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	''~~"~~Cardboard~~"~~ redirects here.'' ''For the [[Pseudocharacters\|pseudocharacter]] which occasionally replaces [[Marzipan]], see [[Cardboard Marzipan]].'' ''For the pseudocharacter which occasionally replaces [[Homestar Runner]], see [[Cardboard Homestar]].''		''"Cardboard" redirects here.'' ''For the [[Pseudocharacters\|pseudocharacter]] which occasionally replaces [[Marzipan]], see [[Cardboard Marzipan]].'' ''For the pseudocharacter which occasionally replaces [[Homestar Runner]], see [[Cardboard Homestar]].''

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	[[Strong Mad]] appears to have a bit of an obsession with '''cardboard boxes'''. Additionally, they are handy construction materials and hiding places that factor into many different activities.		[[Strong Mad]] appears to have a bit of an obsession with '''cardboard boxes'''. Additionally, they are handy construction materials and hiding places that factor into many different activities.

	~~<span id~~=~~"appearances"></span>~~		== Appearances ==
	=~~= <span class="mw-headline">~~Appearances~~</span>~~ ==

	* Email [[monster truck]] — One of the events in Awexome Cross '98 is [[The Cheat]] attempting to jump the [[Tire]] over [[The King of Town]] eating a cardboard box covered in syrup, which the King refers to as ~~"~~cake~~"~~.		* Email [[monster truck]] — One of the events in Awexome Cross '98 is [[The Cheat]] attempting to jump the [[Tire]] over [[The King of Town]] eating a cardboard box covered in syrup, which the King refers to as "cake".
	* [[Awexome Cross]] — The same box from ~~"~~monster truck~~"~~ is one of the obstacles to avoid.		* [[Awexome Cross]] — The same box from "monster truck" is one of the obstacles to avoid.
	* [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — The [[Jail]] is made out of a cardboard box.		* [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — The [[Jail]] is made out of a cardboard box.
	* Email [[haircut]] — Strong Mad asks [[Strong Bad]] to make a box ~~"~~dance and [[Prancing\|prance]]~~"~~, which he later does. Strong Bad and [[Limozeen]] also sing about this box, and the box is labeled ~~"~~GLUTEMATES (BOX OF 6)~~"~~.		* Email [[haircut]] — Strong Mad asks [[Strong Bad]] to make a box "dance and [[Prancing\|prance]]", which he later does. Strong Bad and [[Limozeen]] also sing about this box, and the box is labeled "GLUTEMATES (BOX OF 6)".
	* Email [[theme park]] — Strong Bad and The Cheat use cardboard boxes as [[Boats\|boats]] in the [[Riverquest Safariventure\|Strong Badian Riverquest Safariventure]].		* Email [[theme park]] — Strong Bad and The Cheat use cardboard boxes as [[Boats\|boats]] in the [[Riverquest Safariventure\|Strong Badian Riverquest Safariventure]].
	* Email [[replacement]] — Strong Bad draws [[Strong Sad]] and The Cheat on cardboard boxes.		* Email [[replacement]] — Strong Bad draws [[Strong Sad]] and The Cheat on cardboard boxes.
	* Email [[for kids]] — During Strong Bad's kids' show, The Cheat hides behind a box until Strong Bad asks the kids to find The Cheat. He then jumps out from behind the box, at which time the kids all see him, but they do not acknowledge his hiding spot. This causes Strong Bad to remark that ~~"~~he's barely obscured by the box~~"~~ and proceed to get very angry.		* Email [[for kids]] — During Strong Bad's kids' show, The Cheat hides behind a box until Strong Bad asks the kids to find The Cheat. He then jumps out from behind the box, at which time the kids all see him, but they do not acknowledge his hiding spot. This causes Strong Bad to remark that "he's barely obscured by the box" and proceed to get very angry.
	* Email [[the facts]] — Strong Mad uses a box to make his [[Box Computer]]. Another box comprises the [[Floppy Disk Container\|disk container]] and is labeled ~~"~~[[Not X\|NOT CAR PARTS]]~~"~~.		* Email [[the facts]] — Strong Mad uses a box to make his [[Box Computer]]. Another box comprises the [[Floppy Disk Container\|disk container]] and is labeled "[[Not X\|NOT CAR PARTS]]".
	* Email [[garage sale]] — The same box from ~~"~~theme park~~"~~ is on sale for $1.04.		* Email [[garage sale]] — The same box from "theme park" is on sale for $1.04.
	* [[Trogdor Con '97]] — Strong Bad and The Cheat have many cardboard boxes behind them for the entire toon, labeled ~~"~~GAMERTAG??~~"~~.		* [[Trogdor Con '97]] — Strong Bad and The Cheat have many cardboard boxes behind them for the entire toon, labeled "GAMERTAG??".
	* Email [[space program]] — Cardboard boxes are used to build much of [[The Proud Anselmo]].		* Email [[space program]] — Cardboard boxes are used to build much of [[The Proud Anselmo]].
	* [[Fall Float Parade]] — [[Homestar Runner]] uses a cardboard box labeled ~~"~~blue face man's store~~"~~ to replace [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] when Strong Mad steals it.		* [[Fall Float Parade]] — [[Homestar Runner]] uses a cardboard box labeled "blue face man's store" to replace [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] when Strong Mad steals it.
	* Email [[high school]] — The ~~"~~middle school~~"~~ version of [[Coach Z]] holds a box labeled ~~"~~NOT A BALL!~~"~~.		* Email [[high school]] — The "middle school" version of [[Coach Z]] holds a box labeled "NOT A BALL!".
	* Email [[pop-up]] — There is a cardboard box in Strong Bad's pop-up book.		* Email [[pop-up]] — There is a cardboard box in Strong Bad's pop-up book.
	* Email [[your funeral]] — One of Strong Bad's boomboxes, the ~~"~~Jam Box~~"~~, is made out of a cardboard box.		* Email [[your funeral]] — One of Strong Bad's boomboxes, the "Jam Box", is made out of a cardboard box.
	* [[Drive-Thru]] — The table for the second invisible restaurant is a cardboard box.		* [[Drive-Thru]] — The table for the second invisible restaurant is a cardboard box.
	* [[Date Nite]] — Strong Bad and Homestar use a cardboard box as a submarine, the [[USS Flirtini]].		* [[Date Nite]] — Strong Bad and Homestar use a cardboard box as a submarine, the [[USS Flirtini\|USS ''Flirtini'']].
	* Email [[original]] — According to Strong Bad, for a period of time after the departure of [[Original Bubs]], his absence was hidden by appropriately placed cardboard boxes.		* Email [[original]] — According to Strong Bad, for a period of time after the departure of [[Original Bubs]], his absence was hidden by appropriately placed cardboard boxes.
	* Email [[pizza joint]] — [[The Pizz]] is constructed entirely out of one cardboard box.		* Email [[pizza joint]] — [[The Pizz]] is constructed entirely out of one cardboard box.
	* [[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] — [[Sickly Sam]] is seen inside a cardboard box labeled ~~"~~Some [[Ham\|Hams]].~~"~~		* [[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] — [[Sickly Sam]] is seen inside a cardboard box labeled "Some [[Ham\|Hams]]."
	* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] — Coach Z's studio is a cardboard box.		* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] — Coach Z's studio is a cardboard box.
	* Email [[your edge]] — Strong Bad and The Cheat spread [[Mayonnaise\|mayonnaise]] on cardboard boxes and don't clean it up for thirty minutes.		* Email [[your edge]] — Strong Bad and The Cheat spread [[Mayonnaise\|mayonnaise]] on cardboard boxes and don't clean it up for thirty minutes.
	* [[The Next Epi-Snowed]] — As punishment for prompting major alterations to the [[Cheat Commandos]] cartoon's script, [[A. Chimendez]] traps [[Crack Stuntman]] inside a cardboard box for the rest of the season.		* [[The Next Epi-Snowed]] — As punishment for prompting major alterations to the [[Cheat Commandos]] cartoon's script, [[A. Chimendez]] traps [[Crack Stuntman]] inside a cardboard box for the rest of the season.
	* Email [[magic trick]] — Homestar wears a cardboard box when he is about to be sawed in half.		* Email [[magic trick]] — Homestar wears a cardboard box when he is about to be sawed in half.
	* [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] — Several items are hidden under cardboard boxes in the game, and Strong Bad sings of being a ~~"~~box-peering guy~~"~~.		* [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] — Several items are hidden under cardboard boxes in the game, and Strong Bad sings of being a "box-peering guy".
	** [[Baddest of the Bands]] — Strong Bad's vocals manage to make cardboard boxes appear out of thin air.		** [[Baddest of the Bands]] — Strong Bad's vocals manage to make cardboard boxes appear out of thin air.
	** [[8-Bit is Enough]] — Cardboard boxes mysteriously appear if the player takes a screenshot inside a room with a secret ghost. If [[Gel-arshie]] comes into contact with something red, he can make items appear inside red cardboard boxes.		** [[8-Bit is Enough]] — Cardboard boxes mysteriously appear if the player takes a screenshot inside a room with a secret ghost. If [[Gel-arshie]] comes into contact with something red, he can make items appear inside red cardboard boxes.
	* [[Place Ya Bets!]] — Strong Bad walks by with a cardboard box labelled ~~"~~cat noses~~"~~.		* [[Place Ya Bets!]] — Strong Bad walks by with a cardboard box labelled "cat noses".
	* [[Dangeresque: Puppet Squad]] — [[Dangeresque (character)\|Dangeresque]] beats up some cardboard boxes with his [[Nunchuck Gun\|nunchuck gun]].		* [[Dangeresque: Puppet Squad]] — [[Dangeresque (character)\|Dangeresque]] beats up some cardboard boxes with his [[Nunchuck Gun\|nunchuck gun]].
	* [[Donut Unto Others]] — Homestar makes his [[Do-Nots]] food booth out of a cardboard box.		* [[Donut Unto Others]] — Homestar makes his [[Do-Nots]] food booth out of a cardboard box.

	~~<span id~~=~~"see-also"></span>~~		== See Also ==
	=~~= <span class="mw-headline">~~See Also~~</span>~~ ==

	* [[Soapbox]]		* [[Soapbox]]
	* [[Wooden Crates]]		* [[Wooden Crates]]
	* [[Barrels]]		* [[Barrels]]
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''"Cardboard" redirects here.'' ''For the [[Pseudocharacters|pseudocharacter]] which occasionally replaces [[Marzipan]], see [[Cardboard Marzipan]].'' ''For the pseudocharacter which occasionally replaces [[Homestar Runner]], see [[Cardboard Homestar]].''

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[[File:box living it up.png|[[File:box_living_it_up.png|180px|thumb]]]]
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[[File:box living it up.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

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"Livin' it up, livin' it up, box!"

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[[Strong Mad]] appears to have a bit of an obsession with '''cardboard boxes'''. Additionally, they are handy construction materials and hiding places that factor into many different activities.

<span id="appearances"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">Appearances</span> ==

* Email [[monster truck]] — One of the events in Awexome Cross '98 is [[The Cheat]] attempting to jump the [[Tire]] over [[The King of Town]] eating a cardboard box covered in syrup, which the King refers to as "cake".
* [[Awexome Cross]] — The same box from "monster truck" is one of the obstacles to avoid.
* [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — The [[Jail]] is made out of a cardboard box.
* Email [[haircut]] — Strong Mad asks [[Strong Bad]] to make a box "dance and [[Prancing|prance]]", which he later does. Strong Bad and [[Limozeen]] also sing about this box, and the box is labeled "GLUTEMATES (BOX OF 6)".
* Email [[theme park]] — Strong Bad and The Cheat use cardboard boxes as [[Boats|boats]] in the [[Riverquest Safariventure|Strong Badian Riverquest Safariventure]].
* Email [[replacement]] — Strong Bad draws [[Strong Sad]] and The Cheat on cardboard boxes.
* Email [[for kids]] — During Strong Bad's kids' show, The Cheat hides behind a box until Strong Bad asks the kids to find The Cheat. He then jumps out from behind the box, at which time the kids all see him, but they do not acknowledge his hiding spot. This causes Strong Bad to remark that "he's barely obscured by the box" and proceed to get very angry.
* Email [[the facts]] — Strong Mad uses a box to make his [[Box Computer]]. Another box comprises the [[Floppy Disk Container|disk container]] and is labeled "[[Not X|NOT CAR PARTS]]".
* Email [[garage sale]] — The same box from "theme park" is on sale for $1.04.
* [[Trogdor Con '97]] — Strong Bad and The Cheat have many cardboard boxes behind them for the entire toon, labeled "GAMERTAG??".
* Email [[space program]] — Cardboard boxes are used to build much of [[The Proud Anselmo]].
* [[Fall Float Parade]] — [[Homestar Runner]] uses a cardboard box labeled "blue face man's store" to replace [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] when Strong Mad steals it.
* Email [[high school]] — The "middle school" version of [[Coach Z]] holds a box labeled "NOT A BALL!".
* Email [[pop-up]] — There is a cardboard box in Strong Bad's pop-up book.
* Email [[your funeral]] — One of Strong Bad's boomboxes, the "Jam Box", is made out of a cardboard box.
* [[Drive-Thru]] — The table for the second invisible restaurant is a cardboard box.
* [[Date Nite]] — Strong Bad and Homestar use a cardboard box as a submarine, the [[USS Flirtini]].
* Email [[original]] — According to Strong Bad, for a period of time after the departure of [[Original Bubs]], his absence was hidden by appropriately placed cardboard boxes.
* Email [[pizza joint]] — [[The Pizz]] is constructed entirely out of one cardboard box.
* [[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] — [[Sickly Sam]] is seen inside a cardboard box labeled "Some [[Ham|Hams]]."
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] — Coach Z's studio is a cardboard box.
* Email [[your edge]] — Strong Bad and The Cheat spread [[Mayonnaise|mayonnaise]] on cardboard boxes and don't clean it up for thirty minutes.
* [[The Next Epi-Snowed]] — As punishment for prompting major alterations to the [[Cheat Commandos]] cartoon's script, [[A. Chimendez]] traps [[Crack Stuntman]] inside a cardboard box for the rest of the season.
* Email [[magic trick]] — Homestar wears a cardboard box when he is about to be sawed in half.
* [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] — Several items are hidden under cardboard boxes in the game, and Strong Bad sings of being a "box-peering guy".
** [[Baddest of the Bands]] — Strong Bad's vocals manage to make cardboard boxes appear out of thin air.
** [[8-Bit is Enough]] — Cardboard boxes mysteriously appear if the player takes a screenshot inside a room with a secret ghost. If [[Gel-arshie]] comes into contact with something red, he can make items appear inside red cardboard boxes.
* [[Place Ya Bets!]] — Strong Bad walks by with a cardboard box labelled "cat noses".
* [[Dangeresque: Puppet Squad]] — [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] beats up some cardboard boxes with his [[Nunchuck Gun|nunchuck gun]].
* [[Donut Unto Others]] — Homestar makes his [[Do-Nots]] food booth out of a cardboard box.

<span id="see-also"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span> ==

* [[Soapbox]]
* [[Wooden Crates]]
* [[Barrels]]

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