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Strong Bad's Message Bored

Rusty — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 01:32:17 GMT

Rusty:

[[Image:Strong Bad Message Bored01.png|thumb|right|220px|"Ohhhh, I'm so bored!" "!derob os m'I ,hhhhO"]]
The '''Strong Bad Message Bored''' was a fan bulletin board. This board did not require registration, and the interface was very basic. You can still access the old header with all of the Easter eggs by clicking on the Strong Bad sticker on the front of the blue mailbox on the [[Email]] page.

== The Main Stuff ==
A common occurrence on the board was for someone to post that he or she had found a new Easter egg by clicking on the 'O' in Message Bored, even though this egg had already been found and catalogued by the various fan groups of the time. The email "[[invisibility]]" makes fun of this by having the discarded [[Tandy 400]] divulge the "secret" of the message bored "O".

The features of the message bored were simple—
*A [http://web.archive.org/web/20021017074146/homestarrunner.com/msgboard.mv?parm_func=showpostform Post Message] feature.
*A [http://web.archive.org/web/20021216203609/homestarrunner.com/msgboard.mv?parm_func=showsearch+parm_starting_root=1 Search] feature.
*And "Ja Rules"—
<blockquote>(the ones that matter)
:*1. Be cool.
:*2. Be awesome.
:*3. Be hilarious.
:*4. Don't be stupid.
(the boring ones)
:*5.You can use HTML in the body of your messages.
:*6.Look, if a message says it's from me, then it really is. I totally delete all imposters, man.

Break a rule and get totally booted out. </blockquote>

== The End of the Message Bored ==

As the site grew in popularity, a newer, more advanced message board was created at <nowiki>http://bored.homestarrunner.com</nowiki> on May 12th, 2003, but was closed citing overwhelming response within the first day of existence. Here is what [[The Brothers Chaps]] put up—

<tt>YOU GUYS WENT NUTS!!
Okay, so we kinda underestimated the response the new bored would get. In the span of just a few hours, about a thousand people registered. That rules! Unfortunately, we didn't have stuff configured to handle that kinda slammage. So bear with us while we figure something else out. Until then, enjoy Strong Bad's Message Bored Games. If you don't know, ask the Tandy. </tt>
*They then posted all the icons available in posting when the board was up—
**[[Homestar Runner]]'s face.
**[[Bubs]]'s face.
**Homestar's face with the sunglasses from [[Main Page 3]].
**[[Pom Pom]] bouncing.
**[[Strong Bad]]'s face.
**The [[Strong Badia]] [[Stop Sign]].
**[[Marzipan]], swinging her hair back and forth.
**Strong Bad, shaking his head.
**[[Strong Mad]]'s upper body.
**[[The Poopsmith]]'s face.
**[[Coach Z]], beginning to puke.
**[[The King of Town]]'s Old Castle.
**The King of Town's face.
**[[Homsar]]'s face.
**[[The Cheat]], showing his gold tooth.
**[[Stinkoman]], [[Double Deuce]]ing.
**Another Homestar face.
**Another Strong Bad face.
**[[Marshie]].
**[[Trogdor]].
"Ask the Tandy", is, again, a reference to "invisibility".

==Nowadays...==
Nowadays, the Bored is still accessible. You have to go to E-Mail(not Strong Bad Email, the one you can go to from the Main Menu), and click on the Strong Bad Stamp. The thing is, the only thing acsessible is the top of the Bored, Strong Bad's head, and "Strong Bad's Message Bored". The games are still accessible.

==Easter Eggs==
*Roll over Strong Bad's head to hear him say three different things.
**"Ohhhh, I'm so bored!"
**"!derob os m'I ,hhhhO" (Ohhhh, I'm so bored! backwards)
**"Why don't you post something already?"

*Click on the "O" in "Bored" to access three secret games.
**[[Armless Invaders]]
**[[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge]]
**[[Nighttime Driving Type Game]]

==Fun Facts==

=== Trivia ===
*As Matt and Mike divulge in one of the DVD commentaries, one of the regulars of the old Strong Bad Message Bored was a certain Pablo, most well known for sending in the email that was the basis for [[flag day]]. You can still see messages posted by him in the original archived message bored in the external links.
*If you use a seek bar, then you can see that the score and lives are carried over from game to game. Also, if you pause [[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge]] or [[Armless Invaders]] on the go screen, then you can use the cheat to get a higher score in [[Nighttime Driving Type Game]]. Finally, Strong Bad's high score on Nighttime Driving Type Game replaces your score, but this cannot be seen without a seek bar.
* The current page title is "Remember what the Tandy Told You." When it was operational, the page title was "Strong Bad's Message BORED". When it was overloaded, the title was "There's Too Many of Them!!!"

=== Remarks ===
*When the bored was up, different messages were displayed on the main page:
**"Welcome to the Message Bored. Eternally runnin on empty."
**"Welcome to the Bored. The proof isn't the taste!"
**"Welcome to the Message Bored.Where all your dreams come true!"
=== Glitches ===
[[Image:Glitched NDTG.png|thumb|Score:32050(0) Lives:-(4)]]
*On any game, if on the .swf file, right click on the game, and click play. You can keep dying but never get a game over! The trade off, you can not move on [[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge]].

=== Real World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:Ja Rule|Ja Rule]] is a late '90s and 2000s rapper best known for his songs "Holla Holla," "Mesmerize," and the remix of Jennifer Lopez's "I'm Real."

==External Links==
* [[HR:boredgames.html|Go the the current page]]
* [[HR:superbored.swf|View to the Flash file for the current page]]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20021017101343/homestarrunner.com/msgboard.mv?parm_func=showmain+parm_starting_root=1 View the message bored's index page when it was operational] (archive)
* [http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/boreddothomestarrunnerdotcom/ View the message bored right after it closed] (mirror)

[[Category: Character Websites]]

superhero name

Rusty — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:29:45 GMT

Rusty: /* Fast Forward */

{{sbenav|29|1 step ahead|12:00}}

[[Image:sbemail29.PNG|thumb|"STINY! Get me a danish!"]]

Stiny asks why Strong Bad's name doesn't end in "man."

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

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

'''Date:''' May 27, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:07

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

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' All these...emails...I don't understand.

<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong bad: 
 
Why is it that your superhero name does not end 
in "man" just like Superman, Spiderman. etc, etc... 
 
Your friend 
 
Stiny</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Umm... ''{typing}'' I don't think you're in a very good position to be criticizing people's names, STINY!! I mean, what kind of a name is Stiny anyways? It sounds like some supervillain's little sidekick that he's always ordering around you know. ''{stops typing}'' Like, "STINY! GET ME A DANISH!!"

''{An image with Strong Bad drawn as Strong Badman accompanies this.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or "STINY! WHO SPILLED COFFEE ALL OVER THE PLANS FOR MY DEATH RAY?!"

''{Another image of Strong Badman accompanies this.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Stiny... ''{clears screen, resumes typing}'' Naw, you know what? I'll change my name to Strong Badman if you agree to be my sidekick: Li'l Stiny. And you can wear a little mask and a little cape...

''{The camera zooms back and we see The Cheat appear wearing a mask covering his eyes and a little cape.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey The Cheat... Er, just doing an email.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? No! Of course you're still my sidekick!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{more The Cheat sounds, slightly annoyed}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, that cape looks great on you. Look, I was speaking hypothetically.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{irritated The Cheat sounds}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh come on, don't give me that!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{loud, angry, The Cheat sounds}''

''{The Cheat walks away angrily.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, The Cheat!

''{A "Strong Badman" comic book appears on the screen with a picture of Strong Badman drawn on it (see above). On the bottom of the page, there's a blurb that reads "CLICK '''HERE''' TO EMAIL STRONG BAD!!" Click on the text to email him.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
[[Image:Strong badmans death ray.PNG|thumb|260px|Strong Badman's death ray plans]]
*Stiny is the name of Homestar creator [[Craig Zobel]]'s little brother.
*For the first time, [[The Paper]] doesn't come down at the end of this email. Instead, the "Click here to Email Strong Bad" is on the comic.
*The [[No Loafing Sign]] looks different in this email.
*Strong Badman's deathray plans have "asdasdkuahs gfjdgd df956 4564-45" written in the corner.
*In the list of superhero names, [[Wikipedia:Spider-Man|Spider-Man]] is misspelled as "Spiderman", which is a common mistake.

===Remarks===

*Strong Bad's [[Floppy Disk Container#blank 5.25 inch disks|floppies]] don't have a name.
*Even though Strong Bad says that Strong Badman is a "supervillain," he gets his name on the comic. This is probably due to the fact that when Strong Bad Emails first started, Strong Bad was still considered the villain of the Homestar universe.

===Goofs===
*When we cut out to The Cheat wearing the cape and mask, there are no contrast buttons on the Tandy 400.

===Real-World References===
*[[Cheap as Free]] Comics has the same logo style as most early '90s [[Wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel comics]], including a character in the top left corner, price and issue number, and [[Wikipedia:Comics Code Authority|Comics Code Authority]] symbol.
*"All these...emails...I don't understand," is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Elton John|Elton John]] classic [[Wikipedia:Rocket Man|"Rocket Man"]] (another "-man" name), as performed by [[Wikipedia:William Shatner|William Shatner]] at the 1981 Science Fiction Awards (as mentioned in the DVD commentary). One line of the song is, "All this science I don't understand..."

===Fast Forward===
*Cheap as Free Comics also appears in [[haircut]] with "The Total Adventures of Strong Badman."
*The Cheat's question about his costume is used later in the Easter Egg in [[cheat talk]].
*Strong Badman later appears in [[alternate reality]]

== 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]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' ''{mumbling}'' I don't understand...

'''MATT:''' That's a reference to Shatner performing "Rocket Man"—

'''MIKE:''' That's true.

'''MATT:''' —at the 1981 Science Fiction...

'''MIKE:''' Science Fiction Awards, yes.

'''MATT:''' Video Awards or whatever. Um, so ''this'' one, it was great. We, um... I remember, we finished this, we worked on it some at my Uncle John's house in Winnemac, Indiana.

'''MIKE:''' Some at Grandpa's.

'''MATT:''' And we finished it up.

'''MIKE:''' Aunt Dean's old room.

'''MATT:''' In Aunt Dean's old room, and there was nothing there. We could wax the floor that day. So it's this room with this old, that old, like, 2 inch thick wallpaper. And, uh, with some pink print.

'''MIKE:''' Pink flowers, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. And, just, we brought a TV tray and finished it on this laptop that kept crashing Flash 5. It took us forever to finish it. And, uh, did we, I wonder if you have that picture somewhere, 'cause I remember you took a picture—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I think I do.

'''MATT:''' —'cause we were going to make it look like, the uh, say this is our office. Just this giant, empty old—old lady's room with me and Mike. The laptop. How about those white circles The Cheat has for eyes?

'''MIKE:''' Is that the first No Loafing sign?

'''MATT:''' Uh, maybe.

'''MIKE:''' I dunno.

'''MATT:''' I don't know if Processing—was Processing around yet?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, yeah.

'''MATT:''' 'Cause I think that's where it first appeared.

=== Fun Facts ===
*Matt's talk of processing is a reference to the [[Email Processing Room]] (where, incidentally, the No Loafing sign does ''not'' make an appearance). It also appeared after this email.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail29.html|watch "superhero name"]]
*[[HR:sbemail29.swf|view the Flash file for "superhero name"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

kind of cool

Rusty — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:55:19 GMT

Rusty: /* Remarks */

{{sbenav|92|caffeine|army}}
[[Image:Senorsoup.PNG|thumb|"You smell like pea soooup!"]]

A writer asks Strong Bad if he would be as cool if he wasn't the "stylish, buff, handsome man" that he is. Strong Bad says he would and describes what he would be like instead. It turns out to be a lot like someone [[The Brothers Strong]] used to know.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}

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

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' December 15, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:35

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

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks for choosing Strong Bad Email. Would you like to try a combo meal?

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey strong bad, 
Dude, I was just thinkin and wonderin 
what it would be like if you weren't 
the stylish, buff, handsome man in a 
wrestling mask that you are. 
 
Your devoted fan, 
Jordan</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "Jordan" as "Jor-dan."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So you mean, like, what would it be like if I was an ugly dumpy guy with a beer belly and a comb-over? I'd still probably be the coolest guy in the world, just a different kind of cool. More of a "I'm so cool, you don't even know I'm cool" kind of cool. Or the kind of cool where I'm—

''{Cut to what is presumably Strong Bad walking in the field. We can only see him from the waist down. He is dragging a plastic [[Aldi Bag]]}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —always walking around with a plastic grocery bag full of mysterious unknown contents. Maybe it's cold pizza. Maybe it's rotten vegetables. Or maybe it's the shattered pieces of my former life.

''{Camera lifts up during the voiceover and we see this version of Strong Bad has a creepy comb-over, potbelly, goatee, and glasses. Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, where Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad gets in line.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Or maybe it's just full of a bunch of melty candy bars that I eat really loudly while standing too close to you in line.

''{Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad pulls out a partly melted candy bar and starts munching. Homestar turns to him and glares.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{to Pom Pom}'' Hey, Pom Pom! This guy smells like pea soup. ''{Singing, to Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad}'' You smell like pea soooup!

''{Cut to a small bush. We see Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad slowly rise up from behind it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And then I'd always be suspiciously coming out of bushes and shrubs a lot. Like, right when you walk by.

''{Homestar walks by the bush}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And if I see you—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{surprised}'' Whoa!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I'd say some cool phrase that's almost one word and not quite another.

'''CREEPY COMB-OVER STRONG BAD:''' ''{to Homestar Runner}'' Oh, excardon me!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Um, I don't know what that means.... And you still smell like pea soooup!

''{Cut to Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad and Strong Mad standing in the field. CCOSB has dropped his glasses on the ground}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And I'd be so cool, that even if you were a dude, I'd still call at you like you were a lady.

'''CREEPY COMB-OVER STRONG BAD:''' ''{To Strong Mad; he says one of following three things every time you watch it:}'' 
''{1}'' I'm very sorry, ma'am, but could you help an old denominator, like me, gather his spectacles? 
''{2}'' I'm sorry, ma'am. Would you mind helping an old wintergreen gather his spectacles? 
''{3}'' Sorry to bother you, ma'am. Could you help an old Soderbergh gather his spectacles?

'''STRONG MAD:''' NOOOOOOOOO!

''{Strong Mad runs away. Cut to Strong Bad back in front of the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' That's a pretty cool guy right there. It's good to know that if I ever let myself go and grow a couple feet...live behind a bush... I'll be sitting pretty.

''{Cut to Strong Sad standing next to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh, excardon me, but none of that stuff is cool, Strong Bad. You basically described that creep Señor Cardgage that lived down the street from us when we were little.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What!? You didn't think Senor ''{He pronounces it "seh-nor."}'' Cardgage was cool?

'''STRONG SAD:''' No! He was extremely sketchy and gave me nightmares.

'''STRONG BAD:''' And... What's not cool about giving you nightmares?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, never mind. Go back to your creepy comb-over story.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways, Jor-dan, creepy comb-over story Strong Bad is definitely a cool, cool guy. In fact, I wouldn't mind hanging out with a guy like that. Well, things certainly are looking up for the future. Me, I'm gonna go look up Senor Cardgage. ''{stops typing.}'' See where that guy ended up.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the word "Senor Cardgage" to see a milk carton describing Senor Cardgage.
<pre> Have you seen this guy?

Last seen: When you were little
Goes by the name-a: Senor Cardgage
Stands, I would say, about: Oh, so high
Distinguishing features: Wicked comb-over </pre>
*At the end of the e-mail, click on the words "hanging out" to see Strong Bad chillin' with [[Senor Cardgage]].
=== Easter Egg Transcript ===
'''STRONG BAD:''' So, uh, you're really cool.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Thank you, ma'am, would you care for a slice of gum?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, totally, I'd be way into a slice of gum.

''{Senor Cardgage hands Strong Bad a stick of gum.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to himself}'' Man! So cool! ''{to Senor Cardgage}'' Uh... Say something else.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I have to be going, Ethel. I've got some important lines to stand in.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... Will I ever see you again?

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Ex-obably not.

''{Senor Cardgage walks offscreen.}''

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#nabunagas ambition|nabunaga's ambition]]".

===Remarks===
*Jordan asks what Strong Bad would be like if he "weren't that buff, handsome, and stylish man in a wrestling mask that he javascript:insertTags('[[',']]','Link title');is," but Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad still has the wrestling mask. This is probably because with Strong Bad, it is given that he has the wrestling mask, it might even be his actual face (as evidenced in [[some kinda robot]]). It is as if someone asked a normal guy "What if you weren't that buff, handsome, and stylish man that you are."
*Strong Sad says Se'''ñ'''or Cardgage, but his name is spelled Se'''n'''or, probably because Strong Bad didn't feel like using the Alt+164 key code.
*This is the first time we ever see [[Senor Cardgage]].

===Goofs===
*In line, both Pom Pom and Creepy Comb-Over Strong Bad have a shadow, but Homestar doesn't.
*When Strong Sad comments on Strong Bad's story, the carpet on the right is not completely shaggy; part of it is flat.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad stressing the "dan" in Jor-''dan'' is yet another reference to the running gag of [[Dan]].
*This is another mention of [[Pizza]] and [[Peas]], two food-related recurring themes.
*This is the first time Strong Bad uses the word "[[Senor]]" instead of the correct Spanish word "Señor"

===Real-World References===
*"Thanks for choosing Strong Bad Email. Would you like to try a combo meal?" is a take on the way fast-food cashiers greet customers at the drive-through.
*"Soderbergh" could be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Steven Soderbergh|Steven Soderbergh]], who directed the films [[Wikipedia:Sex, Lies and Videotape|''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'']], [[Wikipedia:Erin Brockovich (film)|''Erin Brockovich'']], the remake of [[Wikipedia:Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|''Ocean's Eleven'']], and more.

== DVD Version ==
*The alternate pieces of dialogue for "calling at you like you were a lady" are still there, but now only viewable as Easter eggs at the end of the Email (by the hidden Strong Bad icons in the center-left and center-right of the bottom of the Compy 386 screen).

== External Links ==
{{preforumsbemailextlinks|92}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}

lures & jigs

Rusty — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:50:04 GMT

Rusty:

{{sbenav|44|little questions|techno}}

[[Image:sbemail44.PNG|thumb|"Come on and get in the boat, fish fish!"]]

Strong Bad gets asked about the lures and jigs he uses when fishing.

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

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

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

'''Date:''' September 30, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:44

'''Page Title:''' COMPY 386

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' I check ''e''-mail from the front to the back, I said check ''e''-mail from the front to the back I said check...

''{reading}''

Dear Strong Bad, ''{Strong Bad repeats this line three times with different emphases, stopping halfway through the third time saying "Hmm, I'll go with that one."}''

<blockquote class="email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
When you go fishing, do you use any 
sort of special lure or jig to 
attract the fishs? 
 
David Jacobus 
Astoria, NY</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says lure as "lyooer", and "fishs" as "fishes...ss..."}''

''{fade out and fade back in to "Fish Show With Strong Bad and Coach Z". Strong Bad and Coach Z are in a boat on a lake. Coach Z has a pole, Strong Bad does not. Coach Z is wearing a fisherman cap, Strong Bad has a farmer's tan.}''

'''COACH Z''': Say, Strong Bad, what type'a lure are you usin' dere?

'''STRONG BAD''': Well, this morning, Coach, I've been mostly using this one: Hey fish! Hey fiish! I'm gonna, I'm gonna recommend that you guys come up here in the boat. We've got a, uh, a keg! Of worms! And, uh...phytoplankton! ... Come on! Anybody who's everybody is up in here!

'''COACH Z''': I don't think that's gonna work with a stocked pond. You got any type of jig you could try on there?

'''STRONG BAD''': Oh, yeah! I got ''this'' jig! ''(starts singing and doing a little hip-swiveling dance)'' Come on and get in the boat, fish! Come on and get in the boat, fish fish! Come on and get in the boat, fish! ''{fish start leaping into the boat}'' Get in the boat!

'''COACH Z''': Oh! They got in the boat! ... Fish fish!

''{Cut back to Compy}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' Actually, David, it may surprise you to hear this but, uh... I don't know anything about fishing, man. You're welcome to try the jig thing if you want. Though it might work better with the ladies. ''{stops typing}'' You know, like, {''singing''} come on and come to my house, ladies! Come on and come to my house, girls girls! ''{stops singing, resumes typing}'' Actually, ''{chuckles shyly}'' I don't really know anything about the ladies either. I mean I do! I mean—WHGT! JGTH! YES I'M AWESOME!

''{Strong Bad runs out of the room. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:fishinggame.PNG|thumb|"This is the pinnacle of graphics."]]
*At the end, click on the word "fishing" to play [[Fishing Challenge '91]] with Strong Bad.
:''{The screen of the Compy displays the title screen for "Fishing Challenge '91"}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Whoa, look at that title screen! Man, the 386 never ceases to amaze me!
:''{After you press the spacebar, the screen shows the instructions on how to play}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' No way! This is the pinnacle of graphics. They're never gonna get any better than this. I bet the sound's just as good, too!

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The "Fishing Challenge '91" Easter Egg did not exist when the email originally came out. It was added months later.

===Remarks===
*This is the first Strong Bad Email that immediately cuts to another scene, instead of Strong Bad responding first.
*This is also the first time Strong Bad has ever openly admitted to knowing nothing about the ladies.
*Coach Z's eyes are a little brighter than their regular black.
*Strong Bad has a tan line while in the boat. This suggests at some time, he was wearing a shirt.

===Glitches===
*If you get the score up to 10,000 in Fishing Challenge '91, it goes back to 1,000. You still have 10,000 points—it just doesn't display the last digit.
*If you press "j" and "l" very fast in Fishing Challenge '91, the noise will become staticky and you won't be able to hear Strong Bad say anything.
*When you play the game at the end, the contrast knobs still work, except the screen turns whiter.

===Inside References===
*The sound at the beginning and end of the fishing scene is also used in [[A Jorb Well Done]] while Coach Z is dreaming.
*[[Minor Companies|Totalsoft Electronicals]] ending with ",,." is a reference to the logo on the [[Thorax Corporation]] website, which ends the same way.

===Real-World References===
*This email may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Bert and Ernie|Bert and Ernie]] skit called "Bert and Ernie Go Fishing." In the skit, Ernie gets fish to leap into the boat by calling, "Heeeere fishy fishy fishy!" Bert eventually tries this technique too, louder and louder. Finally, a shark jumps in and says, "You called?"
*The "Fishing Challenge '91" game resembles many early '90s PC games that featured grainy digital voice and pixelated "photo-realistic" graphics with limited frames.

===Flash Forward===
*We see the fishing scene again, except with Senor Cardage instead of Coach Z, in the email [[alternate universe]].

== DVD Version ==
*While the Fishing Game isn't playable, you can still watch Strong Bad play it.
**There's also additional dialog. The transcript of the additional dialog (which picks up right where the Easter egg transcript above ends), is given below.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Easter Egg Transcript ===
''{After catching several fish (including a large, red one), text flashes on the screen reading "Congrats! You caught the big one!}''
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' I can safely say this is the most fulfilling video gaming experience I've ever had in-a my whole life.

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

'''MATT:''' ''{joining in with Strong Bad}'' to the back as I check. This is a good one. We should turn ''that'' into a hip-hop song.

'''MIKE:''' This, um, one, our friend Jamie was—

'''MATT:''' No, this was when Nat was here. Nat was the one tha—

'''MIKE:''' This was the one when Jamie was here!

'''MATT:''' Jamie was there for the, uh, leftover emails, Unused Emails.

'''MIKE:''' Ohhh, yeah, this is Nat. That's right.

'''MATT:''' Nat was here.

'''MIKE:''' I forgot, sorry. Sorry, Jamie. Sorry, Nat.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I get you guys mixed up sometimes.

''{Matt laughs a little}''

'''MIKE:''' So.

'''MATT:''' Here it comes.

'''MIKE:''' Ahhh.

'''MATT:''' So that's, our—

'''MIKE:''' Fishing with John.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, reference to Jim Jarmusch episode of Fishing with John, which you should all buy on-

'''MIKE:''' ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here?

'''MATT:''' ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here? ''{stops}'' That was a good one.

'''MIKE:''' Uhh, I enjoyed making the uh, I like the mist. The mist on the bottom there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the mist is really good. Those cattails—

'''MIKE:''' The ripples along the boat. This is, and we had to do a whole new view of Coach Z there.

'''MATT:''' It's a whole new way to experience Coach Z.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, this is a ''{Matt says something that's hard to make out}'' This is some scenery that's never happened, never been reused.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We never ended up—

'''MIKE:''' There's very few... most things, we end up reusing, but this, we've never reused. I think I might, uh, reuse it next week.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Next week's email, they're gonna be in a lake!

'''MATT:''' ''{weak voice}'' Okay, Mike. Look, there, it's funny.

'''MIKE:''' He's got, uh, a farmer's tan of a tank-top.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, look at those fish. Those fish are kind of funny looking. ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here? ''{pause}'' This is one of those other times, it's another recurring trend, with Strong Bad sort of tipping his hand in letting you know that he doesn't know anything about women. Uh, which I don't know why he ends up doing a lot, ''{Mike laughs in the background}'' but he kinda has to let you see his sensitive side, I guess. And then, whgt! Jgth!

=== Fun Facts ===
*"Fishing with John" was a satirical fishing show starring, written, and directed by independent musician [[Wikipedia:John Lurie|John Lurie]], known for both its interesting selection of guest stars (including director [[Wikipedia:Jim Jarmusch|Jim Jarmusch]]) and very dry sense of humor. It only ran for 6 episodes and is considered something of a cult classic.
*Mike mentioning he'd like to reuse the lake is foreshadowing for [[montage]], when he finally would use the scene again. Montage was released in the short time after this commentary was recorded, and before the box set of [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]]s were released.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail44.html|watch "lures & jigs"]]
*[[HR:sbemail44.swf|view the Flash file for "lures & jigs"]]

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lures & jigs

Rusty — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:48:53 GMT

Rusty: /* Flash Forward */

{{sbenav|44|little questions|techno}}

[[Image:sbemail44.PNG|thumb|"Come on and get in the boat, fish fish!"]]

Strong Bad gets asked about the lures and jigs he uses when fishing.

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

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

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

'''Date:''' September 30, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:44

'''Page Title:''' COMPY 386

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' I check ''e''-mail from the front to the back, I said check ''e''-mail from the front to the back I said check...

''{reading}''

Dear Strong Bad, ''{Strong Bad repeats this line three times with different emphases, stopping halfway through the third time saying "Hmm, I'll go with that one."}''

<blockquote class="email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
When you go fishing, do you use any 
sort of special lure or jig to 
attract the fishs? 
 
David Jacobus 
Astoria, NY</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says lure as "lyooer", and "fishs" as "fishes...ss..."}''

''{fade out and fade back in to "Fish Show With Strong Bad and Coach Z". Strong Bad and Coach Z are in a boat on a lake. Coach Z has a pole, Strong Bad does not. Coach Z is wearing a fisherman cap, Strong Bad has a farmer's tan.}''

'''COACH Z''': Say, Strong Bad, what type'a lure are you usin' dere?

'''STRONG BAD''': Well, this morning, Coach, I've been mostly using this one: Hey fish! Hey fiish! I'm gonna, I'm gonna recommend that you guys come up here in the boat. We've got a, uh, a keg! Of worms! And, uh...phytoplankton! ... Come on! Anybody who's everybody is up in here!

'''COACH Z''': I don't think that's gonna work with a stocked pond. You got any type of jig you could try on there?

'''STRONG BAD''': Oh, yeah! I got ''this'' jig! ''(starts singing and doing a little hip-swiveling dance)'' Come on and get in the boat, fish! Come on and get in the boat, fish fish! Come on and get in the boat, fish! ''{fish start leaping into the boat}'' Get in the boat!

'''COACH Z''': Oh! They got in the boat! ... Fish fish!

''{Cut back to Compy}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' Actually, David, it may surprise you to hear this but, uh... I don't know anything about fishing, man. You're welcome to try the jig thing if you want. Though it might work better with the ladies. ''{stops typing}'' You know, like, {''singing''} come on and come to my house, ladies! Come on and come to my house, girls girls! ''{stops singing, resumes typing}'' Actually, ''{chuckles shyly}'' I don't really know anything about the ladies either. I mean I do! I mean—WHGT! JGTH! YES I'M AWESOME!

''{Strong Bad runs out of the room. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:fishinggame.PNG|thumb|"This is the pinnacle of graphics."]]
*At the end, click on the word "fishing" to play [[Fishing Challenge '91]] with Strong Bad.
:''{The screen of the Compy displays the title screen for "Fishing Challenge '91"}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Whoa, look at that title screen! Man, the 386 never ceases to amaze me!
:''{After you press the spacebar, the screen shows the instructions on how to play}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' No way! This is the pinnacle of graphics. They're never gonna get any better than this. I bet the sound's just as good, too!

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The "Fishing Challenge '91" Easter Egg did not exist when the email originally came out. It was added months later.

===Remarks===
*This is the first Strong Bad Email that immediately cuts to another scene, instead of Strong Bad responding first.
*This is also the first time Strong Bad has ever openly admitted to knowing nothing about the ladies.
*Coach Z's eyes are a little brighter than their regular black.
*Strong Bad has a tan line while in the boat. This suggests at some time, he was wearing a shirt.

===Glitches===
*If you get the score up to 10,000 in Fishing Challenge '91, it goes back to 1,000. You still have 10,000 points—it just doesn't display the last digit.
*If you press "j" and "l" very fast in Fishing Challenge '91, the noise will become staticky and you won't be able to hear Strong Bad say anything.
*When you play the game at the end, the contrast knobs still work, except the screen turns whiter.

===Inside References===
*The sound at the beginning and end of the fishing scene is also used in [[A Jorb Well Done]] while Coach Z is dreaming.
*[[Minor Companies|Totalsoft Electronicals]] ending with ",,." is a reference to the logo on the [[Thorax Corporation]] website, which ends the same way.

===Real-World References===
*This email may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Bert and Ernie|Bert and Ernie]] skit called "Bert and Ernie Go Fishing." In the skit, Ernie gets fish to leap into the boat by calling, "Heeeere fishy fishy fishy!" Bert eventually tries this technique too, louder and louder. Finally, a shark jumps in and says, "You called?"
*The "Fishing Challenge '91" game resembles many early '90s PC games that featured grainy digital voice and pixelated "photo-realistic" graphics with limited frames.

=Flash Forward=
*We see the fishing scene again, except with Senor Cardage instead of Coach Z, in the email [[alternate universe]].

== DVD Version ==
*While the Fishing Game isn't playable, you can still watch Strong Bad play it.
**There's also additional dialog. The transcript of the additional dialog (which picks up right where the Easter egg transcript above ends), is given below.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Easter Egg Transcript ===
''{After catching several fish (including a large, red one), text flashes on the screen reading "Congrats! You caught the big one!}''
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' I can safely say this is the most fulfilling video gaming experience I've ever had in-a my whole life.

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

'''MATT:''' ''{joining in with Strong Bad}'' to the back as I check. This is a good one. We should turn ''that'' into a hip-hop song.

'''MIKE:''' This, um, one, our friend Jamie was—

'''MATT:''' No, this was when Nat was here. Nat was the one tha—

'''MIKE:''' This was the one when Jamie was here!

'''MATT:''' Jamie was there for the, uh, leftover emails, Unused Emails.

'''MIKE:''' Ohhh, yeah, this is Nat. That's right.

'''MATT:''' Nat was here.

'''MIKE:''' I forgot, sorry. Sorry, Jamie. Sorry, Nat.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I get you guys mixed up sometimes.

''{Matt laughs a little}''

'''MIKE:''' So.

'''MATT:''' Here it comes.

'''MIKE:''' Ahhh.

'''MATT:''' So that's, our—

'''MIKE:''' Fishing with John.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, reference to Jim Jarmusch episode of Fishing with John, which you should all buy on-

'''MIKE:''' ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here?

'''MATT:''' ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here? ''{stops}'' That was a good one.

'''MIKE:''' Uhh, I enjoyed making the uh, I like the mist. The mist on the bottom there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the mist is really good. Those cattails—

'''MIKE:''' The ripples along the boat. This is, and we had to do a whole new view of Coach Z there.

'''MATT:''' It's a whole new way to experience Coach Z.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, this is a ''{Matt says something that's hard to make out}'' This is some scenery that's never happened, never been reused.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We never ended up—

'''MIKE:''' There's very few... most things, we end up reusing, but this, we've never reused. I think I might, uh, reuse it next week.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Next week's email, they're gonna be in a lake!

'''MATT:''' ''{weak voice}'' Okay, Mike. Look, there, it's funny.

'''MIKE:''' He's got, uh, a farmer's tan of a tank-top.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, look at those fish. Those fish are kind of funny looking. ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here? ''{pause}'' This is one of those other times, it's another recurring trend, with Strong Bad sort of tipping his hand in letting you know that he doesn't know anything about women. Uh, which I don't know why he ends up doing a lot, ''{Mike laughs in the background}'' but he kinda has to let you see his sensitive side, I guess. And then, whgt! Jgth!

=== Fun Facts ===
*"Fishing with John" was a satirical fishing show starring, written, and directed by independent musician [[Wikipedia:John Lurie|John Lurie]], known for both its interesting selection of guest stars (including director [[Wikipedia:Jim Jarmusch|Jim Jarmusch]]) and very dry sense of humor. It only ran for 6 episodes and is considered something of a cult classic.
*Mike mentioning he'd like to reuse the lake is foreshadowing for [[montage]], when he finally would use the scene again. Montage was released in the short time after this commentary was recorded, and before the box set of [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]]s were released.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail44.html|watch "lures & jigs"]]
*[[HR:sbemail44.swf|view the Flash file for "lures & jigs"]]

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lures & jigs

Rusty — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:47:29 GMT

Rusty:

{{sbenav|44|little questions|techno}}

[[Image:sbemail44.PNG|thumb|"Come on and get in the boat, fish fish!"]]

Strong Bad gets asked about the lures and jigs he uses when fishing.

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

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

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

'''Date:''' September 30, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:44

'''Page Title:''' COMPY 386

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' I check ''e''-mail from the front to the back, I said check ''e''-mail from the front to the back I said check...

''{reading}''

Dear Strong Bad, ''{Strong Bad repeats this line three times with different emphases, stopping halfway through the third time saying "Hmm, I'll go with that one."}''

<blockquote class="email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
When you go fishing, do you use any 
sort of special lure or jig to 
attract the fishs? 
 
David Jacobus 
Astoria, NY</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says lure as "lyooer", and "fishs" as "fishes...ss..."}''

''{fade out and fade back in to "Fish Show With Strong Bad and Coach Z". Strong Bad and Coach Z are in a boat on a lake. Coach Z has a pole, Strong Bad does not. Coach Z is wearing a fisherman cap, Strong Bad has a farmer's tan.}''

'''COACH Z''': Say, Strong Bad, what type'a lure are you usin' dere?

'''STRONG BAD''': Well, this morning, Coach, I've been mostly using this one: Hey fish! Hey fiish! I'm gonna, I'm gonna recommend that you guys come up here in the boat. We've got a, uh, a keg! Of worms! And, uh...phytoplankton! ... Come on! Anybody who's everybody is up in here!

'''COACH Z''': I don't think that's gonna work with a stocked pond. You got any type of jig you could try on there?

'''STRONG BAD''': Oh, yeah! I got ''this'' jig! ''(starts singing and doing a little hip-swiveling dance)'' Come on and get in the boat, fish! Come on and get in the boat, fish fish! Come on and get in the boat, fish! ''{fish start leaping into the boat}'' Get in the boat!

'''COACH Z''': Oh! They got in the boat! ... Fish fish!

''{Cut back to Compy}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' Actually, David, it may surprise you to hear this but, uh... I don't know anything about fishing, man. You're welcome to try the jig thing if you want. Though it might work better with the ladies. ''{stops typing}'' You know, like, {''singing''} come on and come to my house, ladies! Come on and come to my house, girls girls! ''{stops singing, resumes typing}'' Actually, ''{chuckles shyly}'' I don't really know anything about the ladies either. I mean I do! I mean—WHGT! JGTH! YES I'M AWESOME!

''{Strong Bad runs out of the room. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:fishinggame.PNG|thumb|"This is the pinnacle of graphics."]]
*At the end, click on the word "fishing" to play [[Fishing Challenge '91]] with Strong Bad.
:''{The screen of the Compy displays the title screen for "Fishing Challenge '91"}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Whoa, look at that title screen! Man, the 386 never ceases to amaze me!
:''{After you press the spacebar, the screen shows the instructions on how to play}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' No way! This is the pinnacle of graphics. They're never gonna get any better than this. I bet the sound's just as good, too!

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The "Fishing Challenge '91" Easter Egg did not exist when the email originally came out. It was added months later.

===Remarks===
*This is the first Strong Bad Email that immediately cuts to another scene, instead of Strong Bad responding first.
*This is also the first time Strong Bad has ever openly admitted to knowing nothing about the ladies.
*Coach Z's eyes are a little brighter than their regular black.
*Strong Bad has a tan line while in the boat. This suggests at some time, he was wearing a shirt.

===Glitches===
*If you get the score up to 10,000 in Fishing Challenge '91, it goes back to 1,000. You still have 10,000 points—it just doesn't display the last digit.
*If you press "j" and "l" very fast in Fishing Challenge '91, the noise will become staticky and you won't be able to hear Strong Bad say anything.
*When you play the game at the end, the contrast knobs still work, except the screen turns whiter.

===Inside References===
*The sound at the beginning and end of the fishing scene is also used in [[A Jorb Well Done]] while Coach Z is dreaming.
*[[Minor Companies|Totalsoft Electronicals]] ending with ",,." is a reference to the logo on the [[Thorax Corporation]] website, which ends the same way.

===Real-World References===
*This email may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Bert and Ernie|Bert and Ernie]] skit called "Bert and Ernie Go Fishing." In the skit, Ernie gets fish to leap into the boat by calling, "Heeeere fishy fishy fishy!" Bert eventually tries this technique too, louder and louder. Finally, a shark jumps in and says, "You called?"
*The "Fishing Challenge '91" game resembles many early '90s PC games that featured grainy digital voice and pixelated "photo-realistic" graphics with limited frames.

==Flash Forward==
*We see the fishing scene again, except with Senor Cardage instead of Coach Z, in the email [[alternate universe]].

== DVD Version ==
*While the Fishing Game isn't playable, you can still watch Strong Bad play it.
**There's also additional dialog. The transcript of the additional dialog (which picks up right where the Easter egg transcript above ends), is given below.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Easter Egg Transcript ===
''{After catching several fish (including a large, red one), text flashes on the screen reading "Congrats! You caught the big one!}''
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' I can safely say this is the most fulfilling video gaming experience I've ever had in-a my whole life.

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

'''MATT:''' ''{joining in with Strong Bad}'' to the back as I check. This is a good one. We should turn ''that'' into a hip-hop song.

'''MIKE:''' This, um, one, our friend Jamie was—

'''MATT:''' No, this was when Nat was here. Nat was the one tha—

'''MIKE:''' This was the one when Jamie was here!

'''MATT:''' Jamie was there for the, uh, leftover emails, Unused Emails.

'''MIKE:''' Ohhh, yeah, this is Nat. That's right.

'''MATT:''' Nat was here.

'''MIKE:''' I forgot, sorry. Sorry, Jamie. Sorry, Nat.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I get you guys mixed up sometimes.

''{Matt laughs a little}''

'''MIKE:''' So.

'''MATT:''' Here it comes.

'''MIKE:''' Ahhh.

'''MATT:''' So that's, our—

'''MIKE:''' Fishing with John.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, reference to Jim Jarmusch episode of Fishing with John, which you should all buy on-

'''MIKE:''' ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here?

'''MATT:''' ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here? ''{stops}'' That was a good one.

'''MIKE:''' Uhh, I enjoyed making the uh, I like the mist. The mist on the bottom there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the mist is really good. Those cattails—

'''MIKE:''' The ripples along the boat. This is, and we had to do a whole new view of Coach Z there.

'''MATT:''' It's a whole new way to experience Coach Z.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, this is a ''{Matt says something that's hard to make out}'' This is some scenery that's never happened, never been reused.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We never ended up—

'''MIKE:''' There's very few... most things, we end up reusing, but this, we've never reused. I think I might, uh, reuse it next week.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Next week's email, they're gonna be in a lake!

'''MATT:''' ''{weak voice}'' Okay, Mike. Look, there, it's funny.

'''MIKE:''' He's got, uh, a farmer's tan of a tank-top.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, look at those fish. Those fish are kind of funny looking. ''{imitating Jim Jarmusch}'' Why am I here? ''{pause}'' This is one of those other times, it's another recurring trend, with Strong Bad sort of tipping his hand in letting you know that he doesn't know anything about women. Uh, which I don't know why he ends up doing a lot, ''{Mike laughs in the background}'' but he kinda has to let you see his sensitive side, I guess. And then, whgt! Jgth!

=== Fun Facts ===
*"Fishing with John" was a satirical fishing show starring, written, and directed by independent musician [[Wikipedia:John Lurie|John Lurie]], known for both its interesting selection of guest stars (including director [[Wikipedia:Jim Jarmusch|Jim Jarmusch]]) and very dry sense of humor. It only ran for 6 episodes and is considered something of a cult classic.
*Mike mentioning he'd like to reuse the lake is foreshadowing for [[montage]], when he finally would use the scene again. Montage was released in the short time after this commentary was recorded, and before the box set of [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]]s were released.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail44.html|watch "lures & jigs"]]
*[[HR:sbemail44.swf|view the Flash file for "lures & jigs"]]

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little animal

Rusty — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 01:59:00 GMT

Rusty: /* Fun Facts */

{{sbenav|23|sb_email 22|the bird}}

[[Image:Cheatkicktandy.PNG|thumb|"A little animal comes up to me... I'd kick it."]]

Ashley and Anthony ask what Strong Bad would do if a little animal came up to him.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Man}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sneak}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]] (Old-Timey version; Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' April 15, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 0:54

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

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! What's this? An email? For me?!

<blockquote class="tandy email">What would you do if a little animal came 
up to you. 
 
crapfully yours, 
Ashley and Anthony</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Um, I don't really know. Let's find out. ''{He turns left and calls for The Cheat.}'' Oh, The Cheat! Come here for a moment!

''{The Cheat comes to Strong Bad.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummmm...

''{Strong Bad kicks The Cheat hard, causing him to fly offscreen. Strong Bad turns back to the computer and resumes typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, there's your answer. A little animal comes up to me... I'd kick it. ''{stops typing}'' Okay so until next week, everything is awesome an—

''{Suddenly, Strong Mad appears next to Strong Bad looking very angry.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, er, hey big guy. Er, you know, I's just kicking The Cheat.

''{The Cheat appears beside Strong Mad also looking angry. Strong Mad leans in menacingly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Er, it's a little joke. You know we got the people watching at home. Just trying to be kind of funny for 'em, with the joke. A joke-kick. I'm gonna kick you, too!! ''{kicks Strong Mad's knee}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' RAAAAH!!

''{Music starts playing as Strong Bad runs away across the room with Strong Mad chasing behind him. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Once Strong Bad starts running, click on his head or hit the 'o' key to toggle between a modern-style chase and an [[Old-Timey]]-style chase.

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*This email marks the first appearance of the [[Floppy Disk Container]].
*This was the first email that was created with an egg that opens in the same page as the email itself ([[sb_email 22]] was actually created much later).
*This is the first instance of Strong Bad [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking The Cheat]] on the site.

===Remarks===
* The Old-Timey chase scene scrolls by at a rate of about 92 times per minute, which is slightly slower than the normal chase scene's approximate 114 per minute.

===Glitches===
*You can still click on the Tandy's contrast buttons while Strong Bad is running. It is also possible to adjust the contrast when Strong Mad is in front of the Tandy.


===Inside References===
*The music played when Strong Mad chases Strong Bad is from the montage in [[Where's The Cheat?]].

===Real-World References===
*While Strong Mad chases Strong Bad through the house, they pass by the computer repeatedly in a manner similar to that of older cartoons, especially [[Wikipedia:Tom_and_Jerry_(cartoon)|Tom and Jerry]], where the background would paradoxically repeat itself over and over. This was done in animation to save time and money, since only a section of background had to be drawn and was then looped over and over. The viewer can pretend they are running in a circle.

===Fast Forward===
*In [[do over]], Strong Bad imagines how he would correct the "stnank" he commits in this email.

==DVD Version==
[[Image:Supra Modern Telegram.png|thumb|The Future… Sorta.]]
*If you click the hidden Strong Bad head in front of Strong Mad's foot, you'll get the same Old-Timey Easter egg as in the Web version, but with additional dialog by Old-Timey Strong Bad, The Paper changes to the "Supra Modern Telegram", as well as a music change to The Homestar Runner's little ditty.

===Easter Egg Transcript===

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Dear feets. Stop. Don't fail me now! Stop. Signed, Strong Bad.

=== Fun Facts ===
*Old-Timey Strong Bad's dialog in the DVD bonus is done in the style of using a telegramophone, and is probably in particular a reference to his Easter egg appearances in [[50 emails]] and [[flashback]] (which were not created at the time of this email, but were both created well before the DVD was created).
*Feets, Don't Fail Me Now is the title of a disco album by jazz artist [[Wikipedia:Herbie Hancock|Herbie Hancock]].
*Supra is a possible refrence to the way [[Senor Cardgage]] pronounces super.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail23.html|watch "little animal"]]
*[[HR:sbemail23.swf|view the Flash file for "little animal"]]

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Cool Things

Rusty — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 03:06:37 GMT

Rusty: /* Goofs */

{{toonnav|Big Toon|coolthings|Bug In Mouth Disease|A Folky Tale}}
[[Image:cool tapes.PNG|200px|thumb|"What in Pete Sampras is goin' on here?"]]
Homestar tries to do something constructive. Strong Sad gets a date. Marzipan forms a band with Strong Mad and The Cheat. Bubs decides to stick it to the man.

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

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' August 15, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:00

'''Page Title:''' Sittin' with a kitty...

== Transcript ==

''{COOL THINGS appears on Marzipan's carpet. We tilt up to see Homestar and Marzipan sitting on the couch. Marzipan is reading "Peter Threadbare", while Homestar just looks bored.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sighs}'' Sitting on the couch is zero amount of fun when there's not a TV or hang glider in front of it.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, why don't you do something constructive? Like read a book, or write a novella.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nah, I already did some writing today. And then I read what I wrote.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yay! Good for you. Can I see it?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's right over there. Check it out!

''{Homestar looks at the left wall. The camera view changes to show that "Cool tapes" is roughly written on the wall.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{offscreen}'' Why did you write "Cool tapes" on my wall?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as if the answer should be obvious}'' Uh, hello? ''{Cut back to the couch. Marzipan and Homestar both look annoyed.}'' Maybe because I like cool tapes?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, I hope you like "cool" painting, because this has got to go.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{imitating a trombone}'' Mwah, bwah, bwahhhh.

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is inside, looking bored. Three cans of "yella paint" are stacked next to him. Homestar walks up to the stand.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say there, old Bubs! I need three cans of yella paint, and one pair of cool shades.

'''BUBS:''' Sorry, customer, I'm closed.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But you're standing right there. And I see the yella paint right next to you.

'''BUBS:''' But I'm closed! Cutbacks, layoffs, downsizing, you know the drill.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{He looks over his shoulder, then looks back at Bubs.}'' Hey, Bubs, can you steal three cans of yella paint for me?

'''BUBS:''' I never pass up a chance to stick it to the man! Here you go! ''{He gives the cans of paint to Homestar.}'' I slipped the cool shades in the can number two.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, Bubs. Power to the people!

'''BUBS:''' I heard that!

''{Cut to Homestar's silhouette walking away from the stand. We then cut to a close-up of Homestar walking in the field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I think I'm gonna bust out my new cool shades. ''{He kneels down, opens one of the paint cans, and pulls out a pair of [[Homestar's Shades|cool shades]] that are completely covered in paint. He puts them on.}'' Coool! Everything's yellow and drippy.

''{Strong Sad enters.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello, Dripping Yellow Madness!

'''STRONG SAD:''' What? I'm Strong Sad! Dripping Yellow Madness moved away after fifth grade!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Look, I'd love to stay and argue that you are in fact Dripping Yellow Madness, but this paint and I ''{He kicks one of the cans of paint}'' have a date with a wall!

'''STRONG SAD:''' I wish I had a date with a wall.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Go for it! Here. ''{He gives the paint cans to Strong Sad}'' You'll need these.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And, uh, good luck tonight.

''{He makes a clicking sound with his mouth, then walks off. He lands in a small hole. There is a sign next to it that says "death hole" in Strong Bad's handwriting. Homestar screams while falling in and continues to scream after he's stopped falling. He's standing in a hole up to his neck.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{gradually getting quieter}'' Aaaaaaaaaaah...I'm at the bottom of a giant piiiit...

'''STRONG SAD:''' Homestar, take off those stupid cool shades.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, I should probably return these things.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walking offscreen, singing}'' Oh, getting lucky tonight...

''{Paint runs down the screen. When it is gone, we see a close-up of Homestar, still wearing the cool shades.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, friend. Lemme get my money back for these cool shades.

''{The camera pulls back to reveal Homestar standing a bit too far away from Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is inside, and there's a banner on the stand that says "UNDER OLD MANAGEMENT!!"}''

'''BUBS:''' Little bit closer, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. ''{He walks closer, and walks past Bubs a bit. Bubs moves in front of him.}'' Lemme get my money back for these cool shades.

'''BUBS:''' Sure! You got your receipt?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Um, no. ''{He takes off his shades.}'' The sales representative I dealt with gave them to me...free of charge. I believe...his name was Stan.

'''BUBS:''' Stan?! I fired that guy after the fifth grade! Without a receipt, I can only exchange them for something of lesser or much lesser value. And the only thing that qualifies is this! ''{He holds up a bag with four grapes in it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{He takes the bag}'' These'll do! These'll do juuust fine!

''{Cut to Homestar's silhouette walking away from the stand. The sun is lower than before, and the sky is a purplish color. Cut to a view of Homestar walking into Marzipan's house, then cut to Marzipan's living room, where Marzipan, Strong Mad and The Cheat are standing in front of the wall with "Cool Tapes" written on it. Strong Mad has an electric bass, The Cheat has a drum kit, and Marzipan has [[Carol]].}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' All right, boys. From the top. ''{Homestar's silhouette appears in the foreground.}'' One, two—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What in— ''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar's face. He looks angry.}'' —Pete Sampras is going on here?!?

''{cut to a close-up of Marzipan's face.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, you took too long, so Strong Mad, and The Cheat and I formed a band called Cool Tapes. ''{She smiles sheepishly.}''

''{Cut back to a still-angry Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, really?! What kind of...music do you play?!

''{Cut to a wide shot of Marzipan, Strong Mad and The Cheat.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, here, we'll show you. We only have one song so far, and it's not quite finished, but here goes. Ready, boys?

''{Strong Mad, The Cheat and Marzipan all play their instruments.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' One, two, three four!

''{singing}'' 
''Cool tapes are cool, 'cause they're where it is at,'' 
''Cool tapes are cool, and we like it like that!'' 
''Cool tapes! Cool tapes!'' 
''We like to get it down with the cool, cool tapes,'' 
''We like to get down with'' ...um... ''{the music stops}'' um...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A bag of four grapes?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{music starts again, singing} A bag of four graaaaapes!''

''{We hear an audience cheering. Homestar pops up from the bottom of the screen and shakes the bag. A cassette tape appears in the foreground that reads "THE END." Homestar peeks through one of the holes in the cassette.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
* Click on "THE" on the cassette at the end to see a conversation with Strong Bad and The Cheat.
:''{Strong Bad is lying on the couch in his basement, watching TV.}''
:'''KID:''' ''{on TV}'' ...same truck that tried to kill my dad!
:''{The Cheat enters, carrying his drumsticks.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, The Cheat. We catch anything in the Death Hole today?
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' What? There's no way he could've been in there. He moved away after fifth grade!

* Click on "END" on the cassette at the end to see a T-shirt for [[Cool Tapes]].

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Novella|novella]] is a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel.

===Trivia===
*The crowd cheering sound effect is taken from the end of [[Everybody to the Limit (Live)]].

===Remarks===
*This is the first time Marzipan's teeth are shown.
*None of the paint remains on Homestar's face after he removes the cool shades.
*Paint appears to drip from Homestar's glasses into his mouth.
*The tape at the end is the same shade of yellow as the yellow highlights that appear around buttons when the Tab key is pressed, slightly obscuring the Easter egg highlight over "The" and completely obscuring the highlight over "End." Since the tape was grey during the song, this may have been intentional.
**This may also be intended to match the shade of yellow on Homestar's shades
*Carol looks like a classical guitar, but is apparently an electric-acoustic guitar, capable of producing a distorted tone.
*The clouds above Free Country look more realistic. In the past they looked like cartoony swirls.
*This is the first time that the outside of Marzipan's house is shown during the day. It looks remarkably similar to [[Homestar's House]].
*Homestar could not know that Stan was fired and Dripping Yellow Madness moved away after the fifth grade because, according to [[Real-Live E-Mails]], he had to repeat the fourth grade.

===Goofs===
*When Marzipan closes her eyes and sings "...a bag of four graaaaapes!", you can see her closed eyes distort for a brief moment. This is because she and Homestar always blink every three seconds, and with her eyes closed, she attempts to blink over her closed eyes. The effect can also be observed if the toon is paused while her eyes are closed.
*The amp that is behind Marzipan when she's about to play her song disappears in the next scene.
*The phrase "Cool Tapes" changes position slightly during the toon. To see this better, focus on the bottom of the "p" in "Tapes" and the lighter part of the yellow wall.
*When Homestar goes to return his cool shades to Bubs, in the second wide shot, Homestar is suddenly standing to the left of where he was in the first wide shot.
*With the Yella Shades on, the paint drips off the lens over his right eye, but the drops fall in front of the left side of the mouth and the paint disappears half way down his face.(Although the paint could be falling into his mouth)
*When Homestar is returning the Yella Shades at the concession stand, the paint suddenly stops dripping between the close-up and the wide shot.
*As he walks back from Bubs' with the bag of four grapes, Homestar's walkcycle doesn't quite fit the speed at which he is walking.
*After the scene with Marzipan singing in front of the blue and red tapes, the Cheat's drumming is one beat off, that is, he is hitting the snare drum when he should be hitting the bass drum and vice-versa.

===Inside References===
*The show Strong Bad is watching is the "killer truck" show The Cheat watched in [[privileges]].
*The amps that Marzipan plays through are from [[different town]].
*Strong Mad playing the bass was mentioned in [[guitar]], but this is the first time we've actually seen it.
*Strong Sad patting his belly makes the same dodgeball noise it made in [[modeling]].
**The dodgeball noise was previously heard in [[1 step ahead]].
*Strong Sad mentions that he likes to talk to walls in his [[Strong Sad#Character Video Transcript|character video]].

===Real-World References===
*The title of the page, "Sittin' with a kitty," is a lyric from the [[Wikipedia:Sonic Youth|Sonic Youth]] song "[http://www.sonicyouth.com/mustang/sy/song88.html Kool Thing]."
*[[Wikipedia:Pete_Sampras|Pete Sampras]] is a retired professional tennis player.
*"Stick it to the Man" and "Power to the People" were common phrases used during the Communist-led student protests in the 1960s and '70s.
*Strong Mad's bass is the same shape as a [[Wikipedia:Hofner|Hofner]] 500/1 [http://www.edromanguitars.com/guitar/hofner/hof_models/hof_basses.htm violin bass], the same kind [[Wikipedia:Paul_McCartney|Paul McCartney]] plays.
*The amplifiers that they play with very closely resemble [[Wikipedia:Marshall_Amplifiers|Marshall Amps]].

===Fast Forward===
*[[Strong Sad]]'s line "Oh, getting lucky toniiiight..." is repeated by French Homestar in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:coolthings.html|watch "Cool Things"]]
*[[HR:coolthings.swf|view the Flash file for "Cool Things"]]
*[[Forum:4531|forum thread re: "Cool Things"]]
[[Category: Toons]]

Where's The Cheat?

Rusty — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:20:07 GMT

Rusty: /* Remarks */

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[[Image:WheresTheCheat.png|thumb|"The King's gone mad with power! He's gonna eat The Chort!"]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{making sound effects for the olives}'' Dik! Doing! Dik! Sboing!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, yes he is ''{voice squeaks briefly}'' ''that'' cute! Aren't you that cute? Aren't you that cute?

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{beep}''

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

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

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

''{Strong Bad tries to hold back laughter, cut back to the field}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hello?

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

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

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

''{Cut back to The Stick. Strong Sad is heard mumbling from Pom Pom's cellphone.}''

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

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

'''BUBS:''' 17... 24... 17... hey you guys! This isn't another shake-down, is it?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Bubs walks in.}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{The Poopsmith nods.}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''COACH Z:''' Hey look! The King's gone mad with power! He's gonna eat The Chort!! JEEEOOOOORRRHH! ''{Strong Mad steps into view}'' I got him, Strong Mad!

''{Coach Z jumps onto of the King of Town's back, wrapping his arms around his head. The impact sends the King's crown flying, and it lands on Coach Z's head, who continues to cling as the King of Town runs back and forth.}''

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

''{Strong Mad walks up and punches the King of Town (with Coach Z still on him), and they both go flying into the wall of the King's castle. Strong Bad shows up.}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Who?

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Would you put that freakin' sandwich down!

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

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

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

''{Fade to black.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' King, you wanna eat that sandwich? Somebody eat that sandwich...

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

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

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This is the first big 'toon on the site featuring [[The Brothers Chaps|The Brothers' Chaps]] current style of animation.
*This is currently the longest 'toon, short, or email on the entire site. This is closely followed by [[Halloween Fairstival]], which is 13 seconds shorter.
*The cookie jar in Marzipan's kitchen is modeled after [[Rejected Characters#Trivia Time|Trivia Time]], Pom Pom's dog that never saw the light of day in any cartoons.
*This toon marks the beginning of Strong Sad's more or less fully developed "delicate" voice. There were still some remnants of his "tired" voice in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]].
*This is the first time Homsar is acknowledged by a character other than Strong Bad.
*This cartoon marks the debut of [[The Stick]].
*The ring of Marzipan's phone is default ringin.wav file in Microsoft Windows.
*This is the first regular toon to feature every main character.
*The announcer who says, "Introducing the Homestar Junior..." was [[Mike Chapman|Mike]].
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**This was automatically generated by Flash, which automatically puts all the text from a movie into the HTML file for the search engines. This text is from [[A Jorb Well Done]], which suggests they simply edited the HTML file for that cartoon for this one. Strangely, though, the A Jorb Well Done HTML file doesn't have this text.

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

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

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

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

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

== External Links ==

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

Where's The Cheat?

Rusty — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:19:40 GMT

Rusty: /* Remarks */

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[[Image:WheresTheCheat.png|thumb|"The King's gone mad with power! He's gonna eat The Chort!"]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{making sound effects for the olives}'' Dik! Doing! Dik! Sboing!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, yes he is ''{voice squeaks briefly}'' ''that'' cute! Aren't you that cute? Aren't you that cute?

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{beep}''

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

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

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

''{Strong Bad tries to hold back laughter, cut back to the field}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hello?

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

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

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

''{Cut back to The Stick. Strong Sad is heard mumbling from Pom Pom's cellphone.}''

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

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

'''BUBS:''' 17... 24... 17... hey you guys! This isn't another shake-down, is it?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Bubs walks in.}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{The Poopsmith nods.}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''COACH Z:''' Hey look! The King's gone mad with power! He's gonna eat The Chort!! JEEEOOOOORRRHH! ''{Strong Mad steps into view}'' I got him, Strong Mad!

''{Coach Z jumps onto of the King of Town's back, wrapping his arms around his head. The impact sends the King's crown flying, and it lands on Coach Z's head, who continues to cling as the King of Town runs back and forth.}''

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

''{Strong Mad walks up and punches the King of Town (with Coach Z still on him), and they both go flying into the wall of the King's castle. Strong Bad shows up.}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Who?

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Would you put that freakin' sandwich down!

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

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

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

''{Fade to black.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' King, you wanna eat that sandwich? Somebody eat that sandwich...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

== External Links ==

*[[HR:whereis.html|watch "Where's The Cheat?"]]
*[[HR:whereis.swf|view the Flash file for "Where's The Cheat?"]]
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Rusty — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 05:21:37 GMT

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