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A big mystery surrounds '''Homestar's Pants'''. Does [[Homestar Runner]] wear skin-tight, white, long pants, or has he simply glued blue soles to the bottoms of his feet? [[The Brothers Chaps]] keep this running gag going by keeping the references ambiguous.
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'''Pants''' are a frequently-referenced clothing item in the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner universe]].  They are often referenced specifically and in humorous ways.
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==Notable Appearances==
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==Homestar's Pants==
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*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] – Homestar tells [[Pom Pom]] that he is going to pee his pants.
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[[Homestar Runner|Homestar Runner's]] pants are somewhat of a mystery: Does he wear white, skin-tight long pants?  Or did he glue blue soles to the bottoms of his feet? [[The Brothers Chaps]] keep this running gag going by keeping the references ambiguous.
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]] – Coach Z recommends [[Marzipan]] puts something in Homestar's pants to cheer him up.  
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*Email [[super powers]] – Coach Z and Homestar talk about the subject of tight pants.
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*'''[[A Jumping Jack Contest]]''' — Homestar tells [[Pom Pom]] that he thinks he is going to pee his pants.
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*Email [[vacation]] – [[Strong Bad]] parodies this issue along with the question [[Lack of Visible Arms|whether Homestar has arms]] when, while imagining an email that he might be missing, he says "How does Homestar pick stuff up if he's not wearing any Marzi-pants?".
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*'''[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]]''' — [[Coach Z]] recommends [[Marzipan]] puts something in Homestar's pants to cheer him up.  
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*Email [[monument]] (Easter egg) – Homestar says he is getting ready to put on pants, but is distracted by the [[Thnikkaman]].
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*Email '''[[super powers]]''' — Homestar's cap keeps popping off, and Coach Z apparently thinks it's due to tight pants.
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*[[Pom Pom]]'s [[Character Videos|character video]] – Homestar says that Pom Pom has helped him out of some tight jams and some tight pants, although that only happened once.
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*Email '''[[vacation]]''' — [[Strong Bad]] parodies this issue along with the question of [[Lack of Visible Arms|whether Homestar has arms]] when, while imagining an email that he might be missing, he says "How does Homestar pick stuff up if he's not wearing any Marzi-pants?".
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*[[Not the 100th Email!!!]] – Strong Bad tells Homestar to "keep his pants on". Homestar replies, "Pants? Hmm..."
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*Email '''[[monument]]''' (Easter egg) — Homestar is about to put on some pants, but is then distracted by the [[Thnikkaman]].
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*Email [[long pants]] – Homestar insists that he wears long pants; Strong Bad disagrees.
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*'''[[Pom Pom]]'s [[Character Videos|character video]]''' — Homestar says that Pom Pom has helped him out of some tight jams and some tight pants, although that only happened once.
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*Email [[lady...ing]] (Easter egg) – Homestar tells Marzipan that he's wearing tight pants so as to "accentuate all [his] bubbleties".
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*'''[[Not the 100th Email!!!]]''' — Strong Bad tells Homestar to "keep his pants on". Homestar replies, "Pants? Hmm..."
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*Email [[highschool]] – Homestar's high-school self wore ridiculous stripèd pants. Teenaged Strong Bad and Teenaged Strong Mad "were all the time trying to liberate Homestar from [them]."
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*Email '''[[long pants]]''' — Homestar insists that he wears long pants; Strong Bad disagrees.
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*Email '''[[lady...ing]]''' (Easter egg) — Homestar tells Marzipan that he's wearing tight pants so as to "accentuate all [his] bubbleties".
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*Email '''[[highschool]]''' — Homestar's high-school self wore ridiculous stripèd pants. Teenaged Strong Bad and Teenaged Strong Mad "were all the time trying to liberate Homestar from [them]."
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**The phrase "stripèd pants" appears again in Email [[alternate universe]].
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==Coach Z's References to Pants==
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[[Coach Z]] also makes frequent jokes and references to pants, whether his own or someone else's.  <!-- NOTE: Coach Z's references to Homestar's pants still go under "Homestar's Pants" above. -->
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*'''[[A Folky Tale]]''' &mdash; Coach Z tells [[Strong Sad]] to "cram a little oom-pah down your pants" in an effort to get him to climb a rope.
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*Email '''[[lunch special]]''' &mdash; Coach Z orders a basket of double hot wings "pants down".
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*Email '''[[secret recipes]]''' &mdash; After discovering he'd just eaten a bunch of [[The Cheat]] fur, Coach Z says he's about to "puke my pants".
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*Email '''[[alternate universe]]''' (Easter egg) &mdash; Coach Z, while holding a pear covered in googly eyes and with coffee continually streaming down his mouthless face, tells Homestar he is "not at liberty to discuss what I just did in my pants."
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==Miscellaneous Pants==
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References to pants seem to pop up in random places as well.
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*Email '''[[stand-up]]''' &mdash; Strong Sad shows us a video in which [[Lil' Strong Bad|Lil' Strong Bad's]] pants fall down while he's on stage.
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*Email '''[[vacation]]''' &mdash; One of the places Strong Bad visits is "Fabulous Downtown Pantsburg".
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*Email '''[[funny]]''' &mdash; In an effort to be funny, Strong Bad says he has "squeaky pants".
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*Email '''[[haircut]]''' &mdash; Strong Bad calls one of his designs for [[Strong Mad]]'s eyebrows "Hammer Pants".
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*Email '''[[local news]]''' &mdash; Summarizing the weather report, Strong Bad says "Bundle up, but be sure to keep your swimsuit on outside your pants."
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*Email '''[[bottom 10]]''' &mdash; Homestar sings "Buttdance again! Like the rhythm's down your pants now!", causing Strong Bad to vomit on his keyboard.
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*Email '''[[portrait]]''' &mdash; A portion of a newspaper article near one of Strong Bad's portraits reads "&mdash;ipe hands on pants".
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*'''[[Peasant's Quest]]''' &mdash; The narrator of the [[Peasant's Quest Preview]] and [[Peasant's Quest Trailer|movie trailer]], as well as other characters, make frequent references to [[Rather Dashing]]'s short pants.
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**Another reference to these short pants appears at the beginning of Email [[for kids]].
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*'''[[That A Ghost]]''' &mdash; [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] claims he will be "marching around in gold pants in no time!"
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*'''[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]]''' &mdash; Tompkins calls the girls "undapants".
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*'''[[Hallrunner]]''' &mdash; One of the objects you encounter is a rabid dog that "bites the butt off your pants.  Like in cartoons."
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*'''[[Fortune Cookies]]''' &mdash; One of the fortunes reads "Clumsiness will bring about a change of pants."
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[[Category:Homestar Runner running gags]]
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[[Category:Clothing running gags]]

Revision as of 23:36, 17 April 2006

"Well, I'll just, uh, put these pants on..."

Pants are a frequently-referenced clothing item in the Homestar Runner universe. They are often referenced specifically and in humorous ways.

Homestar's Pants

Homestar Runner's pants are somewhat of a mystery: Does he wear white, skin-tight long pants? Or did he glue blue soles to the bottoms of his feet? The Brothers Chaps keep this running gag going by keeping the references ambiguous.

  • A Jumping Jack Contest — Homestar tells Pom Pom that he thinks he is going to pee his pants.
  • Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0Coach Z recommends Marzipan puts something in Homestar's pants to cheer him up.
  • Email super powers — Homestar's cap keeps popping off, and Coach Z apparently thinks it's due to tight pants.
  • Email vacationStrong Bad parodies this issue along with the question of whether Homestar has arms when, while imagining an email that he might be missing, he says "How does Homestar pick stuff up if he's not wearing any Marzi-pants?".
  • Email monument (Easter egg) — Homestar is about to put on some pants, but is then distracted by the Thnikkaman.
  • Pom Pom's character video — Homestar says that Pom Pom has helped him out of some tight jams and some tight pants, although that only happened once.
  • Not the 100th Email!!! — Strong Bad tells Homestar to "keep his pants on". Homestar replies, "Pants? Hmm..."
  • Email long pants — Homestar insists that he wears long pants; Strong Bad disagrees.
  • Email lady...ing (Easter egg) — Homestar tells Marzipan that he's wearing tight pants so as to "accentuate all [his] bubbleties".
  • Email highschool — Homestar's high-school self wore ridiculous stripèd pants. Teenaged Strong Bad and Teenaged Strong Mad "were all the time trying to liberate Homestar from [them]."

Coach Z's References to Pants

Coach Z also makes frequent jokes and references to pants, whether his own or someone else's.

  • A Folky Tale — Coach Z tells Strong Sad to "cram a little oom-pah down your pants" in an effort to get him to climb a rope.
  • Email lunch special — Coach Z orders a basket of double hot wings "pants down".
  • Email secret recipes — After discovering he'd just eaten a bunch of The Cheat fur, Coach Z says he's about to "puke my pants".
  • Email alternate universe (Easter egg) — Coach Z, while holding a pear covered in googly eyes and with coffee continually streaming down his mouthless face, tells Homestar he is "not at liberty to discuss what I just did in my pants."

Miscellaneous Pants

References to pants seem to pop up in random places as well.

  • Email stand-up — Strong Sad shows us a video in which Lil' Strong Bad's pants fall down while he's on stage.
  • Email vacation — One of the places Strong Bad visits is "Fabulous Downtown Pantsburg".
  • Email funny — In an effort to be funny, Strong Bad says he has "squeaky pants".
  • Email haircut — Strong Bad calls one of his designs for Strong Mad's eyebrows "Hammer Pants".
  • Email local news — Summarizing the weather report, Strong Bad says "Bundle up, but be sure to keep your swimsuit on outside your pants."
  • Email bottom 10 — Homestar sings "Buttdance again! Like the rhythm's down your pants now!", causing Strong Bad to vomit on his keyboard.
  • Email portrait — A portion of a newspaper article near one of Strong Bad's portraits reads "—ipe hands on pants".
  • Peasant's Quest — The narrator of the Peasant's Quest Preview and movie trailer, as well as other characters, make frequent references to Rather Dashing's short pants.
    • Another reference to these short pants appears at the beginning of Email for kids.
  • That A GhostOld-Timey Strong Bad claims he will be "marching around in gold pants in no time!"
  • Teen Girl Squad Issue 7 — Tompkins calls the girls "undapants".
  • Hallrunner — One of the objects you encounter is a rabid dog that "bites the butt off your pants. Like in cartoons."
  • Fortune Cookies — One of the fortunes reads "Clumsiness will bring about a change of pants."
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