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'''Icon:''' Palm tree with sun
'''Icon:''' Palm tree with sun
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'''Page title:''' "Homestar Runner"
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'''Page Title:''' Don't forget your zinc!
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'''Earlier Page Title:''' "The official webpage of America's favorite cartoon. Ever." [http://web.archive.org/web/20001015190437/http://www.homestarrunner.com/main3.html ]
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'''Earlier Earlier Page Title:''' The official webpage of America's favorite cartoon. Ever.<!--[http://web.archive.org/web/20001015190437/http://www.homestarrunner.com/main3.html ]-->
==Button Effects==
==Button Effects==
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*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' - A boat goes by and sounds its horn.  
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*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' {{--}} A boat goes by and sounds its horn.  
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*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' - A white whale appears with harpoons in its back.  
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*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' {{--}} A white whale with harpoons in its back emerges from the water, sprays from its blowhole, and sinks back in.  
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*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' - A monkey drops from the tree and throws a coconut into the water.  
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*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' {{--}} A monkey hangs upside-down from the tree, makes "ooh ooh ah ah" noises, and throws a coconut into the water.  
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*'''[[Downloads]]''' - Homestar has [[Cool Shades|shades]].  
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*'''[[Downloads]]''' {{--}} [[Cool Shades|Shades]] appear on Homestar's face.  
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*'''[[Store]]''' - A plane flies by bearing the message "Wear a bikini!!"  
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*'''[[Store]]''' {{--}} A plane flies by with a banner bearing the message "Wear a bikini!!"  
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*'''[[Email]]''' - A monkey drops from the tree and throws a coconut at Homestar.
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*'''[[Email|E-mail]]''' {{--}} A monkey hangs upside-down from the tree, makes "ooh ooh ah ah" noises, throws a coconut at Homestar, and hits his head with a "konk" noise.
==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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*This and [[Main Page 2]] are the only two main pages to have just "Homestar Runner" as the page title.
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*Until the [[post-Flash site update]], this and [[Main Page 2]] were the only two main pages to have just "Homestar Runner" as the [[page title]].
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===Remarks===
===Remarks===
*When Homestar wears the sunglasses, both of his eyes are behind one lens.
*When Homestar wears the sunglasses, both of his eyes are behind one lens.
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===Glitches===
===Glitches===
*On "Toons", the boat pauses for a moment just before its horn toots. This is due to the sound being loaded, which probably is of a large file size.
*On "Toons", the boat pauses for a moment just before its horn toots. This is due to the sound being loaded, which probably is of a large file size.
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*On "Characters," the splash sound effect plays just before the coconut hits the water.
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*On "Characters", the splash sound effect plays just before the coconut hits the water.
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*When the user scrolls over "email", after the monkey rises back into the tree, he remains partially visible behind the branches.
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*The monkey that descends in the "E-mail" effect is partially visible behind the branches of the tree. This is not the case for "Characters".
===Inside References===
===Inside References===
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*The "[[Wear a Bikini!]]" sign is a question in the [[Homestar Quiz]] game.
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*The white whale is [[Blood|bleeding]].
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===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
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*The white whale is almost certainly a reference to [[Moby Dick]].
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*The white whale is likely a reference to [[Moby Dick]].
===Fast Forward===
===Fast Forward===
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*The Toons, Games, and Store effects are all referenced in [[island]], though they don't use the same effects as when Homestar says them here.
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*"[[Wear a Bikini!]]" would later be used many other times on the site.
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*The Toons, Games, and Store effects are all referenced in [[island]], though on the Store effect, Homestar says "Email" instead.
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*In [[Front Facing]], one of the Easter eggs is Front Facing Homestar attacking this page as a ship.
==External links==
==External links==
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*[[HR:main3.html|go to Main Page 3]]
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*[[HR:main3.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 3]]
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[[Category: Main Pages]]
[[Category: Main Pages]]

Current revision as of 18:29, 3 August 2024

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Call me Ishmael.

Homestar Runner is at the beach.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner

Places: The Beach

Icon: Palm tree with sun

Page Title: Don't forget your zinc!

Earlier Page Title: Homestar Runner

Earlier Earlier Page Title: The official webpage of America's favorite cartoon. Ever.

Contents

[edit] Button Effects

  • Toons — A boat goes by and sounds its horn.
  • Games — A white whale with harpoons in its back emerges from the water, sprays from its blowhole, and sinks back in.
  • Characters — A monkey hangs upside-down from the tree, makes "ooh ooh ah ah" noises, and throws a coconut into the water.
  • DownloadsShades appear on Homestar's face.
  • Store — A plane flies by with a banner bearing the message "Wear a bikini!!"
  • E-mail — A monkey hangs upside-down from the tree, makes "ooh ooh ah ah" noises, throws a coconut at Homestar, and hits his head with a "konk" noise.

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Remarks

  • When Homestar wears the sunglasses, both of his eyes are behind one lens.

[edit] Glitches

  • On "Toons", the boat pauses for a moment just before its horn toots. This is due to the sound being loaded, which probably is of a large file size.
  • On "Characters", the splash sound effect plays just before the coconut hits the water.
  • The monkey that descends in the "E-mail" effect is partially visible behind the branches of the tree. This is not the case for "Characters".

[edit] Inside References

[edit] Real-World References

  • The white whale is likely a reference to Moby Dick.

[edit] Fast Forward

  • "Wear a Bikini!" would later be used many other times on the site.
  • The Toons, Games, and Store effects are all referenced in island, though on the Store effect, Homestar says "Email" instead.
  • In Front Facing, one of the Easter eggs is Front Facing Homestar attacking this page as a ship.

[edit] External links

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