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[[Image:visor robot.png|thumb|VOIP!]]
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{{about|general concepts of robots}} {{for-nothe|other uses|Robots (disambiguation)}}
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'''[[Wikipedia:Robot|Robots]]''' are frequently mentioned and seen in [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] cartoons and appear in many different forms throughout the series.  
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[[Image:CouncilOfGrayishRobots.png|thumb|A secret council meeting]]
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'''[[Wikipedia:Robot|Robots]]''' are frequently mentioned and seen in [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] cartoons and appear in many different forms throughout the series. Their appearances throughout the years were mostly incidental, but several robots become the focus of the eponymous email [[robots]], where they're shown to meet as "The Council of Grayish ROBOTS" to discuss sauces and play games of "Recite Your Favorite Sauce Commercial Perfectly Or We Rip Out Your Insides".
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===Characters===
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*The [[Visor Robot]] is a futuristic robot known for his red visor which shoots powerful [[lasers]] with a loud "VOIP!" He first appeared in [[Homestarloween Party]].
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*[[The Robot (storybook)]] was a character in the [[Original Book]] and was the previous winner of the Strongest Man in the World Contest.
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*The [[Grape-Nuts Robot]] is a barely functional robot made by [[Bubs]] out of a Grape-Nuts [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]] box and a [[Wikipedia:Speak & Spell (toy)|Speak and Spell]].
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!colspan=3| From Strong Bad's bot files !!rowspan=2| Description
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| [[The Robot (storybook)|The Robot]] || Zobot Inc. || 2 red dials! Able to lift (press) over 50 grapes || A character in the [[Original Book]], the previous winner of the Strongest Man in the World Contest.
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| The [[Visor Robot]] || [[Strong Bad|Me?]] || VOIP (not the phone kind), human brain? || A futuristic robot known for his red visor which shoots powerful [[lasers]] with a loud "VOIP!". He first appeared in [[Homestarloween Party]].
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| [[Grape-Nuts Robot|Strong Bad Robot]] || [[Bubs]]Tech || Doing-sproings, spelling quiz || A barely functional robot, supposedly made in Strong Bad's likeness, made by [[Bubs]] out of a Grape-Nuts [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]] box and a [[Wikipedia:Speak & Spell (toy)|Speak and Spell]].  
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| [[Humidibot]] || HumidiTek || Can identify self over 10 times/day || A robotic humidifier that drips water from his mouth when he speaks and likes to tell people that he is Humidibot.
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*The [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Intercom|Intercom]] from [[Teen Girl Squad]] appears to be a robot.
*The [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Intercom|Intercom]] from [[Teen Girl Squad]] appears to be a robot.
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*The game [[Stinkoman 20X6]] features [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|many robots]] which [[Stinkoman]] must fight and destroy.
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*The game [[Stinkoman 20X6]] features [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|many robots]] which [[Stinkoman]] must fight and destroy, with the true end boss being a robotic version of [[Trogador]]: Mecha-Trogador.
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===Mentions and Appearances===
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*Email [[some kinda robot]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] asks [[Abdi LaRue]] if he is "some kinda robot" and about any special powers that he might have.
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*Email [[credit card]] {{--}} Two of the items available for purchase at "the_coolest_stuff_ever.com" are a killer robot and a robotic dog/shark.
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*Email [[band names]] {{--}} A fan says that "Invisible Robot Fish" is a possible name for his band.
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*[[Meet Marshie]] {{--}} In an Easter egg, [[Homestar Runner]] says, "I hate that freakin' robot", presumably referring to [[Marshie]].
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*Email [[japanese cartoon]] {{--}} Strong Bad calls Stinkoman's boots "robot boots".
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*Email [[unused emails]] {{--}} An unused email reads, "HOW DUMB IS IT BEING A DUMB ROBOT. I AM GLAD YOU ARE A ROBOT NOT ME."
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*[[20X6 vs. 1936]] {{--}} Stinkoman thinks [[The Homestar Runner]]'s [[Washboard|Worshboard]] is "some kinda robot", and The Homestar Runner asks what a "robit" is.
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*[[The System is Down (song)|The System is Down]] {{--}} The lyrics mention dancing robots.
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*[[That Time of Year]] {{--}} Strong Bad edits the book to make robots burst out of people.
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*[[Hallrunner]] {{--}} One of the objects you must face is Robot Darren, who shoots lasers with a "VOIP" much like the Visor Robot.
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*Email [[other days]] {{--}} Strong Bad thinks about answering the email like a robot, but then decides it is a bad idea.
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*[[Duck Guardian One]] {{--}} Obstacles to avoid include robot heads and robot [[dogs]].
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*Email [[technology]] {{--}} As part of his technology "intro-mercial", Strong Bad talks about robots and their purpose. Also, [[The Cheat]] appears, wearing a robot [[The Cheat Other Costumes|costume]], and is called "[[The Cheatbot]]" by Strong Bad.
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*Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} Strong Bad says he didn't have a date for the prom because his girlfriend "went to Mars to help that robot stuck in the sand".
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*Email [[theme song]] {{--}} The Pop Ballad-Type theme song mentions "sitting on top of an old robot".
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*Email [[what i want]] {{--}} One of the items mentioned on [[Z' ShopChan]] is [[Dancin' Musical Nobots]].
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*Email [[strong badathlon]] {{--}} According to Strong Bad, his best event in the [[Strong Badathlon]] is the "Probably Something with Guitars, Lasers, Robots, and Hot Girls" event.
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*[[Sketchbook]] {{--}} In the [[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-03-22|March 22, 2007]] sketchbook, one of the designs for a possible [[drive-thru]] speaker is a robot.
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*Email [[Accent]] {{--}} The [[Strong Bad Email Intros|intro]] goes, "Robot jokes, robot jokes, there are no robot jokes in this email."
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] {{--}} [[Tompkins]]'s mother, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]], is a robot prospector, making her a literal gold digger.
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*Email [[bike thief]] {{--}} In an Easter egg, Strong Bad asks Homestar whether he's supposed to be a trash can or a robot.
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*Email [[diorama]] {{--}} In the historical diorama, a robot is responsible for assassinating [[president]] Jimmy Carter.
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*[[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]] {{--}} A robot appears as part of "The Rest".
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] {{--}} Homestar is heard saying that someone is "half-robot".
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*Email [[hiding]] {{--}} Strong Bad makes an [[Animatronic Strong Bad]].
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} A robotic [[penguin]] appears in a [[Homestar Ruiner Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squad]] comic. Also, Strong Bad decides that since there's no way [[Pom Pom]] can be such a good athlete with [[Coach Z]] teaching him, Pom Pom is a robot on steroids.
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Bubs makes a security robot to protect his gold record.
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*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} The [[Gremlin]]'s 'auto-pilot' is the security robot from [[Baddest of the Bands]]. Also, in the film's climax, [[Uzi Bazooka]] is revealed to be a robot, and earlier in the film, the [[Bear holding a Shark]] plays a robotic [[dinosaur]].
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*[[4 Gregs]] {{--}} [[Japanese Culture Greg]] compares the football game to "the robotic dragon's lair".
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 15]] {{--}} [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Chizuko|Chizuko]] is the robot who is from a 2005 Consumer Robotics Show that is Japanese Culture Greg's date to the prom. [[Open Source Greg]] also sends to the prom his cyborg avatar "in his stead".
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*[[Strong Bad Classics!]] {{--}} The Smithy and his anvil are turned into a Smithybot and his little beep-boop.
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*[[@StrongBadActual]] {{--}} Strong Bad makes a show about a robot detective named Tech, and his six-year-old partner.
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*[[Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack]] {{--}} [[Stingy Relenque]] threatens [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] and [[Firebert]] with his robotic [[Santaman]].
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*[[Mr. Poofers Must Die Teaser]] {{--}} The silhouette replacing Strong Bad in this teaser is the [[wikipedia:BigDog|BigDog]] robot.
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*[[Dangeresque Roomisode X: Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office]] {{--}} [[Dangeresque Too]] finds a washer in a metal box that he was unsure of if it was a lunch or tool box. He concludes that it's most likely a toolbox upon finding the washer, before dramatically saying it could be lunch for a robot.
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*Email [[robots]] {{--}} Strong Bad gets curious at what the various robots of Free Country, USA get up to and sends The Cheat undercover as The Cheatbot to investigate. The Cheat manages to win the position of supreme robot leader, and uses the power to force the rest of the cast to pretend to be robots by cramming themselves in upside-down buckets.
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===Other===
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==See Also==
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*Email [[some kinda robot]] — [[Strong Bad]] asks a fan if he (or she) is "some kinda robot" and about any special powers that might exist.
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*[[Aliens]]
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*Email [[credit card]] — Two of the items available for purchase at "the_coolest_stuff_ever.com" are a killer robot and a robotic dog/shark.
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*[[Ghosts]]
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*Email [[band names]] — A fan says that "Invisible Robot Fish" is a possible name for his band.
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*[[Meet Marshie]] — In an Easter egg, [[Homestar Runner]] says, "I hate that freakin' robot", referring to [[Marshie]].
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*Email [[japanese cartoon]] — Strong Bad calls Stinkoman's boots "robot boots".
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*Email [[unused emails]] — An unused email reads, "HOW DUMB IS IT BEING A DUMB ROBOT. I AM GLAD YOU ARE A ROBOT NOT ME."
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*[[20X6 vs. 1936]] — Stinkoman thinks [[The Homestar Runner]]'s [[Washboard|Worshboard]] is "some kinda robot", and The Homestar Runner asks what a "robit" is.
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*[[The System Is Down (song)]] — The lyrics mention dancing robots.
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*[[That Time of Year]] — Strong Bad edits the book to make robots burst out of people.
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*[[Hallrunner]] — One of the objects you must face is Robot Darren, who shoots lasers with a "VOIP" much like the Visor Robot.
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*Email [[other days]] — Strong Bad thinks about answering the email like a robot, but then decides it is a bad idea.
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*[[Duck Guardian One]] — Obstacles to avoid include Robot Heads and Robot Dogs.
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*Email [[technology]] — As part of his technology "intro-mercial", Strong Bad talks about robots and their purpose. Also, [[The Cheat]] appears, wearing a robot [[The Cheat Other Costumes|costume]], and is called "[[The Cheatbot]]" by Strong Bad.
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*Email [[senior prom]] — Strong Bad says he didn't have a date for the prom because his girlfriend "went to Mars to help that robot stuck in the sand".
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*Email [[theme song]] — The Pop Ballad-Type Theme song mentions "sitting on top of an old robot".
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*Email [[Accent]] — The intro goes, "Robot jokes, robot jokes, there are no robot jokes in this email."
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*Email [[what I want]] — There are [[Dancin' Musical Nobots]].
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*Email [[strong badathlon]] — According to Strong Bad, his best event in the [[Strong Badathlon (contest)|Strong Badathlon]] is the "Probably Something with Guitars, Lasers, Robots, and Hot Girls" event.
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*[[Sketchbook]] — In the [[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-03-22|March 22, 2007]] sketchbook, one of the designs for a possible [[drive-thru]] speaker is a robot.
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — [[Tompkins]]'s mother, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]], is a robot prospector.
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] — Homestar is heard saying "No, he's half robot."
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*Email [[hiding]] — An [[Animatronic Strong Bad]] appears.
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*[[Homestar Ruiner]] — A Robotic Penguin appears in a Teen Girl Squad comic. Also, Strong Bad decides that since there's no way Pom Pom can be such a good athlete with Coach Z teaching him, Pom Pom is a robot on steroids.
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*[[Baddest of the Bands]]— Bubs makes a security robot to protect his gold record.
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*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — In the film's climax, [[Uzi Bazooka]] is revealed to be a robot.
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[[Category:Electronics running gags]]
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[[Category:Electronics running gags]][[Category:Robots|*]]

Current revision as of 22:30, 25 November 2025

This article is about the general concepts of robots. For other uses, see Robots (disambiguation).
A secret council meeting

Robots are frequently mentioned and seen in Homestar Runner cartoons and appear in many different forms throughout the series. Their appearances throughout the years were mostly incidental, but several robots become the focus of the eponymous email robots, where they're shown to meet as "The Council of Grayish ROBOTS" to discuss sauces and play games of "Recite Your Favorite Sauce Commercial Perfectly Or We Rip Out Your Insides".

Contents

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Characters

From Strong Bad's bot files Description
Name Manufacturer Powers
The Robot Zobot Inc. 2 red dials! Able to lift (press) over 50 grapes A character in the Original Book, the previous winner of the Strongest Man in the World Contest.
The Visor Robot Me? VOIP (not the phone kind), human brain? A futuristic robot known for his red visor which shoots powerful lasers with a loud "VOIP!". He first appeared in Homestarloween Party.
Strong Bad Robot BubsTech Doing-sproings, spelling quiz A barely functional robot, supposedly made in Strong Bad's likeness, made by Bubs out of a Grape-Nuts cereal box and a Speak and Spell.
Humidibot HumidiTek Can identify self over 10 times/day A robotic humidifier that drips water from his mouth when he speaks and likes to tell people that he is Humidibot.

[edit] Mentions and Appearances

[edit] See Also

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