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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><div class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller;border-bottom:1px #CCC solid;margin-bottom:4px;padding-bottom:4px">[[hr:sbemails|Strong Bad Email menu]]</div>[[File:LappierEmail.png|200px|Strong Bad checks his email.]]<div style="padding-top:4px">Strong Bad checks his email.</div></div></div> | <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><div class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller;border-bottom:1px #CCC solid;margin-bottom:4px;padding-bottom:4px">[[hr:sbemails|Strong Bad Email menu]]</div>[[File:LappierEmail.png|200px|Strong Bad checks his email.]]<div style="padding-top:4px">Strong Bad checks his email.</div></div></div> | ||
- | '''Strong Bad Email''', frequently shortened to '''sbemail''', | + | '''Strong Bad Email''', frequently shortened to '''sbemail''', was originally a small feature in which [[Strong Bad]] would answer a fan-sent email and commonly mock the spelling and grammar of those who wrote to him. The animations were initially brief, but gradually the responses grew to establish numerous [[inside jokes]], [[running gags]] and catchphrases, as well as [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs|spin-offs]], such as [[20X6]], [[Teen Girl Squad]], [[Hremails]], [[Strong Badia]], the minor character [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Trogdor]], and even [[Homsar]], one of the main characters. A typical Strong Bad Email includes numerous [[Easter egg]]s and other hidden material, often found at the ending screen. Many Strong Bad Emails, such as [[japanese cartoon]], [[video games]], and [[theme song]]<!-- This need not be a complete list, three examples are fine. -->, are satirical views of particular aspects of popular culture. |
- | + | Introduced in 2001, Strong Bad Email has historically been the most frequently updated feature of [[homestarrunner.com]], but was put on hiatus from September 2008 to June 2009. [[The Brothers Chaps]] stated in interviews that they wanted to focus on other characters and vary their output.<span class="plainlinks"><sup style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em">[https://www.awn.com/animationworld/catching-homestar-runner]</sup></span> [[email thunder|Email 200]] just happened to be a round number at which to take a break.<sup style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em">[[OMG Nintendo Interview - 12 May 2009|[2]]]</sup> In October 2009, Strong Bad Email went on another hiatus, which lasted until April 1, 2015, and the next released email after that was almost two-and-a-half years later. More than 5 years passed between the release of [[videography]] and [[sbemail206]], ending the longest hiatus of sbemails of 2,004 days. | |
- | + | With the October 5, 2009 update, a link to the [[Yahoo Store]] page where [[Store CD/DVDs|DVDs of the emails]] could be purchased was added on a [[sticky note]]. Because the Yahoo Store has been retired, however, it directs to a Yahoo error page. | |
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==Strong Bad Emails== | ==Strong Bad Emails== | ||
- | <!-- If a new email is advertised, but not actually on H*R.com, please add it to | + | <!-- If a new email is advertised, but not actually on H*R.com, please do not add it to this list. --> |
===[[Lappier]] Era=== | ===[[Lappier]] Era=== | ||
- | ''(April 2015 | + | ''(April 2015 — present)''<br> |
<blockquote class="lappy email menu"> | <blockquote class="lappy email menu"> | ||
<table class="emaillinks"> | <table class="emaillinks"> | ||
<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%"> | <autocolumn cols="3" width="33%"> | ||
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208 - [[the next april fools thing]]<br> | 208 - [[the next april fools thing]]<br> | ||
207 - [[too cool]]<br> | 207 - [[too cool]]<br> | ||
- | 206 - [[sbemail 206]]<br> | + | 206 - [[sbemail206|sbemail 206]]<br> |
<br><!--remove a <br> each time an email is added until they're all gone--> | <br><!--remove a <br> each time an email is added until they're all gone--> | ||
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===[[Compé]] Era=== | ===[[Compé]] Era=== | ||
- | ''(August 2009 | + | ''(August 2009 — October 2009)''<br> |
<blockquote class="compe email menu" style="background:url(/images/thumb/e/e3/compeBackCatalog.png/800px-compeBackCatalog.png) no-repeat bottom;"> | <blockquote class="compe email menu" style="background:url(/images/thumb/e/e3/compeBackCatalog.png/800px-compeBackCatalog.png) no-repeat bottom;"> | ||
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<div class="overlay"></div> | <div class="overlay"></div> | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
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===[[Corpy NT6]] Transition=== | ===[[Corpy NT6]] Transition=== | ||
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<div style="padding: 0.2em;background:#08089C"></div> | <div style="padding: 0.2em;background:#08089C"></div> | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
+ | ---- | ||
===[[Lappy 486]] Era=== | ===[[Lappy 486]] Era=== | ||
- | ''(November 2004 | + | ''(November 2004 — June 2009)''<!--The last lappy email was released on June 30; please do not change the date to July--> |
<blockquote class="lappy email menu"> | <blockquote class="lappy email menu"> | ||
<div>subject: sb_email menu</div> | <div>subject: sb_email menu</div> | ||
<table class="emaillinks"> | <table class="emaillinks"> | ||
<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%"> | <autocolumn cols="3" width="33%"> | ||
- | 201. [[hremail 3184]]<br> | + | 201. [[hremail3184|hremail 3184]]<br> |
200. [[email thunder]]<br> | 200. [[email thunder]]<br> | ||
199. [[being mean]]<br> | 199. [[being mean]]<br> | ||
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165. [[strong badathlon]]<br> | 165. [[strong badathlon]]<br> | ||
164. [[looking old]]<br> | 164. [[looking old]]<br> | ||
- | 163. [[what | + | 163. [[what I want]]<br> |
162. [[the chair]]<br> | 162. [[the chair]]<br> | ||
161. [[4 branches]]<br> | 161. [[4 branches]]<br> | ||
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142. [[secret identity]]<br> | 142. [[secret identity]]<br> | ||
141. [[death metal]]<br> | 141. [[death metal]]<br> | ||
- | 140. [[ | + | 140. [[highschool]]<br> |
139. [[portrait]]<br> | 139. [[portrait]]<br> | ||
138. [[space program]]<br> | 138. [[space program]]<br> | ||
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</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
+ | ---- | ||
===[[Compy 386]] Era=== | ===[[Compy 386]] Era=== | ||
- | ''(September 2002 | + | ''(September 2002 — November 2004)'' |
<blockquote class="compy email menu">Volume in drive C: has no label<br> | <blockquote class="compy email menu">Volume in drive C: has no label<br> | ||
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</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
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===[[Tandy 400]] Era=== | ===[[Tandy 400]] Era=== | ||
- | ''(August 2001 | + | ''(August 2001 — September 2002)'' |
<blockquote class="tandy email menu"> | <blockquote class="tandy email menu"> | ||
<div style="border:none;background:none;text-align:center;padding-left:17%"><u> FILENAME </u> - <span style="color: orange">updated mondays</span></div> | <div style="border:none;background:none;text-align:center;padding-left:17%"><u> FILENAME </u> - <span style="color: orange">updated mondays</span></div> | ||
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29. [[superhero name]]<br> | 29. [[superhero name]]<br> | ||
28. [[1 step ahead]]<br> | 28. [[1 step ahead]]<br> | ||
- | 27. [[3 | + | 27. [[3 Wishes]]<br> |
26. [[CGNU]]<br> | 26. [[CGNU]]<br> | ||
25. [[super powers]]<br> | 25. [[super powers]]<br> | ||
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</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
- | + | ==DVD Releases== | |
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- | Emails 1–200 have been released on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] 6-disc DVD series. There | + | *Emails 1–200 have been released on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] 6-disc DVD series. There is also a best of selection, [[SBEmails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]]. |
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- | ===Podstar Runner | + | ===DVD Emails=== |
- | Beginning January 30, 2006, Strong Bad | + | |
+ | The following emails only appear on the DVD set: | ||
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+ | *[[Greeting Cards]] <small>(Bonus Email #1)</small> | ||
+ | *[[E-mail Birds]] <small>(Bonus Email #2)</small> | ||
+ | *[[Videro Games]] <small>(Bonus Email #3)</small> | ||
+ | *[[Family Resemble<!--sic; we know this is misspelled-->nce]] <small>(Bonus Email #4)</small> | ||
+ | *[[Real-Live E-Mails]] <small>(Bonus [[Puppet Stuff]] Email)</small> | ||
+ | *[[Accent]] <small>(Bonus Email #5)</small> | ||
+ | *[[Comic Book Movie]] <small>(Bonus Email #6)</small> | ||
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+ | ==Podstar Runner Releases== | ||
+ | Beginning January 30, 2006, Strong Bad emails were released under a feature called [[Podstar Runner]]. They have featured popular [[Toons]], [[Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squads]], and Strong Bad Emails in .m4v format. They are designed to be viewed on a Fifth Generation Apple [[Wikipedia:iPod|iPod]], but are workable on a variety of other portable media players. These emails are featured or have been featured through this service (in order of release, top left being the earliest, bottom right being the latest): | ||
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*[[techno]] | *[[techno]] | ||
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*[[haircut]] | *[[haircut]] | ||
*[[animal]] | *[[animal]] | ||
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*[[theme song]] | *[[theme song]] | ||
*[[mile]] | *[[mile]] | ||
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- | === | + | ==Emails Not Checked By Strong Bad== |
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- | + | Some emails are checked by someone other than Strong Bad, but count as Strong Bad Emails anyway. | |
- | + | *[[mile]] — Email completely made up by [[The Cheat]] | |
- | + | *[[anything]] — checked by [[Homestar]] | |
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==Not Quite Strong Bad Emails== | ==Not Quite Strong Bad Emails== | ||
- | The following were originally associated in one way or another with the Strong Bad Emails. They are numbered by halves to show where they appeared chronologically in the list above. Numbers 99½B, 118½, 158½, 199½C are not linked to from anywhere on the site. Also, 198½, 199½A, 200½A, 200½B, 200½C, 205½B, 205½D, 206½A | + | The following were originally associated in one way or another with the Strong Bad Emails. They are numbered by halves to show where they appeared chronologically in the list above. Numbers 99½B, 118½, 158½, 199½C are not linked to from anywhere on the site. Also, 198½, 199½A, 200½A, 200½B, 200½C, 205½B, 205½D, 206½A, and 208½ aren't on the site at all. |
- | * | + | *208½. {{postref|1032482957523599360|22|Aug|2018}} {{--}} Strong Bad checks an email on the [[Tandy 400]] using [[Mario Paint]], with a subject similar to [[the basics]]. |
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*206½B. [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] {{--}} The page title is "St. Cadaverstump's Home for Wayward Sbemails", suggesting that at one point this was originally going to be a sbemail. | *206½B. [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] {{--}} The page title is "St. Cadaverstump's Home for Wayward Sbemails", suggesting that at one point this was originally going to be a sbemail. | ||
- | *206½A. [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 13 Jun 2015]] {{--}} Strong Bad and Homestar Runner | + | *206½A. [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 13 Jun 2015]] {{--}} Strong Bad and Homestar Runner explain the worst parts about improv. |
*205½D. [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 11 Jul 2014]] {{--}} A Strong Bad Email played at [[Dad's Garage]]. | *205½D. [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 11 Jul 2014]] {{--}} A Strong Bad Email played at [[Dad's Garage]]. | ||
*205½C. [[April Fool 2014]] {{--}} Strong Bad updates the website's "best feature". | *205½C. [[April Fool 2014]] {{--}} Strong Bad updates the website's "best feature". | ||
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*200½B. [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} The game starts with Strong Bad sending an email about Dangeresque 3 to his fans. Additionally, Strong Bad can check emails during the game. | *200½B. [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} The game starts with Strong Bad sending an email about Dangeresque 3 to his fans. Additionally, Strong Bad can check emails during the game. | ||
*200½A. [[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad can check emails during the game. | *200½A. [[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad can check emails during the game. | ||
- | *199½C. [[ | + | *199½C. [[Page Load Error]] {{--}} Secret URL address for anyone who wanted a peek at Email 200 before it was released. |
- | *199½B. [[Place | + | *199½B. [[Place ya bets!]] {{--}} Its HTML file is "sbemail199andahalf". In it, [[The Deleteheads]] try to predict what will be in Strong Bad Email #200. |
*199½A. [[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} The game starts with an email from [[The King of Town|Roy T.]] about the King of Town. Additionally, Strong Bad can check emails during the game. | *199½A. [[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} The game starts with an email from [[The King of Town|Roy T.]] about the King of Town. Additionally, Strong Bad can check emails during the game. | ||
*198½. [[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} The whole game is an attempt to answer Ennie M.'s email requesting that Strong Bad beat the snot out of Homestar Runner. Additionally, Strong Bad can check emails during the game. | *198½. [[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} The whole game is an attempt to answer Ennie M.'s email requesting that Strong Bad beat the snot out of Homestar Runner. Additionally, Strong Bad can check emails during the game. | ||
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*149½. [[Sbemail 150?!?]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]] tries to get Strong Bad to do his 150th email. | *149½. [[Sbemail 150?!?]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]] tries to get Strong Bad to do his 150th email. | ||
*136½. [[Sick Day]] {{--}} A failed attempt at an email due to sickness striking the entire cast. | *136½. [[Sick Day]] {{--}} A failed attempt at an email due to sickness striking the entire cast. | ||
- | *127½. [[HomestarRunner.com | + | *127½. [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] {{--}} "The Email Show" is one of the pay-per-view features. |
*118½. [[Broken Compy Menu]] {{--}} The page title is "Strong Bad Email?". It is a short toon that played on the email menu after the release of [[virus]]. | *118½. [[Broken Compy Menu]] {{--}} The page title is "Strong Bad Email?". It is a short toon that played on the email menu after the release of [[virus]]. | ||
- | *99½B. [[ | + | *99½B. [[Not the 100th Email!!!]] {{--}} Secret URL address for anyone who wanted a peek at Email 100 before it was released. |
*99½A. [[Puppet Time]] {{--}} A message was taped onto Puppet Compy's screen that read "Probably at a barbecue, from SB". | *99½A. [[Puppet Time]] {{--}} A message was taped onto Puppet Compy's screen that read "Probably at a barbecue, from SB". | ||
*84½. [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]] {{--}} A message was taped onto the Compy on the Strong Bad Email menu that read "made a new teen girl squad". | *84½. [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]] {{--}} A message was taped onto the Compy on the Strong Bad Email menu that read "made a new teen girl squad". | ||
*68½B. [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] {{--}} A message was taped onto the Compy in the email menu that read "Looking at a thing in a bag" when the cartoon was released. | *68½B. [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] {{--}} A message was taped onto the Compy in the email menu that read "Looking at a thing in a bag" when the cartoon was released. | ||
- | *68½A. [[King of | + | *68½A. [[King of Town Email]] {{--}} [[The King of Town]] tries to answer an email on his recently bought (but broken) Tandy 400. |
*66½. [[Arcade Game]] {{--}} Homestar Runner reads Strong Bad's note he left on the Compy 386. | *66½. [[Arcade Game]] {{--}} Homestar Runner reads Strong Bad's note he left on the Compy 386. | ||
*59½. [[Superbowl Dealie]] {{--}} [[The Paper]] reads "Due to the big game, the Strong Bad Email will be late this week." | *59½. [[Superbowl Dealie]] {{--}} [[The Paper]] reads "Due to the big game, the Strong Bad Email will be late this week." | ||
*36½. [[TV Time Toons Menu]] {{--}} Placing the mouse over Strong Bad Email will bring up a short, soundless email from Stu. See [[Wireless Bizness]]. | *36½. [[TV Time Toons Menu]] {{--}} Placing the mouse over Strong Bad Email will bring up a short, soundless email from Stu. See [[Wireless Bizness]]. | ||
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+ | ==Strong Bad Email Menus== | ||
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+ | *1–32 {{--}} [http://www.homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail_first.html Tandy 400 menu] | ||
+ | *33–34 {{--}} [[Broken Tandy Menu]] | ||
+ | *35–40 {{--}} [http://www.homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail_youguysokay.html Slightly damaged Tandy menu] | ||
+ | *41 {{--}} [[HR:sbemail(vacation).swf|Vacation menu]] | ||
+ | *42–118 {{--}} [[HR:sbemail.swf|Compy 386 menu]] | ||
+ | **Between 55 and 56 {{--}} [[Decemberween Email Menu]] | ||
+ | **Between 118 and 119 {{--}} [[Broken Compy Menu]] | ||
+ | *119–201 {{--}} [[HR:sbemail_lappy.swf|Lappy 486 menu]] | ||
+ | *202 {{--}} [[HR:sbemail_corpy.swf|Corpy NT6 menu]] | ||
+ | *203-208 {{--}} [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail.html Compé menu] | ||
+ | *208-Current {{--}} [[HR:sbemails|Lappier menu]] | ||
==Milestones== | ==Milestones== | ||
- | Whenever Strong Bad reaches | + | Whenever Strong Bad reaches an email milestone, such as 100 or 200, the email will be special or at least some note will be taken. Thus far, five emails have been considered milestones. |
- | + | *50. [[50 emails]] — Strong Bad checks 50 emails (or attempts to) in honor of it being his 50th email check. | |
- | + | *100. [[flashback]] — The email is done in "[[Widescreen|wiiidescreeeen]]". [[Marzipan]], [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Old Timey Strong Bad]], and [[Limozeen]] congratulate him on his 100th email. Upon the Compy indicating that he has checked 100 emails with a special screen, Strong Bad says "email" 100 times. [[Homestar]] says "Happy 100th birthday, Strong Bad". | |
- | + | *125. [[rock opera]] — Strong Bad performs a rock opera featuring scenes and at least one word from all of Strong Bad's previous emails. | |
- | + | *150. [[alternate universe]] — Strong Bad goes into many alternate universes featuring alternate versions of himself, which at the end accompany him in a supergroup ballad. Called the "sesquicentennemail". | |
- | + | *200. [[email thunder]] — The email song is a grand fanfare written by [[They Might Be Giants]] and sung by [[The Poopsmith]]. The email also ends with a screen listing the first 200 emails. | |
- | + | Frequently, a "teaser" toon is released a week before a milestone email in order to play off the anticipation for the upcoming milestone. The teaser toons so far have been [[Not the 100th Email!!!]] (teasing viewers hoping to view email 100 before it was released); [[Sbemail 150?!?]] (in which Strong Sad tries to convince Strong Bad to check email 150 and writes a proposed storyboard for it); [[Place ya bets!]] (in which [[the Deleteheads]] speculate on what will happen in email 200); and [[Page Load Error]] (in which the Deleteheads camp out at the sbemail200.html URL). | |
==Fun Facts== | ==Fun Facts== | ||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
- | * | + | *The Tandy 400 vacation menu is the last surviving Tandy menu to still be hosted on the website. |
- | * | + | *Some time during mid-2003, "updated mondays" on the main Strong Bad Email Menu changed to "updated somedays." Nothing like this is even noted in Lappy, Corpy or Compé-era emails. |
+ | *On the Compy 386 menus, Strong Bad types "<tt>dir /p</tt>", a [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] command used to list all the files in a directory, and to pause between each screen's worth of files. | ||
+ | *Not including Not Quite Strong Bad Emails, Strong Bad has checked 235 <!--PLEASE NOTE: This number takes into account each individual email Strong Bad has checked. In some Strong Bad Emails he checks more than one.-->emails as of [[sbemail206]]. | ||
+ | *As of [[videography]], it would take 10 hours, 9 minutes, 34 seconds <!--409930 frames plus 13 minutes and 13 seconds from the DVDs--> to watch every Strong Bad email, including the DVD exclusives but excluding clickable Easter eggs. Including clickable Easter eggs, as of [[being mean]], it would take 10 hours, 35 minutes, and 37 seconds. <!--447922 frames plus 13 minutes and 30 seconds from the DVDs--> | ||
+ | *Email #22, "[[sb_email 22]]", was actually made between emails 40 and 41. It was originally skipped and later made and released under the title 'the lost email' right before Strong Bad replaced his computer with the Compy 386. | ||
+ | *As of [[the movies]], Strong Bad Emails make up about 60% of the toons on the site. | ||
+ | *Back in the Tandy 400 era (at least until July 2002), emailing Strong Bad would result in this automated response: | ||
<blockquote>Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid.<br> | <blockquote>Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid.<br> | ||
Once I finish these swiss cake rolls I'll read it and if it's awesome enough,<br> | Once I finish these swiss cake rolls I'll read it and if it's awesome enough,<br> | ||
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But if your email is terrible, then it gets R.E.D. alright.<br> | But if your email is terrible, then it gets R.E.D. alright.<br> | ||
The Cheat Reads it, Strong Mad Eats it, and I Deletes it.<br> | The Cheat Reads it, Strong Mad Eats it, and I Deletes it.<br> | ||
- | [[ | + | [[HR:processing.html|Click Here]] to see us in action!<br> |
Check back every Monday to see if your email has what it takes.<br> | Check back every Monday to see if your email has what it takes.<br> | ||
Watch me while I'm awesome,<br> | Watch me while I'm awesome,<br> | ||
Strong Bad</blockquote> | Strong Bad</blockquote> | ||
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- | * | + | The link in the automated response leads to the [[Email Processing Room]]. |
- | + | *After [[Random Toon|random.bat]] was implemented, the email list comes from the [[Secret_Pages_XML_Source#Random_Toon_XML_File|rando.xml]] file. Before this, it was included in the Flash file. | |
- | + | *Occasionally, there is a [[Acknowledged Update Delays|lengthy gap]] between email updates. This is sometimes recognized at the start of the next email, as in [[army]], [[geddup noise]], [[redesign]], [[hremail3184]], and [[sbemail206]]. | |
- | *Occasionally, there is a lengthy gap between email updates. This is sometimes | + | *[[butt IQ]], [[CGNU]], [[3 Wishes]], and [[what I want]] are the only onsite emails with capital letters in their titles. |
- | * | + | *Typing sbemail.swf in the address bar will lead to the Flash file for the [[Compy 386]] era. |
- | + | *Holding down the left mouse button and the tab key at the same time caused the area you pressed to go white (only for Lappy-era emails). You can move the mouse in the area without the original spot going away; however, if you leave the original area, the spot goes away (you can also create new dots, as long as they are partly overlapping another dot). | |
- | * | + | *Some emails have [[Irregular Strong Bad Email URLs|different URLs]] instead of ''sbemail#.html''. |
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===Remarks=== | ===Remarks=== | ||
- | * | + | *At [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward 2006]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] gave a list of [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.|five things not to email Strong Bad about]]. Additional information about which emails are selected were given in a later [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007#Email|radio interview]]. |
- | * | + | *During most emails, the back of Strong Bad's head is visible when he sits in front of the computer, which is why he often starts a new line before the text reaches the right side of the computer's screen. However, on the Strong Bad Email menu, his head is not seen at all. This is probably so the viewers can use the bottom scroll button without anything in the way. |
+ | *During [[Lappynapped!]], [[retirement|retirement A]], and [[retirement|retirement B]] after the Lappy was kidnapped, and after [[hremail3184]] when the Lappy was destroyed, it was still used for the Strong Bad Email menu. It is still updated to include the post-Lappy era emails. | ||
+ | *Although the Compé was compressed into the Lappier, the Compé was still the featured computer on the menu and in Strong Bad's scroll button song until the site update on December 31st, 2020. | ||
+ | *[[The Next April Fools Thing]] was originally hidden inside a holiday toon, and wasn't listed on the email menu until the site update on December 31st, 2020. | ||
+ | *If the random.bat button on the Lappy was clicked after [[hremail3184]] was released, Strong Bad would still say the things during the random email selection even though he was absent. | ||
+ | *The Strong Bad Email menu of the Corpy NT6 lacked a random button; however, Strong Bad sung his lines for selecting a random email and a random email would be selected by using a Flash seekbar. | ||
+ | *The Compé menu lacked a random button from its introduction until August 31, 2009, when a new scroll button song was also released. During this time, right clicking and using the Play button would give the random button effect, but the email that was selected would be displayed in the Lappy's font. | ||
+ | *The Compé Email menu zooms in before Strong Bad finishes double-clicking it. | ||
+ | *The Compé Email menu's "go rando!" button is clickable, even when zooming in. | ||
+ | *When Strong Bad's head moves, his mask protrudes the top of his head. | ||
+ | *As of the December 31, 2020 update: | ||
+ | **Clicking on the Lappier's logo on the bottom-left corner of the screen will switch out the Lappier for the Compé. Clicking on each logo will indefinitely cycle through computers in the following order: Lappier → Compé → Lappy 486 → Compy 386 → Tandy 400 → Lappier, again. The menu theme changes with the current computer. | ||
+ | **The Tandy 400 Contrast buttons work again. | ||
+ | **Clicking on the title of an email or using the "go rando" button now brings up a short description of the selected email, rather than automatically playing it. | ||
+ | **The email menu now includes clickable links to watch either the original flash version, or the YouTube version. (Note: As of January 2021, not all sbemails are available to watch through the official Homestar Runner YouTube Channel.) | ||
+ | **Occasionally, Strong Bad will briefly comment on the user's selected sbemail. This works even when using the "go rando" option. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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+ | *[[HR:sbemail.html|Strong Bad Email menu]] | ||
+ | *[[HR:sbemail_compe.swf|view the Flash file for Strong Bad Email Menu]] | ||
+ | *{{pl|l=mailto:strongbad@homestarrunner.com Email Strong Bad}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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