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"Duct-taped an alarm clock to the VCR... See, I never would have thought of that!"

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Cory Dewey-Smith wants to know how to get his [[The VCR|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.

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== Contents ==

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* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
* [#Easter_Eggs 2 Easter Eggs]
* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
** [#Trivia 3.1 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 3.2 Remarks]
** [#Goofs 3.3 Goofs]
** [#Glitches 3.4 Glitches]
** [#Inside_References 3.5 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 3.6 Real-World References]
** [#Fast_Forward 3.7 Fast Forward]
* [#DVD_Version 4 DVD Version]
** [#Commentary_Transcript 4.1 Commentary Transcript]
* [#External_Links 5 External Links]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Transcript </span> ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll take Strong Bad Emails for a thousand, please.

<blockquote>Strong Bad,<br />
My vcr keeps blinking 12:00 over and over. Do you<br />
have any suggestions on how to fix it?<br />
<br />
Thankyou,<br />
Cory Dewey-Smith</blockquote>
'''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.}''

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Easter Eggs </span> ==

* At the end, you can hit the "Eject" button to eject a tape. You can then click the tape 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]])
** '''[[Marvin Hagler|Hagler]] vs. [[Thomas Hearns|Hearns]]''' (blue) (1985 boxing match on [[Home Box Office|HBO]])
** '''YCDTOTV (season 2)''' (red) ([[You Can't Do That on Television]])
** '''[[Moscow Music Peace Festival|Moscow Peace Festival]]''' (black)
** '''car commercials''' (red)
** '''[[V (TV series)|"V"]]''' (red) (Mid '80s miniseries)
** '''[[The Commish]]''' (red) (Early '90s drama with [[Michael Chiklis]])
** '''space shows''' (blue)
** '''[[M*A*S*H|M*A*SH*]] [[Goodbye, Farewell and Amen|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)

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Fun Facts </span> ==

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Trivia</span> ===

* In the Flash version, the time on the alarm clock is the actual system time of your 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."

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Remarks</span> ===

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The 88th minute of the 88th hour.

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* 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.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Goofs</span> ===

* 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.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Glitches</span> ===

* 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.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Inside References</span> ===

* The "Joy of Painting" tape can also be found on the [[Toons]] page.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span> ===

* Strong Bad's intro is a reference to the [[Game Show References|game show]] ''[[Jeopardy!]]''.
* Strong Bad's exchange with Bubs is a takeoff of television home remodeling shows such as ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/0078701 This Old House]'', where the host asks various team members what they are doing, why, and how.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Fast Forward</span> ===

* [[The Poopsmith]] would later dress up as a Condorman in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods|The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]].

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== <span class="mw-headline">DVD Version</span> ==

* 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.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Commentary Transcript</span> ===

('''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}''

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== <span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span> ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/30-1200 watch "12:00"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEo7hxuZ28A watch "12:00"] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail30.html watch "12:00"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail30.swf view the Flash file for "12:00"]

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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Bubs Filmography|Bubs Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:strongbad email.exe Disc One|strongbad email.exe Disc One]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails|Tandy 400 Emails]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Emails With DVD Commentary|Emails With DVD Commentary]]</span>

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	* ~~At the end, you can hit~~ the "Eject" button to eject a tape. ~~You can then click~~ the tape 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:		* 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)		** '''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]''' (blue)
	** '''[[Condorman]]''' (red) (1981 [[Disney]] movie starring [[Michael Crawford]])		** '''[[Condorman]]''' (red) (1981 [[Disney]] movie starring [[Michael Crawford]])
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	=== <span class="mw-headline">Trivia</span> ===		=== <span class="mw-headline">Trivia</span> ===

	* In the Flash version, the time on the alarm clock is the actual system time of ~~your~~ computer. This was done using ActionScript.		* 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.		* 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."		* The YouTube description for this email is "Bubs helps Strong Bad program his VCR clock."
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	=== <span class="mw-headline">Fast Forward</span> ===		=== <span class="mw-headline">Fast Forward</span> ===

	* [[The Poopsmith]] would later dress up as a Condorman in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The ~~Spooky Woods\|The Homestar Runner Enters the~~ Spooky Woods]].		* [[The Poopsmith]] would later dress up as a Condorman in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]].

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