Strong Mad and The Cheat's Relationship

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The Next Bosom Buddies?

The connection between Strong Mad and The Cheat is perhaps one of the most easy-going relationships in the Homestar Runner body of work. They both care for each other, watch out for each other, and hang out together. Rarely is there a situation where the two have ever been mean or angry at each other.

Strong Mad and The Cheat working together

• The Reddest Radish — With Strong Bad's help, The Cheat and Strong Mad try to make off with Marzipan's radish.
• A Jumping Jack Contest —Strong Mad gives the Cheat melonade refills to make Homestar have to quit.
• The House That Gave Sucky Treats — Strong Mad and The Cheat go trick-or-treating together.
• Awexome Cross — Between each level, Strong Mad refuels The Cheat's Tire.
• 3 Times Halloween Funjob — With Strong Bad's help, The Cheat and Strong Mad egg houses.
• Email local news — Strong Mad throws up The Cheat for SkyCheat Traffic to help Strong Bad's local news show.
• Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon — Strong Mad lets The Cheat (and Strong Bad) out of jail.
• Email lunch special — In his email to Strong Bad, Strong Mad says The Cheat helped him.
• Email extra plug — Strong Mad and The Cheat, with the help of Homestar and Strong Sad, help Strong Bad with his "unplugged email".
• Email origins — Along with Strong Bad, The Cheat and Strong Mad spray paint Marzipan. Also, they work together as the On Point Kings.
• Happy Fireworks — Strong Mad shakes and throws The Cheat to create fireworks.
• Cool Things — Strong Mad and The Cheat both join Marzipan's band, Cool Tapes.
• Happy Hallow-Day — Strong Bad, The Cheat and Strong Mad look for Halloween Night.
• Email more armies — They work together as Tito and his beautiful assistant, and later again as the On Point Kings.
• Email fan club — Strong Mad and The Cheat are in Strong Sad's sbemail fan club, the Deleteheads.
• Strong Badia the Free — The Cheat serves as "translator" between Strong Bad and Strong Mad.
• Baddest of the Bands — Strong Mad and The Cheat are again seen in Cool Tapes.
• Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective — Strong Mad, as Killingyouguy, and The Cheat, as Craig, are two of the villains who are involved in a standoff.
• Most in the Graveyard — Strong Mad and The Cheat, along with Strong Bad, look for a potential "zombie slave".
• Doomy Tales of the Macabre — Strong Mad and The Cheat go trick or treating together.

Strong Mad and The Cheat getting along

• A Mother's Day Message — Strong Mad and The Cheat, along with Homestar Runner and Pom Pom, make fun of Strong Bad's costume.
• Email I she be — The Cheat sets Strong Mad up with "Great Looking Girl".
• TV Time — A cover for the magazine shows Strong Mad cuddling The Cheat.
• Strong Mad's Character Video — Strong Mad smiles and exclaims, "I like The Cheat!"
• Email extra plug — The Cheat and Strong Mad, along with Strong Sad, "watch" a picture of Andy Griffith's head taped to a TV.
• Email bedtime story — Strong Mad and Strong Bad both belt out a "lullaby" for The Cheat.
• Email narrator — Strong Mad and The Cheat are seen playing Battleship.
• Strong Badia the Free —
  • Strong Bad points out that Strong Mad and The Cheat have the unspoken bond of lifelong friends, which is good, because "speaking isn't either of their strong suits".
  • Strong Mad says The Cheat is his best friend while in Country.
  • Strong Mad hugs The Cheat at Marzistar after pledging to help, but before gathering all the troops.
  • During the Maps & Minions game, if Strong Mad encounters The Cheat, he says he missed The Cheat and won't fight him.
• Doomy Tales of the Macabre — Strong Mad shows great sorrow after accidentally eating The Cheat (which, according to Strong Bad, happens about four times a day).
• Haunted Photo Booth — Strong Mad takes pictures with The Cheat and Strong Bad in the Photo Boooth.
• Quickstart Overview — Strong Mad tells The Cheat he loves him, which makes The Cheat cry.

Strong Mad protecting The Cheat

• Where's The Cheat? — Strong Mad cries over a picture of The Cheat, which has been signed, "To Strong Mad You Are Rad -The Cheat". He then helps Pom Pom and Strong Bad look for him. When Coach Z claims that the King of Town has gone "mad with power" and was going to barbecue The Cheat in his grill, Strong Mad immediately punches the King into his castle wall.
• Email little animal — Strong Mad chases Strong Bad, who has just kicked The Cheat.
• Email do over — Strong Mad shakes Strong Bad by the leg as punishment for hitting Homestar Runner (disguised as The Cheat) with the Tandy's keyboard in the "little animal" do over.
• The Cheat's Character Video — The Cheat says that Strong Mad "protects [him] from larger predators, like being sat on by Strong Sad or Pom Pom."
• Yahoo Store — The original description for the Kick The Cheat plush warns that Strong Mad may come and bust the buyer's kneecaps for kicking it.
• The House That Gave Sucky Tricks — After being scared by Homestar's incomplete jigsaw puzzle, The Cheat hides behind Strong Mad.

The Cheat and Strong Mad angry at each other

• Email morning routine — Strong Mad chases The Cheat, who has his "panties".
• One Two, One Two — The Cheat is annoyed at Strong Mad for lifting the lid of his grill.