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[[Image:sbemail1.PNG|thumb|The beginning of an era.]] | [[Image:sbemail1.PNG|thumb|The beginning of an era.]] | ||
+ | '''Strong Bad Email #1''' | ||
- | This | + | This was the first Strong Bad email ''ever''. Strong Bad answers an email from Abdi LaRue from San Diego, California, who asks if Strong Bad takes off his mask and boxing gloves before he goes to bed. |
- | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' | + | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]] |
'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]] | '''Places:''' [[Computer Room]] | ||
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{{Comp|Tandy 400}} | {{Comp|Tandy 400}} | ||
- | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' August 2001 |
'''Running Time:''' 0:45 | '''Running Time:''' 0:45 | ||
- | ''' | + | == Transcript == |
+ | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing as he types "run strongbad's_email"}'' Oh, who is the guy that checks all his emails? That's me, Strong Baaad. | ||
- | + | ''{The email appears on the screen, and Strong Bad reads it out loud.}'' | |
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<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad,<br /> | <blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad,<br /> | ||
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Do you take your wrestling mask and boxing<br /> | Do you take your wrestling mask and boxing<br /> | ||
gloves off before you go to bed?<br /> | gloves off before you go to bed?<br /> | ||
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Sincerely,<br /> | Sincerely,<br /> | ||
Abdi LaRue<br /> | Abdi LaRue<br /> | ||
San Diego, CA</blockquote> | San Diego, CA</blockquote> | ||
- | + | ''{Strong Bad calls up a blank screen and reads to himself as he types his response.}'' | |
- | ''{ | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Well, that's a stupid question, Abdi. Do you take off your face and hands before you go to bed? And if so, are you some kind of robot? And if so, what kind of powers do you have? Do you use them for good, or for awesome? Would you like to join forces? I just happen to be the greatest criminal mind of our time. ''{Signs off "—Strong Bad", and then stops typing.}'' |
- | + | Okay, until next time. Keep sending me your questions, and I will make fun of you... I mean, answer them. | |
- | + | ''{[[The Paper]] comes down. It says "Click here to e-mail strong bad". Clicking on the text opens up a blank e-mail addressed to strongbad@homestarrunner.com.}'' | |
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+ | == Fun Facts == | ||
===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
- | *Strong Bad types "before you got to bed" | + | *When Strong Bad types "before you got to bed" he says "before you go to bed". |
+ | *There was another typo that The Brothers Chaps fixed. When Strong Bad typed "and if so, what kind of powers do you have?", the word "what" used to not show up. | ||
*After Strong Bad finishes typing a sentence, the typing sound is still played but no letters appear on the screen. | *After Strong Bad finishes typing a sentence, the typing sound is still played but no letters appear on the screen. | ||
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===Inside References=== | ===Inside References=== | ||
- | *Strong Bad | + | *When Strong Bad says, "Oh, who is the guy that checks all his emails? That's me, Strong Baaad," it is very similar to a line he says in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], "Who is the guy that wins all the contests? That's me, Strong Bad." |
===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
- | *The phrase "the greatest criminal mind of our time" could be taken from | + | *The phrase "the greatest criminal mind of our time" could be taken from [[Wikipedia:Superman(movie)|"Superman: The Movie,"]] where [[Wikipedia:Lex Luthor|Lex Luthor]] ([[Wikipedia:Gene Hackman|Gene Hackman]]) refers to himself with said phrase. |
===Fast Forward=== | ===Fast Forward=== | ||
*"For good or for awesome" is a suggested band name in [[band names]]. | *"For good or for awesome" is a suggested band name in [[band names]]. | ||
*This email comes up on Strong Bad's computer as a gag in [[flashback]]. | *This email comes up on Strong Bad's computer as a gag in [[flashback]]. | ||
- | *[[ | + | *[[Stinkoman]] says "What is that? Some kinda robot?" in [[20X6 vs. 1936]] |
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== DVD Version == | == DVD Version == | ||
- | *The DVD version | + | *The DVD version adds an Easter egg. If you click on the hidden Strong Bad icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the Tandy 400's screen at the end of the email, you'll receive an [[Wikipedia:ASCII_Art|ASCII]] rendering of a robot. |
*The typing sound effect was changed. | *The typing sound effect was changed. | ||
- | + | *The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching. | |
=== Commentary Transcript === | === Commentary Transcript === | ||
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]]) | ('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]]) | ||
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'''MIKE:''' We're doing the commentary on the first Strong Bad Email we ever made! It's called... ''{pause}'' Some Kinda Robot. | '''MIKE:''' We're doing the commentary on the first Strong Bad Email we ever made! It's called... ''{pause}'' Some Kinda Robot. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' ''{ | + | '''MATT:''' ''{simultanously}'' In—Invisibility. |
''{Mike laughs}'' | ''{Mike laughs}'' | ||
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'''MIKE:''' So this, of course, is back when you could see Strong Bad's mouth, when we would animate his mouth. | '''MIKE:''' So this, of course, is back when you could see Strong Bad's mouth, when we would animate his mouth. | ||
- | '''MATT:''' And didn't his head | + | '''MATT:''' And didn't his head didn— |
'''MIKE:''' His head didn't shake. | '''MIKE:''' His head didn't shake. | ||
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'''MATT:''' His head didn't shake around violently. | '''MATT:''' His head didn't shake around violently. | ||
- | '''MIKE:''' So at some point, we thought that it would be quicker if we put his | + | '''MIKE:''' So at some point, we thought that it would be quicker if we put his hea—the foreground head over the mouth...and, uh, just shake his head around, which now takes ''way'' longer than it ever took to just make his mouth move. |
- | '''MATT:''' I think that's right. And Abdi LaRue | + | '''MATT:''' I think that's right. And Abdi LaRue was— this was from before we started doing this, we sent out, was it just a fan list? |
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was like a list. | '''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was like a list. | ||
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'''MATT:''' Thanks, Abdi! | '''MATT:''' Thanks, Abdi! | ||
- | == | + | == External Links == |
- | * [[ | + | *[[HR:sbemail1.html|watch "some kinda robot"]] |
+ | *[[HR:sbemail1.swf|view the Flash file for "some kinda robot"]] | ||
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