I think the best part is, the limited variations on the coach's face means he can only ever stare at that basketball in sheer disbelief. It's like he's confused and annoyed and bewildered all at the same time.
It's also great worldbuilding for Free Country USA itself. Older episodes confirm that Coach Z DOES know sports, but when you look at them they're a mishmash of stuff, basically Calvinball. Apparently as a result Basketball is not a popular sport around his neck of the woods
@@TARINunit9 Agreed, the characters got progressively weirder and more complex as the years went by. Coach Z's defining features used to be coaching and dreaming of becoming a famous rap star...and that was about all there was to him. Now look at him. "Puke my pants" is actually one of his *least* disturbing moments😂😵
@@Maverick180c Right?😂 And the beauty of it is with the Brothers Chaps "clean" writing style--eschewing profanity or direct, explicit lewdness...you never know for sure if you're reading too much into Coach Z's behavior, or not enough. They leave you asking yourself if Coach Z is weird and perverse, or if it's just *you* 😂😂😂
FlameAdder Is it Rentpayer?! For all these years, I always thought it was RedPair, as in a red pair of pants or something like that! Thanks for clearing that up for me, man!
@@DrThunder88 there need to be more Mr. Poofers references in future releases. Mr. Poofers Must Die has recently become my favorite non-sbemail Homestar toon.
I actually did Strong Bad's "White Chocolate in Deodorant Container" prank at school for April Fools Day in 2005. :D I had some great laughs, including from when someone who was less-than-nice was disgusted and ran away from me when I took a bite out of it in the hallway. :P (Everyone in the hallway was cracking up. XD)
@@corvus1970 Or blue kool-aid in a Windex bottle😂 The most extreme example I have seen of this idea was *"Peanut butter in a disposable diaper"* The version I saw went all-out: they showed the diaper being filled with peanut butter, then wrapped up for disposal the way you would a normal used diaper. Then an accomplice dropped it in a public trash can...and a minute later another accomplice walked by casually, noticed the diaper, pulled it from the trash and began casually eating the contents...all in a busy downtown area. The reactions were...the way people react to seeing insane people consume infant feces in public (honestly, I don't think there's a proper word to describe it 😂🤮)
@@negascoot23 see that's dedication to the bit, because even a clean diaper is pretty nasty to have your face near. I'm not sure if it's inherently the smell of the liquid absorbers or if it's just association with dirty ones
@@micahnewman Man, I tell you hwat, man. My meemaw and my poopaw would tell me the strangest things, you know? They would tell me to get off that smoke stack and eat that dang ol' The Chekt, man.
I’ll always treasure that freakin Diaper Pie scene as one of those moments that hit me so off guard I laughed myself to tears for 40 minutes, all the whole not being the least bit able to explain to my confused mom what the crap I thought was so hilarious.
I'm sure it's been said before, but I'm so glad that the official channel is uploading the original cartoons in HD. As someone who missed out on the heyday of this era of the internet, I'm glad that H*R has been preserved this well. I know there are probably secrets/bits that aren't present here due to Flash dying, but this is still better than grainy unofficial rips.
Are you saying Mr. Poofers hasn't always been around, lurking in the characters' subconscious, awaiting the day he will finally be free to ravage the mortal realm by way of Homestar's stupid stories?
@@uzmike2222 Girl, I know we haven't been through a lot together. In fact, one might say we just met standing here in line at the batting cages. But there's one thing I'm sure of already.
Peter Griffin being told to eat a pinecone by his father-in-law while complaining about its texture: cringe Homestar being duped to eat a pinecone and not be disgusted in the slightest as a prank backfire and having Strong Bad note it as an empty victory: comedy gold.
That's because The Chaps understand comedic structure and incongruency, and respect their audience's intelligence. MacFarland and staff do none of those things.
1:19 Are we gonna ignore the fact that Coach Z just casually threw that "bounce thing" a good 20-30 yards behind his back? That's some Patrick Mahomes shit right there 🤣
This email's got everything. Great Uncle Pawdabber (?), shaven The Cheat, Coach Z puking his pants, King of Town eating deodorant while watching Malcolm in the Middle, Homestar being so stupid it wraps around to being smart... those were the days.
It's very confusing because while the cheat has fur and is able to shave himself bald, he also apparently molts? And he was found inside an egg but we don't know if it was a real egg that he was hatched in or if it was some strange fake egg that was filled with a massive lifetime supply of fish sticks and a The Cheat
1:20 wait, I only just noticed this: you can see the bounce-thing fall out of the sky for like the last two frames before it cuts away. Coach Z just casually tossed that thing behind him, but damn did it go high. Sometimes I forget that he genuinely was a phys-ed teacher 😂
Can we talk about the superfluous bendy-straw in "Stupid Uncle Egg's Good Time Diaper Pie"? I feel like if I understood why it's there, it would unlock the secrets of the universe...or is that just me?
I believe it's meant to be a parody of the now-defunct daytime soap opera Dallas. The show is best remembered for its "who shot J.R.?" season finale cliffhanger. This is lampooned in the "Bug in Mouth Disease" short, where Strong Bad is obsessed with learning the answer to "who shot Caleb?"
I've always thought it's supposed to be Malcolm in the Middle, based on Strong Bad saying to the TV "yeah Caleb, (something). He's not the boss of you!" in one instance .
I only now just realized the diskette The Cheat throws at S.B. towards the end is labeled "YOU JERK!". I swear, years later, you still can find delightful surprises in these shorts.
I like how the ingredients and instructions in Great Uncle Pawdabber’s Pre-tend Ice Cream Showdown imply that you have to put 3 scoops of (really) sour cream, 1/2 of shaved The Cheat, 1 bowl, and Coach Z into a bowl and mix it until golden brown.
Absolutely beautiful! Anytime there is any sort of upload from you guys, it’s always going to be awesome! Be it a classic or a new gem, I’m happy to see it! Thanks, Brothers Chaps!
I love homestarrunner I have been a fan since I want to say 2001 back in the days when you invented trogdor the "burninator"I would love to see this channel grow. Keep it up
nothing describes HR and SB's relationship quite like Strong Bad, exasperatedly saying, "It's like... even when we win, he wins."
Coach Z not knowing what a basketball is is one of my favorite character bits
I think the best part is, the limited variations on the coach's face means he can only ever stare at that basketball in sheer disbelief. It's like he's confused and annoyed and bewildered all at the same time.
It's also great worldbuilding for Free Country USA itself. Older episodes confirm that Coach Z DOES know sports, but when you look at them they're a mishmash of stuff, basically Calvinball. Apparently as a result Basketball is not a popular sport around his neck of the woods
@@TARINunit9 Agreed, the characters got progressively weirder and more complex as the years went by.
Coach Z's defining features used to be coaching and dreaming of becoming a famous rap star...and that was about all there was to him.
Now look at him. "Puke my pants" is actually one of his *least* disturbing moments😂😵
@@negascoot23 From Coach Z to Creep Z
@@Maverick180c Right?😂 And the beauty of it is with the Brothers Chaps "clean" writing style--eschewing profanity or direct, explicit lewdness...you never know for sure if you're reading too much into Coach Z's behavior, or not enough.
They leave you asking yourself if Coach Z is weird and perverse, or if it's just *you* 😂😂😂
"How could I refuse? I can't afford the money-cost variety." I love that Coach Z is generally cheerful despite his substantial life challenges.
"This is awerful!" *continues to eat anyway*
He could use a dollar, he could use a couple bucks.
@@timwoods2852 th-cam.com/video/tPgRnFg8ZTU/w-d-xo.html
like being a mother, apparently
@@someguy79 little absorby aint gonna feed themselves.
"I can't afford the money-cost variety" gets more and more real each year
I think I just BECOME coach Z a little more each year
Yes, this phone is plugged in...
Two years later and the OC itself has gotten WAAAAYYY more real 😅
That and puking one's pants
Caleb, are you binge-watching every single episode of Strong Bad Email?
I am now.
Me too!
It's like...even when we win, he wins.
The perfect definition of Homestar Runner
Awl accowding to plan!
Applies to trading cards as well.
A phrase I use fairly often to this day.
I tend to quote that a lot. There's always some cause to use it, it seems!
This website is responsible for 90% Of my sense of humor.
i just realized that the other day too 😂
90% of my vocabulary.
My brother and I mainly communicate through Homestar quotes 🤣
Honestly, I'd argue that half of my sense of humor comes specifically from "virus" and "bottom 10".
@@benjamingeiger and the first season of aqua teen.
"Plain Couth" is opening for "She Likes Cloth" this summer
I liked them back when they were good, on their EP before they released their first LP.
Plain Couth is one of my favorite Toralslavian Chekt-metal bands.
@@SteventheThorn Is that a scott pilgrim refrence?!
@@tyrant-den884 I'm more of a _West Is Lip_ man, myself.
That’s a good band name
The line "It's like even when we win...he wins..." in the context of them making Homstar eat his own prank food is really great
Oh! Sweet mercy! [continues eating] This is awful! [continues eating]
i think i'm gonna puke my pants!!
@@PokestarRunner75 Ugh. Please don't elaborate on that!
THiNGYBOBinc He couldn’t afford the money variety.
Golden Corral's new slogan.
@@MariktheGunslinger a wild RiffTrax reference appeared!
One of the funnier sbemails.
Also, managed to see the floppy disk being thrown labeled "YOU JERK."
Homestar ate a pimecone.
Homestar was Mr. Poofers all along!
Batman's Left Nostril DUN DUN DUNNNNNN!!
This came way before then
@@TheInkPitOx But Mr. Poofers could've been a reference to this
Mr. Poofers can't die because he's really the ghost of Stupid Uncle Egg.
No wonder he can’t die
"Homestar definitely does not have a Stupid Uncle Egg" is funnier than it should be. PS. I would legit watch an entire Caleb Rentpayer cartoon.
FlameAdder Is it Rentpayer?! For all these years, I always thought it was RedPair, as in a red pair of pants or something like that! Thanks for clearing that up for me, man!
@@LchanOtakudom Caleb RedPair sounds like the kid's cartoon spin-off series.
OddCrafter Yeah, it does xD!
Caleb that hamburger was mine!
It's mine now!
Caleb Rentpayer was a savage way before TH-cam was a thing!
HR in general is funnier than it should be. I wish I had discovered it years ago.
-- "Not a Pimecone."
-- "Well, he's got _that_ right!"
That made me crack up all over my body.
I love that "pimecone" makes additional appearances as recently as Mr. Poofers Must Die.
@@DrThunder88 there need to be more Mr. Poofers references in future releases. Mr. Poofers Must Die has recently become my favorite non-sbemail Homestar toon.
"Man, what IS this thing? *bounce* A bounce thing?!" ~ Coach Z
I don't know why, but this was hilarious back then and remains so to this day.
Because he's a sports coach so he should know what not just a basketball is but a ball. Gold.
"Man what is this thing? A bounce thing?" For some reason this cracked me up.
Because he's a sports coach so he should know better haha
Raises the important question: *have* we ever actually seen Coach Z on the court?
"Caleb, that hamburger was mine!"
"It's mine now."
homestar eating a pimecone continues to be one of the funniest things ever, of all the times
Even if you're doing it like a man
Welp.... thow long, thuckawth!
Not a pimecone*
It's like...even when we win, he wins
I adore the noises
I actually did Strong Bad's "White Chocolate in Deodorant Container" prank at school for April Fools Day in 2005. :D
I had some great laughs, including from when someone who was less-than-nice was disgusted and ran away from me when I took a bite out of it in the hallway. :P (Everyone in the hallway was cracking up. XD)
T-Squared Nicely done!
The "vanilla-pudding in a mayonnaise jar" bit is a good one too.
@@corvus1970 Or blue kool-aid in a Windex bottle😂
The most extreme example I have seen of this idea was *"Peanut butter in a disposable diaper"*
The version I saw went all-out: they showed the diaper being filled with peanut butter, then wrapped up for disposal the way you would a normal used diaper.
Then an accomplice dropped it in a public trash can...and a minute later another accomplice walked by casually, noticed the diaper, pulled it from the trash and began casually eating the contents...all in a busy downtown area.
The reactions were...the way people react to seeing insane people consume infant feces in public (honestly, I don't think there's a proper word to describe it 😂🤮)
You mad lad, Great!
@@negascoot23 see that's dedication to the bit, because even a clean diaper is pretty nasty to have your face near. I'm not sure if it's inherently the smell of the liquid absorbers or if it's just association with dirty ones
“Why are you getting high and watching Homestar Runner cartoons instead of getting therapy?”
I can’t afford the money cost variety!
Man, what is this thing!?
A weed thing?
Homestar Runner has hideously disfigured my vocab for make talks from the piehole.
"I am now."
Sour Diesel for today's viewing!
What is this thing? A bounce thing?
I can't afford the money variety
So Coach Z doesn't know what a basketball is?
I... uh... I don't even know what a poopaw is.
If there's a "meemaw"...
@@micahnewman Man, I tell you hwat, man. My meemaw and my poopaw would tell me the strangest things, you know? They would tell me to get off that smoke stack and eat that dang ol' The Chekt, man.
I’ll always treasure that freakin Diaper Pie scene as one of those moments that hit me so off guard I laughed myself to tears for 40 minutes, all the whole not being the least bit able to explain to my confused mom what the crap I thought was so hilarious.
1:28
Coach Z : ”This is orful!”
*CONTINUES TO EAT ANYWAYS*
Arwful*
@@TheLichruler *Orful
Man, what is this thing?
🏀
A bounce thing?
I cant afford the money cost variety
_Narrator: The Coach Z was right - it was a bounce thing_
I'm sure it's been said before, but I'm so glad that the official channel is uploading the original cartoons in HD.
As someone who missed out on the heyday of this era of the internet, I'm glad that H*R has been preserved this well. I know there are probably secrets/bits that aren't present here due to Flash dying, but this is still better than grainy unofficial rips.
that half shaved cheat is disturbing my moral feng shui
I know I'm late on this but I can't help myself.
You'll never look at a roasted chicken the same way again!
Roasted THE Chicken!...
I can't even comprehend the layers of stupidity in everything homestar does in this toon, I love it. 😂
Yeah you take that hamburger Caleb! He’s not the boss of you!
Robert Hoffman It’s MINE now!
Strong Sad would probably, in fact, be Plain Couth.
Stupid Uncle Egg's Good-Time Diaper Pie looks like something you'd have for pinner.
Put a hat and an eyepatch on it, and have it smoke a cigar.
It was probably originally a recipe for Mr. Poofers.
Maybe you can stuff it in your pocket for *_SECRET EATING!!_*
@@drygonfyre This cartoon came way before then
Are you saying Mr. Poofers hasn't always been around, lurking in the characters' subconscious, awaiting the day he will finally be free to ravage the mortal realm by way of Homestar's stupid stories?
still need a recipe for those sweet sweet grumblecakes
Only liars and thieves eat grumblecaaaakes!
And those people go to prison!
Just ask the cheat!
Michael Petramala
"Those people go to prison!" - The Cheat
I’m still waiting for the recipe for some biscuit dough hands, ...man.
@@uzmike2222 Girl, I know we haven't been through a lot together. In fact, one might say we just met standing here in line at the batting cages. But there's one thing I'm sure of already.
@@agen335 Let me get them grumble cakes!
And please don't grumble fake!
I just need them grumble cakes!
Oh, I'm grumble caking wit' you!
Peter Griffin being told to eat a pinecone by his father-in-law while complaining about its texture: cringe
Homestar being duped to eat a pinecone and not be disgusted in the slightest as a prank backfire and having Strong Bad note it as an empty victory: comedy gold.
Well, honestly, Homestar Runner IS better than Family Guy in many ways.
That's because The Chaps understand comedic structure and incongruency, and respect their audience's intelligence. MacFarland and staff do none of those things.
I like how Coach Z immediately forgets his disgust because he's so excited to demonstrate his disturbing secret technique.
The Coach Z sequence will be my favorite. From having no clue what a basketball is, to eat fake ice cream even though he hated it.
Homestar eating a pimecone is the single greatest thing my ears have ever heard.
He's just so HAPPY about it.
1:40 "I think I'm gonna puke my pants!" Sooooo, explosive diarrhea?
Wow, can you believe it? Pinecones for pie! Mr. Poofers'd be so happy.
"so long suckers" killing the delivery!
Keep in mind, the king of town has 100s of heart attacks like its nothing
Come down off that smokestack and eat your The Chekt!
My Poopah used to say
@@TheInkPitOx I, uh, I don't even know what a poopaw is
1:19 Are we gonna ignore the fact that Coach Z just casually threw that "bounce thing" a good 20-30 yards behind his back? That's some Patrick Mahomes shit right there 🤣
Coach Z keeps getting more and more hilarious.
This email's got everything. Great Uncle Pawdabber (?), shaven The Cheat, Coach Z puking his pants, King of Town eating deodorant while watching Malcolm in the Middle, Homestar being so stupid it wraps around to being smart... those were the days.
It's very confusing because while the cheat has fur and is able to shave himself bald, he also apparently molts? And he was found inside an egg but we don't know if it was a real egg that he was hatched in or if it was some strange fake egg that was filled with a massive lifetime supply of fish sticks and a The Cheat
It's like... even when we win... he wins
the pinecone scene is one of my favorite moments of any strong bad email
pimecone*
Homestar eating a pinecone is the most horrifying moment of my life.
The one person who gave this a thumbs down is more plain couth than Strong Sad.
I wish a single person in my life would understand why I call a basketball a “bounce thing”
I call my cat "Poopaw" to this day.
i love that coach z just chucks the basketball into the stratosphere
Why are deodorants always named after biomes?
Brilliant...
1:20 wait, I only just noticed this: you can see the bounce-thing fall out of the sky for like the last two frames before it cuts away. Coach Z just casually tossed that thing behind him, but damn did it go high. Sometimes I forget that he genuinely was a phys-ed teacher 😂
The noises homestar makes when eating the pimcone makes me cry laughing.
The way The Cheat has to lean his whole body to read each line in the book is delightful
Man, what is this thing?
…A bounce-thing?
“Come down off that smokestack and eat your the Chekt!”
Can we talk about the superfluous bendy-straw in "Stupid Uncle Egg's Good Time Diaper Pie"?
I feel like if I understood why it's there, it would unlock the secrets of the universe...or is that just me?
Either that or it predicted milking the cone before Epithet Erased was even a thing.
@@lydiajulianprower8356 Just like Strong Bad's poopaw: I don't even know what this is 😂
I dunno how many times I've watched this, but i just noticed for the first time Coach Z throwing the ball over the hills in the background
I love seeing all of the floppy disks because my dad had a holder for them that exact color and design.
Is Caleb Rentpayer supposed to be a soap opera or a sitcom? I think there's still some confusion over that.
It's... uh... it's a soapcom. Yeah, that's it.
OddCrafter I personally think its a sit opera.
@@stoffhimel Hmm... You may be on to something there...
I believe it's meant to be a parody of the now-defunct daytime soap opera Dallas. The show is best remembered for its "who shot J.R.?" season finale cliffhanger. This is lampooned in the "Bug in Mouth Disease" short, where Strong Bad is obsessed with learning the answer to "who shot Caleb?"
I've always thought it's supposed to be Malcolm in the Middle, based on Strong Bad saying to the TV "yeah Caleb, (something). He's not the boss of you!" in one instance .
Hahaha! Strong Bad’s plan to gross out Coach Z backfired on him!
"Caleb that hamburger was mine!"
"It's mine now."
That Nigeria Africa joke in the beginning is absolutely crazy
Anyone want some diaper pie?
I also didn't know about that final Easter egg.
Caleb, did you eat my The Chekt?!
I sure did.
Imagine that! Pinecones for B, L, and D!
Joseph Topp Miffa Meeka!
*WOOD-DAVERS!!!
The floppy disk The Cheat hurls at Strong Bad is labeled "you JERK!" 😄 3:59
Never noticed that before :-)
Whenever the King just does him I can’t help but smile.
The cheat throwing floppy disks 😂
If you cycle through the frames one at a time you can see the floppy has "you JERK!" written on it :P
2:48 marizipan looks so happy that homestar has fallen for this
I only now just realized the diskette The Cheat throws at S.B. towards the end is labeled "YOU JERK!". I swear, years later, you still can find delightful surprises in these shorts.
The KOT following up the Deodarant stick with a spray of body spray is really a good touch that I haven't appreciated until now.
From Nigeria...
[chuckles violently]
So much extra content in this ep, heaps of effort!
I like how the ingredients and instructions in Great Uncle Pawdabber’s Pre-tend Ice Cream Showdown imply that you have to put 3 scoops of (really) sour cream, 1/2 of shaved The Cheat, 1 bowl, and Coach Z into a bowl and mix it until golden brown.
Love this email, so many great moments! Also, how the kot hasn't dropped dead yet still amazes me.
So it turns out something can be Couth. It means to be "Cultured, refined and well-mannered"
Why ARE deodorants named for biomes?
I dunno, but this stick of Boreal Condensation itches.
@@connordarvall8482 I use Chapparal. "Keeps You Dry As An Albuquerque Summer!"
And it's always tundra, forest, and mountain. Why not swamp or jungle?
@@NJGuy1973 You use a racecar?
They make you think of freshness.
This is a pure gem! "Lions" gets me every time. And Strong Bad's reaction to Homestar eating the pinecone is a perfect summary of their interactions.
Yeah, Strong Bad dragging his voice in uncertainty always makes me laugh.
This episode is responsible for me calling my brother in law "stupid uncle egg"
Especially in front of his nephew
Me and my sister are half African, and I remember us laughing until we were crying when Strong Bad said, “and….lions.”
Yes yes yes yes yes! This is hands down my favorite email! Thanks for the reupload.
Absolutely beautiful! Anytime there is any sort of upload from you guys, it’s always going to be awesome! Be it a classic or a new gem, I’m happy to see it! Thanks, Brothers Chaps!
The Monkey Island reference made my inner 10 year old so happy and my outer 30-something year old so nostalgic and... well, old.
I don't want any of those nasty Chektcakes!
Only liars and thieves eat Chektcakes, those people go to prison.
evrbody Just ask the Chekt!
Laura B “Those people go to prison!”
Can't trust that Bumdumbourgian cooking.
No, no, evrbody, it’s GRUMBLECAKE eaters who go to prison.
JUST ASK THE CHEKT!
So Coach Z was pondering the orb?
"I THINK I'M GONNA PUKE MY PANTS" - Coach Z
1:22 The detail of the basketball coming back down far in the background is just exquisite
“...Anyways, couthy...” 😂
It's gonna take a year to analyze the recipe of Coach Z's... Puke covered pants.
"money-cost" worked its way into my vocabulary YEARS ago- I'd completely forgotten where it came from!
I love homestarrunner I have been a fan since I want to say 2001 back in the days when you invented trogdor the "burninator"I would love to see this channel grow. Keep it up
Deodorants named after biomes is evergreen, those companies can't resist
Some of Coach Z's best, right here
3:30 "That kid eats all my pimecones!" shouted Old Man Root Beer.
I, uh, I don’t even know what a poopaw is.
Homestar Runner eating a pinecone is one of the best things I ever saw!
Welp, so long, suckers!
Coach Z not knowing what a basketball is really makes you wonder how he got the name "Coach"
I, too, am from Bumdumbourge. I miss Moomaw's The Chekt dinners.