Parents' Basement
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[[Image:magic trick parent's basement.PNG|thumb|"I'm gonna have to ask you to leave my parent's basement now."]] | [[Image:magic trick parent's basement.PNG|thumb|"I'm gonna have to ask you to leave my parent's basement now."]] | ||
| - | The location of someone's '''parents' basement''' has been mentioned in a | + | The location of someone's '''parents' basement''' has been mentioned in a several cartoons. The phrase is typically used by [[Strong Bad]] as a means to ridicule other people, suggesting a lack of personal or professional success. Sometimes the phrase is used in a singular possessive case ("parent's" with the apostrophe before the s), implying that there is only one parent in possession of the basement. |
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| + | [[The Brothers Chaps]] have used the phrase as well in interviews. Prior to February 2003, when they began working with a fulfillment company, distribution of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] merchandise was done out of [[Don and Harriet Chapman|the Chapman parents']] basement; the brothers have repeatedly emphasized that they never ''lived'' in said basement, as the running gag had led some fans to believe. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*[[Thorax Corporation]] {{--}} The CEO, Gent Delabor, Sr. manages Delabor family affairs from his parents' basement. | *[[Thorax Corporation]] {{--}} The CEO, Gent Delabor, Sr. manages Delabor family affairs from his parents' basement. | ||
| - | *[[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003]] {{--}} [[Matt Chapman]] refers to a time when they were running the store out of his | + | *[[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003]] {{--}} [[Matt Chapman]] refers to a time when they were running the store out of his parents' basement. |
*[[Wired News Radio Interview - 23 Jun 2003]] {{--}} Matt says they put their friends to work in his parents' basement. | *[[Wired News Radio Interview - 23 Jun 2003]] {{--}} Matt says they put their friends to work in his parents' basement. | ||
*Email [[virus]] {{--}} [[Edgarware]] is "programmed entirely in mom's basement". | *Email [[virus]] {{--}} [[Edgarware]] is "programmed entirely in mom's basement". | ||
| - | *[[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006]] {{--}} The Brothers Chaps mention that they | + | *[[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006]] {{--}} The Brothers Chaps mention that they do not live in their parents' basement. |
*Email [[road trip]] {{--}} Strong Bad refers to an email sender as "Pete from Pete's parents' basement." | *Email [[road trip]] {{--}} Strong Bad refers to an email sender as "Pete from Pete's parents' basement." | ||
*Email [[environment]] {{--}} Strong Bad says he's [[Making Out|<!--necessary pipe-->making out]] with the environment in the parent's basement of a solar-powered house. | *Email [[environment]] {{--}} Strong Bad says he's [[Making Out|<!--necessary pipe-->making out]] with the environment in the parent's basement of a solar-powered house. | ||
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*Email [[magic trick]] {{--}} In an Easter egg, [[The Gregs#D n' D Greg|D n' D Greg]] asks [[Coach Z]] to leave his parent's basement. | *Email [[magic trick]] {{--}} In an Easter egg, [[The Gregs#D n' D Greg|D n' D Greg]] asks [[Coach Z]] to leave his parent's basement. | ||
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} Strong Bad tells an email sender to figure out where in his parents' basement to hang his Bob Marley poster. | *[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} Strong Bad tells an email sender to figure out where in his parents' basement to hang his Bob Marley poster. | ||
| - | *[[Fan Costumes '08]] {{--}} Strong Bad | + | *[[Fan Costumes '08]] {{--}} Strong Bad describes a costumed fan as portraying a character who lives "in the basement of his parents' basement". |
| + | *[[Ron & Fez Show Interview - 19 Dec 2008]] {{--}} Matt again remarks that the running gag led fans to believe the brothers lived in their parents' basement, which they never did. | ||
[[Category:Word running gags]] | [[Category:Word running gags]] | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 20 April 2023
The location of someone's parents' basement has been mentioned in a several cartoons. The phrase is typically used by Strong Bad as a means to ridicule other people, suggesting a lack of personal or professional success. Sometimes the phrase is used in a singular possessive case ("parent's" with the apostrophe before the s), implying that there is only one parent in possession of the basement.
The Brothers Chaps have used the phrase as well in interviews. Prior to February 2003, when they began working with a fulfillment company, distribution of Homestar Runner merchandise was done out of the Chapman parents' basement; the brothers have repeatedly emphasized that they never lived in said basement, as the running gag had led some fans to believe.
Appearances
- Thorax Corporation — The CEO, Gent Delabor, Sr. manages Delabor family affairs from his parents' basement.
- UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003 — Matt Chapman refers to a time when they were running the store out of his parents' basement.
- Wired News Radio Interview - 23 Jun 2003 — Matt says they put their friends to work in his parents' basement.
- Email virus — Edgarware is "programmed entirely in mom's basement".
- Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006 — The Brothers Chaps mention that they do not live in their parents' basement.
- Email road trip — Strong Bad refers to an email sender as "Pete from Pete's parents' basement."
- Email environment — Strong Bad says he's making out with the environment in the parent's basement of a solar-powered house.
- Limozeen Live! — The link to the video read "Watch us practicing in our
parents'basement." - Email magic trick — In an Easter egg, D n' D Greg asks Coach Z to leave his parent's basement.
- Strong Badia the Free — Strong Bad tells an email sender to figure out where in his parents' basement to hang his Bob Marley poster.
- Fan Costumes '08 — Strong Bad describes a costumed fan as portraying a character who lives "in the basement of his parents' basement".
- Ron & Fez Show Interview - 19 Dec 2008 — Matt again remarks that the running gag led fans to believe the brothers lived in their parents' basement, which they never did.
