Editing The Brothers Chaps' Other Projects

[[The Brothers Chaps]] have participated in several '''projects independent of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]''', especially during [[hiatuses]].

*<span id="Thorax">[[Thorax Corporation]]</span> (2000-2002) {{--}} The Brothers Chaps, primarily Matt, created this website for a fictional company that spoofs many elements common to low-quality websites in the early '00s. Though the site itself is not directly connected to [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]], elements of the Thorax Corp have been occasionally referenced in the Homestar body of work.

**The fictional Thorax Corporation is a crudely-run business made up of stereotypical, overly aggressive domain-name owners.

**File directories on the site have been used to host Matt's former [[#Music and Music Videos|music projects]].

*[[Mellow Mushroom]] (2001) {{--}} The Brothers Chaps designed the website for [[Georgia]] [[pizza]] chain {{w|Mellow Mushroom}}. The layout, navigation, and [[sound effects]] are similar to that of Homestar Runner, and the voices of the brothers and [[Missy Palmer]] are very distinctive. The website has since been redesigned.

*[http://www.greatworldofsound.com/ The Great World of Sound Recording Comapny<!--[sic]-->!!] (2007) {{--}} Created to promote the movie ''Great World of Sound'' ([[#Film|see below]]), the site is purportedly for a shady record company.

**[[Forum:10623|As described by Craig Zobel]], it was partially inspired by the Thorax Corporation website (see [[#Thorax|above]]).

*{{wp|Eric Conveys an Emotion}} {{--}} The Brothers Chaps guest-starred in two of Eric's "Adventure Edition" photo galleries:

**[[Eric Conveys an Emotion: The Football Game|"The Football Game"]] (2003)

**[[Eric Conveys an Emotion: The Interview|"The Interview"]] (2008)

*''[[Ron Planet]]'' (2009-2010) {{--}} [http://www.ronplanet.com/ A webcomic] by Matt Chapman and [[Craig Zobel]], centering on the last astronaut on Earth in the year 2040.

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171208124055/https://blog.mailchimp.com/happy-holidays-mike-chapman-style-2/ "Happy Holidays, Mike Chapman Style"] (2011) {{--}} An animated customer story for email marketing service {{w|MailChimp}}.

*''[http://cosmicscoundrels.com Cosmic Scoundrels]'' {{inlinecontentwarning}} (2014-2016) {{--}} A sci-fi/comedy webcomic co-created by Matt Chapman and Andy Suriano. Many pages of the comic contain Easter eggs in their text descriptions, similar to the clickable words in [[Strong Bad Email]]s.

[[File:Matt Chapman Voice Credit.png|thumb|Matt's "Mermando" voice credit (''Gravity Falls'')]]

*''{{wp|Sealab 2021}}'' (2000-2005) {{--}} For the episode {{w|List of Sealab 2021 episodes#Season 4 (2004–05)|"Sharko's Machine"}}, Matt performed the songs "Respek Knuckles" and "The Knowledge Hat" in an 80s-rock style similar to [[Limozeen]].

**[https://www.adultswim.com/videos/sealab-2021/sharkos-machine Watch "Sharko's Machine"] (cable login required) {{inlinecontentwarning}}

**[http://web.archive.org/web/20070927223320/http://www.adultswim.com/downloads/tools/audio/sealab/sealab_knowledge.mp3 Download "The Knowledge Hat"] (mirror)

*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20050207123640/http://www.channel101.com/shows/show.php?show_id=47 Twigger's Holiday]'' (2004) {{--}} Matt animated sequences in episodes 2 and 5. {{inlinecontentwarning}}

*''{{w|Yo Gabba Gabba!}}'' (2007-2015) {{--}}

**Created the animated segment "[https://youtu.be/iGLN677ferM?&t=1114 Faldarz and the Yellow Alien]" in the episode "Friends"

**Mike and Matt later wrote and directed several episodes, starting in {{w|List of Yo Gabba Gabba! episodes#Season 4: 2011–2015|season four}} (2011).

*''{{w|The Aquabats! Super Show!}}'' (2012-2014) {{--}} <!--From the creators of ''Yo Gabba Gabba!''-->

**Matt wrote, directed, and/or starred in {{w|List of The Aquabats! Super Show! episodes|multiple episodes of the show}}.

***In the episode [[YouTube:VO4UbiPsgGE|"CobraMan!"]], he portrays wrestling-mask wearing carnival barker Carl, who resembles [[Strong Bad]] in appearance and speech.

**See [[The Aquabats]] article for additional collaborations.

*In 2012, it was reported that The Brothers Chaps had [http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/12/entertainment/la-et-disney-animation-20120312 a development deal] with [[Disney]] {{w|Disney Television Animation|Television Animation}}. Matt in particular ended up becoming a regular writer and voice actor for the studio's projects.

**An earlier pitch for Disney was [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|an animated show about a robotic foreign exchange student]].

**Ultimately, the deal [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-hill/what-would-walt-have-thou_b_8862654.html led to the production of] ''Two More Eggs'' ([[#YouTube|see below]])

*''[[Gravity Falls]]'' (2012-2016) {{--}} Matt [[Matt Chapman#Gravity Falls|co-wrote several episodes and voiced multiple minor characters]] in the show. Series creator [[Alex Hirsch]] has since then made crossover cameos with the Homestar Runner characters.

*''{{wp|Wander Over Yonder}}'' (2013-2016) {{--}}

**Matt has writing and story credits for the episodes "The Bounty" and "The Time Bomb".

**Mike has writing and story credits for the episode "The Liar".

**Series creator {{w|Craig McCracken}}'s previous show, ''{{w|Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends}}'', had [[:File:Bloostar.PNG|referenced Homestar Runner]] a decade earlier.

*''{{w|Mickey Mouse (TV series)|Mickey Mouse}}'' (2013-2019) {{--}} Matt co-wrote the short [[YouTube:Q4uRnxBoYP0|"The Boiler Room"]].

*''{{wp|Star vs. the Forces of Evil}}'' (2015-2019) {{--}} Matt voices Alfonzo Dolittle and one head of a two-headed monster.

*''{{wp|Pickle and Peanut}}'' (2015-2018) {{--}} Matt provides the voice of Mr. Mjärt and wrote on three episodes.

*''{{w|One Dollar (TV series)|One Dollar}}'' (2018) {{--}} Matt portrays Clark Shaw, father of Cooper Shaw (played by Matt's real-life daughter Ida Chapman) in her namesake episode.

*''{{w|Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia}}'' (2019-2022) {{--}} Matt voices Tritonio Espada.

*''{{w|The Owl House}}'' (2020-2023) {{--}} Matt voices the characters Harvey and Steve, as well as additional voices and vocals on a musical number.

*The Paul and Storm Nondenominational Perennial Holiday Special - Parts [[youtube:g_yRcgHFaUs|One]] and [[youtube:6IjTHARNEWc|Two]] {{inlinecontentwarning}} (2014) {{--}} [[Paul and Storm]] created a parody holiday special as a bonus relating to their {{w|Kickstarter|kickstarted}} album ''Ball Pit''. The special was released in two parts, on December 1 and 23 of 2014.

**Mike and Matt are credited with animating the special, as well as helping to create the story.

**Matt voiced the character Mister Small Business.

**One of the backgrounds also contains a [[Videlectrix]] logo, and the "Indie Record Store" character bears a resemblance to Mike.

*[[Two More Eggs]] (2015-2017) {{--}} A series of shorts produced by The Brothers Chaps for Disney XD's YouTube channel and other platforms.

*''[[Wikipedia:Rooster Teeth#Camp Camp|Camp Camp]]'' (2016{{-}}){{--}} Matt provides the voice of Carl, Neil's father in the [[youtube:44w3C-jLsxk|season 2 finale]] {{inlinecontentwarning}}.

*[[YouTube:_N1Ero57iMA|Homemade Dance Party]] (2021) {{--}} Mike provided animation for this children's project posted on Missy Palmer's "Feline Revolution" channel.

*''{{w|George Washington (film)|George Washington}}'' (2000) {{--}} directed by {{w|David Gordon Green}}

*''{{w|All the Real Girls}}'' (2003) {{--}} directed by David Gordon Green

**Mike [[retroCRUSH Interview|worked in the art department]] and is credited as the film's Graphic Designer.

**Matt is credited as "Strong Bad" in the cast, appearing as a background extra.

**In [[The Best Decemberween Ever#Commentary Transcript|the DVD commentary]] for [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], the brothers recall writing the toon while driving back and forth to {{w|Asheville, North Carolina}} to work on the film.

*<span id="Great_World_of_Sound_(film)">''{{w|Great World of Sound}}'' (2007)</span> {{--}} directed by [[Craig Zobel]]<!--David Gordon Green (filming) and James Huggins (music) also show up in the credits-->

**[[Missy Palmer|Melissa Palmer]] is one of the movie's producers.

**Matt and [[YouTube:3i9xJfBsTJc|Missy]] both make cameos as auditioning musicians.

**"Matt and [[Jackie Chapman]]" and "Mike Chapman" receive "Very Special Thanks" in the credits.

*''Monster Safari'' (unproduced) {{--}} Matt and Craig wrote a script for a feature-length [[stop motion]] film for {{wp|The Jim Henson Company}} and {{wp|Screen Novelties}}, [https://lostmediawiki.com/Monster_Safari_(lost_production_material_of_cancelled_stop-motion_animated_film;_2009) expanded from a 2007 short film of the same name]. Though the script was [https://screen-novelties.com/monster-safari-feature/ announced and written in 2009], the film did not enter production.

*''Tangled'' (2010) {{--}} The Brothers Chaps worked on the promotional web shorts ''[https://vimeo.com/176257764 Flynn's Tangled Tales]'', later included on home video releases of the movie.<!--There is VERY little information about these shorts online, would prefer a stronger citation than IMDB.-->

*''[[YouTube:NzvptIUDq9I|D'artagnan is the Champion]]'' (2014) {{--}} directed by Missy Palmer

**Missy is the narrator, director, and co-producer of this comedic documentary film.

**Mike and Craig served as executive producers.

**During a scene where Missy describes various "new things" she tried, she lists voicing "a cartoon character [[Marzipan Being Compared to a Broom|shaped like a broom]]" as a clip of [[Marzipan]] remarking "I'm the only girl" (from [[Why Come Only One Girl?]]) plays.

**The [[youtube:hbuCwi5R97A|animated trailer]] for the film features music and sound effects from the Homestar Runner body of work.

*3-Dee {{--}} Producing the song "[[Poot-Slap]]", 3-Dee was a "booty rap" band the Brothers Chaps [[retroCRUSH Interview|were members of]].

*Hi-Score {{--}} A short-lived Georgia-based {{w|indie rock}} band that Mike [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/28/arts/the-pop-life-kindred-world-in-animation.html was a member of in the '90s].

*The New You {{--}} A [[Florida]]-based band Matt was the lead singer of. The band released the album ''[https://www.discogs.com/release/11467979-The-New-You-Heres-Where-Things-Turn-Around Here's Where Things Turn Around]'' in 1998.

**This album, including two more albums and miscellaneous tracks, were [https://web.archive.org/web/20191101014944/http://www.thoraxcorp.com/mp3s/TNY/ uploaded to the Thorax Corporation site] in 2010.

*{{wp|The Folk Implosion}} {{--}} The Brothers Chaps animated [[Secret Pages#thorax_home|a music video for "Brand of Skin"]] from ''{{wp|The New Folk Implosion}}''.

*[[They Might Be Giants]] {{--}} The Brothers Chaps contributed [[YouTube:tyDamgKiaRU|the music video]] for "[[TMBW:Figure Eight|Figure Eight]]", from They Might Be Giants' children's album ''[[TMBW:Here Come the 123s|Here Come The 123s]]''.

*{{wp|Of Montreal}} {{--}} The Brothers Chaps directed [[YouTube:5VeIL7juFE0|the music video for "Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse"]].

**See also [[James Huggins]]

*[[Y-O-U]] {{--}} Mike and Matt animated [[YouTube:eARKVHzCDEQ|the music video for "LA Lindsay"]].

*Mark Margarine {{--}} A musical alias used by Matt Chapman.

**Two Mark Margarine albums {{--}} ''The Specific Ocean'' and {{w|Cover version|cover}} compilation ''Covers Annex'' {{--}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20180401080915/http://www.thoraxcorp.com/mp3s/Mark%20Margarine/ were hosted on the Thorax Corporation website] in 2010.

**A track was contributed to {{wp|The Doubleclicks}}' compilation ''[https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/pleasevote The Giant Voting Mixtape]'' in 2020.

*{{wp|Air-Sea Dolphin}} {{--}} Matt and Mike formed this band along with {{wp|Robert Schneider}}, [[James Huggins]] (formerly in of Montreal), and [[Ryan Sterritt]] in 2016. They currently have two releases to their name. On June 3, 2018, they released [[songwhip:airseadolphin/airsea-dolphin-sloshy-split|a split EP]] with [[sloshy]] providing the B-sides (which, appropriately enough, consist of re-recorded versions of [[Record Store Day#The B-est of B-sides|"B-est of B-sides"]] and [[Sloshybowl|"American Football Championship"]]). They have also performed live at least three times, including portraying sloshy at the [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show]].

*''Rick and Morty's Rushed Licensed Adventure'' (2014) {{--}} Mike and [[Jonathan Howe]] helped create this ''{{wp|Rick and Morty}}'' [[Flash]] game for the {{w|Adult Swim}} website. Similar to [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]], it is a retro-styled point-and-click adventure game released in four episodes.

*''[https://colinmcinerney.itch.io/eye-eye-capn Eye, Eye, Cap'n!]'' (2018) {{--}} An extremely short game created in 24 hours for the VR Austin Jam 2018; Matt provided the voice for Cap'n Capman, whose name alludes to "Chapman".

*''[https://vacationsimulatorgame.com/ Vacation Simulator]'' (2019) {{--}} Matt is among the voice cast.

*''[https://www.lars-olson.com/all-hams-on-deck All Hams on Deck!]'' (2020) {{--}} Matt's voice clips from ''Eye, Eye, Cap'n'' are re-used, and Mike voices Hog Bad, a pig who looks like Strong Bad.