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[@michellereionodera]

I remember asking my mom at age 7 to fix me suudzu, then I explained what it was, then my mom debated banning me from watching these.

[@Vapecatlol]

I always wanted suudzu when i was a kid but never made it cause i thought it would be gross lmaoo

[@TheInkPitOx]

That's worse than how I was banned from watching Ren & Stimpy

[@andrewneedham2708]

@@TheInkPitOx How did that happen?

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@andrewneedham2708 My mom found it disgusting

[@JulianR2JG]

I once remember mixing SpongeBob gummies with water, and it was the most disgusting thing I had ever tasted I can still probably taste it now

[@extraspooky819]

The concept of "The Denzel" makes me laugh uncontrollably every time.

[@laveraparato258]

One of my favorites!

[@negascoot23]

The great thing is this: Imagine using the concept of "The Denzel" in any other context... imagine if *any* other character in the history of fiction had a grodalated sponge covered in Band-Aids and named _"The Denzel"_ as a "security item"... It wouldn't work--it's too much. Too many absurd notions tossed together without rhyme or reason. *BUT!* Once you know it belongs to The Cheat, you think: _"Of course. That is perfectly reasonable..."_ Even accounting for all the weirdness in the H*R universe, there is something about The Cheat that stands out... ...I don't think he's from our reality😳 I don't think the Brothers Chaps created him--I think he just "manifested" in their cartoons one day.

[@fillasoul8364]

So when we make custom characters on SoulCalibur, we tend to just give them the name of whatever comes to mind. My brother-in-law made a really cool knight dude and named him "The Denzel". That eventually evolved into us always referring to cool knight-type characters as "Denzels". So when playing Dark Souls and I see a big scary knight running towards me, I think "Oh shoot it's a Denzel". They are always Denzels in my mind.

[@joeywomer]

Lol.

[@theimmortalrain867]

Ah! A fellow Soul Calibur fan! Only question is...how close to a grodolated old sponge does it look?

[@fillasoul8364]

@@theimmortalrain867 Oh no he looks awesome, he's got blue and gold armor and a really cool helmet... we have a sort of unspoken rule that the further away from the source material, the better.

[@theimmortalrain867]

Fill a Soul A wise unspoken rule. XD

[@meatballphilosopher5734]

Fill a Soul *internal screaming*

[@StrumstarHammer]

I made a glass of Suudsu with a friend once. Basically all the gummi bears stuck to the bottom of the glass so it was just a glass of milk. Then I ate the clump of sticky gummi bears that was at the bottom. It was a prettypretty good.

[@guybrush20X6]

What did Strong Bad tell ya? "Pure genius!"

[@Nubcat]

I recommend using gummy worms instead, they work better.

[@vashietru1848]

That stuff is G-E-W-D, gewd.

[@whiskeytango9040]

I still want to try a solid glass of piemonade

[@Gooberpatrol66]

@@whiskeytango9040 I want to try Chocozuma's Revenge.

[@rhodakayekues]

That BRAN MUFFIN lullaby lives rent free in my head and comes outta my mouth at random and people all look at me weird like I’m the Denzel

[@JanusHoW]

They just need to try harder to be bran muffins.

[@Ovvkoz]

1:39 "The Ch8t's CHEATventures in Moses MaloneLand" is still one o my favorite bits. I feel like it should be buried in a time-capsule with no context to confuse future archaeologists.

[@Monkey-rk4xi]

Groovy Biology but not a time tennis ball canister

[@Ovvkoz]

@@Monkey-rk4xi more like, the big ol' headache medicine types. and when ya open it, it goes "froosh"

[@hamursh]

@@Ovvkoz Beavis: If I had a time capsule, it would have some porno and would be opened in 69 years. Heh heh heh heh. Hmm heh heh. Butt-Head: If I had my time capsule, I would like take a dump in it and take a whizz and my AC DC albums, and uh, some porno in there and it would be opened in 69 years. Uh huh huh huh.

[@amtrak_121]

We need more Powered by the Cheat

[@Ovvkoz]

@@amtrak_121 visionary art

[@morethislessthat8396]

The "peeeown" noise The Cheat makes after the 3 or 4 roach foggers makes me 'ha-ha' out loud every time. Being preceded w/"sleep tight sweet prince!" helps too.😄

[@Sumschmuck]

I find it heartwarming that Strong Bad is The Cheats dadbysitter

[@TheInkPitOx]

I just find the word "dadbysitter" funny

[@knightofarkronia8652]

2:36 "BRAN MUFFIN!!! COME ON, YOU STUPID BRAN MUFFIN!!! TRY HARDER TO BE A BRAN MUFFIN!!!" That cracks me up every time!

[@Wiiguy1606]

At first, I actually thought Strong Mad was going harm someone with that chain saw. But then I started laughing when I heard Strong Bad's song lyrics. Finally, I squeed when The Cheat fell asleep peacefully.

[@TheInkPitOx]

I thought it was grandma pants

[@vashietru1848]

I thought he said Cran-Muffin

[@clumsiii]

as a ten year tree worker I too have found the bran/chainsaw combo very relaxing - best when under a tree

[@cozygamergirlie]

I thought it was grandma pits

[@negascoot23]

So what's on the scale of absurd complexity *before* "rigamarole" Status"? Did The Cheat's bedtime ritual begin as a "fuss", then develop into a "to do" followed by a "hubbub" and a "big woop"...then finally achieve the level of "rigamarole"? We can only hope it doesn't get any more complicated--or Strong Bad could have a "whole song and dance" on his hands 😲

[@NJGuy1973]

It goes like this: - fuss - to-do - hubbub - rigamarole - song-and-dance and then the final stage: A *production.*

[@w.lester255]

Lmao this thread

[@rickpgriffin]

There's also the order-chaos axis to consider. Rigamarole is the good, orderly ending, but without such rigid guidelines the whole affair could devolve into a hassle, a rumpus, a hullabaloo, a bedlam, or even worse... a brouhaha

[@bucketspree4952]

​@@rickpgriffin and don't get me started on the conditions for a kerfuffle!

[@DaddyPoobs]

Still waiting for Suudsu on Binging with Babish.

[@smashpro1]

And Piemonade.

[@shadowkitsune6247]

What about melonade or hot jones?

[@scienceguy8]

@@shadowkitsune6247 Just for the love of Homsar, no Hot Pooey!

[@twinkieafternoon]

He has to at least attempt the Isosceles Fish Sandwich

[@M1ckTheMan]

And don't forget Strong Mad oyster smoothie breath caked armpit latte!

[@EternalGuardian07]

Moses Malone botching the "You better have saved the receipt" line is my favorite HSR moment.

[@sleepCircle]

i wish there had been more Cheat's Cheatventures in Moses Malone-land. I could've watched that for hours.

[@ElMuchoMacho]

One of my favorite off cuff lines is "After I'm done making up crap about the Cheat and Moses Malone". It's so throwaway like you're supposed to take it at face value.

[@Ovvkoz]

To this day, I'll end up naming each sponge "the Denzel"

[@hamursh]

Probably because "SpongeBob SquarePants" was taken?

[@Seantendo]

Please, save it for the grodalated ones.

[@bucketofsunshine6366]

​@@Seantendothey all become grodalated someday...

[@RoyCampbell61]

"You've better have su-sav-saved the receipt!" You have no idea how many times I've said this .

[@henryhardfoot]

My favorite line

[@danielbrant6740]

"WE'VE GOT A PULSE!!!" - Strong Mad, R.N.

[@roguishpaladin]

I'm so glad the Cheat is not dead.

[@manifestgtr]

“I believe it’s officially achieved rigamarole status” is one of those endlessly applicable one-liners

[@salteeth]

Judging by these comments, it seems the Brothers Chaps were able to trick several people into trying gummy bear skim milk. They knew people would be stupid enough to try it just by putting it in their cartoon. Pure genius.

[@w.lester255]

This probably says more about me right now than the cartoon but my heart is so warmed by the two of them doing all that, regularly, to get The Cheat to sleep 😆

[@notNajimi]

For all the kicking and lackey-ing they do care about him enough to partake in this… rigamarole

[@Bobsheaux]

*_WE'VE GOT A PULSE!!!_*

[@zh84]

I don't know how many times I've seen this cartoon, and that STILL makes me laugh every time.

[@Sumschmuck]

Holy Crop! You're here!

[@jbh3074]

"Uh oh maggot man" never fails to kill me

[@brianrunyon266]

The whole thing is hilarious, but, my favorite bit is Strong Mad "playing" the chainsaw, and "We've got a pulse."

[@GreatgoatonFire]

That email song has just gotten ture-er with each year.

[@tarponpet]

*true-er

[@GreatgoatonFire]

@@tarponpet tureruururuer-er

[@seanmyster6]

C'mon, Moses Mallone, don't y'all be dissing on my Adventures of Lolo!

[@GabePuratekuta]

"Wizardry IV? You better have sah-saved the receipt!'

[@roguishpaladin]

Sadly, Moses Malone passed away in 2015.

[@TheInkPitOx]

They included it in Nintendo Switch Online. It's not that bad.

[@jardex2275]

And just shy of 10 years later, Moses Malone died his sleep at the age of 60. Good night sweet prince...

[@MajorThird]

The few times Adventures of Lolo comes up in my day to day life I still think "you betters sa-sa-have saved the receipt!"

[@JaysonManuel]

I loved thw adventures of Lolo

[@JanusHoW]

What I want to know is what made the Brothers Chaps decide to make Moses Malone talk by having one of his socks go up and down.

[@countesschewi2399]

"In the final stages, the gums took on the appearance and taste... of chocolate pudding."

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

*Cheat pisses out his color*

[@TheInkPitOx]

0.0 Why is there no shocked emoji?

[@undoneonion90]

@@TheInkPitOx 😨

[@theopoldthegamer4284]

⬜

[@sirpuppyhat753]

If I see a video called "Strongbad being The Cheat's dadbysitter for 3 minutes straight" I'm gonna blow up the fridge

[@LchanOtakudom]

I would love for The Cheat’s Cheatventures In Moses Maloneland to become a series, it’s the best bedtime story ever!

[@connerpermaloff1044]

I’m sure that if it did, it would be staring another basketball player since Moses Malone died in 2015.

[@LchanOtakudom]

@@connerpermaloff1044 Since it takes place in a land very similar to the Land of Make Believe, Moses Malone could be there as like a guardian angel of sorts, watching over The Cheat as they engage in hijinks and video game playing. As long as it’s not Bayou Billy or The Adventures of Lolo.

[@GabrielusPrime]

@@LchanOtakudom Funny thing is, Adventures of Lolo is on the Nintendo Switch's Virtual NES thing-a-majig-a-mabob! I've played it!

[@TheInkPitOx]

Moses Malone should learn to sit while playing video games.

[@LchanOtakudom]

@@TheInkPitOx He wouldn't be an OG if he did something like that, nor would his socks be able to talk!

[@steam-powered-cyborg]

So according to the last 8 seconds of this email, all these bedtime remedies can make me see the paper in my dreams. Cool cool. That won't be odd at all.

[@LamanKnight]

I've never had a dream of The Paper yet. I feel like I must be missing out.

[@TheInkPitOx]

The Paper does transcend time and space

[@fobare2ameritex526]

The Denzel looks an awful lot like a great value version of Whomp from Super Mario

[@KidHellacious]

This is great art. I don’t think I had ever seen this one. Easily one of their best. The creators just had to be firing on all cylinders on this one. Their amazingly unique brand of comedy really shines BRIGHT here- and I’m so happy that creativity was captured

[@garysuarez9614]

Considering my daughter used to only go to sleep after listening to "Best of Motohead II" on repeat after having a wrestling match with her stuffed animals, this is mostly mild. The aerosol bug spray is pretty next level, though.

[@micahnewman]

"But I am The Cheat's dadbysitter..." and away we go. :-D

[@boozerverif]

i've been watching for years and only just now realized he puts "the" in front of denzel because he's "the" cheat

[@Poyostar]

2:35 ah, My Favorite Lullaby...so Soothing.

[@TheInkPitOx]

TRYING HARDER TO BE A GRANDMA PANTS!

[@margicates553]

I thought he was saying bran muffins? 😝

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@margicates553 He was. I posted what I thought I heard.

[@shelbythibodeau5506]

Gingivitis? That IS scary! No wonder the sleepy-bye ordeal is a rigamarole thing.

[@TheInkPitOx]

In the final stage, the gums reach the appearance and taste of chocolate pudding.

[@michaelkennedy4023]

*cheat turns white*

[@Dante-ob5mh]

I love how his legs don't appear above the "Hall of Fame" banner

[@GabePuratekuta]

I like how his sock's the one talking

[@RichardCharter]

I remember watching this back in the day and being inspired to make my own Suudsu... I have to admit, it wasn't bad, but in hindsight was probably not the best idea. Anyways, thanks for the inspiration.

[@JohnLovell-FTW]

Rigamarole - a complex and sometimes ritualistic procedure. My mother used this word a lot and I understood what she meant. I just never looked it up till today. Thank you Professor B for the word that will describe 2021 in the years to come.

[@THiNGYBOBinc]

I can't get over how PBTC Strong Bad pronounces "Mount Rushmore"

[@KairuHakubi]

I can't get over how Maggot Man is clearly one of those enemies in Zelda II

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@KairuHakubi Like the kangaroo ones that give you no experience, are everywhere in dungeons, and take away experience if they hurt you?

[@KairuHakubi]

@@TheInkPitOx naw but those guys suck too. No I mean uh the worms.. there's wiggly segmented worms with little pincer mouths just like that. I forget what those actually are but i guarantee the localization messed it up.

[@shadowkitsune6247]

"Bayou Billy? I hope you saved the receipt."

[@the-NightStar]

It's missing. :(

[@Lastmanonearth]

T҉h҉e҉ ҉A҉d҉v҉e҉n҉t҉u҉r҉e҉s҉ ҉o҉f҉ ҉B҉a҉y҉o҉u҉ ҉B҉i҉l҉l҉y҉!҉

[@shadowkitsune6247]

@@Lastmanonearth He just said bayou billy in the easter egg.

[@clearlypellucid]

@@shadowkitsune6247 Mostly they put the Easter eggs in the KZbin versions these days. I'm assuming they didn't this time to make the "falling asleep" effect more amusing.

[@shadowkitsune6247]

RIP Moses Malone.

[@moneymandate]

I made Suudsu with blended up gummi bears once It was like a gummi milkshake

[@taimak123]

Gummy milkshake? I hope you save the receipt

[@siler7]

It WAS a gummy milkshake.

[@sootheoperator4545]

I did it without blending the bears. It was ok.

[@noirakita428]

Ever since this sbemail originally came out, any baby I know, even my own children, have Security Items from me. I did not give them grodalated old sponges.

[@KairuHakubi]

I reckon a FRESH sponge would be a fine toy, it probably got grodalated over time. That guy lives in a grill!

[@theotherther1]

Next time your kids want to stay up for yet another round of the Baby Shark video, just get out the ol' bushwhacker and sing that lullaby. It'll have them dozing in their cribs in no time!

[@emmyekko]

"Sleep tight, sweet prince!"

[@kane480]

The amount of times I've said "G-E-W-D gewd!" in my life is pretendous

[@lahijadeYoly]

Anybody else think that The Cheat is one of the cutest characters in Homestar Runner?

[@laveraparato258]

This is one of my top favorite Sbemails. I often say "G-E-W-D good". And sing "checkin' my email, checkin' my email".

[@pikminfan6778]

0:43 Voice: In the final stages, the gums took on the appearance and taste of chocolate pudding. The Cheat: Meeeeh...! (Turns pale white)

[@Growlzagra]

These uploads are G E W D gewd.

[@ericbeilmann3649]

I still can't help but wonder if Moses Malone ever saw this episode and what he would have thought of it.

[@hamursh]

Uh Moses Malone is *DEAD!!*

[@ericbeilmann3649]

@@hamursh True, but he died about 10 years after this sbemail came out on the homestarrunner site. So, there was plenty of time for him to see it.

[@bigshortstop1931]

Well if he saw this video I bet he’d try harder to be a bran muffin!

[@trevorp8124]

I once started a Dungeons and Dragons session by jokingly saying "When we last left our heroes, they had just won a debate against the minds of Mount Rushmore". Nobody got it, and I was a bit disappointed in my friends

[@Toonrick12]

Get new friends.

[@boozerverif]

*"when we laff left our heroes"

[@th3mdt]

Wasn't there an easter egg where he says "Adventures of Bayou Billy?" You feeling the clamp from Big Konami now or something?

[@zylowolf7919]

He said Adventures of Lolo.

[@zh84]

Yes, there is an easter egg exactly as you describe, but it's not included in KZbin.

[@NeedlessExposition]

For those not in the know, The Denzel is a shout-out to the Denzel Washington movie Man on Fire where Dakota Fanning’s character named her teddy bear after the actor’s character.

[@RedLuminous]

Dirty sponges are just called Denzels in the house. I don't make the rules.

[@Maverick180c]

I agree!

[@dsc8667]

I started calling a friend of mine Dealin’ Burgers when he managed a fast food joint.

[@ellomynameisjohnny]

I havent seen this since middle school and I still remember The Denzel

[@andyspendlove1019]

Uploaded on my birthday! Thank you, Mr. Bad!

[@vinnievin86]

Ever since I got my new cat, I now refer to myself as her Dadby Sitter

[@littlebee_xo]

I use to watch these vids with my older brother and sister. I'm so happy they are still making quality content. lol

[@christianperkins9508]

For motivation, I do what any good dadbysitter does. TRY HARDER TO BE A BRAN MUFFIN!

[@GummitMan]

Strong Bad is a good father.

[@thunderlina3237]

Watching this at midnight to cool off from a few too many overwhelmingly negative video essays. Not sure if watching this to legit help me sleep is ironic or extremely fitting but either way it's kinda funny

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

The documentary is the funniest part.

[@burgerlord7530]

2:35 How did you manage to perfectly predict the new DOOM's soundtrack

[@thestrangecutie4590]

I just got back from singing the bran muffin lullaby and eating sudsu in front of my parents and they think I'm the weirdest daughter ever!! XD what's wrong with me?!!!

[@Roxfox]

Uh oh. Maggot Man.

[@pikminfan6778]

Hey guys! You wanna play some video games?

[@michaelkennedy4023]

No *angry cheat noises*

[@deez5595]

Nice work little man. What do you say you and I go play some video games?

[@The-Silent-One]

Dang... I have no clue where you guys get these ideas. I love it!

[@keard558]

Bayou Billy?! I hope you suh suh saved the receipt.

[@CrimsonNick171]

Strong Mad was very helpful in this video.

[@minrizor]

Guys... suudsu is REAL NOW.

[@timwoods2852]

I honestly thought something was wrong with my computer, at the end there, the first time I watched this.

[@blackdog9698919]

This sbemail is G-E-W-D, gewd. That's one of many Homestar Runnerisms that just lives in my head permanently.

[@RosieTheRo]

i bet suudsu would sell great at a bubble tea place

[@kellylyons1038]

I wish you were still here, after all these years, checking your sbemail 😢

[@KairuHakubi]

He's still around, once in a while! Checking rare sbemails with the classic style. You wouldn't want him to burninate out, wouldja?

[@SwaggieVortex733]

You know, I told my mom that you can actually make a Suudsu by getting the skim milk and gummy bears and putting them in the cup or a tall glass When I said that, my mom cringed at the idea and said that it's weird

[@xerxes6627]

uh oh. maggot man.

[@jbdixon4020]

Powered by the cheat bits were so under appreciated

[@GenY42]

I still have the Ch8ts Ch8tventures in Moses Malone Land memorized after all these years, including the weird emphasis on "Mount" in "Mount Rushmore"

[@sharkwhisperer4551]

After watching this I honestly just want to be Maggot Man's friend now.

[@seekthineselfcultivateyour3657]

Same here, brother.

[@aurumarma5711]

Thank the lord that you're still here, after all these years, checking your email.

[@tpeluso]

3:03 C'mon, Strong Mad, gotta wear that PPE correctly!

[@dorismickeyperry9195]

What a cool lullaby

[@TheInkPitOx]

BRAN MUFFINS!

[@DaemionBlackFire]

i'm binging every homestar episode ever released on youtube. i'm almost done

[@SpaceHunterM]

*HEY GUYS CAN I COME OVER AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES?!?*

[@OxTime]

nO

[@hamursh]

@@OxTime Beavis: Now *PISS OFF!!* Heh heh heh. Bunghole.

[@danieljensen2626]

I know I watched all of these back in the day, but somehow I don't remember this one even though it seems like I should. The cheat with monster truck tires seems vaguely familiar though.

[@Rockhard1492]

To this day, I still do that phony Moses Malone voice when bringing up bad things you want refunds for. "You bettersest have saved the receipt!"

[@seanfatzinger]

That was G-E-W-D gewd!

[@TheInkPitOx]

Why celebrate by looking for wristbands and what do monster truck tires have to do with that? Also, I have Adventures of Lolo on Switch and it's not bad.

[@dr.altoclef9255]

I’m guessing it’s all stuff The Cheat likes.

[@theramseyloft362]

Grodilated immediately became a fixture in my vocabulary.

[@christheleavittman7080]

That opening song still stands true.

[@relinaskye9620]

I love these videos!

[@camhcom]

holy shit GEWD is from this??????? yet another fuggin thing i got from the brothers chaps

[@asteroidrules]

What happened to the certificate of rigamarolarity?

[@ohnostoltzman2496]

I love it how Moses Malone talks with his sock, eh.

[@mr.boombox5021]

*Bran Muffin!* *Where are you stupid Bran Muffin!?* *Try harder to be a Bran Muffin!* Best song. Favorite song.

[@GatoEncanto]

When I was 6 I was at my dads house and I was watching this episode with him. My mom came to pick me up and she watched this. I also showed her the virus one. When we got home she told me not to watch these anymore lol

[@FlorafoxNights]

Hey, I watched those weird My Little Pony gore videos when I was 6. Clearly you have a superior mom!

[@CinnaBox]

@@FlorafoxNights …do you need help? Were you traumatized?

[@crosswired5627]

does anyone even remember strong bad? I loved this guy

[@theworldmustpay]

yes... just yes

[@Loctorak]

You're asking if anyone remembers something within in the same comment that you're reminiscing about the thing... in the comments section of a video of the thing you're talking about (that has more than 1 view) What do YOU think?

[@LighthawkTenchi]

I use the phrase “reached rigamarole status” as often as I can