Strong Bad Email

[@jacktingey7886]

“It’s me...Homestar Runner...from school!” I just love how they make throwaway references like that. It’s so great.

[@wilddogspam]

I see you're a fan of school

[@jacktingey7886]

wolfspam Not really, it’s just weird to imagine the gang in school together.

[@boyoboyo2272]

@@wilddogspam the joke is that they obviously know each other, so the callback to remind Sb of who he was is pointless

[@aspiringwayfarer]

“298? That’s just short of 300! I learned that..in school!”

[@khaibutton]

There's no way Strong Bad would remember Homestar from school; not with his "extremely un-photographic" memory.

[@THiNGYBOBinc]

What I love the most about this email is that we never get an explanation for why Homestar has suddenly replaced The Cheat. It just happens and we all have to accept it

[@turbosaxophonic6210]

they just swapped for the day

[@A-man1998]

A bet.....it was a bet...a bet to better all bet's.

[@IronCurtaiNYC]

What happens in the Homestar-Runner-verse needs no explanation.

[@spugintrntl]

It was clearly a fair trade. The cheat gets to spend a day dating Marzipan (being an objectively better boyfriend probably delays the inevitable break-up), and Homestar gets to spend a day hanging out with his "buddy" Strong Bad,

[@stormcloudsabound]

THiNGYBOBinc And he says “Homestar Runner. From school.” which also is never explained. i love this show

[@BigManJoe7]

the more i think about the fact that strong bad decided to address ali’s sister as “ali jr” the funnier it becomes

[@TheInkPitOx]

I just think it's just weird

[@noelle1940]

it's like the poppy bros from kirby

[@ItchyBurritoMiniAltThingy]

@@noelle1940 Kirbdy

[@iidoyila_live_]

it is cuz she is little and cute ♡

[@xotl2780]

There's a moral here. Just because you wished you could do it over again doesn't mean the outcome would be any better.

[@astrixkz]

very true, and this actually helps me a miniscule bit with my "regretting every single decision i make" problem

[@Fralexion]

It could always have been worse. Homestar could've been there.

[@jacquespaught]

My favorite part of this email is actually the DVD commentary track. Mike and Matt recorded the commentary BEFORE they actually made the cartoon, and tried to predict things that might happen in it.

[@pgj1997]

Okay, that sounds like a lot of fun. If only the DVDs were still in print...

[@firstnamelastname9918]

@@pgj1997 Oh NO! But I never bought them before and now I feel like I NEED them!!!!

[@jekblom123]

I always loved how Homestar randomly eats the change off the floor. It makes me all jangly inside!

[@poecollector64]

Like that's the point where you realize how utterly derailed the entire episode has become

[@IronCurtaiNYC]

Coincidentally, this email was published the same time the Family Guy episode where Peter goes blind from eating coins aired in the USA.

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@IronCurtaiNYC Do not mention that show

[@MixolixEllsworth]

3:27

[@shelbythibodeau5506]

Alright, it's become _abundantly_ clear that THIS is the email I should be redoing. Lappy, if you please...

[@Ovvkoz]

The Homestar impersonating The Cheat is one of my all time favorite bits

[@MeowMeow-my4fl]

Oh, this is hilarious.

[@Bladez10]

More so when you saw The Cheat impersonate Homestar.

[@zh84]

This is my favourite Strong Bad Email - possibly my favourite Homestar Runner cartoon ever.

[@SwaggieVortex733]

More like The Cheat and Homestar impersonating each other

[@okoder]

Squeek-kec koo! I'm The Cheat!

[@stormcloudsabound]

“making homestar runner dressed as the cheat fall in love with me is NOT what i had in mind”

[@ProjectRedfoot]

I love that he immediately starts eating the coins

[@ProjectRedfoot]

I was about to leave the same comment again lol

[@willkriss1497]

it makes me all jangly inside! $$$ $$$ $$$

[@MixolixEllsworth]

3:22

[@Sydney-Casket-Base]

💝💝💝LOL yes too funny 💓💓💓

[@TheInkPitOx]

Makes me all jangly inside

[@reidheidler5138]

"Parsley, sage, romary, and thyme"? What...? OH. _Sage_ advice. ×_×

[@TheInkPitOx]

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

[@khaibutton]

Oh wow I'm finally just putting those two things together. I've seen this one probably 800 times. How embarrassing.

[@reidheidler5138]

@@khaibutton Always a nugget of something buried in these old toons -- that's part of what makes this show/site/stuff so rewatchable

[@rosskerr1439]

Sage advice. I never would’ve made the connection.

[@clanofclams2720]

"oh, _this_ is hilarious" is probably one of the single most underrated strong bad lines

[@terrortalks3037]

I like Strong Mad's happy face as soon as "The Cheat" started talking.

[@Maverick180c]

I still say "I didn't want to go to Sally's house any dang way" to this day. Funny how many of my talk words and cool words I have to say come from Homestar Runner

[@Zaneyboy2_0]

Strong Bad it's me! Homestar Runner... from school!!!

[@vontosmagicmurderbag2611]

Surprise!

[@thehalbertstramchannel]

jeffy paul r/woosh

[@kimifw58]

Lines like that make me wonder how old they are.

[@brodym.3921]

Oh For Fucks Sake STOP WITH THE R WOOSH ALREADY

[@sludgerat]

@@kimifw58 They'd have to be atleast highschool age because of marzipan.

[@ben_burnes]

I forgot how much "Moldy bread, guys" got me when this came out XD

[@HonkeyKongLive]

Mehhhhhh? :D Mehhhhhh... (:C

[@Seantendo]

Friendly word of warning: Don't try to find this sbemail by search "moldy bread guys." The first results will be graphic pictures and videos of a man whose face was eaten by flesh-eating bacteria from eating moldy bread.

[@hhgreggs_wife]

@@Seantendo what the hell

[@invertXtrogdor]

4:28 Who's "Making. Out. With. Marzipan"? The Cheat. The Cheat.

[@FriendlyLocalGeek]

The Cheat, The Cheat is in the house!

[@andysz2212]

Woaoaoaoaoaoaoaoaoa. Marzipan's gone merd with powerrrr. She's gonna ort the chort! dulululululululululululuu I gert him Strong Mad! *pompom* noise the kicks homestar.

[@DianaGohan]

The funny thing is this is actually followed up on in "Date Nite" where Marzipan actually does date the Cheat without him even having to "pretend" to be Homestar. And honestly considering how M-Pan's made Homestar kiss dirty brooms instead of her I assume she much prefers the Cheat's bod over H-star's any day.

[@AwesomeYena]

@@DianaGohan_Ew_ that has to be illegal somehow

[@AkaiAzul]

@@AwesomeYena The Cheat may be Strong Bad's pet, but he may also be not an animal in the traditional sense. He's intelligent and can communicate. I see no problem with a titular pet dating an anthropomorphic broom.

[@CoriantonHalladay]

🎵Don't you know I have a big ol red head??? And a fat little body??? And I never change my clooooothes... (NO I NEVER CHANGE MY CLOOOOOTHES...)🎵 Uh, Strong Bad, I think I'm falling for you...❤❤❤ 😂😂😂

[@trearoos]

The fanfics are gonna go crazy!

[@CappyRose]

THE CHEAT IS SO A COW

[@jayryman5310]

Start beating Strongbad up!

[@NJGuy1973]

No! You're making a terrible stnank!

[@mansos6083]

No hes not

[@TheInkPitOx]

It makes me all jangly inside

[@shelbythibodeau5506]

Moooooo...!

[@Zarf42]

I think this might be my favorite SBEmail of all time. Homestar's non-attempt to imitate The Cheat (Moo!), pecking at the change on the floor like he's a chicken, "I can play the drum!", "Ali Jr.", "stnanks", the "sage" advice being "PARSLEY! SAGE! ROSEMARY! AND THYME!" - all of this is Peak H*R. Thank you, Bros. Chaps.

[@Abelhawk]

“Don’t! Ever! Dress up! As The Cheat! Again! Parsley! Sage! Rosemary! And thyme!!”

[@Asiandude91]

Abelhawk DON’T HURT THE CHEAT!!!

[@caustin850]

@@Asiandude91 Strong Bad: No, big guy, that's not The Cheat, that's Homestar! From school!

[@pikminfan6778]

@@caustin850 Homestar: Meedly mee! I'm The Cheat! I'm not from school! Moooooo.

[@TheInkPitOx]

Is Strong Bad going to Scarborough Fair?

[@pokemonmanic3595]

@@pikminfan6778Uh The Cheat’s not a cow you know

[@animatrix1490]

One of my favorites. I still sometimes say "I can pway the dwum!" when I hear erratic drumming in music

[@reloadpsi]

In the DVD commentary, the Chaps decide to improv a commentary track because they haven't made the episode yet. The "ohhh, here comes Homestar!" comes up at the exact moment he actually shows up. I don't think I'll ever find out if they deliberately built the episode around that or not :P

[@beckbudgie6815]

that could explain why homestar replaced the cheat in this one...

[@ManifestingRed]

​@@beckbudgie6815great eye!!

[@jubisisters]

I like the implication that Homestar and The Cheat have made some kind of arrangement... Like a "wifeswap" type thing, where The Cheat pretends to be Homestar and makes out with Marzipan, and Homestar pretends to be The Cheat and gets to annoy the crap out of Strong Bad, and get Strong Mad to shake the delicious jangly change from inside of him? That honestly sounds like a pretty good deal. Sometimes that Mr. Runner is smarter than he seems!

[@jasonazucena9035]

There's no way this whole sequence wasn't a HRemail on Homestar's end.

[@pyrorock8143]

_Don’t you know I have a big ol’ red head_ _And a fat little body_ _And I never change my clothes_ *_No, I never change my clothes!_*

[@Kazuo1G]

Everything about that bit is perfect. His bad singing, Homestar being COMPLETELY off-beat, the mic feedback, EVERYTHING.

[@NJGuy1973]

Um, PyroRock814, 💕 I think I'm falling for you 💕

[@pyrorock8143]

No, no, no, no, no. That is not right at all. Making NJGuy1973 dressed as The Cheat fall in love with me is *_not_* what I had in mind! Whatever. Who cares? I didn’t want to go to Sally’s house anydangway!

[@NJGuy1973]

@@pyrorock8143 Squeaky-squeak! I'm The Cheat! Mooooo!

[@A-man1998]

@@NJGuy1973 uh The Cheat's not a cow ya know.

[@theshepdawg6809]

Re-watching this classic is definitely not a stnank!

[@incubuskills3608]

strong bad just randomly thinking up homestar falling in love with him for no reason. i think hes repressing something

[@julester]

you get it. you get it. this toon made me a strongstar truther

[@merrykitobjectfoster444]

BI

[@rusticgiraffe4262]

In the episode you can click on “Coach Zed” to see a sketch of Zed himself.

[@thegardenofeatin5965]

That's what's lost in these; the little easter eggs. Sometimes out of habit I find myself mousing over the text as SB is typing.

[@elizabethsullivan7021]

Nonononono. Having Homestar dressed as The Cheat fall in love with me was NOT what I had in mind.

[@SwaggieVortex733]

Oh yeah!!

[@Awesomest915]

That is NOT a sentence I thought I would hear today.

[@beewald3107]

"StrongMad, put me down! You're making a terrible stnank!" lol

[@shelbythibodeau5506]

It makes me all jangly inside! ("jangles" the coins inside'a him)

[@Starman_Dx]

Wow, is it just me or is Homestar 100% more likeable? And he seems more buff and articulates better.

[@getsomebud]

Starman Dx Did you mean the Cheat? Homestar isn’t in this cartoon.

[@Starman_Dx]

@@getsomebud Are you blind? He's clearly with Marzipan at the end.

[@connordarvall8482]

His overall sheen was better too.

[@A-man1998]

I think he also got a haircut.

[@kimifw58]

He's definitely cuter.

[@Abelhawk]

"You're making a terrible stnank!"

[@Talynen]

I can't believe I missed the simon amd garfunkel reference when I was younger! "parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme" Lol!

[@monkeyboy1075]

OMG yes I love this compeletly out of place reference

[@Abelhawk]

That’s a reference to Scarborough Fair.

[@SavageGreywolf]

"Scarborough Fair" is a folk song much older than Simon and Garfunkel, though admittedly the Brothers Chaps probably were referring to that.

[@Neptunade]

that song is much okder than even that

[@Neptunade]

"sage" advice

[@dracojim6537]

"MEH?" Bag: *Moldy Bread, Guys*

[@MaesterMike]

Yay, more of the best! So many things to comment on, but I love it when Homestar 'falls' for Strong Bad. It's so blunt and out of nowhere that it kills every time.

[@mimikyoo]

when i was younger strong mad never made much sense to me, but now hes the one that gets me to crack up the most.

[@Racecarlock]

There must of been a hremail daring homestar to switch places with the cheat all day.

[@ProjectRedfoot]

Must've* been As in *must have been*

[@johnlittle8045]

I want a remake of A Christmas Carol that's played perfectly straight, except for every ghost is just Homestar dressed as The Cheat now.

[@baconlabs]

What a coincidence, I was just looking for an official upload of this a few days ago. Thanks, Mr. Dot Com!

[@iansmith8783]

"Homestaw Wunnew! From school!"

[@Zaneyboy2_0]

Raise your hands if you would do an egg drop soup eating contest if you could hang out with Strong Bad afterwards.

[@LamanKnight]

I'm not even totally sure what an egg drop soup eating contest is, but, absolutely!

[@TheInkPitOx]

I had to look up what egg drop soup was first, but sure.

[@ProjectRedfoot]

I love eggdrop soup!

[@DeathInTheSnow]

This is my favourite easter egg from _hremail 298!_ That whole thing with the name tags that set up this scene was so hilarious.

[@deepfrieddvd]

2:53 They finally fixed the contrast knobs in the KZbin version! On the flash version, they are still damaged

[@TypoDiabetes]

We should have an egg drop soup eating contest

[@Poxell91]

"Meh, Strong Bad. Meh."

[@Alan8tor]

Poxell91 oh, no way! This does NOT count! You’re not getting any fish-cookies outta me!

[@mdizzle99987]

@@Alan8tor But I will give you some sage advice and that "Pat" on the head

[@ImMewtwo]

Mr. Mark DON’T EVER DRESS UP AS THE CHEAT AGAIN PARSLEY SAGE ROSEMARY AND THYME!

[@Asiandude91]

ImMewtwo DON’T HURT THE CHEAT!!!

[@mdizzle99987]

@@Asiandude91 No Big Guy! That's not the Cheat! That's Poxell91! From school!

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

Homestar eating coins is funnier than it should be.

[@ChiefScarneck]

Parsley! Sage! Rosemary! And Thyme!

[@LchanOtakudom]

Chief Scarneck DON’T HURT THE CHEEEEAAT!!

[@tkayube]

Moldy bread, guys.

[@LchanOtakudom]

Tom Holmes meeehhhhhh.

[@Gooberpatrol66]

Bread is a good time for me.

[@drygonfyre]

Bread is a good time for _everybody_

[@Seantendo]

Don't ask me why, pumpernickel and rye.

[@GalakStari]

I cut the cwusts off in the morning light!

[@saberlordoboeshoes8603]

Mee-mee-mee! I'm The Cheat! I'm not from school! MOOO!!!

[@caustin850]

3:38 Strong Bad: Uh, The Cheat's not a cow, y'know. (Grabbed by Strong Mad) Whoa! Strong Mad: THE CHEAT IS SO A COW!!!

[@saberlordoboeshoes8603]

@@caustin850 Strong Mad! Put me down! You're making a terrible stnank!

[@caustin850]

@@saberlordoboeshoes8603 3:48 Homestar (The Cheat): It makes me all jaggly inside.

[@sushi6top]

I remember dreaming about richie Z, on that dream he was coach's cousin, he looked just like coach z but he was entirely red, no face, he had spiky hair and fans liked to make fun of him saying his hair looks like some country

[@kanna-san.]

He is now my favorite character

[@avosmash2121]

Any time my sister refuses me something, I pretend to sulkily pout and go: "Whatever! I didn't wanna go over to Sally's house ANY dang way!" So this is where I got that saying from, I knew it was a SBMail but I couldn't remember the name! Neat.

[@maxordman4100]

This is without a doubt one of the best SBemails ever! This one has so many terrific gags! ROFL!

[@katiesdumbvideos5418]

“THE CHEAT IS SO A COOOOOW!”

[@willkriss1497]

I saw this sbemail when it was new, and countless times since. But now, as an adult, in January 2022, I just now realized that strong bad lowkey offered to hook Homestar dressed as the cheat up with Ali's sister 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PHamster]

**Clicks on the screen** Darn it only pauses the video now...

[@MarshalGrover]

SQUEE-KA-KOO I'm The Cheat!

[@perrybb2]

Oh really then wh-!?

[@HairyHariyama]

And this is why I never do the whole "if I could go back in time and tell my younger self one thing" thing.

[@TheStopShort]

This email gets better every time I watch it. Parley! Sage! Rosemary! And thyme!

[@DarthWill3]

"DON'T HURT THE CHEAT!!!"

[@caustin850]

Strong Bad: No, big guy, that's not The Cheat, that's Homestar! From school!

[@DarthWill3]

@@caustin850 Meedley mee! I'm The Cheat! I'm not from school! Moooooo!

[@caustin850]

@@DarthWill3 Strong Bad: Uh, the Cheat's not a cow you know.🤨

[@DarthWill3]

@@caustin850 "THE CHEAT IS SO A COW!!!"

[@pikminfan6778]

DarthWill3 STRONG MAD! PUT ME DOWN! YOU'RE MAKING A TERRIBLE STNANK!

[@noctarin1516]

The Cheat is a much better boyfriend to Marzipan than Homestar was.

[@guybrush20X6]

2:32 for rapid fire "no"

[@bfish89ryuhayabusa]

It's a do-over, yet it's exactly the same video as when it was first released years ago.

[@TARINunit9]

He did say he would do nothing different

[@TheInkPitOx]

This is just an upload.

[@JoeContext]

The contrast knobs are fixed in this version, so technically it is?

[@CPTHAP]

The variation of predictability for Homestar is excellent, when you can see him returning as the Cheat moments away, and then, why is he now eating coins off the floor? A+ stuff.

[@A-man1998]

I just love how Homesta-I mean "The Cheat" starts eating loose change off the ground.

[@amazingawesomeghost342]

3:28: Homestar: Oh… Strong Mad: Don’t hurt The Cheat!

[@Tfrne]

"It's me! Homestar Runner! From school!"

[@YoshiAngemon]

I'm guessing that Homestar lost a bet with the Cheat, and swapped places with him. I think Marzi likes The Cheat more than Homestar, and definitely more than Strong Bad. She doesn't like him at all, and the feeling is mutual.

[@SwaggieVortex733]

Or they decided to go into each other's perspective by doing this

[@Darkstar1484]

@@SwaggieVortex733 I mean Homestar can probably argue that at least the Cheat has better protection systems (STrong Mad). Though the Cheat was probably overall happier in Homestars...foot soles glued to the bottom?

[@Dougmantis]

listen closely to the 'do' at 0:56. VERY closely.

[@KairuHakubi]

the system is down

[@emily_nelson]

Nice catch!

[@JoeContext]

I tried to, but KZbin's being difficult at the moment. I think the system is down or something.

[@acidhelm]

THE CHEAT IS SO A COOOOOWWW!

[@Asiandude91]

acidhelm Strong Mad, put me down! You’re making a horrible stnank!

[@know-body2519]

HA!

[@HeruruMeruru]

3:22 to 3:47 is like one of the funniest sequences in all of Homestar Runner IMO

[@markdpane]

I can understand why'd he go back to the sisters email. His computer at the time was malfunctioning.

[@shelbythibodeau5506]

Good thing he didn't remember that part of the email.

[@anm8tor]

Its so great having Strongbad back!

[@braedondavies9592]

Most kids have a piggy bank. Homestar has a cow bank.

[@rollinlikebuer9059]

Goes with his lamp.

[@caustin850]

4:15 Me (Cheat costume): Meeeeh?😏 Strong Bad: No, wait! Nothing! Never! I regret nothing!😫 Me (Cheat costume): Meeeeh.😔 Strong Bad: Whew.

[@lizardguyNA]

I just typed "Do over" into youtube search and this was somehow only the 4th entry.

[@williamsmith666]

Sbemails made after the Chaps have a stroke are some of the best.

[@rusva3755]

3:23-3:52 is the randomest yet funniest clip of Homestar Runner ever.

[@christheleavittman7080]

Skooko wibbo wee! You should serenade them! I can play the drum!

[@pikminfan6778]

Christopher Leavitt Yeah, that sounds about right. Let's go practice!

[@shelbythibodeau5506]

@@pikminfan6778 I can play the drum!

[@purplepotatochipPPC]

Ohhhhhh “Sage” advice! I could never those parts. “Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme”

[@Sammy71ful]

Ohhhh!! It kind of makes sense now!

[@jobiz7061]

3:42 WE SMELL PENNIES!!

[@MrPaull0324]

I laughed so hard when Homestar just shuffled up to Strongbad on his knees dressed as the Cheat and started making squeaking noises. It was so unexpected, yet at the same time, definitely something Homestar would do 😆

[@MB-xg4is]

I always wondered what happened to Ali and her sister

[@10000spidersinatrenchcoat]

Looks like Marzipan was ... cheating

[@ajclarke9189]

Looks like this time, the Cheat was helping Marzipan to cheat.

[@RoninOtter]

And just like that, "Stnanks" became part of my vocabulary.

[@BucketCapacity]

I'd like to do over the last decade, I've got some ideas.

[@milesium-487]

0:58 the system is down

[@thunderzizi]

perfect example of how strong bad's own fantasies keep going wrong. relatable. also a yaoiful email

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

It has been a LONG time since I saw this, but a LOT of random audio that's been bouncing around my head finally found a home...

[@joboy77]

Chips-O-Soy! Always made me laugh

[@dumpy_frog]

Here Comes Zed Do do do dododo do dododododo do do

[@Neptunade]

i remember laughing the most when sb says "beef stew... yup it's busted alright" when this one came out

[@SirExal]

...I just tried to click the contrast dials on the Tandy. ...I have shamed myself and my ancestors.

[@Bururaian]

The Cheat is the real winner this email. Also: moldy bread, guys.

[@iek_2003]

"THE CHEAT IS SO A COW!!!!!"

[@manifestgtr]

The way strong mad starts smiling when homestar goes “weedly weeee, I’m the cheat!” lol

[@judgem0rt1s23]

"It makes me all jangly inside!" kills me every time.

[@JohnGuyJohn]

Your pal, Sed Bed

[@AnnieWarriorPrincess]

I love Strong Bad!

[@theotherther1]

I once ate a quarter in grade school. Every day, my dad would run his metal detector over my belly to see if it was still there.

[@hamursh]

I know a couple more emails for Strong Bad to do over. Stupid Stuff to get a grumblecake, Stunt Double to come clean that he doesn't wanna get hurt, Video Games to include some games from around 2004, Huttah to apologize to The Cheat, Local News so he can stop saying "tonight" constantly out of context, Anything so that Strong Bad would have been there, Tape Leg so he can hate that email with a passion and Mile so that Strong Bad would have actually done that email that week!