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{{about|DVD set}} {{for|actual emails|Strong Bad Emails}}
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''This is about the DVD set. For the actual emails, see [[Strong Bad Emails]].''
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|align=center colspan=2 style="background:#B0C4DE;font-size:110%" | '''''strongbad_email.exe'''''
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!align="center" bgcolor="#ffa500" colspan="3"|''DVD featuring Strong Bad Emails 1-160''
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!align=center bgcolor="#B0C4DE" colspan=2|DVD series collecting<br>Strong Bad Emails 1-200
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|Disc 1]] | [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two|Disc 2]] |  [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three|Disc 3]] | [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|Disc 4]] | [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five|Disc 5]]
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|[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|Disc 1]], [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two|2]], & [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three|3]] set: November 9, 2004<br>[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|Disc 4]]: July 25, 2005<br>[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five|Disc 5]]: June 5, 2007<br>[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Six|Disc 6]]: November 24, 2008<br>[[Strong Bad Emails 1-200 Six Disc Set|1-200 Six Disc Set]]: November 9, 2020
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|November 9, 2004 (discs&nbsp;1&ndash;3); July&nbsp;25, 2005 (disc&nbsp;4); June&nbsp;5, 2007 (disc&nbsp;5)
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! DVD authoring and encoding
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|[[Ryan Sterritt]]
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!Video footage and editing
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|Ryan Sterritt
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!Mixed by
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|[[Russ T.]] at Ruby Red Productions <span style="font-size: smaller;">(Discs 1-3)</span>
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!Cover design
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!align="left" valign="top"|[[Wikipedia:DVD_region_code#Region_codes_and_countries|Region]]
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|[[Craig Zobel]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">(Discs 1-3)</span>
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|0 - NTSC format
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!rowspan=4|3D animation
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|[[Ryan Bradley]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">(Disc 1)
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|[[Jacob Slutsky]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">(Discs 1-5)</span>
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!align="left" valign="top"|DVD authoring and encoding
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Ryan Sterritt]]
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|[[Ted Kotsaftis]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">(Discs 1-5)</span>
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!align="left" valign="top"|Video footage and editing
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|Ryan Sterritt. Mixed by Russ T. at Ruby Red Productions
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|[[Telltale Games|Jake Rodkin and Nick Herman]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">(Disc 6)</span>
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Craig Zobel]]
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|[[Y-O-U]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">([[KaraokeFun|karaoke songs]])</span>
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|[[They Might Be Giants]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">([[different town]], Disc 3)</span>
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Ryan Bradley]], Jacob Slutsky, and [[Ted Kotsaftis]].
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|[[Randy Dudley]] at [https://planetstudio.com/ Planet Studio] <span style="font-size: smaller;">(Discs 1-3)</span>
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!align="left" valign="top"|Music
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Y-O-U]] (karaoke), [[They Might Be Giants]] ([[different town]])
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!align="left" valign="top"|Producers
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[The Brothers Chaps]]
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|[[Y-O-U|Nick Niespodziani]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">(Disc 4)</span>
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|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Willem Hartong]], [[The Future Animators of the Future]], [[Randy Dudley]] and [http://www.planetstudio.com/main.asp Planet Studio].
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|[[Jonathan Howe]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">(Discs 4-5)</span>
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|[[Y-O-U|Peter Olson]] <span style="font-size: smaller;">(Discs 4-5)</span>
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'''''strongbad_email.exe''''' is the first [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] DVD series, primarily collecting [[Strong Bad Emails]].
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'''''strongbad_email.exe''''' is the first [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] DVD series. (the second being [[Everything Else]]). It is sold as a 3-disc box set with Discs 4 and 5 sold separately.
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The first three discs, comprising the first 100 emails, were sold as a 3-disc box set; Discs 4, 5, and 6 were released in later years and sold individually. The original box set was first sold on the [[Flash Store]], with the later discs releasing to the [[Yahoo Store]]. When the store [[Store|moved to Shopify]], only Disc 5 was available until its discontinuation in mid-2017; strongbad_email.exe DVDs were unavailable for purchase until 2020, when they were re-released in a 6-disc compilation.
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== Disc Contents ==
== Disc Contents ==
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*'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|Disc 1]]''' contains Strong Bad Emails 1-50 ([[some kinda robot]] through [[50 emails]]), three new, never-before-seen emails ([[Greeting Cards]], [[E-mail Birds]] and [[Videro Games]]), the first seventeen [[Scroll Button Songs (video)|Scroll Button Songs]], the first 100 [[Email Intros]], and the unfinished [[Toon]], [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]].
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*'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two|Disc 2]]''' contains Strong Bad Emails 51-80 ([[website]] through [[stunt double]]), four [[KaraokeFun|karaoke music videos]], and a video of [[Gary Palaroncini|Gary]] playing [[The Cheatar]].
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! Disc !! Emails !! [[DVD Commentary Speakers|Commentaries]] !! Bonus Features !! Easter Eggs
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*'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three|Disc 3]]''' contains Strong Bad Emails 81-100 ([[date]] through [[flashback]]), [[Some Puppet Stuff]], and various behind-the-scenes footage, with [[Sample of Style]], [[Making of Email 100]], [[Sketchbook (video)|Sketchbook]], [[3D Menu Screen Tests]], [[Day at the Park]], and [[Some Extras]].
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*'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|Disc 4]]''' contains Strong Bad Emails 101-130 ([[car]] through [[do over]]), one previously unreleased email ([[Family Resemble<!--sic; we know this is misspelled-->nce]]), two karaoke videos, some puppet stuff, with [[Real-Live E-Mails]], [[Puppets on the Road]], [[Puppets & Little Girl Outtakes]], as well as [[Sample of Style Too]] and [[Sample of Style Too: Some Outtakes]]. It is sold separately from the first three discs.
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|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|1]]'''*
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*'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five|Disc 5]]''' contains Strong Bad Emails 131-160 ([[boring (really)]] through [[coloring]]), commentaries on every email, one previously unreleased email ([[Accent]]), the next 60 [[Email Intros, Part Two|Email Intros]] (post-100), [[160 Seconds]], [[Sbemail 150?!?|Sbemail 149.5]], [[Lappynapped!]], an [[Space Program Alternate Take|alternate version]] of a scene from [[Space Program]], and [[alternate universe song video|a video]] of [[Matt Chapman]] singing. It is sold separately from the first four discs.
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|1-50<br/>[[some kinda robot]] {{--}} [[50 emails]]
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* DVD-exclusive emails [[Greeting Cards]], [[E-mail Birds]] and [[Videro Games]]
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* The first seventeen [[Scroll Button Songs (video)|Scroll Button Songs]]
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* [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]]
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|style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2"|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two|2]]'''*
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|51-80<br/>[[website]] {{--}} [[stunt double]]
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* [[KaraokeFun|Karaoke]] songs [[Trogdor (karaoke)|Trogdor]], [[Nite Mamas (karaoke)|Nite Mamas]], [[Dangeresque (karaoke)|Dangeresque theme song]], and [[Fhqwhgads (karaoke)|Everybody to the Limit]]
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* A video of [[Gary Palaroncini|Gary]] playing [[The Cheatar]]
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|81-100<br/>[[date]] {{--}} [[flashback]]
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|101-130<br/>[[car]] {{--}} [[do over]]
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|All emails
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* DVD-exclusive email [[Family Resemble<!--sic; we know this is misspelled-->nce]]
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*Karaoke songs [[Because, It's Midnite (karaoke)|Because, It's Midnite]] and [[Rock Opera (karaoke)|Rock Opera]]
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*Puppet stuff [[It's Like It Was Meant to Be (video)|It's Like It Was Meant to Be]]
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* [[Powered by The Cheat]] music video of [[Grumblecakes (video)|Grumblecakes]]
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|161-200<br/>[[4 branches]] {{--}} [[email thunder]]
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*'''[[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]]''' contains 50 fan-favorite Strong Bad Emails, plus five additional emails.
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== Artwork ==
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{{seemain|strongbad_email.exe DVD Artwork}}
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See artwork at [[strongbad_email.exe DVD Artwork]].
== Easter Eggs ==
== Easter Eggs ==
*Most of the emails have three kinds of secrets:
*Most of the emails have three kinds of secrets:
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**Audio commentary: Accessible by pressing the "Language" or "Audio" button. On the first three discs, many emails do not have commentary.
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**Audio commentary: Accessible by pressing the "Language" or "Audio" button. Not all emails have them.
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**Secret "angle": Accessible by pressing the "Angle" button. Usually used to display the short pop-ups that would appear when clicking on elements during the web version of emails.
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**Secret "angle": Accessible by pressing the "Angle" button. Usually used to display the short pop-ups that can appear when you click on different things ''during'' the emails.
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**Secret menu options: Hidden menu options {{--}} a little icon that looks like Strong Bad's head {{--}} can be found by navigating in directions other than the visible options (for instance, pressing "down" when menu options are listed left-to-right), often pressing more than once. All Easter eggs are listed in the "DVD Version" sections of the [[Strong Bad Email]] articles.
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**Secret menu options: Once the email is over, you can press down from "Next" to find a hidden menu option&mdash;a little icon that looks like Strong Bad's head. (You typically have to press down several times to find the hidden icon.)  Sometimes there are secret options hidden under "Again," "Main," or "Next," and sometimes you have to browse around (left/right) from other hidden options to find them all. All Easter eggs are listed in the "DVD Version" sections of the [[Strong Bad Email]] articles.
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*Each menu has a secret Easter egg that automatically plays after a short period of time.
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*Each menu has a secret Easter egg viewable after a short period of time.
==Fun Facts==
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[[File:Strong bad email.exe disc 1-3.png|thumb|Initial "first hundred emails" box set release]]
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===Explanations===
===Explanations===
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*{{w|.exe}} is a file extension meaning "executable". An executable file contains code for a program and "executes" it in an operating system; .exe files are primarily used in {{w|Microsoft Windows}} or historically in {{w|DOS}} (e.g., "Peasants_Quest.exe" ran the [[Peasant's Quest]] program), but not on a Macintosh computer (which [[The Cheat]] uses). Specifically, "strongbad_email.exe" is what Strong Bad types on his computer to begin nearly every email, except for the following:
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*.exe is a file extension meaning "executable." An executable file contains code for a program and "executes" in an operating system. .exe files are used in [[Wikipedia:Disk Operating System|DOS]] (e.g., "Peasants_Quest.exe" ran the [[Peasant's Quest]] program) and Microsoft Windows, but not on a Macintosh computer (which [[The Cheat]] uses). Specifically, "strongbad_email.exe" is what Strong Bad types on his computer to begin nearly every email, except for [[secret identity]] and those on the [[Tandy 400]].
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**All emails on the [[Tandy 400]], where Strong Bad types: run "strongbad's_email"
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**[[the bird]], [[weird dream]], where Strong Bad does not type anything to open his email.
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**[[anything]], where Homestar types: run "sb_enail.com"<!--sic-->
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**[[secret identity]], where Strong Bad types: strongbad_email[[Doom|.wad]]
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===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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*This is [[The Brothers Chaps]]' 3D [[wikipedia:Computer-generated_imagery|CGI]] debut.
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*This is [[The Brothers Chaps]]'s 3D [[wikipedia:Computer-generated_imagery|CGI]] debut.
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*When the DVD set was first released, it was in such high demand that the online [[Flash Store|store]] quickly ran out.
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*When the DVD set was first released, it was in such high demand that the online [[store]] quickly ran out.
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===Real-World References===
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*The art for the five DVD covers ([[Strong Bad]], [[Stinkoman]], [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]], [[Space Captainface]], and [[Strong Bad#Variations|his other doppelgängers]]) is reminiscent of the art on the ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]'' Trilogy on VHS. That set also featured a different half-face on each cover:  [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]], [[Wikipedia:Yoda|Yoda]], and a [[Wikipedia:Imperial stormtrooper|Stormtrooper]].
==External Links==
==External Links==
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*[[HRStore:stbademdvd.html|strongbad_email.exe at the Homestar Runner store]]
*[[imdb:tt0453401|IMDB page for strongbad_email.exe Disc 1-3]]
*[[imdb:tt0453401|IMDB page for strongbad_email.exe Disc 1-3]]
*[[imdb:tt0481029|IMDB page for strongbad_email.exe Disc 4]]
*[[imdb:tt0481029|IMDB page for strongbad_email.exe Disc 4]]
*[[imdb:tt1072451|IMDB page for strongbad_email.exe Disc 5]]
*[[imdb:tt1072451|IMDB page for strongbad_email.exe Disc 5]]
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*[[imdb:tt1334064|IMDB page for strongbad_email.exe Disc 6]]
 
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==See Also==
 
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