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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: After coming up with wacky and completely ridiculous ideas as to what Pom Pom's siblings would looks like, Strong Bad comes to the conclusion that his parents are just a single, ordinary, filing cabinet.
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* ShoutOut: The "board game with a million pieces" that Strong Bad's talking about is most likely ''[[TabletopGame/MouseTrap(1963) Mouse Trap]].

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* ShoutOut: The "board game with a million pieces" that Strong Bad's talking about is most likely ''[[TabletopGame/MouseTrap(1963) ''[[TabletopGame/MouseTrap1963 Mouse Trap]].Trap]]''.
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* ShoutOut: The "board game with a million pieces" that Strong Bad's talking about is most likely [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Trap_(game) Mouse Trap]].

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* ShoutOut: The "board game with a million pieces" that Strong Bad's talking about is most likely [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Trap_(game) ''[[TabletopGame/MouseTrap(1963) Mouse Trap]].
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* Next up would be a second hypothetical sibling. Since Pom Pom often floats when he walks, this other family member would be a pair of headphones with stick figure-like limbs with a floating face in the middle. Strong Bad imagines that this is Pom Pom's little sister, "Stella Do".

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* Next up would be a second hypothetical sibling. Since Pom Pom often floats when he walks, this other family member would be a pair of headphones with stick figure-like limbs with and a floating face in the middle. Strong Bad imagines that this is Pom Pom's little sister, "Stella Do".
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* Next up would be a second hypothetical sibling. Since Pom Pom often floats when he walks, this other family member would be a pair headphones with stick figure-like limbs with a floating face in the middle. Strong Bad imagines that this is Pom Pom's little sister, "Stella Do".

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* Next up would be a second hypothetical sibling. Since Pom Pom often floats when he walks, this other family member would be a pair of headphones with stick figure-like limbs with a floating face in the middle. Strong Bad imagines that this is Pom Pom's little sister, "Stella Do".
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* The first theoretical family member to be created is Pom Pom's brother. Judging by the fact that Pom Pom has an orange head, Strong Bad theorizes that the brother's head would be that of a bulldog. He'd also have a single horse leg for a body/leg and boxing gloves for hands "just like all normal people do", and is probably named "Stom Stom".

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* The first theoretical family member to be created is Pom Pom's brother. Judging by the fact that Pom Pom has an orange head, Strong Bad theorizes that the brother's head would be that of a bulldog. He'd also have a single horse leg for a body/leg and have boxing gloves for hands "just like all normal people do", and is probably named "Stom Stom".

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* Next up would be a second hypothetical sibling. Since Pom Pom often floats when he walks, this other family member would be a pair headphones with stick figure-like limbs a floating face in the middle. Strong Bad imagines that this is Pom Pom's little sister, "Stella Do".

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* Next up would be a second hypothetical sibling. Since Pom Pom often floats when he walks, this other family member would be a pair headphones with stick figure-like limbs with a floating face in the middle. Strong Bad imagines that this is Pom Pom's little sister, "Stella Do".



-->'''Strong Bad:''' Oh! Pom Pom! Uh, look man, it's strictly hypothetical between us, I swear! I never touched her floaty face!
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->'''Strong Bad:''' Why are all the best girls hypothetical these days? Lemme tell ya, the hypothetical make-out session...not gonna cut it.

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->'''Strong Bad:''' Why are all the best girls hypothetical these days? days?! Lemme tell ya, the ya. The hypothetical make-out session...not gonna cut session? '''Not. Gonna. Cut it.'''
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* The first theoretical family member to be created is Pom Pom's brother. Judging by the fact that Pom Pom has an orange head, Strong Bad theorizes that the brother's head would be that of a bulldog. He'd also have a single horse leg for a body/leg and boxing gloves for hands "just like all normal people do, and is probably named "Stom Stom".

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* The first theoretical family member to be created is Pom Pom's brother. Judging by the fact that Pom Pom has an orange head, Strong Bad theorizes that the brother's head would be that of a bulldog. He'd also have a single horse leg for a body/leg and boxing gloves for hands "just like all normal people do, do", and is probably named "Stom Stom".

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Jaro from Podunk asks Strong Bad what Pom Pom's family looks like. Strong Bad states that he's never seem Pom Pom's family, but can probably guess what they look like assuming they have some sort of family resemblance like he does with his family (which isn't much).

Strong Bad imagines Pom Pom's brother having a bulldog head, a single horse leg for a body, and boxing gloves for hands, and guesses his name is probably "Stom Stom".

Strong Bad then theorizes that a theoretical second sibling might be a pair headphones with a floating face in the middle named "Stella Do".

As for his parents, he wagers that Pom Pom's parents would be a single filing cabinet.

Strong Bad concludes that they look like the kind of happy, fun-loving family that appears on the covers of board games (leading to a commercial for Jurvy Skat, "the classic game of 'Oh No, You Don't!'" from Boardelectrix). Strong Bad even wishes that they'd invite him over for pizza, movies, and needlessly complicated board games. He also considers trying to get with Stella Do, before realizing she's only a figment of his imagination.

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->'''Strong Bad:''' (''rapping'') Checkin' emails for a livin', a livin'. I'm checkin' emails for life.

Jaro from Podunk asks writes Strong Bad to ask him what Pom Pom's family looks like. Strong Bad states that while he's never seem actually met Pom Pom's family, but he can probably guess ''guess'' what they look like like, assuming they have some the same sort of family resemblance like he does has with his family (which isn't much).

Strong Bad imagines ->'''Strong Bad:''' So let's see if we can't theorize what his kinsfolk might look a-like.

* The first theoretical family member to be created is
Pom Pom's brother having a bulldog brother. Judging by the fact that Pom Pom has an orange head, Strong Bad theorizes that the brother's head would be that of a bulldog. He'd also have a single horse leg for a body, body/leg and boxing gloves for hands, hands "just like all normal people do, and guesses his name is probably named "Stom Stom".

Strong Bad then theorizes that * Next up would be a theoretical second sibling might hypothetical sibling. Since Pom Pom often floats when he walks, this other family member would be a pair headphones with stick figure-like limbs a floating face in the middle named middle. Strong Bad imagines that this is Pom Pom's little sister, "Stella Do".

As for his parents, * Lastly, there's the matter of Pom Pom's hypothetical parents. Taking note of the fact that Pom Pom talks in bubbling noises, he wagers that Pom Pom's said parents would be be... a single filing cabinet.

Strong Bad concludes that they look like the kind of happy, fun-loving ->'''Strong Bad:''' Man, that's a good-looking family that appears right there! They could be one of those families on the covers cover of board games (leading that look '''way''' too enthusiastic about playing a board game together.

This leads
to a commercial for Jurvy Skat, Jurvy-Skat, "the classic game of 'Oh No, You Don't!'" from Boardelectrix).Boardelectrix. Strong Bad even wishes that they'd invite him over for pizza, movies, and needlessly complicated board games. He also considers trying to get whether Pom Pom would be cool with him putting the moves on Stella Do, before realizing she's only a figment of his imagination.



->(''The Paper comes down'')



* TradeSnark: The commercial for "Jurvy Skat" ends with the announcer suggesting that Boardelectrix trademark the phrase "Goodtime Family Fun".

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* TradeSnark: The commercial for "Jurvy Skat" ends with the announcer suggesting that Boardelectrix trademark the phrase "Goodtime Family Fun".Fun".
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->'''Strong Bad:''' (''talking to Stella Do, suavely'') So, Stella Do, wanna come over to my place tonight? I could maybe plug you into my record player...
->'''Pom Pom:''' (''enters, angry bubbling noises'')
->'''Strong Bad:''' Oh! Pom Pom! Uh, look man, it's ''strictly'' hypothetical between us, I swear! I never touched her floaty face!
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Strong Bad concludes that they look like the kind of happy, fun-loving family that appears on the covers of board games (leading to a commercial for Jurvy Skat, "the hilarious game of 'Oh No, You Don't!'" from Boardelectrix). Strong Bad even wishes that they'd invite him over for pizza, movies, and needlessly complicated board games. He also considers trying to get with Stella Do, before realizing she's only a figment of his imagination.

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Strong Bad concludes that they look like the kind of happy, fun-loving family that appears on the covers of board games (leading to a commercial for Jurvy Skat, "the hilarious classic game of 'Oh No, You Don't!'" from Boardelectrix). Strong Bad even wishes that they'd invite him over for pizza, movies, and needlessly complicated board games. He also considers trying to get with Stella Do, before realizing she's only a figment of his imagination.

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Strong Bad concludes that he wishes that they'd invite him over. Perhaps order a pizza, rent a movie, or maybe even play a board game with a million pieces that takes three hours just to set up only to find out that you're missing the bathtub.

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Strong Bad concludes that he they look like the kind of happy, fun-loving family that appears on the covers of board games (leading to a commercial for Jurvy Skat, "the hilarious game of 'Oh No, You Don't!'" from Boardelectrix). Strong Bad even wishes that they'd invite him over. Perhaps order a over for pizza, rent a movie, or maybe even play a movies, and needlessly complicated board game games. He also considers trying to get with a million pieces that takes three hours just to set up Stella Do, before realizing she's only to find out that you're missing a figment of his imagination.
->'''Strong Bad:''' Why are all
the bathtub.

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best girls hypothetical these days? Lemme tell ya, the hypothetical make-out session...not gonna cut it.
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* ShoutOut: The "board game with a million pieces" that Strong Bad's talking about is most likely [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Trap_(game) Mouse Trap]].

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* MySisterIsOffLimits: In an Easter egg, Pom Pom takes offense to Strong Bad flirting with Stella Do.
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Oh! Pom Pom! Uh, look man, it's strictly hypothetical between us, I swear! I never touched her floaty face!
* ParodyCommercial: Strong Bad's remark that Pom Pom's hypothetical family looks like "one of those families on the cover of board games that look ''way'' too enthusiastic about playing a board game together" leads to a mock ad for "Jurvy Skat".
* ShoutOut: The "board game with a million pieces" that Strong Bad's talking about is most likely [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Trap_(game) Mouse Trap]].Trap]].
* TradeSnark: The commercial for "Jurvy Skat" ends with the announcer suggesting that Boardelectrix trademark the phrase "Goodtime Family Fun".
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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: After coming up with wacky and completely ridiculous ideas as to what Pom Pom's siblings would looks like, Strong Bad comes to the conclusion that his parents are just a single, ordinary, filing cabinet.

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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: After coming up with wacky and completely ridiculous ideas as to what Pom Pom's siblings would looks like, Strong Bad comes to the conclusion that his parents are just a single, ordinary, filing cabinet.cabinet.
* ShoutOut: The "board game with a million pieces" that Strong Bad's talking about is most likely [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_Trap_(game) Mouse Trap]].
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'''Airdate:''' Sunday, July 25, 2005 (strongbad_email.exe, Disc 4)

'''Sender:''' Jaro from Podunk

Jaro from Podunk asks Strong Bad what Pom Pom's family looks like. Strong Bad states that he's never seem Pom Pom's family, but can probably guess what they look like assuming they have some sort of family resemblance like he does with his family (which isn't much).

Strong Bad imagines Pom Pom's brother having a bulldog head, a single horse leg for a body, and boxing gloves for hands, and guesses his name is probably "Stom Stom".

Strong Bad then theorizes that a theoretical second sibling might be a pair headphones with a floating face in the middle named "Stella Do".

As for his parents, he wagers that Pom Pom's parents would be a single filing cabinet.

Strong Bad concludes that he wishes that they'd invite him over. Perhaps order a pizza, rent a movie, or maybe even play a board game with a million pieces that takes three hours just to set up only to find out that you're missing the bathtub.

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* EasterEgg: Poke around on the screen after the e-mail to see a scene of Strong Bad talking with Stella Do.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: After coming up with wacky and completely ridiculous ideas as to what Pom Pom's siblings would looks like, Strong Bad comes to the conclusion that his parents are just a single, ordinary, filing cabinet.

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