Tape-leg
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The infamous tape-leg
This article is about the Strong Bad Email. For the running gag based on this email, see Tape-leg.
Nicolas asks if Strong Bad's legs are made of tape.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad
Places: Computer Room
Computer: Tandy 400
Date: Monday, March 25, 2002
Running Time: 1:01
Page Title: Tandy 400!!!
DVD:strongbad email.exe Disc One
SBEmail Menu Description: Tape-Leg 1, not to be confused with Tape-Leg 2.
Transcript
STRONG BAD: {muttering} Ow-mnow, mnow, mnow... {louder} Mow-mnow, mnow, mnow... {stops muttering}
>Dear strong bad,
>my brothers are always telling me that your
>legs are made of tape, is that true?
>-Nicolas
STRONG BAD: Nee-co-las. {typing} They said my legs were made of tape?! WHAT?? I mean, do I look like some kinda tape-leg? I can guarantee you, man, I am not a tape-leg.
{Strong Bad stops typing and lifts his leg up, where a piece of masking tape is stuck on the bottom of his shoe.}
STRONG BAD: I mean, look at this leg. Look... look at it there... Oh wait a minute, what's that on- OH, there's a little piece of tape on my shoe!
{Strong Bad removes the tape, and lowers his leg.}
STRONG BAD: {typing} That's what they were probably talking about. Yeah. You probably misunderstood them, man. No, they probably said I had tape on my leg or my shoe and you thought they said that my leg was made of tape. My leg is not made of tape. Pfffph! I must've just stepped on an innocent piece of tape...tape. {stops typing} All right, so until next week, send me some good ones. You know, some good ones.
{The Paper comes down.}
Fun Facts
Trivia
- This is the first email in which Strong Bad does not say the word "email" in his opening.
- In the previous email, stand-up, Lil' Strong Bad was seen with fleshed legs when his pants fell.
- The YouTube description for this email is "Tape-Leg 1, not to be confused with Tape-Leg 2."
Remarks
- Not only can Strong Bad type with boxing gloves on, but he can do so with one hand. He types while he is ripping the tape off.
- The audio quality changes for the line "Pfffph! I must've just stepped on an innocent piece of tape...tape." and then changes back for the rest of the email.
Goofs
- When Strong Bad is holding up his arm with the tape, his arm cannot be seen in the computer's reflection.
Fast Forward
- An email which endures much controversy over its quality, "tape-leg" is referred to by other emails and toons on the site (see Tape-leg).
- Strong Bad asks for some good emails in the next week. The following week, Strong Bad deletes 5 bad emails, and there is no evidence that he ever got any good ones.
External Links
- watch "tape-leg"
- watch "tape-leg" on YouTube
- watch "tape-leg" on the old Flash site
- view the Flash file for "tape-leg"
