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| '''[[Strong Bad Email]] #1'''
| [https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/1-some-kinda-robot watch] · [[robots|← robots]] · [[homsar|homsar →]]
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''The beginning of an era.''

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]]

== Transcript ==

'''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, 
>Do you take your wrestling mask and boxing 
>gloves off before you go to bed? 
>Sincerely, 
>Abdi LaRue 
>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.}''

== Fun Facts ==

=== Trivia ===

* 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."

=== Remarks ===

* 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".

=== Goofs ===

* 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.

=== Fixed Goofs ===

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

=== Inside References ===

* 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."

=== Real-World References ===

* "The greatest criminal mind of our time" is the self-applied title of [[Lex Luthor (1978 film series character)|Lex Luthor]] in the 1978 ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' movie.

=== Fast Forward ===

* "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.

== DVD Version ==

* 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 the DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===

('''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!

=== Fun Facts ===

* [[invisibility]] (email #41) and [[the basics]] (email #15) are facetiously listed as the first email.
* [[brianrietta]] was the first email to use the "shake his head around" style of animation.

== External Links ==

* [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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! 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]]
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! 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]]
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! 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]]
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! 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]]
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! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Corpy NT6]]'''
| [[imaginary]]
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! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Compé]]'''
| [[independent]] · [[dictionary]] · [[videography]]
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! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Lappier]]'''
| [[sbemail 206]] · [[too cool]] · [[the next april fools thing]] · [[parenting]] · [[robots]]
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! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[strongbad email.exe|Bonus]]'''
| [[Greeting Cards]] · [[E-mail Birds]] · [[Videro Games]] · [[Family Resemblence]] · [[Real-Live E-Mails]] · [[Accent]] · [[Comic Book Movie]]
|}
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