Hypnosis

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Strong Bad delves into hypnosis, particularly hypnotizing Marzipan and Strong Sad.

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, The Cheat, The Denzel, Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Marzipan, Homestar Runner

Places: Computer Room, The King of Town's Grill, Strong Mad's Room, Marzipan's Gazebo

Computer: Lappy 486

Running Time: 6:10 (approx.)

DVD Exclusive: strongbad_email.exe Disc Six

Contents 1 Transcript 2 Fun Facts 2.1 Explanations 2.2 Trivia 2.3 Remarks 2.4 Inside References 2.5 Real-World References

Transcript

STRONG BAD: {singing} We will, we will... answer your email... or something... {begins reading}

subject: hypnosis

Hey there, Strong Bad!
Have you ever thought of hypnotizing anyone into adhering to your whims? Is that how The Cheat and Strong Mad serve you so well? I think it'd be funny if you especially hypnotized Marzipan and Strong Sad into doing anything you wanted them to do.

With not-crap,
Michael Harrington
Cal-If-Forn-Ya

{Says each syllable of "Cal-If-Forn-Ya" separately with a pause between each, ending with him yelling the "Ya" part: "Yaaaa!"}

STRONG BAD: {typing} Ah, thank you for sending me an email with a not-crappy closing for once! If I was wearing a hat, Michael, I'd take it off to you!

{clears screen}

STRONG BAD: {typing} So, have I ever thought of hypnotizing anyone 'round her' into adhering to my whims? You can bet your bottom dollar I have! And yes, that's how Graw Mad and the yellow brick {cut to the King of Town's Grill with a sign reading "The Cheat's Sponge and Suudsu - DO NOT DiSTURB" written on it. Strong Bad approaches} serve me so well.

{Strong Bad opens the lid, revealing The Cheat asleep with The Denzel and a glass of Suudsu beside him. Strong Bad kicks the grill, shaking it and awakening The Cheat, who grumbles as his eyes open}

THE CHEAT: {irate The Cheat noises}

STRONG BAD: Don't gimme that look! Now take a look here at this little gold coin!

{He takes out a gold coin tied to a string, holds it in front of The Cheat and spins it gently. The Cheat stares at it, wide-eyed. The white of his eyes turn a slight shade of gold}

STRONG BAD: {mysterious voice} You will do as I say...

THE CHEAT: {entranced The Cheat noises}

STRONG BAD: {mysterious voice} You will help me pour hot soup in Homestar's eyes...

THE CHEAT: {more entranced The Cheat noises}

{Cut to Strong Mad's room. He is watching a sporting event on a TV. We don't see the screen, just the back of the TV}

STRONG MAD: TAKE THAT BALL TO THE TOP OF THE KEY, REG!

{Strong Bad pops up behind Strong Mad}

STRONG BAD: Peek-a-boo.

STRONG MAD: I SEE YOU!

STRONG BAD: Yeah, so you do, big guy. But now, I want you to see this little coin I got here.

STRONG MAD: Dah?

{Smiling, Strong Bad takes out the gold coin attached to the string, holds it in front of Strong Mad and gives it a gentle spin. Strong Mad stares at it, wide-eyed. The whites of his eyes turn the same slight shade of gold}

STRONG BAD: {mysterious voice} You are under my power...

STRONG MAD: {entranced} I AM UNDER YOUR POWER...

STRONG BAD: {mysterious voice} You are about to go into the kitchen to prepare hot soup for me and The Cheat, so we can both have some for ourselves and have some more to pour in Homestar's eyes...

{Pause}

VOICE ON TV: Reg does the ball-top-key routine again, and... it's in!

{Crowds are heard cheering on the TV}

STRONG MAD: {no longer entranced, pulls out a wooden spoon} I'LL DO IT!

{Strong Bad smiles again. Cut back to the Lappy}

STRONG BAD: {typing} I tell you, hypnosis makes me feel like a king because without it, I'd be incapable of ordering my minions to get me steamed corn or get Homestar steamed corneas. Ooh! I forgot about the part on hypnotizing Strong Sad and Marzipan. I'ma take care of that right now! But how should I do that without being obvious? Ooh! They're doing those wood-daver arts-and-crafts activities! This'll be a cinch!

{Strong Bad gets up from his seat, creating the Chairscoot sound as he does so. Cut to Marzipan and Strong Sad standing by the former's gazebo, next to a table with several wood-davers, including one big one, on it}

MARZIPAN: Wow, Strong Sad. Your wood-davers look very nice.

STRONG SAD: Oh, yeah, they sure do. {He picks up the big wood-daver} Especially this big one I've finished.

MARZIPAN: Where would you like to hang it?

STRONG BAD: {offscreen} How about on this little branch on this little oak tree?

{The two walk to the left. Cut to Strong Bad standing next to a stout, bizarrely built oak tree with a single branch sticking out of it and a large acorn close to the top.}

MARZIPAN: I don't know, Strong Bad. It looks a little too thin and crooked to support anything.

{Cut to a close up of Strong Bad}

STRONG BAD: That's all right, it won't snap, it's pretty sturdy.

{The camera zooms back out}

STRONG SAD: Well, she's got a good point here—

STRONG BAD: Will you just hang it already, before I give you a second belly button?!

{He pulls out a cordless drill and revs it three times}

STRONG SAD: {shocked} Okay, okay!

{Cut to a closeup of Strong Sad tying the wood-daver to the branch}

STRONG BAD: Perfect.

{The camera zooms out. The wood-daver's weight pulls down the branch, causing the knothole above the branch to open up. Out of the knothole pops a feathered dart, which hits a big acorn in the top of the tree. The acorn opens up and reveals a gold-colored plate hanging from it and spinning gently. Strong Sad and Marzipan stare at it, wide-eyed. The whites of Strong Sad's eyes and the flesh color of Marzipan's eyes turn the same slight shade of gold as The Cheat and Strong Mad. Strong Bad smiles}

STRONG BAD: Ha-ha! That was too easy. Now, then... {mysterious voice} I am now your master...

STRONG SAD and MARZIPAN: {entranced} You are now our master...

STRONG BAD: {mysterious voice} You will obey my commands...

STRONG SAD and MARZIPAN: {entranced} We will obey your commands...

STRONG BAD: {talking normally} Strong Sad...

{Cut to a closeup of Strong Sad}

STRONG SAD: {entranced} Yes, master?

STRONG BAD: I want you to climb to the top of the gazebo and fly like a little birdie.

STRONG SAD: {entranced} Okay, I can do that...

{Strong Sad walks off to the right}

STRONG BAD: Oh, this is too good to be true!

{Cut to a closeup of the hypnotized Marzipan standing by}

MARZIPAN: {entranced} Master, what would you like me to do?

{The camera zooms out to a wide shot to feature Strong Bad}

STRONG BAD: Oh, right. Let's see... When I give the signal, I want you to shoot down Strong Sad... {Zoom in on Strong Bad as he pulls out a large water gun with a green and black-striped shoulder strap. The logo on the water gun reads "Super Duper Drencher"} ...with this Super Duper Drencher! {Zoom out as Strong Bad hands the water gun to Marzipan} Here ya go.

MARZIPAN: {entranced} Thanks, master...

{She puts on the strap}

STRONG BAD: Now charge it up so it sprays as if it was holding its bladder for five hours.

MARZIPAN: {entranced} Yes, sir... {She starts pumping the water gun}

STRONG BAD: Tee-hee! She called me "sir".

{Cut to Strong Sad on top of the gazebo}

STRONG SAD: {entranced} Chirp-chirp-chirp. (He jumps off, flapping his arms) Chirpy-chirp-CHIRRR... {He falls down, but there's no thud; instead, he slowly rises up into view} Chirp-chirpity-chirp-chirp. {He flies forward} Chirp-chirp-chirp.

{Cut back to Strong Bad and Marzipan, who is aiming the water gun at Strong Sad}

STRONG BAD: Ready... aim... squirt!

{Marzipan squirts water toward Strong Sad's face}

STRONG SAD: Chirp-chirp-chir-ooh!

{The water blast strikes Strong Sad and he turns back to normal, still in the air, flapping his arms}'

STRONG SAD: Hey, what am I doing up in the AIIIR—

{On his back, Strong Sad falls on the wood-davers on the table with a crash, breaking it in half}

STRONG SAD: Aaaaaaaowww...chies.

{Cut to a close shot of Strong Bad, smiling}

STRONG BAD: Oh-ho-ho-ho man! That was hilarious! {The camera zooms out to show the still-hypnotized Marzipan and Strong Bad, who is violently shaking up a can of melonade} Here, hot-shot, have a can of melonade on me. {He hands her the can}

MARZIPAN: {entranced} Thanks, master—

{She opens up the can and melonade sprays in her face, splashing her offscreen. The can falls on the ground, still spraying. Strong Bad starts laughing uncontrollably as the can's melonade spray dies down. Cut to a closeup of a soaked Marzipan, who is now back to normal, lying next to the damaged table, and Strong Sad, still on it}

STRONG SAD: Oh... my wood-davers!

MARZIPAN: Oh... my table!

STRONG SAD: Uh, is that shoulder strap made of snake skin?

{Marzipan observes the strap and screams. Cut back to Strong Bad walking off, still laughing. He stops next to his hand-made oak tree.}

STRONG BAD: {wiping under his right eye} Oh... that's just about as funny as high-pitched Strong Mad! Could this get any funnier?

{Homestar walks up from the left, holding a pinwheel}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Hey, Strong Bad! Whatcha up to?

STRONG BAD: Oh, not much. I just found this spinning artifact in this here tree. Wanna take a glance at it?

{Cut to a closeup of Homestar}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Of course! {He stares at the spinning plate, but doesn't appear to be wide-eyed, nor do the white parts of his eyes turn the slight shade of gold} Man, that is one funny-lookin' gold-flavored lollipop. {He starts licking the plate, which still spins} Tastes better than that other one, too! {He tosses the pinwheel away and continues licking the plate}

{The camera zooms out to Strong Bad and Homestar}

STRONG BAD: What the crap? How are you not being hypnotized?

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {stops licking} Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's because of the damage I incurred from that hot soup you poured in my eyes. {resumes licking)

{Zoom in on Strong Bad, who looks flatly at the camera, his eyelids lowered, as three low tuba notes are heard. Cut back to the Lappy. Strong Bad sits down and clears the screen}

STRONG BAD: {typing} Well, Michael "Red Herring"...ton, it seems I wasn't able to hypnotize Homestar {Types "Dumbstar" in place of "Homestar"} into doing anything absurd. But I have succeeded in tricking Gron Sad and the long-necked vegan into doing the same just like you told me to. Frankly, I shoulda hypnotized them into being immune to extreme wetness. Or at least trick them into not being such extreme environmentalists. Ugh! I am such a slooowww {types "slooowww" for three seconds} thinker.

{New Paper comes down}

Fun Facts

Explanations

• The cornea is a transparent front part of the eye covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
• A red herring can be either a herring cured by salting and slow smoking to a dark brown color, or something that distracts attention from the real issue.

Trivia

• This marks the first time that a TV has been featured in Strong Mad's room.
• Although wood-davers had previously been mentioned in caffeine and boring (really), this is the first time they are ever actually featured physically.

Remarks

• Strong Bad's line about being relieved to receive an email with a not-crappy signature may reference his current dislike of emails done in this style.

Inside References

• This email is all about hypnosis.
• The email's signature is "With not-crap". It is also a Crapfully Yours-type closing.
• The Denzel and The Cheat's glass of Suudsu had previously been featured in bedtime story.
• Strong Bad uses a gold coin to hypnotize The Cheat and Strong Mad in the email.
• The music during all scenes of characters being entranced is the weird music from Coach Z's dream sequence in A Jorb Well Done.
• Hot soup had previously been referenced in different town and New Boots.
• The sports game that Strong Mad is watching involves Reg having the ball at the top of the key.
• Strong Bad threating to give Strong Sad another belly button is a reference to origins.
• Strong Bad mentioning high-pitched Strong Mad is a reference to isp, in which he gets a high-pitched voice from sucking up computer bandwidth through a hose.
• Melonade is featured.
• Strong Bad had previously hypnotized Strong Sad in Fall Float Parade, in which he is enchanted by the word "covered bridges".
• The Cheat's "DO NOT DiSTURB" sign contains yet another instance of lowercase i's.
• Strong Bad smiles extensively during the characters' hypnoses.
• Strong Mad also smiles when he says "I SEE YOU!" and "I'LL DO IT!"
• Strong Bad had previously given Strong Mad the nickname Graw Mad in the facts (and also in garage sale and keep cool), Strong Sad the nickname Gron Sad in car and The Cheat the nickname The Yellow Brick in 3D Menu Screen Tests (although that last one was not on the website).
• Strong Bad thinking that he should have hypnotized Marzipan and Strong Sad into not being extreme environmentalists is likely a reference to environment, in which they picket his computer.
• Homestar thinks the gold plate is a gold-flavored lollipop.

Real-World References

• Strong Bad's intro song is a reference to "We Will Rock You" by Queen.
• The Cheat's Sponge and Suudsu is likely a spoof on a bed and breakfast, which is an establishment that offers bed accommodation, and breakfast in return for payment, but usually does not offer other meals. Typically, bed and breakfasts are private homes with only one or two bedrooms available for commercial use.
• The Super Duper Drencher is a parody of the Super Soaker, a real-life brand of recreational water gun made by Larami Inc. It is actually an amalgamation of this brand name and the original brand name: the Power Drencher.