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'''[[Wikipedia:1987|1987]]''' is a year that is often referred to in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. Its significance to [[The Brothers Chaps]] is unknown, however two events have been mentioned by them as taking place. In the [[monster truck#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] for [[monster truck]] it was revealed that in 1987 [[Donnie Chapman]] dressed as [[Wikipedia:Vince Neil|Vince Neil]] of [[Wikipedia:Mötley Crüe|Mötley Crüe]] and [[Matt Chapman]] dressed as [[Wikipedia:Evel Knievel|Evel Knievel]] for Halloween. At [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward 2006 Seattle]], Mike mentioned that Matt won an award at a media festival for stop-motion clay animation when he was in the seventh grade in 1987.
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The year '''{{w|1987}}''' is the most-referenced year from the '80s in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner universe]].
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The [[monster truck#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] for [[monster truck]] discusses [[Halloween]] 1987, when [[Donnie Chapman]] dressed as {{w|Vince Neil}} of [[Mötley Crüe]] (photographs of which would be used to depict [[Limozeen]]) and [[Matt Chapman]] dressed as {{w|Evel Knievel}}. At [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward 2006 Seattle]], [[Mike]] mentioned that Matt won an award at a media festival for [[stop motion]] clay animation when he was in the seventh grade in 1987.
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*Email [[2 years]] — The year [[Strong Bad]] used to hang out with his main man Van Mundegaarde
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*[[Sketchbook (museum)]] {{--}} The caption claims that [[ice cream]] treats fashioned after [[Homestar Runner]], [[Pom Pom]], and [[Strong Bad]]'s [[ice cream]] incarnations "were {{w|Big in Japan (phrase)|HUGE in Japan}} the summer of '87."
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*Email [[no loafing]] — The year productivity was down in [[Strong Badia]]
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*Email [[2 years]] {{--}} Van Mundegaarde has been Strong Bad's "main man" since 1987. An autographed portrait of Strong Bad exhorts Van Mundegaarde to "Keep Rocking it 1987-[[style]]".
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*[[Awexome Cross]] — The year the game is copyrighted
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*Email [[no loafing]] {{--}} Amidst 1987's "something-eight percent" productivity decrease, the [[No Loafing Sign]] was put up.
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*[[Museum]] — The year [[Ice Cream|Homestar Ice Cream]] was big in Japan
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*[[Awexome Cross]] {{--}} The game is copyrighted 1987, despite bearing "98" in its title.
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*[[TrogdorCon '97]] — The year Strong Bad last checked that anime was called Japanimation
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*[[Trogdor Con '97]] {{--}} Strong Bad refers to [[anime]] as "Japanimation", admitting he has not checked the proper terminology for Japanese animation since 1987.
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]] — The year that [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mindy|Mindy]] presumably ceased to be Chief Cheerleader
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*[[Peasant's Quest Animatic]] {{--}} The [[Peasant's Quest]] credits page dates it to 1987.
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*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]] {{--}} [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Mindy|Mindy]] was Chief Cheerleader from [[1984]] through 1987.
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*[[One Two, One Two]] ([[One Two, One Two#Commentary Transcript|DVD Commentary]]) {{--}} [[The Brothers Chaps]] imagine that the song Strong Bad sings may have originally been sung by "a very independent lady" in 1987.
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*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] {{--}} The [[cassette tape]] that holds the messages is labeled "{{w|farm aid}} '87".
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Current revision as of 19:03, 5 November 2024

"Keep rocking it."

The year 1987 is the most-referenced year from the '80s in the Homestar Runner universe.

The DVD commentary for monster truck discusses Halloween 1987, when Donnie Chapman dressed as Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe (photographs of which would be used to depict Limozeen) and Matt Chapman dressed as Evel Knievel. At Flashforward 2006 Seattle, Mike mentioned that Matt won an award at a media festival for stop motion clay animation when he was in the seventh grade in 1987.

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