Strong Bad Email #89 - Local News

[@graceconnaughton872]

The “If you want to be possessive” song was a truly wonderful gift. I’ve sang it in my head every time I encountered an “its/it’s” situation for the the last 17 years.

[@siler7]

Sung.

[@sootheoperator4545]

@@siler7 I'd be like "who cares" but it is literally a fundamental theme of these emails to be picky about correct spelling and grammar. So... good jorb, keep it up.

[@glitchedoom]

Scaliwag.

[@siler7]

@@glitchedoom Scalawag.

[@forgetfulfunctor1]

singed You got burned

[@jomahawk7488]

No joke, Strong Bad’s “it’s/its” song has helped me when writing actual reports and stories.

[@hamursh]

If you're curious, the email puts the apostrophe AFTER the word "its" and it also use the word "it's" later on. You just never pay attention to the writing!

[@samuels.cummings9951]

Totally the same.

[@hamursh]

@@samuels.cummings9951 I hate it when I'm the straight man in these Homestar Runner videos...

[@zhanefulp]

"Ohhhhhhh, If you want it to be possessive, it's just 'I-T-S'. But, if it's supposed to be a contraction then it's 'I-T-apostrophe-S'. Scalawag." -Strong Bad (Monday, November 17, 2003)

[@JusticePro]

Yep! We never got better. It's kinda dumb. :P

[@Hellwyck]

It's also "scallywag".

[@emilybeatty-westlake2572]

😂

[@AnneIllustrating]

Strong Sad saying “ow“ from behind the camera always got me.

[@drdca8263]

Huh, I misinterpreted the voice based on the context of sports and assumed it was Coach Z. Whoops!

[@warzIbanez]

I SHOULD WIN! I SHOULD WIN!

[@TheInkPitOx]

I didn't notice that until today

[@Mike-739]

It sounds like Coach Z saying OW

[@AnneIllustrating]

Mike 739 Everyone’s voices have been getting higher-pitched over the years. When this email first came out, that was Strong Sad’s pitch.

[@whyistheresky]

Having the cheat babble as the news casting noises is just pure freaking genius

[@AnalogWolf]

I love that too.

[@LegoLad659]

I just realized that Bubs isn't at his concession stand because he's in Strong Badia helping with the news XD

[@TheInkPitOx]

I didn't notice that until today

[@NJGuy1973]

And yet Bubs still makes money.

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@NJGuy1973 Stand in line: $5

[@Codricmon]

0:59 - Gotta love the beefy arm on the title card. That's looking really good, coming out of the back of the S there.

[@ALivingFlame]

Yes, "S" for Dragon.

[@hooray4paradiddles]

@@ALivingFlame actually... THE S IS FOR SUCKS, THE S IS FOR SUCKS THE S IS FOR SUCKS, THE S IS FOR SUCKS THE S IS FOR SUCKS, THE S IS FOR SUCKS THE S IS FOR SUCKS, THE S IS FOR suUuUuUuCKS _towers over lighthouse menacingly_

[@ALivingFlame]

@@hooray4paradiddles And that was the last thing they said before Trogdor burninated them... (Taps playing)

[@dylanintendisney]

I find it really impressive that Strong Mad can spin a cinder block on his finger.

[@TheCastellan]

Impressed he did not eat it.

[@richardgibson8403]

@@TheCastellan the king of town is the one that would do that

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@richardgibson8403 This is some good cake

[@chad9166]

K

[@rosskerr1439]

“IT TASTES SO GOOD!”

[@TheGerkuman]

I love The Cheat's background music for the intro.

[@TheInkPitOx]

TheGerkuman It's supposed to be like those old telegraph sounds from early newscasts.

[@plantolem6753]

same, The Cheat sounds so cute

[@Defender78]

Meh-mee-mee-mee-mee! Meh-mee-mee-mee-mee!

[@nthgth]

@@TheInkPitOx right, and it just seems to fit so well for this haha

[@yellowdart6666]

you guys loving it makes me enjoy it a little less.

[@jaohonaxa]

One of the only two times in history the Cheat got subtitles.

[@thatstupidthomasfan]

The other being the character video

[@pyrorock8143]

I suppose Cheat Day could count, since The Cheat kept responding to emails saying: “Yeah, man, I’ll gnaw your face off! -Teh C.”

[@LchanOtakudom]

@@pyrorock8143 Every year, it gets funnier!

[@barthvader95]

SBCG4AP had him with voiceover translation for a single scene.

[@isablondethng]

I love that a whole subset of people learned a lasting grammar mnemonic from a one-off song in a sb email (myself included).

[@Volgotha]

I love that this stuff is still getting decent views despite how old some episodes are. Shows it's timeless

[@budgoodrich6000]

Good use of "it's"

[@SpaceHunterM]

THE WORLD IN CRISIS... more on that later

[@TheInkPitOx]

Breaking news: a 7.0 earthquake has been recorded off the coast of California with possible tsunami warnings. More at eleven.

[@srbrant5391]

You again!

[@nthgth]

Somehow Keith Pixton sounds like the perfect name for a crisis news reporter. Said in the voice of one of those Cheat Commandos

[@Awesomest915]

Wait, Keith Paxton, is that a San Andreas reference?

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@Awesomest915 No. It's just picking a major breaking news story and then postponing it for later like newspeople tend to do.

[@pat2rome]

Also I still sing that song in my head every time I see someone pick the wrong its/it's.

[@m2pt5]

The your/you're song is great too.

[@Someoneman-Doot]

I can't stand when people mix these two up.

[@emmyekko]

Seriously, Strong Bad can make grammar fun.

[@Darkestbefourdawn]

I sing it to make sure I use the right form of its/it's

[@Rosseloh]

I mentally sing it every single damn time I need to use its/it's. It's almost become a ritual for me.

[@acidhelm]

This email is so old that it was unusual back then to have a camera in your phone.

[@FriendlyLocalGeek]

And now, as Strong Bad put it in the 2017 Fan Costumes compilation, "Everyone has a 12-jillion gregapixel camera in their pocket"

[@TheInkPitOx]

2003

[@hans_____]

It was unusual to have a phone

[@buchiklop110]

It's amazing how that CD only got MORE relevant in the past decade.

[@danielbrant6740]

Some Random Guy I think I learned more about using proper grammar online than I ever did in while I was in school.

[@JokingJames2]

Daniel Brant I still play the "Its and It's" song in my head whenever I need to remember which one to use to this day.

[@Glimmerling]

Same.

[@scarffoxandfriends9401]

@@danielbrant6740 English class always seemed to cycle through the same 4 lessons every year and expected you to learn spelling/reading outside of the class. Then the teacher marks off points for things they never teach you, if they even teach you anything new o3o

[@yellowdart6666]

@@scarffoxandfriends9401 nowadays the teacher would go to prison for committing a micro transgression when they corrected the child, and possibly assumed it's gender.

[@plinsf]

"Strong Bad's Rhythm N' Grammar" is so good it should go platinum

[@thecianinator]

Or at least be a number 1 jam

[@hamursh]

*SHUT UP ABOUT IT! WE GET IT! PLEASE END THE JOKE!*

[@TheInkPitOx]

Or bronzed and dipped in guacamole

[@LikeTheBuffalo]

I SHOULD WIN! *I SHOULD WIN IT!!!!!*

[@RED_indiemusic]

(Bang!) (Strong Sad) Ow!!!

[@TheInkPitOx]

It looks like our sportscaster is not being a good a-sport.

[@DarkSignal...]

@@TheInkPitOx Pathetic.

[@LabBrat8]

SCORE A POINT

[@abdomar0528]

That news music The Cheat was making was hilarious 😂

[@animatrix1490]

2:36 Something about the way that map slowly tips and falls is very satisfying.

[@thecianinator]

"Tonight folks, and have a great job."

[@phantomstrider]

Well on the plus side, at least we finally can take a good guess what "the world in crisis" story was about 😆

[@Badgerthegreat]

He must have seen the future in the magic ball! It burns flesh when it glows.

[@TheInkPitOx]

More on that later

[@richardludwig3673]

All these years - prepared by already wearing a mask!

[@jasonthekidnetworkstudios2634]

Dodododododododododooo

[@hamursh]

I have three words for that... SIMPSONS DID IT!

[@KrissieFox]

Strongbad, defender of grade school writing ability. I salute you!

[@lilpipookoloo8792]

This is the only news source I trust

[@pgj1997]

Ohhhhhhh If you want it to be possessive, it's just 'I-T-S.' But, if it's supposed to be a contraction then it's 'I-T-apostrophe-S,'

[@emmyekko]

Scalawag!

[@armanhammer]

pgj1997 I don't know why this song got stuck in my mind, but it's how I remember when to use an apostrophe.

[@m-w-x8859]

I used this every time I write either its or it's

[@ZacherYT]

I forgot this is where I got that song from many years back.... Ahhhhhh the memories

[@pogue972]

It always seems like the world is forever in crisis.

[@TehLB]

Ever since I saw this for the first time, I always sing the grammar song in my head whenever I write it's/its. Thanks Strong Bad!

[@makeshift-moth]

I sing that contraction song to myself almost every day. Thanks for the eternal grammar lesson SB!

[@MistressZelda]

0:23 Years later and I still remember this little song. Scalawag.

[@FloofPuppy]

Best 5 bucks I've ever spent!

[@TheInkPitOx]

I didn't see the "Stand in line $5" sign until today.

[@CoriantonHalladay]

The Cheat singing, or um...meh-ing the theme song gets me everytime!!

[@brycemcneil4404]

Strong Mad with excellent control on that cinderblock spin.

[@hipsterelephant2660]

The "Its" song legit helped me out growing up.

[@BaronVonFisticuffs]

"Tonight, folks, and have a great job" is an underrated classic.

[@pikminfan6778]

The "ITS" song really helped me out.

[@Oblithian]

The "I don't care" song sounded like it was to the tune of one of the Starfox 64 tracks.

[@Noisemaker50]

"and i don't care that your cell phone has a camera in it" *i'm so old*

[@DrTechnoBabel]

You know, I never realized until now how weird it is that the Cheat's vocalizations are subtitled here and, as far as I remember, ONLY here.

[@barthvader95]

Also in his character video: www.hrwiki.org/wiki/The_Cheat%27s_Character_Video

[@Findarto7]

The ITS/IT'S song has helped me so much over the years.

[@oldmighty15]

2:17 Strong Mad: I SHOULD WIN! I SHOULD WIN IT!!!

[@LegoLad659]

I love that he has a "Hoight!" button on his keyboard and I don't know why XD

[@amtrak_121]

12 years and I’m still waiting for the top story “The world in crisis”

[@bfish89ryuhayabusa]

Pronouncing "Tallahassee" as "Gainesville"... Nice.

[@HairyHariyama]

With this email being about a news program, I'm wondering if that's a reference to that one time on The Simpsons when Kent Brockman was struggling to pronounce Kuala Lumpur so he changed it to France.

[@DanielHenning]

This was especially funny to me as I was living in Gainesville at the time this email came out

[@Qtoyghs]

I can't tell if FSU person or a UF person would be moe upset about that.

[@bfish89ryuhayabusa]

@@Qtoyghs The brothers Chaps mentioned that that was the reason for the joke.

[@mgb4692]

First glance it'd be UF, no better way for UGA guys to get in Gators asses by tying them with FSU Also UGA beat FSU in the prior Sugar Bowl, so probably a bit of HAHA YOU BOTH SUCK in there

[@emmyekko]

I SHOULD WIN! I SHOULD WIN IT!!

[@Poyostar]

Well, it looks like our eh-sportscaster isn't being a good eh-sport, eh?

[@emmyekko]

"Pathetic."

[@rifleman101]

Ow!

[@Aerobyte12]

I still think that last song is the best and needs to be made into a full song.

[@Sydney-Casket-Base]

Strong Bad's grammer song is a fine tune indeed

[@Ovvkoz]

I can't tell ya how much StrongBad's lil' jingle on "its vs it's" has helped me through life.

[@brianrunyon266]

LOL. If I'm right, Strong Bad's traffic copter sounds are the same ones he uses in the first Cheat Commandos "episode."

[@braxtoncomix]

This email was yeaaarrrrrs ahead of its time. #WorldInCrisis

[@BrainWady]

It’s email time again.... you know it’ll ALWAYS win

[@teababe27]

You know it's the only thing...THAT KEEPS US TOGETHER!!!

[@subzerobadass]

YES! I thought I was the only one that got the Cold Gin reference.

[@TrinityCourtStudios]

I love how he couldn’t pronounce Tallahassee and instead said Gainesville, which is like a 2.5 hour drive away 😂 close enough for strong bad lmao

[@nameeman1562]

The joke is they're both major college towns.

[@mangrove]

Matt went to Florida State, which makes him (as Strong Bad) unable to pronounce it funnier.

[@ProjectRedfoot]

"Scalawag" made me spit rootbeer on my monitor the first time I heard it lol Also, The Cheat with the background action music lol

[@tb3411]

"Y-O-U-R, Y-O-U-Apostrophe-R-E, They're as different as night and day. Don't you think that night and day are different? What's wrong with you?"

[@OsirisLord]

Oh if it's a possessive It's just I-T-S But if it's a contraction It's I-T-apostrophe-S Scalawag

[@Randoplants]

I got served an ad for grammar lessons. XD very appropriate

[@beewald3107]

Watching this during the Coronavirus pandemic makes it even more funny in a way lol

[@SlayerofWyverns]

"The World in Crisis... ...more on that later!" Me, in 2022: Later is now, though!

[@imakittywhitty]

This is one of my favorite emails.

[@marilealouise3953]

"I dont care if your cell phone has a camera in it" It just hit me how old this is, because phones without cameras are just unheard of, but then it was a fairly new thing.

[@steeevealbright]

ABSOLUTE. CLASSIC.

[@clinthg3]

+1 for the "Cold Gin" reference in the beginning

[@FlameAdder]

Scalawag. More people need to listen to that song.

[@cgrant61289]

I’m in my 30s and still sing that little song to know the difference between “its” and “it’s”.

[@LinkSeasonMaster]

Best news show EVER!

[@eternal0star]

Now owned by Sinclair

[@TheInkPitOx]

?

[@BrinIoca]

Oh no!

[@zubz451]

Keith Pixton They’re a hard right wing group that has been buying news organizations across the US & trying to kill/downplay various stories that go against their agenda while boosting one’s that are for it.

[@mgb4692]

So explain Comcast, Disney, Viacom, and Time Warner then

[@SharewareWizard]

watching graw mad bounce a football with a tennis racket and then bean his brother with it like a tennis pro out of nowhere is one of the godddamn funniest things I've ever seen.

[@SharewareWizard]

I don't know why it's so funny I keep playing it back and I can't stop laughing send help

[@jonathanwilliams225]

He SHOULD win it

[@felipesoares5900]

Shockingly accurate.

[@Sodaholic6502]

"Tonight folks, and have a good job" had me rolling

[@numanuma20]

Watching this now, the $5 to stand in line would not happy today.

[@emilyapricot1313]

I am really enjoying being subscribed to this. It is like they're new again !

[@maverickREAL]

SB, you might wanna do that The World In Crisis bit now.

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

Like fifteen years later and I still use the It's song to spell it right

[@dreambuyer5723]

Me too, and I'm a friggin' secretary! Sitting there singing under my breath at work.

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

I'm a transcriber =P

[@Matt-mq6ws]

To this day, I still sing “If you want it to be possessive, it’s just ITS, but if it’s supposed to be a contraction, it’s IT’S” It’s the least helpful rhyme ever, yet it always works.

[@Sclzbot92]

More reliable than the actual news

[@Journeyman107]

Immediately thought of this the first time I heard “Global Crisis” re Coronavirus

[@applesyrupgaming]

re systemic racism

[@RunstarHomer]

@@applesyrupgaming re rampant corruption in every level of government in every country in the world

[@itsthemaggieshow]

Strong bad’s “thup thup thup thup” helicopter noises live in my head rent free

[@choom]

Strong Bad: BEHOLD MY STAND! THE WORLD IN CRISIS

[@__________8146]

2:14 the first time i saw bubs ever :o

[@FalseReality0]

The first email I ever watched :)

[@xaghi9832]

Thank you, and tonight.

[@Trelior]

Not only is Strongbad giving a grammar lesson, but it's accurate.

[@Launchpad05]

Local news is one of the many reasons I no longer rely on local stations to get my cartoon fix.

[@qoyote]

You still get cartoons on local? I gotta move there!

[@Launchpad05]

@@qoyote Sadly, no.

[@MrMegaManFan]

I still sing the "what's wrong with you" song about YOUR and YOU'RE to this day.

[@therealhardrock]

One of the few times The Cheat's talking is subtitled.

[@chrisprou9216]

i still use this song to help me remember its and it's.

[@skeeter197140]

"It's e-mail time again"! I never knew Strong Bad was a Kiss fan.

[@pikminfan6778]

Sticky: This just in! A local internet troll has been spotted prowling the comments of Homestar Runner's KZbin videos, and replying the same old thang ding! I mean... Dang thing. The culprit goes by the name of Emanuel Tejeiro. His KZbin account is "idle arrangement". We now go live to Sparrow in the field. Sparrow: Thanks, Sticky. As you can see, there seems to be a riot at The Stick. Let's ask some people about the situation. You, sir. What are your thoughts on this predicament. Strong Bad: That man is a bad guy! He kept on calling me a chump, and from what I've heard, his brain is smaller than Strong Sad's! Strong Sad: I heard that! Strong Bad: Shut up. Homestar: That's right, we've got trouble with a capital T, and that rhymes with E, which stands for Emanuel! Sparrow: So, Mrs. Pan. What do you have to say about this problem? Marzipan: He told me to keep bashing my head against the sidewalk, and I think it's mean. My "Save The California Condors" rally can wait another day! The Cheat: *Angry The Cheat noises* Sparrow: How would you describe the perpetrator, Homsar? Homsar: DaAaAaA, my stoop is laden with bug spray! Coach Z: I don't think anybody out there likes Emairnuel Tejoro! Pom Pom: *Bubbling noises* Sparrow: And according to Pom Pom, not only those in Free Country, USA are angry. It seems like everyone in the Homestar Runner universe is in a riot! And now for Hummingbird with the sports. Hummingbird: This just in, the Cleveland Browns are still terrible.

[@Pikashockdragon]

This just in! The Cheat Commando's have been called in to capture Emanuel Tejeiro dead or alive. More at 11.

[@TXRhody]

@@Pikashockdragon Is there a song about not using an apostrophe for pluralization?

[@williamaothecoronao9817]

This is sooooooooooooooooooo accurate

[@DerekReed]

"Have a great job"

[@SmeiskAudio]

"The World in crisis." Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. #COVID19

[@xmbovlogs]

racist

[@The9393114]

"Gainesville, Florida." 😂

[@reddragonlegacy]

That's a news source I'd trust 😂

[@WillShackAttack]

hey strong bad you're rythm n gramer album sounds gr8 i think its ttly cool and awesum

[@heyhorhey528]

This is one of their best emails haha

[@markelder5893]

Good evening and tonight.

[@Poyostar]

[Insert comment about how this is WAY better than whatever today's politics are here]

[@Garock2]

Thank you for your entertainment :p

[@HomestarRunner20X6]

The Friggin' Cheat

[@pat2rome]

I wonder how many people get the reason why he replaced Tallahassee with Gainesville.

[@NickKrishnan]

pat2rome UF v FSU?

[@pat2rome]

Yep! That's it.

[@NickKrishnan]

Heck Yeah wouldn't know otherwise but i spent a summer at a science camp at UF

[@TheInkPitOx]

It's written on the Wiki

[@U014B]

Because he didn't know how to pronounce Fish Lake.

[@RedLuminous]

I bet the world in crisis story was about the questionable future of Flash

[@emilyapricot1313]

I originally quit watching some time around the time of this email, so at some point, these will be all new to me.