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*A "romcom" is a [[wikipedia:Romantic comedy|romantic comedy]].
*A "romcom" is a [[wikipedia:Romantic comedy|romantic comedy]].
*[[Billy Dee Williams]] is an American actor best known for playing Lando Calrissian in Star Wars.
*[[Billy Dee Williams]] is an American actor best known for playing Lando Calrissian in Star Wars.
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** He is also Homestar's "[[secret identity]]
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"
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** He is also Homestar's "[[secret identity]]"
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*"Post", mentioned when Dangeresque first meets the monster in the catacombs, refers to [[wikipedia:Post-production|post-production]].
*"Post", mentioned when Dangeresque first meets the monster in the catacombs, refers to [[wikipedia:Post-production|post-production]].
*Pick-ups are minor shots filmed during post-production in order to augment footage already filmed.
*Pick-ups are minor shots filmed during post-production in order to augment footage already filmed.
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===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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*This is the first episode of SBCG4AP where the House of Strong cannot be navigated, and the first episode not to have a [[Teen Girl Squad]] comic.
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*This is the first episode of SBCG4AP where the House of Strong cannot be navigated, and
it is
the first episode not to have a [[Teen Girl Squad]] comic.
*This is also the first SBCG4AP in which [[Mike Chapman]] does a voice, namely the voice of Craig.
*This is also the first SBCG4AP in which [[Mike Chapman]] does a voice, namely the voice of Craig.
*If he catches her during the stand-off on the roof of Bubs' Concession Stand, Uzi Bazooka calls Cutesy Buttons "[[Missy Palmer|Missy]]".
*If he catches her during the stand-off on the roof of Bubs' Concession Stand, Uzi Bazooka calls Cutesy Buttons "[[Missy Palmer|Missy]]".
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*Though the characters always refer to Experimento as being a Professor, the mouse-over text for him calls him Doctor.
*Though the characters always refer to Experimento as being a Professor, the mouse-over text for him calls him Doctor.
*Look at the chair in the night time dream sequence office, and Dangeresque will comment on how you can "see [his] butt print worn on the chair." However, the subtitles misspell butt as but.
*Look at the chair in the night time dream sequence office, and Dangeresque will comment on how you can "see [his] butt print worn on the chair." However, the subtitles misspell butt as but.
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*After telling
Cutesy
Buttons he'll shower her with jewels, Strong Bad (as Dangeresque) says "...I'm never gonna go" but the subtitles read "...I'm never going to go to".
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*After telling
Sultry
Buttons he'll shower her with jewels, Strong Bad (as Dangeresque) says "...I'm never gonna go" but the subtitles read "...I'm never going to go to".
*In the ending scene in the basement, Marzipan does not say "required", but the subtitles include the word.
*In the ending scene in the basement, Marzipan does not say "required", but the subtitles include the word.
*One of the emails will remain labeled as "unread" even after Strong Bad reads it.
*One of the emails will remain labeled as "unread" even after Strong Bad reads it.
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*The disk box is missing from the Secret Lab during extended play.
*The disk box is missing from the Secret Lab during extended play.
*Clicking the window right after retrieving Credenza causes Marzipan to continue speaking (i.e. "Hang in there Credenza!"), which continues even after she leaves.
*Clicking the window right after retrieving Credenza causes Marzipan to continue speaking (i.e. "Hang in there Credenza!"), which continues even after she leaves.
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*At most times, the buttons located at the top of the screen will move up and stay there making the player unable to pull up the map or inventory or snappy or main menu even by pressing the hot key. This glitch can be fixed if there is
a
exit located at the map. If not, then the player needs to reset the game.
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*At most times, the buttons located at the top of the screen will move up and stay there making the player unable to pull up the map or inventory or snappy or main menu even by pressing the hot key. This glitch can be fixed if there is
an
exit located at the map. If not, then the player needs to reset the game.
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*When asleep in Extended Play, looking at the chair in the [[Smoky Office]] will afterwards cause
Danqeresque
's glasses to appear on him again, even if the player had changed Dangeresque's costume.
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*When asleep in Extended Play, looking at the chair in the [[Smoky Office]] will afterwards cause
Dangeresque
's glasses to appear on him again, even if the player had changed Dangeresque's costume.
*Sometimes for some unknown reason on the PC version of the game, at the very beginning when Dangeresque pulls out the diamond, the computer will restart.
*Sometimes for some unknown reason on the PC version of the game, at the very beginning when Dangeresque pulls out the diamond, the computer will restart.
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* Sometimes when freeing Renaldo in extended play, the costume items Strong Bad is wearing will hover in the air. Then, when it cuts back to Strong Bad, he will be wearing a second pair of Dangeresque glasses. This can be fixed by leaving the sun base.
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*Sometimes when freeing Renaldo in extended play, the costume items Strong Bad is wearing will hover in the air. Then, when it cuts back to Strong Bad, he will be wearing a second pair of Dangeresque glasses. This can be fixed by leaving the sun base.
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* If you pour the formula on The Stick to make the cereal box appear and then reload The Field without picking it up, the cereal box will appear floating over the Shark Pond.
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*If you pour the formula on The Stick to make the cereal box appear and then reload The Field without picking it up, the cereal box will appear floating over the Shark Pond.
===Inside References===
===Inside References===
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*In extended play, Strong Bad mentions that one of the matte paintings was painted by a guy named [[Matt Chapman|Matt]].
*In extended play, Strong Bad mentions that one of the matte paintings was painted by a guy named [[Matt Chapman|Matt]].
*Strong Bad twice refers to a drink as being not a [[Cold One]], and once mentions Cold Ones specifically.
*Strong Bad twice refers to a drink as being not a [[Cold One]], and once mentions Cold Ones specifically.
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*When speaking to Renaldo at his retirement party,
he
mentions [[suntan|cocoa butter]].
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*When speaking to Renaldo at his retirement party,
Renaldo
mentions [[suntan|cocoa butter]].
*Many of Strong Bad's lines when putting on clothing in the [[Snap Shak]] are slightly-paraphrased quotes from [[modeling]].
*Many of Strong Bad's lines when putting on clothing in the [[Snap Shak]] are slightly-paraphrased quotes from [[modeling]].
*Strong Bad's "rhinociraptors" is a [[portmanteau]] of "rhinocerous" and "velociraptors".
*Strong Bad's "rhinociraptors" is a [[portmanteau]] of "rhinocerous" and "velociraptors".
*Strong Bad mentions that Perducci smells of mints and [[gravy]], a reference to the ice cream flavors seen in the King of Town's castle in [[the bet]].
*Strong Bad mentions that Perducci smells of mints and [[gravy]], a reference to the ice cream flavors seen in the King of Town's castle in [[the bet]].
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*One of the onions in Cutesy Buttons' enriched garden is [[Onion Bubs]].
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*One of the onions in Cutesy Buttons'
s
enriched garden is [[Onion Bubs]].
*Strong Bad refers to Dadgeresque as being [[crazy go nuts|crazy go insane]].
*Strong Bad refers to Dadgeresque as being [[crazy go nuts|crazy go insane]].
*The Cheat's speech in the game's climax had a reference to the [[Action Cool 5]] news team.
*The Cheat's speech in the game's climax had a reference to the [[Action Cool 5]] news team.
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===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
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*The format of the text in the opening credits is the same as the movie ''[[Wikipedia:
Lethal_Weapon
|Lethal Weapon]]''.
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*The format of the text in the opening credits is the same as the movie ''[[Wikipedia:
Lethal Weapon
|Lethal Weapon]]''.
**When you point the nunchuck gun at Dangeresque Too, he asks, "Do you want to get crazy? Oh, I'll get crazy!" Mel Gibson's character Martin Riggs says something very similar in ''Lethal Weapon''.
**When you point the nunchuck gun at Dangeresque Too, he asks, "Do you want to get crazy? Oh, I'll get crazy!" Mel Gibson's character Martin Riggs says something very similar in ''Lethal Weapon''.
*In responding to the first email, Dangeresque says that in basic training at Crooked Cop Academy you learn how to make cool noises with your mouth. This is a reference [[Wikipedia:Michael Winslow|Michael Winslow]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Police Academy (franchise)|Police Academy]]'' character Sgt. Larvell "Motor Mouth" Jones.
*In responding to the first email, Dangeresque says that in basic training at Crooked Cop Academy you learn how to make cool noises with your mouth. This is a reference [[Wikipedia:Michael Winslow|Michael Winslow]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Police Academy (franchise)|Police Academy]]'' character Sgt. Larvell "Motor Mouth" Jones.
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*The videotape of the villain brushing The Cheat's hair while his face is hidden references James Bond villain [[Wikipedia:
Ernst_Stavro_Blofeld
|Ernst Stavro Blofeld]].
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*The videotape of the villain brushing The Cheat's hair while his face is hidden references James Bond villain [[Wikipedia:
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
|Ernst Stavro Blofeld]].
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*Dangeresque misunderstands Perducci's game of rock, paper, [[Wikipedia:Baccarat|Baccarat]], as "Rocks, Papers and [[Wikipedia:
Burt_Bacharach
|Burt Bacharach]]".
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*Dangeresque misunderstands Perducci's game of rock, paper, [[Wikipedia:Baccarat|Baccarat]], as "Rocks, Papers and [[Wikipedia:
Burt Bacharach
|Burt Bacharach]]".
*When Perducci plays the Ace of Spades, Dangeresque says it in a similar sounding way to the chorus of the [[Wikipedia:Motorhead|Motorhead]] song "[[Wikipedia:Ace of Spades (song)|Ace of Spades]]".
*When Perducci plays the Ace of Spades, Dangeresque says it in a similar sounding way to the chorus of the [[Wikipedia:Motorhead|Motorhead]] song "[[Wikipedia:Ace of Spades (song)|Ace of Spades]]".
*The "time card" in Perducci's game is for ''Embarrassing Idol'', one of the shows being filmed at the TV studio in [[Wikipedia:Situation: Comedy (Sam & Max)|Sam and Max Episode 102: Situation: Comedy]]. The card itself comes from [[Wikipedia:Situation: Comedy (Sam & Max)|Sam and Max Episode 204: Chariot of the Dogs]].
*The "time card" in Perducci's game is for ''Embarrassing Idol'', one of the shows being filmed at the TV studio in [[Wikipedia:Situation: Comedy (Sam & Max)|Sam and Max Episode 102: Situation: Comedy]]. The card itself comes from [[Wikipedia:Situation: Comedy (Sam & Max)|Sam and Max Episode 204: Chariot of the Dogs]].
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** If you use the phone in Dangeresque's office, one of the responses involves Dangeresque getting a call from the Commissioner, asking him to do something "to a rabbit", and Dangeresque telling him "You got the wrong number", another reference to the ''Sam and Max'' franchise: the Freelance Police received most of their assignments over the phone from "the Commissioner".
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**If you use the phone in Dangeresque's office, one of the responses involves Dangeresque getting a call from the Commissioner, asking him to do something "to a rabbit", and Dangeresque telling him "You got the wrong number", another reference to the ''Sam and Max'' franchise: the Freelance Police received most of their assignments over the phone from "the Commissioner".
**One of the backgrounds in the Snap Shak is for Sam & Max's office building and Bosco's Inconvenience Store.
**One of the backgrounds in the Snap Shak is for Sam & Max's office building and Bosco's Inconvenience Store.
**The drawing of the Office also looks almost exactly like Sam & Max's building, including the two-tone siding and the rounded windows.
**The drawing of the Office also looks almost exactly like Sam & Max's building, including the two-tone siding and the rounded windows.
*Dangeresque shouts "Another boot to the head, and one for Jenny and The Wimp!" as he fights the Bear Holding a Shark, a reference to [[Wikipedia:Last Will and Temperament|"Last Will and Temperament"]], a skit by The Frantics where various heirs in a will get "boots to the head".
*Dangeresque shouts "Another boot to the head, and one for Jenny and The Wimp!" as he fights the Bear Holding a Shark, a reference to [[Wikipedia:Last Will and Temperament|"Last Will and Temperament"]], a skit by The Frantics where various heirs in a will get "boots to the head".
*The term "a Jessica Tandy joint" refers to the British-American actress, [[Wikipedia:Jessica Tandy|Jessica Alice Tandy]] and director [[Wikipedia:Spike Lee|Spike Lee]], who uses the credit "A Spike Lee Joint" rather than the typical "A Spike Lee Film."
*The term "a Jessica Tandy joint" refers to the British-American actress, [[Wikipedia:Jessica Tandy|Jessica Alice Tandy]] and director [[Wikipedia:Spike Lee|Spike Lee]], who uses the credit "A Spike Lee Joint" rather than the typical "A Spike Lee Film."
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*When preparing to go to the sun, Strong Bad uses the phrase "It's dark and I'm wearing sunglasses", a quote from the 1980 movie ''[[Wikipedia:
The_Blues_Brothers_
(film)|The Blues Brothers]]''.
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*When preparing to go to the sun, Strong Bad uses the phrase "It's dark and I'm wearing sunglasses", a quote from the 1980 movie ''[[Wikipedia:
The Blues Brothers
(film)|The Blues Brothers]]''.
*The "ruby" on powering Dr. Experimento's rocket is a red [[Wikipedia:Ring Pop|Ring Pop]] candy.
*The "ruby" on powering Dr. Experimento's rocket is a red [[Wikipedia:Ring Pop|Ring Pop]] candy.
*Strong Bad's line "It's what plants crave!" references the film ''[[Wikipedia:Idiocracy|Idiocracy]]'', in which a drink called Brawndo is promoted with the same slogan.
*Strong Bad's line "It's what plants crave!" references the film ''[[Wikipedia:Idiocracy|Idiocracy]]'', in which a drink called Brawndo is promoted with the same slogan.
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*The Purple Nose of Cairo that Sultry Buttons steals in Cairo references the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Purple_Rose_of_Cairo|The Purple Rose of Cairo]]''.
*The Purple Nose of Cairo that Sultry Buttons steals in Cairo references the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Purple_Rose_of_Cairo|The Purple Rose of Cairo]]''.
*Dangeresque attempts to disable the drill in the sun base by attacking it with the "Four Fingered Exploding Fist of the Lotus Knuckle" maneuver, similar to the "Five Point Exploding Heart Technique" used by The Bride to kill Bill in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Kill Bill|Kill Bill]]''.
*Dangeresque attempts to disable the drill in the sun base by attacking it with the "Four Fingered Exploding Fist of the Lotus Knuckle" maneuver, similar to the "Five Point Exploding Heart Technique" used by The Bride to kill Bill in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Kill Bill|Kill Bill]]''.
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*When Dadgeresque dies, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs - specifically [[Wikipedia:Bette Midler|Bette Midler's]] "[[Wikipedia:Wind Beneath My Wings|Wind Beneath My Wings]]" and the [[Wikipedia:The Carpenters|Carpenters']] "[[Wikipedia:We've Only Just Begun|We've Only Just Begun]]" -
but ends randomly with [[Wikipedia:Cyndi Lauper|Cyndi Lauper's]] "[[Wikipedia:
She_Bop
|She Bop]]".
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*When Dadgeresque dies, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs - specifically [[Wikipedia:Bette Midler|Bette Midler's]] "[[Wikipedia:Wind Beneath My Wings|Wind Beneath My Wings]]" and the [[Wikipedia:The Carpenters|Carpenters']] "[[Wikipedia:We've Only Just Begun|We've Only Just Begun]]" - but ends randomly with [[Wikipedia:Cyndi Lauper|Cyndi Lauper's]] "[[Wikipedia:
She Bop
|She Bop]]".
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*When Dangeresque finds the third manual page (in
Strongborneo
), he remarks that the map of the solar system is "out of date". This is likely a reference to the fact that [[Wikipedia:Pluto|Pluto]], which appears on the map, is no longer classified as a planet.
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*When Dangeresque finds the third manual page (in
Strong Borneo
), he remarks that the map of the solar system is "out of date". This is likely a reference to the fact that [[Wikipedia:Pluto|Pluto]], which appears on the map, is no longer classified as a planet.
*When Dangeresque aims his gun at Uzi Bazooka after Dadgeresque is killed, he rather embellishes on a quote from ''[[Wikipedia:The Princess Bride|The Princess Bride]]''.
*When Dangeresque aims his gun at Uzi Bazooka after Dadgeresque is killed, he rather embellishes on a quote from ''[[Wikipedia:The Princess Bride|The Princess Bride]]''.
*Strong Bad calls Uzi Bazooka "[[Wikipedia:Trader Joe's|Traitor Joe]]".
*Strong Bad calls Uzi Bazooka "[[Wikipedia:Trader Joe's|Traitor Joe]]".
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*The "diamond-tipped diamond" is a souvenir paperweight from the [[wikipedia:Luxor (hotel)|Luxor Hotel]] in Las Vegas.
*The "diamond-tipped diamond" is a souvenir paperweight from the [[wikipedia:Luxor (hotel)|Luxor Hotel]] in Las Vegas.
*One of the backgrounds in the Snap Shak is a vertically-compressed photo of Miami's [[Wikipedia:Bank of America Tower (Miami)|Bank of America Tower]] at night.
*One of the backgrounds in the Snap Shak is a vertically-compressed photo of Miami's [[Wikipedia:Bank of America Tower (Miami)|Bank of America Tower]] at night.
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*The view outside the noir office window is a (slightly
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edited) nighttime photo of [[Wikipedia:Union Square, San Francisco|Union Square]] in San Francisco, CA. Gabriel Robledo is credited for the original photo.
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*The view outside the noir office window is a (slightly edited) nighttime photo of [[Wikipedia:Union Square, San Francisco|Union Square]] in San Francisco, CA. Gabriel Robledo is credited for the original photo.
*"Uzi Bazooka" is a cheat in the computer game [[Wikipedia:Worms (game)|Worms]], which makes the uzi fire bazooka shells instead of normal bullets, for massive damage.
*"Uzi Bazooka" is a cheat in the computer game [[Wikipedia:Worms (game)|Worms]], which makes the uzi fire bazooka shells instead of normal bullets, for massive damage.
*Dangeresque allegedly framed [[Wikipedia:The Lorax|The Lorax]] for murder, a character invented by [[Dr. Seuss]].
*Dangeresque allegedly framed [[Wikipedia:The Lorax|The Lorax]] for murder, a character invented by [[Dr. Seuss]].
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*One of the cards used in the game is from [[Wikipedia: Uno|Uno]]
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*One of the cards used in the game is from [[Wikipedia:Uno|Uno]]
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*"Save and load boys" is a reference to "Lock and load, boys", a line from [[Wikipedia: Sands of Iwo Jima|Sands of Iwo Jima]], a film starring [[Wikipedia: John Wayne|John Wayne]].
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*"Save and load boys" is a reference to "Lock and load, boys", a line from [[Wikipedia:Sands of Iwo Jima|Sands of Iwo Jima]], a film starring [[Wikipedia:John Wayne|John Wayne]].
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