... I don't know whether to puke or have a seizure...

''{A piece of paper is put on the easel, with silhouettes of Strong Bad throwing up and seizing, labeled "STYLE 1" and "STYLE 2". Cut to Bubs, who has a folder labeled "'''GOO'''<del>BA</del>D IDEAS"}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, I've been noticing how kids love anything with a lowercase "i" in front of it. It's working great for me down at the Concession Stand!

''{Cut to the concession stand; on the desk there is a sign reading "<del>1</del>0% OFF ALL iTems!" Pull back to see Homestar Runner and Homsar standing in line. The bottom line of the marquee reads "STAND [IN LINE]"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{to Homsar}'' Hey, Homestar. What color iTem are you gonna get?

''{Cut back to the meeting}''

'''BUBS:''' We could try iStrong, or iBad...

'''STRONG BAD:''' We already tried that with lowercase "e"s back in the late '90s. We all know where that got us.

''{Cut to a large number of boxes, all labeled "eStrong Vague Online Investments". The wind can be heard blowing through, and Gavin crawls in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next.

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' I came up with a few ways to spruce up your look, and add hundreds to your resale value.

''{Marzipan pulls out a piece of paper with a diagram of Strong Bad's head on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{monotone}'' I am legally obligated to ask you to proceed.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thanks.

''{Zoom in on the diagram of Strong Bad's head. As Marzipan suggests changes, they appear on the diagram.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' First we're gonna start with a flagstone path leading up to your chin, right here. Then we'll fill the negative space around your head with Forsythia and maybe some Alberta spruce. And last, we install a water feature right here, ''{Strong Bad's forehead}'' which I think will create a great focal point for entertaining summer guests. ''{some outdoor tables and a deck chair appear}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this'll work great, Marzipan. ''{dashes up to Marzipan}'' If I was a ''BACK YARD''!

''{As he shouts this, a strong wind blows out of his mouth, blowing Marzipan's hair around and rippling her cheeks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next.

''{Strong Mad pulls out a card, labeled "were a diper", a diaper decorated with pictures of Nebulon, hanging from the middle from what is labeled "dupp tape", and pictures on the right of "grass", "rocks" and "mounds".}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WEAR A DIAPER!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, nice try, bo-hwee-moth, but that's a little younger than I was looking to go. These are all terrible ideas! What am I not paying you people for, anyway? It's time to resort to extreme measures. With Gene Hackman. It's time for a lace lift!

''{A new piece of paper lands on the easel, with a diagram of the back of Strong Bad's head, an arrow pointing away from the shoelace knot at the bottom of the laces, and the caption "PULL THOSE SUCKAS TIGHT".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat! Strong Mad! Prep for surgery!

''{Cut to the lounge room, Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat enter from above wearing surgical gowns and masks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, on three.

''{Cut to behind Strong Bad, Strong Mad is holding the shoelace knot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' One... Two... Aah!

''{Strong Mad pulls the strings, deforming Strong Bad's head, and stretching out all of his facial features. His mouth is severely stretched, and his speech is mumbled and subtitled.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah. I feel at least 10 years younger. Time to go relate to some 18–24 year olds!

''{Strong Bad walks to the dining room, making Homsar's walking noise, where Strong Sad is sitting staring at a plate of food with some peas and corn which he has lined up neatly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello, my fellow young parson! ''{The subtitles read "What's up, my fellow young parson?"}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hey Great Grandma. When did you get here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm not Great Grandma. I'm a young person, like you. I eat my yogurt from a tube.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{smiling, amused}'' That's right! You eat ''everything'' through a tube! Well, let's get you back to the home.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait! I'm a hip young person!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, I saw your new hip! It looks great!

''{Strong Sad leads the protesting Strong Bad out of the room.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{slowly fading away}'' Why don't you tell me again about the time the Depression fought Abraham Lincoln naked in your front yard?

''{The Paper comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Strong Bad's Age.png|thumb|A closely guarded secret]]
*When Strong Bad is talking about the sect of closely guarded monks, click on the words "closely guarded monks" to see the The Three Keepers of Trogdor from [[Peasant's Quest]] standing around a chest in brown robes atop a mountain with lightning in the sky.
* Click on "crustly guarded bread" to see a sample of [[Crustly Guarded Bread|the bread]].
* Click on the diaper to see a plane fly across the top of the screen with "WEAR A DIAPER!" towed behind it.
* At the end, click on the fork to see Homestar in the eStrong warehouse:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{echoing voice}'' I'll take it! I'll take ''twelve''!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Rhytidectomy|facelift]] is a [[Wikipedia:Cosmetic surgery|cosmetic surgery]] procedure where excess skin is removed from the face, to remove wrinkles.
*"H, s, i, a, o, and sometimes y" refers to the Latin [[Wikipedia:Vowel#Written vowels|vowels]], which are commonly listed as "a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y".
*''"Chai"'' means "[[Wikipedia:Chai|tea]]" in [[Wikipedia:Hindi|Hindi]], [[Wikipedia:Macedonian language|Macedonian]] and [[Wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]] and "[[Wikipedia:Chai (symbol)|living]]" in [[Wikipedia:Hebrew language|Hebrew]]. "[[Wikipedia:L'Chaim|L'Chaim]]" is a Hebrew toast meaning "to life." Chai tea is a type of strong black tea from the Middle East, primarily India, that is boiled in milk and water. A blend of spices and a large amount of sweetener (usually honey or plain white sugar) is added. The tea Marzipan drinks is also certified [[Wikipedia:kosher|kosher]], meaning that it meets Jewish dietary guidelines.
*The "nightly nacho cheese mask" appears to be a type of [[Wikipedia:facial|facial]]. Usually, [[Wikipedia: avocado|avocado]] is used. Avocados are the main ingredient in [[Wikipedia:Guacamole|guacamole]], another popular chip dip.
*Strong Bad not knowing whether to "throw up" or "have a seizure" after seeing the Cheat's editing is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Motion sickness|motion sickness]] caused by the rapidly changing viewpoint, or an [[Wikipedia:Photosensitive epilepsy|epileptic]] [[Wikipedia:seizure|seizure]] caused by the flashing colors.
*The word "[[Wikipedia:Behemoth|Behemoth]]", as it is used in this email, refers to any very large person, animal or object. It derives from the name of a creature mentioned in the book of Job in the [[Wikipedia:Bibles|Bible]].

===Trivia===
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#drakkhen|drakkhen]]".
*This is the first time the Strongs' [[Parents|great-grandmother]] is mentioned.
*This is the first email explicitly sent from [[Strong Bad Email by place|Asia]].
*There was a 43 day delay between this email and [[what I want]], probably caused by the holidays.
*This is the first email that was put in [[New Stuff]].

===Remarks===
*During the Cheat's remixed version of the intro, clicking on the Lappy's screen will still produce the usual distortion effect.
**However, on some shots, the distortion effect is dimmer than usual.
**It doesn't work when there are closeups that point explicitly to Strong Bad's [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|typing]].
*This email contains another example of [[Strong Sad Smiling]].
*Strong Bad's skull is bigger than the normal shape of his mask.
*Early in the email, Strong Bad's pants are drawn in an old style.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Looking Old Goof.PNG|thumb|"Yes, you eat ''everything'' through a tube."]]
*When Strong Bad says "18-24 year olds", the side of his mouth floats off of his head.
*When Strong Sad says "Oh, hey Great Grandma. When did you get here?" his mouth is not properly synched to the word "here".
*When Strong Sad is walking "to the home", his closed mouth is visible under his round mouth.

===Glitches===
*When Marzipan closes her eyes, you can see a dot flash near them. This is because she blinks every four seconds or so, and with her eyes closed, she attempts to blink over her closed eyes. (Her usual closed eyes use a bigger area than that used in the email.) The effect can easily be observed if the email is paused while her eyes are closed.
**This also occurs in the email [[marzipan]].
*When the "Wear A Diaper" airplane flies by, it pauses for a split second. This is due to the sound file for the airplane being loaded.

===Inside References===
*The music that plays when Strong Bad summons his "marketing staff" was used in [[candy product]] when he described the [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar]].
*The background "nausea" sound effect heard after The Cheat's editing presentation is the same as the one used in [[car]], when Strong Bad punches Homestar, and in [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], when Homestar shows up to work, possibly hungover.
*[[Nebulon]] appears on the diaper and uses the same art from [[best thing]].
*The "WEAR A DIAPER!" Easter egg is a reference to [[Wear a Bikini!]], especially [[Main Page 3]].
*The music playing during Marzipan's backyard idea is an extended version of the music playing at the very end of [[redesign]].
*The music that plays when Strong Bad is mistaken for his great-grandmother was first used in [[portrait]].
*Homestar's line "I'll take it! I'll take twelve!" is lifted directly from [[garage sale]].
*Part of the suspenseful [[cliffhanger]] music is used when Strong Bad reveals his plan for a lace lift.
*The Coches Mountains were previously mentioned in [[geddup noise]]. ''(see also Real-World References)''
*When Strong Bad walks after he's had his "lace lift" he makes Homsar's [[Sound Effects#homsar_walking|walking noise]].
*The diaper display is the same as the displays used by Strong Bad and Homestar in the [[All-Wide Science Fair]] as seen in the email [[caffeine]].
*Strong Mad's scrubs and surgical mask were seen previously in [[bedtime story]].
*Strong Mad's "dupp tape" is another occurrence of [[duct tape]].
*Strong Bad's emphasis on "BACK YARD!!!" was the same as Blue Laser of the Cheat Commandos', when referring to their new hideout (his nana's backyard).
*[[Feeding Through a Tube]] was last heard in [[No Hands On Deck!]] when [[Cardboard Marzipan]] said "...and they feed the ducks through a tube".


===Real-World References===
[[Image:Strong Bad Andy Warhol.png|thumb|A [[Wikipedia:Pop art|pop artist]]'s take on the wrestleman]]
*Eating your yogurt from a tube is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Go-Gurt|Go-Gurt]], a brand of "portable yogurt", or "Yo on the go".
*The "lowercase i" theme refers to the naming scheme [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] uses for their products, such as the [[Wikipedia:iPod|iPod]], [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]], [[Wikipedia:iBook|iBook]], [[Wikipedia:iPhone|iPhone]], etc.
*[[Wikipedia:Extreme Measures|Extreme Measures]] is a 1996 thriller starring [[Wikipedia:Gene Hackman|Gene Hackman]].
*The split-screen shot with Strong Bad in four different color tints refers to [[Wikipedia:Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol]]'s art.
*Strong Bad's statement about using "lowercase 'e's back in the late '90s" refers to the common marketing technique in that era to attach "e" as in "electronic" to a product to ride the coattails of the burgeoning e-commerce industry, which took the "e" in its name from electronic mail, e-mail.
**The "eStrong Vague Online Investments", and the apparent failure of eStrong are references to the [[Wikipedia:dot-com bubble|dot-com bubble]].
**From 2002-2006, [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] produced an education-focused cousin of the [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]] (see above) called the [[Wikipedia:eMac|eMac]]. Apple also produced a personal digital assistant in the late 1990s called the [[Wikipedia:eMate 300|eMate]]. It was on sale for less than a year.
**eStrong Vague Online Investments, especially the logo, is also a reference to [[Wikipedia:eMachines|eMachines]], now owned and produced by Gateway Computers.
*"Bo-hwee-moth" is how the DJ on the [[Wikipedia:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]] soundtrack (voiced by [[Wikipedia:Steven Wright|Steven Wright]]) hesitantly pronounced the name of [[Wikipedia:Behemoth in popular culture|"Big Daddy" Don Bodine's monster truck]].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|164|10669}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

looking old

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:03:06 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Inside References */

{{sbenav|164}}

[[Image:sbe164.png|thumb|"Are you telling me the nightly nacho cheese masks aren't working?"]]

Strong Bad is in need of an image overhaul.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Three Keepers of Trogdor]] (Easter egg), {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Homsar}}, {{film|Gavin}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Garage]], [[Living Room of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Sad's Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 22, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:18

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{slowly, as clock ticks are heard}'' Boom, tick. Tick-a-tick-a-tick, email. Boom, tick. Tick-a-tick-a-tick, What? Didgeri—
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: looking old?</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
You really do look old, how old are you anyways? 
 
Your faithful fan, 
Andy Hsiao, Taiwan
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads the sender's name as "Andy, H-S-I-A-O and sometimes Y, from Taiwan."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Look Andyman, my age is a closely guarded secret, protected by a sect of closely guarded monks high atop the Coches Mountains. ''{clears screen}'' They would no sooner dance with a goat than divulge my age. But they ''will'' bake you some crustly guarded bread! Anyways, whattaya mean I look old? Are you telling me the nightly nacho cheese masks aren't working?

''{As he says this, cut to a shot of Strong Bad in the bathroom, looking in the mirror. His face is covered in nacho cheese, and he then covers his eyes with two corn chips, with jalapeño slices on them. Cut back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't have the young peoples thinking I'm old! Am I really losing the youth vote? This calls for an EMERGENCY MARKETING MEETING!!!

''{Zoom out to a full view of Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitating a siren}'' Whaaa-donk. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click.

''{Cut to The Cheat watching TV.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{echoing voice-over}'' This is not a drill.

''{The Cheat gets off the couch and walks off. Cut to a silhouette view of Bubs' Concession Stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{echoing voice-over}'' Whaaa-donk. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click. This is not a drill.

''{Bubs leaves the concession stand and walks off. Cut to Strong Bad at a desk. There is an easel in the background holding a piece of paper labeled "EMERGENCY MARKETING MEETING!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thank you all for coming on short ''such'' notice. You represent the best, the brightest, the people I hate the least. 'Cept you, Marzipan. You're here because of legal reasons.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Word booty!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now what I need is an image overhaul. Something to reconnect me with the youth of today. Something that says—

''{Zoom in on the easel, the front piece of paper is moved away, revealing a badly-drawn picture of Strong Bad on a skateboard and another person on roller skates, with the caption:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Sup my young parsons, I too am so on the go that I drink my yogurt from a tube". Now what have ya got?

''{Cut to The Cheat with an overhead projector.}''

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

''{He puts on a transparency:}''
<blockquote style="width: 20em">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1em">'''YOUTH THROUGH''' ''EDITING''</div>
*''QUICK'' '''CUTS'''
*''INCESSANT'' '''MUSIC'''
*''DISORIENTING'' '''CLOSE-UPS'''
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Youth through editing, huh? I'm on board, I'm not bored. So, how would it work?

''{The Cheat hits a button on a remote control, and plays a remixed version of the email. Behind everything is techno music consisting of a drum track and occasional The Cheat noises. Several quick repetitions of Strong Bad bringing up the email play, with the tilt angle changing and zooming in on the screen further on each one. Cut to a shot of Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear—

''{Cut to an extreme close-up of Strong Bad's eyes, moving across the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear—

''{Cut to an extreme close-up of Strong Bad's mouth, upside-down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear Strong Bad.

''{Cut to a side-on shot of Strong Bad at the computer desk, with the left side of the screen mirrored onto the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You really do look old.

''{The last two lines of the email on the computer screen slide into the top third of the screen, Strong Bad's hands on the keyboard slide into the bottom third, and a closeup of Strong Bad's eyes slides into the centre third.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Your faithful fan—

''{The top and bottom thirds slide away, revealing the rest of Strong Bad's face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —from Taiwan.

''{Pan across Strong Bad's hands on the computer. As he types, "<tt>]Look Andyman,</tt>" appears in large letters along the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look Andyman,

''{Slowly zoom in on the computer screen, tilted at an angle, as Strong Bad types.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' My age is a closely guarded secret,

''{Tracking lines appear and the shot rewinds to just after "Look Andyman," was typed, as the preceding line plays in reverse. Then a split-screen shot, in all four corners is the same shot of Strong Bad, each with a different color tint – red in the top left, yellow in the top right, green in the lower left and blue in the lower right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways—

''{A normal shot of Strong Bad typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —whattaya—

''{A close-up of Strong Bad's mouth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —mean I—

''{A close-up of Strong Bad's typing hands.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —look—

''{A side view of Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —old?

''{A close-up of the electrical outlet under the desk. Then static, and we return to Strong Bad at the emergency marketing meeting. Disorienting sound effects play in the background, and Strong Bad is having trouble looking straight.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... The Cheat... I don't know whether to puke or have a seizure...

''{A piece of paper is put on the easel, with silhouettes of Strong Bad throwing up and seizing, labeled "STYLE 1" and "STYLE 2". Cut to Bubs, who has a folder labeled "'''GOO'''<del>BA</del>D IDEAS"}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, I've been noticing how kids love anything with a lowercase "i" in front of it. It's working great for me down at the Concession Stand!

''{Cut to the concession stand; on the desk there is a sign reading "<del>1</del>0% OFF ALL iTems!" Pull back to see Homestar Runner and Homsar standing in line. The bottom line of the marquee reads "STAND [IN LINE]"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{to Homsar}'' Hey, Homestar. What color iTem are you gonna get?

''{Cut back to the meeting}''

'''BUBS:''' We could try iStrong, or iBad...

'''STRONG BAD:''' We already tried that with lowercase "e"s back in the late '90s. We all know where that got us.

''{Cut to a large number of boxes, all labeled "eStrong Vague Online Investments". The wind can be heard blowing through, and Gavin crawls in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next.

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' I came up with a few ways to spruce up your look, and add hundreds to your resale value.

''{Marzipan pulls out a piece of paper with a diagram of Strong Bad's head on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{monotone}'' I am legally obligated to ask you to proceed.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thanks.

''{Zoom in on the diagram of Strong Bad's head. As Marzipan suggests changes, they appear on the diagram.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' First we're gonna start with a flagstone path leading up to your chin, right here. Then we'll fill the negative space around your head with Forsythia and maybe some Alberta spruce. And last, we install a water feature right here, ''{Strong Bad's forehead}'' which I think will create a great focal point for entertaining summer guests. ''{some outdoor tables and a deck chair appear}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this'll work great, Marzipan. ''{dashes up to Marzipan}'' If I was a ''BACK YARD''!

''{As he shouts this, a strong wind blows out of his mouth, blowing Marzipan's hair around and rippling her cheeks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next.

''{Strong Mad pulls out a card, labeled "were a diper", a diaper decorated with pictures of Nebulon, hanging from the middle from what is labeled "dupp tape", and pictures on the right of "grass", "rocks" and "mounds".}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WEAR A DIAPER!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, nice try, bo-hwee-moth, but that's a little younger than I was looking to go. These are all terrible ideas! What am I not paying you people for, anyway? It's time to resort to extreme measures. With Gene Hackman. It's time for a lace lift!

''{A new piece of paper lands on the easel, with a diagram of the back of Strong Bad's head, an arrow pointing away from the shoelace knot at the bottom of the laces, and the caption "PULL THOSE SUCKAS TIGHT".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat! Strong Mad! Prep for surgery!

''{Cut to the lounge room, Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat enter from above wearing surgical gowns and masks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, on three.

''{Cut to behind Strong Bad, Strong Mad is holding the shoelace knot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' One... Two... Aah!

''{Strong Mad pulls the strings, deforming Strong Bad's head, and stretching out all of his facial features. His mouth is severely stretched, and his speech is mumbled and subtitled.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah. I feel at least 10 years younger. Time to go relate to some 18–24 year olds!

''{Strong Bad walks to the dining room, making Homsar's walking noise, where Strong Sad is sitting staring at a plate of food with some peas and corn which he has lined up neatly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello, my fellow young parson! ''{The subtitles read "What's up, my fellow young parson?"}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hey Great Grandma. When did you get here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm not Great Grandma. I'm a young person, like you. I eat my yogurt from a tube.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{smiling, amused}'' That's right! You eat ''everything'' through a tube! Well, let's get you back to the home.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait! I'm a hip young person!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, I saw your new hip! It looks great!

''{Strong Sad leads the protesting Strong Bad out of the room.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{slowly fading away}'' Why don't you tell me again about the time the Depression fought Abraham Lincoln naked in your front yard?

''{The Paper comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Strong Bad's Age.png|thumb|A closely guarded secret]]
*When Strong Bad is talking about the sect of closely guarded monks, click on the words "closely guarded monks" to see the The Three Keepers of Trogdor from [[Peasant's Quest]] standing around a chest in brown robes atop a mountain with lightning in the sky.
* Click on "crustly guarded bread" to see a sample of [[Crustly Guarded Bread|the bread]].
* Click on the diaper to see a plane fly across the top of the screen with "WEAR A DIAPER!" towed behind it.
* At the end, click on the fork to see Homestar in the eStrong warehouse:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{echoing voice}'' I'll take it! I'll take ''twelve''!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Rhytidectomy|facelift]] is a [[Wikipedia:Cosmetic surgery|cosmetic surgery]] procedure where excess skin is removed from the face, to remove wrinkles.
*"H, s, i, a, o, and sometimes y" refers to the Latin [[Wikipedia:Vowel#Written vowels|vowels]], which are commonly listed as "a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y".
*''"Chai"'' means "[[Wikipedia:Chai|tea]]" in [[Wikipedia:Hindi|Hindi]], [[Wikipedia:Macedonian language|Macedonian]] and [[Wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]] and "[[Wikipedia:Chai (symbol)|living]]" in [[Wikipedia:Hebrew language|Hebrew]]. "[[Wikipedia:L'Chaim|L'Chaim]]" is a Hebrew toast meaning "to life." Chai tea is a type of strong black tea from the Middle East, primarily India, that is boiled in milk and water. A blend of spices and a large amount of sweetener (usually honey or plain white sugar) is added. The tea Marzipan drinks is also certified [[Wikipedia:kosher|kosher]], meaning that it meets Jewish dietary guidelines.
*The "nightly nacho cheese mask" appears to be a type of [[Wikipedia:facial|facial]]. Usually, [[Wikipedia: avocado|avocado]] is used. Avocados are the main ingredient in [[Wikipedia:Guacamole|guacamole]], another popular chip dip.
*Strong Bad not knowing whether to "throw up" or "have a seizure" after seeing the Cheat's editing is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Motion sickness|motion sickness]] caused by the rapidly changing viewpoint, or an [[Wikipedia:Photosensitive epilepsy|epileptic]] [[Wikipedia:seizure|seizure]] caused by the flashing colors.
*The word "[[Wikipedia:Behemoth|Behemoth]]", as it is used in this email, refers to any very large person, animal or object. It derives from the name of a creature mentioned in the book of Job in the [[Wikipedia:Bibles|Bible]].

===Trivia===
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#drakkhen|drakkhen]]".
*This is the first time the Strongs' [[Parents|great-grandmother]] is mentioned.
*This is the first email explicitly sent from [[Strong Bad Email by place|Asia]].
*There was a 43 day delay between this email and [[what I want]], probably caused by the holidays.
*This is the first email that was put in [[New Stuff]].

===Remarks===
*During the Cheat's remixed version of the intro, clicking on the Lappy's screen will still produce the usual distortion effect.
**However, on some shots, the distortion effect is dimmer than usual.
**It doesn't work when there are closeups that point explicitly to Strong Bad's [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|typing]].
*This email contains another example of [[Strong Sad Smiling]].
*Strong Bad's skull is bigger than the normal shape of his mask.
*Early in the email, Strong Bad's pants are drawn in an old style.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Looking Old Goof.PNG|thumb|"Yes, you eat ''everything'' through a tube."]]
*When Strong Bad says "18-24 year olds", the side of his mouth floats off of his head.
*When Strong Sad says "Oh, hey Great Grandma. When did you get here?" his mouth is not properly synched to the word "here".
*When Strong Sad is walking "to the home", his closed mouth is visible under his round mouth.

===Glitches===
*When Marzipan closes her eyes, you can see a dot flash near them. This is because she blinks every four seconds or so, and with her eyes closed, she attempts to blink over her closed eyes. (Her usual closed eyes use a bigger area than that used in the email.) The effect can easily be observed if the email is paused while her eyes are closed.
**This also occurs in the email [[marzipan]].
*When the "Wear A Diaper" airplane flies by, it pauses for a split second. This is due to the sound file for the airplane being loaded.

===Inside References===
*The music that plays when Strong Bad summons his "marketing staff" was used in [[candy product]] when he described the [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar]].
*The background "nausea" sound effect heard after The Cheat's editing presentation is the same as the one used in [[car]], when Strong Bad punches Homestar, and in [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], when Homestar shows up to work, possibly hungover.
*[[Nebulon]] appears on the diaper and uses the same art from [[best thing]].
*The "WEAR A DIAPER!" Easter egg is a reference to [[Wear a Bikini!]], especially [[Main Page 3]].
*The music playing during Marzipan's backyard idea is an extended version of the music playing at the very end of [[redesign]].
*The music that plays when Strong Bad is mistaken for his great-grandmother was first used in [[portrait]].
*Homestar's line "I'll take it! I'll take twelve!" is lifted directly from [[garage sale]].
*Part of the suspenseful [[cliffhanger]] music is used when Strong Bad reveals his plan for a lace lift.
*The Coches Mountains were previously mentioned in [[geddup noise]]. ''(see also Real-World References)''
*When Strong Bad walks after he's had his "lace lift" he makes Homsar's [[Sound Effects#homsar_walking|walking noise]].
*The diaper display is the same as the displays used by Strong Bad and Homestar in the [[All-Wide Science Fair]] as seen in the email [[caffeine]].
*Strong Mad's scrubs and surgical mask were seen previously in [[bedtime story]].
*Strong Mad's "dupp tape" is another occurrence of [[duct tape]].
*Strong Bad's emphasis on "BACK YARD!!!" was the same as Blue Laser of the Cheat Commandos', when referring to their new hideout (his nana's backyard).
*[[Feeding Through a Tube]] was last heard in [[No Hands On Deck!]] when [[Cardboard Marzipan]] said "...and they feed the ducks through a tube".


===Real-World References===
[[Image:Strong Bad Andy Warhol.png|thumb|A [[Wikipedia:Pop art|pop artist]]'s take on the wrestleman]]
*Eating your yogurt from a tube is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Go-Gurt|Go-Gurt]], a brand of "portable yogurt", or "Yo on the go".
*The "lowercase i" theme refers to the naming scheme [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] uses for their products, such as the [[Wikipedia:iPod|iPod]], [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]], [[Wikipedia:iBook|iBook]], [[Wikipedia:iPhone|iPhone]], etc.
*[[Wikipedia:Extreme Measures|Extreme Measures]] is a 1996 thriller starring [[Wikipedia:Gene Hackman|Gene Hackman]].
*The split-screen shot with Strong Bad in four different color tints refers to [[Wikipedia:Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol]]'s art.
*Strong Bad's statement about using "lowercase 'e's back in the late '90s" refers to the common marketing technique in that era to attach "e" as in "electronic" to a product to ride the coattails of the burgeoning e-commerce industry, which took the "e" in its name from electronic mail, e-mail.
**The "eStrong Vague Online Investments", and the apparent failure of eStrong are references to the [[Wikipedia:dot-com bubble|dot-com bubble]].
**From 2002-2006, [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] produced an education-focused cousin of the [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]] (see above) called the [[Wikipedia:eMac|eMac]]. Apple also produced a personal digital assistant in the late 1990s called the [[Wikipedia:eMate 300|eMate]]. It was on sale for less than a year.
**eStrong Vague Online Investments, especially the logo, is also a reference to [[Wikipedia:eMachines|eMachines]], now owned and produced by Gateway Computers.
*"Bo-hwee-moth" is how the DJ on the [[Wikipedia:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]] soundtrack (voiced by [[Wikipedia:Steven Wright|Steven Wright]]) hesitantly pronounced the name of [[Wikipedia:Behemoth in popular culture|"Big Daddy" Don Bodine's monster truck]].

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

looking old

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:01:21 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|164}}

[[Image:sbe164.png|thumb|"Are you telling me the nightly nacho cheese masks aren't working?"]]

Strong Bad is in need of an image overhaul.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Three Keepers of Trogdor]] (Easter egg), {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Homsar}}, {{film|Gavin}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Garage]], [[Living Room of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Sad's Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, January 22, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:18

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{slowly, as clock ticks are heard}'' Boom, tick. Tick-a-tick-a-tick, email. Boom, tick. Tick-a-tick-a-tick, What? Didgeri—
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: looking old?</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
You really do look old, how old are you anyways? 
 
Your faithful fan, 
Andy Hsiao, Taiwan
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads the sender's name as "Andy, H-S-I-A-O and sometimes Y, from Taiwan."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Look Andyman, my age is a closely guarded secret, protected by a sect of closely guarded monks high atop the Coches Mountains. ''{clears screen}'' They would no sooner dance with a goat than divulge my age. But they ''will'' bake you some crustly guarded bread! Anyways, whattaya mean I look old? Are you telling me the nightly nacho cheese masks aren't working?

''{As he says this, cut to a shot of Strong Bad in the bathroom, looking in the mirror. His face is covered in nacho cheese, and he then covers his eyes with two corn chips, with jalapeño slices on them. Cut back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't have the young peoples thinking I'm old! Am I really losing the youth vote? This calls for an EMERGENCY MARKETING MEETING!!!

''{Zoom out to a full view of Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitating a siren}'' Whaaa-donk. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click.

''{Cut to The Cheat watching TV.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{echoing voice-over}'' This is not a drill.

''{The Cheat gets off the couch and walks off. Cut to a silhouette view of Bubs' Concession Stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{echoing voice-over}'' Whaaa-donk. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click. This is not a drill.

''{Bubs leaves the concession stand and walks off. Cut to Strong Bad at a desk. There is an easel in the background holding a piece of paper labeled "EMERGENCY MARKETING MEETING!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thank you all for coming on short ''such'' notice. You represent the best, the brightest, the people I hate the least. 'Cept you, Marzipan. You're here because of legal reasons.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Word booty!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now what I need is an image overhaul. Something to reconnect me with the youth of today. Something that says—

''{Zoom in on the easel, the front piece of paper is moved away, revealing a badly-drawn picture of Strong Bad on a skateboard and another person on roller skates, with the caption:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Sup my young parsons, I too am so on the go that I drink my yogurt from a tube". Now what have ya got?

''{Cut to The Cheat with an overhead projector.}''

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

''{He puts on a transparency:}''
<blockquote style="width: 20em">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1em">'''YOUTH THROUGH''' ''EDITING''</div>
*''QUICK'' '''CUTS'''
*''INCESSANT'' '''MUSIC'''
*''DISORIENTING'' '''CLOSE-UPS'''
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Youth through editing, huh? I'm on board, I'm not bored. So, how would it work?

''{The Cheat hits a button on a remote control, and plays a remixed version of the email. Behind everything is techno music consisting of a drum track and occasional The Cheat noises. Several quick repetitions of Strong Bad bringing up the email play, with the tilt angle changing and zooming in on the screen further on each one. Cut to a shot of Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear—

''{Cut to an extreme close-up of Strong Bad's eyes, moving across the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear—

''{Cut to an extreme close-up of Strong Bad's mouth, upside-down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear Strong Bad.

''{Cut to a side-on shot of Strong Bad at the computer desk, with the left side of the screen mirrored onto the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You really do look old.

''{The last two lines of the email on the computer screen slide into the top third of the screen, Strong Bad's hands on the keyboard slide into the bottom third, and a closeup of Strong Bad's eyes slides into the centre third.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Your faithful fan—

''{The top and bottom thirds slide away, revealing the rest of Strong Bad's face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —from Taiwan.

''{Pan across Strong Bad's hands on the computer. As he types, "<tt>]Look Andyman,</tt>" appears in large letters along the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look Andyman,

''{Slowly zoom in on the computer screen, tilted at an angle, as Strong Bad types.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' My age is a closely guarded secret,

''{Tracking lines appear and the shot rewinds to just after "Look Andyman," was typed, as the preceding line plays in reverse. Then a split-screen shot, in all four corners is the same shot of Strong Bad, each with a different color tint – red in the top left, yellow in the top right, green in the lower left and blue in the lower right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways—

''{A normal shot of Strong Bad typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —whattaya—

''{A close-up of Strong Bad's mouth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —mean I—

''{A close-up of Strong Bad's typing hands.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —look—

''{A side view of Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —old?

''{A close-up of the electrical outlet under the desk. Then static, and we return to Strong Bad at the emergency marketing meeting. Disorienting sound effects play in the background, and Strong Bad is having trouble looking straight.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... The Cheat... I don't know whether to puke or have a seizure...

''{A piece of paper is put on the easel, with silhouettes of Strong Bad throwing up and seizing, labeled "STYLE 1" and "STYLE 2". Cut to Bubs, who has a folder labeled "'''GOO'''<del>BA</del>D IDEAS"}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, I've been noticing how kids love anything with a lowercase "i" in front of it. It's working great for me down at the Concession Stand!

''{Cut to the concession stand; on the desk there is a sign reading "<del>1</del>0% OFF ALL iTems!" Pull back to see Homestar Runner and Homsar standing in line. The bottom line of the marquee reads "STAND [IN LINE]"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{to Homsar}'' Hey, Homestar. What color iTem are you gonna get?

''{Cut back to the meeting}''

'''BUBS:''' We could try iStrong, or iBad...

'''STRONG BAD:''' We already tried that with lowercase "e"s back in the late '90s. We all know where that got us.

''{Cut to a large number of boxes, all labeled "eStrong Vague Online Investments". The wind can be heard blowing through, and Gavin crawls in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next.

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' I came up with a few ways to spruce up your look, and add hundreds to your resale value.

''{Marzipan pulls out a piece of paper with a diagram of Strong Bad's head on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{monotone}'' I am legally obligated to ask you to proceed.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thanks.

''{Zoom in on the diagram of Strong Bad's head. As Marzipan suggests changes, they appear on the diagram.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' First we're gonna start with a flagstone path leading up to your chin, right here. Then we'll fill the negative space around your head with Forsythia and maybe some Alberta spruce. And last, we install a water feature right here, ''{Strong Bad's forehead}'' which I think will create a great focal point for entertaining summer guests. ''{some outdoor tables and a deck chair appear}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this'll work great, Marzipan. ''{dashes up to Marzipan}'' If I was a ''BACK YARD''!

''{As he shouts this, a strong wind blows out of his mouth, blowing Marzipan's hair around and rippling her cheeks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next.

''{Strong Mad pulls out a card, labeled "were a diper", a diaper decorated with pictures of Nebulon, hanging from the middle from what is labeled "dupp tape", and pictures on the right of "grass", "rocks" and "mounds".}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WEAR A DIAPER!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, nice try, bo-hwee-moth, but that's a little younger than I was looking to go. These are all terrible ideas! What am I not paying you people for, anyway? It's time to resort to extreme measures. With Gene Hackman. It's time for a lace lift!

''{A new piece of paper lands on the easel, with a diagram of the back of Strong Bad's head, an arrow pointing away from the shoelace knot at the bottom of the laces, and the caption "PULL THOSE SUCKAS TIGHT".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat! Strong Mad! Prep for surgery!

''{Cut to the lounge room, Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat enter from above wearing surgical gowns and masks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, on three.

''{Cut to behind Strong Bad, Strong Mad is holding the shoelace knot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' One... Two... Aah!

''{Strong Mad pulls the strings, deforming Strong Bad's head, and stretching out all of his facial features. His mouth is severely stretched, and his speech is mumbled and subtitled.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah. I feel at least 10 years younger. Time to go relate to some 18–24 year olds!

''{Strong Bad walks to the dining room, making Homsar's walking noise, where Strong Sad is sitting staring at a plate of food with some peas and corn which he has lined up neatly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello, my fellow young parson! ''{The subtitles read "What's up, my fellow young parson?"}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hey Great Grandma. When did you get here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm not Great Grandma. I'm a young person, like you. I eat my yogurt from a tube.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{smiling, amused}'' That's right! You eat ''everything'' through a tube! Well, let's get you back to the home.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait! I'm a hip young person!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, I saw your new hip! It looks great!

''{Strong Sad leads the protesting Strong Bad out of the room.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{slowly fading away}'' Why don't you tell me again about the time the Depression fought Abraham Lincoln naked in your front yard?

''{The Paper comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Strong Bad's Age.png|thumb|A closely guarded secret]]
*When Strong Bad is talking about the sect of closely guarded monks, click on the words "closely guarded monks" to see the The Three Keepers of Trogdor from [[Peasant's Quest]] standing around a chest in brown robes atop a mountain with lightning in the sky.
* Click on "crustly guarded bread" to see a sample of [[Crustly Guarded Bread|the bread]].
* Click on the diaper to see a plane fly across the top of the screen with "WEAR A DIAPER!" towed behind it.
* At the end, click on the fork to see Homestar in the eStrong warehouse:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{echoing voice}'' I'll take it! I'll take ''twelve''!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Rhytidectomy|facelift]] is a [[Wikipedia:Cosmetic surgery|cosmetic surgery]] procedure where excess skin is removed from the face, to remove wrinkles.
*"H, s, i, a, o, and sometimes y" refers to the Latin [[Wikipedia:Vowel#Written vowels|vowels]], which are commonly listed as "a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y".
*''"Chai"'' means "[[Wikipedia:Chai|tea]]" in [[Wikipedia:Hindi|Hindi]], [[Wikipedia:Macedonian language|Macedonian]] and [[Wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]] and "[[Wikipedia:Chai (symbol)|living]]" in [[Wikipedia:Hebrew language|Hebrew]]. "[[Wikipedia:L'Chaim|L'Chaim]]" is a Hebrew toast meaning "to life." Chai tea is a type of strong black tea from the Middle East, primarily India, that is boiled in milk and water. A blend of spices and a large amount of sweetener (usually honey or plain white sugar) is added. The tea Marzipan drinks is also certified [[Wikipedia:kosher|kosher]], meaning that it meets Jewish dietary guidelines.
*The "nightly nacho cheese mask" appears to be a type of [[Wikipedia:facial|facial]]. Usually, [[Wikipedia: avocado|avocado]] is used. Avocados are the main ingredient in [[Wikipedia:Guacamole|guacamole]], another popular chip dip.
*Strong Bad not knowing whether to "throw up" or "have a seizure" after seeing the Cheat's editing is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Motion sickness|motion sickness]] caused by the rapidly changing viewpoint, or an [[Wikipedia:Photosensitive epilepsy|epileptic]] [[Wikipedia:seizure|seizure]] caused by the flashing colors.
*The word "[[Wikipedia:Behemoth|Behemoth]]", as it is used in this email, refers to any very large person, animal or object. It derives from the name of a creature mentioned in the book of Job in the [[Wikipedia:Bibles|Bible]].

===Trivia===
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#drakkhen|drakkhen]]".
*This is the first time the Strongs' [[Parents|great-grandmother]] is mentioned.
*This is the first email explicitly sent from [[Strong Bad Email by place|Asia]].
*There was a 43 day delay between this email and [[what I want]], probably caused by the holidays.
*This is the first email that was put in [[New Stuff]].

===Remarks===
*During the Cheat's remixed version of the intro, clicking on the Lappy's screen will still produce the usual distortion effect.
**However, on some shots, the distortion effect is dimmer than usual.
**It doesn't work when there are closeups that point explicitly to Strong Bad's [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|typing]].
*This email contains another example of [[Strong Sad Smiling]].
*Strong Bad's skull is bigger than the normal shape of his mask.
*Early in the email, Strong Bad's pants are drawn in an old style.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Looking Old Goof.PNG|thumb|"Yes, you eat ''everything'' through a tube."]]
*When Strong Bad says "18-24 year olds", the side of his mouth floats off of his head.
*When Strong Sad says "Oh, hey Great Grandma. When did you get here?" his mouth is not properly synched to the word "here".
*When Strong Sad is walking "to the home", his closed mouth is visible under his round mouth.

===Glitches===
*When Marzipan closes her eyes, you can see a dot flash near them. This is because she blinks every four seconds or so, and with her eyes closed, she attempts to blink over her closed eyes. (Her usual closed eyes use a bigger area than that used in the email.) The effect can easily be observed if the email is paused while her eyes are closed.
**This also occurs in the email [[marzipan]].
*When the "Wear A Diaper" airplane flies by, it pauses for a split second. This is due to the sound file for the airplane being loaded.

===Inside References===
*The music that plays when Strong Bad summons his "marketing staff" was used in [[candy product]] when he described the [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar]].
*The background "nausea" sound effect heard after The Cheat's editing presentation is the same as the one used in [[car]], when Strong Bad punches Homestar, and in [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], when Homestar shows up to work, possibly hungover.
*[[Nebulon]] appears on the diaper and uses the same art from [[best thing]].
*The "WEAR A DIAPER!" Easter egg is a reference to [[Wear a Bikini!]], especially [[Main Page 3]].
*The music playing during Marzipan's backyard idea is an extended version of the music playing at the very end of [[redesign]].
*The music that plays when Strong Bad is mistaken for his great-grandmother was first used in [[portrait]].
*Homestar's line "I'll take it! I'll take twelve!" is lifted directly from [[garage sale]].
*Part of the suspenseful [[cliffhanger]] music is used when Strong Bad reveals his plan for a lace lift.
*The Coches Mountains were previously mentioned in [[geddup noise]]. ''(see also Real-World References)''
*When Strong Bad walks after he's had his "lace lift" he makes Homsar's [[Sound Effects#homsar_walking|walking noise]].
*The diaper display is the same as the displays used by Strong Bad and Homestar in the [[All-Wide Science Fair]] as seen in the email [[caffeine]].
*Strong Mad's scrubs and surgical mask were seen previously in [[bedtime story]].
*Strong Mad's "dupp tape" is another occurrence of [[duct tape]].
*Strong Bad's emphasis on "BACK YARD!!!" was the same as Blue Laser of the Cheat Commandos', when referring to their new hideout (his nana's backyard).

*[[Feeding Through a Tube]] was last heard in [[No Hands On Deck!]] when [[Cardboard Marzipan]] said "...and they feed the ducks through a tube".
*This is the second time the [[Coches Mountains]] have been mentioned.

===Real-World References===
[[Image:Strong Bad Andy Warhol.png|thumb|A [[Wikipedia:Pop art|pop artist]]'s take on the wrestleman]]
*Eating your yogurt from a tube is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Go-Gurt|Go-Gurt]], a brand of "portable yogurt", or "Yo on the go".
*The "lowercase i" theme refers to the naming scheme [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] uses for their products, such as the [[Wikipedia:iPod|iPod]], [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]], [[Wikipedia:iBook|iBook]], [[Wikipedia:iPhone|iPhone]], etc.
*[[Wikipedia:Extreme Measures|Extreme Measures]] is a 1996 thriller starring [[Wikipedia:Gene Hackman|Gene Hackman]].
*The split-screen shot with Strong Bad in four different color tints refers to [[Wikipedia:Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol]]'s art.
*Strong Bad's statement about using "lowercase 'e's back in the late '90s" refers to the common marketing technique in that era to attach "e" as in "electronic" to a product to ride the coattails of the burgeoning e-commerce industry, which took the "e" in its name from electronic mail, e-mail.
**The "eStrong Vague Online Investments", and the apparent failure of eStrong are references to the [[Wikipedia:dot-com bubble|dot-com bubble]].
**From 2002-2006, [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] produced an education-focused cousin of the [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]] (see above) called the [[Wikipedia:eMac|eMac]]. Apple also produced a personal digital assistant in the late 1990s called the [[Wikipedia:eMate 300|eMate]]. It was on sale for less than a year.
**eStrong Vague Online Investments, especially the logo, is also a reference to [[Wikipedia:eMachines|eMachines]], now owned and produced by Gateway Computers.
*"Bo-hwee-moth" is how the DJ on the [[Wikipedia:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]] soundtrack (voiced by [[Wikipedia:Steven Wright|Steven Wright]]) hesitantly pronounced the name of [[Wikipedia:Behemoth in popular culture|"Big Daddy" Don Bodine's monster truck]].

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

Crack Stuntman

Rowsdower45 — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:20:39 GMT

Rowsdower45:

[[Image:CrackStuntman.PNG|thumb|"BLAAAAH'm Crack Stuntman."]]
[[Image:Sketchbook-4-5-07.PNG|thumb|left|Sketch'd!]]
'''Crack Stuntman''' is the voice actor for [[Gunhaver]] on the [[Cheat Commandos]]. He apparently doesn't take his job too seriously, since he never seems to have a firm idea of how his character's name is correctly pronounced (he's pronounced it "Gun-hay-ver" and "The Gun Shaver"), and has incorrectly referred to the cartoon as "the Cheat Command-show". Crack has been seen in a rap music video/public service announcement trying to convince kids not to play with too many knives and to inform them about Spring Break. He is also the national spokesperson of [[Pistols For Pandas]].

According to the email [[original]], for a time he manned [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] under the name "Crack Stuntbubs" after the departure of [[Original Bubs]]. [[Marzipan]], however, later suggested that the whole email was a product of [[Strong Bad]]'s imagination.

He is a Caucasian man in his late twenties or thirties, with blond hair and a five o'clock shadow. His shades are very similar to Gunhaver's. He's pretty tall.
{{clear}}
== Complete Filmography ==
*'''Debut:''' [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] (voice only)
*[[An Important Rap Song]]
*Email [[original]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"I've had it up to HERE with your shinoligans! If you could see me you'd see that I'm holding my hand up to my chin. And I'm pretty tall!"|[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] outtake|Mirror:crack_up2here.mp3}}
|}
{{CheatCommandos}}
[[Category:Characters]][[Category:Cheat Commandos]]

Crack Stuntman

Rowsdower45 — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:53:10 GMT

Rowsdower45:

[[Image:CrackStuntman.PNG|thumb|"BLAAAAH'm Crack Stuntman."]]
[[Image:Sketchbook-4-5-07.PNG|thumb|left|Sketch'd!]]
'''Crack Stuntman''' is the voice actor for [[Gunhaver]] on the [[Cheat Commandos]]. He apparently doesn't take his job too seriously, since he never seems to have a firm idea of how his character's name is correctly pronounced (he's pronounced it "Gun-hay-ver" and "The Gun Shaver"), and has incorrectly referred to the cartoon as "the Cheat Command-show". Crack has been seen in a rap music video/public service announcement trying to convince kids not to play with too many knives and to inform them about Spring Break. He is also the national spokesperson of [[Pistols For Pandas]].

According to the email [[original]], for a time he manned [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] under the name "Crack Stuntbubs" after the departure of [[Original Bubs]].

He is a Caucasian man in his late twenties or thirties, with blond hair and a five o'clock shadow. His shades are very similar to Gunhaver's.
{{clear}}
== Filmography ==
*'''Debut:''' [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] (voice only)
*[[An Important Rap Song]]
*Email [[original]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"I've had it up to HERE with your shinoligans! If you could see me you'd see that I'm holding my hand up to my chin. And I'm pretty tall!"|[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] outtake|Mirror:crack_up2here.mp3}}
|}
{{CheatCommandos}}
[[Category:Characters]][[Category:Cheat Commandos]]

Crack Stuntman

Rowsdower45 — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:08:49 GMT

Rowsdower45:

[[Image:CrackStuntman.PNG|thumb|"BLAAAAH'm Crack Stuntman."]]
[[Image:Sketchbook-4-5-07.PNG|thumb|left|Sketch'd!]]
'''Crack Stuntman''' is the voice actor for [[Gunhaver]] on the [[Cheat Commandos]]. He apparently doesn't take his job too seriously, since he never seems to have a firm idea of how his character's name is correctly pronounced (he's pronounced it "Gun-hay-ver" and "The Gun Shaver"), and has incorrectly referred to the cartoon as "the Cheat Command-show". Crack has been seen in a rap music video/public service announcement trying to convince kids not to play with too many knives and to inform them about Spring Break. He is also the national spokesperson of [[Pistols For Pandas]].

According to the email [[original]], for a time he manned [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] as "Crack Stuntbubs" after the departure of [[Original Bubs]].

He is a Caucasian man in his late twenties or thirties, with blond hair and a five o'clock shadow. His shades are very similar to Gunhaver's.
{{clear}}
== Filmography ==
*'''Debut:''' [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] (voice only)
*[[An Important Rap Song]]
*Email [[original]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"I've had it up to HERE with your shinoligans! If you could see me you'd see that I'm holding my hand up to my chin. And I'm pretty tall!"|[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] outtake|Mirror:crack_up2here.mp3}}
|}
{{CheatCommandos}}
[[Category:Characters]][[Category:Cheat Commandos]]

Quote of the Week

Rowsdower45 — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:14:31 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Quotes */

[[Image:Quote Of Week Box Design All.PNG|thumb|The old, the new, the newer, and the loading.]]

The '''Quote of the Week''' is a sound bite from the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. These are found by clicking on the ''Q'' at the top of the [[Main Pages]], and are generally updated each week on Thursday. Here is a list of all Quotes of the Week collected since this feature started on January 10, 2002, under the name "Quote of the day". Since early 2004, the Quote of the Week was updated with more regularity. For some time before then, the quote of the week was a "[[Main Page Messages|what's new?]]" oval button. The dates of some quotes are estimated on the basis of the file-modified date.

:''For the July 29–November 11, 2004 quotes, the quote was only available as a .zip file. As of the November 22 quote, however, the download option appears to only be as a straight MP3, and The Brothers Chaps appear to be deleting each quote of the week as soon as the next one is released.''

:''Quotes after November 11, 2004 are transcribed on the website. Directly saving and opening the [[HR:qod.swf|Flash file]] produces some odd results; the standard Homestar image will appear along with a default message, as shown on the right.''

:''On July 27, 2006, a "loading" box was added for while the quote was loading, probably due to the unusual length of that day's quote. The following week, on August 3, 2006, the loading box was removed.''

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== Quotes ==
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{| class="sortable" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! width="100" | Date !!  Download  !! [[Quote of the Week Character Heads|Head]] !! Quote !! Source
|- id="QW-2007-08-23"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}23 Aug 2007
| [[HR:weeklies/ss_philosophy.mp3|download]]
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "Yeah, I don't think [[Sloshy]]  could arpeggiate a diminished 7th if their philosophy degrees depended on it."
| [[concert]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-08-16"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}16 Aug 2007
| [[HR:weeklies/sbcheat_par.mp3|download]] (link currently broken)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "I'm gonna be so far under par, I'm gonna be over par!" ''{'''[[The Cheat]]:''' {The Cheat noises} '''Strong Bad:''' "Oh, well then, I'll just be really far under par, then."}''
| [[mini-golf]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-08-09"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}09 Aug 2007
| [[Mirror:bubs_nestles.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod_4_-_bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]]''': "That would be a sweet deal I couldn't resist! N-E-S-T-L-E-S!"
| [[Ever and More!]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-06-21"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}21 Jun 2007
| [[Mirror:sb_garbagedis.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Garbage disposal: what a way to go! Garbage disposal, meet So and So."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]]

|- id="QW-2007-06-14"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}14 Jun 2007
| [[Mirror:uglycheer_longlat.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|That Ugly One|qod_15_-_the_ugly_one.PNG}}
| '''[[The Ugly One]]''': "I love longitudes." '''[[Cheerleader]]''': "Not me, I'm a latitude snob."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] outtake (see also [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-06-14|Sketchbook]])

|- id="QW-2007-06-07"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}07 Jun 2007
| [[Mirror:hs_wanthisbod.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "So what are you saying? That you -GULP- want his bod?"
| [[Date Nite]]

|- id="QW-2007-05-24"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}24 May 2007
| [[Mirror:sb_fieldday.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Do not attempt to adjust those trucker caps you're all wearing. Or wait, in fact, DO adjust them. Everybody turn your trucker caps sidewise!"
| [[Field Day Intro]]

|- id="QW-2007-05-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}17 May 2007
| [[Mirror:marzy_worm.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': "There was this little worm and I brought him inside because he seemed like he would fit into a little jar. And I gave him the name of [[Bill Cosby|Fat Albert]]."
| extended clip from [[Homestarloween Party]]

|- id="QW-2007-05-11"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}11 May 2007
| [[Mirror:sm_parakeet.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Mad|qod 8 - strong mad.PNG‎}}
| '''[[Strong Mad]]''': "Did you just say parakeet?"
| [[caffeine]]

|- id="QW-2007-05-03"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}03 May 2007
| [[Mirror:stinko_break.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Stinkoman|qod 16 - stinkoman.PNG‎}}
| '''[[Stinkoman]]''': "We deserve a break! Everyone grab a spoon and take a break with pudding."
| [[Under Construction]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-04-26"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}26 Apr 2007
| [[Mirror:hs_greatimes.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Oh, hello guys! This is my talk and mouth move. Great times!"
| Quote of the Week exclusive recorded for the [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech Talk]]

|- id="QW-2007-04-19"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}19 Apr 2007
| [[Mirror:hs_drinko.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Drinko some Malinko! Malinko flavored water! Crystal clear like domestic beer!"
| [[rough copy]] (second phrase an outtake)

|- id="QW-2007-04-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}12 Apr 2007
| [[Mirror:blc_qualifypants.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Blue Laser Commander|qod 23 - blue laser commander.PNG}}
| '''[[Blue Laser Commander]]''': "These hardly qualify as PANTS!"
| [[An Important Rap Song]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-04-05"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}05 Apr 2007
| [[Mirror:drivethru_severleg.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Drive-Thru Whale|Whalehead.PNG}}
| '''[[Drive-Thru Whale]]''': "Sever your leg, please. It's the greatest day."
| [[Drive-Thru]]

|- id="QW-2007-03-22"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}22 Mar 2007
| [[Mirror:brotherinajar.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Taranchula|Taranchulaqod.PNG}}
| '''[[Taranchula]]''': "Ooh hoo ha ha haaa. Brother in a jar. Brother in a jar. Brotherinajar!" ''{entire "Brother in a Jar" song}''
| [[your funeral]]

|- id="QW-2007-03-15"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}15 Mar 2007
| [[Mirror:crack_up2here.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Gunhaver|qod 18 - gunhaver.PNG}}
| '''[[Crack Stuntman]]''': "I've had it up to HERE with your shinoligans! ''{pronounces "shinoligans" like "SHY-knowligans"}'' If you could see me you'd see that I'm holding my hand up to my chin. And I'm pretty tall!"
| [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] outtake

|- id="QW-2007-03-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}08 Mar 2007
| [[Mirror:kot_reek.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The King of Town|qod 7 - the kot.PNG}}
| '''[[The King of Town]]''': "Woo! What is that reek? The Poopsmith, you smell like a Crapsmith."
| [[KOT's VOQPCS!]]

|- id="QW-2007-03-01"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}01 Mar 2007
| [[Mirror:hstabasco.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "I wonder how you spell tabasco. TABASCOooo!"
| [[the movies]]

|- id="QW-2007-02-22"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}22 Feb 2007
| [[Mirror:lifingforlove.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''Singers''': You and me, babe, livin for dreams, lifin' for love, drinkin' for free. Sittin' on top of an old robot, sharin' and carin' it out. The memory's scrubbin' you down!
| [[theme song]]

|- id="QW-2007-02-15"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}15 Feb 2007
| [[Mirror:valentimes.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Cheerleader|qod 12 - cheerleader.PNG}}
| '''[[Teen Girl Squad]]''': "2-3-4. What time is it? It's Valentimes. What time is it? It's Valentimes. What we gone get?  Several boys! How we gonna get em? Uh...um...er..."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]]

|- id="QW-2007-02-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}08 Feb 2007
| [[Mirror:bubsgonzola.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|King Bubsgonzola Supreme|qod 39 - kingbubs.png}}
| '''Singers''': "King Bubsgonzola King-King Bubsgonzola Supreme"
| [[unnatural]]

|- id="QW-2007-02-01"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}01 Feb 2007
| [[Mirror:marzy_booty.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': "Word booty!"
| [[looking old]]

|- id="QW-2007-01-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}18 Jan 2007
| [[Mirror:ss_caffeine.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "I can't remember cereal, I can't remember TV. Is it football season yet? I don't even watch football. I hate football but I'll play football. Run you over in football..." ''{quote continues: "Run you down the field like a clown!"}''
| [[caffeine]], though under Strong Bad's voiceover

|- id="QW-2007-01-11"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}11 Jan 2007
| [[Mirror:bubs_crabadonk.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]]''': "Crabadonk. Crabadonk! CRABADONK!"
| [[the chair]] multiple takes

|- id="QW-2006-12-21"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}21 Dec 2006
| [[Mirror:hs_cheerupcz.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "A-listen to me now. Cheer up, Coach Z. It doesn't have to be creepy and depressing all the time..." ''{entire "Cheer Up, Coach Z" song}''
| [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]

|- id="QW-2006-12-14"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}14 Dec 2006
| [[Mirror:ss_montelbon.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "Strong Bad, did you put ''{[[Matt Chapman|Matt]] laughs a little while still maintaining his Strong Sad voice}'' Montelbon pheremones..?"
| [[what I want]] blooper

|- id="QW-2006-12-07"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}07 Dec 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_stankstonk.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Whoa, it's been upgraded to stank. Just last week it was only stink. Stonk can't be far away."
| [[the chair]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-11-30"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}30 Nov 2006
| [[Mirror:hsold_doadance.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The Homestar Runner|qod 27 - 1936 homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[The Homestar Runner]]''': "Well, folks, you know what that means... Now I'll do a dance."
| [[20X6 vs. 1936]]

|- id="QW-2006-11-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}17 Nov 2006
| [[Mirror:videlectrix_grfx.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Videlectrix Guys|Qow vidguys.png}}
| '''[[Videlectrix]] Guys''': "What did I say?! Good gr- To make good- What did I tell you to do?! To make good graphics. GOOD GRAPHICS!" ''{quote continues: "I COME TO WORK AND I HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS MESS! I can make good graphics. I—YOU BETTER MAKE GOOD GRAPHICS! I'M SUPPOSED TO RELEASE A VIDEO COMPUTER GAME ON TV WITHOUT THIS GRAPHIC! What? YOU HEARD ME!"}''
| [[Peasant's Quest Preview]] Easter egg

|- id="QW-2006-11-09"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}09 Nov 2006
| [[Mirror:whf_botpit.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|What's Her Face|qod 14 - whats her face.PNG}}
| '''[[What's Her Face]]''': "When you fall in a bottomless pit, you die of starvation."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]]

|- id="QW-2006-11-03"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}03 Nov 2006
| [[Mirror:marzy_dub.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''Singer:''' "Want some bread and butter pickles. Ooo-ahh! Give me that bread and butter pickle, bread and butter pickle. You are."
| Lyrics to Marzipan's music from [[Happy Hallow-day]]

|- id="QW-2006-10-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Oct 2006
| [[Mirror:marzy_hatefloat.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': "Oh yes, folks, there's no better way to be brutally honest with someone than to construct a hate float and put it in a televised parade."
| [[Fall Float Parade]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-10-20"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}20 Oct 2006
| [[Mirror:marshie_mtns.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marshie|qod 10 - marshie.PNG}}
| '''[[Marshie]]''': "Take a trip to the mountains!"
| [[retirement]]

|- id="QW-2006-10-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}12 Oct 2006
| [[Mirror:hs_holdmusic.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Doo doot. Tch. Doo doo dit. Tch. Doot doo doot. Tch. It's the hold music..." ''{quote continues: "...do doot. Tch. Pa doo doot. Tch. Boodoo doo doot. Tch. Hold music!"}''
| [[isp]]

|- id="QW-2006-09-25"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}25 Sep 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_planetaxes.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Naw it's a moon computer. Y'know, the kind the planets use to do their taxes."
| [[A Decemberween Pageant]]

|- id="QW-2006-09-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}18 Sep 2006
| [[Mirror:ss_cardinalsins.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "Tonight is my night to play Caaardinal Sins."
| [[Where's The Cheat?]]

|- id="QW-2006-09-07"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}07 Sep 2006
| [[Mirror:jammintunes.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Melt Shake|Meltshake.png}}
| '''Singers:''' "And now we're jammin. Jammin tunes, jammin tunes. Now we're jammin. jumbo/LARGE!"
| [[road trip]]

|- id="QW-2006-08-31"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}31 Aug 2006
| [[Mirror:blc_awesome.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Blue Laser Commander|qod 23 - blue laser commander.PNG}}
| '''[[Blue Laser Commander]]''': "Awesome! Just...AWESOME!"
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-2006-08-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}18 Aug 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_rainstorm.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "When email comes to town you know, you know it's like a rainstorm in your browser.When email comes to town I know, I know it's like a [[netscape]] hurricane"
| Extended version of the [[theme song]] email intro, with background music from the end of theme song.

|- id="QW-2006-08-11"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}11 Aug 2006
| [[Mirror:hs_heyguys.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Hey guys! H'whatcha teekenbot?"
| [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]

|- id="QW-2006-08-03"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}03 Aug 2006
| [[Mirror:tgs_chumbly.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|What's Her Face|qod 14 - whats her face.PNG}}
| '''[[What's Her Face]] and [[The Ugly One]]''': "And the chumbly wumbly bear came a tumblin down! Did he sell beans? Lord no! Did he sell eggs? Lord no! But he couldn't...so he stapled it down!" ''{entire chumbly wumbly bear song}''
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]]

|- id="QW-2006-07-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Jul 2006
| [[Mirror:brainsister.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Lazor Larry|qod 36 - lazorlarry.png}}
| '''[[Lasers|Lazor]] [[Larry Palaroncini|Larry]]''': "She was only 2017-She was a low res beauty queen-She was a brain sister-Texas Instruments all day-She remembers how they used to duet-Tha'll think you know what I mean." ''{entire "Brain Sister" song}''
| [[Summer Short Shorts]]

|- id="QW-2006-07-20"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}20 Jul 2006
| [[Mirror:scifigreg_shirtoff.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Science Fiction Greg|qod 35 - shirtless scifi greg.PNG}}
| '''[[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg|Science Fiction Greg]]''': "Oh, I can take my shirt off."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]]

|- id="QW-2006-07-13"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}13 Jul 2006
| [[Mirror:kot_havesome.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The King of Town|qod 7 - the kot.PNG}}
| '''[[The King of Town]]''': "Let the KOT have some!"
| [[senior prom]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-07-06"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}06 Jul 2006
| [[Mirror:doley-o.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': "We are the [[Cool Tapes]]. We make some phat papes. Doley-O, doley-o, doley-o.(x3) ''{[[Strong Mad]]: DOLEY-O! [[The Cheat]]: (The Cheat noises)}'' Stop creepin' at me."
| Quote of the Week exclusive 

|- id="QW-2006-06-29"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}29 Jun 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_stevens.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "You will note the artist's attention to fine wines, his masterful use of shadow...stevens. Circle gets the square."
| [[portrait]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-05-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}18 May 2006
| [[Mirror:sm_when2saywhen.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Small Mouth Strong Mad|qod 34 - small mouth.PNG}}
| '''Small Mouth [[Strong Mad]]''': "I DON'T KNOW WHEN TO SAY WHEN!!"
| [[isp]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-05-11"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}11 May 2006
| [[Mirror:marzy_copafeel.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]''': "Hey! Watch those hands David Coppafeel!"
| [[senior prom]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-05-04"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}04 May 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_vietbunmuffins.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Alright I gotta get out of here. I'm meetin Delelilia for some vietma- viamatese tunuffins!"
| [[senior prom]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-04-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Apr 2006
| [[Mirror:cardgage_hardlife.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Senor Cardgage|qod 11 - senor cardgage.PNG}}
| '''[[Senor Cardgage]]''': "Oh...I live a hard life." ''{faint laughter from [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] can be heard at end}''
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-2006-04-06"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}06 Apr 2006
| [[Mirror:sblounskched.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "You got the munch, the crisp and the crunch. Livin' in the gutter with Grandma. When Coach puts you in, you gotta go for the win. Y2K turned out alright..." ''{entire [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|SBLOUNSKCHED!]] jingle}''
| [[candy product]]

|- id="QW-2006-03-30"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}30 Mar 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_itsits.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Oh, if you want it to be possessive it's just 'its,' but if it's supposed to be a contraction then it's I-T apostrophe S! ...scalawag."
| [[local news]]

|- id="QW-2006-03-24"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}24 Mar 2006
| [[Mirror:ss_chaitea.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]]:''' "Your computer room is now my tai chi space. And it doubles as my chai tea space, too!"
| [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-03-16"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}16 Mar 2006
| [[Mirror:hs_doingreat.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "You're doing great! Now shoulders down! One and two! Feel the burn and go to bed! Make some breakfast, talk to me!"
| [[lady fan]]

|- id="QW-2006-03-10"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}10 Mar 2006
| [[Mirror:nottalkinboutbutter.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The King of Town|qod 7 - the kot.PNG}}
| '''[[The King of Town]]:''' Not Talkin' Bout Butter (remix by [[The Cheat|DJ Teh Cheat]])
| [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]]

|- id="QW-2006-03-02"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}02 Mar 2006
| [[Mirror:ss_looseleaf.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]]:''' "Uh, Strong Bad, were you just first basin' it with that piece of loose leaf?!"
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]

|- id="QW-2006-02-23"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}23 Feb 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_undersiege2.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "What?! ''[[Wikipedia:Under Siege 2: Dark Territory|Under Siege 2]]''?? You got me this for like the last 3 years, man!"
| [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-02-16"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}16 Feb 2006
| [[Mirror:bubs_answermessup.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]] as [[Dr. Christmas]]:''' "I got it-I got everything you wan know. Everybody know me, my name Cornbread."
| [[A Decemberween Pageant]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-02-09"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}09 Feb 2006
| [[Mirror:cgnu_fightsong.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The Jolly Dumple|qod dumple.png}}
| Special Fanstuff Quote of the Day!! High school band actually playing the [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] Fight Song! ''{entire instrumental fight song with opening and closing comments}''
| Quote of the Week exclusive; references the emails [[mascot]] (song) and [[mile]] (beginning and end)

|- id="QW-2006-02-02"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}02 Feb 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_motherboard.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "The Cheatbot! Do you use that same mouth to kiss your... motherboard."
| [[technology]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-01-26"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}26 Jan 2006
| [[Mirror:sb_baseballgame.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "They flew on a sweet, sweet mushroom bridge to the...baseball...game."
| [[flashback]] outtake

|- id="QW-2006-01-19"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}19 Jan 2006
| [[Mirror:cheer_jiggyjuggas.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Cheerleader|qod 12 - cheerleader.PNG}}
| '''[[Cheerleader]]:''' "I come for the wuggas, but stay for the jiggy juggas."
| [[death metal]] Easter egg

|- id="QW-2006-01-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}12 Jan 2006
| [[Mirror:bubs_background.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]]:''' "Hey, Coach! Tell her I said, 'Hey!' No, no, just--Tell her I said, 'Bananas!' Tell her I said, 'A bluh-buncha bananas.'"
| [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]]

|- id="QW-2005-12-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}08 Dec 2005
| [[Mirror:cz_tomater.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Coach Z|qod 5 - coach z.PNG}}
| '''[[Coach Z]]:''' "You say tomater, I zader matermorts."
| [[Fall Float Parade]]

|- id="QW-2005-11-25"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}25 Nov 2005
| [[Mirror:homsar_pennzoil.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homsar|qod 9 - homsar.PNG}}
| '''Two [[Homsar]]s:''' "Let's sing a song of [[Wikipedia:Pennzoil|Pennzoil]]!"
| [[Fall Float Parade]]

|- id="QW-2005-11-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}17 Nov 2005
| [[Mirror:sbold_goldpants.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Old-Timey Strong Bad|qod 26 - 1936 strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]:''' "I'll be marching around in gold pants in no time!"
| [[That A Ghost]]

|- id="QW-2005-11-10"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}10 Nov 2005
| [[Mirror:kot_punishment.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The King of Town|qod 7 - the kot.PNG}}
| '''[[The King of Town]]:''' "The punishment is not too bad, eh?"
| [[Revenge of the King]]

|- id="QW-2005-11-03"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}03 Nov 2005
| [[Mirror:bubs_undersiege2.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]]:''' "You're pretty good, shorty! That's worth an ''[[IMDb:tt0114781|Under Siege 2]]'' collector's spoon!"
| [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] outtake

|- id="QW-2005-10-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Oct 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_verymean.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Oh! Very mean things...to say. Funny also, too."
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-2005-10-21"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}21 Oct 2005
| [[Mirror:badguy.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''Singers:''' "Strong Bad is a bad guy, bad guy, bad guy." ''{entire song}''
| [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]

|- id="QW-2005-10-20"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}20 Oct 2005
| [[Mirror:hs_goodtimes.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "The good times are over!!"
| [[Bug in Mouth Disease]]

|- id="QW-2005-10-06"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}06 Oct 2005
| [[Mirror:rocoulm.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Horrible Painting|qod horriblepainting.PNG}}
| '''[[Horrible Painting]]:''' "Come on in heeeeere."
| [[bottom 10]]

|- id="QW-2005-09-29"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}29 Sep 2005
| [[Mirror:geddupnoise.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The Geddup Noise|qod 31 - geddup noise.png}}
| The Geddup Noise Indie-tronic Remix by [[The Cheat|DJ Teh Cheat]]
| [[geddup noise]]

|- id="QW-2005-09-22"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}22 Sep 2005
| [[Mirror:sicklysam_mush.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Sickly Sam|qod 28 - 1936 strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Sickly Sam]]:''' "Can you spare any mush for me?"
| [[Parsnips-A-Plenty]]

|- id="QW-2005-09-15"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}15 Sep 2005
| [[Mirror:reynold_groceries.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Reynold|qod 22 - reynold.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]] as [[Reynold]]:''' "Oh, I really need to go grocery shopping. I wish my girlfriend didn't leave me."
| [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]

|- id="QW-2005-09-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}08 Sep 2005
| [[Mirror:hs_petesampras.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "What in [[Wikipedia:Pete Sampras|Pete Sampras]] is going on here?!?"
| [[Cool Things]]

|- id="QW-2005-09-01"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}01 Sep 2005
| [[Mirror:1up_pudding1.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|1-Up|qod 17 - 1up.PNG}}
| '''[[1-Up]]:''' "I want pudding!"
| [[Under Construction]]

|- id="QW-2005-08-25"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}25 Aug 2005
| [[Mirror:marshie_lead.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marshie|qod 10 - marshie.PNG}}
| '''[[Marshie]]:''' "Those rotten little punks next door won't know what hit 'em when you...fill 'em...fulla lead."
| [[Malloween Commercial]] outtake

|- id="QW-2005-08-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}18 Aug 2005
| [[Mirror:marzy_cooltapes.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marzipan|qod 6 - marzipan.PNG}}
| '''[[Marzipan]]:''' "Ready boys? 1-2-3-4 [[Cool tapes]] are cool 'cause they're where it's at. Cool tapes are cool and we like it like that..." ''{entire song}''
| [[Cool Things]]

|- id="QW-2005-08-11"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}11 Aug 2005
| [[Mirror:cardgage_msamerica.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Senor Cardgage|qod 11 - senor cardgage.PNG}}
| '''[[Senor Cardgage]]:''' "My left name is tremendous savings, Ms. America!"
| [[Senorial Day]]

|- id="QW-2005-08-04"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}04 Aug 2005
| [[Mirror:cz_dazzlemaze.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Coach Z|qod 5 - coach z.PNG}}
| '''[[Coach Z]]:''' "IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!"
| [[Happy Fireworks]]

|- id="QW-2005-07-21"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}21 Jul 2005
| [[Mirror:hs_buttdance2.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "buttdance again, like the rhythm's down your pants now!"
| [[bottom 10]]

|- id="QW-2005-07-07"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}07 Jul 2005
| [[Mirror:hs_champeenship.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "A [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes|wagon full of pamcakes]]? In the [[Champeenship]]?! I'd like to see ya try!"
| [[montage]]

|- id="QW-2005-06-30"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}30 Jun 2005
| [[Mirror:bubs_checkitout.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]]:''' "Check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out..." ''{continues}''
| [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]

|- id="QW-2005-06-23"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}23 Jun 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_hitmeontheslant.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "You bet! Hit me on the slant!"
| [[Senorial Day]]

|- id="QW-2005-06-16"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}16 Jun 2005
| [[Mirror:hs_goodtimesover.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "THE GOOD TIMES ARE OVER!!!"
| [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]

|- id="QW-2005-06-10"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}10 Jun 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_twinkies.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Naw, it can't be heaven. There's not enough [[Wikipedia:Twinkies|Twinkies]]."
| [[Where the Crap Are We?]]

|- id="QW-2005-06-02"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}02 Jun 2005
| [[Mirror:hom_wedgie.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homsar|qod 9 - homsar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homsar]]:''' "AAAaaaAAh'm the human wedgie!"
| [[origins]]

|- id="QW-2005-05-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}12 May 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_rampage.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "I'm on a RAMPAGE!!"
| [[rampage]]

|- id="QW-2005-04-28"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}28 Apr 2005
| [[Mirror:cz_slipthrufingers.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Coach Z|qod 5 - coach z.PNG}}
| '''[[Coach Z]]:''' "Once again [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!"
| [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]

|- id="QW-2005-04-21"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}21 Apr 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_dongdling.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' ''{imitating the [[Lappy 486]]'s start-up noise}'' "Dong DIIING!!!"
| [[animal]]

|- id="QW-2005-04-14"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}14 Apr 2005
| [[Mirror:sm_imthehump.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Mad|qod 8 - strong mad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Mad]]:''' "I'M THE HUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
| [[other days]]

|- id="QW-2005-03-31"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}31 Mar 2005
| [[Mirror:oldhs_doadance.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The Homestar Runner|qod 27 - 1936 homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[The Homestar Runner]]:''' "Well, folks, you know what that means: Now I'll do a dance."
| [[20X6 vs. 1936]]

|- id="QW-2005-03-25"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}25 Mar 2005
| [[Mirror:bubs_cornbread.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]] as [[Dr. Christmas]]:''' "Everybody knows me. Mine name Cornbread."
| [[A Decemberween Pageant]]

|- id="QW-2005-03-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}17 Mar 2005
| [[Mirror:kot_donothing.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|The King of Town|qod 7 - the kot.PNG}}
| '''[[The King of Town]]:''' "Stop what? I don't do nothing!"
| [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]

|- id="QW-2005-03-10"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}10 Mar 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_ivelostit.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Oh. Why do you...guys...like me anymore. I—I've lost it!"
| [[origins]] outtake

|- id="QW-2005-02-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Feb 2005
| [[Mirror:crack_geronimo.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Crackotage|qod 21 - crackotage.PNG}}
| '''[[Crackotage]]:''' "Look out below, geronimo! Hee hee HA HA!"
| [[Cheat Commandos...O's]]

|- id="QW-2005-02-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}17 Feb 2005
| [[Mirror:homsar_wedgie.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homsar|qod 9 - homsar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homsar]]:''' "I'm the human wedgie!"
| [[origins]]

|- id="QW-2005-02-10"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}10 Feb 2005
| [[Mirror:sb_no2people.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Everyone is different. No two people are not on fire. Awww."
| [[kids' book]]

|- id="QW-2005-01-27"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}27 Jan 2005
| [[Mirror:bubs_reglavoice.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Powered by The Cheat]] [[Bubs]]:''' "My name's Bubs! This is my regulah voice!"
| [[Sample of Style]]

|- id="QW-2005-01-20"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}20 Jan 2005
| [[Mirror:ooncha_all.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Cheerleader|qod 12 - cheerleader.PNG}}
| '''[[Cheerleader]]:''' "We're [[Kissyboots]] and it's nice to meetcha" ''{entire song}''
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]

|- id="QW-2005-01-14"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}14 Jan 2005
| [[Mirror:hom1_pudgy.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homsar|qod 9 - homsar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homsar]]:''' "Alms for the pudgy? Alms for the pudgy?"
| [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]

|- id="QW-2004-12-30"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}30 Dec 2004
| [[Mirror:marsh_boogidy.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Marshie|qod 10 - marshie.PNG}}
| '''[[Marshie]]:''' "BOOGIDY BOOGIDY! I'll scare your dad!"
| [[Malloween Commercial]]

|- id="QW-2004-12-16"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}16 Dec 2004
| [[Mirror:ss_wa3d.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Sad|qod 3 - strong sad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Sad]] as [[The Deathly Pallor]]:''' "We got another 50 minutes straight of music free commercials comin atcha! Don't you touch that- zabbitablough!"
| [[radio]] outtake

|- id="QW-2004-12-09"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}09 Dec 2004
| [[Mirror:bubs_naturalmusk.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Bubs|qod 4 - bubs.PNG}}
| '''[[Bubs]] presumably as [[The Wheelchair]]:''' "I know you're close by, [[Eh! Steve!|Eh, Steve]]. I can smell your natural musk!"
| Possible [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] outtake

|- id="QW-2004-12-02"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}02 Dec 2004
| [[Mirror:hs_lilbrudder.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Homestar Runner|qod 1 - homestar.PNG}}
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "[[Li'l Brudder]]! I—I don't know what I'm doing with my life!"
| [[crying]]

|- id="QW-2004-11-22"
| {{hcount|QOW Head Dates}}22 Nov 2004
| [[Mirror:qod_sb_crapfullyours.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| {{head|Strong Bad|qod 2 - strong bad.PNG}}
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "I doh du duoh [[crapfully yours]]. ID DO DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS!"
| [[virus]]
|}
===Older Quotes===
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|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! width="100" | Date !! Download !! Quote !! Source

|- id="QW-2004-11-11"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}11 Nov 2004
| [[Mirror:youreagirl.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' ''{singing the "You're A Girl" song}''
| [[montage]]

|- id="QW-2004-11-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}08 Nov 2004
| [[Mirror:bubs_cantdrive.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Bubs]]:''' "Women can't drive!"
| [[Halloween Fairstival]]

|- id="QW-2004-10-18"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}18 Oct 2004
| [[Mirror:hs_letmein.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "Let me in, da da da. Let me in!"
| [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]

|- id="QW-2004-10-07"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}07 Oct 2004
| [[Mirror:hs_thatsbupkis.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "That's bupkis!"
| [[the facts]]

|- id="QW-2004-09-30"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}30 Sep 2004
| [[Mirror:hsgirl_likefunny.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Little Girl]]:''' "That sounds like funny!" '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "It ''sounds'' like funny, but it's not."
| [[Homestar vs. Little Girl]]

|- id="QW-2004-09-23"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}23 Sep 2004
| [[Mirror:sb_lightrag.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "And I'll just erase it using my... electron... towel."
| Outtake from [[haircut]]

|- id="QW-2004-09-19"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}19 Sep 2004
| [[Mirror:gunhaver_rro.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Gunhaver]]:''' "Cheat Commandos.. Rock, rock on!"
| [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]

|- id="QW-2004-09-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}08 Sep 2004
| [[Mirror:labordaysong_hs.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' Todayborday is Labor Day song
| [[Labor Dabor]]

|- id="QW-2004-09-02"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}02 Sep 2004
| [[Mirror:sbhs_havetojump.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]] & [[Homestar Runner]]''': "Looks like we're gonna have to jump!"
| [[dangeresque 3]]

|- id="QW-2004-08-26"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}26 Aug 2004
| [[Mirror:cz_bdhman.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Coach Z]]:''' "It was [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]]! I knew it!!"
| [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]

|- id="QW-2004-08-19"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}19 Aug 2004
| [[Mirror:stinko_whatRUdoing.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Stinkoman]]:''' "Hey, [[Sticklyman]], ''whaaaaat'' are you doing?"
| [[Under Construction]]

|- id="QW-2004-08-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}12 Aug 2004
| [[Mirror:sb_giftshop.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' ''{click}'' "Don't forget to experience the fury of our gift shooop." ''{click}''
| [[theme park]]

|- id="QW-2004-08-05"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}05 Aug 2004
| [[Mirror:wheatgrowssweet.zip|download]] (mirror)
| Wheat Grows Sweet (2-bit mono internal PC sound song)
| [[Peasant's Quest]]

|- id="QW-2004-07-29"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}29 Jul 2004
| [[Mirror:sb_brudder.zip|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': ''{as Li'l Brudder} '' "I can make it on my own!"
| [[crying]]

|- id="QW-2004-07-19"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}19 Jul 2004
| [[Mirror:worm.zip|PC]] [[Mirror:worm.sit|Mac]] (mirror)
| '''[[The Worm]]''': "Is a miracle."
| [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]

|- id="QW-2004-06-29"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}29 Jun 2004
| [[Mirror:blc_hateusomuch.zip|PC]] [[Mirror:blc_hateusomuch.sit|Mac]] (mirror)
| '''[[Blue Laser Commander]]''': "I just hate you so much!" (an additional "I just hate you sooo much!" on download)
| [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]

|- id="QW-2004-05-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}17 May 2004
| [[Mirror:cc_theme.zip|PC]] [[Mirror:cc_theme.sit|Mac]] (mirror)
| '''The [[Cheat Commandos]] Theme''': "Cheat Commandos, maybe fighting for freedom, and each is sold separately. Cheat Commandos, they're probably battling evil. Buy all our playsets and toys!"
| [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]

|- id="QW-2004-05-03"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}03 May 2004
| [[Mirror:bubs_chickenshine.zip|PC]] [[Mirror:bubs_chickenshine.sit|Mac]] (mirror)
| '''[[Bubs]]''': "Shinin' up a chicken in the mo'nin', mo'nin'."
| [[lunch special]]

|- id="QW-2004-03-22"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}22 Mar 2004
| [[Mirror:larry_fromzeen.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Larry Palaroncini]]''': "We're from the band [[Limozeen]]!"
| [[flashback]] Easter egg

|- id="QW-2004-03-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}08 Mar 2004
| [[Mirror:oldaboy2_missvg.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Minor_Teen_Girl_Squad_Characters#Olda_Boys|Olda Boy]]''': "I'm gonna miss video games."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]]

|- id="QW-2004-02-09"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}09 Feb 2004
| [[Mirror:hs_thnikkaman.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Here comes [[The Thnikkaman]]!"
| [[monument]] Easter egg

|- id="QW-2004-02-02"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}02 Feb 2004
| [[Mirror:marshie_whatmore.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Marshie]]''': "What more do they want?!!"
| [[Malloween Commercial]]

|- id="QW-2004-01-12"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}12 Jan 2004
| [[Mirror:sbz_backoff.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Vector Strong Bad]]''': BACK OFF BABY.
| [[video games]]

|- id="QW-2003-12-10"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}10 Dec 2003
| [[Mirror:ss_marzipan.wav|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "Marzipan, Marzipan!!!"
| [[caffeine]]

|- id="QW-2003-11-03"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}03 Nov 2003
| [[Mirror:hs_grabbinbutt.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "And somebody's a-ga-wabbin' a-my butt."
| [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] multiple takes

|- id="QW-2003-09-29"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}29 Sep 2003
| [[Mirror:ss_foodanymore.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "I don't like food anymore"
| [[2 years]]

|- id="QW-2003-09-08"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}08 Sep 2003
| [[Mirror:sb_jig.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Strong Bad did a jig while holding all the grapes, and [[The Cheat]] learned to fly!"
| [[kids' book]] Easter egg ([[strongbad_email.exe|DVD version]])

|- id="QW-2003-09-01"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}01 Sep 2003
| [[Mirror:sb_kingmessup.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Ah, the self-proclaimed King of Town. Like you aren't an easy jab for my witty glivers and put-dubs."
| [[labor day]] blooper

|- id="QW-2003-08-28"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}28 Aug 2003
| [[Mirror:bubs_sugarspice.wav|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Bubs]]''': "Shake it once! Shake it twice, a-gimme little bit o' sugar spice!"
| [[Bubs#Character Video Transcript|Bubs' character tape]]

|- id="QW-2003-08-25"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}25 Aug 2003
| [[Mirror:ss_animal.wav|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "Oh, some animal died."
| A play on Homestar's quote in [[impression]]

|- id="QW-sneak_up_on_a_brotha"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}?? Jun 2003
| [[Mirror:sb_sneakup.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Jeez, The Cheat, you can't sneak up on a brotha like that!"
| [[privileges]]

|- id="QW-2003-03-17"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}17 Mar 2003
| [[Mirror:hs_brutus.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Let's do this like Brutus."
| [[monster truck]]

|- id="QW-2002-01-28"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}28 Jan 2002
| [[Mirror:hs_coldones.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "I could go for a few [[Cold One|cold ones]] right about now."
| [[Where My Hat Is At?]]

|- id="QW-possums"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_possums.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Possums!"
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]]

|- id="QW-assaulted"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:k_assaulted.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[The King of Town]]''': "Dwoo hoo! We hoo! Woo! I'm absolutely being assaulted! Woo di dhoo hoo!"
| [[Where's The Cheat?]]

|- id="QW-coach_z"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:cz_oachz.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Coach Z]]:''' My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'."
| [[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]]

|- id="QW-lazy_crap_for_crap"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_crap4crap.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Why you lazy crap for crap!"
| [[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]]

|- id="QW-quote_of_the_day"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_qod.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "This is the quote of the day!"
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-pretty_good_one"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_fart.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': ''{farts}'' "You guys, that was a pretty good one." ''{laughs}''
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-check_me_out"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_checkme2.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Check me out! No, seriously, check me out."
| Similar to [[First Time Here?]]

|- id="QW-strong_bad_show"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_sbshow.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''': ''{Singing}'' "This is the Strong Bad show, everybody come on down, there's gonna be lots a guests, and it's gonna be pretty fun, maybe at the end, I'll have a serious moment to talk to you guys, but right now I'm gonna throw a bunch of [[Pie|pies]], at The Cheat!"
| Quote of the Week exclusive

|- id="QW-bust_a_wicked_solo"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_wickedsolo.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Okay, now I got to bust a wicked solo. ''{a crappy acoustic guitar solo is played}'' Thank you, goodnight!"
| [[vacation]]

|- id="QW-a_belle"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:hs_imabelle.wav|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "I'm a belle!"
| [[halloweener]]

|- id="QW-pee_my_pants"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:hs_peepants.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Seriously, [[Pom Pom]], I'm about to pee my [[Homestar Runner's Pants|pants]]."
| [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]

|- id="QW-vacation_outtake"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_clockmessup.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "It's that cloc—" '''[[Mike Chapman]]:''' "Sorry."
| [[vacation]] blooper

|- id="QW-pretty_impressed"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_impressive.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Pretty impressive, huh? I bet you're pretty impressed."
| [[Homestar Quiz]]

|- id="QW-the_very_strongest"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_strongest.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "I am the very strongest. You guys are not very strong."
| Line from the [[original book]]

|- id="QW-matt"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| [[Mirror:sb_matt.mp3|download]] (mirror)
| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "MATT!!"
| [[50 emails]]

|- id="QW-guitar_solo"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| None
| The Wicked Guitar Solo
| [[personal favorites]]

|- id="QW-the_only_girl"
| {{hcount|QOW Old Dates}}Unknown
| None
| '''[[Marzipan]]:''' "I'm the only girl"
| [[Who Said What Now?]]
|}

==Fun Facts==
*If there is a problem finding the [[Secret Pages XML Source#Weeklies XML File|weeklies XML file]], the text (which has no sound) is Homestar saying:<blockquote>"Oh Haldo! This is my funniest word style ever times that I've said! Hope all is on to it even more lately! And I wish the chicken & msg place was open on Somedays"</blockquote>
**This makes references to [[Peasant's Quest]] ([[Unusual Greetings#Haldo|Haldo]]), [[for kids]] ([[all is on]]), [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]] (MSG), and [[monster truck]] (Somedays).
*Formerly, the text was:<blockquote>"Oh Hello! This is my funniest word style ever that I said! Hope you're into it!"</blockquote>
*Occasionally, some quotes will be used twice.
**Homsar's "I'm the human wedgie" quote was used twice. Although the two sound bites were identical, the text used in both cases were slightly different. (The first time it was "I'm" whereas the second was "AAAaaaAAh'm").
**Homestar's "The good times are over!" quote was also used twice, with spelling differences (lower-case letters instead of caps.) However, this probably was an accident or a placeholder, as it was changed the following day.
**Although it wasn't identical, Bubs had a line as well, "Everybody knows me. Mine name Cornbread.", that is very similar to "I got it-I got everything you wan know. Everybody know me, my name Cornbread."
**The Homestar Runner's quote had only one difference; there was a colon on March 31, 2005, while ellipses were used on November 30, 2006.
*Homestar's October 27, 2004 quote, "That's bupkis!", contains a misspelling of the Yiddish word "bupkes" which literally means "beans" but in this sense means "nothing".
*In Bubs' quote from June 30th, 2005, "Check it out" was said 16 times.
*Strong Bad's quote from June 10th, 2005, was never featured on the site. Instead, it was said in "[[Where the Crap Are We?]]", which is an Easter egg in Macromedia Central.
*February 9, 2006's quote calls the feature "Quote of the Day" rather than its typical name "Quote of the Week".
*When using a [[Quote of the Week Character Heads|character head]] that hasn't been added yet, Homestar's head is used until the appropriate character's head is uploaded. This has happened several times.
*Strong Sad's quote about tai chi may be a nod to The Simpsons episode "[http://www.snpp.com/episodes/BABF22 HOMЯ]", which had a similar tai chi/chai tea gag.
*The May 4, 2006 quote spelled the name of Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad's Ladies|imaginary girlfriend]] as "Delelilia". However, in [[senior prom]], her name was spelled "Delilelia".
*In the June 29, 2006 quote, "Circle gets the square" is a reference to the game show [[Wikipedia:Hollywood Squares|Hollywood Squares]], which is based on tic-tac-toe; the accompanying phrase is "X gets the square." [[Wikipedia:Shadoe Stevens|Shadoe Stevens]] was the announcer for two incarnations of the show (the John Davidson and Tom Bergeron hosted versions), and occupied a square on the Davidson version.
*The November 17, 2006 quote is titled as an "outtake" in the [[Wikipedia:ID3|ID3]] tag. The quote may have originally been an outtake, then added to the toon as an Easter Egg.
*The December 14, 2006 quote mentions "Montelbon", probably a reference to [[Wikipedia:Ricardo Montalbán|Ricardo Montalbán]].
*On December 21, 2006, only the Quote of the Week was updated; the Weekly Fanstuff and Sketchbook were not.
*Until August 9, 2007, the Quote of the Week of June 21, 2007 had not been updated for seven weeks, the longest hiatus between pop-up updates on record.
**The word that Bubs spells in that quote is [[Wikipedia:Nestle|Nestles]], a brand of candy. It's a reference to a late '80s commercial for Alpine White, where "N-E-S-T-L-E-S" was spelt out in the jingle.

==See Also==
*[[Quote of the Week Character Heads]]

==External Links==
*Click on the Q on any [[HR:main{{#rand:1|23}}.html|main page]] to see the most recent quote.
*[[HR:qod.swf|view the Flash file for the current quote]] ([http://www.strongfans.com/upload/ThePaper/qod1122.swf Newer Version]) ([http://www.strongfans.com/upload/ThePaper/qod1111.swf Older Version])
*[[HR:weeklies/weeklies.xml|view weeklies.xml]] – This file dictates what caption and character image are displayed with the quote and is also used for the [[Weekly Fanstuff]] and weekly [[Sketchbook]] features.

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Talk:Sketchbook

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:'''See [[Talk:Quote of the Week]] for Weeklies update checklist.'''
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== Museum Sketchbook ==

Would it be OK if someone moved the bottom section of this page to something like [[Sketchbook (Museum)]]? This page takes far too long to load on a dial-up internet connection. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 06:24, 9th of March 2005

:Hmm, I like keeping the museum ones here on the [[Sketchbook]] page, and instead moving the weekly sketchbook ones to a [[Weekly Sketchbook]] page. This would match our [[Weekly Fanstuff]] page. Any one else agree?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 10:20, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

::Actually, I like that idea, better than my own as well. Weekly Sketchbook matches the rest of the weekly updates, and is probably easier to change the links for. The only reason I suggested Sketchbook (Museum) was because I thought less pages linked/would link to it. But Weekly Sketchbook sounds great. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 18:08, 9 Mar 2005 (GMT)

:::Done, see [[Weekly Sketchbook]]. I fixed all the links as well.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:48, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

''Note: The following is a copy/paste from the old Talk page''
Just a quick question. Who's gonna keep up with updating stuff like this? I know we're all busy with simply moving crap from there to here, but I dunne wanna lose anything that could be added, ya know? I'd update it myself, but I do most my wikistuff at work, so I can't make screenshots at all. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 15:15, 19 Aug 2004 (MST)

:Yeah, I can do that tonight. I think I'll come up with a better format too. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:30, 19 Aug 2004 (MST)

::Guh-roovay. The current one is kinda stinky anywho. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 16:00, 19 Aug 2004 (MST)

== Fun facts? ==

Is there room for a fun facts section on this page? The Tetherball'd TTGS death is a possible reference to the first season of South Park, when Kenny died in the exact same way. --[[User:Southpaw018|Southpaw018]] 18:46, 11 Nov 2004 (MST)

If there is, I vote Decline -[[User:Your Fuzzy God|Your Fuzzy God]] 10:20, 23 Nov 2004 (MST)
:Second'd this is extremly long already. But you can make a different aritcle and THEN put the link onto here. [[User:Sbmaniac|Sbmaniac]]

== "Tableization" ==

I'm glad there's finally a table for this section (as well as the weekly fanstuff.) The images being different sizes before the tables wasn't a necessarily a bad thing, I just thought it detracted from the page slightly. The use of tables did force those images that were on other sites (namely photobucket) to be uploaded to the wiki, which is a plus. I think must of us can agree that it looks better than before.
--[[User:The Paper|Teh P.]] 22:19, 11 Nov 2004 (MST)

== Comic-Book Style The Cheat==

With the introduction of the tables, I'm glad this image finally surfaced. I almost lost hope in that image ever being recovered, as it was the only image that I thought was never POSTERITY'd!! Due credit to [[User:Tom|Tom]].
--[[User:The Paper|Teh P.]] 22:19, 11 Nov 2004 (MST)

== Message to [[TBC]] from [[Jonathan Howe]] ==

Be sure to view the XML source of this file:
[http://www.homestarrunner.com/weeklies/weeklies.xml]

:I learned about this XML file when I was poking through these flash files: [http://www.homestarrunner.com/fanstuff.swf] & [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sketchbook.swf] when I found I couldn't view the image or the text when those two preceding files are saved remotely (i.e., on a hard drive.) '''Jonathan''' (I assume his last name is Howe, as he is a programmer) has left a message in a comment to the "'''Chapos'''" about the placement of certain "character shortcuts." He more or less 'signs' the comment with the words "Love, jonathan." I just found this rather amusing. Does anyone else? --[[User:The Paper|The Paper]] 20:37, 2 Dec 2004 (MST)

:Hmmm... Tricky. I like the base files though. Those can come in handy... [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 12:12, 30 Dec 2004 (MST)

== Halloween Costumes ==

If anyone can identify some of those halloween costumes from the museum sketchbook, (the last sketch), feel free to enter their names into the rollover title at the appropriate place saver. I can't really think of anything better at the moment, maybe I'll add them to the [[Halloween Costumes]] section or something later. Thanks. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 12:12, 30 Dec 2004 (MST)

== Images with Subtitles ==

Shouldn't the images for the Sketchbook and Fanstuff ''not'' have the captions with them? If not, the "Title" column is pretty much useless. --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 21:24, 17 Feb 2005 (MST)

It does seem redundant. It is easier to remove the "title" column, but then that text can not be found during a search. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 23:14, 17 Feb 2005 (MST)

:Since the very beginning, we've always treated the text and image as one. That's how they appear, so that's how we've been reproducing them. And the additional text is for better searching. I do notice, however, that the [[Sketchbook]] article lacks the interesting descriptions the [[Weekly Fanstuff]] page affords.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:57, 19 Feb 2005 (MST)

==Moving the page==

Shouldn't this still be under simply a 'Sketchbook' page title? Perhaps it would make more sense to move The Museum Sketchbook to just that, a 'Museum Sketchbook' page or something. I mean, when you roll over the button on the main page, all that pops up under it is just 'Sketchbook'. We're not going to change the name of 'Quote of the Week' to just 'Weekly Quote' are we? (Sorry I missed the discussion on the [[Sketchbook]] page) [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 15:31, 12 Mar 2005 (MST)

:Er, good point. So you're thinking we should move Weekly Sketchbook --> Sketchbook and Sketchbook --> Museum Sketchbook. That makes sense to me, but then again so did moving the weekly sketchbook section to this page. What do you think?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:01, 13 Mar 2005 (MST)
::I second Tom--[[User:flashstorm|flashstorm]] 12:34, 13 Mar 2005 (MST)

:::Yup. I appreciate the work you went to fixing all the links, and don't like to ask you to change them back, but it really makes sense to keep the names the website came up with. I third Tom. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 14:17, 13 Mar 2005 (MST)

::::Fourth'd! </tgs> -- [[User:nintendorulez|nintendorulez]] 14:51, 28 Mar 2005 (MST)

:::::Okay, then unless anyone else wants to do it, or objects in the next few days, I'm gonna do the move. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 19:41, 31 Mar 2005 (MST)

::::::It should be easy, since I went through and made sure all the links were correct for the first move. I would change all the "Sketchbook" links to "Museum Sketchbook" first, then move "Sketchbook" to "Museum Sketchbook". This will create a redirect at "Sketchbook" so you can move "Weekly Sketchbook" to "Sketchbook". Then when you change the "Weekly Sketchbook" links to "Sketchbook", it will be a bit easier. If you need any help, just ask.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:29, 2 Apr 2005 (MST)

== Sketch Descriptions? ==

Should we add descriptions to the sketches, like we did with the [[Weekly Fanstuff]]? Some people might have no idea what the sketches are of.--[[User:Lord Pikachon|The guy who's name you probably know]]

:It would be nice to have some links on some of the more obscure sketches (like Mashed Potato Jones or the Balding Man). <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 19:12, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)

Okay, me, Trogga, and Homestar Coder have begun working on descriptions.--[[User:Lord Pikachon|Lord Pikachon]]

== Pawn of a hat? ==
I don't wat to start an edit war, but I just don't see [[Strong Sad]] as a game pawn in [[Image:problematics.PNG|this picture]]. I see it as Strong Sad's head shooting out of a magic hat. [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]] 18:23, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:I see Strong Sad's head on a game pawn, and I definately don't see it coming out of a hat. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 18:26, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::Me as well -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 18:26, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::I see what hes talking about. {{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}}

::::I really wish I could find a picture on the internet, but it looks to me like SS is one of those toys that little kids play with. They're basically just comprised of a cylinder and a head. I don't know what they're called though. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:01, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::Ooh, I know just the things. I think my grandmother still has 'em. I'll see if I can get a pic. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::::I found [http://www.andertoons.com/images/blog/LittlePeople.jpg a picture]...anyone else think that's what the sketch of SS is? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:08, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::Yes, exactly! That's just what I was thinking, and have been since it was put up. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::::::Does anyone know what they're called? (is it "Little People"?) I think we should probably mention this on the page. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:18, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::I had those as a kid, and I recall them being called "Little People". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:24, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::They're Playschool Little People, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::::::::[http://www.fisher-price.com/US/littlepeople/default_flash.asp Fisher-Price], actually. And they're no longer in that classic design. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:27, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::Add'd. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:31, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

==Computer Sketch==

Can somebody read that floppy to the right of Homestar on the Comp? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 23:40, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:Or can anybody read Basic? Does the summary mean anything in particular? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:42, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)
::Or know what brand of computer that is? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:46, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:::Just looked up the basic, " 160 vlin 12, 17 at 26". 160 is the line number of the command. It means draw a vertical line from y-coordinate 12 to y-coordinate 17 at x-coordinate 26. That compy looks like an Apple II to me (and I found the "vlin" thing on an Apple II page). {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:47, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

::::I've seen that PC before... Isn't that the one from [[Peasant's Quest Preview]]? Or is it the one from [[Puppet Time]]? --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 18:55, 7 October 2005 (BST)
:::::Okay, I updated the page with the info Coder found. And if anybody could zoom in and read that floppy or anything, that would be awsome. And after careful cross-scruiteny, it appears that the computer used in the Sketchbook is indeed the same used by the [[Videlectrix]] people, even on the same desk. The one difference is that the logo on the keyboard (I think it was the Apple logo) is strangely absent from the [[Videlectrix]] photo. Most likely to avoid any possible legal problems and simplify it up, since they were photoshopping the [[Peasant's Quest]] image onto the screen anyways. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 18:43, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Consistency in dates ==

I just noticed that the date abbreviations in this page are not consistent. In general I have seen pages use 3 letter abbreviations. This is the case for most months here except: Sept, June (listed as both June and Jun) and April (also listed as Apr). I suggest that we make them all be 3 character abbreviations no more. Sounds good? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:15, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
:Well since there was no mention either way i'm gonna go ahead and do it. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:45, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

== Mixed-up pictures ==

There's something wrong with my computer or something like that. In the Sketchbook window, I see the words "homestar ice crusher", but from there up it's the old picture of Strong Mad holding his mystical orbs. [http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9644/sketchbookmessedup3wr.png 1] You guys are pretty computer-savvy, anyone know what's wrong? And if not, please don't blame me. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 09:00, 24 December 2006 (EST). Well, it's actually 12:05 on January 27, 2006.
:A lot of users have been commenting on similar mysterious problems, and it likely surrounds your page cache and what cached version of what your browser is loading. In this case it's loading a recent .xml with an old picture. Try clearning your cache to see if that does the trick. I think that's what the other users recommend, and pretty much the only thing that would solve it. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:13, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== none shall pass! ==

None shall pass! for a minute there i thought it read, YOU SHALL NOT PASS! for lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 10:22, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

:I actually was thinking Monty Python and the Holy grail when I say that. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 13:06, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:: I agree with Inivsible Robot Fish. [[USer:Sbmaniac|Sbmaniac]]

== Commas vs. Periods ==

I'll grant that commas and periods are barely distinguishable from each other in the caption font. But you can tell the difference by looking very closely. Commas have the smallest tail imaginable. Compare:

[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/e/e9/20060119_sketchbook_orbs_up_yo.PNG orbs up, yo] 
[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/7/79/20060209_sketchbook_nice_inking_mike.PNG nice inking, mike] 
[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/8/81/20060216_sketchbook_none_shall_pass_eww.PNG none shall pass! eww.]

If you cannot see a slight dip (just a pixel or two) in the comma images, copy all three of them to MS Paint (or whatever), zoom in, and compare the commas and periods. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:53, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

== poopertrooper? ==

On the page, it says "poopertrooper" is a reference to Super Troopers. I think it's more likely it's a refernce to pooper scoopers. -[[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 23:39, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
:I thought of "pooper scooper" when I first saw it. Super Troopers, to me, seems a lot more unlikely. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 00:06, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[[IMDB:tt0247745|Super Troopers]] is a movie about state troopers, who's uniform is nowhere near to what the poopsmith wears. In science fiction, stromtroopers dress in a similar way to The Poopsmith. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:34, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
:There is no way storm troopers has any relevance here. Poopertrooper - pooper scooper is just as good as poopertrooper to super troopers. one has the same root of pooper, the other has same ending of trooper, storm trooper is just not even close and they don't look anything alike. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:37, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

:I thought it sounded like Koopa Troopas. - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 23:55, 17 March 2006(UTC)

::That seems like way too much of a stretch. If they wanted to reference Koopa Troopas, it probably would have said "Poopa Troopas". [[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 02:17, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:Don't get mad, I wasn't the one that edited it into the article. I only said what I thought it was at first, I wasn't like "0MG J00 5UX0R L4M0 L0L I7 I5N7 UB3R P00P3R SC00P3R I7 K00P4 7R00P4!!!!!!!!111111!!!11!!!11!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!111one" - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 02:36, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:: Chill out, I wasn't mad, I was just commenting that it seemed like too much of a stretch. [[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 20:49, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Now I'M mad that people keep changing the article cos they think my idea was right, it wasn't even an idea! - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 00:52, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

I vote Super Troopers. Its about police. The stormtrooper Poopsmith is obviously a form of police. Referencing pooperscoopers makes *no* contextual sense. I'm changing it back. [[User:Piscez]]

:Here's what bugs me. When you say, "this '''is''' a reference to..." you are stating something is fact. In this case, we all have our opinions, and each think ours are correct. The fact '''is''' that none of were there when TBC sketched this out and don't have a flippin' clue what they were refering to. Therefore, I propose the following revision:
==== Pooper Trooper Scooper Dooper Blooper ====
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption could be a reference to the device [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]], the movie [[Wikipedia:Super_Troopers|Super Troopers]], the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario Brothers']] [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopa Troopas]], or the [[wikipedia:George_Lucas|George Lucas']] [[Wikipedia:Stormtroopers|stormtroopers]].

{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 12:44, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

In general, users here seem to think "refers to" means "resembles". IRF is right; only TBC know for sure about what's a reference. Some are obvious, but I'm sure there are a lot of references we'll never get. And then there are a lot of things that resemble other things but TBC never were trying to refer to that thing. I think as a knowledge base we need to be a bit more conservative in how we decide references. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 12:50, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

''Stormtroopers'' seems the most obvious reference. Not the George Lucas kind, but rather the Hitler/Orwell kind. (Those of you who are still somewhat whippersnapperesque should be aware that the term predated ''Star Wars'' by a great many years.) Most of the other suggested references seem to be simple attempts to match up same or similar sounding words, rather than considering the actual ''context''. {{User:Bill/sig}} 17:03, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

:Storm troopers is what I was saying all along. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:32, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

ok then ''Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption could be a reference to the device [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]], the movie [[Wikipedia:Super_Troopers|Super Troopers]], the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario Brothers']] [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopa Troopas]], or [[Wikipedia:Stormtroopers|stormtroopers]] (from [[wikipedia:World_War_I|WWI]]).''

either way, its still spec at best, and in response to Bill, the usage of pooper cannot be ignored why else would TBC go from The Poopsmith to pooper if not trying to make a ryhme such as Super Trooper or refer to the legendary pooper scooper. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:48, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:For the rhyme, perhaps. Just because the rhyme is funny. Doesn't have to be a reference to pooper or super. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:54, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

My two cents: Pooper Scooper and Stormtrooper are both meaningful enough to be included. "Super Trooper" and "Koopa Troopa" are both based on "Stormtrooper" and, thus, unnecessary. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:05, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Ahem. I would Like to add at this point that the Koopa Troopas were the second most common enemies (next to goombas) in the original Super Mario Bros., which came out BEFORE Star Wars: A New Hope. So if anything, Stormtroopers are based off of Koopa Troopas. (Very, very unlikely.) --{{User:The very strongest}} 12:35, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

:See my retraction above, storm troopers is a term that refers to certain soldiers at the end of WWI, which is pre-television. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 21:28, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

I like your idea, I R F, I vote that we go with that one. - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 04:36, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Ok, the opinions are vast so I think a good'ol vote is in order

'''version 1''' ''current version'' 
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption is a reference to [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]].
#
'''version 2''' ''the loaded version'' 
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption could be a reference to the device [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]], the movie [[Wikipedia:Super_Troopers|Super Troopers]], the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario Brothers']] [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopa Troopas]], or [[Wikipedia:Stormtroopers|stormtroopers]] (from [[wikipedia:World_War_I|WWI]]).''
#
'''version 3''' ''the bare version'' 
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]].
#
'''version 4''' ''combination (please specify which items qualify as a reference)'' 
#

== Super Suudsu Me ==

Feels like the 5-month-old suudsu is a reference to the French fry aging experiment in [[Wikipedia:Super Size Me|Super Size Me]]. But I haven't seen the film, so I don't know how direct the connection is. Anyone want to do a little fact-checking here? --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 17:54, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:I haven't seen it either, but the fact that this was posted five months to the day after [[bedtime story]] was released says to me that nobody actually ''drank'' the suudsu or dumped it out, and it's just been sitting there. It actually reminds me of the old clichè of the guy with the extremely dirty bedroom finally trying to clean it up and pulling out a half-eaten sandwich or burrito from under the bed and exclaiming "So ''that's'' what happened to my sandwich [burrito]." And by then it's covered with mold and he's got to shoo a [[Gavin|roach]] or two away from it before he touches it. The only specific example I can think of right now is from [[Wikipedia:Even Stevens]] (the episode where a haz mat team is needed to clean Louis's room and he has to sleep in Donnie's room. No, I don't watch the Disney channel anymore, but my younger sbblings frequently leave the TV on when they're not watching it and my ADD brain will be distracted by ut. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 20:40, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== suudsu sketch? ==

Is it noteworthy that this is only the 2nd time that the sketch isn't a sketch but a photograph?
{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 18:46, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:Th' last photo was sort of a sketch. Just a computer-generated one. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::This would be the first Sketchbook item which cannot really be called a sketch. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:58, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
::Sketch: [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Sketch Dictionary.com], [[Wiktionary:Sketch|Wikitionary]], [[Wikipedia:Sketch|Wikipedia]] [[User:Beep|Beep]] 22:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== Missy's The Cheat ==

Hmm... an upcoming Marzipan-drawn episode?? Probably not, but if it happens, you read it here first! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
*It looks like a Dr. Seuss character. Like it's got a lion head and tail, but with a penguin body. I think it's kinda cute though! -[[User:Compdude|Compdude]]
*I think it looks like an Easter egg with a lion's mane, beady eyes, and a tail. Very nice, though. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 19:31, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
*You just know that in another six months they're going to turn that into a guest character. [[User:68.104.201.53|68.104.201.53]] 06:55, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

==Female Coach Z?==

It says that's some kind of female coaz Z with a 3 instead of a Z is in this week's sketchbook... But it's clearly Homeschool winner's symbol! And I guess this means this is an alternate verion of Coach Z who'll never be used...
:Not sure about the HW connection - his symbol is a speech balloon. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:04, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
::While I'm not entirely sure it's a female (I was edit-conflicted on putting it up, and my description just said "long-haired"), I can safely say that's a three. Dunno where you're getting the Homeschool Winner thing from. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I can see from where he got the Homeschool idea from. The space between the 3 and the circle looks like Homeschool's word bubble upside down. But it says 3 on the caption iself, so no argue there. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:13, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

==Numba zero==

I removed the Gilbert Arenas reference from last week's sketch description because there's no proof that it is. There have been plenty of players in the NBA who've worn number 0, and it can't be more than coincidence. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 02:35, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

==Sample of Style==

Anyone else notice a simularity between the styles of Numba 0 Strong Sad and Droolstar Runner? They're both in a new sketchy style with lots of detail and shadow as if they were draw at the same time or for the same purpose. Not only that they're also both in a very school-type setting. Granted Homestar could be asleep anywhere, and Strong Sad could be playing professional basketball but I seriously doubt thats the case. My question is, do you guys think this is a sign of toons to come?
*Hmm, maybe! They could be getting more into chiaroscuro shading, like SS's dragon.[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]

== 1-up? ==

Im'a prootty sure that shoe says [[Wikipedia:7-Up|7-Up]]--{{User:Benol/sig}} 22:39, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
: I saw a "1". Anyway, although the poor drawing in the background looks more like Homestar, the boot looks very much like a [[20X6]] boot. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:56, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
::I think it looks like 7-Up, too. But I don't think it is, after all Homestar's has a [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|star]] on it. That would mean 1-Up would have that or some kind'a familiar mushroom… [[User:Stongbah|Stongbah]] 18:23, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
:::I thought it was a "7" the first time I saw it, and I still think it looks like one. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 19:09, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
::::I also can see "7-up", but "1-up" makes more sense in the context. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:46, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== One and a half King of Towns ==

Should the plural of "King of Town" be "King of Towns" or "Kings of Town"? [[User:Gus|Gus]] 04:55, 4 August 2006 (UTC) (Perhaps "A King of Town and a half"?)
:I honestly don't know. I think it should be entirely reworded to we don't have to deal with it. {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:57, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
::Good point, guys. I've changed it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
[[Image:Kotqowopera.png|thumb|The KOT... and then a half? (Opera 9)]]
In Opera 9, it seems there are rendering issues. Anyone else see something similar to this? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:21, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I did in Firefox. See [[#Weird glitch]] below. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 19:33, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

== Taste it out? ==

It's said on the page that "taste it out" may be based on [[lady fan]]'s "twees it out". I'm not so sure; it reminds me more of a line from [[do over]] ("taste out one of them Cheatcakes"). Thoughts? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:13, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:[[TTATOT]], or we add a new word running gag page about "out". But I don't think so. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:17, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:: You're misapplying the term TTATOT, as this isn't it. I don't think it's referring to a set of similar lines, I think it's referring to one line. Just not the one mentioned on the page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:21, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::"Twees it out" was the first thing that came to my mind... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::TTATOT, as in "unusual use of the word 'out'".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:25, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::: You're still misusing TTATOT, and even if it was, the correct solution would be to remove any trace of reference entirely. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:27, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::"Twees it out" is what I thought of at first too, but I'm not convinced it refers to anything in particular. TBC enjoy using words in strange ways; it needn't necessarily be a reference. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:40, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::"Taste out one o' them Cheatcakes" is what popped into my head, what with the act of tasting in the picture and all. However, TBC have been known to use words in extremely odd ways, such as "Style" and others. I'd be inclinec to believe it's just some unusual word use that TBC employ in theirdaily lives that has spilled over in order to make Homestar Runner just that more bizarre.{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 05:00, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

== Text bug ==

[[Image:Sketchbookbug.PNG|thumb]]
I've seen this reverted a few times, so here is the prove. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

:Well, neither I nor anyone else have the capability any longer. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:28, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

::The capability of what? If you mean reproducing the bug, you're wrong. It's still there.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:32, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Apparently it's not repoducible on Mac or Linux, but only on ''Firefox'' under ''Windows''.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:56, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

== The Bendy Hop ==

It's really not a big deal, but I feel confident enough about it to post a comment on this talk page. I think that the "bendy hop" is a particular reference to the [[Wikipedia:Lindy Hop|lindy hop]], for the following reasons: (1) the titles differ only by two letters, (2) Coach Z's pose looks strongly like a typical swing/jazz dance step, of which the Lindy Hop is probably the most famous.

It was suggested that this might be more likely a reference to the [http://www.ehow.com/how_15790_bunny-hop.html bunny hop], but I question this, for the following reasons: this dance is less well-known (I base this, perhaps unjustly, on the relative size of the Wikipedia articles), and Coach Z's pose doesn't resemble the dance steps as described in the above link. (The bunny hop is a line dance involving other people and focuses on foot steps but not arm movements.) If we can rule out the bunny hop, then I don't think this fact is TTATOT, unless other candidates for "that" and "the other thing" exist.

Again, it won't break my heart if this fact is not changed back to my version, but I really do think that this is a particular reference to the lindy hop. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:09, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

:When I first saw the Sketchbook item and was preparing the screencap, I considered including the reference to a particular dance. But with the Lindy Ho, the Bunny Hop, and the classic song "At The Hop", and I'm sure others, I could not allow myself to attach the dance to any particular one of those. We can never know which one was the reference. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:01, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

::I thought it was a sketch for his jumping pose seen in A Folky Tale and geddup noise. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 07:48, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

== The Thinkin Man ==
Reference to Yellow Dellow? It looks more like a reference to the famous statue, "[[Wikipedia:The Thinker|The Thinker]]."
:You could be right, but I don't know how anybody could confirm either of those, so I removed the statement. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 20:15, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
::If you imagine the Rodin sculpture sans arms, the pose is nearly identical. Seems like a clear reference to me. -- [[User:Mayosolo|Mayosolo]] 23:35, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
:::When I added it, I immediately thought of the scene in Yello Dello where Homestar <s>thought and thought and thought</s> craped craped and craped all over that rock. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:59, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

== Kingsmen Duo a reference? ==

The "Kingsmen Duo" are probably a reference to the famous folk band "[[Wikipedia:The Kingston Trio|The Kingston Trio]]".
:That sounds plausible. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::<s>I agree — it's a definite reference.</s> {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:28, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
:::It's a plausibility, but it might just be a stretch.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:31, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Despite my former conviction (which was based on the wrong assumption that the folk band was named "The Kingsmen Trio"), I think that this is a reference to these two being the only of The King of Town's employees to be conspicuously absent from [[All the King's Men]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:37, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Note that the "Kingston Trio" reference was voted down in STUFF for [[senior prom]]. I don't know if this matters here. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:46, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::Actually, it [[Talk:senior prom#Closed STUFF|wasn't voted on in STUFF at all]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::I don't think it's a reference for the band "The King's Men" but given the construction "The Kingsmen Duo" it becomes very likely. They have not previously been given the peculiar one-word construction "Kingsmen", and "The Kingsmen Duo" is grammatically strange unless in reference to The Kingston Trio. --Same Guy As The First Post

== "In a river of whatsit"? ==

Thats not correct at all! Come on people what is whatsit a euphamism of?
:there seems to be some disagreement over whether the whatsit refers to his situation (like "I'm in deep whatsit") or the actual composition of that river.. All I know is.. eew..

:: seems to me that the only disagreement would be with people who have never heard the informal military expression 'in the "whatsit"'; or at the very least people who have never been, as fightgar apparently is in this drawing, 'in the "whatsit"' themselves. It's figurative. He may indeed be in a river of 'whatsit', but he is also (and this is what the BC mean) figuratively 'in the "whatsit"', as both his expression and the flames shooting out of his weapon clearly indicate to anyone familiar with the expression, 'in the "whatsit"'. I mean, come on, who has never heard that expression? Ask a soldier; even a wannabe soldier.
::: Or even a "I have no interest in anything military" non-soldier like myself. It's the phrase. See [[Wikipedia:List_of_U.S._Army_acronyms_and_expressions|Wikipedia's List]] under field expresions. - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 18:16, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
--I haven't. I doubt most of America has heard it, either. Please explain. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 18:04, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

::I've heard of "in the $%&#" It's not that uncommon of a phrase. It is what you are in after the whatsit hits the fan. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 19:03, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

--It was mentioned in [[Wikipedia:Rushmore (film)|the film Rushmore]] in an exchange between the Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray characters. [[User:Agnamaracs|Agnamaracs]] 00:40, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

== What kind of gun is Fighthar using? ==

When I saw the picture I couldn't help but wonder. I started looking up gun types to draw a conclusion, and when I did, I realized my (work?) shouldn't go to waste, so I'd better post the firearm I settled on here. I don't really expect a response, as the title would suggest. Anyway, my guess is a suppressed folded-stock AKS-47. [[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 19:32, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

It's a mishmash rich-tapestry cartoon-gun. The only think it has in common with any Kalashnikov (like your AKS-47 or 74) is the curved magazine. The guard on the barrel is from a machine gun like a .30 Browning, but the only thing with that type of guard that is even consistent with the size of what Fightgar is holding is the cheapo Tek-9 SMG used by every terrorist or drug dealer's henchman in every American action film in the 80s. I have to say, (not because I'm in the NRA (I'm not) or 'love guns' (I don't) or anything, but because I'm a writer and a former infantry soldier. . . there. . . I apologized for knowing about guns) I know guns, and that is not any gun on the face of the earth. It *is* a pretty neat looking cartoon gun though.

==HOTT==

I don't think that's a TT, I think it's Pi. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 23:54, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

:It kind of looks like that, but I'm pretty sure it's TT — Strong Bad's trying to look young by wearing a girly tee, and in that case "HOTT" makes more sense than "HOπ". {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:09, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

::I think it's [[Pi]] because of the running gag, and the fact the pi was already shown to be used as a double-T in TGS's Smartly Pretty. Another point: Geeky T-shirt are also popular with todays young people, like Strong Sad, and pi as T's is pretty geeky. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 04:48, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

:::Hmm... but doesn't it seem that Strong Bad's idea of what would be popular among young people would be contrary to Strong Sad's? I see your point, but it doesn't seem to fit together to me... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:00, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::: ''(Edit Conflict)'' I see no reason to assume it's a Pi. It's just two Ts that got smooshed together in a small low-res picture. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:01, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::It looks like pi to me because of the little curly bit at the bottom (even though it's at the wrong side). I think it's pi. It looks like it and TBC have used it before, so it's not that unlikely.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:03, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Trey: Please remember that the first "young parson" Strong Bad goes to in the email is Strong Sad. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:05, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Like Trey said, "HOTT" just makes more sense that "HOpi" (and not one word about Hopi Indians either, coz I already thought of that, and that makes even LESS sense). Plus, since the style seemed to be going more toward "old person" style, I think "HOTT" makes more sense to that too. It's a well-known fact that old people aren't good with numbers. Right, Grandma? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:07, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::Elcool: See? DorianGray agrees with me; you should too ;) Seriously though, you make a good point about Strong Bad going to Strong Sad first after his operation, but when he does, he doesn't talk about something "geeky" like ''Nerdular Nerdence'' magazine; he brings up something that's supposed to be "hip and trendy", Go-Gurt. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:16, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Ok, while that's true, what we see here is a scrapped idea. TBC thought, like you, that HOpi is not that funny/goes well with the whole young thing. But it doesn't mean that that's not what is written there for the reasons I mentioned above. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:22, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Well, I always thought that the text ''means'' "HOTT", but is ''written'' as "HOPI" to make it look cooler.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 08:51, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::I suppose all this could be noted in the article in the ''guess''-based wiki anyone can edit.... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:50, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::Loafing: Yeah, I meant it means "hot", but spelled as HO'''π''' to look cool. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:51, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

==fish drive thru==
It looks like the fish sam an max get into to get to the other side of the largest ball of twinell

== Weird glitch ==

[[Image:SketchGlitch413.PNG]]

I saw this on Friday. It may be my slow connection. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 19:32, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

== AH! ==

[hairsplitting]
Even though the "AH!" in "ooh. AH!" is capitalized in the XML, this page doesn't ask for what it says in the XML. It asks for the "Caption." And the caption of this particular sketch renders it in all lowercase. Again: am I missing something?
[/hairsplitting] 
[[User:Rowsdower45|Rowsdower45]] 21:53, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
:I see the XML as the official spelling. They type what they intended it to say into the XML. It apparently automatically changes it to lowercase no matter what. Therefore, since the XML is emptied with each new one, we should record it as it was intended to be written. For posterity. Maybe a little prosperity. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:56, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
::I see what's displayed as the original spelling. XML is only what's happening behind the scenes, and it's (slight) speculation that this is actually the intended spelling. I suggest we use the displayed text as the official spelling and note that it was spelled differently in the XML file.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:02, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
::Seconded. [[User:Rowsdower45|Rowsdower45]] 01:08, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
:::We always write out the Quote of the Week exactly as written, so why not the others? If they didn't intend it that way, they wouldn't've written it that way in the XML. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:53, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, the QOTW always shows up with proper capitalization. And no one's challenging what TBC intended, but TBC are certainly aware that Sketchbook text always turns out lowercase. Let's write the caption as presented, then add: (capitalized "ooh. AH!" in the XML file) [[User:Rowsdower45|Rowsdower45]] 17:08, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Sketchbook

Rowsdower45 — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:08:01 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* AH! */

{{featuredarticle}}
<div style="background:#CFC; border: 1px dashed #090; padding:10px">
:'''See [[Talk:Quote of the Week]] for Weeklies update checklist.'''
</div>
== Museum Sketchbook ==

Would it be OK if someone moved the bottom section of this page to something like [[Sketchbook (Museum)]]? This page takes far too long to load on a dial-up internet connection. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 06:24, 9th of March 2005

:Hmm, I like keeping the museum ones here on the [[Sketchbook]] page, and instead moving the weekly sketchbook ones to a [[Weekly Sketchbook]] page. This would match our [[Weekly Fanstuff]] page. Any one else agree?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 10:20, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

::Actually, I like that idea, better than my own as well. Weekly Sketchbook matches the rest of the weekly updates, and is probably easier to change the links for. The only reason I suggested Sketchbook (Museum) was because I thought less pages linked/would link to it. But Weekly Sketchbook sounds great. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 18:08, 9 Mar 2005 (GMT)

:::Done, see [[Weekly Sketchbook]]. I fixed all the links as well.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:48, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

''Note: The following is a copy/paste from the old Talk page''
Just a quick question. Who's gonna keep up with updating stuff like this? I know we're all busy with simply moving crap from there to here, but I dunne wanna lose anything that could be added, ya know? I'd update it myself, but I do most my wikistuff at work, so I can't make screenshots at all. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 15:15, 19 Aug 2004 (MST)

:Yeah, I can do that tonight. I think I'll come up with a better format too. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:30, 19 Aug 2004 (MST)

::Guh-roovay. The current one is kinda stinky anywho. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 16:00, 19 Aug 2004 (MST)

== Fun facts? ==

Is there room for a fun facts section on this page? The Tetherball'd TTGS death is a possible reference to the first season of South Park, when Kenny died in the exact same way. --[[User:Southpaw018|Southpaw018]] 18:46, 11 Nov 2004 (MST)

If there is, I vote Decline -[[User:Your Fuzzy God|Your Fuzzy God]] 10:20, 23 Nov 2004 (MST)
:Second'd this is extremly long already. But you can make a different aritcle and THEN put the link onto here. [[User:Sbmaniac|Sbmaniac]]

== "Tableization" ==

I'm glad there's finally a table for this section (as well as the weekly fanstuff.) The images being different sizes before the tables wasn't a necessarily a bad thing, I just thought it detracted from the page slightly. The use of tables did force those images that were on other sites (namely photobucket) to be uploaded to the wiki, which is a plus. I think must of us can agree that it looks better than before.
--[[User:The Paper|Teh P.]] 22:19, 11 Nov 2004 (MST)

== Comic-Book Style The Cheat==

With the introduction of the tables, I'm glad this image finally surfaced. I almost lost hope in that image ever being recovered, as it was the only image that I thought was never POSTERITY'd!! Due credit to [[User:Tom|Tom]].
--[[User:The Paper|Teh P.]] 22:19, 11 Nov 2004 (MST)

== Message to [[TBC]] from [[Jonathan Howe]] ==

Be sure to view the XML source of this file:
[http://www.homestarrunner.com/weeklies/weeklies.xml]

:I learned about this XML file when I was poking through these flash files: [http://www.homestarrunner.com/fanstuff.swf] & [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sketchbook.swf] when I found I couldn't view the image or the text when those two preceding files are saved remotely (i.e., on a hard drive.) '''Jonathan''' (I assume his last name is Howe, as he is a programmer) has left a message in a comment to the "'''Chapos'''" about the placement of certain "character shortcuts." He more or less 'signs' the comment with the words "Love, jonathan." I just found this rather amusing. Does anyone else? --[[User:The Paper|The Paper]] 20:37, 2 Dec 2004 (MST)

:Hmmm... Tricky. I like the base files though. Those can come in handy... [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 12:12, 30 Dec 2004 (MST)

== Halloween Costumes ==

If anyone can identify some of those halloween costumes from the museum sketchbook, (the last sketch), feel free to enter their names into the rollover title at the appropriate place saver. I can't really think of anything better at the moment, maybe I'll add them to the [[Halloween Costumes]] section or something later. Thanks. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 12:12, 30 Dec 2004 (MST)

== Images with Subtitles ==

Shouldn't the images for the Sketchbook and Fanstuff ''not'' have the captions with them? If not, the "Title" column is pretty much useless. --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 21:24, 17 Feb 2005 (MST)

It does seem redundant. It is easier to remove the "title" column, but then that text can not be found during a search. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 23:14, 17 Feb 2005 (MST)

:Since the very beginning, we've always treated the text and image as one. That's how they appear, so that's how we've been reproducing them. And the additional text is for better searching. I do notice, however, that the [[Sketchbook]] article lacks the interesting descriptions the [[Weekly Fanstuff]] page affords.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:57, 19 Feb 2005 (MST)

==Moving the page==

Shouldn't this still be under simply a 'Sketchbook' page title? Perhaps it would make more sense to move The Museum Sketchbook to just that, a 'Museum Sketchbook' page or something. I mean, when you roll over the button on the main page, all that pops up under it is just 'Sketchbook'. We're not going to change the name of 'Quote of the Week' to just 'Weekly Quote' are we? (Sorry I missed the discussion on the [[Sketchbook]] page) [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 15:31, 12 Mar 2005 (MST)

:Er, good point. So you're thinking we should move Weekly Sketchbook --> Sketchbook and Sketchbook --> Museum Sketchbook. That makes sense to me, but then again so did moving the weekly sketchbook section to this page. What do you think?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:01, 13 Mar 2005 (MST)
::I second Tom--[[User:flashstorm|flashstorm]] 12:34, 13 Mar 2005 (MST)

:::Yup. I appreciate the work you went to fixing all the links, and don't like to ask you to change them back, but it really makes sense to keep the names the website came up with. I third Tom. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 14:17, 13 Mar 2005 (MST)

::::Fourth'd! </tgs> -- [[User:nintendorulez|nintendorulez]] 14:51, 28 Mar 2005 (MST)

:::::Okay, then unless anyone else wants to do it, or objects in the next few days, I'm gonna do the move. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 19:41, 31 Mar 2005 (MST)

::::::It should be easy, since I went through and made sure all the links were correct for the first move. I would change all the "Sketchbook" links to "Museum Sketchbook" first, then move "Sketchbook" to "Museum Sketchbook". This will create a redirect at "Sketchbook" so you can move "Weekly Sketchbook" to "Sketchbook". Then when you change the "Weekly Sketchbook" links to "Sketchbook", it will be a bit easier. If you need any help, just ask.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:29, 2 Apr 2005 (MST)

== Sketch Descriptions? ==

Should we add descriptions to the sketches, like we did with the [[Weekly Fanstuff]]? Some people might have no idea what the sketches are of.--[[User:Lord Pikachon|The guy who's name you probably know]]

:It would be nice to have some links on some of the more obscure sketches (like Mashed Potato Jones or the Balding Man). <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 19:12, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)

Okay, me, Trogga, and Homestar Coder have begun working on descriptions.--[[User:Lord Pikachon|Lord Pikachon]]

== Pawn of a hat? ==
I don't wat to start an edit war, but I just don't see [[Strong Sad]] as a game pawn in [[Image:problematics.PNG|this picture]]. I see it as Strong Sad's head shooting out of a magic hat. [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]] 18:23, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:I see Strong Sad's head on a game pawn, and I definately don't see it coming out of a hat. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 18:26, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::Me as well -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 18:26, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::I see what hes talking about. {{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}}

::::I really wish I could find a picture on the internet, but it looks to me like SS is one of those toys that little kids play with. They're basically just comprised of a cylinder and a head. I don't know what they're called though. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:01, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::Ooh, I know just the things. I think my grandmother still has 'em. I'll see if I can get a pic. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::::I found [http://www.andertoons.com/images/blog/LittlePeople.jpg a picture]...anyone else think that's what the sketch of SS is? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:08, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::Yes, exactly! That's just what I was thinking, and have been since it was put up. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::::::Does anyone know what they're called? (is it "Little People"?) I think we should probably mention this on the page. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:18, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::I had those as a kid, and I recall them being called "Little People". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:24, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::They're Playschool Little People, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::::::::[http://www.fisher-price.com/US/littlepeople/default_flash.asp Fisher-Price], actually. And they're no longer in that classic design. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:27, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::Add'd. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:31, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

==Computer Sketch==

Can somebody read that floppy to the right of Homestar on the Comp? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 23:40, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:Or can anybody read Basic? Does the summary mean anything in particular? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:42, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)
::Or know what brand of computer that is? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:46, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:::Just looked up the basic, " 160 vlin 12, 17 at 26". 160 is the line number of the command. It means draw a vertical line from y-coordinate 12 to y-coordinate 17 at x-coordinate 26. That compy looks like an Apple II to me (and I found the "vlin" thing on an Apple II page). {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:47, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

::::I've seen that PC before... Isn't that the one from [[Peasant's Quest Preview]]? Or is it the one from [[Puppet Time]]? --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 18:55, 7 October 2005 (BST)
:::::Okay, I updated the page with the info Coder found. And if anybody could zoom in and read that floppy or anything, that would be awsome. And after careful cross-scruiteny, it appears that the computer used in the Sketchbook is indeed the same used by the [[Videlectrix]] people, even on the same desk. The one difference is that the logo on the keyboard (I think it was the Apple logo) is strangely absent from the [[Videlectrix]] photo. Most likely to avoid any possible legal problems and simplify it up, since they were photoshopping the [[Peasant's Quest]] image onto the screen anyways. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 18:43, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Consistency in dates ==

I just noticed that the date abbreviations in this page are not consistent. In general I have seen pages use 3 letter abbreviations. This is the case for most months here except: Sept, June (listed as both June and Jun) and April (also listed as Apr). I suggest that we make them all be 3 character abbreviations no more. Sounds good? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:15, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
:Well since there was no mention either way i'm gonna go ahead and do it. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:45, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

== Mixed-up pictures ==

There's something wrong with my computer or something like that. In the Sketchbook window, I see the words "homestar ice crusher", but from there up it's the old picture of Strong Mad holding his mystical orbs. [http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9644/sketchbookmessedup3wr.png 1] You guys are pretty computer-savvy, anyone know what's wrong? And if not, please don't blame me. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 09:00, 24 December 2006 (EST). Well, it's actually 12:05 on January 27, 2006.
:A lot of users have been commenting on similar mysterious problems, and it likely surrounds your page cache and what cached version of what your browser is loading. In this case it's loading a recent .xml with an old picture. Try clearning your cache to see if that does the trick. I think that's what the other users recommend, and pretty much the only thing that would solve it. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:13, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== none shall pass! ==

None shall pass! for a minute there i thought it read, YOU SHALL NOT PASS! for lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 10:22, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

:I actually was thinking Monty Python and the Holy grail when I say that. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 13:06, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:: I agree with Inivsible Robot Fish. [[USer:Sbmaniac|Sbmaniac]]

== Commas vs. Periods ==

I'll grant that commas and periods are barely distinguishable from each other in the caption font. But you can tell the difference by looking very closely. Commas have the smallest tail imaginable. Compare:

[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/e/e9/20060119_sketchbook_orbs_up_yo.PNG orbs up, yo] 
[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/7/79/20060209_sketchbook_nice_inking_mike.PNG nice inking, mike] 
[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/8/81/20060216_sketchbook_none_shall_pass_eww.PNG none shall pass! eww.]

If you cannot see a slight dip (just a pixel or two) in the comma images, copy all three of them to MS Paint (or whatever), zoom in, and compare the commas and periods. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:53, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

== poopertrooper? ==

On the page, it says "poopertrooper" is a reference to Super Troopers. I think it's more likely it's a refernce to pooper scoopers. -[[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 23:39, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
:I thought of "pooper scooper" when I first saw it. Super Troopers, to me, seems a lot more unlikely. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 00:06, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[[IMDB:tt0247745|Super Troopers]] is a movie about state troopers, who's uniform is nowhere near to what the poopsmith wears. In science fiction, stromtroopers dress in a similar way to The Poopsmith. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:34, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
:There is no way storm troopers has any relevance here. Poopertrooper - pooper scooper is just as good as poopertrooper to super troopers. one has the same root of pooper, the other has same ending of trooper, storm trooper is just not even close and they don't look anything alike. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:37, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

:I thought it sounded like Koopa Troopas. - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 23:55, 17 March 2006(UTC)

::That seems like way too much of a stretch. If they wanted to reference Koopa Troopas, it probably would have said "Poopa Troopas". [[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 02:17, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:Don't get mad, I wasn't the one that edited it into the article. I only said what I thought it was at first, I wasn't like "0MG J00 5UX0R L4M0 L0L I7 I5N7 UB3R P00P3R SC00P3R I7 K00P4 7R00P4!!!!!!!!111111!!!11!!!11!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!111one" - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 02:36, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:: Chill out, I wasn't mad, I was just commenting that it seemed like too much of a stretch. [[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 20:49, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Now I'M mad that people keep changing the article cos they think my idea was right, it wasn't even an idea! - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 00:52, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

I vote Super Troopers. Its about police. The stormtrooper Poopsmith is obviously a form of police. Referencing pooperscoopers makes *no* contextual sense. I'm changing it back. [[User:Piscez]]

:Here's what bugs me. When you say, "this '''is''' a reference to..." you are stating something is fact. In this case, we all have our opinions, and each think ours are correct. The fact '''is''' that none of were there when TBC sketched this out and don't have a flippin' clue what they were refering to. Therefore, I propose the following revision:
==== Pooper Trooper Scooper Dooper Blooper ====
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption could be a reference to the device [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]], the movie [[Wikipedia:Super_Troopers|Super Troopers]], the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario Brothers']] [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopa Troopas]], or the [[wikipedia:George_Lucas|George Lucas']] [[Wikipedia:Stormtroopers|stormtroopers]].

{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 12:44, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

In general, users here seem to think "refers to" means "resembles". IRF is right; only TBC know for sure about what's a reference. Some are obvious, but I'm sure there are a lot of references we'll never get. And then there are a lot of things that resemble other things but TBC never were trying to refer to that thing. I think as a knowledge base we need to be a bit more conservative in how we decide references. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 12:50, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

''Stormtroopers'' seems the most obvious reference. Not the George Lucas kind, but rather the Hitler/Orwell kind. (Those of you who are still somewhat whippersnapperesque should be aware that the term predated ''Star Wars'' by a great many years.) Most of the other suggested references seem to be simple attempts to match up same or similar sounding words, rather than considering the actual ''context''. {{User:Bill/sig}} 17:03, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

:Storm troopers is what I was saying all along. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:32, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

ok then ''Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption could be a reference to the device [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]], the movie [[Wikipedia:Super_Troopers|Super Troopers]], the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario Brothers']] [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopa Troopas]], or [[Wikipedia:Stormtroopers|stormtroopers]] (from [[wikipedia:World_War_I|WWI]]).''

either way, its still spec at best, and in response to Bill, the usage of pooper cannot be ignored why else would TBC go from The Poopsmith to pooper if not trying to make a ryhme such as Super Trooper or refer to the legendary pooper scooper. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:48, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:For the rhyme, perhaps. Just because the rhyme is funny. Doesn't have to be a reference to pooper or super. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:54, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

My two cents: Pooper Scooper and Stormtrooper are both meaningful enough to be included. "Super Trooper" and "Koopa Troopa" are both based on "Stormtrooper" and, thus, unnecessary. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:05, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Ahem. I would Like to add at this point that the Koopa Troopas were the second most common enemies (next to goombas) in the original Super Mario Bros., which came out BEFORE Star Wars: A New Hope. So if anything, Stormtroopers are based off of Koopa Troopas. (Very, very unlikely.) --{{User:The very strongest}} 12:35, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

:See my retraction above, storm troopers is a term that refers to certain soldiers at the end of WWI, which is pre-television. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 21:28, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

I like your idea, I R F, I vote that we go with that one. - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 04:36, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Ok, the opinions are vast so I think a good'ol vote is in order

'''version 1''' ''current version'' 
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption is a reference to [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]].
#
'''version 2''' ''the loaded version'' 
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption could be a reference to the device [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]], the movie [[Wikipedia:Super_Troopers|Super Troopers]], the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario Brothers']] [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopa Troopas]], or [[Wikipedia:Stormtroopers|stormtroopers]] (from [[wikipedia:World_War_I|WWI]]).''
#
'''version 3''' ''the bare version'' 
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]].
#
'''version 4''' ''combination (please specify which items qualify as a reference)'' 
#

== Super Suudsu Me ==

Feels like the 5-month-old suudsu is a reference to the French fry aging experiment in [[Wikipedia:Super Size Me|Super Size Me]]. But I haven't seen the film, so I don't know how direct the connection is. Anyone want to do a little fact-checking here? --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 17:54, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:I haven't seen it either, but the fact that this was posted five months to the day after [[bedtime story]] was released says to me that nobody actually ''drank'' the suudsu or dumped it out, and it's just been sitting there. It actually reminds me of the old clichè of the guy with the extremely dirty bedroom finally trying to clean it up and pulling out a half-eaten sandwich or burrito from under the bed and exclaiming "So ''that's'' what happened to my sandwich [burrito]." And by then it's covered with mold and he's got to shoo a [[Gavin|roach]] or two away from it before he touches it. The only specific example I can think of right now is from [[Wikipedia:Even Stevens]] (the episode where a haz mat team is needed to clean Louis's room and he has to sleep in Donnie's room. No, I don't watch the Disney channel anymore, but my younger sbblings frequently leave the TV on when they're not watching it and my ADD brain will be distracted by ut. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 20:40, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== suudsu sketch? ==

Is it noteworthy that this is only the 2nd time that the sketch isn't a sketch but a photograph?
{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 18:46, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:Th' last photo was sort of a sketch. Just a computer-generated one. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::This would be the first Sketchbook item which cannot really be called a sketch. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:58, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
::Sketch: [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Sketch Dictionary.com], [[Wiktionary:Sketch|Wikitionary]], [[Wikipedia:Sketch|Wikipedia]] [[User:Beep|Beep]] 22:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== Missy's The Cheat ==

Hmm... an upcoming Marzipan-drawn episode?? Probably not, but if it happens, you read it here first! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
*It looks like a Dr. Seuss character. Like it's got a lion head and tail, but with a penguin body. I think it's kinda cute though! -[[User:Compdude|Compdude]]
*I think it looks like an Easter egg with a lion's mane, beady eyes, and a tail. Very nice, though. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 19:31, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
*You just know that in another six months they're going to turn that into a guest character. [[User:68.104.201.53|68.104.201.53]] 06:55, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

==Female Coach Z?==

It says that's some kind of female coaz Z with a 3 instead of a Z is in this week's sketchbook... But it's clearly Homeschool winner's symbol! And I guess this means this is an alternate verion of Coach Z who'll never be used...
:Not sure about the HW connection - his symbol is a speech balloon. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:04, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
::While I'm not entirely sure it's a female (I was edit-conflicted on putting it up, and my description just said "long-haired"), I can safely say that's a three. Dunno where you're getting the Homeschool Winner thing from. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I can see from where he got the Homeschool idea from. The space between the 3 and the circle looks like Homeschool's word bubble upside down. But it says 3 on the caption iself, so no argue there. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:13, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

==Numba zero==

I removed the Gilbert Arenas reference from last week's sketch description because there's no proof that it is. There have been plenty of players in the NBA who've worn number 0, and it can't be more than coincidence. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 02:35, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

==Sample of Style==

Anyone else notice a simularity between the styles of Numba 0 Strong Sad and Droolstar Runner? They're both in a new sketchy style with lots of detail and shadow as if they were draw at the same time or for the same purpose. Not only that they're also both in a very school-type setting. Granted Homestar could be asleep anywhere, and Strong Sad could be playing professional basketball but I seriously doubt thats the case. My question is, do you guys think this is a sign of toons to come?
*Hmm, maybe! They could be getting more into chiaroscuro shading, like SS's dragon.[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]

== 1-up? ==

Im'a prootty sure that shoe says [[Wikipedia:7-Up|7-Up]]--{{User:Benol/sig}} 22:39, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
: I saw a "1". Anyway, although the poor drawing in the background looks more like Homestar, the boot looks very much like a [[20X6]] boot. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:56, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
::I think it looks like 7-Up, too. But I don't think it is, after all Homestar's has a [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|star]] on it. That would mean 1-Up would have that or some kind'a familiar mushroom… [[User:Stongbah|Stongbah]] 18:23, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
:::I thought it was a "7" the first time I saw it, and I still think it looks like one. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 19:09, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
::::I also can see "7-up", but "1-up" makes more sense in the context. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:46, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== One and a half King of Towns ==

Should the plural of "King of Town" be "King of Towns" or "Kings of Town"? [[User:Gus|Gus]] 04:55, 4 August 2006 (UTC) (Perhaps "A King of Town and a half"?)
:I honestly don't know. I think it should be entirely reworded to we don't have to deal with it. {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:57, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
::Good point, guys. I've changed it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
[[Image:Kotqowopera.png|thumb|The KOT... and then a half? (Opera 9)]]
In Opera 9, it seems there are rendering issues. Anyone else see something similar to this? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:21, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I did in Firefox. See [[#Weird glitch]] below. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 19:33, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

== Taste it out? ==

It's said on the page that "taste it out" may be based on [[lady fan]]'s "twees it out". I'm not so sure; it reminds me more of a line from [[do over]] ("taste out one of them Cheatcakes"). Thoughts? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:13, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:[[TTATOT]], or we add a new word running gag page about "out". But I don't think so. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:17, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:: You're misapplying the term TTATOT, as this isn't it. I don't think it's referring to a set of similar lines, I think it's referring to one line. Just not the one mentioned on the page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:21, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::"Twees it out" was the first thing that came to my mind... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::TTATOT, as in "unusual use of the word 'out'".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:25, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::: You're still misusing TTATOT, and even if it was, the correct solution would be to remove any trace of reference entirely. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:27, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::"Twees it out" is what I thought of at first too, but I'm not convinced it refers to anything in particular. TBC enjoy using words in strange ways; it needn't necessarily be a reference. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:40, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::"Taste out one o' them Cheatcakes" is what popped into my head, what with the act of tasting in the picture and all. However, TBC have been known to use words in extremely odd ways, such as "Style" and others. I'd be inclinec to believe it's just some unusual word use that TBC employ in theirdaily lives that has spilled over in order to make Homestar Runner just that more bizarre.{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 05:00, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

== Text bug ==

[[Image:Sketchbookbug.PNG|thumb]]
I've seen this reverted a few times, so here is the prove. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

:Well, neither I nor anyone else have the capability any longer. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:28, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

::The capability of what? If you mean reproducing the bug, you're wrong. It's still there.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:32, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Apparently it's not repoducible on Mac or Linux, but only on ''Firefox'' under ''Windows''.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:56, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

== The Bendy Hop ==

It's really not a big deal, but I feel confident enough about it to post a comment on this talk page. I think that the "bendy hop" is a particular reference to the [[Wikipedia:Lindy Hop|lindy hop]], for the following reasons: (1) the titles differ only by two letters, (2) Coach Z's pose looks strongly like a typical swing/jazz dance step, of which the Lindy Hop is probably the most famous.

It was suggested that this might be more likely a reference to the [http://www.ehow.com/how_15790_bunny-hop.html bunny hop], but I question this, for the following reasons: this dance is less well-known (I base this, perhaps unjustly, on the relative size of the Wikipedia articles), and Coach Z's pose doesn't resemble the dance steps as described in the above link. (The bunny hop is a line dance involving other people and focuses on foot steps but not arm movements.) If we can rule out the bunny hop, then I don't think this fact is TTATOT, unless other candidates for "that" and "the other thing" exist.

Again, it won't break my heart if this fact is not changed back to my version, but I really do think that this is a particular reference to the lindy hop. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:09, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

:When I first saw the Sketchbook item and was preparing the screencap, I considered including the reference to a particular dance. But with the Lindy Ho, the Bunny Hop, and the classic song "At The Hop", and I'm sure others, I could not allow myself to attach the dance to any particular one of those. We can never know which one was the reference. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:01, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

::I thought it was a sketch for his jumping pose seen in A Folky Tale and geddup noise. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 07:48, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

== The Thinkin Man ==
Reference to Yellow Dellow? It looks more like a reference to the famous statue, "[[Wikipedia:The Thinker|The Thinker]]."
:You could be right, but I don't know how anybody could confirm either of those, so I removed the statement. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 20:15, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
::If you imagine the Rodin sculpture sans arms, the pose is nearly identical. Seems like a clear reference to me. -- [[User:Mayosolo|Mayosolo]] 23:35, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
:::When I added it, I immediately thought of the scene in Yello Dello where Homestar <s>thought and thought and thought</s> craped craped and craped all over that rock. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:59, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

== Kingsmen Duo a reference? ==

The "Kingsmen Duo" are probably a reference to the famous folk band "[[Wikipedia:The Kingston Trio|The Kingston Trio]]".
:That sounds plausible. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::<s>I agree — it's a definite reference.</s> {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:28, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
:::It's a plausibility, but it might just be a stretch.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:31, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Despite my former conviction (which was based on the wrong assumption that the folk band was named "The Kingsmen Trio"), I think that this is a reference to these two being the only of The King of Town's employees to be conspicuously absent from [[All the King's Men]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:37, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Note that the "Kingston Trio" reference was voted down in STUFF for [[senior prom]]. I don't know if this matters here. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:46, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::Actually, it [[Talk:senior prom#Closed STUFF|wasn't voted on in STUFF at all]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::I don't think it's a reference for the band "The King's Men" but given the construction "The Kingsmen Duo" it becomes very likely. They have not previously been given the peculiar one-word construction "Kingsmen", and "The Kingsmen Duo" is grammatically strange unless in reference to The Kingston Trio. --Same Guy As The First Post

== "In a river of whatsit"? ==

Thats not correct at all! Come on people what is whatsit a euphamism of?
:there seems to be some disagreement over whether the whatsit refers to his situation (like "I'm in deep whatsit") or the actual composition of that river.. All I know is.. eew..

:: seems to me that the only disagreement would be with people who have never heard the informal military expression 'in the "whatsit"'; or at the very least people who have never been, as fightgar apparently is in this drawing, 'in the "whatsit"' themselves. It's figurative. He may indeed be in a river of 'whatsit', but he is also (and this is what the BC mean) figuratively 'in the "whatsit"', as both his expression and the flames shooting out of his weapon clearly indicate to anyone familiar with the expression, 'in the "whatsit"'. I mean, come on, who has never heard that expression? Ask a soldier; even a wannabe soldier.
::: Or even a "I have no interest in anything military" non-soldier like myself. It's the phrase. See [[Wikipedia:List_of_U.S._Army_acronyms_and_expressions|Wikipedia's List]] under field expresions. - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 18:16, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
--I haven't. I doubt most of America has heard it, either. Please explain. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 18:04, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

::I've heard of "in the $%&#" It's not that uncommon of a phrase. It is what you are in after the whatsit hits the fan. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 19:03, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

--It was mentioned in [[Wikipedia:Rushmore (film)|the film Rushmore]] in an exchange between the Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray characters. [[User:Agnamaracs|Agnamaracs]] 00:40, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

== What kind of gun is Fighthar using? ==

When I saw the picture I couldn't help but wonder. I started looking up gun types to draw a conclusion, and when I did, I realized my (work?) shouldn't go to waste, so I'd better post the firearm I settled on here. I don't really expect a response, as the title would suggest. Anyway, my guess is a suppressed folded-stock AKS-47. [[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 19:32, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

It's a mishmash rich-tapestry cartoon-gun. The only think it has in common with any Kalashnikov (like your AKS-47 or 74) is the curved magazine. The guard on the barrel is from a machine gun like a .30 Browning, but the only thing with that type of guard that is even consistent with the size of what Fightgar is holding is the cheapo Tek-9 SMG used by every terrorist or drug dealer's henchman in every American action film in the 80s. I have to say, (not because I'm in the NRA (I'm not) or 'love guns' (I don't) or anything, but because I'm a writer and a former infantry soldier. . . there. . . I apologized for knowing about guns) I know guns, and that is not any gun on the face of the earth. It *is* a pretty neat looking cartoon gun though.

==HOTT==

I don't think that's a TT, I think it's Pi. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 23:54, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

:It kind of looks like that, but I'm pretty sure it's TT — Strong Bad's trying to look young by wearing a girly tee, and in that case "HOTT" makes more sense than "HOπ". {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:09, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

::I think it's [[Pi]] because of the running gag, and the fact the pi was already shown to be used as a double-T in TGS's Smartly Pretty. Another point: Geeky T-shirt are also popular with todays young people, like Strong Sad, and pi as T's is pretty geeky. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 04:48, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

:::Hmm... but doesn't it seem that Strong Bad's idea of what would be popular among young people would be contrary to Strong Sad's? I see your point, but it doesn't seem to fit together to me... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:00, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::: ''(Edit Conflict)'' I see no reason to assume it's a Pi. It's just two Ts that got smooshed together in a small low-res picture. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:01, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::It looks like pi to me because of the little curly bit at the bottom (even though it's at the wrong side). I think it's pi. It looks like it and TBC have used it before, so it's not that unlikely.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:03, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Trey: Please remember that the first "young parson" Strong Bad goes to in the email is Strong Sad. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:05, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Like Trey said, "HOTT" just makes more sense that "HOpi" (and not one word about Hopi Indians either, coz I already thought of that, and that makes even LESS sense). Plus, since the style seemed to be going more toward "old person" style, I think "HOTT" makes more sense to that too. It's a well-known fact that old people aren't good with numbers. Right, Grandma? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:07, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::Elcool: See? DorianGray agrees with me; you should too ;) Seriously though, you make a good point about Strong Bad going to Strong Sad first after his operation, but when he does, he doesn't talk about something "geeky" like ''Nerdular Nerdence'' magazine; he brings up something that's supposed to be "hip and trendy", Go-Gurt. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:16, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Ok, while that's true, what we see here is a scrapped idea. TBC thought, like you, that HOpi is not that funny/goes well with the whole young thing. But it doesn't mean that that's not what is written there for the reasons I mentioned above. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:22, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Well, I always thought that the text ''means'' "HOTT", but is ''written'' as "HOPI" to make it look cooler.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 08:51, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::I suppose all this could be noted in the article in the ''guess''-based wiki anyone can edit.... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:50, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::Loafing: Yeah, I meant it means "hot", but spelled as HO'''π''' to look cool. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:51, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

==fish drive thru==
It looks like the fish sam an max get into to get to the other side of the largest ball of twinell

== Weird glitch ==

[[Image:SketchGlitch413.PNG]]

I saw this on Friday. It may be my slow connection. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 19:32, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

== AH! ==

[hairsplitting]
Even though the "AH!" in "ooh. AH!" is capitalized in the XML, this page doesn't ask for what it says in the XML. It asks for the "Caption." And the caption of this particular sketch renders it in all lowercase. Again: am I missing something?
[/hairsplitting] 
[[User:Rowsdower45|Rowsdower45]] 21:53, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
:I see the XML as the official spelling. They type what they intended it to say into the XML. It apparently automatically changes it to lowercase no matter what. Therefore, since the XML is emptied with each new one, we should record it as it was intended to be written. For posterity. Maybe a little prosperity. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:56, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
::I see what's displayed as the original spelling. XML is only what's happening behind the scenes, and it's (slight) speculation that this is actually the intended spelling. I suggest we use the displayed text as the official spelling and note that it was spelled differently in the XML file.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:02, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
::Seconded. [[User:Rowsdower45|Rowsdower45]] 01:08, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
:::We always write out the Quote of the Week exactly as written, so why not the others? If they didn't intend it that way, they wouldn't've written it that way in the XML. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:53, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, the QOTW always shows up with proper capitalization. And no one's challenging what TBC intended, but TBC are certainly aware that Sketchbook text always turns out lowercase. Let's write the caption as presented, then add: (capitalized "ooh. AH!" in the XML file) [[User:Rowsdower45|Rowsdower45]] 17:08, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Sketchbook

Rowsdower45 — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:06:12 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* AH! */

{{featuredarticle}}
<div style="background:#CFC; border: 1px dashed #090; padding:10px">
:'''See [[Talk:Quote of the Week]] for Weeklies update checklist.'''
</div>
== Museum Sketchbook ==

Would it be OK if someone moved the bottom section of this page to something like [[Sketchbook (Museum)]]? This page takes far too long to load on a dial-up internet connection. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 06:24, 9th of March 2005

:Hmm, I like keeping the museum ones here on the [[Sketchbook]] page, and instead moving the weekly sketchbook ones to a [[Weekly Sketchbook]] page. This would match our [[Weekly Fanstuff]] page. Any one else agree?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 10:20, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

::Actually, I like that idea, better than my own as well. Weekly Sketchbook matches the rest of the weekly updates, and is probably easier to change the links for. The only reason I suggested Sketchbook (Museum) was because I thought less pages linked/would link to it. But Weekly Sketchbook sounds great. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 18:08, 9 Mar 2005 (GMT)

:::Done, see [[Weekly Sketchbook]]. I fixed all the links as well.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:48, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

''Note: The following is a copy/paste from the old Talk page''
Just a quick question. Who's gonna keep up with updating stuff like this? I know we're all busy with simply moving crap from there to here, but I dunne wanna lose anything that could be added, ya know? I'd update it myself, but I do most my wikistuff at work, so I can't make screenshots at all. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 15:15, 19 Aug 2004 (MST)

:Yeah, I can do that tonight. I think I'll come up with a better format too. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:30, 19 Aug 2004 (MST)

::Guh-roovay. The current one is kinda stinky anywho. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 16:00, 19 Aug 2004 (MST)

== Fun facts? ==

Is there room for a fun facts section on this page? The Tetherball'd TTGS death is a possible reference to the first season of South Park, when Kenny died in the exact same way. --[[User:Southpaw018|Southpaw018]] 18:46, 11 Nov 2004 (MST)

If there is, I vote Decline -[[User:Your Fuzzy God|Your Fuzzy God]] 10:20, 23 Nov 2004 (MST)
:Second'd this is extremly long already. But you can make a different aritcle and THEN put the link onto here. [[User:Sbmaniac|Sbmaniac]]

== "Tableization" ==

I'm glad there's finally a table for this section (as well as the weekly fanstuff.) The images being different sizes before the tables wasn't a necessarily a bad thing, I just thought it detracted from the page slightly. The use of tables did force those images that were on other sites (namely photobucket) to be uploaded to the wiki, which is a plus. I think must of us can agree that it looks better than before.
--[[User:The Paper|Teh P.]] 22:19, 11 Nov 2004 (MST)

== Comic-Book Style The Cheat==

With the introduction of the tables, I'm glad this image finally surfaced. I almost lost hope in that image ever being recovered, as it was the only image that I thought was never POSTERITY'd!! Due credit to [[User:Tom|Tom]].
--[[User:The Paper|Teh P.]] 22:19, 11 Nov 2004 (MST)

== Message to [[TBC]] from [[Jonathan Howe]] ==

Be sure to view the XML source of this file:
[http://www.homestarrunner.com/weeklies/weeklies.xml]

:I learned about this XML file when I was poking through these flash files: [http://www.homestarrunner.com/fanstuff.swf] & [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sketchbook.swf] when I found I couldn't view the image or the text when those two preceding files are saved remotely (i.e., on a hard drive.) '''Jonathan''' (I assume his last name is Howe, as he is a programmer) has left a message in a comment to the "'''Chapos'''" about the placement of certain "character shortcuts." He more or less 'signs' the comment with the words "Love, jonathan." I just found this rather amusing. Does anyone else? --[[User:The Paper|The Paper]] 20:37, 2 Dec 2004 (MST)

:Hmmm... Tricky. I like the base files though. Those can come in handy... [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 12:12, 30 Dec 2004 (MST)

== Halloween Costumes ==

If anyone can identify some of those halloween costumes from the museum sketchbook, (the last sketch), feel free to enter their names into the rollover title at the appropriate place saver. I can't really think of anything better at the moment, maybe I'll add them to the [[Halloween Costumes]] section or something later. Thanks. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 12:12, 30 Dec 2004 (MST)

== Images with Subtitles ==

Shouldn't the images for the Sketchbook and Fanstuff ''not'' have the captions with them? If not, the "Title" column is pretty much useless. --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 21:24, 17 Feb 2005 (MST)

It does seem redundant. It is easier to remove the "title" column, but then that text can not be found during a search. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 23:14, 17 Feb 2005 (MST)

:Since the very beginning, we've always treated the text and image as one. That's how they appear, so that's how we've been reproducing them. And the additional text is for better searching. I do notice, however, that the [[Sketchbook]] article lacks the interesting descriptions the [[Weekly Fanstuff]] page affords.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:57, 19 Feb 2005 (MST)

==Moving the page==

Shouldn't this still be under simply a 'Sketchbook' page title? Perhaps it would make more sense to move The Museum Sketchbook to just that, a 'Museum Sketchbook' page or something. I mean, when you roll over the button on the main page, all that pops up under it is just 'Sketchbook'. We're not going to change the name of 'Quote of the Week' to just 'Weekly Quote' are we? (Sorry I missed the discussion on the [[Sketchbook]] page) [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 15:31, 12 Mar 2005 (MST)

:Er, good point. So you're thinking we should move Weekly Sketchbook --> Sketchbook and Sketchbook --> Museum Sketchbook. That makes sense to me, but then again so did moving the weekly sketchbook section to this page. What do you think?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:01, 13 Mar 2005 (MST)
::I second Tom--[[User:flashstorm|flashstorm]] 12:34, 13 Mar 2005 (MST)

:::Yup. I appreciate the work you went to fixing all the links, and don't like to ask you to change them back, but it really makes sense to keep the names the website came up with. I third Tom. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 14:17, 13 Mar 2005 (MST)

::::Fourth'd! </tgs> -- [[User:nintendorulez|nintendorulez]] 14:51, 28 Mar 2005 (MST)

:::::Okay, then unless anyone else wants to do it, or objects in the next few days, I'm gonna do the move. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 19:41, 31 Mar 2005 (MST)

::::::It should be easy, since I went through and made sure all the links were correct for the first move. I would change all the "Sketchbook" links to "Museum Sketchbook" first, then move "Sketchbook" to "Museum Sketchbook". This will create a redirect at "Sketchbook" so you can move "Weekly Sketchbook" to "Sketchbook". Then when you change the "Weekly Sketchbook" links to "Sketchbook", it will be a bit easier. If you need any help, just ask.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:29, 2 Apr 2005 (MST)

== Sketch Descriptions? ==

Should we add descriptions to the sketches, like we did with the [[Weekly Fanstuff]]? Some people might have no idea what the sketches are of.--[[User:Lord Pikachon|The guy who's name you probably know]]

:It would be nice to have some links on some of the more obscure sketches (like Mashed Potato Jones or the Balding Man). <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 19:12, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)

Okay, me, Trogga, and Homestar Coder have begun working on descriptions.--[[User:Lord Pikachon|Lord Pikachon]]

== Pawn of a hat? ==
I don't wat to start an edit war, but I just don't see [[Strong Sad]] as a game pawn in [[Image:problematics.PNG|this picture]]. I see it as Strong Sad's head shooting out of a magic hat. [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]] 18:23, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:I see Strong Sad's head on a game pawn, and I definately don't see it coming out of a hat. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 18:26, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::Me as well -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 18:26, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::I see what hes talking about. {{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}}

::::I really wish I could find a picture on the internet, but it looks to me like SS is one of those toys that little kids play with. They're basically just comprised of a cylinder and a head. I don't know what they're called though. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:01, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::Ooh, I know just the things. I think my grandmother still has 'em. I'll see if I can get a pic. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::::I found [http://www.andertoons.com/images/blog/LittlePeople.jpg a picture]...anyone else think that's what the sketch of SS is? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:08, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::Yes, exactly! That's just what I was thinking, and have been since it was put up. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::::::Does anyone know what they're called? (is it "Little People"?) I think we should probably mention this on the page. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:18, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::I had those as a kid, and I recall them being called "Little People". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:24, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::They're Playschool Little People, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::::::::[http://www.fisher-price.com/US/littlepeople/default_flash.asp Fisher-Price], actually. And they're no longer in that classic design. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:27, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::Add'd. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:31, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

==Computer Sketch==

Can somebody read that floppy to the right of Homestar on the Comp? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 23:40, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:Or can anybody read Basic? Does the summary mean anything in particular? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:42, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)
::Or know what brand of computer that is? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:46, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:::Just looked up the basic, " 160 vlin 12, 17 at 26". 160 is the line number of the command. It means draw a vertical line from y-coordinate 12 to y-coordinate 17 at x-coordinate 26. That compy looks like an Apple II to me (and I found the "vlin" thing on an Apple II page). {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:47, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

::::I've seen that PC before... Isn't that the one from [[Peasant's Quest Preview]]? Or is it the one from [[Puppet Time]]? --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 18:55, 7 October 2005 (BST)
:::::Okay, I updated the page with the info Coder found. And if anybody could zoom in and read that floppy or anything, that would be awsome. And after careful cross-scruiteny, it appears that the computer used in the Sketchbook is indeed the same used by the [[Videlectrix]] people, even on the same desk. The one difference is that the logo on the keyboard (I think it was the Apple logo) is strangely absent from the [[Videlectrix]] photo. Most likely to avoid any possible legal problems and simplify it up, since they were photoshopping the [[Peasant's Quest]] image onto the screen anyways. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 18:43, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Consistency in dates ==

I just noticed that the date abbreviations in this page are not consistent. In general I have seen pages use 3 letter abbreviations. This is the case for most months here except: Sept, June (listed as both June and Jun) and April (also listed as Apr). I suggest that we make them all be 3 character abbreviations no more. Sounds good? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:15, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
:Well since there was no mention either way i'm gonna go ahead and do it. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:45, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

== Mixed-up pictures ==

There's something wrong with my computer or something like that. In the Sketchbook window, I see the words "homestar ice crusher", but from there up it's the old picture of Strong Mad holding his mystical orbs. [http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9644/sketchbookmessedup3wr.png 1] You guys are pretty computer-savvy, anyone know what's wrong? And if not, please don't blame me. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 09:00, 24 December 2006 (EST). Well, it's actually 12:05 on January 27, 2006.
:A lot of users have been commenting on similar mysterious problems, and it likely surrounds your page cache and what cached version of what your browser is loading. In this case it's loading a recent .xml with an old picture. Try clearning your cache to see if that does the trick. I think that's what the other users recommend, and pretty much the only thing that would solve it. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:13, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== none shall pass! ==

None shall pass! for a minute there i thought it read, YOU SHALL NOT PASS! for lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 10:22, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

:I actually was thinking Monty Python and the Holy grail when I say that. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 13:06, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:: I agree with Inivsible Robot Fish. [[USer:Sbmaniac|Sbmaniac]]

== Commas vs. Periods ==

I'll grant that commas and periods are barely distinguishable from each other in the caption font. But you can tell the difference by looking very closely. Commas have the smallest tail imaginable. Compare:

[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/e/e9/20060119_sketchbook_orbs_up_yo.PNG orbs up, yo] 
[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/7/79/20060209_sketchbook_nice_inking_mike.PNG nice inking, mike] 
[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/8/81/20060216_sketchbook_none_shall_pass_eww.PNG none shall pass! eww.]

If you cannot see a slight dip (just a pixel or two) in the comma images, copy all three of them to MS Paint (or whatever), zoom in, and compare the commas and periods. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:53, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

== poopertrooper? ==

On the page, it says "poopertrooper" is a reference to Super Troopers. I think it's more likely it's a refernce to pooper scoopers. -[[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 23:39, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
:I thought of "pooper scooper" when I first saw it. Super Troopers, to me, seems a lot more unlikely. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 00:06, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[[IMDB:tt0247745|Super Troopers]] is a movie about state troopers, who's uniform is nowhere near to what the poopsmith wears. In science fiction, stromtroopers dress in a similar way to The Poopsmith. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:34, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
:There is no way storm troopers has any relevance here. Poopertrooper - pooper scooper is just as good as poopertrooper to super troopers. one has the same root of pooper, the other has same ending of trooper, storm trooper is just not even close and they don't look anything alike. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:37, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

:I thought it sounded like Koopa Troopas. - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 23:55, 17 March 2006(UTC)

::That seems like way too much of a stretch. If they wanted to reference Koopa Troopas, it probably would have said "Poopa Troopas". [[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 02:17, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:Don't get mad, I wasn't the one that edited it into the article. I only said what I thought it was at first, I wasn't like "0MG J00 5UX0R L4M0 L0L I7 I5N7 UB3R P00P3R SC00P3R I7 K00P4 7R00P4!!!!!!!!111111!!!11!!!11!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!111one" - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 02:36, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:: Chill out, I wasn't mad, I was just commenting that it seemed like too much of a stretch. [[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 20:49, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Now I'M mad that people keep changing the article cos they think my idea was right, it wasn't even an idea! - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 00:52, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

I vote Super Troopers. Its about police. The stormtrooper Poopsmith is obviously a form of police. Referencing pooperscoopers makes *no* contextual sense. I'm changing it back. [[User:Piscez]]

:Here's what bugs me. When you say, "this '''is''' a reference to..." you are stating something is fact. In this case, we all have our opinions, and each think ours are correct. The fact '''is''' that none of were there when TBC sketched this out and don't have a flippin' clue what they were refering to. Therefore, I propose the following revision:
==== Pooper Trooper Scooper Dooper Blooper ====
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption could be a reference to the device [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]], the movie [[Wikipedia:Super_Troopers|Super Troopers]], the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario Brothers']] [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopa Troopas]], or the [[wikipedia:George_Lucas|George Lucas']] [[Wikipedia:Stormtroopers|stormtroopers]].

{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 12:44, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

In general, users here seem to think "refers to" means "resembles". IRF is right; only TBC know for sure about what's a reference. Some are obvious, but I'm sure there are a lot of references we'll never get. And then there are a lot of things that resemble other things but TBC never were trying to refer to that thing. I think as a knowledge base we need to be a bit more conservative in how we decide references. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 12:50, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

''Stormtroopers'' seems the most obvious reference. Not the George Lucas kind, but rather the Hitler/Orwell kind. (Those of you who are still somewhat whippersnapperesque should be aware that the term predated ''Star Wars'' by a great many years.) Most of the other suggested references seem to be simple attempts to match up same or similar sounding words, rather than considering the actual ''context''. {{User:Bill/sig}} 17:03, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

:Storm troopers is what I was saying all along. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:32, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

ok then ''Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption could be a reference to the device [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]], the movie [[Wikipedia:Super_Troopers|Super Troopers]], the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario Brothers']] [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopa Troopas]], or [[Wikipedia:Stormtroopers|stormtroopers]] (from [[wikipedia:World_War_I|WWI]]).''

either way, its still spec at best, and in response to Bill, the usage of pooper cannot be ignored why else would TBC go from The Poopsmith to pooper if not trying to make a ryhme such as Super Trooper or refer to the legendary pooper scooper. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:48, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:For the rhyme, perhaps. Just because the rhyme is funny. Doesn't have to be a reference to pooper or super. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:54, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

My two cents: Pooper Scooper and Stormtrooper are both meaningful enough to be included. "Super Trooper" and "Koopa Troopa" are both based on "Stormtrooper" and, thus, unnecessary. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:05, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Ahem. I would Like to add at this point that the Koopa Troopas were the second most common enemies (next to goombas) in the original Super Mario Bros., which came out BEFORE Star Wars: A New Hope. So if anything, Stormtroopers are based off of Koopa Troopas. (Very, very unlikely.) --{{User:The very strongest}} 12:35, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

:See my retraction above, storm troopers is a term that refers to certain soldiers at the end of WWI, which is pre-television. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 21:28, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

I like your idea, I R F, I vote that we go with that one. - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 04:36, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Ok, the opinions are vast so I think a good'ol vote is in order

'''version 1''' ''current version'' 
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption is a reference to [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]].
#
'''version 2''' ''the loaded version'' 
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption could be a reference to the device [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]], the movie [[Wikipedia:Super_Troopers|Super Troopers]], the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario Brothers']] [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopa Troopas]], or [[Wikipedia:Stormtroopers|stormtroopers]] (from [[wikipedia:World_War_I|WWI]]).''
#
'''version 3''' ''the bare version'' 
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]].
#
'''version 4''' ''combination (please specify which items qualify as a reference)'' 
#

== Super Suudsu Me ==

Feels like the 5-month-old suudsu is a reference to the French fry aging experiment in [[Wikipedia:Super Size Me|Super Size Me]]. But I haven't seen the film, so I don't know how direct the connection is. Anyone want to do a little fact-checking here? --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 17:54, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:I haven't seen it either, but the fact that this was posted five months to the day after [[bedtime story]] was released says to me that nobody actually ''drank'' the suudsu or dumped it out, and it's just been sitting there. It actually reminds me of the old clichè of the guy with the extremely dirty bedroom finally trying to clean it up and pulling out a half-eaten sandwich or burrito from under the bed and exclaiming "So ''that's'' what happened to my sandwich [burrito]." And by then it's covered with mold and he's got to shoo a [[Gavin|roach]] or two away from it before he touches it. The only specific example I can think of right now is from [[Wikipedia:Even Stevens]] (the episode where a haz mat team is needed to clean Louis's room and he has to sleep in Donnie's room. No, I don't watch the Disney channel anymore, but my younger sbblings frequently leave the TV on when they're not watching it and my ADD brain will be distracted by ut. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 20:40, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== suudsu sketch? ==

Is it noteworthy that this is only the 2nd time that the sketch isn't a sketch but a photograph?
{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 18:46, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:Th' last photo was sort of a sketch. Just a computer-generated one. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::This would be the first Sketchbook item which cannot really be called a sketch. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:58, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
::Sketch: [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Sketch Dictionary.com], [[Wiktionary:Sketch|Wikitionary]], [[Wikipedia:Sketch|Wikipedia]] [[User:Beep|Beep]] 22:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== Missy's The Cheat ==

Hmm... an upcoming Marzipan-drawn episode?? Probably not, but if it happens, you read it here first! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
*It looks like a Dr. Seuss character. Like it's got a lion head and tail, but with a penguin body. I think it's kinda cute though! -[[User:Compdude|Compdude]]
*I think it looks like an Easter egg with a lion's mane, beady eyes, and a tail. Very nice, though. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 19:31, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
*You just know that in another six months they're going to turn that into a guest character. [[User:68.104.201.53|68.104.201.53]] 06:55, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

==Female Coach Z?==

It says that's some kind of female coaz Z with a 3 instead of a Z is in this week's sketchbook... But it's clearly Homeschool winner's symbol! And I guess this means this is an alternate verion of Coach Z who'll never be used...
:Not sure about the HW connection - his symbol is a speech balloon. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:04, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
::While I'm not entirely sure it's a female (I was edit-conflicted on putting it up, and my description just said "long-haired"), I can safely say that's a three. Dunno where you're getting the Homeschool Winner thing from. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I can see from where he got the Homeschool idea from. The space between the 3 and the circle looks like Homeschool's word bubble upside down. But it says 3 on the caption iself, so no argue there. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:13, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

==Numba zero==

I removed the Gilbert Arenas reference from last week's sketch description because there's no proof that it is. There have been plenty of players in the NBA who've worn number 0, and it can't be more than coincidence. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 02:35, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

==Sample of Style==

Anyone else notice a simularity between the styles of Numba 0 Strong Sad and Droolstar Runner? They're both in a new sketchy style with lots of detail and shadow as if they were draw at the same time or for the same purpose. Not only that they're also both in a very school-type setting. Granted Homestar could be asleep anywhere, and Strong Sad could be playing professional basketball but I seriously doubt thats the case. My question is, do you guys think this is a sign of toons to come?
*Hmm, maybe! They could be getting more into chiaroscuro shading, like SS's dragon.[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]

== 1-up? ==

Im'a prootty sure that shoe says [[Wikipedia:7-Up|7-Up]]--{{User:Benol/sig}} 22:39, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
: I saw a "1". Anyway, although the poor drawing in the background looks more like Homestar, the boot looks very much like a [[20X6]] boot. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:56, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
::I think it looks like 7-Up, too. But I don't think it is, after all Homestar's has a [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|star]] on it. That would mean 1-Up would have that or some kind'a familiar mushroom… [[User:Stongbah|Stongbah]] 18:23, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
:::I thought it was a "7" the first time I saw it, and I still think it looks like one. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 19:09, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
::::I also can see "7-up", but "1-up" makes more sense in the context. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:46, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== One and a half King of Towns ==

Should the plural of "King of Town" be "King of Towns" or "Kings of Town"? [[User:Gus|Gus]] 04:55, 4 August 2006 (UTC) (Perhaps "A King of Town and a half"?)
:I honestly don't know. I think it should be entirely reworded to we don't have to deal with it. {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:57, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
::Good point, guys. I've changed it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
[[Image:Kotqowopera.png|thumb|The KOT... and then a half? (Opera 9)]]
In Opera 9, it seems there are rendering issues. Anyone else see something similar to this? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:21, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I did in Firefox. See [[#Weird glitch]] below. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 19:33, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

== Taste it out? ==

It's said on the page that "taste it out" may be based on [[lady fan]]'s "twees it out". I'm not so sure; it reminds me more of a line from [[do over]] ("taste out one of them Cheatcakes"). Thoughts? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:13, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:[[TTATOT]], or we add a new word running gag page about "out". But I don't think so. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:17, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:: You're misapplying the term TTATOT, as this isn't it. I don't think it's referring to a set of similar lines, I think it's referring to one line. Just not the one mentioned on the page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:21, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::"Twees it out" was the first thing that came to my mind... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::TTATOT, as in "unusual use of the word 'out'".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:25, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::: You're still misusing TTATOT, and even if it was, the correct solution would be to remove any trace of reference entirely. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:27, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::"Twees it out" is what I thought of at first too, but I'm not convinced it refers to anything in particular. TBC enjoy using words in strange ways; it needn't necessarily be a reference. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:40, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::"Taste out one o' them Cheatcakes" is what popped into my head, what with the act of tasting in the picture and all. However, TBC have been known to use words in extremely odd ways, such as "Style" and others. I'd be inclinec to believe it's just some unusual word use that TBC employ in theirdaily lives that has spilled over in order to make Homestar Runner just that more bizarre.{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 05:00, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

== Text bug ==

[[Image:Sketchbookbug.PNG|thumb]]
I've seen this reverted a few times, so here is the prove. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

:Well, neither I nor anyone else have the capability any longer. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:28, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

::The capability of what? If you mean reproducing the bug, you're wrong. It's still there.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:32, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Apparently it's not repoducible on Mac or Linux, but only on ''Firefox'' under ''Windows''.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:56, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

== The Bendy Hop ==

It's really not a big deal, but I feel confident enough about it to post a comment on this talk page. I think that the "bendy hop" is a particular reference to the [[Wikipedia:Lindy Hop|lindy hop]], for the following reasons: (1) the titles differ only by two letters, (2) Coach Z's pose looks strongly like a typical swing/jazz dance step, of which the Lindy Hop is probably the most famous.

It was suggested that this might be more likely a reference to the [http://www.ehow.com/how_15790_bunny-hop.html bunny hop], but I question this, for the following reasons: this dance is less well-known (I base this, perhaps unjustly, on the relative size of the Wikipedia articles), and Coach Z's pose doesn't resemble the dance steps as described in the above link. (The bunny hop is a line dance involving other people and focuses on foot steps but not arm movements.) If we can rule out the bunny hop, then I don't think this fact is TTATOT, unless other candidates for "that" and "the other thing" exist.

Again, it won't break my heart if this fact is not changed back to my version, but I really do think that this is a particular reference to the lindy hop. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:09, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

:When I first saw the Sketchbook item and was preparing the screencap, I considered including the reference to a particular dance. But with the Lindy Ho, the Bunny Hop, and the classic song "At The Hop", and I'm sure others, I could not allow myself to attach the dance to any particular one of those. We can never know which one was the reference. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:01, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

::I thought it was a sketch for his jumping pose seen in A Folky Tale and geddup noise. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 07:48, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

== The Thinkin Man ==
Reference to Yellow Dellow? It looks more like a reference to the famous statue, "[[Wikipedia:The Thinker|The Thinker]]."
:You could be right, but I don't know how anybody could confirm either of those, so I removed the statement. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 20:15, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
::If you imagine the Rodin sculpture sans arms, the pose is nearly identical. Seems like a clear reference to me. -- [[User:Mayosolo|Mayosolo]] 23:35, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
:::When I added it, I immediately thought of the scene in Yello Dello where Homestar <s>thought and thought and thought</s> craped craped and craped all over that rock. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:59, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

== Kingsmen Duo a reference? ==

The "Kingsmen Duo" are probably a reference to the famous folk band "[[Wikipedia:The Kingston Trio|The Kingston Trio]]".
:That sounds plausible. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::<s>I agree — it's a definite reference.</s> {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:28, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
:::It's a plausibility, but it might just be a stretch.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:31, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Despite my former conviction (which was based on the wrong assumption that the folk band was named "The Kingsmen Trio"), I think that this is a reference to these two being the only of The King of Town's employees to be conspicuously absent from [[All the King's Men]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:37, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Note that the "Kingston Trio" reference was voted down in STUFF for [[senior prom]]. I don't know if this matters here. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:46, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::Actually, it [[Talk:senior prom#Closed STUFF|wasn't voted on in STUFF at all]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::I don't think it's a reference for the band "The King's Men" but given the construction "The Kingsmen Duo" it becomes very likely. They have not previously been given the peculiar one-word construction "Kingsmen", and "The Kingsmen Duo" is grammatically strange unless in reference to The Kingston Trio. --Same Guy As The First Post

== "In a river of whatsit"? ==

Thats not correct at all! Come on people what is whatsit a euphamism of?
:there seems to be some disagreement over whether the whatsit refers to his situation (like "I'm in deep whatsit") or the actual composition of that river.. All I know is.. eew..

:: seems to me that the only disagreement would be with people who have never heard the informal military expression 'in the "whatsit"'; or at the very least people who have never been, as fightgar apparently is in this drawing, 'in the "whatsit"' themselves. It's figurative. He may indeed be in a river of 'whatsit', but he is also (and this is what the BC mean) figuratively 'in the "whatsit"', as both his expression and the flames shooting out of his weapon clearly indicate to anyone familiar with the expression, 'in the "whatsit"'. I mean, come on, who has never heard that expression? Ask a soldier; even a wannabe soldier.
::: Or even a "I have no interest in anything military" non-soldier like myself. It's the phrase. See [[Wikipedia:List_of_U.S._Army_acronyms_and_expressions|Wikipedia's List]] under field expresions. - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 18:16, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
--I haven't. I doubt most of America has heard it, either. Please explain. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 18:04, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

::I've heard of "in the $%&#" It's not that uncommon of a phrase. It is what you are in after the whatsit hits the fan. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 19:03, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

--It was mentioned in [[Wikipedia:Rushmore (film)|the film Rushmore]] in an exchange between the Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray characters. [[User:Agnamaracs|Agnamaracs]] 00:40, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

== What kind of gun is Fighthar using? ==

When I saw the picture I couldn't help but wonder. I started looking up gun types to draw a conclusion, and when I did, I realized my (work?) shouldn't go to waste, so I'd better post the firearm I settled on here. I don't really expect a response, as the title would suggest. Anyway, my guess is a suppressed folded-stock AKS-47. [[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 19:32, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

It's a mishmash rich-tapestry cartoon-gun. The only think it has in common with any Kalashnikov (like your AKS-47 or 74) is the curved magazine. The guard on the barrel is from a machine gun like a .30 Browning, but the only thing with that type of guard that is even consistent with the size of what Fightgar is holding is the cheapo Tek-9 SMG used by every terrorist or drug dealer's henchman in every American action film in the 80s. I have to say, (not because I'm in the NRA (I'm not) or 'love guns' (I don't) or anything, but because I'm a writer and a former infantry soldier. . . there. . . I apologized for knowing about guns) I know guns, and that is not any gun on the face of the earth. It *is* a pretty neat looking cartoon gun though.

==HOTT==

I don't think that's a TT, I think it's Pi. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 23:54, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

:It kind of looks like that, but I'm pretty sure it's TT — Strong Bad's trying to look young by wearing a girly tee, and in that case "HOTT" makes more sense than "HOπ". {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:09, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

::I think it's [[Pi]] because of the running gag, and the fact the pi was already shown to be used as a double-T in TGS's Smartly Pretty. Another point: Geeky T-shirt are also popular with todays young people, like Strong Sad, and pi as T's is pretty geeky. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 04:48, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

:::Hmm... but doesn't it seem that Strong Bad's idea of what would be popular among young people would be contrary to Strong Sad's? I see your point, but it doesn't seem to fit together to me... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:00, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::: ''(Edit Conflict)'' I see no reason to assume it's a Pi. It's just two Ts that got smooshed together in a small low-res picture. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:01, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::It looks like pi to me because of the little curly bit at the bottom (even though it's at the wrong side). I think it's pi. It looks like it and TBC have used it before, so it's not that unlikely.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:03, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Trey: Please remember that the first "young parson" Strong Bad goes to in the email is Strong Sad. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:05, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Like Trey said, "HOTT" just makes more sense that "HOpi" (and not one word about Hopi Indians either, coz I already thought of that, and that makes even LESS sense). Plus, since the style seemed to be going more toward "old person" style, I think "HOTT" makes more sense to that too. It's a well-known fact that old people aren't good with numbers. Right, Grandma? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:07, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::Elcool: See? DorianGray agrees with me; you should too ;) Seriously though, you make a good point about Strong Bad going to Strong Sad first after his operation, but when he does, he doesn't talk about something "geeky" like ''Nerdular Nerdence'' magazine; he brings up something that's supposed to be "hip and trendy", Go-Gurt. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:16, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Ok, while that's true, what we see here is a scrapped idea. TBC thought, like you, that HOpi is not that funny/goes well with the whole young thing. But it doesn't mean that that's not what is written there for the reasons I mentioned above. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:22, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Well, I always thought that the text ''means'' "HOTT", but is ''written'' as "HOPI" to make it look cooler.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 08:51, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::I suppose all this could be noted in the article in the ''guess''-based wiki anyone can edit.... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:50, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::Loafing: Yeah, I meant it means "hot", but spelled as HO'''π''' to look cool. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:51, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

==fish drive thru==
It looks like the fish sam an max get into to get to the other side of the largest ball of twinell

== Weird glitch ==

[[Image:SketchGlitch413.PNG]]

I saw this on Friday. It may be my slow connection. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 19:32, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

== AH! ==

[hairsplitting]
Even though the "AH!" in "ooh. AH!" is capitalized in the XML, this page doesn't ask for what it says in the XML. It asks for the "Caption." And the caption of this particular sketch renders it in all lowercase. Again: am I missing something?
[/hairsplitting] 
[[User:Rowsdower45|Rowsdower45]] 21:53, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
:I see the XML as the official spelling. They type what they intended it to say into the XML. It apparently automatically changes it to lowercase no matter what. Therefore, since the XML is emptied with each new one, we should record it as it was intended to be written. For posterity. Maybe a little prosperity. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 21:56, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
::I see what's displayed as the original spelling. XML is only what's happening behind the scenes, and it's (slight) speculation that this is actually the intended spelling. I suggest we use the displayed text as the official spelling and note that it was spelled differently in the XML file.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:02, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
::Seconded. [[User:Rowsdower45|Rowsdower45]] 01:08, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
:::We always write out the Quote of the Week exactly as written, so why not the others? If they didn't intend it that way, they wouldn't've written it that way in the XML. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:53, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, the QOTW always shows up with proper capitalization. And no one's challenging what TBC intended, but TBC are certainly aware that Sketchbook text always turns out lowercase. Let's write the caption as presented, then add: (capitalized "ooh. AH!" in the XML file)

Talk:Sketchbook

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MixMastah 800

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:58:34 GMT

Rowsdower45: as per sketchbook 8/23/07

{{watchtoon|onetwomixer|view}}

[[Image:MixMastah800.PNG|thumb|Mix your own style]]

The '''MixMastah 800''' is the music machine that you can adjust after watching [[One Two, One Two]]. In addition to playing each character's sound, you can adjust the volume and stereo output.

'''Page title:''' You ARE the Mix Mastah!

==Sounds==
===[[Bubs]]===
'''BUBS''': ''{Bubs is grinding a meat grinder}'' Ooh! Ah! A-reek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a''{repeats}''

===[[Strong Mad]] and [[The Cheat]]===
''{Strong Mad repeatedly lifts the cover off The King of Town's grill to reveal The Cheat}''

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

''{Strong Mad replaces the cover}''

'''STRONG MAD''': GAH!

''{repeats}''

===[[Homestar Runner]]===
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': One, two. One, two. ''{repeats}''

===[[Strong Sad]] and [[Coach Z]]===
''{Strong Sad and Coach Z are in the gymnasium} ''

'''STRONG SAD''': ''{pats his belly to make noise}''

''{scoreboard buzzer}''

'''COACH Z''': Atta boy!

''{repeats}''

===[[The King of Town]]===
''{The King of Town is eating from a pile of marshmallows}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN''': ''{endless eating noises}''

===[[Marzipan]]===
''{Marzipan plays a guitar riff on [[Carol]] over and over.}''

===[[Pom Pom]]===
''{Pom Pom is at [[Club Technochocolate]] continuously throwing 100 dollar bills into the air, making bouncing noises.}''

===[[The Poopsmith]]===
''{The Poopsmith continuously pats a pile of [[whatsit]] with his shovel. Each pat produces sound effects}''

===[[Homsar]] Solo===
''{Homsar stands against a starry background. Once selected, all other sounds pause until Homsar finishes.}''

'''HOMSAR''': ''{vaguely similarly to the song Strong Bad sings}'' AaAaAaA! OurAaAaA! UrAaAaAaA, Uwarwarwarwar! A-way-way-way-waa!

===[[Strong Bad]]===
*Strong Bad has three settings. The third, "Shut It!", merely turns off his sound effect in the middle of play.

====Chorus====
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Look out, world! I'm an independent girl! Rollin' around like a motorcade! Look out world! I'm an independent girl! ''{out of key}'' You can meet me down at the arcade!

====Verse====
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm a woman on the prowl and I stick up for myself! The city is at night and I'm dancin! ''Dancin!''

==Fun Facts==
===Remarks===
*When the page loads, Bubs's sound is enabled by default.
*The MixMastah 800 has a better [[audio quality]] than [[One Two, One Two]], similar to the sound quality in [[An Important Rap Song]] and [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
*Homsar's solo is in stereo and fades back and forth from the right channel to the left.
*This game originally didn't have a loading screen.
*The [[scoreboard]] in Strong Sad's and Coach Z's segment is slightly different from the usual, including a different font.
*The picture of Coach Z on the wall of the [[gymnasium]] appears red because the outlines are too thick. Only by zooming in can you see his correct green color.
*All of the small animations loop at a different speed to the music.

===Goofs===
*After you click on the Homsar solo, you can click on the Strong Bad "chorus" and "verse" buttons and they will play on top of Homsar.
*Clicking on Homsar's button while it is already playing will turn off all the sound effects when he is done.
*Pressing any of the MixMastah 800's "ON" buttons will start that scene's sounds in sync with the others. However, pressing the buttons next to Strong Bad starts him singing at the beginning of the chorus or verse after a delay, so that his singing doesn't match up with the downbeats unless you're careful about exactly when you push the button.

===Fixed Goofs===
[[Image:No_Leg_Strong_Bad!.gif|thumb|No Leg Strong Bad!]]
*Neither Homsar nor Strong Bad had moving effects.
*Strong Bad was wearing a different shower cap than in One Two, One Two. The shower cap Strong Bad was wearing was the same one Homestar wears in [[Main Page 14]].
*Pom Pom's sound effect faintly included The Poopsmith's effect in the background.
*The lines on the screens for Homsar and Strong Bad moved even when they weren't turned on, unlike all of the others.
*Strong Bad did not have legs. This was fixed by making his screen shorter.

===Inside References===
*Homsolo is a [[portmanteau]].

==External Links==
* [[HR:onetwomixer.html|view the page for the "MixMastah 800"]]
* [[HR:onetwomixer.swf|view the Flash file for the "MixMastah 800"]]

[[Category:Electronics]]
[[Category:Games]]

One Two, One Two

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:57:42 GMT

Rowsdower45: as per sketchbook 8/23/07

{{toonnav|Shorts|onetwo|Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|Ever and More!}}
[[Image:One Two.png|thumb|"One, two, one, two..."]]

A music video composed of sounds made by all the main characters.

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

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[The King of Town's Grill]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Gymnasium]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Outer Space]]

'''Date:''' Monday, May 28, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 1:31

'''Page Title:''' Lookout World!

==Transcript==
''{Open to Homestar walking in The Field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One two, one two, one two, one two... ''{continues in background}''

''{Cut to Strong Mad lifting the cover off The King of Town's grill to reveal The Cheat.}''

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

''{Strong Mad replaces the cover; his reflection is clearly visible}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' GAH!

''{This set of sounds continues in the background; cut to The Poopsmith patting a pile of whatsit. As he does, noises are generated.}''

''{Noise continues in background again; cut back to Strong Mad.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' GAH!

''{All three noises are still playing in background; cut to Bubs using a meat grinder to grind various things into sausages}''

'''BUBS:''' Ooh! Ah! A-reek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a...

''{Cut to a 4-way screen split of the four scenes currently going on, sound effects continue.}''

''{Cut back to The Poopsmith. He continues to make noises with the whatsit. Cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z in the gymnasium.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Here I go! ''{pats his belly to make noise; scoreboard buzzes}''

'''COACH Z:''' Atta boy!

''{This continues in the background; cut to The King of Town eating marshmallows.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{eating noises}''

''{Eating noises continue in the background; cut back to Homestar Runner walking.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One, two...

''{Cut to Coach Z and Strong Sad.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Atta boy!

''{Cut to Pom Pom at Club Technochocolate; he is throwing 100 dollar bills into the air, making bouncing noises.}''

''{Sound effects continue in the background; cut to Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' A-reek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek-a-deek...

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the shower, using a showerbrush as a microphone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm a woman on the prowl and I stick up for myself! The city is at night and I'm-

''{Cut to a 3-way screen split of Pom Pom, Strong Mad and The Cheat, and Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' -''dancin'!'' ''Dancin'!''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Homsar solo!

''{All sound effects temporarily cease; cut to Homsar in a starry background.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' ''{vaguely similar to the song Strong Bad was singing}''
AaAaAaA! OurAaAaA! ''{his hat floats around the screen}'' UrAaAaAaA, Uwarwarwarwar! A-way-way-way-waa!

''{All sound effects resume; cut to Marzipan playing Carol.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{guitar riff}''

''{Sound effects continue; cut to a 4-way screen split of Pom Pom, Bubs, Marzipan and Homestar. Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look out world! I'm an independent girl!

''{On each of the next 5 beats, we cut to The Poopsmith, Strong Sad and Coach Z, The King of Town, Strong Mad and The Cheat, and then Pom Pom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Rollin' around like a motorcade!

''{Cut to a 4-way vertical screen split of Homsar, The King of Town, Marzipan and Homestar. Then cut to Bubs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look out world!

''{Cut to a 4-way screen split of Strong Mad and The Cheat, Strong Bad, Strong Sad and Coach Z, and Pom Pom}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm an independent girl! ''{sound effects stop; zoom in on Strong Bad's square}'' ''{out of key}'' You can meet me down at the arcade! ''{no longer singing}'' Whoa! Need to get the acoustics checked out in here... ''{taps the brush he is holding, making a sound like tapping a microphone}'' Is this thing broken?

''{fade out}''

''{The word "END." appears with "MIX YOUR OWN STYLE" written under it. Click on "MIX YOUR OWN STYLE" to go to the [[MixMastah 800]].}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*A [[wikipedia:Motorcade|motorcade]] is a procession of cars leading a VIP, usually a political figure, down a main road.

===Trivia===
*When this toon was first released, the MixMastah was loaded into the toon's Flash file, and would automatically appear at the end. Later on, the toon was modified to make the user click a link in order to reach the MixMastah in a separate page instead.
*The items Bubs grinds into sausages include (in order) a [[steak]], a tennis ball, and a [[General Tso's Chicken|Chinese food]] carton.
*Marzipan is the only main character whose face is not shown in this short.
*This is the toon with the most sketches uploaded to the [[Sketchbook]].

===Remarks===
*Homestar doesn't say "one, two" in perfect time with his walking.
*The [[Showering|shower]] Strong Bad is in looks exactly like the one on [[Main Page 14]].
*Bubs is making sausages that are already in their casings and split into links by using nothing but a meat grinder. In real life, one has to stuff the casings and twist them into sausages after grinding the meat.
*Strong Bad wears a shower cap even though he said in [[haircut]] that he doesn't have any hair.
*The [[The King of Town's grill|grill]] makes a shutting sound even when Strong Mad opens it.
*[[Carol]] looks like a classical guitar, but is apparently an [[Wikipedia:Electric acoustic guitar|electric acoustic guitar]], capable of producing a distorted tone much like an [[Characters' Instruments#Electric Guitar|electric guitar]].
*Even though Strong Bad is in the shower the entire time he is singing, the sound of the shower running doesn't play until the very end of the toon.



===Goofs===
*The scoreboard is incorrect both times when the scene returns to Strong Sad and Coach Z toward the end. It should read 18 and then 20, but instead it reads 13 and then 18.

*In some shots when Strong Mad is lifting the lid off the Cheat's house, part of the reflection of his legs in the grill is cut off.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When released, this toon had an "Again?" button, but clicking it would cause all the sounds from the MixMastah to continue playing with the replayed toon. This was fixed with the removal of the "Again?" button.
*Before, at one part when The King of Town is eating his marshmallows one would appear to go under and outside his mustache when he eats it.
*In the MixMastah, Pom Pom's sound effect loop also included The Poopsmith's loop. This was fixed when the MixMastah was separated from the main toon.
*At one point, during a cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z, the score on the scoreboard changed from 12 to 2 for a single frame before changing to 13. Also, when it was 13, it just barely stuck out of the box. This has been corrected.


===Inside References===
[[Image:Sketchbook060727.png|thumb|Keep on trucking!]]
*Homestar Runner's animation is based on a [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-07-27|Weekly Sketchbook]] image, and was previously shown at the [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech talk]]. A [[graffiti]] image of Coach Z seen behind Strong Sad was also from a [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-24|Sketchbook]] image.
*The starry background in the Homsar solo was previously seen in an Easter egg in [[ghosts]].
*This is another example of the word [[style]].
*Striking Strong Sad's belly also scores points in the [[Peg Strong Sad]] game.
*Homestar Runner's walking animation is similar to Coach Z's in the video for [[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]

===Real-World References===
*The way Homestar walks references the iconic [http://www.zubeworld.com/crumbmuseum/truckin.html "Truckin'"] images by [[Wikipedia:Robert Crumb|R. Crumb]].
* The 'Fightin' Coach Z's' logo and the 180-degree angle of Coach Z's feet resemble [[Wikipedia:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]'s 'Fighting Irish' logo.
*Pom Pom's money throwing is a reference to the "Makin' It Rain" technique employed by rappers.

===Fast Forward===
*Homestar, Coach Z and Strong Bad start to make a similar song in an Easter egg for the email [[the paper]] before Strong Bad interrupts them.

==See Also==
*[[MixMastah 800]]

== External Links ==
* [[HR:onetwo.html|watch "One Two, One Two"]]
* [[HR:onetwo.swf|view the Flash file for "One Two, One Two"]]
* [[HR:onetwomixer.html|view the "MixMastah 800"]]
* [[HR:onetwomixer.swf|view the Flash file for the "MixMastah 800"]]
* [[Forum:11543|forum thread re: "One Two, One Two"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|onetwo}}
[[Category:Shorts]] [[Category:Songs]]

Talk:Sketchbook

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:54:07 GMT

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Talk:Sketchbook

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:53:13 GMT

Rowsdower45: /**/AH!

{{featuredarticle}}
<div style="background:#CFC; border: 1px dashed #090; padding:10px">
:'''See [[Talk:Quote of the Week]] for Weeklies update checklist.'''
</div>
== Museum Sketchbook ==

Would it be OK if someone moved the bottom section of this page to something like [[Sketchbook (Museum)]]? This page takes far too long to load on a dial-up internet connection. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 06:24, 9th of March 2005

:Hmm, I like keeping the museum ones here on the [[Sketchbook]] page, and instead moving the weekly sketchbook ones to a [[Weekly Sketchbook]] page. This would match our [[Weekly Fanstuff]] page. Any one else agree?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 10:20, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

::Actually, I like that idea, better than my own as well. Weekly Sketchbook matches the rest of the weekly updates, and is probably easier to change the links for. The only reason I suggested Sketchbook (Museum) was because I thought less pages linked/would link to it. But Weekly Sketchbook sounds great. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 18:08, 9 Mar 2005 (GMT)

:::Done, see [[Weekly Sketchbook]]. I fixed all the links as well.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:48, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

''Note: The following is a copy/paste from the old Talk page''
Just a quick question. Who's gonna keep up with updating stuff like this? I know we're all busy with simply moving crap from there to here, but I dunne wanna lose anything that could be added, ya know? I'd update it myself, but I do most my wikistuff at work, so I can't make screenshots at all. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 15:15, 19 Aug 2004 (MST)

:Yeah, I can do that tonight. I think I'll come up with a better format too. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 15:30, 19 Aug 2004 (MST)

::Guh-roovay. The current one is kinda stinky anywho. -- [[User:AgentSeethroo|AgentSeethroo]] 16:00, 19 Aug 2004 (MST)

== Fun facts? ==

Is there room for a fun facts section on this page? The Tetherball'd TTGS death is a possible reference to the first season of South Park, when Kenny died in the exact same way. --[[User:Southpaw018|Southpaw018]] 18:46, 11 Nov 2004 (MST)

If there is, I vote Decline -[[User:Your Fuzzy God|Your Fuzzy God]] 10:20, 23 Nov 2004 (MST)
:Second'd this is extremly long already. But you can make a different aritcle and THEN put the link onto here. [[User:Sbmaniac|Sbmaniac]]

== "Tableization" ==

I'm glad there's finally a table for this section (as well as the weekly fanstuff.) The images being different sizes before the tables wasn't a necessarily a bad thing, I just thought it detracted from the page slightly. The use of tables did force those images that were on other sites (namely photobucket) to be uploaded to the wiki, which is a plus. I think must of us can agree that it looks better than before.
--[[User:The Paper|Teh P.]] 22:19, 11 Nov 2004 (MST)

== Comic-Book Style The Cheat==

With the introduction of the tables, I'm glad this image finally surfaced. I almost lost hope in that image ever being recovered, as it was the only image that I thought was never POSTERITY'd!! Due credit to [[User:Tom|Tom]].
--[[User:The Paper|Teh P.]] 22:19, 11 Nov 2004 (MST)

== Message to [[TBC]] from [[Jonathan Howe]] ==

Be sure to view the XML source of this file:
[http://www.homestarrunner.com/weeklies/weeklies.xml]

:I learned about this XML file when I was poking through these flash files: [http://www.homestarrunner.com/fanstuff.swf] & [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sketchbook.swf] when I found I couldn't view the image or the text when those two preceding files are saved remotely (i.e., on a hard drive.) '''Jonathan''' (I assume his last name is Howe, as he is a programmer) has left a message in a comment to the "'''Chapos'''" about the placement of certain "character shortcuts." He more or less 'signs' the comment with the words "Love, jonathan." I just found this rather amusing. Does anyone else? --[[User:The Paper|The Paper]] 20:37, 2 Dec 2004 (MST)

:Hmmm... Tricky. I like the base files though. Those can come in handy... [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 12:12, 30 Dec 2004 (MST)

== Halloween Costumes ==

If anyone can identify some of those halloween costumes from the museum sketchbook, (the last sketch), feel free to enter their names into the rollover title at the appropriate place saver. I can't really think of anything better at the moment, maybe I'll add them to the [[Halloween Costumes]] section or something later. Thanks. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 12:12, 30 Dec 2004 (MST)

== Images with Subtitles ==

Shouldn't the images for the Sketchbook and Fanstuff ''not'' have the captions with them? If not, the "Title" column is pretty much useless. --[[User:Gafaddict|Gafaddict]] 21:24, 17 Feb 2005 (MST)

It does seem redundant. It is easier to remove the "title" column, but then that text can not be found during a search. [[User:Drhaggis|<nowiki></nowiki>]]- [[User:Drhaggis|Dr Haggis]] - [[User talk: Drhaggis|Talk]] 23:14, 17 Feb 2005 (MST)

:Since the very beginning, we've always treated the text and image as one. That's how they appear, so that's how we've been reproducing them. And the additional text is for better searching. I do notice, however, that the [[Sketchbook]] article lacks the interesting descriptions the [[Weekly Fanstuff]] page affords.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:57, 19 Feb 2005 (MST)

==Moving the page==

Shouldn't this still be under simply a 'Sketchbook' page title? Perhaps it would make more sense to move The Museum Sketchbook to just that, a 'Museum Sketchbook' page or something. I mean, when you roll over the button on the main page, all that pops up under it is just 'Sketchbook'. We're not going to change the name of 'Quote of the Week' to just 'Weekly Quote' are we? (Sorry I missed the discussion on the [[Sketchbook]] page) [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 15:31, 12 Mar 2005 (MST)

:Er, good point. So you're thinking we should move Weekly Sketchbook --> Sketchbook and Sketchbook --> Museum Sketchbook. That makes sense to me, but then again so did moving the weekly sketchbook section to this page. What do you think?[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 12:01, 13 Mar 2005 (MST)
::I second Tom--[[User:flashstorm|flashstorm]] 12:34, 13 Mar 2005 (MST)

:::Yup. I appreciate the work you went to fixing all the links, and don't like to ask you to change them back, but it really makes sense to keep the names the website came up with. I third Tom. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 14:17, 13 Mar 2005 (MST)

::::Fourth'd! </tgs> -- [[User:nintendorulez|nintendorulez]] 14:51, 28 Mar 2005 (MST)

:::::Okay, then unless anyone else wants to do it, or objects in the next few days, I'm gonna do the move. [[User:Thunderbird L17|''<tt>[[User:Thunderbird L17|⇔Thunderbird⇔]]</tt>'']] 19:41, 31 Mar 2005 (MST)

::::::It should be easy, since I went through and made sure all the links were correct for the first move. I would change all the "Sketchbook" links to "Museum Sketchbook" first, then move "Sketchbook" to "Museum Sketchbook". This will create a redirect at "Sketchbook" so you can move "Weekly Sketchbook" to "Sketchbook". Then when you change the "Weekly Sketchbook" links to "Sketchbook", it will be a bit easier. If you need any help, just ask.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 21:29, 2 Apr 2005 (MST)

== Sketch Descriptions? ==

Should we add descriptions to the sketches, like we did with the [[Weekly Fanstuff]]? Some people might have no idea what the sketches are of.--[[User:Lord Pikachon|The guy who's name you probably know]]

:It would be nice to have some links on some of the more obscure sketches (like Mashed Potato Jones or the Balding Man). <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 19:12, 7 Apr 2005 (MDT)

Okay, me, Trogga, and Homestar Coder have begun working on descriptions.--[[User:Lord Pikachon|Lord Pikachon]]

== Pawn of a hat? ==
I don't wat to start an edit war, but I just don't see [[Strong Sad]] as a game pawn in [[Image:problematics.PNG|this picture]]. I see it as Strong Sad's head shooting out of a magic hat. [[User:E.L. Cool|E.L. Cool]] 18:23, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:I see Strong Sad's head on a game pawn, and I definately don't see it coming out of a hat. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 18:26, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

::Me as well -- [[User:Tony Stony|Tony Stony]] 18:26, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

:::I see what hes talking about. {{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}}

::::I really wish I could find a picture on the internet, but it looks to me like SS is one of those toys that little kids play with. They're basically just comprised of a cylinder and a head. I don't know what they're called though. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:01, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::Ooh, I know just the things. I think my grandmother still has 'em. I'll see if I can get a pic. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::::I found [http://www.andertoons.com/images/blog/LittlePeople.jpg a picture]...anyone else think that's what the sketch of SS is? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:08, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::Yes, exactly! That's just what I was thinking, and have been since it was put up. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::::::Does anyone know what they're called? (is it "Little People"?) I think we should probably mention this on the page. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:18, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::I had those as a kid, and I recall them being called "Little People". {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:24, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::They're Playschool Little People, I think. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::::::::::[http://www.fisher-price.com/US/littlepeople/default_flash.asp Fisher-Price], actually. And they're no longer in that classic design. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:27, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

:::::::::::Add'd. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 19:31, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

==Computer Sketch==

Can somebody read that floppy to the right of Homestar on the Comp? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 23:40, 6 Oct 2005 (UTC)
:Or can anybody read Basic? Does the summary mean anything in particular? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:42, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)
::Or know what brand of computer that is? {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 17:46, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

:::Just looked up the basic, " 160 vlin 12, 17 at 26". 160 is the line number of the command. It means draw a vertical line from y-coordinate 12 to y-coordinate 17 at x-coordinate 26. That compy looks like an Apple II to me (and I found the "vlin" thing on an Apple II page). {{User:Homestar Coder/sig}} 17:47, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

::::I've seen that PC before... Isn't that the one from [[Peasant's Quest Preview]]? Or is it the one from [[Puppet Time]]? --{{User:Venusy/Sig}}, 18:55, 7 October 2005 (BST)
:::::Okay, I updated the page with the info Coder found. And if anybody could zoom in and read that floppy or anything, that would be awsome. And after careful cross-scruiteny, it appears that the computer used in the Sketchbook is indeed the same used by the [[Videlectrix]] people, even on the same desk. The one difference is that the logo on the keyboard (I think it was the Apple logo) is strangely absent from the [[Videlectrix]] photo. Most likely to avoid any possible legal problems and simplify it up, since they were photoshopping the [[Peasant's Quest]] image onto the screen anyways. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 18:43, 7 Oct 2005 (UTC)

== Consistency in dates ==

I just noticed that the date abbreviations in this page are not consistent. In general I have seen pages use 3 letter abbreviations. This is the case for most months here except: Sept, June (listed as both June and Jun) and April (also listed as Apr). I suggest that we make them all be 3 character abbreviations no more. Sounds good? --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 23:15, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
:Well since there was no mention either way i'm gonna go ahead and do it. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:45, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

== Mixed-up pictures ==

There's something wrong with my computer or something like that. In the Sketchbook window, I see the words "homestar ice crusher", but from there up it's the old picture of Strong Mad holding his mystical orbs. [http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/9644/sketchbookmessedup3wr.png 1] You guys are pretty computer-savvy, anyone know what's wrong? And if not, please don't blame me. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 09:00, 24 December 2006 (EST). Well, it's actually 12:05 on January 27, 2006.
:A lot of users have been commenting on similar mysterious problems, and it likely surrounds your page cache and what cached version of what your browser is loading. In this case it's loading a recent .xml with an old picture. Try clearning your cache to see if that does the trick. I think that's what the other users recommend, and pretty much the only thing that would solve it. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 06:13, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

== none shall pass! ==

None shall pass! for a minute there i thought it read, YOU SHALL NOT PASS! for lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring?

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 10:22, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

:I actually was thinking Monty Python and the Holy grail when I say that. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 13:06, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:: I agree with Inivsible Robot Fish. [[USer:Sbmaniac|Sbmaniac]]

== Commas vs. Periods ==

I'll grant that commas and periods are barely distinguishable from each other in the caption font. But you can tell the difference by looking very closely. Commas have the smallest tail imaginable. Compare:

[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/e/e9/20060119_sketchbook_orbs_up_yo.PNG orbs up, yo] 
[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/7/79/20060209_sketchbook_nice_inking_mike.PNG nice inking, mike] 
[http://www.hrwiki.org/images/8/81/20060216_sketchbook_none_shall_pass_eww.PNG none shall pass! eww.]

If you cannot see a slight dip (just a pixel or two) in the comma images, copy all three of them to MS Paint (or whatever), zoom in, and compare the commas and periods. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 03:53, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

== poopertrooper? ==

On the page, it says "poopertrooper" is a reference to Super Troopers. I think it's more likely it's a refernce to pooper scoopers. -[[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 23:39, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
:I thought of "pooper scooper" when I first saw it. Super Troopers, to me, seems a lot more unlikely. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 00:06, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[[IMDB:tt0247745|Super Troopers]] is a movie about state troopers, who's uniform is nowhere near to what the poopsmith wears. In science fiction, stromtroopers dress in a similar way to The Poopsmith. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:34, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
:There is no way storm troopers has any relevance here. Poopertrooper - pooper scooper is just as good as poopertrooper to super troopers. one has the same root of pooper, the other has same ending of trooper, storm trooper is just not even close and they don't look anything alike. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 14:37, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

:I thought it sounded like Koopa Troopas. - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 23:55, 17 March 2006(UTC)

::That seems like way too much of a stretch. If they wanted to reference Koopa Troopas, it probably would have said "Poopa Troopas". [[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 02:17, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

:Don't get mad, I wasn't the one that edited it into the article. I only said what I thought it was at first, I wasn't like "0MG J00 5UX0R L4M0 L0L I7 I5N7 UB3R P00P3R SC00P3R I7 K00P4 7R00P4!!!!!!!!111111!!!11!!!11!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!111one" - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 02:36, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:: Chill out, I wasn't mad, I was just commenting that it seemed like too much of a stretch. [[User:Exhibit A|Exhibit A]] 20:49, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Now I'M mad that people keep changing the article cos they think my idea was right, it wasn't even an idea! - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 00:52, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

I vote Super Troopers. Its about police. The stormtrooper Poopsmith is obviously a form of police. Referencing pooperscoopers makes *no* contextual sense. I'm changing it back. [[User:Piscez]]

:Here's what bugs me. When you say, "this '''is''' a reference to..." you are stating something is fact. In this case, we all have our opinions, and each think ours are correct. The fact '''is''' that none of were there when TBC sketched this out and don't have a flippin' clue what they were refering to. Therefore, I propose the following revision:
==== Pooper Trooper Scooper Dooper Blooper ====
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption could be a reference to the device [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]], the movie [[Wikipedia:Super_Troopers|Super Troopers]], the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario Brothers']] [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopa Troopas]], or the [[wikipedia:George_Lucas|George Lucas']] [[Wikipedia:Stormtroopers|stormtroopers]].

{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 12:44, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

In general, users here seem to think "refers to" means "resembles". IRF is right; only TBC know for sure about what's a reference. Some are obvious, but I'm sure there are a lot of references we'll never get. And then there are a lot of things that resemble other things but TBC never were trying to refer to that thing. I think as a knowledge base we need to be a bit more conservative in how we decide references. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 12:50, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

''Stormtroopers'' seems the most obvious reference. Not the George Lucas kind, but rather the Hitler/Orwell kind. (Those of you who are still somewhat whippersnapperesque should be aware that the term predated ''Star Wars'' by a great many years.) Most of the other suggested references seem to be simple attempts to match up same or similar sounding words, rather than considering the actual ''context''. {{User:Bill/sig}} 17:03, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

:Storm troopers is what I was saying all along. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:32, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

ok then ''Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption could be a reference to the device [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]], the movie [[Wikipedia:Super_Troopers|Super Troopers]], the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario Brothers']] [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopa Troopas]], or [[Wikipedia:Stormtroopers|stormtroopers]] (from [[wikipedia:World_War_I|WWI]]).''

either way, its still spec at best, and in response to Bill, the usage of pooper cannot be ignored why else would TBC go from The Poopsmith to pooper if not trying to make a ryhme such as Super Trooper or refer to the legendary pooper scooper. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 17:48, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
:For the rhyme, perhaps. Just because the rhyme is funny. Doesn't have to be a reference to pooper or super. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 17:54, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

My two cents: Pooper Scooper and Stormtrooper are both meaningful enough to be included. "Super Trooper" and "Koopa Troopa" are both based on "Stormtrooper" and, thus, unnecessary. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:05, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Ahem. I would Like to add at this point that the Koopa Troopas were the second most common enemies (next to goombas) in the original Super Mario Bros., which came out BEFORE Star Wars: A New Hope. So if anything, Stormtroopers are based off of Koopa Troopas. (Very, very unlikely.) --{{User:The very strongest}} 12:35, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

:See my retraction above, storm troopers is a term that refers to certain soldiers at the end of WWI, which is pre-television. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 21:28, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

I like your idea, I R F, I vote that we go with that one. - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 04:36, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Ok, the opinions are vast so I think a good'ol vote is in order

'''version 1''' ''current version'' 
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption is a reference to [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]].
#
'''version 2''' ''the loaded version'' 
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]]. The caption could be a reference to the device [[Wikipedia:pooper-scooper|pooper-scoopers]], the movie [[Wikipedia:Super_Troopers|Super Troopers]], the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario Brothers']] [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopa Troopas]], or [[Wikipedia:Stormtroopers|stormtroopers]] (from [[wikipedia:World_War_I|WWI]]).''
#
'''version 3''' ''the bare version'' 
Sketches of [[The Poopsmith]] as a trooper, for [[disconnected]].
#
'''version 4''' ''combination (please specify which items qualify as a reference)'' 
#

== Super Suudsu Me ==

Feels like the 5-month-old suudsu is a reference to the French fry aging experiment in [[Wikipedia:Super Size Me|Super Size Me]]. But I haven't seen the film, so I don't know how direct the connection is. Anyone want to do a little fact-checking here? --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 17:54, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:I haven't seen it either, but the fact that this was posted five months to the day after [[bedtime story]] was released says to me that nobody actually ''drank'' the suudsu or dumped it out, and it's just been sitting there. It actually reminds me of the old clichè of the guy with the extremely dirty bedroom finally trying to clean it up and pulling out a half-eaten sandwich or burrito from under the bed and exclaiming "So ''that's'' what happened to my sandwich [burrito]." And by then it's covered with mold and he's got to shoo a [[Gavin|roach]] or two away from it before he touches it. The only specific example I can think of right now is from [[Wikipedia:Even Stevens]] (the episode where a haz mat team is needed to clean Louis's room and he has to sleep in Donnie's room. No, I don't watch the Disney channel anymore, but my younger sbblings frequently leave the TV on when they're not watching it and my ADD brain will be distracted by ut. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 20:40, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== suudsu sketch? ==

Is it noteworthy that this is only the 2nd time that the sketch isn't a sketch but a photograph?
{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 18:46, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
:Th' last photo was sort of a sketch. Just a computer-generated one. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::This would be the first Sketchbook item which cannot really be called a sketch. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:58, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
::Sketch: [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Sketch Dictionary.com], [[Wiktionary:Sketch|Wikitionary]], [[Wikipedia:Sketch|Wikipedia]] [[User:Beep|Beep]] 22:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

== Missy's The Cheat ==

Hmm... an upcoming Marzipan-drawn episode?? Probably not, but if it happens, you read it here first! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
*It looks like a Dr. Seuss character. Like it's got a lion head and tail, but with a penguin body. I think it's kinda cute though! -[[User:Compdude|Compdude]]
*I think it looks like an Easter egg with a lion's mane, beady eyes, and a tail. Very nice, though. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 19:31, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
*You just know that in another six months they're going to turn that into a guest character. [[User:68.104.201.53|68.104.201.53]] 06:55, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

==Female Coach Z?==

It says that's some kind of female coaz Z with a 3 instead of a Z is in this week's sketchbook... But it's clearly Homeschool winner's symbol! And I guess this means this is an alternate verion of Coach Z who'll never be used...
:Not sure about the HW connection - his symbol is a speech balloon. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:04, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
::While I'm not entirely sure it's a female (I was edit-conflicted on putting it up, and my description just said "long-haired"), I can safely say that's a three. Dunno where you're getting the Homeschool Winner thing from. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::I can see from where he got the Homeschool idea from. The space between the 3 and the circle looks like Homeschool's word bubble upside down. But it says 3 on the caption iself, so no argue there. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:13, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

==Numba zero==

I removed the Gilbert Arenas reference from last week's sketch description because there's no proof that it is. There have been plenty of players in the NBA who've worn number 0, and it can't be more than coincidence. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 02:35, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

==Sample of Style==

Anyone else notice a simularity between the styles of Numba 0 Strong Sad and Droolstar Runner? They're both in a new sketchy style with lots of detail and shadow as if they were draw at the same time or for the same purpose. Not only that they're also both in a very school-type setting. Granted Homestar could be asleep anywhere, and Strong Sad could be playing professional basketball but I seriously doubt thats the case. My question is, do you guys think this is a sign of toons to come?
*Hmm, maybe! They could be getting more into chiaroscuro shading, like SS's dragon.[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]

== 1-up? ==

Im'a prootty sure that shoe says [[Wikipedia:7-Up|7-Up]]--{{User:Benol/sig}} 22:39, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
: I saw a "1". Anyway, although the poor drawing in the background looks more like Homestar, the boot looks very much like a [[20X6]] boot. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:56, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
::I think it looks like 7-Up, too. But I don't think it is, after all Homestar's has a [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|star]] on it. That would mean 1-Up would have that or some kind'a familiar mushroom… [[User:Stongbah|Stongbah]] 18:23, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
:::I thought it was a "7" the first time I saw it, and I still think it looks like one. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 19:09, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
::::I also can see "7-up", but "1-up" makes more sense in the context. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 02:46, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

== One and a half King of Towns ==

Should the plural of "King of Town" be "King of Towns" or "Kings of Town"? [[User:Gus|Gus]] 04:55, 4 August 2006 (UTC) (Perhaps "A King of Town and a half"?)
:I honestly don't know. I think it should be entirely reworded to we don't have to deal with it. {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:57, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
::Good point, guys. I've changed it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:04, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
[[Image:Kotqowopera.png|thumb|The KOT... and then a half? (Opera 9)]]
In Opera 9, it seems there are rendering issues. Anyone else see something similar to this? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:21, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

I did in Firefox. See [[#Weird glitch]] below. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 19:33, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

== Taste it out? ==

It's said on the page that "taste it out" may be based on [[lady fan]]'s "twees it out". I'm not so sure; it reminds me more of a line from [[do over]] ("taste out one of them Cheatcakes"). Thoughts? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:13, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:[[TTATOT]], or we add a new word running gag page about "out". But I don't think so. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:17, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:: You're misapplying the term TTATOT, as this isn't it. I don't think it's referring to a set of similar lines, I think it's referring to one line. Just not the one mentioned on the page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:21, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::"Twees it out" was the first thing that came to my mind... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::TTATOT, as in "unusual use of the word 'out'".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:25, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::: You're still misusing TTATOT, and even if it was, the correct solution would be to remove any trace of reference entirely. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:27, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
:::::"Twees it out" is what I thought of at first too, but I'm not convinced it refers to anything in particular. TBC enjoy using words in strange ways; it needn't necessarily be a reference. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 21:40, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
::::::"Taste out one o' them Cheatcakes" is what popped into my head, what with the act of tasting in the picture and all. However, TBC have been known to use words in extremely odd ways, such as "Style" and others. I'd be inclinec to believe it's just some unusual word use that TBC employ in theirdaily lives that has spilled over in order to make Homestar Runner just that more bizarre.{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 05:00, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

== Text bug ==

[[Image:Sketchbookbug.PNG|thumb]]
I've seen this reverted a few times, so here is the prove. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 08:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

:Well, neither I nor anyone else have the capability any longer. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:28, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

::The capability of what? If you mean reproducing the bug, you're wrong. It's still there.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:32, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Apparently it's not repoducible on Mac or Linux, but only on ''Firefox'' under ''Windows''.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:56, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

== The Bendy Hop ==

It's really not a big deal, but I feel confident enough about it to post a comment on this talk page. I think that the "bendy hop" is a particular reference to the [[Wikipedia:Lindy Hop|lindy hop]], for the following reasons: (1) the titles differ only by two letters, (2) Coach Z's pose looks strongly like a typical swing/jazz dance step, of which the Lindy Hop is probably the most famous.

It was suggested that this might be more likely a reference to the [http://www.ehow.com/how_15790_bunny-hop.html bunny hop], but I question this, for the following reasons: this dance is less well-known (I base this, perhaps unjustly, on the relative size of the Wikipedia articles), and Coach Z's pose doesn't resemble the dance steps as described in the above link. (The bunny hop is a line dance involving other people and focuses on foot steps but not arm movements.) If we can rule out the bunny hop, then I don't think this fact is TTATOT, unless other candidates for "that" and "the other thing" exist.

Again, it won't break my heart if this fact is not changed back to my version, but I really do think that this is a particular reference to the lindy hop. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 01:09, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

:When I first saw the Sketchbook item and was preparing the screencap, I considered including the reference to a particular dance. But with the Lindy Ho, the Bunny Hop, and the classic song "At The Hop", and I'm sure others, I could not allow myself to attach the dance to any particular one of those. We can never know which one was the reference. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:01, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

::I thought it was a sketch for his jumping pose seen in A Folky Tale and geddup noise. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 07:48, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

== The Thinkin Man ==
Reference to Yellow Dellow? It looks more like a reference to the famous statue, "[[Wikipedia:The Thinker|The Thinker]]."
:You could be right, but I don't know how anybody could confirm either of those, so I removed the statement. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 20:15, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
::If you imagine the Rodin sculpture sans arms, the pose is nearly identical. Seems like a clear reference to me. -- [[User:Mayosolo|Mayosolo]] 23:35, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
:::When I added it, I immediately thought of the scene in Yello Dello where Homestar <s>thought and thought and thought</s> craped craped and craped all over that rock. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 10:59, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

== Kingsmen Duo a reference? ==

The "Kingsmen Duo" are probably a reference to the famous folk band "[[Wikipedia:The Kingston Trio|The Kingston Trio]]".
:That sounds plausible. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::<s>I agree — it's a definite reference.</s> {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:28, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
:::It's a plausibility, but it might just be a stretch.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:31, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
::::Despite my former conviction (which was based on the wrong assumption that the folk band was named "The Kingsmen Trio"), I think that this is a reference to these two being the only of The King of Town's employees to be conspicuously absent from [[All the King's Men]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:37, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::Note that the "Kingston Trio" reference was voted down in STUFF for [[senior prom]]. I don't know if this matters here. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:46, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::Actually, it [[Talk:senior prom#Closed STUFF|wasn't voted on in STUFF at all]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::::I don't think it's a reference for the band "The King's Men" but given the construction "The Kingsmen Duo" it becomes very likely. They have not previously been given the peculiar one-word construction "Kingsmen", and "The Kingsmen Duo" is grammatically strange unless in reference to The Kingston Trio. --Same Guy As The First Post

== "In a river of whatsit"? ==

Thats not correct at all! Come on people what is whatsit a euphamism of?
:there seems to be some disagreement over whether the whatsit refers to his situation (like "I'm in deep whatsit") or the actual composition of that river.. All I know is.. eew..

:: seems to me that the only disagreement would be with people who have never heard the informal military expression 'in the "whatsit"'; or at the very least people who have never been, as fightgar apparently is in this drawing, 'in the "whatsit"' themselves. It's figurative. He may indeed be in a river of 'whatsit', but he is also (and this is what the BC mean) figuratively 'in the "whatsit"', as both his expression and the flames shooting out of his weapon clearly indicate to anyone familiar with the expression, 'in the "whatsit"'. I mean, come on, who has never heard that expression? Ask a soldier; even a wannabe soldier.
::: Or even a "I have no interest in anything military" non-soldier like myself. It's the phrase. See [[Wikipedia:List_of_U.S._Army_acronyms_and_expressions|Wikipedia's List]] under field expresions. - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 18:16, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
--I haven't. I doubt most of America has heard it, either. Please explain. --[[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 18:04, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

::I've heard of "in the $%&#" It's not that uncommon of a phrase. It is what you are in after the whatsit hits the fan. {{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 19:03, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

--It was mentioned in [[Wikipedia:Rushmore (film)|the film Rushmore]] in an exchange between the Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray characters. [[User:Agnamaracs|Agnamaracs]] 00:40, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

== What kind of gun is Fighthar using? ==

When I saw the picture I couldn't help but wonder. I started looking up gun types to draw a conclusion, and when I did, I realized my (work?) shouldn't go to waste, so I'd better post the firearm I settled on here. I don't really expect a response, as the title would suggest. Anyway, my guess is a suppressed folded-stock AKS-47. [[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 19:32, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

It's a mishmash rich-tapestry cartoon-gun. The only think it has in common with any Kalashnikov (like your AKS-47 or 74) is the curved magazine. The guard on the barrel is from a machine gun like a .30 Browning, but the only thing with that type of guard that is even consistent with the size of what Fightgar is holding is the cheapo Tek-9 SMG used by every terrorist or drug dealer's henchman in every American action film in the 80s. I have to say, (not because I'm in the NRA (I'm not) or 'love guns' (I don't) or anything, but because I'm a writer and a former infantry soldier. . . there. . . I apologized for knowing about guns) I know guns, and that is not any gun on the face of the earth. It *is* a pretty neat looking cartoon gun though.

==HOTT==

I don't think that's a TT, I think it's Pi. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 23:54, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

:It kind of looks like that, but I'm pretty sure it's TT — Strong Bad's trying to look young by wearing a girly tee, and in that case "HOTT" makes more sense than "HOπ". {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:09, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

::I think it's [[Pi]] because of the running gag, and the fact the pi was already shown to be used as a double-T in TGS's Smartly Pretty. Another point: Geeky T-shirt are also popular with todays young people, like Strong Sad, and pi as T's is pretty geeky. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 04:48, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

:::Hmm... but doesn't it seem that Strong Bad's idea of what would be popular among young people would be contrary to Strong Sad's? I see your point, but it doesn't seem to fit together to me... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:00, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::: ''(Edit Conflict)'' I see no reason to assume it's a Pi. It's just two Ts that got smooshed together in a small low-res picture. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:01, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::It looks like pi to me because of the little curly bit at the bottom (even though it's at the wrong side). I think it's pi. It looks like it and TBC have used it before, so it's not that unlikely.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:03, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::Trey: Please remember that the first "young parson" Strong Bad goes to in the email is Strong Sad. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:05, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::Like Trey said, "HOTT" just makes more sense that "HOpi" (and not one word about Hopi Indians either, coz I already thought of that, and that makes even LESS sense). Plus, since the style seemed to be going more toward "old person" style, I think "HOTT" makes more sense to that too. It's a well-known fact that old people aren't good with numbers. Right, Grandma? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:07, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::Elcool: See? DorianGray agrees with me; you should too ;) Seriously though, you make a good point about Strong Bad going to Strong Sad first after his operation, but when he does, he doesn't talk about something "geeky" like ''Nerdular Nerdence'' magazine; he brings up something that's supposed to be "hip and trendy", Go-Gurt. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:16, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Ok, while that's true, what we see here is a scrapped idea. TBC thought, like you, that HOpi is not that funny/goes well with the whole young thing. But it doesn't mean that that's not what is written there for the reasons I mentioned above. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 05:22, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Well, I always thought that the text ''means'' "HOTT", but is ''written'' as "HOPI" to make it look cooler.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 08:51, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::I suppose all this could be noted in the article in the ''guess''-based wiki anyone can edit.... {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:50, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
::::::::::Loafing: Yeah, I meant it means "hot", but spelled as HO'''π''' to look cool. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:51, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

==fish drive thru==
It looks like the fish sam an max get into to get to the other side of the largest ball of twinell

== Weird glitch ==

[[Image:SketchGlitch413.PNG]]

I saw this on Friday. It may be my slow connection. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 19:32, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

== AH! ==

[hairsplitting]
Even though the "AH!" in "ooh. AH!" is capitalized in the XML, this page doesn't ask for what it says in the XML. It asks for the "Caption." And the caption of this particular sketch renders it in all lowercase. Again: am I missing something?
[[/hairsplitting]]
[[User:Rowsdower45|Rowsdower45]] 21:53, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Sketchbook

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:39:28 GMT

Rowsdower45: am i missing something?

{{about|weekly Sketchbook featured on the [[Main Pages]]}} {{for|sketchbook in the [[Museum]]|Sketchbook (museum)}} {{for|[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]] bonus video|Sketchbook (video)}}

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The '''Sketchbook''' is a collection of conceptual art and sketches by [[The Brothers Chaps]]. These are found by clicking on the ''S'' at the top of the [[Main Pages]], and are generally updated on Thursdays. Here is a list of all the sketches from {{CURRENTYEAR}}.

''As of November 22, 2004, the [[HR:weeklies/sketchbook_pic.jpg|image]] and [[HR:weeklies/weeklies.xml|text]] are no longer part of the [[HR:sketchbook.swf|Flash file]].''
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|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! width="210px"| Image !! width="15%" | Date !! Caption !! Description
|-id="SK-2007-08-23"
| [[Image:Sketchbook-08-23-07.PNG|200px|ooh. AH!]] || 23 Aug 2007 || ooh. ah! || [[Bubs]] working a meat grinder. Sketched for [[One Two, One Two]].
|-id="SK-2007-08-16"
| [[Image:Sketchbook-08-16-07.PNG|200px|eh! steve! for birdie]] || 16 Aug 2007 || eh! steve! for birdie || Sketch of [[Eh! Steve!]] wearing a golf hat and taking a putt. Sketched for [[mini-golf]].
|-id="SK-2007-08-09"
| [[Image:Sketchbook_08-09-2007.png|200px|sooo trogmopolitan]] || 9 Aug 2007 || sooo trogmopolitan || A drawing of [[Trogdor]] in a bow tie holding a martini, saying "i say".
|-id="SK-2007-06-21"
|[[Image:Sketchbook_06-21-2007.png|200px|please stop feeding us]] || 21 Jun 2007 || please stop feeding us || Sketched ideas for [[Tompkins]]'s overfed [[Nintendo#Game Boy|Game Boy]] virtual pet from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]]
|-id="SK-2007-06-14"
|[[Image:Sketchbook-6-14-07.PNG|200px|tgs 11 outtake]] || 14 Jun 2007 || tgs 11 outtake || A sketch of an outtake from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]]. 2 of the [[Teen Girl Squad]] are on a boat in the [[Wikipedia:Bering Sea|Bering Sea]], which is surrounded by the countries "Cold" and "Cold". One of the girls is saying "I'm a latitude snob." See also the week's [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-06-14|Quote of the Week]].
|-id="SK-2007-06-07"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 06-07-2007.png|200px|gutslap practice]] || 7 Jun 2007 || gutslap practice || A sketch of [[Strong Sad]] slapping his belly and [[Coach Z]] listening in approval in the [[gymnasium]], from [[One Two, One Two]].
|-id="SK-2007-05-24"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 5-24-2007.PNG|200px|fightin' coach z's]] || 24 May 2007 || fightin' coach z's || Sketches of an angry [[Coach Z]] in fighting stances. Sketched for [[One Two, One Two]]
|-id="SK-2007-05-17"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 5-17-2007.PNG|200px|no sign of dan towelman]] || 17 May 2007 || no sign of [[dan]] Towelman || Sketch of [[Strong Badman Characters#Damp Towel Man|Damp Towel Man]] from [[DNA Evidence]].
|-id="SK-2007-05-11"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 5-11-2007.png|200px|connect the dots]] || 11 May 2007 || connect the dots || Sketch of an alligator in a [[toilet]], holding a piece of paper. Rejected idea for [[underlings]].
|-id="SK-2007-05-03"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 5-3-07.PNG|200px|sbemail 169 storyboard]] || 03 May 2007 || sbemail 169 storyboard || A rough draft of the storyboard for [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]].
|-id="SK-2007-04-26"
|[[Image:Sketchbook-04-26-2007.png|200px|date nite the cheats]] || 26 Apr 2007 || date nite the cheats || Ideas for [[The Cheat]]'s costume for [[Date Nite]], including a scarf and a beret in addition to his [[mustache]].
|-id="SK-2007-04-19"
|[[Image:Sketchbook-4-19-07.png|200px|rough copy rough drafts]] || 19 Apr 2007 || rough copy rough drafts || A rough draft of Malinko's sketches from [[rough copy]].
|-id="SK-2007-04-12"
|[[Image:Sketchbook-4-12-07.PNG|200px|the schwasmith]] || 12 Apr 2007 || the schwasmith || [[The Poopsmith]] wearing the [[Wikipedia:Schwa|schwa]] symbol. The schwa was referred to in the [[Strong Bad Email]] of that week, [[from work]].
|-id="SK-2007-04-05"
|[[Image:Sketchbook-4-5-07.PNG|200px|blaaah'm crack stuntman]] || 05 Apr 2007 || blaaah'm crack stuntman || Sketches of [[Crack Stuntman]]. Caption is a quote from [[An Important Rap Song]].
|-id="SK-2007-03-22"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 3-22-2007.png|200px|drive thrus]] || 22 Mar 2007 || drive thrus || Other possible ideas for the drive-thru speaker in [[Drive-Thru]] besides a [[Drive-Thru Whale|whale]]: a [[robot]], a [[squirrel]], and a [[Sea Creatures#Fish|fish]]. This starts what is probably the site's longest chain of sketches relevant to the newest toon.
|- id="SK-2007-03-15"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 3-15-07.PNG|200px|teen track squad]] || 15 Mar 2007 || teen track squad || Sketches of [[What's Her Face]], [[The Ugly One]], and [[So and So]] in track uniforms.
|- id="SK-2007-03-08"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 3-8-07.PNG|200px|entirely untrue]] || 08 Mar 2007 || entirely untrue || A picture of a vaguely bird-like character with the caption "the newest character in the ever-expanding homestar runner universe."
|- id="SK-2007-03-01"
|[[Image:010307sketchbook.PNG|200px|lacelift strong bad with cheatpelt ponytail]] || 01 Mar 2007 || lacelift strong bad with cheatpelt ponytail || [[Strong Bad]] from [[looking old]] with a [[The Cheat]]-patterned ponytail and a T-shirt that says "HOTT".
|- id="SK-2007-02-22"
|[[Image:Sketchbook 2-22-07.PNG|200px|melon headed babies]] || 22 Feb 2007 || melon headed babies || [[Coach Z]], [[The Poopsmith]], and [[Strong Sad]] as [[Middle School Variation|babies]], sketched for [[highschool]]
|- id="SK-2007-02-15"
|[[Image:Sketchbook021507.png|200px|no handed style!]] || 15 Feb 2007 || no handed style! || [[Homestar Runner]] doing a [[Lack of Visible Arms|no handed]] push-up. The caption is a reference to the previous entry.
|- id="SK-2007-02-08"
|[[Image:Sketchbook020807.PNG|200px|two handed style!]] || 08 Feb 2007 || two handed style! || [[Strong Bad]] using both of his boxing glove hands to do a push-up. Possibly sketched for [[lady fan]].
|- id="SK-2007-02-01"
|[[Image:Sketchbook020107.png|200px|crushed by a cup of coffee]] || 01 Feb 2007 || crushed by a cup of coffee || [[Homestar Runner]] being hit by a giant cup of coffee. The caption refers to the "raised by a cup of coffee" phrase from [[interview]]. His pose resembles the pose he has when hit by a safe in the [[Sketchbook (video)|Sketchbook]] comic.
|- id="SK-2007-01-18"
|[[Image:Sketchbook011807.png|200px|zzzzziiiiiiiip!]] || 18 Jan 2007 || zzzzziiiiiiiip! || [[Bubs]] presumably riding his conveyor belt, sketched for [[the chair]].
|- id="SK-2007-01-11"
|[[Image:Sketchbook011107.png|200px|fightgar in the whatsit]] || 11 Jan 2007 || fightgar in the whatsit || [[Fightgar]] firing a sub-machine gun waist deep in what is referred to as the [[whatsit]].
|}

==Fun Facts==
* The font used in the captions is [[Fonts#Bauhaus 93|Bauhaus 93]].
* Sketchbook entries often feature ideas considered for or used in toons that had been recently released.
* If you click the "s" button repeatedly while it is still loading, the caption will move up the box. The more times you click it, the farther the text will move.
* Until August 9, 2007, the Sketchbook of June 21, 2007 had not been updated for seven weeks, the longest hiatus between pop-up updates on record.

==See Also==
*[[Sketchbook (museum)]]
*[[Sketchbook (video)]]
*[[Secret_Pages_XML_Source#Weeklies_XML_File|Secret Pages XML Source]]

==External Links==
*Click on the S on any [[HR:main{{#rand:1|23}}.html|main page]] to see the most recent sketch.
*[[HR:sketchbook.swf|view the Flash file for the current sketchbook]]
[[Category: Regular Updates]]
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====August 23, 2007====
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====August 20, 2007====
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====August 13, 2007====
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====August 7, 2007====
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concert

Rowsdower45 — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:18:01 GMT

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[[Image:Sbemail175_screenshot.PNG|thumb|"And that one guy even had his back to us all night!"]]

Strong Bad talks about how [[sloshy]] became one of his favorite, and then least favorite, bands.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, [[Larry Palaroncini]], {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Mary Palaroncini]] (Easter egg), {{film|The Poopsmith}} (Easter egg), {{film|Senor Cardgage}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Laundry Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Mud Baths]], [[The Space Machine]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, August 20, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:26

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm running through a field of emails! Paranoia! Paranoia!

<blockquote class="lappy email"><div>
subject: concert</div>
Hey Strong Bad, 
Have you ever been to a concert? If you have what type 
of concert was it? 
Your Dragon, 
Trogdor *smiley face*
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad's speech begins to stress as he reads the signature, becoming obviously distressed by something.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Wipe that smiley face off your the words 'smiley face.' You do ''not'' impersonate The Burninator, got it?

''{As Strong Bad says this, a Trogdor sprite walks on the Lappy screen and burns the email signature. The Trogdor Arcade Game theme music plays in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Yeah, I go to concerts. Why else would I own a pair of Hollywood Boulevards?

''{Scene cuts to the laundry room, showing a pan-out of Strong Bad wearing a pink leopard-pattern bandanna and unusual shoes, different from the ones he normally wears }'''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hello, plea-ted boots. What are you all gusseyed up for?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut up, man! I always dress like this.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm going to see Limozeen tonight. But I never heard of the opening band, so I'm gonna show up fashionably late. What are you all gusseyed ''down'' for?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I'm going to see a show tonight too. But I've never heard of the headliner, so I'm gonna leave fashionably early.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, those two things don't sound at all related. Bye loser!

''{Both Strong Bad and Strong Sad walk off-screen, cut back to Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Hey, guess what? They were related. Apparently, Limozeen was trying to expand their audience into people that ''{pauses awkwardly}'' went to college. So, they got this band sloshy to open up for them. But Limozeen ended up cancelling because...

''{a paper labelled 'LIMOZEEN Contract Rider' appears on-screen}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{drums in background}'' Our audience must be 94% hot young females with bangs higher than or equal to our own. ''{Drums get more intense}'' And also a deviled egg tray! ''{The words "Deviled Egg Tray!" appear hand-written on the contract}''

''{Paper disappears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So, Limozeen just hung out in their tour bus and watched ESPN Classic all night, while sloshy played both sets. Needless to say, I was perplexed, and intrigued.
''{Strong Bad types and pronounces "intrigued" as intriguéd}''

''{Cut to The Field, at night. Strong Bad and Strong Sad are walking back home.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, help me out here. Were they missing some members? Where was their lead guitarist?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh, that was the ''whole band.''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! You're not allowed to have a band with only ''three people'' in it! And something else suspicious. What happened to the bassist's sunglasses? Did the lenses fall out?

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, Strong Bad, those were just ''regular glasses.''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shock and horror!

''{Cut to The Basement. Strong Bad and Strong Sad are playing an Atari game}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But they must be like, a brand new band, right?

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, they've been around for five or six years now...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then why haven't they grown their hair long yet?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I think those are just their haircuts, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''Really?''

''{Cut to the bathroom. Strong Sad is brushing his teeth, while Strong Bad is just standing there talking, holding his toothbrush.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So somebody must've stolen their costume trailer, huh? Man, that's rough. They couldn't wear any of their spandex, or latex, or... Tex-mex...

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{takes toothbrush out of mouth to speak}'' They don't wear costumes. They were probably just wearing what they've been wearing all day.

'''STRONG BAD:''' But... The music rocked.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{takes toothbrush out of mouth again to speak}'' Yes.

'''STRONG BAD:''' And they weren't wearing costumes.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{takes toothbrush out of mouth again to speak, and shakes his head}'' ''No.''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Huh... Interesting.

''{cut to a mud-bath area in the field. Strong Bad and Strong Sad both have towels on their heads and cucumber slices on their eyes. Strong Sad's stomach is sticking out of the top of the mud bath}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There were no high leg kicks, or choreographed spin moves... And that one guy even had his back to us all night.

''{zoom-in to Strong Bad and Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's like they don't really even care about me. Like when they played that song called 'We don't really even care about you'?

''{Cut to The Basement. A sloshy CD in [[SeeDees]] is playing the just-mentioned song. Zoom out to Homestar and Strong Bad playing with Cheat Commandos toys.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And ''no'' pyrotechnics?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nope. They just strung a bunch of Christmas lights over their bass drum.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{somewhat perturbed}'' And they still rocked?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, totally! And they can't be bothered to play solos, so they always leave a space to sing your own! Check out these ''mow da mows.''

''{Strong Bad imitates an electric guitar solo. Homestar is, unsurprisingly, amazed at this feat.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walking up}'' Hey, hey! ''slosh-ay!''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''slosh-ay!''

'''HOMESTAR:''' You guys are ''so lame.''

''{Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And that's how sloshy became one of my favorite metal bands.

''{Cut back to show Strong Sad standing nearby, holding a sloshy record.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh, Strong Bad, I wouldn't exactly call sloshy ''metal.''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What're you talkin' about? Of course they're metal. Look at the facts.

'''STRONG BAD:''' No costume.

''{a costume appears on the screen, which is promptly X-ed out}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Short hair.

''{long yellow hair appears, which promptly morphs into short brown hair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...A logo that's not jaggedy or drippety at all...

''{A 'jaggedy,' non upside-down rendition of the sloshy logo appears, which then turns upside-down and becomes the normal sloshy logo.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And songs that aren't about girls... Los Angeles... or good... times...

''{A CD appears with a track listing reading '1. Smokin' fine honey-child; 2. Sunset Strip(pers); 3. Party Patrol' appears, and then changes to read '1. ok fine; 2. unripe; 3. art troll'.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{record scratch}'' Hey, wait a minute! You tricked me! Sloshy's not metal!

'''STRONG SAD:''' I didn't ''trick'' you, I was just helping you broaden your horizons...

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll broaden ''your'' horizons!

''{Strong Bad grabs the sloshy record and slams it over Strong Sad's head, shattering it and leaving a piece embedded in the top of Strong Sad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And that's how sloshy became one of my least favorite bands.

''{[[New Paper]] slides down}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh... That sound... It's got no punch. You just kinda slither out, like a boring lizard's tongue. Let's try this.

''{Strong Bad pulls out a floppy disk and chucks it into New Paper. It sticks at the top of the screen.}''

''{New Paper prints some more, now saying 'How ya like me now?' A grinding sound can be heard instead of the normal paper sound, and plastic chunks fall from where the floppy disk is}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There we go... We're good at least until you completely shred that disk.

''{New Paper retracts slightly. The grinding sound can be heard, and more plastic chunks fall.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on the word "favorite" to see a short scene with Senor Cardgage.
:''{Cut to the Field. Senor Cardgage is standing on a lawn mower. A bush is nearby.)''
:'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Why, hello, Miss Treta. Check out Senor Cardgage's Intregway.
:''{The Intregway logo appears beside him, then disappears}''
:'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Don't tell no mandy, ''{the words "Dump Tell No Mandy!" flash at bottom of screen}'' it's just a land mower turned bankways! If you help me buy it, I'll cut you in!
:''{Strong Bad eagerly runs over.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll help you buy it! I'll help you buy it!
:''{Senor silently drives the Intregway offscreen.}''
*Click on the word "bands" at the end to see a [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] cartoon.
:''{Mary sits in the Space Machine watching what sounds like basketball on ESPN Classic. Larry stands, watching as well with a displeased look. A whistle blow is heard.}''
:'''MARY:''' Wow! That Danny Ainge complains about every call! ''{begins eating what appears to be a basketball}''
:'''LARRY:''' I'm totally mesmerized by Kevin McHale's armpit haaair! ''{gestures wildly with his hands}'' Oooeeuuh! ''{punches the air with one hand}''
*Click on the reflection of Strong Bad's diamond at the end to see where the mud baths came from.
:''{Strong Bad and Strong Sad are in their mud baths.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Where did these mud baths come from? These things are awesome!
:''{The Poopsmith rises out of Strong Sad's bath, wearing a snorkel and goggles. Strong Bad and Strong Sad scream.}''

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*A [[Wikipedia:Rider (theater)|rider]] is a set of requests or demands that a performer sets as criteria for performance.

=== Trivia ===
*Limozeen's contract rider reads:
<blockquote>LIMOZEEN 
Contract Rider 
 
*114 cans of hairspray 
*4 tubes of Leather Pants Remover 
*Audience must be 94% hot young 
     females with bangs higher than or 
     equal to our own 
*Jenga or Pictionary</blockquote>

=== Remarks ===
*Strong Sad claims to have never heard of Limozeen, despite the fact that he watched a cartoon starring them in [[best thing]].
*This is one of the few times [[Decemberween#References to Christmas|Christmas]] has been directly mentioned in the Homestar Runner universe instead of [[Decemberween]].
*This is a rare occasion of [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship#Strong Bad and Strong Sad Getting Along|Strong Bad being nice to Strong Sad]].
*Strong Sad [[Strong Sad smiling|smiles]] twice in this email: first when mocking Strong Bad's outfit, and then when entering the room where Strong Bad is telling Homestar about sloshy.

=== Inside References ===
*The Trogdor sprite and its burninating animation are from a [[myths and legends]] Easter egg, where it was used for a Walking with Trogdor advertisement.
*The drum music that plays when Larry reads the contract rider is from [[coloring]].
*This is another reference to [[eggs]].
*Homestar is playing with [[Cheat Commandos]] toys.

=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:ESPN Classic|ESPN Classic]] is an [[Wikipedia:ESPN|ESPN]]-run TV network showing reruns of sports events and other sports-related programming.
*[[Wikipedia:Danny Ainge|Danny Ainge]] and [[Wikipedia:Kevin McHale|Kevin McHale]] are two former players of the [[Wikipedia:Boston Celtics|Boston Celtics]].
*"Intregway" is a parody of the [[Wikipedia:Segway PT|Segway PT]], a personal transportation device.
*[[Wikipedia:Jenga|Jenga]] and [[Wikipedia:Pictionary|Pictionary]] are [[Wikipedia: board games|board games]].

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

underlings

Rowsdower45 — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:06:07 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Trivia */

{{sbenav|171}}
[[Image:Coach Z suit sludge underlings.png|thumb|"PUT IT BACK ON!"]]
Strong Bad explains how to tell others about embarrassing social mistakes.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[Swimming Pool]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, May 7, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:11

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' My email song! Where would I be without my email song? ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Handling Smelly Underling?</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
I am a manager and I have been told I must talk to one 
of my underlings about their stench. As the foremost 
expert in dealing with smelly underlings, I ask you, what is 
the best way to go about this? I wish to do this with 
some tact & professionalism. 
Sincerely, 
PlasticDiverGuy 
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces each word in the greeting separately, with short deliberate pauses between them. He pronounces "Dartmouth" as two separate words, and "Scotia" phonetically as SKO-tee-uh.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Man, that show Nova is boring, but I'd watch a show called Dartmouth anyday. ''{clears screen}'' Now lemme tell ya PastyDeadGuy, you came to the right man. I've got so many underlings, I've had to deal with nearly every awkward social situation under the awkward social sun. I'm an expoit! ''{clears screen}'' Firstly, nothing says tact and professionalism like sending a subtle hint with a hilarious novelty t-shirt. So in your situation, you could just start wearing a shirt that has like,

''{Cut to a blank T-shirt}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —some kinda—

''{A scientist holding a test tube appears on the shirt.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —science person on it, with a clothespin—

''{A clothespin appears on the scientist's nose.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —on his nose, and underneath it says: "You Reek-A!"

''{"You Reek-A!" appears on the shirt. Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' That way, your smelly underling, or smunderling, can get the message from across the room, and you can safely stay out of stink's reach.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the bathroom, reading a newspaper titled "Da News Papes". He looks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know, I think I'd probably watch a TV show called "Stink's Reach", too.

''{He looks back down. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Secondly, nothing says tact and professionalism like slowly revealing a sensitive topic to a friend or loved one—

''{Cut to Strong Sad, drawing on a piece of paper with a pencil.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —with a clever connect-the-dots puzzle.

''{Cut to a closeup of the paper. It's a crocodile wearing sunglasses, holding a sign that reads "WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOU TO FLUSH TWICE!". The connect-the-dots portion is only the rectangular outline of the sign. Strong Sad stops drawing.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' What is he trying to say to me with this cryptic message? ''{taps the pencil twice on "cryptic"}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Furthermore, nothing says pact and trofesssionalism like breaking tough news to someone with a reverse sunburn—

''{Cut to the pool, slowly zooming in. A sunburned Strong Mad faces away from the pool, which Coach Z is in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —on your brother's giant, square, billboard-sized back!

''{Strong Mad lowers his singlet revealing his back which reads "your tiny bathing suit demeans us ALL!" Cut to a closeup.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{slowly}'' Your tiny bathing suit demeans us all.

''{Cut to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Aw, fine then! I'll take it orf!

''{He reaches underwater and pulls out a very small pink g-string. The water turns black around him, accompanied by an odd humming noise. Cut back to behind Strong Mad.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' PUT IT BACK ON! PUT IT BACK ON!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Lastly, nothing says tact and professionalism like a hidden message written in condiments.

''{Cut to a picnic. Homestar Runner is sitting at the table. Strong Bad is wearing an oven mitt and holding a plate with a hot dog with his right hand, and holding a bottle of ketchup in his left. Some ketchup has spilled on the ground. More hot dogs can be seen on a grill behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here ya go, chumpion!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{taking the hot dog; something small and green is visible in his mouth.}'' Ooh! Thanks, grillmasta!

''{Cut to the picnic table as Homestar puts the hot dog down. It has "you've had that piece" written on it in ketchup.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You've had that piece—

''{The camera pans to another hot dog, with "of cilantro" written on in mustard.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —of cilantro—

''{The camera pans to a hamburger without its upper bun. "stuck between your teeth" is written in ketchup.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —stuck between your teeth—

''{The camera pans yet again to a waffle with "since we ate at that mexican restaurant" with an arrow written in syrup.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —since we ate at that Mexican restaurant—

''{The camera pans again to three pieces of sushi with "2" "wks" and "ago" written on them in wasabi.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —two weeks ago.

''{Cut to a closeup of Homestar, who has a small piece of cilantro stuck in his mouth}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Two weeks?!... ''TEETH?!''

''{Cut to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing, in a slightly high-pitched voice and in a forced manner}'' In conclusion, these are just some of the many things that nothing says tact and professionalism like. I hope you have enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. If elected class president, I can't promise you Coke in the water fountains, but I ''can'' promise a hard-worker that will make a difference. And try to get Mrs. Hardmaster fired.

''{He quickly clears the screen, while shaking his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing, speaking normally}'' Whoa! It's like I regressed back to the fifth grade there. And the golden days of the five-paragraph essay. Well, good luck with your smunderling, PranceyDirtGirl. I gotta get started making those 'You Reek-A' t-shirts. Those things are gonna be awesome!

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Awkward Social Sun.png|thumb|Now including every awkward social situation!]]
*When Strong Bad types "awkward social sun", click that phrase to see an "Awkward Social Sun" CD.
*When Strong Bad first types "smunderling", click that word to see a description of this creature:
<blockquote>
<big>SMUNDERLING</big>
All Smundy wants to do is be your 
friend. He appears at office 
parties & in enchanted caverns 
at random. Very vulnerable to 
harsh truths and Discs of Healing.
FREQUENCY: Rare 
INTELLIGENCE: Low to middlin' 
ARMOR CLASS: +8
</blockquote>
*At the end, click "awesome" to see a clip of the Stink's Reach show.
:''{In Strong Bad's basement, looking at his TV. Music plays, and pull in slowly on a sign reading "You are now entering Stink's Reach", with stink lines drawn above it.}''
:'''NARRATOR:''' In a town called "Stink's Reach", no one's record is clean.
:'''ANNOUNCER 1:''' Tuesdays at 8:30.
:''{"Tuesdays @ 8:30" appears at the bottom of the screen, then cut through static to a screen reading "We now return to Dartmouth". The O in "Dartmouth" is a stylized mouth, with darts flying out of it.}''
:'''ANNOUNCER 2:''' We now return to Dartmouth!
:''{Cut to a shot of Strong Bad sleeping on the couch, with the TV going behind him.}''
:'''TV CHARACTER:''' Dartmouth! He's getting away!
:'''DARTMOUTH:''' Stand clear. I know what to do.
:''{Sounds are heard of someone retching, and a dart flying and hitting a piece of wood}''
:'''VILLAIN:''' Ow! Pointy!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{incomprehensible mumbles}'' Lost... Vikings! ''{more incomprehensible mumbles}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*The [[wikipedia:Essay#The_five-paragraph_essay|five paragraph essay]] is composed of an intro paragraph, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Essays of this type are commonly used throughout late elementary and middle school. This e-mail roughly follows the five-paragraph essay format, but uses four body paragraphs instead of three.
*"Pact and trofessionalism" is a [[Wikipedia:Spoonerism|spoonerism]], the switching of the initial letters in two words of a phrase. In this case, "'''t'''act and '''p'''rofessionalism" becomes "'''p'''act and '''t'''rofessionalism".

===Trivia===
*The newspaper reads:
{| style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 3px solid #999"
| style="border-right: 3px solid #999; font-size: 2em; text-align: center; line-height: 1em; padding: 5px; font-family:Times New Roman,serif" | Back Pape
| style="border-left: 3px solid #999; font-size: 2em; text-align: center; line-height: 1em; padding: 5px; font-family:Times New Roman,serif" | Da NewsPapes
|-
| style="border-right: 3px solid #999; padding: 5px; font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:120%" | A sports player signed a contract worth a bunch of money. "Whooey!" said the player's uncle. "I could buy a car with that much cashness."
| style="border-left: 3px solid #999; padding: 5px; font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:120%" | Global relations set all types of box office records this weekend. Studio execs were encouraged by the turn -around. So was I.
|}
* This email is the first email since [[looking old]] not to mention [[DNA evidence (running gag)|DNA Evidence]].
*After typing "And try to get Mrs. Hardmaster fired.", Strong Bad originally typed "for child abuse." just before clearing the screen. This was later removed for unknown reasons.
*This is the last fully functional appearance of [[The Paper]].

===Remarks===
[[Image:Connect the dots.PNG|thumb|A cryptic message]]
*Homestar seems to be surprised at the prospect of having teeth even though they were clearly visible in [[theme song]].
*Although Strong Bad appeared to dislike long emails in [[long pants]], this email contains 59 words, 3 words longer than the said email.
*Although Strong Mad is revealed to have underwear in [[strong badathlon]], it seems to be absent when he takes off his singlet to reveal the message to Coach Z.
*In the Easter egg, the left post of the "Stink's Reach" sign is in the middle of the road.
*The scientist on the "You Reek-A!" t-shirt has eyes that are used from Strong Sad's right eye.
*Some of the dots on Strong Sad's connect-the-dots puzzle are separated by the crocodile's mouth and hands. Strong Sad doesn't connect the dots that are separated, and simply skips over them.
*In the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons menu]], the clip that appears on the TV when rolling the mouse over "Underlings" in New Stuff shows Homestar accepting a hot dog from Strong Bad without cilantro hanging from his "teeth."

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad spells "trofesssionalism" with three S's.

===Fixed Glitches===
*When the email was first released, at the end, the "I" at the beginning of "I gotta get started..." was clickable, but did not do anything. This was fixed a few hours after the email was released.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad read [[Periodicals|Da NewsPapes]] while in the bathroom in [[candy product]].
*Strong Bad is holding a [[Quite Fancy 'Chup]] bottle (the label is obscured by his glove).
*Strong Bad refers to the emailer as "[[Prancing|Prancey]]".
*This is another instance of Strong Bad's [[couch mumbling]].
*The smunderling's fact sheet in general is very similar to [[Jhonka]]'s from [[impression]].
*This is another appearance of [[oven mitts]].
*"Smunderling" and "chumpion" are both [[Portmanteaus]].
*Strong Bad saying "expoit" is another example of [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:NOVA (TV series)|NOVA]] is a [[Wikipedia:PBS|PBS]] television series about science topics which premiered in 1974 and is still running to this day.
*[[Wikipedia:The Lost Vikings|The Lost Vikings]] is a side-scrolling puzzle/platform video game developed and released by Silicon & Synapse (now [[Wikipedia:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]]) in 1992.
*The information about the smunderling's frequency, intelligence and armor class refers to the way that [[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] monsters are described, like that previously used for the Jhonka.
*The "Awkward Social Sun" CD and particularly the hairstyle on its cover are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Emo (slang)|emo]] culture. 
*The "Stink's Reach" promo is a parody of the [[Wikipedia:ABC|ABC]] drama series ''[[Wikipedia:Twin Peaks|Twin Peaks]]''.

===Fast Forward===
*The "You Reek-A!" T-shirt was later made available for purchase in the [[Store]].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|171|11379}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

geddup noise

Rowsdower45 — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:41:13 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Easter Eggs */

{{sbenav|136}}

[[Image:sbemail136.PNG|thumb|"Geddup, geddup, geddup!"]]

{{aboutemail}} {{forpseudocharacter|The Geddup Noise}}

We learn of the latest sensation that's sweeping the nation: [[The Geddup Noise]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Gavin}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}/[[The Teach]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[The Show]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}, [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Monday, September 26, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:38

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

'''DVD:''' [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]]

==Transcript==
''{Cut to the Lappy. Gavin is crawling on the screen. The lights are out. Strong Bad is not present. The lights suddenly turn on and Gavin crawls away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Walks in}'' A little bit of email. Some you-and-me-mail. ''{begins reading}''
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: question</div>
What ever happened to the get up noise? I think it 
was cool. 
Sincerely yours marc baroni AZ</blockquote>

''{Reads "marc baroni AZ" as "macaroni from A to Z"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Alphabet macaroni! ''{typing}'' The get up noise? Oh wait, you mean the Geddup Noise. This guy!

''{Strong Bad gets up and sits down three times, making the noise each time}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ahhh, what fun! But that's not even the real Geddup Noise. That's just his cousin, Chairscoot. ''{clears screen}'' No, the real Geddup noise split quite some time ago. Somewheres right around email 84, Ol' Geddy got all big overseas. And then the phone calls started coming in.

''{Cut to a close-up shot of Strong Bad. He is holding a phone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{into phone}'' Hello? What? Yes, no, yes.

''{Zoom out to show that he's in his computer room. The text from email 84 ([[kids' book]]) is displayed on the screen of the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's for you. ''{tosses phone at stool}''

''{The Geddup Noise is heard. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And before I know it, every-freakin-body’s talkin about the Geddup Noise. ''{The Geddup Noise is heard over the last three words.}''

''{Cut to Coach Z and Bubs at the concession stand, which is now labeled "BUBSO'S CONCESSION STAND"}''

'''COACH Z:''' Okay, now I got one Bubs-O. Who am I supposed to be? Aaaaooooroomah! Eeeeeeoooowree!

''{Bubs cringes as Coach Z makes these off-key sounds}''

'''BUBS:''' Is that supposed to be the Geddup Noise?

'''COACH Z:''' Hang on! Hang on! Let me switch my pitch up! Waaay-o! Waaaay-o!!

'''BUBS:''' ''{annoyed}'' Way-o, way-o? I'll be in the basement.

''{The concession stand turns dark with only a yellow light shining from the top. Bubs slowly sinks into the basement.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Way-o! Waaaay-o!

''{Cut to the booOOM box, which holds a cassette tape labeled "Normal Bias"}''

'''BOOOOM BOX (STRONG BAD'S MORNING TALK SHOW RADIO HOST VOICE):''' Hang on to your panties, people! ''{fart noise}'' Uh-oh, what's up? 'Cause we got the Geddup Noise ''{doing sound}'' all up in this piece! ''{Geddup Noise, followed by laughter}'' Oh, we got a live one! ''{old-timey automobile horn sounds}''

''{Cut to Strong Sad listening to the radio. He is wearing a black T-shirt that reads "This Is Not A The Geddup Noise T-Shirt".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, man. The Geddup Noise used to be cool.

''{Cut to the set of The Show with Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And as always, at center square, the get-up noise. ''{Pan to a wider shot. Nobody is seen standing next to him.}'' What do you say, Geddy? ''{The Geddup Noise is heard, followed by applause.}'' Now that is just special. But I'm afraid the correct answer was "way-o, way-o".''{"WAY-O, WAY-O" appears on screen as Homestar says it. The "wrong answer" music plays.}'' But you will receive some fine parting gifts.

''{Cut to a copy of The Show's Stupid Home Edition}''

<pre>FEW PRIZES!
THE SHOW! STUPID HOME EDITION
- choose to recite a list!
- ask questions, demand answers
- mostly play by oneself
boardelectrix
</pre>

'''ANNOUNCER:''' That's right, Kevin. The Geddup Noise will receive a year's supply of our home game!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Even The Cheat was able to snag a piece of the Geddup Pie with his indie-tronic remix.

''{CD of "DJ Teh Cheat - The Geddup Noise" appears; scene switches to Club Technochocolate, where The Cheat is spinning his own record. Bubs and Pom Pom put their weight on it. The song includes the Geddup Noise played over and over.}''

'''SINGER:''' 
The Geddup Noooooise. 
The Geddup Noooise. (Geddup Geddup Geddup!) 
The Geddup Noooooise. (Geddup Geddup Geddup!) 
The Geddup Noooise.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And before long, a bunch of cheap knock-offs started popping up.

''{Cut to the King of Town, seated in a wooden chair at a table in his castle}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Hello, America! It's the Standing Up Noise! ''{The "Standing Up Noise" logo appears, and the King of Town stands up; the chair makes a deep imitation Geddup Noise.}'' Boooo-ooo! ''{The King looks over to his right.}''

''{Cut to the Brothers Strongs' basement. Strong Bad is seated in a yellow chair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to screen, smiling}'' And now, everybody's favorite style, the Git Outcha Seat Sound! ''{The [[Homsar]] walking sound accompanies the "Git Outcha Seat" logo. Strong Bad gets up from a yellow seat and makes a low-pitched imitation Geddup Noise.}'' Isn't that right, the Teach?

''{Strong Mad's left hand appears from behind the sofa. He has a blue sock on his hand with The Cheat-like features drawn on it.}''

'''THE TEACH (STRONG MAD):''' BLUE SOCK! BLUE SOCK!

''{Return to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing, sounding embarrassed}'' Heh heh. That was just not, nu-, anything. So after that, Geddy bought a house in the Coches and now he just snowboards all day. He still pops up here and there in the odd, or sometimes ''very'' odd celebrity endorsement.

''{Cut to a shot of [[Hamburger Shampoo]]. The Geddup Noise plays in the background.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Geddup Noise Approved!
<pre>
"Like a backyard BBQ...on your hair!"
hamburger
SHAMPOO
</pre>
''{Cut to Strong Sad watching the Hamburger Shampoo commercial. He is wearing a white T-shirt that reads "Corporate The Geddup Noise Still Sucks".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Frickin' sell-out.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So I suppose that more than adequately answers your question, Shoshoni Macaroni.

''{Pan out to a medium shot. Homestar is kneeling to Strong Bad's right, holding a notepad.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{to stool}'' Excuse me sir, could I trouble you for an autograph?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, you know that's not even the original Geddup Noise. It's his cousin...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I know, Chairscoot. He’s my generation’s Geddup Noise! Uh, could you make it out to ''Lou Dobbs''?

'''STRONG BAD:''' That’s it, I'm outta here. ''{Walks offscreen to stage right, making the Chairscoot Noise}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ah! There it is! It's positively dreamy! ''{little hearts float up out of Homestar's head and pop like bubbles}'' Ohhhh! ''{Homestar faints. He knocks the stool which makes the chairscoot noise one more time.}''

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

==Easter Eggs==
*Click "Coches" when Strong Bad is talking about the celebrity endorsements before the cutaway to Strong Sad to see a postcard.
:''{The postcard's background is a snowy mountain range with the text ''Coches Mountains'' in the top left corner. [[Monkey D]] is up front wearing a winter hat, oven mitt and an ''I ♥ The Teach'' shirt. Along the bottom is the text ''Monkey D awaits you''.}''
*Click on the stool to see additional footage of The Cheat's ambient mix in Club Technochocolate.
:''{Cut back to The Cheat, Pom Pom and Bubs dancing at Club Technochocolate. Coach Z enters and dances across the room. Then Strong Mad's sock puppet appears up front for a bit and lipsyncs the words "geddup geddup geddup", then disappears and reappears to the left where it lipsyncs again, and then goes back up front, where it lipsyncs one more time and then "dances" to the music. Then it fades to black and the Geddup Noise is heard.}''
*Click on the notepad and it'll bring up autograph #1:
<pre>My Pal
Lou Dobbs,
Stay real!
Chairscoot
</pre>

Click on it again and it'll bring up autograph #2:
<pre>Lou Dobbs,
you been
working out?
- Brent Musburger
</pre>

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The lights are off and Gavin is shown on the Lappy because it had been 7 weeks since [[lady...ing|the previous Strong Bad Email]].
**There was a similar occurrence of this in the email [[army]].
*The label of the cassette in the [[booOOMbox]], "Normal Bias", indicates the [[Wikipedia:Tape bias|bias]] setting to be used when recording on it.
*"''The Show''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Stupid Home Edition" is a parody of popular game shows that give away home versions of their games as consolation prizes.

=== Trivia ===
*The labels on the disks in the floppy disk container read "[[Floppy Disk Container#low G man|low G man]]" and "[[Floppy Disk Container#axe of rage|axe of rage]]".

===Remarks===
* Clicking on Gavin at the beginning of the email still makes the [[Lappy 486]] respond with the ripple effect, as if you were clicking directly on the screen.
*Strong Bad says the "get up noise" is correctly the "geddup noise", even though at the end of [[the bet]] he himself calls it the "get up noise".
* Marc's question is odd because the Geddup Noise appeared in three of the five previous emails ([[boring (really)]], [[record book]], and [[lady...ing]]).
*A get up noise like that is not even possible on carpet. Strong Bad's stool makes a noise as if it were scraping against tile or hardwood floor.
**[[The Brothers Chaps]] have mentioned this in [[army#Commentary_Transcript|the DVD commentary for "army"]].
**The noise seems to exist as an entity unto itself. It sounds without the stool even moving when Strong Bad throws over the phone, not to mention its sounding in the studio of [[The Show]].
*Strong Bad would have to have looked up the email at which the Geddup noise got his phone call, because he lost count of emails at [[website|#51]] until he was notified in [[flashback]].
**Strong Bad may have been aware of the number during the beginning of [[caffeine]] when his email song was "and now, coming in at numbah 91, it's email!"
*The Cheat's DJ rig doesn't appear to have a mixer, only turntables and amps
**Although, there may be a mixer, or other equipment obscured by the table, because the turntable on the far right has audio cables that don't lead to any of the visible equipment.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad is repeatedly getting up and sitting back down again, the laces on the back of his head should be visible while he is getting up.
*When Strong Bad is doing the Git Outcha Seat Sound, the yellow seat has only three legs.
*At the end, the words 'Lappy 486' are further to the left than usual.
*When Strong Bad takes the phone call, the [[Disconnected Telephone]] has no cord. When he passes it over to The Geddup Noise, however, a cord appears.
*When Coach Z is talking to Bubs, Bubs's arms do not have shining lines on them, however, they appear on the rest of his body.

===Inside References===
*[[Radio Stations and Shows#The AM Morning "CRUDE" Crew|The AM Morning "CRUDE" Crew]] was first heard in [[radio]].
*Strong Bad uses a [[disconnected telephone]].
*[[Boardelectrix]] also made Jurvy-Skat in [[Family Resemblence]].
*The "The Show" board game has a [[Blender]] on it.
*Coach Z's dance in the Easter egg is the "I'm Just Me" dance from [[record book]].
*The synthesizer used for The Cheat's song in this email sounds the same as the one used for the [[Stinkoman 20X6]] soundtrack.
*The hearts popping up around Homestar's head also happened when he "fell for Strong Bad" in [[do over]].
*The dance Bubs does during the scene with The Cheat is a nod to the original [[Dancin' Bubs]] game, in which the same dance can be replicated.
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad Smiling]].

===Real-World References===
*Strong Sad's "This Is Not A The Geddup Noise T-Shirt" refers to [[Wikipedia:Fugazi_(band)|Fugazi]]'s "This Is Not A Fugazi T-Shirt" T-shirts.
*Strong Sad's "Corporate The Geddup Noise Still Sucks" shirt is akin to the shirt worn by the late [[Wikipedia:Nirvana_(band)|Nirvana]] lead singer [[Wikipedia:Kurt_cobain|Kurt Cobain]] on the cover of [[Wikipedia:Rolling_Stone|Rolling Stone]], which read "Corporate Magazines Still Suck", which was also referenced in [[Homestarloween Party]] in which Homestar (dressed up as Kurt Cobain) wore a shirt with the SST Records' slogan "Corporate Rock Still Sucks", which itself is a parody of the motto, "Corporate Rock Sucks".
*[[Wikipedia:Lou Dobbs|Lou Dobbs]] is the anchor and managing editor of CNN's [http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/ Lou Dobbs Tonight].
*[[Wikipedia:Brent Musburger|Brent Musburger]] is a sports announcer for ABC.
*Homestar referring to the center square is a reference to the game show [[Wikipedia:Hollywood Squares|Hollywood Squares]], where famous comics would often sit in the "center square" for long periods at a time.
*"[[Wikipedia:Indietronic|Indietronic]]" is a musical genre that merges the methods of [[Wikipedia:Electronica|electronica]] with the broader context of [[Wikipedia:Indie (music)|indie music]].
*"The Coches" may be a reference to Las Coches Mountain, located in the [[Wikipedia: Sierra Madre Mountains (California)| Sierra Madre Mountains]].

===Fast Forward===
*The Cheat's Indie-tronic remix would later be heard on Pom Pom's cell phone in [[technology]].
*The Coches Mountains are once again mentioned in [[looking old]].
*Coach Z was refered to as Sound Effects Man in [[Happy Hallow-day]]

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

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|136|5113}}
*[[Podstar:sb_email_geddupnoise.m4v|download "geddup noise" for the iPod]] (see [[Podstar Runner]])
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Podstar Runner]]

bedtime story

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:37:42 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Inside References */

{{sbenav|137}}
[[Image:Sbemail137.PNG|thumb|BRAN MUFFIN!]]

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

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The King of Town's Grill]], [[Moses MaloneLand]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

'''Running Time:''' 3:34

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==

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

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

''{Strong Bad pronounces "latley" as written and "Keller, TX" as "Killer taxes." He also puts special emphasis on "you know" and "Good Night."}''

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

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

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

''{The Cheat gives a scared whine/whimper and turns pale. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' We've had to cook up such an elaborate go-to-sleep scheme for The Cheat that I believe it's officially reached rigamarole status. Anyways, it all begins by making sure The Cheat has his security, um, item. A grodalated old sponge—

''{Cut to an image of a green sponge with a badly-drawn face, covered in bandages.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —covered in Band-Aids which he affectionately refers to as "The Denzel."

''{The words "The Denzel" appear in quotes at the bottom of the screen. Cut back to the Lappy; Strong Bad continues to type.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next, we have to prepare The Cheat's favorite bedtime snack. A tall glass of a little [[concoction]] he calls SUUDSU.

''{Cut to a blue screen with "oh my, SUUDSU" written in the background. A glass of milk appears with a chime.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Skim milk,—

''{A pile of gummi bears appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —gummi bears,—

''{The gummi bears are placed in the milk and a circle reading "Pure Genius!" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —pure genius!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So, once he's safely cuddled up with The Denzel and his glass of Suudsu,—

''{Strong Bad walks up onscreen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —it's time to begin the bedtime story proper.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{onscreen}'' Okay, The Cheat, are you ready for tonight's installment of...

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Powered by The Cheat, voiceover}'' The Cheat's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand! When we laugh left our heroes—

''{A picture of The Cheat and a pair of dark-skinned legs with long socks and red shoes appears. They're standing behind a podium, with Mt. Rushmore to the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —they had just won a debate against the minds of Mount Rushmore ''{said with the accent placed on "Mount"}'' and re-celebrating—

''{A new picture appears, with The Cheat sporting an unusual hairdo and Moses Malone's legs standing near a crude rack of items and "le new style" written in the background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —by shopping for some new wri— wristbands.

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

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

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

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

''{Cut to a sunset view. A silhouette appears over the horizon; when it reaches the foreground, it is revealed to have a pink body, a pair of pincers in place of a head, seemingly boneless arms, and no hands.}''

'''MAGGOT MAN:''' ''{flailing his floppy arm}'' Hey, guys, can I come over and play video games!?

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

'''MOSES MALONE:''' No. 
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{emphatic negative The Cheat noise}''

''{The camera moves back, showing that Maggot Man is very small compared to Moses, and that they're standing on a football field. Moses kicks Maggot Man away, toward the top of the screen. There is a small upside-down mushroom cloud where Maggot Man disappears from the screen. Cut to Moses and The Cheat in a trophy room with a banner that reads "HALL OF FAME."}''

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

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

''{The Cheat's right arm becomes humanoid and gives Moses a thumbs-up.}''

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

'''MOSES MALONE:''' I got first game! 
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{The Cheat noises that roughly match what Moses is saying}''

''{The Cheat laughs, with his arm temporarily detaching from his body. Cut to a picture of a digital wristwatch flashing a line art depiction of The Cheat in red LEDs. Above it is the banner "TIME NEXT".}''

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

''{Cut to a room with a banner reading "ALL OF GAME," with The Cheat and Moses holding Nintendo controllers. Moses's hands are in view; he has a large gold ring on his right hand.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' ''The Adventures of Lolo''? You better s-s-save ''{pronounced like "have"}'' saved the receipt!

''{Cut to the Lappy.}''

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{attempting to yell over the chainsaw}'' BRAN MUFFINS!! WHERE ARE YOU STUPID BRAN MUFFINS?!! TRY HARDER TO BE A BRAN MUFFIN!!!

''{The Cheat sighs happily, closes his eyes, and smiles. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And when ''that'' doesn't work, we call upon our good friend, 2 or 3 roach foggers.

''{Cut back to the grill once more. Two cans of "[[ROACH KILLA!]] ([[GAVIN]] SAFE!)" are now on the grill with The Cheat, and Strong Bad is holding a third.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sleep tight, sweet prince!

''{He tosses the third can onto the grill, slams the lid on it, and then takes cover. A small explosion is seen from inside the grill. Then, The Cheat sighs again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking over his shoulder}'' How're his vitals?

''{Pan over to Strong Mad in scrubs and surgical mask, with a heart monitor. After an interval of straight line, it blips once.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WE'VE GOT A PULSE!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So if we're lucky, The Cheat wakes up alive the next morning and fixes us all a big pitcher of suudsu. No foolin', man. That stuff is G-E-W-D, gewd. Hopefully you were able to at least cop a wicked contact buzz off of The Cheat's bedtime story, Wagley. Or off the fumes from those bug bombs. Either way, ''{the screen dims}'' you should be losing consciousness ''{the sound slows and descends in pitch like recorded tape being slowed to a halt}'' any second now.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "rigamarole" to see the Certificate of Rigamarolarity.
[[Image:Sb rigamarolarity certificate.PNG|thumb|CERTIFICATE OF RIGAMAROLARITY]]
<div style="border:1px solid #ccc27d;background:#dddaa4;text-align:center;color:black;width: 40em">
CERTIFICATE OF RIGAMAROLARITY

This paper right here seriously signifies that 
  getting the Cheat to freaking go to sleep   
has hereby achieved RIGAMAROLE STATUS 
Let it be known from the valleys 
to the hills. 
Or maybe the dells.

G.L. Rigamarole 
<div style="text-align:right; margin:0em 2em;font-size:75%">Good Lord Rigamarole</div>
</div>
*Click on "Suudsu" at the end to see a "real-life" glass of [[Suudsu]].
*Click on "bedtime story" to see more of The Cheat and Moses Malone playing video games.
:'''MOSES MALONE:''' ''Bayou Billy''? I hope you saved the receipt!

== Fun Facts ==

=== Explanations ===

*[[Wikipedia:Gingivitis|Gingivitis]] is the inflammation of the gums due to improper (or lack of) cleaning of the teeth.
*''Rigamarole'' (a variant of ''[http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/rigmarole rigmarole]'') is "a complex and ritualistic procedure which may be perceived as petty."
*"Grodalated" is a made-up word that presumably means "has become or been made [http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19960524 grody]".

===Remarks===
*When the Suudsu is being made, the gummi bears do not cause any liquid displacement to the milk (the milk level does not rise).
*Moses Malone's body does not appear above the "HALL OF FAME" banner or the "ALL OF GAME" banner.
*The first time Moses Malone appears, his socks have one blue and red stripe each. Every time later, his left sock has a red stripe and his right sock has a blue stripe. They're also longer.
*The smoke from the foggers doesn't come out of the open holes on the top of the grill.
*The title "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand" is an example of [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]].
*It's strange that The Cheat's favorite lullaby involves the roar of a chainsaw, since he was terrified by the roar of [[Bubs]]' "pumpkin" in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].

===Goofs===
*The word consciousness on the screen before the fadeout is misspelled as "conciousness."

===Inside References===
*It was first revealed in [[Where's The Cheat?]] that The Cheat lives in the King of Town's grill.
*The Cheat is also referred to as "The Ch8t" during the email [[mile]].
*The entire "Moses MaloneLand" part (including the voices) is all done in [[Powered by The Cheat]] style.
*"Dadbysitter" is a [[portmanteau]].


=== Real-World References ===
*The controllers that The Cheat and Moses Malone were playing with are similar to the original and most recognizable controllers that were available for the [[Nintendo]] [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Entertainment System]].
**''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|Adventures of Lolo]]'' was a puzzle game for the NES in which the player had to make their way through ten floors to save the country of Eden.
**''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'' was a multi-genre action adventure game for the NES featuring a beat-'em-up style of gameplay and first person shooter sections. It was notorious for poor controls and extreme difficulty.
*[[Wikipedia:Moses_Malone|Moses Malone]] is a former basketball player who played in both the [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]] and the [[Wikipedia:American Basketball Association|ABA]]. He was named one of the NBA's 50 greatest players in 1997, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001.
*"Sleep tight, sweet prince" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Hamlet|Hamlet]]'', Act 5, Scene 2, where Horatio says "Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest" to the dying Hamlet.
*[[Wikipedia:Gummy_bear|Gummi bears]] (also known as Gold-Bears in some parts of Europe) are small, chewy, bear-shaped confections originally developed by [[Wikipedia:Haribo|Haribo]].
*The lullaby played on the chainsaw by Strong Mad is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Jackyl|Jackyl]] song "The Lumberjack", which features a chainsaw solo played by the band's lead singer Jesse Dupree.

=== Fast Forward ===
*Exactly five months later, a photograph of the glass of Suudsu appeared in the [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-03-24|Sketchbook]].

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

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|137|5636}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]

Mark Lemke

Rowsdower45 — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:12:44 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Appearances */

[[Image:Lemke08.jpg|thumb|200px|Mark Lemke in action]]
'''Lemke''' is a word that appears in the [[Homestar Runner universe]] now and again.
==Origin==

'''Taken from an [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|interview]] with [[The Brothers Chaps]]'''

<blockquote>...there was an old local grocery store commercial, and we live in Atlanta, and it advertised the Atlanta Braves. It was like, “the Atlanta Braves hit home runs, and you can hit a home run with savings here!” And so there was this player named Mark Lemke, and they said something like “All star second baseman for the Braves.” And our friend knows nothing about sports, and so he would always do his old timey radio impression of this guy, and not knowing any positions in baseball or whatever, he’d just be like, “Homestar Runner for the Braves.” And we were just like, “Homestar Runner? That’s the best thing we’ve ever heard!"</blockquote>

[[Wikipedia:Mark Lemke|Mark Lemke]] was the regular second baseman for the Atlanta Braves from 1990 through 1997 and no longer plays in the majors. According to MLB's website, he was never an All-Star. Mark Lemke was known as the Braves' "Mr. October" after stellar post-season performances [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/sabr/tbi/L/Lemke_Mark.tbi.stm].

==Appearances==
[[Image:Lemke_banner.PNG|thumb|"Lemke wins the pennant! Lemke wins the pennant!"]]
[[Image:Lemke.PNG|thumb|Another Lemke sighting]]
*On the wall of [[The Bar]] hangs a pennant reading "LEMKE!" It is visible in:
**[[Theme Song Video]], in a brief shot of [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Pom Pom]] clinking [[Cold Ones]].
**Homestar and Pom Pom's scene in [[Summer Short Shorts]].
**[[Ever and More!]], throughout.
*[[Main Page 14]] — Roll over "[[Store]]" to get the shower all fogged up and the word "LEMKE" will appear.
*[[Everybody to the Limit]] — When the words "come on" flash on the [[Visor Robot]], just before [[Strong Bad]] pops out, "come on" changes to "lemke".
*Email [[stunt double]] — The newspaper has a picture of Mark Lemke.
**This newspaper reappeared in [[dangeresque 3]].

==External Links==

*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lemkema01.shtml Mark Lemke's career stats at baseball-reference.com]

[[Category:Inside Jokes]]

Teen Girl Squad Issue 13

Rowsdower45 — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:42:15 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Explanations */

{{tgsnav|13|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_12|Issue 12|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_1|Issue 1}}
[[Image:Tgs13.png|thumb|Don't let Timkins play my PSone!]]

[[So And So]] is baby-sitting, but her friends interrupt.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Tompkins}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Baby Timkins|Baby Timkins]], {{Film|So and So}}, [[Arrow'd Guy|Baby-Sat guy]][[Category: Arrow'd Guy Filmography]], {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Buttcrack Plumber|Plumber]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Peacey P|Peacey P]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olympic Man and Coach|Olympic Man]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Policemen|Policemen]]

'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Tompkins's House|Tompkins's house]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Hotel Balcony|Hotel Balcony]]

'''Date:''' Monday, June 18th, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:25

'''Page Title:''' Bebe's Sitter's Kids!

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with Tompkins playing his Game Boy with a silhouette of his mother waving to him. The Teen Girl Squad theme music plays.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Aww, peas Momkins. I don't need a babysitter.

''{Zoom out to reveal Momkins, a robot wearing cowboy boots and a hat and carrying a pickaxe, along with a baby.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' I can watch baby Timkins while you go out prospecting for future ex-husbands.

'''MOMKINS:''' Whatevs little man. You can't even take care of your own virtual pet.

''{Cut to a closeup of the Game Boy screen, displaying a bloated pet and the text, "Food: 600%". Music stops}''

'''VIRTUAL PET:''' Please stop feeding me!

''{Music continues. Tompkins begins mashing the buttons on the Game Boy.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Teh heh heh heh heh.

''{Cut to Momkins standing next to the front door, which has a large, wrinkly face on it}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' Ding dong. Ding dong, yo.

''{The door opens to reveal So and So, with fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Hello Mrs. Tompkinsrobotmomerson. I know I'm 3 hours early, but I wanted to...

'''MOMKINS:''' Listen, I'll be at a place until a time. My cell phone number is some numbers. The baby needs stuff. What's poison control? Punch Tompkins in the gut. Good luck.

''{Momkins rushes out the door with a crazed look on her face and her tongue hanging out of her mouth. Her hat flies off and So and So's hair is disheveled as she leaves.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' She gone!

''{Cut to So and So speaking to Tompkins, who is playing his Game Boy next to a clock. The clock reads 5:03}''

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{pointing to her watch}'' Alright Tompkins, it is WAY past your bedtime.

'''TOMPKINS:''' ''{pointing at a flustered So and So}'' Listen babysit, I don't need to be babysat. I'll be in my room reorganizing my trenchcoats.

''{As Tompkins leaves, a giant baby resembling the Arrow'd Guy lands on and crushes him. The music stops.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' BABY SAT!

'''TOMPKINS:''' Don't let Timkins play my PSone!!!!!

''{Cut to a Teen Girl Squad title screen, featuring Cheerleader (wearing a dress labeled "Ms. Thang"), The Ugly One, and What's Her Face smashing through a wall. "issue 13" and "by: strong bad" appear in the corners. The theme music plays.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad!!! Cheerleader! ''{$15/hour}'' What's Her Face! ''{$4.75/hour}'' The Ugly One! ''{plain yogurt/hour}''

''{Cut to So and So speaking to the other girls next to the smashed wall}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Not now, you guys. I'm babysitting.

''{Close up on Cheerleader}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Oh, we know how to babysit... ''{grows hypnotic eyes and fangs, and pulls out a cell phone and several volumes of "Dem Boys"}'' I'll call EACH AND EVERY BOY!!

''{Cut to What's Her Face}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I'll eat all their food!

''{Cut to The Ugly One, wearing a crown and a ruffled collar, holding a remote}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Just call me the queen of pay-per-view! ''{throws off the crown and collar and pushes the remote buttons}'' I think Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight!

''{Cut back to shot of So and So talking to Cheerleader (holding the cell phone), What's Her Face and The Ugly One (holding the remote)}''

'''SO AND SO:''' SHHH! Keep it down! The baby is studying for the SAT.

''{Cut to baby Timkins, under a pile of four books labeled "babySAT"}''

'''TIMKINS:''' Goo goo is ga-ga. Wah wah is ga-ga. ''{raises finger}'' Are all goo goos wah wahs?

''{Cut to an annoyed Cheerleader, holding her cell phone. Her dress now reads "The future Ms. Thang".}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Dag! None of my regulars are picking up! Let's see who on my B-list!

''{The phone rings, and the screen splits to show a plumber answering the call on a plunger.}''

'''PLUMBER:''' Uh, Buttcrack Plumbing!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Hi Randy! I'm babysittin' tonight. Wanna come over and sneak in through the back window?

'''PLUMBER:''' And this is for a how many gallon toilet, ma'am?

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Bring all your hot friends... they've got two pantries!!!

''{A toilet with a beret, a mustache, and a loaf of french bread crushes Cheerleader with a plunger.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' EAU DE TOiLETTE!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' So dignified!

''{Cut to What's Her Face standing between the two pantries}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Wow! 2 pantries! I'll have me a diet soda I s'pose.

''{So and So enters, livid with a giant mouth and fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' STOP! How many of those have you had?!?!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{annoyed}'' Uh, negative one sip.

''{So and So holds up a textbook entitled, "<s>urban legends</s> i mean health class"}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Don't you remember health class? You'll microwave the baby!!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{holding up a "Diet Brown" can}'' This is Diet Brown, not PCP.

''{The Ugly One slides into the room. What's Her Face and So and So look surprised.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Did somebody say Peacey P? I LOVES the Peacey P!

''{Cut to Peacey P, wearing a jersey labeled, "☮y P", standing with Olympic Man (with a blurred jersey)}''

'''PEACEY P:''' Crample-o stow wha clamminuh whaow. My new album drop next sursdai. Ya'll biscuitheads.

''{The Ugly One enters with a (Peacesign)y necklace, and a pencil and notepad.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Can a sista get an autograph?

''{Olympic Man dangles The Ugly One off a balcony}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' DANGLED OFF A HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's it?

''{Zoom out as The Ugly One is dropped from the balcony into a "bayonet tailgate party"}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Uh, and then DROPPED FROM SAID HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's better!

''{Cut to So and So holding a dirty diaper and yelling at baby Timkins}''

'''SO AND SO:''' What kinda dirty diaper is this?! I told you to alphabetize this stuff!

''{Cut to Front Door. A surprised So and So is leaning in, still holding the diaper}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' BANG! BANG! BANG!

'''THE POLICE:''' ''{from behind the door}'' Open up! It's the police!

''{Cut to a terrifed So and So jumping in the air, dropping the diaper}''

'''SO AND SO:''' AHH! THE POPO! I can't do another nickel!

''{So and So jumps into the kitchen sink as background music begins to play.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

''{Cut to a shot of the garbage disposal in the sink, with evil eyes and fangs}''

WHAT A WAY TO GO! 

''{Cut to a grinning So and So in the garbage disposal, dancing with a plate, a spoon, a piece of broccoli and a carrot.}''

GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

''{All but So and So's arm disappears}''

MEET SO AND SO!

''{So and So's arm disappears. The plate, spoon, broccoli and carrot look surprised. Music stops and is replaced by the theme music. Cut to the Front Door, where What's Her Face has let two policemen into the house.}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Can I help you gentlemen?

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' Uh, yes, ma'am. We got a report of us wanting to watch the Ola Toya fight. You mind if we investigate?

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{holding up a packet labelled "Snack Mix"}'' I brought snack mix.

''{Cut to a "confidential" envelope out of which three game cards are removed.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' The Snak Mix, in Tompkins' Parlor, WITH THE PRETZEL STICK!

''{Cut to a life-sized Snak Mix bag with a monocle, who clubs What's Her Face with a pretzel stick}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' OW! MY STYLE! (or lack thereof)

''{Cut to Momkins, the two policemen, and baby Timkins sitting on a couch watching TV}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ...anuddah vicious right!!!

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' I need to put an APB out on some microwave popcorn.

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{looking at Momkins}'' I'd like to report a very good-looking robot prospector.

'''MOMKINS:''' Awww, shush!

''{Brief pause. The music stops}''

'''TIMKINS:''' ''{pointing at Policeman 1}'' You're not my real father!

''{Cut to the usual "It's over!" screen}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' It's over!

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the "O" at the end to see a promo for Peacey P's new album.
:''{The Crample-O Stow Records logo appears. The logo is a gold hand making a C shape in a gold circle. The logo shines a few times. Hip hop music plays in the background}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Crample-O Stow Records presents...
:''{Peacy P's album appears}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ..."Deliberance", the new album from Peacey P...
:''{As the announcer says the following words, they appear in yellow zig-zags}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ...featuring: Large Craig, featuring: The Overripe MC, featuring: Tenerence Love, featuring: Akryllix & 3rd Lung, featuring: Peacey P!
:'''PEACEY P:''' I'm a guest star on my own album, ya'll biscuitheads!
:''{The words "Drops Next Sursdai!" appear in a red oval at the bottom. Music fades out.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The [[Wikipedia:SAT|SAT Reasoning Test]] is a test that is frequently taken prior to entry into college in America.
*[[Wikipedia:Phencyclidine|PCP]], also known as angel dust, is a recreational drug.
*''[[Wikipedia:Perfume|Eau de Toilette]]'' is [[French]] for "washing in the bathroom." It is commonly mistranslated as "toilet water."
*A "[http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=define%3Agold+digger&btnG=Google+Search gold digger]" is a person who marries/dates for profit.
*APB stands for [[Wikipedia:all points bulletin|all points bulletin]], a broadcast issued from one law enforcement agency to another, typically containing information about a wanted suspect.

===Trivia===
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue to use a [[Wikipedia:Cold open|cold open]] instead of starting immediately with the opening credits.
*So and So is not included in the opening, as she has already been shown in the toon.

===Remarks===
*The '2 pantries' are actually one pantry with a reverse image next to it.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Tompkins's name was misspelled as "Tomkins" through the entire toon, except in the Snack Mix sequence ("Tompkins' Parlor").
*When Cheerleader was saying to sneak in through the back window, the text read "the through," while she said "through the."

===Inside References===
*What's Her Face comments about the loss of her [[style]].
*When Tompkins pushes the buttons on his [[Nintendo|Game Boy]] to feed his virtual pet, the text [[Mashing Go|"m.a.s.h."]] appears.
*So and So saying "I can't do another nickel!" is in reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] when So and So was in jail for shoplifting.
*Tompkins's mom's name ends with [[Names ending in -erson|-erson]].

===Real-World References===
*Tompkins' virtual pet resembles a [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]].
*Peacey P's voice and singing style is very similar to that of [[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]].
**Peacey P might also be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Stones Throw Records|Stones Throw Records]] artist [[Wikipedia:Percee P|Percee P]], or possibly the artist [[Wikipedia:Eazy E|Eazy E]].
*So and So's line "You'll microwave the baby!!" and the book of urban legends she is holding reference the urban legend of a stoned babysitter [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/babysitter.asp|mistaking a baby for a roast]].
*The lines about the Snack Mix prior to What's Her Face's demise are based on the board game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]].
*The title of the short is a reference to comedian Robin Harris' "Bébé's Kids" stand-up comedy act. After his death, his routine was adapted into a movie, also called "Bébé's Kids", the first animated feature with a majority African-American cast.
*"Ding dong. Ding dong, yo." is a reference to a line from the video for "Fat" by [[Wikipedia:Weird Al Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]].
*Dangling The Ugly One over the balcony is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice's]] claim that rap record producer [[Wikipedia:Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]] hung him up upside down on a hotel balcony in order to get Vanilla Ice to turn over his royalties. This relates to the rapper Peacey P shown earlier in the episode.
*The way the other three Teen Girl Squad members burst through the wall is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Kool-Aid Man|Kool-Aid Man]]'s entrances.
*The policemen bear a striking resemblance to police officers [[Wikipedia:Eddie and Lou|Eddie and Lou]] from [[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]].
**When they arrive, So and So thinks she is in legal trouble, but all the policemen want is to watch the fight on Pay-per-view. This is a take of a similar scene in [[Wikipedia:Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]] when Eddie and Lou arrive to watch the fight on Homer's illegal cable hookup.
*The [[Wikipedia:PlayStation#PSone|PSOne]] is a smaller and redesigned version of the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] video game console, which was produced by [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] in the mid-1990s.
*"Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:De_La_Hoya-Mayweather|De_La_Hoya-Mayweather Jr. Fight]] at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May 2007.
*[[Wikipedia: Caesar's Palace|Caesar's]] is a casino in [[Wikipedia: Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:tgs13.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[HR:tgs13.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[Forum:11698|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]

{{Teen Girl Squad}}

[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

Teen Girl Squad Issue 13

Rowsdower45 — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:41:28 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Explanations */

{{tgsnav|13|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_12|Issue 12|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_1|Issue 1}}
[[Image:Tgs13.png|thumb|Don't let Timkins play my PSone!]]

[[So And So]] is baby-sitting, but her friends interrupt.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Tompkins}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Baby Timkins|Baby Timkins]], {{Film|So and So}}, [[Arrow'd Guy|Baby-Sat guy]][[Category: Arrow'd Guy Filmography]], {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Buttcrack Plumber|Plumber]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Peacey P|Peacey P]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olympic Man and Coach|Olympic Man]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Policemen|Policemen]]

'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Tompkins's House|Tompkins's house]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Hotel Balcony|Hotel Balcony]]

'''Date:''' Monday, June 18th, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:25

'''Page Title:''' Bebe's Sitter's Kids!

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with Tompkins playing his Game Boy with a silhouette of his mother waving to him. The Teen Girl Squad theme music plays.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Aww, peas Momkins. I don't need a babysitter.

''{Zoom out to reveal Momkins, a robot wearing cowboy boots and a hat and carrying a pickaxe, along with a baby.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' I can watch baby Timkins while you go out prospecting for future ex-husbands.

'''MOMKINS:''' Whatevs little man. You can't even take care of your own virtual pet.

''{Cut to a closeup of the Game Boy screen, displaying a bloated pet and the text, "Food: 600%". Music stops}''

'''VIRTUAL PET:''' Please stop feeding me!

''{Music continues. Tompkins begins mashing the buttons on the Game Boy.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Teh heh heh heh heh.

''{Cut to Momkins standing next to the front door, which has a large, wrinkly face on it}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' Ding dong. Ding dong, yo.

''{The door opens to reveal So and So, with fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Hello Mrs. Tompkinsrobotmomerson. I know I'm 3 hours early, but I wanted to...

'''MOMKINS:''' Listen, I'll be at a place until a time. My cell phone number is some numbers. The baby needs stuff. What's poison control? Punch Tompkins in the gut. Good luck.

''{Momkins rushes out the door with a crazed look on her face and her tongue hanging out of her mouth. Her hat flies off and So and So's hair is disheveled as she leaves.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' She gone!

''{Cut to So and So speaking to Tompkins, who is playing his Game Boy next to a clock. The clock reads 5:03}''

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{pointing to her watch}'' Alright Tompkins, it is WAY past your bedtime.

'''TOMPKINS:''' ''{pointing at a flustered So and So}'' Listen babysit, I don't need to be babysat. I'll be in my room reorganizing my trenchcoats.

''{As Tompkins leaves, a giant baby resembling the Arrow'd Guy lands on and crushes him. The music stops.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' BABY SAT!

'''TOMPKINS:''' Don't let Timkins play my PSone!!!!!

''{Cut to a Teen Girl Squad title screen, featuring Cheerleader (wearing a dress labeled "Ms. Thang"), The Ugly One, and What's Her Face smashing through a wall. "issue 13" and "by: strong bad" appear in the corners. The theme music plays.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad!!! Cheerleader! ''{$15/hour}'' What's Her Face! ''{$4.75/hour}'' The Ugly One! ''{plain yogurt/hour}''

''{Cut to So and So speaking to the other girls next to the smashed wall}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Not now, you guys. I'm babysitting.

''{Close up on Cheerleader}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Oh, we know how to babysit... ''{grows hypnotic eyes and fangs, and pulls out a cell phone and several volumes of "Dem Boys"}'' I'll call EACH AND EVERY BOY!!

''{Cut to What's Her Face}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I'll eat all their food!

''{Cut to The Ugly One, wearing a crown and a ruffled collar, holding a remote}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Just call me the queen of pay-per-view! ''{throws off the crown and collar and pushes the remote buttons}'' I think Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight!

''{Cut back to shot of So and So talking to Cheerleader (holding the cell phone), What's Her Face and The Ugly One (holding the remote)}''

'''SO AND SO:''' SHHH! Keep it down! The baby is studying for the SAT.

''{Cut to baby Timkins, under a pile of four books labeled "babySAT"}''

'''TIMKINS:''' Goo goo is ga-ga. Wah wah is ga-ga. ''{raises finger}'' Are all goo goos wah wahs?

''{Cut to an annoyed Cheerleader, holding her cell phone. Her dress now reads "The future Ms. Thang".}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Dag! None of my regulars are picking up! Let's see who on my B-list!

''{The phone rings, and the screen splits to show a plumber answering the call on a plunger.}''

'''PLUMBER:''' Uh, Buttcrack Plumbing!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Hi Randy! I'm babysittin' tonight. Wanna come over and sneak in through the back window?

'''PLUMBER:''' And this is for a how many gallon toilet, ma'am?

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Bring all your hot friends... they've got two pantries!!!

''{A toilet with a beret, a mustache, and a loaf of french bread crushes Cheerleader with a plunger.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' EAU DE TOiLETTE!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' So dignified!

''{Cut to What's Her Face standing between the two pantries}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Wow! 2 pantries! I'll have me a diet soda I s'pose.

''{So and So enters, livid with a giant mouth and fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' STOP! How many of those have you had?!?!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{annoyed}'' Uh, negative one sip.

''{So and So holds up a textbook entitled, "<s>urban legends</s> i mean health class"}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Don't you remember health class? You'll microwave the baby!!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{holding up a "Diet Brown" can}'' This is Diet Brown, not PCP.

''{The Ugly One slides into the room. What's Her Face and So and So look surprised.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Did somebody say Peacey P? I LOVES the Peacey P!

''{Cut to Peacey P, wearing a jersey labeled, "☮y P", standing with Olympic Man (with a blurred jersey)}''

'''PEACEY P:''' Crample-o stow wha clamminuh whaow. My new album drop next sursdai. Ya'll biscuitheads.

''{The Ugly One enters with a (Peacesign)y necklace, and a pencil and notepad.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Can a sista get an autograph?

''{Olympic Man dangles The Ugly One off a balcony}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' DANGLED OFF A HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's it?

''{Zoom out as The Ugly One is dropped from the balcony into a "bayonet tailgate party"}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Uh, and then DROPPED FROM SAID HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's better!

''{Cut to So and So holding a dirty diaper and yelling at baby Timkins}''

'''SO AND SO:''' What kinda dirty diaper is this?! I told you to alphabetize this stuff!

''{Cut to Front Door. A surprised So and So is leaning in, still holding the diaper}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' BANG! BANG! BANG!

'''THE POLICE:''' ''{from behind the door}'' Open up! It's the police!

''{Cut to a terrifed So and So jumping in the air, dropping the diaper}''

'''SO AND SO:''' AHH! THE POPO! I can't do another nickel!

''{So and So jumps into the kitchen sink as background music begins to play.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

''{Cut to a shot of the garbage disposal in the sink, with evil eyes and fangs}''

WHAT A WAY TO GO! 

''{Cut to a grinning So and So in the garbage disposal, dancing with a plate, a spoon, a piece of broccoli and a carrot.}''

GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

''{All but So and So's arm disappears}''

MEET SO AND SO!

''{So and So's arm disappears. The plate, spoon, broccoli and carrot look surprised. Music stops and is replaced by the theme music. Cut to the Front Door, where What's Her Face has let two policemen into the house.}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Can I help you gentlemen?

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' Uh, yes, ma'am. We got a report of us wanting to watch the Ola Toya fight. You mind if we investigate?

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{holding up a packet labelled "Snack Mix"}'' I brought snack mix.

''{Cut to a "confidential" envelope out of which three game cards are removed.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' The Snak Mix, in Tompkins' Parlor, WITH THE PRETZEL STICK!

''{Cut to a life-sized Snak Mix bag with a monocle, who clubs What's Her Face with a pretzel stick}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' OW! MY STYLE! (or lack thereof)

''{Cut to Momkins, the two policemen, and baby Timkins sitting on a couch watching TV}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ...anuddah vicious right!!!

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' I need to put an APB out on some microwave popcorn.

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{looking at Momkins}'' I'd like to report a very good-looking robot prospector.

'''MOMKINS:''' Awww, shush!

''{Brief pause. The music stops}''

'''TIMKINS:''' ''{pointing at Policeman 1}'' You're not my real father!

''{Cut to the usual "It's over!" screen}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' It's over!

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the "O" at the end to see a promo for Peacey P's new album.
:''{The Crample-O Stow Records logo appears. The logo is a gold hand making a C shape in a gold circle. The logo shines a few times. Hip hop music plays in the background}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Crample-O Stow Records presents...
:''{Peacy P's album appears}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ..."Deliberance", the new album from Peacey P...
:''{As the announcer says the following words, they appear in yellow zig-zags}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ...featuring: Large Craig, featuring: The Overripe MC, featuring: Tenerence Love, featuring: Akryllix & 3rd Lung, featuring: Peacey P!
:'''PEACEY P:''' I'm a guest star on my own album, ya'll biscuitheads!
:''{The words "Drops Next Sursdai!" appear in a red oval at the bottom. Music fades out.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The [[Wikipedia:SAT|SAT Reasoning Test]] is a test that is frequently taken prior to entry into college in America.
*[[Wikipedia:Phencyclidine|PCP]], also known as angel dust, is a recreational drug.
*''[[Wikipedia:Eau de Toilette|Eau de Toilette]]'' is [[French]] for "washing in the bathroom." It is commonly mistranslated as "toilet water."
*A "[http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=define%3Agold+digger&btnG=Google+Search gold digger]" is a person who marries/dates for profit.
*APB stands for [[Wikipedia:all points bulletin|all points bulletin]], a broadcast issued from one law enforcement agency to another, typically containing information about a wanted suspect.

===Trivia===
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue to use a [[Wikipedia:Cold open|cold open]] instead of starting immediately with the opening credits.
*So and So is not included in the opening, as she has already been shown in the toon.

===Remarks===
*The '2 pantries' are actually one pantry with a reverse image next to it.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Tompkins's name was misspelled as "Tomkins" through the entire toon, except in the Snack Mix sequence ("Tompkins' Parlor").
*When Cheerleader was saying to sneak in through the back window, the text read "the through," while she said "through the."

===Inside References===
*What's Her Face comments about the loss of her [[style]].
*When Tompkins pushes the buttons on his [[Nintendo|Game Boy]] to feed his virtual pet, the text [[Mashing Go|"m.a.s.h."]] appears.
*So and So saying "I can't do another nickel!" is in reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] when So and So was in jail for shoplifting.
*Tompkins's mom's name ends with [[Names ending in -erson|-erson]].

===Real-World References===
*Tompkins' virtual pet resembles a [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]].
*Peacey P's voice and singing style is very similar to that of [[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]].
**Peacey P might also be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Stones Throw Records|Stones Throw Records]] artist [[Wikipedia:Percee P|Percee P]], or possibly the artist [[Wikipedia:Eazy E|Eazy E]].
*So and So's line "You'll microwave the baby!!" and the book of urban legends she is holding reference the urban legend of a stoned babysitter [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/babysitter.asp|mistaking a baby for a roast]].
*The lines about the Snack Mix prior to What's Her Face's demise are based on the board game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]].
*The title of the short is a reference to comedian Robin Harris' "Bébé's Kids" stand-up comedy act. After his death, his routine was adapted into a movie, also called "Bébé's Kids", the first animated feature with a majority African-American cast.
*"Ding dong. Ding dong, yo." is a reference to a line from the video for "Fat" by [[Wikipedia:Weird Al Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]].
*Dangling The Ugly One over the balcony is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice's]] claim that rap record producer [[Wikipedia:Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]] hung him up upside down on a hotel balcony in order to get Vanilla Ice to turn over his royalties. This relates to the rapper Peacey P shown earlier in the episode.
*The way the other three Teen Girl Squad members burst through the wall is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Kool-Aid Man|Kool-Aid Man]]'s entrances.
*The policemen bear a striking resemblance to police officers [[Wikipedia:Eddie and Lou|Eddie and Lou]] from [[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]].
**When they arrive, So and So thinks she is in legal trouble, but all the policemen want is to watch the fight on Pay-per-view. This is a take of a similar scene in [[Wikipedia:Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]] when Eddie and Lou arrive to watch the fight on Homer's illegal cable hookup.
*The [[Wikipedia:PlayStation#PSone|PSOne]] is a smaller and redesigned version of the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] video game console, which was produced by [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] in the mid-1990s.
*"Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:De_La_Hoya-Mayweather|De_La_Hoya-Mayweather Jr. Fight]] at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May 2007.
*[[Wikipedia: Caesar's Palace|Caesar's]] is a casino in [[Wikipedia: Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:tgs13.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[HR:tgs13.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[Forum:11698|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]

{{Teen Girl Squad}}

[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

Teen Girl Squad Issue 13

Rowsdower45 — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:40:20 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Trivia */

{{tgsnav|13|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_12|Issue 12|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_1|Issue 1}}
[[Image:Tgs13.png|thumb|Don't let Timkins play my PSone!]]

[[So And So]] is baby-sitting, but her friends interrupt.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Tompkins}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Baby Timkins|Baby Timkins]], {{Film|So and So}}, [[Arrow'd Guy|Baby-Sat guy]][[Category: Arrow'd Guy Filmography]], {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Buttcrack Plumber|Plumber]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Peacey P|Peacey P]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olympic Man and Coach|Olympic Man]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Policemen|Policemen]]

'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Tompkins's House|Tompkins's house]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Hotel Balcony|Hotel Balcony]]

'''Date:''' Monday, June 18th, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:25

'''Page Title:''' Bebe's Sitter's Kids!

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with Tompkins playing his Game Boy with a silhouette of his mother waving to him. The Teen Girl Squad theme music plays.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Aww, peas Momkins. I don't need a babysitter.

''{Zoom out to reveal Momkins, a robot wearing cowboy boots and a hat and carrying a pickaxe, along with a baby.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' I can watch baby Timkins while you go out prospecting for future ex-husbands.

'''MOMKINS:''' Whatevs little man. You can't even take care of your own virtual pet.

''{Cut to a closeup of the Game Boy screen, displaying a bloated pet and the text, "Food: 600%". Music stops}''

'''VIRTUAL PET:''' Please stop feeding me!

''{Music continues. Tompkins begins mashing the buttons on the Game Boy.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Teh heh heh heh heh.

''{Cut to Momkins standing next to the front door, which has a large, wrinkly face on it}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' Ding dong. Ding dong, yo.

''{The door opens to reveal So and So, with fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Hello Mrs. Tompkinsrobotmomerson. I know I'm 3 hours early, but I wanted to...

'''MOMKINS:''' Listen, I'll be at a place until a time. My cell phone number is some numbers. The baby needs stuff. What's poison control? Punch Tompkins in the gut. Good luck.

''{Momkins rushes out the door with a crazed look on her face and her tongue hanging out of her mouth. Her hat flies off and So and So's hair is disheveled as she leaves.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' She gone!

''{Cut to So and So speaking to Tompkins, who is playing his Game Boy next to a clock. The clock reads 5:03}''

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{pointing to her watch}'' Alright Tompkins, it is WAY past your bedtime.

'''TOMPKINS:''' ''{pointing at a flustered So and So}'' Listen babysit, I don't need to be babysat. I'll be in my room reorganizing my trenchcoats.

''{As Tompkins leaves, a giant baby resembling the Arrow'd Guy lands on and crushes him. The music stops.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' BABY SAT!

'''TOMPKINS:''' Don't let Timkins play my PSone!!!!!

''{Cut to a Teen Girl Squad title screen, featuring Cheerleader (wearing a dress labeled "Ms. Thang"), The Ugly One, and What's Her Face smashing through a wall. "issue 13" and "by: strong bad" appear in the corners. The theme music plays.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad!!! Cheerleader! ''{$15/hour}'' What's Her Face! ''{$4.75/hour}'' The Ugly One! ''{plain yogurt/hour}''

''{Cut to So and So speaking to the other girls next to the smashed wall}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Not now, you guys. I'm babysitting.

''{Close up on Cheerleader}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Oh, we know how to babysit... ''{grows hypnotic eyes and fangs, and pulls out a cell phone and several volumes of "Dem Boys"}'' I'll call EACH AND EVERY BOY!!

''{Cut to What's Her Face}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I'll eat all their food!

''{Cut to The Ugly One, wearing a crown and a ruffled collar, holding a remote}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Just call me the queen of pay-per-view! ''{throws off the crown and collar and pushes the remote buttons}'' I think Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight!

''{Cut back to shot of So and So talking to Cheerleader (holding the cell phone), What's Her Face and The Ugly One (holding the remote)}''

'''SO AND SO:''' SHHH! Keep it down! The baby is studying for the SAT.

''{Cut to baby Timkins, under a pile of four books labeled "babySAT"}''

'''TIMKINS:''' Goo goo is ga-ga. Wah wah is ga-ga. ''{raises finger}'' Are all goo goos wah wahs?

''{Cut to an annoyed Cheerleader, holding her cell phone. Her dress now reads "The future Ms. Thang".}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Dag! None of my regulars are picking up! Let's see who on my B-list!

''{The phone rings, and the screen splits to show a plumber answering the call on a plunger.}''

'''PLUMBER:''' Uh, Buttcrack Plumbing!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Hi Randy! I'm babysittin' tonight. Wanna come over and sneak in through the back window?

'''PLUMBER:''' And this is for a how many gallon toilet, ma'am?

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Bring all your hot friends... they've got two pantries!!!

''{A toilet with a beret, a mustache, and a loaf of french bread crushes Cheerleader with a plunger.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' EAU DE TOiLETTE!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' So dignified!

''{Cut to What's Her Face standing between the two pantries}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Wow! 2 pantries! I'll have me a diet soda I s'pose.

''{So and So enters, livid with a giant mouth and fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' STOP! How many of those have you had?!?!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{annoyed}'' Uh, negative one sip.

''{So and So holds up a textbook entitled, "<s>urban legends</s> i mean health class"}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Don't you remember health class? You'll microwave the baby!!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{holding up a "Diet Brown" can}'' This is Diet Brown, not PCP.

''{The Ugly One slides into the room. What's Her Face and So and So look surprised.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Did somebody say Peacey P? I LOVES the Peacey P!

''{Cut to Peacey P, wearing a jersey labeled, "☮y P", standing with Olympic Man (with a blurred jersey)}''

'''PEACEY P:''' Crample-o stow wha clamminuh whaow. My new album drop next sursdai. Ya'll biscuitheads.

''{The Ugly One enters with a (Peacesign)y necklace, and a pencil and notepad.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Can a sista get an autograph?

''{Olympic Man dangles The Ugly One off a balcony}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' DANGLED OFF A HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's it?

''{Zoom out as The Ugly One is dropped from the balcony into a "bayonet tailgate party"}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Uh, and then DROPPED FROM SAID HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's better!

''{Cut to So and So holding a dirty diaper and yelling at baby Timkins}''

'''SO AND SO:''' What kinda dirty diaper is this?! I told you to alphabetize this stuff!

''{Cut to Front Door. A surprised So and So is leaning in, still holding the diaper}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' BANG! BANG! BANG!

'''THE POLICE:''' ''{from behind the door}'' Open up! It's the police!

''{Cut to a terrifed So and So jumping in the air, dropping the diaper}''

'''SO AND SO:''' AHH! THE POPO! I can't do another nickel!

''{So and So jumps into the kitchen sink as background music begins to play.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

''{Cut to a shot of the garbage disposal in the sink, with evil eyes and fangs}''

WHAT A WAY TO GO! 

''{Cut to a grinning So and So in the garbage disposal, dancing with a plate, a spoon, a piece of broccoli and a carrot.}''

GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

''{All but So and So's arm disappears}''

MEET SO AND SO!

''{So and So's arm disappears. The plate, spoon, broccoli and carrot look surprised. Music stops and is replaced by the theme music. Cut to the Front Door, where What's Her Face has let two policemen into the house.}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Can I help you gentlemen?

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' Uh, yes, ma'am. We got a report of us wanting to watch the Ola Toya fight. You mind if we investigate?

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{holding up a packet labelled "Snack Mix"}'' I brought snack mix.

''{Cut to a "confidential" envelope out of which three game cards are removed.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' The Snak Mix, in Tompkins' Parlor, WITH THE PRETZEL STICK!

''{Cut to a life-sized Snak Mix bag with a monocle, who clubs What's Her Face with a pretzel stick}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' OW! MY STYLE! (or lack thereof)

''{Cut to Momkins, the two policemen, and baby Timkins sitting on a couch watching TV}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ...anuddah vicious right!!!

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' I need to put an APB out on some microwave popcorn.

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{looking at Momkins}'' I'd like to report a very good-looking robot prospector.

'''MOMKINS:''' Awww, shush!

''{Brief pause. The music stops}''

'''TIMKINS:''' ''{pointing at Policeman 1}'' You're not my real father!

''{Cut to the usual "It's over!" screen}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' It's over!

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the "O" at the end to see a promo for Peacey P's new album.
:''{The Crample-O Stow Records logo appears. The logo is a gold hand making a C shape in a gold circle. The logo shines a few times. Hip hop music plays in the background}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Crample-O Stow Records presents...
:''{Peacy P's album appears}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ..."Deliberance", the new album from Peacey P...
:''{As the announcer says the following words, they appear in yellow zig-zags}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ...featuring: Large Craig, featuring: The Overripe MC, featuring: Tenerence Love, featuring: Akryllix & 3rd Lung, featuring: Peacey P!
:'''PEACEY P:''' I'm a guest star on my own album, ya'll biscuitheads!
:''{The words "Drops Next Sursdai!" appear in a red oval at the bottom. Music fades out.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The [[Wikipedia:SAT|SAT Reasoning Test]] is a test that is frequently taken prior to entry into college in America.
*[[Wikipedia:Phencyclidine|PCP]], also known as angel dust, is a recreational drug.
*''Eau de Toilette'' is [[French]] for "washing in the bathroom." It is commonly mistranslated as "toilet water."
*A "[http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=define%3Agold+digger&btnG=Google+Search gold digger]" is a person who marries/dates for profit.
*APB stands for [[Wikipedia:all points bulletin|all points bulletin]], a broadcast issued from one law enforcement agency to another, typically containing information about a wanted suspect.

===Trivia===
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue to use a [[Wikipedia:Cold open|cold open]] instead of starting immediately with the opening credits.
*So and So is not included in the opening, as she has already been shown in the toon.

===Remarks===
*The '2 pantries' are actually one pantry with a reverse image next to it.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Tompkins's name was misspelled as "Tomkins" through the entire toon, except in the Snack Mix sequence ("Tompkins' Parlor").
*When Cheerleader was saying to sneak in through the back window, the text read "the through," while she said "through the."

===Inside References===
*What's Her Face comments about the loss of her [[style]].
*When Tompkins pushes the buttons on his [[Nintendo|Game Boy]] to feed his virtual pet, the text [[Mashing Go|"m.a.s.h."]] appears.
*So and So saying "I can't do another nickel!" is in reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] when So and So was in jail for shoplifting.
*Tompkins's mom's name ends with [[Names ending in -erson|-erson]].

===Real-World References===
*Tompkins' virtual pet resembles a [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]].
*Peacey P's voice and singing style is very similar to that of [[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]].
**Peacey P might also be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Stones Throw Records|Stones Throw Records]] artist [[Wikipedia:Percee P|Percee P]], or possibly the artist [[Wikipedia:Eazy E|Eazy E]].
*So and So's line "You'll microwave the baby!!" and the book of urban legends she is holding reference the urban legend of a stoned babysitter [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/babysitter.asp|mistaking a baby for a roast]].
*The lines about the Snack Mix prior to What's Her Face's demise are based on the board game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]].
*The title of the short is a reference to comedian Robin Harris' "Bébé's Kids" stand-up comedy act. After his death, his routine was adapted into a movie, also called "Bébé's Kids", the first animated feature with a majority African-American cast.
*"Ding dong. Ding dong, yo." is a reference to a line from the video for "Fat" by [[Wikipedia:Weird Al Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]].
*Dangling The Ugly One over the balcony is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice's]] claim that rap record producer [[Wikipedia:Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]] hung him up upside down on a hotel balcony in order to get Vanilla Ice to turn over his royalties. This relates to the rapper Peacey P shown earlier in the episode.
*The way the other three Teen Girl Squad members burst through the wall is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Kool-Aid Man|Kool-Aid Man]]'s entrances.
*The policemen bear a striking resemblance to police officers [[Wikipedia:Eddie and Lou|Eddie and Lou]] from [[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]].
**When they arrive, So and So thinks she is in legal trouble, but all the policemen want is to watch the fight on Pay-per-view. This is a take of a similar scene in [[Wikipedia:Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]] when Eddie and Lou arrive to watch the fight on Homer's illegal cable hookup.
*The [[Wikipedia:PlayStation#PSone|PSOne]] is a smaller and redesigned version of the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] video game console, which was produced by [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] in the mid-1990s.
*"Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:De_La_Hoya-Mayweather|De_La_Hoya-Mayweather Jr. Fight]] at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May 2007.
*[[Wikipedia: Caesar's Palace|Caesar's]] is a casino in [[Wikipedia: Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:tgs13.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[HR:tgs13.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[Forum:11698|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]

{{Teen Girl Squad}}

[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

New Paper

Rowsdower45 — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:26:16 GMT

Rowsdower45:

[[Image:New_Paper.png|thumb|300px|Paper 2.0]]
'''New Paper''' is a replacement for [[The Paper]] when its printer broke in [[the paper]]. Unlike its predecessor, it comes from an inkjet printer capable of printing color (just as foretold in the email [[montage]]).
Strong Bad dislikes the new sound that it makes and insists that it impress him. Its first attempt at doing so was to print out an [[ASCII Art|ASCII picture]] of a butt made from hyphens and dollar signs, which was judged to be a partial success. According to Strong Bad, it's still on "trial status," which appears to leave open the possibility of a The Paper comeback.
Its sound effect, according to Strong Bad, is "Heunh heownh heunh heownh vvvvvt eangt clonk-a-donk".

[[Category: Items]][[Category: Pseudocharacters]]

Eggs (toon)

Rowsdower45 — Tue, 08 May 2007 22:23:59 GMT

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{{abouttoon}} {{for|inside joke|Eggs}} {{for|hidden items in toons|Easter egg}}
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{{watch|eggs.html}}
</td></tr></table>
[[Image:Easter egg toon.png|thumb|Sometimes things just don't turn out the way you want them to.]]

An unfinished cartoon featuring the main cast as Easter eggs.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}

'''Places:''' Striped Room

'''Date:''' April 9, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 0:35

'''Page Title:''' This was gonna be glutemate great!

== Transcript ==
''{Open to a message reading:}''

<blockquote>This unfinished little gem was made 
six years ago for Easter. The idea was 
that it would be good and awesome. 
 
Sometimes things don't turn out the 
way you want them to.</blockquote>

''{A beat starts up during a cut to a striped room. Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, Marzipan, and Strong Bad are in this room, in the form of Easter eggs. Strong Bad is upside down. The eggs rock back and forth for a while. After a while, the egg of Strong Bad hops offscreen and then hops back into the foreground, making a rustling leaves sound on each bounce. It then flips over, and bounces several times. The egg then breaks in two (accompanied by a glass-breaking sound), and the other eggs stop rocking. The text "see?" appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Glutamic acid|Glutamate]] is an [[Wikipedia:Amino acid|amino acid]].

===Trivia===
*This toon was originally linked to only as an [[Easter egg]] from the "email soon" [[Main Page Messages|Main Page message]] button for the [[from work|169th]] [[Strong Bad Email]].
*This toon has an [[Irregular Loading Screens|irregular loading screen]] that says, "legging..."
*[[Homestar Runner#Homestar's Eyes|Homestar's eyes]] look straight into the camera in this toon.

===Remarks===
[[Image:20070409_Eggs_toon_broken_Strong_Bad.png|thumb|Missing something?]]
*There is no back button at the end of the toon.
*The Strong Bad shells don't match up completely, suggesting that there is a middle piece missing.

===Goofs===
*The page title misspells "glutamate" as "glutemate".

===Inside References===
*This toon prominently features [[Eggs|eggs]].
*In [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], [[The King of Town]] comments that Strong Bad has "a head like a big ol' round ol' red ol' nasty ol' egg."

==External Links==
*[[HR:eggs.html|watch "Eggs"]]
*[[HR:eggs.swf|view the Flash file for "Eggs"]]
*[[Forum:11142|forum thread re: Eggs]]
[[Category:Secret Pages]]

Eggs (toon)

Rowsdower45 — Tue, 08 May 2007 22:23:37 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Remarks */

{{abouttoon}} {{for|inside joke|Eggs}} {{for|hidden items in toons|Easter egg}}
<table width=100% border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2><tr><td>'''Toon Category: Uncategorized'''</td><td align=right>
{{watch|eggs.html}}
</td></tr></table>
[[Image:Easter egg toon.png|thumb|Sometimes things just don't turn out the way you want them to.]]

An unfinished cartoon featuring the main cast as Easter eggs.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}

'''Places:''' Striped Room

'''Date:''' April 9, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 0:35

'''Page Title:''' This was gonna be glutemate great!

== Transcript ==
''{Open to a message reading:}''

<blockquote>This unfinished little gem was made 
six years ago for Easter. The idea was 
that it would be good and awesome. 
 
Sometimes things don't turn out the 
way you want them to.</blockquote>

''{A beat starts up during a cut to a striped room. Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, Marzipan, and Strong Bad are in this room, in the form of Easter eggs. Strong Bad is upside down. The eggs rock back and forth for a while. After a while, the egg of Strong Bad hops offscreen and then hops back into the foreground, making a rustling leaves sound on each bounce. It then flips over, and bounces several times. The egg then breaks in two (accompanied by a glass-breaking sound), and the other eggs stop rocking. The text "see?" appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Glutamic acid|Glutamate]] is an [[Wikipedia:Amino acid|amino acid]].

===Trivia===
*This toon was originally linked to only as an [[Easter egg]] from the "email soon" [[Main Page Messages|Main Page message]] button for the [[from work|169th]] [[Strong Bad Email]].
*This toon has an [[Irregular Loading Screens|irregular loading screen]] that says, "legging..."
*[[Homestar Runner#Homestar's Eyes|Homestar's eyes]] look straight into the camera in this toon.

===Remarks===
[[Image:20070409_Eggs_toon_broken_Strong_Bad.png|thumb|Missing something?]]
*There is no back button at the end of the toon.
*The Strong Bad shells don't match up completely, suggesting that there is a middle piece missing.

===Goofs===
*The page title misspells "glutamate" as "glutemate".

===Inside References===
*This toon prominently features [[Eggs|eggs]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:eggs.html|watch "Eggs"]]
*[[HR:eggs.swf|view the Flash file for "Eggs"]]
*[[Forum:11142|forum thread re: Eggs]]
[[Category:Secret Pages]]

montage

Rowsdower45 — Tue, 08 May 2007 22:09:48 GMT

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{{sbenav|117|extra plug|virus}}
[[Image:sbemail117.png|thumb|A girl. Or maybe a wagon. Filled up with pancakes.]]

Strong Bad "creats" a few montages about a wagon fulla pancakes.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Pond]], [[The Movie Theater]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Race Track]], [[Gymnasium]], [[The Stick]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Monday, November 8, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:15

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{announcing}'' Tonight on Strong Bad Email: Comedian Coach Z, actress Marzipan, and some guy from a zoo.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
Why don't you creat a montage? 
 
Steve 
Surf City, NJ</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "creat" as "cree-at" and reads NJ as "No Job"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' ''{in a high-pitched, mocking voice}'' Oooohhh! Why don't you creat an alternate reality where you don't have to spell correctly and I talk like this. And your name is Watered Down! ''{Strong Bad clears the screen and continues typing in normal voice.}'' A montage, eh Watered Down? Like, about whatever? Okay. I'll make a montage about...

''{cut to an empty field}''

Me. ''{Strong Bad appears}''

And a wagon. ''{a wagon appears}''

Full of pancakes. ''{pancakes appear in the wagon}''

''{Diamond wipe to Strong Bad and the wagon walking past Bubs' Concession Stand.}''

''{Wipe to a field where Strong Bad kicks the wagon calmly.}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad pulling the wagon uphill.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh, or maybe a montage of me falling in love with the wagon full of pancakes.

''{Heart wipe to Strong Bad in a boat with the wagon. They are both holding glasses of wine (or some sort of juice).}''

''{singing}''

Let's make this moment be the symbol of our lives 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon listening to a Taranchula LP on headphones.}'' 
We'll pawn your dad's computer 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon, under the stars. Strong Bad points to some shooting stars in the distance.}'' 
and we'll sail to paradise 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon spinning around, holding "hands".}'' 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon at the movies. Strong Bad drops some popcorn.}'' 
You're a girl... or maybe a wagon... 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon at Marshmallow's Last Stand. Strong Bad puts ketchup on some fries while laughing and smiling.} 
filled up with pancakes 
''{Cut to Strong Bad frolicking across a field as the wagon follows.}'' 

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or maybe a montage of the wagon full of pancakes—

''{Cut to a front door view of The Cheat and the wagon, both sporting business-class fedoras.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and The Cheat being down on their luck door to door salesmen.

''{Cut to The Cheat lying in the wagon as the wagon rolls past.}''

''{Several doors slam on The Cheat at different angles.}''

''{singing}''
You can't do it so give up now 
Whatcha gonna do when your dough runs out? 
Ain't that a drag? 
''{Cut to the wagon sitting in an arm chair while the Cheat lies on the floor in front, smoking.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{He stops singing.}'' No, I got it. A montage of the wagon full of pancakes training—

''{Cut to Homestar in a black shirt that says "The #1" looking at the wagon in a field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —for the championship.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A wagon fulla pamcakes? In the Champeenship?! I'd like to see ya try!

''{Zoom in on pancakes as training music starts to play.}''

''{Cut to the wagon climbing the stairs of a stadium.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}''
Guts, guts, and might ''{The wagon's handle slowly collapses on top of a barbell.}'' 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon on a track.}'' 
Lifting weights and feeling all right ''{Strong Bad clicks a stop watch.''} 
''{Cut to a silhouette of Strong Bad and the wagon running past a sunset and an ocean.}'' 
It's a showdown going downtown 
You're gonna mess around showdown 
''{Cut to the wagon ascending the bleachers again.}'' 
Put your nose down showdown 
''{Cut to quick shot of wagon jumping up and down at the top of the bleachers.}'' 

''{Cut to Homestar Runner and the wagon in a gym as Coach Z looks on in a referee costume.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hi-yah! Hi-yah! ''{Homestar kicks.}''

''{The wagon's handle falls on Homestar, just like it did while training with the barbell, and Homestar falls down.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oof!

'''COACH Z:''' The pamcakes wins!

''{A buzzer sounds and the score changes from 6–6 to 6–7 on the scoreboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Showdown.

''{Cut to Strong Bad at the Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Those were some good montages, eh Watered Down? That was like, a montage of montages. The only thing we left out is the end credits photo montage. ''{Music starts up}'' Hit it!

''{Cut to a glossy of Strong Bad and the wagon in the boat.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{singing}''
Partying... ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to glossy of Strong Bad and the wagon on the beach.}''
It's the weekend... ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to glossy of Strong Bad and the wagon in the movie theater.}'' 
''{Cut to a closeup of The Cheat lying on the floor.}'' 
'''CAPTION:''' The Cheat never sold a single box of toner. He is currently unemployed. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' And a wagon... ''party party party''. 
Full of pancakes... 
''{Cut to Homestar kicking in the gym.}'' 
'''CAPTION''': Homestar sold his "The #1" shirt for $3(US). He got a good deal. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to a glossy of Strong Bad frolicing across the field, the wagon not in the photo.}'' 
'''CAPTION''': Strong Bad went on to host some show on Animal Planet. 
It was cancelled before the first commercial break. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' And we're partying... ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to the wagon with a fedora.}'' 
'''CAPTION''': After winning the champeenship, the Wagon Fulla Pancakes did some local TV spots for a used car dealership. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' It's the weekend... ''party party party'' 
And we're partying... ''party party party'' 
Everybody does it tonnniiight... 
'''CAPTION''': It currently resides in Long Beach with its spouse and 2 children.

''{Homestar quits singing.}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down onto the photo.}''

''{Wait a bit at the end to see what becomes of The Paper.}''

'''CAPTION''': The Paper stuck around until
email #173, at which time Strong Bad
upgraded to an inkjet printer.

== Easter Eggs ==

*At the end, click on "4 Wheels" on the wagon to see Homestar, undefeated in spirit.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing in the now dark champeenship stadium}''
:I'm the best around
:Sombadubba sombadubba, take me down!
:I'm the best around!
:Dubba dubba dubbado, take me down!
:''{His score on the score board behind him turns from 0 to -1 as the buzzing sound is heard.}''

*At the end, click on "Strong Bad" to see another scene.
:''{Highly pixelated versions of Strong Bad wearing a pink jogging suit and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes are running through a highly pixelated city, which is the NYC backdrop (minus the [[Wikipedia:World Trade Center|World Trade Center]] towers) from Punch-Out from the NES.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's a showdown going downtown
:You're gonna mess around showdown
:Put your nose down showdown

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*In filmic terms, scholars [[Wikipedia:David Bordwell|David Bordwell]] and Kristin Thompson define a [[Wikipedia:Montage (film)|montage]] sequence as "a segment of film which summarizes a topic or compresses a passage of time into brief symbolic or typical images." Also, montage sequences generally represent a longer passage of time than the also-typical "dissolve" or "fade" techniques between shots.

===Trivia===
*In the original version of this e-mail, the background was static while Strong Bad and the wagon were spinning around. It has since been fixed to blurred trees.
*This email introduces an updated, more symmetrical version of the gray "horns" on Strong Bad's mask.
*The Champeenship fight is the first time we ever see Homestar unambiguously wearing [[Homestar's Pants|pants]], aside from his Halloween costumes, his skating outfit in the [[Theme Song Video|Theme Song video]], and a near-pants-wearing in [[monument]].
*This is the last proper [[Compy 386]] email before the disaster in [[virus]].

===Remarks===
*Homestar gets less money for a shirt than he gets for a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[HR:auction.html|"Some Type of Online Auction"]].
*Strong Bad probably changed Steve's name to Watered Down to prevent another "[[Eh! Steve!]]" crack, like he did in [[kids' book]] and [[different town]].
*The scoreboard in the gym has the word "TIMES" written under the timer.

===Goofs===
*As The Cheat keeps getting doors slammed in his face as a salesman, the last place he visits with the blue wall and white door, the door frame ends before the bottom of the toon's frame, and the right end of the door ends before the right of the frame.

===Glitches===
*Between The Wagon's picture and The Paper's picture, there's a split-second sound clip that sounds like the beginning of "It's" from the Champeenship montage, and the Easter egg at the end.

===Inside References===
*The scene with Strong Bad and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes sitting in the canoe is reminiscent of [[lures & jigs]], where Strong Bad and Coach Z fish in the exact same spot. This is probably prompted by the [[lures & jigs]] DVD Commentary, in which [[The Brothers Chaps]] decide to reuse the lake, and which was presumably recorded before this email came out. In doing so, TBC also reused [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], the [[Quite Fancy 'Chup|ketchup]] and fries from [[funny]], the [[The Halloween House|house]] from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], and [[The Movie Theatre]] from [[A Jorb Well Done]].
*The song Strong Bad sings when he falls in love with the wagon is reminiscent of the style of [[The Kinda Long-Haired Band]].
*The [[Taranchula]] album cover is the same one from the liner notes of [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], on which their song [[Moving Very Slowly]] appears. The name "Taranchula" also appears in the e-mail [[band names]].
*The first and last house that The Cheat and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes stop at are the same house. They are also the same format of the house that you give treats from in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*Besides the [[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge|smoking game]] and [[big white face]], this is the first actual cartoon in which we see [[Smoking#The Cheat's Smoking|The Cheat smoking]]. Strong Bad originally acknowledged The Cheat's nicotine habit in [[Where's The Cheat?]]
*The sparkling water seen while Strong Bad is running on the horizon seems to be the same from [[Main Page 3]].
*The lyric "Lifting weights and feeling all right", from the song played during the training montage, may be a reference to [[dangeresque 3]]'s "Riding in a Corvette and feeling all right" lyric.
*"The #1" T-Shirt is loosely referenced by Strong Sad in the commentary of [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search Of The Yello Dello]].
**Though the shirt Strong Sad refers to says "''I'm'' #1" according to him, as opposed to "''The'' #1."
*Strong Bad has a problem identifying things that rhyme with "agon" in song. In this email, he mistakes a wagon for a girl, and in [[dragon]] he mistakes a dragon for a man, or maybe a dragon man. He catches the mistake both times.
*The buzzer used for the scoreboard is the same as the [[DELETED]] buzzer.
*The song played on the ending credits montage is the same song used in one of the [[boring (really)]] Easter eggs.

===Real-World References===
*The song Homestar is singing in the Easter egg ("You're the Best") comes from the 1984 classic ''[[Wikipedia:The_Karate_Kid|The Karate Kid]]''. Homestar's headband, bearing the design of an old Japanese flag, is also a reference to this film, and has appeared before in both [[pom pom]] and [[Theme Song Video]].
**There is actually a song called "Training Montage" from Rocky IV by Vince DiCola.
**The scene during which "You're the Best" plays in ''The Karate Kid'' is another well-known martial arts training montage.
*Much of the wagon's training sequence (especially the wagon "running" up the stairs) is a parody of the training sequence from the immortal boxing epic, ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]]''.
*The Strong Bad Easter egg is a take on the popular [[Nintendo|NES]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]]'', in which players saw a similar sequence in between bouts of various boxing circuits (the jumps from Minor to Major, and from Major to World).
**The ''Punch-Out!!'' sequence itself was a clear reference to the training sequence in ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]]''.
*There actually is a system call in the [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix]] operating system called <tt>creat</tt>. It creat(e)s a new file.
*The "some guy from a zoo" line by Strong Bad during the "Late-Night Talk Show"-style intro is most likely a reference to how such shows often resort to the gimmick of having zoo workers appear on the show, accompanied by their animal partners, whose mischievous antics can often get a cheap laugh from the audience.
*The Cheat not being able to sell any toner is reminiscent of the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Salesman (film)|Salesman]]'', where traveling salesmen have varying rates of success selling Bibles. The poorest-selling Bible seller of the group winds up losing his job.
*The line about Strong Bad's show being canceled before the commercial break may be a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Turn-On|Turn-On]]'', which was pre-empted by many affiliates a mere 10 minutes into its pilot episode.
*The End Credits Photo Montage song is reminiscent of the ''[[Wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]]'' song "Headlong."
*''[[Wikipedia:Animal Planet|Animal Planet]]'' is a TV network devoted to programs about animals and nature.

===Fast Forward===
*The Wagon Fulla Pancakes really ''does'' do some spots for a used car dealership, as it shows up in a commercial for [[Senor Cardgage]]'s in [[Senorial Day]].
*Strong Bad and his pink suit from the Easter egg show up again in [[rock opera]].
*Homestar's "weekend" song plays at [[The King of Town]]'s party of [[boring (really)]].
*The "Showdown" song plays while Pom Pom and Homestar work out in [[Strongest Man in the World]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Marzipan]])

'''MATT:''' Listen... ''{Strong Bad says, "actress Marzipan" in the background.}'' And we've got Marzipan right here with us!

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously, indecipherable}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' He called you an actress. Isn't that nice?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' Seems like usually he calls you something worse than that.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah!

''{Matt and Mike both laugh.}''

'''MIKE:''' You're doing a good job acting right now, saying the word "yeah" over and over again.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thank you.

'''MATT:''' Oh, thank you. A new word.

'''MARZIPAN:''' So, what are we here for, today?

'''MIKE:''' We're doing the commentary for the "montage" email.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We're here in this tiny, glass-enclosed booth, recording some commentary.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It is getting smelly in here, too.

'''MATT:''' It is. Mike and I have been in here all day.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It smells like Fritos.

'''MIKE:''' Have you ever seen this email before?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I... haven't.

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

'''MIKE:''' Look, he's got a wagon fulla pancakes, isn't that something?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Those are not real pancakes.

'''MIKE:''' No? What are they?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I dunno, I think they're made out of plaster.

'''MATT:''' Look, Mike, there's the lake that did appear later as per your, uh, prophecy on the old DVD.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Your comments of the—

'''MIKE:''' ''{indecipherable}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that we were going to use it later and— and we did, just a few weeks after that I think.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It really is starting to smell.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Let's comment more on the— on the email. Is that— that was completely new, that— I mean it looks kind of like the one from — can't say "job" — doesn't it? But that theater—?

'''MIKE:''' It's been modified for the theater, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Um, we should head back there someday, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' And maybe we will.

'''MATT:''' For a movie.

'''MIKE:''' Look, there's your friend The Cheat.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Look, the pancakes are wearing a hat, Marzipan.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I see.

'''MATT:''' And holding a briefcase somehow.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' And now they're enjoying a highball.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I didn't know that The Cheat smoked!

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' He's got a problem.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I didn't know that—

'''MIKE:''' ''{whispering}'' There's your boyfriend.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar had that— that's ''my'' shirt.

'''MATT:''' That's yours? Uh oh, 'cause he sells it later on in this email, so—

'''MARZIPAN:''' That was mine! I was wondering what happened to it.

'''MATT:''' He got a good deal for it, at least.

'''MARZIPAN:''' What'd he get?

'''MATT:''' Uh, I'm not sure. Probably, like, 17 dollars.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'll tell him he needs to split the proceeds.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' He should. Sounds like it should ''all'' go to you; it was ''your'' shirt.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' A nice sunset.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It's okay.

''{Pause}''

'''MATT:''' Ohhh, Homestar looks like Daniel LaRusso. His Karate's a joke.

'''MIKE:''' "You think you can rely on that crane crap?"

'''MARZIPAN:''' He's actually trained in Tae Kwon Do.

'''MATT:''' Really? Homestar is?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Wow.

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's probably why he didn't do well with the Karate.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Oh ho! He learned the wrong martial art.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' What do you think of this, um, end of the— end of the movie photo montage?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I think it's okay.

'''MATT:''' See, look. Oh! He— no, sorry, I lied. He got it for three bucks. Not 17.

'''MIKE:''' You got a buck-fifty comin' to ya.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I— Animal Planet's my favorite program.

'''MATT:''' Hey, isn't "cancelled" spelled wrong there?

'''MIKE:''' Was it?

'''MATT:''' I think "cancelled" only has one L. Let's change that before we put out this DVD.

'''MIKE:''' We can— ''{Pause}'' Oh, it's not over yet.

'''MATT:''' Oh, it's not, Marzipan.

'''MIKE:''' You might think it's over, but it's not.

'''MATT:''' Say something!

'''MIKE:''' Now it's over.

===Fun Facts===
*Daniel LaRusso is the name of the main character from ''[[Wikipedia:The Karate Kid|The Karate Kid]]''.
*"Cancelled" appears on both the website and DVD. Though both are correct ways of spelling, "canceled" is generally a more American way of spelling it.
*Unlike her prior DVD commentary appearances in emails 1-100, Marzipan has largely dropped the premise that homestarrunner.com is a show and not "real" life.
*"Can't Say Job" is the name of the HTML and Flash files for [[A Jorb Well Done]].
*[[Wikipedia:Tae Kwon Do|Tae Kwon Do]] (literally ''hand and foot art'') is, indeed, another form of martial arts.

== External Links ==
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*[[Podstar:sb_email_montage.m4v|download "montage" for the iPod]] (see [[Podstar Runner]])
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montage

Rowsdower45 — Tue, 08 May 2007 22:08:29 GMT

Rowsdower45: ...a two-years-old boy?

{{sbenav|117|extra plug|virus}}
[[Image:sbemail117.png|thumb|A girl. Or maybe a wagon. Filled up with pancakes.]]

Strong Bad "creats" a few montages about a wagon fulla pancakes.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Pond]], [[The Movie Theater]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Race Track]], [[Gymnasium]], [[The Stick]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Monday, November 8, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:15

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{announcing}'' Tonight on Strong Bad Email: Comedian Coach Z, actress Marzipan, and some guy from a zoo.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
Why don't you creat a montage? 
 
Steve 
Surf City, NJ</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "creat" as "cree-at" and reads NJ as "No Job"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' ''{in a high-pitched, mocking voice}'' Oooohhh! Why don't you creat an alternate reality where you don't have to spell correctly and I talk like this. And your name is Watered Down! ''{Strong Bad clears the screen and continues typing in normal voice.}'' A montage, eh Watered Down? Like, about whatever? Okay. I'll make a montage about...

''{cut to an empty field}''

Me. ''{Strong Bad appears}''

And a wagon. ''{a wagon appears}''

Full of pancakes. ''{pancakes appear in the wagon}''

''{Diamond wipe to Strong Bad and the wagon walking past Bubs' Concession Stand.}''

''{Wipe to a field where Strong Bad kicks the wagon calmly.}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad pulling the wagon uphill.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh, or maybe a montage of me falling in love with the wagon full of pancakes.

''{Heart wipe to Strong Bad in a boat with the wagon. They are both holding glasses of wine (or some sort of juice).}''

''{singing}''

Let's make this moment be the symbol of our lives 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon listening to a Taranchula LP on headphones.}'' 
We'll pawn your dad's computer 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon, under the stars. Strong Bad points to some shooting stars in the distance.}'' 
and we'll sail to paradise 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon spinning around, holding "hands".}'' 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon at the movies. Strong Bad drops some popcorn.}'' 
You're a girl... or maybe a wagon... 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon at Marshmallow's Last Stand. Strong Bad puts ketchup on some fries while laughing and smiling.} 
filled up with pancakes 
''{Cut to Strong Bad frolicking across a field as the wagon follows.}'' 

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or maybe a montage of the wagon full of pancakes—

''{Cut to a front door view of The Cheat and the wagon, both sporting business-class fedoras.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and The Cheat being down on their luck door to door salesmen.

''{Cut to The Cheat lying in the wagon as the wagon rolls past.}''

''{Several doors slam on The Cheat at different angles.}''

''{singing}''
You can't do it so give up now 
Whatcha gonna do when your dough runs out? 
Ain't that a drag? 
''{Cut to the wagon sitting in an arm chair while the Cheat lies on the floor in front, smoking.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{He stops singing.}'' No, I got it. A montage of the wagon full of pancakes training—

''{Cut to Homestar in a black shirt that says "The #1" looking at the wagon in a field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —for the championship.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A wagon fulla pamcakes? In the Champeenship?! I'd like to see ya try!

''{Zoom in on pancakes as training music starts to play.}''

''{Cut to the wagon climbing the stairs of a stadium.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}''
Guts, guts, and might ''{The wagon's handle slowly collapses on top of a barbell.}'' 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon on a track.}'' 
Lifting weights and feeling all right ''{Strong Bad clicks a stop watch.''} 
''{Cut to a silhouette of Strong Bad and the wagon running past a sunset and an ocean.}'' 
It's a showdown going downtown 
You're gonna mess around showdown 
''{Cut to the wagon ascending the bleachers again.}'' 
Put your nose down showdown 
''{Cut to quick shot of wagon jumping up and down at the top of the bleachers.}'' 

''{Cut to Homestar Runner and the wagon in a gym as Coach Z looks on in a referee costume.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hi-yah! Hi-yah! ''{Homestar kicks.}''

''{The wagon's handle falls on Homestar, just like it did while training with the barbell, and Homestar falls down.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oof!

'''COACH Z:''' The pamcakes wins!

''{A buzzer sounds and the score changes from 6–6 to 6–7 on the scoreboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Showdown.

''{Cut to Strong Bad at the Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Those were some good montages, eh Watered Down? That was like, a montage of montages. The only thing we left out is the end credits photo montage. ''{Music starts up}'' Hit it!

''{Cut to a glossy of Strong Bad and the wagon in the boat.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{singing}''
Partying... ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to glossy of Strong Bad and the wagon on the beach.}''
It's the weekend... ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to glossy of Strong Bad and the wagon in the movie theater.}'' 
''{Cut to a closeup of The Cheat lying on the floor.}'' 
'''CAPTION:''' The Cheat never sold a single box of toner. He is currently unemployed. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' And a wagon... ''party party party''. 
Full of pancakes... 
''{Cut to Homestar kicking in the gym.}'' 
'''CAPTION''': Homestar sold his "The #1" shirt for $3(US). He got a good deal. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to a glossy of Strong Bad frolicing across the field, the wagon not in the photo.}'' 
'''CAPTION''': Strong Bad went on to host some show on Animal Planet. 
It was cancelled before the first commercial break. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' And we're partying... ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to the wagon with a fedora.}'' 
'''CAPTION''': After winning the champeenship, the Wagon Fulla Pancakes did some local TV spots for a used car dealership. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' It's the weekend... ''party party party'' 
And we're partying... ''party party party'' 
Everybody does it tonnniiight... 
'''CAPTION''': It currently resides in Long Beach with its spouse and 2 children.

''{Homestar quits singing.}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down onto the photo.}''

''{Wait a bit at the end to see what becomes of The Paper.}''

'''CAPTION''': The Paper stuck around until
email #173, at which time Strong Bad
upgraded to an inkjet printer.

== Easter Eggs ==

*At the end, click on "4 Wheels" on the wagon to see Homestar, undefeated in spirit.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing in the now dark champeenship stadium}''
:I'm the best around
:Sombadubba sombadubba, take me down!
:I'm the best around!
:Dubba dubba dubbado, take me down!
:''{His score on the score board behind him turns from 0 to -1 as the buzzing sound is heard.}''

*At the end, click on "Strong Bad" to see another scene.
:''{Highly pixelated versions of Strong Bad wearing a pink jogging suit and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes are running through a highly pixelated city, which is the NYC backdrop (minus the [[Wikipedia:World Trade Center|World Trade Center]] towers) from Punch-Out from the NES.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's a showdown going downtown
:You're gonna mess around showdown
:Put your nose down showdown

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*In filmic terms, scholars [[Wikipedia:David Bordwell|David Bordwell]] and Kristin Thompson define a [[Wikipedia:Montage (film)|montage]] sequence as "a segment of film which summarizes a topic or compresses a passage of time into brief symbolic or typical images." Also, montage sequences generally represent a longer passage of time than the also-typical "dissolve" or "fade" techniques between shots.

===Trivia===
*In the original version of this e-mail, the background was static while Strong Bad and the wagon were spinning around. It has since been fixed to blurred trees.
*This email introduces an updated, more symmetrical version of the gray "horns" on Strong Bad's mask.
*The Champeenship fight is the first time we ever see Homestar unambiguously wearing [[Homestar's Pants|pants]], aside from his Halloween costumes, his skating outfit in the [[Theme Song Video|Theme Song video]], and a near-pants-wearing in [[monument]].
*This is the last proper [[Compy 386]] email before the disaster in [[virus]].

===Remarks===
*Homestar gets less money for a shirt than he gets for a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[HR:auction.html|"Some Type of Online Auction"]].
*Strong Bad probably changed Steve's name to Watered Down to prevent another "[[Eh! Steve!]]" crack, like he did in [[kids' book]] and [[different town]].
*The scoreboard in the gym has the word "TIMES" written under the timer.

===Goofs===
*As The Cheat keeps getting doors slammed in his face as a salesman, the last place he visits with the blue wall and white door, the door frame ends before the bottom of the toon's frame, and the right end of the door ends before the right of the frame.

===Glitches===
*Between The Wagon's picture and The Paper's picture, there's a split-second sound clip that sounds like the beginning of "It's" from the Champeenship montage, and the Easter egg at the end.

===Inside References===
*The scene with Strong Bad and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes sitting in the canoe is reminiscent of [[lures & jigs]], where Strong Bad and Coach Z fish in the exact same spot. This is probably prompted by the [[lures & jigs]] DVD Commentary, in which [[The Brothers Chaps]] decide to reuse the lake, and which was presumably recorded before this email came out. In doing so, TBC also reused [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], the [[Quite Fancy 'Chup|ketchup]] and fries from [[funny]], the [[The Halloween House|house]] from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], and [[The Movie Theatre]] from [[A Jorb Well Done]].
*The song Strong Bad sings when he falls in love with the wagon is reminiscent of the style of [[The Kinda Long-Haired Band]].
*The [[Taranchula]] album cover is the same one from the liner notes of [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], on which their song [[Moving Very Slowly]] appears. The name "Taranchula" also appears in the e-mail [[band names]].
*The first and last house that The Cheat and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes stop at are the same house. They are also the same format of the house that you give treats from in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*Besides the [[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge|smoking game]] and [[big white face]], this is the first actual cartoon in which we see [[Smoking#The Cheat's Smoking|The Cheat smoking]]. Strong Bad originally acknowledged The Cheat's nicotine habit in [[Where's The Cheat?]]
*The sparkling water seen while Strong Bad is running on the horizon seems to be the same from [[Main Page 3]].
*The lyric "Lifting weights and feeling all right", from the song played during the training montage, may be a reference to [[dangeresque 3]]'s "Riding in a Corvette and feeling all right" lyric.
*"The #1" T-Shirt is loosely referenced by Strong Sad in the commentary of [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search Of The Yello Dello]].
**Though the shirt Strong Sad refers to says "''I'm'' #1" according to him, as opposed to "''The'' #1."
*Strong Bad has a problem identifying things that rhyme with "agon" in song. In this email, he mistakes a wagon for a girl, and in [[dragon]] he mistakes a dragon for a man, or maybe a dragon man. He catches the mistake both times.
*The buzzer used for the scoreboard is the same as the [[DELETED]] buzzer.
*The song played on the ending credits montage is the same song used in one of the [[boring (really)]] Easter eggs.

===Real-World References===
*The song Homestar is singing in the Easter egg ("You're the Best") comes from the 1984 classic ''[[Wikipedia:The_Karate_Kid|The Karate Kid]]''. Homestar's headband, bearing the design of an old Japanese flag, is also a reference to this film, and has appeared before in both [[pom pom]] and [[Theme Song Video]].
**There is actually a song called "Training Montage" from Rocky IV by Vince DiCola.
**The scene during which "You're the Best" plays in ''The Karate Kid'' is another well-known martial arts training montage.
*Much of the wagon's training sequence (especially the wagon "running" up the stairs) is a parody of the training sequence from the immortal boxing epic, ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]]''.
*The Strong Bad Easter egg is a take on the popular [[Nintendo|NES]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]]'', in which players saw a similar sequence in between bouts of various boxing circuits (the jumps from Minor to Major, and from Major to World).
**The ''Punch-Out!!'' sequence itself was a clear reference to the training sequence in ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]]''.
*There actually is a system call in the [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix]] operating system called <tt>creat</tt>. It creat(e)s a new file.
*The "some guy from a zoo" line by Strong Bad during the "Late-Night Talk Show"-style intro is most likely a reference to how such shows often resort to the gimmick of having zoo workers appear on the show, accompanied by their animal partners, whose mischievous antics can often get a cheap laugh from the audience.
*The Cheat not being able to sell any toner is reminiscent of the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Salesman (film)|Salesman]]'', where traveling salesmen have varying rates of success selling Bibles. The poorest-selling Bible seller of the group winds up losing his job.
*The line about Strong Bad's show being canceled before the commercial break may be a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Turn-On|Turn-On]]'', which was pre-empted by many affiliates a mere 10 minutes into its pilot episode.
*The End Credits Photo Montage song is reminiscent of the ''[[Wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]]'' song "Headlong."
*''[[Wikipedia:Animal Planet|Animal Planet]]'' is a TV network devoted to programs about animals and conservation.

===Fast Forward===
*The Wagon Fulla Pancakes really ''does'' do some spots for a used car dealership, as it shows up in a commercial for [[Senor Cardgage]]'s in [[Senorial Day]].
*Strong Bad and his pink suit from the Easter egg show up again in [[rock opera]].
*Homestar's "weekend" song plays at [[The King of Town]]'s party of [[boring (really)]].
*The "Showdown" song plays while Pom Pom and Homestar work out in [[Strongest Man in the World]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Marzipan]])

'''MATT:''' Listen... ''{Strong Bad says, "actress Marzipan" in the background.}'' And we've got Marzipan right here with us!

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously, indecipherable}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' He called you an actress. Isn't that nice?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' Seems like usually he calls you something worse than that.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah!

''{Matt and Mike both laugh.}''

'''MIKE:''' You're doing a good job acting right now, saying the word "yeah" over and over again.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thank you.

'''MATT:''' Oh, thank you. A new word.

'''MARZIPAN:''' So, what are we here for, today?

'''MIKE:''' We're doing the commentary for the "montage" email.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We're here in this tiny, glass-enclosed booth, recording some commentary.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It is getting smelly in here, too.

'''MATT:''' It is. Mike and I have been in here all day.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It smells like Fritos.

'''MIKE:''' Have you ever seen this email before?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I... haven't.

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

'''MIKE:''' Look, he's got a wagon fulla pancakes, isn't that something?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Those are not real pancakes.

'''MIKE:''' No? What are they?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I dunno, I think they're made out of plaster.

'''MATT:''' Look, Mike, there's the lake that did appear later as per your, uh, prophecy on the old DVD.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Your comments of the—

'''MIKE:''' ''{indecipherable}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that we were going to use it later and— and we did, just a few weeks after that I think.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It really is starting to smell.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Let's comment more on the— on the email. Is that— that was completely new, that— I mean it looks kind of like the one from — can't say "job" — doesn't it? But that theater—?

'''MIKE:''' It's been modified for the theater, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Um, we should head back there someday, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' And maybe we will.

'''MATT:''' For a movie.

'''MIKE:''' Look, there's your friend The Cheat.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Look, the pancakes are wearing a hat, Marzipan.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I see.

'''MATT:''' And holding a briefcase somehow.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' And now they're enjoying a highball.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I didn't know that The Cheat smoked!

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' He's got a problem.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I didn't know that—

'''MIKE:''' ''{whispering}'' There's your boyfriend.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar had that— that's ''my'' shirt.

'''MATT:''' That's yours? Uh oh, 'cause he sells it later on in this email, so—

'''MARZIPAN:''' That was mine! I was wondering what happened to it.

'''MATT:''' He got a good deal for it, at least.

'''MARZIPAN:''' What'd he get?

'''MATT:''' Uh, I'm not sure. Probably, like, 17 dollars.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'll tell him he needs to split the proceeds.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' He should. Sounds like it should ''all'' go to you; it was ''your'' shirt.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' A nice sunset.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It's okay.

''{Pause}''

'''MATT:''' Ohhh, Homestar looks like Daniel LaRusso. His Karate's a joke.

'''MIKE:''' "You think you can rely on that crane crap?"

'''MARZIPAN:''' He's actually trained in Tae Kwon Do.

'''MATT:''' Really? Homestar is?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Wow.

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's probably why he didn't do well with the Karate.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Oh ho! He learned the wrong martial art.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' What do you think of this, um, end of the— end of the movie photo montage?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I think it's okay.

'''MATT:''' See, look. Oh! He— no, sorry, I lied. He got it for three bucks. Not 17.

'''MIKE:''' You got a buck-fifty comin' to ya.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I— Animal Planet's my favorite program.

'''MATT:''' Hey, isn't "cancelled" spelled wrong there?

'''MIKE:''' Was it?

'''MATT:''' I think "cancelled" only has one L. Let's change that before we put out this DVD.

'''MIKE:''' We can— ''{Pause}'' Oh, it's not over yet.

'''MATT:''' Oh, it's not, Marzipan.

'''MIKE:''' You might think it's over, but it's not.

'''MATT:''' Say something!

'''MIKE:''' Now it's over.

===Fun Facts===
*Daniel LaRusso is the name of the main character from ''[[Wikipedia:The Karate Kid|The Karate Kid]]''.
*"Cancelled" appears on both the website and DVD. Though both are correct ways of spelling, "canceled" is generally a more American way of spelling it.
*Unlike her prior DVD commentary appearances in emails 1-100, Marzipan has largely dropped the premise that homestarrunner.com is a show and not "real" life.
*"Can't Say Job" is the name of the HTML and Flash files for [[A Jorb Well Done]].
*[[Wikipedia:Tae Kwon Do|Tae Kwon Do]] (literally ''hand and foot art'') is, indeed, another form of martial arts.

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|117|1226}}
*[[Podstar:sb_email_montage.m4v|download "montage" for the iPod]] (see [[Podstar Runner]])
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]
[[Category:Podstar Runner]]

Portmanteaus

Rowsdower45 — Tue, 08 May 2007 21:30:04 GMT

Rowsdower45:

'''[[Wikipedia:Portmanteau|Portmanteaus]]''' (or '''portmanteaux''') are sometimes used in the [[Homestar Runner universe]], often accidentally. [[Strong Bad]], especially, frequently creates portmanteaus.

This article only lists portmanteaus unique to the [[Homestar Runner universe]].

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="70%" style="text-align:center"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Portmanteau !! Words Combined !! Appears In
|-
| Againymore
| Again and anymore
| [[Email]]
|-
| Babeliens
| Babes and [[Wikipedia:alien|aliens]]
| [[best thing]]
|-
| Barbzerdry
| Barber and wizardry
| [[haircut]]
|-
| Basketbully
| Basketball and bully
| [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-11-17|Sketchbook]]
|-
| Blue Las-alert
| [[Blue Laser]] and alert
| [[Shopping for Danger]]
|-
| Blue Laserdisc
| Blue Laser and Laserdisc
| [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]]
|-
| Bodadical
| Bodacious and radical
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]
|-
| Bullionaire
| Bullion and millionare
| [[space program]]
|-
| Breadallelogram
| Bread and parallelogram
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| Breadpazoid
| Bread and trapezoid
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| Breadtangle
| Bread and rectangle
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| Brhombus
| Bread and rhombus
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| Bubsamecium
| [[Bubs]] and [[Wikipedia:Paramecium|paramecium]]
| [[highschool]]
|-
| Bubsness
| Bubs and Business
| [[Broken Compy Menu]]
|-
| Burninate
| Burn and terminate
| [[dragon]]
|-
| Caffeinergy
| Caffeine and energy
| [[road trip]]
|-
| Canceltation
| Cancelation and consultation
| [[Senor Mortgage]]
|-
| Caramel appletini
| Caramel apple and Appletini
| [[Flashforward]]
|-
| Carve-nival
| Carve and carnival
| [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
|-
| Cheatachu
| Cheat and [[wikipedia:Pikachu|Pikachu]]
| [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| Cheatar
| [[The Cheat|Cheat]] and guitar
| [[The Cheatar]]
|-
| Cheatday
| [[The Cheat]] and birthday
| [[cheatday]]
|-
| Cheatribution
| Cheat and retribution
| [[pop-up]]
|-
| Cheatventures
| Cheat and adventures
| [[bedtime story]]
|-
|Chocolardiac
|Chocolate and Cardiac
|[[bottom 10]]
|-
| Chocozuma's
| Chocolate and Montezuma's
| [[bottom 10]]
|-
| Chumpion
| Chump and champion
| [[underlings]]
|-
| Closimonies
| Closing and ceremonies
| [[strong badathlon]]
|-
| Colognac
| Cologne and Cognac
| [[modeling]]
|-
| Combolations
| Combination and congratulations
| [[japanese cartoon]], [[flashback]]
|-
| Coology
| Cool and eulogy
| [[your funeral]]
|-
| Coopreme
| Cooper and supreme
| [[the movies]]
|-
| Cornucopourri
| Cornucopia and potpourri
| [[pop-up]]
|-
| Corpy
| [[Wikipedia:Corporation|Corporation]] and [[Compy 386|Compy]]
| [[from work]]
|-
| Cuss-mando
| Cuss and commando
| [[Commandos in the Classroom]]
|-
| D'screetret
| Discreet and secret
| [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| Dadbysitter
| Dad and babysitter
| [[bedtime story]]
|-
| Decemberween
| December and Halloween
| ''see [[Decemberween]]''
|-
| Decision-venture
| Decision and adventure
| [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
|-
| Dreamail
| Dream and email
| [[dreamail]]
|-
| Entrangled
| Entranced and entangled
| [[what I want]]
|-
| Europa-pean
| [[Wikipedia:Europa (moon)|Europa]] and European
| [[Drive-Thru]]
|-
| Everybloody
| Everybody and bloody
| [[what I want]]
|-
| Excardon
| Excuse and pardon
| [[kind of cool]]
|-
| Extracurricularrific
| Extracurricular and terrific
| [[death metal]]
|-
| Fairstival
| Fair and festival
| [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| Fangly fish
| fang and [[Wikipedia: angler fish|angler fish]]
| [[animal]]
|-
| Flavourite
| Flavour and favourite
| [[Fan Stuff]], [[Kick the Can]] commentary
|-
| Forty-twone
| Forty-two and forty-one
| [[the movies]]
|-
| Gummel
| Gore and pummel
| [[Thy Dungeonman 3]]
|-
| Grood
| Great and good
|[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]]
|-
| Headbrow
| Head and eyebrow
| [[haircut]]
|-
| Homestarmecium
| Homestar and paramecium
| [[highschool]]
|-
| Homestarloween
| [[Homestar]] and Halloween
| [[Homestarloween Party]]
|-
| Homestarmy
| Homestar and army
| [[army]]
|-
| Hot-free
| Hotline and toll free
| [[unnatural]]
|-
| Hundredaire/thousandaire
| Hundred/thousand and millionaire
| [[suntan]]
|-
| Investiga-awesome
| Investigate and awesome
| [[local news]]
|-
| Kansattica
| Kansas and Attica
| [[theme song]]
|-
| Keyswordtar
| [[Bubs's Keytar|keytar]] and sword
| [[portrait]]
|-
| Lieuteneral
| Lieutenant and General
| [[space program]]
|-
| Malloween
| Marshmallow and Halloween
| [[Malloween Commercial]]
|-
| Marzipants
| [[Marzipan]] and pants
| [[vacation]]
|-
| Marziperson
| Marzipan and person
| [[Weclome Back]]
|-
| Masterdly
| Masterful and dastardly
| [[senior prom]]
|-
| Maxymoron
| Maximum and [[Wikipedia:Oxymoron|oxymoron]]
| [[road trip]]
|-
| Millionzoic
| Million and [[Wikipedia:Geologic time scale|the general prehistoric suffix]] -zoic
| [[Summer Short Shorts]]
|-
| Momzipan
| Mom and Marzipan
| [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
|-
| Montesodium
| [[Wikipedia:Montessori school|Montessori]] and [[Wikipedia:Monosodium|monosodium]]
| [[coloring]]
|-
| Newlydead
| Newlywed and dead
| [[your funeral]]
|-
| [[Dancin' Musical Nobots|Nobot]]
| No and robot
| [[what I want]]
|-
| Parchmentic
| Parchment and photographic
| [[Thy Dungeonman II]]
|-
| Petrifries
| Petrified and fries
| [[road trip]]
|-
| [[Polymascotfoamalate]]
| Poly-, mascot, and foam
| [[4 branches]]
|-
| Polyhairsprayteasealate
| Poly-, hairspray, and tease
| [[4 branches]] (Easter egg)
|-
| Potion-ma-jig
| potion and thingamajig
| [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
|-
| Pretendous
| Pretend and tremendous
| [[extra plug]]
|-
| Radacious
| Radical and boadacious
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]
|-
| Rapscalliwag
| Rapscallion and scallywag
| [[long pants]]
|-
| Restige
| Rest and prestige
| [[the chair]]
|-
| Revengeanceful
| Revenge, vengeance, and vengeful
| [[2 years]] (Easter egg)
|-
| Roadtripcionados
| Road trip and aficionados
| [[road trip]]
|-
| Safariventure
| Safari and adventure
| [[theme park]]
|-
| Sesquicentenn-email
| Sesquicentennial and email
| [[Sbemail 150?!?]] and [[alternate universe]]
|-
| Shinoligans
| [[Wikipedia:Shinola|Shinola]] and shenanigans
| [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-03-15|Quote of the Week]]
|-
| Skelebrates
| Skeleton and vertebrate(s)
| [[big white face]] (Easter egg)
|-
| Smunderling
| Smelly and [[Glossary#U|underling]]
| [[underlings]]
|-
| Strong Badathlon
| Strong Bad and -athlon
| [[strong badathlon]]
|-
| Strongbadiophage
| Strong Bad and [[Wikipedia:bacteriophage|bacteriophage]]
| [[highschool]]
|-
| Stummy
| Stomach and tummy
| [[Stinkoman 20X6]]
|-
| Tenthennial
| Tenth and -ennial
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]
|-
| Trogday
| [[Trogdor]] and birthday
| [[Happy Trogday]]
|-
| Turbolence
| Turbo and turbulence
| [[Stinkoman 20X6]]
|-
| Twenty-seventeen
| Twenty-seven and seventeen
| [[Summer Short Shorts]]
|-
| Twii
| Two, Three, and [[Wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]
| [[Kid Speedy]] Version 1.TWII
|-
| Valentimes
| Valentine's and times
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]]
|-
| Vantastic
| Van and fantastic
| [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]
|-
| Vornado
| Vortex and tornado
| [[trading cards]]
|-
| Wheatgrasskini
| Wheatgrass and bikini
| [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]
|-
| Wheatgrasstini
| Wheatgrass and martini
| [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]
|}
== See Also ==
*[[Neologisms]]
*[[Onomatopoeia]]

[[Category:Word running gags]]

Portmanteaus

Rowsdower45 — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:29:30 GMT

Rowsdower45:

'''[[Wikipedia:Portmanteau|Portmanteaus]]''' (or '''portmanteaux''') are sometimes used in the [[Homestar Runner universe]], often accidentally. [[Strong Bad]], especially, frequently creates portmanteaus.

This article only lists portmanteaus unique to the [[Homestar Runner universe]].

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="70%" style="text-align:center"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Portmanteau !! Words Combined !! Appears In
|-
| Againymore
| Again and anymore
| [[Email]]
|-
| Babeliens
| Babes and [[Wikipedia:alien|aliens]]
| [[best thing]]
|-
| Barbzerdry
| Barber and wizardry
| [[haircut]]
|-
| Basketbully
| Basketball and bully
| [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-11-17|Sketchbook]]
|-
| Blue Las-alert
| [[Blue Laser]] and alert
| [[Shopping for Danger]]
|-
| Blue Laserdisc
| Blue Laser and Laserdisc
| [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]]
|-
| Bodadical
| Bodacious and radical
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]
|-
| Bullionaire
| Bullion and millionare
| [[space program]]
|-
| Breadallelogram
| Bread and parallelogram
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| Breadpazoid
| Bread and trapezoid
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| Breadtangle
| Bread and rectangle
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| Brhombus
| Bread and rhombus
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| Bubsamecium
| [[Bubs]] and [[Wikipedia:Paramecium|paramecium]]
| [[highschool]]
|-
| Bubsness
| Bubs and Business
| [[Broken Compy Menu]]
|-
| Burninate
| Burn and terminate
| [[dragon]]
|-
| Caffeinergy
| Caffeine and energy
| [[road trip]]
|-
| Canceltation
| Cancelation and consultation
| [[Senor Mortgage]]
|-
| Caramel appletini
| Caramel apple and Appletini
| [[Flashforward]]
|-
| Carve-nival
| Carve and carnival
| [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
|-
| Cheatachu
| Cheat and [[wikipedia:Pikachu|Pikachu]]
| [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| Cheatar
| [[The Cheat|Cheat]] and guitar
| [[The Cheatar]]
|-
| Cheatday
| [[The Cheat]] and birthday
| [[cheatday]]
|-
| Cheatribution
| Cheat and retribution
| [[pop-up]]
|-
| Cheatventures
| Cheat and adventures
| [[bedtime story]]
|-
|Chocolardiac
|Chocolate and Cardiac
|[[bottom 10]]
|-
| Chocozuma's
| Chocolate and Montezuma's
| [[bottom 10]]
|-
| Closimonies
| Closing and ceremonies
| [[strong badathlon]]
|-
| Colognac
| Cologne and Cognac
| [[modeling]]
|-
| Combolations
| Combination and congratulations
| [[japanese cartoon]], [[flashback]]
|-
| Coology
| Cool and eulogy
| [[your funeral]]
|-
| Coopreme
| Cooper and supreme
| [[the movies]]
|-
| Cornucopourri
| Cornucopia and potpourri
| [[pop-up]]
|-
| Corpy
| [[Wikipedia:Corporation|Corporation]] and [[Compy 386|Compy]]
| [[from work]]
|-
| Cuss-mando
| Cuss and commando
| [[Commandos in the Classroom]]
|-
| D'screetret
| Discreet and secret
| [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| Dadbysitter
| Dad and babysitter
| [[bedtime story]]
|-
| Decemberween
| December and Halloween
| ''see [[Decemberween]]''
|-
| Decision-venture
| Decision and adventure
| [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
|-
| Dreamail
| Dream and email
| [[dreamail]]
|-
| Entrangled
| Entranced and entangled
| [[what I want]]
|-
| Europa-pean
| [[Wikipedia:Europa (moon)|Europa]] and European
| [[Drive-Thru]]
|-
| Everybloody
| Everybody and bloody
| [[what I want]]
|-
| Excardon
| Excuse and pardon
| [[kind of cool]]
|-
| Extracurricularrific
| Extracurricular and terrific
| [[death metal]]
|-
| Fairstival
| Fair and festival
| [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| Fangly fish
| fang and [[Wikipedia: angler fish|angler fish]]
| [[animal]]
|-
| Flavourite
| Flavour and favourite
| [[Fan Stuff]], [[Kick the Can]] commentary
|-
| Forty-twone
| Forty-two and forty-one
| [[the movies]]
|-
| Gummel
| Gore and pummel
| [[Thy Dungeonman 3]]
|-
| Grood
| Great and good
|[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]]
|-
| Headbrow
| Head and eyebrow
| [[haircut]]
|-
| Homestarmecium
| Homestar and paramecium
| [[highschool]]
|-
| Homestarloween
| [[Homestar]] and Halloween
| [[Homestarloween Party]]
|-
| Homestarmy
| Homestar and army
| [[army]]
|-
| Hot-free
| Hotline and toll free
| [[unnatural]]
|-
| Hundredaire/thousandaire
| Hundred/thousand and millionaire
| [[suntan]]
|-
| Investiga-awesome
| Investigate and awesome
| [[local news]]
|-
| Kansattica
| Kansas and Attica
| [[theme song]]
|-
| Keyswordtar
| [[Bubs's Keytar|keytar]] and sword
| [[portrait]]
|-
| Lieuteneral
| Lieutenant and General
| [[space program]]
|-
| Malloween
| Marshmallow and Halloween
| [[Malloween Commercial]]
|-
| Marzipants
| [[Marzipan]] and pants
| [[vacation]]
|-
| Masterdly
| Masterful and dastardly
| [[senior prom]]
|-
| Maxymoron
| Maximum and [[Wikipedia:Oxymoron|oxymoron]]
| [[road trip]]
|-
| Millionzoic
| Million and [[Wikipedia:Geologic time scale|the general prehistoric suffix]] -zoic
| [[Summer Short Shorts]]
|-
| Momzipan
| Mom and Marzipan
| [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
|-
| Montesodium
| [[Wikipedia:Montessori school|Montessori]] and [[Wikipedia:Monosodium|monosodium]]
| [[coloring]]
|-
| Newlydead
| Newlywed and dead
| [[your funeral]]
|-
| [[Dancin' Musical Nobots|Nobot]]
| No and robot
| [[what I want]]
|-
| Parchmentic
| Parchment and photographic
| [[Thy Dungeonman II]]
|-
| Petrifries
| Petrified and fries
| [[road trip]]
|-
| [[Polymascotfoamalate]]
| Poly-, mascot, and foam
| [[4 branches]]
|-
| Polyhairsprayteasealate
| Poly-, hairspray, and tease
| [[4 branches]] (Easter egg)
|-
| Potion-ma-jig
| potion and thingamajig
| [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
|-
| Pretendous
| Pretend and tremendous
| [[extra plug]]
|-
| Radacious
| Radical and boadacious
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]
|-
| Rapscalliwag
| Rapscallion and scallywag
| [[long pants]]
|-
| Restige
| Rest and prestige
| [[the chair]]
|-
| Revengeanceful
| Revenge, vengeance, and vengeful
| [[2 years]] (Easter egg)
|-
| Roadtripcionados
| Road trip and aficionados
| [[road trip]]
|-
| Safariventure
| Safari and adventure
| [[theme park]]
|-
| Sesquicentenn-email
| Sesquicentennial and email
| [[Sbemail 150?!?]] and [[alternate universe]]
|-
| Shinoligans
| [[Wikipedia:Shinola|Shinola]] and shenanigans
| [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-03-15|Quote of the Week]]
|-
| Skelebrates
| Skeleton and vertebrate(s)
| [[big white face]] (Easter egg)
|-
| Strong Badathlon
| Strong Bad and -athlon
| [[strong badathlon]]
|-
| Strongbadiophage
| Strong Bad and [[Wikipedia:bacteriophage|bacteriophage]]
| [[highschool]]
|-
| Stummy
| Stomach and tummy
| [[Stinkoman 20X6]]
|-
| Tenthennial
| Tenth and -ennial
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]
|-
| Trogday
| [[Trogdor]] and birthday
| [[Happy Trogday]]
|-
| Turbolence
| Turbo and turbulence
| [[Stinkoman 20X6]]
|-
| Twenty-seventeen
| Twenty and seventeen (or twenty-seven and seventeen)
| [[Summer Short Shorts]]
|-
| Twii
| Two, Three, and [[Wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]
| [[Kid Speedy]] Version 1.TWII
|-
| Valentimes
| Valentine's and times
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]]
|-
| Vantastic
| Van and fantastic
| [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]
|-
| Vornado
| Vortex and tornado
| [[trading cards]]
|-
| Wheatgrasskini
| Wheatgrass and bikini
| [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]
|-
| Wheatgrasstini
| Wheatgrass and martini
| [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]
|}
== See Also ==
*[[Neologisms]]
*[[Onomatopoeia]]

[[Category:Word running gags]]

Portmanteaus

Rowsdower45 — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:28:39 GMT

Rowsdower45:

'''[[Wikipedia:Portmanteau|Portmanteaus]]''' (or '''portmanteaux''') are sometimes used in the [[Homestar Runner universe]], often accidentally. [[Strong Bad]], especially, frequently creates portmanteaus.

This article only lists portmanteaus unique to the [[Homestar Runner universe]].

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="70%" style="text-align:center"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Portmanteau !! Words Combined !! Appears In
|-
| Againymore
| Again and anymore
| [[Email]]
|-
| Babeliens
| Babes and [[Wikipedia:alien|aliens]]
| [[best thing]]
|-
| Barbzerdry
| Barber and wizardry
| [[haircut]]
|-
| Basketbully
| Basketball and bully
| [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-11-17|Sketchbook]]
|-
| Blue Las-alert
| [[Blue Laser]] and alert
| [[Shopping for Danger]]
|-
| Blue Laserdisc
| Blue Laser and Laserdisc
| [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]]
|-
| Bodadical
| Bodacious and radical
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]
|-
| Bullionaire
| Bullion and millionare
| [[space program]]
|-
| Breadallelogram
| Bread and parallelogram
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| Breadpazoid
| Bread and trapezoid
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| Breadtangle
| Bread and rectangle
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| Brhombus
| Bread and rhombus
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| Bubsamecium
| [[Bubs]] and [[Wikipedia:Paramecium|paramecium]]
| [[highschool]]
|-
| Bubsness
| Bubs and Business
| [[Broken Compy Menu]]
|-
| Burninate
| Burn and terminate
| [[dragon]]
|-
| Caffeinergy
| Caffeine and energy
| [[road trip]]
|-
| Canceltation
| Cancelation and consultation
| [[Senor Mortgage]]
|-
| Caramel appletini
| Caramel apple and Appletini
| [[Flashforward]]
|-
| Carve-nival
| Carve and carnival
| [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
|-
| Cheatachu
| Cheat and [[wikipedia:Pikachu|Pikachu]]
| [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| Cheatar
| [[The Cheat|Cheat]] and guitar
| [[The Cheatar]]
|-
| Cheatday
| [[The Cheat]] and birthday
| [[cheatday]]
|-
| Cheatribution
| Cheat and retribution
| [[pop-up]]
|-
| Cheatventures
| Cheat and adventures
| [[bedtime story]]
|-
|Chocolardiac
|Chocolate and Cardiac
|[[bottom 10]]
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| Chocozuma's
| Chocolate and Montezuma's
| [[bottom 10]]
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| Closimonies
| Closing and ceremonies
| [[strong badathlon]]
|-
| Colognac
| Cologne and Cognac
| [[modeling]]
|-
| Combolations
| Combination and congratulations
| [[japanese cartoon]], [[flashback]]
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| Coology
| Cool and eulogy
| [[your funeral]]
|-
| Coopreme
| Cooper and supreme
| [[the movies]]
|-
| Cornucopourri
| Cornucopia and potpourri
| [[pop-up]]
|-
| Corpy
| [[Wikipedia:Corporation|Corporation]] and [[Compy 386|Compy]]
| [[from work]]
|-
| Cuss-mando
| Cuss and commando
| [[Commandos in the Classroom]]
|-
| D'screetret
| Discreet and secret
| [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| Dadbysitter
| Dad and babysitter
| [[bedtime story]]
|-
| Decemberween
| December and Halloween
| ''see [[Decemberween]]''
|-
| Decision-venture
| Decision and adventure
| [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
|-
| Dreamail
| Dream and email
| [[dreamail]]
|-
| Entrangled
| Entranced and entangled
| [[what I want]]
|-
| Europa-pean
| [[Wikipedia:Europa (moon)|Europa]] and European
| [[Drive-Thru]]
|-
| Everybloody
| Everybody and bloody
| [[what I want]]
|-
| Excardon
| Excuse and pardon
| [[kind of cool]]
|-
| Extracurricularrific
| Extracurricular and terrific
| [[death metal]]
|-
| Fairstival
| Fair and festival
| [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| Fangly fish
| fang and [[Wikipedia: angler fish|angler fish]]
| [[animal]]
|-
| Flavourite
| Flavour and favourite
| [[Fan Stuff]], [[Kick the Can]] commentary
|-
| Forty-twone
| Forty-two and forty-one
| [[the movies]]
|-
| Gummel
| Gore and pummel
| [[Thy Dungeonman 3]]
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| Grood
| Great and good
|[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]]
|-
| Headbrow
| Head and eyebrow
| [[haircut]]
|-
| Homestarmecium
| Homestar and paramecium
| [[highschool]]
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| Homestarloween
| [[Homestar]] and Halloween
| [[Homestarloween Party]]
|-
| Homestarmy
| Homestar and army
| [[army]]
|-
| Hot-free
| Hotline and toll free
| [[unnatural]]
|-
| Hundredaire/thousandaire
| Hundred/thousand and millionaire
| [[suntan]]
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| Investiga-awesome
| Investigate and awesome
| [[local news]]
|-
| Kansattica
| Kansas and Attica
| [[theme song]]
|-
| Keyswordtar
| [[Bubs's Keytar|keytar]] and sword
| [[portrait]]
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| Lieuteneral
| Lieutenant and General
| [[space program]]
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| Malloween
| Marshmallow and Halloween
| [[Malloween Commercial]]
|-
| Marzipants
| [[Marzipan]] and pants
| [[vacation]]
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| Masterdly
| Masterful and dastardly
| [[senior prom]]
|-
| Maxymoron
| Maximum and [[Wikipedia:Oxymoron|oxymoron]]
| [[road trip]]
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| Millionzoic
| Million and [[Wikipedia:Geologic time scale|the general prehistoric suffix]] -zoic
| [[Summer Short Shorts]]
|-
| Momzipan
| Mom and Marzipan
| [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
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| Montesodium
| [[Wikipedia:Montessori school|Montessori]] and [[Wikipedia:Monosodium|monosodium]]
| [[coloring]]
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| Newlydead
| Newlywed and dead
| [[your funeral]]
|-
| [[Dancin' Musical Nobots|Nobot]]
| No and robot
| [[what I want]]
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| Parchmentic
| Parchment and photographic
| [[Thy Dungeonman II]]
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| Petrifries
| Petrified and fries
| [[road trip]]
|-
| [[Polymascotfoamalate]]
| Poly-, mascot, and foam
| [[4 branches]]
|-
| Polyhairsprayteasealate
| Poly-, hairspray, and tease
| [[4 branches]] (Easter egg)
|-
| Potion-ma-jig
| potion and thingamajig
| [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
|-
| Pretendous
| Pretend and tremendous
| [[extra plug]]
|-
| Radacious
| Radical and boadacious
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]
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| Rapscalliwag
| Rapscallion and scallywag
| [[long pants]]
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| Restige
| Rest and prestige
| [[the chair]]
|-
| Revengeanceful
| Revenge, vengeance, and vengeful
| [[2 years]] (Easter egg)
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| Roadtripcionados
| Road trip and aficionados
| [[road trip]]
|-
| Safariventure
| Safari and adventure
| [[theme park]]
|-
| Sesquicentenn-email
| Sesquicentennial and email
| [[Sbemail 150?!?]] and [[alternate universe]]
|-
| Shinoligans
| [[Wikipedia:Shinola|Shinola]] and shenanigans
| [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-03-15|Quote of the Week]]
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| Skelebrates
| Skeleton and vertebrate(s)
| [[big white face]] (Easter egg)
|-
| Strong Badathlon
| Strong Bad and -athlon
| [[strong badathlon]]
|-
| Strongbadiophage
| Strong Bad and [[Wikipedia:bacteriophage|bacteriophage]]
| [[highschool]]
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| Stummy
| Stomach and tummy
| [[Stinkoman 20X6]]
|-
| Tenthennial
| Tenth and -ennial
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]
|-
| Trogday
| [[Trogdor]] and birthday
| [[Happy Trogday]]
|-
| Turbolence
| Turbo and turbulence
| [[Stinkoman 20X6]]
|-
| Twenty-seventeen
| Twenty-seven and seventeen
| [[Summer Short Shorts]]
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| Twii
| Two, Three, and [[Wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]
| [[Kid Speedy]] Version 1.TWII
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| Valentimes
| Valentine's and times
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]]
|-
| Vantastic
| Van and fantastic
| [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]
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| Vornado
| Vortex and tornado
| [[trading cards]]
|-
| Wheatgrasskini
| Wheatgrass and bikini
| [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]
|-
| Wheatgrasstini
| Wheatgrass and martini
| [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]
|}
== See Also ==
*[[Neologisms]]
*[[Onomatopoeia]]

[[Category:Word running gags]]

Summer Short Shorts

Rowsdower45 — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:26:52 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Remarks */

{{toonnavfulllink|Shorts|HR:shortshorts.html|Sbemail 150?!?|No Hands On Deck!}}

[[Image:Short Shorts.png|thumb|Those shorts are indeed short]]
Homestar and pals star in a series of short shorts.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Homestar Runner|Caveman Homestar Runner]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Cavewoman Marzipan|Cavewoman Marzipan]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Pterodactyl Coach Z|Pterodactyl Coach Z]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Caveman Strong Bad|Caveman Strong Bad]], [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#The Cheatsaurus|The Cheatsaurus]], {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Limozeen}}, [[Very, Very Little Girl]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], Prehistoric Lands, [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], Laser Show, [[The Bar]]

'''Date:''' Tuesday, July 25, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 2:52

'''Page Title:''' Dare to Bare!

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with the title "Summer Short Shorts" on a photo of blue shorts. The title slowly comes towards the camera. Elevator music plays. Cut to Marshmallow's Last Stand. The camera pans across the table, which is littered with french fries and ketchup.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' C'mon, The Cheat! You can do one more! Just one more!

''{the camera zooms out, showing The Cheat sitting opposite Strong Bad at the table, with Strong Mad behind Strong Bad. The Cheat's mouth is crammed full of fries, he has purple bags under his eyes, and is whimpering}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{pops up near The Cheat, wearing a brown hat with a press pass}'' ''{speaking quickly}'' Oh, have you heard the latest news? ''{sits back down}'' I heard the latest news, it was that you could do one more! One more!

''{The Cheat whimpers and spits three fries onto the table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad, tell your girlfriend to do one more.

'''STRONG MAD:''' SHE'S GONNA BLOW!!

''{Homestar Runner runs up, dressed as a waiter, with a brown cap that says 'egg.' on it}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aaaaaaand can I get you gentlemen anything else?

''{Homestar holds up a red clown shoe, and a large daisy rises from inside it}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Blinnnng!

''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{cut to a Powered by The Cheat landscape, showing a volcano and the caption "The Millionzoic Era". Cut to a scene showing a prehistoric Marzipan and Homestar, with a tar pit next to them}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' ''{spits green bubbles while he talks}'' Ooga, ooga. My breath, it stinks.

'''PBTC CAVEWOMAN MARZIPAN:''' ''{turns to the left, away from Homestar}'' Uh-huh!

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' Real, real bad!

''{A pterodactyl with Coach Z's hat flies in from the right}''

'''PBTC COACH Z DACTYL:''' Helicopta fly! ''{flies off to the left}''

''{A caveman Strong Bad enters from the mountains. He lands in the tar pit, which splashes Homestar and turns into a skull, which sticks to Homestar. As Strong Bad sinks to the bottom of the tar pit, his feet can be seen poking out from underneath.}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN STRONG BAD:''' Ooga. Me want set the face on fires.

'''PBTC CAVEMAN HOMESTAR:''' What's fire?

'''PBTC CAVEWOMAN MARZIPAN:''' It sounds fun! Oo-ga! ''{jumps}''

''{A large The Cheat-like dinosaur runs by from the right. It then clamps its mouth around the volcano and begins "drinking" from it, accompanied by glugging noises. The Cheatsaurus then turns and breathes fire over the group, scorching them. Marzipan turns into a drumstick with its tongue sticking out, Homestar into a smiling steak with a gold tooth, and Strong Bad merely blackens}''

'''PBTC CAVEMAN MARZIPAN AND HOMESTAR:''' Aaaah!

'''PBTC CAVEMAN STRONG BAD:''' Oh, me too! ''{turns into a dish with a lobster tail on it}'' I am not exempt!

'''PBTC COACH Z DACTYL:''' ''{pokes head in}'' Hey, did you see that? The Cheatsaurus can do it again!

''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{open with a few shots of leaves, then focus in on Pom Pom's head. He opens his eyes, then leaps out of a bush and jumps upwards. He does a brief pose before falling back down again. He lands on a tree branch, then begins to leap forward from branch to branch. He lands on the ground, and pops a bo staff out of himself. He twirls the staff as pictures of bamboo and a wave appear behind him. He then jumps up. Cut to a long shot of him arcing over Strong Badia and Bubs' Concession Stand. He then lands lightly next to Coach Z. He pops out a deodorant stick out of himself, and tosses it to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Thanks for the smell-cakes, Pom Pom! But next time could you dispense with all the flyin' whozits?!

''{Pom Pom pulls out a small smoke bomb and throws it on the ground in front of him. When the smoke clears, Pom Pom has vanished}''

''{cut back to the title screen}''
<div id="Brain_Sister">
''{cut to a black screen, while red and green lasers arc from the top and bottom of the screen. Guitar music begins, while the Limozeen logo appears in bright yellow. The logo splits, and an image of Larry appears. It changes color, as a pair of feminine legs in fishnet walk by. Three images of Larry playing guitar appear, which meld into one of him leaping into a power chord. The words "BRAIN SISTER" rise from the bottom as Larry jumps offscreen. A calculator displaying 3.14 appears, and an outline of Texas draws itself around it. Several images of a brain, Larry, guitars, and the ZEEN part of the logo flash past in front of a crowd, until Larry zooms forward, surrounded by stars and playing guitar. More images of Larry's head flash in front of the crowd, as the lasers start again. The calculator flashes by, and the legs walk out, with a brain perched on top of them. They walk by a Limozeen amp as the song ends. The Limozeen logo flashes briefly}''

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' ''{singing}''
:Well, she was only twenty-seventeen.
:She was a low res beauty queen.
:She was a brain... brain... brain sister!
:Texas Instruments all day!
:And she remembers how they used to duet,
:And she remembers how they used to duet!
:Th'all think you know what I mean!

'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' Yeah! Those do all right! Uh!
</div>
''{cut back to the title screen}''

''{open in a barroom-type scene. Homestar and Pom Pom are seated at the bar. Both have an 'old one bottle, and there is a bowl of peanuts on the table}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Seriously, Pom Pom. ''{gesturing with bottle}'' You and me, we're like two breads in a biscuit. ''{pokes the bottle in Pom Pom's face}'' Two breads in a biscuit! I'm gonna make a T-shirt! ''{leans in close}'' No, wait! You and me? ''{crouches to look at peanuts}'' We're like this bowl of mayonnaise here. ''{points at Pom Pom with the bottle}'' You're the bowl, 'cuz you're a big, round, fat guy. ''{Pom Pom looks angry. Homestar sits up again, now pointing at self}'' And I'm the mayonnaise, 'cuz I'm smart as peanuts. That'll make a good T-shirt too. Oop, no, wait! Before you strangle me again... You and me? ''{pulls the napkin out from under his bottle}'' Soggy napkin. ''{as Homestar says "Soggy", Pom Pom gets an unimpressed look on his face.}''

''{cut to the picture of the shorts from the title screen, which now just reads "End."}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the dartboard while Homestar says, "I'm gonna make a T-shirt" to see a [[T-Shirts|T-shirt]] with a slice of bread + a slice of bread = a biscuit.
*Click on the dartboard again while Homestar says, "That'll make a good T-shirt too" to see a T-shirt with a bowl of mayo and the words "Smart as Peanuts!"
[[Image:Very Very Little Girl.PNG|thumb|"You've got no interest in the crazy man over here, do you?"]]
*Click on the "n" in "End" to see a [[Puppet Stuff]] short.
:''{The title "Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl" appears. Scene opens to reveal the very, very little girl is swinging and Homestar is standing next to the swing.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh hello, very, very little girl. Take it away.
:''{piano flourish, crickets, another piano flourish}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I've got no material with this kid. Say something cute. Talk about picking your nose. You seem like a smart kid. You wanna go out some time?
:''{Music from the Pom Pom short plays. Homestar dances.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You've got no interest in the crazy man over here, do you?
:''{Homestar Runner comes too close to the swing and is hit three times.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' OW! ... OW! ... UH!
:''{The screen goes black and "end." appears on the screen.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The Limozeen sequence simulates a [[Lasers|laser show]].
*[[wikipedia:Image_resolution|Low res]] is short for low resolution which refers to an image with a low level of detail.
*The calculator during the Limozeen sequence displays 3.14, which is a common approximation for [[Pi]].

===Remarks===
[[Image:Freecountry_silhouette.png|thumb|The layout of the land, err.. Free Country in silhouette form.]]
*Short shorts were mentioned just a week earlier with Camp Counselor Shortshorts in [[Teen Girl Squad 11]].
*''Millionzoic'' and ''twenty-seventeen'' are [[Portmanteaus|portmanteaus]].
*The PBTC Coach Z Dactyl has a voice similar to the PBTC Coach Z, but when he says "Cheatsaurus", he pronounces it correctly rather than saying "Chort".
*After the Coach Z Dactyl flies by for the first time, it remains off camera at the left edge of the animation until just after Caveman Strong Bad splashes tar on Caveman Homestar, at which time the Dactyl pops back into view for a frame or two before disappearing in preparation for its second flight.
*The Pom Pom short reveals that Bubs' Concession Stand abuts Strong Badia, and apparently a lush forest exists beyond that. However, in [[unnatural]] it is shown that the King Of Town's castle is next to Strong Badia where the lush forest is in this toon.
*The sky can be seen inside Bubs' Concession Stand during Pom Pom's scene. This would only be possible if one of the walls were missing.
**The email [[the chair]] shows that one of the walls in Bubs' Concession Stand can lower, making this possible.
*Pom Pom shows off his skills with the [[Wikipedia:Bo (weapon)|bo]].
*At the February 2006 [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward]], [[Matt Chapman]] mentioned that [[Missy Palmer]] was pregnant—the [[Very, Very Little Girl]] in the Easter egg is perhaps [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and Missy's baby.
*The music at the beginning of Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl comes from Strong Bad's kids' show in [[for kids]].
*Very, Very Little Girl is in a [[Wikipedia:Fisher-Price|Fisher-Price]] B0639 Cradle Swing with the Rubber Ducky pattern.

===Goofs===
*The french fry on the table loses its reflection after the cut to the wider shot.
*The french fries The Cheat spits out have no reflection.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Barscene anim.gif|thumb=Barscene_animated_comparison.gif|Déjà Vu Anyone?]]
*The same short shorts on the title screen are worn by [[Matt Chapman]] in an Easter egg in [[Peasant's Quest Preview]].
*Homestar has an [[Eggs|egg]] on his hat in the restaurant sequence, which also features the same French fries and bottles of [[Quite Fancy 'Chup]] first seen in [[funny]].
*Millionzoic Homestar says that his breath smells real real bad, which is similar to how he told Strong Bad that his burps smell real bad in [[Sick Day]].
*Millionzoic Homestar turns into a [[Steak|steak]] with a [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|gold tooth]].
*"The ol' Cheatasaurus" is what Strong Bad [[Nicknames|nicknamed]] The Cheat in [[other days]].
*The short in The Millionzoic Era resembles the MS Paint picture Strong Mad sends Strong Bad of a brontosaurus eating bacon and eggs at the end of [[lunch special]].
*The back beat during the Pom Pom short is from [[Theme Song Video]], in which he previously demonstrated his skill in martial arts.
*The animation of Pom Pom's smoke bomb is the same animation of Strong Bad's pants poofing away in [[senior prom]].
*The "guitar stars" featured in the laser show are from [[rock opera]].
*The solar calculator during the Limozeen laser show is similar to the one on the chalkboard in [[technology]], which also displayed [[Pi|3.14]].
*There is a [[LEMKE]] flag on the wall in the bar short.
*Homestar mentions [[Bread|bread]] in the bar short.
*The bar short with Homestar and Pom Pom drinking [[Cold One|'old ones]] is almost identical to a scene near the end of the [[Theme Song Video]].
*The flower was also seen in [[She Loves Me!]].

===Real-World References===
*Texas circumscribing the calculator and the lyrics of the song are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Texas Instruments|Texas Instruments]], a computer and electronics development company.
*One of the backgrounds of Pom Pom's Bo routine is modeled after the [[Wikipedia:Ukiyo-e|ukiyo-e]] woodblock painting [[Wikipedia:Image:Tsunami by hokusai 19th century.jpg|"The Great Wave Off Kanagawa"]] by [[Wikipedia:Hokusai|Hokusai]].
*The Limozeen lyrics "Well, she was only twenty-seventeen." and "I think you know what I mean!" are references to the lyrics "Well she was just seventeen. You know what I mean." from [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]] song "[[Wikipedia:I Saw Her Standing There|I Saw Her Standing There]]". Also, the second line of [[The Beatles|the Beatles]] song originally went, "Never been a beauty queen" (or "Not exactly a beauty queen", depending on the source), until [[Wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]] told [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]] to change it.
*"Dare to Bare!" is a reference to a slogan used by hair-removal product [http://www.naircare.com/ Nair], who became famous for their ad jingle where people asked "Who wears short shorts?"
*Homestar performing the magic trick with a flower growing out of a shoe is a reference to the waiter "[[Wikipedia:Saved_by_the_Bell#Other_main_characters|Max]]" from "[[Wikipedia:Saved by the Bell|Saved by the Bell]]", who was often seen performing magic tricks while serving the students their food.


===Fast Forward===
*More short shorts were produced in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:shortshorts.html|watch "Summer Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:shortshorts.swf|view the Flash file for "Summer Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:shortshorts_little.swf|view the Flash file for "Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl"]]
*[[Forum:9214|forum thread re: "Summer Short Shorts"]]

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Decemberween Short Shorts

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 03 May 2007 23:11:20 GMT

Rowsdower45: and?

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|dweenshorts|Let us give TANKS!|Homestarloween Party}}
[[Image:Decemberween Short Shorts.JPG|thumb|Short Santa shorts]]

Homestar and pals star in another series of short shorts, this time holiday-related.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|The Homestar Runner}}, [[Rumble Red]], {{film|Old-Timey Marzipan}}, one of [[Pom Pom's girls]]

'''Places:''' [[The Brick Wall]], [[The Stick]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Office]], [[The Decemberween Tree]], [[The Field#Old-Timey_Appearances|The Old-Timey Field]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[Club Technochocolate]] (dance floor)

'''Date:''' December 18, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 6:05

'''Page Title:''' The Short Shorts are BACK! And Holiday Scented!

==Transcript==

''{A pair of red shorts with white fur lining and a gold belt buckle appears, on which is superimposed the title: "DECEMBERWEEN Short Shorts". Snowflakes fall and synthesized music plays.}''

''{The scene changes to The Brick Wall, on which Strong Bad is writing on a piece of paper. As he writes, the words appear on a note at the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dear Tube Socks, It's me again. I hope you had a good year. Free of athletes' feet and toe jams.

''{Zoom in close on Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme cut to the chase. On Decemberween morning, when I open you guys up, you're going to hear...things. Hurtful things. Unforgivable things. Things like,

''{Cut to Strong Bad opening tube socks with The Cheat at a decorated The Stick.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uhhh...

''{A black transition screen with the word "and" appears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' and

''{Cut to Strong Bad opening tube socks on The Couch}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man!

''{The black transition screen with the word "and" reappears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' and

''{Cut to Strong Bad opening tube socks in his cubicle with Homestar smiling and a Decemberween tree made out of pushpins and a flyer on the wall that reads, "D'screetret Santa Today!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This present of tube socks totally sucks and I hate it!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad writing his note at The Brick Wall}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't you believe a word of it, Tube Socks. I love you guys. I don't know what I'd do without my yearly pair.

''{Zoom out to a silhouette of the scene}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But a guy's gotta keep up appearances, right? if peoples found out I have a soft spot for tube socks, it'd be all over. ''{a pair of tube socks appears, and the stripes rotate between several colors.}'' it took me years to live down that Martina...

''{Cut to a poster of Martina Navratilova playing tennis on the wall of The Basement}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...Navratilova poster, and I will not go down that road again.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad writing his note at The Brick Wall.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We can be secret friends. Like that hunchback kid at school. In closing, please disregard any and all negative comments or negative burning you may hear or experience on Decemberween. Stealthily Yours, Strong Bad.

''{Strong Bad draws a picture of his head with bat wings, a heart with an apostrophe and the letter "s", and a pair of tube socks.

''{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}''

''{The scene changes to a Decemberween tree with ornaments representing Strong Sad, Bubs, Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, Strong Bad, Coach Z, and The King of Town.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT:''' Ooh, man. I feel de-licious!

''{Zoom in on the Homestar Runner ornament, which is an iced gingerbread cookie}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT:''' Does anybody here know if it is either illegal or unethical to wanna eat yourself?

''{Zoom back out}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENT:''' I sure hope not!

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Eww! Shut up, king... or I'll stuff you full of coal!

''{Zoom in on the King of Town ornament.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENT:''' That wouldn't be so bad! A little onion salt,

''{A picture of "The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special!" descends}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENT:''' ...some hot sauce... wouldn't be the first time!

''{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}''

'''BUBS ORNAMENT:''' Hey, Coach Z! Don'tcha think it's about time you updated that photograph?

''{Zoom in on the Coach Z ornament.}''

'''COACH Z ORNAMENT:''' Heck no! The '74s was the prime of my dating year! In those days, ladies would go out with ''anything'' that had a mustache.

''{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT:''' Hey, Strong Bad, I really like your rhinestone cowboy costume.

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Uh, you got the wrong 'ween, Homestar. This is Decemberween. Not the Hallow- one.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT:''' Oh... right, right. Trick-or-treat!

''{Zoom in on the Strong Bad ornament.}''

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Does anybody know where Strong Sad is?

''{Pan to the Strong Sad ornament, which is made of clear glass and therefore transparent.}''

'''STRONG SAD ORNAMENT:''' Uh, hello. I'm right here!

''{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}''

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Whoa, I can hardly see you! You're like the Predator up there.

''{Zoom in on the Strong Sad ornament.}''

'''STRONG SAD ORNAMENT:''' No, I'm like the most expensive ornament on this tree by about forty-five dollars!

''{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}''

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Oh yeah? Well my four-point-five cents of plastic sequins and styrofoam are about to bedazzle you right offa this tree! ''{sparkles and shines while warbling}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER, COACH Z, AND THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENTS:''' ''{in amazement}'' Ooh!

''{The Strong Sad ornament shakes, screams, falls, and shatters on the ground. The camera pans down to the base of the tree where his broken remains are next to a Decemberween present with an "M" on the front and a couple of yellow ribbons for eyebrows.}''

'''STRONG MAD PRESENT:''' HAPPY DECEMBERWEEN!

''{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}''

''{The scene changes to The Homestar Runner in the snow-covered Old-Timey Field, wearing a winter cap and holding a dead rat in front of a decorated pile of other dead rats. Music plays in the background.}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' This here's gonna be the biggest Decemberween rat pile in town.

'''RUMBLE RED:''' Eh, rumble ''{superimposed several times upon itself as he appears}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{scowls at Rumble Red}'' Aw, phooey. And after that, pooey. Not you again.

'''RUMBLE RED:''' Earthling, explain to me this pile of rotten rodentia...rumble.

''{Zoom in on The Homestar Runner}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's Decemberween, Rumble Red. ''{holds up a dead rat}'' The most sanitary time of year. ''{Zoom out}'' When everyone piles up all the dead rats they've a-cooma-lated throughout the year.

''{Zoom in on Rumble Red}''

'''RUMBLE RED:''' We don't have any Decemberweens on ''my'' planeeeeet, trumble.

''{Zoom in on The Homestar Runner}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angrily}'' Well, whaddaya know? ''{Zoom out}'' What ''do'' they have on your planet?

'''RUMBLE RED:''' Oh, not much. Long lines. Expensive bread. Rumble-doo.

''{Old-Timey Marzipan walks in with a bundle of dynamite with a ticking timer.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY MARZIPAN:''' Happy Decemberween, Rumble Red. ''{hands him the dynamite}''

'''RUMBLE RED:''' Cosmic joy! ''{Zoom in}'' I think this buffalo has showed me the true meaning of December-rumble-ween!

''{The ticking grows quicker, the top of the dynamite pops open, with [[Old-Timey Marzipan's Contraption]] revealing a large pistol, out of which a cement mixer emerges and drops a bear trap around Rumble Red. The bear trap closes and decapitates him. Music plays and his body dances.}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Haw, Haw, Haw. 
'''OLD-TIMEY MARZIPAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Hee, Hee, Hee.

''{A black screen saying ''THE END'' covers everything except for a circle around The Homestar Runner's face}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A Decemberween tradition! ''{the circle closes to black}''

''{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}''

''{The scene changes to The Brick Wall, on which Strong Sad is writing on a piece of paper. As he writes, the words appear on a note at the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD''': Dear Argyle Socks, 

''{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}''

''{Homestar Runner is in the locker room wearing a cricket helmet. He puts the helmet in an open locker and then puts a rolled up towel around his neck}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wow, ''{locker slams shut}'' what a great season, Coach Z.

'''COACH Z:''' You said it, crumb bum. We was undeforted!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Maybe ''you'' were. Well, have a good holiday. You doing anything special?

'''COACH Z:''' Aww, totally. I'm havin' all kinds of real people over to my house for a coupla real people parties. Don't you worry about me. I am nat a loser.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's great, Coach Z! Well I... ''{Coach Z is no longer in sight}'' Coach Z? Coach Z? ''{A locker opens up, revealing Coach Z laying upside down with empty Listerine bottles and stubble on his face}'' Ohh, Coach Zeeee.

'''COACH Z:''' I've hit rack battom.

''{Zoom out to Homestar Runner, as music begins to play.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing and dancing}'' A-listen to me now. Cheer up, Coach Z. It doesn't have to be creepy and depressing all the time.

''{Zoom in on Coach Z}''

'''COACH Z:''' For real?

''{Homestar appears in The Classroom in front of a blackboard with the words "NOTE TO SELF:" written on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' If you learn to say words right,

''{The words "SAY WOUDS WIDE!" are written on the blackboard as Homestar says "say words right".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' You'll find out people might

''{Coach Z appears in the snowy Field sitting on a soapbox with a puke pail and a sign that reads, "CHAT WITH ME ON SPEC!"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing offscreen}'' ...not throw up so much when they talk to you!

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, that'd be nice!

''{Homestar Runner appears against a yellow background of Coach Z's logo, wiggling horizontally.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Now listen to me. It's almost Decemberween,

''{Homestar Runner returns to the locker scene, hanging from the top of the screen}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing offscreen}'' ...and there's not a single present beneath your tree.

''{Pan to a pile of green towels decorated with an ornament, Blue Star ointment, underwear, and a sign reading: "THIS SPACE FOR RENT (ON SPEC!)"}''

''{Homestar Runner appears in front of "FIGURE 1-A", a diagram of Coach Z and Bubs, with a question mark in a word balloon coming from the latter's head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' When someone asks you, "What's up?"

''{A word balloon with a picture of Coach Z's butt comes from Coach Z's head}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' ...don't tell him about your butt, ''{a "no" symbol appears on top of Coach Z's word balloon}''

''{Cut back to the locker room scene}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' or any embarrassing physical problems you might have.

'''COACH Z:''' I collect those!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' And when you're talking to a pretty girl...

''{"FIGURE 1-B" appears, Coach Z standing on a dance floor. One of Pom Pom's girls descends from the top of the screen in front of Coach Z.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing offscreen}'' On second thought, don't talk to any pretty girls.

''{The girl is yanked offscreen by a cane and Coach Z hangs his head.}''

''{The scene returns to Homestar in front of the Coach Z background, this time wiggling vertically.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' and you'll find yourself invited,

''{Cut to a wanted poster of Coach Z on a brick wall which reads, "FOR CREEPY STYLES AND CREEPIER HABITS"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing offscreen}'' and probably way less indicted. ''{the poster is torn down the middle}''

''{Return to the locker room scene, in which Homestar is now standing with the cricket helmet on his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' And you won't have to spend Decemberween alone! ''{Homestar takes off his helmet and shakes it on the last word.}''

''{Coach Z climbs out of the locker as the Listerine bottles fall to the ground.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, thanks for the advice, Homestar! I'd love to come to your house for Decemberween!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What? No, no-ho-ho! No, no, no. No, Coach Z, no. No. ''{glaring}'' No, you can't.

''{The scene ends and a modified title screen appears, with the Decemberween shorts, falling snowflakes, music, and the word "End."}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Argyle (pattern)|Argyle]] is a pattern containing diamonds in a diagonal checkerboard arrangement.
*On [[Wikipedia:Speculation|Spec]] refers to doing work without the assurance of income.
*"D'screetret Santa" is a play on the Christmas gift-exchange practice of "[[Wikipedia:Secret Santa|Secret Santa]]".
*The "und" from Coach Z's list is the [[Wikipedia: German|German]] word for "and".
*What Rumble Red does have on his planet (long lines, expensive bread) is a reference to the state of affairs in the Soviet Union prior to its collapse, when the Soviets had to stand in extremely long lines to receive their rations, and when staple foods like bread were scarce, and therefore expensive to procure. This relates to The Homestar Runner calling Rumble Red a "Communist fool" in [[4 branches]].
*In general, a [[Wikipedia:Rhinestone Cowboy|rhinestone cowboy]] is any man who wears the elaborate, stylized western wear made by rodeo tailors, especially as contrasted to a working cowboy or ranch hand.

===Trivia===
*"The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special!" reads:
<blockquote>
The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special! 
onion salt-hot sauce-lumps of coal 
$f.ood 
</blockquote>

*Coach Z's clipboard reads:
<blockquote>
plays: 
-the runaround 
-the picket fence 
-the stanislaw 
-the local gentry 
-cake und pie 
-eyeball eyeball
</blockquote>

===Remarks===
[[Image:XweenHandwriting.png|thumb|Handwriting comparison]]
*The Ahnberg Hand [[Fonts|font]] that Strong Bad uses for writing his letter has a modified uppercase "I". The uppercase I in this font normally has a dot on it and is often mistaken for a [[Lowercase i's|lowercase i]]. However, Strong Bad does not use the capital I consistently; he still uses lowercase i's at the beginning of two sentences.
*In Strong Bad's letter, he remarks about how much he secretly likes tube socks, yet the picture he draws at the bottom shows socks that have a distinct heel.
*When Strong Bad writes his letter, the words on the paper he's writing on are illegible. When Strong Sad writes his letter, it is legible. 
*The way Homestar has a towel around his neck gives the impression that he has [[Lack of Visible Arms|shoulders]].
*Ironically, Strong Bad makes an appearance as what he considers to be "an anti gift": a homemade ornament (as seen in [[what I want]]).

===Goofs===
*In the locker room short, the ends of Homestar Runner's towel are rolled in contradictory directions.
*In the song Homestar sings to Coach Z, the word "say" on the chalkboard moves when the word "wouds" comes up.
*When Homestar tells Coach Z "No!" (that he can't come to his house) half of Homestar's towel is broken in half behind his head.

===Inside References===
*This collection of Decemberween shorts is the second collection of short shorts (the first being [[Summer Short Shorts]]).
*The 1974 Coach Z ornament was first seen in [[what I want]].
*The Blue Star [[Ointment and Old Person Rub|Ointment]] at the top of Coach Z's tree was first seen in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Strong Bad was seen modeling for [[Tube Socks|tube socks]] in the email [[modeling]].
*The Homestar Runner's hat is based on the one modern-day Homestar wears in the wintertime.
*The scene with Coach Z and Homestar feature many references:
**Coach Z was also seen with [[Listerine]] in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] and [[senior prom]].
**Coach Z getting drunk from Listerine is another reference to [[Alcohol|alcohol]].
**Coach Z sits on the [[Soapbox]].
**Coach Z's clipboard mentions [[Pie|pie]].
**The [[Puke Pail]] next to Coach Z is the same one as in [[Sick Day]], but now says 'PUKE PAIL FOR WHOEV!' instead of 'PUKE PAIL FOR HIM!'.
*This is another appearance of "[[What are you supposed to be?]]".
*Rumble Red was first seen in [[4 branches]].
*"D'screetret" is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of "discreet" and "secret".
*Strong Sad's broken ornament is a reference to [[Death#Strong Sad|his imagined death]].
*The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special is an example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].
*The "bat-winged Strong Bad head" in Strong Bad's signature was last seen in [[interview]].
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship#Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad|Strong Bad hurting Strong Sad]].
*When Strong Bad and Strong Sad write about socks, the writing at the top is a similar to a scene from [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], in which Strong Sad writes Strong Bad a letter.

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Martina Navratilova|Martina Navratilova]] is a former World No. 1 woman tennis player.
*The [[Wikipedia:Predator (alien)|Predator]] is a fictional alien hunter from the movie series of the same name. He could turn invisible by using light refraction.
*Strong Bad and Strong Sad writing letters on a wall is a reference to the [[Peanuts]] Christmas Specials, where the characters write letters to Santa in the same position.
*The Strong Bad ornament bedazzling the Strong Sad ornament off the tree may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Bedazzler|Bedazzler]], which uses cheap, shiny plastic beads much like the Strong Bad ornament.
*The "Picket Fence" is a basketball play from the film ''[[Wikipedia: Hoosiers|Hoosiers]]'', specifically the one used by tiny Hickory High School to win the Indiana state title.
*Another one of Coach Z's plays is called "the local gentry". ''[[Wikipedia: Gentry|Gentry]]'' are higher class members of society, such as rich people or those of good breeding. The term "the local gentry" was used in the theme song of the TV show ''[[Wikipedia: Married with Children|Married with Children]]'', [[Wikipedia: Love and Marriage|"Love and Marriage"]] by [[Wikipedia: Frank Sinatra|Frank Sinatra]].
*The format of this toon could be a reference to shows such as ''[[Wikipedia:Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales|Charlie Brown]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Simpsons Christmas Stories|The Simpsons]]'' having Christmas specials within the two previous years that were composed of shorts.

==External Links==
*[[HR:dweenshorts.html|watch "Decemberween Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:dweenshorts.swf|view the Flash file for "Decemberween Short Shorts"]]
*[[Forum:10428|forum thread re: Decemberween Short Shorts]]

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Decemberween Short Shorts

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 03 May 2007 22:57:10 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Transcript */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|dweenshorts|Let us give TANKS!|Homestarloween Party}}
[[Image:Decemberween Short Shorts.JPG|thumb|Short Santa shorts]]

Homestar and pals star in another series of short shorts, this time holiday-related.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|The Homestar Runner}}, [[Rumble Red]], {{film|Old-Timey Marzipan}}, one of [[Pom Pom's girls]]

'''Places:''' [[The Brick Wall]], [[The Stick]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Office]], [[The Decemberween Tree]], [[The Field#Old-Timey_Appearances|The Old-Timey Field]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[Club Technochocolate]] (dance floor)

'''Date:''' December 18, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 6:05

'''Page Title:''' The Short Shorts are BACK! And Holiday Scented!

==Transcript==

''{A pair of red shorts with white fur lining and a gold belt buckle appears, on which is superimposed the title: "DECEMBERWEEN Short Shorts". Snowflakes fall and synthesized music plays.}''

''{The scene changes to The Brick Wall, on which Strong Bad is writing on a piece of paper. As he writes, the words appear on a note at the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dear Tube Socks, It's me again. I hope you had a good year. Free of athletes' feet and toe jams.

''{Zoom in close on Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme cut to the chase. On Decemberween morning, when I open you guys up, you're going to hear...things. Hurtful things. Unforgivable things. Things like,

''{Cut to Strong Bad opening tube socks with The Cheat at a decorated The Stick.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uhhh...

''{A black transition screen with the word "and" appears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' and

''{Cut to Strong Bad opening tube socks on The Couch}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man!

''{The black transition screen with the word "and" reappears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' and

''{Cut to Strong Bad opening tube socks in his cubicle with Homestar smiling and a Decemberween tree made out of pushpins and a flyer on the wall that reads, "D'screetret Santa Today!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This present of tube socks totally sucks and I hate it!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad writing his note at The Brick Wall}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't you believe a word of it, Tube Socks. I love you guys. I don't know what I'd do without my yearly pair.

''{Zoom out to a silhouette of the scene}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But a guy's gotta keep up appearances, right? if peoples found out I have a soft spot for tube socks, it'd be all over. ''{a pair of tube socks appears, and the stripes rotate between several colors.}'' it took me years to live down that Martina...

''{Cut to a poster of Martina Navratilova playing tennis on the wall of The Basement}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...Navratilova poster, and I will not go down that road again.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad writing his note at The Brick Wall.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We can be secret friends. Like that hunchback kid at school. In closing, please disregard any and all negative comments or negative burning you may hear or experience on Decemberween. Stealthily Yours, Strong Bad.

''{Strong Bad draws a picture of his head with bat wings, a heart with an apostrophe and the letter "s", and a pair of tube socks.

''{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}''

''{The scene changes to a Decemberween tree with ornaments representing Strong Sad, Bubs, Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, Strong Bad, Coach Z, and The King of Town.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT:''' Ooh, man. I feel de-licious!

''{Zoom in on the Homestar Runner ornament, which is an iced gingerbread cookie}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT:''' Does anybody here know if it is either illegal or unethical to wanna eat yourself?

''{Zoom back out}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENT:''' I sure hope not!

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Eww! Shut up, king... or I'll stuff you full of coal!

''{Zoom in on the King of Town ornament.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENT:''' That wouldn't be so bad! A little onion salt,

''{A picture of "The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special!" descends}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENT:''' ...some hot sauce... wouldn't be the first time!

''{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}''

'''BUBS ORNAMENT:''' Hey, Coach Z! Don'tcha think it's about time you updated that photograph?

''{Zoom in on the Coach Z ornament.}''

'''COACH Z ORNAMENT:''' Heck no! The '74s was the prime of my dating year! In those days, ladies would go out with ''anything'' that had a mustache.

''{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT:''' Hey, Strong Bad, I really like your rhinestone cowboy costume.

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Uh, you got the wrong 'ween, Homestar. This is Decemberween. Not the Hallow- one.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER ORNAMENT:''' Oh... right, right. Trick-or-treat!

''{Zoom in on the Strong Bad ornament.}''

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Does anybody know where Strong Sad is?

''{Pan to the Strong Sad ornament, which is made of clear glass and therefore transparent.}''

'''STRONG SAD ORNAMENT:''' Uh, hello. I'm right here!

''{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}''

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Whoa, I can hardly see you! You're like the Predator up there.

''{Zoom in on the Strong Sad ornament.}''

'''STRONG SAD ORNAMENT:''' No, I'm like the most expensive ornament on this tree by about forty-five dollars!

''{Zoom back out to the rest of the ornaments.}''

'''STRONG BAD ORNAMENT:''' Oh yeah? Well my four-point-five cents of plastic sequins and styrofoam are about to bedazzle you right offa this tree! ''{sparkles and shines while warbling}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER, COACH Z, AND THE KING OF TOWN ORNAMENTS:''' ''{in amazement}'' Ooh!

''{The Strong Sad ornament shakes, screams, falls, and shatters on the ground. The camera pans down to the base of the tree where his broken remains are next to a Decemberween present with an "M" on the front and a couple of yellow ribbons for eyebrows.}''

'''STRONG MAD PRESENT:''' HAPPY DECEMBERWEEN!

''{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}''

''{The scene changes to The Homestar Runner in the snow-covered Old-Timey Field, wearing a winter cap and holding a dead rat in front of a decorated pile of other dead rats. Music plays in the background.}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' This here's gonna be the biggest Decemberween rat pile in town.

'''RUMBLE RED:''' Eh, rumble ''{superimposed several times upon itself as he appears}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{scowls at Rumble Red}'' Aw, phooey. And after that, pooey. Not you again.

'''RUMBLE RED:''' Earthling, explain to me this pile of rotten rodentia...rumble.

''{Zoom in on The Homestar Runner}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's Decemberween, Rumble Red. ''{holds up a dead rat}'' The most sanitary time of year. ''{Zoom out}'' When everyone piles up all the dead rats they've a-cooma-lated throughout the year.

''{Zoom in on Rumble Red}''

'''RUMBLE RED:''' We don't have any Decemberweens on ''my'' planeeeeet, trumble.

''{Zoom in on The Homestar Runner}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angrily}'' Well, whaddaya know? ''{Zoom out}'' What ''do'' they have on your planet?

'''RUMBLE RED:''' Oh, not much. Long lines. Expensive bread. Rumble-doo.

''{Old-Timey Marzipan walks in with a bundle of dynamite with a ticking timer.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY MARZIPAN:''' Happy Decemberween, Rumble Red. ''{hands him the dynamite}''

'''RUMBLE RED:''' Cosmic joy! ''{Zoom in}'' I think this buffalo has showed me the true meaning of December-rumble-ween!

''{The ticking grows quicker, the top of the dynamite pops open, with [[Old-Timey Marzipan's Contraption]] revealing a large pistol, out of which a cement mixer emerges and drops a bear trap around Rumble Red. The bear trap closes and decapitates him. Music plays and his body dances.}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Haw, Haw, Haw. 
'''OLD-TIMEY MARZIPAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Hee, Hee, Hee.

''{A black screen saying ''THE END'' covers everything except for a circle around The Homestar Runner's face}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A Decemberween tradition! ''{the circle closes to black}''

''{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}''

''{The scene changes to The Brick Wall, on which Strong Sad is writing on a piece of paper. As he writes, the words appear on a note at the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD''': Dear Argyle Socks, 

''{Cut to the title screen shot of the Decemberween shorts and accompanying music.}''

''{Homestar Runner is in the locker room wearing a cricket helmet. He puts the helmet in an open locker and then puts a rolled up towel around his neck}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wow, ''{locker slams shut}'' what a great season, Coach Z.

'''COACH Z:''' You said it, crumb bum. We was undeforted!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Maybe ''you'' were. Well, have a good holiday. You doing anything special?

'''COACH Z:''' Aww, totally. I'm havin' all kinds of real people over to my house for a coupla real people parties. Don't you worry about me. I am nat a loser.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's great, Coach Z! Well I... ''{Coach Z is no longer in sight}'' Coach Z? Coach Z? ''{A locker opens up, revealing Coach Z laying upside down with empty Listerine bottles and stubble on his face}'' Ohh, Coach Zeeee.

'''COACH Z:''' I've hit rack battom.

''{Zoom out to Homestar Runner, as music begins to play.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing and dancing}'' A-listen to me now. Cheer up, Coach Z. It doesn't have to be creepy and depressing all the time.

''{Zoom in on Coach Z}''

'''COACH Z:''' For real?

''{Homestar appears in The Classroom in front of a blackboard with the words "NOTE TO SELF:" written on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' If you learn to say words right,

''{The words "SAY WOUDS WIDE!" are written on the blackboard as Homestar says "say words right".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' You'll find out people might

''{Coach Z appears in the snowy Field sitting on a soapbox with a puke pail and a sign that reads, "CHAT WITH ME ON SPEC!"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing offscreen}'' ...not throw up so much when they talk to you!

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, that'd be nice!

''{Homestar Runner appears against a yellow background of Coach Z's logo, wiggling horizontally.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Now listen to me. It's almost Decemberween,

''{Homestar Runner returns to the locker scene, hanging from the top of the screen}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing offscreen}'' ...and there's not a single present beneath your tree.

''{Pan to a pile of green towels decorated with an ornament, Blue Star ointment, underwear, and a sign reading: "THIS SPACE FOR RENT (ON SPEC!)"}''

''{Homestar Runner appears in front of "FIGURE 1-A", a diagram of Coach Z and Bubs, with a question mark in a word balloon coming from the latter's head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' When someone asks you, "What's up?"

''{A word balloon with a picture of Coach Z's butt comes from Coach Z's head}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' ...don't tell him about your butt, ''{a "no" symbol appears on top of Coach Z's word balloon}''

''{Cut back to the locker room scene}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' or any embarrassing physical problems you might have.

'''COACH Z:''' I collect those!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' And when you're talking to a pretty girl...

''{"FIGURE 1-B" appears, Coach Z standing on a dance floor. One of Pom Pom's girls descends from the top of the screen in front of Coach Z.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing offscreen}'' On second thought, don't talk to any pretty girls.

''{The girl is yanked offscreen by a cane and Coach Z hangs his head.}''

''{The scene returns to Homestar in front of the Coach Z background, this time wiggling vertically.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' and you'll find yourself invited,

''{Cut to a wanted poster of Coach Z on a brick wall which reads, "FOR CREEPY STYLES AND CREEPIER HABITS"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing offscreen}'' and probably way less indicted. ''{the poster is torn down the middle}''

''{Return to the locker room scene, in which Homestar is now standing with the cricket helmet on his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' And you won't have to spend Decemberween alone! ''{Homestar takes off his helmet and shakes it on the last word.}''

''{Coach Z climbs out of the locker as the Listerine bottles fall to the ground.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, thanks for the advice, Homestar! I'd love to come to your house for Decemberween!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What? No, no-ho-ho! No, no, no. No, Coach Z, no. No. ''{glaring}'' No, you can't.

''{The scene ends and a modified title screen appears, with the Decemberween shorts, falling snowflakes, music, and the word "End."}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Argyle (pattern)|Argyle]] is a pattern containing diamonds in a diagonal checkerboard arrangement.
*On [[Wikipedia:Speculation|Spec]] refers to doing work without the assurance of income.
*"D'screetret Santa" is a play on the Christmas gift-exchange practice of "[[Wikipedia:Secret Santa|Secret Santa]]".
*The "und" from Coach Z's list is the [[Wikipedia: German|German]] word for "and".
*What Rumble Red does have on his planet (long lines, expensive bread) is a reference to the state of affairs in the Soviet Union prior to its collapse, when the Soviets had to stand in extremely long lines to receive their rations, and when staple foods like bread were scarce, and therefore expensive to procure. This relates to The Homestar Runner calling Rumble Red a "Communist fool" in [[4 branches]].
*In general, a [[Wikipedia:Rhinestone Cowboy|rhinestone cowboy]] is any man who wears the elaborate, stylized western wear made by rodeo tailors, especially as contrasted to a working cowboy or ranch hand.

===Trivia===
*"The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special!" reads:
<blockquote>
The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special! 
onion salt-hot sauce-lumps of coal 
$f.ood 
</blockquote>

*Coach Z's clipboard reads:
<blockquote>
plays: 
-the runaround 
-the picket fence 
-the stanislaw 
-the local gentry 
-cake und pie 
-eyeball eyeball
</blockquote>

===Remarks===
[[Image:XweenHandwriting.png|thumb|Handwriting comparison]]
*The Ahnberg Hand [[Fonts|font]] that Strong Bad uses for writing his letter has a modified uppercase "I". The uppercase I in this font normally has a dot on it and is often mistaken for a [[Lowercase i's|lowercase i]]. However, Strong Bad does not use the capital I consistently; he still uses lowercase i's at the beginning of two sentences.
*In Strong Bad's letter, he remarks about how much he secretly likes tube socks, yet the picture he draws at the bottom shows socks that have a distinct heel.
*When Strong Bad writes his letter, the words on the paper he's writing on are illegible. When Strong Sad writes his letter, it is legible. 
*The way Homestar has a towel around his neck gives the impression that he has [[Lack of Visible Arms|shoulders]].
*Ironically, Strong Bad makes an appearance as what he considers to be "an anti gift": a homemade ornament (as seen in [[what I want]]).
*When Rumble Red is decapitated, a tube is visible coming from his neck.

===Goofs===
*In the locker room short, the ends of Homestar Runner's towel are rolled in contradictory directions.
*In the song Homestar sings to Coach Z, the word "say" on the chalkboard moves when the word "wouds" comes up.
*When Homestar tells Coach Z "No!" (that he can't come to his house) half of Homestar's towel is broken in half behind his head.

===Inside References===
*This collection of Decemberween shorts is the second collection of short shorts (the first being [[Summer Short Shorts]]).
*The 1974 Coach Z ornament was first seen in [[what I want]].
*The Blue Star [[Ointment and Old Person Rub|Ointment]] at the top of Coach Z's tree was first seen in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Strong Bad was seen modeling for [[Tube Socks|tube socks]] in the email [[modeling]].
*The Homestar Runner's hat is based on the one modern-day Homestar wears in the wintertime.
*The scene with Coach Z and Homestar feature many references:
**Coach Z was also seen with [[Listerine]] in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] and [[senior prom]].
**Coach Z getting drunk from Listerine is another reference to [[Alcohol|alcohol]].
**Coach Z sits on the [[Soapbox]].
**Coach Z's clipboard mentions [[Pie|pie]].
**The [[Puke Pail]] next to Coach Z is the same one as in [[Sick Day]], but now says 'PUKE PAIL FOR WHOEV!' instead of 'PUKE PAIL FOR HIM!'.
*This is another appearance of "[[What are you supposed to be?]]".
*Rumble Red was first seen in [[4 branches]].
*"D'screetret" is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of "discreet" and "secret".
*Strong Sad's broken ornament is a reference to [[Death#Strong Sad|his imagined death]].
*The King of Town's Last Three Items in the Pantry Special is an example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].
*The "bat-winged Strong Bad head" in Strong Bad's signature was last seen in [[interview]].
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship#Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad|Strong Bad hurting Strong Sad]].
*When Strong Bad and Strong Sad write about socks, the writing at the top is a similar to a scene from [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], in which Strong Sad writes Strong Bad a letter.

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Martina Navratilova|Martina Navratilova]] is a former World No. 1 woman tennis player.
*The [[Wikipedia:Predator (alien)|Predator]] is a fictional alien hunter from the movie series of the same name. He could turn invisible by using light refraction.
*Strong Bad and Strong Sad writing letters on a wall is a reference to the [[Peanuts]] Christmas Specials, where the characters write letters to Santa in the same position.
*The Strong Bad ornament bedazzling the Strong Sad ornament off the tree may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Bedazzler|Bedazzler]], which uses cheap, shiny plastic beads much like the Strong Bad ornament.
*The "Picket Fence" is a basketball play from the film ''[[Wikipedia: Hoosiers|Hoosiers]]'', specifically the one used by tiny Hickory High School to win the Indiana state title.
*Another one of Coach Z's plays is called "the local gentry". ''[[Wikipedia: Gentry|Gentry]]'' are higher class members of society, such as rich people or those of good breeding. The term "the local gentry" was used in the theme song of the TV show ''[[Wikipedia: Married with Children|Married with Children]]'', [[Wikipedia: Love and Marriage|"Love and Marriage"]] by [[Wikipedia: Frank Sinatra|Frank Sinatra]].
*The format of this toon could be a reference to shows such as ''[[Wikipedia:Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales|Charlie Brown]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Simpsons Christmas Stories|The Simpsons]]'' having Christmas specials within the two previous years that were composed of shorts.

==External Links==
*[[HR:dweenshorts.html|watch "Decemberween Short Shorts"]]
*[[HR:dweenshorts.swf|view the Flash file for "Decemberween Short Shorts"]]
*[[Forum:10428|forum thread re: Decemberween Short Shorts]]

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i love you

Rowsdower45 — Wed, 02 May 2007 21:50:34 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Transcript */

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

[[Image:Fhqwhgads.png|thumb|"...can I just call you fhqwgads?"]]

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

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

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

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

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

'''Running Time:''' 0:56

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}

== Transcript ==

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

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

''{Strong Bad squints and pronounces the entire line of gibberish. It approximately sounds like "foog-hoo-gadsh-gin-snid-hajs-fab-kvey-gbf".}''

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

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

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

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

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*"[[Wikipedia:Prisoner of war|POW]]" is an acronym meaning Prisoner of War. According to the [[Wikipedia:Third Geneva Convention|Geneva Convention]], a POW is a soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad types "Fhqwhgads" as "Fhqwgads" (without the h after the w). The third time Strong Bad writes "Fhqwhgads" in his response, it is spelled correctly. This is made more ironic by the fact that in [[sibbie]] Strong Bad complains about people misspelling "fhqwhgads."
*While Strong Bad is reading the entire line of gibberish, look closely at his squinting eyes. You can see the black polygons that the Brothers Chaps used to make him squint. This is most noticable if you change the contrast on the screen.

===Fast Forward===
*Fhqwhgads is the inspiration for the song [[Everybody to the Limit]].
*[[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Mad]], and [[Coach Z]] are taught how to pronounce fhqwhgads in [[sibbie]].
*The [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]] joins the [[Homestarmy]] in [[army]].
*The guy with a big knife is seen as a constellation in [[myths & legends]].
*The [[Big Knife]] itself goes on to appear in several other places.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail9.html|watch "i love you"]]
*[[HR:sbemail9.swf|view the Flash file for "i love you"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]

secret recipes

Rowsdower45 — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:38:17 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Easter Eggs */

{{sbenav|124|origins|rock opera}}
[[Image:SBEmail 124.PNG|thumb|The horrible truth revealed!]]

Strong Bad reveals some secret family recipes.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[Marzipan's House]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, February 14, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:34

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Email, na na, na na, na na, nanaNA...

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: family recipes</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
When we grow up we want to be chefs. We wanted to know 
if you had any secret family recipes that you would want 
to share with us so....we can make them! 
 
-Melissa and Hillary (from NJ)</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "Dear Strong Bad" as "The usual" and "NJ" as "Nigeria"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well Mellie, Hillarious, being from Africa I'm sure you guys are used to eating, like, exotic fruits and nectars and, um, lions ''{clears screen, continues typing}'' so our recipes may seem a bit uncouth. ''{stops typing}'' Uncouth. ''{typing}'' Can something be just plain couth? I bet freakin' Strong Sad is plain couth. Anyways, Couthy, all our family recipes tend to center around the grossing out of or the making puke of friends and well-wishers.

''{The camera cuts back, and we see The Cheat laying on the computer desk flinging floppy disks all over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat! Let's go try out Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-tend Ice Cream Showdown!
''{His legs kick to each syllable of Pre-tend Ice Cream Showdown.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, possibly an enthusiastic "Okay!"}''

''{The Cheat stands up. The screen greys and the following text appears.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' Strong Bad may or may not have an actual Great Uncle Pawdabber.

''{Cut to the field. Coach Z is standing around holding a basketball.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Man, what is this thing? ''{bounces the basketball once}'' A bounce thing?

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat enter from the right. Strong Bad is holding what appears to be a bowl of ice cream with yellowish sprinkles, and The Cheat is wearing a towel around his waist.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, The Cheat! Wow! Look at this! It's our best friend, Coach Z. Say there, Coach, would you like to try some of our free icèd-c-cream? It's got toasted coconut!

'''COACH Z:''' How could I refuse? ''{throws the basketball over his shoulder}'' I can't afford the money-cost variety!

''{The basketball can be seen falling behind the trees in the background.}''

''{Coach Z takes the ice cream and starts pigging out on it.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oooh! Sweet mercy! ''{He eats some more.}'' This is orful! ''{He eats more.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, it's OK, Coach. You're the proud new eater of a healthy bowl of sour cream and The Cheat fur.

''{Coach Z drops the bowl in shock. Strong Bad pulls away The Cheat's towel to reveal that he's been shaved from the waist down.}''

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

'''COACH Z:''' ''{He starts making disgusted noises and coughing up fur.}'' Oof! I think I'm going to puke my pants!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh! Please don't elaborate on that.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{talking normally}'' Naw, it's easy. I do it all the time! Here, let me show ya's!

'''STRONG BAD:''' AUGH!

'''THE CHEAT:''' MEEH!

''{Strong Bad and the Cheat run away as Coach Z continues talking.}''

'''COACH Z:''' You take your pants...

''{A recipe card appears on screen reading as follows.}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000">Recipe: 
Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-tend 
Ice Cream Showdown 
 
Ingredients: 
3 scoops (really) sour cream 
1/2 of shaved The Cheat 
1 bowl 
1 languagely challenged vaguely coach type person 
 
Instructions: 
Mix ingredients until golden brown</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' For best results, dip The Cheat in egg wash before shaving or else he'll get those red shaving bumpies all over him. Ugh.

''{Cut to the side of the King of Town's castle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sotto voice}'' All right, we're mixing this next one up on them, The Cheat. I filled this old Speed Stick—

''{He pulls out some underarm deodorant reading "X-treme Glacier."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —with white chocolate and we'll totally gross out or make puke The King of Town when I start eatin' it in front of him!

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

''{Cut to inside the castle. The King of Town is watching TV and eating the same type of Speed Stick we saw Strong Bad with. He also has some more underarm deodorants and spray cans in a bowl next to him.}''

'''TUCKSWORTH:''' You can't marry your guitar, Caleb!

'''CALEB:''' I can try!

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat enter from the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Ole King Droll! Checka me out! I'm eatin'—oh. Never mind.

''{The King of Town picks up a spray can and sprays it in his mouth, then resumes eating the Speed Stick}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh, shoulda known...

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat walk out.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' No, wait, you guys! Come back! This stuff is strong enough for a man but tasty enough for a king! Don't you want to try any Forest Rush? Or Tundra Mist?

''{A recipe card spins onscreen reading as follows}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000">Recipe: 
Crazy Aunt Eulatherm's Deodorant 
Doppelganger 
 
Ingredients: 
6 oz. white chocolate 
1/2 of shaved The Cheat (for moral support) 
1 kinda cleaned-out De-odor Cake 
 
Instructions: 
Mix ingredients. Preheat oven. Add hot sauce 
if necessary</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Yeah, how come deodorants and stuff are always named after biomes anyways?

''{Cut to Marzipan's house. Marzipan is sitting on the couch reading The Latest News. Homestar walks in carrying one of Strong Bad's Pre-Tend Ice Cream Showdown bowls.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, girlfriend, have you tried any of this free ice cream Strong Bad made?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{setting aside her paper, clearly amused}'' Homestar, didn't anyone tell you? That's, like, cottage cheese and The Cheat hair!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' WHAT?! ''{He does a spit take, producing some fur.}'' Strong Bad told me it was ''sour cream'' and The Cheat hair! Looks like this is a job for Stupid Uncle Egg's Goodtime Diaper Pie!

''{Homestar walks offscreen to the left. The screen greys and the following text appears on it.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' Homestar Runner definitely does not have a Stupid Uncle Egg.

''{Cut to Strong Bad's computer room. A pinecone and bendy straw are in a bowl with a sign next to it reading "not A pimecone, diaper pie! i mean reg-ular pie." Strong Bad and The Cheat walk in. The Cheat is now wearing yellow sticky notes, some with black dots on them, to try to cover up his shaved area.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, it looks ''totally'' real. I swear, no one'll be able to tell! Oh, what's this?

''{Strong Bad picks up the sign and reads it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Not a pimecone." Well, he's got that right!

''{Homestar pokes his head in from the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, look, it's my best friends Cheat and The Strong Bad! Hey, I heard you guys been eatin' some serious regular pie in here!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, yeah, man! We've even got some left over if you want it.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well if it's anywhere near as good as your free ice cream!

''{Homestar puts the pine cone in his mouth and starts crunching it up. The Cheat and Strong Bad look at each other incredulously.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{with his mouth full}'' Well, so long, suckers!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' It's like, even when we win, he wins.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' There you go girls. Recipes for the ages. But if you really want to be chefs when you grow up, we've got a super-secret family recipe for cooking the C-H-E-blank-T ''{types this as "C H E _ T"}''

''{The Cheat makes a very angry noise from offscreen and chucks a floppy disk reading "YOU JERK!" at Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ow! ''{typing}'' And of course that blank is for the letter K. The Chekt. My family's got a great recipe for cooking the Chekt. Yeah, yeah. ''{He only types one "yeah."}'' We're mostly from Bumdumbourge. It's near, uh, Totalslava. "Come down off that smokestack and eat your the Chekt!" my poopaw used to say. Ah, my dear poopaw, I miss you so.

''{The Paper comes down}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{whispering}'' I think the Cheat bought it. Let me know if you want that recipe.

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on "grow up" to hear a few seconds of the television program the King of Town was watching.
::''{Cut back to the King of Town's castle. The TV is still on.}''
::'''TUCKSWORTH:''' Caleb, that hamburger was mine!
::'''CALEB:''' It's mine now!
*At the end, click on "C H E _ T" to see The Cheat reading a book entitled "So You Want to Cook a Wrestleman?", with a picture of The Cheat putting a lid on a pot with Strong Bad in it.
*At the end, click on the left "poopaw" to hear the narrator's disclaimer about Strong Bad's poopaw.
::'''NARRATOR:''' I, uh, I don't even know what a poopaw is.
*At the end, click on "the Chekt" to see another recipe.

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000">From the Kitchen of Poopaw 
Chicken-fried the CHEKT 
 
Ingredients: 
3 or 7 medium sized the Chekts 
2 salt 
40 pancakes 
 
Instructions: 
Get down off smokestack. Then cook that 
ugly thing.</blockquote>

''{"Bumdumbourge '96" appears as a watermark on the recipe card.}''

== Fun Facts ==

=== Explanations ===
*A [[Wikipedia:Biome|biome]] is a major regional group of distinctive plant and animal communities well adapted to that region's physical environment (for example, Tundra, Forest, etc.).
*[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=couth "Couth"] means "possessing a high degree of sophistication" or "refined".
=== Trivia ===
*When Strong Bad is talking to The Cheat flinging the discs, if you manage to zoom in on the [[Lappy 486|Lappy's]] screen, you'll find out that some different stuff is typed in (not all of it is visible due to Strong Bad's head blocking the Lappy screen):
<blockquote class="lappy email">
so our recipes may seem a bit uncouth. Can something be 
just plain couth? I bet freakin' Strong Sad is plain couth. 
I wouldn't put that past him. Not that you could put 
anything past that guy. Y'know on account of he's so fat. 
And maybe standing in a really narrow alleyway of some 
 
around the grossing out of or the making puke of friends 
and well-wishers.</blockquote>

*Marzipan's Newspaper repeats the following paragraph as many times as necessary to fill up the pages.
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:2px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000;width:180px">
'''The Latest News''' 
 
It’s all true. All the 
rumors are true. The 
crime is on the rise 
in our very own 
town. Trust me on 
this one. I know 
what I’m talking 
about. No, wait. I 
don’t. I make stuff 
up sometimes. 
That’s cool though, 
right? Good. I’ll 
keep doing it then. 
It’s a lot easy than 
fact checking. That 
stuff can be 
annoying.
</blockquote>
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#battle chess|battle chess]]". The floppy disk that The Cheat throws at Strong Bad reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#you JERK|you JERK!]]"

=== Remarks ===
*The way Marzipan is sitting is evidence against the theory that Marzipan's lower body is skirt-shaped.
*Strong Bad refers to a "Totalslava". "Slava" means "fame" or "glory" in multiple [[Wikipedia:Slavic languages|Slavic languages]] such as [[Wikipedia:Czech language|Czech]] (sláva) and [[Wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]] (слава).

*This is the only time when we see Homestar with the "one-eyebrow-up-one-eyebrow-down" expression.
*When Coach Z bounces the basketball, it sounds as if it's bouncing on cement or asphalt.
*The recipe card says to use a "1 kinda cleaned-out De-odor Cake". Strong Bad uses "X-treme Glacier".

=== Goofs ===
*When Strong Bad reads the "pimecone" card, the computer screen is almost blank...but still has "and well-wishers." written on it in the same area where Strong Bad typed it before.
*In the beginning of the email, The Cheat is apparently throwing floppy disks from someplace behind him, as the movement of his arm behind him shows. However, when The Cheat jumps up at Strong Bad's suggestion of the ice cream trick, there are no floppy disks behind The Cheat that he could have thrown (unless, of course, he had already thrown all of them).
*In Marzipan's newspaper, the word "easy" should be "easier."
*During the "I'm gonna puke my pants!" scene, Strong Bad's mouth is partly off his head.

=== Inside References ===
*The newspaper Marzipan is reading is the exact same one (down to the repeating text) she was reading in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*The book in the Easter egg is titled "So You Want to Cook a [[Wrestleman]]", a word that has described Strong Bad previously.
*On the first recipe card where it says "Mix ingredients until golden brown" may be reference to the [[Homestar Quiz]] after you win.
*The towel that the Cheat is wearing appears to be either the same as, or very similar to, the one worn by Homestar in "[[Main Page 14]]."
*The use of the '96 on the card is quite possibly a reference to the year that [[Original Book|the original Homestar Runner book]] was created, during the [[Wikipedia:1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Summer Olympics]] held in Atlanta, Georgia.
*The narrator's voice is the same voice that originally announced Strong Bad's test sentence in the email [[radio]].
*The bowl of sour cream and The Cheat fur is another example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].

=== Real-World References ===
*[http://www.colgate.com/app/Speedstick/US/HomePage.cvsp "Speed Stick"] is an actual brand of underarm deodorant.
*"Old King Droll" is possibly a play on the nursery rhyme "[[Wikipedia:Old King Cole|Old King Cole]]."
*The King of Town's quip about the deodorants being "strong enough for a man" is a reference to [http://www.secret.com/ "Secret" brand deodorant] ads, whose slogan used to be "Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman."

===Fast Forward===
* The television show watched by the King appears again in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. In that toon, we discover the name of the show is ''[[Caleb Rentpayer]]''.
*In the email [[rock opera]], Strong Bad types "It's only a msyyer pd tun/ blegfr teh '''chekts'''" due to the Cheat throwing roses onto the keyboard.

==DVD Version==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Ryan Sterritt]], [[Craig Zobel]])

'''MIKE:''' Uh oh. Strong Bad's here.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, it's true, you guys. Who's gonna tolerate it?

'''RYAN:''' It's gonna—It's chronicling one of your greatest pranks yet.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's right. You guys were around for this. Huh? Were you?

'''RYAN:''' We watched it all on TVD.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, me too.

'''MIKE:''' Really the only good thing about this email is the introduction of "Caleb Rentpayer."

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{angrily}'' What? Why you gonna... jock me like that?

'''RYAN:''' I disagree, Mike.

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Downplay my accomplishments. Look, I just accused those girls of eating lions. ''{Mike laughs}'' That's great! I think there's just— The abbreviation "NJ" means Nigeria. ''{Mike laughs}'' That is comedy at its finest.

'''MIKE:''' That's pretty funny.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. Brian!

'''MIKE:''' Uhh, that's pretty good right there; the making puke of—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Exactly.

'''MIKE:''' Kinda switch up the word—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look! What's The Cheat doing, man?

'''CRAIG:''' What's the game of the day, Ryan?

'''STRONG BAD:''' He's tossing my stuff all over.

'''RYAN:''' Battle Chess. ''{pause}'' Pawdabber.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, this is good.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That guy is clueless.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' He doesn't even know what a basketball is.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I was gonna start calling him "Z" cause he does not— He's not a coach of anything.

'''CRAIG:''' I should have guessed what was gonna happen with the towel around him, but—

'''MIKE:''' Did you not know?

'''CRAIG:''' No, it's talking about—

'''MIKE:''' ''I'' knew.

'''CRAIG:''' I asked Steve about it, too... when I first watched it. Why does The Cheat have a towel around him? ''{Mike chuckles}'' And then you find out!

'''MIKE:''' I had made a shaved The Cheat several weeks prior just— I think just to have. I just—

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's nice to have a shaved The Cheat lying around.

'''RYAN:''' Ohhh hooo ohh...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh. And the fact that when Coach Z coughs up you see the little hairs come out. Oh, puke my pants. That's—

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ryan Sterritt made that up. Ryan? Talk about it.

'''MIKE:''' Yet another example of us stealing—

'''STRONG BAD:''' At least—

'''MIKE:''' —from our friends.

'''STRONG BAD:''' At least you pay this guy.

'''MIKE:''' That's true.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ryan, give 'em— Tell 'em how where it came from.

'''RYAN:''' Uh...I did it once ''{Everyone laughs}'' and it kind of grossed me out. So, it became a recurring joke.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Puke my pants. Why not?

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Something I should not want to do.

'''STRONG BAD:''' So this was based on a prank that Matt had when he was a kid. He always wanted to play was wash out an old speed stick, fill it with white chocolate, and then gross some kids out in the locker room after gym class.

'''RYAN:''' We talked briefly about adding a randomizer to the names of the deodorants—

'''MIKE:''' Oh, right.

'''RYAN:''' But we never got around to—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mike made a bunch of sweet, sweet deodorant names.

'''MIKE:''' It was fun coming up with—

'''STRONG BAD:''' other biomes.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Deodorant names.

'''RYAN:''' Like those band namer things. You know, you pick like four prefixes and four words like "mountain" and "glaciers."

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's true. I don't have a Crazy Aunt Eulatherm, honestly.

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Ahhh. Doesn't surprise me. I don't know if I believe very much of what you say.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look! That's a rare shot of Marzipan sitting down.

'''MIKE:''' That's true.

'''RYAN:''' Can we "zoom in" on that paper?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, it says the same thing over and over again, doesn't it, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah. And it says the same thing from the Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. Marzipan needs to get a new subscription. ''{Mike laughs}'' She's such a recycler that she just reads the same paper that she got so many years ago.

'''RYAN:''' Uhh—

'''STRONG BAD:''' That looks great. Mike, remember when you made your wife a post-it note dress?

'''MIKE:''' I did. She—

'''STRONG BAD:''' She didn't want to wear—

'''RYAN:''' She was very excited, wasn't she?

'''MIKE:''' It's still in my closet. ''{laughter}'' Not hers.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It wasn't very flattering. It kinda look like a—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' It looked just like a potato sack—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''RYAN:''' Uhh—

'''MIKE:''' made out of post-it notes.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's true.

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' It's the thought that—

'''MIKE:''' Right. Remember the thought?

'''RYAN:''' The girls don't remember the thought.

'''MIKE:''' They don't. They just want—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dudes. Dudes do.

'''MIKE:''' a good looking dress.

'''CRAIG:''' ''{overlapping}'' That was foleyed by, um, I almost ate the chips and I got reprimanded for eating the chips that were left over—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that's right because I had to...and Mike and Matt had to—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' We had Mo—We had some Moe's Nacho Chips and saved them.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{theme park tour guide-styled monotone voice}'' Welcome to Moe's.

'''CRAIG:''' ''{deep voice, slow}'' Moe's.

'''STRONG BAD:''' He's always the really ''{monotone voice again}'' depressed guy. At the end. ''{normal voice}'' Or they just go "Muhhhhh" ''{pause}'' What did that one say? That disk?

'''MIKE:''' I don't know what that one said.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Somebody slow it back down. Play it again, Ryan—

'''MIKE:''' Call us up, let us know.

'''RYAN:''' ''{imitates rewind noise of a tape}'' There you go.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What did it say?

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' Good game, boys.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Good game, boys.

'''STRONG BAD:''' OK.

'''RYAN:''' I think it was an action game?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Totalslava. You guys?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing to himself}'' Poopaw.

'''STRONG BAD:''' So did this mean that I am— I have Euro—Eastern-European roots?

'''MIKE:''' ''{quickly}'' Yes.

''{After The Paper comes down, there is a pause}''

'''MATT:''' Oh, it's not over.—

'''RYAN:''' We finish quick every time.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's right, guys. Every time 'cause ''{begins to whisper; decrescendo}'' we don't remember cartoons after we're finished making them!

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|124|2014}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

Duplicate Characters

Rowsdower45 — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:16:52 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Appearances */

{{about|phenomenon within the Homestar Runner universe}} {{for|[[Cheat Commandos]] twins|Blue Laser Babies}}

[[Image:pizzaz.png|thumb|"Ohh, there's two of them!"]]
'''Twin characters''' is a phenomenon that occurs several times throughout the [[Homestar Runner universe]], where a single character appears in two places at once in the same scene, and any other characters present simply accept this as true. This listing excludes purely stylistic uses of multiple characters through artistic license, as seen in music videos and the like.

==Appearances==

* Email [[pizzaz]]
:[[Strong Bad]] conducts an interview of himself, in that he is asking the questions, and another "he" is answering them. Strong Bad seems to find this perfectly normal, even though the two Strong Bads interview, mock, yell at, plead with and bribe each other. However, the sight of two Strong Bads simultaneously makes [[The Cheat]]'s [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|head explode]].
*[[Senorial Day]]
:[[Bubs]] holds a Bubsotathon, in which [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] throws fireworks while on both sides of the screen at once. The Flash file shows that the one on the right wears a [[Mustaches|mustache]].
*[[Main Page 23]]
:Rolling over [[Store]] will show Homestar facing away from you, saying the word ''store'', as well as another Homestar walking in the background with a simple exchange of "Sup, man?".
*[[Fall Float Parade]]
:Two fez-wearing [[Homsar]]s go past, of which [[Marzipan]] takes only casual notice.
*Email [[highschool]]
:The [[Free Petry Dish, USA_Variation#Homestarmecium|Homestarmecium]] divides itself several times, ultimately creating eight copies and causing [[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Strongbadiophage|Strongbadiophage]] to freak out.
*Email [[unnatural]]
:Two The Cheats are seen at the town meeting. One is to the left of [[Coach Z]], and the other is to the right of Marzipan.


==Screenshots of Twin Characters==
<gallery>
Image:Homestarmeciums.PNG|"These are for my twin brother."
Image:Two_Fez_Homsars.PNG|"Let's sing a song of Pennzoil!"
Image:Twohomestars.PNG|"Sup, man." "Sup!"
Image:twin_cheats.png|"Meh!"
</gallery>
[[Category:Prank running gags]]

narrator

Rowsdower45 — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:48:58 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Easter Eggs */

{{sbenav|144|technology|myths & legends}}
[[Image:Sbemail144.PNG|thumb|"They were a couple in love..."]]

Strong Bad dramatically narrates other people's lives.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):'''
{{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Strong Badman]] (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Nebulon}} (Easter egg), [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Alien_Cow_Marzipan|Marzipan Alien Cow]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[Strong Mad's Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Strong Bad's Laundry Room]], [[The Moon]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, February 6, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:01

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I met this email on a north-bound train. We had some dinner, then we danced in the rain. ''{Presses enter.}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: narration</div>
Have you ever been the narrator for a movie? 
 
Grant Gossman from Minnesota. 
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Minnesota" slightly slower than the rest.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' No Grossman, I have not. But you know what's way better than narrating movies? Narrating peoples' pathetic everyday lives like they're movie trailers. Ready? Let's try it!

''{Cut to Strong Sad's room. Strong Sad is sitting at his table eating a small pie. Strong Bad leans in through the doorway.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{dramatically}'' Meet Strong Sad.

'''STRONG SAD:''' What? Who are you talking to?

'''STRONG BAD:''' All he ever wanted was to eat his grody ethnic food in peace.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey man, this is a Rogan Josh pot pie!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Until one day, fate threw him a curveball.

''{A small blue octopus flies across the screen, hits Strong Sad in the face with a slap and sticks to him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' OW!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lump of Dump Pictures proudly presents:

''{Cut to logo splash. Words appear as Strong Bad says them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Whined & Dined". In the game of life, may the best man ''{slight pause}'' whine. ''{grumbles}''

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Coach Z is talking to Bubs. Strong Bad quickly peers out around the corner of the stand. All the while, dramatic music with drums is heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' In a post-apocalyptic world where ''{cut to a closeup of Strong Bad}'' weird old men survive on boring conversations...

''{Cut to wide shot outside the stand.}''

'''BUBS:''' I suppose we could talk about my napkin friend for another couple hours. ''{holds up a napkin}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...a line will be drawn.

''{Cut to the inside of the stand.}''

'''COACH Z:''' YOUR napkin?! Well, it's got my snot balls on it!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A hero will rise.

''{Cut back to outside the stand.}''

'''BUBS:''' Man, you don't even have a nose!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And an empire will fall.

''{Cut back to outside the stand. Bubs slams the metal gate to his concession stand shut, revealing "4actor Z" graffiti}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Factor Z!

''{Cut to Marzipan's House. Marzipan and Homestar are inside; Homestar is wearing an apron and a strange chef's hat. Strong Bad peeks in from the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' They were a couple in love.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar, you look like a dork with that on.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Until a dorky chef's hat threatened to tear them apart.

''{Close-up of Homestar's head. Homestar shakes his head, making the hat's 'googly eyes' jiggle.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, yeah? Well maybe you look like some type of enormous... alien... cow!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{gasp}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as music begins to play}'' This summer,—

''{Cut to the field, where Homsar is levitating on his stomach while his hat rises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —this holiday season,—

''{Cut to the side of The King of Town's castle. The Poopsmith is shoveling whatsit in the background. Slow zoom in on him}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —this Arbor Day, some smelly French studio invites YOU ''{points at camera}'' to sit through a four hour film with no dialogue and no plot. "Whatsit ''{slight pause}'' All About"

''{Title appears on the screen with the subtitle "Whatzeet All Aboot?" Cut to Strong Mad's room. Strong Mad and The Cheat are playing Battleship. Piano music begins as Strong Bad appears in the center}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Two unlikely partners...

'''STRONG MAD:''' I ATE MY BATTLESHIP!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...one brain between them.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{shrugs and sighs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' From the creators of "I'm Surprised Strong Mad Hasn't Eaten The Cheat by Now"

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{upset}'' Awww!

'''STRONG BAD:''' get ready to—

''{The words fly on screen as he says them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —LUG... IT... AROUND.

''{Title appears at top of screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Lugnut ''{gestures toward Strong Mad, who grins}'' & Squeak" ''{pats The Cheat on the head}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes a The Cheat noise}''

''{Cut to bathroom. We are just behind Strong Sad as he brushes his teeth. We can see his reflection in the mirror. Strong Bad pops up just over his shoulder.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' For hundreds of years it has ''{flickers lights on and off}'' haunted mankind.

''{Cut to The Basement. Strong Sad is watching TV. Strong Bad is standing off to the side.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' From the master of teenagers-on-a-camping-trip-esque horror. ''{flickers lights again and leaves them off}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Are you gonna throw a dead goose at me or something?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Comes the remake no one has been waiting for: ''{another title splash}'' "Things That Go Dump in The Night".

''{Cut to the laundry room. Strong Sad opens the dryer. Cut to a view of Strong Sad from inside it. A dead Canada goose flies out and Strong Sad screams as it knocks him over. The screen immediately goes black except for the words "Your goose is cooked."}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' The critics agree! "A triumph!" "A cinematic breakfast snack of some kind!" "It ''{very slight pause}'' sure was a movie!" ''{quickly}'' Now playing in select cities. ''{rapidly, in the manner of a disclaimer}'' This Strong Bad Email has been rated P for The Poopsmith and a graphic scene of The Paper.

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

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "Grossman" after Strong Bad types it to see a Strong Badman comic book cover illustrating him.
*Click on "critics" at the end of the email to see a scene with Strong Bad and Strong Sad.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{still with the blue octopus on his face}'' Look, all I'm saying is it felt more like a change-up than a curveball.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' What are you, the SBEmail police now? This is like three weeks in a row!
*Click on "rated P" at the end to see a [[Powered by the Cheat]] scene featuring Marzipan as an "enormous alien cow" with Nebulon on [[The Moon]].
:'''MARZIPAN ALIEN:''' ''{in a Powered by the Cheat-style voice}'' You know, Nebulon, I've always admired your styles.
:''{Nebulon makes a sad face and slides away.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Rogan Josh|Rogan Josh]] is a tomato/red pepper based lamb curry dish, created in Northern India. It is normally served over rice, not in a pot pie.
*The "change-up" and "curveball" Strong Sad mentions in the Easter egg are both [[Wikipedia:Pitch (baseball)|pitches]] in baseball. There is a [[Wikipedia:Double-entendre|double entendre]], however. While he was probably speaking literally of the octopus being thrown at him, both phrases can also be used of unexpected twists of fate, as in Strong Bad's narration.

===Trivia===
*The Strong Badman Easter egg was not in the email at first, but was added later on in the day.

===Remarks===
* Strong Bad emphasizes the word "gross" when he says the name "Gossman" as "Grossman". A "gross" is a term for 144 of anything, and this is the 144th email.
* Strong Bad refers to Bubs and Coach Z as "old men" in this toon. Their ages relative to the other characters are rarely mentioned, although Coach Z called himself an "old man" in [[caffeine]].
** Interestingly, although Strong Bad refers to Bubs as an old man in this e-mail and in [[isp]], he also called him "kid" in [[cheatday]].
* When Strong Bad is narrating for "THiNGS THAT GO DUMP iN THE NiGHT", he flips the lights on and off in the basement, making us think that there is a light switch just "behind the black" on the left. However, in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], no light switch was seen.
*Strong Bad separating Minnesota from the rest of the email in the way he did, is probably a reference to how Minnesotans pronounce the long O sound.

===Goofs===
*During the ''Lugnut and Squeak'' scene, the Battleship images on the playing boards are slightly disproportionate when the camera zooms in on Strong Bad.
*When The Poopsmith is shoveling his pile of [[Whatsit|whatsit]], the whatsit on his shovel disappears before dropping to the ground.

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

===Inside References===
*Strong Mad's role as Lugnut is likely a reference to his [[Yearbook Character Page#Strong Mad|Yearbook Character Page]], which described him as a "big lug."
*Strong Bad's line about boring conversations between Bubs and Coach Z is another Yearbook Character Page reference, while their argument over who owns the napkin is a reference to the Easter egg rap from [[cheatday]], specifically Bubs's line (to Coach Z) "But don't you steal my napkins."
*When Strong Bad says "three weeks in a row", he is referring to the previous 2 emails: [[technology]], in which Strong Sad corrected Strong Bad for calling a floppy disk a "hard disk", and [[secret identity]], when [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]] corrected Homestar's mispronunciation of "pseudonym". All three of these corrections occurred during [[Easter egg|Easter eggs]].
*Even though Marzipan Alien Cow says she likes his style (unlike Strong Bad and [[1-Up]]), Nebulon mopes away just as he did in [[New Boots]].
**Matt Chapman remarked in the [[Inkhole Interview]] and [[New Boots#Commentary Transcript|New Boots DVD Commentary]] that this move is his favorite part of any toon.
*The movie title "THiNGS THAT GO DUMP iN THE NiGHT" is another appearance of [[Lowercase i's|lowercase ''i'''s]].
*There is another reference to [[Pie|pie]].
*Homestar's dorky chef's hat is another instance of a [[Googly-eyed Objects|googly-eyed object]].
* "4actor Z" is another example of [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]].

===Real-World References===
* The game Strong Mad and The Cheat are playing is [[Wikipedia:Battleship (game)|Battleship]]. Strong Mad's line "I ate my battleship!" is a take off from the old Battleship commercials, where one player would cry at the end "You sank my battleship!"
** The "battleship" icon depicted on the game is a silhouette of the Civil War-era Confederate [[Wikipedia:Ironclad_warship|ironclad]] ''[[Wikipedia:CSS_Virginia|CSS Virginia]]''.
* The title "Things That Go [[Dump]] in the Night" is a reference to the better known phrase "Things that go '''Bump''' in the Night".
* "Teenagers on a camping trip" likely refers to horror movies such as [[Wikipedia:Friday the 13th (film series)|Friday the 13th]] and its sequels, which primarily featured such characters.


==See Also==
*[[Films from narrator]]

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|144|6969}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
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Death

Rowsdower45 — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:21:26 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* Marzipan */

[[Image:Sbemail 168.png|thumb|"Oh, he looks so peaceful."]]
In the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work, there are several instances of a [[Characters|character]]'s '''death''' or near death. As in many cartoons, such deaths are often impermanent: the character may later appear alive, often with no explanation.

==Appearances==
===[[Bad Graphics Ghost]]===
*In an [[Easter egg]] in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[ghosts]], it is possible to "kill" the Bad Graphics Ghost.

===[[Bubs]]===
*In the Strong Bad Email [[pom pom]], Bubs mentions having "almost died the 15th time."
*In [[Sample of Style]], [[Mike Chapman]] rips the cardboard tube that "produces" Bubs's voice. [[Matt Chapman]] says that they will have to kill off Bubs, "just like [[Homeschool Winner]]". A picture of Bubs's grave then appears.
*In the Strong Bad Email [[unnatural]], Strong Bad frequently suggests that they kill the rampaging [[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]].

===[[Cheat Commandos]]===
*In the original [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|commercial]], [[Firebert]] is shown killing two [[Blue Laser Minions]] by blowing up a cliff above them, sending rocks crashing down on top of them. ([[Coach Z]] similarly "kills" five Blue Laser Minion action figures by using [[Reinforcements]]' [[Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket]] to send a [[Pie|pie]] plate crashing down on them.)
*In [[Shopping for Danger]], [[Crackotage]] remarks that [[Reynold]] would "prob'ly die" if he went on a mission with the rest of them, later heading back to base "to make sure Reynold isn't dead".
*In [[Commandos in the Classroom]], two Blue Laser Minions are just about to shoot [[Fightgar]] when we cut away from them.
*In [[Let us give TANKS!]], all of the main Commandos (except [[Reynold]]) are ostensibly killed in a nuclear explosion at the [[Blue Laser Cottage]], along with the [[Blue Laser Commander]] and at least two [[Blue Laser Minions]].
**In the same toon, the commander of the [[Green Helmets]] asks [[Gunhaver]] for air support in a battle because of the "heavy losses" they're suffering.
***Also in the same toon, [[Fightgar]] threatens to shoot the Blue Lasers with "bullet-shooting guns" (but it turns out he was just kidding).

===[[Frank Bennedetto]]===
*In the Strong Bad Email [[army]], Frank Bennedetto "dies", after being kicked by Strong Bad. He is later seen alive in [[Labor Dabor]].
===[[Homestar Runner]]===
*In the Strong Bad Email [[the show]], Homestar says, "But it turned out I didn't die."
*In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2.0]], Strong Bad as "[[Aliases Used in Prank Calls|Detective Everybody]]" said Homestar was shot 37 times for being too stupid.
*Homestar is in heaven on [[Main Page 6]] and is seen in a zombie-like form on [[Main Page 7]].
*In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]], Homestar calls to say he is sinking in quicksand, and says that if Marzipan helps, he would be "really, really still alive."

===[[Homsar]]===
*In the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[homsar]], [[Strong Bad]] "kills" him with the [[Heavy Lourde]] at the request of Vinnie C. Although [[The Brothers Chaps]] intended at first for him to be killed, he was later revealed to be alive but seriously injured in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5]]. The Heavy Lourde is dropped on him again on the [[Homsar Main Page]].
*In the Strong Bad Email [[origins]], he and [[Marzipan]] are glued together and "left for dead" at [[The Stick]], even though neither one actually dies. Strong Bad later comments on Marzipan's "considerable resistance to death".
*In [[cliffhangers]], Strong Bad drops Homsar and [[The King of Town]] off a [[Cliffs|cliff]].

===[[Kerrek]]===
*In [[interview]], an Easter egg shows him after being "smote" by [[Trogdor]].
*In the game [[TROGDOR!]], when you reach the level 50 interlude, Kerrek is burninated by Trogdor.
*In [[Peasant's Quest]], he is slain by Rather Dashing with his bow and arrow.

===[[The King of Town]]===
*In [[Halloween Fairstival]], after seeing an X-ray of the King's heart, Strong Bad is content to "let the King die in peace."
*In [[cliffhangers]], the King is dropped from a cliff, along with [[Homsar]].

===[[Marzipan]]===
*In [[Date Nite]], Strong Bad suggests drowning Marzipan and The Cheat.

===[[Multi-Function Dragon]]===
*In [[KOT's VOQPCS!]], the Dragon is killed when speared by [[The Knight]] in the "instant death" section of his chest.

===[[Old-Timey]]===
*In [[Parsnips A-Plenty]], [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] falls off a cliff. He is later revealed to be in [[Hell]] in an Easter egg.
*In [[That A Ghost]], all of the [[Characters#Old-Timey|main characters]] are reduced to skeletons, and [[Old-Timey Bubs]] pokes his head out of a grave asking [[Strong Man]] to "please keep it down."
*[[Rumble Red]] is killed by [[Old-Timey Marzipan|Old-Timey Marzipan's]] machine, which she gave to him as a [[Decemberween]] present.
*[[Sickly Sam]] buries himself alive on Tuesdays, and has numerous traits of an undead being, including a partially exposed skeleton.

===[[Pom Pom]]===
*In the Strong Bad Email [[pom pom]], Kevin wonders what would happen to Pom Pom if he was poked with a pin. Strong Bad decides to try this, except that he would also be blindfolded and Pom Pom would be set on fire with the [[BMW Lighter]]. He believes that Pom Pom exploded in "a big fiery ball that was visible from space", when in reality he got a "severe pummeling" by Pom Pom. He even wrote [[General and Fraulein Pom Pom|Pom Pom's parents]] a letter of condolence.
*In [[Where's The Cheat?]], Strong Bad calls [[Marzipan]] and pretends to be [[Homestar Runner]], and he tells her that he got mad and killed Pom Pom.
*Pom Pom's ghost flies out of his grave on [[Main Page 7]].

===[[Rather Dashing]]===
*Rather Dashing can die in a variety of ways throughout ''[[Peasant's Quest]]''. The most noteworthy of these is when he gets burninated by [[Trogdor]] at the end of the game.

===[[Señor]] and [[Mr. Bland]]===
*According to the email [[origins]], they were by far the most popular characters until they were crushed by a falling [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]. However, they manage to reappear in [[Strongest Man In the World]].

===[[Strong Bad]]===
*Strong Bad is in heaven on [[Main Page 6]] and he rises from his grave on [[Main Page 7]].
*Strong Bad's grave is seen at the end of [[replacement]].
*The Strong Bad Email [[your funeral]] consists entirely of Strong Bad imagining what his funeral would be like.
*An egg in the likeness of Strong Bad's head smashes in [[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]]

===[[Strong Sad]]===
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary]] — Strong Sad reveals that he ''himself'' dreams of his own death (over and over and over...).
*[[A Folky Tale]] — Strong Sad "faints", making [[Coach Z]] believe he killed him.
*Email [[caffeine]] — Strong Bad concludes that his "test subject" is dead (which Strong Sad immediately denies).
*Email [[impression]] — In complimenting The Cheat's costume, Coach Z says "It's as if Strong Sad was still alive and with us today!"
*Email [[fingers]] — As Strong Bad imagines what it would be like if he used fake fingers, the viewer can see a dead Strong Sad behind the couch in one scene. Also during this sequence, two Easter eggs show Strong Sad stuffed inside a [[Coach Z's Locker Room|locker]] and a [[Soapbox|soapbox]].
*Email [[personal favorites]] — Strong Bad types "I swear on Strong Sad's grave" in the unaired email "[[Tape leg|Tape Leg]] 2".
*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] — A picture on the first screen shows The Cheat serving Strong Bad a platter with Strong Sad's head on it.
*Email [[retirement]] — "Strong Sad's ghost" and "Strong Sad's corpse" are among the entries in Strong Bad's Cloud Shape Spotting Log, as seen in an Easter egg.
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — Strong Sad's ornament falls to the ground and breaks into several pieces.
*Email [[unnatural]] — Strong Sad paints a picture with the word "Death" on a bar of soap.

===[[Teen Girl Squad]]===
*The main characters in Teen Girl Squad are killed off nearly every episode in a variety of ways, yet they always come back alive in the next issue, and sometimes later in the same issue, as seen with [[Cheerleader]] in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]].
*In an Easter egg of [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]], [[What's Her Face]] suggests killing someone off for their tenth [[Teen Girl Squad]] issue.

===[[The Cheat]]===
*The Cheat has his own song, [[The Cheat is Not Dead]].
*In the Strong Bad email [[bedtime story]], The Cheat's vitals are tested after being bug-bombed in order to go to sleep. Strong Bad also says "If we're lucky, the Cheat will wake up alive the next morning".
===[[Videlectrix Mascot]]===
*At the beginning of [[Peasant's Quest]], when the Videlectrix logo is shown, the mascot runs in with a sword, then trips and impales himself on it.

===[[The Yello Dello]]===
*During the mountain scene in the [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|new version]], [[Pom Pom]] aims his gun at the Yello Dello, but throws it away when Homestar says he wants to "take her alive."

===Strong Bad's Computers===
*Strong Bad's computers often meet with untimely demises, as seen in [[gimmicks]], [[virus]], and [[Biz Cas Fri 3]]. The [[Tandy 400]] returned in ghost form in [[ghosts]], and both the [[Compy 386]] and the Tandy appeared in ghost form after Strong Bad destroyed them in [[retirement]].

==See Also==
*[[Grim Reaper]]
*[[Skulls]]
*[[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship#Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad|Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad]]
*[[Strong Sad's Severed Head]]
*[[The Cheat's Head Exploding]]

[[Category:Prank running gags]]

An Important Rap Song

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:49:33 GMT

Rowsdower45: hence his name in the cast list

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[[Image:AnImportantRapSong.PNG|thumb|200px|"Kidz, don't play wit' 2 many knives!"]]
Crack Stuntman has an important message.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Minion}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, [[Flashfight]], {{Film|Reynold}}, [[Ripberger]], [[Crack Stuntman]], [[Reynold's Brother]], [[Foxface]]

'''Places:''' [[Cheat Commandos HQ]], [[Blue Laser Cottage]], [[The Beach]]

'''Date:''' Monday, March 26, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 2:01

'''Page Title:''' We now return to the REAL Cheat Commandos!

==Transcript==
''{Scene opens to a VCR-like opening screen with static at the top and "PLAY" and a timer going up from "0:20:14." The tracking lines gradually disappear.}

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{standing next to Fightgar and Firebert}'' —pants back on, Blue Laser!

''{Cut to Blue Laser Commander holding his pair of pants up while not wearing any.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' How could you ''possibly'' refer to these as pants?

''{Cut back to the Commandos}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Ahhahaha! ''{turns to other Commandos; suppresses laughter}'' Cheat Commandos... riggidy-roll!

''{The other Commandos look confused and surprised. Cut to Silent Rip.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' Uh... that's not what we usually say—

''{Cut back to Gunhaver}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Yeah whatever, ''{background music stops}'' it's riggidy-roll from now on.

''{Cut to usual end screen, "Buy All Our Playsets and Toys!!" appears on the screen and is sung to music. The text "created by [[A. Chimendez]]" appears at the bottom. "Riggidy Roll" is carved into the plinth that Gunhaver stands on instead of "Rock Rock On" as usual, and the characters at the bottom seem confused.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Buy all our playsets and toys!

''{Cut to pink screen with a guy with a green shirt with "CRACK" on his shirt pocket}''

'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' Hi kids. ''{lunges at screen}'' BLAAAAH'm Crack Stuntman. ''{places hand on chest.}'' I'm the voice of the ''{removes hand from chest}'' gun-shaver on Cheat Commandos! Here with an important rap song about safety ''{holds up 1 finger}'' and spring break. ''{holds up another finger}'' ''{points offscreen}'' Bust it! ''{music starts playing, Crack's head bobs to the beat}''

'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' 
Well you're a rich kid, living in the suburbs, 
and there's not a whole lot to do. 
You stroll into the kitchen and what do you find? 
A bunch of knives cold staring at you!

So, 
Kidz, don't play wit' 2 many knives. 
C'mon, c'mon. 
Crack Stuntman gonna ''save'' some lives.

Awwwwwww...

It's spring break, 
Girlies running wild, 
Jet to the beach 
wearin' the freshest styles. 
Meet a bunch of kids from Alabama! 
Beach volleyball slammajamma! 
Putt-putt, go carts, bungee-jumpin'! 
Crack Stuntman keeps the bass pumpin'!

Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh, 
Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh. 
Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh, 
Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh. 
Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh, 
Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh. 
Poo-poo-ha-ha-ha-ha-huh-ha-huh.

Holler for a dolla! 
Shout for some clout! 
Somebody say holler for a dolla! 
Let's turn this party out!

Bonfire on the beach and people start to dance, 
Find a fly girlie for some beach romance. 
But then a fresh honey comes walkin' by. 
How can a man choose between fresh and fly? 
''(spoken)'' And believe me, there ''is'' a difference!

Throw your hands in the air for some high-fives, 
and kidz, don't play wit' 2 many knives.

And I am out!

''{Cut to a gray background where the words "Download All Our Number One Jams!!" appear in white on a gray background. The Cheat Commandos theme music plays.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Download all our number one jams!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*This toon is a parody of various [[Wikipedia:Public service announcement|public service announcements]] seen at the end of Saturday morning cartoon shows such as ''[[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (TV series)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Captain Planet|Captain Planet]]''. These announcements generally convey messages against things such as drug use and littering, and usually feature characters from the cartoon, encouraging you to do right, but at the same time trying to appear cool by allowing the viewers to do it in a cool way.
*"Fresh" in this case means "first rate", while "fly" means "stylish".

===Trivia===
*This is the first toon in which Foxface has been animated. As of this toon, all of the known Cheat Commandos have now been animated at least once, but not all of their voices have been heard yet.
*The [[Wikipedia:Serial number|serial number]] on the dollar bill that appears during the rap is 34678234678 on the left side and 67834jq8nds on the right. On a real American dollar bill the serial number would be the same on both sides, and the letters would be capitalized.
*The background beat of the song was made with a [[Wikipedia:TR-909|TR-909]] drum machine.
*The sunglasses that Crack Stuntman is wearing are [[Wikipedia:Aviator sunglasses|aviator sunglasses]], which were developed by [[Wikipedia:Ray-Ban|Ray-Ban]].

===Remarks===
*The Blue Laser Commander asks, "How could you possibly refer to these as pants?" but his minions implied that the clothes in question are indeed pants in [[Commandos in the Classroom]]. Fightgar was asked by a Blue Laser Minion to "put these wine coolers down [his] pants", presumably in the same way that the two minions have wine coolers down their pants. However, when the Blue Laser Minion realizes that Fightgar isn't wearing pants he says, "...er, down your headband."
*The golf clubs displayed are not putters, which are commonly used for miniature golfing, as the song refers to.
*The sound in this toon is considerably higher quality than usual. This was also done in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] and the character videos of the [[King of Town]] and [[Marzipan]].
*The rap song's overall rhythm and repetition of "come on, come on" is similar to Strong Bad's email song in the Easter egg at the end of [[senior prom]].
*When the Cheat Commandos are at the bonfire, they are flipped over and the "BL" logos on the Blue Laser minions are reversed.
*Even after [[Eggs (toon)]] and [[from work]] were released two weeks later, the [[Main Page Message]] linking to this toon still read "new cartoon!"
**On April 13th, it was changed to "2 many knives".

===Goofs===
*This toon's entry in the [[Toons Menu]] incorrectly shows a running time of 2:19 in the "Shorts" section. The time is shown correctly in the "What's New" section.
*Crack Stuntman's second "Pistols for Pandas" visor is just a mirror image of the first one, so the logo is reversed.
**This may be a reference to the trend within low budget, 1980s cartoons of simply mirroring animation.
*In the line up of the Cheat Commandos at the start of the toon, Fightgar does not have his stubble.

===Inside References===
*The visors [[Crack Stuntman]] is wearing have [[Pistols For Pandas]] logos on them.
*This is the second time Crack Stuntman has [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2|mispronounced Gunhaver's name]].
*This is another reference to beach volleyball, which was first mentioned in [[Shopping for Danger]].
*This toon makes reference to [[Pants|pants]].
*The paint splatter background during the "Poo-ha-huh-ha-huh" segment of the song is identical to one seen in [[modeling]].
*The knives that Reynold's brother finds are rather [[Big Knives|big]].
*This song is described as a "[[Number One Jams|Number One Jam]]".
*There is an [[Interrupted_Conversations|interrupted conversation]] at beginning of this cartoon.

===Real-World References===
*The page title is a reference to such cartoons as ''[[IMDb:tt0090506|The Real Ghostbusters]]'' & ''[[Wikipedia:The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest|The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''.

==See Also==
*The [[An Important Rap Song Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the rap song.

==External Links==
*[[hr:2manyknives.html|watch "An Important Rap Song"]]
*[[hr:2manyknives.swf|view the Flash file for "An Important Rap Song"]]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/songs/Too%20Many%20Knives.mp3 download the song "An Important Rap Song"]
*[[Forum:11038|forum thread re: "An Important Rap Song"]]

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Coach Z

Rowsdower45 — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:59:24 GMT

Rowsdower45: /* List of mispronounced words */

{{charnav|Coach Z|cz|Marzipan|Bubs}}
[[Image:coach-z.png|thumb|right|200px|"You can't just rush into the score zone!"]]

==Biography==
'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Wikipedia:Coach (sport)|coach]]" of Homestar Runner and the gang, though it is unclear just which sports he coaches. He has a strong [[Wikipedia:Upper Midwest|Upper Midwestern]] [[Wikipedia:North Central American English|accent]] which sometimes gets him into trouble. He almost never says anything negative to anyone, and he often offers more encouragement than is needed. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which by now has pretty much lost its meaning. He wears a baseball cap and is famous for the large Z emblem around his waist, but nobody knows for sure whether his bright green color is his skin or a body suit. However, [[Middle School Variation#Baby Coach Z|baby Coach Z]] seems to be wearing footy pajamas in the email [[highschool]], and on more than one occasion, Coach Z has mentioned his [[Pants|pants]].

[[Image:Coach z butt.PNG|thumb|Coach Z talking about his butt.]]
As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has on several occasions left inappropriate messages on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|her answering machine]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0#Message 6|one occasion]] where he was drunk, and during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. (Further evidence of his drinking problem is his frequent consumption of [[Listerine|mouthwash]], as seen in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] and [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], among other appearances.) Additionally, he had to apologize to her in the [[Fall Float Parade]] for "inapprapriate" comments. In addition to his frequent mispronunciations, Coach Z also seems to have mental problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[Disconnected Telephones|disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in his head". He also has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year. He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit with [[Butt Patting|butt patting]]. He was told by [[Homestar Runner]] in Decemberween Short Shorts to not tell people about his butt. He works with Homestar Runner and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]], and he makes frequent jokes and references about pants, whether his own or someone else's.

[[Image:Babycz.PNG|thumb|left|115px|The craptain of the foortball torm!]]
Coach Z is a fan of hip-hop and rap music, particularly the [[Wikipedia:Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: He released the single "[[These peoples try to fade me|These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]," which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], and his solo album, entitled "The Z Is All Up Ins", features the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]."

Coach Z and Bubs had a falling out at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] tells us. But as of the email [[narrator]] it seems they're back to having boring conversations outside [[Bubs' Concession Stand]].

Coach Z owns 4 [[Wikipedia:Tony Award|Tony awards]] but it is unknown if he actually won them.

*'''Domicile:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]
*'''Debut:''' "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]"
*[[:Category:Coach Z Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
<gallery>Image:coachzs Z.png|Coach Z's emblem
Image:oldcoach.PNG|Youthful days
Image:Coach Z- no hat.PNG|Hatless
Image:ZsNewMedallion.png|His emblem, squished/skewed/turned all around (from [[redesign]])</gallery>

== Character Video Transcript ==
''{'''Page Title''': Drop Down and Gimme 20!!}'' ''{'''Places:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{looking slightly offscreen}'' Is that thing on? ''{turns to the camera lens}'' Hey there, ho there! I'm the Coach! The Coach Z, I'd guess you'd call me. Or plain old Coach is fine, seein' as I'm the only one around, so, probably no one else would answer to that. You say "Hey Coach!", and I'd say "Yeah?" or..."That's me!" or..."Hoo-hah!" ''{waves his arms in the air}'' Any one of those. There's rumors flyin' around that I sleep in one of these lockers ''{gestures to the lockers behind him}'', but uh, that's just not true. I usually crash on this bench here. ''{gestures to the bench behind him}'' My back's not in real good condition. ''{rubs his back}'' And now, I'd like to perform my hip-hop single, "These peoples try to fade me." ''{holds up a microphone, begins to sing}'' A one-two, a one-two—!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{appears in front of camera}'' I'm Sorry. We're all out of tape.

==Coach Z's Accent==
The primary factor in his hilarity, Coach Z's Upper Midwestern accent has made him into a very quotable character.

===Phonetic Sounds Affected===
The most commonly mispronounced sounds are long /e/ (i.e. The Cheat) and the short /o/ (job), which both come out as an "or" or "aer" ("The Chort", "jaerb").

===List of mispronounced words===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Original Word !! Coach Z's version(s) !! Appears In
|-
| '''About''' || Abrat || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Action''' || Airkshin || [[Happy Fireworks]], [[Main Page 23]]
|-
| '''Awful''' || Orful || Email [[secret recipes]]
|-
| '''Balloon''' || b'lloon || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Bomb''' || Baermb || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [[These peoples try to fade me]]
|-
| '''Captain''' || [[Media:Highschool 6.ogg|Craptain]] || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Chips''' || Chorps || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Chocolate''' || Cherclate || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Crickets''' || Crackets || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''[[Decemberween]]''' || Decemberwern || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''[[DELETED]]''' || DELORTED || Email [[replacement]]
|-
| '''Did''' || Doird || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Drop''' || Drap || Email [[your funeral]]
|-
| '''[[Fhqwhgads]]''' || Forhorgalingrads || Email [[sibbie]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Field''' || Fierld || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]]
|-
| '''Five''' || Farve || [[A Decemberween Pageant]]
|-
| '''Football Team''' || Foortball Torm || Email [[highschool]]
|-
| '''Gosh''' || Gorsh || Email [[strong badathlon]]
|-
| '''Gluten''' and '''Glutton''' || Glorten || [[Weclome Back]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Halloworn || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Happy Hallow—''' || Horpy Horlow— || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Happy T''' || Horpy Tor || [[Happy T!]]
|-
| '''Hello''' || Hellor || [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]''' || Hamstray, Hamster, Stramstar, [http://www.stairmaster.com Stairmaster], Homegrown, [[Wikipedia:Ramrod|Ramrod]], Humphel || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Hoot''' || Hort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''I Feel Bad''' || Ir feer borld || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Idea''' || Idear || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Inappropriate''' || Inapprapriate || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Inoculate''' || Anorculate || [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments#Burning Horizon Forum|BHZ Anniversary Message]]
|-
| '''Job''' || Jorb, Jaerb, Jarb, Joerghb, Jaeoreorb || [[A Jorb Well Done]], Email [[boring (really)]]
|-
| '''Jujyfruits''' || Jorjyfruits, Jerjyfrorts, Georgie Frorgie, [[Wikipedia:George Foreman|George Foreman]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z's Locker Room|Locker]]''' || Lacker, Lacquer || Email [[part-time job#Commentary_Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]], Email [[myths & legends]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]''' || Mork || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Mother'''|| Mudder|| [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Mouthwash''' || Mouthwarsh || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Musical''' || Myorsical || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Not''' || Nat || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''October''' || Orctober || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Office''' || Arfice || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]]
|-
| '''Party''' || Pratty || Email [[impression]]
|-
| '''[[Pom Pom]]''' || Pam Pam || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Problem''' || Praeblem || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]]
|-
| '''Rock bottom''' || Rack battom || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Real''' || Rrrl || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Revealed''' || Revearled || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Secret''' || Sorcret, "secret sorcret" || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Situation''' || Sitch'ation || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Sports''' || Sprots || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Swedish Fish''' || Swordish Feirsh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Talkin' about''' || Torkin' abort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Terrible''' || Terbirle || Email [[senior prom]]
|-

| '''[[The Cheat]]''' || The Chort || ''see [[Nicknames#The Cheat|Nicknames]]''
|-
| '''Thug''' || Thorg || [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| '''Thumb''' || Thermb || [[Some Stupid Turkey]]
|-
| '''[[Toilets|Toilet]]''' || Terlet || [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[A Folky Tale]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] (Bubs, Homestar), Email [[unnatural]]
|-
| '''Tomato''' || Tomater, "[[Quote of the Week#QW-2005-12-08|I zader matermorts]]" || [[Fall Float Parade]]

|-
| '''Trick or Treat''' || Track or Trort || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Twenty-Three''' || Tworty-Tree || [[Main Page 23]]
|-
| '''Undefeated''' || Undeforted || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Yipe''' || Yorp || Email [[redesign]]
|}

===Inconsistencies===

Evidence has suggested that Coach Z's accent may be bogus:
*After saying "track or trort" in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Bubs gets on his case and he says it correctly. If given "Swedish Fish," said as "Swordish Forsh," Bubs gets on his case again and Coach Z says "It's a crowd-pleaser."
*In [[boring (really)]], while [[Strong Bad]] is writing his list of three-letter words, Coach Z interrupts him at the word "job", saying that "jorb is a four letters word."
*Coach Z says "The Cheat" immediately after "The Chort" in [[mascot]], though he speaks as though he's talking about two different people.
*In the DVD commentary for [[part-time job]], [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] exploits Coach Z's "accent" by implying that not only does Coach Z add the letter R to words, but now also likes to switch letters around sometimes, and in reply Coach Z partially admits to his accent being bogus.
**Furthermore, Marzipan implies in [[Fall Float Parade]] that Coach Z's way of speaking may just be a made-up language all in itself ("That's Pom Pom Balloon, for those of you who don't speak Coach Z").
*In [[cliffhangers]], in the process of his attempted unmasking of [[The Thnikkaman]], he says "secret sorcret" twice, referring to Thnikkaman's secret being revealed and his shame in having really bad hand-eye coordination.

===Featured in===
*[[A Jorb Well Done]]
*[[Coach Z Talker]]

==Coach Z's "more than two problems"==

*He has admitted that he has [[Wikipedia: athlete's foot|athlete's foot]]. This was further implied as "problems with his feet" in [[rampage]].
*In [[garage sale]], he is seen gathering up all the "great for baby" items, but is reluctant to explain why. When Strong Bad comments that "garbage sale" is "for moms only", Coach Z responds "Oh, then I'm okay to say it."
*His accent makes his speech almost incapable of comprehension.
*In his characters page, he admitted that he has a bad back. He also admitted this in [[rampage]].
*He has been drunk multiple times, sometimes even on mouthwash.
*He has really bad hand-eye coordination, as evidenced in [[cliffhangers]].
*He has an obsession with butts.
*He holds the record for the longest time gone without [[Showering|showering]].
*He admits he likes a good chafe in [[theme park]].
*He mistakes moist towelettes for "hot cold cuts" in [[impression]].

== Fun Facts ==
*Coach Z's accent came from a depressing Midwestern voice that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and some friends would do in college.
*It was revealed in issue #21 of Wonkavision magazine that Coach Z is named after [[Craig Zobel]].
*According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt patts]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
*Coach Z was originally known as "Coach Zee."
*Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].

== Variations ==
*[[The Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[20X6 Coach Z]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
*[[Other Character Variations|Coach Zed]]

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as a [[Wikipedia:Rapping|rapper]]. (The Noid costume was not released.)

*[[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*[[Wikipedia:Shock G|Humpty Hump]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*[[Wikipedia:Christopher "Kid" Reid|Kid]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*[[Wikipedia:Kool Moe Dee|Kool Moe Dee]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*[[Wikipedia:Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Theo Huxtable (from [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*[[Wikipedia:Queen_Latifah|Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]].

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"You say tomater, I zader madermorts."|[[Fall Float Parade]]|Mirror:cz tomater.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!"|[[Happy Fireworks]]|Mirror:cz dazzlemaze.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz slipthrufingers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz bdhman.zip}}
*{{qotw|"My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'."|[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]|Mirror:cz oachz.mp3}}
|}

==See Also==
*[[Coach Z Evolution]]
*[[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Coach Z|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
* [[HR:vcr_cz.html|watch Coach Z's character video]]
* [[HR:vcr_cz.swf|view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]]

{{Characters|Coach Z}}

{{subtitlesLinks|vcr_cz}}

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