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| '''[[Strong Bad Email]] #11'''
| [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/11-i-rule watch] · [[trevor the vampire|← trevor the vampire]] · [[credit card|credit card →]]
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''"Aaaah, my kingdom continues to flourish."''

When Mike wonders why Strong Bad doesn't rule the world, or at least some kind of field, Strong Bad brings [[Strong Badia]] to the public eye for the first time.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]]

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

'''Date:''' Monday, January 28, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 0:40

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

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

'''SBEmail Menu Description:''' Strong Bad checks in on/invents Strong Badia. Apparently it is behind a dumpster we've never seen before.

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{muttering}'' Email, grumble grumble, email, grumble... ''{stops muttering}''

<blockquote>
>If you are so evil, how come you don't rule<br />
>the world or at least some kind of field?<br />
><br />
>Mike, UK
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces UK as "uck"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What are you talking about, Mike, UK? ''{pronounces UK as "uck" again}'' I mean I've totally ruled that field out behind the—

''{Cut to Strong Badia. It is windy and has a gray sky. A blue can rolls past.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' —dumpsters since like diaper school, man.

''{Strong Bad appears and holds his arm up proudly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aaaah, my kingdom continues to flourish. Uh, carry on, everyone.

''{The Cheat appears from behind the white fence and approaches the tire.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! The Cheat! What, you wanna get banished? Don't touch that!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' What're you standing around for, man? Don't you have, like, some of my bidding to do?

== Fun Facts ==

=== Trivia ===

* This is the first Strong Bad Email in which The Cheat appears.
* This is the first appearance of [[Strong Badia]].
* This is the first Strong Bad Email where the sender gives a location outside of the United States.
* This is the [[Strong Bad Email By Length|second-shortest email]], next to [[sb email 22]] with a running time of 0:34, and the shortest including Easter eggs, since sb_email 22's Easter egg puts its total running time at 0:58.
* The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad checks in on/invents Strong Badia. Apparently it is behind a dumpster we've never seen before."

=== Remarks ===

* The back button is on the right side of the screen instead of on the left side of the screen.
* Unlike in most toons, The Cheat has a blinking animation, like Homestar and Marzipan.

=== Goofs ===

* When the Paper comes down, its shadow is right behind it as if it were directly in front of a flat picture.

=== Inside References ===

* Strong Bad mentions [[Diapers|diaper]] school.

=== Fast Forward ===

* Here, Strong Bad warns The Cheat not to touch the tire. Later, in [[date]], it is revealed what security measures Strong Bad employs to prevent this from happening.
* In [[colonization]], Strong Bad reuses the phrase "out behind the dumpsters" in reference to Strong Badia.

== DVD Version ==

* The DVD version features hidden audio commentary. To access it, switch the DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dun dun DUUUN!

'''MIKE:''' OK, so I've been joined in the commentary booth by Strong Bad—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mr. SuTo.

'''MIKE:''' Mr. SuTo, apparently, is his new name, so—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Supreme Total. It's the shortness for Supreme Total.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, SuTo. Mr. SuTo.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Mr. Supreme Total Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Remember when it used to be windy in Strong Badia all the time?

'''MIKE:''' And the sky was always gray.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' The sky's sometimes still gray—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not anymore! Now—now that I've taken over, things have—

'''MIKE:''' Brightened up.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. This is before I had the Bear-Shark. I just had verbally—to verbally abuse The Cheat. This a ''short'' email!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, get outta here.

'''STRONG BAD:''' OK, I'm outta here!

=== Fun Facts ===

* Strong Bad references the [[Bear-Shark]].

== External Links ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/11-i-rule watch "i rule"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUPcfz6ZHhs watch "i rule"] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail11.html watch "i rule"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sbemail11.swf view the Flash file for "i rule"]

{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#CCF;" | [[Strong Bad Email]]
|-
! style="width:8%;background:#DDF" | '''Info'''
| [[Strong Bad Email By Title|Email Titles]] · [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender|Sender's Name]] · [[Strong Bad Email By Place|Sender's Location]] · [[Strong Bad Email By Length|Email Lengths]] · [[Strong Bad Email By Greeting|Email Greetings]] · [[Strong Bad Email By Closing|Email Closings]] · [[Strong Bad Email Release Dates|Email Release Dates]] · [[Strong Bad Email Intros|Email Intros]] · [[Strong Bad Email Outros|Email Outros]] · [[Strong Bad Email Page Titles|Page Titles]] · [[Strong Bad Email Statistics|Statistics]] · [[Strong Bad Email Menu|Menu]] · [[Scroll Button Songs]] · [[Items|Computers]] · [[Floppy Disk Container]] · [[Strong Bad Email Sender's Subject|Subjects]] · [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs|Spin-offs]] · [[Irregular Back Links]] · [[Poorly Written Emails]] · [[Emails That Meet Strong Bad's Approval]] · [[Emails Taken in a Different Direction]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Tandy 400]]'''
| [[some kinda robot]] · [[homsar]] · [[butt IQ]] · [[homestar hair]] · [[making out]] · [[depressio]] · [[halloweener]] · [[brianrietta]] · [[i love you]] · [[trevor the vampire]] · '''i rule''' · [[credit card]] · [[i she be]] · [[duck pond]] · [[the basics]] · [[band names]] · [[studying]] · [[stand-up]] · [[tape-leg]] · [[spring cleaning]] · [[cartoon]] · [[sb email 22]] · [[little animal]] · [[the bird]] · [[super powers]] · [[CGNU]] · [[3 wishes]] · [[1 step ahead]] · [[superhero name]] · [[12:00]] · [[sugarbob]] · [[flag day]] · [[gimmicks]] · [[weird dream]] · [[sisters]] · [[guitar]] · [[dullard]] · [[helium]] · [[property of ones]] · [[vacation]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Compy 386]]'''
| [[invisibility]] · [[action figure]] · [[little questions]] · [[lures & jigs]] · [[techno]] · [[your friends]] · [[new hands]] · [[ghosts]] · [[theme party]] · [[50 emails]] · [[website]] · [[island]] · [[comic]] · [[morning routine]] · [[cheat talk]] · [[current status]] · [[japanese cartoon]] · [[dragon]] · [[marzipan]] · [[huttah!]] · [[monster truck]] · [[interview]] · [[fingers]] · [[english paper]] · [[unused emails]] · [[the show]] · [[autobiography]] · [[caper]] · [[personal favorites]] · [[big white face]] · [[2 emails]] · [[crazy cartoon]] · [[mascot]] · [[privileges]] · [[funny]] · [[sibbie]] · [[suntan]] · [[anything]] · [[the process]] · [[stunt double]] · [[date]] · [[impression]] · [[labor day]] · [[kids' book]] · [[2 years]] · [[no loafing]] · [[mile]] · [[couch patch]] · [[local news]] · [[colonization]] · [[caffeine]] · [[kind of cool]] · [[army]] · [[video games]] · [[the bet]] · [[lackey]] · [[monument]] · [[stupid stuff]] · [[different town]] · [[flashback]] · [[car]] · [[lunch special]] · [[haircut]] · [[theme park]] · [[replacement]] · [[dangeresque 3]] · [[cheatday]] · [[pom pom]] · [[crying]] · [[for kids]] · [[other days]] · [[old comics]] · [[pizzaz]] · [[the facts]] · [[time capsule]] · [[extra plug]] · [[montage]] · [[virus]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Lappy 486]]'''
| [[animal]] · [[radio]] · [[part-time job]] · [[dreamail]] · [[origins]] · [[secret recipes]] · [[rock opera]] · [[best thing]] · [[long pants]] · [[rampage]] · [[garage sale]] · [[do over]] · [[boring (really)]] · [[modeling]] · [[bottom 10]] · [[record book]] · [[lady...ing]] · [[geddup noise]] · [[bedtime story]] · [[space program]] · [[portrait]] · [[high school]] · [[death metal]] · [[secret identity]] · [[technology]] · [[narrator]] · [[myths & legends]] · [[pop-up]] · [[lady fan]] · [[disconnected]] · [[candy product]] · [[alternate universe]] · [[senior prom]] · [[isp]] · [[redesign]] · [[keep cool]] · [[theme song]] · [[road trip]] · [[trading cards]] · [[cliffhangers]] · [[retirement]] · [[coloring]] · [[4 branches]] · [[the chair]] · [[what i want]] · [[looking old]] · [[strong badathlon]] · [[unnatural]] · [[the movies]] · [[your funeral]] · [[from work]] · [[rough copy]] · [[underlings]] · [[more armies]] · [[the paper]] · [[mini-golf]] · [[concert]] · [[hygiene]] · [[original]] · [[bike thief]] · [[pizza joint]] · [[slumber party]] · [[web comics]] · [[business trip]] · [[yes, wrestling]] · [[diorama]] · [[nightlife]] · [[environment]] · [[winter pool]] · [[fan club]] · [[pet show]] · [[licensed]] · [[buried]] · [[shapeshifter]] · [[rated]] · [[specially marked]] · [[love poems]] · [[hiding]] · [[your edge]] · [[magic trick]] · [[being mean]] · [[email thunder]] · [[hremail 3184]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Corpy NT6]]'''
| [[imaginary]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Compé]]'''
| [[independent]] · [[dictionary]] · [[videography]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Lappier]]'''
| [[sbemail 206]] · [[too cool]] · [[the next april fools thing]] · [[parenting]] · [[robots]]
|-
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[strongbad email.exe|Bonus]]'''
| [[Greeting Cards]] · [[E-mail Birds]] · [[Videro Games]] · [[Family Resemblence]] · [[Real-Live E-Mails]] · [[Accent]] · [[Comic Book Movie]]
|}
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:The Cheat Filmography]]
[[Category:strongbad email.exe Disc One]]
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]
[[Category:Emails With DVD Commentary]]

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