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[[Image:Total journalist.PNG|thumb|Strong Bad: Total Journalist]] | [[Image:Total journalist.PNG|thumb|Strong Bad: Total Journalist]] | ||
| - | '''Total''' is | + | The word '''Total''' is often used to add emphasis to words or concepts in [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]. This is typically done in a manner similar to the adverb "totally", though rarely in a grammatically correct manner. [[Strong Bad]] in particular emphasizes things by describing them as "total". |
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| - | *All [[Strong Badman]] comics are | + | *All [[Strong Badman]] comics are entitled "The Total Adventures of Strong Badman". |
| - | *[[ | + | *[[Strong Bad Talker]] {{--}} One of the words in the talker is "total". Also, originally the code in order to unlock the [[Strong Bad Main Page]] was "Homestar is nothing but a total loser". |
| - | *Email [[trevor the vampire]] | + | *[[Main Page 11]] {{--}} The Download button effect cuts to Strong Bad announcing that "Today's forecast is total [[crap]]!" |
| - | *Email [[stand-up]] | + | *Email [[trevor the vampire]] {{--}} Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Email Intros|opens the email]] with "I'm totally checking my email. Total, man." |
| - | *Email [[CGNU]] | + | *Email [[stand-up]] {{--}} The [[The VCR#The Older VCR|VCR]] is labeled "VHS TOTALTRONICS". |
| - | *Email [[lures & jigs]] | + | *Email [[CGNU]] {{--}} One of the degrees offered at [[Crazy Go Nuts University]] is "Total [[Spaceship]] Guy". |
| - | * | + | *Email [[superhero name]] {{--}} Strong Badman's death ray plan is captioned "TOTAL DEATH RAY". |
| - | *Email [[the bet]] | + | *[[The Interview]] {{--}} The door outside the [[smoky office]] reads "Strong Bad: Total Journalist". |
| - | *[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] | + | *Email [[lures & jigs]] {{--}} [[Fishing Challenge '91]] is made by [[Minor Companies|Totalsoft Electronicals LLC,,.]] |
| - | *Email [[secret recipes]] | + | *[[Strong Bad's Website]] {{--}} The [[page title]] is "Total Grodal". |
| - | *[[Commandos in the Classroom]] | + | *Email [[autobiography]] {{--}} One of the words on the cover of [[Words I Probably Said]] is "total". |
| - | *Email [[alternate universe]] | + | *Email [[the bet]] {{--}} After Strong Bad confirms either outcome of the bet, [[Homestar Runner]] replies, "That's the deal, man. The total deal." |
| - | *Email [[keep cool]] | + | *Email [[different town]] {{--}} [[Coach Z]]'s "cool jacket" reads "Totally [[style]]!" |
| - | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] | + | *[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] {{--}} When [[Blue Laser Commander]] orders his men to "crush the [[Cheat Commandos]]!", the screen in the background reads "OPERATION: DON'T CRUSH OURSELVES T-MINUS: TOTAL". |
| + | *Email [[secret recipes]] {{--}} Strong Bad states that his family comes from [[Made-Up Places|Bumdumbourge]], which is near Totalslava. | ||
| + | *[[Commandos in the Classroom]] {{--}} When asked if [[Fightgar]] should be shot, a [[Blue Laser minion]] replies, "Abso-total-lutely!" | ||
| + | *Email [[alternate universe]] {{--}} One of the ingredients Homestar uses to make a real fruit smoothie is a jar of "[[Total Load]]". | ||
| + | **This product shows up again in [[Homestar Ruiner]] and Strong Bad uses the phrase in [[Loading Screens]]. | ||
| + | *Email [[keep cool]] {{--}} Homestar describes the huge displacement of water created by [[Strong Mad]] as a "total wave". | ||
| + | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] {{--}} When pretending to be an automated phone robot, Strong Bad asks [[Marzipan]] to "press or say 'total yes'". | ||
| + | *The [[Strong Badman]] T-shirt reads "The Total Adventures of Strong Badman". | ||
| + | *[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Sad's film camera is called the "Totalmatic SuddenShot". | ||
| + | *[[Loading Screens]] {{--}} Strong Bad says "total load". The toon ends with "totally loaded." | ||
| + | *[[Later That Night... Teaser]] {{--}} [[Halloween Teasers#The Hidden Images|Decompiling]] the [[Flash]] file reveals the message "total [[cop-out]]" underneath the silhouettes. | ||
| + | *[[Disk 4 of 12 - FriendlyWare]] {{--}} Strong Bad edits the graphics of the Sea Battle game to name his battleship the "S.S. Totalbelow". | ||
| + | *[[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] {{--}} [[Gremlin|Dangecaresque]] is equipped with a Totaltronics Symptom-7 No-Fi radio. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | *[[Total Load]] | ||
| + | *[[Seriously]] | ||
[[Category:Word running gags]] | [[Category:Word running gags]] | ||
Current revision as of 18:40, 28 February 2024
The word Total is often used to add emphasis to words or concepts in Homestar Runner. This is typically done in a manner similar to the adverb "totally", though rarely in a grammatically correct manner. Strong Bad in particular emphasizes things by describing them as "total".
[edit] Appearances
- All Strong Badman comics are entitled "The Total Adventures of Strong Badman".
- Strong Bad Talker — One of the words in the talker is "total". Also, originally the code in order to unlock the Strong Bad Main Page was "Homestar is nothing but a total loser".
- Main Page 11 — The Download button effect cuts to Strong Bad announcing that "Today's forecast is total crap!"
- Email trevor the vampire — Strong Bad opens the email with "I'm totally checking my email. Total, man."
- Email stand-up — The VCR is labeled "VHS TOTALTRONICS".
- Email CGNU — One of the degrees offered at Crazy Go Nuts University is "Total Spaceship Guy".
- Email superhero name — Strong Badman's death ray plan is captioned "TOTAL DEATH RAY".
- The Interview — The door outside the smoky office reads "Strong Bad: Total Journalist".
- Email lures & jigs — Fishing Challenge '91 is made by Totalsoft Electronicals LLC,,.
- Strong Bad's Website — The page title is "Total Grodal".
- Email autobiography — One of the words on the cover of Words I Probably Said is "total".
- Email the bet — After Strong Bad confirms either outcome of the bet, Homestar Runner replies, "That's the deal, man. The total deal."
- Email different town — Coach Z's "cool jacket" reads "Totally style!"
- Cheat Commandos — When Blue Laser Commander orders his men to "crush the Cheat Commandos!", the screen in the background reads "OPERATION: DON'T CRUSH OURSELVES T-MINUS: TOTAL".
- Email secret recipes — Strong Bad states that his family comes from Bumdumbourge, which is near Totalslava.
- Commandos in the Classroom — When asked if Fightgar should be shot, a Blue Laser minion replies, "Abso-total-lutely!"
- Email alternate universe — One of the ingredients Homestar uses to make a real fruit smoothie is a jar of "Total Load".
- This product shows up again in Homestar Ruiner and Strong Bad uses the phrase in Loading Screens.
- Email keep cool — Homestar describes the huge displacement of water created by Strong Mad as a "total wave".
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2 — When pretending to be an automated phone robot, Strong Bad asks Marzipan to "press or say 'total yes'".
- The Strong Badman T-shirt reads "The Total Adventures of Strong Badman".
- Baddest of the Bands — Strong Sad's film camera is called the "Totalmatic SuddenShot".
- Loading Screens — Strong Bad says "total load". The toon ends with "totally loaded."
- Later That Night... Teaser — Decompiling the Flash file reveals the message "total cop-out" underneath the silhouettes.
- Disk 4 of 12 - FriendlyWare — Strong Bad edits the graphics of the Sea Battle game to name his battleship the "S.S. Totalbelow".
- Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom — Dangecaresque is equipped with a Totaltronics Symptom-7 No-Fi radio.
