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[[Image:Sbemail148.PNG|thumb|Twice the ruckus-raising productivity]]

Strong Bad imagines his head disconnecting from his body.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Head Bad and Strong Body]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[The Island]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[Race Track]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, March 13, 2006

'''Running time:''' 3:11

'''Page title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' This week, I'm feeling my style! I've got confidence in my email!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: sb!!!!</div>
Dear Strong Bad,<br />
If your head got disconnected and your head was rolling<br />
all over the place and you didn't even know were your<br />
body is or your head, what would you do?<br />
Jenny
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad struggles to read everything between "were" and the final "head". He also sings Jenny's name, as follows:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Jennyyy... ''{high-pitched}'' Jenny! ''{speaking normally, typing}'' Um, was ''your'' head connected to ''your'' body when you wrote this email? I think I get the gist of it. ''{clears the screen}'' While my head and body are normally the bosomest ''{pronounced boosomest}'' of buddies, I suppose I could double my productivity if they were separated. Like, I could raise that ruckus I've been planning in two days instead of four! The plausibilities are endless!

''{Cut to The Field, where Strong Bad's disembodied head is speaking to Homestar Runner. A sign reads "THE CAREER ADVISOR IS REAL IN" with "REAL" being a separate removable word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' My head could be off giving folks career advice...

''{The scene pans over and darkens, while a second scene appears on the left with a split down the middle of the screen.  The scene on the left shows Strong Bad's headless body next to a box of "riot rocks", near the King of Town's castle.  He is throwing the rocks at the King of Town and The Poopsmith, who is wearing [[whatsit]]-covered armor and blocking the rocks with a shield that has the King's face on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...whilst my body is rioting against the municipality!

''{The body's scene darkens while the head's scene brightens.}''

'''HEAD BAD:''' Maybe this running business just isn't for you. Have you ever considered the making and selling of tiny breads?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar Bunmaker, eh? Me likey, me likey! Thanks, [[Wikipedia:Eggman|Eggman!]] ''{turns away, but then turns back}'' Oh, and... ''{throws coins}'' why don't you get yourself something to eat? Put some meat on them bones, girl!

''{Homestar walks off.  The bar dividing the two scenes slides off to the left, resulting in a single scene.  The camera pans right to reveal the same rock-throwing scene just to the right of Strong Bad's head.  His head turns toward his body.}''

'''HEAD BAD:''' That's some nice revolutin', there, body, but, uh, maybe we should spread out. Like, more.

''{The body gives the head a thumbs-up. Cut to a closeup of Strong Bad's head on a beach.  His head is sitting on a picnic blanket, resting against a palm tree, wearing a pair of sunglasses.  There is a drink with three umbrellas in front of him. A seagull can be heard in the background. The camera zooms out slowly.}''

'''HEAD BAD:''' Ah, livin' the sleazy life.

''{The camera cuts back to show that Strong Bad's head is actually alone on a small island.}''

'''HEAD BAD:''' ''{turning back}'' Hey, cabana boy! My drink needs more umbrellas! What kind of deserted island is this, anyway?

''{Cut to Club Technochocolate, where Strong Bad's body is dancing with Bubs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Meanwhile, my body could be off putting its considerably reduced weight on it down at the cloughb!

'''BUBS:''' Dang, Strong Body! Without all that extra head ballast, your moves are twicely fresh! Twicely fresh!

''{Cut to an image of Strong Bad's head rolling across The Field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' My head would probably get pretty dizzy just rollin' around all the time. I might have to rig up some kind of repulsor lifts!

''{The camera cuts back, and the head begins to hover through a disc on the bottom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Naw, scratch that. I'm gonna need something with a little more... muscle.

''{The disc disappears and is replaced by flaming exhaust pipes on the top of its head. Motorcycle sounds are heard.}''

'''HEAD BAD:''' Oh, yeah! That's what I'm talkin' about! ''{leans back, as though revving up}'' Reer! Reeeeer! ''{starts zipping back and forth across the scene quickly}'' Rooow! Rooow! Rooo! Reer! ''{imitating brakes as it stops}'' Reeeeee! Whoa! This mess rules! I can finally win the million-yard dash! ''{zips forward again}'' Roooo...

''{Cut to a finish line, which the head zips through quickly. Then cut to the other side, where Coach Z is holding a stopwatch.}''

'''HEAD BAD:''' ''{imitating brakes}'' Reeeee! Oh, yes! I beat Homestar!

'''COACH Z:''' Sorry, Head Bad, but you was the only one competin' this year! Old 'Strammy's gone and quit the runnin' business!

''{Homestar jumps up behind Strong Bad's head, wearing a new hat that reads "BUNMAKER" and holding a box of "TINY BREADS".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cooornbreeeeead! I got cornbread here! Dinner rolls! Cornbread! Everybody wants a bun! Lemme hear that dinner roll!

''{Cut to a blank white screen. Strong Bad's body walks on from stage right, while the unaltered head rolls on from stage left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Maybe one day, we'd both learn to regenerate...

''{The head gains an arm, a green leg, a spirally arm, and an extremely thin robotic-looking leg. The body gains an odd growth colored to look like Strong Bad's head in its chest.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...creating two perfectly-formed Strong Bad specimens!

'''STRONG BODY:''' ''{in a somewhat whiny voice that sounds nothing like Strong Bad}'' I would like to go to the store.

'''HEAD BAD:''' ''{in a scratchy voice followed by laughing that also sounds nothing like Strong Bad}'' ''{unintelligible}''<!-- DON'T CHANGE THIS! --> <sup><small><span id="footnoteref">[[#Footnote|[1]]]</span></small></sup> <!-- DON'T CHANGE THIS! -->

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Eeeugh! Go away, head-nub and nub-head. Those things look straight out of the creature shop from some low-to-no budget horror film. Maybe chopping my head off isn't such a good idea.

''{Cut back to show The Cheat standing next to a guillotine near the computer.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes dejected The Cheat noises, walks off}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy's screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, time to go satisfy my sudden craving for tiny breads. ''{gets up}'' Hope I can find my local bunman...

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

===Footnote===

#[[#footnoteref|This line]] could be "I like your shoes", "I hate your shoes", "I think you're shoes", "I think you're cute", or "I ate your shoes".

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:sbemail Deodorant.png|thumb|Soccer scent.]]
[[Image:Disconnected Easter egg.PNG|thumb|We're onto you.]]
*At the very beginning, click "strongbad_email.exe" to see sbemail Deodorant. Pictures show:
<blockquote>
sbemail<br />
Deodorant<br />
Soccer Scent<br />
<br />
"I'm feeling my style...<br />
I've got confidence in my email!"
</blockquote>

*At the end, click on "horror film" to see a movie poster for "Regenerator 4".
<blockquote>
A Low-To-No Budget Horror Film<br />
<br />
REGENERATOR 4<br />
OR: FOUR MORE REGENERATORS<br />
<br />
With Special Make-up Effects by<br />
TOLD SALLIAVER[[Lowercase i's|i]]</blockquote>

*Click on "good idea" to see a propaganda poster of The Poopsmith riot squad.
<blockquote>
SUPPORT THE MUNICIPALITY!<br />
<br />
WE'RE ONTO YOU.</blockquote>

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===

*[[Wikipedia:Ballast tanks|Ballast]] is a material (such as water) used in a ballast tank to add mass to an object, usually to improve stability.

===Trivia===

*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#below the root|below the root]]".
*One million yards is approximately 568 miles.
*This is the first email in which an Easter egg is found before the actual email is shown.
*When Head Bad is on the deserted island, he is wearing his [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] sunglasses.

===Remarks===

*Viewing the Flash file of this email reveals a large black block covering the area that is normally outside the frame. 
*[[Wiktionary:plausible|Plausible]] means "seemingly believable", and a [[Wiktionary:plausibility|plausibility]] is anything that is plausible. Strong Bad's use of the word "plausibility" is [[Malapropisms|incorrect]]; a more appropriate word would be "possibility".
*The Regenerator 4 Easter egg has an unexpected [[Lowercase i's|lowercase i]] in the same word as a capital I.
*In the DVD commentary for [[island]], [[Matt Chapman]] said that he and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] planned to reuse the island in a later toon.
*When Head Bad finishes the 1 million yard dash, the running lanes are labeled 5, 6, 7.  Lanes 1 through 4 are missing.
*"The Municipality" is a synonym of "town", as in the one over which the King rules.
*This is the first time the King of Town has shown any authority in Free Country USA.

===Goofs===

*When Head Bad gets the 'muscle' engine growing out of his head, his shadow on the ground never changes to match the engine.
*When Head Bad finishes the 1 million yard dash, the finish line tape is connected to a pole. In another shot there, the pole is gone, and the tape just sits on the ground.
*When Strong Body is "rioting against the municipality" a rock appears in his glove after each throw without him reaching into the box. Also, the rocks in the box don't seem to be disappearing.
*The Poopsmith's bat and Head Bad's sign should have been seen in the opposite scenes before the screen pans, seeing as both objects crossed the division between the screens.
*When Strong Bad is on the island, the lemon on the drinking glass appears to be directly connected to the glass, instead of being wedged into the edge.
*Bubs' mouth does not move the second time he says "twicely fresh".
*Strong Body's neck still has the shadow usually cast by Strong Bad's head, even when it's not there.

===Inside References===
*[[Head Bad and Strong Body]] were first used on [[Main Page 7]].
*Coach Z calling Homestar "'Strammy" mirrors his mispronunciation "Stramstar" in [[A Jorb Well Done]].
*Strong Bad's pronunciation of "club" also occurred in [[extra plug]].
*The exhaust pipes on Strong Bad's head are reminiscent of the ones used on Bubs's pumpkin in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*Homestar becoming a bunmaker could be related to his obsession with [[bread]] in [[origins]].
*The phrase "put your weight on it" was previously used in [[flashback]].
*Bubs describes Strong Body's dancing as "[[twice]]ly fresh".
*Bubs's dance in [[Club Technochocolate]] is the same one he did in [[geddup noise]].
*While Strong Body is dancing in Club Technochocolate, he slides on the ground while kneeling, a move that was also performed by Strong Bad at the end of his [[rock opera]].
*Strong Bad's head was first called an [[egg]] in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*A "cabana boy" was mentioned earlier in the [[Puppet Jam: Tropical Lazor Beams#DVD Transcript|DVD version of Tropical Lazor Beams]].
*This is another appearance of [[loose coins]].
*Strong Bad mentions seeing his local "bunm'n", which is an example of [["man" pronounced as "m'n"]].

===Real-World References===

*Strong Bad's "career advisor" sign is similar to the "Psychiatric help" sign used by [[Wikipedia:Lucy van Pelt|Lucy van Pelt]] from the [[Peanuts]] comics. More specifically, it reads "The doctor is real in", with "real in" being the movable part of the sign in ''[[Wikipedia:A Charlie Brown Christmas|A Charlie Brown Christmas]]''. 
**The sign also is written in the "Peanuts" [[Fonts#P|font]].
*The Repulsorlift is the technology used in the ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' universe to create lift for vehicles.  It is most notably used on the various speeders, but it also works for spacecraft, such as the [[Wikipedia:X-wing|X-wing]].  It is supposedly based on the creation of artificial gravity "pockets" that act against the natural gravity of other objects.
*The phrase "put your weight on it" (in reference to dancing) comes from the Rudy Ray Moore movie ''[[Wikipedia:Disco Godfather|Disco Godfather]]''. 
*"Lemme hear that dinner roll" is a reference to the lyrics of the 1994 song [[Wikipedia:Tootsie Roll (song)|"Tootsie Roll"]] by the band 69 Boyz.
*The exhaust pipes coming out of Head Bad could be referred to as a "[[Wikipedia:Manifold (automotive engineering)|header]]" in automotive engineering parlance.
*The "We're Onto You" poster could be a reference to the similar propaganda "Big Brother Is Watching You" from the book ''[[Wikipedia:Nineteen Eighty-Four|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''.
**The "We're Onto You" poster may also be a reference to the video game [[Wikipedia:Beyond Good & Evil (video game)|Beyond Good & Evil]], because one of the common sights in said game is a poster that says "Support the Government.  We're here to protect you."
*Bubs's repetition of the phrase "twicely fresh" is reminiscent of the Sesame Street character and host of Mysterious Theater Vincent Twice's repetition of his own name. 
*"Regenerator 4" is possibly a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Re-Animator|Re-Animator]] series of horror films.
*"With Special Make-up Effects by TOLD SALLIAVERi" could be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Tom Savini|Tom Savini]], well-known special effects make-up man in many low-budget (as well as hit) movies, such as [[Wikipedia:Day of the Dead|Day of the Dead]] and the [[Wikipedia:Friday the 13th (series)|Friday the 13th]] series.
*Strong Bad's deserted island drink could be a [[Wikipedia:Tequila Sunrise (cocktail)|Tequila Sunrise]], judging by the scene's tropical theme and the drink's gradual color blend from yellow to dark orange.
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===Fast Forward===
*The floppy disk reading "below the root" also appears in [[keep cool]].
*The Municipality is later referenced in [[more armies]].
*Strong Bad does the same dance moves at Club Technochocolate in [[nightlife]].
**The extended version of the music heard at Club Technochocolate would be heard in the aforementioned email.

== DVD Version ==
{{commentary|email=true}}

===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' I feel like that's a, uh, jingle for soap or{{--}}

'''MATT:''' Deodorant.

'''MIKE:''' {{--}}deodorant, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Definitely.

'''MIKE:''' Just this week... ''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' It's the deodorant that lasts all week{{--}} I need the deodorant, and the soap that lasts all week long, Mike. Between showers.

'''MIKE:''' Unfortunately, you're right. You do need that.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

''{long pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Well... I'm gonna go ahead say something here.

'''MATT:''' All right. ''{starts to say something else, but is cut off by Mike}''

'''MIKE:''' I'm gonna jump right in. I don't mean to cut you off or anything.

'''MATT:''' No. Hop on in.

'''MIKE:''' But I'm just gonna, uh, keep talking here. Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Wait, you don't ''really'' have anything to say.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' No, I was just trying to break the silence.

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Look, come on, we're going now.

'''MIKE:''' Okay, he's "Real In". ''{referring to Strong Bad's sign}'' That's good.

'''MATT:''' Look, there's the Pooper Trooper.

'''MIKE:''' Is that his name?

'''MATT:''' I don't know, that's what I call him sometimes.

'''MIKE:''' I never heard that before. You should... you should ''tell'' me these things.

'''MATT:''' There's the logo for the Municipality. The oppressive King of Tow{{--}} ''{Mike laughs}'' The King of Town's oppressive other, uh... other ego, as I{{--}} as I call him.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Other ego.

'''MATT:''' Uh, I want a box of riot{{--}} Ach! Whoa! ''{split screen pans to reveal Strong Bad's parts are side by side}''

'''MIKE:''' That's{{--}}

'''MATT:''' They were all the time just vlipped on vlop.

'''MIKE:''' Ooh, I get it.

'''MATT:''' A, uh... Is that a prat fall? Is that what they call a prat fall?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' No.

'''MATT:''' Is that physical humor?

'''MIKE:''' No.

'''MATT:''' A spit take! That's a spit take!

''{short pause, Strong Bad's head is lounging on an island}'' 

'''MIKE:''' That's a nice scene right there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I want that cocktail.

'''MIKE:''' I want that sunbeam on my face. ''{cut to Strong Bad's body dancing in Club Technochocolate}'' Oh, look at that.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Ooo.

'''MIKE:''' This is a nice club... club technochocolate song.

'''MATT:''' I like how{{--}}

'''MIKE:''' We should use this more often.

'''MATT:''' {{--}}Strong Bad always, uh, pronounces club "cloughb".

'''MIKE:''' Uh-huh.

'''MATT:''' ''{Strong Bad's head is rolling in the field, Matt makes a sound effect noise}'' This reminds me of that Easter eggs thing that I made a long time ago for Easter.

'''MIKE:''' I remember.

'''MATT:''' Where all the characters were eggs, rolling around.

'''MIKE:''' I remember that.

'''MATT:''' ''{Strong Bad's head begins hovering}'' Listen to that noise. ''{pause, then makes noise}''

'''MIKE:''' Did you make that with your mouth? Is that{{--}}

'''MATT:''' It was probably you.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' What do you think that is?

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' So he's got real engines in his head{{--}} Yeah, he ''has'' to make the noises with his mouth. 

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' He can talk and still go ''bub-bub-bub-bub-bub-bub-bub-bub''.

'''MIKE:''' And there was some smoke coming up from, like skidding, but he was floating in air. 

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' There's no friction.  ''{pause}'' Head Bad and Strong Body.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' What is this{{--}}

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' He took his advice!

'''MATT:''' Oh, Bunmaker.

'''MIKE:''' He's Homestar Bunmaker.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' ''{rhythmically}'' Let me hear that dinner roll!

'''MIKE:''' Homestar's got a thing with bread, right?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, totally.  ''{pause until both parts have regenerated}'' Ugh. 

''{pause until Head Bad laughs slightly while talking to Strong Body; Mike laughs during this pause}''

'''MIKE:''' That was ''you'' laughing there, Matt.

'''MATT:''' No!

'''MIKE:''' That wasn't Strong Bad laughing.

'''MATT:''' I kinda laughed...! Uh, I think I'm pretty funny, Mike. ''{laughing}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Yeah? ''{plainly}'' Yeah. ''{pause}'' Um, so what's the Tom Saliaveri, I think is the name? That we{{--}}

'''MATT:''' Oh, the, uh, director of the horror films?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, the special effects artist or something.

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Oh, that's, yeah...

'''MIKE:''' And it's like, ve{{--}} I just{{--}} ''{The Paper comes down}'' ''{softly}'' Oh, is that the end?

===Fun Facts===
*Matt's mention of the "Easter eggs thing that [he] made a long time ago for Easter" refers to the unfinished toon, [[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]], which was going to be made for Easter in 2001, but was never completed. It was finally released unfinished in 2007.

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