Aliases Used in Prank Calls

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Beginning in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0, Strong Bad has repeatedly prank-called Marzipan and tried to deceive her by pretending to be (and referencing) various fake personae. Although many of his pranks involve impersonating known characters, these aliases represent unknown persons whose very names betray the deception — especially those with the telltale "-body" or "-face" ending or ones (especially in the earlier episodes) containing a pronoun.

In Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2, Strong Bad tried to pass along his craft to Homestar Runner, with pathetic results. Homestar, Marzipan, and others have also used a few ridiculous aliases of their own, often not in Marzipan's Answering Machine toons.

Although the callers sometimes slip up and unintentionally betray their true identities, in most cases they attempt to maintain the charade of the alias. Notable exceptions include Goatface admitting to being Strong Bad (presumably so he can deliver his insult more directly) and Dead Guy Perez slipping back into Homestar's voice.

Most of these aliases are also considered nicknames for the related characters.

Strong Bad

• "Mr. Nobody from the Toilet Patrol" — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0
• "Detective Everybody down here at the station" — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2.0
• Marzipan — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 3.0
• King of Town — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 4.0
• "Constable Anybody over here at the Royal Society for Total Dorks" — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0
• Dr. Professional — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0
• Homestar Runner — Where's The Cheat?
• "Safety Dan, over here at the Safety... Squad" — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0
• Sweepstakes Ron — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0
• Professor Tor Coolguy — Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon
• Cableman Jorge — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2
• Bob Statesman, Senator Statesbob and Senator Bobblehead — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2
• Goatface — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2
• All your friends — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2
• Lorenz Magazine Man — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2
• "Nadine—Automated Menu Burger—calling from—'Trusted—Financial—Institution'" — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2
• Dean Prankcaller from the You're Gross Institute — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2
• Slick Somebody from Marzipan's Stupidface Plumbing — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2 (presumed)
• Homestar — multiple times when calling people with Homestar's cell phone in Homestar Ruiner
• Joanie Allthetime, Marzipan's acupuncturist — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2
• Vince Napmaker from Public Radio's "The World is my Butt" — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2
• Automated call from Grody Lab Results, Incorporated — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2
• Sharpdene, "the new girl character in town" — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2
• Rongardo Shavemybody, Marzipan's foreign boyfriend — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2
• Robocall from Margaret Go-Stand-Outsiderson, an idea Strong Bad didn't use yet — @StrongBadActual

Homestar Runner

• "Dead Guy Perez... alternately known as the D.G.P." — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0
• Batman — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2
• Strong Bad — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2
• Sugar-face — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2
• Boyfriend Dan — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2
• The Goatface Killa — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2
• "[Strong Bad's] next door neighbor, the crocodile" — Lappynapped!

Marzipan

• Not Marzipan — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2

The King of Town

• Strong Bad — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 4.0
• "Furious Fingers from Los Angeles" — Lappynapped!
• Ting of Kown — Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2

See Also

• Blatant Lies