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[[Image:Shotgunned menu.png|thumb|250px|"What kinda shady Bubs business you running here anyways?"]]
[[Image:Shotgunned menu.png|thumb|250px|"What kinda shady Bubs business you running here anyways?"]]
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<blockquote>'''''Strong Bad:''' You're a shady, shady character Bubs.''<br>  
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''From [[Strong Badia the Free]]:''
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'''''Bubs:''' It's cool in the shade!''</blockquote>
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<blockquote>'''STRONG BAD:''' You're a shady, shady character Bubs.<br>  
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'''BUBS:''' It's cool in the shade!</blockquote>
[[Bubs]] has been known to engage in all forms of '''shady, crooked, and sometimes downright illegal business practices''', from simple overpricing to trading in stolen organs.
[[Bubs]] has been known to engage in all forms of '''shady, crooked, and sometimes downright illegal business practices''', from simple overpricing to trading in stolen organs.
==Bait and Switch==
==Bait and Switch==
*Email [[different town]] &mdash; [[Strong Bad]] imagines that Bubs would use ''imitation'' [[chocolate]] for his [[Bubs's Flamethrowers|flamethrowers]] that shoot chocolate hundred-dollar bills.
*Email [[different town]] &mdash; [[Strong Bad]] imagines that Bubs would use ''imitation'' [[chocolate]] for his [[Bubs's Flamethrowers|flamethrowers]] that shoot chocolate hundred-dollar bills.
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*Email [[theme park]] &mdash; Bubs tells [[Pom Pom]] that he can only win prizes if he gets the rings '''inside''' the [[Xtra Cold Ones]] bottle after Pom Pom flawlessly threw three rings over it.
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*Email [[theme park]] &mdash; Bubs tells [[Pom Pom]] that he can only win prizes if he gets the rings ''inside'' the [[Cold One#xtracold|Xtra Cold Ones]] bottle after Pom Pom flawlessly threw three rings over it.
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*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] &mdash; When [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] asks how much Bubs' stirring utensils cost, Bubs says that "they're free, but you gotta ''earn'' 'em!"  Homestar says, "That doesn't sound free at all," which Bubs replies with, "Well you just gotta ''earn '' 'em."
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*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] &mdash; When [[Homestar Runner]] asks how much Bubs's stirring utensils cost, Bubs says that "they're free, but you gotta ''earn'' 'em!"  Homestar says, "That doesn't sound free at all," to which Bubs replies, "Well you just gotta ''earn '' 'em."
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*Email [[looking old]] &mdash; A sign at the stand says "<s>1</s>0% OFF ALL iTems!"
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*Email [[looking old]] &mdash; A sign at [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] says "<s>1</s>0% OFF ALL iTems!"
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] &mdash; Bubs offers 10% off at [[Bubs' Concession Stand|the concession stand]] and immediately follows it with the disclaimer "discount will not be honored".
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] &mdash; Bubs offers 10% off at the concession stand and immediately follows it with the disclaimer "discount will not be honored".
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] &mdash; Bubs admires his great-great-grandpappy's cousin Harold who "discovered the bait and switch".
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] &mdash; Bubs admires his great-great-grandpappy's cousin Harold who "discovered the bait and switch".
*[[Donut Unto Others]] &mdash; Bubs claims his [[doughnuts]] fight cavities and clean teeth before quickly adding "The American Dental Association does not approve the preceding statement."
*[[Donut Unto Others]] &mdash; Bubs claims his [[doughnuts]] fight cavities and clean teeth before quickly adding "The American Dental Association does not approve the preceding statement."
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*Email [[12:00]] &mdash; Bubs, hired to make the clock on Strong Bad's [[VCR]] work, instead [[duct tape]]s an [[Clock Radio|alarm clock]] to the top (after first attempting to duct tape [[The Cheat]] to it).
*Email [[12:00]] &mdash; Bubs, hired to make the clock on Strong Bad's [[VCR]] work, instead [[duct tape]]s an [[Clock Radio|alarm clock]] to the top (after first attempting to duct tape [[The Cheat]] to it).
*[[King of Town Email]] &mdash; According to the page title, Bubs sold the broken [[Tandy 400]] to [[The King of Town]] for $900 and that it's "slightly not-working".
*[[King of Town Email]] &mdash; According to the page title, Bubs sold the broken [[Tandy 400]] to [[The King of Town]] for $900 and that it's "slightly not-working".
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*Email [[privileges]], [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], and Email [[bike thief]] &mdash; The slogan for [[Bubs' Old Pizza]] calls it "really old".
*Email [[virus]] &mdash; Bubs puts the "slightly shotgunned" and "like used" [[Compy 386]] up for sale.
*Email [[virus]] &mdash; Bubs puts the "slightly shotgunned" and "like used" [[Compy 386]] up for sale.
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] &mdash; Bubs has a rusty steak knife in his box of 'aught four [[crap]].
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] &mdash; Bubs has a rusty steak knife in his box of 'aught four [[crap]].
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] &mdash; Bubs sells Strong Bad a defective Clockwork Strong Bad; to be fair, Bubs is furious to find the "cheap, foreign-made" souvenir malfunctioning, so he decides to sell it half-off.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] &mdash; Bubs sells Strong Bad a defective Clockwork Strong Bad; to be fair, Bubs is furious to find the "cheap, foreign-made" souvenir malfunctioning, so he decides to sell it half-off.
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*[[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019#1147232489355862021|5 Jul 2019]]) &mdash; Strong Bad suggests that Bubs' power in [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] would be to sell discount cottages that burn themselves down due to faulty wiring.
==Embezzlement==
==Embezzlement==
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*[[DNA Evidence]] &mdash; Bubs sells [[Marzipan]]'s DNA evidence to Strong Bad in a [[snow cone]], and returns to her a test tube labeled "tampered with".
*[[DNA Evidence]] &mdash; Bubs sells [[Marzipan]]'s DNA evidence to Strong Bad in a [[snow cone]], and returns to her a test tube labeled "tampered with".
*Email [[buried]] &mdash; Bubs buries "in'''toxic'''atingly good" waste in [[Strong Badia]] and has apparently buried "a fella named Rich" in the past.
*Email [[buried]] &mdash; Bubs buries "in'''toxic'''atingly good" waste in [[Strong Badia]] and has apparently buried "a fella named Rich" in the past.
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*[[I Killed Pom Pom]] &mdash; Bubs sells Homestar a 50 gallon drum of bleach, a 50 gallon drum of sawblades, and a 50 gallon drum of bodybags, in order to destroy the evidence of him "killing Pom Pom".
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*[[I Killed Pom Pom]] &mdash; Bubs sells Homestar a 50 gallon drum of bleach, a 50 gallon drum of sawblades, and a 50 gallon drum of bodybags, in order to destroy the evidence of him "killing Pom Pom". He then advises Homestar to establish a false alibi for his "crime".
==False Advertising==
==False Advertising==
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*Email [[unused emails]] &mdash; The Free Weekly Spamvertisement promotes Scotch Tape, ketchup, and three bean salad as herbal supplements.
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*Email [[unused emails]] &mdash; The Free Weekly Spamvertisement promotes Scotch Tape, [[ketchup]], and three bean salad as herbal supplements.
*[[Broken Compy Menu]] &mdash; Bubs sells the shotgunned [[Compy 386]] to Homestar saying it's a low-priced automobile.
*[[Broken Compy Menu]] &mdash; Bubs sells the shotgunned [[Compy 386]] to Homestar saying it's a low-priced automobile.
*Email [[technology]] &mdash; Bubs sells "wireless extension cords" and stresses that they're "[[Allegedly Real Things|existent]]".
*Email [[technology]] &mdash; Bubs sells "wireless extension cords" and stresses that they're "[[Allegedly Real Things|existent]]".
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*[[Quality Time]] &mdash; Bubs sells Marzipan [[eggs]] as "[[organic]] [[batteries]]".
*[[Quality Time]] &mdash; Bubs sells Marzipan [[eggs]] as "[[organic]] [[batteries]]".
*[[Donut Unto Others]] &mdash; Bubs lies about the teeth-cleaning and cavity-fighting abilities of his donuts. He also says that he has them made in a third world country named "Homemáde" so he can legally print "from homemade" on the package.
*[[Donut Unto Others]] &mdash; Bubs lies about the teeth-cleaning and cavity-fighting abilities of his donuts. He also says that he has them made in a third world country named "Homemáde" so he can legally print "from homemade" on the package.
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*[[Flash is Dead!]] &mdash; Strong Bad complains that the fallout shelter was advertised as being Coach Z free.
==Fraud==
==Fraud==
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*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] &mdash; Bubs has a [[Strong Sad]] voodoo doll on sale, which even Homestar questions.
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] &mdash; Bubs has a [[Strong Sad]] voodoo doll on sale, which even Homestar questions.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] &mdash; Bubs has a tainted candy sellback day on Friday.
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] &mdash; Bubs has a tainted candy sellback day on Friday.
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*Email [[myths & legends]] &mdash; Bubs states that the Bear-holding-a-shark shot glasses are popular with kids.
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*Email [[myths & legends]] &mdash; Bubs states that the [[Bear Holding a Shark]] shot glasses are popular with kids.
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*Email [[the chair]] &mdash; The chairs that Bubs sells Strong Bad and Strong Sad end up leaving them unable to "feel [their] parts".
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*Email [[the chair]] &mdash; The chairs that Bubs sells Strong Bad and Strong Sad (respectively [[Le Restige]] and the [[Styleron Ecochair]]) end up leaving them unable to "feel [their] parts".
*[[DNA Evidence]] &mdash; Bubs sells the [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA evidence]] to Strong Bad in a snow cone.
*[[DNA Evidence]] &mdash; Bubs sells the [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA evidence]] to Strong Bad in a snow cone.
*Email [[licensed]] &mdash; Homestar discovers that the piñatas that Bubs sells are full of broken glass after getting a face-full of it, and the Strong Bad ferret [[ointment]] causes [[The Cheat]] to inflate like a balloon.
*Email [[licensed]] &mdash; Homestar discovers that the piñatas that Bubs sells are full of broken glass after getting a face-full of it, and the Strong Bad ferret [[ointment]] causes [[The Cheat]] to inflate like a balloon.
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*[[The Baloneyman]] &mdash; Bubs implies that the [[Baloney Sammich Truck|baloney sandwiches]] that he has been selling had expired mayonnaise.
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*[[The Baloneyman]] &mdash; Bubs implies that the [[Baloney Sammich Truck|baloney sandwiches]] that he has been selling had expired [[mayonnaise]].
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; Bubs lists tainted candy as a variety of candy he sells and gives chocolate-covered packing peanuts in exchange for coupons.
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; Bubs lists tainted candy as a variety of candy he sells and gives chocolate-covered packing peanuts in exchange for coupons.
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*[[The Baloneyman]] &mdash; Bubs sells a sandwich with a bite taken out of it to an oblivious Homestar.
*[[The Baloneyman]] &mdash; Bubs sells a sandwich with a bite taken out of it to an oblivious Homestar.
*[[Donut Unto Others]] &mdash; Bubs hides and pretends to be closed when the health inspector arrives.
*[[Donut Unto Others]] &mdash; Bubs hides and pretends to be closed when the health inspector arrives.
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*[[Flash is Dead!]] &mdash; Bubs' Fallout Shelter lacks proper toilet facilities, using empty cans as makeshift latrines.
==Human Trafficking==
==Human Trafficking==
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==Intentionally Poor Crowd Control==
==Intentionally Poor Crowd Control==
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* Email [[local news]] &mdash; Bubs tricks Homestar, Marzipan and the King of Town into queuing outside the Concession Stand (and paying for it) for no reason.
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*Email [[local news]] &mdash; Bubs tricks Homestar, Marzipan and the King of Town into queuing outside the Concession Stand (and paying for it) for no reason.
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* [[Toikey TV]] &mdash; The sale advertised by Bubs, "Bubs Friday", has a designated time for "Shovin' and Tramplin'". He also encourages mothers to fight each other and even draw blood.
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*[[Toikey TV]] &mdash; The sale advertised by Bubs, "Bubs Friday", has a designated time for "Shovin' and Tramplin'". He also encourages mothers to fight each other and even draw blood.
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* [[A Decemberween Mackerel]] &mdash; Bubs intentionally has a queue last for 3 miles or 18 days, whichever comes first.
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*[[A Decemberween Mackerel]] &mdash; Bubs intentionally has a queue last for 3 miles or 18 days, whichever comes first.
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*{{twitterreference|ID=934131696810766336|year=2017|month=Nov|day=24}} &mdash; "Bubs Friday" 2017 ends with shoppers trapped in riot foam.
==Invasion of Privacy==
==Invasion of Privacy==
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; Bubs casually tells Strong Bad that he reads all [[Strong Bad Email|his emails]].
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; Bubs casually tells Strong Bad that he reads all [[Strong Bad Email|his emails]].
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==Ivory Trade==
 
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; Strong Bad says that the last time he tried to navigate Bubs' Tele-stand, he ended up with a crate of rhino horns (though according to Strong Bad they were from a species not considered endangered).
 
==Legal Malpractice==
==Legal Malpractice==
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*Email [[part-time job]] &mdash; Strong Bad mentions that Bubs made him pay for his [[mascot costume]].
*Email [[part-time job]] &mdash; Strong Bad mentions that Bubs made him pay for his [[mascot costume]].
*[[On Break]] &mdash; Bubs only gives one smoking, pee, coffee, and maternity leave break each per day. He also doesn't allow Pom Pom to take breaks as he is not in the union.
*[[On Break]] &mdash; Bubs only gives one smoking, pee, coffee, and maternity leave break each per day. He also doesn't allow Pom Pom to take breaks as he is not in the union.
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*[[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019#1123934650181619712|2 May 2019]]) &mdash; Bubs pokes the person picking out shirts ("90% likely Strong Sad") in the eyes to ensure that the selection is random.
==Operating Without a Valid License==
==Operating Without a Valid License==
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2]] &mdash; Bubs claims that the late fee for a [[IMDb:tt0103184|V.I. Warshawski]] DVD is $3 a day because it still counts as a new release, despite its early 90's theatrical release and 2002 DVD release (7 years before the toon).
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2]] &mdash; Bubs claims that the late fee for a [[IMDb:tt0103184|V.I. Warshawski]] DVD is $3 a day because it still counts as a new release, despite its early 90's theatrical release and 2002 DVD release (7 years before the toon).
*[[Record Store Day]] &mdash; Bubs sells [[Strong Sad]] a [[sloshy]] vinyl record for $400, which according to Strong Sad, was "on sale".
*[[Record Store Day]] &mdash; Bubs sells [[Strong Sad]] a [[sloshy]] vinyl record for $400, which according to Strong Sad, was "on sale".
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*[[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2020|1 Jan 2020]]) &mdash; Bubs celebrates 2020 by adding $20 to every purchase.
==Smuggling==
==Smuggling==
*[[SBCG4AP Tutorial]] &mdash; When Strong Bad comments that Bubs has gotten fat, he replies that he hasn't and is in fact just smuggling cantaloupes past the border under his shirt.
*[[SBCG4AP Tutorial]] &mdash; When Strong Bad comments that Bubs has gotten fat, he replies that he hasn't and is in fact just smuggling cantaloupes past the border under his shirt.
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*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] &mdash; While Bubs was imprisoned in what would eventually become the Concession Stand he sold himself Hot Dogs with files in them.
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*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] &mdash; While Bubs was imprisoned in what would eventually become the Concession Stand, he sold himself [[hot dogs]] with files in them.
==Stolen Goods==
==Stolen Goods==
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*Email [[different town]] &mdash; Strong Bad imagines that Bubs would give away [[Bubs's Flamethrowers|flamethrowers]] that shoot (imitation) chocolate hundred-dollar bills.
*Email [[different town]] &mdash; Strong Bad imagines that Bubs would give away [[Bubs's Flamethrowers|flamethrowers]] that shoot (imitation) chocolate hundred-dollar bills.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] &mdash; Bubs operates a black market out behind [[Concessionstantinople]] dealing in weapons, like bazooka flamethrowers that throw throwing stars, along with other illegal items.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] &mdash; Bubs operates a black market out behind [[Concessionstantinople]] dealing in weapons, like bazooka flamethrowers that throw throwing stars, along with other illegal items.
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==Wildlife Trafficking==
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; Strong Bad says that the last time he tried to navigate Bubs' Tele-stand, he ended up with a crate of rhino horns (though according to Strong Bad they were from a species not considered endangered).
==Generic Mentions of Shadiness==
==Generic Mentions of Shadiness==
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*[[Play Date]] &mdash; Bubs briefly spends time in federal prison for unexplained reasons.
*[[Play Date]] &mdash; Bubs briefly spends time in federal prison for unexplained reasons.
*[[The Baloneyman]] &mdash; At the end, Homestar says farewell to the "[["Man" Pronounced as "M'n"|baloneym'n]]", adding "may your warbly theme song serve as a reminder that you probably have a really sketchy past."
*[[The Baloneyman]] &mdash; At the end, Homestar says farewell to the "[["Man" Pronounced as "M'n"|baloneym'n]]", adding "may your warbly theme song serve as a reminder that you probably have a really sketchy past."
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; Strong Bad wonders why it's called "Bubs' Concession Stand" as "Bubs never conceded anything in his whole miserable gigantic-mark-up life!"
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] &mdash; Strong Bad says that Bubs is a "shady, shady character", to which Bubs responds that it's cool in the shade.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] &mdash; Strong Bad says that Bubs is a "shady, shady character", to which Bubs responds that it's cool in the shade.
*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] &mdash; Bubs describes his wallet as the one that says "bad business practices".
*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] &mdash; Bubs describes his wallet as the one that says "bad business practices".
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*[[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019#1142909826281955328|23 Jun 2019]]) &mdash; In a Twitter exclusive animation, Bubs stashes several stacks of dollar bills in the ceiling of the Concession Stand, to which Strong Bad writes "Keep it shady, Bubs."
==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 15:09, 10 July 2020

"What kinda shady Bubs business you running here anyways?"

From Strong Badia the Free:

STRONG BAD: You're a shady, shady character Bubs.
BUBS: It's cool in the shade!

Bubs has been known to engage in all forms of shady, crooked, and sometimes downright illegal business practices, from simple overpricing to trading in stolen organs.

Contents

Bait and Switch

Copyright Infringement

Counterfeiting

Debt Evasion

  • Email lackey — Bubs slams the shutters when Strong Bad with Doreauxgard pretends to be from the collection agency.

Defective and Substandard Goods

Embezzlement

Evidence Tampering

  • Bug In Mouth Disease — When Homestar approaches, Bubs is burning an envelope labeled "Exhibit A" and later tries to sell him a pancreas contained in a box labeled "Exhibit B".
  • DNA Evidence — Bubs sells Marzipan's DNA evidence to Strong Bad in a snow cone, and returns to her a test tube labeled "tampered with".
  • Email buried — Bubs buries "intoxicatingly good" waste in Strong Badia and has apparently buried "a fella named Rich" in the past.
  • I Killed Pom Pom — Bubs sells Homestar a 50 gallon drum of bleach, a 50 gallon drum of sawblades, and a 50 gallon drum of bodybags, in order to destroy the evidence of him "killing Pom Pom". He then advises Homestar to establish a false alibi for his "crime".

False Advertising

  • Email unused emails — The Free Weekly Spamvertisement promotes Scotch Tape, ketchup, and three bean salad as herbal supplements.
  • Broken Compy Menu — Bubs sells the shotgunned Compy 386 to Homestar saying it's a low-priced automobile.
  • Email technology — Bubs sells "wireless extension cords" and stresses that they're "existent".
  • Happy Hallow-day — Bubs advertises black spray-paint as spray-on Halloween night, sunglasses as Halloween night-vision goggles and "Hollerin' Jimmy's Hovercraft Kit" as a "Halloween Night hovercraft kit".
  • Email the chair — Bubs tries to sell a box of chicken beaks and a Winger album as chairs.
  • Ever and More! — Bubs sells the minutes of The Broternal Order of Different Helmets's last meeting to third world countries as rollover minutes.
  • Quality Time — Bubs sells Marzipan eggs as "organic batteries".
  • Donut Unto Others — Bubs lies about the teeth-cleaning and cavity-fighting abilities of his donuts. He also says that he has them made in a third world country named "Homemáde" so he can legally print "from homemade" on the package.
  • Flash is Dead! — Strong Bad complains that the fallout shelter was advertised as being Coach Z free.

Fraud

Hacking

Harmful Goods

Health Code Violations

  • Email no loafing — The lunch specials that Bubs sells are already eaten.
  • One Two, One Two — Bubs makes sausages with a tennis ball and a box of General Tso's Chicken (including the box).
  • The Baloneyman — Bubs sells a sandwich with a bite taken out of it to an oblivious Homestar.
  • Donut Unto Others — Bubs hides and pretends to be closed when the health inspector arrives.
  • Flash is Dead! — Bubs' Fallout Shelter lacks proper toilet facilities, using empty cans as makeshift latrines.

Human Trafficking

Information Mining and Spamming

  • Email unused emails — Bubs buys, as claimed, roughly 5000 email addresses at $0.25 apiece from Strong Bad (roughly $1250 total) to use in his weekly spamvertisments.

Intentionally Poor Crowd Control

  • Email local news — Bubs tricks Homestar, Marzipan and the King of Town into queuing outside the Concession Stand (and paying for it) for no reason.
  • Toikey TV — The sale advertised by Bubs, "Bubs Friday", has a designated time for "Shovin' and Tramplin'". He also encourages mothers to fight each other and even draw blood.
  • A Decemberween Mackerel — Bubs intentionally has a queue last for 3 miles or 18 days, whichever comes first.
  • @StrongBadActual Tweet (24 Nov 2017) — "Bubs Friday" 2017 ends with shoppers trapped in riot foam.

Invasion of Privacy

Legal Malpractice

  • Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 — Bubs represents Coach Z in court; however, he bases his defense on dinosaurs after confusing works by author Michael Crichton with those by author John Grisham.

Loan Sharking

  • Email other days — Bubs threatens to turn Strong Bad over to a "cut off your toes"-style collections agency if he doesn't pay up.

Mistreatment of Employees

  • Email part-time job — Strong Bad mentions that Bubs made him pay for his mascot costume.
  • On Break — Bubs only gives one smoking, pee, coffee, and maternity leave break each per day. He also doesn't allow Pom Pom to take breaks as he is not in the union.
  • @StrongBadActual Tweet (2 May 2019) — Bubs pokes the person picking out shirts ("90% likely Strong Sad") in the eyes to ensure that the selection is random.

Operating Without a Valid License

  • Bug In Mouth Disease — Bubs claims to be a doctor despite his "doctor" card clearly being only for VCR repairs and fashion consultation.
  • Senorial Day — Bubs's entrepreneur license has "SUSPENDED" stamped across it.
  • Email licensed — Bubs sells unlicensed unlicensed Strong Bad merchandise.
  • The Baloneyman — Bubs mentions that the tag and license he has been operating under are both expired.
  • Strong Badia the Free — Bubs hints that his black market sells unlicensed merchandise.

Organ Trafficking

Overpricing

Smuggling

  • SBCG4AP Tutorial — When Strong Bad comments that Bubs has gotten fat, he replies that he hasn't and is in fact just smuggling cantaloupes past the border under his shirt.
  • Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective — While Bubs was imprisoned in what would eventually become the Concession Stand, he sold himself hot dogs with files in them.

Stolen Goods

  • Cool Things — Bubs claims that he's closed and only gives Homestar the paint and shades when he asks Bubs to steal them for him, asserting that he never passes up a chance to stick it to the man.
  • Strong Badia the Free — Bubs's black market trades in organs of questionable origin and illegally obtained cultural artifacts. He trades Strong Sad's stolen Pretendix for an illegally excavated piece of pottery to Strong Bad.
  • Where My Hat Is At? — Bubs has Marzipan's hair on sale as a "wig" which he unabashedly says is stolen.

Weapons Dealing

Wildlife Trafficking

  • Homestar Ruiner — Strong Bad says that the last time he tried to navigate Bubs' Tele-stand, he ended up with a crate of rhino horns (though according to Strong Bad they were from a species not considered endangered).

Generic Mentions of Shadiness

  • Broken Compy Menu — Homestar asks, "What kinda shady Bubs business you running here anyways? A Bubsness?"
  • Bug In Mouth Disease — Homestar asks if Bubs is an unethical quack, to which he responds "the most quackinest."
  • Happy Fireworks — Bubs complains about how long the setup for the fireworks is taking, saying "I got peoples to rip off!"
  • Email isp — When Strong Bad confronts him with "throttling [Strong Bad] down", Bubs responds that throttling down is not one of the 99 ways he rips Strong Bad off.
  • Email licensed — Bubs says that the stuff that he sells in the Concession Stand is of worse quality than his shady bootleg operation.
  • Email buried (DVD commentary) — The Brothers Chaps say that they are trying to remember all the "sketchy things" that Bubs does.
  • Play Date — Bubs briefly spends time in federal prison for unexplained reasons.
  • The Baloneyman — At the end, Homestar says farewell to the "baloneym'n", adding "may your warbly theme song serve as a reminder that you probably have a really sketchy past."
  • Homestar Ruiner — Strong Bad wonders why it's called "Bubs' Concession Stand" as "Bubs never conceded anything in his whole miserable gigantic-mark-up life!"
  • Strong Badia the Free — Strong Bad says that Bubs is a "shady, shady character", to which Bubs responds that it's cool in the shade.
  • Doomy Tales of the Macabre — Bubs describes his wallet as the one that says "bad business practices".
  • @StrongBadActual Tweet (23 Jun 2019) — In a Twitter exclusive animation, Bubs stashes several stacks of dollar bills in the ceiling of the Concession Stand, to which Strong Bad writes "Keep it shady, Bubs."

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