History Recap / StrongBadEmailE156RoadTrip

->'''Strong Bad:''' Keys? I don't have any keys. Look, the only thing I know about this car is what Bubs told me. And that's that the windows and doors are broken and you can't open them from the inside. (''beat'') Oh, right. That was pretty poor planning on my part.

* RoadTripPlot: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Strong Bad fully plans on going on a road trip with The Cheat, but he can't find the keys to the Gremlin and the two end up locked in the car by accident. Because of this, they don't actually go anywhere.

"Pete from Pete's parents' basement" wants to know if Strong Bad has ever gone on road trips with his gang. Strong Bad boasts that he and The Cheat are "road-tripcionados", and know all the ins and outs of road tripping, including coming up with a cheesy in-joke that only people who went on the road trip will get (sometimes in advance, as is the case with "jumbo/LARGE").

->'''Strong Bad:''' And ''that'' was our road trip. Or, more accurately our car trip, since we didn't go on any roads. Or, even more accurately, our car, since we didn't go on any trips either. So yeah, Pete from Pete's parents' basement, I go on car with my gang all the time. [[ThatsAllFolks And that's the end of this email. Until next time everybody, remember to stay j-LARGE.]]

* MeetMyGoodFriendsLeftyAndRighty: Seen in an Easter egg:
-->'''Coach Z:''' Whaddaya mean, I'm the Green Bubs? If anything, you're the Orange Coach Z.\\
'''Bubs:''' The next person to call me the Orange Coach Z is gonna get a free consultation with my friends [[ShoutOut Jacoby and Meyers]]!

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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Strong Bad decides "jumbo/LARGE" is going to be this road trip's inside joke. Then Homestar, who isn't even part of the road trip, asks if anyone's seen his "jumbo/LARGE melt-shake".

* WorstWhateverEver: After failing to liven the mood with some "jammin' tunes", Strong Bad cries out "Who am I kidding? This is the worst road trip ''ever!!''"

* RoadTripPlot: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Strong Bad fully plans on going on a road trip with The Cheat, but he can't find the keys to the Gremlin and the two end up locked in the car by accident. They end up not going anywhere.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Strong Bad and the Cheat climb into the Gremlin and close the doors. Then:

''[Beat. The Cheat glares at Strong Bad.]''

* {{Portmanteau}}: "Road-tripcionados", "caffeinergy", and "petri-fries".

* WorstWhateverEver: "Who am I kidding? This is the worst road trip ''ever!!''"

* RoadTripPlot: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Strong Bad can't find the keys to the Gremlin, and he and The Cheat end up locked in by accident, so the two of them don't actually go anywhere.

* RunningGag: The phrase "Jumbo/LARGE" gets thrown around a lot.

* NoodleIncident: Invoked; Strong Bad says "every good road trip needs a good inside joke that only the people that went on the road trip will get", and goes so far as to make one up before actually going on the trip: [[ForcedMeme jumbo/LARGE]].

* RunningGag: Jumbo/LARGE.

"Pete from Pete's parents' basement" wants to know if Strong Bad has ever gone on road trips with his gang. Strong Bad boasts that he and the Cheat are "road-tripcionados", and know all the ins and outs of road tripping, including coming up with a cheesy in-joke that only people who went on the road trip will get (sometimes in advance, as is the case with "jumbo/LARGE").

Armed with Bubs' old AMC Gremlin and eighty-something cases of Bull Honkey "caffeinergy sauce", Strong Bad and the Cheat are ready for their road trip... except Strong Bad forgot the keys.

-->'''Strong Bad:''' Keys? I don't have any keys. Look, the only thing I know about this car is what Bubs told me. And that's that the windows and doors are broken and you can't open them from the inside. (''beat'') Oh, right. That was pretty poor planning on my part.

While Strong Bad and the Cheat wait for help from Bubs, Green Bubs, or anybody, Strong Bad scavenges for supplies beneath the passenger seat, finding some ancient "petri-fries", "a large melt-shake that's almost eaten through the cup", and "a half-sucked booterscotch in desperate need of a shave." After trying, and failing, to play a CD of "jammin' tunes" on an 8-track player ("I'm sure that thing's forwards compatible"), Strong Bad gives up in despair and declares this "The worst road trip ever!"

Late that night, Strong Bad and the Cheat are interrupted from passing the time staring at the ceiling of the Gremlin by Homestar, looking for young lovers to shoo away from Make-Out Point, and for the melt-shake he left in the car. He lets Strong Bad and the Cheat out of the Gremlin, and off with a warning.

-->'''Strong Bad:''' And ''that'' was our road trip. Or, more accurately our car trip, since we didn't go on any roads. Or, even more accurately, our car, since we didn't go on any trips either. So yeah, Pete from Pete's parents' basement, I go on car with my gang all the time. [[ThatsAllFolks And that's the end of this email. Until next time everybody, remember to stay j-LARGE.]]

* MakeOutPoint: Homestar is initially convinced Strong Bad and the Cheat are "young lovers" making out by the side of the non-existent road.

* RoadTripPlot: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Strong Bad can't find the keys to the Gremlin, and he and the Cheat end up locked in by accident, so the two of them don't actually go anywhere.

!!Trope:

* RoadTripPlot: Subverted; Strong Bad can't find the keys to the Gremlin, and he and the Cheat end up locked in by accident, so the two of them don't actually go anywhere.

* WorstWhateverEver: "Who am I kidding? This is the worst road trip ''ever!!''"

* MaliciousMisnaming: Strong Bad reads the sender's signature as "Pete from [[BasementDweller Pete's parents' basement]]". He also refers to Homestar as "Officer Cheese-For-Butt".

'''Bubs:''' The next person to call me the Orange Coach Z is gonna get a free consultation with my friends Jacoby and Myers!

* RoadTripEpisode: Subverted; Strong Bad can't find the keys to the Gremlin, and he and the Cheat end up locked in by accident, so the two of them don't actually go anywhere.

* MeetMyGoodFriendsLeftyAndRighty: In an Easter egg, Bubs boasts "The next person to call me the Orange Coach Z is gonna get a free consultation with my friends Jacoby and Myers!"

* RoadTripEpisode: Subverted; Strong Bad can't find the keys to the Gremlin, and the two end up locked in by accident, so he and the Cheat don't actually go anywhere.

While Strong Bad and the Cheat wait for help from Bubs, Green Bubs, or anybody, Strong Bad scavengers for supplies beneath the passenger seat, finding some ancient "petri-fries", "a large melt-shake that's almost eaten through the cup", and "a half-sucked booterscotch in desperate need of a shave." After trying, and failing, to play a CD of "jammin' tunes" on an 8-track player ("I'm sure that thing's forwards compatible"), Strong Bad gives up in despair and declares this "The worst road trip ever!"

Late that night, Strong Bad and the Cheat are interrupted from passing the time staring at the ceiling of the Gremlin by Homestar, looking for young lovers to shoo away from Make-Out Point, and for the melt-shake he left in the Gremlin. He lets Strong Bad and the Cheat out of the Gremlin, and off with a warning.

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Strong Bad claims that their stash of Bull Honkey is hidden under a dirty, "not-originally-yellow-spotted sheet from Strong Sad's bedroom, not my bedroom".