specially marked
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Strong Bad educates us on the free toys found in cereal boxes.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, The Cheat, Homestar Runner
Places: Computer Room, Strong Badia, Marzipan's House
Computer: Lappy 486
Date: April 21, 2008
Running Time: 3:08
Page Title: Lappy 486
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Transcript
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STRONG BAD: {singing} If everybody in the world checked their email, the internet would probably break.
subject: cerial box toysHey ho, Strongbad.
What kind of free toys would you put in specially marked
cerial boxes?
PB
Over the hills
{Strong Bad reads 'cerial' as 'keh-ree-al'.}
STRONG BAD: {typing} Ooh, I'm glad you asked, Problem Brian. I've been wanting to give specially marked boxes of cereal a specially marked piece of my mind for some time now.
{A dotted-line circle appears near the top of Strong Bad's head. Two lines appear, going from the circle to a new circle, this time larger and in front of Strong Bad's head. In the bigger circle, there is a picture of Strong Bad's brain.}
STRONG BAD: I pick...this one.
{An arrow points to a spot on the left side of Strong Bad's brain. He clears the screen, and the circles dissapear.}
STRONG BAD: {typing} Well before you get the toys inside, you first have to navigate the treacherous, jaggedy rock filled class 5 rapids of specially marked cereal box fake outs! Luckily, I'm a lame sandal wearing hippie with a ponytail hat's been down these rapids with groups of tourists many times!
{Cut to Strong Badia, where Strong Bad and the cheat
Easter Eggs
- Click the words "Problem Brian" to see the book by Bev Sportsinterviews.
- Click on Homestar's foot at the end to see a printable Crack Stuntman mask.
- Click on Strong Bad's head at the end to see all the cereal boxes shown in the email.
Fun Facts
Explanations
- Class 5 rapids have rocks, waves and possibly a steep drop, requiring advanced rafting experience. It is the second highest of the six whitewater classifications.
Goofs
- The Problem Brian easter egg is still clickable when hidden by the closeup of Strong Bad's brain.
- The Email Strong Bad and Back buttons at the end of the email are still clickable when hidden by the Crack Stuntman mask's background in the easter egg.
- UPC codes and the numbers beneath them are actually sans-serif.
Inside References
- The chainsaw car is from what I want.
- Strong Bad's ponytail was first seen in bike thief as part of his college student persona.
- The walking man on the step counter is from 50K Racewalker.
- Corn Krunch was previously seen in death metal.
- The "riverquest safariventure" ride was first seen in theme park. The running hose next to it is also from said email.
Real World References
- The opening of the email, "Hey, ho, Strong Bad," is said in a way reminiscent of Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones. The song's chant was previously parodied in The House That Gave Sucky Treats, in which Marzipan dressed up as Joey Ramone.
- Strong Bad's brain is based off the one of the bosses in the Super Nintendo game Contra III: The Alien Wars.
- The Fundament-O's box resembles cereal brands like Wheaties, in which they put a popular athlete on the front of every box.
See Also
External Links
- watch "specially marked"
- watch "specially marked" on the old Flash site
- view the Flash file for "specially marked"
- forum thread re: "specially marked"
