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[[Image:DNA Evidence.png|thumb|"And that's why I believe the DNA evidence had been tampered with."]] | [[Image:DNA Evidence.png|thumb|"And that's why I believe the DNA evidence had been tampered with."]] | ||
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''{Cut to Homsar with his mouth open on the other side of the room. Homsar gulps and closes his mouth. The crowd noises stop. Cut back to Strong Sad.}'' | ''{Cut to Homsar with his mouth open on the other side of the room. Homsar gulps and closes his mouth. The crowd noises stop. Cut back to Strong Sad.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG SAD:''' After extensive investigation, I'm ready to release ''{raises his right hand and turns his head toward the chart}'' my findings. I first spoke with | + | '''STRONG SAD:''' After extensive investigation, I'm ready to release ''{raises his right hand and turns his head toward the chart}'' my findings. I first spoke with— |
''{Cut to Marzipan in her kitchen}'' | ''{Cut to Marzipan in her kitchen}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{spoken with a faux [[French]] accent}'' | + | '''STRONG SAD:''' ''{spoken with a faux [[French]] accent}'' —Marzipan. |
'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, it all started several weeks ago. | '''MARZIPAN:''' Well, it all started several weeks ago. | ||
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''{A scene in Strong Bad's garage scrolls in from the right. Bubs is present.}'' | ''{A scene in Strong Bad's garage scrolls in from the right. Bubs is present.}'' | ||
- | '''BUBS:''' Well, it all started a few weeks ago. I just got finished teaching my | + | '''BUBS:''' Well, it all started a few weeks ago. I just got finished teaching my— |
''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is walking inside wearing a toga.} | ''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is walking inside wearing a toga.} | ||
- | '''BUBS:''' ''{voiceover}'' | + | '''BUBS:''' ''{voiceover}'' —toga-yoga class, ''{Bubs takes off his toga}'' when old-maid Marzipan showed up. |
''{Marzipan, still wearing her toga, walks onscreen.}'' | ''{Marzipan, still wearing her toga, walks onscreen.}'' | ||
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''{Cut back to Bubs}'' | ''{Cut back to Bubs}'' | ||
- | '''BUBS:''' Oh, ''that''. Well, next thing I know | + | '''BUBS:''' Oh, ''that''. Well, next thing I know— |
''{Cut to inside of stand with silhouette}'' | ''{Cut to inside of stand with silhouette}'' | ||
- | '''BUBS:''' ''{voiceover}'' | + | '''BUBS:''' ''{voiceover}'' —Strong Bad shows up. |
''{Strong Bad pops up from under the counter.}'' | ''{Strong Bad pops up from under the counter.}'' | ||
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''{Cut back to Strong Bad}'' | ''{Cut back to Strong Bad}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I was just swiping the change from | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I was just swiping the change from— |
''{Cut to Marzipan's living room. Strong Bad is wearing the pecan mush-covered boots, has the test tube in the back of his pants, and is on the couch, pulling money from it.}'' | ''{Cut to Marzipan's living room. Strong Bad is wearing the pecan mush-covered boots, has the test tube in the back of his pants, and is on the couch, pulling money from it.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' —Marzipan's couch cushions. And I must've accidentally dropped it. |
''{The test tube leaps out of Strong Bad's pants and lands on the couch. Cut back to Strong Bad in Smoky Office.}'' | ''{The test tube leaps out of Strong Bad's pants and lands on the couch. Cut back to Strong Bad in Smoky Office.}'' | ||
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, now I guess we'll never know for sure. Now if you'll excuse me, ''{Dangeresque music starts}'' the stairs of this building have been burned down by termites. So it looks like I'm gonna have to jump! | '''STRONG BAD:''' Well, now I guess we'll never know for sure. Now if you'll excuse me, ''{Dangeresque music starts}'' the stairs of this building have been burned down by termites. So it looks like I'm gonna have to jump! | ||
- | ''{Strong Bad jumps off the screen. Fade out, then in to close-up of the bottom of Strong Sad's bed. Strong Sad pulls out his "fond reminiscences" box from underneath it; it has the same contents as it did in [[ | + | ''{Strong Bad jumps off the screen. Fade out, then in to close-up of the bottom of Strong Sad's bed. Strong Sad pulls out his "fond reminiscences" box from underneath it; it has the same contents as it did in [[The Secrets That I Keep]], with the notable addition of the DNA evidence test tube. Strong Sad grabs the test tube. Cut to close-up of Strong Sad smiling.}'' |
'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes. The world will ''never'' know for sure. Oh-ho-ho-ho. | '''STRONG SAD:''' Yes. The world will ''never'' know for sure. Oh-ho-ho-ho. | ||
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''{Cut to a long view of the room, revealing that Homsar is standing next to Strong Sad.}'' | ''{Cut to a long view of the room, revealing that Homsar is standing next to Strong Sad.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG SAD:''' Ah-ha-ha-ha! Woo-ha-ha | + | '''STRONG SAD:''' Ah-ha-ha-ha! Woo-ha-ha— |
''{Record scratch. Strong Sad looks down and finally notices Homsar there.}'' | ''{Record scratch. Strong Sad looks down and finally notices Homsar there.}'' | ||
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*In actuality, the DNA evidence was not tampered with, as is said in [[strong badathlon]] and [[unnatural]], as it was stolen. | *In actuality, the DNA evidence was not tampered with, as is said in [[strong badathlon]] and [[unnatural]], as it was stolen. | ||
*When Bubs goes back to get Strong Bad's Green Apple snow cone, the green apple flavoring is the only actual flavor, as the others just say "Blue", "Red", and "Purple". | *When Bubs goes back to get Strong Bad's Green Apple snow cone, the green apple flavoring is the only actual flavor, as the others just say "Blue", "Red", and "Purple". | ||
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===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
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*Homestar's mispronunciation of DNA and Coach Z's "mild mannered alter-ego" are references to [[Dan]]. | *Homestar's mispronunciation of DNA and Coach Z's "mild mannered alter-ego" are references to [[Dan]]. | ||
**Furthermore, Coach Z's alter-ego's last name is an example of [["Man" pronounced as "m'n"]]. | **Furthermore, Coach Z's alter-ego's last name is an example of [["Man" pronounced as "m'n"]]. | ||
- | *The box Strong Sad pulls the DNA evidence out of in the last scene is from [[ | + | *The box Strong Sad pulls the DNA evidence out of in the last scene is from [[The Secrets That I Keep]]. |
*Strong Bad's glasses, the line "Looks like I'm gonna have to jump!", and the background music in the respective scenes are from the [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] series of films. | *Strong Bad's glasses, the line "Looks like I'm gonna have to jump!", and the background music in the respective scenes are from the [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] series of films. | ||
*Marzipan's response to the cost of "an arm and a leg" and the way the arm of Homestar's coat moves as he takes a drink are references to their [[lack of visible arms]] and, in her case, [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Marzipan's Legs|legs]]. | *Marzipan's response to the cost of "an arm and a leg" and the way the arm of Homestar's coat moves as he takes a drink are references to their [[lack of visible arms]] and, in her case, [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Marzipan's Legs|legs]]. | ||
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*Marzipan wears her toga in her two appearances during the clips of past emails. | *Marzipan wears her toga in her two appearances during the clips of past emails. | ||
*To access the two Strong Badman comics about Damp Towel Man and Dry Ragamuffin, respectively, press the angle button on your DVD remote. They remain on the screen for a large duration of the scene with Strong Sad interrogating Coach Z. | *To access the two Strong Badman comics about Damp Towel Man and Dry Ragamuffin, respectively, press the angle button on your DVD remote. They remain on the screen for a large duration of the scene with Strong Sad interrogating Coach Z. | ||
- | + | *The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching. | |
=== Commentary Transcript === | === Commentary Transcript === | ||
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'''MIKE:''' Finally, Matt, we get to find out what's up with this DNA evidence. | '''MIKE:''' Finally, Matt, we get to find out what's up with this DNA evidence. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Yeah. It's, uh | + | '''MATT:''' Yeah. It's, uh— this is sort of a first. We... we like to not have a lot of continuity in our cartoons, so they can all sort of be stand-alone. Uh... but, uh, we decided to go ahead and, uh— This started as just a joke, right? As just a one-off joke. |
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, there was one. And then the second time, the second email, we thought, "Oh, we should say something about the DNA evidence! About how ''he'' tampered with the..." And then we did it five weeks in a row, or five emails in a row. | '''MIKE:''' Yeah, there was one. And then the second time, the second email, we thought, "Oh, we should say something about the DNA evidence! About how ''he'' tampered with the..." And then we did it five weeks in a row, or five emails in a row. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' And then | + | '''MATT:''' And then— |
'''MIKE:''' Decided to use all that, and then base the cartoon around those weird little... snippets. | '''MIKE:''' Decided to use all that, and then base the cartoon around those weird little... snippets. | ||
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'''MIKE:''' Spoiler alert! Spoiler alert! Matt just told you who the culprit is! Go ahead, go ahead. We're cool, now. | '''MIKE:''' Spoiler alert! Spoiler alert! Matt just told you who the culprit is! Go ahead, go ahead. We're cool, now. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Okay. Uh... highlight | + | '''MATT:''' Okay. Uh... highlight— this is all spoken in inviso-text, Mike, so you have to highlight it in order to read it. |
'''MIKE:''' Oh, right. | '''MIKE:''' Oh, right. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Uh... so, why is he doing this? Is he just doing it to | + | '''MATT:''' Uh... so, why is he doing this? Is he just doing it to— to sort of find out who... Oh, 'cause he's trying to find out who got the DNA evidence? |
- | '''MIKE:''' I don't remem | + | '''MIKE:''' I don't remem— Don't ask me, man! |
'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Did we come up with that side of it? | '''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Did we come up with that side of it? | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' It was hard enough | + | '''MIKE:''' It was hard enough— ''{laughing}'' It was hard enough trying to connect all that stuff together. If it didn't quite work out, that's... not my fault. |
'''MATT:''' Look! Bubs has snow cones again! | '''MATT:''' Look! Bubs has snow cones again! | ||
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'''MIKE:''' How so? | '''MIKE:''' How so? | ||
- | '''MATT:''' When Homestar picks up this glass and you actually see his | + | '''MATT:''' When Homestar picks up this glass and you actually see his— |
'''MIKE:''' Evidence that his arms are invisible. | '''MIKE:''' Evidence that his arms are invisible. | ||
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'''MATT:''' Yeah. That he actually has arms, but they're invisible. ''{pause}'' I love that "gross towel" immediately equals Coach Z. | '''MATT:''' Yeah. That he actually has arms, but they're invisible. ''{pause}'' I love that "gross towel" immediately equals Coach Z. | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' ''{over Matt's previous line}'' Instantly means Coach Z. ''{pause}'' That towel | + | '''MIKE:''' ''{over Matt's previous line}'' Instantly means Coach Z. ''{pause}'' That towel— Coach Z and gross towels— it's been a pretty recent— in the last year or so, there's been a few references to— |
'''MATT:''' Yeah. | '''MATT:''' Yeah. | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' | + | '''MIKE:''' —towels hasn't there? |
'''MATT:''' Yeah. | '''MATT:''' Yeah. | ||
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'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' | '''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' | ||
- | '''MATT:''' That's a great cleaner. ''{pause}'' That was, uh... I was trying to think of | + | '''MATT:''' That's a great cleaner. ''{pause}'' That was, uh... I was trying to think of— There's some rap song, and I don't even remember what it is, but it was like, "We large like them elephants! We ain't leavin' no eviDENCE!" So... |
'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' "...no eviDENCE!" | '''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' "...no eviDENCE!" | ||
- | '''MATT:''' That's what Homestar was talkin' about. ''{pause}'' Uh... it helped, making this cartoon, that I had just been | + | '''MATT:''' That's what Homestar was talkin' about. ''{pause}'' Uh... it helped, making this cartoon, that I had just been— I had just rewatched the original, season one and two of Twin Peaks. The theme song is very heavily Twin Peaks, uh... influenced, I think. |
'''MIKE:''' We just got to see Strong Bad's boots off his feet. | '''MIKE:''' We just got to see Strong Bad's boots off his feet. | ||
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'''MIKE:''' That's another first. | '''MIKE:''' That's another first. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' Though I think | + | '''MATT:''' Though I think— I feel like this DNA evidence cartoon is actually— makes a little more sense and ties things up a little more neatly than Twin Peaks did. |
'''MIKE:''' ''{over Matt's last line, laughing}'' ...than Twin Peaks! | '''MIKE:''' ''{over Matt's last line, laughing}'' ...than Twin Peaks! | ||
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'''MATT:''' ''{as Strong Sad}'' Boo! I don't like food anymore! ''{back to his regular voice}'' Where is this office, Mike? | '''MATT:''' ''{as Strong Sad}'' Boo! I don't like food anymore! ''{back to his regular voice}'' Where is this office, Mike? | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' Uh, it's | + | '''MIKE:''' Uh, it's— That is— It's upstairs... uh, above... Bubs's I think. |
- | '''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Really? There's an upstairs... apartment above Bubs's? ''{pause}'' Smiley Strong Sad. Maniacal-laughing Strong Sad, also. These are all rare | + | '''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Really? There's an upstairs... apartment above Bubs's? ''{pause}'' Smiley Strong Sad. Maniacal-laughing Strong Sad, also. These are all rare— rare occurrences. |
'''MIKE:''' Oh, Strong Sad was there, in all these places... watching. | '''MIKE:''' Oh, Strong Sad was there, in all these places... watching. | ||
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[[Category:Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]] | [[Category:Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]] | ||
[[Category:DVD Commentary]] | [[Category:DVD Commentary]] | ||
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