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[[Image:sbemail_lappy2.png|thumb|Strong Bad checks his email.]]
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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>
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'''Strong Bad Email''', frequently shortened to '''sbemail''', is a feature in which [[Strong Bad]] answers an email sent by a real-world fan. Arguably the most recognizable feature of the site, it is [[First Time Here?|occasionally joked]] that its success has led to Strong Bad becoming more popular than [[Homestar Runner|the site's title character]].
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[[Strong Bad]]'s emails are the most frequently updated feature of the [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner website]]. They were originally a small feature introduced in 2001, in which Strong Bad would mock the spelling and grammar of those who wrote him. Although the animations were initially brief, the responses gradually grew to establish numerous catchphrases and [[Inside Jokes|running gags]], as well as spin-offs like [[Trogdor]], [[20X6]], [[Teen Girl Squad]], and even the main character [[Homsar]]. A typical Strong Bad email will also include numerous easter eggs and other hidden material.
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A typical email opens with Strong Bad humorously mocking the spelling and grammar of the sender, then transitioning to an anecdote or scheme related to a question asked by the email, concluding with Strong Bad returning to his computer to finalize the email response. Strong Bad Emails include numerous [[Easter egg]]s and other hidden material, often found at the ending screen; many feature satirical views of aspects of popular culture such as [[japanese cartoon|Japanese cartoons]], [[video games]], and [[theme song|TV show theme songs]]<!-- This need not be a complete list, three examples are fine. -->. Originally introduced in 2001 as a small feature with brief animations, the responses gradually expanded in scope to establish numerous [[inside jokes]], [[running gags]], and [[catch phrases]]. Full-fledged [[Strong Bad Email spin-offs]] include [[Trogdor]], [[Teen Girl Squad]], [[20X6]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Hremails]], the secondary character [[Senor Cardgage]], and even main character [[Homsar]].  
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== Strong Bad Emails ==
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Strong Bad Email has historically been the most frequently updated feature of [[homestarrunner.com]], with a new email being added to the [[Strong Bad Email Menu|menu]] nearly every Monday from 2002 through 2008. However, the series was put on hiatus from September 2008 to June 2009. [[The Brothers Chaps]] stated {{p|l=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/catching-homestar-runner in interviews}} that they wanted to focus on other characters and vary their output; [[OMG Nintendo Interview - 12 May 2009|adding that]] the [[email thunder|200th email]] just happened to be a round number at which to take a break. After a series of five emails in 2009, Strong Bad Email ([[Hiatuses|much like the rest of the site]]) has since been updated irregularly; multi-year gaps are now common between new emails.
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__TOC__
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130. [[do over]] <br />
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129. [[garage sale]] <br />
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128. [[rampage]] <br />
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127. [[long pants]] <br />
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126. [[best thing]] <br />
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125. [[rock opera]] <br />
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===[[Lappier]] Era===
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124. [[secret recipes]] <br />
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''(April 2015 {{-}} present)''<br>
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123. [[origins]] <br />
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<blockquote class="lappy email menu">
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122. [[dreamail]] <br />
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<table class="emaillinks">
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121. [[part-time job]] <br />
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120. [[radio]] <br />
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209 - [[parenting]]<br>
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119. [[animal]] <br />
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208 - [[the next april fools thing]]<br>
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118. [[virus]] <br />
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207 - [[too cool]]<br>
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117. [[montage]] <br />
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206 - [[sbemail 206]]<br>
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116. [[extra plug]] <br />
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115. [[time capsule]] <br />
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114. [[the facts]] <br />
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113. [[pizzaz]] <br />
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112. [[old comics]] <br />
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111. [[other days]] <br />
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110. [[for kids]] <br />
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109. [[crying]] <br />
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108. [[pom pom]] <br />
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107. [[cheatday]] <br />
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106. [[dangeresque 3]] <br />
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105. [[replacement]] <br />
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104. [[theme park]] <br />
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103. [[haircut]] <br />
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102. [[lunch special]] <br />
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101. [[car]] <br />
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100. [[flashback]] <br />
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99. [[different town]] <br />
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98. [[stupid stuff]] <br />
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97. [[monument]] <br />
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96. [[lackey]] <br />
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95. [[the bet]] <br />
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94. [[video games]] <br />
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93. [[army]] <br />
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92. [[kind of cool]] <br />
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91. [[caffeine]] <br />
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90. [[colonization]] <br />
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89. [[local news]] <br />
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88. [[couch patch]] <br />
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87. [[mile]] <br />
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86. [[no loafing]] <br />
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85. [[2 years]] <br />
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84. [[kids' book]] <br />
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83. [[labor day]] <br />
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82. [[impression]] <br />
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81. [[date]] <br />
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80. [[stunt double]] <br />
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79. [[the process]] <br />
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78. [[anything]] <br />
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77. [[suntan]] <br />
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76. [[sibbie]] <br />
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75. [[funny]] <br />
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74. [[privileges]] <br />
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73. [[mascot]] <br />
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72. [[crazy cartoon]] <br />
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71. [[2 emails]] <br />
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70. [[big white face]] <br />
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69. [[personal favorites]] <br />
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68. [[caper]] <br />
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67. [[autobiography]] <br />
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66. [[the show]] <br />
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65. [[unused emails]] <br />
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64. [[english paper]] <br />
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63. [[fingers]] <br />
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62. [[interview]] <br />
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61. [[monster truck]] <br />
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60. [[huttah!]] <br />
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59. [[marzipan]] <br />
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58. [[dragon]] <br />
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57. [[japanese cartoon]] <br />
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56. [[current status]] <br />
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55. [[cheat talk]] <br />
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54. [[morning routine]] <br />
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53. [[comic]] <br />
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52. [[island]] <br />
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51. [[website]] <br />
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50. [[50 emails]] <br />
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49. [[theme party]] <br />
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48. [[ghosts]] <br />
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47. [[new hands]] <br />
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46. [[your friends]] <br />
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45. [[techno]] <br />
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44. [[lures & jigs]] <br />
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43. [[little questions]] <br />
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42. [[action figure]] <br />
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41. [[invisibility]] <br />
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40. [[vacation]] <br />
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39. [[property of ones]] <br />
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38. [[helium]] <br />
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37. [[dullard]] <br />
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36. [[guitar]] <br />
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35. [[sisters]] <br />
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34. [[weird dream]] <br />
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33. [[gimmicks]] <br />
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32. [[flag day]] <br />  
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31. [[sugarbob]] <br />
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30. [[12:00]] <br />
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29. [[superhero name]] <br />
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28. [[1 step ahead]] <br />
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27. [[3 Wishes]] <br />
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26. [[CGNU]] <br />
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25. [[super powers]] <br />
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24. [[the bird]] <br />
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23. [[little animal]] <br />
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22. [[sb_email 22]] <br />
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21. [[cartoon]] <br />
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20. [[spring cleaning]] <br />
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19. [[tape-leg]] <br />
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18. [[stand-up]] <br />
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17. [[studying]] <br />
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16. [[band names]] <br />
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15. [[the basics]] <br />
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14. [[duck pond]] <br />
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13. [[i she be]] <br />
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12. [[credit card]] <br />
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11. [[i rule]] <br />
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10. [[trevor the vampire]] <br />
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9. [[i love you]] <br />
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8. [[brianrietta]] <br />
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7. [[halloweener]] <br />
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6. [[depressio]] <br />
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5. [[making out]] <br />
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4. [[homestar hair]] <br />
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3. [[butt IQ]] <br />
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2. [[homsar]] <br />
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1. [[some kinda robot]]
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</table>
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</blockquote>
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=== DVD Emails ===
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===[[Compé]] Era===
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The following emails only appear on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD set.
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''(August 2009 {{-}} October 2009)''<br>
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<blockquote class="compe email menu" style="background:url(/images/thumb/e/e3/compeBackCatalog.png/800px-compeBackCatalog.png) no-repeat bottom;">
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<table class="emaillinks">
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<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
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205. [[videography]]<br>
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204. [[dictionary]]<br>
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203. [[independent]]<br>
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</autocolumn>
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</table>
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<div class="overlay"></div>
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</blockquote>
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*[[Greeting Cards]]
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===[[Corpy NT6]] Transition===
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*[[E-mail Birds]]
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''(July 2009)''
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*[[Videro Games]]
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<blockquote class="corpy email menu">
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<div id="subject">Corpy Remote Work Email - NO PERSONAL EMAILS!</div>
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<table class="emaillinks">
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<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
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202. [[imaginary]]<br>
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</autocolumn>
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</table>
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<div style="padding: 0.2em;background:#08089C"></div>
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</blockquote>
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=== Not Quite Strong Bad Emails ===
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===[[Lappy 486]] Era===
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The following shorts 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. Number 99½B and 118½ are not linked to from anywhere on the site.
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''(November 2004 {{-}} June 2009)''<!--The last lappy email was released on June 30; please do not change the date to July-->
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<blockquote class="lappy email menu">
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<div>subject: sb_email menu</div>
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<table class="emaillinks">
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<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
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201. [[hremail 3184]]<br>
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200. [[email thunder]]<br>
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199. [[being mean]]<br>
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198. [[magic trick]]<br>
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197. [[your edge]]<br>
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196. [[hiding]]<br>
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195. [[love poems]]<br>
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194. [[specially marked]]<br>
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193. [[rated]]<br>
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192. [[shapeshifter]]<br>
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191. [[buried]]<br>
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190. [[licensed]]<br>
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189. [[pet show]]<br>
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188. [[fan club]]<br>
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187. [[winter pool]]<br>
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186. [[environment]]<br>
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185. [[nightlife]]<br>
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184. [[diorama]]<br>
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183. [[yes, wrestling]]<br>
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182. [[business trip]]<br>
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181. [[web comics]]<br>
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180. [[slumber party]]<br>
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179. [[pizza joint]]<br>
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178. [[bike thief]]<br>
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177. [[original]]<br>
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176. [[hygiene]]<br>
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175. [[concert]]<br>
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174. [[mini-golf]]<br>
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173. [[the paper]]<br>
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172. [[more armies]]<br>
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171. [[underlings]]<br>
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170. [[rough copy]]<br>
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169. [[from work]]<br>
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168. [[your funeral]]<br>
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167. [[the movies]]<br>
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166. [[unnatural]]<br>
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165. [[strong badathlon]]<br>
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164. [[looking old]]<br>
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163. [[what i want]]<br>
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162. [[the chair]]<br>
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161. [[4 branches]]<br>
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160. [[coloring]]<br>
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159. [[retirement]]<br>
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158. [[cliffhangers]]<br>
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157. [[trading cards]]<br>
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156. [[road trip]]<br>
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155. [[theme song]]<br>
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154. [[keep cool]]<br>
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153. [[redesign]]<br>
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152. [[isp]]<br>
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151. [[senior prom]]<br>
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150. [[alternate universe]]<br>
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149. [[candy product]]<br>
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148. [[disconnected]]<br>
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147. [[lady fan]]<br>
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146. [[pop-up]]<br>
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145. [[myths & legends]]<br>
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144. [[narrator]]<br>
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143. [[technology]]<br>
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142. [[secret identity]]<br>
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141. [[death metal]]<br>
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140. [[high school]]<br>
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139. [[portrait]]<br>
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138. [[space program]]<br>
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137. [[bedtime story]]<br>
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136. [[geddup noise]]<br>
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135. [[lady...ing]]<br>
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134. [[record book]]<br>
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133. [[bottom 10]]<br>
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132. [[modeling]]<br>
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131. [[boring (really)]]<br>
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130. [[do over]]<br>
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129. [[garage sale]]<br>
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128. [[rampage]]<br>
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127. [[long pants]]<br>
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126. [[best thing]]<br>
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125. [[rock opera]]<br>
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124. [[secret recipes]]<br>
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123. [[origins]]<br>
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122. [[dreamail]]<br>
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121. [[part-time job]]<br>
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120. [[radio]]<br>
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119. [[animal]]<br>
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</autocolumn>
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</table>
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</blockquote>
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*127½. [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] <small>("The Email Show" is one of the pay-per-view features.)</small><br />
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===[[Compy 386]] Era===
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*118½. [[Broken Compy Menu|Strong Bad Email?]] <small>(Broken Compy Menu.)</small><br />
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''(September 2002 {{-}} November 2004)''
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*99½B. [[Not the 100th Email!!!]] <small>(Secret URL address for anyone who wanted a peek at Email 100 before it was released.)</small><br />
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*99½A. [[Puppet Time]] <small>(A message was taped onto Puppet Compy's screen that read "Probably at a barbecue, from SB")</small><br />
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*87½. [[Fan Costume Commentary]] <small>(One fan is pretending to answer a Strong Bad Email.)</small> <br />
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*68½. [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] <small> (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.)</small> <br />
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*66½. [[Arcade Game]] <small>(Homestar Runner reads Strong Bad's note he left on the Compy 386.)</small><br />
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*59½. [[Superbowl Dealie]] <small>(The Paper reads "Due to the big game, the Strong Bad Email will be a little late this week.")</small> <br />
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*41½. [[King of Town Email]] <small>([[The King of Town]] tries to answer an email on his recently bought (but broken) Tandy 400.)</small> <br />
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== Strong Bad Email Menus ==
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<blockquote class="compy email menu">Volume in drive C: has no label<br>
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*1–32 [http://porplemontage.com/media/sbemail_raps/01%20List%20Files.SWF Tandy 400 menu]
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Directory of C:\sbemail\updated somedays<br>
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*33–34 [[Broken Tandy Menu]]
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<table class="emaillinks">
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*35–40 [http://e2tl.playvectrex.com/jingles/sbemail_menu38.swf Slightly damaged Tandy menu]
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<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
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*41 [[HR:sbemail(vacation).swf|Vacation menu]]
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118. [[virus]]<br>
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*42–118 [[HR:sbemail.swf|Compy 386 menu]]
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117. [[montage]]<br>
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**Between 55 and 56 [[Decemberween Email Menu]]
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116. [[extra plug]]<br>
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**Between 118 and 119 [[Broken Compy Menu]]
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115. [[time capsule]]<br>
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*119–Current [[HR:sbemail_lappy.swf|Lappy 486 menu]]
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114. [[the facts]]<br>
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113. [[pizzaz]]<br>
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112. [[old comics]]<br>
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111. [[other days]]<br>
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110. [[for kids]]<br>
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109. [[crying]]<br>
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108. [[pom pom]]<br>
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107. [[cheatday]]<br>
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106. [[dangeresque 3]]<br>
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105. [[replacement]]<br>
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104. [[theme park]]<br>
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103. [[haircut]]<br>
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102. [[lunch special]]<br>
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101. [[car]]<br>
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100. [[flashback]]<br>
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99. [[different town]]<br>
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98. [[stupid stuff]]<br>
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97. [[monument]]<br>
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96. [[lackey]]<br>
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95. [[the bet]]<br>
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94. [[video games]]<br>
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93. [[army]]<br>
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92. [[kind of cool]]<br>
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91. [[caffeine]]<br>
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90. [[colonization]]<br>
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89. [[local news]]<br>
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88. [[couch patch]]<br>
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87. [[mile]]<br>
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86. [[no loafing]]<br>
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85. [[2 years]]<br>
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84. [[kids' book]]<br>
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83. [[labor day]]<br>
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82. [[impression]]<br>
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81. [[date]]<br>
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80. [[stunt double]]<br>
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79. [[the process]]<br>
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78. [[anything]]<br>
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77. [[suntan]]<br>
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76. [[sibbie]]<br>
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75. [[funny]]<br>
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74. [[privileges]]<br>
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73. [[mascot]]<br>
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72. [[crazy cartoon]]<br>
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71. [[2 emails]]<br>
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70. [[big white face]]<br>
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69. [[personal favorites]]<br>
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68. [[caper]]<br>
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67. [[autobiography]]<br>
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66. [[the show]]<br>
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65. [[unused emails]]<br>
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64. [[english paper]]<br>
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63. [[fingers]]<br>
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62. [[interview]]<br>
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61. [[monster truck]]<br>
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60. [[huttah!]]<br>
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59. [[marzipan]]<br>
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58. [[dragon]]<br>
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57. [[japanese cartoon]]<br>
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56. [[current status]]<br>
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55. [[cheat talk]]<br>
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54. [[morning routine]]<br>
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53. [[comic]]<br>
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52. [[island]]<br>
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51. [[website]]<br>
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50. [[50 emails]]<br>
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49. [[theme party]]<br>
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48. [[ghosts]]<br>
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47. [[new hands]]<br>
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46. [[your friends]]<br>
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45. [[techno]]<br>
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44. [[lures & jigs]]<br>
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43. [[little questions]]<br>
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42. [[action figure]]<br>
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41. [[invisibility]]<br>
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</autocolumn>
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</table>
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</blockquote>
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== Fun Facts ==
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===[[Tandy 400]] Era===
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===Trivia===
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''(August 2001 {{-}} September 2002)''
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*Some time during mid-2003, "updated mondays" on the main Strong Bad Email Menu changed to "updated somedays."
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<blockquote class="tandy email menu">
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*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.
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<div style="border:none;background:none;text-align:center;padding-left:17%"><u>&nbsp;FILENAME </u>&nbsp;-  <span style="color: orange">updated mondays</span></div>
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*Back in the Tandy era, e-mailing Strong Bad used to result in this automated response:
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<table class="emailgreenlinks">
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<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
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40. [[vacation]]<br>
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39. [[property of ones]]<br>
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38. [[helium]]<br>
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37. [[dullard]]<br>
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36. [[guitar]]<br>
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35. [[sisters]]<br>
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34. [[weird dream]]<br>
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33. [[gimmicks]]<br>
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32. [[flag day]]<br>
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31. [[sugarbob]]<br>
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30. [[12:00]]<br>
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29. [[superhero name]]<br>
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28. [[1 step ahead]]<br>
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27. [[3 wishes]]<br>
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26. [[CGNU]]<br>
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25. [[super powers]]<br>
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24. [[the bird]]<br>
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23. [[little animal]]<br>
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22. [[sb_email 22]]<br>
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21. [[cartoon]]<br>
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20. [[spring cleaning]]<br>
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19. [[tape-leg]]<br>
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18. [[stand-up]]<br>
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17. [[studying]]<br>
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16. [[band names]]<br>
 +
15. [[the basics]]<br>
 +
14. [[duck pond]]<br>
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13. [[i she be]]<br>
 +
12. [[credit card]]<br>
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11. [[i rule]]<br>
 +
10. [[trevor the vampire]]<br>
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9. [[i love you]]<br>
 +
8. [[brianrietta]]<br>
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7. [[halloweener]]<br>
 +
6. [[depressio]]<br>
 +
5. [[making out]]<br>
 +
4. [[homestar hair]]<br>
 +
3. [[butt IQ]]<br>
 +
2. [[homsar]]<br>
 +
1. [[some kinda robot]]
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</autocolumn>
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</table>
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</blockquote>
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<pre>Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid.
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==Releases==
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Once I finish these swiss cake rolls I'll read it and if it's awesome enough,
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===DVD===
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I'll answer it on the site.
+
-
But if your email is terrible, then it gets R.E.D. alright.
+
-
The Cheat Reads it, Strong Mad Eats it, and I Deletes it.
+
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Click here (http://www.homestarrunner.com/processing.html) to see us in action!
+
-
Check back every Monday to see if your email has what it takes.
+
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Watch me while I'm awesome,
+
Emails 1–200 have been released on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] 6-disc DVD series. There are DVD-exclusive bonus emails in discs 1, 4, 5, and 6.
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Strong Bad</pre>
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*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|Disc 1]] contains emails 1-50 ([[some kinda robot]] through [[50 emails]]), plus three bonus emails: [[Greeting Cards]], [[E-mail Birds]] and [[Videro Games]].
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*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two|Disc 2]] contains emails 51-80 ([[website]] through [[stunt double]]).
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*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three|Disc 3]] contains emails 81-100 ([[date]] through [[flashback]]).
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*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|Disc 4]] contains emails 101-130 ([[car]] through [[do over]]), plus the bonus email [[Family Resemble<!-- sic -->nce]], and the [[Puppet Stuff]] email [[Real-Live E-Mails]].
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*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five|Disc 5]] contains emails 131-160 ([[boring (really)]] through [[coloring]]), plus the bonus email [[Accent]].
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*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Six|Disc 6]] contains emails 161-200 ([[4 branches]] through [[email thunder]]), plus the bonus email [[Comic Book Movie]].
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*The [[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]] contains 55 fan-favorite emails.
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The link in the automated response leads to the [[Email Processing Room]].
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===Podstar Runner===
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*On the week [[do over]] was put up, Strong Bad's body wasn't there in denny's menu while you selected your email. He still sang his scroll button song and typed.
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Beginning January 30, 2006, Strong Bad Emails were released under a feature called [[Podstar Runner 2008|Podstar Runner]]. They have featured popular [[Toons|toons]], [[Teen Girl Squad]] issues, and Strong Bad Emails in .m4v format. They were designed to be viewed on a Fifth Generation Apple {{wp|iPod}}, but are workable on a variety of other portable media players. These are all of the emails that have been featured through this service (in order of Podstar Runner release, top left being the earliest, bottom right being the latest):
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== Additional Information ==
 
<table width="100%">
<table width="100%">
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<td width="33%" valign="top">
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<autocolumn cols="5" width="20%">
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*[[Strong Bad Email By Name]]  
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*[[techno]]  
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*[[Strong Bad Email By Place]]
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*[[dragon]]  
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*[[Strong Bad Email By Length]]
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*[[japanese cartoon]]
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*[[Strong Bad Email Statistics]]
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*[[kids' book]]
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*[[Items#Strong_Bad.27s|Strong Bad's Computers]]
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*[[crying]]
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<td width="50%" valign="top">
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*[[bottom 10]]
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*[[Strong Bad Email Raps]]
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*[[caffeine]]
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*[[Strong Bad Email Intros]]
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*[[virus]]
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*[[Strong Bad Email Page Titles]]
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*[[guitar]]
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*[[Spelling|Poorly Written Emails]]
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*[[video games]]
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</td>
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*[[different town]]
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*[[montage]]
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*[[personal favorites]]
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*[[sisters]]
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*[[death metal]]
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*[[theme park]]
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*[[crazy cartoon]]
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*[[army]]
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*[[flag day]]
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*[[trevor the vampire]]
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*[[stunt double]]
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*[[best thing]]
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*[[caper]]
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*[[mascot]]
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*[[geddup noise]]
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*[[isp]]
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*[[alternate universe]]
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*[[garage sale]]
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*[[monster truck]]
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*[[action figure]]
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*[[radio]]
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*[[spring cleaning]]
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*[[replacement]]
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*[[technology]]
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*[[haircut]]
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*[[animal]]
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*[[high school]]
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*[[theme song]]
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*[[mile]]
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*[[looking old]]
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*[[strong badathlon]]
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*[[unnatural]]
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*[[the movies]]
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*[[your funeral]]
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*[[from work]]
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*[[rough copy]]
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*[[underlings]]
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*[[more armies]]
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*[[the paper]]
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*[[mini-golf]]
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*[[concert]]
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*[[hygiene]]
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*[[original]]
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*[[bike thief]]
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*[[pizza joint]]
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*[[slumber party]]
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*[[web comics]]
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*[[business trip]]
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*[[yes, wrestling]]
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*[[diorama]]
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*[[nightlife]]
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*[[environment]]
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*[[winter pool]]
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*[[fan club]]
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*[[pet show]]
 +
*[[licensed]]
 +
*[[buried]]
 +
*[[shapeshifter]]
 +
*[[rated]]
 +
*[[specially marked]]
 +
*[[love poems]]
 +
*[[hiding]]
 +
*[[your edge]]
 +
*[[magic trick]]
 +
*[[being mean]]
 +
*[[email thunder]]
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</autocolumn>
</table>
</table>
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== External Links ==
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===YouTube===
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*[[HR:sbemail.html|Strong Bad Email menu]]
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The [[homestarrunnerdotcom]] [[YouTube]] channel was registered on October 1, 2007. When it first began uploading Strong Bad Emails on March 31, 2009, they were direct rips of the DVD versions (featuring title cards with the email names in Title Case and ending with The Paper reading ">> The End <<"), with [[independent]] being uploaded in a previously unreleased DVD-style version with altered scenes. Starting in 2017, 1080p versions of the emails have been uploaded, with email titles in all lowercase and the paper reading "> THE END <", often incorporating the Easter eggs from the original website versions.
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*[[HR:sbemail_lappy.swf|View the Flash file for Strong Bad Email Menu]]
+
 
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*[mailto:strongbad@homestarrunner.com Email Strong Bad]
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These are all of the emails that have been uploaded (in order of YouTube release, top left being the earliest, bottom right being the latest):
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[[Category: Strong Bad Email]][[Category: Lists]]
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<table width="100%">
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<autocolumn cols="5" width="20%">
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*[[guitar]]
 +
*[[techno]]
 +
*[[comic]]
 +
*[[dragon]]
 +
*[[japanese cartoon]]
 +
*[[kids' book]]
 +
*[[virus]]
 +
*[[bottom 10]]
 +
*[[death metal]]
 +
*[[different town]]
 +
*[[montage]]
 +
*[[video games]]
 +
*[[band names]]
 +
*[[the movies]]
 +
*[[theme park]]
 +
*[[CGNU]]
 +
*[[action figure]]
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*[[radio]]
 +
*[[best thing]]
 +
*[[pizza joint]]
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*[[i love you]]
 +
*[[50 emails]]
 +
*[[slumber party]]
 +
*[[fan club]]
 +
*[[invisibility]]
 +
*[[sisters]]
 +
*[[some kinda robot]]
 +
*[[your funeral]]
 +
*[[dangeresque 3]]
 +
*[[email thunder]]
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*[[for kids]]
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*[[geddup noise]]
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*[[independent]]
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*[[animal]]
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*[[space program]]
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*[[myths & legends]]
 +
*[[technology]]
 +
*[[alternate universe]]
 +
*[[isp]]
 +
*[[4 branches]]
 +
*[[personal favorites]]
 +
*[[theme song]]
 +
*[[caper]]
 +
*[[specially marked]]
 +
*[[superhero name]]
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*[[hygiene]]
 +
*[[army]]
 +
*[[crying]]
 +
*[[halloweener]]
 +
*[[ghosts]]
 +
*[[colonization]]
 +
*[[monster truck]]
 +
*[[flashback]]
 +
*[[stunt double]]
 +
*[[caffeine]]
 +
*[[crazy cartoon]]
 +
*[[kind of cool]]
 +
*[[pet show]]
 +
*[[love poems]]
 +
*[[your edge]]
 +
*[[licensed]]
 +
*[[trevor the vampire]]
 +
*[[mile]]
 +
*[[making out]]
 +
*[[brianrietta]]
 +
*[[depressio]]
 +
*[[homsar]]
 +
*[[homestar hair]]
 +
*[[butt IQ]]
 +
*[[sbemail 206]]
 +
*[[too cool]]
 +
*[[credit card]]
 +
*[[i she be]]
 +
*[[duck pond]]
 +
*[[the basics]]
 +
*[[studying]]
 +
*[[stand-up]]
 +
*[[tape-leg]]
 +
*[[spring cleaning]]
 +
*[[cartoon]]
 +
*[[sb_email 22]]
 +
*[[little animal]]
 +
*[[the bird]]
 +
*[[super powers]]
 +
*[[3 wishes]]
 +
*[[one step ahead]]
 +
*[[12:00]]
 +
*[[sugarbob]]
 +
*[[flag day]]
 +
*[[gimmicks]]
 +
*[[weird dream]]
 +
*[[dullard]]
 +
*[[helium]]
 +
*[[property of ones]]
 +
*[[vacation]]
 +
*[[little questions]]
 +
*[[lures & jigs]]
 +
*[[your friends]]
 +
*[[new hands]]
 +
*[[theme party]]
 +
*[[island]]
 +
*[[cheat talk]]
 +
*[[current status]]
 +
*[[marzipan]]
 +
*[[huttah!]]
 +
*[[morning routine]]
 +
*[[interview]]
 +
*[[fingers]]
 +
*[[unused emails]]
 +
*[[the show]]
 +
*[[autobiography]]
 +
*[[mascot]]
 +
*[[privileges]]
 +
*[[funny]]
 +
*[[2 emails]]
 +
*[[big white face]]
 +
*[[the process]]
 +
*[[sibbie]]
 +
*[[date]]
 +
*[[suntan]]
 +
*[[anything]]
 +
*[[2 years]]
 +
*[[the next april fools thing]]
 +
*[[no loafing]]
 +
*[[impression]]
 +
*[[couch patch]]
 +
*[[labor day]]
 +
*[[local news]]
 +
*[[stupid stuff]]
 +
*[[lackey]]
 +
*[[monument]]
 +
*[[the bet]]
 +
*[[car]]
 +
*[[lunch special]]
 +
*[[cheatday]]
 +
*[[replacement]]
 +
*[[haircut]]
 +
*[[pom pom]]
 +
*[[other days]]
 +
*[[old comics]]
 +
*[[time capsule]]
 +
*[[extra plug]]
 +
*[[pizzaz]]
 +
*[[the facts]]
 +
*[[part-time job]]
 +
*[[origins]]
 +
*[[dreamail]]
 +
*[[secret recipes]]
 +
*[[rock opera]]
 +
*[[rampage]]
 +
*[[long pants]]
 +
*[[garage sale]]
 +
*[[do over]]
 +
*[[boring (really)]]
 +
*[[modeling]]
 +
*[[lady...ing]]
 +
*[[record book]]
 +
*[[portrait]]
 +
*[[bedtime story]]
 +
*[[parenting]]
 +
</autocolumn>
 +
</table>
 +
 
 +
==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, 208½A, and 208½B aren't on the site at all.
 +
*208½B. {{postref|1113577095802884097|3|Apr|2019}} {{--}} Strong Bad replies to one of the [[Discount Strong Bad Emails]] generated by [[twitter:@JanelleCShane|Janelle Shane]]'s neural network.
 +
*208½A. {{postref|1032482957523599360|22|Aug|2018}} {{--}} Strong Bad checks an email on the [[Tandy 400]] using [[Mario Paint]], with a subject similar to [[the basics]].
 +
*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 showcase the worst parts of improv.
 +
*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".
 +
*205½B. [[Sbemail 136 Alternate Versions]] {{--}} Original drafts of [[Sbemail 136]].
 +
*205½A. [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] {{--}} Strong Sad mentions how Strong Bad checks emails on the Compé.
 +
*202½. [[Compy Catalog]] {{--}} Strong Bad buys a new computer for checking emails.
 +
*200½E. [[April Fool 09]] {{--}} Strong Bad "sbemailiarizes" the Intro to homestarrunner.com.
 +
*200½D. [[Sbemailiarized!]] {{--}} Strong Bad explains how old toons can be recycled into Strong Bad Emails.
 +
*200½C. [[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} 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.
 +
*199½C. [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]] {{--}} Secret URL address for anyone who wanted a peek at Email 200 before it was released.
 +
*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.
 +
*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.
 +
*193½B. [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]] {{--}} The reading of the story takes place after what appears to be a Strong Bad Email.
 +
*193½A. [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} This email is an advertisement for a game that was in the making and never actually appeared on the Strong Bad Email page.
 +
*191½. [[Rotten Eggs]] {{--}} A message made by the splattered rotten Easter egg reads, "Sbemail Next Week."
 +
*171½. [[DNA Evidence]] {{--}} The toon is about a [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|running gag]] from six consecutive Strong Bad Emails.
 +
*170½. [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] {{--}} A deleted scene from [[from work|sbemail 169]].
 +
*158½. [[Lappynapped!]] {{--}} Messages on Strong Bad's answering machine, as the Lappy is missing.
 +
*152½. [[Weclome Back]] {{--}} Strong Bad tries to show an email he checked over summer vacation (in midair, no less), but hits "stop" instead of "record" on the video camera.
 +
*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.
 +
*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]].
 +
*99½B. [[Sbemail 100 fakeout]] {{--}} 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".
 +
*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.
 +
*68½A. [[King of Townmail]] {{--}} [[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.
 +
*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]].
 +
 
 +
==Milestones==
 +
Whenever Strong Bad reaches a centenary milestone, or a significant portion thereof, the email will focus on or at least make note of the significant milestone. Thus far, five emails have commemorated a landmark number of emails.
 +
 
 +
:'''50.''' [[50 emails]] {{--}} Strong Bad attempts to check 50 emails in honor of his 50th email check. However, he only succeeds in answering three.
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:'''100.''' [[flashback]] {{--}} The email is done in "[[Widescreen|wiiidescreeeen]]". [[Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Old Timey Strong Bad]], and [[Limozeen]] congratulate him on his 100th email (although Homestar absent-mindedly wishes him a "happy 100th birthday" instead). The Compy presents Strong Bad with a congratulatory screen indicating that he has checked 100 emails, and Strong Bad celebrates by saying "email" 100 times.
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:'''125.''' [[rock opera]] {{--}} Strong Bad performs a rock opera featuring scenes and at least one word from all of Strong Bad's previous emails.
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:'''150.''' [[alternate universe]] {{--}} Strong Bad visits alternate universes featuring [[Strong Bad#Variations|different versions of himself]]; they all form a {{w|Supergroup (music)|supergroup}} to sing a ballad commemorating the "sesquicentennemail".
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:'''200.''' [[email thunder]] {{--}} [[The Poopsmith]] breaks his vow of silence to sing a grand fanfare (written by [[They Might Be Giants]]). The email also ends with a screen listing the first 200 emails.
 +
 
 +
Several milestone emails have been teased with an additional toon released the week prior in order to play off viewers' anticipation. The teaser toons so far have been [[Sbemail 100 fakeout]] (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 [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]] (in which the Deleteheads camp out at the sbemail200.html URL).
 +
 
 +
==Fun Facts==
 +
===Trivia===
 +
*In 2001, prior to the introduction of Strong Bad Email, [[Mike Chapman]] stated [[l33t Interview|in an interview]] that the site received five or ten emails a day. By January 2003, the daily number had climbed to [[Run Devil Run Interview|"500 or more"]], peaked in mid-2003 with [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|five to eight thousand daily emails]], and by 2004 had leveled out to between [[Inkhole Interview|two and five thousand a day]].
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*During the Tandy 400 era (until at least July 2002), emailing Strong Bad would result in this automated response:
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<blockquote>Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid.<br>
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Once I finish these swiss cake rolls I'll read it and if it's awesome enough,<br>
 +
I'll answer it on the site.<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>
 +
[[OldHR:processing.html|Click Here]] to see us in action!<br>
 +
Check back every Monday to see if your email has what it takes.<br>
 +
 
 +
Watch me while I'm awesome,<br>
 +
Strong Bad</blockquote>
 +
:*The link in the automated response leads to the [[Email Processing Room]].
 +
*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 insight about how emails are selected was given in a later [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007#Email|radio interview]].
 +
*[[butt IQ]] and [[CGNU]] are the only onsite emails with capital letters in their titles. Prior to the [[post-Flash site update]], [[3 Wishes]] and [[what I want]] did as well.
 +
*Prior to the post-Flash site update, some emails had [[Irregular Strong Bad Email URLs|different URLs]] instead of ''sbemail#.html''.
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*Occasionally, there is a lengthy gap between email updates. This is sometimes [[Acknowledged Update Delays|recognized at the start of the next email]], as in [[army]], [[geddup noise]], [[redesign]], [[hremail 3184]], and [[sbemail 206]].
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*Email #22, [[sb_email 22]], was actually made between emails 40 and 41. This number was originally skipped as the [[little animal|23rd email]] followed the [[cartoon|21st]], with the 22nd later made and released under the title "the lost email" right before Strong Bad replaced his computer with the Compy 386.
 +
*Email #208, [[the next april fools thing]], was originally hidden inside a holiday toon, and wasn't listed on the [[Strong Bad Email menu]] until the post-Flash site update on December 31, 2020.
 +
*Although viewers were originally prompted to email Strong Bad at strongbad@homestarrunner.com, as of [[sbemail 206]] the [[CGI Paper]] has directed viewers to "email"  by tweeting [[@StrongBadActual]].
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====Statistics====
 +
{{seemain|Strong Bad Email Statistics}}
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*Not including Not Quite Strong Bad Emails, Strong Bad has checked 238<!--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 [[parenting]].
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*As of [[parenting]], it would take 10 hours, 7 minutes, and 19 seconds <!--427734 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, it would take 11 hours, 33 minutes, and 3 seconds.<!--488199 frames plus 14 minutes and 43 seconds from the DVDs and YouTube-->
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*As of September 2022, Strong Bad Emails make up about 43% of the toons on the site by volume<!--280 toons, referenced from Toons By Length and not counting DVD/YT exclusives, 209 sbemails; 209/489 ≈ 0.4274 -->; as of May 2021, they make up about 26% of toons on the site by runtime. <!--not including Easter eggs. 36439 seconds for sbemails, 102373 seconds for toons. 36439/138812 ≈ 0.2625 -->
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 +
===Remarks===
 +
*Two emails have been checked by someone other than Strong Bad, but count as Strong Bad Emails anyway: [[mile]] was made up and animated by [[The Cheat]], and [[anything]] was checked by [[Homestar Runner]].
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*[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] features emails both as a framing device and as interactive content in the games; however, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090309183544/http://www.gamecyte.com/hands-on-strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people these were not sent by actual fans].
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==External Links==
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*[[HR:sbemails|Strong Bad Email menu]]
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==See Also==
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*[[Hremails]]
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*[[@StrongBadActual]]
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*[[@strongbadactual (Instagram)]]
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Strong Bad Email menu
Strong Bad checks his email.
Strong Bad checks his email.

Strong Bad Email, frequently shortened to sbemail, is a feature in which Strong Bad answers an email sent by a real-world fan. Arguably the most recognizable feature of the site, it is occasionally joked that its success has led to Strong Bad becoming more popular than the site's title character.

A typical email opens with Strong Bad humorously mocking the spelling and grammar of the sender, then transitioning to an anecdote or scheme related to a question asked by the email, concluding with Strong Bad returning to his computer to finalize the email response. Strong Bad Emails include numerous Easter eggs and other hidden material, often found at the ending screen; many feature satirical views of aspects of popular culture such as Japanese cartoons, video games, and TV show theme songs. Originally introduced in 2001 as a small feature with brief animations, the responses gradually expanded in scope to establish numerous inside jokes, running gags, and catch phrases. Full-fledged Strong Bad Email spin-offs include Trogdor, Teen Girl Squad, 20X6, Strong Badia, Hremails, the secondary character Senor Cardgage, and even main character Homsar.

Strong Bad Email has historically been the most frequently updated feature of homestarrunner.com, with a new email being added to the menu nearly every Monday from 2002 through 2008. However, the series 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; adding that the 200th email just happened to be a round number at which to take a break. After a series of five emails in 2009, Strong Bad Email (much like the rest of the site) has since been updated irregularly; multi-year gaps are now common between new emails.

Contents

[edit] Strong Bad Emails

[edit] Lappier Era

(April 2015 – present)

[edit] Compé Era

(August 2009 – October 2009)

[edit] Corpy NT6 Transition

(July 2009)

[edit] Lappy 486 Era

(November 2004 – June 2009)

[edit] Compy 386 Era

(September 2002 – November 2004)

[edit] Tandy 400 Era

(August 2001 – September 2002)

[edit] Releases

[edit] DVD

Emails 1–200 have been released on the strongbad_email.exe 6-disc DVD series. There are DVD-exclusive bonus emails in discs 1, 4, 5, and 6.

[edit] Podstar Runner

Beginning January 30, 2006, Strong Bad Emails were released under a feature called Podstar Runner. They have featured popular toons, Teen Girl Squad issues, and Strong Bad Emails in .m4v format. They were designed to be viewed on a Fifth Generation Apple iPod, but are workable on a variety of other portable media players. These are all of the emails that have been featured through this service (in order of Podstar Runner release, top left being the earliest, bottom right being the latest):

[edit] YouTube

The homestarrunnerdotcom YouTube channel was registered on October 1, 2007. When it first began uploading Strong Bad Emails on March 31, 2009, they were direct rips of the DVD versions (featuring title cards with the email names in Title Case and ending with The Paper reading ">> The End <<"), with independent being uploaded in a previously unreleased DVD-style version with altered scenes. Starting in 2017, 1080p versions of the emails have been uploaded, with email titles in all lowercase and the paper reading "> THE END <", often incorporating the Easter eggs from the original website versions.

These are all of the emails that have been uploaded (in order of YouTube release, top left being the earliest, bottom right being the latest):

[edit] 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, 208½A, and 208½B aren't on the site at all.

[edit] Milestones

Whenever Strong Bad reaches a centenary milestone, or a significant portion thereof, the email will focus on or at least make note of the significant milestone. Thus far, five emails have commemorated a landmark number of emails.

50. 50 emails — Strong Bad attempts to check 50 emails in honor of his 50th email check. However, he only succeeds in answering three.
100. flashback — The email is done in "wiiidescreeeen". Marzipan, Homestar Runner, Senor Cardgage, Old Timey Strong Bad, and Limozeen congratulate him on his 100th email (although Homestar absent-mindedly wishes him a "happy 100th birthday" instead). The Compy presents Strong Bad with a congratulatory screen indicating that he has checked 100 emails, and Strong Bad celebrates by saying "email" 100 times.
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 visits alternate universes featuring different versions of himself; they all form a supergroup to sing a ballad commemorating the "sesquicentennemail".
200. email thunder — The Poopsmith breaks his vow of silence to sing a grand fanfare (written by They Might Be Giants). The email also ends with a screen listing the first 200 emails.

Several milestone emails have been teased with an additional toon released the week prior in order to play off viewers' anticipation. The teaser toons so far have been Sbemail 100 fakeout (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 Sbemail 200 Fakeout (in which the Deleteheads camp out at the sbemail200.html URL).

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Trivia

Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid.
Once I finish these swiss cake rolls I'll read it and if it's awesome enough,
I'll answer it on the site.
But if your email is terrible, then it gets R.E.D. alright.
The Cheat Reads it, Strong Mad Eats it, and I Deletes it.
Click Here to see us in action!
Check back every Monday to see if your email has what it takes.
Watch me while I'm awesome,
Strong Bad

[edit] Statistics

See main article: Strong Bad Email Statistics
  • Not including Not Quite Strong Bad Emails, Strong Bad has checked 238 emails as of parenting.
  • As of parenting, it would take 10 hours, 7 minutes, and 19 seconds to watch every Strong Bad Email, including the DVD exclusives but excluding clickable Easter eggs. Including clickable Easter eggs, it would take 11 hours, 33 minutes, and 3 seconds.
  • As of September 2022, Strong Bad Emails make up about 43% of the toons on the site by volume; as of May 2021, they make up about 26% of toons on the site by runtime.

[edit] Remarks

[edit] External Links

[edit] See Also

Strong Bad Email Info
Site Components Menu (Scroll Button Songs), Irregular Back Links, Irregular URLs, Page Titles, Descriptions, Podstar Runner (2006)
Emails by Title, Length, Intros (DVD, Part 1; Part 2), Subject, Greeting, Closing, Sender, Place, Outros, Release Dates
Running Gags Intros Relevant to the Email, Crapfully Yours, Until Next Time..., DELETED, Draw Trogdor Again, How do you type with boxing gloves on?
Spin-offs, Emails Edited by Strong Bad, Emails Taken in a Different Direction
Abdi LaRue, Ali and Ali's Sister, Bogus Mathematical Theorems, DNA Evidence, Edgar, Tape-leg
Email Number References, Acknowledged Update Delays
Background Emails, Nonexistent Emails
Technology Strong Bad's Computers (Malfunctioning, Surpassing Their Assumed Capabilities, Relationships, Stylized Text), Papers (Preeeeow), Floppy Disk Container
Analysis Statistics, Emails That Meet Strong Bad's Approval, Poorly Written Emails


Strong Bad Email
Info Email Titles | Sender's Name | Sender's Location | Email Lengths | Email Greetings | Email Closings | Email Release Dates | Email Intros | Email Outros | Page Titles | Statistics | Menu | Scroll Button Songs | Computers | Floppy Disk Container | Subjects | Spin-offs | Irregular Back Links | Poorly Written Emails | Emails That Meet Strong Bad's Approval | Emails Taken in a Different Direction
Tandy 400 some kinda robot | homsar | butt IQ | homestar hair | making out | depressio | halloweener | brianrietta | i love you | trevor the vampire | i rule | credit card | i she be | duck pond | the basics | band names | studying | stand-up | tape-leg | spring cleaning | cartoon | sb_email 22 | little animal | the bird | super powers | CGNU | 3 wishes | 1 step ahead | superhero name | 12:00 | sugarbob | flag day | gimmicks | weird dream | sisters | guitar | dullard | helium | property of ones | vacation
Compy 386 invisibility | action figure | little questions | lures & jigs | techno | your friends | new hands | ghosts | theme party | 50 emails | website | island | comic | morning routine | cheat talk | current status | japanese cartoon | dragon | marzipan | huttah! | monster truck | interview | fingers | english paper | unused emails | the show | autobiography | caper | personal favorites | big white face | 2 emails | crazy cartoon | mascot | privileges | funny | sibbie | suntan | anything | the process | stunt double | date | impression | labor day | kids' book | 2 years | no loafing | mile | couch patch | local news | colonization | caffeine | kind of cool | army | video games | the bet | lackey | monument | stupid stuff | different town | flashback | car | lunch special | haircut | theme park | replacement | dangeresque 3 | cheatday | pom pom | crying | for kids | other days | old comics | pizzaz | the facts | time capsule | extra plug | montage | virus
Lappy 486 animal | radio | part-time job | dreamail | origins | secret recipes | rock opera | best thing | long pants | rampage | garage sale | do over | boring (really) | modeling | bottom 10 | record book | lady...ing | geddup noise | bedtime story | space program | portrait | high school | death metal | secret identity | technology | narrator | myths & legends | pop-up | lady fan | disconnected | candy product | alternate universe | senior prom | isp | redesign | keep cool | theme song | road trip | trading cards | cliffhangers | retirement | coloring | 4 branches | the chair | what i want | looking old | strong badathlon | unnatural | the movies | your funeral | from work | rough copy | underlings | more armies | the paper | mini-golf | concert | hygiene | original | bike thief | pizza joint | slumber party | web comics | business trip | yes, wrestling | diorama | nightlife | environment | winter pool | fan club | pet show | licensed | buried | shapeshifter | rated | specially marked | love poems | hiding | your edge | magic trick | being mean | email thunder | hremail 3184
Corpy NT6 imaginary
Compé independent | dictionary | videography
Lappier sbemail 206 | too cool | the next april fools thing | parenting
Bonus Greeting Cards | E-mail Birds | Videro Games | Family Resemblence | Real-Live E-Mails | Accent | Comic Book Movie


Most Recent Toons
Big Toons

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Shorts

Diaper Sunrise
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Holidays

Fan 'Stumes 2023
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Puppet Stuff

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Strong Bad Email

parenting
Apr 1, 2022

Video Stuff

Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle
Sep 19, 2022

Teen Girl Squad

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Marzipan's Answering Machine

Version 17.2
Apr 1, 2016

YouTube

Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate Launch Trailer
Aug 11, 2023

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