Strong Bad Email

[@Falcovsleon21]

"I can help you with that. Please wait while I transfer you to someone who can help you with that." Tech support in a nutshell.

[@RupturedStudioOne]

From my 2 years experience working in a call center, I can confirm this.

[@requiem4ameme2]

Doo doo, chk da doo doo chk do doo doo chk, it's the Hold Music! Doo doo, chk pa doo doo chk ba da doo doo...HOLD MUSIC!

[@joshsierakowski9553]

Blue Laser Thank you for holding. Your call is very unportant to us. The next available representative wi--

[@blakerutt98]

"OK, I'm back! Let me just verify your address so I can send you my weight in free sign-up CDs."

[@mysterymeat64]

Ugh, ENOUGH!!! I'm takin' mah pasty, white, bwottum over there to have a talk with da man in charge!

[@Drumtariano]

"Your call is very unportant to us"

[@LikeTheBuffalo]

Doodoooo *tchk* doodooooodoo *tchk* doooodoodoo *tchk* Its the hold music. Doodoooo *tchk* puhdooooodoo *tchk* buhbuhdoodoo *tchk* .... HOLD MU-SIC!

[@agen335]

The next available representative will- Ok, I'm back. Lemme just verify your address so I can send you my weight and free sign-up CDs.

[@ThatStupidIdoitMatt]

1:39

[@basicallysnake]

@@agen335 Ugh, ENOUGH! Im marching my pasty, white bwo-ttom to talk to the man in charge!

[@Silas_MN]

Having worked in multiple call centers, I can confidently say that Homestar is better than some coworkers I've had

[@Loctorak]

Im not sure anyone was wondering, on account of almost everyone has had to deal with call centres at one point and there's a reason they're known for being infuriating and incompetent.

[@bucketspree4952]

Having worked in one gives you a whole different perspective and I totally agree, Homestar is killing the game

[@Tadesan]

HR is so genuinely obliviously genuine. He's a great character. Constantly catching you of guard with something intelligent but irrelevant.

[@siler7]

of guard

[@snobrder4evr]

Genuinely genuine

[@somebonehead]

I love the poetic idiot archetype. I would love to get the Brothers Chaps in a room with Dave Willis and have them write out an interaction between Homestar & Meatwad.

[@baggybants]

Everybody loves the homestar runner, he's a terrific athlete!

[@sheakennedy-ordway1156]

Especially if the characters are analyzed in terms of design and name. Consider Strong Bad, he is himself when he acts hardcore even if he fails.

[@benjaminh.morgan3193]

This is probably one of the best sbemails to introduce people to if they’ve never seen HR before. Minimal on the inside jokes and running gags, highly relatable, and still hilariously shows off The Brothers Chaps’ humor.

[@ThisFreakingDuck]

A solid introduction to 4 of the characters, too.

[@WereWade]

Easily one of my top favorite, memorable SB emails and even better with my tech support history!

[@mysterymeat64]

*That's not one of the 99 ways I rip you off!* is officially the best bubs quote ever

[@negascoot23]

Axolotl Invasion Bubs seemed genuinely upset that Strong Bad was being ripped off--and he wasn't responsible😁

[@forgetfulfunctor1]

The fact that it incidentally says bubs wouldnt even deign of throttling internet feels...nosferatu-like

[@OsirisLord]

It's on the Homestar Runner wiki on the page that lists all of Bub's unethical behavior.

[@velvetisis]

I must have watched this one a dozen times and just now realized Datum is the singular of Data, as in one piece of information. That's how bad Bubs' servers are.

[@kennymartin5976]

I mean, the man has one singular customer, and its a Luchador who used 30 year old electronics in 2006.

[@bucketspree4952]

He's charging him one datum at a time

[@ImMewtwo]

Datum sounds bad. :P

[@Rhomega]

Wow, a gif that comes with music, that's like a supergif.

[@BorisFangirl]

That would explain why it was downloaded in a fortnight :P

[@noyz-anything]

The new SuperGIF/.sgif format! It's like .mp4, but better!

[@laurenhahn8569]

Super moms choose super gif.

[@nullset2]

Strongbad predicted webms :O

[@kevinhanson6965]

I see you are a sleepycabin conasir as well

[@FairPlay137]

_"I'M A WEBSITE!"_ -Strong Mad

[@trearoos]

Hohoho...heheheh...HAHAHAHAHA!!! XD

[@sebamongusrbloxgachagamery7180]

Hohohoho Hahahahahaha Hahahahahaha Hahahahahaha HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA HA *H A*

[@dreamlandbuds7710]

_100% Complete_ _Already?!!_

[@r.alexandercorbitt1554]

So that's what he said. I was wondering.

[@borisgalanovthekgbagent6393]

@@dreamlandbuds7710 doo doo dododododaadaadaadaa doo doo day dododo

[@ozzie_goat]

I named my server the Datum Center in honor of this.

[@Otterino]

Datum sounds good.

[@Poyostar]

Datum is one of the greatest things one can possibly have on their Compy!

[@negascoot23]

How many bops you get on that?

[@SlyHikari03]

Cool, wish I had a server. Oh well, maybe someday.

[@danielamin]

This sbemail is a masterpiece. It should be selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

[@moxxie6.6.6]

Should've been sent to space on those golden records if ask me

[@magnumopus7569]

All of the sbemails should be in the registry

[@Bururaian]

All sbemails are culturally significant

[@amandahugankiss4110]

I have been launching each episode into space on its own gold disc for the past ten years. Up to episode sixty eight with only nineteen launch failures!

[@Toonrick12]

​@@amandahugankiss4110Did Episodes 57 and 58 make it up there?

[@Tiky.8192]

It seems like this video is not even outdated!

[@SuperSmashDolls]

If anything, it's more in-dated now than it was when it launched

[@LieseFury]

guillotine ajit pai

[@nthgth]

Aside from the use of the word "baud," but that's in keeping with Strong Bad being electronically old school

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@nthgth These days, Strong Bad would be using cable internet but not having wifi.

[@nthgth]

@@TheInkPitOx true, but he wouldn't be using any equipment that's capable of WiFi anyway

[@Korstre]

*The merger,* Strong Bad said years ago. Strong Bad foresaw *EVERYTHING.* I just cried.

[@n0denz]

NO I DIDN'T Referring to what?

[@Korstre]

tetrisclock You've never heard of that merger between Comcast and Time Warner that tried to go through?

[@n0denz]

I must not have. Strange. That sounds like big news. Perhaps I was asleep haha.

[@Korstre]

tetrisclock The proposed merger was killed off a while ago, but still.

[@SergeantExtreme]

+NO I DIDN'T Right. That's old news. Did you hear the new news? Time Warner is at it again. Now they're trying to merge with Charter Communications.

[@ladymantis]

I threaten people with a "heapin' helpin' of my unbridled rage" now!

[@danielcamarena1188]

"Thank you for calling the internet. Can I have your account number or identity theft please."

[@srbrant5391]

No, I'm not in India.

[@dannyhayes1293]

"Thank you for calling the internet, can I have your account number or identity theft please?"

[@coffee115]

Danny Hayes This is the best line to me.

[@princessemmy]

@Brandon Taylor Ma'am, please calm down. Your CD tray is not a cup holder. *turns page* I cannot help you clear your browser cache. No, I'm not in India.

[@princessemmy]

@Brandon Taylor All right, I can help you with that. Please hold while I transfer you to someone who can help you with that.

[@princessemmy]

@Brandon Taylor *singing* Doo doot. Tch. Doo doo dit. Tch. Doot doo doot. Tch. It's the hold music, do doot. Tch. Pa doo doot. Tch. Boodoo doo doot. Tch. *high pitched voice* Hold music!

[@princessemmy]

*in a telephone voice* Thank you for holding. Your call is very unportant to us. The next available representative wi- *normal voice* okay, I'm back! Lemme just verify your address so I can send you my weight in free sign-up CDs.

[@SepulcherGeist]

The "send you my weight in free sign-up CDs" is still one of my favorite Homestar lines of all time.

[@MrSmegheneghan]

The visual was something else as well - too bad that doesn't turn up in the older videos.

[@christopherwall2121]

I remember, when this first came out, back in dinosaur times, a lot of people on the wiki forum were impressed by the little artistic/cinematic touches in this email. The whip-pan/splitscreen combo, and Strong Bad marching to the Concession Stand in silhouette on particular got high praise.

[@animatrix1490]

I love this entire email, from the tech support to the Datum center to the insane laughter at the end, but somehow I think my favorite part might be around 1:29--just the expressionless look that Strong Bad gives the receiver in his hand. It's priceless.

[@nthgth]

LMAO I never noticed that till I read your comment, that is great 🤣

[@kellylyons1038]

Note to self: chew more

[@willowmcintire21]

"Throttling you down? That's not one of the 99 ways I rip you off." You heard it here, folks; even cheapskate Bubs knows enough to respect net neutrality.

[@OdaSwifteye]

Of course! You don't really profit from it in the long run.

[@TheInkPitOx]

I don't think the issue of net neutrality existed when this email was released.

[@blujay1524]

@@TheInkPitOx I don't think it even exists now

[@manoftruth0935]

Net Neutrality is just a buzz phrase governments use to extort internet providers. The providers know that throttling internet isn’t profitable.

[@MadHatter42]

@@manoftruth0935 It is when most of your customers don't have anywhere else to go. That's how Oligarchy works; they grab you by the reproductive organs and squeeze, squeeze, squeeze.

[@mintyglamour]

to this day, I find myself singing Homestar's jingle whenever I am put on hold

[@dw4124]

Same. Also just randomly at any time without realizing I'm doing it

[@AtHomeWithAGeek]

I would pay the Brothers Chaps for a loop of Homestar's hold music to put on my business's answering service.

[@aliceraven5465]

did anyone else notice Homestar was the ONLY ONE THERE there was absolutely no one else in that little office (that isn't in india)

[@danielcamarena1188]

"Mam, please calm down. Your CD tray is not a cup holder" "I cannot help you clear your browser cash" "No I'm not in India"

[@squirrelnut]

Daniel Camarena I thought he says no I'm not am idiot.

[@brainflash1]

Sadly, those replies cover about 90% of the calls to customer service.

[@misterbadguy7325]

He said "India." It's a reference to how a lot of tech support gets outsourced to there.

[@nottherealpaulsmith]

cache*

[@mysterymeat64]

It's official, homestar is everyone at tech support

[@123123s3]

I dunno I know a guy who was pretty kickass at using computers guy even had a shirt that said something along the lines of "I won't fix your computer" pretty alright guy all around

[@zh84]

Ratsel I had that T-shirt. It says "No, I will not fix your computer". It upset my father.

[@nthgth]

No, Homestar is too easy to understand

[@jedihunter176]

"Throttlin' you down? That's not one of the 99 ways I rip you off!" - Telecommunications networks after 2018

[@TheInkPitOx]

I just learned what that means

[@ToonNoah]

As someone who works in customer support, how homestar runner speaks to his customers is still 200% accurate to this day.

[@lillianward2810]

“OK, I can help you with that! Let me transfer to someone who can help you with that.” Underrated line.

[@SoleaGalilei]

Every time I get put on hold, I still think about "Your call is very unportant to us."

[@MoonLiteNite]

with 1200 baud, he could download a single DVD in 1 year if it was running 24/7!

[@LchanOtakudom]

Christopher Banacka Is that what he said? I thought he said “bot”! Thanks!

[@slipknotsink]

“My internet is crawling along! Like something... funny... that crawls along...”

[@BeazerProductions]

“Datum center” is such an underrated joke.

[@ianfinrir8724]

Isn't "datum" like the singular for "data"?

[@Loctorak]

Isn't the joke "datum sounds good"? Cause then no wonder Datum center is an underrated joke - it's not a joke, its a thing

[@Abelhawk]

Homestar’s tech support call is so realistic it hurts.

[@scambroselauntrellus3681]

"Note to self: chew more" Homestar is probably choking on his food a lot.

[@Codricmon]

Bubs has 99 ways to rip you off, but throttling you down ain't one.

[@PANZERWAFFLZ]

That hold music :D

[@presleydejean4638]

Strong Bad's Frantic insane laughter at the end almost made me spit out my food

[@Eedelia01]

Strong Bad has Comcast too?!

[@alexbracken]

😂

[@TheInkPitOx]

I seem to recall one time years ago when Comcast was incomprehensibly slow at times for months. These moments of low speed went on for hours each time. I think I remember Dad calling Comcast several times.

[@cat1554]

Definitely not. Comcast throttles for sure!

[@Abelhawk]

It’s hard to find exchanges so perfectly constructed and comedic as that customer service call from Homestar.

[@OsirisLord]

Helium has no affect on Strong Mad's voice but bandwidth does.

[@sootheoperator4545]

Allow me to quote Strong Mad: "I'm a website" So it checks out

[@Eebers]

I still say "do sum bow dis" all the time. The influence on my daily vocabulary is unmatched

[@smartalec2001]

'Note to self: chew more'. Oh, Homestar.

[@TheInkPitOx]

"let me verify your address so I can send you my weight in free sign-up CDs" I never noticed that before! That was hilarious!

[@undoneonion90]

Yeah, I'm fine Gary. Calm down.

[@darkshade2k7]

+Robert Jindra I'm sorry, I was just so excited :(

[@aSongFromTheSixties]

UK? Hahahaha that killed me

[@TehTezMan]

measuring bandwidth in bauds...wow.

[@CaptainLumpyDog]

TehTezMan My Internet career started at about 2400 baud. It was very exciting.

[@TheInkPitOx]

Well, Strong Bad is known for his state-of-the-art technology.

[@shiftygirl6434]

dfq is a 'baud'??

[@MoonLiteNite]

bauds work great with that lappy 486

[@Me-fr7yj]

NO PAINT DAUBS

[@redlion517]

When I saw Homestar on the other end, I was like: "This can't POSSIBLY end well..."

[@sludgesketch8697]

Redlion 517 of course

[@brianrunyon266]

When I heard Homestar on the other end, I'm thinking SB's in trouble.

[@MariktheGunslinger]

This is a great case for Net Neutrality.

[@Codricmon]

Bubs got 99 ways of ripping you off, but throttling you down ain't none.

[@UndefeatableTwilightCatgirl]

When I first watched this, I always thought Homestar said "No, I'm not an idiot."

[@codi3k]

That's a cool mouse gif, it'd be a shame if it were to become a meme based on a character from a popular RPG game

[@RedRice94]

@Modley uh oh here comes the matpat cringe hate

[@navyntune8158]

gaster rap

[@thepeternetwork]

And they all laughed happily ever after as the animated rodent busted the freshest moves and phat beats back home on the Lappy.

[@Malardanova]

Homestars hold music is still song by me on a weekly basis 16 years later. Icon

[@psyachu]

I still use "it's crawling along like something funny that crawls" to this day.

[@homsargirl]

This is definatly one of the best emails. Dodo do doo do, dodo doo HOLD MUSIC

[@brianrunyon266]

Love this one. Bubs is Strong Bad's ISP, and Homestar is tech support, oh boy. The humor here is classic, and clean.

[@particlemane3359]

I don't know 'bout yous, but "Hold Music" has lived rent-free in my head for all this time, and I use it any time I or someone near me has to wait for anything.

[@HeruruMeruru]

hearing Homestar pronouncing "internet" correctly is surreal

[@Abelhawk]

"A heapin' helpin' of my unbridled rage" has come up in my speech more than once over the years.

[@Abelhawk]

Also "datum sounds good" and "do-sum-bow-dis!"

[@zeitgeistindustries1792]

I just realized how much homestar reminds me of caboose from red vs blue. (But without the technology fetish)

[@Bobsheaux]

Strong Bad's arguing about how much his internet experience sucks, and this was just preceded by an ad for the first wave of Google Glass. Can I get an "IRONY!"?

[@starbutterfly9036]

Miller Animations NOT FROM YOU!!!

[@Bobsheaux]

Jaida Perkisn Ohhh... I've been waiting a MONTH for someone to do that. :( lol

[@starbutterfly9036]

I was hoping for "3 days to say that" but what you did works too.

[@starbutterfly9036]

CHEDDAR CHEVRON ok

[@Kirkklan]

*walks in* ...Oh, hey! I didn't expect to see you here!

[@MrPaull0324]

Homestar's bit as the tech support guy is so accurate to real life😆

[@koopa159]

It is painful how relevant this episode still is, when it comes to ISP.

[@DaVince21]

I can't wait for the day that gif/gifs come with built-in music!

[@stormcloudsabound]

this was the first SBemail i ever watched. i love strong bad and homestar runner

[@zeitgeistindustries1792]

♪Gary, he hoped that email was from Gary. So this emails from Gary's.♪

[@MiloTheMightyDude]

It's incredible how relevant this episode has become.

[@omasumi]

i knew gaster beatboxing was a homestarrunner reference, i just had to track down which sbemail it was from.

[@thecianinator]

This one somehow feels like the Brothers Chaps had been hanging out with TV writers

[@hessrockman]

I'M A WEBSITE!

[@KarienMusic]

Ohohohoho Aahahahaha AAAAHHAAHAHAHA BAAAAAAHAHAHAH WAAAAAHAHAHHAA HA HA!

[@mikeread4329]

BlitzGames O_o

[@zekeram129]

IcarusRetry *WAHAHAHAHA HA HA HA ΗΑ H A H A H A*

[@Abelhawk]

That is the most accurate impression of IT support ever!

[@Its_Charlie_Young]

3:00 THIS IS MY FUNNY VOICE! THIS IS MY FUNNY VOICE!!!

[@duke_hugo]

Check out that ugly bird

[@nthgth]

Welcome to the high voice crewww, I hope you have a high voice toooo

[@danielamin]

To me this is the best sbemail of all time. Just genius, beginning to end.

[@TheArthurLapin]

9 years later, while technology moves on, some things never change.

[@CrazyRiverOtter]

1200 baud? That's, like, less than a kilobyte per second.

[@zh84]

CrazyRiverOtter Back in the 1980s, the Prestel service in Britain gave 1200 baud download and 75 baud upload.

[@negascoot23]

In any case, that's still faster than my internet has been since my mobile plan ended and I started using our home WiFi... I WANT to blame Comcast, but everyone else's internet is speeding right along (and my phone is newer and better quality than both of theirs😜) Could it be that Boost Mobile is throttling me in order to "encourage" me to restart my service? Is that even possible? It's the only thing my phone has that the other ones connected to the router lack.

[@juanpadron9653]

I can't believe home star runner makes his own hold music! Ha ha ha that's a meme😂😆

[@jedihunter176]

I like that people keep thinking Strong Bad lives in Strong Badia, not Free Country, USA.

[@nthgth]

"Note to viewers:"

[@negascoot23]

Well, now I know that "Baud" is a real word😁 It's not that it's before my time--I'm 41. I just didn't start using the internet until nearly the end of the 90s...and didn't start using it daily until 2010. The word had been "retired" in favor of Bps long before I was in a position to notice.

[@hyperkitten2247]

i still hum the hold music song when im bored or waiting for somethng

[@Me-fr7yj]

I still get the Hold Music stuck in my head every now and then

[@undoneonion90]

Note to self: chew more.

[@LillianWard-mw4qe]

I think this is my favorite sbemail.

[@Juuhazan_]

It took me far too long to catch on to SB's response to Gary being from the UK. I swear the wordplay in these cartoons is a work of art

[@janksamillion]

Yes baby, the whole password.

[@1funeral2many9]

“You’re best-est buddy in the whole wide world *not even close*”

[@houdin654jeff]

Right. My orignal point was "It's a cartoon, real logic can take a running jump."

[@GummitMan]

ive never seen a more relatable cartoon in my life

[@m3gAm37aLmAnX]

1:11 I never thought Homestar Runner would ever make a stereotype like that, but I love how insanely accurate they are with actual tech support

[@FoxHero123]

Strongmad's Laugh at the end had me fall off of my chair, laughing.

[@kaimcdragonfist4803]

As a kid I never appreciated the fact that the tech support call center is completely empty except for Homestar.

[@timwoods2852]

I thought the last part of Homestar's script said, "No, I am not an idiot." But the India bit is just as funny.

[@koopa159]

This whole episode is basically dealing with Comcast in a nutshell.

[@thepeternetwork]

Isn't Comcast part of Universal?

[@SmashBrosOdyssey64]

Just realized that the music that plays during the gif is the same beat as the hold music.

[@jasoneverett]

That maniacal laughing that morphs into screaming has always cracked me up.

[@TheInkPitOx]

Thank you for holding. Your call is important to us. Please stay on the line. A specialist will be with you shortly. ---------On hold message every fifteen minutes for several hours while we sign up for cable internet.

[@memerboi69.0]

i came for the gif/gif of a breakdancing rodent

[@adamb89]

3:04 Strong Bad's last tenuous grip on sanity is lost and we hear the full weight of his crippling madness.

[@thesquidiot3148]

I can't be the only one that thinks strong bad is adorable right?

[@lydiajulianprower8356]

Nope. Along with hot at the same time.

[@FBIOPENUP]

Homestar as a tech support representative. What could go wrong.

[@GabePuratekuta]

"Yoah CD tway is not a cuphowdah."

[@FBIOPENUP]

@@GabePuratekuta “No, I’m not in India.”

[@Floyd5642]

Old Man Bubs was throttlin' me down for a while today too. My internet was sooo slow.

[@knuclear200x]

ᴵᴹ ᴬ ᵂᴱᴮˢᴵᵀᴱᵎ

[@wingedhand2525]

2:00 the greatest marching music of all time.

[@LeeBMusic]

I need a 10 hour version of the hold music..

[@NJGuy1973]

for {hour = 1, hour < = 10 Doo doot. Tch. Doo doo dit. Tch. Doot doo doot. Tch, it's the hold music. Do doot. Tch. Pa doo doot. Tch. Boodoo doo doot. Tch. Hold music! hour++ }

[@LeeBMusic]

@@NJGuy1973 If the hour variable starts at 1, you need to use

[@NJGuy1973]

@@LeeBMusic I'm so glad we could get that resolved. Is there anything else I can do for you?

[@sootheoperator4545]

I would like 10hrs of homestars other song, if you're offering. "Everybody knows it.. everybody knows its true... oh yeah... you gotta do the best you can, and work out twice a day..." You know?