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The year '''[[Wikipedia:1987|1987]]''' was apparently an unusually eventful year in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner universe]]. The [[monster truck#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] for [[monster truck]] reveals 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, but whether there is any further significance of the year to [[The Brothers Chaps]] remains in the realm of speculation.
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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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1987 was the year [[back to the future]] 2 was made
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*[[Sketchbook (museum)]] {{--}} [[Ice cream]] treats fashioned after [[Homestar Runner]], [[Pom Pom]], and [[Strong Bad]] are described as having been "{{w|Big in Japan (phrase)|HUGE in Japan}} the summer of '87."
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*[[Sketchbook (museum)]] — The year [[Homestar Runner]], [[Pom Pom]], and [[Strong Bad]]'s ice cream incarnations were supposedly popular in Japan.
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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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*Email [[2 years]] — The year Strong Bad used to hang out with his main man Van Mundegaarde. This is also the year when he became his "main man".
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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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*Email [[no loafing]] — The year productivity was down, and when the [[No Loafing Sign]] was put up.
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*[[Awexome Cross]] {{--}} The game is copyrighted 1987, despite the [[Awexome Cross '98|"98" in its title]].
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*[[Awexome Cross]] — The year the game is copyrighted.
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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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*[[TrogdorCon '97]] — The year Strong Bad last checked that anime was called Japanimation.
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*[[Peasant's Quest Animatic]] {{--}} The [[Peasant's Quest]] credits page dates it to 1987.
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*[[Peasant's Quest Animatic]] — The year Peasant's Quest is released.
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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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*[[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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*{{dvdcom|One Two, One Two}} {{--}} [[The Brothers Chaps]] imagine that [[musical moments|the song Strong Bad sings]] may have originally been sung by "a very independent lady" in 1987.
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*[[One Two, One Two]] ([[One Two, One Two#Commentary Transcript|DVD Commentary]]) — [[The Brothers Chaps]] mention that the song Strong Bad sings may have originally been done by a very independent lady from 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 05:09, 9 September 2025

"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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