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The beginning of an era.

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This email was the first Strong Bad Email to appear on the site. Strong Bad answers an email from [[Abdi LaRue]] from San Diego, California, who asks if Strong Bad takes off his mask and boxing gloves before he goes to bed.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' Wednesday, August 22, 2001

'''Running Time:''' 0:45

'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!

'''DVD:''' [[strongbad email.exe Disc One]], [[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]]

'''SBEmail Menu Description:''' Strong Bad explains his weird physiology and coins the phrase "For Good or For Awesome."

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== Contents ==

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* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
** [#Trivia 2.1 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 2.2 Remarks]
** [#Goofs 2.3 Goofs]
** [#Fixed_Goofs 2.4 Fixed Goofs]
** [#Inside_References 2.5 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 2.6 Real-World References]
** [#Fast_Forward 2.7 Fast Forward]
* [#DVD_Version 3 DVD Version]
** [#Commentary_Transcript 3.1 Commentary Transcript]
** [#Fun_Facts_2 3.2 Fun Facts]
* [#External_Links 4 External Links]

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing, types 'run "strongbad's__email"'}'' Oh, who is the guy that checks all his emails? That's me, Strong Baaad.

<blockquote>Dear Strong Bad,<br />
Do you take your wrestling mask and boxing<br />
gloves off before you go to bed?<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Abdi LaRue<br />
San Diego, CA</blockquote>
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, typing}'' Well, that's a stupid question, Abdi. Do you take off your face and hands before you go to bed? And if so, are you some kind of robot? And if so, what kind of powers do you have? Do you use them for good, or for awesome? Would you like to join forces? I just happen to be the greatest criminal mind of our time. ''{types "—Strong Bad" and then stops typing}'' Okay, until next time. Keep sending me your questions, and I will make fun of you... I mean, answer them.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

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

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

* The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad answers the age old question of whether he takes his mask and boxing gloves off before he goes to bed."

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

* When Strong Bad first reads the email, he pronounces "before you go to bed" as written. In his response, however, he pronounces "you" as "joo".

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

* Strong Bad types "before you got to bed" when he says "before you go to bed".
* After Strong Bad finishes typing a sentence, the typing sound is still played but no letters appear on the screen.

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

* When Strong Bad typed "and if so, what kind of powers do you have?", the word "what" would not appear.

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

* Strong Bad's opening line, "Oh, who is the guy that checks all his emails? That's me, Strong Baaad," is very similar to a line he says in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]: "Who is the guy that wins all the contests? That's me, Strong Baaad."

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

* The phrase "the greatest criminal mind of our time" could be taken from "[[Superman: The Movie]]," where [[Lex Luthor]] ([[Gene Hackman]]) refers to himself with said phrase.

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

* "For good or for awesome" is a suggested band name in [[band names]].
* This email comes up on Strong Bad's computer as a gag in [[flashback]].
* [[Abdi LaRue|Abdi]] is later referenced in several sbemails.
* A short clip of this email is seen in [[Accent]].
* Strong Bad repeats his assertion that his mask is his face in [[the chair]], and supposedly demonstrates it.
* In [[Hremail 7]], it is suggested that Strong Bad and The Cheat told Abdi to send the email.
* In [[20X6 vs. 1936]], Stinkoman asks The Homestar Runner if the washboard was some kind of robot, referencing the title of this email.

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

* The DVD version has an Easter egg. If the hidden Strong Bad icon in the bottom left-hand corner of the Tandy 400's screen is clicked on at the end of the email, an [[ASCII art]] rendering of a robot will appear.
* The typing sound effect was changed.
* 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]])

'''MATT:''' Hey! It's Mike and Matt!

'''MIKE:''' We're doing the commentary on the first Strong Bad Email we ever made! It's called... ''{pause}'' Some Kinda Robot.

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' In—Invisibility.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' The Basics.

'''MIKE:''' So this, of course, is back when you could see Strong Bad's mouth, when we would animate his mouth.

'''MATT:''' And didn't his head didn—

'''MIKE:''' His head didn't shake.

'''MATT:''' His head didn't shake around violently.

'''MIKE:''' So at some point, we thought that it would be quicker if we put his hea—the foreground head over the mouth...and, uh, just shake his head around, which now takes ''way'' longer than it ever took to just make his mouth move.

'''MATT:''' I think that's right. And Abdi LaRue was—this was from before we started doing this, we sent out, was it a fan list?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was like a list.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, the few, just the 10 people who had ever emailed us.

'''MIKE:''' The email's almost over!

'''MATT:''' Good grief!

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, Abdi!

'''MATT:''' Thanks, Abdi!

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

* [[invisibility]] and [[the basics]] are the names of two later emails.

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

* [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/1-some-kinda-robot watch "some kinda robot"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBIx-gP-I8c watch "some kinda robot"] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail1.html watch "some kinda robot"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail1.swf view the Flash file for "some kinda robot"]

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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails|Tandy 400 Emails]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:strongbad email.exe Disc One|strongbad email.exe Disc One]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Emails With DVD Commentary|Emails With DVD Commentary]]</span>

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