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| '''[[Strong Bad Email]] #78'''
| [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/78-anything watch] · [[suntan|← suntan]] · [[the process|the process →]]
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''"Dang. This thing's like... the never-ending soda."''

[[Strong Bad]] gets the week off while Homestar fills in. Homestar discusses the finer points of frying computer parts with carbonated beverages.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Coach Z]], [[Strong Sad]], [[The Cheat]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Monday, June 30, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:13

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

'''DVD:'''[[strongbad email.exe Disc Two]]

== Transcript ==

''{Open to Compy 386; Strong Bad is absent. Homestar Runner strolls in and sits down at the computer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hello, class. Strong Bad could not be here today, so I will be filling in. My name is ''{slowly}'' Homestar Runner.

''{He writes his name on the screen with a piece of chalk, then erases it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Everyone please take out paper and a number 2 pencil, and we'll begin.

''{Homestar types 'run "sb_enail.com" ', rather than the usual "strongbad_email.exe", to run the email program, and strangely enough, it works.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Lesson one:

''{reading}''

<blockquote>
>hi Strong Bad,<br />
>have you ever made anything out of anything?<br />
>bye<br />
>Dan from FL
</blockquote>

''{After reading "Strong Bad," Homestar angrily regards the screen and says, "Um, I do believe I just told you my name is Homestar Runner. But I'll let it slide this time." He then continues reading and pronounces "FL" as the letters "F" and "L".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{typing}'' FL?''{again as "F" and "L"}'' Far-off Lands? Foreign Leadership Camp? Fish Lake? ''{stops typing}'' Oh, I got it. He's from Fish Lake. ''{clears screen, resumes typing}'' Well, Jerome, I once made a birthday present for Marzipan out of some of my old CD's I didn't like anymore and placed them in a decorative bag. ''{stops typing, clears screen}'' And then ''{resumes typing}'' I once made breakfast out of cold pizza and half and half. Oh! And one time I made a whole set of coasters out of—

''{cut to some glasses of melonade sitting on game cartridges}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' —some old Sega tapes. And I made a pair of shoes—

''{Cut to Coach Z and Strong Sad out in the field talking. Strong Sad has a Foreign Leadership Camp '91 T-shirt on. Homestar walks on wearing shoeboxes for shoes.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{continues in voiceover}'' —out of a pair of shoeboxes.

'''COACH Z:''' Whoa, those are some fresh kicks there, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, I know! ''{walks off}''

'''COACH Z:''' So anyways, Reg had the ball at the top o' the key.

''{Cut back to the Compy}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{typing}'' But this week, I will instruct you on how to make a wet computer out of Strong Bad's computer.

''{The Cheat walks on in a red outfit, but is instantly knocked offscreen when Homestar stands up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' First, you need a 2-liter bottle of Mountain Dew. ''{produces a bottle of Mountain Dew from behind his back}'' Then get Strong Bad's computer. Apply liberally.

''{Homestar starts pouring Mountain Dew on Strong Bad's keyboard; the liquid overflows onto the floor, which gradually forms a dark puddle on the carpet. Suddenly, a ringing noise is heard.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oops, we're out of time.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' That's just my egg-timer!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Class dismissed! ''{glaring at the screen angrily}'' Except for you, Jerome!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. Homestar twitches a little. The Mountain Dew continues to be poured onto Strong Bad's keyboard. After about 13 seconds, Homestar resumes talking.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Dang. This thing's like... the never-ending soda. ''{sings}'' Never-ending so-oda! A-a-a, a-a-a, a-a-a...

''{The sound fades out, but the soda continues pouring from the bottle indefinitely.}''

== Easter Eggs ==

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''Home of this fish''

* Click on the words "Fish Lake" to see a [[Postcards|postcard]] from there.
* To see the CD collection Homestar gave [[Marzipan]], click on "CD." The CD covers are labeled "Really Slow Old People Music", "Pretty Slow Old People Music", and "Very Slow Old People Music".

== Fun Facts ==

=== Explanations ===

* [[COM file|.com]] is one of the filename extensions for [[DOS]] programs (a slightly different format from the [[EXE|.exe]] used by the usual strongbad_email.exe).
* On a basic QWERTY keyboard, the "M" key is to the right of the "N" key, which is probably the reason Homestar typed "enail" instead of "email".

=== Trivia ===

* This is the only email in which Strong Bad does not appear.
* This is the first appearance of [[Mountain Dew]]. It had been previously mentioned, but not seen, in [[techno]].
* The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container|7th guest]]".
* The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "The Homestar Runner sits in and guest-checks one of Strong Bad's beloved emails! Can you believe it?"

=== Remarks ===

* [[Fish Lake]] is the name of a township in Minnesota and a small town in Indiana. It is also the name of a large number of lakes in North America.
* When poured onto the keyboard, the Mountain Dew appears to be a green liquid. In real life, Mountain Dew is yellow; it just comes in a green bottle.
* When Homestar misspells Strong Bad's email command on the computer, it works. However, Strong Bad misspelled it in [[funny]] and received a "not found" error.
* Homestar accessed Strong Bad's email on his first try. Previously, he made [[50 emails|several wrong attempts to delete an email]] which resulted in a [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|Flagrant System Error]] on the Compy.
* Homestar pulls the Mountain Dew bottle from [[Hammerspace]].

=== Goofs ===

* When Homestar writes on the Compy's screen, the chalk and eraser have no reflections.
* While Homestar is introducing himself, in one frame his reflection's mouth is open but the top of his underbite appears closed.
* When Strong Sad is wearing the "Foreign Leadership Camp '91" shirt, his belly button has disappeared.
* When Homestar clears the screen after typing "Fish Lake", the "a>" prompt escapes from the top of the Compy screen.
* Homestar's reflection remains the same when the monitor's contrast is adjusted. This is strange, as it adjusts correctly in a previous email ([[2 emails]]).
* The first time Homestar says "Strong Bad", it is spoken without his usual [[Homestar Runner Without His Speech Impediment|speech impediment]]. The impediment returns for the rest of the email, however.
* In the scene where Homestar starts pouring Mountain Dew on the Compy's keyboard, the contrast knob is missing.

=== Inside References ===

* The names of the "[[Sega Tapes|Sega tapes]]" are actually the following [[Videlectrix]] games: [[Pigs on Head]], [[Shploitz!]], and [[QWERTY]]. The one that visibly says just "Space" could be "[[Spaceshipper]]", also a Videlectrix game.
* Coach Z's line, "[[Reg Having the Ball|Reg had the ball]] at the [[Top of the Key|top of the key]]," is a direct quote from Strong Bad's [[autobiography]] [[Words I Probably Said|tape]].
* [[Far Off Lands]] is a reference to [[In Search of the Yello Dello]], where Homestar, Strong Sad, and [[Pom Pom]] travel through this area.
* This is another mention of [[Pizza|pizza]].
* One of the shoe boxes on Homestar's feet is from [[Freshley's]].

=== Real-World References ===

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''Sgt. Cheater''

* "Never-ending Soda" is a parody of the [[The NeverEnding Story (song)|theme song]] to the 1984 fantasy movie [[The NeverEnding Story]].
* The Cheat is wearing [[George Harrison]]'s costume from [[The Beatles]]' album [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]].
* The "[[Sega Tapes]]" are actually the cartridges used by the [[Sega Genesis]] console.
** "Tape" is a misnomer derived from the game cartridges from [[Sega]]'s previous console, the [[Master System]]. The Master System's [[ROM cartridge|ROM cartridges]] superficially resembled [[cassette tapes]], despite using chips rather than magnetic tape to store data.

=== Fast Forward ===

* [[Unseen Characters|Jerome]] later pops up as a misbehaving kid on the [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] version of the [[Strong Badia National Anthem]].
* When [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|The Cheat's head explodes]] in [[couch patch]], Homestar asks whether he had ever poured Mountain Dew over the Compy.
* The [[Freshley's]] shoebox Homestar wears reappears in the email [[time capsule]]. It is also seen briefly in the email [[original]], as the base of the toothpick sculpture.
* In [[retirement]], Homestar pours Mountain Dew into the [[Tandy 400]]. Strong Bad adds [[Oh No You Dent! Denture Tablets|denture tablets]], causing it to [[Explosions|explode]].
* In a flashback from [[the paper]], [[The Paper]] prevents Homestar from pouring Mountain Dew on the [[Lappy 486]].
** In an Easter egg from the same email, Homestar sings another parody of the song from ''The Neverending Story''.
*** Also in [[the paper]], Homestar repeats Coach Z's line "Reg had the ball at the top o' the key," but instead says, "Homestar has the ball at the top of the key."
* [[Sega Tapes|Sega tapes]] are mentioned again in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]], and later in [[more armies]].
* In [[winter pool]], Strong Sad's egg timer is used to show when the [[Swimming Pool|pool]] full of [[Fluffy Puff Translucent Dessert Related Substance|gelatin]] is finished.
* In [[email thunder]], Strong Bad pours Mountain Dew on Homestar's computer, the [[Happy 8600]], quoting Homestar's "apply liberally" line while imitating Homestar's accent.
* Homestar would eventually answer more emails in the form of [[Hremails]].

== DVD Version ==

* The Fish Lake and "Old People Music" CD eggs are still viewable using the angle button on the DVD remote.
* The DVD version features hidden audio commentary. To access it, switch the DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===

('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this one is a travesty.

'''MIKE:''' But you're not even in this email, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know, I mean, it- which... automatically makes it a travesty.

'''MIKE:''' It's your arch-nemesis, Homestar Runner, at your computer. ''{unintelligible}'' to watch.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' I know, it's hard, aww, look the way he's treating the Compy, like how could you do that to it? Oh.

'''MIKE:''' At least he erased it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, but th-there was... he screwed up the monitor, there was smudgies on it for a while. I had to buy those special clothies.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Maybe, y-you know.

'''MIKE:''' I got some special clothies.

''{Strong Bad makes a sound effect}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the sound they make when—

'''MIKE:''' Not mine...

'''STRONG BAD:''' —you're rubbing it down.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, okay, so where were you when, uh, Home— when this was going on?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I mean, I think.

'''MIKE:''' I mean Monday mornings, you know, Monday mornings.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, but I...

'''MIKE:''' Wait!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh—

'''MIKE:''' You listen to me. ''{Strong Bad chuckles nervously}'' You're supposed to check your email Monday morning, sometimes Monday afternoon, occasionally Tuesday morning.

'''STRONG BAD:''' One or two times Wednesday.

'''MIKE:''' Right, so where were you? Why...what- what happened to you?

'''STRONG BAD:''' This was one of those Wednesday times.

'''MIKE:''' What? But you didn't—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Planning on doing it on a Wednesday.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, Homestar just—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shanghaied.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I got, look at all those Sega tapes.

'''MIKE:''' Are those yours?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Those are my Sega tapes.

'''MIKE:''' I figured they were.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar never got- figured out- how to work the Genesis.

'''MIKE:''' Are those Freshley shoes that you wear? Your wrestling boots?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, Freshley's... are aptly named.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' About the freshest shoes you can imagine.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''STRONG BAD:''' They're fresh''ly'' made. ''{Mike laughs}'' Oh, The Cheat, that was, see The Cheat was coming over, we were- that was practice that day. 'Cause we were gonna...

'''MIKE:''' Why was he dressed up like somebody from Sergeant Pepper's?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Cause we were gonna do our Beatles cover band for that Wednesday email...

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and then it got... shanghaied.

'''MIKE:''' Look at, look at what's going on here.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, this I have a hard time looking at too. Look at all that wasted soda.

'''MIKE:''' So you don't care about your keyboard? ''{unintelligible}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that keyboard was disgusting anyway, man. Have you ever turned your keyboard upside down and like shook it? There was like, I had a rat one time fall out of my keyboard.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, really?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I should do that, I haven't done that in a while.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You should be careful. ...Get this guy out of here!

'''MIKE:''' I think it's almost over.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I mean look at him!

== External Links ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/78-anything watch "anything"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GCrAKpvvuU watch "anything"] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail78.html watch "anything"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail78.swf view the Flash file for "anything"]

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! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Corpy NT6]]'''
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! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Lappier]]'''
| [[sbemail 206]] · [[too cool]] · [[the next april fools thing]] · [[parenting]]
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