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Strong Bad Email #126
Strong Bad shows us the best thing he's ever seen, done or eaten: the quickly cancelled pilot of Limozeen in Space!
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Limozeen, Teeg Dougland, Strong Sad, Mitch Overlord, Bozar, Nebulon
Date: March 8, 2005
Running Time: 4:02
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Fun Facts
Trivia
- Teeg Dougland was voiced by Mike Chapman who looks almost identical to Teeg.
- The email song could be a parody of the movie "Saw"'s logo 'How much blood would you shed to stay alive'
Remarks
- This email gives a good answer to Strong Bad's own question in different town when he tries to think up the Best Thing Ever, which turned out to be beef stew.
Goofs
- Just before Strong Bad sits down at the Lappy, you see almost his entire head, but, you cannot see the laces on the back of his mask; usually when they show that much of his head (IE: in crazy cartoon) you see those laces.
Inside References
- Limozeen is a band name Strong Bad made up in band names. This is their first appearance in cartoon form.
- The green alien which floats by in one scene is Nebulon, as seen in New Boots and Main Page 1.
- The teleplay for Limozeen's cartoon is written by A. Chimendez.
- Teeg Dougland is the name of the director of the Moving Very Slowly video on the Strong Bad DVD. He is likely the Band's manager.
- The VCR is still blinking from 12:00.
Real-World References
- The fact that Limozeen's cartoon takes place in space for no good reason is likely a reference to several other cartoons which also took place in space for no reason, like the Partridge Family, 2200 A.D., Gilligan's Planet, and Josie & the Pussycats In Outer Space, all of which had extremely short runs (usually only one season).
- "Metalmation" is a reference to the Filmation animation studio, with the logos looking very similar. Filmation was famous for churning out cookie-cutter cartoons many of which also took place in space for no good reason.
- The repeated "band being chased" segments may be a reference to a Hanna-Barbera 70's staple of stock-footage chase scenes, most prominently in Scooby-Doo.
- In fact, this email could have been inspired by a certain episode of South Park in which KoRn appeared in Scooby Doo cartoon style.
- These segments may also be a reference to "A Hard Day's Night" or The Beatles' cartoon series, both of which featured the band being chased by rabid fans.
- "Four-armed Grimace" is a reference to the purple McDonaldland character. Grimace was originally named "The Evil Grimace", and he had four arms-- so that he could hold four shakes at once.
- "My dear Fatson" is an adaptation of "My dear Watson", a way Sherlock Holmes often addressed his assistant.
- The space logo of Limozeen is very similar to the logo of the Nintendo game series Metroid. (This wouldn't be the first Metroid reference on the site)
- "Encounter at Groupulon 5" is most likely a reference to Encounter at Farpoint, the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- Mary asking "How come they made me fat and have red hair?" draws attention to the manipulation of characters in cartoon adaptations to clearly defined sterotypical roles. In particular, Mary's question references the cartoon The Real Ghostbusters, where the Dan Aykroyd character (from the Ghostbusters film) was modified into an overweight redhead. This was probably so that the animated counterparts of Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis (all dark haired and of similar build in the film) could be easily told apart by kids.
- The phrase "Chuck Taylor wearin'..." refers to Converse High Top basketball shoes, designed by Chuck Taylor. "Chucks" are a signature look of Grunge, Punk, and Metal that happened after 1990. Ironically, out of all the characters, it's Strong Bad's shoes that resemble them the most.
- Bozar's huge cranium, love of bizarre magical pranks, and insulting manner of addressing the heroes of the show bears a strong resemblance to the antics of Mr. Mxyzptlk, a derby-wearing, fifth-dimensional imp and Superman antagonist who periodically appeared in Metropolis to pester the Last Son of Krypton with his reality-altering powers.
- The scene at the end, where the cartoon throws the guitar to the real-life band member, pokes fun at almost every 80's cartoon that had a (semi) famous person behind it -- where the cartoon would transition/interact with the real person from off screen: Fat Albert, Alf, M.C. Hammer, Mr. T, and many others all did this.
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