Airdate: Monday, December 9, 2002
Sender: Mike S., Gibsonia PA
Mike S. from "Gibsonia, Pa" wants to know about Strong Bad's morning routine. Strong Bad insists that "the morning routine is the most important routine of the day". This, however, is put to the lie when we find Strong Sad had to wake his brother from off the couch around noon, with one hand in an empty bag of "POTATE" chips, less than a minute before the start of the cartoon.
Strong Bad continues his explanation by attempting to explain what the "R" in "routine" stands for, but Strong Sad keeps interrupting to reveal a number of increasingly exotic eggs he's found tucked into the couch cushions.
Strong Bad: What are you trying to say, Strong Sad? So I got a lotta eggs. And I keep 'em in the couch.
Strong Sad: There needs to be a better word for weird.
After seeing Strong Mad trying to get his "panties" back from The Cheat, Strong Sad decides he's had enough and threatens to move out.
Tropes:
- Collector of the Strange: Strong Bad apparently collects various eggs. And keeps his collection in the couch.
- Gilligan Cut: Right after Strong Bad claims "the morning routine is the most important routine of the day", we cut to Strong Sad waking SB up after he'd been asleep on the couch.Strong Sad: You told me not to let you sleep past noon!
- How We Got Here: Spoofed, the e-mail shows that Strong Bad has just woken up less than a minute before checking the e-mail.
- Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: After The Cheat runs by with a pair of briefs on his head, chased by Strong Mad demanding his "panties" back, Strong Sad says "Okay, I'm moving out."
- Shout-Out: Strong Bad's floppy disk container shows a disk labelled "Lode Runner".
- Talking in Your Sleep: Strong Bad mutters "Super Bomberman" as Strong Sad tries to wake him, kicking off the "couch mumbling" running gag.
- Tastes Like Purple: The email opens with Strong Bad muttering "My mouth tastes like... e-mails."
- The Unreveal: We never do find out what the "R" in "routine" stands for, thanks to Strong Sad pestering Strong Bad with questions about the latter's egg collection.
