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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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* Comments:
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* The current quotes have been added for comparison. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:57, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
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* If we turn this into a template, the image sizes are inconsistent: Matt's image is 60px, SB's is 24px, and SS's is 36px.  I thought {{t|qotwheads}} could be of use but that's for [[Quote of the Week Character Heads|a completely different context]].
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** Ah, the template I was looking for was {{t|head}} but that can't be used either.  That said, I've made both head images 35px to see what they look like. --[[User:Stux|Stux]]
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* I've added earlier samples for comparison. --[[User:Stux|Stux]]
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* Regardless of the format we choose, I think creating a template that allows consistent quote formatting would be a good thing(TM).
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** That said, there are several questions that should be answered:
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** How do we handle quotes with multiple speakers? {{t|canonquote}} has at least one example.
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** This leads to a design decision that I think needs to be done early on: do we include the name of the speaker (as with the current "transcript" style format) or not?  In the transcript style, the speaker name is ''not'' a template parameter, it must be added by hand, but that allows us to link to the speaker however we want.  Otherwise, the speaker would most likely be a template parameter, but that breaks down if we have multiple speakers.
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** Do we have more examples of non-standard quotes that we can reference? --[[User:Stux|Stux]]
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Would certainly be open to moving this to the HRWiki:Project space if it's something that other editors think is worth pursuing beyond my fiddlin' around. My thought process was to identify a very basic layout {{--}} i.e. what color/outline is the box, do we ''italicize'' or "enclose in quotes" or both or neither {{--}} and do basic problem solving to make sure it can work alongside a right-floating image thumb rather than solve for every case. I was mainly referencing how {{w|Template:Quote box}} on WP is used (i.e. for a phrase shared by only one speaker) to avoid getting caught up in how to deal with more complicated scenarios. As far as non-standard quote examples, some articles to look at include [[Batman]],  [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]], and the UMFM snippets on most [[main character]] pages. --{{User:Bleu Ninja/sig}} 20:45, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
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=What are you supposed to be?=
 
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[[Image:StrongBad Ozone.PNG|thumb|150px|"No, I'm Carmen freakin' Mir—no, wait. I'm Ozone. From ''Breakin'''."]]
 
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During [[Halloween]], the [[Characters#Main characters|characters]] dress up in [[Halloween Costumes|costumes]], in which they often go [[Wikipedia:Trick or Treating|trick or treating]]. Many of these costumes are icons or celebrities from the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, leaving most of the other characters unable to identify '''who a particular character is supposed to be dressed as'''.
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=[[Shark-Tooth Bubs]]=
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[[Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|thumb|"I'm going to go throw up at your house!"]]
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''From [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|"A Date with Homestar Runner" at New York University, 2005]]:''
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<blockquote>'''[[MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' 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! And then... Bubs they just completely misinterpreted.</blockquote>
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'''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.
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=Shark-Tooth Bubs=
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[[Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|thumb|"I'm going to go throw up at your house!"]]
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|style="padding-right: 10px;" |  [[File:Matt closeup.png|60px|MATT!]]
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| ''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>
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'''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.
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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.
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= [[Easter egg]] =
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==Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs==
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''From [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|a 2007 talk at the Georgia Tech library]]:''
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<blockquote>'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' 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."''</blockquote>
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=== Appearances ===
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[[Image:By strong bab age 5.PNG|thumb|Who actually made all those fence drawings...]]
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*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).
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*Email [[different town]] {{--}} Marzipan has a secondary hairdo when decompiled.
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*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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==Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs==
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<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."
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<div style="text-align:right">{{--}} [[Matt Chapman]] <small>([[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|"Homestar Runner comes to the GT Library!"]], 2007)</small></div>
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=== Appearances ===
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[[Image:By strong bab age 5.PNG|thumb|Who actually made all those fence drawings...]]
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*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).
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*Email [[different town]] {{--}} Marzipan has a secondary hairdo when decompiled.
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*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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=[[Abdi LaRue]]=
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[[Image:Compy Some Kinda Robot.PNG|thumb|Roll that beautiful email footage!]]
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''From a [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet from [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2020#1250876792174514176|16 April 2020]]:''
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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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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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=Abdi LaRue=
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[[Image:Compy Some Kinda Robot.PNG|thumb|Roll that beautiful email footage!]]
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|style="padding-right: 10px;" |  [[File:qod 2 - strong bad.PNG|35px|Stro Bro]]
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| "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}}
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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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This is put quite frankly by [[The King of Town]] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], in which he says, "I wish you'd dress up as something I could recognize! Pop culture... mumble grumble!"
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=Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe=
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[[Image:Strong Badia Bubs' Stand.PNG|thumb|Is Bubs' right? Or is it left?]]
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*The last [[:Image:Sketchbook Thirteen.PNG|image]] offered ten dollars to anyone who can identify all of the costumes. They have all since been identified.
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=======How small can you make titles?=======
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Hmm...[[User:NighttimeDriver50000|-NighttimeDriver50000]] 21:28, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
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===[[Homestarloween Party]]===
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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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*[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] thought [[Strong Bad]] was the [[Wikipedia:Chiquita Brands International|Chiquita Banana]] Lady, when Strong Bad was really [[Wikipedia:Carmen Miranda|Carmen Miranda]] (although the Chiquita Banana Lady's appearance was intentionally based on Miranda's).
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===[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]=== 
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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]]."
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*Homestar thought Strong Bad was the [[Wikipedia:The Spanish Inquisition (Monty Python)|Spanish Inquisition]], and it is implied he thought Strong Bad was [[Wikipedia:Cab Calloway|Cab Calloway]] and Strong Bad Wearing a Yellow Turtleneck, when Strong Bad was really [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]].
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===[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]===
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*[[Marzipan]] doesn't know [[The King of Town]] is [[Mario]] from the long-running, well-known [[Wikipedia:Mario (series)|video game series]] by [[Nintendo]]. This could be because Marzipan insists she doesn't play video games, as said in the same toon.
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*Strong Bad, who was in a Homestar Runner costume, said he thought [[The Goblin]] (in a Strong Bad costume) was the [[Wikipedia:The Green Hornet|Green Hornet]].  Strong Bad then thought The Goblin was a [[Witches' Brew]], while he was actually [[Bees|The Bee]].
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*Homestar thought [[The Cheat]] was [[Witches' Brew]] when The Cheat was [[Wikipedia:Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids#Characters|Russell]].
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*Homestar thought Strong Bad was [[Wikipedia:El DeBarge|El Debarge]], [[Bubs]] thought he was [[Wikipedia:Gloria Estefan|Miami Sound Machine]], [[Coach Z]] thought he was [[Wikipedia:Sananda Maitreya|Terence Trent D'Arby]], and he himself almost said he was Carmen Miranda again, while he was actually Ozone from ''[[Wikipedia:Breakin'|Breakin']]''.
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:'''''Comment:''' these are earlier samples from the page's history''
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*Homestar thought Coach Z was [[Wikipedia:Wesley Snipes|Wesley Snakes]], when in fact he was [[Wikipedia:Kool Moe Dee|Kool Moe Dee]] from The [[Wikipedia:Treacherous Three|Treacherous Three]].
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*Homestar couldn't identify what Bubs's costume was, calling it a "dirty man outfit", when Bubs was dressed as [[Wikipedia:Mel Sharples|Mel Sharples]], the owner of Mel's Diner in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore|Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]'' and the TV show it spawned, ''[[Wikipedia:Alice (TV series)|Alice]]''. [[Wikipedia:Vic Tayback|Vic Tayback]] played the role.
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*Strong Bad asked Bubs, "So, Bubs, your approach this year was to ensure that absolutely no one recognized your costume?" Bubs was dressed as One of the 3 Most Important People in the World, from [[Wikipedia:Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure|''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'']].
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*Homestar was confused about his own costume.  He thought he was some sort of a golf cart. He was actually Carl Spackler from [[Wikipedia:Caddyshack|''Caddyshack'']]. 
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*Homestar thought The Cheat was a pile of leaves.  The Cheat was actually Sigmund, from [[Wikipedia:Sigmund and the Sea Monsters|''Sigmund and the Sea Monsters'']].
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*Coach Z thought Pom Pom was [[Wikipedia:Big Boi|Big Boi]] from [[Wikipedia:OutKast|OutKast]]. Pom Pom was actually ''Big Boy'', the mascot for the restaurant chain [[Wikipedia:Bob's Big Boy|"Bob's Big Boy"]].
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<blockquote>''There's no— there's no style guide, or continuity— we don't have a continuity person working on set.''
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*Homestar, seeing Strong Sad's [[Wikipedia:Devo|Devo]] member costume, comments on it, saying, "Nice fire hydrant costume."
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:&mdash; [[Matt Chapman]], [[geddup noise]] commentary</blockquote>
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*Homestar thought Strong Bad was [[Wikipedia:Blanche Devereaux|Blanche]] from [[Wikipedia:The Golden Girls|The Golden Girls]].  Bubs thought he was [[Wikipedia:Phyllis Diller|Phyllis Diller]].  Coach Z thought he was supposed to be his hot mom.  The King of Town couldn't recognize his costume at all.  Strong Bad was dressed as Jambi the genie, from ''[[Wikipedia:Pee-wee's Playhouse|Pee-Wee's Playhouse]]''.
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*Homestar also thought Bubs was [[Wikipedia:Lando Calrissian|Lando Calrissian]]. He was actually the master of disaster, Apollo Creed from ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky II|Rocky II]]''.
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*Strong Bad thought Pom Pom's costume, which was of Walter Sobchak from ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'', was of "every guy at a truck stop."
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<blockquote>''We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.''
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*Homestar asked Strong Bad to guess who he is supposed to be, to which Strong Bad answers successfully with very little effort.
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:&mdash; [[Strong Sad]], [[Page Load Error]]</blockquote>
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*Homestar remarked to Marzipan that he likes her "I have a caterpillar crawling across my forehead" costume.  Marzipan was dressed up as [[wikipedia:Frida Kahlo|Frida Kahlo]].
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<blockquote>''There's no style guide. We don't have a continuity person working on set.''</blockquote>
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*When Homestar sees Strong Bad's [[wikipedia:Father Guido Sarducci|Father Guido Sarducci]] costume, he thinks it is an evil [[wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] costume. Incidentally, Strong Bad ''did'' dress up as Carmen Sandiego [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats|five years earlier]].
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:{{--}} [[Matt Chapman]], [[geddup noise]] commentary
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*Strong Bad teases Strong Sad asking him if his costume was Strong Sad at his 20-year high school reunion. Strong Sad was actually [[wikipedia:Tony Clifton|Tony Clifton]].
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<blockquote>''We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.''</blockquote>
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* The Homestar ornament thinks the Strong Bad ornament is dressed up as a [[Wikipedia:Rhinestone Cowboy|rhinestone cowboy]]. However, it isn't even Halloween.
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:{{--}} [[Strong Sad]], [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]]
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*Homestar mistakes Bubs for Schnieder from ''[[Wikipedia:One Day at a Time|One Day at a Time]],'' The King of Town mistakes him for Monroe from ''[[Wikipedia:Too Close for Comfort|Too Close for Comfort]],'' and Marzipan can't figure out his costume at all.  Bubs was really Ross from ''[[Wikipedia:You Can't Do That on Television|You Can't Do That on Television]].''
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:'''''Comment:''' here's the flag day quote with two speakers and multiple lines (from {{t|canonquote}})''
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*Homestar mistakes The King of Town for a melted [[Wikipedia:Don King|Don King]]. The King was actually [[Wikipedia:Al Sharpton|Al Sharpton]].
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===[[Fan Costumes '07]]===
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''From the [[flag day]] [[flag day#Commentary Transcript|commentary]]:'' <blockquote>'''[[MIKE CHAPMAN]]: '''We're not very consistent with our scale.<br/>'''[[MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' Yeah... We should make a style guide.<br/>'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' ''You'' can make a style guide.<br/>'''MATT CHAPMAN:''' Yeah, ''you'' make one, more like.
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*Homestar thinks one of the photos is a picture of Marzipan, when it is actually of someone dressed as [[The Yello Dello]].
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*In an Easter egg, Homestar thinks Strong Bad (dressed as his "il Cartographer" wrestling persona) is dressed up as Rudy from ''[[Bill Cosby|Fat Albert]]''.
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:'''''Comment:''' might as well go for broke and include all the other quotes from {{t|canonquote}})''
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''From the [[geddup noise]] [[geddup noise#Commentary Transcript|commentary]]:'' <blockquote>'''[[MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' There's no style guide. We don't have a continuity person working on set.</blockquote>
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''From a {{postref|ID=1200983950707101696|day=30|month=Nov|year=2019}}:'' <blockquote>'''[[STRONG BAD]]:''' If you’re watching/playing my stuff for the canon, you might be doing it wrong.</blockquote>
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===[[Most in the Graveyard]]===
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''From [[Sbemail 200 Fakeout]]:'' <blockquote>'''[[STRONG SAD]]:''' We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.</blockquote>
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*Homestar confuses his own costume for [[Wikipedia:Carrot Top|Carrot Top]], then turns around and [[Homestar Runner and Homestar Runner's relationship|"corrects" himself]] as being [[Wikipedia:Crocodile Dundee|Crocodile Dundee]]. He was actually [[Wikipedia:Yahoo Serious|Yahoo Serious]][[Seriously|(ly)]].
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*Homestar confuses Strong Sad's [[Wikipedia:Sam Kinison|Sam Kinison]] costume for one of Ma Fratelli from ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies|The Goonies]]''.
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''From the [[FAQ]]:'' <blockquote>'''Q:''' I noticed a mistake or inconsistency in one of your cartoons!! AHHH!<br/>'''A:''' It was either done on purpose or it's just a cartoon and you probably shouldn't worry about it.</blockquote>
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''From a {{postref|ID=1160753651637465088|day=11|month=Aug|year=2019}}:'' <blockquote>'''[[STRONG BAD]]:''' The more ye searcheth for canon in mine universe, the less canon ye shall findeth.</blockquote>
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*Speaking very quickly, Homestar identifies Pom Pom as "the underwater orange juice man" (he's a Pooka from ''[[wikipedia:Dig Dug|Dig Dug]]''), Strong Bad as the [[Wikipedia:Scarecrow and Mrs. King|Scarecrow and Mrs. King]] (he's the [[wikipedia:Recurring_characters_in_The_Legend_of_Zelda_series#Skull_Kid|Skull Kid]] from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: Majora's Mask''), The Cheat as "the [[wikipedia:Thorax|thorax]]" (he's actually [[wikipedia:The Lorax|The '''L'''orax]]), asks Coach Z if he stole [[Disney|Mickey Mouse]]'s pants (he's [[wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]]), and claims Marzipan is "off-duty [[McDonald's|Ronald McDonald]]" (she's Lola from ''[[wikipedia:Run Lola Run|Run Lola Run]]'').
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[[File:Ween 09 Teaser.png|thumb|"I really like your covered all in black ink costumes."]]
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[[Image:Strong Badia Bubs' Stand.PNG|thumb|Is Bubs' right? Or is it left?]]
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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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*'''Debut''': [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] &mdash; "Hey, Strong Bad, I really like your costume. The Spanish Inquisition? That's great."
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*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] &mdash; "Hey, Strong Bad, I really like your rhinestone cowboy costume."
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*[[Most in the Graveyard]] &mdash; "Hey, Homestar, I really like your Carrot Top costume."
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*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre Teaser]] &mdash; "Hey, everybody, I really like your covered all in black ink costumes. Kinda stole my idea, though. Don't you think?"
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== See also ==
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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]]."
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Current revision as of 20:45, 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:

  • Comments:
  • The current quotes have been added for comparison. --Stux 19:57, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
  • If we turn this into a template, the image sizes are inconsistent: Matt's image is 60px, SB's is 24px, and SS's is 36px. I thought {{qotwheads}} could be of use but that's for a completely different context.
    • Ah, the template I was looking for was {{head}} but that can't be used either. That said, I've made both head images 35px to see what they look like. --Stux
  • I've added earlier samples for comparison. --Stux
  • Regardless of the format we choose, I think creating a template that allows consistent quote formatting would be a good thing(TM).
    • That said, there are several questions that should be answered:
    • How do we handle quotes with multiple speakers? {{canonquote}} has at least one example.
    • This leads to a design decision that I think needs to be done early on: do we include the name of the speaker (as with the current "transcript" style format) or not? In the transcript style, the speaker name is not a template parameter, it must be added by hand, but that allows us to link to the speaker however we want. Otherwise, the speaker would most likely be a template parameter, but that breaks down if we have multiple speakers.
    • Do we have more examples of non-standard quotes that we can reference? --Stux

Would certainly be open to moving this to the HRWiki:Project space if it's something that other editors think is worth pursuing beyond my fiddlin' around. My thought process was to identify a very basic layout — i.e. what color/outline is the box, do we italicize or "enclose in quotes" or both or neither — and do basic problem solving to make sure it can work alongside a right-floating image thumb rather than solve for every case. I was mainly referencing how Template:Quote box on WP is used (i.e. for a phrase shared by only one speaker) to avoid getting caught up in how to deal with more complicated scenarios. As far as non-standard quote examples, some articles to look at include Batman, How do you type with boxing gloves on?, and the UMFM snippets on most main character pages. -- Bleu Ninja 20:45, 1 July 2025 (UTC)


[edit] Shark-Tooth Bubs

"I'm going to go throw up at your house!"

From "A Date with Homestar Runner" at New York University, 2005:

MATT CHAPMAN: 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! And then... Bubs they just completely misinterpreted.

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.

[edit] Shark-Tooth Bubs

"I'm going to go throw up at your house!"
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.
— Matt Chapman
"A Date with Homestar Runner", New York University, 2005

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] Easter egg

[edit] Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs

From a 2007 talk at the Georgia Tech library:

MATT CHAPMAN: 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. 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."

[edit] Appearances

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.

[edit] Decompiled Flash Easter Eggs

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. 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."

[edit] Appearances

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.

[edit] Abdi LaRue

Roll that beautiful email footage!

From a @StrongBadActual Tweet from 16 April 2020:

Abdi is real! An early fan I actually had to ask to specifically email me because nobody knew I had an email address yet!

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] Abdi LaRue

Roll that beautiful email footage!
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!"
— Strong Bad, @StrongBadActual tweet (16 Apr 2020)

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

Comment: this one uses {{canonquote}} under the hood!
Is Bubs' right? Or is it left?
From the geddup noise commentary:
MATT CHAPMAN: There's no style guide. We don't have a continuity person working on set.

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."

[edit] Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe

Comment: these are earlier samples from the page's history
There's no— there's no style guide, or continuity— we don't have a continuity person working on set.
— Matt Chapman, geddup noise commentary
We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.
— Strong Sad, Page Load Error
There's no style guide. We don't have a continuity person working on set.
— Matt Chapman, geddup noise commentary
We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.
— Strong Sad, Sbemail 200 Fakeout
Comment: here's the flag day quote with two speakers and multiple lines (from {{canonquote}})
From the flag day commentary:
MIKE CHAPMAN: We're not very consistent with our scale.
MATT CHAPMAN: Yeah... We should make a style guide.
MIKE CHAPMAN: You can make a style guide.
MATT CHAPMAN: Yeah, you make one, more like.
Comment: might as well go for broke and include all the other quotes from {{canonquote}})
From the geddup noise commentary:
MATT CHAPMAN: There's no style guide. We don't have a continuity person working on set.
From a @StrongBadActual tweet (30 Nov 2019):
STRONG BAD: If you’re watching/playing my stuff for the canon, you might be doing it wrong.
From Sbemail 200 Fakeout:
STRONG SAD: We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us.
From the FAQ:
Q: I noticed a mistake or inconsistency in one of your cartoons!! AHHH!
A: It was either done on purpose or it's just a cartoon and you probably shouldn't worry about it.
From a @StrongBadActual tweet (11 Aug 2019):
STRONG BAD: The more ye searcheth for canon in mine universe, the less canon ye shall findeth.

[edit] Inconsistencies within the Homestar Runner universe

Is Bubs' right? Or is it left?
I probably could... "We're gonna play "Name That Inconsistency" later on if you want to join us."
— Strong Sad, Sbemail 200 Fakeout (2008)

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."

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