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- | [[Image:Sbemail139.png|thumb|Done by a Deutsch Master]] | + | {{sbenav}} |
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Strong Bad tries to make a portrait of himself. | Strong Bad tries to make a portrait of himself. | ||
- | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Lord Quackingstick]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}} | + | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Lord Quackingstick]], {{Film|Strong Badman}} (Easter egg), [[Strong Badman Characters#Deutschman|Deutschman]] (Easter egg), [[Strong Badman Characters#The Deutsch Master|The Deutsch Master]] (Easter egg), {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, [[Princess Shellbra]] |
- | '''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Mad's Room]], [[ | + | '''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Art Museum]], [[Trailer Home]], [[Strong Mad's Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]] (Easter egg) |
- | + | {{Comp|Lappy 486}} | |
- | '''Date:''' December 4, 2005 | + | '''Date:''' Sunday, December 4, 2005 |
'''Running Time:''' 3:37 | '''Running Time:''' 3:37 | ||
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+ | '''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}} | ||
+ | |||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Hey everybody, it's a musical Strong Bad Email this week! ''{presses enter}'' ''{singing}'' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Hey everybody, it's a musical Strong Bad Email this week! ''{presses enter}'' ''{singing}'' Da-doot doot doot Dear, Dear Strong Bad, oh I was wondering{{--}}''{stops singing}'' Ahhh, I can't keep this up. |
- | <blockquote class="email"><div>subject: portrait</div> | + | <blockquote class="lappy email"><div>subject: portrait</div> |
Dear Strong Bad-<br /> | Dear Strong Bad-<br /> | ||
I was wondering if you ever wanted to have somebody<br /> | I was wondering if you ever wanted to have somebody<br /> | ||
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</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Guess what? Nobody calls you Coolio da Fabio (aka quit making up nicknames for yourself.) I'm just gonna call you Dealin' Burgers, which I assume doubles as an accurate job description. | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Guess what? Nobody calls you Coolio da Fabio (aka quit making up nicknames for yourself.) <!--sic--> I'm just gonna call you Dealin' Burgers, which I assume doubles as an accurate job description. |
''{Clears screen.}'' | ''{Clears screen.}'' | ||
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Moving onwardly, I suppose my greatness is worthy of portraiture. Perhaps one done by a Deutsch Master. | '''STRONG BAD:''' Moving onwardly, I suppose my greatness is worthy of portraiture. Perhaps one done by a Deutsch Master. | ||
- | ''{Cut to a portrait of Strong Bad, in a long-haired wig, a beret, and a toga, holding a toy stick with a duck's head on the end. The painting is in a gold frame, with a museum placard beside it | + | ''{Cut to a portrait of Strong Bad, in a long-haired wig, a beret, and a toga, holding a toy stick with a duck's head on the end. The painting is in a gold frame, with a museum placard beside it.}'' |
'''STRONG BAD:''' The kind that are always getting stolen or vandalized by art bandits. | '''STRONG BAD:''' The kind that are always getting stolen or vandalized by art bandits. | ||
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''{The Cheat appears from the top, wearing a black mask, skullcap, and a t-shirt reading "4rt b4ndit". He places a stencil over the painting and paints a "robotank", along with the words "RAD, RAD ROBOTANK", in pink spray paint.}'' | ''{The Cheat appears from the top, wearing a black mask, skullcap, and a t-shirt reading "4rt b4ndit". He places a stencil over the painting and paints a "robotank", along with the words "RAD, RAD ROBOTANK", in pink spray paint.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Thanks little buddy | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Thanks, little buddy! Now it's worth something. |
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{obliging The Cheat noises; salutes}'' | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{obliging The Cheat noises; salutes}'' | ||
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''{Cut to a black-and-white newspaper. An image of Strong Bad in a suit and tie and holding a large cell phone is in the center.}'' | ''{Cut to a black-and-white newspaper. An image of Strong Bad in a suit and tie and holding a large cell phone is in the center.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Well apparently they're not rich enough to afford any color. Or even solid lines | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Well, apparently they're not rich enough to afford any color. Or even solid lines! Just a bunch of dots and dashes. I look like Morse code. ''{imitating Morse code}'' Dah dah dah dee dee dee... I a-am ho-o-olding a real-ly ol-d cel-l-l pho-o-one. |
''{Cut back to the Lappy. The screen has cleared.}'' | ''{Cut back to the Lappy. The screen has cleared.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oops. No. Hey, I got it! A painting of such greatness demands only the finest materials. And what could be finer than black velvet in a cheap imitation wood frame? It would be showcased | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oops. No. Hey, I got it! A painting of such greatness demands only the finest materials. And what could be finer than black velvet in a cheap imitation wood frame? It would be showcased{{--}} |
''{Cut to the velvet painting. It shows Strong Bad holding a skunk. A lamp with a moose on it can be seen to the left.}'' | ''{Cut to the velvet painting. It shows Strong Bad holding a skunk. A lamp with a moose on it can be seen to the left.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' {{--}}in only the fanciest double-wide trailers. Oh, and look! I finally caught that skunk. I been chasing after that little scamp for{{--}}Whoa!{{--}} |
- | ''{The shot suddenly shifts to the right to reveal a poster of a unicorn on a snowmobile with the caption "Born to be danged!!!". Another moose lamp is seen on the right.}'' | + | ''{The shot suddenly shifts to the right to reveal a [[:Image:Trailer pony.PNG|poster of a unicorn on a snowmobile with the caption "Born to be danged!!!"]]. Another moose lamp is seen on the right.}'' |
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' {{--}}Is that a blacklight poster of a unicorn riding a snowmobile?! Now ''that'' is some esteemed company. |
- | ''{A [[Cold One|Cold One Ice]] flies at the lamp and shatters it.}'' | + | ''{A [[Cold One#coice|Cold One Ice]] flies at the lamp and shatters it.}'' |
- | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks for breaking my moose lamp. | + | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen and in a groggy voice}'' Thanks for breaking my moose lamp. |
''{Cut back to the Lappy.}'' | ''{Cut back to the Lappy.}'' | ||
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Unfortunately, I don't know anybody with a useless Master of Fine Arts degree, so I might have to settle for something a bit more, how you say, made by Strong Mad or The Cheat. | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Unfortunately, I don't know anybody with a useless Master of Fine Arts degree, so I might have to settle for something a bit more, how you say, made by Strong Mad or The Cheat. | ||
- | ''{Cut to The Cheat, who is noisily gnawing Strong Bad's face into a log.}'' | + | ''{Cut to The Cheat, who is noisily gnawing a relief-bust of Strong Bad's face into a log.}'' |
'''STRONG BAD:''' Very... uh, slobbery, The Cheat. This isn't quite what I had in mind when you said "sculpture." | '''STRONG BAD:''' Very... uh, slobbery, The Cheat. This isn't quite what I had in mind when you said "sculpture." | ||
- | ''{ | + | ''{Classical music starts playing.}'' |
'''STRONG BAD:''' You're really just... goin' to town there, aren't ya? | '''STRONG BAD:''' You're really just... goin' to town there, aren't ya? | ||
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'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm gonna ''{motioning with his glove}'' leave you two alone. | '''STRONG BAD:''' I'm gonna ''{motioning with his glove}'' leave you two alone. | ||
- | ''{Strong Bad backs away. Cut to Strong Mad's room. Strong Mad is sprinkling glitter over a macaroni picture. Strong Bad walks up.}'' | + | ''{Strong Bad backs away. Cut to Strong Mad's room. Strong Mad is sprinkling glitter over a macaroni picture. A sticker on the left side reads "Great Thyme". Strong Bad walks up.}'' |
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, nice work, Chef Boyardee | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, nice work, Chef Boyardee! |
''{Cut to a close-up of the picture.}'' | ''{Cut to a close-up of the picture.}'' | ||
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ...Except that sounds pretty creepy and I'd probably go to jail. | '''STRONG BAD:''' ...Except that sounds pretty creepy and I'd probably go to jail. | ||
- | '''STRONG MAD:''' ''{slams the glitter down}'' I'LL WAIT FOR YOU | + | '''STRONG MAD:''' ''{slams the glitter down}'' I'LL WAIT FOR YOU! |
''{Cut back to the Lappy. Strong Bad sits down.}'' | ''{Cut back to the Lappy. Strong Bad sits down.}'' | ||
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, thanks to my no-talent minions, it looks like a self-portrait is the only way to go. And I will render it in nothing less than the classic style of the Trüe Mästers. | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, thanks to my no-talent minions, it looks like a self-portrait is the only way to go. And I will render it in nothing less than the classic style of the Trüe Mästers. | ||
- | ''{Cut to a shot of Strong Bad, who has somehow fit his head into a wooden cutout of a muscular man holding a sword with a keyboard on it. The man | + | ''{Cut to a shot of Strong Bad, who has somehow fit his head into a wooden cutout of a muscular man holding a sword with a keyboard on it. The man's abdominal muscles are in the shape of the letters "SB", and he is holding a falcon. His one visible leg wears a boot that looks vaguely similar to a [['Lectric Boot]]. There are also two cans of paint nearby, labeled "Some Paint" and "Some More Paint". There is also a cutout of a mermaid at his feet with an empty space for a head. He paints it with a small brush.}'' |
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, at last: A self-portrait that accurately depicts who I am, where I'm from | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, at last: A self-portrait that accurately depicts who I am, where I'm from ''{pronounced "way I'm fum"}'', and my passing interest in falconry. |
''{He tries to get out.}'' | ''{He tries to get out.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Uh | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Uh-oh. ''{keeps trying}'' How do I get outta this thing? |
''{Cut to the reverse angle. He can be seen hanging by his head.}'' | ''{Cut to the reverse angle. He can be seen hanging by his head.}'' | ||
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''{He moves the bird-on-a-stick into the face hole for the mermaid.}'' | ''{He moves the bird-on-a-stick into the face hole for the mermaid.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{making the bird talk in a high, sultry voice}'' Quack, quack. ''{speaking normally}'' But of course. I<!--sic--> love to serenade you anytime with my ''{looks down to his right}'' mystical | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{making the bird talk in a high, sultry voice}'' Quack, quack. ''{speaking normally}'' But of course. I<!--sic--> love to serenade you anytime with my ''{looks down to his right}'' mystical keyswordtar. I mean it's not like I'm goin' anywhere... anytime soon. |
''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}'' | ''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}'' | ||
==Easter Eggs== | ==Easter Eggs== | ||
- | *Click the white card | + | [[Image:Deutschmaster.PNG|thumb|"Strong Badman and Deutschman are both finished!!!"]] |
- | *Click the | + | *Click the white card beside the portrait by the Deutsch Master to see an "Adventures of [[Strong Badman]]" comic book. A "Deutsch Master" holding a paintbrush is silhouetted, standing over Strong Badman and Deutschman, who are both lying wounded on a pile of rubble.<blockquote>Enter... The Deutsch Master<br><br>"Strong Badman and Deutschman are both '''finished!!!'''"</blockquote> |
- | *Click [[Lord Quackingstick]] at the end to see Strong Bad show off his | + | *Click the keyswordtar at the end to see a [[printable]] version of the robotank stencil The Cheat used to vandalize the painting. |
- | :''{Cut to The Field with Homestar and Strong Bad holding the | + | *Click [[Lord Quackingstick]] at the end to see Strong Bad show off his keyswordtar to Homestar. |
- | :'''STRONG BAD:''' | + | :''{Cut to The Field with Homestar and Strong Bad holding the keyswordtar, his head still in the hole, although it has been broken off from the rest of the portrait.}'' |
- | + | :'''STRONG BAD:''' ...so that's when I realized I don't even need Lamaze classes. | |
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad, there's something different about you. Did you get a haircut? | :'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad, there's something different about you. Did you get a haircut? | ||
+ | :'''STRONG BAD:''' No, but I did get this new keyswordtar. ''{imitates guitar riff, waves the keyswordtar around}'' Maow, maow, maoooooooow. ''{falsetto}'' Keyboard, keyboooooard. ''{normal}'' Maow, maow, maooooooooow. ''{falsetto}'' Fight some brigands!! ''{Homestar holds up a [[BMW Lighter|SAAB lighter]], Strong Bad's voice returns to normal}'' Maow Maow, Maoooow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-owwowwoww-whammy-barrrrruh. | ||
- | + | ==Fun Facts== | |
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===Explanations=== | ===Explanations=== | ||
- | * ''Deutsch'' is the German word for " | + | * ''Deutsch'' is the [[German]] word for "German", but Strong Bad uses it as a play on ''Dutch''. (The similarity in sound has led to confusion about terms such as [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania Dutch|Pennsylvania Dutch]], who are actually of German descent.) "Dutch masters" is a general term for the famous Dutch artists of the 17th century, such as [[Wikipedia:Rembrandt|Rembrandt]] and [[Wikipedia:Vermeer|Vermeer]]. |
- | * [[Wikipedia:Falconry|Falconry]] is the art or sport of training raptors (birds of prey) to hunt or pursue game. | + | *[[Wikipedia:Falconry|Falconry]] is the art or sport of training raptors (birds of prey) to hunt or pursue game. |
*[[Wikipedia:Lamaze|Lamaze]] is a relaxation technique designed to avoid the use of pain-killing drugs during childbirth. | *[[Wikipedia:Lamaze|Lamaze]] is a relaxation technique designed to avoid the use of pain-killing drugs during childbirth. | ||
+ | *A [[Wikipedia:Tremolo arm|whammy bar]] is a lever mounted to the bridge of a guitar and is used to bend the notes up or down. | ||
+ | *[[Thyme]] is the herb depicted on Strong Mad's "Great Thyme" sticker. | ||
+ | *The painting of Strong Bad described as "looking like Morse Code" is a reference to the Wall Street Journal's use of [[Wikipedia: Hedcut|hedcuts]]. | ||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
- | * This email was released late Sunday night Atlanta time, but the website claimed that its release date was on Monday. | + | *This email was sent in by wiki user [[User:NachoMan|NachoMan]]. |
- | * The card next to the first portrait reads: | + | *This email was released late Sunday night Atlanta time, but the website claimed that its release date was on Monday. |
+ | *The card next to the first portrait reads: | ||
<blockquote style="font-family:Times,serif;border:2px solid black;background:#fff;color:#000;width:120px"> | <blockquote style="font-family:Times,serif;border:2px solid black;background:#fff;color:#000;width:120px"> | ||
Strongio da Baddio<br /> | Strongio da Baddio<br /> | ||
DaVantres<br /> | DaVantres<br /> | ||
''c. 1658''</blockquote> | ''c. 1658''</blockquote> | ||
- | * The | + | |
- | * The | + | [[Image:cheap as free comics.png|thumb|100px|Cheap as Free Comics]] |
- | + | *The upper-left corner of the comic book reads: | |
- | <big><big>Mulligatawny</big></big><br /> | + | |
+ | {| cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid black;background:#fff;color:#000;width:150px;margin-left:2em" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;text-align:center;" | | ||
+ | <big>CHEAP AS<br/> | ||
+ | FREE<br/> | ||
+ | comics</big><br/> | ||
+ | <small>''{The Cheat<br/>in costume}''</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | style="border:1px solid black;text-align:center" | | ||
+ | $1.25<br/> | ||
+ | <small>$8.00 CAN</small><br/> | ||
+ | <big>45</big> | ||
+ | | style="border:1px solid black;text-align:center;" | | ||
+ | <small>APPROVED<br/> | ||
+ | BY THE<br/> | ||
+ | COMICS<br/> | ||
+ | CODE<br/> | ||
+ | ''{symbol}''</small> | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | *The captions for the newspaper picture read "Sell phones or ''Cell'' phones?" above and "<u>''Strong Bad''</u>" below. A lower headline reads "<u>Banks have 'money'</u>". | ||
+ | *The visible portions of the newspaper articles read: | ||
+ | {| style="border:2px solid black; font-family: Times, serif;" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | width=200 valign=top | <big><big>Mulligatawny</big></big><br /> | ||
stew rose high in<br /> | stew rose high in<br /> | ||
the markets today<br /> | the markets today<br /> | ||
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ally rich and money<br /> | ally rich and money<br /> | ||
s still very valuable. | s still very valuable. | ||
- | + | | width = 240px valign=top | <big><big>G</big>igantic cell phone</big><br /> | |
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | + | ||
- | <big><big>G</big>igantic cell phone</big><br /> | + | |
making a 4th quart<br /> | making a 4th quart<br /> | ||
comeback as the the "it'<br /> | comeback as the the "it'<br /> | ||
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other woodland creatures to be amon<br /> | other woodland creatures to be amon<br /> | ||
early adopters of the new technology | early adopters of the new technology | ||
- | + | |} | |
+ | *If pronounced with all the umlauts Strong Bad had inserted, "True Master" would be pronounced TREU MEH-ster. | ||
===Remarks=== | ===Remarks=== | ||
- | *Homestar's lighter in the | + | *Strong Bad tells "Coolio da Fabio" to "quit making up nicknames for yourself". However, in [[english paper]], he actually recommends it, saying "it couldn't hurt to soup up your name a little bit." |
- | *The fours in The Cheat's ''4rt b4ndit'' shirt are another example of [[ | + | **Additionally, an Easter egg in [[retirement]] shows a list of nicknames Strong Bad made up for himself. |
- | *Strong Bad | + | *Homestar's lighter in the keyswordtar Easter egg is a [[Wikipedia:Saab|Saab]] lighter, in contrast to Strong Bad's [[BMW lighter]]. |
+ | *The fours in The Cheat's ''4rt b4ndit'' shirt are another example of [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]] in the toons. | ||
+ | *Strong Bad's comment about "a useless Master of Fine Arts Degree" is a self-reference to [[Mike Chapman]]. Mike has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and, according to the [[Tastes Like Chicken Interview]], dropped out of graduate school because he felt that his photographic style was not commercially viable. | ||
+ | *The second small line on the right newspaper paragraph repeats the word "the". | ||
+ | *In the scene where Strong Bad says "How did I get into this thing?", [[Lord Quackingstick]] is not there. | ||
+ | *The "really old cell phone" resembles the walkie-talkies from [[lunch special]]. | ||
===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
- | * | + | *Strong Bad mistypes his line "Guess what? Nobody calls you Coolio da Fabio (aka quit making up nicknames for yourself.)" The period should be outside the parentheses; Strong Bad types it inside. |
- | *In the Easter egg, when Strong Bad is moving the | + | *In the Easter egg, when Strong Bad is moving the wooden cutout of the keyswordtar around, the picture reverses direction. |
+ | *In the picture of Strong Bad holding the old cell phone, his arm is longer than usual. | ||
===Inside References=== | ===Inside References=== | ||
- | *Homestar's line "Thanks for breaking my moose lamp" is a reference to [[caper]], where he thanked Strong Bad and The Cheat for breaking his [[ | + | *Homestar's line "Thanks for breaking my moose lamp" is a reference to [[caper]], where he thanked Strong Bad and The Cheat for breaking his [[cow lamp]]. |
- | + | ||
*The velvet painting of Strong Bad holding the skunk was done by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]]. | *The velvet painting of Strong Bad holding the skunk was done by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]]. | ||
- | *The gnawing pose for The Cheat was last used in [[personal favorites]]. In the [[personal favorites#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] mention wanting to use that pose again. | + | *The [[The Cheat Gnawing|gnawing]] pose for The Cheat was last used in [[personal favorites]]. In the [[personal favorites#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] mention wanting to use that pose again. |
- | *Strong Bad has a blacklight unicorn painting, as seen in the [[Strong Bad | + | *Strong Bad has a similar blacklight unicorn painting, as seen in the [[Strong Bad Main Page]]. |
- | *The School Paste in Strong Mad's room was first seen in Strong Sad's room in the Email [[depressio]]. | + | *The [[School Paste]] in Strong Mad's room was first seen in [[Strong Sad's room]] in the Email [[depressio]]. |
- | *The tune that Strong Bad uses to sing the opening lines of the | + | *The tune that Strong Bad uses to sing the opening lines of the email is very similar to the background music of [[Fall Float Parade]]. |
- | *Strong Mad's box of "TendaRONi" is another appearance of [[Lowercase i's|lowercase | + | *Strong Mad's box of "TendaRONi" is another appearance of [[Lowercase i's|lowercase ''i'''s]]. |
- | *The | + | *The extra [[Wikipedia:Heavy metal umlaut|umlauts]] in "Trüe Mästers" mirror those in "Witches' Brüe" from [[Halloween Fairstival]]. |
- | *[[Wikipedia:Mulligatawny|Mulligatawny]], a kind of soup, also appeared in the [[Experimental Film#Commentary Transcript 2|DVD commentary for Experimental Film]]. | + | *[[Wikipedia:Mulligatawny|Mulligatawny]] [[stew]], a kind of soup from [[Indian Food|India]], also appeared in the [[Experimental Film#Commentary Transcript 2|DVD commentary for Experimental Film]]. |
+ | **Also within the article, a [[sweet deal]] is mentioned. | ||
+ | *Deutschman, one of the characters on the [[Strong Badman]] comic cover, was created in [[haircut]]. | ||
+ | *Keyswordtar is a [[portmanteau]] of "sword" and "[[Wikipedia:Keytar|keytar]]" (which, in itself, is a portmanteau of keyboard and guitar). | ||
+ | *Strong Bad rejects the idea of hiring a kindergartner to make him a [[macaroni]] picture, because he would probably go to [[prison|jail]]. | ||
===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
- | * | + | *"TendaRONi" is a reference to the term "tenderoni" which has appeared in [[Wikipedia:Tenderoni#In_popular_music|quite a number of songs]] as slang for a young female love interest, most famously "[[Wikipedia:Roni (song)|Roni]]" by Bobby Brown and "[[Wikipedia:P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)|P.Y.T.]]" by Michael Jackson. This, in turn, is named after a real boxed pasta product that was discontinued in 1981. |
- | * | + | *The Rad Rad Robotank is likely a double-reference to [[Transformers]] and the [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Newgrounds_logo.svg Newgrounds.com logo]. The fact that it appears as a stencil is possibly a jab at Newgrounds' tendency to encourage people to place their [http://www.newgrounds.com/stickers/ promotional stickers] everywhere. It is also a reference to a British artist, [[Wikipedia:Banksy|Banksy]], who uses stencils and has also produced paintings which consist of modified forms of existing works of art. |
+ | *The black-and-white portrait of Strong Bad is a "[[Wikipedia:Hedcut|hedcut]]", a type of drawing [http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/journal/ developed by] and used in ''[[Wikipedia:The Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]]'' (which is probably the "rich-guy newspaper" he was referring to). | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Chef Boyardee|Chef Boyardee]] was an Italian chef who is famous for his canned food franchise. | *[[Wikipedia:Chef Boyardee|Chef Boyardee]] was an Italian chef who is famous for his canned food franchise. | ||
- | *The black | + | *Homestar holds up a [[Wikipedia:Saab Automobile|Saab]] lighter during the Easter egg with Strong Bad. |
- | + | ||
+ | ===Fast Forward=== | ||
+ | *The trailer with the black light poster of the unicorn is later revealed to be the one that [[Secret Identities|Vance Mudgeman]]'s family lives in in [[secret identity]]. | ||
+ | *The Cheat's spray paint design later appears in the [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five#FBI Warning|FBI warning]] for [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]]. | ||
+ | *In [[Strong Badia the Free]], Strong Bad again refers to Dutch Masters, wondering why they never did wood burning art. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==YouTube Version== | ||
+ | *The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad tries to figure what art style is most worthy of his visage." | ||
+ | *The Lord Quackingstick Easter egg plays automatically at the end. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == DVD Version == | ||
+ | {{commentary|email=true}} | ||
+ | === Commentary Transcript === | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' All right, I got a special surprise for you guys. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Okay. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' I'm going to put Ryan in a full nelson ''{Ryan screaming}'' for this ''whole'' commentary. All right. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''{all laugh}'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' I'm ready. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' All right. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Wooo! | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' I've got the fingers locked, too. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Yeah. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' If you were Hercules Hernandez, Mike, this would be{{--}} curtains for Ryan. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I like how he was Hercules, he was {{--}} you know, they dropped the Hernandez after a while, he just became Hercules. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Right, right. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' They called him Herc. Gorilla Monsoon liked to call him Herc. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' The Herc! | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''{laughter}'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' Versus Billy Jack Haynes, I've got a trading card of that match. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' How you doing down there, Ry? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' I'm doing all right. So there were wrestling trading cards? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT AND MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yep. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' That's my trading card actually. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Is it? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' Andy Cooper gave that to me. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Coopreme. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' It was fun to do, um{{--}} the portraits. I liked to do the Wall Street Journal one. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Yeah. What do they call that? What's the name of those? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' I forget, there's uh{{--}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Dot matrix. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''{laughter}'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' The dot... | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' Dot matrix. ''{laughs}'' Oh, look! It's like the beginning of the DVD. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Oh, it is! | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' What's that guy's name? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Banksy. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Banksy. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' Yeah. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' There was Banksy in that movie ''Children of Men'', that's supposed to take place in the future. Some guy has a bunch of banksy artwork in his futuristic home. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Taggin'. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' So, I've still got Ryan in the full nelson. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' This is{{--}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Oh yeah, how's it going down there, Ry? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' I don't{{--}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I'm gonna be{{--}} remain true to my word. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' I mean{{--}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Can you even look at the... the computer? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Sort of. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' To see the DVD? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' I can... I can adjust my hold. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Uh... | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Does it hurt, Ryan? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' It's, uh, it's not comfortable, ''{Matt laughs}'' I'll tell you that much. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' All right, I can loosen it up a little bit. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' What? I mean{{--}} If you're in a full nelson, you've gotta feel it. ''{Mike laughs}'' You won't learn anything. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Uh, our [[Craig Zobel]]... made an amazing, uh... faux velvet painting of our friend Fabs from Germany for me one time. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' That was a good present. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' That was a great present. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' I was jealous. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Hey look, there's a moose lamp. Is this the same place where Strong Bad's secret identity self lives? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' Yeah, where he yells, he's got the... 5 o'clock shadow. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''{In the email, the Cold One Ice breaks the moose lamp}'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Oh! Look out! | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Is there paper you can print for a felt poster? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' A black light poster? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Yeah. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' I dunno. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' They should. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' I almost got a useless Master of Fine Arts degree. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Yeah? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' Yeah. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' We know some people who have those. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' We've got several friends{{--}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Woo! | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' I decided to call it quits after a year. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Look at that! Man, he's really going{{--}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' He's making his own totem pole. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' He is. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' We shoulda done it. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' We{{--}} we were supposed to have done that, several years ago. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''{pause}'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Who put up that sign? Did The Cheat put up that sign? Or is{{--}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' No, it's always there. What are you talking about? ''{Matt starts to say something}'' That's where log-gnawing takes place. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Look{{--}} I like how there's the disgusting{{--}} The Cheat's spittle is{{--}} making the ground wet. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' Oh, a tender-roni. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''{pause}'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Yeah. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Great Thyme! | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' That'd be a good scratch and sniff sticker. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' I like to spell "time" with a T-H-Y all... the time. All the thyme. ''{pronounces the "th"}'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' The Tham{{--}} Thames river. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' How do you like Strong Mad's room, Ryan? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' I do{{--}} I like it a lot, I like the circles. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah. It feels like that could{{--}} that could be a room in your house. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' It could be. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Ryan has{{--}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' I ''{indistinguishable}'' the stripes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Ryan has a nice paint job. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''{laughter}'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' "Some paint". "Some ''more'' paint". | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' It looks like{{--}} I think there's a real paint can that looks like that. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Ohh, nice. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' Maybe. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Ryan, if you could shape your six-pack into... into some letters, what would you have it say? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Uh.. Strong{{--}} Stay{{--}} Stay cool. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''{laughter}'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' That's a good message to send to people. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ''{pause}'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' I want a Lord Quackingstick of my own, you guys. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Yeah. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' Umm... how's the full nelson going, Ry? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' It's{{--}} it is sore. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' It's starting to get sore? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' Whaddya think the longest full nelson ever is? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MATT:''' I dunno. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' I bet we're in the top{{--}} I bet we're in the top hundred here. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' Really? | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' I dunno. Why else would anyone{{--}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''RYAN:''' Do this. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''MIKE:''' {{--}}do this for this long? | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Fun Facts=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[Wikipedia:Ray Fernandez|Hercules Hernandez]] was a professional wrestler who used the [[Wikipedia:full nelson|full nelson]] as a finishing move. The "Billy" referenced is [[Wikipedia:Billy Jack Haynes|Billy Jack Haynes]]; the two wrestlers met at [[Wikipedia:WrestleMania III|WrestleMania III]], and their grudge was over which one could perform the full nelson better. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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+ | [[Category:Emails With DVD Commentary]] |
Current revision as of 03:45, 11 May 2024
Strong Bad Email #139 |
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Strong Bad tries to make a portrait of himself.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Lord Quackingstick, Strong Badman (Easter egg), Deutschman (Easter egg), The Deutsch Master (Easter egg), The Cheat, Homestar Runner, Strong Mad, Princess Shellbra
Places: Computer Room, Art Museum, Trailer Home, Strong Mad's Room, Basement of the Brothers Strong, The Field (Easter egg)
Computer: Lappy 486
Date: Sunday, December 4, 2005
Running Time: 3:37
Page Title: Lappy 486
DVD: strongbad_email.exe Disc Five
Contents |
[edit] Transcript
STRONG BAD: Hey everybody, it's a musical Strong Bad Email this week! {presses enter} {singing} Da-doot doot doot Dear, Dear Strong Bad, oh I was wondering—{stops singing} Ahhh, I can't keep this up.
subject: portraitDear Strong Bad-
I was wondering if you ever wanted to have somebody
paint a portrait of your greatness.
guess what, it's-
Dylan Bragers (aka Coolio da Fabio)
Texas
STRONG BAD: {typing} Guess what? Nobody calls you Coolio da Fabio (aka quit making up nicknames for yourself.) I'm just gonna call you Dealin' Burgers, which I assume doubles as an accurate job description.
{Clears screen.}
STRONG BAD: Moving onwardly, I suppose my greatness is worthy of portraiture. Perhaps one done by a Deutsch Master.
{Cut to a portrait of Strong Bad, in a long-haired wig, a beret, and a toga, holding a toy stick with a duck's head on the end. The painting is in a gold frame, with a museum placard beside it.}
STRONG BAD: The kind that are always getting stolen or vandalized by art bandits.
{The Cheat appears from the top, wearing a black mask, skullcap, and a t-shirt reading "4rt b4ndit". He places a stencil over the painting and paints a "robotank", along with the words "RAD, RAD ROBOTANK", in pink spray paint.}
STRONG BAD: {offscreen} Thanks, little buddy! Now it's worth something.
THE CHEAT: {obliging The Cheat noises; salutes}
{Cut back to the Lappy.}
STRONG BAD: {resumes typing} Or what about one of those black and white ink portraits you see in all the rich-guy newspapers.
{Cut to a black-and-white newspaper. An image of Strong Bad in a suit and tie and holding a large cell phone is in the center.}
STRONG BAD: Well, apparently they're not rich enough to afford any color. Or even solid lines! Just a bunch of dots and dashes. I look like Morse code. {imitating Morse code} Dah dah dah dee dee dee... I a-am ho-o-olding a real-ly ol-d cel-l-l pho-o-one.
{Cut back to the Lappy. The screen has cleared.}
STRONG BAD: {typing} Oops. No. Hey, I got it! A painting of such greatness demands only the finest materials. And what could be finer than black velvet in a cheap imitation wood frame? It would be showcased—
{Cut to the velvet painting. It shows Strong Bad holding a skunk. A lamp with a moose on it can be seen to the left.}
STRONG BAD: —in only the fanciest double-wide trailers. Oh, and look! I finally caught that skunk. I been chasing after that little scamp for—Whoa!—
{The shot suddenly shifts to the right to reveal a poster of a unicorn on a snowmobile with the caption "Born to be danged!!!". Another moose lamp is seen on the right.}
STRONG BAD: —Is that a blacklight poster of a unicorn riding a snowmobile?! Now that is some esteemed company.
{A Cold One Ice flies at the lamp and shatters it.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {offscreen and in a groggy voice} Thanks for breaking my moose lamp.
{Cut back to the Lappy.}
STRONG BAD: {typing} Unfortunately, I don't know anybody with a useless Master of Fine Arts degree, so I might have to settle for something a bit more, how you say, made by Strong Mad or The Cheat.
{Cut to The Cheat, who is noisily gnawing a relief-bust of Strong Bad's face into a log.}
STRONG BAD: Very... uh, slobbery, The Cheat. This isn't quite what I had in mind when you said "sculpture."
{Classical music starts playing.}
STRONG BAD: You're really just... goin' to town there, aren't ya?
{Strong Bad stares at The Cheat working for a moment.}
STRONG BAD: I'm gonna {motioning with his glove} leave you two alone.
{Strong Bad backs away. Cut to Strong Mad's room. Strong Mad is sprinkling glitter over a macaroni picture. A sticker on the left side reads "Great Thyme". Strong Bad walks up.}
STRONG BAD: Oh, nice work, Chef Boyardee!
{Cut to a close-up of the picture.}
STRONG BAD: Like I couldn't have gone down to the kindergarten and hired a five-year-old to make me one of those.
{Cut back to the wide shot.}
STRONG BAD: ...Except that sounds pretty creepy and I'd probably go to jail.
STRONG MAD: {slams the glitter down} I'LL WAIT FOR YOU!
{Cut back to the Lappy. Strong Bad sits down.}
STRONG BAD: {typing} Well, thanks to my no-talent minions, it looks like a self-portrait is the only way to go. And I will render it in nothing less than the classic style of the Trüe Mästers.
{Cut to a shot of Strong Bad, who has somehow fit his head into a wooden cutout of a muscular man holding a sword with a keyboard on it. The man's abdominal muscles are in the shape of the letters "SB", and he is holding a falcon. His one visible leg wears a boot that looks vaguely similar to a 'Lectric Boot. There are also two cans of paint nearby, labeled "Some Paint" and "Some More Paint". There is also a cutout of a mermaid at his feet with an empty space for a head. He paints it with a small brush.}
STRONG BAD: Ah, at last: A self-portrait that accurately depicts who I am, where I'm from {pronounced "way I'm fum"}, and my passing interest in falconry.
{He tries to get out.}
STRONG BAD: Uh-oh. {keeps trying} How do I get outta this thing?
{Cut to the reverse angle. He can be seen hanging by his head.}
STRONG BAD: How did I get into this thing? {kicks his legs together a few times}
{Cut back to the front view. He holds up the duck-head toy from the first portrait.}
STRONG BAD: {making the bird talk} Quack, quack.
{Cut to a close-up.}
STRONG BAD: Why, Lord Quackingstick, how nice to see you. You don't happen to have a hacksaw in your pocket, do you? {making the bird talk} Quack, quack.
{Cut back to the wide shot.}
STRONG BAD: Oh, too bad. {looking down at the mermaid} Well, what about you, Princess Shellbra?
{He moves the bird-on-a-stick into the face hole for the mermaid.}
STRONG BAD: {making the bird talk in a high, sultry voice} Quack, quack. {speaking normally} But of course. I love to serenade you anytime with my {looks down to his right} mystical keyswordtar. I mean it's not like I'm goin' anywhere... anytime soon.
{The Paper comes down.}
[edit] Easter Eggs
- Click the white card beside the portrait by the Deutsch Master to see an "Adventures of Strong Badman" comic book. A "Deutsch Master" holding a paintbrush is silhouetted, standing over Strong Badman and Deutschman, who are both lying wounded on a pile of rubble.
Enter... The Deutsch Master
"Strong Badman and Deutschman are both finished!!!" - Click the keyswordtar at the end to see a printable version of the robotank stencil The Cheat used to vandalize the painting.
- Click Lord Quackingstick at the end to see Strong Bad show off his keyswordtar to Homestar.
- {Cut to The Field with Homestar and Strong Bad holding the keyswordtar, his head still in the hole, although it has been broken off from the rest of the portrait.}
- STRONG BAD: ...so that's when I realized I don't even need Lamaze classes.
- HOMESTAR RUNNER: Strong Bad, there's something different about you. Did you get a haircut?
- STRONG BAD: No, but I did get this new keyswordtar. {imitates guitar riff, waves the keyswordtar around} Maow, maow, maoooooooow. {falsetto} Keyboard, keyboooooard. {normal} Maow, maow, maooooooooow. {falsetto} Fight some brigands!! {Homestar holds up a SAAB lighter, Strong Bad's voice returns to normal} Maow Maow, Maoooow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-owwowwoww-whammy-barrrrruh.
[edit] Fun Facts
[edit] Explanations
- Deutsch is the German word for "German", but Strong Bad uses it as a play on Dutch. (The similarity in sound has led to confusion about terms such as Pennsylvania Dutch, who are actually of German descent.) "Dutch masters" is a general term for the famous Dutch artists of the 17th century, such as Rembrandt and Vermeer.
- Falconry is the art or sport of training raptors (birds of prey) to hunt or pursue game.
- Lamaze is a relaxation technique designed to avoid the use of pain-killing drugs during childbirth.
- A whammy bar is a lever mounted to the bridge of a guitar and is used to bend the notes up or down.
- Thyme is the herb depicted on Strong Mad's "Great Thyme" sticker.
- The painting of Strong Bad described as "looking like Morse Code" is a reference to the Wall Street Journal's use of hedcuts.
[edit] Trivia
- This email was sent in by wiki user NachoMan.
- This email was released late Sunday night Atlanta time, but the website claimed that its release date was on Monday.
- The card next to the first portrait reads:
Strongio da Baddio
DaVantres
c. 1658
- The upper-left corner of the comic book reads:
CHEAP AS | |
$1.25 |
APPROVED |
- The captions for the newspaper picture read "Sell phones or Cell phones?" above and "Strong Bad" below. A lower headline reads "Banks have 'money'".
- The visible portions of the newspaper articles read:
Mulligatawny stew rose high in | Gigantic cell phone making a 4th quart |
- If pronounced with all the umlauts Strong Bad had inserted, "True Master" would be pronounced TREU MEH-ster.
[edit] Remarks
- Strong Bad tells "Coolio da Fabio" to "quit making up nicknames for yourself". However, in english paper, he actually recommends it, saying "it couldn't hurt to soup up your name a little bit."
- Additionally, an Easter egg in retirement shows a list of nicknames Strong Bad made up for himself.
- Homestar's lighter in the keyswordtar Easter egg is a Saab lighter, in contrast to Strong Bad's BMW lighter.
- The fours in The Cheat's 4rt b4ndit shirt are another example of Leetspeak in the toons.
- Strong Bad's comment about "a useless Master of Fine Arts Degree" is a self-reference to Mike Chapman. Mike has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and, according to the Tastes Like Chicken Interview, dropped out of graduate school because he felt that his photographic style was not commercially viable.
- The second small line on the right newspaper paragraph repeats the word "the".
- In the scene where Strong Bad says "How did I get into this thing?", Lord Quackingstick is not there.
- The "really old cell phone" resembles the walkie-talkies from lunch special.
[edit] Goofs
- Strong Bad mistypes his line "Guess what? Nobody calls you Coolio da Fabio (aka quit making up nicknames for yourself.)" The period should be outside the parentheses; Strong Bad types it inside.
- In the Easter egg, when Strong Bad is moving the wooden cutout of the keyswordtar around, the picture reverses direction.
- In the picture of Strong Bad holding the old cell phone, his arm is longer than usual.
[edit] Inside References
- Homestar's line "Thanks for breaking my moose lamp" is a reference to caper, where he thanked Strong Bad and The Cheat for breaking his cow lamp.
- The velvet painting of Strong Bad holding the skunk was done by Lem Sportsinterviews.
- The gnawing pose for The Cheat was last used in personal favorites. In the DVD commentary, The Brothers Chaps mention wanting to use that pose again.
- Strong Bad has a similar blacklight unicorn painting, as seen in the Strong Bad Main Page.
- The School Paste in Strong Mad's room was first seen in Strong Sad's room in the Email depressio.
- The tune that Strong Bad uses to sing the opening lines of the email is very similar to the background music of Fall Float Parade.
- Strong Mad's box of "TendaRONi" is another appearance of lowercase i's.
- The extra umlauts in "Trüe Mästers" mirror those in "Witches' Brüe" from Halloween Fairstival.
- Mulligatawny stew, a kind of soup from India, also appeared in the DVD commentary for Experimental Film.
- Also within the article, a sweet deal is mentioned.
- Deutschman, one of the characters on the Strong Badman comic cover, was created in haircut.
- Keyswordtar is a portmanteau of "sword" and "keytar" (which, in itself, is a portmanteau of keyboard and guitar).
- Strong Bad rejects the idea of hiring a kindergartner to make him a macaroni picture, because he would probably go to jail.
[edit] Real-World References
- "TendaRONi" is a reference to the term "tenderoni" which has appeared in quite a number of songs as slang for a young female love interest, most famously "Roni" by Bobby Brown and "P.Y.T." by Michael Jackson. This, in turn, is named after a real boxed pasta product that was discontinued in 1981.
- The Rad Rad Robotank is likely a double-reference to Transformers and the Newgrounds.com logo. The fact that it appears as a stencil is possibly a jab at Newgrounds' tendency to encourage people to place their promotional stickers everywhere. It is also a reference to a British artist, Banksy, who uses stencils and has also produced paintings which consist of modified forms of existing works of art.
- The black-and-white portrait of Strong Bad is a "hedcut", a type of drawing developed by and used in The Wall Street Journal (which is probably the "rich-guy newspaper" he was referring to).
- Chef Boyardee was an Italian chef who is famous for his canned food franchise.
- Homestar holds up a Saab lighter during the Easter egg with Strong Bad.
[edit] Fast Forward
- The trailer with the black light poster of the unicorn is later revealed to be the one that Vance Mudgeman's family lives in in secret identity.
- The Cheat's spray paint design later appears in the FBI warning for strongbad_email.exe Disc Five.
- In Strong Badia the Free, Strong Bad again refers to Dutch Masters, wondering why they never did wood burning art.
[edit] YouTube Version
- The YouTube description for this email is "Strong Bad tries to figure what art style is most worthy of his visage."
- The Lord Quackingstick Easter egg plays automatically at the end.
[edit] DVD Version
- The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch the DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
[edit] Commentary Transcript
MIKE: All right, I got a special surprise for you guys.
MATT: Okay.
MIKE: I'm going to put Ryan in a full nelson {Ryan screaming} for this whole commentary. All right.
{all laugh}
RYAN: I'm ready.
MATT: All right.
RYAN: Wooo!
MIKE: I've got the fingers locked, too.
MATT: Yeah.
MATT: If you were Hercules Hernandez, Mike, this would be— curtains for Ryan.
MIKE: {overlapping} I like how he was Hercules, he was — you know, they dropped the Hernandez after a while, he just became Hercules.
MATT: Right, right.
MIKE: They called him Herc. Gorilla Monsoon liked to call him Herc.
RYAN: The Herc!
{laughter}
MIKE: Versus Billy Jack Haynes, I've got a trading card of that match.
MATT: How you doing down there, Ry?
RYAN: I'm doing all right. So there were wrestling trading cards?
MATT AND MIKE: {simultaneously} Yep.
MIKE: That's my trading card actually.
MATT: Is it?
MIKE: Andy Cooper gave that to me.
MATT: Coopreme.
MIKE: It was fun to do, um— the portraits. I liked to do the Wall Street Journal one.
MATT: Yeah. What do they call that? What's the name of those?
MIKE: I forget, there's uh—
RYAN: Dot matrix.
{laughter}
MATT: The dot...
MIKE: Dot matrix. {laughs} Oh, look! It's like the beginning of the DVD.
MATT: Oh, it is!
MIKE: What's that guy's name?
RYAN: Banksy.
MATT: Banksy.
MIKE: Yeah.
MATT: There was Banksy in that movie Children of Men, that's supposed to take place in the future. Some guy has a bunch of banksy artwork in his futuristic home.
RYAN: Taggin'.
MIKE: So, I've still got Ryan in the full nelson.
RYAN: {overlapping} This is—
MATT: {overlapping} Oh yeah, how's it going down there, Ry?
RYAN: {overlapping} I don't—
MIKE: {overlapping} I'm gonna be— remain true to my word.
RYAN: {overlapping} I mean—
MATT: {overlapping} Can you even look at the... the computer?
RYAN: Sort of.
MATT: To see the DVD?
MIKE: I can... I can adjust my hold.
RYAN: Uh...
MATT: Does it hurt, Ryan?
RYAN: It's, uh, it's not comfortable, {Matt laughs} I'll tell you that much.
MIKE: All right, I can loosen it up a little bit.
RYAN: What? I mean— If you're in a full nelson, you've gotta feel it. {Mike laughs} You won't learn anything.
MATT: Uh, our Craig Zobel... made an amazing, uh... faux velvet painting of our friend Fabs from Germany for me one time.
MIKE: That was a good present.
MATT: That was a great present.
MIKE: I was jealous.
MATT: Hey look, there's a moose lamp. Is this the same place where Strong Bad's secret identity self lives?
MIKE: Yeah, where he yells, he's got the... 5 o'clock shadow.
{In the email, the Cold One Ice breaks the moose lamp}
MATT: Oh! Look out!
RYAN: Is there paper you can print for a felt poster?
MATT: A black light poster?
RYAN: Yeah.
MATT: I dunno.
RYAN: They should.
MIKE: I almost got a useless Master of Fine Arts degree.
MATT: Yeah?
MIKE: Yeah.
MATT: We know some people who have those.
MIKE: We've got several friends—
RYAN: Woo!
MIKE: I decided to call it quits after a year.
MATT: Look at that! Man, he's really going—
RYAN: He's making his own totem pole.
MATT: {laughs} He is.
RYAN: We shoulda done it.
MATT: We— we were supposed to have done that, several years ago.
{pause}
MATT: Who put up that sign? Did The Cheat put up that sign? Or is—
MIKE: No, it's always there. What are you talking about? {Matt starts to say something} That's where log-gnawing takes place.
MATT: Look— I like how there's the disgusting— The Cheat's spittle is— making the ground wet.
MIKE: Oh, a tender-roni.
{pause}
RYAN: Yeah.
MATT: Great Thyme!
MIKE: That'd be a good scratch and sniff sticker.
MATT: I like to spell "time" with a T-H-Y all... the time. All the thyme. {pronounces the "th"}
RYAN: The Tham— Thames river.
MATT: How do you like Strong Mad's room, Ryan?
RYAN: I do— I like it a lot, I like the circles.
MATT: {simultaneously} Yeah. It feels like that could— that could be a room in your house.
RYAN: It could be.
MATT: Ryan has—
RYAN: I {indistinguishable} the stripes.
MATT: Ryan has a nice paint job.
{laughter}
MATT: "Some paint". "Some more paint".
MIKE: {laughs} It looks like— I think there's a real paint can that looks like that.
MATT: Ohh, nice.
MIKE: Maybe.
MATT: Ryan, if you could shape your six-pack into... into some letters, what would you have it say?
RYAN: Uh.. Strong— Stay— Stay cool.
{laughter}
MIKE: That's a good message to send to people.
{pause}
MATT: I want a Lord Quackingstick of my own, you guys.
RYAN: Yeah.
MATT: Umm... how's the full nelson going, Ry?
RYAN: It's— it is sore.
MATT: It's starting to get sore?
MIKE: Whaddya think the longest full nelson ever is?
MATT: I dunno.
MIKE: I bet we're in the top— I bet we're in the top hundred here.
MIKE: Really?
MIKE: I dunno. Why else would anyone—
RYAN: Do this.
MIKE: —do this for this long?
[edit] Fun Facts
- Hercules Hernandez was a professional wrestler who used the full nelson as a finishing move. The "Billy" referenced is Billy Jack Haynes; the two wrestlers met at WrestleMania III, and their grudge was over which one could perform the full nelson better.
[edit] External Links
- watch "portrait"
- watch "portrait" on YouTube
- watch "portrait" on the old Flash site
- view the Flash file for "portrait"
- forum thread re: "portrait"