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*The page title "What's so great about Homestar Runner?" may be a reference to the page title of [[Main Page 1]], "What's not to love about Homestar Runner?"
*The page title "What's so great about Homestar Runner?" may be a reference to the page title of [[Main Page 1]], "What's not to love about Homestar Runner?"
=== Real-World References ===
=== Real-World References ===
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*The zeppelin on fire is a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:LZ 129 Hindenburg|Hindenburg]]''.  
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*The zeppelin on fire is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:LZ 129 Hindenburg|Hindenburg]].  
*"Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?" is a line from "[[Wikipedia:Up, Up and Away|Up, Up and Away]]" by the group [[Wikipedia:The Fifth Dimension|The Fifth Dimension]].
*"Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?" is a line from "[[Wikipedia:Up, Up and Away|Up, Up and Away]]" by the group [[Wikipedia:The Fifth Dimension|The Fifth Dimension]].

Revision as of 12:03, 3 September 2008

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Wouldn't you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?

Homestar Runner is upside down and falling through the sky.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, The Yello Dello

Places: The sky

Icon: Clouds

Page title: "What's so great about Homestar Runner?"

Contents

Button Effects

  • Toons — A hot air balloon made in the likeness of Strong Bad's head passes, with Strong Bad riding in it. Strong Bad sings, "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?"
  • Games — A zeppelin on fire passes by.
  • Characters — Homestar stops falling, with a "SCREECH!" braking noise.
  • Downloads — The star on his shirt starts to peel off. When you move your cursor away from the button, his star returns to its original position.
  • Store — He starts falling up.
  • Email — The Yello Dello flies by.

Fun Facts

Trivia

  • The Yello Dello is also falling at the same speed as Homestar.
  • This is the first main page to have Homestar in his regular clothes.
  • Relative to the clouds, Strong Bad's hot air balloon is actually sinking pretty quickly.

Goofs

  • Sometimes when Homestar stops falling, the propeller on his hat is still blurred.
  • When Strong Bad is singing, his lips aren't moving.
  • Strong Bad's line gets cut off before he should finish singing, making it sound like he's saying "balloo".
  • Homestar's propeller is the propeller from his old design.
  • When the mouse is moved off of Downloads, Homestar's star goes down, and then pops back up for a second.

Inside References

  • The page title "What's so great about Homestar Runner?" may be a reference to the page title of Main Page 1, "What's not to love about Homestar Runner?"

Real-World References

External links

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