MATT: Um, they stole Senor Cardgage's Aldi bag. MATT: Yeah. HOMESTAR RUNNER: Don't play games with me, Roundy-Man! The Biscuit Dough Man on one side and Montenegro on the other side. But Strong Bad is just awful. MIKE: You think he's just coming back from—? How is Strong Bad E-Mails (cartoon) abbreviated? [28], In 2011, Matt Chapman joined the production team of The Hub series The Aquabats! What do you think of the "Yeah, no" phenomenon, Ryan, where I'm asking you something and I say, "Hey Ryan, have you seen the new stuff about apple.com?" and lands on his knees}. During the scene with Homestar and Pom Pom trying to find the Poopsmith, the Homestar and Pom Pom sprites are shown at full brightness, even though it's dark outside, and even though Homestar was shown in the dark earlier in the cartoon at 75% brightness. Cause it's on its way, man. STRONG BAD: All right, doodiem'n. Homestar's first Tai-Chi pose is the same pose old-timey Homestar does in one of the movies for, The bags of "some savings" are the same bags as "the payoff" bag in, Strong Bad calling The Poopsmith "doodiem'n" is another example of, The characters in the background as Strong Sad is practicing Tai Chi are, on the left, the three characters for Tai Chi (Mandarin taijiquan), and on the right, the two characters for, The Cheat's "Henchman" shirt at the start of this cartoon is a homage to the shirts worn by the henchmen on the old '60s ". "[4] He added "Strong Bad also dabbles in other media and, like Professor Cornel West, has even recorded his own rap, 'Everybody to the Limit', which builds on the delightful typographic implosion, 'fhqwhgads'", and also said "The humor likewise combines the innocence of slapstick with sharp satire of American popular culture. Learn to draw an 80's PC magazine ad with everyone's favorite 90's cartoon man, Strong Bad! {continues to click the flashlight on and off in his face for a while, pauses, then pulls out the sketch of Biscuitdoughhandsman and clicks the flashlight back on} Is this you? No living The Cheat can resist the P.O.P! At one time, however, when the toon first appeared, the title was "Compy 386!!" THE KING OF TOWN: And hands looked like biscuit dough! He is considered one of the most popular characters of the website, and his Strong Bad Email segment is one of the most viewed segments of Homestar Runner. HOMESTAR RUNNER: DooooooooDEEEEEEEEEEdooooooooDEEEEEEEEEE! smashed into a yellow cake with pink icing and put on a plate. Another victim claimed by Strong Bad's Powers of Persuasion. [13] When The Brothers Chaps were asked about this origin, they responded, "Oh yeah, absolutely. 1. {Cut to the field. The #1 Jams of 2003 now on WAX! STRONG BAD: What the—? STRONG BAD: Yes! Let's make out! The partner cartoon features Strong Mad forgetting lyrics to his favorite songs. However, once the camera zooms in, what they're walking on is revealed to be grass. Your computer room is now my Tai Chi space. Originally, his most used catchphrase was "Holy Crap!" Many shorts concern the various practical jokes and scams that they perpetrate. Super Show! MIKE: Ryan Sterritt's gonna do this whole commentary by himself! Everybody T-Shirt! {The Cheat covers his face} All we needed was the bang! Please help support BCDB with a donation or a subscription to the website. [20] He later got his own board game, Trogdor!! MIKE: {Strong Bad and The Cheat are running with the King of Town's crown.} I thought I smelled bacon! Everybody, Everybody To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching. It's gonna be some doom. Phrases like this were often used on police or detective TV shows in the '70s by criminals and shady informants when the police show up unexpectedly. Mugshots of Strong Bad appear along with the titles. MATT: Yeah, if his Aldi bag full of candy bars is floating around out there. {Coach Z starts dragging them off. just like a. 2018 02 hrs 09 min . The diamond has the power to open bottle caps from "Cold Ones" and remove Homestar's hat, though he has only been seen doing this once. MATT: Yeah... what else? HOMESTAR RUNNER: We followed this mysterious trail the Poopsmith left! Only you can prevent scouting! ", and finally she told us she was doing her Homestar impression. Might scare them off, like... MIKE: Yeah, in these days you just ignore them. MIKE: —to me! "[4] Johnny Dee, a reviewer from The Guardian of the United Kingdom, described the humor of Strong Bad. as a writer and director. According to the markings on the wall of the jail, The Cheat and Strong Bad have been in jail for about a week. You sold me out! ", co-directed by Chapman, he appears onscreen as a villainous carnival worker named "Carl", who wears a wrestling mask identical to Strong Bad's and speaks in Strong Bad's voice. Strong Bad and The Cheat, clad in black, sneak up to the back of the stand. [4] Segments have been spun off of his emails, including "Teen Girl Squad", a comic drawn by Strong Bad about four teenage friends,[5] and "20X6", an anime-style cartoon featuring Japanese versions of the characters, such as Strong Bad's counterpart, "Stinkoman".[6]. MATT: This is the last commentary we're doing on the DVD, guys! In the beginning, when The Cheat and Strong Bad are sneaking over to Bubs' Concession Stand, the noise of their walking sounds like gravel. Did I? MATT: I can't even—I can't even tell. Download it and make more creative edits for your free educational & non-commercial project. SBemail 6-Disc DVD Set. He is one of the coolest characters on the Internet and the real star of Homestarrunner.com, which may be the most popular homegrown animation in the world. When he walks out, the Z on his medallion is backwards. The stolen goods that Strong Bad and The Cheat have stashed behind the fence were: The "Thank You" sign from Marzipan's living room. }, MARZIPAN: {on the answering machine} Hi, this is Marzipan. {Marzipan walks in with a plate full of baklava}. MIKE: Oh. [29], Strong Bad is also mentioned on page 14 of CR Jordan's Basic Fundamentals of Modern Tattoo: "Thanks to Strong Bad, we know that technology is magic. Just who are you working with? Strong Bad was based on the "Strong Bads", a Lucha libreâstyle fighter team from the 1983 arcade video game Tag Team Wrestling, as the cartoon revolves largely around pop culture references. STRONG BAD: You said it, The Cheat. Quit being such an old The Cheat. Often, hidden animations (Easter eggs) are displayed when the user clicks on a word or picture either during the email or after it has concluded. As Coach Z is dragging The Cheat and Strong Bad to jail, Strong Bad's feet make mud tracks, yet The Cheat's feet leave no tracks. That's what I want to know. [21] He is also mentioned in the final episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a supposed character in a Dungeons & Dragons-style tabletop game. Usually his mouth is a peach-colored rectangle when not speaking, and can form the shape of an "o" when using words with an "o" sound in them. {laughter} You put him in that box and his hair—. In the future on August 10, a second photograph was released, showing the full body of the Cartoon Cat, with an extremely creepy smile and its hands covered in white gloves. He has a speech bubble saying "I did it!!"}. He had very small hands, and a plainly colored red and black lucha libre mask, contrary to the blue and green areas of the mask included in the present version of Strong Bad. I'm just sayin'. Only I get to make out with—, {They run off. His eyes are green and shiny, and apparently turn grey when he is dead. We weren't planning on all of this happening. The game features Strong Bad, Tycho from Penny Arcade, Heavy from Team Fortress 2 and Max from Sam & Max. {Strong Sad peeks out from behind the fence}. The Fireworks are called "Fthoom-Bang Brand bottle rockets". Those things are fool's gold! {The cartoon sits at the "THE END" screen for a while, then fades in to Marzipan's Answering Machine. STRONG SAD: I told them you were behind the fence. MATT: Dude, I don't want to hint at any cohabitation here, okay? You set me up! {Cut to The Cheat, who is frothing at the mouth and has hair sticking all over the place, going crazy. STRONG BAD: Hang on, I'm not done yet! STRONG BAD: All right, remember the drill: go straight for the crispy crackly ones. Telltale CEO Dan Connors said, "We've had the idea for some time of exploring the idea of what video characters do when they're not 'on the clock' in the games we play. The two have been known to occasionally get along, however. We're your first and last line of defense! In an audio review of Strong Bad and the rest of the Homestar Runner characters, National Public Radio said "There are lots of nasty characters lurking in the shadowy corners of the World Wide Web. https://www.metacafe.com/watch/774471/strong_bad_japanese_cartoon STRONG BAD: Sweet lady freedom! (Switch back to SB) Strong Bad:I really need to get a curtain for that window.Or at least some ⦠"Homestar Runner" Strong Bad Is in Jail Cartoon (TV Episode 2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I feel... cooler, and... less like I suck so bad. Judging by the tally marks on the inside of the cell, he and The Cheat have been there for a week.}. HOMESTAR RUNNER: {off screen} Oh, hey Strong Bad. Strong Bad saying that The Cheat's cartoon "didn't even deserve a pizza" is a reference to Everybody to the Limit, where Strong Bad (impressed with The Cheat's cartoon) said he'd buy him a pizza. That's a funny joke, Tai Chi and Chai tea. An example of a Strong Bad Email reply is his take on techno, where he creates the techno song "The System Is Down". Although the animations were initially brief, they gradually grew to establish numerous catchphrases and running gags, as well as spin-offs like Trogdor the Burninator, Teen Girl Squad, and even characters like Homsar and Senor Cardgage. {Cut to Strong Badia. I don't even know who it is. When The Brothers Chaps were asked about this origin, they responded, "Oh yeah, absolutely. MIKE: {Screen transition showing Strong Badia} Camera move. #homestar Runner#h*r#hsr#strong Bad#my Art#pda#ugh - Cartoon Clipart is a handpicked free hd PNG images. MATT: There's some sweet shadow effects coming off of those flashes there. STRONG BAD: You gotta get us outta the joint, man! {Homestar Runner arrives, making car-alarm siren noises.}. He's standing by three metal cans marked Food, Water, and Eww.}. The Cheat! Once we get our hands on Bubs's fundraiser candy bars, our troubles will be over! Club, "For now, anyone desperate to live in the past for a while can listen to the first three volumes through a bunch of different platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, and, if you want to buy them, iTunes." MATT: That ski mask gives Strong Bad magical reverb! An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. [7][8] It consists of a barren field, a fence, a tire, and a stop sign reading "Pop: Tire" (Pop meaning population) leaning against a cinder block. STRONG BAD: Nononono, nononono! Once the events of the email finish unfolding, Strong Bad wraps it up, and then "The Paper" or "New Paper" comes down with a link to Strong Bad's e-mail address. Strong Mad is visiting, and Strong Bad has a hairnet on. Homestar Runner and Pom Pom are there, and Homestar has a flashlight.}. The Cartoon Cat started appearing on the internet on August 4, 2018, when the first image of the creature started appearing online. You'd do that for me? Strong Bad and The Cheat run past in the distance, carrying off the King of Town's crown.}. [27], Strong Bad makes a guest appearance on at least two records, including The Aquabats' 2011 album Hi-Five Soup!, providing vocals on the song "Pink Pants!". He lacks a shirt (but wears certain ones on occasion), nipples, and a belly button. Strong Bad is wearing a hairnet when he is in "jail", but he has no hair, as he said in. BUBS: So, describe to me what the perpetrator looked like. {Starts clicking the light on and off in Pom Pom's face, who's now very annoyed.}. {Cut to title sequence. Strong Bad turns aside and starts talking to himself}. [16] In the book, Strong Bad and The Cheat were defined as the main "villains" to Homestar Runner and Pom Pom, who were defined as the main "protagonists". And you say, "Yeah, no!" THE KING OF TOWN: Poopsmith, I'm home! In an article by National Review Online, Strong Bad was described as "a non-stop braggart, liar, manipulator, and egotist", but also "one of the coolest characters on the Internet and the real star of Homestarrunner.com, which may be the most popular homegrown animation in the world". Most of the time a cut-away sequence is used to move the narrative beyond mere typing. Toll Free (US/Can): 1-888-880-8357 UK: 01225 789600 Other Countries: +44 1225 789600 hq@cartoonstock.com HOMESTAR RUNNER: Um, I could put a dash between "Homestar" and "Runner" from now on. HOMESTAR RUNNER: All right, buster, move it along here! Strong Bad begins by giving a dragon drawing tutorial in which the character is drawn from the letter "S" and features numerous "consummate V's" used in constructing Trogdor's "teeth, spineties [sic], and angry eyebrows". MATT: I'll tell the same story that I did on our first run of this commentary where there was this guy that parked next to the parking place that I rode to school in the car of in...? Honh! {Homestar clicks the flashlight off again. {Bubs holds up a sketch of a guy in a sweater with the number 7 on it with biscuit dough hands and a craggy face, looking nothing like Strong Bad. MATT: It's Trivia Time! [2] The Strong Bad Email series grew to be so popular that seven DVDs featuring the emails have been released, as well as a podcast where emails could be downloaded to digital media players, since its first episode in 2001.[3]. Along with most of the main characters of the website, Strong Bad debuted in the Brothers Chaps' childr⦠Creator Cameo: Strong Bad doesn't resist the opportunity to put himself in his own cartoon, only he gives himself the head of a toy keyboard. HOMESTAR RUNNER: {laughs} No, of course not. MATT: Look, they stole that video tape—that video camera, rather, from Kevin. Don't waste your time on them plain ol' chocolates. Strong Bad and The Cheat, clad in black, sneak up to the back of the stand. Along with his physically intimidating but mentally limited big brother Strong Mad and his yellow lackey The Cheat, Strong Bad represents the self-proclaimed criminal element in the series. We can retire, maybe get a little place in Strong Badia, I dunno. That I got for my twenty-fourth birthday. As the series went on, Strong Bad became less of a villain, although he still hates Homestar, but not so much as an arch rival, mostly viewing Homestar as dumb and irritating. {beep}, STRONG BAD: {on the answering machine} Hello, Marzipan! [24] Later on, the game was ported on the PlayStation 3 as a PSN download. Strong Bad's heels leave little trails of dirt in the ground as he is dragged along.}. [11] For the "1936" segments on the website, Strong Bad is sometimes referred to as Sir Strong Bad, Uncle Strong Bad, or Old-Timey Strong Bad. The first 200 sbemails on DVD. {Strong Sad peeks out from behind the fence again}. In this story, The Homestar Runner, Strong Bad (with a little help from The Cheat), and Pom Pom enter a strength competition, along with The Robot, Mr. {beep}, {Cut to jail. The Poopsmith is tied-up and duct-taped across the mouth.}. Poopsmith? Now we can retire to da MOOOOOOOOOOOON!! STRONG BAD: Wait, hang on! Strong Bad Email 021 Cartoon. STRONG SAD: Well, I gotta go. {The Cheat ponders, then agrees. {Goes to the pile of whatsit. Strong Bad's shadow in the concession stand's door shows him without his stocking cap. {Cut to jail, which is just a cardboard box with seven slits cut in it sitting in the field. MARZIPAN: Yes, things are very serious now. They've taken Trivia Time from off of Marzipan and/or Homestar's kitchen shelf. When he snaps and the indirect result is Homestar's serious injury, Strong Bad feels responsible and takes it upon himself to be his caretaker. It turns out Strong Bad is a 'master' at drawing dragons. [1] Strong Bad also "rules" an area of the fictional universe called Strong Badia. Pwing! THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises} {holds up a camera with "property of kevin" written on it. He begins filming.}. {Cut to the inside of the King of Town's castle, nighttime. Ready? Look at The Cheat moving there, he's just kind of gliding along! The Strong Bads. STRONG BAD: Hey, I didn't do that! The red and black Wrestlemania mask he wears all the time is a clue. [31], On April 10, 2020, Strong Bad's official Twitter account @StrongBadActual (https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual) tweeted the following: "I just dropped 3 volumes, 180 tracks of background music, jingles, and songs from 20 years of http://HomestarRunner.com! Strong Bad wearing a hairnet while incarcerated is a nod to, The newspaper Marzipan is reading in this cartoon is used again in, Likewise, this may have been mentioned by Marzipan in, Strong Bad's plans to use the "college fund" to buy a "really tricked-out van" is later reused in, The Fthoom-Bang brand bottle rockets reappear in, Professor Coolguy supplies Coolguy's Law in, Strong Sad wanted Strong Bad to go back to jail in, The music that plays in the opening credits appears in. You just drive off with the alarm going on and lay low for a while... across the border. {The Cheat starts squealing with him} YOU SET ME UP!!! [19] He is featured as the main antagonist of the final episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, 8-Bit is Enough. {Cut to the computer room, where Strong Sad has set up calligraphy scrolls, Taijitu (Yin Yang symbols), and a candle, while he performs tai chi.}. THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises} STRONG BAD: You said it, The Cheat. MATT: She would do that really violently and we were like, "What are you doing?? He turned it off. It appears to have a switch though, which should make only one click. (Switch to The Cheat outside,wearing a gold medallion and black sunglasses,breakdancing to his Theme Song in front of two of the Pom girls in the first Halloween cartoon.) Strong Bad was originally created to be the main antagonist of the series, but since then, he has become less of a villain and more of a comic relief antihero. Set of 4! Homestar Runner is an American Flash-animated surreal comedy web series created by Mike and Matt Chapman, also known as The Brothers Chaps.It mixes surreal humor, self-parody, and references to pop culture, in particular video games, classic television, and popular music.. {Cut to Strong Badia, daytime, behind the fence. He isn't really a musician, but he frequently tries to mimic the mechanics of certain genres of music in his personal show, Strong Bad E-mails. DoooooooOOOOOOOOOOWIP! [10] According to Mike Chapman, "...He'd already become everybody's favorite character. Superman has enjoyed a long life, appearing in countless TV shows, films, and animated shows, ⦠[4] He seems to be a character influenced by the American popular culture trends of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, such as heavy metal music and the second and third-generations of video games and video game consoles. }, THE KING OF TOWN: Poopsmith?! In the beginning of the series, he and Homestar Runner would battle each other in competitions such as a lifting as many grapes as they can, doing tag-team wrestling, and facing off in a jumping jack contest. At one point, the word "Slithering" is mispronounced "Slytherin". HOMESTAR RUNNER: Homestar Runner, eh? Thanks. {pause} Uh, our niece used to do Homestar's impression of Strong Sad here a lot, and she would jump down on her knees at the end, and I was always afraid she was gonna, like, break her knees or bruise her legs up real bad. Directed by Matt Chapman, Mike Chapman. It's a recurring dream of his. Be sure to note your username in your donation and we will remove all ads on the site! Five days later on August ⦠STRONG BAD: {holding the can of 'eww' as if it were a tin-can telephone} Ho-ho! Hoping you don't get shivved, Strong Sad. That's just mean-spirited. {He stops, leans forward, and looks at Strong Bad expectantly.}. The King of Town arrives home.}. Strong Bad also started off with a prominent Mexican accent and a deep voice, which gradually transitioned into a more gruff and less accented voice with more vocal range. We weren't planning on all of this happening." HOMESTAR RUNNER: Coach Z, get these low-lifes out of my sight! [16] This idea of Strong Bad being an antagonist lasted for a short while in the early toons, but did change, however, as each character developed its own style. HOMESTAR RUNNER: Weh ooh weh ooh weh ooh weh... HOMESTAR RUNNER: DoooooooOOOOOOOOOOWIP! "THE BROTHERS CHAPS PRESENT" "THE FIRST CARTOON IN A WHILE" "WE LIKE TO CALL IT" "STRONG BAD IS IN JAIL CARTOON" "MISSY AND MATT ON VOCALS" "MIKE ON DRUMS" Cut to Strong Sad sitting at a table writing a letter.} MIKE: But—No, it's not the ski mask because he's still got it on! Prior to this, he appeared on the Shellac album Excellent Italian Greyhound on the track "Genuine Lulabelle". RYAN: {high singing} Duhhh? The rockets launch and fireworks explode in the sky.}. MATT: My six-cell Maglite. He wrote: "Like South Park and Modern Toss, Strong Bad isn't exactly beautiful to look at but he's relentlessly funny," and added, "Strong Bad is an animated Mexican wrestler ... and the undoubted star of surreal cartoon site Homestar Runner."[17]. Oh, the three—All three of us would buy it. And the retirement money becomes the new college fund. Let's do that. [10] Peter Wood of National Review Online commented on Strong Bad's personality and his evil-looking appearance. Strong Bad bites the 'stumes that feed him. }, THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises, which sound like "Let's make out! Strong Mad puts the box down and stands there for a while, blinking, before holding up a yellow jackhammer labeled "JACK HAMMA!" Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner is an episodic point-and-click adventure game developed by Telltale Games based on the Homestar Runner web cartoon, with Strong Bad as the lead character. We gotta come out of retirement for this one last job. Strong Bad also has boxing gloves for hands, though mysteriously he can type with them in his Strong Bad Emails. However, he is still occasionally referred to as an antagonist, due to the pranks that he, Strong Mad, and The Cheat play on the other characters, and his insulting of his brother Strong Sad. Download Strong Bad 'Dangeresque 2' Cartoon now from AusGamers - its free, and no signup is required! {goes outside} Poopsmith! THE KING OF TOWN: THEY'VE STOLEN MY POOPSMITH!! MATT: He turned it off! Pom Pom! We should make a... Sledge-Hammer-type '70s TV show called Jack Hamma. Trogdor eventually got a Flash game on homestarrunner.com and became very popular, having several pieces of merchandise made featuring him. Slytherin House is one of the dorms at Hogwarts Academy in the. Let's go. MIKE: Okay, he went directly home? STRONG BAD: You sold me out. The Poopsmith's mouth is duct-taped shut, despite his vow of silence. For Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 5: 8-Bit Is Enough on the Wii, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Favorite cartoon lines? Strong Bad Sings (And Other Type Hits), an album featuring songs from Homestar Runner, was released in 2003. Addeddate 2020-11-27 08:47:11 Emulator ruffle-swf Emulator_ext swf Identifier Strong_Bad_Email_057_Japanese_Cartoon Scanner Internet Archive Python library 1.9.4 MATT: Uh, it is, it was from my Maglite, actually. MATT: I think people assume it's Marzipan's. Among their loot is a cookie jar that looks like Trivia Time, the framed picture titled "Thank You" from Marzipan's house, and some bags labeled "some savings". I've made some changes around the house. You don't think he stopped anywhere in between? {Homestar goes "Pwing!" "), though he now parodies even this in his responses to emails. This page was last modified on 5 February 2021, at 19:59. The loot isn't there anymore, but The Poopsmith is, tied-up and with duct-tape over his mouth. The shovel is there, the pile is there, but the Poopsmith is not. {turns aside again} And eh... um... okay I was done. What's a 16-year-old need with a car alarm living in Dunwoody, Georgia? {Strong Mad lifts up the jail and The Cheat fixes his fur.} Strong Bad is Viewtiful Joe, the star of the 2003 eponymous Capcom Gamecube/Playstation 2 game: Advertisement Marzipan is J. Mascis , the ⦠STRONG BAD: {after a pause, apathetically} Oh no we've been found out. A former street number of a friend of ours. The concept of a website with Homestar Runner and Pom Pom as the protagonists, and Strong Bad and The Cheat as the antagonists, became a reality in 2000.[15]. [9] As of 2018, there are 208 Strong Bad emails. {turns around for a second, and then turns back to Pom Pom}. Like a few other cartoon characters on this list, Superman began life in comic books in 1933 and first appeared in animated cartoons the following decade. I like the fireworks that are coming up. After The Poopsmith is captured, Strong Sad's iPod is present behind Strong Bad near the fence. Strong Bad and The Cheat are hiding out behind the fence, where they've stashed all their loot. And the college fund... eh, we blow on a really tricked-out van. {puts on a red ski mask with a cutout for his nose} Now we're ready. With Matt Chapman, Missy Palmer. HOMESTAR RUNNER: That, and we got an anonymous tip from Strong Sad. Nothing to see, nothing to see! Learn the power of the Zshoop 3D as Strong Bad draws a 4x sharp squealy guitar. [4], Strong Bad has been one of the most popular characters in the series, and has been well received. Out now on all your fav music streamins!" Enamel Pin Set. behind Bubs' Concession Stand, his head moves back, but the shadow stays in the same place for a frame. They glance around to make sure nobody is watching.}. and big green eyes. The Strong Bads. {Homestar starts imitating Strong Sad's tai chi} You were all like Pah-ku-lah! He appears in black and white and has hair and a handlebar mustache. Once we get our hands on Bubs's fundraiser candy bars, our troubles will be over! Strong Bad Sings on VINYL! Trogdor the Burninator is an original character created by Strong Bad in SBemail 58. Even if the Strong Bad Emails and Homestar Runner cartoons haven't made the promised return mentioned in July 2014, this April Fools' cartoon traditon is ⦠MATT: That's right. His face is less detailed and he has no visible mouth but his mustache moves when he talks. Boy, do we need forest fires! {They grab Strong Bad and The Cheat and drag them off, The Cheat making The Cheat noises in protest}. Almost forgot to disguise my identity. Wave o' T-Shirts! "[15] In the children's book and very early stages of the website, Strong Bad looked significantly different than his present day character. MATT: {laughs} Umm... {Strong Sad is talking about Tai Chi} What's he playing there? }, (Commentary by: Matt Chapman, Mike Chapman, Ryan Sterritt). Japanese Cartoon: The GOAT. I told you to remove the Fthoom! Great idea, The Cheat. MATT: Yeah, it was a nice camera move. {camera pans to see Homestar standing right there, Pom Pom close behind}. The website was originally meant to revolve around Homestar, but Strong Bad grew in popularity after the first few months of the website, and the Chapman brothers decided to give him his own segment, Strong Bad Email (SBEmail for short).