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Strong Bad Email #25

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"Once again, I point the blame squarely at tight pants."

Aaron C. asks if the blue diamond on Strong Bad's head is the source of all his super powers.

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Coach Z, Homestar Runner

Places: Computer Room, Coach Z's Locker Room

Computer: Tandy 400

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2002

Running Time: 1:17

Page Title: Tandy 400!!!

DVD: strongbad_email.exe Disc One

SBEmail Menu Description: The power behind the blue diamond-y thing on Strong Bad's mask is revealed.

Transcript

STRONG BAD: Strong Bad Email is filmed before a live studio audience.

Is that blue diamond kinda thing on your
forehead the source of all your super
powers? Or is it merely decorative?

Aaron C.

STRONG BAD: {typing} Well, sorta, Aaron. But see, there's only one power. Though I guess it is pretty super. Check it out.

{He turns to his left and picks up a Cold One. He tenses up in concentration, and his blue diamond starts glowing, making a beamy sound, first faintly, then finally reaching a powerful peak, causing the bottle cap to pop off. A little foam comes out of the bottle.}

STRONG BAD: {typing} So, there you go. It's not much, but as you can imagine it's a big hit with the ladies. {spoken} And {typed} So far I've only found it works with cold ones. {thoughtfully} But come to think of it...

{Strong Bad gets up. Cut to the locker room. Coach Z and Homestar are talking to each other.}

COACH Z: Oh, I'd definitely say it's just a result of tight pants.

{Strong Bad peeks out from behind a locker.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oooohh, tight paaants!

{Strong Bad uses the blue diamond on his forehead, forcing Homestar's cap to pop off.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh!

{Strong Bad snickers. Homestar picks up his cap and looks back at Coach Z.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Sorry about that. What were we talking about?

COACH Z: The tightest of pants.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh, right, right. Tight pants.

{Strong Bad uses his blue diamond to force Homestar's cap to pop off again.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: What the—?

{Strong Bad snickers again as Homestar picks up his cap again.}

COACH Z: Are you okay there, Homestar?

HOMESTAR RUNNER: I don't know. Is my head getting bigger?

{The Paper comes down. Strong Bad uses his blue diamond to force Homestar's cap to pop off for the third time, making Homestar pick up his cap once more.}

COACH Z: Once again, I point the blame squarely at tight pants.

Fun Facts

Trivia

• This is the first email where the back of the Tandy 400 is shown.
• The YouTube description for this email is "The power behind the blue diamond-y thing on Strong Bad's mask is revealed."

Goofs

• During the brief pause before Strong Bad types the "C" in "Check it out", the "C" can be seen as the cursor blinks.

Inside References

• This is another mention of pants.
• Homestar and Coach Z's conversation is another instance of interrupted conversations.

Real-World References

• "Strong Bad Email is filmed before a live studio audience" is a spoof of similar announcements made before or after certain sitcoms, especially in the 1970s and '80s, to distinguish them from shows that used canned laugh tracks.

Fast Forward

• Strong Bad would later Tweet a drawing of himself using this power on a Cold One for Inktober.

External Links

• watch "super powers"
• watch "super powers" on YouTube
• watch "super powers" on the old Flash site
• view the Flash file for "super powers"