Airdate: Monday, September 13, 2004
Sender: Ryan N.
Ryan N. wants to know the secret of Strong Bad's pizzaz and what makes him so cool, and also wishes him "peace out dawg foo gangsta yo".
Cut to an episode of Strong Bad-Type Interview Progrum, where "Strong Bad aims the barrel of his sawed-off journalism shotgun at his toughest interviewee yet... HIMSLEF! Eh, I mean... himself."
Things start out well enough, but Interviewer Strong Bad keeps ragging on Interviewee Strong Bad over his questionable fashion choice of dressing like a ship's captain (apparently it was The Cheat's idea).
Captain Strong Bad: Oh, no way. The Cheat's too cool for that!
Strong Bad: But you don't seem to have that problem.
Captain Strong Bad: What... no, wait, you turned it all around on me! I'm cool, I have pizzaz!
Strong Bad: Uh-huh, and a corncob pipe.
Captain Strong Bad: Oh, that's it! This interview is overrrr!
"After many fives of dollars and saying 'Come ooonnnnnn!' a lot", Strong Bad manages to get a second interview with himself on his buffalo-style ranch in Strong Badia. There, the two Strong Bads literally hang out behind the fence, discussing the importance of the Three G's to having pizzaz: "Gumption, uh... Gum, like chew gum, and, um... Gargle. Minty gargle." They also make the Cheat's head explode from the sight of two Strong Bads at once.
(The Paper comes down.)
Tropes:
- Alliterative List: Captain Strong Bad claims that the secret to his pizzaz involves the three Gs: gumption, gum, and... gargle.
- Book Ends: Strong Bad opens the e-mail with a song about "Here comes the Strong Baaad!" and closes it with a similar song.
- Continuity Nod: An Easter egg features a preview for an episode of Strong Bad Type Interview Progrum in which Strong Bad interviews Biscuitdoughhandsman.
- Holding Both Sides of the Conversation: Strong Bad spends most of the e-mail interviewing himself. It's eventually revealed there actually are two Strong Bads standing around, talking with each other.
- Jive Turkey: Parodied when Ryan signs his email "peace out dawg foo gangsta yo", and Strong Bad isn't sure whether he should be offended by being called a "dog food gangsta".
- Ladies and Germs: Strong Bad's interview program opens with him greeting the audience with "Good evening, mostly people."
- Malaproper: Near the end, Strong Bad says "If you wanna be cool and have pizzas like me..."
- Mind Screw: Strong Bad interviews himself. Not via a mirror or video editing or some other trick, but another him. The Cheat's head explodes upon viewing two Strong Bads co-existing.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Captain Strong Bad gets fed up with his fashion sense being mocked, and starts to leave with a shout of "This interview is over!"
- Shout-Out:
- The way Captain Strong Bad shouts "This interview is over!" is a reference to pro wrestler Ric Flair's manager James J Dillon.
- An Easter egg features an intro for a Western, based on Strong Bad's "Here comes the Strong Bad!" song, that seems to be a parody of Bonanza.
- Sophisticated as Hell: Strong Bad's objection to apparently being called a "dog food gangsta" turns unexpectedly fancy at the end, complete with him typing in an Olde English-style gothic typeface.Strong Bad: Did you just call me a "dog food gangsta"? What's that supposed to mean? Ought I to be offended?
- We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties: After Captain Strong Bad loses his temper during the first interview, it cuts to a "Techical Difficultuies" card featuring The Cheat.
- Your Head A-Splode: The Cheat's head explodes at the sight of two Strong Bads in one place.
