References to Years in Which Toons Were Released
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*Email [[strong badathlon]] — The logo of the [[Strong Badathlon]] has 2007 above the name. | *Email [[strong badathlon]] — The logo of the [[Strong Badathlon]] has 2007 above the name. | ||
| + | *Email [[hygiene]] (Easter egg) — [[Mabel]]'s memorial reads "mabel: 199?-2007". | ||
*[[Jibblies 2]] — An "END of TOON" card has MMVII (roman numerals for 2007) on the bottom. | *[[Jibblies 2]] — An "END of TOON" card has MMVII (roman numerals for 2007) on the bottom. | ||
*[[Toikey TV]] — The announcer at the end says "We now return to the second half of the 2007 Falling Asleep On The Couch Watching Football Bowl!" | *[[Toikey TV]] — The announcer at the end says "We now return to the second half of the 2007 Falling Asleep On The Couch Watching Football Bowl!" | ||
Revision as of 05:01, 10 November 2014
During certain toons, the years in which they came out will sometimes be referenced. Many instances suggest when these toons came out while some others mention an earlier year as they refer to a particular idea in that year.
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Appearances
2001
- The Best Decemberween Ever — For Decemberween, Marzipan receives a Coach Z Scratch n' Sniff 2002 Calendar.
2002
- Email sb_email 22 — The date on The Guardian newspaper reads 10 April, 2002. This email was created out of order, but the newspaper date is between the release dates of emails 21 and 23, rather than the September 2002 date the email was actually uploaded.
- Email flag day — The "An Evening With Pablo Phoenix w/ Special Guest Limozeen" ticket is dated "FRI JUN 21 2002 7:35 PM".
- Pumpkin Carve-nival — The toon begins with the text "halloween special 2002".
- Greeting Cards — The fourth card has "signed L.S. '02" written on the bottom.
- Email theme party — A T-Shirt reading "Spring Drink'n Formal 2002" is found in an Easter egg.
- Arcade Game — Homestar has a list of 2002 expenditures.
2003
- Email impression — A sign says, "2003 Sectional Finals — STRONG SAD LOOKALIKE CONTEST".
- Email 2 emails — Strong Bad refers to the "2003 Ladies' Choice Awards".
2004
- Email different town — A caricature of Eh, Steven has "signed L.S. '04" written on the bottom.
- Email cheatday — Strong Bad says that according to The Cheat's fake ID, he is "a 43-year-old Scandinavian miner named 'Ilko Skevüld'". The date of birth on the ID is listed as "4/18/1961", putting the year of this email at 2004.
- Email old comics — Strong Bad says he'll be starting the "Who Put Pasta Salad in Strong Mad's Underdrawer Drawer Scare of '04".
- Sample of Style — Bubs' tombstone is shown, which reads "19?8-2004".
2005
- Email modeling — An issue of "Husky Headed Boys Back 2 School!! Catalog" dated Summer 2005 can be seen.
- TrogdorCon '97 — Strong Sad tells Strong Bad that the convention isn't called TrogdorCon and that the year is 2005.
- Email portrait — A newspaper article about the "Gigantic cell phone" states that it's "The 'it' toy of the Decemberween season" and that "Many analysts predict all the cool kids will be lugging these stylish jobbies from prom dance to soccer practice in 2006."
2006
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2 — While playing his new jam, the King of Town mentions being in the "Two Thousand and Three plus Three".
- Email candy product — At the beginning of the SBLOUNSKCHED! song, the words "copyright 2006 Cheap as Free Foodstuffs" appears at the bottom.
- Email alternate universe — At the end, Strong Bad says, "All my Strong Bad doppelgängers represent...Sesquicentenn-email, 2005. I-I mean six."
- Strongest Man In The World — This toon marks 10 years since Original Book's creation. The text "1996-2006" can be seen at the end.
2007
- Email strong badathlon — The logo of the Strong Badathlon has 2007 above the name.
- Email hygiene (Easter egg) — Mabel's memorial reads "mabel: 199?-2007".
- Jibblies 2 — An "END of TOON" card has MMVII (roman numerals for 2007) on the bottom.
- Toikey TV — The announcer at the end says "We now return to the second half of the 2007 Falling Asleep On The Couch Watching Football Bowl!"
2008
- Email environment — Strong Bad's intro contains the words, "I'm chicky-checkin' emails in 2008!".
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 14 — The yearbook is labeled "The Awkwardian '08".
- Email email thunder — In the edited flashback Easter Egg, the sentence "We're from the band Limozeen!" is changed to "We're from the year 2008!". The text "it is 2008!" can then be seen.
- Most In The Graveyard — The end of the toon contains the text "In Loving Memory of Strong Sad 'willed himself to death 10/31/2008'".
2009
- Sbemailiarized! — The announcer at the end says "Sbemailiarized Entertainment: Coming soon to the rest of 2009!"
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 15 — The girls attend "Priggity Prizom 2009", with this text visible at the end.
- Compy Catalog — Strong Bad receives the Compy new products catalog with a 2009 sticker covering 1989.
- Punkin Show — Homestar brings up the first pumpkin by saying "brand-new for 2009...".
References to Earlier Years
- 3 Times Halloween Funjob — When Coach Z and Bubs visit The Halloween House, Bubs says "Ooh! I remember this house from a couple of years ago!" The house previously appeared in The House That Gave Sucky Treats, the Halloween 2001 toon.
- Email time capsule — Strong Bad intro goes, "Checkin' emails with a VISCOSITY since 2001, it's a Strong Bad Email."
- Email lady...ing — After Strong Bad is asked about "lady...ing", he states he already answered the question "five or six years ago". A Marshmallow's Last Stand-style clip is then shown.
- Happy Trogday — A clip of Strong Bad drawing Trogdor from dragon is shown, with the text "3 years ago..." before it.
- Email retirement — When about to check the Tandy and Compy emails, he exclaims, "Now, let's check emails like it was the deuce double-aught dweice!" He explains it's a "slick-rick" way to say 2002, the last year where he used the Tandy and the first where he used the Compy.
- Eggs (toon) — This toon was only accessible by a 2007 Main Page Message. It begins with the text "This unfinished little gem was made six years ago for Easter".
- Trogday 08 — At the beginning of the toon, Strong Bad says "Five years ago, I drew a little dragon".
- Strong Badia the Free — As a response to Pom Pom, Strong Bad says "Two years ago? Caffeinergy sauce NEVER goes out of style!". The email road trip, which prominently featured Bull Honkey, was released in 2006.
- Where My Hat Is At? (toon) — This toon marks ten years since Where My Hat Is At?'s creation. It begins with the text "10 years ago...".
- Punkin Show — In a reference to the email redesign, Homestar mentions the 2006 Coach Z logo.
- April Fool 2014 — Homestar is asked how come he stopped updating the best feature of his website. He initially responds with, "You mean how come I stopped updating the Hairstyle Runner gallery back in the year 2000?"
