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'''''B''''' is a flash "cartoon" submitted to Newgrounds on [[Clock Day|August 15, 2001]] by [[StrawberryClock]]. The flash is simply one frame with a red letter "B" in the center of the screen. It passed with an initially low score, and won [[Turd of the Week]]. It is generally understood to be the inspiration behind the Clock Crew due to its "miraculous" survival in the [[Flash Portal]] despite being nothing more than a single letter B with no animation- which is against Tom Fulp's specifications for a flash submission.
 
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|icon =
[[Image:B_ok.png|thumb|right|The infamous cartoon containing only a red B]]
 
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|entry = 28240
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|title = B
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|author = StrawberryClock
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|audio = None
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|origin = 08/15/2001
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|size = 0.3 KB
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|date = 15 November, 2010
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|score = 3.75/5.00
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|awards = [[File:Awards_4.gif]]Turd of the Week
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|comments = B
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'''''B''''' is a flash "cartoon" submitted to Newgrounds on [[Clock Day|August 15, 2001]] by [[StrawberryClock]]. The flash is simply one frame with a red letter "B" in the center of the screen. It passed with an initially low score, and won [[Turd of the Week]]. According to Tom Fulp in 2001 Flash Portal History [http://www.newgrounds.com/collection/flashportalhistory2001.html"No-one knows how it survived".] It is generally understood to be the inspiration behind the Clock Crew due to its "miraculous" survival in the [[Flash Portal]] despite being nothing more than a single letter B with no animation- which is against Tom Fulp's specifications for a flash submission.
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== Reception ==
 
== Reception ==
The movie has since maintained a higher score through support from the Clock Crew. As of Dec 2009, its score is 3.72 and the average review is 9.4/10. The movie won the Turd of the Week award, and is featured in Flash Portal History and the Clock Crew collections. The letter "B" is the icon for both of these collections. It has been viewed over 1.2 million times. Other people who founded the Clock Crew around the character Strawberry Clock looked upon B as the Clock Crew's central pillar, and the day of its submission is celebrated as [[Clock Day]], a very large event on Newgrounds.
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[[Image:B_ok.png|thumb|right|The infamous cartoon containing only a red B]]The movie has since maintained a higher score through support from the Clock Crew. As of November 2010, its average review is 9.4/10. The movie won the [[Turd of the Week]] award, and, due to the support of the Clock Crew, it has a remarkably high score for a Turd of the Week: 3.75/5. This is second to only Xiao Xiao No. 6, which has a score of 3.95/5.
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B is featured in Flash Portal History and the Clock Crew collections. The letter "B" is the icon for both of these collections. It has been viewed over 1.3 million times. Other people who founded the Clock Crew around the character Strawberry Clock looked upon B as the Clock Crew's central pillar, and the day of its submission is celebrated as [[Clock Day]], a very large event on Newgrounds.
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== Parodies ==
 
== Parodies ==
 
A number of parodies of B are submitted every year, usually on Clock Day, such as:
 
A number of parodies of B are submitted every year, usually on Clock Day, such as:
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[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/507761 Greek B]
 
[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/507761 Greek B]
   
[[B in Egyptian|http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/454539]]
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[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/454539 B in Egyptian]
   
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
   
 
[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/28240 The infamous Flash]
 
[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/28240 The infamous Flash]
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[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/187059 B2 - A commentary from SBC]
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[http://www.clockcrew.cc/wiki/index.php/B B's Clockopedia Page]
 
[[Category:Flash cartoons]]
 
[[Category:Flash cartoons]]
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[[Category:History]]
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[[Category:Flash Crew]]
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[[Category:Clock Crew]]

Revision as of 15:46, 19 April 2013

"B"
Author: StrawberryClock
Audio used: None
Origin: 08/15/2001
Size: 0.3 KB
Score (As of 15 November, 2010): 3.75/5.00
Awards: Awards 4Turd of the Week
Author's comments:
B
Note This information only refers to the official release on the Flash Portal.


B is a flash "cartoon" submitted to Newgrounds on August 15, 2001 by StrawberryClock. The flash is simply one frame with a red letter "B" in the center of the screen. It passed with an initially low score, and won Turd of the Week. According to Tom Fulp in 2001 Flash Portal History "No-one knows how it survived". It is generally understood to be the inspiration behind the Clock Crew due to its "miraculous" survival in the Flash Portal despite being nothing more than a single letter B with no animation- which is against Tom Fulp's specifications for a flash submission.

Reception

B ok

The infamous cartoon containing only a red B

The movie has since maintained a higher score through support from the Clock Crew. As of November 2010, its average review is 9.4/10. The movie won the Turd of the Week award, and, due to the support of the Clock Crew, it has a remarkably high score for a Turd of the Week: 3.75/5. This is second to only Xiao Xiao No. 6, which has a score of 3.95/5.

B is featured in Flash Portal History and the Clock Crew collections. The letter "B" is the icon for both of these collections. It has been viewed over 1.3 million times. Other people who founded the Clock Crew around the character Strawberry Clock looked upon B as the Clock Crew's central pillar, and the day of its submission is celebrated as Clock Day, a very large event on Newgrounds.

Parodies

A number of parodies of B are submitted every year, usually on Clock Day, such as:

Greek B

B in Egyptian

External Links

The infamous Flash

B2 - A commentary from SBC

B's Clockopedia Page