User:RickTommy/Sbemailwriteups

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Here are some potential write-ups for every Strong Bad Email that has not yet been featured. Please feel free to add write-ups to the list as appropriate, as well as editing write-ups already on the list. Once a Sbemail has been featured, feel free to remove its write-up from here.

Contents 1 butt IQ 2 homestar hair 3 making out 4 depressio 5 brianrietta 6 trevor the vampire 7 credit card 8 i she be 9 duck pond 10 the basics 11 studying 12 stand-up 13 cartoon 14 sbemail22 15 little animal 16 the bird 17 super powers 18 CGNU 19 3 Wishes 20 1 step ahead 21 superhero name 22 12:00 23 sugarbob 24 flag day 25 gimmicks 26 weird dream 27 guitar 28 dullard 29 helium 30 property of ones 31 vacation 32 invisibility 33 action figure 34 little questions 35 lures and jigs 36 your friends 37 new hands 38 theme party 39 different town

butt IQ

In butt IQ, the 3^rd Strong Bad Email, Tyler asks Strong Bad how "[he knows] if someone's butt is stupid", a question inspired by one of the songs in Strong Bad Sings. Strong Bad then explains the "Transitive Butt Property", one of his bogus mathematical theorems, using a bad-graphics picture of Homestar Runner. "...The stupidity of somebody's butt is greater than or equal to the stupidity of that person's head." This is also one of only four Strong Bad Emails to have a capital letter in its title. watch (more...)

homestar hair

In homestar hair, the 4^th Strong Bad Email, Strong Bad gets a Hairstyle Runner instead of a normal e-mail. After deleting it (though not with the standard DELETED! screen), he gets frustrated that no one ever plays Strong Libs or sends him any hilarious stuff from that game. To get his mind off of e-mails, he then plays Temple of Apshai. watch (more...)

making out

In making out, the 5^th Strong Bad Email, "Kisless in Santa Rosa" asks Strong Bad how she can get her boyfriend to make out with her. He advises against "the whole Peter Frampton thang", and suggests that she waits until her boyfriend comes home, lights a few candles, has a glass of wine, and puts on Strong Bad's hit single "You're Really Ugly (But There's Nobody Cute Around)". Strong Bad then says that "Kissless"'s boyfriend will be "all over [her] like The King of Town on a Chinese buffet". This is also one of very few emails in which the page title is not the name of the computer Strong Bad is using or a variant of it. watch (more...)

depressio

In depressio, the 6^th Strong Bad Email, Anthony from South Gate, California tells Strong Bad to tell Strong Sad that he is "a dumb and crappy guy". Strong Bad then delivers the message while Strong Sad is actually writing a card for Anthony and sending him a hundred dollars. Knowing Anthony hates him, Strong Sad rips the card in half. Strong Bad then suggests that anyone who hates Strong Sad should email him instead, and gives them his e-mail address. For a while after this e-mail was released, e-mailing Strong Sad would get an automated response containing a link to The Secrets That I Keep, which was later changed to an autoamated response containing a link to his Lament. The e-mail account has since been removed. Apart from being about Strong Sad, this is also the first Strong Bad Email in which he appears. watch (more...)

brianrietta

In brianrietta, the 8^th Strong Bad Email, Brian sends Strong Bad a long email that, in short, compliments him and asks if he should go out someday. Strong Bad starts to agree, but stops himself after he notices the boy's name. However, he agrees if Brian happens to be short for Brianrietta or Brian-Sue or something like that. This is the first e-mail in which Strong Bad has a more modern animation style and a voice with less of a Mexican accent. Combined with the fact that it was released over two months after the previous email, and that Strong Bad Emails came out at, for the most part, a weekly pace for the rest of 2002 and, to a lesser extent, the following six years, this can also be seen as the true beginning of Strong Bad Emails. watch (more...)

trevor the vampire

In trevor the vampire, the 10^th Strong Bad Email, Strong Bad gets an email from Trevor, a vampire from Hampden, Maine. However, because the e-mail is unfinished, Strong Bad comes to the realisation that someone put a stake through his heart, killing him. Distressed, Strong Bad then shows the viewers "a few of [his] favourite Trevor memories", which are nothing more than reading parts of his e-mail. The e-mail ends with a memorial to Trevor on the Tandy 400's screen. watch (more...)

credit card

In credit card, the 12^th Strong Bad Email, "John, and some other people who aren't scam artists" tell Strong Bad that his credit card has expired, and that he should send it to them so they can renew it. Knowing it is in fact a scam, he edits the e-mail and forwards it to Homestar Runner. Homestar, knowing that the "Superfied Credit Union" has the same e-mail address as Strong Bad, but presumably unaware that it actually is him, proceeds to send his own credit card information to Strong Bad. With this information, Strong Bad proceeds to buy stuff from "the_coolest_stuff_ever.com". A fan site with this same name was later made, and had the same layout as it does in this e-mail, but with some extra prices; as an acknowledgement, The Brothers Chaps later added these prices to the e-mail. Also, despite the Tandy 400's lack of a mouse, Strong Bad somehow uses one in this e-mail. watch (more...)

i she be

In i she be, the 13^th Strong Bad Email, "Great Looking Girl" tells Strong Bad, "i she be your girlfriend." Strong Bad, however, is angry at how poorly-written the email is. Instead of "let[ting] [her] email go to waste", however, he forwards it to The Cheat. The Cheat later has an AIM conversation with Great Looking Girl, in which they agree to hook up, though mostly because The Cheat describes his appearance like Strong Mad's instead of his own. This is also the first appearance of the Tangerine Dreams, The Cheat's original computer. watch (more...)

duck pond

In duck pond, the 14^th Strong Bad Email, Ron Kiwi asks Strong Bad if he feeds the ducks. Strong Bad says that because there isn't a pond near his house (though there is one elsewhere in Free Country, USA), he has a duck pond simulator on the Tandy 400. The duck pond simulator can be played; after feeding either duck 10 times, it switches to an Atari 2600 version, which used to be playable, but is now a demo. This is also the first mention of Videlectrix, albeit retroactively (i. e. at the time the Atari 2600 version of Duck Pond became a demo). watch (more...)

the basics

In the basics, the 15^th Strong Bad Email, T.J. asks Strong Bad to "teach [him] some of [his] trick's [sic]". He then teaches the basics, which include:

• Someone says "Are you listening to me?"; you say, "Yes," but you're not really listening
• You say "Hey, look over there!" to someone; if they do look, you pour Coke down their shirt
• You bet someone a hundred "bucks"; if they win, you give them a hundred kicks in the butt

Strong Bad then says that since everyone has their own tastes, T.J. should "develop [his] own style". Ironically, despite this e-mail's lack of activity or popularity, Strong Bad says in a later email that it is his favourite one. watch (more...)

studying

In studying, the 17^th Strong Bad Email, Roy asks Strong Bad what he should do whenever his girlfriend calls him while he is studying. Strong Bad suggests that Roy should "close the book and quit being such a dork-on", because his girlfriend "obviously has the hots for [him]". However, he lets it slide if the book Roy is studying happens to be called "This Book is Better than 1st, 2nd, and Quite Possibly Even 3rd Base". Strong Bad then decides to take back his suggestions, and goes over to Roy's girlfriend's house, but immediately comes back, not knowing her name or where she lives. The email contains a link to bookazon.com; specifically, a page about the book Strong Bad wants Roy to study; this page is the first mention of the recurring author Lem Sportsinterviews. This is also the first e-mail in which the Geddup Noise is heard (though a previous e-mail contained a similar sound). watch (more...)

stand-up

In stand-up, the 18th^th Strong Bad Email, Joe P. asks Strong Bad if he has ever done any "stand up comidic [sic] stuff". Just before leaving, Strong Bad insists that he hasn't, but Strong Sad proves otherwise. Strong Sad inserts an old video into the VCR in his room; the video starts off with a younger Coach Z at a show congratulating Marzipan on "her wonderful clogging". The show's next contestant is Lil' Strong Bad, who struggles with jokes, but still makes the audience laugh; his first joke is about a piece of cafeteria food being cardboard or pizza, and his second joke is about the hair Coach Z had at the time. His pants then fall, causing the audience to laugh harder; embarrassed, he tries to run off the stage, but falls just as he reaches the edge. watch (more...)

cartoon

In cartoon, the 21^st Strong Bad Email, "Geroge" [sic] asks Strong Bad to make a cartoon including only himself and doing the commentary. The cartoon consists of Strong Bad standing in the field looking at a singing bird and scratching his head; despite this lack of activity, he manages to do a commentary about it. He than explains that, "Too much of a good thing is an awesome thing, but too much of an awesome thing is...umm...really, really dumb and bad." Strong Bad then watches the moving green lines on the Tandy 400's screen and gets hypnotised, eventually falling asleep on the keyboard; he makes a commentary out of that, as well. A 3D cartoon resembling the field one was later used in Strong Bad Gameways. This is also the first e-mail in which The Paper also has Strong Bad's email address written on it (in the previous twenty e-mails, it simply read "Click here to email strong bad"). watch (more...)

sbemail22

Strong Bad Email's unusual 22^nd installment has no official name. In this e-mail, Mark from England asks Strong Bad what he thinks of the English. After remarking that Mark should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end of [his] name", and that the "Thank you" should be "Cheers", "Cheerio", or "Nevermind the Bollocks", Strong Bad starts to explain what he thinks of the English, but is interrupted by a sign stating that the e-mail is banned in the United Kingdom. An Easter egg states that, apart from what Strong Bad presumably said about the English, the reason for this banning is because of a visit Strong Bad and The Cheat paid to the United Kingdom, where Strong Bad just says "Screw all y'all" to a crowd. Although this is the 22^th Strong Bad Email, it was released not after cartoon but after vacation; for this reason, it is also known as "The Lost Email", and is probably the reason why it has no official name and, combined with the in-toon events, why it was banned in the UK. Not counting Easter eggs, it is also the shortest Strong Bad Email, at 0:33. watch (more...)

little animal

In little animal, the 23^rd Strong Bad Email, Ashley and Anthony ask Strong Bad what he would do if a little animal came up to him; his subject is The Cheat, whom he kicks. But before Strong Bad can actually finish his reply to the e-mail, Strong Mad comes up to him angry. After trying to explain that it was just a joke, Strong Bad kicks Strong Mad in the knee and quickly runs off, then Strong Mad chases him around the computer room for as long as the viewer leaves the toon open. Although this is not the first instance of kicking The Cheat (it was in fact in the original Homestar Runner book), it is the first time Strong Bad does it. Apart from being the first e-mail in which Strong Mad appears, this is also the first appearance of Strong Man and The Sneak, Strong Mad's and The Cheat's Old-Timey counterparts respectively (an Easter egg changes the chase scene to one of Strong Man chasing Old-Timey Strong Bad. It is also one of the two e-mails that Strong Bad later proceeds to do over. watch (more...)

the bird

the bird, the 24^th Strong Bad Email, starts off with Strong Bad and Pom Pom at The Stick sharing a joke. Strong Bad checks his e-mail on Pom Pom's Pom Pilot. The e-mail, from Phylo D., asks him if it is hard to flip someone off with boxing gloves on. Despite his lack of visible fingers, he does a finger gesture in several directions, then finishes off with the Double Deuce. Pom Pom also presumably does a finger gesture, as does Homestar Runner, despite completely lacking visible arms. This is also the first Strong Bad Email in which Pom Pom appears. watch (more...)

super powers

In super powers, the 25^th Strong Bad Email, Aaron C. asks Strong Bad if the blue diamond on his forehead is the source of a super power. Strong Bad states that it is; he picks up a Cold One and tenses with the diamond glowing; this eventually causes the bottle cap to come off. Having only tested the power on Cold Ones, Strong Bad then gets an idea; he goes to Coach Z's locker room, where Coach Z and Homestar Runner are having a conversation about tight pants; Strong Bad interrupts the conversation by using his power to make Homestar's hat fall off his head three times. Interestingly, Strong Bad has not used this power since this e-mail. This is also the first e-mail in which the modern-day Coach Z appears, and despite lacking popularity, it somehow became April's featured e-mail on the 2011 Calendar. watch (more...)

CGNU

In CGNU, the 26^th Strong Bad Email, Margo asks Strong Bad how he can become a graduate of Crazy Go Nuts University. Prior to this e-mail, the only mention of such a university was on the diploma behind Strong Bad in the Homestar Quiz; Strong Bad does an advertisement in the office from that game. After mentioning several nonsensical classes, Strong Bad states that to enter the university, someone must paint a picture of a guy with a big knife, but an anonymous announcer claims that applicants are not accepted and that the art test is only so they can make fun of people who try to apply. The toon ends with a CGNU logo that shines indefinitely. This is also one of only four Strong Bad Emails to have capital letters in its title. watch (more...)

3 Wishes

In 3 Wishes, the 27^th Strong Bad Email, Brandon Hofer from Judson College, Elgin, Illinois (which Strong Bad remarks as his life story) asks Strong Bad what his second wish would be if he had three wishes. He says that it would be a pair of horns (he draws a picture of himself with horns); he states that this would make him the mascot of a heavy metal band. After criticising several Crapfully Yours-style signatures, Strong Bad notices that the horns in his picture look like croissants the way he drew them; he then states that the third wish would be some croissants. This is one only four Strong Bad Emails to have a capital letter in its title. Also, for some reason, this e-mail failed to work in a version of Flash Player that was released nearly eight years after it was. watch (more...)

1 step ahead

In 1 step ahead, the 28^th Strong Bad Email, Alex from Medford, NJ asks Strong Bad to glue Strong Sad's hands to his own face. In a Choose Your Own Adventure twist, the e-mail has three endings: "YES", "MAYBE", and "TAKE IT IN A BIT OF A DIFFERENT DIRECTION".

• If "YES" is chosen, Strong Sad ends up in the Athletic Field with his hands glued to his face and several people throwing dodgeballs at him. The viewer can then play a game in which they themselves throw dodgeballs at Strong Sad.

• If "MAYBE" is chosen, Strong Sad is in his bed, with his hands glued to his face. However, this is what he wants, so Strong Bad and The Cheat put red ants in his bed.

• If "TAKE IT IN A BIT OF A DIFFERENT DIRECTION" is chosen, Strong Sad ends up in the field with his hands glued to his butt instead. Homestar Runner, Bubs, Strong Bad, and Coach Z pass by and, instead of helping him, Homestar and Bubs criticise him, Strong Bad taunts him, and Coach Z compliments him.

This is also the first email in which Bubs appears, and including its alternate endings (the "YES and "MAYBE" endings were not automatically added), is the first one to be over two minutes in length. watch (more...)

superhero name

In superhero name, the 29^th Strong Bad Email, Stiny asks Strong Bad why his name doesn't end with "man". Strong Bad instead makes fun of Stiny's name, thinking he should be a supervillain's sidekick. And so, the Strong Bad Email spin-off Strong Badman is born. In sample strips from Strong Badman, the titular character tells Stiny to get him a Danish pastry and also asks him who spilled coffee all over his plans for his death ray. Strong Bad himself, however, says that he will change his name to Strong Badman if the real Stiny agrees to be his sidekick; however, The Cheat shows up in a costume and thinks Strong Bad is betraying him, despite assuring him that that's not the case, The Cheat just walks away. Instead of The Paper, the link to e-mail Strong Bad is a piece of text at the bottom of the first issue of Strong Badman. watch (more...)

12:00

In 12:00, the 30^th Strong Bad Email, Cory Dewey-Smith asks Strong Bad how to fix his VCR, which keeps blinking 12:00. Having had the same problem, Strong Bad has called Bubs to get the job done; Strong Bad goes to the garage to check on his progress. Bubs has duct-taped an alarm clock to the VCR; he previously attempted this on The Cheat, as evidenced by hairs that have been left there. In an Easter egg, the viewer can click on the Eject button to view several videos; each one's label appears to be colour-coded for each of the Brothers Strong. This is also the only Strong Bad Email to date that does not have any letters in its name. Also, discounting his optional appearance in 1 step ahead, it is the first email in which Bubs appears. watch (more...)

sugarbob

In sugarbob, the 31^st Strong Bad Email, Daniel tells Strong Bad that his girlfriend has broken up with him in favour of Strong Bad. After a lesson regarding typing in all-caps (due to that being the way Daniel's e-mail is written), Strong Bad tells Daniel's girlfriend that he is taken by several other ladies. He demonstrates this by typing several Internet Slang-style messages in different fonts and colours (though how he manages to do so on the Tandy 400 is unknown), and before he leaves, he tells Daniel that he should buy her some stuff and start working out just in case. The commentary for the DVD version consists of Marzipan singing a song about "Sugarbob", the nickname Strong Bad gives Daniel's girlfriend. watch (more...)

flag day

In flag day, the 32^nd Strong Bad Email, Pablo from Phoenix wishes Strong Bad a happy Flag Day and asks him to share Strong Badia's flag. Strong Bad then goes to Strong Badia, where after hoisting Strong Badia's flag, he sings its national anthem. During the anthem, a montage plays, consiting of Strong Badia, Strong Bad, a coin of Strong Bad, The Cheat (who is playing the beat to the song on his keyboard, a coin of The Cheat, the Stop Sign, Cold Ones, Strong Mad (who has a tattoo of Strong Badia's coat of arms), the tire, and emphasis on the fact that the tire is Strong Badia's sole "population". This emphasis - "Population: Tire" - later became the title of a game. This is also the first Strong Bad email to be over two minutes in length (not counting 1 step ahead, whose alternate endings were added later). watch (more...)

gimmicks

In gimmicks, the 33^rd Strong Bad Email, Mike from Everett, MA tells Strong Bad about the days when he didn't need a gimmick to be funny. Immediateky afterwards, the Tandy 400 turns itself off and blows up in Strong Bad's face, sending him flying across the computer room and crashing through the wall of Strong Sad's room. Strong Bad tries to persuade Strong Sad to give him money to either fix the Tandy or get it replaced, but fails, since Strong Sad also wants his poster replaced. In the next email, Strong Bad uses The Cheat's Tangerine Dreams while the Tandy is getting fixed. The Tandy is repaired in sisters, but it still malfunctions; it is eventually replaced with the Compy 386 in invisibility. This is also one of the e-mails that Strong Bad later states are his personal favourites. watch (more...)

weird dream

In weird dream, the 34^th Strong Bad Email, Strong Bad needs to use The Cheat's Tangerine Dreams to check his e-mail due to the explosion of the Tandy 400 in the previous e-mail. After trying to use the keyboard to open his e-mail client, The Cheat opens it up with the mouse. The e-mail, from Marie, asks Strong Bad what was the weirdest dream he ever had. He explains that after having 13 pudding pops to eat the day before, the dream he proceeded to have consisted of the United States wearing underwear, a picture of which he opens up. An Easter egg consists of several individual U.S. states wearing underwear. watch (more...)

guitar

In guitar, the 36^th Strong Bad Email, Derek Highet from Northern California asks Strong Bad if he can play the guitar. Strong Bad states that can, knowing about arpeggios, "trembalos", and virtuosos. He then types out (and says) the onomatopoeia for the guitar. He then imagines that Strong Mad and The Cheat would join in (typing their onomatopoeia as well) and that he would sing about a dragon coming in the night. After falling off the chair, he holds a lit BMW lighter, which actually singes The Paper. The song Strong Bad sings at the end is the inspiration for Trogdor's song in dragon. watch (more...)

dullard

In dullard, the 37^th Strong Bad Email, Jason asks Strong Bad how to deal with the office dullard. Strong Bad then shows four tried-and-true methods, all of in which Homestar Runner is the dullard:

• Pretends to talk on the phone.
• Gives him the rude finger.
• Just walks away.
• Says "Yeah" repeatedly.

Strong Bad also states that "it couldn't hurt to steal his lunch from the break room fridge every day". This is the first appearance of the comic strip Dullard (while the original Flash version has just the one debut strip, the DVD version contains a different strip for each method), the office, and Strong Bad's work computer (which would later be named the Corpy NT6). watch (more...)

helium

In helium, the 38^th Strong Bad Email, Shaq Shack from Whittier asks Strong Bad what he sounds like when he inhales helium. Having thrown a party the night before, Strong Bad goes to his living room, where Strong Mad and The Cheat are hanging out. After breathing in a balloon, Strong Bad sings a song in his high-pitched voice, but the effect is temporary. Strong Mad then breathes in a balloon, but for some reason, his voice does not change. The Cheat then tries to breathe in a balloon, but the entire balloon gets stuck inside of him, causing him to become round and float away. At the same time, Homestar Runner and Marzipan are having a conversation about pork and beans, but are interrupted by the floating The Cheat. Marzipan, and later Strong Sad, are concerned by The Cheat's appearance, but Homestar just thinks that the floating The Cheat is an ugly bird. This is the first email in which Marzipan appears and the first one in which Strong Mad speaks. Also, despite the lack of change of pitch in Strong Mad's voice when he inhales helium, in a later email, his voice becomes high-pitched when he breathes in bandwidth through a garden hose. watch (more...)

property of ones

In property of ones, the 39^th Strong Bad Email, Dan Waters from Dallas, Texas tells Strong Bad that he drank "a one that was not cold", and asks Strong Bad if that has happened to him. Strong Bad proceeds to explain the "Property of Ones", one of his bogus mathematical theorems. "The ONE^itude is directly proportional to the COLD^itude of the ONE. ...The colder it is, the more of a one it is. Because you don't want to end up with a Cold None." Strong Bad then mentions several other brands of Cold Ones: "Not So Cold Ones", "Room Temp-a-Ture Ones", "Wärm Önes", "CUH-HOLD ONES", and "Cool Ones". The email ends with a needlepoint picture of several Cold Ones and the caption "A One That Isn't Cold, Is Scarcely A One At All". This is also the last Strong Bad Email in a long time to lack any Easter eggs; the next one, bottom 10, was released nearly three years later (Strong Bad actually acknowledges the lack of Easter eggs in that email). watch (more...)

vacation

In vacation, the 40^th Strong Bad Email, BrothaCheese suggests to Strong Bad that he should go on a vacation. Strong Bad agrees, so he sticks a "DORKS!" sticky note to the Tandy 400 and leaves. Throughout the next couple of weeks, he sends postcards from several vacation spots: The Great Mound; Pantsburg; That Clock; Two Cars, Tennessee; and Historic Over There, and gives commentary about his experiences at those spots. He returns from his vacation in the following email, in which he also throws out the Tandy and replaces it with the Compy 386. Due to being released in multiple parts, it became the longest email, and it remained so until the release of the hundredth email special flashback nearly one-and-a-half years later. watch (more...)

invisibility

invisibility, the 41^st Strong Bad Email, starts off with Strong Bad returning from his vacation. He doesn't need the "DORKS!" sticky note anymore... and he doesn't need the Tandy 400 anymore! After knocking the Tandy away, Strong Bad starts up his new computer, the Compy 386, which is, in his words, "a spectacle of graphics and sound". The first e-mail on his new computer, from sinstudly17, asks him what he would do if he was "invisable" [sic] for one day. Strong Bad imagines that he would steal Swiss Cake Rolls from Bubs's Concession Stand, punch Homestar Runner in the gut, and watch TV while eating the Swiss Cake Rolls. In his imagination, however, Strong Mad ends up sitting on the invisible Strong Bad. Back in the real world, Strong Bad then thinks he needs a shower. The Tandy, which has been trashed, then "says" its last words to Strong Bad. Ironically, although it is the first Compy 386 email, the commentary for its DVD version mentions the Compy's replacement, the Lappy 486 (the DVD was released between the penultimate Compy email and the last one). watch (more...)

action figure

In action figure, the 42^nd Strong Bad Email, Kyle Rechsteiner asks Strong Bad about an action figure version of himself. Strong Bad states that his action figure would include, but is not limited to: Chinese throwing croissants, Double Deuce action, and glow-in-the-dark abdominal muscles. Strong Bad, however, had previously tried to make the action figure himself, but could only make a peanut version. An Easter egg contains, as well as the action figure version of Strong Bad, action figure versions of Coach Z, Strong Mad, Pom Pom, Strong Sad, and Homestar Runner. These action figures, as well as the theme accompanying them (which Strong Bad also sings as his e-mail song in this e-mail), later became the basis for Cheat Commandos. watch (more...)

little questions

In little questions, the 43^rd Strong Bad Email, Strong Bad gets a very poorly-written email from Viklas in Sweden. Strong Bad answers Viklas's questions (which are about football, when he was a baby, and when he will be old) with roughly the same skill of English as Viklas. This is accompanied by synthesised European music, as well as subtitles in proper English (although Strong Bad's answers and the subtitles do not always match up). Strong Bad then marks Viklas's e-mail as an essay and gives it an F, while signing his own name in Swedish. An Easter egg contains a political cartoon about diplomacy between Sweden and Strong Badia. When the songs from Dancin' Bubs were changed, the synthesised music from this email became one of them. watch (more...)

lures and jigs

In lures & jigs, the 44^th Strong Bad Email, David Jacobus from Astoria, NY asks Strong Bad about lures or jigs that he does to attract the fish whenever he goes fishing. Cut to Strong Bad and Coach Z who are fishing from a boat in the middle of a lake. Strong Bad tries his lure, which is telling the fish that there is a keg of worms in the boat, but fails. He then tries a jig, which is a hip-swivelling dance accompanied by a song that actually causes some fish to jump into the boat. Back at the Compy 386, Strong Bad admits he doesn't really know much about fishing, but that a similar jig might also attract ladies. Strong Bad, struggling as to whether he knows anything about the ladies either, then runs off. The viewer can then play Fishing Challenge '91, in which Strong Bad does the same lure and jig to attract fish, and is also accompanied by commentary about how good he finds the graphics. Strong Bad's jig bears a striking resemblance to the Caramelldansen Internet meme that was started about four years after this email was released. watch (more...)

your friends

In your friends, the 46^th Strong Bad Email, Andrew tells Strong Bad that he "LIKE[S] IT MOST WHEN [HE] HARMS [HIS] FRIENDS". Strong Bad then proceeds to do acts of violence on the other main characters:

• Kicks Strong Mad in the shin
• Smashes an Everybody to the Limit record over Bubs's head, and eventually The King of Town's
• Hits Strong Sad with a wiffle bat
• Tries to saw off Marzipan's hands, despite their lack of visibility
• Persuades Homestar Runner to stick his head into a pool of lava, which he appears to be willing to do
• Duct tapes The Cheat to Pom Pom
• Buries Homsar and tortures him with scorpions
• Gives a very hot bag of fries to Coach Z, although he doesn't seem to mind

However, Strong Bad has missed someone: The Poopsmith. However, he explains that because the Poopsmith shovels whatsit for a living, "his tolerance for pain's gotta be through the roof." Factoring in Easter eggs, this is also the shortest e-mail of the Compy 386 era, at 1:11, which is ironic given all the activity that occurs within. The raw Flash file has a slightly different name than most other Strong Bad Emails; it is "sbemail46x.swf" instead of "sbemail46.swf" (there is a "sbemail46.swf", but it is a glitched-up version). This is also the first email in which both the King of Town and the Poopsmith appear, though the former does not speak and the latter is only an indirect appearance and in an Easter egg (coincidentally, both of these other firsts are also in the same email). watch (more...)

new hands

In new hands, the 47^th Strong Bad Email, Ryan from Toronto asks Strong Bad what he would replace his hands with if they were cut off at the wrist and could not be replaced with prosthetic hands. He states that his right hand would be a bucket, for dumping oatmeal on stuff, washing The Cheat, dropping the occasional beat (this is accompanied by Coach Z singing "These peoples tried to fade me"), and sitting on when he gets tired. Strong Bad then states that his left hand would be a bullhorn, for making important announcements. Back at the Compy 386, Strong Bad says that everyone was probably expecting a guitar and a lazor gun, then feels ashamed with himself for not imagining his hands as those two things. In an Easter egg, his hands can be changed into several different items. And although this email was not a fan favourite, it did inspire several later works: Coach Z would later sing These peoples try to fade me in his character video and a scroll button song, and it also became a song on the Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits CD; the bucket- and bullhorn-handed Strong Bad became one of the Set Two figurines; and in strong badathlon, one of the events is "probably something with guitars, lasers, robots, and hot girls"; also, in a Powered by The Cheat segment in the same e-mail, Strong Bad has laser hands resembling the one he has in the Easter egg in this e-mail. watch (more...)

theme party

In theme party, the 49^th Strong Bad Email, Matt from Rochester, NY asks Strong Bad to come to an upcoming theme party, and about the theme of that party. Strong Bad says he doesn't want to go, but that the theme should be a "FRAT PARTY". The attendants of the party could wear baseball caps, khaki pants, and t-shirts from the previous party. The guy with long hair could play white blues on his acoustic guitar. And the attendants could get some Cold Ones and invite skinny blonde girls. Liking the sound of the party, Strong Bad then states he actually does want to go. An Easter egg contains Circles, the song from the demo tape for the party. Discounting this Easter egg, this is the shortest e-mail of the Compy 386 era, at 1:06. watch (more...)

different town

In different town, the 99^th Strong Bad Email, Steven from WV asks Strong Bad what he would do if he could make his town different. He explains in song form, with all of the main characters involved:

• "The Poopsmith, he could talk"
• "Marzipan would rock"
• "The Stick would be this big old tree that would try to eat everyone except The Cheat and me" (and not Strong Mad)
• "The King of Town would be underground in a box filled up with peas"
• "Bubs would give away flamethrowers that shoot chocolate hundred-dollar bills"
• "My stupid baby brother would have been born with horns and a tail"
• "Coach Z would wear this cool jacket"
• "Homestar just couldn't hack it"
• "Pom Pom wouldn't change at all, except he'd look more like an ABA basketball"
• "This little weirdo would be a modestly hot girl to help me through the hard times; you know, the kind that are only sorta hot so they don't mess around with other guys"

After the song, Strong Sad tries to offer Strong Bad a bust of Bubo, but since Strong Sad is dressed much like his brother imagined him, Strong Bad goes crazy, causing his brother to call him a "spaz" and a "weirdo". Strong Bad then concludes that his imagination is broken, and ends up "go[ing] place". watch (more...)