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	~~<div class="thumbinner" style="width:252px;">~~		''The VCR''

	[[~~File:VCR.PNG~~\|[[~~File~~:~~VCR~~.~~PNG~~\|~~250px\|thumb~~]]]]		The '''"XL ProTime VHS/VCR Player"''' is the brand of [[Videocassette recorder\|videocassette recorder]] that appears in various [[Toons\|toons]] and was first seen in [[Strong Bad Email]] [[12:00]]. The mechanical issues such as tracking problems, visible vertical rainbow, and the ubiquitous blinking 12:00 are a [[Running Gags\|running joke]]. It is usually seen on top of the [[Telebision]].
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	~~The VCR~~

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	The '''"XL ProTime VHS/VCR Player"''' is the brand of [[Videocassette recorder\|videocassette recorder]] that appears in various [[Toons\|toons]] and was first seen in [[Strong Bad Email]] [[12:00]]. The mechanical issues such as tracking problems, visible vertical rainbow, and the ubiquitous blinking 12:00 are a [[Running Gags\|running joke]]. It is usually seen on top of the [[Telebision]].

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	* [#The_Older_VCR 1 The Older VCR]
	* [#Appearances 2 Appearances]
	** [#In_Strong_Bad_Emails 2.1 In Strong Bad Emails]
	** [#In_Other_Toons 2.2 In Other Toons]

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	~~VHS TOTALTRONICS~~

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	[[The Brothers Strong\|The Strongs']] VCR originally appeared as a top-loading wood grain model. First seen on the email [[stand-up]] within [[Strong Sad's Room\|Strong Sad's room]], the [[Total\|Totaltronics]] VHS shares the blinking 12:00 with the more modern version. It somewhat resembles a [[Sony]] [[Betamax]].		[[The Brothers Strong\|The Strongs']] VCR originally appeared as a top-loading wood grain model. First seen on the email [[stand-up]] within [[Strong Sad's Room\|Strong Sad's room]], the [[Total\|Totaltronics]] VHS shares the blinking 12:00 with the more modern version. It somewhat resembles a [[Sony]] [[Betamax]].

	~~<span id~~=~~"appearances"></span>~~		== Appearances ==
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	* [[stand-up]] — [[Strong Sad]] plays [[Lil' Strong Bad]]'s comedy act on the Totaltronics model.		* [[stand-up]] — [[Strong Sad]] plays [[Lil' Strong Bad]]'s comedy act on the Totaltronics model.
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	* [[privileges]]		* [[privileges]]
	* [[dangeresque 3]] — [[Dangeresque (character)\|Dangeresque]] uses it as a car phone to talk to [[Renaldo]].		* [[dangeresque 3]] — [[Dangeresque (character)\|Dangeresque]] uses it as a car phone to talk to [[Renaldo]].
	* [[the facts]] — Plays ~~"~~[[Doug the Dino]]~~"~~ by [[Strong Mad]].		* [[the facts]] — Plays "[[Doug the Dino]]" by [[Strong Mad]].
	* [[best thing]] — Plays ~~"~~[[Limozeen]] [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"\|cartoon]]~~"~~ videotape.		* [[best thing]] — Plays "[[Limozeen]] [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"\|cartoon]]" videotape.
	* [[portrait]]		* [[portrait]]
	* [[death metal]] — Records [[Taranchula]]'s ''Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour''.		* [[death metal]] — Records [[Taranchula]]'s ''Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour''.
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	* [[mini-golf]]		* [[mini-golf]]
	* [[concert]]		* [[concert]]
	* [[hygiene]] — Plays [[Embarrassing Educational Films]]' ~~"~~Lesson 1: Say 'Hi' to Hygiene~~"~~ in the [[Classroom\|classroom]]		* [[hygiene]] — Plays [[Embarrassing Educational Films]]' "Lesson 1: Say 'Hi' to Hygiene" in the [[Classroom\|classroom]]
	* [[rated]]		* [[rated]]
	* [[your edge]]		* [[your edge]]
	* [[videography]] — Several shown stacked on the bench in [[The Garage]].		* [[videography]] — Several shown stacked on the bench in [[The Garage]].

	~~<span id~~=~~"in-other-toons"></span>~~		=== In Other Toons ===
	==~~= <span class="mw-headline">~~In Other Toons~~</span>~~ ===

	* [[Superbowl Dealie]]		* [[Superbowl Dealie]]
	* [[Character Videos]] menu — Clicking ~~"~~Eject~~"~~ will cause [[Homsar]]'s [[Homsar's Character Video\|character video]] to appear.		* [[Character Videos]] menu — Clicking "Eject" will cause [[Homsar]]'s [[Homsar's Character Video\|character video]] to appear.
	* [[The Li'l Brudder Show]]		* [[The Li'l Brudder Show]]
	* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]		* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]
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	* [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]		* [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]
	* [[8-Bit is Enough]]		* [[8-Bit is Enough]]
	* [[A Death Defying Decemberween]]		* [[A Death-Defying Decemberween]]
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The '''"XL ProTime VHS/VCR Player"''' is the brand of [[Videocassette recorder|videocassette recorder]] that appears in various [[Toons|toons]] and was first seen in [[Strong Bad Email]] [[12:00]]. The mechanical issues such as tracking problems, visible vertical rainbow, and the ubiquitous blinking 12:00 are a [[Running Gags|running joke]]. It is usually seen on top of the [[Telebision]].

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* [#The_Older_VCR 1 The Older VCR]
* [#Appearances 2 Appearances]
** [#In_Strong_Bad_Emails 2.1 In Strong Bad Emails]
** [#In_Other_Toons 2.2 In Other Toons]

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VHS TOTALTRONICS

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[[The Brothers Strong|The Strongs']] VCR originally appeared as a top-loading wood grain model. First seen on the email [[stand-up]] within [[Strong Sad's Room|Strong Sad's room]], the [[Total|Totaltronics]] VHS shares the blinking 12:00 with the more modern version. It somewhat resembles a [[Sony]] [[Betamax]].

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

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=== <span class="mw-headline">In Strong Bad Emails</span> ===

* [[stand-up]] — [[Strong Sad]] plays [[Lil' Strong Bad]]'s comedy act on the Totaltronics model.
* [[12:00]] — [[Bubs]] [[Duct Tape|duct tapes]] an [[Clock Radio|alarm clock]] to it to display the correct time.
* [[privileges]]
* [[dangeresque 3]] — [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] uses it as a car phone to talk to [[Renaldo]].
* [[the facts]] — Plays "[[Doug the Dino]]" by [[Strong Mad]].
* [[best thing]] — Plays "[[Limozeen]] [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"|cartoon]]" videotape.
* [[portrait]]
* [[death metal]] — Records [[Taranchula]]'s ''Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour''.
* [[retirement]]
* [[looking old]]
* [[strong badathlon]]
* [[mini-golf]]
* [[concert]]
* [[hygiene]] — Plays [[Embarrassing Educational Films]]' "Lesson 1: Say 'Hi' to Hygiene" in the [[Classroom|classroom]]
* [[rated]]
* [[your edge]]
* [[videography]] — Several shown stacked on the bench in [[The Garage]].

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=== <span class="mw-headline">In Other Toons</span> ===

* [[Superbowl Dealie]]
* [[Character Videos]] menu — Clicking "Eject" will cause [[Homsar]]'s [[Homsar's Character Video|character video]] to appear.
* [[The Li'l Brudder Show]]
* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]
* [[Toikey TV]]
* [[Happy Dethemberween]]
* [[Sloshybowl]]
* [[Rotten Eggs]]
* [[Homestar Ruiner]]
* [[Strong Badia the Free]]
* [[Baddest of the Bands]]
* [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]
* [[8-Bit is Enough]]
* [[A Death-Defying Decemberween]]

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