The Cheat's Head Exploding
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The Cheat's head seems to explode quite a lot. His face turns black and his hair is pushed back when it happens. This can happen when he gets too excited, worried, confused, or physically shaken.
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Appearances
- The House That Gave Sucky Treats — If the player gives The Cheat pop rocks, he would eat them with soda, and his head would explode.
- Inexplicably, The Cheat's head would also explode if Strong Mad ate actual rocks and bit off a half-can of soda.
- The Best Decemberween Ever — The Cheat's present explodes in his face.
- Ballad of The Sneak — The Sneak's head explodes when the record player he's listening to blows up in his face.
- Email couch patch — The Cheat's head explodes after Strong Bad attempts to have his computer make Homestar's head explode.
- Email pizzaz — The Cheat's confusion over seeing two Strong Bads causes him to oscillate his head back and forth in a continual double take, which eventually leads to his head exploding.
- Happy Fireworks — The Cheat provided the pyrotechnics display for Free Country, USA after being shaken by Strong Mad.
Remarks
It is likely that the original joke was a satire on the myth that eating soda with popping candy causes them to explode, and then the joke turned into a running gag.