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*[[Fan Costumes 09]] — In response to Strong Sad saying that a fan is dressed as a human [[Gunhaver]] from the [[Sketchbook 2008#SK-2008-09-04|Sketchbook]], Strong Bad says, "That is (a) amazing, (b) depressing, and (c) amazingly depressing." | *[[Fan Costumes 09]] — In response to Strong Sad saying that a fan is dressed as a human [[Gunhaver]] from the [[Sketchbook 2008#SK-2008-09-04|Sketchbook]], Strong Bad says, "That is (a) amazing, (b) depressing, and (c) amazingly depressing." | ||
*[[Fan Costumes 2017]] — The last picture is of fans dressed as personas from [[yes, wrestling]], which Strong Bad says was took in front of a depressing basement wall, which he claims was an actual venue in which Il Cartographer won the Continental [[Breakfast]] belt. | *[[Fan Costumes 2017]] — The last picture is of fans dressed as personas from [[yes, wrestling]], which Strong Bad says was took in front of a depressing basement wall, which he claims was an actual venue in which Il Cartographer won the Continental [[Breakfast]] belt. | ||
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| + | =Noun-ery= | ||
| + | Characters in the Homestar Runner universe frequently like to engage in unusual practices, named by combining a noun with the suffix -ery. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Examples== | ||
| + | *Email [[haircut]] {{-}} [[Strong Bad]] engages in barber-wizardry, or '''barberzdry'''. | ||
| + | *Email [[trading cards]] {{-}} Strong Bad discusses how the characters engage in forms of '''trading cardery'''. | ||
| + | *[[Kick-A-Ball]] {{-}} According the rules, striking out in Kick-A-Ball results in vehement '''catapultery'''. | ||
| + | *Email [[the bird]] {{-}} ([[YouTube]] description) Strong Bad discusses various forms of '''[[Double Deuce|flip-offery]]'''. | ||
| + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]] {{-}} [[So and So]] won't dabble in any '''yearbookery''' until she takes her final exams. | ||
| + | *[[I Killed Pom Pom]] {{-}} Strong Bad remarks about '''Stitch Witchery''' when he sees the remains of an inflatable pumpkin [[Homestar Runner]] has confused for [[Pom Pom]]. | ||
| + | *Email [[your edge]] {{-}} Strong Bad marvels over his arsenal of '''[[Noun-Verb|edge-have]]ry'''. | ||
| + | |||
| + | <nowiki>[[Category:Word Running Gags]]</nowiki> | ||
Revision as of 03:59, 8 April 2018
Fan Costumes
Costumes
Main Characters
| Character | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Bad | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Homestar Runner | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Coach Z | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Marzipan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Strong Sad | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| The Cheat | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bubs | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Homsar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| The Poopsmith | 1 | ||||||||
| Strong Mad | 1 | ||||||||
| The King of Town | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Pom Pom | 1 |
Dogs
| Character | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestar Runner | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| The Cheat | 1 |
Variations
| Character | Variation | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Bad | Stinkoman | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| The Bee | 1 | |||||||||
| Barrel | 1 | |||||||||
| Bush | 1 | |||||||||
| Dangeresque | 2 | |||||||||
| Sir Hotbod Handsomeface | 1 | |||||||||
| Mo-Cap Strong Bad | 1 | |||||||||
| Il Cartographer | 1 | |||||||||
| Homestar Runner | Trash Can with Petition | 1 | ||||||||
| Dangeresque Too | 1 | |||||||||
| Strong Sad impression | 1 | |||||||||
| Strong Sad | Gardenboy | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Wearing a sloshy shirt | 1 | |||||||||
| David Byrne Costume | 1 | |||||||||
| The Cheat | The Popular Vote | 1 | ||||||||
| Mr. Cheatayama | 1 | |||||||||
| Bubs | The Thnikkaman | 5 | ||||||||
| Bubs Costume | 1 | |||||||||
| Homsar | Modestly Hot Homsar | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Marshie | Mr. Shmallow | 1 | ||||||||
| Gunhaver | Human Commando | 1 | ||||||||
| The Poopsmith | Pooper Trooper Riot Gear | 1 | ||||||||
| Strong Mad | Textile Factory | 1 | ||||||||
| The King of Town | The Prince of Town | 1 | ||||||||
| Pom Pom | Professor Experimento | 1 | ||||||||
| Marzipan | The Log Lady Costume | 1 |
Peasantry Chararacters
| Character | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Peasant | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Trogdor | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| The S is for Sucks Dragon | 1 |
Cheat Commandos characters
| Character | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crack Stuntman | 1 | ||||||||
| Blue Laser Commander | 1 | ||||||||
| Gunhaver | 1 |
Teen Girl Squad characters
| Character | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scantron | 1 | ||||||||
| Science Fiction Greg | 1 | ||||||||
| D n' D Greg | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| The Ugly One | 1 | ||||||||
| Cheerleader | 1 | ||||||||
| Japanese Culture Greg | 1 | ||||||||
| What's Her Face | 1 |
Miscellaneous
| Character | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshie | 1 | ||||||||
| Bear Holding a Shark | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Senor Cardgage | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Eh! Steve! | 1 | ||||||||
| The Pizz Delivery Girl | 1 | ||||||||
| A Videlectrix Guy | 1 | ||||||||
| Yello Dello | 1 | ||||||||
| A Cold One | 1 | ||||||||
| CGNU Golf Club Team | 1 | ||||||||
| Limozeen Member | 1 | ||||||||
| Deleteheads Member | 1 | ||||||||
| Sticklyman | 1 | ||||||||
| The Umpire | 1 | ||||||||
| Pistols for Pandas | 1 | ||||||||
| Jibblies Painting | 1 | ||||||||
| Where's An Egg? Detective | 1 | ||||||||
| Stave it Off Guy | 1 | ||||||||
| Sterrance | 1 | ||||||||
| Stiny | 1 | ||||||||
| Anonymous Contributor | 1 | ||||||||
| Homestar Jr. | 1 | ||||||||
| Large Bean | 2 | ||||||||
| Old-Timey Strong Bad | 1 |
Non-costumes
Pumpkins and gourds
| Character | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cheat | 2 | ||||||||
| Strong Sad | 2 | ||||||||
| Strong Bad | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Homestar Runner | 1 | ||||||||
| Strong Mad | 1 | ||||||||
| Coach Z | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| The King of Town | 1 | ||||||||
| Marzipan | 1 | ||||||||
| Jibblies Painting | 1 | ||||||||
| Peacey P | 1 |
Other
- Trogdor parade float: 2003
- Strong Bad piñata: 2005
- Trogdor car: 2009
Reg Having the Ball at the Top of the Key
Reg is an unseen character who is often mentioned having the ball at the top of the key. On a standard basketball court, the Top of the Key is the area behind the free throw line but inside or near the free throw circle.
Appearances
- Debut: Email autobiography — Strong Bad says in his autobiography that "Reg had the ball at the top of the key."
- Email anything — After Homestar Runner walks by, Coach Z says to Strong Sad, "So anyways, Reg had the ball at the top of the key."
Variations
- Email trading cards — The intro song includes the line "you leave your dreams at the top of the keeey".
- Email the paper — Homestar, while holding a football, says "Homestar had the ball at the top of the key."
- Toikey TV — During the football game, the announcer declares "Reg has the ball at the top of the twenty."
- Rotten Eggs — The announcer on the TV says "College Reg has the B at the T of the K!"
See Also
[[Category:Name running gags]]
Toons
[list of toons]
Special Cartoons
Other toons not featured on the toon menu.
YouTube exclusives
| Screenshot | Name | Description | Length | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Bad Gameways | Strong Bad gives safety tips for his Gameways. | 1:53 | 2008 |
| Coach Z pukes in dude's toupee | A quality videograph wherein Coach Z, being of pukeable stature, pukemakes most moistly into the perceived hairpiece of another wholly different and completely unrelated dude. | 0:19 | 2009 |
| Strong Bad reads "The Ocelot and the Porridge Maiden" (Teaser Trailer) | Strong Bad, your favorite character, and according to him the ONLY character on Homestar Runner, has teased you with a teasing teaser for his upcoming masterpiece, "The Ocelot and the Porridge Maiden". | 0:53 | 2014 |
| Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition | Special Halloween edition of Joystick Waggling' | 3:09 | 2016 |
| Skills of an Artist - Sammich | The master of the foreshortened pizzang draws a ham sammy. Mmmm...seasoned fortulami. | 1:54 | 2017 |
| Skills of an Artist - Posh Toilet Paper | Squanch it out! Draw the fanciest toilet papes money can buy. | 1:36 | 2017 |
| Skills of an Artist - Cannonmouth | The new classic? You better believe it! It's picture day for Cannonmouth! | 1:38 | 2017 |
| Skills of an Artist - Strong Sad's Severed Soolnds | Go from severed leg to quaint bistro restrooms in no time! It's marinara, mom! | 1:58 | 2017 |
| Skills of an Artist - Muscleman | Bulging bundles and number 2 pencils! Strong Bad shares his best ab drawing tips. | 1:38 | 2017 |
| Skills of an Artist - End Boss | Strong Bad busts out the graph paper to design the best end boss ever! | 2:14 | 2017 |
| Skills of an Artist - Cartoon Characters | Learn to draw Character 1 and Character 2 using the most laid back methods ever devised (far-out). | 2:05 | 2017 |
strongbad_email.exe
| Screenshot | Name | Description | Length | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Strong Bad Gameways | Strong Bad gives safety tips for his Gameways. | 1:53 | 2008 |
Everything Else
| Screenshot | Name | Description | Length | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Strong Bad Gameways | Strong Bad gives safety tips for his Gameways. | 1:53 | 2008 |
Other
| Character Videos | Intros | Early Flash | Books | Other | Not on the Site |
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207 Seconds (Rough Estimate)
(The entirety of 160 Seconds, but with "160" in the intro replaced with "207")
4 branches: HOMESTAR: Chinese b-
the chair: STRONG BAD: Class!
what i want: MARZIPAN: Forgettably precious.
looking old: MARZIPAN: Up to your chin right
strong badathlon: STRONG BAD: To the wrong athletes
unnatural: STRONG BAD: Kill him? STRONG SAD: We do-
the movies: HOMESTAR: -tuce. Throw
your funeral: HOMESTAR: Abraham Lincoln
from work: HOMESTAR: -veges. It helps
rough copy: STRONG SAD: -tellectual property.
underlings: STRONG BAD: Get Mrs. Hard-
more armies: HOMESTAR: Saaay
the paper: STRONG BAD: Doesn't quite
mini-golf: STRONG BAD: In this infernal pl-
concert: STRONG BAD: Nope. They're a
hygiene: STRONG BAD: No matter what he does.
original: BUBS: B'zuh!
bike thief: STRONG BAD: Side of this couch
pizza joint: MAN IN PIZZA COSTUME: It burns!
slumber party: STRONG BAD: Can you guys start
web comics: TAKE DAGGER: Hiya
business trip: THE KING OF TOWN: Units? STRONG BAD: What
yes wrestling: HOMESTAR: The power... of
diorama: STRONG BAD: -lupe Hidalgo
nightlife: HOMESTAR RUNNER: More...more
environment: STRONG BAD: -pliant sticker!
winter pool: HOMESTAR: You're such a good
fan club: STRONG BAD: (screams)
pet show: HOMESTAR: Potion. A taste
licensed: (Strong Bad slides) STRONG BAD: What's
buried: BUBS: Is! STRONG SAD: Uh
shapeshifter: COACH Z: Coming to your concession
rated: BUBS: Bake sale!
specially marked: (The Deleted buzzer, and a message reading "SBEMAIL 194 IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE A 194th SECOND")
love poems: HOMESTAR: Apples!
hiding: STRONG BAD: Coma!
your edge: STRONG BAD: Where'd you check?
magic trick: STRONG BAD: But now, not only does
being mean: HUNGRY SHARK: Makes me wanna
email thunder: (Strong Bad runs out of Homestar's computer room)
hremail3184: COACH Z: Bad! I was gonna
imaginary: LIL' STRONG BAD: -ti! I'd like you to meet
independent: STRONG BAD: Solid gold sc-
dictionary: STRONG BAD: To Z
videography: STRONG BAD: (chuckles)
sbemail206: ANNOUNCER: For all your consummate
too cool: STRONG BAD: Mysteriously with no return
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Sbemail Filmography
Homestar Runner
| Year | Number of Emails | Appearances | Including Easter Eggs | Percentage | Including Easter Eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | ||
| 2002 | 49 | 10 | 11 | 20.4% | 22.4% |
| 2003 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 44.4% | 55.5% |
| 2004 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 71.4% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | 19 | 16 | 84.2% | ||
| 2006 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 70.8% | 83.3% |
| 2007 | 22 | 20 | 90.9% | ||
| 2008 | 15 | 12 | 80% | ||
| 2009 | 5 | 4 | 80% | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| Total | 207 | 117 | 128 | 56.5% | 61.8% |
Strong Sad
| Year | Number of Emails | Appearances | Including Easter Eggs | Percentage | Including Easter Eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | ||
| 2002 | 49 | 5 | 7 | 10.2% | 14.3% |
| 2003 | 36 | 18 | 19 | 50% | 52.7% |
| 2004 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 28.6% | 42.8% |
| 2005 | 19 | 8 | 42.1% | ||
| 2006 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 41.6% | 58.3% |
| 2007 | 22 | 15 | 68.1% | ||
| 2008 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 60% | 73.3% |
| 2009 | 5 | 4 | 80% | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| Total | 207 | 80 | 93 | 38.6% | 44.9% |
Strong Mad
| Year | Number of Emails | Appearances | Including Easter Eggs | Percentage | Including Easter Eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | ||
| 2003 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 16.6% | 19.4% |
| 2004 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 28.6% | 35.7% |
| 2005 | 19 | 6 | 31.6% | ||
| 2006 | 24 | 4 | 16.6% | ||
| 2007 | 22 | 6 | 27.2% | ||
| 2008 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 20% | 26.6% |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 20% | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| Total | 207 | 38 | 42 | 18.4% | 20.3% |
The Cheat
| Year | Number of Emails | Appearances | Including Easter Eggs | Percentage | Including Easter Eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49 | 14 | 15 | 28.6% | 30.6% |
| 2003 | 36 | 22 | 24 | 61.1% | 66.6% |
| 2004 | 28 | 18 | 64.2% | ||
| 2005 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 78.9% | 84.2% |
| 2006 | 24 | 15 | 62.5% | ||
| 2007 | 22 | 16 | 72.7% | ||
| 2008 | 15 | 11 | 73.3% | ||
| 2009 | 5 | 3 | 60% | ||
| Total | 207 | 114 | 118 | 55.1% | 57% |
Marzipan
| Year | Number of Emails | Appearances | Including Easter Eggs | Percentage | Including Easter Eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | ||
| 2003 | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | ||
| 2004 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 25% | 28.6% |
| 2005 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 26.3% | 36.8% |
| 2006 | 24 | 9 | 37.5% | ||
| 2007 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 27.2% | 31.9% |
| 2008 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 20% | 26.6% |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 40% | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| Total | 207 | 40 | 45 | 19.3% | 21.7% |
Coach Z
| Year | Number of Emails | Appearances | Including Easter Eggs | Percentage | Including Easter Eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49 | 7 | 14.3% | ||
| 2003 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 33.3% | 38.9% |
| 2004 | 28 | 10 | 35.7% | ||
| 2005 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 36.8% | 42.1% |
| 2006 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 33.3% | 45.8% |
| 2007 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 36.3% | 50% |
| 2008 | 15 | 10 | 66.6% | ||
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 40% | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| Total | 207 | 66 | 75 | 31.9% | 36.2% |
Bubs
| Year | Number of Emails | Appearances | Including Easter Eggs | Percentage | Including Easter Eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | ||
| 2003 | 36 | 9 | 25% | ||
| 2004 | 28 | 9 | 32.1% | ||
| 2005 | 19 | 5 | 26.3% | ||
| 2006 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 37.5% | 50% |
| 2007 | 22 | 8 | 36.3% | ||
| 2008 | 15 | 6 | 40% | ||
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 100% | ||
| Total | 207 | 53 | 56 | 25.6% | 27.1% |
Pom Pom
| Year | Number of Emails | Appearances | Including Easter Eggs | Percentage | Including Easter Eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | ||
| 2003 | 36 | 4 | 11.1% | ||
| 2004 | 28 | 2 | 7.1% | ||
| 2005 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 15.7% | 21% |
| 2006 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 12.5% | 16.6% |
| 2007 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 18.2% | 22.7% |
| 2008 | 15 | 4 | 26.6% | ||
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 20% | ||
| Total | 207 | 23 | 26 | 11.1% | 12.6% |
The King of Town
| Year | Number of Emails | Appearances | Including Easter Eggs | Percentage | Including Easter Eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 8.3% | 11.1% |
| 2004 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 21.4% | 25% |
| 2005 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 31.6% | 36.8% |
| 2006 | 24 | 4 | 16.6% | ||
| 2007 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 36.3% | 41% |
| 2008 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 20% | 40% |
| Total | 207 | 30 | 37 | 14.5% | 17.8% |
The Poopsmith
| Year | Number of Emails | Appearances | Including Easter Eggs | Percentage | Including Easter Eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36 | 6 | 16.6% | ||
| 2004 | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | ||
| 2005 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 5.2% |
| 2006 | 24 | 6 | 25% | ||
| 2007 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 9.1% | 13.6% |
| 2008 | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | ||
| Total | 207 | 20 | 22 | 9.6% | 10.6% |
Homsar
| Year | Number of Emails | Appearances | Including Easter Eggs | Percentage | Including Easter Eggs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | ||
| 2002 | 49 | 1 | 2.1% | ||
| 2003 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 5.5% | 11.1% |
| 2004 | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | ||
| 2005 | 19 | 3 | 15.7% | ||
| 2006 | 24 | 1 | 4.1% | ||
| 2007 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 4.5% | 9.1% |
| 2008 | 15 | 1 | 6.6% | ||
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 20% |
| Total | 207 | 14 | 18 | 6.7% | 8.7% |
Trapped City, Canada: Wiki Edition
- HankJohnny
- MachineGunBob
- Leafemon111
- Gelatinous
- Fhqwhgadshgnsdhjsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf
- Ricky Mercury
- Dahun
- Youre guy
- The Little Chef Guys Who Say Nothing
- Dogrok36
- Mauve Spanner
- PRSM11
- Abc123
- Witch'sBrew
- It's dot gov
- RuIner3110
- Ywv1987
- Homsar-Floater
- Rad Rad Dude
- SilentRip
- IonianRed
- Queue
- Toucannon
- Supreme Lutigio Sibling
- MalinkoGardenboy
- Zdancewicz
- Jiāxīng Zhuǎnlún
- TommyYear
- CAOCECDT
- ArguerFred
- Quadran
- Minifungi
- Watermeln
- Lapy
- New Paper
- This 486
- SieferWeasel
- Stlunko
- Thebluepike
- Coach*Pom
- Yukon Territory
- E&V
- Nutjob ME
- Theseboysjeff
- Pig on Head
- DirectorTransparent
- Wannabetheguytoo
- PatformRhythm
- Zawesome
- No Loafing
- Henry
- AGlassOfWine
- AprilisticFool
- USS Homestar Runner
- StarWolf
- Andrew Osinkly
- Sweet
- Groincroac
- TheAtariBrainiac
- Roy 42
- DeBedrieger
- The Embezzlement
- Flitwick
- Kate Alen
- McKrackenPuppet
- Brakeout
- Dot Matrix
- The Norwegian Champ
- Prime Minister Wärm Öne
- Hairstylerun
Ants
While there are many Bugs in Free Country, USA, ants are given attention for reasons both irritating and comedic.
Appearances
- Email 1 step ahead — In the "maybe" option, The Cheat brings a bucket full of red ants into Strong Sad's room after finding out that gluing his hands to his face hadn't caused Strong Sad any pain.
- I think I have a chance with this guy — What's Her Face sings that she wants to put some ants on the boy who called her.
- Sensitive to Bees — At the end of the song, Homestar sings that he not only likes to play with trees, but also with ants.
- Email long pants — Strong Bad edits the email he receives so the closing reads "Some ants toot", and laughs at it.
- Email unnatural — Confronted with a giant Bubs, Homestar comes to the conclusion that Bubs has turned them all into ants and proceeds to act like one.
See Also
[[Category:Animals]]
Strong Bad Making a Surprised Face At the End of an Easter Egg in Response to a Suggestive Comment
Strong Bad, like anyone, often looks surprised when he hears a suggestive comment, but he seems to specifically do so in the last frame of Easter eggs.
Appearances
- Email garage sale — In response to Coach Z saying he is okay to say "gar-bahge", which implies he is or will be a mother.
- Email space program — In response to Coach Z saying "doo time" is better than peeing in a cup.
- Best Caper Ever — In response to Bubs suggesting that he, not The Cheat, fill up a container for bodily waste.
Category:Running Gags That Became More Common Post-Hiatus
Depressing
The word "depressing" is frequently used out-of-context in the Homestar Runner body of work, usually in relation to Strong Sad and Coach Z.
Strong Sad
- Yearbook Character Page — Strong Sad is referred to as a "depressing lump".
- Email impression — Coach Z refers to what Strong Sad typically says as "depressing-type stuff".
- A Folky Tale — The townsolk, overcome with laughter, suggest that Saddy Dumpington say something "miserable and depressing". He only makes them laugh harder.
- Yahoo Store — The Strong Sad shirt is compared to "a gray and depressing Santa Claus".
- Strong Badia the Free:
- "Oh, great. Stuck under house arrest with no one but Little Lord FATleroy, the most depressing kid brother ever left on the front porch by gross gypsies."
- "Only Strong Sad could make a flag both depressing and so utterly forgettable."
- Marzipan's Ansering Machine Version 16.2:
- Strong Sad changes Marzipan's outgoing message to, in part, "Please organize your thoughts for Marzipan in order of least depressing to most depressing."
- Bubs thinks that Marzipan sounds "fat, depressing, and Allan Poe" with Strong Sad's voice.
- FeedBurner Page — Strong Sad says of the Decemberween cards, "Now you can share in the wonder of writing something extremely dark and depressing inside and cheerful holiday card."
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 — Strong Sad wonders why he isn't depressing anymore, then insults his former self as being "not depressing".
Coach Z
- Email 2 emails — When Coach Z tries to act as one of the ladies for the Ladies' Choice Awards, Strong Bad says, "This is depressing enough as it is."
- UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003 and Giant Magazine Interview — Matt Chapman says that Coach Z's voice derives from a depressing voice that he and his friends would do in their university days.
- Email kind of cool (DVD commentary) — Matt says that when he did Coach Z's voice before he existed, a friend called Steve imagined a depressing guy with an Aldi bag.
- Homestar Presents: Presents (DVD commentary) — Matt says, "I have a feeling that we're going to see something depressing with Coach Z."
- Halloween Potion-Ma-Jig — In response to Coach Z saying his life is ruined, Homestar Runner says, "Cool, cool, depressing, cool."
- Email road trip (first DVD commentary) — Mike Chapman remarks that Coach Z has gotten more depressing.
- Let Us Give TANKS! (DVD commentary) — Mike says, "This is the extra depressing too—"
- Decemberween Short Shorts — Homestar Runner sings, "It doesn't have to be creepy and depressing all the time." In the commentary, Matt says there was going to be a full-length Decemberween toon about Coach Z being depressing.
- Email hiding — Strong Bad says, in response to Coach Z giving him the idea of making an animatronic Strong Bad, "I think your depressing creepiness may have finally paid off!"
- Homestar Ruiner — When cutting the hedge at the race track, Strong Bad says, "Who would have thought that Coach Z of all people would have really depressing shrubs?"
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 — Coach Z's first message is cut short "for being way too depressing".
Other
- Email lunch special — Matt says this in response to Strong Bad hitting on Strong Mad's MS Paint drawing of a dinosaur.
- Peasant's Quest — Examining the Baby Lady's cottage generates the response, "What a depressing little cottage."
- Email rampage — Strong Bad refers to the email sender as "Epressing-day Erd-nay", which is Pig Latin for "depressing nerd".
- More Fan Costumes — Strong Bad imagines someone saying, "Dear Strong Bad, how's your miserable job at the depressing faceless office park?"
- Flashforward Interview - 10 Feb 2006 — Mike Chapman says that Old-Timey Strong Bad's shaved moustache in flashback is inspired by the waiter at a diner where he and Matt had a "depressing lunch".
- Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006 and Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007 — The Brothers Chaps refer to Suburban Plaza, the building in which their office is located, as a "depressing strip mall".
- Email winter pool (DVD commentary) — Strong Bad says that it is depressing when the snow has melted.
- Baddest of the Bands — The first time Strong Bad turns on the Telebision, he says, "Cool, a marathon of those depressing rockumentaries!"
- 8-Bit is Enough — Strong Bad describes kill screens as "when you play a video game for so long, and get a score so high, and have a life so depressing, that you break the video game".
- Fan Costumes 09 — In response to Strong Sad saying that a fan is dressed as a human Gunhaver from the Sketchbook, Strong Bad says, "That is (a) amazing, (b) depressing, and (c) amazingly depressing."
- Fan Costumes 2017 — The last picture is of fans dressed as personas from yes, wrestling, which Strong Bad says was took in front of a depressing basement wall, which he claims was an actual venue in which Il Cartographer won the Continental Breakfast belt.
Noun-ery
Characters in the Homestar Runner universe frequently like to engage in unusual practices, named by combining a noun with the suffix -ery.
Examples
- Email haircut – Strong Bad engages in barber-wizardry, or barberzdry.
- Email trading cards – Strong Bad discusses how the characters engage in forms of trading cardery.
- Kick-A-Ball – According the rules, striking out in Kick-A-Ball results in vehement catapultery.
- Email the bird – (YouTube description) Strong Bad discusses various forms of flip-offery.
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 14 – So and So won't dabble in any yearbookery until she takes her final exams.
- I Killed Pom Pom – Strong Bad remarks about Stitch Witchery when he sees the remains of an inflatable pumpkin Homestar Runner has confused for Pom Pom.
- Email your edge – Strong Bad marvels over his arsenal of edge-havery.
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