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"A person called Cooper, from the city of Franklin, in the state of Tennessee" ("Told you I could do it," says Strong Bad to a frustrated the Cheat) tells Strong Bad about how he was at the movies last night and had to put up with a little kid behind him that wouldn't shut up, asking if Strong Bad has ever had to deal such irritating people at the movies.

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"A person called Cooper, from the city of Franklin, in the state of Tennessee" ("Told you I could do it," says Strong Bad to a frustrated the an unamused The Cheat) tells Strong Bad about how he was at the movies last night and had to put up with a little kid behind him that wouldn't shut up, asking if Strong Bad has ever had to deal with such irritating people at the movies.
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* RantInducingSlight: Strong Bad goes on a brief tirade and blows up the theater because Homestar wouldn't stop talking.
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->'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, I feel ya, Coopreme. It's a good thing they make you turn off your bazookas before movies man, or every one of my theater-going experiences would end in smoldering crater fashion.

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->'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, I feel ya, Coopreme. It's a good thing they make you turn off your bazookas before movies movies, man, or every one of my theater-going experiences would end in smoldering crater fashion.
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"A person called Cooper, from the city of Franklin, in the state of Tennessee" ("Told you I could do it," says Strong Bad to the Cheat) asks if Strong Bad has ever had to deal with little kids who won't shut up at the movies.

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"A person called Cooper, from the city of Franklin, in the state of Tennessee" ("Told you I could do it," says Strong Bad to a frustrated the Cheat) asks tells Strong Bad about how he was at the movies last night and had to put up with a little kid behind him that wouldn't shut up, asking if Strong Bad has ever had to deal with little kids who won't shut up such irritating people at the movies.



* "The little girl behind me who won't shut up", in this case Homestar Runner. But instead of the usual talking-to-the-movie lines like "Don't go in there!" and "Oh no, he didn't!", Homestar goes so far as to make ''small talk'' with the movie, which is all Strong Bad can take.

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* And of course, "The little girl behind me who won't shut up", in this case Homestar Runner. But instead of the usual talking-to-the-movie lines like "Don't go in there!" and "Oh no, he didn't!", Homestar goes so far as to make ''small talk'' with the movie, which is all Strong Bad can take.



'''Strong Bad:''' What is ''wrong'' with you people?! Do you not notice the giant movie over here? Were all the local sit-around-and-suck-out-loud places closed?! (''pulls out a bazooka'') Oh, di-a-lo-do, da-a-lo-do, di-a-lo-do, '''die!!''' (''fires the bazooka'')

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'''Strong Bad:''' What ''What is ''wrong'' '''''wrong''''' with you people?! people?!'' Do you not notice the giant movie over here? Were all the local sit-around-and-suck-out-loud places closed?! (''pulls out a bazooka'') Oh, di-a-lo-do, da-a-lo-do, di-a-lo-do, '''die!!''' '''''die!!''''' (''fires the bazooka'')

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->'''Strong Bad:''' (''singing'') Coach Z is not that cool; here comes an email.



->'''Strong Bad:''' (''stage whispering'') Oh, look out, Mister Slashy-Man! Ooh, something exciting! Aah, I guess I'm talking during the movie! [[HypocrisyNod Kind of a hypocrite!]] [[ThatsAllFolks Gonna shut up now!]]

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->'''Strong Bad:''' (''stage whispering'') Oh, look out, Mister Slashy-Man! Ooh, something exciting! Aah, I guess I'm talking during the movie! [[HypocrisyNod Kind of a hypocrite!]] [[ThatsAllFolks Gonna shut up now!]]now!]]\\
(''The Paper comes down.'')



-->'''Homestar:''' Oh man, this movie has it ''all''! Cinema has never Luked so Wilson.
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->(''Cut to Homestar in the Field, sitting in a movie theater seat in a smoldering crater'')\\
'''Homestar:'''
Oh man, this movie has it ''all''! Cinema has never Luked so Wilson.
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->'''MOVIE & REFRESHMENT TRIVIA*'''\\
What can you get at the concession stand for $10, $10 or $13?\\
A) Luke Wilson\\
B) 16:9 Anamorphic\\
C) Hot, Hot Buttery Popcorn\\
D) ''Battleship Potemkin''\\
[-*ACTUALLY JUST REFRESHMENT TRIVIA-]
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-->'''Strong Bad:''' I'm guess I'm talking during the movie! Kind of a hypocrite! [[ShuttingUpNow Gonna shut up now!]]

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-->'''Strong Bad:''' I'm I guess I'm talking during the movie! Kind of a hypocrite! [[ShuttingUpNow Gonna shut up now!]]

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* HypocriticalHumor: Strong Bad complains about people talking at the movies, but he is guilty of doing the exact same thing.

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* HypocriticalHumor: Strong Bad complains about people talking at the movies, but he is guilty of doing the exact same thing. He does the same thing during the ASCII art movie and immediately [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it:
-->'''Strong Bad:''' I'm guess I'm talking during the movie! Kind of a hypocrite! [[ShuttingUpNow Gonna shut up now!]]
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* "The little girl behind me who won't shut up", in this case Homestar Runner. But instead of the usual talking-to-the-movie lines like "Don't go in there!" and "Oh no, he didn't!", Homestar goes so far as to make small talk with the movie, which is all Strong Bad can take.

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* "The little girl behind me who won't shut up", in this case Homestar Runner. But instead of the usual talking-to-the-movie lines like "Don't go in there!" and "Oh no, he didn't!", Homestar goes so far as to make small talk ''small talk'' with the movie, which is all Strong Bad can take.

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* MundaneWish: "Some day I'm gonna be the one tearing tickets and telling folks that [[{{Malaproper}} forty-twone will be on their lest]]."

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* MundaneWish: "Some Strong Bad expresses a desire to be a theater usher, mainly so he can be more like Senor Cardgage.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Some
day I'm gonna be the one tearing tickets and telling folks that [[{{Malaproper}} forty-twone will be on their lest]]."



* PersonaNonGrata: Strong Bad gets banned from the theater because he lost his temper and blew it up with a bazooka.

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* PersonaNonGrata: Strong Bad gets banned from the theater multiplex because he lost his temper and blew it up the theater with a bazooka.
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* MovieTheaterEpisode

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* MovieTheaterEpisodeMovieTheaterEpisode: Strong Bad spends the sbemail recounting some of his experiences at the movies.
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* MovieTheaterEpisode

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* {{Snacksploitation}}: An Easter egg reveals that the theater's smallest order of popcorn still costs $10, so it makes sense that people would sneak their own food in. Strong Bad is still annoyed by people who eat loudly during the movie--especially the King of Town, who sneaks in his own all-you-can-eat fajitas, with a mariachi band to play while he eats.
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-->'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, I feel ya, Coopreme. It's a good thing they make you turn off your bazookas before movies man, or every one of my theater-going experiences would end in smoldering crater fashion.

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-->'''Strong ->'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, I feel ya, Coopreme. It's a good thing they make you turn off your bazookas before movies man, or every one of my theater-going experiences would end in smoldering crater fashion.



-->'''Strong Bad:''' (''stage whispering'') Oh, look out, Mister Slashy-Man! Ooh, something exciting! Aah, I guess I'm talking during the movie! [[HypocrisyNod Kind of a hypocrite!]] [[ThatsAllFolks Gonna shut up now!]]

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-->'''Strong ->'''Strong Bad:''' (''stage whispering'') Oh, look out, Mister Slashy-Man! Ooh, something exciting! Aah, I guess I'm talking during the movie! [[HypocrisyNod Kind of a hypocrite!]] [[ThatsAllFolks Gonna shut up now!]]
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* OrphanedPunchline: A few of Homestar's attempts at making small talk with the movie are presented like this.

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* OrphanedPunchline: A few of Homestar's attempts at making small talk with the movie are all presented like this.with little or no context.
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* NoTalkingOrPhonesWarning: Parodied with a PSA warning viewers to turn off their ''bazookas'' before the movie, "Because no one wants to watch a smoldering crater."

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* ASCIIArt: At the end, Strong Bad watches a "movie" animated with computer text of a stick figure jumping over a car and doing some karate moves.

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* ASCIIArt: At the end, Strong Bad watches a crudely-animated ASCII art "movie" animated with computer text of a stick figure jumping over a car and doing some karate moves.



%%* DefensiveWhat: The King of Town, when Strong Bad calls him out on sneaking "all-you-can-eat fajitas" into the theater.

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%%* * DefensiveWhat: The King of Town, when When Strong Bad calls him out on sneaking "all-you-can-eat fajitas" into the theater.theater, The King of Town replies "What?!"


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* OrphanedPunchline: A few of Homestar's attempts at making small talk with the movie are presented like this.
-->'''Homestar:''' You know where the real money is? Phone books.
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Redundancy.


* PersonaNonGrata: Strong Bad gets banned from the theater because he lost his temper and blew up the theater with a bazooka.

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* PersonaNonGrata: Strong Bad gets banned from the theater because he lost his temper and blew it up the theater with a bazooka.
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* ASCIIArt: Strong Bad watches a "movie" of a stick figure jumping over a car and doing some karate moves.
* BlatantLies: The King of Town claims that the fajitas he's making (and the cooking supplies) were found in his Milk Duds box.

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* ASCIIArt: At the end, Strong Bad watches a "movie" animated with computer text of a stick figure jumping over a car and doing some karate moves.
* BlatantLies: The King of Town claims that the fajitas he's making (and the cooking supplies) supplies needed for them) were found in his Milk Duds box.



* DefensiveWhat: The King of Town, when Strong Bad calls him out on sneaking "all-you-can-eat fajitas" into the theater.

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* %%* DefensiveWhat: The King of Town, when Strong Bad calls him out on sneaking "all-you-can-eat fajitas" into the theater.



* HypocriticalHumor: Strong Bad complains about people talking at the movies, but he is also guilty of this, especially at the end.

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* HypocriticalHumor: Strong Bad complains about people talking at the movies, but he is also guilty of this, especially at doing the end.exact same thing.



* PersonaNonGrata: Strong Bad losing his temper and blowing up the theater with a bazooka is "why [he's] not allowed at the movies anymore."

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* PersonaNonGrata: Strong Bad losing gets banned from the theater because he lost his temper and blowing blew up the theater with a bazooka is "why [he's] not allowed at the movies anymore."bazooka.
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* SixDegreesOfKevinBacon: Strong Sad mentions that one of movie actors has a Bacon Number of 4, but does not elaborate on the specifics on how he's connected to Kevin Backn.

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* SixDegreesOfKevinBacon: Strong Sad mentions that one of movie actors has a Bacon Number of 4, but does not elaborate on the specifics on of how he's connected to Kevin Backn.Bacon.
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* SixDegreesOfKevinBacon: Strong Sad mentions that one of movie actors has a Bacon Number of 4.

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* SixDegreesOfKevinBacon: Strong Sad mentions that one of movie actors has a Bacon Number of 4.4, but does not elaborate on the specifics on how he's connected to Kevin Backn.
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* SixDegreesOfKevinBacon: Strong Sad mentions that one of movie actors has a Bacon Number of 4.

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Rewriting. No idea why I put "unphazed".


* BlatantLies: The King of Town claims the fajitas he's making were "all in my box of Milk Duds."

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* BlatantLies: The King of Town claims that the fajitas he's making (and the cooking supplies) were "all found in my box of his Milk Duds."Duds box.



* EpicFail: Coach Z fails to correctly answer a pre-movie trivia slide question, despite the fact that he had seen that specific slide 10 times since entering the theater and it being a multiple choice question.



* NoSell: An EasterEgg shows that Homestar was completely unharmed and unphazed by being hit with Strong Bad's bazooka, though the blast sent him to an empty field.

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* NoSell: An EasterEgg shows that Homestar was completely unharmed and unphazed unfazed by being hit with Strong Bad's bazooka, though the blast sent him to an empty field.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Strong Bad fires a bazooka at Homestar just because the latter wouldn't shut up.



* MundaneWish: "Some day I'm gonna be the one tearing tickets and telling folks that [[{{Malaproper}} forty-twone will be on their lest.]]"
* PersonaNonGrata: Strong Bad losing his temper and blowing up the theater with a bazooka is "why I'm not allowed at the movies anymore."

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* HypocrisyNod: Strong Bad notes that he's being kind of a hypocrite for talking while watching the ASCIIArt movie.
* MundaneWish: "Some day I'm gonna be the one tearing tickets and telling folks that [[{{Malaproper}} forty-twone will be on their lest.]]"
lest]]."
* NoSell: An EasterEgg shows that Homestar was completely unharmed and unphazed by being hit with Strong Bad's bazooka, though the blast sent him to an empty field.
* PersonaNonGrata: Strong Bad losing his temper and blowing up the theater with a bazooka is "why I'm [he's] not allowed at the movies anymore."



-->'''Homestar:''' Oh man, this movie has it ''all''! Cinema has never Luked so Wilson.

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-->'''Homestar:''' Oh man, this movie has it ''all''! Cinema has never Luked so Wilson.Wilson.
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* "The little girl behind me who won't shut up", in this case Homestar Runner, who instead of the usual talking-to-the-movie lines like "Don't go in there!" and "Oh no, he didn't!", goes so far as to make small talk with the movie, which is all Strong Bad can take.

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* "The little girl behind me who won't shut up", in this case Homestar Runner, who Runner. But instead of the usual talking-to-the-movie lines like "Don't go in there!" and "Oh no, he didn't!", Homestar goes so far as to make small talk with the movie, which is all Strong Bad can take.


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* ASCIIArt: Strong Bad watches a "movie" of a stick figure jumping over a car and doing some karate moves.

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"A person called Cooper, from the city of Franklin, in the state of Tennessee" ("Told you I could do it," says Strong Bad to the Cheat) asks to write if Strong Bad has ever had to deal with little kids who won't shut up at the movies.

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"A person called Cooper, from the city of Franklin, in the state of Tennessee" ("Told you I could do it," says Strong Bad to the Cheat) asks to write if Strong Bad has ever had to deal with little kids who won't shut up at the movies.


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* PersonaNonGrata: Strong Bad losing his temper and blowing up the theater with a bazooka is "why I'm not allowed at the movies anymore."
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* "The genius who can't resist answering the oh-so-challenging film trivia slides they show before the movie", like Coach Z, who keeps getting the "Movie and Refreshment Trivia (Actually Just Refreshment Trivia)" questions wrong, even after seeing the same slides over and over.

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* "The genius who can't resist answering the oh-so-challenging film trivia slides they show before the movie", like Coach Z, who keeps getting the "Movie and Refreshment Trivia (Actually Just Refreshment Trivia)" questions wrong, wrong even after seeing the same slides over and over.



'''Strong Bad:''' What is ''wrong'' with you people?! you not notice the giant movie over here? Were all the local sit-around-and-suck-out-loud places closed?! (''pulls out a bazooka'') Oh, di-a-lo-do, da-a-lo-do, di-a-lo-do, '''die!!''' (''fires the bazooka'')

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'''Strong Bad:''' What is ''wrong'' with you people?! Do you not notice the giant movie over here? Were all the local sit-around-and-suck-out-loud places closed?! (''pulls out a bazooka'') Oh, di-a-lo-do, da-a-lo-do, di-a-lo-do, '''die!!''' (''fires the bazooka'')



* StuffBlowingUp: Strong Bad blows up the theater with a bazooka.

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* StuffBlowingUp: Strong Bad blows up the theater with a bazooka.bazooka.
* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: The PSA about turning off your bazookas says "Because no one wants to watch a smoldering crater." An Easter egg at the end shows Homestar sitting in the remains of his movie theater seat, praising the "movie" he's watching.
-->'''Homestar:''' Oh man, this movie has it ''all''! Cinema has never Luked so Wilson.

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Strong Bad's annoyance with fellow moviegoers builds to an explosive climax.

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"A person called Cooper, from the city of Franklin, in the state of Tennessee" ("Told you I could do it," says Strong Bad's annoyance Bad to the Cheat) asks to write if Strong Bad has ever had to deal with fellow moviegoers builds little kids who won't shut up at the movies.

-->'''Strong Bad:''' Oh, I feel ya, Coopreme. It's a good thing they make you turn off your bazookas before movies man, or every one of my theater-going experiences would end in smoldering crater fashion.

While the movie-going experience starts promising enough (with Senor Cardgage taking people's tickets and telling them "forty-twone will be on your lest"), Strong Bad soon finds himself dealing with such annoyances as:
* "The genius who can't resist answering the oh-so-challenging film trivia slides they show before the movie", like Coach Z, who keeps getting the "Movie and Refreshment Trivia (Actually Just Refreshment Trivia)" questions wrong, even after seeing the same slides over and over.
* "The guy who insists on rattling off the complete filmographies of each of the actors", like Strong Sad.
* "The guy sitting next
to you munching popcorn", like the Cheat, who has nothing on the King of Town audaciously sneaking in an explosive climax.all-you-can-eat fajita bar.
-->'''King of Town:''' What?! This was all in my box of Milk Duds!
* "The little girl behind me who won't shut up", in this case Homestar Runner, who instead of the usual talking-to-the-movie lines like "Don't go in there!" and "Oh no, he didn't!", goes so far as to make small talk with the movie, which is all Strong Bad can take.
-->'''Homestar:''' I wonder how you spell "Tabasco". Tabascooo...\\
'''Strong Bad:''' What is ''wrong'' with you people?! you not notice the giant movie over here? Were all the local sit-around-and-suck-out-loud places closed?! (''pulls out a bazooka'') Oh, di-a-lo-do, da-a-lo-do, di-a-lo-do, '''die!!''' (''fires the bazooka'')

Having been banned from the movies, Strong Bad decides to bring his movie-watching into the digital age ("...and I dig-it-all!") by... watching ASCII-art action movies on the Lappy.

-->'''Strong Bad:''' (''stage whispering'') Oh, look out, Mister Slashy-Man! Ooh, something exciting! Aah, I guess I'm talking during the movie! [[HypocrisyNod Kind of a hypocrite!]] [[ThatsAllFolks Gonna shut up now!]]



* CallBack: Yet another "DNA evidence" reference pops up, during the movie Strong Bad and co. are watching.

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* CallBack: Yet another "DNA evidence" reference pops up, during the movie ComicallyMissingThePoint: After Strong Bad and co. are watching.tries to threaten Strong Sad into silence, the latter just points out "He was in Dangeresque One ''and'' Two!"


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* RantInducingSlight: Strong Bad goes on a brief tirade and blows up the theater because Homestar wouldn't stop talking.
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* BlatantLies: The King of Town claims the fajitas he's making were "all in my box of Milk Duds."
* CallBack: Yet another "DNA evidence" reference pops up, during the movie Strong Bad and co. are watching.
* DefensiveWhat: The King of Town, when Strong Bad calls him out on sneaking "all-you-can-eat fajitas" into the theater.



* StuffBlowingUp: Strong Bad blows up the theatre with a bazooka.

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* MundaneWish: "Some day I'm gonna be the one tearing tickets and telling folks that [[{{Malaproper}} forty-twone will be on their lest.]]"
* StuffBlowingUp: Strong Bad blows up the theatre theater with a bazooka.
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''This article is about the email describing movie theater experiences. For the email describing movie genres, see [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE193Rated rated]]. For the email about Strong Bad narrating movies, see [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE144Narrator narrator]].''

'''Airdate''': Tuesday, February 20, 2007

'''Sender''': Cooper

Strong Bad's annoyance with fellow moviegoers builds to an explosive climax.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Strong Bad complains about people talking at the movies, but he is also guilty of this, especially at the end.
* StuffBlowingUp: Strong Bad blows up the theatre with a bazooka.

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