History Recap / StrongBadEmailE196Hiding

Strong Bad rests his case ("Rest, nothing. My case is in a coma!"!), and states that his awesome hiding place (which he mainly uses to avoid games of hide 'n' seek these days) will have to remain a secret.

* LongList: Strong Bad says that he mainly uses his "awesome hiding place" to avoid games of hide 'n' seek, among other schoolyard games.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' As for my awesome hiding place, these days I mainly use it to hide ''from'' Hide n' Seek. And Kick the Can, Capture the Flag, and don't forget the nebulous TV Tag.

'''Strong Bad:''' I rest my case. Rest nothing. My case is in a coma! As for my awesome hiding place, these days I mainly use it to hide from Hide n' Seek. And Kick the Can, Capture the Flag, and don't forget the nebulous TV Tag. Yeah sorry. I'm taking this hiding place to the grave.\\

'''Strong Bad:''' I rest my case. Rest nothing. My case is in a coma! As for my awesome hiding place, these days I mainly use it to hide from Hide n' Seek. And Kick the Can, Capture the Flag, and don't forget the nebulous TV Tag. Yeah sorry. I'm taking this hiding place to the grave.

Dude 1 from "Scar, Let Moe" wants to know if Strong Bad has a really great hiding space for games of hide-and-seek where "noone can find you right." ("Hey man, Noone can find me ''wrong'' if she's good-looking enough!")

Strong Bad demonstrates "it works the other way too", when Homestar is too busy hiding to fall for a trap Strong Bad and The Cheat set for him.

Strong Bad demonstrates "it works the other way too", when Homestar is too busy hiding to fall for a trap Strong Bad and The Cheat set for him. So, they're forced to add some "Strong Sad bait" in the form of a powdered wig ("Ooh, parliament!").

'''Homestar:''' Look, Strong Bad, I haven't been playing this game of hide n' seek for six weeks just to have you poor-sportsmanship all over the place now. Why, I've got half a mind!

Strong Bad rests his case ("Rest nothing. My case is in a coma!"), and concludes that his best hiding space is best-used for hiding ''from'' hide 'n' seek (along with kick the can, capture the flag, and "the nebulous TV Tag"), and will have to remain a secret. Cut to Pom Pom in his basement, sitting in front of a suit of armor... and Strong Bad's arm coming out from Pom Pom's belly to steal an 'Old One when Pom Pom looks away.

-->'''Animatronic Strong Bad:''' Dad loves ''me'' more!\\
'''Grape-Nuts Robot:''' ''You're. Adopted.''

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Strong Bad demonstrates with a cutaway scene in which he distracts Homestar from his offer to "make fifteen cents come true" by offering to play hide 'n' seek ("Er, more like just Hide n'."), but another cutaway demonstrates one of many problems with this technique when Strong Bad finds Homestar in his bathtub in the middle of the night.

Strong Bad demonstrates "it works the other way too", when Homestar is too busy hiding to fall for a trap Strong Bad and The Cheat set for him, so they're forced to add some "Strong Sad bait" in the form of a powdered wig ("Ooh, parliament!").

'''Grape-Nuts Robot:''' ''You're. Adopted.'

'''Grape-Nuts Robot:''' [[AC: You're adopted.]]

* SiblingRivalry: An Easter egg shows Back-Sassing Animatronic Strong Bad and Grape-Nuts Robot arguing with each other.

Dude 1 from "Scar, Let Moe" wants to know if Strong Bad has a really great hiding space for games of hide-and-seek where "noone can find you right." ("Hey man, Noone can find me ''wrong'' if she's hot enough!")

Strong Bad rests his case ("Rest nothing. My case is in a coma!"), and concludes that his best hiding space is best-used for hiding ''from'' hide 'n' seek, along with kick the can, capture the flag, and "the nebulous TV Tag", and will have to remain a secret. Cut to Pom Pom in his basement, sitting in front of a suit of armor... and Strong Bad's arm coming out from Pom Pom's belly to steal an 'Old One when Pom Pom looks away.

* AdoptionDiss: In an Easter egg, the Grape Nuts Robot plays this card in an argument with Back-Sassing Animatronic Strong Bad.

'''Grape Nuts Robot:''' [[AC: You're adopted.]]
* BaitAndSwitch: The ending implies Strong Bad's hiding place is in the suit of armor in Pom Pom's basement. It's actually ''in Pom Pom himself''.

Strong Bad expounds on his Hide n' Seek experiences.
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!!Tropes:
* AdoptionDiss: In an Easter egg, the Grape Nuts Robot plays this card in an argument with Back-Sassing Animatronic Strong Bad.
-->'''Animatronic Strong Bad:''' Dad loves ''me'' more!\\
'''Grape Nuts Robot:''' [[AC: You're adopted.]]
* BaitAndSwitch: The ending implies Strong Bad's hiding place is in the suit of armor in Pom Pom's basement. It's actually ''in Pom Pom himself''.
* BehindAStick: Parodied; Strong Bad addresses what he thinks is Strong Mad trying (and failing) to hide behind The Stick, but it turns out to be Strong Mad hiding behind a dummy of himself hiding behind The Stick.
-->'''Strong Mad:''' I STAYED UP ALL NIGHT!\\
'''Strong Bad:''' [[SarcasmMode And it was well worth your time.]]
* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
** Marzipan takes Strong Bad's "olly-olly oxen free" as a cry of protest.
--->'''Marzipan:''' Yeah, Olly, set those oxen free!
** Coach Z mistakes Strong Bad posing as a statue as an actual statue, and when Strong Bad talks and moves he assumes it's "a back-sassin' animatronic Strong Bad".
* ContinuityNod:
** An easter egg shows Animatronic Strong Bad getting in an argument with the Grape-Nuta Robot from [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE69PersonalFavorites "favorites"]] over [[ParentalFavoritism who Strong Bad loves more]].
** [[RunningGag The Soap Box]] that first appeared in [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE63Fingers "fingers"]] appears again, this time reading "SIXTEEN FOR YOU".
* HideAndNoSeek: Strong Bad likes using Hide and Seek as a way to get Homestar out of his hair for a while, though it has a tendency to backfire.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' (on finding Homestar in his bath tub) Homestar, what are you doing in here?!\\

'''Homestar Runner:''' (weary) Oh, I've been in here...

* OrphanedPunchline: "...prestigious monk, but I--" [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when Strong Bad angrily informs Homestar "The Cheat and I are in the middle of a sentence here!"
* RobotMe: Coach Z's remarks inspire the creation of a back-sassing Animatronic Strong Bad.

* AdoptionDiss: In an Easter egg, the Grape Nuts Robot gets in an argument with Back-Sassing Animatronic Strong Bad, and plays this card.

* CallBack:
** An easter egg shows Animatronic Strong Bad getting in an argument with [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE69PersonalFavorites the Grape-Nuts Robot]] over [[ParentalFavoritism who Strong Bad loves more]].
** [[RunningGag The Soap Box]] that first appeared in [[Recap/StrongBadEmailE63Fingers fingers]] appears again, this time reading "SIXTEEN FOR YOU".

* TimeForPlanB: Upon realizing that Homestar is too preoccupied with Hide 'n Seek to fall for their prank, Strong Bad and The Cheat decide to bait Strong Sad into it.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Strong Bad notes that his abuse of HideAndNotSeek can occasionally backfire. A prank meant for Homestar involving a falling cage trap fails because their Hide and Seek game ensured he wouldn't be around.

* HideAndNoSeek: Strong Bad apparently likes using this as a way to get Homestar out of his hair for a while, though it has a tendency to backfire.

* RobotMe: Coach Z's remarks inspire the creation of a back-sassing Animatronic Strong Bad.