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| Strong Bad Email #30 | watch · ← superhero name · sugarbob → |
"Duct-taped an alarm clock to the VCR... See, I never would have thought of that!"
Cory Dewey-Smith wants to know how to get his VCR to stop blinking 12:00.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Bubs
Places: Computer Room, The Garage
Computer: Tandy 400
Date: Monday, June 3, 2002
Running Time: 1:12
Page Title: TANDY 400!!
DVD:strongbad email.exe Disc One
SBEmail Menu Description: Bubs helps Strong Bad program his VCR clock.
Transcript
STRONG BAD: I'll take Strong Bad Emails for a thousand, please.
>Strong Bad,
>My vcr keeps blinking 12:00 over and over. Do you
>have any suggestions on how to fix it?
>
>Thankyou,
>Cory Dewey-Smith
STRONG BAD: {typing} I had the same problem, Dewey-Smith. So I called in a professional to get the job done. Let's go see how he's dewing...um...doing.
{Strong Bad leaves his seat. Cut to Bubs working in the garage. Strong Bad enters into the foreground.}
STRONG BAD: So, Bubs, how is it coming?
BUBS: Oh, hey, Strong Bad. I think I'm almost finished. It took me a little while to figure out what I was going to do. {He steps aside to reveal what he's done.} Then I duct-taped an alarm clock to your VCR.
STRONG BAD: Duct-taped an alarm clock to the VCR... See, I never would have thought of that! Okay, there's some hairs that seem to be stuck in the duct-tape here. Was that on purpose?
BUBS: Oh... No! That's just left over from my first idea, which was to duct-tape The Cheat to your VCR. He wasn't into that.
STRONG BAD: Oh, I could have told you that, man. Well, anyways, thanks for your help, Bubs. And thank you, Cory... Dewey-Smith! So... Join us next week when we'll be duct-taping clocks to all kinds of different stuff.
{The Paper comes down.}
Easter Eggs
- Hit the "Eject" button at the end to eject a tape. Click the tape again to put it back in. A different tape will come out each time. The labels are written in either blue, black, or red. The tapes are:
- Yo! MTV Raps (blue)
- Condorman (red) (1981 Disney movie starring Michael Crawford)
- Hagler vs. Hearns (blue) (1985 boxing match on HBO)
- YCDTOTV (season 2) (red) (You Can't Do That on Television)
- Moscow Peace Festival (black)
- car commercials (red)
- "V" (red) (Mid '80s miniseries)
- The Commish (red) (Early '90s drama with Michael Chiklis)
- space shows (blue)
- M*A*SH* final episode (red) (Highest rated final episode ever, misspelled in email)
- Joy of Painting (black) (Famous painting show starring late painter Bob Ross)
- Strong Mad's b-ball game (blue)
- Slam Dunk Contest (Spud Webb) (blue) (1986 Slam Dunk Contest)
Fun Facts
Trivia
- In the Flash version, the time on the alarm clock is the actual system time of the user's computer. This was done using ActionScript.
- In the YouTube version, the time on the alarm clock always reads 5:36.
- The YouTube description for this email is "Bubs helps Strong Bad program his VCR clock."
Remarks
The 88th minute of the 88th hour.
- This is the first appearance of the Clock Radio.
- The clock radio displays 88:88 for a split-second as it retrieves the computer's internal time.
- In the eject button Easter egg, tapes with labels written in black appear to be Strong Sad's, labels written in red Strong Bad's, and labels written in blue Strong Mad's.
Goofs
- When Bubs turns around, his feet don't move at all. Bubs's torso just swivels 180° to face Strong Bad.
- There is no blue outline around the bottom of Bubs's head.
- While Bubs talks to Strong Bad about his work, his mouth is too far away from the bottom of his face for one frame.
Glitches
- The "Eject" button on the VCR is clickable during the whole email, but it doesn't do anything until the end.
- When the camera zooms in on the clock, a fine line can be seen left of the clock.
Inside References
- The "Joy of Painting" tape can also be found on the Toons page.
Real-World References
- Strong Bad's intro is a reference to the game show Jeopardy!.
- Strong Bad's exchange with Bubs is a takeoff of television home remodeling shows such as This Old House, where the host asks various team members what they are doing, why, and how.
Fast Forward
- The Poopsmith would later dress up as a Condorman in The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods.
DVD Version
- The time on the alarm clock now always reads 8:28 when it first appears, which changes to 8:29 as the email progresses, and 8:30 during the post-email options (though it is visible for a split-second when viewed in Play All).
- The VHS tape Easter egg only goes up to "YCDTOTV (season 2)".
- The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
Commentary Transcript
(Commentary by: Mike Chapman, Matt Chapman)
MIKE: That's a reference to the TV show Jeopardy!
MATT: Yeah...
MIKE: I like how he says Dewey-Smith here. I've always liked that. Or, watch it! Oh, not that.
MATT: Not this time.
MIKE: Yeah. {horrible Strong Bad imitation} Dewey-Smith.
MATT: {as Strong Bad} Dewey, Dewey, Dewey. Dewey, Dewey.
MIKE: Oh, do the voice! Do Strong Bad's voice!
MATT: {as Strong Bad} Dewey, Dewey, Dewey, Dewey.
MIKE: I love to get Matt to do Strong Bad's voice.
MATT: Look, that's one of those, what do you call those work boards in the back?
MIKE: Pegboards.
MATT: Pegboards.
MIKE: My friend Tobin made homemade pegboard just by getting a piece of masonite and drilling the holes in just freehand and it was really bad and funny-looking.
MATT: So in, Mike, thi—
MIKE: Look, the No Loafing sign and his desk are—
MATT: There's also—
MIKE: —right there! So, apparently—
MATT: Wait, is that supposed to be the same desk?
MIKE: I dunno.
MATT: You mean Strong Bad's computer desk is in the garage?
MIKE: There's the same color wall. Well, it looks like it...
MATT: I don't believe you, Mike.
MIKE: Well...
MATT: I like that little, he's like {adopts semi-Strong Bad tone} "Aw, pshaw. I could've told you that." I like that.
MIKE: Wait, you—I like that.
MATT: {Strong Bad voice} Dewey, Dewey, Dewey, Dewey, Dewey, Dewey.
MIKE: Aw, do it again, Matt!
MATT: {Strong Bad voice} Uh, holy cramp!
MIKE: Holy cramp. {laughs}
External Links
- watch "12:00"
- watch "12:00" on YouTube
- watch "12:00" on the old Flash site
- view the Flash file for "12:00"
