To children born in 2009 whose entire existence is RUclips: Imagine if your favorite RUclipsr jumped out of the video and started grabbing the words in the comment section. THAT is what this video felt like in 2004-on the original site where it was meant to be viewed.
I now realize that this sbemail was where I got many phrases in my vernacular... "I can do it! I can do it nine times!" "Yes. Very yes!" "Now drop a train on 'em!"
"I can do it, I can do it nine times!" is actually from an earlier email, "Crazy Cartoon". There's a Powered by the Cheat segment, and it's in that. It is merely quoted here, oddly by a completely different character in a different in-universe fiction-verse.
Man, this episode was a perfect demonstration of what we lost when we moved from destination websites to big corporately-run social media apps. This could never have happened on RUclips, Instagram or TikTok.
Because it was good, clean, clever fun. No corporate BS, no cashing in on the latest fads, no churning out loads of shit trying to get the most views or likes. Just did what it felt like without caving to pressure in its own little corner of the internet.
@@superpokemonbros.9441 Closest we get on RUclips is stuff like NyanCat getting a special icon for the video progress bar. And even that was only temporary, and only because it was one of the most famous and watched videos. I think Gangnam Style had something custom like that too for a bit, but again, not big, and also only temporary.
This was like a MILLION times better on the original site! Seriously, I watched this back in the day when it first came out. When SB jumped out of the frame, and Homestar started pulling apart the options menu, I lost my shit! I honest to god thought the universe exploded!
Devoti Well, yeah, but what are the chances someone new will watch _this specific video_ on their website first instead of RUclips now that it's here? >.>
This is the most quotable Strong Bad email for sure. My Mom, who has never seen a second of Homestar Runner, refers to electronics misbehaving as the compy peeing the carpet. Purely because my siblings and I quoted this video so much as kids.
When this happened on the original site, the effects this had looked straight up magical. It caused actual popups, and it looked like the website itself was falling apart. It just doesn't feel the same, even though the audio quality was hot garbage back then.
With the misshapen head, his one GIANT LEG, and his arm flying away, it really is one of the funniest things I've ever seen, even all these years later
I remember as a kid watching this on the family computer for the first time, I honestly thought I broke the computer when all the Homestar pop ups came up to the point where I panicked and pulled out the power cord from the wall. I was terrified to rewatch it again until I realized it was just part of the cartoon...
@@TheInkPitOxHow about the contrast control on the monitor in the older episodes? In the episodes featuring the Tandy 400, there's 2 buttons. The right one makes the screen greener, and the other one makes it darker. Episodes featuring the Compy 386 you can change the contrast, too! The little dial on the monitor, hover over it. Then, click one of the arrows. The right arrow will make the screen more blue, while the other one will make it darker.
Its pretty funny, back in the day when I first watched this on the site my anti-virus actually got quite angry with me and tried to stop the Homestar popups from appearing because they actually function like proper pop ups!
Shelby Thibodeau you don't understand! you all understand! i mean don't understand! waaaaaaaaah! *runs back to the broken compy with the cheat following*
This was the biggest mindscrew on the entire website. The illusion is much more effective when you're watching it on the main website, in fact Homestar really DOES take those buttons away. You can't click them once he does.
This sbemail has some of the best quotes IMO. "It's in a better place, Strong Bad. Rather, It's in the same place, but with a giant hole through it!" "My mouth was a broken JPEG! I had no choice." "Computer Over? Virus = Very Yes? That's not a good prize!" "I don't even remember your name, davey."
@@pikminfan6778 Dear Strong Bad, I duh duh duh crapfully yours. I duh duh duh duh crapfully yours. I can't even relate. I can't relate. I'm gonna get, I-I'm gonna get in there and mix it up. I don't remember your names, Davey. Dear Strong Bad, how do you text with boxing gloves on?
This one is a classic. It was such an intuitive way to play with expectations while watching a flash video. The novelty is of course completely lost on RUclips but that's how specified the setup was. On a side note this does remind me of the recent game Pony Island in which a puzzle also plays with your expectation of gameplay in a way similar to this episode of Strong Bad Email (actually there might be an entire game that plays like your a virus in an unfinished game).
+Oda Swifteye For your parenthese'd statement: I think you're talking about The Magic Circle. Not sure if you're really a virus specifically since I only watched a vid or 2 a while back, but it's a fairly interesting concept.
When I watched this on the website when it premiered, the bit that absolutely blew my mind was Homestar stealing the hyperlinks to the other parts of the site from below the video. And I was genuinely saddened by the death of the compy
I notice there's a couple of people claiming to have sent this email, so I thought I would clear some things up. They creators did an interview one time and they were asked about the craziest emails they would get. They said they get a lot of spam emails, where people just bash the keyboard, so they wanted to address all of those in one episode. So they made this. So yes, I believe you when you said you sent them this email, but no, you didn't send them this email.
A couple weeks before this episode I sat in front of a computer for a long time thinking what to write Strongbad. I gave up after a couple hours and just smashed the keyboard and sent it. I’m sure a lot of other people did the same thing. The characters in the email aren’t what a normal keyboard smash looks like, so it does make sense they put this email together themselves to address all the spammers like me
This one seemed to have a lot of the best lines: "like the kind that moms and offshore casinos send you?" "Now drop a train on them!" "Whoa! That is not a small number! That is a big number!" "Computer over? Virus = Very Yes?" "I don't know. You forgot to wear your neck?" "Making out-making ou-making out with Marzipan is totally awesome!" "I can't spell you!" "I can do it. I can do it 9 times!" "You don't understand... You ALL understand! I mean don't understand!" "Awawawawawa crapfully yours!" ...that's just a few :D
I love how they're literally computer animations, so even computers in their own universe can affect them. That's a special level of fourth-wall breaking right there.
that's probably the virus, though Strong Bad's several ONE's of computers all had a lot of sass. That steaky steaky six, especially with some mushroom gravy...
Despite the loss of interactivity that RUclips can't translate from the original flash video, this still holds up. Perfect example of just how brilliant the original material and its original format actually was.
Well, if a computer has over Four Hundred Thousand viruses, that's enough to stop causing damage to the computer and start doing damage to the world outside the computer.
I almost cried when Strong Bad was weeping at his computer with a big hole shot through it. It reminds me of when Tigger was unable to bounce because he promised never to do so again. Losses are hard to deal with.
This email came out literally just a couple of weeks after I learned about the quadratic formula in high school, and the timing both amazed and scared me. And yes, an exploded quadratic formula looks like that email.
Man, not only does this bring back memories of the most epic SBEmail ever, but that "It's now safe to turn your computer off." message is one heck of a blast from the past.
Man, I miss when online media could, or at least was willing to, actually do really weird stuff like this that took advantage of the unique medium to mess with people and better serve the narrative of whatever was going on. Now it seems that every place where one can post their own content without owning their own website is determined to remove the ability to be unconventional, and even in terms of own websites there's never a guarantee that the tools that make it work are gonna last forever. It was a good run for experimental stuff, hopefully what's made to replace the old stuff can live up to what came before to help new content even if a lot of the old can't be fixed to be compatible.
For the kiddos who weren't around for the pre-youtube viral video era, having your questions answered by internet creators felt like having a conversation with cartoon characters
The original Flash version on the main site was definitely the definitive way to watch the "Virus" email. Oh, let me tell you, when I saw this for the first time, this email blew my fucking mind! Seriously, I watched "Virus" on the Homestar Runner website when it first came out. It was an absolute mindfuck! The moment Strong Bad ran out of the frame and tried to jump back in made me collectively shit my pants. And when Homestar started taking the menu options away to fix SB's computer, I lost my fucking shit! I thought the whole fucking world exploded! And when he does take them away, he *_literally_* takes them away. The options no longer appear at the bottom and are completely fucking gone. And then the goddamn pop-ups! It literally opened a pop-up on my fucking computer with the same thing in the animation! I was at a complete loss of fucking words. I went fucking ballistic when that happened! Like, holy fucking shit, this fucked with my brain in so many ways. The Brother's Chaps hit a home fucking run with "Virus". It is literally the most meta email out of all of the Strong Bad Emails. They really experimented with "Virus" in so many fucking unique ways, and they *_literally_* sent the Compy 386 out with a fucking bang (Pun intended). "Virus" will always be my favorite Strong Bad Email because of how fucking unique/creative it was, and how much it fucked with my mind.
There's something I always found hilariously scary about how one little computer virus completely tears down the fabric of their reality. I know computer viruses are never good, but since these guys are computer characters, it's like the apocalypse to them.
I still have the complete 'first 100 emails' DVD set. Watching these reminds me of sneaking into my dads office to browse the site, circa 2004 (?) -- thank you boys! As soon as I get a job I'm making a donation!
Fun fact: If you watch this email on the website and those Homestar pop-ups show up, a real one will also show up. (Assuming your pop-up blocker isn't on)
i remember seeing this for the first time expecting it to be the end of the sbemail segment, and then like a week or two later they introduced the lappy and i swear that trumps every other tv season cliffhanger in the history of ever
"Dear Strong Bad... I doh du duoh crapfully yours. I ...ID DOH DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS! I can relate. I can't relate! I'm gonna get, I'm gonna get in there and mix it up! I don't remember your names, Davey! Dear Strong Bad. How do you text with boxing gloves on..."
To children born in 2009 whose entire existence is RUclips: Imagine if your favorite RUclipsr jumped out of the video and started grabbing the words in the comment section. THAT is what this video felt like in 2004-on the original site where it was meant to be viewed.
That comparison really helps. My mind would be fried
Imagine if youtubers all had their own website and you'd never know about any of them unless one of your friends told you about them.
EXACTLY. Couldn’t have said it better myself
Being born in 2007, I watched all the good content back then.
...Why 2009 _specifically?_
This particular sbemail was and still is the perfect example of why Homestar Runner is one of the most stupidly quotable pieces of media in existence.
I now realize that this sbemail was where I got many phrases in my vernacular...
"I can do it! I can do it nine times!"
"Yes. Very yes!"
"Now drop a train on 'em!"
"I can do it, I can do it nine times!" is actually from an earlier email, "Crazy Cartoon". There's a Powered by the Cheat segment, and it's in that. It is merely quoted here, oddly by a completely different character in a different in-universe fiction-verse.
Drop a train on em!
I can do it! I can do it nine times!
"its in a better place.. or rather its in the same place and now it has a big hole in it"
To this day, "my mouth was a broken jpeg. I had no choice." is one of my favorite lines.
Same lmao, also "I shoulda done this years ago!"
It's one of my favorites as well lmao
@@TheKnightOfSmite Like a million years ago
I still use the quote “no more irresponsibly than usual” when someone asks if I’ve been drinking irresponsibly 😂😂😂
"That's not a good prize"
"I know how to fix your computer box"
"I CAN'T SPELL YOU"
Man, this episode was a perfect demonstration of what we lost when we moved from destination websites to big corporately-run social media apps. This could never have happened on RUclips, Instagram or TikTok.
Because it was good, clean, clever fun. No corporate BS, no cashing in on the latest fads, no churning out loads of shit trying to get the most views or likes. Just did what it felt like without caving to pressure in its own little corner of the internet.
@@xshobux I think he means how objects went outside of the normal window in this episode. Stuff like that was totally unexpected back then.
Well, it could happen on RUclips if someone had the guts
I miss this era of the internet.
Web 1.0/2.0 were the good days.
@@superpokemonbros.9441 Closest we get on RUclips is stuff like NyanCat getting a special icon for the video progress bar. And even that was only temporary, and only because it was one of the most famous and watched videos. I think Gangnam Style had something custom like that too for a bit, but again, not big, and also only temporary.
"What is this, did the quadratic formula explode?"
"It's getting eaten, by some Linux or something"
I'm glad I understand these 2 lines now.
Lol every time I hear the word Linux, I can only hear it in Strongbad's voice in my mind🤣🤣
@@westie430 Lmao same, which makes pursuing a CS degree a much funnier experience
@@ATXnomad698 LOL! Oh man I would be internally giggling constantly then🤣
Holy moly, I have never noticed that he said Linux there. How am I so unobservant
This was like a MILLION times better on the original site!
Seriously, I watched this back in the day when it first came out. When SB jumped out of the frame, and Homestar started pulling apart the options menu, I lost my shit! I honest to god thought the universe exploded!
Devoti Well, yeah, but what are the chances someone new will watch _this specific video_ on their website first instead of RUclips now that it's here? >.>
+Billaxle I will. The quality is better on the website.
"wait, stop! that's not supposed to be possible!"
Billaxle ikr. Remember the xerious force
"Making. out. with. Marzipan. Is! Totally. Awesome!!!!"
This is the most quotable Strong Bad email for sure. My Mom, who has never seen a second of Homestar Runner, refers to electronics misbehaving as the compy peeing the carpet. Purely because my siblings and I quoted this video so much as kids.
Good family.
I CANT SPELL YOU
"Look Strong Bad, my mouth was a broken Jpeg! I had no choice!"
Love how an actual pop-up happens on the site; there are just some things RUclips can't do…
they used to have an annotation for it, but i think it broke.
When this happened on the original site, the effects this had looked straight up magical. It caused actual popups, and it looked like the website itself was falling apart. It just doesn't feel the same, even though the audio quality was hot garbage back then.
google chrome blocks them now
+Kyle Hickey it wasn't blocked for me. (The home star runner pop up spam part)
Firefox blocks and notifies you it blocked.
I just realized the broken JPG on Bub's face says "TH"
HERE COMES THE THNIKKAMAN
"Yeah, Shut up, kid!"
Here comes the Geocities-Man
Something about "With Marzipan's radish we're gonna win the competition!" over the old-timey Homestar music just cracks me up
With the misshapen head, his one GIANT LEG, and his arm flying away, it really is one of the funniest things I've ever seen, even all these years later
Yay
Computer over.
Virus equals very yes.
"That's not a good prize!"
How many didn't recognize the haiku in this?
+John Billiot MIND BLOWN!
no way!
+Shane Moon I love sbemails
+John Billiot Holy shit.
+John Billiot
My head asplode!
I remember as a kid watching this on the family computer for the first time, I honestly thought I broke the computer when all the Homestar pop ups came up to the point where I panicked and pulled out the power cord from the wall. I was terrified to rewatch it again until I realized it was just part of the cartoon...
Remember how one of the popups was actually real?
Oh mercy, I remember that. 😂
Cursed OG internet moment
"Have you been using the internet irresponsibly?"
"No more irresponsibly than usual."
There will never be a greater sequence of dialogue than that.
Did you get a virus?
@@TheInkPitOxUh...no
@@avalasialove Did you get 400,000 viruses?
@@TheInkPitOx Yes. Very yes!
@@silverice3017 Well hurry up and do something about it before it gets worse!
*Turns into an emotion card*
The real magic is viewing it on the site.
Indeed.
and no one has replied with a fuckin troll comment, that's also magic
There are some Easter eggs that you have to be really quick to see.
@@TheInkPitOxHow about the contrast control on the monitor in the older episodes? In the episodes featuring the Tandy 400, there's 2 buttons. The right one makes the screen greener, and the other one makes it darker. Episodes featuring the Compy 386 you can change the contrast, too! The little dial on the monitor, hover over it. Then, click one of the arrows. The right arrow will make the screen more blue, while the other one will make it darker.
5th comment: indeed,dude,indeed
Its pretty funny, back in the day when I first watched this on the site my anti-virus actually got quite angry with me and tried to stop the Homestar popups from appearing because they actually function like proper pop ups!
Haha same here!
One of them is an actual popup.
What, for reals?
Yisrael H Yep. If you watch this on the site with no popup blockers you get one.
That's fuckin hilarious.
"It's in a better place, Strong Bad. Or rather, it's in the same place, but now it's got a giant hole trough it!"
-Bubs
"Byotiful"
-Jontron
Keith Pixton
Look, Strong Bad. My mouth was a broken JPEG! I had no choice.
Shelby Thibodeau you don't understand! you all understand! i mean don't understand! waaaaaaaaah! *runs back to the broken compy with the cheat following*
+Elilenk EdwardMMOs Hey Bubs, can I have my leg back now?
Dear Strong Bad, blah da dee da crapfully yours. Blah da dee da crapfully yours.
This was the biggest mindscrew on the entire website. The illusion is much more effective when you're watching it on the main website, in fact Homestar really DOES take those buttons away. You can't click them once he does.
This sbemail has some of the best quotes IMO.
"It's in a better place, Strong Bad. Rather, It's in the same place, but with a giant hole through it!"
"My mouth was a broken JPEG! I had no choice."
"Computer Over? Virus = Very Yes? That's not a good prize!"
"I don't even remember your name, davey."
"My mouth was a broken JPEG, I had no choice"
Good lord my sides XD
You don't understand. You all understand! I mean don't understand. WAAAAAAAH!
Hey Bubs, can I have my leg back now?
Dear Strong Bad, I don’t know the crapfully yours...
Do I look like I know what a JPEG is!?
@@pikminfan6778 Dear Strong Bad, I duh duh duh crapfully yours. I duh duh duh duh crapfully yours. I can't even relate. I can't relate. I'm gonna get, I-I'm gonna get in there and mix it up. I don't remember your names, Davey. Dear Strong Bad, how do you text with boxing gloves on?
This one is a classic. It was such an intuitive way to play with expectations while watching a flash video.
The novelty is of course completely lost on RUclips but that's how specified the setup was.
On a side note this does remind me of the recent game Pony Island in which a puzzle also plays with your expectation of gameplay in a way similar to this episode of Strong Bad Email (actually there might be an entire game that plays like your a virus in an unfinished game).
+Oda Swifteye For your parenthese'd statement: I think you're talking about The Magic Circle. Not sure if you're really a virus specifically since I only watched a vid or 2 a while back, but it's a fairly interesting concept.
@@KasuyaIceKarz2000 Magic Circle was interesting, but no, in that one you're a play tester set free on the game engine by it's own AI gone rogue.
WiTh MaRzIpAnS RaDiSh We GoNnA WiN tHe CoMpEtItIoN
+WoopDooCrafter *bang!*
That Bubs is a computer genius man!
Let's do a dance for the computer genius man! *(music and dancing.)
hi WoopDooCrafter
Hey Bubs! How'd you get rid of the vi-
Wait a minute, why do you have a shotgun? What'd you do? Where's my Compy?
"It's now safe to turn your computer off." Prolly over half those watching this wont remember that was an actual thing on older Windows versions! XD
Ay
When I was in kindergarten we still had DOS.
I remember that screen on my Windows 98 computer back in the day
It's never safe to turn off your computer.
You can still enable that :/
When I watched this on the website when it premiered, the bit that absolutely blew my mind was Homestar stealing the hyperlinks to the other parts of the site from below the video. And I was genuinely saddened by the death of the compy
and then really popping out of the flash
Wait, stop! That's not supposed to be possible!
I love how meta this email was.
Meta?
Meta is breaking the fourth wall, like when TV show characters point out the camera or something.
ok
I'm just not up on the latest slang.
Keith Pixton You asked the question I was going to ask, so we can be out of date with the latest slang together :D
Easily one of the most epic examples of Breaking the Fourth Wall in the history of Animation!
And the third wall. First, too, once Bubs was finished with it.
EGOT, anyone?
Fourth wall humor is one of my favorites
I notice there's a couple of people claiming to have sent this email, so I thought I would clear some things up. They creators did an interview one time and they were asked about the craziest emails they would get. They said they get a lot of spam emails, where people just bash the keyboard, so they wanted to address all of those in one episode. So they made this.
So yes, I believe you when you said you sent them this email, but no, you didn't send them this email.
I had a feeling that was the origin of the email.
I know this is very late, but look up lemme tell you about neopets and go near the end, the person who sent it in is in that podcast.
+LakiaThePupnik
So he says
Everett Logan .
A couple weeks before this episode I sat in front of a computer for a long time thinking what to write Strongbad. I gave up after a couple hours and just smashed the keyboard and sent it. I’m sure a lot of other people did the same thing. The characters in the email aren’t what a normal keyboard smash looks like, so it does make sense they put this email together themselves to address all the spammers like me
This one seemed to have a lot of the best lines:
"like the kind that moms and offshore casinos send you?"
"Now drop a train on them!"
"Whoa! That is not a small number! That is a big number!"
"Computer over? Virus = Very Yes?"
"I don't know. You forgot to wear your neck?"
"Making out-making ou-making out with Marzipan is totally awesome!"
"I can't spell you!"
"I can do it. I can do it 9 times!"
"You don't understand... You ALL understand! I mean don't understand!"
"Awawawawawa crapfully yours!"
...that's just a few :D
Like Used! Slightly Shotgunned!
"It’s in a better place. Or rather, it's in the same place but now it has a big hole through it."
"And the compy, just peed my carpet."
i dont remember your name, stavy
I don’t remember your names Davey
*When this shows up in your recommended 11 years after its release date during the COVID-19 pandemic*
Eamon Barras
World over. Virus = very yes.
People coming back to the memories before corona and 9/11. The good times.
@@paradoxl33t This originally came out in 2004, so not before 9/11. Still good times, though.
Word
dylanintendisney
That's not a good prize!
Well, I think that's fantastic, Strong Mad. That's the best stack of VHS tapes I've ever BRDRDRBRDRDRDRBRDR.
I CAN'T SPELL YOU!!!
Wiggly2002 A little to the left. Good good. Oh! Poopsmith?
I CAN DO IT! I CAN DO IT NINE TIMES!
Caleb Bennett oof ahh no!...
I'm old and fat and rich and cool.
To this day I still quote "I can do it! I can do it 9 times!" What a legendary SBEmail
I love how they're literally computer animations, so even computers in their own universe can affect them. That's a special level of fourth-wall breaking right there.
Compy for sale. Like used, slightly shotgunned.
You want how much?
Lol. Like used.
Strongbad: “Needs to be defrrrragmented”
Homestar's pronunciation of "words" is freaking adorable.
He does have adowabuw speech, im-poot-a-boot. :)
+Keith Pixton Unlike Bubs, who talks hard and fast.
Homestar in general is adorable
uwu
woods
"Hey Bubs, can I have my leg back now?"
It was given to the Cheat Commandos.
I just now realized when Bubs is holding Homestars leg at 2:35, he's actually holding a gun.
I was thinking he killed homestar or something.
“I shoulda done this like a million years ago.”
"Thanks, Bubs! How did you get rid of the vi--...WAIT! Why do you have a shotgun? What did you do? Where's my Compy?!!"
"From the evil forces of Blue Laser!"
@@PCCphoenix "It's in a better place, Strong Bad. Or rather, it's in the same place, but now it's got a big hole through it."
Strong Bad: **deletes virus**
Compy: NICE TRY!
Strong Bad: **tries again**
Compy; NOTTA CHANCE!!
You gotta love Strong Bad's Trolling Computer
edgarware.exe
Oh wise guy, huh? Maybe I should introduce you to my main man Edgar!
Now drop a train on em!
that's probably the virus, though Strong Bad's several ONE's of computers all had a lot of sass. That steaky steaky six, especially with some mushroom gravy...
The Paper can be sassy too.
I remember watching this as a kid and laughing so hard.
I was frightened.
I still say "Computer over, virus = very yes" when one of my coworkers can't figure out a program. I also use "very yes" too much lol
I always laugh at how when he starts reading the email, his tone of voice is still as if it's a normal email. :P
Ert Plus, Why 7 6 p?
Did he say "my mouth was a broken jpeg"?
+bakonfreek Yes. Yes he did.
+bakonfreek Yep.
3:12
"I had no choice!"
yes
More than 10 years on and I still say "Yes, very yes." and "Computer = over."
"No stop! I'm old! And fat! And rich! And cool!" Perfection at it's perfect.
"Did the quadratic formula explode or something?"
I see a strong ba in there, but...it's getting eaten by some Linux or something.
@@TheInkPitOx Wait a minute! Is this one of those virus emails?
@@agen335 Like the kind that moms and offshore casinos send you?
@@TheInkPitOx I'll take care of this! (Types DELETED! command) NICE TRY!
@@agen335 WHAT?!
I SAID *DELETED!*
Despite the loss of interactivity that RUclips can't translate from the original flash video, this still holds up. Perfect example of just how brilliant the original material and its original format actually was.
Also, it was before they figured out how to include the easter egg scenes.
I'm feeling very bourgeoise today...
I'm a bit 'oh what a night' myself.
Took me awhile to realize your reference.
sounds like something that would come outa Senor Cardgade's mouth
I'm wry now.
Ethan Guttman I’m felling kinda getting frustrated
I remember jumping out of my seat once I saw the extra pop ups from my browser with Homestar's face on them lmao. CLASSIC!
I remember being frightened at this email, like "Is this going to harm my computer?".
"Did you get a virus"
"Uh, noooo."
"Did you get 400,000 viruses?"
"Yes... very yes!"
🤣
Either he doesn't know how viruses work or he got the fakest anti-virus that was actually a virus.
“Well, hurry up and do something about it before it gets worse.”
Never fear, BorisFangirl! I know how to fix your computer box!
@@AlanPalgut "Wa-wait, don't touch those!"
Still my favorite episode.
Reminds me of Between the Lions in: The Good Seed
"It's being eaten by some Linux or something" is the most underrated joke in strongbad history
His computer can apparently control reality. That's scary. Maybe his computer SHOULD have been shot lol
Well, if a computer has over Four Hundred Thousand viruses, that's enough to stop causing damage to the computer and start doing damage to the world outside the computer.
I feel like that would be a perfect movie idea.
I think I saw a pig fly past my window!
THE MATRIX IS INSIDE HIS COMPUTER
It should have been shot like a million years ago.
I almost cried when Strong Bad was weeping at his computer with a big hole shot through it. It reminds me of when Tigger was unable to bounce because he promised never to do so again. Losses are hard to deal with.
i thought it was hilarious for some reason. just the absurdity of the circumstances i think.
This is still really funny after all these years.
This email came out literally just a couple of weeks after I learned about the quadratic formula in high school, and the timing both amazed and scared me.
And yes, an exploded quadratic formula looks like that email.
I see a Strong Ba- in there, but it's getting eaten by some... Linux or something.
Lost it.
Wait a minute! Is this one of those virus emails?
@Nicolayevich Toons I'll take care of this!
@@humangirl2122 a>deleted!
*That didn't work!*
@@NicoTheCinderace WHAT?! I SAID DELETED!
@@humangirl2122 *NOTTA CHANCE!*
_DELETED!_
*That Neither.*
You ALL understand! I mean don't understand.
Waaaaaah!
Keith Pixton Say Bubs, can I have my leg back now?
Dear Strong Bad. Ba da de da crapfully yours. Ba da de da crapfully yours. I can't relate. I can't relate! I'm'na I'm'na get in there and mix it up!
Keith Pixton dear strong bad how do you text with boxing gloves on
I don't remember your name...s, Davey.
2:38
With Marzipan's radish, we're gonna win the competition!
2:17 "A little to the left..."
*Goes right*
Virus: Very yes.
It's to their left.
"Enter your text here."
The Brothers Chaps. Made one of the greatest cartoons of all time, yet still have not found a way to master RUclips.
2020.... VIRUS = VERY YES.
That's not a good prize!
@@agen335 And the world... just got locked down.
actually it's 2021 VIRUS!
Man, not only does this bring back memories of the most epic SBEmail ever, but that "It's now safe to turn your computer off." message is one heck of a blast from the past.
Man, I miss when online media could, or at least was willing to, actually do really weird stuff like this that took advantage of the unique medium to mess with people and better serve the narrative of whatever was going on. Now it seems that every place where one can post their own content without owning their own website is determined to remove the ability to be unconventional, and even in terms of own websites there's never a guarantee that the tools that make it work are gonna last forever. It was a good run for experimental stuff, hopefully what's made to replace the old stuff can live up to what came before to help new content even if a lot of the old can't be fixed to be compatible.
Bubs' reasoning for doing what he did is simply the best thing ever.
This classic was brought back to me by the mysterious algorithm. The algorithm gains favor this day.
I could never have imagined how time capsully this episode would get. If you didn't frequent the website, most of this would be lost on you.
For the kiddos who weren't around for the pre-youtube viral video era, having your questions answered by internet creators felt like having a conversation with cartoon characters
I don't even remember your naaaaame, Davie! :'(
I thought it was Stavie? Lol
Best SB-email by far. I still remember first watching this as a kid twenty years ago. 1:56 had me LMAO 😆
I was in 5th grade when this episode came out. I remember rolling on the floor laughing.
2:33: "My mouth was a broken JPEG!"
Watched this episode as a kid back in 3rd grade around 2009-2010, it was one of my favorite SBemails because of how wild it is.
I quoted "I can do it. I can do it 9 times" at work the other day and no one got the reference. I had to come find this to comfort myself.
"My mouth is a broken JPEG."
I will always love this Bubs quote.
Now I am having old 1999 computer feels.
This website was the beginning of the internet as we know it today.
as YOU know it, kid.
@@Hellwyck u dont know it's a joke, kid
This is, and will always be, my favorite SBEmail. Since like age 10. Fuck yeah.
Is it still?
This has to be my favorite Strong Bad Email of all time.
Thanks RUclips recommendations.
Perfect timing.
Virus = Very Yes
That's not a good prize!
The original Flash version on the main site was definitely the definitive way to watch the "Virus" email. Oh, let me tell you, when I saw this for the first time, this email blew my fucking mind! Seriously, I watched "Virus" on the Homestar Runner website when it first came out. It was an absolute mindfuck! The moment Strong Bad ran out of the frame and tried to jump back in made me collectively shit my pants. And when Homestar started taking the menu options away to fix SB's computer, I lost my fucking shit! I thought the whole fucking world exploded! And when he does take them away, he *_literally_* takes them away. The options no longer appear at the bottom and are completely fucking gone. And then the goddamn pop-ups! It literally opened a pop-up on my fucking computer with the same thing in the animation! I was at a complete loss of fucking words. I went fucking ballistic when that happened! Like, holy fucking shit, this fucked with my brain in so many ways. The Brother's Chaps hit a home fucking run with "Virus". It is literally the most meta email out of all of the Strong Bad Emails. They really experimented with "Virus" in so many fucking unique ways, and they *_literally_* sent the Compy 386 out with a fucking bang (Pun intended). "Virus" will always be my favorite Strong Bad Email because of how fucking unique/creative it was, and how much it fucked with my mind.
Jfc.
There's something I always found hilariously scary about how one little computer virus completely tears down the fabric of their reality. I know computer viruses are never good, but since these guys are computer characters, it's like the apocalypse to them.
constantly fighting the urge to say "I can do it nine times" in my best teen girl squad voice whenever I volunteer to do something at work
Same whenever I hear someone volunteering to do something.
“I CAN’T SPELL YOUUU!”
- Strong Mad’s last words before turning into an M, 2009.
I don't know how many times I've rewatched this, but even here this is just golden for the writing and delivery!
I still have the complete 'first 100 emails' DVD set. Watching these reminds me of sneaking into my dads office to browse the site, circa 2004 (?) -- thank you boys! As soon as I get a job I'm making a donation!
“Drop a train on ‘im,” is one of those lines that I think about all the time.
Man, I remember watching this for the first time, getting so freaked out by the pop ups and being amazed with the characters breaking the 4th wall.
Fun fact: If you watch this email on the website and those Homestar pop-ups show up, a real one will also show up. (Assuming your pop-up blocker isn't on)
Omg I loved these when I was younger. They're still so funny.
i remember seeing this for the first time expecting it to be the end of the sbemail segment, and then like a week or two later they introduced the lappy and i swear that trumps every other tv season cliffhanger in the history of ever
This really was their best work. So much of the magic is lost when you can't interact with it, but it's still funny.
Alright Edgar,now drop a train on em
*ding*
WAGH! That is not a small number! That is a big number! What am I gonna do?
That's not a good prize.
Strong Bad, what is going on?
wahghhh!! I don't know... You forgot to wear your neck?
Have you been using the internet irresponsibly?
RUclips can't do this episode justice - watching it on the original website made the 4th wall breaks amazing
I CAN'T SPELL YOU!!!
*marzipan gibblerish*
Daniel Tinker *ginighhpvhgovgzsdiggdjfgfjchfjx*
Drop a train on em
BLBLBLBLBLBLBLB
It accentuates the accord, and the design, and the composition.
62 people are probably pissed that they got 400,000 viruses
The part where Strong Bad runs out of the little box into the black blew my mind when I was a kid
I remember watching this episode and being completely mindblown. I love meta/4th wall breaking stuff like this.
"Dear Strong Bad... I doh du duoh crapfully yours. I ...ID DOH DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS! I can relate. I can't relate! I'm gonna get, I'm gonna get in there and mix it up! I don't remember your names, Davey! Dear Strong Bad. How do you text with boxing gloves on..."
Right now the logo on the Homestar Wiki is a reference to this email. Very fitting.
Maybe we should get edgarware installed in ourselves.
Making out with Marzipan is totally awesome!
GAAAAAAAH! *bangs on frame*
Logan Martin Well I think it's fantastic Strong Mad, that's the best stack of VHS tapes I've eversBRRBRRJRDRRRZHBRRRHRRRBRRVRR.
***** well i think it's fantastic strong mad that's the best stack of VHS tapes i have ever **jibberish**
Shelby Thibodeau I CANT SPELL U!!!!!!
*Pop*
This video literally taught me to be careful about viruses from emails or messages you don’t recognize.
My favorite thing about this sbemail is, if you're on the website, an ACTUAL pop-up comes during the part with the homestar pop ups.