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*[[Homestar Quiz]] — One of the answer choices for where [[Bubs]] attends night classes is Canada. | *[[Homestar Quiz]] — One of the answer choices for where [[Bubs]] attends night classes is Canada. | ||
| - | *[[Revenge of the King]] — When lowered into the vat of butter after losing the game, [[the King of Town]] says, "The punishment is not too bad, eh?", referring to a line from Beerhunter, a | + | *[[Revenge of the King]] — When lowered into the vat of butter after losing the game, [[the King of Town]] says, "The punishment is not too bad, eh?", referring to a line from "Beerhunter", a routine on the [[Wikipedia:Bob & Doug McKenzie|Bob & Doug McKenzie]] [[Wikipedia:The Great White North (album)|''Great White North'' album]] where the "punishment" for opening a non-shaken beer is to drink it. |
*[[Ballad of the Sneak]] — The Dapper Swindler is known as [[The Sneak]] in the [[wikipedia:Northwest Territories|Northwest Territories]]. | *[[Ballad of the Sneak]] — The Dapper Swindler is known as [[The Sneak]] in the [[wikipedia:Northwest Territories|Northwest Territories]]. | ||
*Email [[colonization]] (Easter egg) — [[Strong Bad]] sings "O Shanama" to the tune of "O Canada". | *Email [[colonization]] (Easter egg) — [[Strong Bad]] sings "O Shanama" to the tune of "O Canada". | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 23 February 2010
The Homestar Runner toons mostly take place in the United States, but occasionally they reference the Great White North, often in strange and various ways.
Appearances
- Homestar Quiz — One of the answer choices for where Bubs attends night classes is Canada.
- Revenge of the King — When lowered into the vat of butter after losing the game, the King of Town says, "The punishment is not too bad, eh?", referring to a line from "Beerhunter", a routine on the Bob & Doug McKenzie Great White North album where the "punishment" for opening a non-shaken beer is to drink it.
- Ballad of the Sneak — The Dapper Swindler is known as The Sneak in the Northwest Territories.
- Email colonization (Easter egg) — Strong Bad sings "O Shanama" to the tune of "O Canada".
- Email do over — When Strong Bad sees the email sender Richie Z as being from Canada, he wonders if Coach Z is called Coach Zed in Canada and calls the sender a nickname for a Canadian: a "Canuck".
- Email narrator — Strong Sad is hit in the face with a Canada goose.
- Email coloring — The two "of-age" girls in the coloring book both have a Canadian flag on their shirts.
- Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes (DVD commentary) — As Mike Chapman and Strong Bad discuss where Sweet Cuppin' Cakes was made, they say that it could be from Europe or maybe even Canada. Strong Bad then makes a remark about the Film Board of Canada.
- Happy Hallow-day — Homsar's Halloween costume is Ed Grimley, who is played by Martin Short on both SNL and Canada's own SCTV.
- Emails new hands, trading cards, theme song, redesign, myths & legends, Sick Day, do over, Email Birds, dangeresque 3, lackey, fingers, new hands, 50 emails — All emails were sent by Canadians.
- Email original — Both Homestar and Strong Bad are at Bubs' Concession Stand dressed as Canadian Mounties.
- Homestar Ruiner — Strong Bad calls Jela-ton, "Pixy Stix's ugly Canadian cousin".
- Baddest of the Bands — When clicking on Strong Bad's bed, he says he'll even take Canadian coins at this point.
- Hremail 62 — Homestar and Marzipan encounter a honeymooning couple whom Homestar believes to be either Canadian or Cancun-adian.
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