Strong Bad Email

SB revisits one of his earliest (made-up) emails. Connoisseurs of late nineties flash animation will get a real kick out of it!

[@martinefrensoquigomez7835]

Strong Bad saying "holy crap" every like 5 seconds is gold parody

[@chastermief839]

It's weird how desensitized i've been to the fact that strong bad as a character is supposed to be a luchador.

[@sixgunshauna3486]

I always forget he's a wresslemin.

[@FlameAdder]

I've always loved "Ooh, that's resistible."

[@zh84]

You see, Stwong Bad? What the luscious ladies really want is a guy that still has a face and head.

[@kittenmasterben1319]

Yeah, me too

[@Abelhawk]

Only the Brothers Chaps could parody _themselves_ and make it into this beautiful of a production.

[@Ovvkoz]

It's a lil spooky just how much the Homestar Runner series has effected my daily vocabulary

[@rickrussell]

Groovy Biology Spoken like a hundredaire

[@christopherlundgren1700]

It is spooky. Like a more-different ess.

[@kayjustice9573]

I know, right? No one ever acknowledges getting the reference. But if anyone ever did, I would be all up ons.

[@changvasejarik62]

Won’t lie the brothers chap should be in charge of all dictionaries.

[@BagelBrain]

Groovy Biology affected*

[@ShakeItLittleTina]

“Whatever happened to the Laserdisc?” 2% market penetration and disc rot

[@vinnievin86]

That's a lot of wrestling mask in Strong Bad's voice

[@AwesomeYena]

1:06 Tap dat foot Tap dat foot Come on old Homestar Runner Tap dat foot

[@zkdr6278]

Him saying "Oooh, something I would not.. openly admit" cracks me up

[@quagthias]

Love when the Chaps are able to laugh at the style of their early work.

[@rbfloat]

I think it’s because they don’t taken themselves too seriously

[@xXx_Regulus_xXx]

is that old stuff archived anywhere?

[@saberlordoboeshoes8603]

I can relate to this. I tried so hard to impress my girl with the finest mongolian aftershave lotion, but all she really wanted was a guy with a face and head.

[@mr.monotone1908]

She wanted a disembodied head. That's messed up

[@comet-ribbon]

Holy craaaaap.

[@FriendlyLocalGeek]

Anyone who's seen "Marshmallow's Last Stand" will know how accurate the "flashback" portion of this email cartoon is.

[@CorinaDoesAnimation]

I watched the 1999 pilot episode of Homestar Runner before watching this Strong Bad Email episode.

[@admiralAlfonso9001]

@@CorinaDoesAnimation same

[@darthgamer9861]

I finally saw marshmallows last stand and yes. this is so accurate

[@Crazy56U]

What I love most about Strong Bad passing out during the email is how he clearly forgets what the email was about upon waking up.

[@TheInkPitOx]

He's pretending he forgot

[@Crazy56U]

You’re giving him too much credit.

[@brianrunyon266]

Same here.

[@Dr_Mel]

Given how much humor changes over time, it's amazing how well this stuff has aged, especially for stuff on the internet which at that time was mostly hyper-aggressive trash.

[@Mushywaffles]

Man i forgot how sites like stickdeath and madness ngtoons were at their height the same time brothers chaps were doing their thing

[@reillymcwriting]

Dr. Mel AVGN aged kinda well too.

[@UsingGorillaLogic]

@@reillymcwriting Well Avgn was the exception all hos imitators sucked ass in hindsight.

[@JoeContext]

In all fairness, the "hyper-aggressive trash" part hasn't changed much. Though neither has the implied part about it aging badly. Or being bad. Those are also true.

[@JoeContext]

@@UsingGorillaLogic AVGN's imitators were hyper-aggressive trash but AVGN itself was hyper-aggressive gold (and still is)

[@berrypepperroni7708]

the way strong bad says "holy crap!" at 1:20 is so freaking beautiful

[@gameman250]

I'm just here for the laser disc song.

[@LchanOtakudom]

The goddamn gameman I’m here for all the holy crap wrestler voiced Strong Bad! But... yeah, I’m here for the laser disc song too.

[@g00gleminus96]

Whatever happened to the laser disk?

[@SantaFeSuperChief1]

Same

[@averagefez]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYCZfnaoZd-jjKs

[@Launchpad05]

@@g00gleminus96 DVD, and Blu Ray came along, and made it obsolete.

[@KairuHakubi]

This is what's so great about the homestar universe. This isn't just being done as a 'haha remember our old cartoons?' gag, it's authentic to the experience of other media we had growing up. By the time you got to a show, you had no idea how long it had been going, whether you've missed some old episodes, whether perhaps the earliest stuff is just plain lost or not airing anymore...

[@redheartstudios8973]

And of course, whether or not they're really worth airing these days...

[@Unclevertitle]

0:54 That little ditty plays in my head any and every time I hear someone say "laser disk." Every time. Without exception.

[@uppastmidnight9061]

December 28, 2021: Fabrosi is still missing... America mourns the loss of this national treasure

[@GoldenHairErik]

I love how expertly they mock their own early material.

[@ShakeItLittleTina]

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT LASERDISC SONG FOR MONTHS Someone commented it on a video about laserdiscs and I could sorta hear it in my memory but not enough to have closure. So I went looking in old SBemails to find it and got sidetracked because they’re all really entertaining

[@Crudely-Drawn-Cupcake]

3:40 “Ding Ding Ding Ding-Ding Ding-Ding Ding…” 🗣🗣🔊🔊🔥🔥

[@jesseburgener442]

"When it comes to the ladies, I have no competition! ...ʰᵒˡʸ ᶜʳᵃᵖ."

[@timwoods2852]

Something about him falling asleep to his own cartoon makes me laugh harder than I expect.

[@owenorceater7845]

this sbemail has so many incredible sound bites that have been seared into my brain. "strongest of the bads", "the cheat's playing something on a lazer disc", just the word "lady-ing", "the ramblin' wreck of email check", the list goes on and on

[@danielamin]

"What the luscious ladies really want is a guy that still has a face and head." Huh... Go figure...

[@GmNdWtchr96]

Yeah, me too.

[@TheInkPitOx]

It's a joke

[@shelbythibodeau5506]

Holeh crahp...

[@pikminfan6778]

@@shelbythibodeau5506 I'm a star!

[@Andrew-ze6kq]

4:22 Best snore ever! He was putting so much effort into it!

[@FL4SHK]

About 2:05 ish, "sand off your nipples" killed me LOL

[@tedturneriscrazy]

The fact he fell asleep to his own email is a pretty good gag in and of itself, but for him to walk offscreen at the end only to immediately fall asleep again is comedy gold

[@Launchpad05]

Ooooh, A laserdisc! The Cheat's playin' something on a laserdisc! Everything's better on laserdisc! Whatever happen to the laserdisc, laserdisc!

[@jiggybean8514]

I don't know why it's so catchy XD

[@hobbified]

Where my lasers at?

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

Over the years I've gone to appreciate the brothers willingness to make fun of themselves, especially in their early years of animation. And I like how this sbemail both pays homage and parodies their really old work on the site. Just like how the first two Brady Bunch movies made fun of the show and still managed to be faithful adaptations in order to hold up as movies in the 90s.

[@clanofclams2720]

"roll that beautiful email footage" is a fantastic joke I never got.

[@BuriedFlame]

It's a parody of the Bush's Baked Beans commercial line "Roll that beautiful bean footage".

[@THiNGYBOBinc]

Ding ding ding da ding ding da ding Ding ding ding da ding ding da ding

[@endofcentury7077]

WTF, Thingybob? You're here?!

[@tktru]

3:40

[@badgerlordpatrick6493]

Couple things: 1) Snoring has never been so funny by itself. 2) Is it me, or was Homestar a lot smarter in the early stuff?

[@cillobillo1059]

Badger Lord Patrick Yeah, I wish they didn’t dumb down homestar

[@stomper1232]

Badger Lord Patrick there was a lot of stuff changed from the cartoons, like Marzipan actually liked Homestar and Strong Bad was more of a villain

[@duke_hugo]

Strong Sad used to be so tired and depressed. Now he’s more industrious but frustrated.

[@JoeContext]

"Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True" was never finished and was relegated to a DVD bonus feature but I consider it canon for this very reason.

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@duke_hugo He's more logical and nerdy

[@rociosilverroot551]

"I'm wearing tight pants to accentuate all my .... bubble teas..." When I first watched this, I didn't know what bubble teas were, never heard of them, and never got this joke... until today.

[@rhaeven]

he says "suppleties"

[@coenisgreat]

rhaeven he’s talking about Homestar’s line at the end

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@rhaeven I thought he said subtleties.

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

This is referring to the Easter egg with mustachioed Homestar at then end.

[@bigblargh]

"suppleties" as a contraction between supple and subtleties is just crazy

[@chaddickhaut140]

It's a portmanteau. 🙂

[@duke_hugo]

Chad Dickhaut Portmanteau, a word I only know thanks to hrwiki

[@Zm4rf]

You and me both, bro ​@@duke_hugo

[@AdrianDX]

Ah the classic intro song is so good

[@Doughboy123x]

I fully agree.

[@christheleavittman7080]

Ring Ding Ding Ring Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding ding ding Ring Ding Ding Ding Ding

[@evrbody]

Homestar looks like he's ready to... H U S T L E F O R S P O R T S

[@realGeorgelucas18563]

evrbody your comment is impressive, disturbing, and makes me uncomfortable!

[@LordNagash]

Inapro-pro!

[@agen335]

Well, everyone knows the Homestar Runner. He is a terrific athlete.

[@milesium-487]

Strong Bad sounds like Spy TF2 in this email.

[@amazingawesomeghost342]

2:26: Do you want-a my bod?

[@funkyweapon1981]

Laserdisc! The most underrated video format ever.

[@CEzikMaj]

I don't think so. If you were consumer back in the day, You would spend (tons of) money on something that could record TV and playback rented movies instead of read-only mutant discs. That's why VHS was the thing. People wanted to record TV with biggest capacity and lowest price, so that's why Beta lose format war as well. And I? Still wants to play some Video8's of mine.

[@Launchpad05]

@@CEzikMaj Too bad the studios didn't use broadcast quality tapes. They were 10 times better than regular VHS. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmGTgoZpob19m6s

[@MatthewHajjar-Betters591]

I love how Strong Bad and The Cheat show some love for Laserdisc. I think it’s the most underrated home video format of all time…

[@raichutoyou]

Strong Bad seriously called Strong Sad cute. Aww.🙂

[@Andrew-ze6kq]

A candlelit dinner! With caviar burritos and finest cigars! AAAH!

[@carlyungblut8598]

Wow I still say "subbelties," I knew it was from HSR but forgot which episode!

[@damon2636]

The fact that they could easily switch back to the Marshmallow's Last Stand animation style.

[@RealCoolGuy]

I used to sing that Laserdisc song all the time and people looked at me like I was nuts..

[@chromosoze]

you holy crap are

[@Brian_AS]

I once asked an auditorium of people to please rise for the presentation of our national colors before singing the Strongbadian anthem. Thankfully, it was 2004 so a few people understood and cheered me on.

[@SpaceHunterM]

Ooh! That's resistible!

[@EthanTheBootlegger]

SHUT UP LADY!

[@duke_hugo]

Yeah me too

[@LoPhatKao]

"What the luscious ladies really want is a guy that still has a face and hands." ... so *thats* what the problem is

[@christheleavittman7080]

1:06 Tap that foot old Homestar Runner 4:14 This part cracks me up!!

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

I can just imagine to torture the chaps suffered through trying to find or remake the Marshmallow's Last Stand models to make this

[@MattMacroPika]

3:22 Strong Bads Head Asplode

[@CEzikMaj]

ＷＥＬＬ， ＭＹ ＨＥＡＤ Ａ ＳＰＬＯＤＥ

[@ThrillaWhale]

Despite the jokiness, this email is in fact extremely legit. Takeaways for ladying: 1. Aspire to look physically fit 2. Smell nice 3. Display athleticism when possible 4. Introduce easy topics like family and pets 5. Know how to plan intimate dinners 6. Have face and hands

[@TheInkPitOx]

Homestar: Strong Bad, why do you smell like a garage? Marzipan: Me too.

[@kayzeaza]

I don’t think I ever saw this episode: I don’t know how lol

[@lafcursiax]

I think this actually was the first Strong Bad email I ever saw! I remember being unreasonably distressed by the fact that Strong Bad's face was destroyed in the flashback, especially since it was inexplicably intact in the present. I was, um... 23 at the time... Anyway, now that it's on KZbin I'm delighted to see a recommendation in the sidebar for a video explaining precisely whatever happened to the LaserDisc!

[@FlyingPenguin3000]

This sbemail makes me enjoy how the brothers chaps can still do impressions of their older voice versions of their characters.

[@Andrew-ze6kq]

I'm a star! *Mike Chapman sings with just "dings" in an annoyed manner*

[@amandahugankiss4110]

ding ding ding ah ding ah ding ding Goldstar.

[@ThatFanBoyGuy]

Because of this e-mail, every time in high school and college, when my friends and I went out to flirt with girls, we called "ladying"

[@brianrunyon266]

Not sure which part is funnier, how they parody their older works, or SB forgetting what the email was about on waking up.

[@tomlemole4164]

Homestar, with a fake moustache, explaining how: his "tight pants" extenuate all of his "bubble teas", absolutely slays me. I suspect that I will still find it funny, even in 2062.

[@chaddickhaut140]

These old emails sure do pack a whallop!

[@kagechu2005BISVG]

Marshmallow's First Email

[@toby070]

Nice call-back to Marshmallow's Last Stand. With The Cheat happening to play it on a laserdisc, I interpret that 1:06 segment as a Powered-By-The-Cheat cartoon that's more elaborate than usual. Man everything is better on the laserdisc.

[@TheInkPitOx]

"Ah, you, shut up." I laughed hard!

[@LchanOtakudom]

Let’s face it, in the world of internet cartoons, Homestar Runner has no COM PE TI TION!!

[@StinkManX]

holy crop

[@LchanOtakudom]

Stink Man Ooh, that’s actually more accurate than “holy crap”! Let me try! (Ahem) in the word of internet cartoons, Homestar Runner has no COM PA TI SHON!

[@AwesomeYena]

BFDI

[@vertz1515]

“Dear. Strong. Bad.”

[@hamursh]

Why does Strong Bad always lie? Better yet, how come none of the lies that he makes catch up with him?

[@RunstarHomer]

Let's-a holy crap get to business!

[@joetalentoh]

This ones a gem among gems

[@pikminfan6778]

I've seen Marshmallow's Last Stand, so I know what cartoon the flashback sequence is referencing!

[@JALaflinOfficial]

Tritonious! How I missed you!

[@derekmccloud6333]

The laserdisk song is an absolute banger

[@Awesomest915]

Guess this is SB’s doodle memory of Marshmallow’s Last Stand.

[@StormSpottersTN]

"The Cheat, roll that beautiful e-mail footage!" 🤣Complete flashback to the baked beans commercial!

[@fillasoul8364]

Never hurts to accentuate your bubble teas, fellas. :)

[@Pebkio_Nomare]

You say that email he revisited is "made-up", eh? I would've never guessed...

[@pikminfan6778]

Ooh, a laserdisc! The Cheat's playing something on a laserdisc! Everything is better on a laserdisc! Whatever happened to the laserdisc? Laserdisc!

[@bluie1238]

3:22 rip strong bad

[@TheInkPitOx]

Marzipan is hilarious here

[@Wiiguy1606]

Yeah, me too!

[@TheBusNinja]

Keep them reuploads coming, guys!

[@skippyroadbite798]

Creme brûlée ice crèmé actually sounds pretty dang good right now

[@TheInkPitOx]

cream

[@elizabethsullivan7021]

Yeah, now's a great time to plant cucumbers!

[@paintedcrow]

Stocks are up, stipes are down!

[@MooCartoon]

The Cheat's playin' something on a laser disc!

[@agen335]

Everything is better on a laserdisc!

[@baconlabs]

Yes, I've been waiting for this one in particular! Now, _let's-a holy crap get to buisness!_

[@chaddickhaut140]

I need to start working that phrase into my daily conversations.

[@iambicpentakill971]

I can confirm that the ladies that I have dated appreciated that I was as yet, undecapitated

[@TARINunit9]

The standard Laserdisc is 12 inches in diameter. From this we can conclude that the entirety of the Homestar Runner cast is shorter than 4 feet tall, with most of them shorter than 3 feet. Granted, this contradicts SBemail "the facts" which claims Strong Mad is 88 inches tall, but that email wasn't even consistent with two different measurements _on-screen at the same time_ (two different lines of different lengths were both claimed to be 88 inches)

[@hamursh]

Short answer: A laserdisc is too damn big!

[@bdo7765]

So every time SB has gotten into an actual wrestling ring, his head asplode? Man, not much of a wrestlem'n, is he? (Holy crap.)

[@imakecontent2206]

I really want them to re upload kick a ball

[@noyz-anything]

Strong Bad's E-Folding Chair E-Dungeon

[@ImpyWorm]

I'm a million lady...ings tall

[@getsomebud]

KEEP EM COMING

[@UoirLocer]

You know it's old when you hear the old intro music

[@Blackiecomics]

Whatever happened to the laserdisc?

[@isthisusernametaken1091]

It's sad when you have to like your own comment

[@CEzikMaj]

People were not interested in them over VHS. They did not wanted additional format which was read-only and required another player for it. VHS (as well as Beta and Video8) could do this too, but it could also record programs.

[@the-NightStar]

@@isthisusernametaken1091 And yet he has 10 likes and you have none? What does that say? Hell, imma give him one, too.

[@scarffoxandfriends9401]

They involved into the laser diskette format of CD, which involved into using a better laser and became DVD, which moved from a red laser to a blue laser and became HD-DVD, which refined to a better blue laser and became Blue-ray, which later got a even better laser that was still in the blue light frequency which is known as 4k Blue-ray.

[@viscountalpha]

Laser disc units liked to prematurely fail. They were large, cumbersome and easily scratched. Over priced and underperforming.

[@SteventheThorn]

I'm about to turn 30 and I understand why the nap feels more urgent than the creme brulee ice creme.

[@DanZero77]

The one SBEmail intro I will always remember

[@Millieror64]

"Strong bad, why do you smell like a garage?" "Me too!"

[@drewping2002]

"Now it smells like a garage with a litter box in it!"