Airdate: Monday, April 1, 2002
Sender(s): Caitlyn
Steve, Sterling VA
Mike, Bend Oregon
Chad
Sue
Strong Bad: Hello, everybody! This week it's time for some spring cleaning. Ready? Go!
Strong Bad decides to start his spring cleaning with his e-mail inbox. He brings up, in quick succession, e-mails from a fan asking him why he hates Homestar so much, asking whether or not he likes Marzipan, asking how he types with boxing gloves on, one fan who seems a bit too easily amused by the word "crap", and another fan who thinks the last episode was "pathetic". All of which are mocked and mercilessly DELETED! by Strong Bad.
Strong Bad: Ahhh! I feel so cleansed. So fresh and so clean, clean.
Tropes:
- Never Heard That One Before: Mike from Bend, OR asks "How do you type with boxing gloves on?", and Strong Bad quips "Oh, that's a new one. No way do I get this freaking question all the time."
- Noodle Incident: This is the first time the audience actually sees an email asking Strong Bad how he types with boxing gloves on—but Strong Bad's reaction makes it clear he's already been asked too many times.
- Overused Running Gag: This is the first sign that Strong Bad is getting sick of fans parroting the word "crap" at him.
- Take That, Audience!: This episode mocks several types of e-mails that Strong Bad apparently gets a lot.
- Waxing Lyrical: Strong Bad says he feels "So fresh and so clean, clean" after deleting all the uninspired e-mails, and follows it up with "Ain't nobody dope as me."
Strong Bad: Okay, so until next time, ain't nobody dope as me.
(The Paper comes down)
