Airdate: Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Sender: Aaron C.
Strong Bad: Strong Bad Email is filmed before a live studio audience.
Aaron C. wants to know if the blue diamond on Strong Bad's forehead is the source of his super-powers, or merely decorative. Strong Bad reveals that it gives him at least one power: the ability to telekinetically open bottle caps.
Strong Bad: So there you go. It's not much, but as you can imagine it's a big hit with the ladies. And so far I've only found it works with Cold Ones. But come to think of it...
Strong Bad is inspired to see if his power works on other things, and proceeds to mess with Homestar by knocking his hat off while he's in the middle of a conversation about "tight pants" with Coach Z.
Coach Z: You okay there, Homestar?
Homestar: I dunno. Is my head getting bigger?
(The Paper comes down.)
Homestar: I dunno. Is my head getting bigger?
(The Paper comes down.)
Tropes:
- Mind over Matter: Strong Bad turns out to have telekinesis, but only strong enough to open bottle caps or take off someone's hat.
- Orphaned Punchline: Coach Z and Homestar are introduced discussing something that Coach Z blames on "tight pants."
- Studio Audience: Strong Bad opens the episode with "Strong Bad Email is filmed before a live studio audience."
- What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?: Strong Bad, at least, gets a kick out of his power to open Cold Ones and knock off hats.
(Strong Bad knocks Homestar's hat off again, which Homestar fixes.)
Coach Z: Once again, I point the blame squarely at tight pants.
