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''This article is about the short.'' ''For the [[Stand-Up Arcade Games|arcade machine]], see [[TROGDOR! Arcade Machine]].'' ''For the game on the arcade machine, see [[TROGDOR!]].'' ''For the [[Skills of an Artist]] episode, see [[Classic Stand-up Arcade Game]].''

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"We're, uh, doing The Cheat's taxes."

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Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat play a ''TROGDOR!'' arcade game in the basement.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Trogdor]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]]

'''Date:''' Monday, March 17, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:41

'''Page title:''' Quite Exciting This Computer Magic!

'''DVD:''' [[Everything Else, Volume 1]]

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* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
* [#Easter_Eggs 2 Easter Eggs]
* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
** [#Explanations 3.1 Explanations]
** [#Trivia 3.2 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 3.3 Remarks]
** [#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]
* [#External_Links 5 External Links]

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''{We start with a familiar scene, the [[Compy 386|Compy]]. Except Strong Bad isn't there, and there's a sticky note on the screen saying "in da basement -sb".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Strong Bad! ''{walks up to the computer}'' Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your fondue pot again? Oh. You're not here. I'll get to the bottom of this!

''{He sits down at the Compy and starts typing. While he says everything correctly, he misspells "Strong Bad".}''

<blockquote>Dear Stong Bah,<br />
Where are you?<br />
Your friend,<br />
Homestar</blockquote>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{notices the note}'' Oh! "In da basement. From SB." Ohhh, that must stand for Stong Bah.

''{He stands up and heads for the basement. Upon arriving he finds Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat playing TROGDOR! the arcade game.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey guys! Whatcha playin'?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, playin'? No, we're, uh, we're doing The Cheat's taxes.

'''STRONG MAD:''' W-2!!!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bo-ring. I don't wanna play that.

''{Homestar walks off. The game blips with the "SWORDED!" noise from the game.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Argh! Stupid peasant.

''{He kicks the arcade machine, which says, in a computer voice, "Trogdor!".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Pretty cool! ''{kicks it twice more, with the same results}'' All right, who's next?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, fine.

''{Strong Bad gets off the stool to let The Cheat on, but he just looks at Strong Bad, and makes more noises.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, right. Here ya go, little buddy.

''{He lifts him onto the stool and the theme music begins playing. As soon as it's over...}''

'''STRONG BAD and STRONG MAD:''' TROGDOR!

''{The game says "Trogdor!" and The Cheat begins playing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, nice move! You're a master!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down with a link to play the Trogdor arcade game. After a little while, Homestar comes back with a stack of papers.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, can you guys do my taxes next? ... You guys? ... Man, that's one big adding machine.

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"Here they come to break your legs"

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* If you wait for Homestar to come by and ask them to do his taxes - after he says, "Man, that is one big adding machine" you can click on the [[TROGDOR!]] game to make it say "[[Trogdor]]."
* You can click on the top of Homestar's pile of papers to see his expenses:

<blockquote>Homestar Runner's<br />
2002 Expenditures<br />
________________________<br />
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$150 - [[Pork|pork]] [[b/w]] [[Beans|beans]]<br />
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$2,000 - [[Witch's Brew|witch's brew]]<br />
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$4,000 - refinance my [[Homestar Runner's Hat|hat]]<br />
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$2.07 - [[Marzipan]] gift<br />
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$1,000 - [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows|Fluffypuffs]]<br />
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$500 - monthly protection<br />
to SB<br />
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$500 - monthly protection<br />
to SM<br />
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$500 - monthly protection<br />
to The C.<br />
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$75 - straps and practice</blockquote>
* When you have Homestar's expenses displayed, you can click and hold on the last item in the list "straps and practice" to see a picture of something that looks like a hand-drawn baseball card. It bears a resemblance to the [[Kewpie Dan]] drawing from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].

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

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

* Strong Mad says "[[Tax forms in the United States|W-2]]!", which is an [[U.S. Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] [[Taxes|tax]] form.
* An [[Adding machine|adding machine]] is a [[Calculator|calculator]] with a printer.
* Homestar paying Strong Mad, Strong Bad, and The Cheat "monthly protection" suggests that the three are [[Bagman|bagmen]] for a [[Protection racket|protection racket]].

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

* The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container|manhunter new york]]".
* The top paper in Homestar's stack of papers says "Important Document #402".
* Homestar's total expenditures for one month (as listed) add up to $8727.07.

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

* On the Monday following [[the show]], there was no new [[Strong Bad Email]]. Instead, there was a post-it note that said "In da Basement". The note included a link to the aformentioned toon short.
* In 2002, Homestar paid a total of $18,000 for "protection", as he paid Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat $500 dollars each per month. His other expenditures make up less than 29% of the total $25227.07.
* The Cheat plays the game [[Left Handedness|left-handed]].
* Some of the sounds used in this toon are slightly off from their game counterparts. The peasant burnination sound is higher pitched and the squished peasant sound is played faster.
* Strong Bad has two identical stools (one for his [[Strong Bad's Technology|computer]] and one for the TROGDOR! game.)
* There is a metal plate at the near bottom of the machine, which is used as a door in most arcade machines to protect the coins collected. However, there are no coin slots, and The Cheat did not put in any coins to start a new game. This would indicate that the machine has been set to free play mode, in which coins are not required to start the game.
* "Straps and Practice" is also the name of a song by [[Matt Chapman]]'s band, "The New You".

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

* At the start, the Compy's contrast knob is there. When Homestar comes in it is missing, but you can click it anyway. It doesn't do anything either time.
* When Strong Bad kicks the arcade machine, the kicking sound effect comes as his leg is pulling back, not as it is hitting the game.
* The clickable area on the "Back" text at the end of the toon extends much farther to the left.

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

* [[Pork]] [[b/w]] [[Beans|beans]] refers to the Strong Bad Email [[helium]], in which [[Marzipan]] and Homestar discuss the subject briefly.
* "Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot|fondue pot]] again?" refers to [[50 emails]].
* This is another mention of the [[Witches' Brew]].
* This is another instance of the misspelling [[Stong Bad]].
* Homestar says "Bo-ring" the same way he says it on the [[Legal]] page.

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

* The page title "Quite exciting this computer magic" is a quote from the movie ''[[Spinal Tap|This is Spinal Tap]]''. One of the band members (Viv Savage) says it while playing a game similar to [[Missile Command]] on a TRS-80 Color Computer in the tour bus.

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* Cans of "pork b/w beans" would later be seen in the Strong Bad Email [[business trip]].

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

* The expenses and "straps & practice" Easter eggs are now viewable separately from each other by pushing the angle button on your remote.
* Instead of clicking on the arcade machine to make it say "Trogdor!", after Homestar comments on it being a big adding machine, the "Trogdor!" sound plays automatically once.

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* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/arcade-game watch "Arcade Game"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/arcadegame.html watch "Arcade Game"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/arcadegame.swf view the Flash file for "Arcade Game"]

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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography|Homestar Runner Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Mad Filmography|Strong Mad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Cheat Filmography|The Cheat Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Trogdor Filmography|Trogdor Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Everything Else, Volume 1|Everything Else, Volume 1]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Shorts|Shorts]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Not Quite Strong Bad Emails|Not Quite Strong Bad Emails]]</span>

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