Airdate: Monday, March 18, 2002
Sender: joe p.
Strong Bad: Something has compelled me to check my email.
"Joepy" writes to tell Strong Bad "ur a real funy guy" and asks if he has ever done any stand-up comedy. Strong Bad vehemently denies ever doing stand-up and leaves, prompting Strong Sad to show up and offer to show the audience something.
That "something" turns out to be an old home movie of the time Strong Bad entered the school talent show, coming on just after "Li'l Marzipan and her wonderful clogging." Strong Bad awkwardly jokes about the crummy pizza in the school cafeteria and Coach Z's afro, only to be humiliated when his pants fall down on-stage and he trips trying to run away.
Tropes:
- Embarrassing Old Photo: Strong Sad shows the audience a home movie of Li'l Strong Bad trying (and failing) to do stand-up comedy at a school talent show.
- Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: Coach Z, who's usually depicted as bald, has a ridiculous-looking afro and a bushy mustache in the flashback.
- Ladies and Germs: Li'l Strong Bad greets the audience with "Good evening, ladies and germs."
- Old Shame: Strong Bad pretends his stand-up routine when when he was younger doesn't exist.
- Rapid-Fire "No!": Strong Bad's response when asked if he's ever done stand-up comedy.Strong Bad: What? No. No. No. I mean, no. Never. No. What? No. (leaves)
- Wardrobe Malfunction: Li'l Strong Bad's embarrassingly-bad comedy act is capped off by his pants falling down on-stage.
Lil' Strong Bad: (his pants fall down, prompting the audience to laugh) Oh no!! (attempts to run, but trips and scrambles away. The tape ends)
(The Paper comes down)
