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Nearly every [[Items|computer]] that [[Strong Bad]] has owned has '''malfunctioned''' at some point, and they have done so in some famously tragic ways, most often with a Flagrant System Error or by exploding (the latter ending the computer's run to be replaced by a newer, better, but [[Strong Bad's Technology|still obsolete]] version).
Nearly every [[Items|computer]] that [[Strong Bad]] has owned has '''malfunctioned''' at some point, and they have done so in some famously tragic ways, most often with a Flagrant System Error or by exploding (the latter ending the computer's run to be replaced by a newer, better, but [[Strong Bad's Technology|still obsolete]] version).


{| id="toc" class="wikitable toc" summary="Contents"
== System Errors ==
|-
| <div id="toctitle">
 
<span id="contents"></span>
== Contents ==
 
</div>
* [#System_Errors 1 System Errors]
** [#Flagrant_System_Error 1.1 Flagrant System Error]
** [#Computer_Over_Notification 1.2 Computer Over Notification]
** [#Flamboyant_System_Error 1.3 Flamboyant System Error]
** [#Teal_Screen_of_Near_Death 1.4 Teal Screen of Near Death]
** [#Temp_Log_Off.2FOut_Error 1.5 Temp Log Off/Out Error]
** [#Fake_Fragrant_System_Error 1.6 Fake Fragrant System Error]
* [#Strong_Bad.27s_Computers_Exploding 2 Strong Bad's Computers Exploding]
** [#Appearances 2.1 Appearances]
* [#Miscellaneous_Malfunctions 3 Miscellaneous Malfunctions]
** [#Appearances_2 3.1 Appearances]
* [#The_Paper 4 The Paper]
** [#Appearances_3 4.1 Appearances]
 
|}
 
<span id="system-errors"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">System Errors</span> ==


The '''System Error''' screen appears whenever Strong Bad's computer crashes. It is a direct reference to the [[Blue screen of death|blue screen of death]] that appears on Windows computers.
The '''System Error''' screen appears whenever Strong Bad's computer crashes. It is a direct reference to the [[Blue screen of death|blue screen of death]] that appears on Windows computers.


<span id="flagrant-system-error"></span>
=== Flagrant System Error ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Flagrant System Error</span> ===


<div class="thumb tright">
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/9/96/flagrant_system_error_2.PNG/150px-flagrant_system_error_2.PNG


<div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;">
''"What the... Where did all my emails go?"''
 
[[File:flagrant system error 2.PNG|[[File:flagrant_system_error_2.PNG|150px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">
 
<div class="magnify">
 
[[File:flagrant system error 2.PNG|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
 
</div>
&quot;What the... Where did all my emails go?&quot;
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]


* Email [[50 emails]]
* Email [[50 emails]]
* [[strongbad email.exe Disc Three]]
* [[strongbad email.exe Disc Three]]


<blockquote>FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR<br />
<blockquote>
<br />
>FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR<br />
The system is down. I dunno what<br />
><br />
you did, moron, but you sure<br />
>The system is down. I dunno what <br />
screwed everything up good.</blockquote>
>you did, moron, but you sure <br />
<div style="clear:both;">
>screwed everything up good.
 
</blockquote>
</div>
<span id="computer-over-notification"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline">Computer Over Notification</span> ===
 
<div class="thumb tright">
 
<div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;">
 
[[File:flagrant system error.PNG|[[File:flagrant_system_error.PNG|150px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">
 
<div class="magnify">


[[File:flagrant system error.PNG|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
=== Computer Over Notification ===


</div>
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/d/d7/flagrant_system_error.PNG/150px-flagrant_system_error.PNG
&quot;Computer over? Virus equals very yes? That's not a good prize!&quot;


</div>
''"Computer over? Virus equals very yes? That's not a good prize!"''
 
</div>
 
</div>
'''Computer:''' Compy 386


* Email [[virus]]
* Email [[virus]]


<blockquote>FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR<br />
<blockquote>
<br />
>FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR<br />
Computer over.<br />
><br />
Virus = Very Yes.</blockquote>
>Computer over.<br />
<div style="clear:both;">
>Virus = Very Yes.
</blockquote>


</div>
=== Flamboyant System Error ===
<span id="flamboyant-system-error"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline">Flamboyant System Error</span> ===


<div class="thumb tright">
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/f/f9/Office_Compy_PuppetStuff.jpg/150px-Office_Compy_PuppetStuff.jpg


<div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;">
''" Oh, great! "''
 
[[File:Office Compy PuppetStuff.jpg|[[File:Office_Compy_PuppetStuff.jpg|150px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">
 
<div class="magnify">
 
[[File:Office Compy PuppetStuff.jpg|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
 
</div>
&quot;''Oh, great!''&quot;
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
'''Computer:''' [[Corpy NT6]] (puppet variation)


* [[Biz Cas Fri 1]]
* [[Biz Cas Fri 1]]


<blockquote>Flamboyant System Error<br />
<blockquote>
<br />
>Flamboyant System Error<br />
3rd Qtr. Projection= Bad News</blockquote>
><br />
<div style="clear:both;">
>3rd Qtr. Projection= Bad News
 
</blockquote>
</div>
<span id="teal-screen-of-near-death"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline">Teal Screen of Near Death</span> ===
 
<div class="thumb tright">
 
<div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;">
 
[[File:Tealscreenneardeath.PNG|[[File:Tealscreenneardeath.PNG|150px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">


<div class="magnify">
=== Teal Screen of Near Death ===


[[File:Tealscreenneardeath.PNG|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/9/92/Tealscreenneardeath.PNG/150px-Tealscreenneardeath.PNG


</div>
''Oh, Child!''
Oh, Child!
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
'''Computer:''' [[Lappy 486]]


* Email [[retirement]]
* Email [[retirement]]


<blockquote>{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto"
<blockquote>
|-
>https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/5/51/NO_symbol_red_w-gray.png/50px-NO_symbol_red_w-gray.png'''Oh, Child!'''https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/3/3a/warning_symbol_yellow_w-gray.png/50px-warning_symbol_yellow_w-gray.png
| <div style="border: 1px solid black">
><br />It's the Teal Screen<br /> of Near Death! (TSoND)
 
[[File:NO_symbol_red_w-gray.png|50px|thumb]] '''Oh, Child!'''[[File:warning_symbol_yellow_w-gray.png|50px|thumb]]<br />
It's the Teal Screen<br />
 of Near Death! (TSoND) 
 
</div>
|}
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<div style="clear:both;">


</div>
=== Temp Log Off/Out Error ===
<span id="temp-log-offout-error"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline">Temp Log Off/Out Error</span> ===


<div class="thumb tright">
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/1/1a/Temperror.PNG/150px-Temperror.PNG


<div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;">
''"Augh, gonna be a long one."''
 
[[File:Temperror.PNG|[[File:Temperror.PNG|150px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">
 
<div class="magnify">
 
[[File:Temperror.PNG|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
 
</div>
&quot;Augh, gonna be a long one.&quot;
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
'''Computer:''' Corpy NT6


* Email [[from work]]
* Email [[from work]]


<blockquote>{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid white; color:white; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto"
<blockquote>
|-
>TEMP LOG OFF/OUT ERROR 
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: #455FD8"|  TEMP LOG OFF/OUT ERROR 
|-
| <div style="text-align:center; border:none; background:none">


Oh you are SOOOO not<br />
> Oh you are SOOOO not<br />gonna work here again!
gonna work here again!
 
</div>
|}
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<div style="clear:both;">
</div>
<span id="fake-fragrant-system-error"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline">Fake Fragrant System Error</span> ===
<div class="thumb tright">
<div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;">
[[File:compe error.png|[[File:compe_error.png|150px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">
<div class="magnify">
[[File:compe error.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
</div>
i joké


</div>
=== Fake Fragrant System Error ===


</div>
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/b/b7/compe_error.png/150px-compe_error.png


</div>
''i joké''
'''Computer:''' [[Compé]]


* [[Compy Catalog]]
* [[Compy Catalog]]


<blockquote>FRAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR<br />
<blockquote>
<br />
>FRAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR
Your brand new computer is bloke.<br />
><br />Your brand new computer is bloke.
<br />
><br />Please prepare to wait on hold
Please prepare to wait on hold<br />
><br />with tech support for several hours.
with tech support for several hours.<br />
><br />The current tech support smugness
<br />
><br />level is RED.
The current tech support smugness<br />
</blockquote>
level is RED.</blockquote>
<div style="clear:both;">
 
</div>
<span id="strong-bads-computers-exploding"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">Strong Bad's Computers Exploding</span> ==
 
<div class="thumb tright">
 
<div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;">
 
[[File:sbemail33.PNG|[[File:sbemail33.PNG|180px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">


<div class="magnify">
== Strong Bad's Computers Exploding ==


[[File:sbemail33.PNG|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/b/b5/sbemail33.PNG/180px-sbemail33.PNG


</div>
''YOUR TANDY A SPLODE''
YOUR TANDY [[A Splode|A SPLODE]]


</div>
</div>
</div>
Some of Strong Bad's computers are also known to [[Explosions|explode]], whether spontaneously or by outside forces. Probably the most famous of these explosions was the first explosion of the [[Tandy 400]], which was later fixed (though it still had some malfunctions afterward).
Some of Strong Bad's computers are also known to [[Explosions|explode]], whether spontaneously or by outside forces. Probably the most famous of these explosions was the first explosion of the [[Tandy 400]], which was later fixed (though it still had some malfunctions afterward).


<span id="appearances"></span>
=== Appearances ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Appearances</span> ===


* Email [[gimmicks]] ([[Tandy]]; this is shown again in a flashback in [[personal favorites]] and [[hremail 3184]])
* Email [[gimmicks]] ([[Tandy]]; this is shown again in a flashback in [[personal favorites]] and [[hremail 3184]])
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* Email [[hremail 3184]] ([[Lappy]]; purposely destroyed by Strong Bad through use of a self-destruct button)
* Email [[hremail 3184]] ([[Lappy]]; purposely destroyed by Strong Bad through use of a self-destruct button)


<span id="miscellaneous-malfunctions"></span>
== Miscellaneous Malfunctions ==
== <span class="mw-headline">Miscellaneous Malfunctions</span> ==
 
<div class="thumb tright">
 
<div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;">
 
[[File:sbemail118.png|[[File:sbemail118.png|150px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">


<div class="magnify">
https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/c/c9/sbemail118.png/180px-sbemail118.png


[[File:sbemail118.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
''WAAGH! That is not a small number! That is a BIG number!''


</div>
That is not a small number!
</div>
</div>
</div>
Strong Bad's computers often have various malfunctions, sometimes involving [[gimmicks|explosions]] or [[The Virus|viruses]].
Strong Bad's computers often have various malfunctions, sometimes involving [[gimmicks|explosions]] or [[The Virus|viruses]].


<span id="appearances-1"></span>
=== Appearances ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Appearances</span> ===


* Email [[sisters]] — The Tandy spontaneously deletes Strong Bad's email, then saves another email when Strong Bad tries to delete it.
* Email [[sisters]] — The Tandy spontaneously deletes Strong Bad's email, then saves another email when Strong Bad tries to delete it.
* Email [[virus]] — The Compy refuses to delete the virus email, reports more than 400,000 viruses, then blue-screens before the contents of the screen pour onto the carpet.
* Email [[virus]] — The Compy refuses to delete the virus email, reports more than 400,000 viruses, then blue-screens before the contents of the screen pour onto the carpet.


<div style="clear:both;">
== The Paper ==
 
</div>
<span id="the-paper"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">The Paper</span> ==
 
<div class="thumb tright">
 
<div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;">
 
[[File:Strong Bad lamenting The Paper.png|[[File:Strong_Bad_lamenting_The_Paper.png|150px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">
 
<div class="magnify">
 
[[File:Strong Bad lamenting The Paper.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
 
</div>
&quot;wE haDd A goOd RUN, oLD buDddy.&quot;


</div>
</div>
</div>
Following 172 emails of service, [[The Paper]] and its printer fell from an [[Hammerspace|unknown location]] above Strong Bad, breaking it as predicted in the email [[montage]]. After a few moments of reminiscing, Strong Bad burned the paper, in accordance with its last wishes. It was almost immediately replaced by an inkjet printer and the [[New Paper]]. The Paper came back in [[email thunder]] to beat up the New Paper, but since it got burned, its current fate is unknown. In [[hremail 3184]], the Lappy's explosion destroyed one of the Papers, but it's unknown for sure which one.
Following 172 emails of service, [[The Paper]] and its printer fell from an [[Hammerspace|unknown location]] above Strong Bad, breaking it as predicted in the email [[montage]]. After a few moments of reminiscing, Strong Bad burned the paper, in accordance with its last wishes. It was almost immediately replaced by an inkjet printer and the [[New Paper]]. The Paper came back in [[email thunder]] to beat up the New Paper, but since it got burned, its current fate is unknown. In [[hremail 3184]], the Lappy's explosion destroyed one of the Papers, but it's unknown for sure which one.


<span id="appearances-2"></span>
=== Appearances ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Appearances</span> ===


* Email [[the paper]]
* Email [[the paper]]
* Email [[hremail 3184]]
* Email [[hremail 3184]]
 
[[Category:Electronics running gags]]
<div style="clear:both;">
[[Category:Strong Bad Email running gags]]
 
</div>
<div style="clear:both;">
 
</div>
<div id="catlinks" class="catlinks">
 
<div id="mw-normal-catlinks">
 
[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Email Research|Strong Bad Email Research]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Electronics running gags|Electronics running gags]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Email running gags|Strong Bad Email running gags]]</span>
 
</div>
 
</div>


Latest revision as of 14:24, 14 July 2026

Nearly every computer that Strong Bad has owned has malfunctioned at some point, and they have done so in some famously tragic ways, most often with a Flagrant System Error or by exploding (the latter ending the computer's run to be replaced by a newer, better, but still obsolete version).

System Errors

The System Error screen appears whenever Strong Bad's computer crashes. It is a direct reference to the blue screen of death that appears on Windows computers.

Flagrant System Error

150px-flagrant_system_error_2.PNG

"What the... Where did all my emails go?"

>FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR
>
>The system is down. I dunno what
>you did, moron, but you sure
>screwed everything up good.

Computer Over Notification

150px-flagrant_system_error.PNG

"Computer over? Virus equals very yes? That's not a good prize!"

>FLAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR
>
>Computer over.
>Virus = Very Yes.

Flamboyant System Error

150px-Office_Compy_PuppetStuff.jpg

" Oh, great! "

>Flamboyant System Error
>
>3rd Qtr. Projection= Bad News

Teal Screen of Near Death

150px-Tealscreenneardeath.PNG

Oh, Child!

>50px-NO_symbol_red_w-gray.pngOh, Child!50px-warning_symbol_yellow_w-gray.png >
It's the Teal Screen
 of Near Death! (TSoND)

Temp Log Off/Out Error

150px-Temperror.PNG

"Augh, gonna be a long one."

>TEMP LOG OFF/OUT ERROR 

> Oh you are SOOOO not
gonna work here again!

Fake Fragrant System Error

150px-compe_error.png

i joké

>FRAGRANT SYSTEM ERROR >
Your brand new computer is bloke. >
Please prepare to wait on hold >
with tech support for several hours. >
The current tech support smugness >
level is RED.

Strong Bad's Computers Exploding

180px-sbemail33.PNG

YOUR TANDY A SPLODE

Some of Strong Bad's computers are also known to explode, whether spontaneously or by outside forces. Probably the most famous of these explosions was the first explosion of the Tandy 400, which was later fixed (though it still had some malfunctions afterward).

Appearances

Miscellaneous Malfunctions

180px-sbemail118.png

WAAGH! That is not a small number! That is a BIG number!

Strong Bad's computers often have various malfunctions, sometimes involving explosions or viruses.

Appearances

  • Email sisters — The Tandy spontaneously deletes Strong Bad's email, then saves another email when Strong Bad tries to delete it.
  • Email virus — The Compy refuses to delete the virus email, reports more than 400,000 viruses, then blue-screens before the contents of the screen pour onto the carpet.

The Paper

Following 172 emails of service, The Paper and its printer fell from an unknown location above Strong Bad, breaking it as predicted in the email montage. After a few moments of reminiscing, Strong Bad burned the paper, in accordance with its last wishes. It was almost immediately replaced by an inkjet printer and the New Paper. The Paper came back in email thunder to beat up the New Paper, but since it got burned, its current fate is unknown. In hremail 3184, the Lappy's explosion destroyed one of the Papers, but it's unknown for sure which one.

Appearances

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