Editing Hairstyle Runner

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[[Image:Hairstyle runner.png|thumb|right|220px|Hairstyle Dude]]
'''Hairstyle Runner''' is a simple game where you can put your own hairstyle on {{Film|Homestar Runner}}'s picture by dragging the pieces of "iron filings" with your cursor acting as a magnet. The game is made in [[Prance]].

'''Date:''' October 29, 2000, or earlier

'''Page Title:''' Hairstyle Runner!

== Easter Eggs ==
'''NOTE:''' The "[[Wikipedia:alt attribute|Alternate Text]]" details are found the HTML code. They specify what text to show if the image cannot load.  This is required for images by the [[Wikipedia:World Wide Web Consortium|W3C]]. [[The Brothers Chaps]] give both humorous and relevant alternate texts to this entire gallery.

=== List of Gallery Names ===

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|-
| professional wrestler
| evil dungeon master
| guy from prodigy
| marcy from peanuts w/soul patch
| dogstar runner
| big bolts in my head
| our dad is weird
| lowenbrau
|-
| flash gordon badguy w/cornrows
| blair witch head
| jada pinkett smith (unshaven)
| oh, hello pistachio
| hands in mittens
| homestar klesko
| the guy in the crocodile dundee ceiling
| friar tuck
|-
| shogun for the PC jr. CGA color
| donna's dad from that 70's show
| [[Genghis Khan|genghis kahn]] or torture guy from lethal weapon 2
| shoney's big boy gone all wrong
| vacuum hose beard
| homestar the terrible
| i am cool, hope you're awesome
| your uncle
|-
| the culligan man
| daniel boone come on and come on
| li mu bai
| bi mu lai
| ching chong pong
| [[litigation jackson]]
| homestar vailant
| doing SPROING!
|-
| L5P
| i'm terribly vexed
| police chief ordonez
| leftover poop
| the summer solstice?
| [[Swears|smartass]]
| a bozo no-no
| what disease?
|-
| trust the gorton's fisherman
| candy raver
| rollins band's 2nd to last album
| father dowling is scowling
| homestar kotter for real
| david putty is the tick
| punk rock changed our lives
| flavor box
|-
| international space station head
| 1-800-call-kobak
| 2 bows! and faucet handle face!
| spock can talk to whales
| that part in gladiator
| professor dardarium
| eyeball sandwich
| donna's mom from that 70's show
|-
| donna's goldfish from that 70's show
| the stihl lumberjack games
| FUJIYAMA!!
| pull cord, close face
| sterray number 1 in town for oasis
| dinsey wad
| pestilence
| gribby's big score
|-
| old timey bicycle
| oh, halo
| your P.E. teacher
| hmm, yes, I say...quite.
| I listened to L7, then I stopped
| mom's choose GIF
| THE CRISPO!!!
| rennur ratsemoh
|-
| mother frig
| rough n' stuff
| that guy from office space
| ladies and gentlemen, cactus cheek
| I admit it! I've made mistake?!
| this is logot! this is always great!
| combover city
| i dangled, he jangled
|-
| myah, myah see?
| roswell new mexico head
| cinnabon imperial
| i'm going door to door to make you this incredible offer!
| feelin fuzzy
| Ford F150
| padawan dork
| rowspan=2 | (mohawk that spans two rows) blank
|-
| seriously...
| mortimer
| blank
| blank
| blank
| blank
| bad motivator finger
|}

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Candy raver|candy raver]] is a subculture known for attending raves while wearing bright clothing with many trinkets and glowsticks.

===Remarks===
* Homestar has the [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] design, but his eyes have the current design.
* Some of the gallery examples can not actually be made, due to the dimensions of the space in which the iron fillings can be moved and the number of iron fillings (45).
* Though the gallery's filename is gallery3.html, there is no gallery1.html or gallery2.html.
**However, it appears that the gallery was once under the URL gallery2.html, according to the Internet Archive [[Wikipedia:Internet Archive#Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]] [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://homestarrunner.com/gallery2.html here]. Also, the URLs for each of the individual gallery pictures currently on the site are in the directory "gallery2", such as [[HR:gallery2/hair001.gif|homestarrunner.com/gallery2/hair001.gif]].

===Inside References===
*The alt attributes in the gallery contain references to [[Swears|swearing]] and [[smoking]].
*The phrase "DO YOUR BEST!" in the upper left-hand corner of the game is a reference to the lyrics of the [[Theme Song Video]].
*"Everyone loves the Hairstyle Runner" references a quote previously used in [[Original Book]], [[Where my Hat Is At?]], [[Old Intro]], and [[Old Intro 2]].

===Real-World References===
* This game is based on the classic game [[Wikipedia:Wooly Willy|Wooly Willy]].
* "L5P" refers to Little Five Points, a neighborhood in Atlanta known for the tattoo-and-piercing crowd.
* "Mortimer" was the original name for [[Wikipedia:Mickey Mouse|Mickey Mouse]], as well as [[Wikipedia:Mortimer Mouse|another character]] of the Mickey Mouse universe.
*"Spock can talk to whales" refers to the movie [[Wikipedia:Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home|Star Trek IV]], where the character [[Wikipedia:Spock|Spock]] does indeed talk to humpback whales.
*"That part in Gladiator" refers to the 2000 drama [[Wikipedia:Gladiator (film)|Gladiator]], starring [[Wikipedia:Russell Crowe|Russell Crowe]].
*"Stihl lumberjack games" refers to the company [[Wikipedia:Stihl|Stihl]], which sponsors a lumberjack competition. It is best-known for manufacturing chainsaws.
*"Fujiyama" is a common mistranslation of the Japanese name for [[Wikipedia:Mount Fuji|Mount Fuji]], properly "Fujisan".
*[[Wikipedia:L7|L7]] is a punk rock band.
*"That guy from [[Office Space]]" refers to Lawrence, the laid-back neighbor of Peter, the main character of the movie.
*"Roswell New Mexico head" refers to the fact that [[Wikipedia:Roswell, New Mexico|Roswell, New Mexico]] is famous for alleged UFO and alien sightings.
*"Cinnabon imperial" refers to [[Wikipedia:Cinnabon|Cinnabon]], a chain of stores that sell cinnamon rolls, and likely [[Wikipedia:Princess Leia Organa|Princess Leia]], a [[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]] character whose hairstyle resembles two cinnamon rolls. Imperial could reference the Empire, also from Star Wars.
*"Padawan dork" refers to the fact that padawans, [[Wikipedia:Jedi|Jedi]] apprentices in [[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]], must wear their hair short with a long, thin ponytail.
*"Guy from Prodigy" refers to [[Wikipedia:Keith Flint|Keith Flint]], a dancer and vocalist for the UK dance act [[Wikipedia:The Prodigy|The Prodigy]], who in a number of their videos sports a hairstyle similar to the one shown.
*"Bad motivator finger" is a reference to the album [[Wikipedia:Badmotorfinger|Badmotorfinger]] by the band [[Wikipedia:Soundgarden|Soundgarden]].
**The bad motivator finger is remarkably like an R2 unit from the Star Wars universe. The only problem mentioned of an R2 unit to have is a bad motivator.
*"[[Wikipedia:Rollins Band|Rollins Band]] second-to-last album" refers to a rock band fronted by [[Wikipedia:Henry Rollins|Henry Rollins]].
**Rollins also appears in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]].
*"Father Dowling is scowling" refers to the main character of [[Wikipedia:Father Dowling Mysteries|Father Dowling Mysteries]].
*"Homestar Kotter for real" refers to Gabe Kotter, the main character of [[Wikipedia:Welcome Back, Kotter|Welcome Back, Kotter]].
*"Homestar the Terrible" is a reference to [[Russia|Russian]] tsar [[Wikipedia:Ivan IV of Russia|Ivan the Terrible]].
*"The Culligan man" is a reference to the water company [[Wikipedia:Culligan|Culligan's]] famous advertising slogan, "Hey, Culligan man!"
*[[Wikipedia:Daniel Boone|Daniel Boone]] was an American pioneer featured in many folklore stories. In folklore, he is depicted as wearing a raccoon-fur hat with the raccoon's tail hanging from the back.
*"Homestar Valiant" is a reference to the narrative comic strip [[Wikipedia:Prince Valiant|Prince Valiant]].
*"A bozo no-no" is a reference to children's television show character [[Wikipedia:Bozo the Clown|Bozo the Clown]].
*"Trust the Gorton's fisherman" is the slogan of frozen seafood company [[Wikipedia:Gorton's of Gloucester|Gorton's]].
*"Blair witch head" is a reference to a well-known image of a girl featured on advertising for the movie [[Wikipedia:The Blair Witch Project|The Blair Witch Project]].
*[[Wikipedia:Jada Pinkett Smith|Jada Pinkett-Smith]] is an actress.
*[[Wikipedia:Crocodile Dundee|Crocodile Dundee]] is a 1986 comedy film about a man from the Australian outback trying to adjust to life in New York City.
*[[Wikipedia:Friar Tuck|Friar Tuck]] is one of [[Wikipedia:Robin Hood|Robin Hood's]] "Merry Men."
*"Shogun for the PC Jr. CGA Color" probably refers to the [[Wikipedia:Infocom|Infocom]] interactive fiction game [[Wikipedia:James Clavell's Shogun|Shogun]]. The [[Wikipedia:IBM PCjr|PC Jr.]] was [[Wikipedia:IBM|IBM's]] first attempt at an inexpensive home computer.
*"Donna's dad from That 70's Show" refers to the character [[Wikipedia:Midge and Bob Pinciotti|Bob Pinciotti]], the father of [[Wikipedia:Donna Pinciotti|Donna Pinciotti]] on nostalgic sitcom [[Wikipedia:That '70s Show|That '70s Show]]. Likewise, "Donna's mom from That 70's Show" and "Donna's goldfish from That 70's Show" are similar references.
*[[Wikipedia:Lethal Weapon 2|Lethal Weapon 2]] was a popular 1989 action movie starring [[Wikipedia:Mel Gibson|Mel Gibson]] and [[Wikipedia:Danny Glover|Danny Glover]].
*"Shoney's Big Boy gone all wrong" refers to the mascot of the [[Wikipedia:Big Boy (restaurant)|Big Boy]] chain of family restaurants. [[Wikipedia:Shoney's|Shoney's]] was once a regional franchise of these restaurants.
**Also, [[Pom Pom]] dresses up as the Big Boy in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*"David putty is the tick" refers to [[Wikipedia:Patrick Warburton|Patrick Warburton]]'s roles as both [[Wikipedia:David Puddy|David Puddy]] in [[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]] and the [[Wikipedia:The Tick|title character]] in [[Wikipedia:The Tick#Live-action series|''The Tick'']], a short-lived live action show on FOX.
*"Marcy from Peanuts with soul patch" refers to the character [[Wikipedia:Marcie|Marcie]] from the comic strip [[Peanuts]]. 
*"Rough n' stuff" and the hairstyle itself is a reference to the song [[Wikipedia:Afro Puffs|Afro Puffs]] by The Lady of Rage, which contains the lyric "I rock rough and stuff with my afro puffs."
*"Flash Gordon badguy w/ cornrows" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Ming the Merciless|Ming the Merciless]] from the [[Wikipedia:Flash Gordon|Flash Gordon]] comic strip.
* "Punk rock changed our lives" in a famous line from the band [[Wikipedia:Minutemen (band)|Minutemen]]'s "History Lesson - Part II".  [[The Brothers Chaps]] have many other [[Wikipedia:SST Records|SST Records]] references on the site, including Strong Mad's [[Wikipedia:Black Flag|Black Flag]] tattoo in an [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] outtake, and Homestar's "Corporate Rock Still Sucks" shirt while as dressed as [[Wikipedia:Kurt Cobain|Kurt Cobain]] in [[Homestarloween Party]].
*"Lowenbrau" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Lowenbrau|Lowenbrau]] brewery in Munich, Germany.
*"I'm going door to door to make you this incredible offer!" refers to a running gag on [[Wikipedia:Pee Wee's Playhouse|Pee Wee's Playhouse]] in which Pee Wee would answer the door only to find a gigantic salesman puppet.
*"Homestar Klesko" refers to the professional baseball player [[Wikipedia:Ryan Klesko|Ryan Klesko]], who formerly played for the [[Wikipedia:Atlanta Braves|Atlanta Braves]].
*It appears that the design after the "Mortimer" face is based on [[Wikipedia:Bomberman|Bomberman]].
*"mom's<!--[sic]--> choose [[Wikipedia:Graphics Interchange Format|GIF]]" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Jif (peanut butter)|Jif peanut butter]], and more specifically their tagline, "Choosy moms choose Jif."

===Fast Forward===
*A Hairstyle Runner design is featured in the email [[homestar hair]], which was promptly [[deleted]] by [[Strong Bad]].
*Two Hairstyle Runner designs are featured in [[April Fools' 2014]], which made Homestar crack up.

== External Links ==

* Play the [[HR:hairgame.html|Game]]
* Play the [[HR:hairgame.swf|Game (Flash file)]]
* View the [[HR:gallery3.html|Gallery]]
[[Category: Games]]