Airdate: Monday, February 3, 2003
Sender(s): Stan and Loretta
Strong Bad receives an e-mail from two devoted fans who think he would be a great announcer for monster truck shows. Strong Bad bluntly informs them "Strong Bad doesn't sell out to anybody, man, no matter how monstrous their truck show may or may not be." Though Strong Bad adds that he does do promos for the occasional event in Strong Badia, and there just so happens to be one coming up this...
What follows is a loud and frantic commercial for Awexome Cross '98, a monster truck show coming to Strong Badia. It boasts such attractions as the Cheat jumping the King of Town in Strong Badia's own Tire, Strong Mad hitting Homestar over the head with Marzipan's guitar, and the Poopsmith doing... something with smoke bombs. There's even a free performance by Strong Bad's favorite band, Limozeen.
(The Paper comes down)
Tropes:
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: A promotional poster for Awexome Cross '98 promises "Thrills! Chills! Syrup!"
- Extreme Omnivore: The King of Town eats a cardboard box covered in pancake syrup.King of Town: This is some good cake!
- Food as Bribe: "KIDS AND OLD PEOPLE NOT ALLOWED! WITHOUT A BUCKET OF FRIED CHICKEN! FOR ME!"
- Malicious Misnaming: Strong Bad addresses the senders Stan and Loretta with "Look, Dan and Linda..."
- Noodle Incident: "Recoil in HORROR! AS THE POOPSMITH! LIGHTS SOME SMOKE BOMBS! AND THEN? YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO BE THERE! TO FIND OUT!"
- Instrument of Murder: "CHILL! AS STRONG MAD! SMASHES MARZIPAN'S GUITAR! OVER HOMESTAR'S HEAD!"
- Punctuated! For! Emphasis!: Strong Bad seems to be shouting words two or three at a time during the commercial for Awexome Cross '98."STICK AROUND! AFTER THE SHOW! FOR A FREE! PERFORMANCE! BY LIMOZEEN!"
- Ramp Jump: "THRILL! AS THE CHEAT! ATTEMPTS TO JUMP THE TIRE! OVER THE K.O.T.! EATING A CARDBOARD BOX! COVERED IN SYRUP!"
- Ridiculously Loud Commercial: Strong Bad shouts all through his Parody Commercial for Awexome Cross '98. "SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SOMEDAY!"
- Shout-Out: The Cheat's jumpsuit looks like that worn by stuntman "Super Dave" Osborne.
- Third-Person Person: Strong Bad tells his viewers "Strong Bad doesn't sell out to anybody, man, no matter how monstrous their truck show may or may not be."
- Xtreme Kool Letterz: "Awexome Cross '98"
- Violence Discretion Shot: The promotion for Awexome Cross cuts away from Strong Mad hitting Homestar with a guitar just before the moment of impact.
And the wings of a bat
Because it's midnite!
