Main Page 8

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Revision as of 22:55, 8 January 2006

Wouldn't you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?

Homestar Runner is upside down and falling through the sky.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, The Yello Dello

Icon: Clouds

Page title: "What's so great about Homestar Runner?"

Button Effects

• Toons — The Strong Bad Balloon passes. Strong Bad sings, "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?"
• Games — A zeppelin on fire passes by.
• Characters — Homestar stops falling, with a "SCREECH!" braking noise.
• Downloads — The star on his shirt starts to peel off. When you move your cursor away from the button, his star returns to its original position.
• Store — He starts falling up.
• E-mail — The Yello Dello flies by.

Fun Facts

• The zeppelin on fire is a reference to The Hindenburg. It is also used as cover art for some Led Zeppelin albums.
• "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?" is a line from "Up, Up and Away" by the group Fifth Dimension.
• Strong Bad's mouth isn't moving as he sings "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?".
• The Yello Dello is also falling at the same speed as Homestar.
• This is the first main page to have Homestar in his regular clothes.

Goofs

• When Homestar stops falling, the propeller on his hat is still blurred.

External links

• go to Main Page 8
• view the Flash file for Main Page 8