Strong Bad Email

Coach Z somehow has the authority to make everyone pretend to have babies in a weird contest. Meanwhile, The KOT opens a steakhouse!

[@rachelinga]

you can tell HSR fans have become adults when the emails go from "draw a cartoon" to "take care a baby"

[@eviljoel]

Nobody I know under 30 have even heard about Trogdor. We're ancient.

[@hooray4paradiddles]

@@eviljoel Dang kids these days don't know the classics!

[@littleboyred1]

@@eviljoel Haldo! Only 26 here but some of us hopped onboard fairly early-on. Gosh i suddenly remember checking the site once or twice a day, and getting so excited when suddenly the site changed... Checking for easter eggs with the tab key... Good times

[@z5396z]

@@eviljoel 19 y/o and I know Trogdor and his minor disagreements with thatched roof cottages.

[@troganx1]

@@eviljoel 23 over here and have watched homestar runner since 08 lol

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

hearing strong bad say "vape shop" dealt me considerable psychic damage thank you

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

Psychic damage? Are you no longer able to do telekinesis??

[@desertstormchefnice9446]

Not half as bad as burninating all the peasants and their THATCHED ROOF COTTAGEEEEEEES

[@CaptainTripps420]

Lol I was vaping when I first watched this. Quite the surprise but a welcome one. I always forget Homestarrunner sometimes had references to things like smoking and drinking so I guess it was just a matter of time.

[@negascoot23]

About 8d12? Something like that?

[@KazyEXE]

"wifi hotspot" was even too modern feeling

[@DarkSignal...]

Now we know why Coach Z was buying up all the "Great for Baby" items at the garage sale.

[@kylerbelshaw7042]

Continuity!

[@linkpwns13]

holy shit an age old legend finally solved!!!

[@dumpy_frog]

More like garbage sale

[@EpikBirb]

@@kylerbelshaw7042 epic

[@pikminfan6778]

@@dumpy_frog Ap-ap-ap! Moms only!

[@internetuser1231]

21st century parenting: tape your toddler to a tablet, passive-aggressively fight with your spouse in front of them, and start drama with other parents. You guys really nailed it! 😂😭

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

I thought this was going to be a joke video, but instead the Family Chaps surprised me with an actual full on sbemail. It truly is a Decemberween In Spring mackerel!

[@nkromancerN]

Which, coinincidendentally, is a video I want saved on YT (Decemberween Mackerel)

[@heartysquid]

That's the real prank

[@johndavidsloan]

4/1 is one of their go-to dates. Not every year, but I always check.

[@ChocorocK]

Where's the Decemberween Thnikkaman?

[@stapler942]

I too was double-fooled into expecting an April Fool's joke!

[@MasterHand4444]

Releasing the first actual new sbemail in forever on April Fool’s day is such a Homestar Runner thing to do

[@bradbradlylife9918]

Who the hell and what the hell and who the what

[@raxadian]

If you pay attention the whole diaper on the windows thing was an extra for this.

[@bradbradlylife9918]

@@raxadian pudding doesn't wear diaps

[@Strongbah43]

I thought I was losing it, like why are their tablets and stuff in homestarrunner?

[@Strumstar]

Remember 2014 when they resurrected the site after a many years long haitus with a toon on April 1st? That still will never be topped for me.

[@HyperSniperCo]

I love how when he says "Health Classes", they play every Homestar ominous/creepy sound effect at the same time.

[@treehann]

Good catch! The audio humor in strong bad has always been top notch

[@JoeContext]

Alex Hirsch just casually dropping a cameo in a Homestar easter egg like it's nothing has made this a spectacular April Fools

[@xx_bugc0re3_xx28]

Wait where?

[@eviljoel]

@@xx_bugc0re3_xx28 The only way you could miss him is by deliberately stopping the video before the end. Come on.

[@theworldoflivvy3150]

Oh god, I thought he looked familiar! Wonder if he was a fan of Homestar Runner back in its prime? He's about the right age, I think.

[@hd_inmemoriam]

@@theworldoflivvy3150 Wasn't Matt a writer on Gravity Falls?

[@theworldoflivvy3150]

@@hd_inmemoriam Yeah actually, I think I recall something like that! Admiration isn’t a one way street though, so who’s to say Hirsch wasn’t a fan of theirs before creating GF?

[@uselessfuse]

I've been watching homestarrunner since I was 13 and now I'm married and have a baby at 32. I cannot believe this of all media has maintained its quality and relevance in my life for nearly 20 years!!

[@mikesilva3868]

👍

[@Nono-hk3is]

Too bad they didn't warn you about baby smell in time.

[@benjaminh.morgan3193]

Same here my brotha! ('Cept I'm 29 and got 3 kids, but y'know.) Literally like 80% of my sense of humor comes from the Brothers Chaps in some form or another. And sometimes I'll go back and rewatch old toons, and catch jokes for the first time!

[@hollenhammer]

same

[@julinofooly]

Lol, i'm child free but honestly this is jarring because omg, it's like scrolling my Facebook of my 35~year old peers. I can't believe we got new SBE in TYOOL 2022 💕 so great

[@infinition]

I watched Strongbad's emails all through high school. Now, as a father of four (soon to be five), I regret not coming to Strongbad for advice first. I could have done so much better...

[@ProfPsycDad]

Hoooooo boy, SAME. I quit at 4 though. but hey kids are resilient (ish), they'll forgive us, especially when we cosign on that over priced 5 year old SUV they want but absolutely do not need!!

[@ercussio]

Same, except I got a vasectomy and cringe at parent life

[@Hexaderp]

Son of a Submariner - do you have a maid?? I can get having a second, you feel like "ah i got this down, it's can't be that much harder to raise two'. But then you get the second and it's like 1.5 x harder - how did you keep going after that!?

[@meatrace]

Yeah with better advice you could have had 1 or even zero children.

[@susanalyssafox]

I have 4 also, I feel ya.

[@scripterhastogotosleepb7139]

I never want to see anyone say Marzipan is a bad character. Her "Babies understand tone and body language so we can't let her know how much we hate each other" had me sent to another dimension

[@AutumnReel4444]

Sad that she is the lone female character, but she definitely has depth.

[@Nmac-]

It's not that's she's bad. It's that's she's the least tolerable character

[@Darkstar1484]

The aura of menace deepened with each word

[@noyz-anything]

pretty sure when people say she's a "bad character" they mean in the sense of being villainous, not in the "this characterween's not working" sense

[@Merjia]

And the slow lean in and down is what does it for me 😂 😂

[@an0idiot0of0use]

The level of accuracy with some of these scenes is UNCANNY. It's like the Chaps have been watching me raise my daughter for the past ten years.

[@jaklumen]

It's because Matt and Missy have a daughter?

[@ozharms]

@@jaklumen Mike and Missy

[@eviljoel]

I like how they still add a loading screen purely for nostalgic reasons.

[@Cyberguy64]

Speaking of nostalgia. Every time I see your icon, I'm brought right back to the good ol' days of Retsupurae.

[@eviljoel]

@@Cyberguy64 The channel might be dead, but the awkward dialogue pauses live on in our hearts.

[@ImpyWorm]

And for just 10 minutes, the world was good once more. Homestar's eyes at 1:44 unnerve me.

[@stomper1232]

The eyes at 1:49 always unnerve me and idk why they always use that expression

[@KRDiStort]

bag of puddin

[@spiritgum]

I think they're the same as or similar to the eyes used for teenage Homestar.

[@dannop2562]

It’s that double-comma-creep-out!

[@antibrevity]

Best thing that's happened to me in 7 years. Terrible, but true.

[@monkeynaut3008]

The brief return of Homestar's cinnamon beard filled me with a joy I didn't know I was missing.

[@PrideEepy64]

Are we gonna ignore the fact the guy THAT GRAVITY FALLS GUY Is here at 8:53

[@TheInkPitOx]

I didn't even notice that!

[@Omnywrench]

I never want to see Coach Z lovingly nuzzle anything ever again.

[@NeedlessExposition]

I’d rather see Coach Z nuzzling a plastic bag full of aged pudding than the King of Town winking.

[@kingatticus5371]

Wasn’t Coach Z a mother at one point? He’s the most qualified to teach about raising kids! …oh sweet mercy, he’s the most qualified

[@KF-hf4nt]

He'd prefer not to talk about it

[@stomper1232]

Not surprising seeing that he dressed up as a mother once when Bubs was about to go on a date with Marzipan

[@eviljoel]

@@stomper1232 And Strong Bad once said that he "just kinda looks like my mom".

[@sarahsanders7127]

Oh, well then he's ok to say it!

[@srbrant5391]

*J i b b l i e s.*

[@strain42]

The best April fools content is just 100% completely legit Strong Bad emails

[@Mekboy_ComputerMonster]

The joke is that you _think_ there will be more SBEmails on the way this time, much like the Old Days...

[@srbrant5391]

"Poop" and "smirk" have _no business_ in the same sentence, let alone the same _word._

[@cue4q]

As a first time dad of a two-year-old, I’m quite excited to share Strong Bad with her. Also excited to learn you can just scoop the goop back in.

[@kalebreed6363]

NO!

[@Fastbreak383]

Does she like Homestar runner content? As a younger fan, I’d wanna know what younger people think

[@dr.altoclef9255]

Make sure she doesn’t get the droops.

[@Fastbreak383]

@@dr.altoclef9255 The key is to hold her by the corners.

[@EpikBirb]

@@Fastbreak383 I do and am currently 13, been watching since I was 11 or 12.

[@SeniorTripod]

"Let's check a Strongbad email you and me, together, like we used to. Like a family." Cheers brothers chaps. May you never get the Black Lung.

[@Bururaian]

I think about that family line an unhealthy amount. Among other random SB lines

[@Sydney-Casket-Base]

one wouldnt wish to work in the railroad all the livelong day. it chickety-chex out.

[@left4twenty]

May all thy dungeons be dongrel-free

[@CamTroid]

Strong Mad's Origami skills sure have improved since "unused emails", lol

[@s9lecomp]

Good callback!

[@shelbythibodeau5506]

I FORGOT TO SCRIMSHAW LEFT!

[@dannop2562]

@@shelbythibodeau5506 I came to quote this. Beat me to it!

[@reloadpsi]

To be fair, we didn't see his crane in that one, and even then he created this one by accident because he made a mistake while making a diaper. We only saw his lotus and mantis.

[@ChuckySkullHead]

It's incredible how the Chaps are able to make these characters from 20 years ago reference modern stuff without making it weird. Homestar Runner is a fine wine that gets better with age.

[@nthgth]

It's like when the characters in South Park are shown idly playing on modern smartphones

[@ghostcassette6012]

@@nthgth Except actually funny

[@nthgth]

@@ghostcassette6012 South Park isn't funny? Yeah ok bud. And pizza is gross too

[@UsingGorillaLogic]

I think it is because these characters seem to live in their own world but unlike other characters that do it their world is both not so close that it feels like they went through a time warp (Look at Rugrats) or so far away that it feels dumb. They have just the right amount of observations about our world that it feels just the same as it did before.

[@digamejh]

@@UsingGorillaLogic Haven't seen newer Rugrats, but The Simpsons did the same thing and it just feels weird.

[@left4twenty]

I was thinking the puffy vests were pretty on point, and then waffles on saturday but leaving the kitchen a mess, that felt like a personal attack

[@OrphanRyan]

"I've been friendly to families at least a couple of times, maybe you guys will get lucky!" relatable to anyone who has worked in retail or a restaurant,

[@glitchedoom]

Strong Bad saying the words "vape shop" is surreal. Also, Hot Fries are the king of snacks, so Strong Bad had great taste as always.

[@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917]

Somewhat serious question, do dedicated vape shops actually exist? Is it just a US thing? I see Family Guy having vape bars and KZbinrs talk about dedicated vape shops. But, where I live, the vapes and cartridges are sold in either cannabis stores or tobacco stores. The closest we have is Vape City, which is basically just a kiosk.

[@glitchedoom]

@@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917 There's a bunch around where I live, so it is definitely a thing in the US.

[@animatrix1490]

@@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917 Lots of places where cannabis and the like are legal have amalgamated themselves together but there are a few places where there aren't tons of CBD-type shops so vape/ecig/smoke shops will still wear "vape" on their signs or front doors

[@RoninCatholic]

@@ashblossomandjoyoussprung.9917 I work at a pizzeria. There's a vape shop _and_ a weed shop that share a building with us and a hipster latte place.

[@ikeshrafter]

@@Shark_Builds_Bro "Hot fries" refers specifically to "Chester's Fries," a common spicy chip.

[@westvirginiaglutenfreepepp7006]

StrongBad muttering "indignant" while floating mid rage is just so perfectly StrongBad

[@akasharkieboi]

I love how ambitious Homestar's mouth shapes have been getting lately

[@xenos_n.]

We don't talk about his mouth shapes.

[@Fastbreak383]

@@xenos_n. oh but we do

[@asteroidrules]

The amount of movement Strong Bad's mouth has been doing lately has also been very impressive. You can really taste the impeoved framerate.

[@theFriendlyGhst]

Best April Fools prank ever: Releasing a Strong Bad Email four years after the last one with no acknowledgement of the gap.

[@negascoot23]

🎶"Let's not make a big deal 'bout this, It's just another Strong Bad email."🎶

[@TheInkPitOx]

How is that a prank?

[@Omabatfartsbruh]

@@TheInkPitOx a prank on our emotions and average adult lives

[@admiralAlfonso9001]

I feel like I have egg on my face right now

[@chastermief839]

the way coach z's cheek rubs all upon that bag of pudding was way more detailed than it needed to be

[@AznOmega]

Jibblie jibblie jibblie jibblie jibblie jibblie

[@Dr_Mel]

Excuse me, it was a bag of Absorbine Jr.

[@SavageGreywolf]

I think you'll find it was _exactly_ as detailed as it needed to be to convey the peak level of creepiness present

[@AwesomeYena]

And everyone's disgusted reactions really seals the deal! XD

[@Mario9919DX]

@@AwesomeYena Like that sealed bag?

[@Victorium04]

Alex Hirsch being in a strong bad video is not something I knew i wanted, but I am incredibly happy that we have it now

[@hbomberguy]

this is the best april fool ever

[@nixonbubble]

Hbomber in the wild sighting

[@ericsloss5136]

#teethgang

[@rei3951]

Why did you plagiarise this comment from Gary

[@NickKrishnan]

I LOVE YOU HARRIS AND I LOVE YOU BROTHERS CHAPS

[@LendriMujina]

"Coach Z, may I ask why you're buying up all the 'great for baby' items?" "I'd prefer that ya didn't."

[@eviljoel]

After over a decade, the mystery is finally solved. Absorby was a secret member of the cast all along.

[@CyberneticCupcake2]

Marzipan: "This garage sale is more like a garbáge sale." Strong Bad: "UH UH! Moms only!" Coach Z: "Oh, then I'm okay to say it."

[@nthgth]

🤯 oh my goodness graphics, that makes so much sense

[@jackriedy1047]

“vape shop” might be the most Strong Badian phrase to emerge in the last decade

[@danielleanderson6371]

You can really feel the audience aging as TBC suddenly feel comfortable making vape jokes on an episode about parenting. Hell, an email Strong Bad answered from me more than half my life ago is now swiftly approaching bar mitzvah age.

[@keyboardmaverick1100]

Which one?!

[@danielleanderson6371]

@@keyboardmaverick1100 Web Comics. I’m Gunk Iller! Anticipating the obvious question, nothing happened of our web comic.

[@keyboardmaverick1100]

@@danielleanderson6371 It's always a treat when you meet a genuine SBEmail sender on the interwebs. Wish the show were more active so I could send a question and potentially have it answered within my lifetime.

[@mitchroid]

@@danielleanderson6371 dope!

[@Fortyjustice]

This is the best internet that exists.

[@matthewrohde1588]

Strong Mad's origami sure has come a long way in the last 19 years.

[@toon4thought]

Oh hey, Alex Hirsch. Nice to see your friendship with Matt come full circle.

[@bagofgroceries]

WAIT HE’S IN THIS?!?!?!

[@messey12]

I popped when he came onscreen. His career has now truly peaked. Bless his face.

[@eviljoel]

He's a huge Homestar Runner fan, so this has to feel like a dream come true for him.

[@RainAngel111]

@@eviljoel he's also been friends with the brothers chaps for a long time now. One of them worked on Gravity falls

[@eviljoel]

@@RainAngel111 Yeah, but he hasn't been in a Sbemail before.

[@Twister980]

Man, we went from Some Kinda Robot to Parenting, guess Strong Bad grew up with us!

[@AlexWalkerSmith]

I actually just became a dad 3 weeks ago! Having grown up on Homestarrunner, this was a real treat. SBemails haven't changed at all, right down to the low-fidelity sound design ✋🏻😌👌🏻

[@Fastbreak383]

Congrats man.

[@salsuginusrex5196]

They *mostly* didn't change... Flash is gone now, so you can't search around for something to click and get bonus material.

[@Trillyana]

When I first got into Strong Bad Emails, I was in middle school with no thoughts of having a child. Now I am 30 with no HOPES of having a child instead. Time flies!

[@SakuraAvalon]

Relatable. lol

[@_sealbro]

yeah, same

[@Tadesan]

Love yall

[@tonyrigatoni766]

My EXACT situation.

[@beewald3107]

Hearing Coach Z say "Wifi Hotspot" is so strange lol

[@Mekboy_ComputerMonster]

Hearing Strong Bad say "Vape" is like Bugs Bunny dabbing; I burst into hysterical laughter as if I just witnessed an Eldritch Deity with the naked eye. (No I didn't. I lied. I merely fooled you-)

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

It should have been "Wifi Hortspurt."

[@Melonposting]

@@ryanlutes I think it’s more about parents using KZbin/streaming as a substitute for actually watching their kids

[@KF-hf4nt]

@@greatsageclok-roo9013 Woofoo hurtspurt

[@animatrix1490]

@@Melonposting why not both

[@gordonwiley2006]

I appreciate that despite them all being dumb animal characters, they are all constantly in a state of adultness and childness as is convenient. Just like real people!

[@Knights_of_the_Nine]

Which ones are animals?

[@Tunabringer]

Well, brother Gron Sad is clearly some kind of elephant man, and Homestar doesn't wear pants, so that's two of them. Marzipan might be a worm pretending to be a broom?

[@badgerlordpatrick6493]

@@Leon14344_ i dunno, they just called them that themselves. just proof that wrestleman is indeed a separate species

[@christianfaux736]

What the fuck animal is marzipan? Or homestar? Or... any of them? I guess strong sad could be an elephant

[@CubicApocalypse128]

@@Tunabringer Plus there's a big, obvious, The Cheat-shaped blank spot on that list.

[@wideMac7]

All these new facial expressions that Homestar has is really freaking me out man. Especially when he’s doing the grandma bit at the end.

[@WhitneyAvalon]

🎵 The Jodhpurs of Clarencing 🎵

[@pikminfan6778]

They won't work out, just like those other jodhpurs.

[@MyDayAstonTheMuppetsFan]

🎵The Modders of Quarantine🎵

[@LilysmileReturns]

🎵The Bonders of Blanderting!🎵

[@executor45]

Here I am, many years later - still trying to click the monitor for the touch effect and Easter eggs

[@musickid43]

The only Easter egg I've found just pauses the whole thing.

[@nthgth]

I think those shorts at the end are what we get instead now

[@Indian0Lore]

Sad time when flash went away. Use to talk about the episodes with the family/friends about, “oh did you see this secret?”

[@mayac69]

Neutral face Marzipan is legitimately scary.

[@mgumwv]

Neutral Face Marzipan, on tour this summer with Sloshy and She Likes Cloth

[@stopstealingmusic]

@@mgumwv sloshhhyyyy!!!

[@biivamunner3122]

Same.

[@Fastbreak383]

@@mgumwv aw man she left Cool Tapes?!

[@animatrix1490]

at 6:15 his little mutters include "indignant?" and I think that's beautiful

[@VoidNull9222]

4:27 That Marzipan speech was impressive, disturbing, and makes me uncomfortable

[@joebykaeby]

“It’s very important that she doesn’t know how much we hate each other until she’s in college” Jesus does that hit close to home

[@samuelcolvin4994]

I've known more than a few people who's dad's suddenly moved out the week after highschool graduation.....

[@brainflash1]

I think Marzipan is referring more to her own parents than to her current animosity with Homestar. He annoys her, but she certainly doesn't hate him.

[@captainmaim]

@@samuelcolvin4994 There was a girl I might've married if her parents hadn't done exactly that and ruined her ideas about family.

[@Shadowlynk]

Saaaame. Nothing like a good cringe-chuckle, though.

[@ghostcassette6012]

@@brainflash1 I think you're right. That kind of projection is a classic "episode where they raise a baby" trope

[@EdwardGLord]

I would watch the new SBE in computer class in middle school when I was supposed to be doing my assignments. Now I'm in my 30s and watching the new SBE in my office while I'm supposed to be working.

[@Aereto]

Continuity!

[@kevinfitch4138]

Strong Bad would be very proud!

[@EricFreischlad]

Them: "You can't watch cartoons in class. You won't learn the skills you need to succeed in the real world!" You: "False."

[@matmatician7]

Same as it ever was, now with a Real Human Baby!

[@gokaury]

Priorities!!!

[@patandmacmusic]

The fact that Mike knew to come to Strong Bad indicates that he’s gonna be a god tier parent

[@Mugenkun77]

Well, now we know why Coach Z was buying up all the baby items at garage sales

[@kaelibw34]

Knowing the creators are actual dads just makes this even more hilarious

[@badgerlordpatrick6493]

Clearly they are writing what they know. And damn, they still good!

[@BigR.O.B.]

They probably made the whole sbemail just to vent about babies smelling like crap at the end.

[@Chaosrain112]

This was nothing but a cry for help from two very VERY exhausted fathers. Please save them.

[@bloodanddajugs]

Between this and the Diaps short...I think someone has another bun in the oven

[@GreenChillZone]

Matt Chapman isn't just a dad in real life, but he plays one on TV! That's like, double daddage!

[@Jim_Jam]

I was expecting an April Fools thing but we really just got a 10 minute SBEmail.

[@professorhaystacks6606]

You were expecting an April Fool's prank, but it was really me, D...10 minutes SBEmail!

[@waxwinged_hound]

I remember having to look after a flour bag in high school. I was already dead set on not having kids, and I was so annoyed I had to do this project (which was half of my grade if I remember correctly) that I named the thang ding "Dolores" after Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter. Because my feelings were about the same. I remember being baffled at the other girls that dressed up their flour bags in cute clothes and baby talked them, though I suppose that just proves they would be better suited as parents than I would. Also, love the phrase "co-parent."

[@hy-longcat]

5:07 i like how "screenby sitter" could be interpreted as "screen-(ba)by sitter" or as "screen-by sitter" (sitting by the screen).

[@Mynameishassan0]

Stand by sitter but it’s a screen

[@SilenTHerO78614]

Even if I have to wait another decade I will wait patiently for sbemail#210. Hopefully we get another sbemail in 2023 and not 2032. Keep it up Matt and Mike, this didn't just make my day or week, it made the whole dang season for me.

[@garrynewman6211]

I think that we might get one next April fools.

[@nthgth]

Why not both?

[@thatliquidthing1903]

I am both shocked and amazed that those Chaps chaps referenced vaping. Truly, these two have adapted to modern-day unhealthiness.

[@toooes]

Healthier than smoking. About as healthy as drinking coffee.

[@TheOrangeBanjo]

@@toooes Both probably not great for newborn pudding-bags.

[@sleepCircle]

​@@toooes if you pipe the coffee into your lungs, yeah

[@eviljoel]

They literally named a character after PCP. Vaping is mild compared to that.

[@Aelffwynn]

@@toooes "healthier than smoking" citation needed lol. Research suggests it may be worse for your lungs than smoking. We just don't know yet. Just because it's newer doesn't mean it's better

[@talbotter632]

The one internet cartoon that doesn't rely on edgy. gross & sex jokes.

[@Sockacroc]

So many things in life get old with time, you go back to them and it’s not like you remembered. Homestar keeps being just as good every time they do something again. Just as hilarious, same bizarre charm, everything. Comedic geniuses forever

[@connordarvall8482]

I had to look at the tablets, mobile phones and hear Strong Bad say "Vape Shop" in order to make sure I hadn't just found an old HR video from 10 years ago.

[@webrunner42]

it's pretty funny that they have cell phones and tablets, those things are what, millions of times more powerful than strong bad's laptop

[@TheVincentKyle]

Given how long it's been and the general progression over time I'd guess the Lappier is at least a Core 2 Duo.

[@webrunner42]

@@TheVincentKyle could you really get a core 2 duo in 90s Officeworker Beige(tm) because most laptops were Sleek New Century Black Electronics (tm) colored

[@MamboCat84]

Strongbad likely has a BlackBerrèe or something like that

[@TheVincentKyle]

@@MamboCat84 You nailed it.

[@gigastrike2]

Strong Bad perpetually uses the oldest technology he can get away with. Pretty sure the first thing he does whenever he gets a new machine is -bully- ask Strong Sad how to open the command prompt.

[@Silverward]

I really enjoy how The Chaps just use April Fools as content release day instead of trying to fool anyone.

[@somejerk5662]

The joke is on everyone who finds out there's new H*R content and assumes that they're being pranked.

[@JustAndre92]

.....Okay, I can't be the only one whose jaw was left hanging open by "It's very important that she doesn't know how much we hate each other until she's in college." Tranqil fury Marzipan is officially the best character in all of _Homestar Runner_ history.

[@shelbythibodeau5506]

Poor Absorbine... Just put her out of her marseray already, Corch Z!

[@gingrich17]

I'm literally about to become a first time dad in about a month. This email could not have come at a more opportune time

[@daveloomis]

Can't fool us with this "gingrich" nonsense Mr. Morkleson.

[@AlpacaHacker]

And you are called Mike.. Did you email? Is Gingrich your real last name?

[@andrewwhitley5321]

You really do wanna make sure you're always in a wi-fi hotspot though

[@iprovidethepaint9788]

Ditto!

[@emily_nelson]

Make sure you keep the baby alive for the first month to get your bag of pistachio pudding.

[@googamp32]

New SBEmail with Alex Hirsh? And I thought April Fool's was a day of annoyance and disappointment!

[@jacobshore5115]

Didn’t recognize him at first, but yeah! Awesome he’s in this!

[@Swaggless]

I thought that was him! I was going through the comments to make sure I wasn't crazy. XD

[@Mekboy_ComputerMonster]

For years I've always heard of this _Alex Hirsch,_ and I've always imagined him as a bundle of tentacles... …Kind of surprised, and disappointed, he looks nothing like Shuma Gorath, but I heard he made a great show I should check out oneday~

[@nthgth]

Who?

[@Swaggless]

@@nthgth the guy directing Homestar in the end is Alex Hirsch. He created the cartoon Gravity Falls and voiced one of the main characters.

[@ELSTERLING]

I feel like I learned so much about being a parent from this video, like how scary Marzipan can be.

[@mgmoneygurl8]

Please don’t ever stop making these email videos I’ve been watching this channel since I was a kid 😭

[@willkriss1497]

Caught this at 24 minutes old. So fresh it isn’t even on the HR WIKI yet. Thanks guys!!!!

[@LeScarletSinger2]

Lucky. I caught it at 2 hours old.

[@Dreamconfedi]

Caught this at 5 hours.

[@That_Guy42]

Awe crap. I caught it at 7 days old. Why didn't I get a notification?

[@TheyDarthElmo]

As someone who started watching this in middle school and now is one month away from my first child being born, this seams like perfect timing.

[@catbatrat1760]

That's oddly wholesome, just as long as you don't follow any of this advice. XD

[@TheyDarthElmo]

@@catbatrat1760 o don't worry this was all placed in the what not to do category. 🤣

[@matrix91234]

If you live in a Christian family or certain environment atleast they all have to have kids and push them unto everyones relatives, and they usually never shut up about them being in the center of everything, i mean whats even the point of relatives if one doesnt have common interest to begin with?. No idea what your background is though

[@krazyglue60]

“It’s exactly like an RHB: it’s small, it’s mushy, smells like plastic, and it’s full of yellow goop!” As a father of seven, I laughed WAY too hard at this!

[@FigureFarter]

Good luck out there

[@Joseph.Talkowski]

7!? But, how? Why? How do you even afford it? Where do they all sleep? At what point do you just bag it up?

[@fonsly5077]

Theres a couple of major lore dumps in this email. 1. Coach Z got all the “great for baby” items from strongbads “Gar-ba-dge” sale, because of his RHB he’d be caring for. 2. The characters in The Strongbad universe are actually human, despite their invisible arms, broom-like frames, and elephant-like feet. You know this, because of “RHB” specifically calling the baby a human

[@barryaldridge1113]

Yes new email on today of all days. Strong Bad is the best.

[@dogemaster-hm2ce]

YESSSSS

[@NukeOTron]

The fact that they can't keep straight the Ponders of Warenting brings a smile to my face.

[@wingracer1614]

The Donders of Warranty

[@TheRealPumpkinLover]

the jodhpurs of clarencing

[@LamanKnight]

The Jumpers of Quarantine? (Are those the ones that got Strong Sad sent to jail that one time?)

[@Ihartwalrusguy]

The Yonders of Xarenting

[@HeroicJay]

The shut ups of that lady!

[@Fettclone1]

In all sincerity, thank you for creating this ridiculous cast of characters. It's still one if the best things to come from the internet and helped me through some challenging times.

[@xenalin1]

I'm 100% convinced that "pudwad" was a subtle reference to old game map files: .puds (Warcraft maps) and .wads (Doom maps)

[@deadmetalbr]

Knowing TBC, that's almost certainly what they were getting at.

[@tkayube]

@@deadmetalbr They have referred to .wads a couple times I think.

[@justanotherchannelonyoutub126]

Even on April Fools day, new Homestar Runner content is always welcome

[@BenDrechsel]

You misspelled “Especially” 😉

[@BewareOfNerd]

Never in my life did I expect Strong Bad to say the words 'vape shop'.

[@CaptainTripps420]

Well Dangeresque had a cigarette burning away in an ashtray on his desk and Strong bad is always drinking "cold ones" which are clearly beers. This isn't actually that far off from his normal brand of humor.

[@BewareOfNerd]

@@CaptainTripps420 It's not the smoking so much as the reference to something modern that didn't exist in the vaguely '80s '90s times.

[@ReviewsbyJesus]

me neither.

[@MaxOVADrive]

Lots of good new one liners in this one. "Don't ever wink at me again" is sure to be on their next greatest hits album.

[@ectofriend]

Its really weird to think that Strong Bad and The Cheat were arguably the best parents in this situation.

[@emilynelson4988]

Strong Bad taking such good care and being so protective of his pudding bag was surprisingly wholesome.

[@jonathanalanratcliff]

This is one of the funniest SBemails that you've done and that's saying something. I'm not sure how you can have both dead-on observational humor and off-the-wall absurdist humor, but you do both extremely well.

[@witchfynder_finder]

Great, I'm gonna be singing "The Ponders of Waranting~!" for the next forever, thanks Brothers CHaps

[@eviljoel]

It's not a true Homestar video unless it permanently alters your vocabulary.

[@LowCountryMatt]

The Jodhpurs of Clarencing

[@MisterVercetti]

@@LowCountryMatt The Pollers of Watering

[@Coopanimates_]

I love how this series hasn’t changed a bit, a walking time capsule going strong 💪

[@WackoMcGoose]

"Now, the next 18 to 35 years of your life..." As a 30 year old who can't move out because the economy is crazy-go-nuts and I'd need triple my salary for even a studio apratment... why you gotta call me out like this, Coach Z?

[@Victimxofxprogress]

#relatable. Also being single

[@waxwinged_hound]

that's a mood for sure (though in my case it's because of disability unfortunately)

[@LamanKnight]

*Sigh.* Me too. It's going to take a lot of saving before I can afford to move out (again) (for like the fifth time). I may not feel very alive these days, but at least I'm in a Wi-Fi hotspot. So that's something.

[@danielbrant6740]

2:52 - Strong Mad's origami skills have improved considerably! 👍🏻

[@pikminfan6778]

Is that supposed to be the crane?

[@danielbrant6740]

@@pikminfan6778 I remember a scene in another sbemail where Strong Mad was messing around with balls of crumpled paper saying they were origami paper crafts (I couldn't tell you which one though).

[@keyboardmaverick1100]

@@danielbrant6740 I think it was Unused Emails

[@pikminfan6778]

He still forgot to scrimshaw left.

[@HentaiMcToonboob]

Uh I'm about to be a new parent for the first time, today. This could NOT have been any better timed...!

[@AgentLane13]

Good luck!!

[@HentaiMcToonboob]

@@AgentLane13 thanks! Our little April Fool comin' in!

[@SeanWinters]

I remember back in elementary school when I will get a new strong bad email every Monday. now nearly 15 years later I have a kid of my own, and I've never related with homestar runner more than I do today. thank you, the brothers chap! you have been an integral part of my life, and this continuation of your legacy so if it's my heart to the point where I am glad to share this with my new children. thank you, from the bottom of my heart thank you!

[@jacksampsonforever]

as someone who was a kid in the 70s, this is extremely accurate

[@emilynelson4988]

I'll eat your cigars if you don't finish.

[@TheCheat420]

As somebody who's been called The Cheat for the last 16 years it warms my heart to see a new SBEmail. I love that the cartoons are still in 4:3

[@drathmoor]

I don't know how you got people to start calling you that. But I envy you.

[@TheCheat420]

@@drathmoor My whole group was really into H*R when we were kids and we did that thing where we decide who's most like which character and I got The Cheat. It was the only one that actually stuck and now it's been my nickname for more than half my life

[@Fastbreak383]

@@TheCheat420 nice origin story, the cheat. jk

[@drathmoor]

@@TheCheat420 Still envious.

[@Fortyjustice]

That’s badass, The Cheat.

[@vertz1515]

It’s about time we got a new installment of this legendary series.

[@Andromeda42]

Yes indeed. It's been far too long.

[@Miasmark]

apparently this email took 4 years to make according to the email from kickstarter I just got: "Fellow Keepers of Trogdor, It has been many years! Remember back in 2018 when one of the Stretch Goals in our campaign for Trogdor!! The Board Game was that we'd make a Strong Bad Email from a question submitted by our backers? No? Neither do most folks, prolly! ... But WE remembered and now, after 4 years, we finally finished the thang ding!"

[@EvanPrower]

whenever there's new Homestar stuff it feels like I'm checking in with an old friend and picking up right where I left off with them, whether it's a 10 minute email or 1 minute of Homestar singing about diapers. Because you never really knew what you'd get every Monday in 2006 anyway. I'm so happy we still get these.

[@High_Caliber]

First I was like "no, it can't be" then I was all "oh it looks like it is!" then I was like "but it's april falls day" then I was all "I need a sandwich" then I was like "this is 10 minutes long" then I was all "I'm going to need another sandwich" then I was like "I need a more expensive pad". Good day indeed chums.

[@calsheridan8961]

The simple eye-lowering of Strong Bad at Homestar's foolishness just PROVES that Strong Bad is no longer the villain here.

[@vestonbruno2795]

If you ask me, Strong Bad phased out of being a villain, but still has his mischievous qualities.

[@oddcrafter1270]

@@vestonbruno2795 And we wouldn't have him any other way! ^w^

[@Robscurity]

I'm sending this to a friend who's a new parent....perfect for April Fool's.

[@alexmabey7791]

As a Homestar fan for nearly 6 years, this is the first "new" SBmail I've ever seen! Yes, really! I also wonder if the Brothers Chaps are using ToonBoom , or something else! 😂👍

[@hooray4paradiddles]

Back in their heyday, they used an ancient technology that has since been lost to history known as Adobe Flash Player. Archaeologists are unsure as to the precise nature of this discovery.

[@nthgth]

Ahh I remember my first new SBemail. ISP! There was already so much content I had to catch up on. Good days.

[@RichiRay97]

I'm glad to see the Homestar universe still going strong (bad) after all these years!

[@GMMReviews]

And for just 10 minutes, everything was lovely once again, WONDERFUL.

[@PlasticCyborg]

Between this and the diaper sunrise video, I'd say somebody within or friends with the Chaps is having a bay-bay.

[@RealLukeWilson]

Twas a joy to see an Alex Hirsch cameo at the end. Maybe someday we'll get an *official* crossover with Grunkle Stan.

[@RoxStar1968]

It would be really funny to me if they received this e-mail like a decade ago and have been sitting on this idea that whole time.

[@BenDrechsel]

Strongbad’s tweet said he finally finished this 4 years later, so you’re in the ballpark