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[[Image:sbemail1.PNG|thumb|The beginning of an era.]] | [[Image:sbemail1.PNG|thumb|The beginning of an era.]] | ||
- | This email was the first Strong Bad Email to appear on the site. Strong Bad answers an email from | + | 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. |
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}} | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}} | ||
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{{Comp|Tandy 400}} | {{Comp|Tandy 400}} | ||
- | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' 2001 |
'''Running Time:''' 0:45 | '''Running Time:''' 0:45 | ||
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'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!! | '''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!! | ||
- | {{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One | + | {{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}} |
== Transcript == | == Transcript == | ||
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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 /> | ||
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== Fun Facts == | == Fun Facts == | ||
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===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
- | * | + | *This is the first appearance of [[The Paper]]. |
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===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
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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 Baaad." |
===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
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*"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]]. | ||
- | *[[Abdi LaRue|Abdi]] is | + | *[[Abdi LaRue|Abdi]] is one of the email senders Strong Bad and [[Bubs]] play with in some kind of card game during one of [[pom pom]]'s Easter eggs. |
+ | *In [[the chair]] Strong Bad once again explains that the wrestling mask is his face, and then proceeds to take it off anyway. | ||
*A short clip of this email is seen in [[Accent]]. | *A short clip of this email is seen in [[Accent]]. | ||
- | *Strong Bad | + | *Strong Bad would use a similar conclusion in [[homsar]]. |
- | * | + | *Strong Sad would later mention Abdi LaRue in [[fan club]]. |
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== DVD Version == | == DVD Version == | ||
- | *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 | + | *The DVD version has 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 [[ASCII art]] 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:''' ''{simultaneously}'' | + | '''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' 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 a fan list? |
'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was like a list. | '''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was like a list. | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
- | + | *[[HR:sbemail1.html|watch "some kinda robot"]] | |
- | + | *[[HR:sbemail1.swf|view the Flash file for "some kinda robot"]] | |
- | [[Category:Emails With DVD Commentary]] | + | {{Strong Bad Email}} |
+ | [[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]] |