Airdate: Part A released Monday, October 2, 2006; Part B released Tuesday, October 3, 2006, both cartoons combined into one Monday, October 9, 2006
Sender(s): josh oakland; Luke S.
(the screen dims and a Record Needle Scratch plays; Marshie appears from the bottom of the screen)
Marshie: Hello, Kenneth! Hear me roar! (Marshie growls, then produces a faint meow) That's right, kids! Play the Fluffy Puff Marshmallows My Lappy Got Stole! Sweepstakes and win big! (Marshie's voice briefly deepens as he suddenly grows an obese humanoid body)
Still reeling from the abduction of the Lappy (and annoyed that Fluffy Puff Marshmallows has the audacity to "make a buck-or-nine off [his] heart-drooping loss" with their "My Lappy Got Stole!" sweepstakes), Strong Bad decides to slink on down to Bubs' for more "antidepressants". There, he makes a startling discovery: the Lappy's being held on the roof of the concession stand!
On climbing to the roof, Strong Bad is horrified to see that his crappy computer is behind held hostage by his "crappier and crappiest computers": the Compy 386 and the Tandy 400! They've got a magnet on a fishing pole aimed at the Lappy, and aren't in the mood for Strong Bad's smooth talk... or hush-puppies. Thankfully, The Paper steps in to help Strong Bad out.
After a bit of translation, The Paper reveals that the old computers' demands:
Incensed with Strong Bad's insensitivity towards them, the old computers lower the magnet, causing the Lappy to experience the "Teal Screen of Near Death", and prompting Strong Bad to reluctantly agree to their deal.
(The Compy and Tandy start chattering in annoyance)
Strong Bad: It just means 2002... I... thought it was slick... slick-rick... way to talk...
First up on Strong Bad's email chopping block is the Tandy:
The Tandy's last e-mail comes from "Josho Kland" who asks Strong Bad "do you remember the email that you deleted the hardest". Taking one look at the un-punctuated, un-captialized mess that is Josho's e-mail, Strong Bad replies "I do remember the email I deleted the hardest! And I'm still remembering it right now!" With the addition of Homestar's Mountain Dew, the King of Town's denture cleaning tablets ("Thems is my after-dinner mints!"), and a pick-ax, Strong Bad blows the offending e-mail (and the Tandy) to low-res smithereens.
Next up is the Compy, which still manages to work despite having a big ol' hole in it:
The Compy's last e-mail, which is formatted around the hole, comes from "Luke South" who asks "very seriously" for some "amazing feats of wonder" from Strong Bad.
Strong Bad launches into an over-the-top impression of a circus barker as he shows off "Strong Bad's Amazing Feats of Wonder", which include:
- Marzipan as "The Human, Wo-Man Rotini", twisting her neck into a series of loops.Strong Bad: Behold! An ocean of pesto!
(Marzipan gets splashed with pesto sauce)
Marzipan: That's not part of my act!
King of Town: I know! It's a part of mine, lalalalalalala! - The Cheat's "Flea Prison Riot", where "The flea circus has left town, and the inmates are restless!"
- Strong Sad's "Feet of Wonder" (AKA "Stupid's Stupid Crap That I Hate"), which involves Strong Sad showing off his elephantine legs.Strong Sad: I call them soolnds!
- Strong Mad as "House Mouth", a "land-locked leviathan" who eats outdated electronics... including, in this case, the Compy, which explodes in his mouth.
With his old computers laid to rest and the cliffhangers "for reallysolved", Strong Bad finishes his up his previous e-mail and takes the Lappy out for hush-puppies, with the specters of the Tandy and Compy floating just overhead.
Strong Bad: Man, I coulda sworn one of you guys liked hush-puppies...
The Paper: (it comes down a final time) It was me. I like hush-puppies.
Tropes:
- Back from the Dead: The Compy and the Tandy, so to speak.
- Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick: During the commercial for the "My Lappy Got Stole!" sweepstakes:Marshie: Just email who you think done it on a 3x5 note card, stick a Fluffy Puff on each corner, and just walk away, Mother...
- Comfort Food: Strong Bad's "antidepressants" consist of several bags of assorted flavors of chips.
- Easter Egg:
- Clicking on Strong Bad after he mentions the Lappy's "important documents" will bring up a preview of one of them, which can be clicked on to reveal a few more documents.
- Another Easter egg at the end has a clip of the King of Town's act, where as "Clogdor" he burps up a bubble that turns into a fried egg.
- Everything Makes a Mushroom: The Tandy makes a pixel mushroom cloud after being blown up.
- Extreme Omnivore: Strong Mad as "House-Mouth", who "conveniently subsists only on outdated electronics" and is fed the Compy.
- Grammar Correction Gag: Strong Bad makes note of all the spelling and grammar mistakes Josh makes in his email before announcing that this is the one he will delete the hardest.
- Long List:
- Strong Bad rattling off the varieties of chips he's consumed while mourning the loss of the Lappy.Strong Bad: Nothing dulls the pain quite like several dozen half-full bags of Italian-herb-chipotle-buffalo-ranch-guacamole-Thai-peanut-style chippety-chomps.
- An Easter egg shows the "important files" on the Lappy include a list of self-chosen nicknames for Strong Bad and his "Cloud Shape Spotting Log".
- Strong Bad rattling off the varieties of chips he's consumed while mourning the loss of the Lappy.
- Motor Mouth: Strong Bad talks much faster than normal when promoting his "Feats of Wonder" show.Strong Bad: Gawk and squawk as I walk and talk like an old-timey sideshow caller, and add "la-la-la-la-la" to the end of everything I say, la-la-la-la-la-la!
- "No. Just… No" Reaction: One of Strong Bad's "important documents" is a list of "cool nicknames for myself". One of the entries, "Light 'n' Fluffy", has been crossed off with a big red "NO!" written next to it.
- Old-Timey Bathing Suit: The King of Town wears a red-and-white striped suit while performing as "Clogdor".
- One Last Job: The Tandy and Compy hold the Lappy hostage in order to get Strong Bad to check one last e-mail on each of them.
- Record Needle Scratch: Appears during the commercial at the start of the cartoon, then twice during the epilogue: once when Lappy points out she doesn't actually like hushpuppies, and again when she asks if Strong Bad could help find her "toe".
- Rubber Man: Marzipan stretches (and twists) her neck out as "The Human Wo-Man Rotini".
- Saying Sound Effects Out Loud: Strong Bad mutters "Sliiink" as he literally slinks off to Bubs to get more chips.
- Shout-Out: The Parody Commercial for the "My Lappy Got Stole!" Sweepstakes is a parody of the sweepstakes associated with The Simpsons two-parter "Who Shot Mr. Burns?"
- Stuff Blowing Up: The Tandy, thanks to Strong Bad filling it with denture tablets and Mountain Dew, then hitting the keyboard with a pick-ax.
- Suddenly Fluent in Gibberish: The Paper just so happens to speak "extravagantly broken computer", and translates the demands of the Tandy and Compy for Strong Bad.
- That Cloud Looks Like...: Strong Bad keeps a "Cloud Shape Spotting Log" on the Lappy. Some of the entries include "Michigan with 2 bites taken out", "Strong Sad's ghost", and "Strong Sad's corpse".
- Trrrilling Rrrs: Strong Bad, describing Marzipan as "the Human Wo-Man Rotini", rolls the R in "rotini".
- Wholesome Crossdresser: Strong Sad is inexplicably dressed as a bearded lady during his segment of the Amazing Feats of Wonder.
- Verbal Tic: When pretending to be a sideshow caller for his "Amazing Feats of Wonder", Strong Bad ends several of his sentences with "Lalalalala".
(Strong Bad stops and looks up at the ghosts of the Tandy and the Compy, who suddenly fly away)
(The curtain opens, revealing the King of Town standing behind a counter with a frying pan on it. The King belches, producing a bubble. The Grabbo Arm from "Homestar Presents: Presents", holding a toothpick, extends and pops the bubble, which somehow produces a fried egg. The audience gasps)
