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| - | + | What if we had quote boxes? Like at the top, or floating left/right Wikipedia-style... Ob'm know. I've added a lot to the tops of articles and sections (Oscar Wilde-style) and it might be nice to (a) standardize w/ a template (b) do something a little snazzier than blockquotes. Some rough style explorations made by editing notices: | |
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| - | + | =Shark-Tooth Bubs= | |
| + | [[Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|thumb|"I'm going to go throw up at your house!"]] | ||
| + | <div class="boilerplate metadata toccolours" style="margin-left: 1em; padding-left: 1em; border-style: hidden hidden hidden solid; background: #FFF"> | ||
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| + | |style="padding-right: 10px;" | [[File:Matt closeup.png|60px|MATT!]] | ||
| + | | ''We were getting these stuffed animals of The Cheat made. To show us that they were the right people for the job, this company in Hong Kong made some little six-inch plush dolls of our characters. Most of them they got pretty good! Bubs they just completely misinterpreted.'' | ||
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| + | |colspan=2 style="text-align:right" | {{--}} [[Matt Chapman]]<br><small>[[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|"A Date with Homestar Runner", New York University]], 2005</small> | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| - | + | '''Shark-Tooth Bubs''' is a plush doll prototype of [[Bubs]] that sharply deviates from his character design. Rather than two [[mismatched eyes]], one black and one blue with a white ring, he has two black eyes and a large protruding white-ringed horn; his teeth are pointed and shark-like rather than rectangular. | |
| - | + | The plush toy was created by a company in {{w|Hong Kong}}, during the pre-production of the [[Kick The Cheat]] dolls. To demonstrate their ability to adapt [[The Cheat]] to three dimensions, the toy company produced sample plush dolls of [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]], and Bubs (the first two of which [[Puppet Character Variations#Not Quite Puppets|have also been shown]]). Though the first three were created largely on-model, the manufacturer "[[theme park#Commentary Transcript|misinterpreted pretty much everything]]" about Bubs's [[dumb animal characters|odd design]], resulting in the inclusion of [[fangs]] and a horn. | |
| - | + | {{clear}} | |
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| + | ==Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs== | ||
| + | <div class="boilerplate plainlinks" style="margin: 1em; padding: 1em; border: 1px solid #ccc; background: #F9F9F9;">People are poking around, they decompile our Flash files and look at stuff. So we've started adding a few things here and there for the nerds that do that stuff. [[Senorial Day|There's one]] where these two Homestars appear {{--}} like, it appears that there's two Homestars, you can barely see the edge of his feet on that side of the frame, that's in the actual cartoon. But then, to make it consistent in the universe, one of them has a mustache. But you only see it if you decompile the Flash thing and be like, "Oh, that's Homestar with a mustache." | ||
| + | <div style="text-align:right">{{--}} [[Matt Chapman]] <small>([[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|"Homestar Runner comes to the GT Library!"]], 2007)</small></div> | ||
| + | </div> | ||
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| + | === Appearances === | ||
| + | [[Image:By strong bab age 5.PNG|thumb|Who actually made all those fence drawings...]] | ||
| + | *All [[Halloween Teasers]] {{--}} The teasers feature messages hidden behind the [[silhouettes]] of the [[characters]], visible upon attempting to view the [[Halloween costumes]] with a Flash decompiler (presuming that they are obscured versions of the full image). | ||
| + | *Email [[different town]] {{--}} Marzipan has a secondary hairdo when decompiled. | ||
| + | *Email [[myths & legends]] {{--}} When the ancient fence drawings are viewed outside the border, the words "by strong bab age 5" can be found. | ||
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| + | {{clear}} | ||
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| + | =Abdi LaRue= | ||
| + | [[Image:Compy Some Kinda Robot.PNG|thumb|Roll that beautiful email footage!]] | ||
| + | <div class="boilerplate metadata toccolours" style="margin: 1em; border-style: hidden; background: #fff;"> | ||
| + | {| style="padding: 1em; background: Beige;" | ||
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| + | |style="padding-right: 10px;" | [[File:qod 2 - strong bad.PNG|24px|Stro Bro]] | ||
| + | | "Abdi is real! An early fan I actually had to ask to specifically email me because nobody knew I had an email address yet!" | ||
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| + | |colspan=2 style="text-align:right" | '''{{--}} [[Strong Bad]]''', {{postref|1250876792174514176|16|Apr|2020}} | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| + | In 2001, '''Abdi LaRue''' made [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] history as the first of hundreds to have an email personally answered by [[Strong Bad]]. Future [[Strong Bad Email]]s would make brief tribute to this unknown figure. | ||
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| + | {{clear}} | ||
| + | =Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe= | ||
| + | [[Image:Strong Badia Bubs' Stand.PNG|thumb|Is Bubs' right? Or is it left?]] | ||
| + | <div class="boilerplate metadata toccolours" style="margin: 1em; border-style: hidden; background: #fff;"> | ||
| + | {| style="padding: 1em; background: Ivory;" | ||
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| + | |rowspan=2 style="padding-right: 10px;" | [[File:qod 3 - strong sad.PNG|36px|I probably could...]] | ||
| + | | "We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us." | ||
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| + | |style="text-align:right" | '''{{--}} [[Strong Sad]]''', [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]] <small>(2008)</small> | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | </div> | ||
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| + | '''Inconsistencies''' large and small occur throughout the toons portraying the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. The [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work is primarily created independently by [[The Brothers Chaps]], without use of a dedicated style guide or {{w|Script supervisor|continuity supervisor}}, allowing for discrepancies to accumulate over [[Timeline of Homestar Runner|the 20-plus years of production]]. | ||
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| + | Furthermore, Homestar Runner relies heavily on whimsical, surreal, and absurd humor. Much like comedic inspirations ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' or ''[[The Three Stooges]]'', toons are largely independent of one another; though some elements remain as constants, various minor facets of settings or characterization may be changed or ignored to better tell a joke or set a scene. Because Homestar Runner is not narrative-driven, complete consistency and total continuity are not goals and very minor inconsistencies are common between cartoons. The site's [[FAQ]] recommends that fans remember "[[TVTropes:Main/MST3KMantra|it's just a cartoon and you probably shouldn't worry about it]]." | ||
Current revision as of 06:25, 1 July 2025
What if we had quote boxes? Like at the top, or floating left/right Wikipedia-style... Ob'm know. I've added a lot to the tops of articles and sections (Oscar Wilde-style) and it might be nice to (a) standardize w/ a template (b) do something a little snazzier than blockquotes. Some rough style explorations made by editing notices:
[edit] Shark-Tooth Bubs
Shark-Tooth Bubs is a plush doll prototype of Bubs that sharply deviates from his character design. Rather than two mismatched eyes, one black and one blue with a white ring, he has two black eyes and a large protruding white-ringed horn; his teeth are pointed and shark-like rather than rectangular.
The plush toy was created by a company in Hong Kong, during the pre-production of the Kick The Cheat dolls. To demonstrate their ability to adapt The Cheat to three dimensions, the toy company produced sample plush dolls of Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Marzipan, and Bubs (the first two of which have also been shown). Though the first three were created largely on-model, the manufacturer "misinterpreted pretty much everything" about Bubs's odd design, resulting in the inclusion of fangs and a horn.
[edit] Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs
[edit] Appearances
- All Halloween Teasers — The teasers feature messages hidden behind the silhouettes of the characters, visible upon attempting to view the Halloween costumes with a Flash decompiler (presuming that they are obscured versions of the full image).
- Email different town — Marzipan has a secondary hairdo when decompiled.
- Email myths & legends — When the ancient fence drawings are viewed outside the border, the words "by strong bab age 5" can be found.
[edit] Abdi LaRue
In 2001, Abdi LaRue made Homestar Runner history as the first of hundreds to have an email personally answered by Strong Bad. Future Strong Bad Emails would make brief tribute to this unknown figure.
[edit] Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe
Inconsistencies large and small occur throughout the toons portraying the Homestar Runner universe. The Homestar Runner body of work is primarily created independently by The Brothers Chaps, without use of a dedicated style guide or continuity supervisor, allowing for discrepancies to accumulate over the 20-plus years of production.
Furthermore, Homestar Runner relies heavily on whimsical, surreal, and absurd humor. Much like comedic inspirations Looney Tunes or The Three Stooges, toons are largely independent of one another; though some elements remain as constants, various minor facets of settings or characterization may be changed or ignored to better tell a joke or set a scene. Because Homestar Runner is not narrative-driven, complete consistency and total continuity are not goals and very minor inconsistencies are common between cartoons. The site's FAQ recommends that fans remember "it's just a cartoon and you probably shouldn't worry about it."
