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[[Image:sbemail1.PNG|thumb|The very first SBemail]]
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[[Image:sbemail1.PNG|thumb|The beginning of an era.]]
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'''Strong Bad Email #1'''
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This email was the first Strong Bad Email to appear on the site. 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.
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This was the first Strong Bad email ever. There are no easter eggs in this one. Strong Bad answers an email from Abdi LaRue from San Diego, California. She wants to know if Strong Bad takes off his mask and boxing gloves when he goes to bed.
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]] (commentary only), [[Matt Chapman]] (commentary only)
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]
 
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{{Comp|Tandy 400}}
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== Transcript ==
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing as he types "run strongbad's_email"}'' Oh, who is guy that checks all his emails? That's me, Strong Bad.
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'''Date:'''  Wednesday, August 22, 2001<!-- This is the release date according to the 2011 Calendar. Please do not change. -->
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''{The email appears on the screen, and Strong Bad reads it out loud.}''
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'''Running Time:''' 0:45
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<pre>Dear Strong Bad,
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'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!
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Do you take your wrestling mask and boxing
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gloves off before you go to bed?
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{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}
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Sincerely,
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Abdi LaRue
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San Diego, CA</pre>
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== Transcript ==
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''{Strong Bad calls up a blank screen and reads to himself as he types his response.}''
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing, types 'run "strongbad's__email"'}'' Oh, who is the guy that checks all his emails? That's me, Strong Baaad.
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<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad,<br />
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'''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.
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Do you take your wrestling mask and boxing<br />
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-Strong Bad ''{stops typing}''
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gloves off before you go to bed?<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
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Abdi LaRue<br />
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San Diego, CA</blockquote>
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, typing}'' 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. ''{types "—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.
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Okay, until next time. Keep sending me your questions, and I will make fun of you... I mean, answer them.
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''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''
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''{[[The Paper]] comes out and it says "Click here to e-mail strong bad", click on the text to email him.}''
== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
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*Strong Bad types "before you got to bed" but says "before you go to bed".
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*There was another typo but [[The Brothers Chaps]] fixed it.  When Strong Bad typed "and if so, what kind of powers do you have?".  The word "what" used to not show up.
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*This Email accidently comes up on Strong Bad's computer during the [[flashback|100th Email]].
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*When Strong Bad says, "Who's the guy that checks all the emails, that's me, Strong Bad!", it is very similar to a line he says in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]
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*The phrase "the greatest criminal mind of our time" could be taken from "Superman: The Movie," where Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman) refers to himself with said phrase.
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===Trivia===
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== DVD Version ==
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*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad answers the age old question of whether he takes his mask and boxing gloves off before he goes to bed."
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*The DVD version adds an easter egg. {{dvdee}}, you'll recieve an ASCII rendering of a robot.
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*The DVD version features a hidden audio commentary by Matt and Mike, accessable by switching over your DVD player's audio languages.
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===Remarks===
 
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*When Strong Bad first reads the email, he pronounces "before you go to bed" as written. In his response, however, he pronounces "you" as "joo".
 
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===Goofs===
 
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*Strong Bad types "before you got to bed" when he says "before you go to bed".
 
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*After Strong Bad finishes typing a sentence, the typing sound is still played but no letters appear on the screen.
 
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===Fixed Goofs===
 
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*When Strong Bad typed "and if so, what kind of powers do you have?", the word "what" would not appear.
 
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===Inside References===
 
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*Strong Bad's opening line, "Oh, who is the guy that checks all his emails? That's me, Strong Baaad," 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 Baaad."
 
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===Real-World References===
 
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*The phrase "the greatest criminal mind of our time" could be taken from "[[Wikipedia:Superman: The Movie|Superman: The Movie]]," where [[Wikipedia:Lex Luthor|Lex Luthor]] ([[Wikipedia:Gene Hackman|Gene Hackman]]) refers to himself with said phrase.
 
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===Fast Forward===
 
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*"For good or for awesome" is a suggested band name in [[band names]].
 
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*This email comes up on Strong Bad's computer as a gag in [[flashback]].
 
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*[[Abdi LaRue|Abdi]] is later referenced in several sbemails.
 
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*A short clip of this email is seen in [[Accent]].
 
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*Strong Bad repeats his assertion that his mask is his face in [[the chair]], and supposedly demonstrates it.
 
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*In [[Hremail 7]], it is suggested that Strong Bad and The Cheat told Abdi to send the email.
 
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*In [[20X6 vs. 1936]], Stinkoman asks The Homestar Runner if the washboard was some kind of robot, referencing the title of this email.
 
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== DVD Version ==
 
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*The DVD version has an Easter egg. If the hidden Strong Bad icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the Tandy 400's screen is clicked on at the end of the email, an [[ASCII art]] rendering of a robot will appear.
 
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*The typing sound effect was changed.
 
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{{c|email=true}}
 
=== Commentary Transcript ===
=== Commentary Transcript ===
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('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])
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'''MIKE:''' Hey! It's Mike and Matt! We're doing the commentary on the first Strong Bad Email we ever made! It's called... ''{pause}'' Some Kinda Robot.
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'''MATT:''' Hey! It's Mike and Matt!
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'''MATT:''' ''{simultanously}'' In-Invisibility.
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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.
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'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' In{{--}}Invisibility.
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''{Mike laughs}''
''{Mike laughs}''
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'''MATT:''' The Basics.
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'''MATT:''' The Basics
'''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.
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'''MATT:''' And didn't his head didn{{--}}
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'''MATT:''' And didn't his head didn-
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'''MIKE:''' His head didn't shake.
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'''MIKE:''' His head didn't shake
'''MATT:''' His head didn't shake around violently.
'''MATT:''' His head didn't shake around violently.
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'''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.
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'''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.
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'''MATT:''' I think that's right. And Abdi LaRue was{{--}}this was from before we started doing this, we sent out, was it a fan list?
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'''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?
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'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was like a list.
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'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was like a list
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'''MATT:''' Yeah, the few, just the 10 people who had ever emailed us.
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'''MATT:''' Yeah, the few, just the 10 people who had ever emailed us
'''MIKE:''' The email's almost over!
'''MIKE:''' The email's almost over!
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'''MATT:''' Thanks, Abdi!
'''MATT:''' Thanks, Abdi!
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=== Fun Facts ===
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== External Links ==
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* [[invisibility]] and [[the basics]] are the names of two later emails.
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail1.html Watch "some kinda robot"]
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail1.swf View the Flash file for "some kinda robot"]
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== External Links ==
 
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{{sbemailextlinks|1|youtube=zBIx-gP-I8c}}
 
{{Strong Bad Email}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
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[[Category:Strong Bad Email]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
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[[Category:Emails With DVD Commentary]]
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