Dislike of Old People

"Kids and old people not allowed!"

There have been numerous occasions where characters have expressed dislike of old people, also known as gerontophobia. Strong Bad especially seems to harbor a deep resentment of the aged.

Appearances

• Email vacation — While visiting The Great Mound, Strong Bad remarks about the abundance of old ladies, and that he doesn't like them and doesn't even want to see them.
• Email monster truck — Strong Bad will not allow old people to enter Awexome Cross '98 without a bucket of fried chicken for him.
• Email the bet — Strong Bad calls the King of Town a "creepy old man".
• Email theme park — The motto of Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA is "More rides than you or your grandmother can handle"; it then says at the bottom of the screen: "* please do not bring your grandmother".
• Shopping For Danger — After the Blue Laser Minion tells Blue Laser Commander that his shopping cart is being used to help an old lady do her shopping, the Commander says, "Old ladies SUCK!"
• Teen Girl Squad Issue 9 — Cheerleader believes that making friends with a girl who has a learner's permit will grant them the freedom to stop hanging out next to Mr. Pitters. Conversely, The Ugly One will miss him, and What's Her Face cheerfully rents her locker out to him in Teen Girl Squad Issue 14.
• Email narrator — Strong Bad describes Bubs and Coach Z as "weird old men" in an unaffectionate manner.
• Email slumber party — Strong Bad finds himself deeply disappointed when he attends an "older kids" slumber party with Bubs, Coach Z and the King of Town due to their whining and their unwillingness to play Bed Axe.
• 8-Bit is Enough — Strong Bad greets the Old Man with, "Hi, decrepit old person."
• A Death Defying Decemberween — Strong Bad would rather have The Cheat injure him bodily than have to visit his Great Gamaw.