Strong Bad Email

[@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 ♡

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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”

[@clanofclams2720]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@terrortalks3037]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@animatrix1490]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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!!

[@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...!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@theshepdawg6809]

Re-watching this classic is definitely not a stnank!

[@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)

[@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

[@deepfrieddvd]

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

[@baconlabs]

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

[@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

[@Abelhawk]

"You're making a terrible stnank!"

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@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*

[@TypoDiabetes]

We should have an egg drop soup eating contest

[@dracojim6537]

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

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

Homestar eating coins is funnier than it should be.

[@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.

[@guybrush20X6]

2:32 for rapid fire "no"

[@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

[@iansmith8783]

"Homestaw Wunnew! From school!"

[@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.

[@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 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@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.

[@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?

[@TheStopShort]

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

[@HeruruMeruru]

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

[@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.

[@katiesdumbvideos5418]

“THE CHEAT IS SO A COOOOOW!”

[@noctarin1516]

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

[@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!

[@ChiefScarneck]

Parsley! Sage! Rosemary! And Thyme!

[@LchanOtakudom]

Chief Scarneck DON’T HURT THE CHEEEEAAT!!

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@maxordman4100]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@rusva3755]

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

[@amazingawesomeghost342]

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

[@lizardguyNA]

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

[@MarshalGrover]

SQUEE-KA-KOO I'm The Cheat!

[@perrybb2]

Oh really then wh-!?

[@PHamster]

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

[@Tfrne]

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

[@acidhelm]

THE CHEAT IS SO A COOOOOWWW!

[@Asiandude91]

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

[@know-body2519]

HA!

[@A-man1998]

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

[@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.

[@10000spidersinatrenchcoat]

Looks like Marzipan was ... cheating

[@jobiz7061]

3:42 WE SMELL PENNIES!!

[@BucketCapacity]

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

[@MB-xg4is]

I always wondered what happened to Ali and her sister

[@anm8tor]

Its so great having Strongbad back!

[@caustin850]

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

[@williamsmith666]

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

[@milesium-487]

0:58 the system is down

[@ajclarke9189]

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

[@braedondavies9592]

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

[@rollinlikebuer9059]

Goes with his lamp.

[@SirExal]

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

[@photosynthesis69]

Is this the first time we learn strong bad knows homestar from school?

[@judgem0rt1s23]

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

[@Bururaian]

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

[@iek_2003]

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

[@dumpy_frog]

Here Comes Zed Do do do dododo do dododododo do do

[@JohnGuyJohn]

Your pal, Sed Bed

[@joboy77]

Chips-O-Soy! Always made me laugh

[@AnnieWarriorPrincess]

I love Strong Bad!

[@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!

[@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 😆

[@mckaybox9157]

Those 5 people who disliked are making a huge Stnank!

[@pikminfan6778]

Especially a certain someone who keeps saying he owns Homestar Runner and talks about racism and abuse.

[@mckaybox9157]

Pikminfan67 Huh?

[@pikminfan6778]

@@mckaybox9157 This guy, better known as idle arrangement, is a KZbinr who hates Homestar Runner and he comments the same old thang ding! I mean dang thing. He used to be frequent in his comments, but now he rarely does it.

[@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!

[@Neptunade]

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

[@farahjaved7926]

My favorite episode like the part when homestar acts like the cheat lol

[@louayhamdouni5793]

I'm the cheat! Chitter!

[@manifestgtr]

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

[@captainjurgh8142]

Do Over, Homestar! Just Don't Run Over!