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Marzipan Beef Reverser

Bobmath — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 19:55:22 GMT

Bobmath: /* Real-World References */ speling

{{watchtoon|https://videlectrix.itch.io/marzipan-beef-reverser|play|fullurl}}
[[File:MarzipanBeef.png|thumb|The Beef Reversing]]
A microgame about [[Marzipan]] reversing beef back onto a cow. It can be played on the itch.io page or downloaded and played on a [[Game Boy]] emulator.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Marzipan}}, Cow Skeleton

'''Date:''' Monday, March 21, 2022

==Controls==
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 style="border-collapse:collapse;width:45%"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! width="20%"|Action !! width="15%"|Key !! width="15%"|Game Boy Button
|-
| Jump || Z || A
|-
| Hair Whip || X || B
|-
| Move || Arrow keys || Control Pad
|}

==The Game==
A title screen is shown, prompting any button to be pressed.

Once the game starts, the cow skeleton to the right shoots out [[steak]]s in different patterns, which damage Marzipan when touched. Marzipan must hair whip the steaks to make them disappear. Once enough steaks are hit, a part of the cow reappears on the skeleton. After this, the steaks speed up. This repeats for 4 phases. Once the full cow returns, and Marzipan goes to the center of the screen, this dialogue appears:

<blockquote>Thank you Marzi. You reversed the beef!</blockquote>

If the player manages to complete the game without taking a hit, the following dialogue is added:

<blockquote>I also noticed you didn't take damage</blockquote>
<blockquote>That's pretty cool</blockquote>

The dialogue finishes:

<blockquote>...</blockquote>
<blockquote>That will be all.</blockquote>
After this, the game resets.

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The full itch.io description reads:
{| style="background:black;color:white;width:44%;padding:0.5em;margin:0.5em"
|-
|
Help Marzipan whip steaks back onto a horrifying skeletal bovine carcass in order to bring it back to life! But beware, -or should we say... beRARE- the steaks can also hurt you! A micro game to celebrate MAR21 (marzi) day!

Controls:

* Z (A) - Jump
* X (B) - Hair Whip
* Arrow Keys (D-pad) - Move

<big>'''Install instructions'''</big>

If you have a flash cart or GameBoy emulator, the .gb file should run in it.

If you have an Analogue Pocket, the .pocket file is your friend!
|[[File:MarzipanBeef.png|250px]]
 
[[File:MarzipanBeefTitle.png|250px]]
 
[[File:MarzipanBeefPlay.png|250px]]
|}
*The shortened itch.io description (seen on [https://videlectrix.itch.io/ Videlectrix's page]) reads "Help Marzipan turn steaks BACK into cows!"
*The "More information" box lists the status as "Released", the platforms as "HTML5", the author as "[[Videlectrix]]", the genre as "Action", and the tags "beef", "homestar-runner", "marzipan", "micro-game", "vegetarian".
===Day 2 Patch===
*A Day 2 patch was released featuring a new way to gain health, a milk wave attack once the udders are restored, and a bonus stage with Marzipan beating up a car. However, this patch was unstable, causing many players to experience a {{wp|kernel panic}} crash. As such the game was reverted back to the old version around 30 minutes later

===Inside References===
*Marzi Day (Mar21) was referenced in a [[@StrongBadActual]] [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2021#1373801094640500744|Tweet]] on the same day of the previous year.
===Real-World References===
* Marzipan's hair whip attack is highly reminiscent of the basic attack of Shantae, titular heroine of the ''{{wp|Shantae}}'' series.
**It is also reminiscent of the basic attack from {{wp|Kabuki: Quantum Fighter}}
* The car destruction minigame is based on the ones found in {{wp|Final Fight}} and {{wp|Street Fighter II}}.

==External Links==
*[https://videlectrix.itch.io/marzipan-beef-reverser play "Marzipan Beef Reverser"]
{{VidelectrixGames}}
{{stub}}

The System is Down (song)

Bobmath — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 22:32:04 GMT

Bobmath: /* External Links */ album version on youtube

{{aboutsong}} {{fortoon|The System is Down}}
[[Image:sbemail45.PNG|thumb|Lightswitch rave]]

== Detailed Information ==
{{Track information | album = Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits | track number = 2 | length = 1 minute 46 seconds | artists = [[Strong Bad]] | style = [[Wikipedia:Techno|Techno]] | origin = Extended mix of the song from [[Strong Bad Email]] #45 [[techno]]}}
== Lyrics ==

''{note: These are only the lyrics. Strong Bad's various sound effects have not been included.}''

Sekasekasekaseka-system 
Sekasekasekaseka-system 
System 
System system system system 

The system is down

The system is down

The system is down 
The system is down 
The system is down 
Down down down down

They're taking over! 
They're taking over! 
The system is taking over 
The system is taking over 
The system is taking over 
A dance revolution!

Dance revolution! 
The system is taking 
The system is taking 
The system is taking 
Taking

Dancing robots 
Dancing robots 
Dancing robots

Robots 
Dancing robots 
Dancing robots 
Robots 
Robots 
Taking system 
FOOTBALL!

''{explosion}''

''{spoken}'' 
''{clears throat}'' Sorry, I can't really keep that up for that long. Um... roll the tape back. I want to do more of those dubbadubba-doh-dees. I like those little guys...

== Fun Facts ==
===Remarks===
*If the song is listened to in stereo, the "[[dooj]]" sound is "panned", or slowly goes from one speaker to the other.

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad yelling "FOOTBALL!" at the end of the song is likely a reference to a techno song by "The Fans" entitled ''[[wikipedia:Olé, Olé, Olé#Use in music|Olé Olé Olé / The Name of the Game]]''. In the track, a voice chants "the name of the game" and a [[Wikipedia:soccer|soccer]] crowd responds "FOOTBALL!".
*Dance Revolution is a possible reference to the game [[Wikipedia:Dance Dance Revolution|Dance Dance Revolution]].

== External Links ==
*[[songwhip:strong-bad/the-system-is-down|"The System is Down" on Songwhip]]
*[[youtube:Z1TlbLfaJp8|Album version]]
{{nextlinks|sbemails/45-techno|old=sbemail45|action=Listen to|title=the original version of the song in "techno"|noquotes=1}}

{{Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits}}

HRWiki:Standards

Bobmath — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:52:05 GMT

Bobmath: /* Categories */ extra paren

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<div>subject: bored...</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
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With lots of crap, 
Callie, Lake Jackson, TX
</blockquote>
</nowiki></pre>
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:''{A brief description of the scene.}''
:'''CHARACTER A:''' Something witty.
:'''CHARACTER B:''' ''{singing}'' Something melodious.</pre>

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Can be viewed as the "miscellaneous" subcategory. This includes facts that are not direct references, not explanations, not mistakes, and don't really belong in Trivia, but are still notable enough to be added. These include non-obvious "did you notice?" plot details (that are not noted in the transcript) and general comments about the characters and locations in the toon. Some facts can fit under both Trivia and Remarks; it is up to the writer's preference where the fact is more appropriate. (But no fact should appear more than once.)

==== Goofs ====

The Brothers Chaps are not perfect. Sometimes they make mistakes. If there is a plot or continuity error, or if things mysteriously vanish or appear (and it's not obviously intentional or due to a Glitch), then it can go into the Goofs section. Please do not add anything to the Goofs section if it was clearly intentional as part of a joke. This especially applies to [[Powered by The Cheat]] segments: assume that all "goofs" in these segments are intentionally mocking amateurish Flash animation. Additionally, assume all broken English in Stinkoman segments is intentionally mocking the poor translations frequently found in transitions from Japanese media. If there is an oddity that is not a clear goof, consider adding it to the Remarks section.

==== Fixed Goofs ====

The Brothers Chaps sometimes correct their errors shortly after they release an update. These goofs should not be deleted from the article; rather, they should be placed under the Fixed Goofs category.

==== Glitches ====

Similar to Goofs, but limited to mistakes made by the Brothers Chaps in the usage of the Flash software or shortcomings of the Flash software itself. '''NOTE:''' Flash byproducts are NOT allowed, unless they note something [[:Image:Dodongo.png|humorous]] or [[:Image:By strong bab age 5.PNG|extra]]. A Flash byproduct is something odd or strange found by manipulating the Flash file, either by watching the .swf file directly, or by right-clicking and using the playback options. This can include missing parts of characters, different things outside the frame, animations continuing while paused, etc. A '''Fixed Glitches''' category can also be made, similar to Fixed Goofs, if a glitch is removed after an update.

==== Inside References ====

An Inside Reference is when a toon makes a clear reference to a ''previous'' Homestar Runner cartoon. A repeated line of dialogue or the return of a non-regular character count as Inside References.

'''Note:''' For references, please only add the fact if you are ''certain'' that is a direct reference to exactly what you add. If there's any reasonable doubt, or it's a reference to "(this) and (this) and (this other thing) and (lots of other similar things)", or if it refers to something which is itself a reference to something else, please add it to the Talk page before adding it to the article.

==== Real-World References ====

This is when a toon makes a clear reference to something outside the Homestar Runner universe that took place ''before'' the creation of the toon in question. Celebrities, commercial products, famous quotes, and so forth can be Real-World References.

(See note in Inside References.)

==== Fast Forward ====
A fact in the Fast Forward category is something of significance in the toon that is re-used later on in a later Homestar cartoon (for things that appear outside of Homestar cartoons, see [[Sightings]]). Facts in this category should be phrased in the present tense.

==== Ad hoc subcategories ====

Subcategories that are appropriate for just one toon (e.g. [[50 emails#Homestar's attempts at DELETED|Homestar's attempts at DELETED]], [[boring (really)#Strong Bad's list of 3-letter words|Strong Bad's list of 3-letter words]]) will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

=== DVD Version ===
This section should exist when the DVD version of the toon (if applicable) contains any additional, changed, or missing elements. Most of these notes can be handled appropriately with bullet points. Transcripts that exist within these points should follow a style similar to the [[#Easter Eggs|Easter Eggs]] section.

If there is DVD commentary for the toon, {{[[Template:commentary|commentary]]}} should be placed at the end of the list, and ''must'' be a part of the list (i.e., there should be no blank lines between the list and the template declaration).

==== Commentary Transcript ====
This section should exist when a partial or complete transcript for the commentary(s) exist. Otherwise, a {{[[Template:stub|stub]]}} should be placed here without the header. If the commentary is incomplete, {{t|stub}} should be placed at the end of the incomplete commentary. Commentary transcripts should be transcribed like the [[#Transcript|Transcript]] section, however, the following line should be placed before the transcript, with a blank line following after:

<pre><nowiki>
('''Commentary by:''' [[Commentator A]], [[Commentator B]], [[Commentator C]])
</nowiki></pre>

Commentators voicing their respective characters as if they were a part of the commentary should be treated as separate commentators.

If there is more than one commentary, there should be multiple sections like this in an ordinal manner (e.g., "First Commentary Transcript", etc.).

===== Fun Facts =====
If any [[#Real World References|Real World]] or [[#Inside References|Inside]] references are made by the commentators in the commentary(s), they should be listed here in bullet point format. This is especially important (and helpful) when The Brothers Chaps make references to their local establishments. Only one instance of this section should exist.

=== YouTube Version ===
Similar to the [[#DVD version|DVD version section]], this section should exist when the [[YouTube]] version of the toon (if applicable) contains any additional, changed, or missing elements from the toon itself. This can also include the title of the YouTube video if it differs from the toon's title on the website proper, as well as any glitches that appear in YouTube versions from time to time. Again, bullet points should suffice for any of these elements, and included transcripts should mirror the style used for [[#Easter Eggs|Easter Eggs]].

If the YouTube version contains [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails|fake thumbnails mimicking those seen after a video ends on YouTube]], they should be described here along with a screenshot. For the old multi-thumbnail format, if all of the thumbnails are entirely unique to the toon, create a table with each cell corresponding to a single thumbnail; provide a description for each thumbnail within its respective table cell. If the thumbnails are mostly copied or derived from those found in a previous toon, simply describe the changes in bullet points without adding a table. Similar to this format:
<pre>[[Image:<filename>.png|thumb|<caption>]]
*As with previous YouTube videos, [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails#Strong Bad Classics!|a group of nine thumbnails]] appears at the end of the cartoon, parodying YouTube's related video thumbnails. Their contents are as follows:

{| {{standardtable}}
|-
| 1 || 2 || 3
|-
| 4 || 5 || 6
|-
| 7 || 8 || 9
|}</pre>
For the new autoplay format, simply add a description of the thumbnail. Similar to this format:
<pre>*Before the Easter eggs, there is a [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails|fake autoplay image]] of "Fake Video Title", depicting someone doing something.</pre>

In most cases, the YouTube description should be documented here. However, in cases where the description is the only thing worth noting, the description should go at the bottom of the [[#Trivia|Trivia]] section, leaving the "YouTube Version" section off the page.

In cases where there are more than one ''official'' version of the toon on YouTube (e.g., [[Strong Bad Classics!#YouTube Version|Strong Bad Classics!]]), each version should be listed under its own sub-category, documenting what makes that version distinct from the others.

=== External Links ===
External links are links that point to sites other than HRWiki. The links should be in the form of a bulleted list. Nearly all toons have at least two links, one which links directly to the toon (usually ending in .html) and one which links directly to the Flash file (.swf). If there is currently a discussion taking place in the forum concerning a toon you may create a third external link pointing to the forum thread. If the toon has been uploaded on YouTube, the video should be linked to as well. The {{t|extlinks}} template is used for regular toons. External links typically look like this:
<pre>{{extlinks|<filename>|<no. of forum thread>|youtube=<YouTube ID>}}</pre>
For Strong Bad Emails, use the {{t|sbemailextlinks}} template:
<pre>{{sbemailextlinks|<email no.>|<no. of forum thread>|youtube=<YouTube ID>}}</pre>
If there is no forum thread or YouTube version, remove those from the template. See {{t|extlinks}} for more perameters and other customizations, such as a toon that lacks a SWF file or has a Twitter version.

If there is a reason the {{t|extlinks}} or {{t|sbemailextlinks}} templates can't be used, it should still follow the same format, like so:
<pre>*[[HR:filename.html|watch "<Name of Toon>"]]
*[[HR:filename.swf|view the Flash file for "<Name of Toon>"]]
*[[YouTube:<ID>|watch "<Name of Toon>"]] on [[YouTube]]
*[[Forum:###|forum thread re: "<Name of Toon>"]]</pre>
Note that links to toons always read "watch <Name of Toon>", links to Flash files always say "view the Flash file for <Name of Toon>", and forum thread links always say "forum thread re: <Name of Toon>". Note that ### in the Forum interwiki link should be replaced by the thread number, found in the url for the thread (http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=###).

=== Categories ===
All toon articles should have categories listed at the bottom of the article according to what type of toon it is. Filmography categories are already covered by the cast list, but additional categories need to be added manually to each toon. The first category is the type of the toon as it is listen under the main site: [[:Category:Toons|Toons]], [[:Category:Shorts|Shorts]], etc. Other categories depend on the style of the toon and its characters, e.g.: [[:Category:20X6|20X6]], [[:Category:Cheat Commandos|Cheat Commandos]], and so on.

== Weeklies ==
When a new [[Quote of the Week]], [[Weekly Fanstuff]], and [[Sketchbook]] are posted, those three pages should be updated with the new information. On each page, create a new row at the top of the table, copying the format of the rows below.

When uploading images of the Weekly Fanstuff and Sketchbook, make sure you take a screenshot of the main page as it appears normally in a web browser; that is, do not take a screenshot of the SWF file directly or with a browser that has magnification enabled (e.g., the [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey All-in-one script]]). Viewing these images under magnification pixellates them since they were not intended to be viewed under a higher resolution than the default. (Note: in contrast, it is acceptable to take screenshots of the vast majority of Homestar Runner cartoons under magnification; these are comprised of vector graphics, unlike the bitmap images from the Weekly Fanstuff and Sketchbook).
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==Basic Articles==
The basic format for article pages looks like this:
<pre><nowiki>[[File:Article subject.png|thumb|Caption for image.]]

A short summary of what the article is about, with the title in '''bold'''.

==Appearances==
*A bulleted list &mdash; With accompanying description.
*Of every time the subject &mdash; Appeared.

==See Also==
*A bulleted list
*Of related articles

[[Category:<What the article is>]]</nowiki></pre>

===Summary===
Describe what the article is about. If it's an object, describe what it is and how it is used. If it's a running gag, describe its context. Be descriptive, and include details beyond that it is [[HRWiki:Often appears in the Homestar Runner universe|frequently seen or mentioned]].

===Appearances===
This is a list of every time the object or the running gag appears. Include every instance where the subject occurs, and list them in chronological order. Then add a sentence or paragraph describing when and how the subject appears or is mentioned.

===See Also===
At the end of the article, place a list of other articles related to the subject of this one, if there are any.

===Categories===
<nowiki>All basic articles should have categories listed at the bottom of the article according to what the subject is about. If the subject is an object, use [[Category:Items]]. If the subject is a running gag, use [[Category:Running Gags]]. Try to use categories that are as specific as possible. For example, use [[Category:Generic food and drinks]] for articles about things characters like to eat, and [[Category:Word running gags]] for goofy words and deliberate grammatical errors that pop up. Multiple categories may be used. If the page is the main example of that category (for example, </nowiki>[[Items]] and<nowiki> [[Category:Items]]), format it as [[Category:Category name|*]].</nowiki>

== See also ==

*[[HRWiki:Manual of Style]]
*[[HRWiki:List of common misspellings|List of common misspellings]]
*[[HRWiki:Swears]]

[[Category:HRWiki Policy|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]]

Talk:Main Page

Bobmath — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:46:44 GMT

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{{Main Page Talk}}

''It has been [[HRWiki talk:Main page redesign|suggested]] that the Main Page be redesigned. Feel free to use [[HRWiki:Main page redesign|its project page]] for proposed redesigns.''

== Featured content of the day (or whenever) issue ==

I noticed that the trogdor 08 link to "watch" links to trogday.html, and not trogday08.html is this a known issue? {{User:ColdReactive/sig}} 13:04, 18 March 2018 (UTC)
:Fixed. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:48, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

== Discussions ==

There are a lot of talk page discussions happening on this wiki. The problem is, this wiki is not very active, so such discussions rarely get consensus and very few things get done. (That's why I'm {{p|l=http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Links&diff=777176&oldid=777175 always}} {{p|l=http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Puppet_Character_Variations&diff=prev&oldid=776839 reviving}} {{p|l=http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Homestar_Runner_20th_Anniversary_Show&diff=prev&oldid=775801 old}} {{p|l=http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Teenage_Variation&diff=prev&oldid=776233 discussions}} with a phrase like "I still agree with this.") I think there should be some way to keep track of all the ongoing discussions. Maybe a <nowiki>[[HRWiki:Discussions]]</nowiki> page or something to keep these discussions from becoming inactive. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 01:37, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
:I still agree with this. (See? That proves my point!) {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 06:17, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
::I also agree with this. (You have a good point!) {{User:Minecraft lover147/sig}} 04:58, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
::There's [[HRWiki:Open Discussions]] - not really active, but since it's directly linked from The Stick it could be revived easily. --{{User:Bleu Ninja/sig}} 21:40, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

== Aquabats Kickstarter Cameo ==

Homestar Runner makes an appearance in this Aquabats Kickstarter video

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbfRQBFC3hk&t=0s]
{{unsigned|108.54.219.151|20:07, 10 August 2018 (UTC)}}

== February 21? ==

Why does the Main Page say that the newest Skills of an Artist was released on February 21 when it was released this month? [[Special:Contributions/76.184.27.104|76.184.27.104]] 20:23, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
:My bad. I probably copy-pasted it when updating and forgot to change the date. Thanks for bringing it to my attention~ --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:34, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

== Two Questions ==

{{p|l=http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Jurvy-Skat&curid=18745&diff=777714&oldid=777337&rcid=740575 These}} {{p|l=http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Peasant%27s_Quest_Preview&curid=890&diff=777715&oldid=777710&rcid=740576 two}} edits raise two questions concerning [[HRWiki:Standards|wiki standards]].
:''See [[HRWiki talk:Standards#Linking to articles with disambiguation in the page title|HRWiki talk:Standards → Linking to articles with disambiguation in the page title]]
:''and [[HRWiki talk:Standards#Retroactive names in transcripts|HRWiki talk:Standards → Retroactive names in transcripts]]

== Some questions we would like to ask about... ==

Hi there, I'm a stranger who wants to ask you some questions.

1) When will ALL the old Flash pages turn to HTML5?

2) When are you going to UNBAN IP addresses who "committed" persistent vandalism?

3) If Flash is dead, are you going to cancel HomestarRunner.com ?

4) Why wouldn't we see ANY updates from 2011 to 2014?

5) Could y'all please tell us what email The Brothers Chaps have?

--[[Special:Contributions/83.185.35.154|83.185.35.154]] 18:37, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
:1) We don't know. Ask [[the Brothers Chaps]].
:2) Never. Why should we?
:3) You'll have to be more specific as to what that means exactly. We aren't involved with homestarrunner.com, so we can't take down someone else's website. And The Brothers Chaps are planning to give the site a HTML5 update, so they won't take it down.
:4) Kids, creative burnout, side projects, etc. See [[HRWiki:Hiatuses]] for more details.
:5) Their email address used to be brotherschaps@homestarrunner.com, but it was removed from the site's [[Email]] page, so it seems [[@StrongBadActual]] is now their primary contact method.
:Hope this helps! {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 22:33, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

::Concerning the answer #2, why never? --[[Special:Contributions/83.185.35.154|83.185.35.154]] 22:50, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
:::To reduce the risk of a repeat offender. {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 23:32, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
::::THAT repeat offender is way worse than CE5, aren't we right? --[[Special:Contributions/83.185.35.154|83.185.35.154]] 23:36, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
:::::Look, I'm not sure what your issues are, but the simple truth is that the best thing for you to do is behave like someone who has never even heard the name "Maudi Algabban" (we are not fooled, we know who you are) and has literally zero curiosity about the name or the user's history, while also showing no particular interest toward all the things you show far too much interest over (such as the Pyongyang reference, the hiatuses, and the possibility of homestarrunner.com being taken down) and never, ever, even for a moment, even consider writing loud yelling, swearing posts demanding people unblock you and give you answers to questions we have no way of answering. Also, make constructive Wiki edits (that means not vandalism, with or without scare quotes), not just Talk page chatter. Basically, you need to start over completely and pretend you are not and were never you and do not care about you - and that doesn't mean to insult yourself, it means ''do not mention'' yourself. You've built up far too much bad karma, so it's very likely that even the slightest hint that you are you will be treated with immediate suspicion, and likely result in further blocks. And if you think this is unreasonable, perhaps what you really need to do is to find a way to end your obsession with this Wiki. You've been pulling these bizarre stunts for literal years. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:50, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

::::::I must tell you all that I'm NOTHING but a stranger, but if you would like to send some ANGRY emails to him, his email address is ''-redacted-'' . Maudi MUST be punished and he's WAY the worst contributor on Homestar Runner Wiki! LET'S GET HIM!!!! --[[Special:Contributions/83.185.35.154|83.185.35.154]] 23:57, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
::::::: *sigh* I tried. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:59, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

== Netiquette w/r/t interviews on defunct sites ==

As I [[HRWiki:WikiGnome|clean up]] various pages on the site I'm finding that many cited interviews and links are dead and gone.
:''See [[HRWiki talk:Standards#Interviews on defunct sites|HRWiki talk:Standards → Interviews on defunct sites]]''

== https ==

Hi! Can you make this site secure please, https. Thanks kindly!

:: ?
:::I have literally no idea what you mean by that. -[[Image:Baby strong bad.png|20px]][[User talk:Minecraft lover147|Minecraft lover147]] 04:53, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

==YouTube channel?==
Maybe you could consider adding the HomestarRunner YouTube channel to the new content watchlist, since that's where TBC seems to be doing most of their work, now?

ToaJuaraevo01(Forgot how to sign)
::To sign, just put four tildes after your post (<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>). {{User:Lira/sig}} 16:20, 26 January 2020 (UTC)
:::If you just want your name, like this:[[Image:Baby strong bad.png|20px]][[User talk:Minecraft lover147|Minecraft lover147]], you just put 3 tildes after your post (<code><nowiki>~~~</nowiki></code>). If you want to do your name ''and'' the time, do the aforementioned 4 tildes. To do ''just'' the time, like this: 05:11, 9 February 2020 (UTC), do 5 tildes (<code><nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki></code>).
:::This post has been posted by [[Image:Baby strong bad.png|20px]][[User talk:Minecraft lover147|Minecraft lover147]]. The time it was posted is 05:11, 9 February 2020 (UTC).
:I disagree. YouTube is really more of a dumping ground for all the old Flash stuff that is still available on the site, but might not be should the Flash plug be pulled. And though I prefer to avoid YouTube, I don't think the Homestar Runner YouTube channel has been updated in months. [[website|Because YouTube is a place where absolutely nothing happens]]. I would mention that most new content is now posted on Twitter, but much of it doesn't qualify as full toons that demand full attention. (This may change, but not in the foreseeable future). -- [[Special:Contributions/68.37.43.131|68.37.43.131]] 13:35, 26 January 2020 (UTC)

::There actually is SOME original content on there, if you bother to look. {{User:ToaJuaraevo01/sig1}} 04:12, 27 January 2020 (UTC)
:::What exactly do you mean "new content watchlist"? YouTube-exclusive content is already listed and documented in numerous places. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 07:38, 27 January 2020 (UTC)

== Redesign ==

I was just looking at the [[HRWiki:Main page redesign]], and it had something entitled, "On this day..." for H*R stuff that happened on that day in history. I like the idea of that, but when I looked on it, it had stuff for February 9th. Where I live, it's still February 8th. I know this wiki is centered around UTC, but it could be very confusing for someone who ''doesn't'' know that. -[[Image:Baby strong bad.png|20px]][[User talk:Minecraft lover147|Minecraft lover147]] 04:50, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

==Sick Homestar, BRAH==
Why is homestar sick looking on the main page button? Found no other place to post this question --[[User:Jeffjman|Jeffjman]][http://www.scratch.mit.edu/users/jeffjman][[File:Baby_strong_bad.png‎|30px]] 16:04, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
:World events, Jeff. World events. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:12, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
::How long exactly will the COVID-related logos continue to show up? It's been long enough now - if it was even necessary in the first place. Yes, we get it. Current events, the end times have almost come, we almost danced the Conga of the Apocalypse, etc. We get that. I think everyone who visits this wiki is aware of that by now. I think we'd all be aware of that ''even if'' this wiki's logo didn't shove it in our faces every few page loads (though I do appreciate that it is no longer EVERY page load like it was at first). And I don't think any of us like being reminded of it - especially not this long after the fact. I'm sure most of us visit this wiki to take our minds ''off'' of the bad news for a while, not to be reminded of it by the logo. But it's your call, I suppose. I do hope I'm not coming across as rude - I just want to give my two cents on the matter since no one has brought up this point of view yet. [[Special:Contributions/76.184.23.181|76.184.23.181]] 01:24, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
:::What's funny is I agree with you—it ''has'' been long enough now, and ''I'' don't like being reminded of it, either. In fact I came this close to taking it down completely a couple of days ago, but I stopped myself. It just didn't feel right, since this mess is still very much not over. But I toned it way down (btw, the most it has ever appeared is on half of all page loads; now it's on a twelfth). If you'd like to eliminate it completely, you can of course create an account and then set whatever logo you like on your user CSS page. As you mention, no one else has brought up this point of view yet. If they do, I'll reconsider whether it's time to take it down altogether. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:03, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
::::1) You have no idea how relieved I am to hear that you agree with me for the most part! :)
::::I apologize if I came across as preemptively defensive earlier. I'm not the best at wording, so I was gulp-afraid of saying the wrong thing and being misunderstood... that's happened to me a lot, especially in discussions about this pandemic. (Which is the major reason for me not liking to be reminded of it too often if possible.)
::::2) Oh yes, I do remember that even in the beginning it wasn't on every page load. I think I initially assumed it was on only certain pages or something. And I did notice that it wasn't appearing as frequently lately, but I wasn't sure if that meant it had been toned down or was just a coincidence (at one point I even thought it was finally gone). Once every 12 page loads is acceptable, especially now that I know I'm not the only one who's tired of it. ;)
::::3) I didn't know it was possible to change the logo on my user CSS page. I don't have a lot of practice with CSS but I might give it a try. Thanks for letting me know!
::::4) I suppose it should be mentioned: technically I do have an account here, that I made when I was about 14 or 15. Same with the forum. But I've haven't been to the forum in years and have barely used the wiki account - instead, I mostly just browse the wiki, and, on VERY rare occasions, post on talk pages. Every once in a while I think about logging in and making contributions more often and becoming a regular user (after all, I read talk pages more than the average non-contributing user does, and several times I've thought of edits I could make), but... I said a LOT of dumb things on the forum back in the day, and my wiki and forum usernames are similar, so I cringe thinking about the possibility that people might still remember all of that. One of these days I'm going to see if I can still log in so I can change my username.
::::[[Special:Contributions/76.184.23.181|76.184.23.181]] 07:49, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
:Turns out the coronavirus doubles as a computer [[virus]]. {{User:The thing/sig}} 20:31, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

== What's new correction ==

The "What's New" should have the Fan Costumes from Thanksgiving at the bottom. [[User:Wolf O'Donnel|Wolf O'Donnel]] 03:52, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
:I think whoever edited What's New last opted to take the Fan Costumes out instead, because the Halloween toon is a bigger, more significant update. The importance of updates should be considered alongside their recent,,,ness. A big toon should take priority over a short, and so on. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:33, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
::I did that. I was under the impression that the box was meant to primarily show the updates on the site's "what's new" button. The Halloween toon is there, while the Fan Costumes is not. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 04:37, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
:::A good rule of thumb is that we should list everything within the last month and anything that's still in the What's New button, and if we still have space to fill, we can include older things that you can actually watch, like toons. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:07, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

== Site on the fritz ==

The wiki has been taking an age to load lately. Is there something amiss or do just that many people wanna know what the crap Bod is? [[User:Guybrush20X6|Guybrush20X6]] 12:21, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
:Yeah that happens sometimes, especially when there's a new toon. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:35, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

== History preservation ==

Could you keep the pages for the stuff that will be removed from the website in 2021 (e.g. games, character videos, etc.) on the Wiki, so as to preserve the history of the website? (That "Mashed Potato Jones" comment from "Halloween Fairstival" and other stuff that was changed should be kept on the Wiki, too)
:Has there been any announcement indicating that content will be removed from the website? I believe individuals have made content archives and projects such as [[Wikipedia:Lightspark|Lightspark]] should allow such content to remain playable after flash's EOL. So we should be ok? Still I haven't seen any notice of content deletion as of yet. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 18:06, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

== Remove [[FeedBurner]] from the main page ==

If we're not doing a main page redesign in the near future, could we at least replace the link to [[FeedBurner]] with [[@StrongBadActual]]? It's where updates really happen now. {{User:Elcool/sig}} 07:02, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
: I agree with Elcool. Which is why I decided to '''be bold''' and make the exact update he suggests. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 10:02, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
::A '''bold''' edit? on the '''''Main Page'''''?!?!? :O Awesome! {{User:Elcool/sig}} 12:28, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
:::'''NOTE:''' ''I've updated the redesign discussion [[HRWiki_talk:Main_page_redesign#Recent_update|here]] in response to this update.'' --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 19:47, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
::To Elcool, Jay, and the rest of the sysops (and the greater wiki community at large): '''I would greatly appreciate everyone's feedback on if and how to move forward with the main page redesign!''' This is another thing that has stalled for years and I think even small changes would be helpful. However, changes for the main page need to begin with sysop and admin participation! Thanks! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 13:53, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

== Flash archive preservation ==

What are we going to do with the wiki's flash archives? We need to preserve the old content, and there isn't any sign that the brothers chaps will post them on youtube.
:[[https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual/status/1343723058289373184/photo/1 They've got their top man on it.]] And we got all the files backed up here so if needed we can run our own legacy player for stuff like [[Where the Crap are we?]] or worst case scenario, beg Newgrounds for their player. [[User:Guybrush20X6|Guybrush20X6]] 00:16, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
:And just like that, they've unveiled a new HTML site that runs Ruffle for the old crap! I already found two Easter eggs! [[User:Guybrush20X6|Guybrush20X6]] 01:50, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

== Some sbemails redirect to the wrong ones. ==

As an example: [[1 step ahead]] redirects to sbemail 29 if you take the link to http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail28.html {{User:ColdReactive/sig}} 08:13, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
:Sounds like a redirect bug to me (or similar). It could be noted in the [[Post-Flash Site Update]] page. But more importantly TBC should be made aware of this so it can be fixed. Not sure what the best way to do that is, I don't think they have a 'report site problems' link or similar. Oh, I guess there's also twitter! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 08:20, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

== Index page seems to be missing from the Main Page ==

The title says it all: every since the [[Post-Flash Site Update]], it seems the [[Index Page]] has risen to prominence a bit more than before. It should probably be included in the Main Page as well! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 09:10, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
:I see this a lot. Why do people say that the title says it all and then go on to say more things? Anyway I added the index page to the main page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:45, 17 March 2021 (UTC)
::That is a ''very'' good question! I had never thought of that before. I almost didn't put the phrase in, but I still felt like it should go there. People are riddled and mired in contradiction. That's the only thing that comes to mind. Also, thank you very much for adding the link! --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 13:51, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

== Breaking tradition ==

Twice, I've come across [http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Eggs_(disambiguation)&diff=prev&oldid=804774 edits that] [http://hrwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Pink_Pants!&diff=prev&oldid=805372 go against] tradition. I'm fairly certain we have never had a disambiguation with a non-name-matching entry or a categorised redirect, and I also don't understand the sudden acceptance for them. {{User:RickTommy/sig}} 13:09, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
:Tradition for tradition's sake isn't necessarily a good thing. If all decisions were made purely based on precedent, nothing would ever change. Also, since these edits have been made, they are no longer unprecedented. When these precedents were established is irrelevant; what matters is whether these practices should continue based on their own merits.
:The first is more common than you think ([[Haunted House]], for instance, has no links with "Haunted House" in the title). The content of the page is just as relevant as its title, so I see no reason to enforce such a restriction. I can imagine a user looking for the sbemail about eggs, and visiting that disambiguation for help finding it.
:I'm more conflicted on the second thing. I can see the benefits, but to me, a categorised redirect is an indication that either the redirect should get its own page, or that the page should be categorised instead of the redirect. I'd prefer a more elegant solution, but it's not harming anyone and is unlikely to cause confusion, so I'm fine with it staying. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 19:12, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

==Markiplier Mentions==

I recently noticed the Markiplier has referenced Homestarrunner.com on more than one occasion.

He made a vague reference to the Virus SBEmail in his :The Game: trilogy.

Also in his playthrough of Home Improvisation I noticed that one of the boxes in the game has Fhqwhgads printed on it.
{{User:ToaJuaraevo01/sig1}} 22:19, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
:Markiplier is a good fit for [[Other Sightings]]. See the entries for [[Other Sightings#Brutalmoose|Brutalmoose]], [[Other Sightings#DaThings|DaThings]], or [[Other Sightings#PeanutButterGamer|PeanutButterGamer]] for examples of how to note the mentions. Describe Markiplier's references and link to the videos where they appear, timestamped if possible. The "Home Improvisation" reference can go in [[Game Sightings]]. --{{User:Bleu Ninja/sig}} 05:27, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
::Thanks, Done! {{User:ToaJuaraevo01/sig1}} 17:40, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

== DVD commentary filmographies? ==

Although the DVD commentaries are generally just the two Brothers Chaps, many times they are joined by [[contributors|friends and family]] and/or Matt will portray one of the dumb animal characters. The toon articles all identify who is present for the DVD version with a "Commentary by:" subheader, but is there a separate article tracking commentators? Something like [[:Category:Filmography]], [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender]], or [[Fan Costumes#Costumes]]. If not this is something that I think would be a good addition to the wiki. --{{User:Bleu Ninja/sig}} 17:26, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
:Each DVD page (e.g. [[strongbad_email.exe Disc One]]) lists the commentators of each toon, but it might be interesting and helpful to have a centralized list of all of them. Ideally it should be formatted differently from the DVD articles (such as having separate sections for each character), or else it might be redundant. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 18:05, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
May as well plug that I made [[DVD Commentary Speakers]] for this purpose. --{{User:Bleu Ninja/sig}} 19:47, 13 December 2021 (UTC)

== Loading issues ==

I've been having some loading issues on both Chrome and Firefox with ad blockers off. [[User:Wolf O'Donnel|Wolf O'Donnel]] 08:35, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
:The wiki tends to load slower when it receives more traffic. My guess is that more people are coming here to check if the Halloween toon/teaser is out. {{User:Gfdgsgxgzgdrc/sig‎}} 03:45, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

== Back glitch ==

Recently, on this wiki (and ''only'' this wiki), when I use the back button in Firefox, it instead counts as a new page load, meaning I get caught in an infinite loop if I do it enough. Why is this? {{User:RickTommy/sig}} 22:23, 29 December 2021 (UTC)
:I've noticed this behavior too, though only in private windows, and there are some other wikis (and also some webcomics) that are affected. {{User:DEIDATVM/sig}} 22:34, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

== Version of MediaWiki installed is obsolete ==

This wiki's software has not been updated in 11 years. The version of MediaWiki that is installed is now obsolete. The version installed is 1.15.4. The latest version of MediaWiki is 1.37.1. Please update MediaWiki. It has not been updated in a very long time.--[[Special:Contributions/100.1.76.9|100.1.76.9]] 14:27, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
:Will this change any ''fancy wiki text formatting'' or will we be fine with how it looks and how it will looks?
:Contrived and confused
:----[[User:Jeffjman|J∃ffJMan]][[File:jeffjsigchrismas.png|50px]] 12:34, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

I don't know about that, but version 1.15.4 of MediaWiki is already obsolete, so it's better to update it now. I don't know if it will affect its appearance, but update it since it hasn't been in a very long time.--[[Special:Contributions/100.1.76.9|100.1.76.9]] 01:40, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

:There's a bunch of [[Special:Version|custom stuff]] installed that may or may not work with the new version. I think the top-right links on the toons pages are generated by a special extension function, for example, so there's significant site functionality involved. Is there something in particular you need from a newer MediaWiki? [[User:Bobmath|Bobmath]] 08:46, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

rampage

Bobmath — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:39:20 GMT

Bobmath: both "the"s can be heard in the decompiled swf audio, so where does that leave us?

{{sbenav}}
[[Image:sbemail128.png|thumb|"I'm on a rampage!"]]

Strong Bad reveals to Comma the rampages he has been going on.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homsar}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[Stages|The Stage]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]/[[Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, April 11, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:44

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Email checker, come on and come on, y'all. The email checker, come on and come ''on'', y'all!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Overdue rampage</div>
Der Ong-stray Ad-bay, 
I thinks it's been entirely too long since you went on a 
rampage. 
Sincerely Peter,</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces the misspelled "der". He also states "Sincerely Peter" as the closing greeting and "Comma" as the sender's name.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Epressing-day Erd-nay, I thinks it's been entirely too long since you consulted your M.L.A. handbook. ''{clears screen, returns typing}'' Eh, so maybe it has been a while since my last rampage. But that doesn't mean I'm goin' soft or nothin'. I've just grown more selective of the types of rampages on which I go. Like the other freakin' day: me and Strong Mad went on a Reading Rampage.

''{Strong Mad and Strong Bad are seen on The Couch with many books stacked around them. Strong Mad, wearing a pair of half-moon reading glasses, is holding a waffle that reads "BUG" in syrup, and Strong Bad reads "Smart Investing for Jerks". The waffle drips syrup onto the floor.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, this book really speaks to me. In like, ''{flips book upside-down}'' a couple of different languages, even.

'''STRONG MAD:''' THIS BOOK IS TOO LONG! ''{Strong Bad moves away slightly}''

''{Back at the computer, Strong Bad keeps typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' See? It's not all rampage-stompin'-boy style rampages. The pie's the limit as far as rampages are concerned. Why, ye could go on a ''regal'' rampage.

''{Strong Bad appears in The King of Town's Castle, wearing a blanket around his neck, holding a scepter and wearing The King of Town's crown. The crownless King of Town stands nearby.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Whacking the King with scepter}'' I bequeath thee! I bequeath thee! I bequeath thee!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{While getting whacked}'' Ow! Ow! One more!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{raising scepter}'' Ye hath quivered me tuppence!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Oops, you lost me!

''{Strong Bad whacks King with scepter two more times.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{While getting whacked}'' OW!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Voice-over; both the King and Strong Bad look at the camera}'' Ooh, ooh! Or how about a legal rampage?

''{Cut to the outside of Homestar's House, with Homestar peeking out the door and Strong Bad walking in in a business suit with a bunch of papers.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is a sub-po-ena! ''{throws papers onto steps}'' I summons exhibit 4-B to my chambers!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sustained!

''{Homestar pulls out judge's gavel and hits himself three times, accompanied by sound effects. Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And don't forget the lyrical rampages me and Coach Z are ''always'' going on. Or more like, going OOORRRRFF! ''{The last word is said in a fake Coach Z accent.}''

''{Cut to the Stage, where Strong Bad and Coach Z are standing with microphones. Music is playing in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a rampage!

'''COACH Z:''' I've got problems with my feet and my back!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a rampage!

'''COACH Z:''' I'm about to have a dope rhyme attack!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a rampage!

'''COACH Z:''' Coach Z, rock all type of sports!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a rampage!

'''COACH Z:''' And if you don't believe me, you can get with The Chort!

''{Cut to the Cheat, who is scratching on a [[The Cheat's Record Player|children's record player]]. Then Strong Sad enters. The music screeches to a halt. The Cheat glares at him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' May I please ask how repeating the same four words constitutes a lyrical rampage?

'''STRONG BAD:''' May ''I'' please ask how a round mound of gray fatness constitutes a younger brother? ''{Points at the audience.}'' I'm on a rampage!

'''STRONG SAD:''' But what about rules of verse? Iambic pentameter is where it's at! Hit it, The Cheat!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angrily}'' Meh?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I dunno, drop some beats or something.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, they're gonna have to be "fat" beats in your case. Go ahead, The Cheat. Let's witness the whiteness.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh.

''{The Cheat starts the record player—playing a very simplistic, old-video-game-style "beat".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' The ''quill!'' The ''page!'' Ly-''ric,'' ram-''page!'' Umm... Word ''up?''

''{Strong Bad and Coach Z snicker.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that was great, Strong Sad. I didn't know you was hood! ''{pronounced "hawd"}'' Remind me again: what part of the streets are you from, exactly? ''{He snickers again.}''

'''COACH Z:''' You're a real MC, Strong Sad! ''Master of ceremonies!''

''{Coach Z and Strong Bad laugh for a moment, until Strong Bad realizes what was just said.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Er, wait...

'''STRONG SAD:''' Forget you guys! It went over great at my Poetry Slam!

''{Cut to the side of Bubs' Concession Stand, which still has the comedy club decorations from "Halloween Fairstival", but has a banner marked "Poetry Slam" in front of them. Strong Sad stands by the microphone, while silhouettes of Marzipan and Homsar are in the foreground.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' The ''quill!'' The ''page!'' Ly-''ric,'' ram-''page!'' Word ''up?''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Good style there, Strong Sad! Geoff Chaucer would be would be  proud!

'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaAaAaAaAaA! ''{Marzipan starts frowning.}'' Caramel corn for president, please!

''{Homsar's hat flies in a circle, but lands about half an inch from his head. Cut back to the Stage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, run along, DJ Dumpy Dump! We gotta get back to rampagin'!

'''COACH Z:''' 'Ey, maybe we should start calling you "SS"! For ''Strong Sad!'' ''{He laughs maniacally.}''

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat stare at Coach Z increduously.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to Coach Z}'' What is wrong with you?

''{The beat starts again.}''

'''COACH Z:''' I'm bad at abbreviations!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You're on a rampage?

'''COACH Z:''' The number one jam on all the stations! ''{Strong Bad's boxing gloves move in a jazzy motion, then his head does.}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ya see Comma, ''{He pronounces both the name "Comma" and the actual comma.}'' you can still hurt people and their feelings with all manner of different rampages. Until next time, bailiff, I'll be in my chambers. I mean, The Cheat, I'll be in my office... which is this room. ''{slightly mumbling and said quickly}'' So, I'll be right here.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:legal rampage.png|thumb|"Litigation Jackson 2: Legal Rampage"]]
*At the end of the email, click on "rampages" for a parody of the classic video game ''[[Wikipedia:Rampage (arcade game)|Rampage]]'', published by Bally Midway in 1986. In this, a The Cheat-like monster runs across the screen holding underpants, to the music which was played under Strong Sad's rap. After some time, Strong Mad runs on the screen and a speech bubble over his head says "MY PANTIES! MY PANTIES!", which flashes slowly.
**The Cheat appears to be an altered George sprite from the game. George was a giant gorilla very similar to King Kong, who used his arm furthest from the player to aid him in walking, just as The Cheat does.
*Also at the end, click on "chambers" to see the poster for ''[[Litigation Jackson]] 2: Legal Rampage''.
*Again at the end, click on "different" to see the cover of the Strong Sad CD "Witness the Whiteness". The sub-title is "Spoken word ... is bond!" In addition, there is a "Parental Advisory" warning that the CD is "Very Boring". Unlike other CD-related Easter eggs, this one does not play a song when clicked.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The phrases "Ong-stray Ad-bay" and "epressing-day erd-nay" are of a fake language called [[Wikipedia:Pig Latin|Pig Latin]]. Translated, Peter said "Strong Bad", and Strong Bad said "depressing nerd".
*The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers is a guide for punctuation, quotation, citation, and documentation of sources published by the ''[http://www.mla.org/ Modern Language Association]''. It is the most popular standard for academic writing.
*Shortly after referring to the MLA Handbook, Strong Bad writes, "I've just grown more selective of the types of rampages on which I go." The slightly odd phrasing at the end of the sentence ("on which I go" rather than the more natural "which I go on") pokes fun at a rule of formal writing (as the MLA explains) that no sentence should end with a preposition. In the very next sentence, however, Strong Bad employs a grossly ungrammatical construction using the object pronoun case "me and Strong Mad..." (instead of the required subject pronoun case "Strong Mad and I..."), and later "me and Coach Z...".
*"[[Foreign Words|Sub-po-ena]]" is an intentional mispronunciation of the word "[[Wikipedia:Subpoena|subpoena]]" (pronounced sub-PEE-nah), a court order which legally forces testimony or evidence be presented.
*Definitions of Strong Bad's "regal" language:
**''[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=bequeath&x=12&y=15 bequeath]'': verb, To leave or give (personal property) by will. To pass (something) on to another; hand down.
**''[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=quiver quiver]'': 1. verb, To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement. 2. noun, a case for carrying arrows. 3. noun, the arrows in a quiver.
**''[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=tuppence tuppence]'': noun, British variant of twopence, or two pennies. Esp. in [[Wikipedia:British coinage|pre-decimal coinage]].

*Strong Sad mentions [[Wikipedia:Iambic pentameter|iambic pentameter]], which is a syllable pattern used in poetry. An iamb is a pair of syllables, the first unstressed and the second stressed. Iambic pentameter is five iambs per line. Strong Sad says "The ''quill!'' The ''page!'' Ly-''ric,'' ram-''page!'' Word ''up?''" in exaggerated iambic pentameter. Ironically, while Strong Sad glorifies iambic pentameter, his creation is a pretty bad example of it. He twists the stresses on "lyric rampage," properly pronounced LY-ric RAM-page (a pair of [[Wikipedia:Trochee|trochees]]), into ly-RIC ram-PAGE (a pair of iambs). Iambic pentameter was popular with such poets as [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]] and [[Wikipedia:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer]], and was for a long time the standard English meter.
*Notice Strong Bad's word flow regarding the four rampages he shows us: ''reading, regal, legal, lyrical''.

*The Cheat is using a [[Wikipedia:Battle records|battle record]], which is a vinyl record made up of samples and simple drum loops (like Strong Sad's "do—doodoo" beat). They're used by DJs, primarily for scratching. When the records are scratched, or spun at different RPMs, the simple "do do" beats produce the more familiar "phat" sounds (like Strong Bad and Coach Z's beats).

=== Trivia ===
*Reading Rampage book titles:
**Sweatshirtguy
**The R in Routine
**Soup, Right?
**[[Color flavored|Brown]] Story
**Biscuit
**Smart Investing for Jerks
**BUG (Strong Mad's waffle)

=== Remarks ===
*Marzipan seems to stutter uncharacteristically during the phrase "would be proud".
*After he stops speaking, Homsar's hat remains suspended in mid-air, instead of returning to his head.
*It's interesting that Strong Bad advises Peter to consult his "M.L.A. handbook"; if he'd checked his own, he would have seen that the [[Wikipedia:Modern Language Association|MLA]] doesn't use periods when it refers to itself.
*This is another example of [[Strong Bad wearing a shirt]].
*When Homsar says "Caramel corn for president, please!", his [[bowler hat]] grows in size for about half a second, then reverts to its regular size.
*When rhyming to Strong Bad, Strong Sad struggles to come up with an ending. But during the poetry slam, he recites it without a hitch.

=== Inside References ===
* The book "The R in Routine" and Strong Mad chasing The Cheat (who has Strong Mad's "panties"), are references to [[morning routine]].
* "Poetry Slam" is the title of Strong Sad's character page.
* Strong Mad was previously seen wearing reading glasses in the [[Email Processing Room]].
* In the Rampage Easter egg, The Cheat looks like the [[Strong Badman]] The Cheat from the [[Sketchbook (video)|DVD Sketchbook feature]].
*[[Litigation Jackson]] is a reference to a film advertisement and sponsor in the beginning of the toon [[A Decemberween Pageant]].
*Strong Bad believes that the sender of the email is named [[Comma]].
**He also pronounces a comma as he types it near the end.
*One of the books in the Reading Rampage scene is called "[[Biscuit]]".

=== Real-World References ===
* The parental advisory on Strong Sad's CD is a parody of the advisories found on music albums containing explicit lyrics or otherwise offensive content. Parental Advisory labels became required by most record companies in America following the 1985 "Porn Rock" congressional hearings spearheaded by the [[Wikipedia:Parents Music Resource Center|Parents Music Resource Center]] (PMRC), led by Tipper Gore.
* "Reading Rampage" is a reference to the [[PBS]] series [http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/ Reading Rainbow] hosted by Levar Burton.
* The Cheat uses an old '80s Fisher-Price record player to "drop some beats". The drum beats he plays to back Strong Sad are from a Yamaha PSS-180 home keyboard's "custom drummer" section. It should also be noted that a real life turntablist, DJ Q*Bert got his start by imitating a local hip-hop artist he saw, by using his Fisher Price turntable.
*"Smart Investing for Jerks" is a parody of the numerous [[Wikipedia:...For Dummies|...For Dummies]] books.
* "Geoff Chaucer" refers to [[Wikipedia:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer]], a 14th century English poet famous for [[Wikipedia:The Canterbury Tales|The Canterbury Tales]] and poetic works that used iambic pentameter.
* Strong Bad calling Strong Sad [[Dump|DJ Dumpy Dump]] is a reference to the rapper [[Wikipedia:Humpty Hump|Humpty Hump]], who Coach Z once dressed up as for Halloween.
** Note that, although in the early days of hip hop the distinction was not so clearcut, "DJ" has come to mean someone who manipulates the background music (The Cheat's role here), whereas the actual rapper is more commonly referred to as the "MC".
* The phrase "I'm on a rampage!" appears in the [[Wikipedia:DJ Jazzy Jeff|DJ Jazzy Jeff]] and [[Wikipedia:Will Smith|the Fresh Prince]] song "[http://will-smith-lyrics.wonderlyrics.com/Then-She-Bit-Me.html Then She Bit Me]".
* "[http://house-of-pain-lyrics.wonderlyrics.com/Word-is-Bond.html Word is Bond]" is a song by the hiphop group [[Wikipedia:House of Pain|House of Pain]].
* "Witness the whiteness" is a reference to the song "Witness the Fitness" by British rapper Rodney Smith a.k.a. [[Wikipedia:roots manuva|Roots Manuva]].

==YouTube Version==
*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad demonstrates the types of rampages he goes on these days. Reading, regal, and legal to name a few."
*Strong Bad's intro to the email adds an extra "the" beforehand.
*The Litigation Jackson poster appears immediately after the email concludes.
*The Easter egg plays automatically afterward.

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Jonathan Howe]], and [[Ryan Sterritt]])

'''RYAN:''' Hey guys.

'''MATT:''' Email checker c'mon and c'mon, y'all.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, gosh.

'''MATT:''' What was that a reference to, Mike? Do you remember?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, a rap song you made in college called "The All-Star Rapper".

'''MATT:''' That's right. "I'm a star rapper c'mon an' come on, y'all."

'''RYAN:''' "What's the 411?"

'''MATT:''' That's from high school.

'''RYAN:''' That's a good one.

'''JONATHAN:''' Do you, um, do you write those in advance, or do you just, whatever? Do you just... freak from your head?

'''MATT:''' The Strong Bad— I can do that. ''{laughter}'' You know, I'm sorry, but that's just how I do it.

'''JONATHAN:''' No disrespect.

'''MATT:''' Uh, remember, Mike, we discussed making an Easter egg that was a reference to [[Wikipedia:Reading Rainbow|Reading Rainbow]], but it was, like, Reading Rampage instead? It was the beginning of a show: "Take a look! It's in a book! Reading Rampage!"

'''MIKE:''' ''{regarding the email}'' There was a story there called Brown Story.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' I would like to know what Brown Story is all about.

'''MIKE:''' ''{also laughing}'' I don't know if I do.

'''JONATHAN:''' That looks like the Fisher Price, um—

'''MATT:''' Flute?

'''JONATHAN:''' —magic wand.

'''MATT:''' Oh, I was gonna say yeah, it was musical, right?

'''RYAN:''' I love that he has a jacket on here.

'''MIKE:''' That's a bad sound effect, actually.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''JONATHAN:''' No, it's good.

'''MATT:''' It's uh, we don't use it so much anymore.

'''MIKE:''' It's one of the very cartoony sound effects that we used to use.

'''MATT:''' It's reverb on the wrought iron.

'''MIKE:''' You've gotta like it when Coach Z raps.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, you've got to.

'''RYAN:''' I like the old record player.

'''MATT:''' The Fisher Price record player?

'''JONATHAN:''' I like that— that Coach Z is smart enough to rhyme his own mispronunciations.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Exactly.

'''JONATHAN:''' He's, he's uh, very clever about it

'''MATT:''' I remember taking— I took a— I would just take a Fisher Price record player to college with me and not have a stereo and just listen to vinyl, and then I realized that the needle, or something with it, like, unless you were listening to, like, really slow stuff or jazz, it just couldn't handle it. I remember trying to listen to some Steel Pole Bath Tub ''{laughs}'' in my dorm room, and it was just skipping all over the place; the needle couldn't handle the grooves.

'''MIKE:''' It didn't approve.

'''JONATHAN:''' Was not hi-fi.

'''MATT:''' It didn't approve of the groove.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Does it say anything on that 45? I don't even remember.

'''MIKE:''' Uhhhh.

'''MATT:''' Or is it just scribbles?

'''MIKE:''' Let's see, I think it looked like scribbles.

'''JONATHAN:''' Is— was that iambic pentameter?

'''MATT:''' It was. I looked it up; I did extensive research to make sure I was accurate.

'''JONATHAN:''' What's that, ends of the lines? How does it—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's like, two-word couplets,—

'''MATT:''' Five syllable— two syllable coup— five two syllable couplets, I guess.

'''MIKE:''' With the second syllable being stressed.

'''MATT:''' Right. Iambs.

'''MIKE:''' Right. Yeah. Exactly. Pentameter. Five iambs.

'''JONATHAN:''' You researched that better than I researched the, uh, spelling of MLA. ''{laughing}'' At the beginning.

'''MATT:''' That's all right.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Jonathan did the, um, he moved Strong Bad's head around and did the, uh, typing animation, um, for this email.

'''MATT:''' That's right.

'''JONATHAN:''' Pretty exciting.

'''MIKE:''' He hasn't done it since.

'''JONATHAN:''' Yeah.

''{laughter}''

'''JONATHAN:''' I've been asked to go home on Sunday nights.

''{big laughter at the email}''

'''MATT:''' That's a rare example of Coach Z laughing.

'''JONATHAN:''' I like Coach Z laughing a lot. I really— I like it when Strong Bad goes, "What is wrong with you?"

'''MATT:''' He's obviously having a problem making jokes.

'''JONATHAN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' Hi guys.

'''MATT:''' We'd like you to take this one home for us.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, finish it off!

'''RYAN:''' I'll be, I'll be... here.

''{laughter}''

== Fun Facts ==
* The rap song "The All-Star Rapper" that they discuss near the beginning can be found in the [[Thorax Corporation]] site: [[thorax:mp3s/All_Star_Rapper.mp3|All Star Rapper.mp3]] at [[thorax:mp3s/|www.thoraxcorp.com/mp3s/]].
*[[Wikipedia:Steel Pole Bath Tub|Steel Pole Bath Tub]] was a hardcore punk/noise rock band, formed in 1986 in Bozeman, Montana.
* Jonathan and Matt's conversation about improvising Strong Bad's intro song includes a few references to the Ratatat song "[[Wikipedia:Ratatat (album)|Seventeen Years]]".

== External Links ==
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rampage

Bobmath — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 02:51:15 GMT

Bobmath: undo revision 809074; ruffle clips off the first bit of audio

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[[Image:sbemail128.png|thumb|"I'm on a rampage!"]]

Strong Bad reveals to Comma the rampages he has been going on.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homsar}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[Stages|The Stage]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]/[[Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, April 11, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:44

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' The email checker, come on and come on, y'all. The email checker, come on and come ''on'', y'all!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Overdue rampage</div>
Der Ong-stray Ad-bay, 
I thinks it's been entirely too long since you went on a 
rampage. 
Sincerely Peter,</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces the misspelled "der". He also states "Sincerely Peter" as the closing greeting and "Comma" as the sender's name.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Epressing-day Erd-nay, I thinks it's been entirely too long since you consulted your M.L.A. handbook. ''{clears screen, returns typing}'' Eh, so maybe it has been a while since my last rampage. But that doesn't mean I'm goin' soft or nothin'. I've just grown more selective of the types of rampages on which I go. Like the other freakin' day: me and Strong Mad went on a Reading Rampage.

''{Strong Mad and Strong Bad are seen on The Couch with many books stacked around them. Strong Mad, wearing a pair of half-moon reading glasses, is holding a waffle that reads "BUG" in syrup, and Strong Bad reads "Smart Investing for Jerks". The waffle drips syrup onto the floor.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, this book really speaks to me. In like, ''{flips book upside-down}'' a couple of different languages, even.

'''STRONG MAD:''' THIS BOOK IS TOO LONG! ''{Strong Bad moves away slightly}''

''{Back at the computer, Strong Bad keeps typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' See? It's not all rampage-stompin'-boy style rampages. The pie's the limit as far as rampages are concerned. Why, ye could go on a ''regal'' rampage.

''{Strong Bad appears in The King of Town's Castle, wearing a blanket around his neck, holding a scepter and wearing The King of Town's crown. The crownless King of Town stands nearby.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Whacking the King with scepter}'' I bequeath thee! I bequeath thee! I bequeath thee!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{While getting whacked}'' Ow! Ow! One more!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{raising scepter}'' Ye hath quivered me tuppence!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Oops, you lost me!

''{Strong Bad whacks King with scepter two more times.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{While getting whacked}'' OW!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Voice-over; both the King and Strong Bad look at the camera}'' Ooh, ooh! Or how about a legal rampage?

''{Cut to the outside of Homestar's House, with Homestar peeking out the door and Strong Bad walking in in a business suit with a bunch of papers.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is a sub-po-ena! ''{throws papers onto steps}'' I summons exhibit 4-B to my chambers!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sustained!

''{Homestar pulls out judge's gavel and hits himself three times, accompanied by sound effects. Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And don't forget the lyrical rampages me and Coach Z are ''always'' going on. Or more like, going OOORRRRFF! ''{The last word is said in a fake Coach Z accent.}''

''{Cut to the Stage, where Strong Bad and Coach Z are standing with microphones. Music is playing in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a rampage!

'''COACH Z:''' I've got problems with my feet and my back!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a rampage!

'''COACH Z:''' I'm about to have a dope rhyme attack!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a rampage!

'''COACH Z:''' Coach Z, rock all type of sports!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a rampage!

'''COACH Z:''' And if you don't believe me, you can get with The Chort!

''{Cut to the Cheat, who is scratching on a [[The Cheat's Record Player|children's record player]]. Then Strong Sad enters. The music screeches to a halt. The Cheat glares at him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' May I please ask how repeating the same four words constitutes a lyrical rampage?

'''STRONG BAD:''' May ''I'' please ask how a round mound of gray fatness constitutes a younger brother? ''{Points at the audience.}'' I'm on a rampage!

'''STRONG SAD:''' But what about rules of verse? Iambic pentameter is where it's at! Hit it, The Cheat!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angrily}'' Meh?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I dunno, drop some beats or something.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, they're gonna have to be "fat" beats in your case. Go ahead, The Cheat. Let's witness the whiteness.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh.

''{The Cheat starts the record player—playing a very simplistic, old-video-game-style "beat".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' The ''quill!'' The ''page!'' Ly-''ric,'' ram-''page!'' Umm... Word ''up?''

''{Strong Bad and Coach Z snicker.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that was great, Strong Sad. I didn't know you was hood! ''{pronounced "hawd"}'' Remind me again: what part of the streets are you from, exactly? ''{He snickers again.}''

'''COACH Z:''' You're a real MC, Strong Sad! ''Master of ceremonies!''

''{Coach Z and Strong Bad laugh for a moment, until Strong Bad realizes what was just said.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Er, wait...

'''STRONG SAD:''' Forget you guys! It went over great at my Poetry Slam!

''{Cut to the side of Bubs' Concession Stand, which still has the comedy club decorations from "Halloween Fairstival", but has a banner marked "Poetry Slam" in front of them. Strong Sad stands by the microphone, while silhouettes of Marzipan and Homsar are in the foreground.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' The ''quill!'' The ''page!'' Ly-''ric,'' ram-''page!'' Word ''up?''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Good style there, Strong Sad! Geoff Chaucer would be would be  proud!

'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaAaAaAaAaA! ''{Marzipan starts frowning.}'' Caramel corn for president, please!

''{Homsar's hat flies in a circle, but lands about half an inch from his head. Cut back to the Stage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, run along, DJ Dumpy Dump! We gotta get back to rampagin'!

'''COACH Z:''' 'Ey, maybe we should start calling you "SS"! For ''Strong Sad!'' ''{He laughs maniacally.}''

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat stare at Coach Z increduously.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to Coach Z}'' What is wrong with you?

''{The beat starts again.}''

'''COACH Z:''' I'm bad at abbreviations!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You're on a rampage?

'''COACH Z:''' The number one jam on all the stations! ''{Strong Bad's boxing gloves move in a jazzy motion, then his head does.}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ya see Comma, ''{He pronounces both the name "Comma" and the actual comma.}'' you can still hurt people and their feelings with all manner of different rampages. Until next time, bailiff, I'll be in my chambers. I mean, The Cheat, I'll be in my office... which is this room. ''{slightly mumbling and said quickly}'' So, I'll be right here.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:legal rampage.png|thumb|"Litigation Jackson 2: Legal Rampage"]]
*At the end of the email, click on "rampages" for a parody of the classic video game ''[[Wikipedia:Rampage (arcade game)|Rampage]]'', published by Bally Midway in 1986. In this, a The Cheat-like monster runs across the screen holding underpants, to the music which was played under Strong Sad's rap. After some time, Strong Mad runs on the screen and a speech bubble over his head says "MY PANTIES! MY PANTIES!", which flashes slowly.
**The Cheat appears to be an altered George sprite from the game. George was a giant gorilla very similar to King Kong, who used his arm furthest from the player to aid him in walking, just as The Cheat does.
*Also at the end, click on "chambers" to see the poster for ''[[Litigation Jackson]] 2: Legal Rampage''.
*Again at the end, click on "different" to see the cover of the Strong Sad CD "Witness the Whiteness". The sub-title is "Spoken word ... is bond!" In addition, there is a "Parental Advisory" warning that the CD is "Very Boring". Unlike other CD-related Easter eggs, this one does not play a song when clicked.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The phrases "Ong-stray Ad-bay" and "epressing-day erd-nay" are of a fake language called [[Wikipedia:Pig Latin|Pig Latin]]. Translated, Peter said "Strong Bad", and Strong Bad said "depressing nerd".
*The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers is a guide for punctuation, quotation, citation, and documentation of sources published by the ''[http://www.mla.org/ Modern Language Association]''. It is the most popular standard for academic writing.
*Shortly after referring to the MLA Handbook, Strong Bad writes, "I've just grown more selective of the types of rampages on which I go." The slightly odd phrasing at the end of the sentence ("on which I go" rather than the more natural "which I go on") pokes fun at a rule of formal writing (as the MLA explains) that no sentence should end with a preposition. In the very next sentence, however, Strong Bad employs a grossly ungrammatical construction using the object pronoun case "me and Strong Mad..." (instead of the required subject pronoun case "Strong Mad and I..."), and later "me and Coach Z...".
*"[[Foreign Words|Sub-po-ena]]" is an intentional mispronunciation of the word "[[Wikipedia:Subpoena|subpoena]]" (pronounced sub-PEE-nah), a court order which legally forces testimony or evidence be presented.
*Definitions of Strong Bad's "regal" language:
**''[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=bequeath&x=12&y=15 bequeath]'': verb, To leave or give (personal property) by will. To pass (something) on to another; hand down.
**''[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=quiver quiver]'': 1. verb, To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement. 2. noun, a case for carrying arrows. 3. noun, the arrows in a quiver.
**''[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=tuppence tuppence]'': noun, British variant of twopence, or two pennies. Esp. in [[Wikipedia:British coinage|pre-decimal coinage]].

*Strong Sad mentions [[Wikipedia:Iambic pentameter|iambic pentameter]], which is a syllable pattern used in poetry. An iamb is a pair of syllables, the first unstressed and the second stressed. Iambic pentameter is five iambs per line. Strong Sad says "The ''quill!'' The ''page!'' Ly-''ric,'' ram-''page!'' Word ''up?''" in exaggerated iambic pentameter. Ironically, while Strong Sad glorifies iambic pentameter, his creation is a pretty bad example of it. He twists the stresses on "lyric rampage," properly pronounced LY-ric RAM-page (a pair of [[Wikipedia:Trochee|trochees]]), into ly-RIC ram-PAGE (a pair of iambs). Iambic pentameter was popular with such poets as [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]] and [[Wikipedia:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer]], and was for a long time the standard English meter.
*Notice Strong Bad's word flow regarding the four rampages he shows us: ''reading, regal, legal, lyrical''.

*The Cheat is using a [[Wikipedia:Battle records|battle record]], which is a vinyl record made up of samples and simple drum loops (like Strong Sad's "do—doodoo" beat). They're used by DJs, primarily for scratching. When the records are scratched, or spun at different RPMs, the simple "do do" beats produce the more familiar "phat" sounds (like Strong Bad and Coach Z's beats).

=== Trivia ===
*Reading Rampage book titles:
**Sweatshirtguy
**The R in Routine
**Soup, Right?
**[[Color flavored|Brown]] Story
**Biscuit
**Smart Investing for Jerks
**BUG (Strong Mad's waffle)

=== Remarks ===
*Marzipan seems to stutter uncharacteristically during the phrase "would be proud".
*After he stops speaking, Homsar's hat remains suspended in mid-air, instead of returning to his head.
*It's interesting that Strong Bad advises Peter to consult his "M.L.A. handbook"; if he'd checked his own, he would have seen that the [[Wikipedia:Modern Language Association|MLA]] doesn't use periods when it refers to itself.
*This is another example of [[Strong Bad wearing a shirt]].
*When Homsar says "Caramel corn for president, please!", his [[bowler hat]] grows in size for about half a second, then reverts to its regular size.
*When rhyming to Strong Bad, Strong Sad struggles to come up with an ending. But during the poetry slam, he recites it without a hitch.

=== Inside References ===
* The book "The R in Routine" and Strong Mad chasing The Cheat (who has Strong Mad's "panties"), are references to [[morning routine]].
* "Poetry Slam" is the title of Strong Sad's character page.
* Strong Mad was previously seen wearing reading glasses in the [[Email Processing Room]].
* In the Rampage Easter egg, The Cheat looks like the [[Strong Badman]] The Cheat from the [[Sketchbook (video)|DVD Sketchbook feature]].
*[[Litigation Jackson]] is a reference to a film advertisement and sponsor in the beginning of the toon [[A Decemberween Pageant]].
*Strong Bad believes that the sender of the email is named [[Comma]].
**He also pronounces a comma as he types it near the end.
*One of the books in the Reading Rampage scene is called "[[Biscuit]]".

=== Real-World References ===
* The parental advisory on Strong Sad's CD is a parody of the advisories found on music albums containing explicit lyrics or otherwise offensive content. Parental Advisory labels became required by most record companies in America following the 1985 "Porn Rock" congressional hearings spearheaded by the [[Wikipedia:Parents Music Resource Center|Parents Music Resource Center]] (PMRC), led by Tipper Gore.
* "Reading Rampage" is a reference to the [[PBS]] series [http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/ Reading Rainbow] hosted by Levar Burton.
* The Cheat uses an old '80s Fisher-Price record player to "drop some beats". The drum beats he plays to back Strong Sad are from a Yamaha PSS-180 home keyboard's "custom drummer" section. It should also be noted that a real life turntablist, DJ Q*Bert got his start by imitating a local hip-hop artist he saw, by using his Fisher Price turntable.
*"Smart Investing for Jerks" is a parody of the numerous [[Wikipedia:...For Dummies|...For Dummies]] books.
* "Geoff Chaucer" refers to [[Wikipedia:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer]], a 14th century English poet famous for [[Wikipedia:The Canterbury Tales|The Canterbury Tales]] and poetic works that used iambic pentameter.
* Strong Bad calling Strong Sad [[Dump|DJ Dumpy Dump]] is a reference to the rapper [[Wikipedia:Humpty Hump|Humpty Hump]], who Coach Z once dressed up as for Halloween.
** Note that, although in the early days of hip hop the distinction was not so clearcut, "DJ" has come to mean someone who manipulates the background music (The Cheat's role here), whereas the actual rapper is more commonly referred to as the "MC".
* The phrase "I'm on a rampage!" appears in the [[Wikipedia:DJ Jazzy Jeff|DJ Jazzy Jeff]] and [[Wikipedia:Will Smith|the Fresh Prince]] song "[http://will-smith-lyrics.wonderlyrics.com/Then-She-Bit-Me.html Then She Bit Me]".
* "[http://house-of-pain-lyrics.wonderlyrics.com/Word-is-Bond.html Word is Bond]" is a song by the hiphop group [[Wikipedia:House of Pain|House of Pain]].
* "Witness the whiteness" is a reference to the song "Witness the Fitness" by British rapper Rodney Smith a.k.a. [[Wikipedia:roots manuva|Roots Manuva]].

==YouTube Version==
*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad demonstrates the types of rampages he goes on these days. Reading, regal, and legal to name a few."
*The Litigation Jackson poster appears immediately after the email concludes.
*The Easter egg plays automatically afterward.

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Jonathan Howe]], and [[Ryan Sterritt]])

'''RYAN:''' Hey guys.

'''MATT:''' Email checker c'mon and c'mon, y'all.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, gosh.

'''MATT:''' What was that a reference to, Mike? Do you remember?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, a rap song you made in college called "The All-Star Rapper".

'''MATT:''' That's right. "I'm a star rapper c'mon an' come on, y'all."

'''RYAN:''' "What's the 411?"

'''MATT:''' That's from high school.

'''RYAN:''' That's a good one.

'''JONATHAN:''' Do you, um, do you write those in advance, or do you just, whatever? Do you just... freak from your head?

'''MATT:''' The Strong Bad— I can do that. ''{laughter}'' You know, I'm sorry, but that's just how I do it.

'''JONATHAN:''' No disrespect.

'''MATT:''' Uh, remember, Mike, we discussed making an Easter egg that was a reference to [[Wikipedia:Reading Rainbow|Reading Rainbow]], but it was, like, Reading Rampage instead? It was the beginning of a show: "Take a look! It's in a book! Reading Rampage!"

'''MIKE:''' ''{regarding the email}'' There was a story there called Brown Story.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' I would like to know what Brown Story is all about.

'''MIKE:''' ''{also laughing}'' I don't know if I do.

'''JONATHAN:''' That looks like the Fisher Price, um—

'''MATT:''' Flute?

'''JONATHAN:''' —magic wand.

'''MATT:''' Oh, I was gonna say yeah, it was musical, right?

'''RYAN:''' I love that he has a jacket on here.

'''MIKE:''' That's a bad sound effect, actually.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''JONATHAN:''' No, it's good.

'''MATT:''' It's uh, we don't use it so much anymore.

'''MIKE:''' It's one of the very cartoony sound effects that we used to use.

'''MATT:''' It's reverb on the wrought iron.

'''MIKE:''' You've gotta like it when Coach Z raps.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, you've got to.

'''RYAN:''' I like the old record player.

'''MATT:''' The Fisher Price record player?

'''JONATHAN:''' I like that— that Coach Z is smart enough to rhyme his own mispronunciations.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Exactly.

'''JONATHAN:''' He's, he's uh, very clever about it

'''MATT:''' I remember taking— I took a— I would just take a Fisher Price record player to college with me and not have a stereo and just listen to vinyl, and then I realized that the needle, or something with it, like, unless you were listening to, like, really slow stuff or jazz, it just couldn't handle it. I remember trying to listen to some Steel Pole Bath Tub ''{laughs}'' in my dorm room, and it was just skipping all over the place; the needle couldn't handle the grooves.

'''MIKE:''' It didn't approve.

'''JONATHAN:''' Was not hi-fi.

'''MATT:''' It didn't approve of the groove.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Does it say anything on that 45? I don't even remember.

'''MIKE:''' Uhhhh.

'''MATT:''' Or is it just scribbles?

'''MIKE:''' Let's see, I think it looked like scribbles.

'''JONATHAN:''' Is— was that iambic pentameter?

'''MATT:''' It was. I looked it up; I did extensive research to make sure I was accurate.

'''JONATHAN:''' What's that, ends of the lines? How does it—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's like, two-word couplets,—

'''MATT:''' Five syllable— two syllable coup— five two syllable couplets, I guess.

'''MIKE:''' With the second syllable being stressed.

'''MATT:''' Right. Iambs.

'''MIKE:''' Right. Yeah. Exactly. Pentameter. Five iambs.

'''JONATHAN:''' You researched that better than I researched the, uh, spelling of MLA. ''{laughing}'' At the beginning.

'''MATT:''' That's all right.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Jonathan did the, um, he moved Strong Bad's head around and did the, uh, typing animation, um, for this email.

'''MATT:''' That's right.

'''JONATHAN:''' Pretty exciting.

'''MIKE:''' He hasn't done it since.

'''JONATHAN:''' Yeah.

''{laughter}''

'''JONATHAN:''' I've been asked to go home on Sunday nights.

''{big laughter at the email}''

'''MATT:''' That's a rare example of Coach Z laughing.

'''JONATHAN:''' I like Coach Z laughing a lot. I really— I like it when Strong Bad goes, "What is wrong with you?"

'''MATT:''' He's obviously having a problem making jokes.

'''JONATHAN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' Hi guys.

'''MATT:''' We'd like you to take this one home for us.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, finish it off!

'''RYAN:''' I'll be, I'll be... here.

''{laughter}''

== Fun Facts ==
* The rap song "The All-Star Rapper" that they discuss near the beginning can be found in the [[Thorax Corporation]] site: [[thorax:mp3s/All_Star_Rapper.mp3|All Star Rapper.mp3]] at [[thorax:mp3s/|www.thoraxcorp.com/mp3s/]].
*[[Wikipedia:Steel Pole Bath Tub|Steel Pole Bath Tub]] was a hardcore punk/noise rock band, formed in 1986 in Bozeman, Montana.
* Jonathan and Matt's conversation about improvising Strong Bad's intro song includes a few references to the Ratatat song "[[Wikipedia:Ratatat (album)|Seventeen Years]]".

== External Links ==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}

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Zagnut Bars

Bobmath — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 01:31:54 GMT

Bobmath: grammar: singular choice

[[Image:Zagnut bar.PNG|thumb|"Aw, ZAG-nut!"]]
'''[[Wikipedia:Zagnut|Zagnut]] bars''' have appeared several times in the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. They were first introduced in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] as an option that you could give [[Bubs]] and [[Coach Z]] over Swedish Fish or [[Delicious "Bag"]]. In an Easter egg, you could choose to slam the door on Bubs and Coach Z and give a treat to [[Stinkoman]] instead; a Zagnut bar was a choice to give to him rather than a green jar labeled "Akira" or a [[Prawn]]. Stinkoman says that he can't eat Zagnut bars because he is in training.

Zagnut bars made a further appearance in the email [[kind of cool]], in which [[Senor Cardgage]] ate a Zagnut bar really noisily while standing too close to [[Homestar Runner]] in line at [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]. [[Strong Bad]] surmises that Senor Cardgage's [[Aldi Bag]] is full of these melty candy bars. He later was seen with a melty Zagnut bar in a [[flashback]] Easter egg.

In the email [[rough copy]], Strong Bad eats a Zagnut bar as a "settlement" between him and Malinko, and says that it's "some good settlement". In an Easter egg, Senor Cardgage appears and tells him not to "bogart that settlement".

It is interesting to note that, in these appearances, the Zagnut bar often appears as a chocolate-covered candy bar, whereas in reality, Zagnut bars are recognized as being one of the only candy bars without any chocolate.

== Appearances ==
*'''Debut:''' [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*Email [[kind of cool]]*
*Email [[flashback]] (Easter egg)*
*Email [[rough copy]]*

:<nowiki>*</nowiki>''In these appearances, the Zagnut bar wrapper is obscured by Senor Cardgage or Strong Bad's hand but can be identified by decompiling the Flash file.''
[[Category:Food and drinks]]

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Bobmath — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:47:57 GMT

Bobmath: avoid redirect

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[[Image:keyboardstrongbad.png|thumb|right|220px|"...My head would be an old keyboard, and when I get mad, it'd play the demo."]]

'''Casio Head Strong Bad''' is an incarnation of [[Strong Bad]] featured in his [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes|"kah-razy" cartoon]], who has an old [[Casio Keyboards|Casio VL-Tone keyboard]] for a head, as well as larger boxing gloves. When he gets mad, his keyboard head plays demo music ("Yama no Ongakuka" or "The Mountain Musicians"). In [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]], it played a rendition of "Jingle Bells". When music is playing from the keyboard, dancing usually ensues.

In [[Main Page 18]], when you hover your mouse over the Characters button, he appears and plays the "Rock-1" beat, which was most notably used by German band [[Wikipedia:Trio (band)|Trio]] for their 1982 hit song "[[wikipedia:Da Da Da|Da Da Da]]". [[The Brothers Chaps]] state in the [[FAQ]] that most of the music on [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] is done on "old Casio keyboards or worse". This may be why Casio Head Strong Bad's head is a Casio keyboard. In a [[@StrongBadActual]] post, a [[Puppet Character Variations#Puppet Casio Head Strong Bad|puppet version]] of Casio Head Strong Bad appeared, as [[Puppet Strong Bad]] with a Casio keyboard in place of his head.

== Complete Filmography ==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[crazy cartoon]]
*[[:Category:Casio Head Strong Bad Filmography|Complete filmography]]
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[[Image:sbemail80.png|thumb|"Sounds Dangeresque..."]]

{{aboutemail}} {{forcharacter|The Stunt Double}}

Louis wonders if Strong Bad has ever used a stunt double. Strong Bad responds by showing clips from his latest movie, ''Dangeresque 2: This Time, It's Not Dangeresque 1''.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):'''
*{{Film|Strong Bad}} as [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]]
*{{Film|Coach Z}} as [[Renaldo]]
*{{Film|Strong Mad}}
*{{Film|Strong Sad}} ([[The Stunt Double]])
*{{Film|Homestar Runner}} as a guy in the background
*{{Film|Bubs}} as [[Baron Darin Diamonocle]]
*{{Film|The Cheat}}
*{{Film|Marzipan}} as [[Cutesy Buttons]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Smoky Office]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 21, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:17

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, I took the email to the market, and I bought it some kind of fish sauce.

''{reading email}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hello Strong Bad, 
I'm a long time watcher first time 
writer. I was wondering if you ever 
use a stunt double. 
 
Your whatever, 
Louis</blockquote>

{''After reading "I'm a long time watcher first time writer", Strong Bad says, "Ooh, an LTWFTW!" He then proceeds to read "I was just wondering" although the word "just" is not present in the original text of the email. Then he reads the sender's name as "Luis. Er, Lewis. Louie."''}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' A stunt double?!? No way, Lucy! Only big wusses and lesser wimps use stunt doubles. I've always done my own stunt work. Check me out in this summer blockbuster we just finished. It's called ''Dangeresque 2: This time, it's not Dangeresque 1''.

''{Static cut. A cue card is held up with the title: ''Dangeresque II: This Time, It's Not Dangeresque 1''. Then a newspaper is shown. The headline has been covered with a piece of paper that says, "'''MiSSiNG TAPE STOLEN!!!''' Dangeresque seen on the case. For real." Cut to an office scene with Strong Bad wearing sunglasses, playing Dangeresque, and Coach Z wearing a turban and a fez precariously perched on top, playing Renaldo.}''

'''DANGERESQUE:''' It's not going to be easy finding that missing tape.

'''RENALDO:''' Well, Dangeresque, if anyone can do it, I'm sure you can.

'''DANGERESQUE:''' You're right, Renaldo. But the elevator's broken in this building. So I'm gonna have to ''jump''! ''{makes a jumping motion}''

''{Cut to Strong Sad, wearing a paper bag with Strong Bad's face drawn on it on his head and oven mitts, standing on top of a ladder on the roof of Bubs' Concession Stand. He is pushed off and falls into a wading pool marked "shark pond!". The shot then cuts to Strong Bad walking away confidently. One of Strong Sad's oven mitts can be seen behind the concession stand. Cut to Strong Bad's basement, where Strong Bad and Strong Mad are standing.}''

'''DANGERESQUE:''' Either give me that tape, or punch me in the face!

''{Strong Mad punches. Edit to Strong Sad, once again wearing the paper bag, getting punched in the face and flying out of the shot followed by a crashing sound.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{off-screen}'' Ow.

''{Cut to the field. Strong Bad is holding a ping-pong paddle. Behind him are the missing tape and Homestar.}''

'''DANGERESQUE:''' Where is that tape?

''{Homestar realizes he can be seen and moves away. Cut to Bubs as a villain, wearing a monocle and holding The Cheat.}''

'''VILLAIN:''' Welcome to oblivion, Danger-skew!

''{He pulls a lever.}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad standing in the field, then edit to Strong Sad. A Heavy Lourde falls on Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ow. That's what I like to call a broken neck.

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Marzipan in the field.}''

'''CUTESY BUTTONS:''' I won't watch you die, Dangeresque.

'''DANGERESQUE:''' Don't worry, Cutesy Buttons. Tonight, dying's not on the menu. So I'm gonna have to ''jump''! ''{makes a jumping motion again}''

''{Strong Sad is once again pushed off of Bubs' Concession Stand. This time the pool is marked "Pie Factory", though for a split second after Strong Sad lands in it the sign changes back to "shark pond!". Edit to Strong Bad walking away. Cut back to the office.}''

'''RENALDO:''' Sounds pretty dangerous.

'''DANGERESQUE:''' No... ''{turns around}'' sounds ''Dangeresque''!

''{Static cut back to the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Okay, you can all return from the edge of your seats. Wow, watching that gives me goosebumps every time, man. I mean, the stunts I do are so ''{pause}'' done by me. And remember to watch out in June 2004 for ''{stops typing as a logo appears for:}'' "Dangeresque 3: ''The Criminal Projective.''" In 3D! ''{"3D" is added to the logo and the screen becomes drawn in red and blue lines like a 3D movie.}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the very end, click on the big "3D" part of the logo.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, I'm in 3D! Check out all my dimensions. I have height, width... and now, for a limited time only... depth!
*After the 3D spiel, click on the words "watch out" for more 3D action.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{turns to the camera}'' Who needs diskettes? ''{flings floppy disks at the camera}'' Brreow, brreow, krreow! ''{Holds up another floppy}'' Hey, you want this disk? ''{pulls it back}'' Well you can't have it. ''{holds it up again}'' No you j' di' take it. ''{pulls it back}'' No, you can't have it. ''{taunts the viewer by holding up and pulling back the floppy repeatedly}'' No—don't—take—have it.

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Fish sauce|Fish sauce]] (also called "Nuoc Mam", "Patis", or "Nam Pla") is a salty sauce made from fermented seafood, integral in Southeast Asian cooking.
*Strong Bad saying "Ooh, an LTWFTW" is taken from most call-in radio shows, when some people say LTFT or LTLFTC, meaning ''Long Time First Time'' and ''Long Time Listener, First Time Caller'', respectively.
*Bubs plays a stereotypical evil genius, later named [[Baron Darin Diamonocle]] in ''[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]'', with a [[Wikipedia:monocle|monocle]] and a furry pet under one arm. [[Wikipedia:Ernst Blofeld|Ernst Blofeld]] from the James Bond movies is an early example of this, with characters like [[Wikipedia:Dr. Evil|Dr. Evil]] and [[Wikipedia:Doctor Claw|Dr. Claw]] following the same formula.
:*Furthermore, Diamonocle mispronounces Dangeresque's name as "Danger-skew", as though trying to read it phonetically and failing horribly.

===Trivia===
*The title of the [[Periodicals|newspaper]] is "[[The Local Newspapes]]".
**The newspaper article reads:
<blockquote>The Lemmer was treated for polar bear 
related injuries shortly after the 4th 
inning shenanigans. Officials say the 
bear 'wandered on down' from the North 
Pole with rich, creamy nougat on its 
mind. Nay-sayers have dismissed this as 
dismissable citing, "I think it might be 
just an inflatable polar bear, actually." 
The young gun was unavailable for a 
Young Guns 2 screening that took place 
in my basement a few months ago and I 
haven't forgiven him since. Seriously, 
Mark, I don't know what's up. We used to be so close and now you're acting all</blockquote>
*This is accompanied by a picture of some players of the [[Atlanta Braves]] (one of whom is [[LEMKE|Mark Lemke]]) on a baseball field with a polar bear digitally added in the background.
[[image:strongbad_3d_crosseyed.png|400px|thumb|Monochrome 3D image for cross-eyed viewing]]
*The scene does appear three-dimensional, to a degree, if one looks through [[Wikipedia:Stereoscopy#3D glasses|3D glasses]].
**For the effect to work, the blue filter has to be over the left eye. Most glasses would have to be turned around to achieve this.
**The blue and red parts of the image are not horizontally aligned. This will make most people nauseated when they view the scene with 3D glasses.
*To promote [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]], this video was added to the Wii [http://us.wii.com/channel_nintendo.jsp Nintendo Channel] on November 17, 2008.
*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad proves he does all his own stunt work by showing clips from his smash hit movie Dangeresque 2. Witness the genesis (peter gabriel, not phil collins) of the world's best private eye/crooked cop: Dangeresque!"

===Remarks===
*The paper bag on Strong Sad's head has a picture of Strong Bad without the trademark sunglasses, even though he's supposed to look like Dangeresque.
*Strong Sad's belly button is missing, possibly because he's standing in for Strong Bad, whose belly button is not visible.
*The reflection lines on Bubs's character's monocle's reflection lines look exactly like the ones on Coach Z's Z emblem.
*Baron Darin Diamonocle was not named until [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].

===Goofs===
*When the scene turns 3D, Strong Bad's reflection has the colors in the same order as his non-reflected self, which makes his reflection appear in front of the screen. But to be reflected properly (behind the screen) the red should be to the left of the blue.
*The diskette Strong Bad offers during the Easter egg is floating in midair, not being held by a hand.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad wore the [[oven mitts]] in the cartoon [[In Search Of The Yello Dello]], the [[Homestar Quiz]], and [[halloweener]]; however, this time, Strong Sad wears them, to imitate Strong Bad's gloves.
*The monocle Bubs wears is similar to the monocles of [[The Announcer]] and [[The Barbershop Trio]].
*The [[Heavy Lourde]] that falls on Strong Sad's head originally appeared in [[homsar]].
*The [[Crack in the Wall]] is visible.

===Real-World References===
*The baseball field in the newspaper photo is [[Wikipedia:Fenway Park|Fenway Park]].
*Coach Z (Renaldo's) turban with downturned moon and star and fez hat are similar to the uniform worn by the [[Wikipedia:Shriners|Shriners of North America]].
*According to the commentary on the DVD, the "[[Pie Factory]]" is a reference to the name of the second level of the arcade game ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', which was omitted from many home versions of the game, usually due to memory constraints.
*The subtitle of the movie (This time, it's not Dangeresque 1) might be a take on "This time, it's personal", the subtitle of the movie [[Wikipedia:Jaws 4|''Jaws 4'']].
*''[[wikipedia:Young Guns II|Young Guns II]]'', mentioned in the newspaper article, is a 1990 film.

===Fast Forward===
*The theme from the summer blockbuster ''Dangeresque 2: This Time It's Not Dangeresque 1'' (instrumental bits of which can be heard in the email) is featured on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]].
*While ''Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective'' was not released (or even started on) by June 2004, loyal Dangeresque fans were offered the Digitally Remastered Version of ''Dangeresque 1: Dangeresque, Too?'' as a [[cop-out]] in [[dangeresque 3]].
**A movie poster for ''Dangeresque 3'' is shown in [[the movie theater]] lobby in [[the movies]]. It is worth noting that it has no fixed release date, yet the frame around the poster still displays it as "Now Playing".
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] is finally released (in 3D CGI) in November 2008 as episode 4 of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].
**An [[Dangeresque: THREE in 3D|anaglyph 3D version]] appears on the [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]] released July 2009.

== DVD Version ==
*The way to access the Easter eggs has changed slightly. The hidden Strong Bad icon on the bottom center-right takes you to the first Easter egg where Strong Bad mentions he now has "depth" for a limited time, while the Strong Bad icon on the bottom center-left takes you to the flying diskettes.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
**Note that the actual cartoon dialogue in the background is improperly synced to the toon during the commentary.
===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' Uh, do...do your impression of that guy from the Lord of the Rings commentary, Mike. That effects guy.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Laughs} {imitating "the effects guy"}'' We were going to go to New Zealand and write. ''{Himself again, laughing}'' What's that guy's name, Richard—

'''MATT:''' Richard Taylor.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. He's a good one.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Uh...

'''MIKE:''' ''{imitating Richard Taylor}'' Gollum really surpassed everything that had come before him...in effects.

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs}'' Um, sounds kinda like Robin Leach.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Yeah, that—

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs again}'' Uh, so, this is how— where Dangeresque came from, eh, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' That's true. Dangeresque.

'''MATT:''' What was... uh... it was originally just Danger Man, wasn't he? And then we found out there was already some other thing called Danger Man?

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah, there was, I think, Patrick McGoohan. Maybe...

'''MATT:''' James Doohan.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, maybe that—

'''MATT:''' Well, there's the Lemerke...Mark Lemke.

'''MIKE:''' Mark Lemke.

'''MATT:''' Mark Lemke, everyone. Mark Lemke, from the Atlanta Braves. There you go.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, so there's Renaldo wearing both a turban and a Fez.

'''MATT:''' And that was our friend Chris's tattoo of the... what was it? The symbol for the New Orleans Police—

'''MIKE:''' Police department.

'''MATT:''' —is the little emblem on his head, there, with the star and the moon.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, later, uh, that becomes— the Shark Pond becomes the Pie Factory. ''{Matt laughs}'' Which is a reference to, uh, the fourth board in Donkey Kong.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Which is clearly supposed to be cement?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. It's amazing, because—

''{unintelligible}''

'''MATT:''' —the graphics weren't very conducive ''{Mike laughs}'' to making you think of cement.

'''MIKE:''' It didn't really look any more like pies than it did cement, though.

'''MATT:''' Eh, but it had— they were in those little, like, what looked like a pie tin that it was in.

''{Pause}''

'''MATT:''' Uh, I don't know what else to say.

'''MIKE:''' Look, it flashed.

'''MATT:''' Shark Factory. Or Shark Pit. Or—

'''MIKE:''' —pond—

'''MATT:''' —for a second there. It was poor, poor flashing.

'''MIKE:''' Yes. On our part. Um, we were going to do the whole episode— the whole episode in 3D at one point.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. It's a good thing that we decided not to, though.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, this is much better to have. ''{unintelligible}''

'''MATT:''' We would've given everyone a headache.

'''MIKE:''' ...for a while. Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I'm leaning too close again.

'''MIKE:''' Sorry.

'''MATT:''' It's my fault.

===Fun Facts===
*Mike imitates [[Wikipedia:Richard Taylor (filmmaker)|Richard Taylor]], founder of [[Wikipedia:Weta Workshop|Weta Workshop]], the company which handled all of the props and costumes for ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy|movies]]. Taylor spoke in the commentaries for the DVD releases of these movies.
*[[Wikipedia:Gollum|Gollum]] is a character from The Lord of the Rings. In the movies, the character was portrayed with computer animation overlaid on actor [[Wikipedia:Andy Serkis|Andy Serkis]]' performance, and was considered a groundbreaking special effect, which Mike references in his fake commentary.
*[[Wikipedia:Robin Leach|Robin Leach]] was the host of [[Wikipedia:Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous|Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Danger Man|Danger Man]]'' was a British television series about a secret agent played by [[Wikipedia:Patrick McGoohan|Patrick McGoohan]].
*[[Wikipedia:James Doohan|James Doohan]] was an actor most famous for playing Chief Engineer Montgomery "[[Wikipedia:Montgomery Scott|Scotty]]" Scott on [[Star Trek]].
*The Brothers Chaps incorrectly state that the fourth level of ''Donkey Kong'' is the pie factory. It is actually the second level.

==YouTube Version==
The Easter Eggs are not included.

== External Links ==
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Bobmath — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:27:37 GMT

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[[Image:sbemail87.PNG|thumb|"The Cheat is a millionaire!"]]

Strong Bad doesn't want to do an email this week, so The Cheat makes one instead, [[Powered by The Cheat]] style. Strong Bad does cartwheels for a mile, and The Cheat is a millionaire!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Badia]], [[The Field]]

'''Computer:''' Compa (cartoon version of the [[Compy 386]])

'''Date:''' Monday, October 13, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:27

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Three}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}

== Transcript ==
''{The computer room is empty. After a second, Strong Bad walks on-screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' And I pretend that it's made of money-

''{stops singing, notices camera}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{addressing viewer}'' Er... Oh! Um... Look, uh, I'm not doin' one this week. Yeah... not doin' one. So... bye.

''{Strong Bad walks out of the room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing again}'' And I pretend that it's made of money...

''{The Cheat enters and looks at the computer, then looks around. He then grins at the camera...}''

=== Powered by The Cheat ===
''{A new Flash cartoon begins. The cartoon is Powered By The Cheat, as evidenced by the more primitive graphic quality and the substandard, imitated voices.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Eeeeeeeeeeemail. Ooh, ah, email, ooh, ah—

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Can you run a mile. 
 
-Seb 
The Lodge, MN</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You'd better believe it, Seb, I can ride I can do cartwheels for a mile. ''{stops typing}'' Ready and one and set and go!

''{Strong Bad cartwheels away from his desk. Cut to a shot of him cartwheeling through the TV room from left to right.}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' TV show featuring The Cheat in a Trans Am.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here I go.

''{The scene cuts to Strong Badia with a bunch of buses that say Sköl}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here I go again on my own.

''{Strong Bad uses a ramp to jump over the buses. Bubs appears from behind a fence. He appears to have no lower body}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey, Strong Bad, you jumped over some of my buses! 

''{"A new record!! 19 buses!!" appears in the air and imitation crowd noises can be heard. Cut to Marzipan standing in the field}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Keep it up, Strong Bad. Keep up the pace!

''{Strong Bad stops}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks for cheering me on.

''{Scene cuts to a brick wall, standing in the middle of a field}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Halfway to go, I have to break through this brick wall!

''{Strong Bad continues forward anyway, the wall not causing him any resistance. The bricks explode upon impact, then fall down and spell "HI". Cut to Homestar in the field holding a sign that says "I ''♥'' cooties"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Kick it out, Beehan.

''{Strong Bad stretches out his leg and trips Homestar. Cut to Strong Bad finishing his mile on an athletic track, with flashbulbs everywhere. It then cuts to Homestar, Marzipan, and Coach Z waiting for Strong Bad at the finish line. Coach Z's usually green suit is instead pink.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Mr. Strong Bad, you won the mile. How did— what's your secret?

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat.

''{The Cheat parachutes in from the top of the frame, wearing a light blue tuxedo and sunglasses and holding a glass of champagne. Money is stuffed into his tuxedo pocket. He lands on the ground and raises up his glass. A thought bubble appears above Marzipan's head that reads "i ''♥'' that cheat."}''

'''EVERYBODY:''' The Cheat is a millionaire! A parade for The Cheat!

''{A parade goes by, featuring a The Cheat float that says "Dunkin' the Ch8t", a The Cheat hot air balloon and The Poopsmith pushing a broom, ending with fireworks, then the scene cuts back to Strong Bad's computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So yes, Jimmy-Jimmy, there have been parades honoring The Cheat, but don't let that from stopping you from organizing your own. He can be the Grand... Marshal. He's also available for proms and pizza parties.

''{Strong Bad actually types: So yes, Jimmy-Jimmy, there have been p's h-ing the C. B. d. l. t. f. s. y. f. o. y. o. He can be the Grand Marshall. He's a-so available for proms and pizza parties.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, okay folks, I gotta go to my next show. See you later nice time!

''{Strong Bad walks off-screen. A Powered-by-The-Cheat version of [[The Paper]] comes down with a Powered-by-The-Cheat sound effect that sounds like "Kerrrriorrrr..."}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:Knight to remember.PNG|thumb|150px|"A Knight to Remember"]]
*Within The Cheat's cartoon, when Strong Bad first starts cartwheeling, click on the floppy disk to see that it says "[[Floppy Disk Container#out of this world|out of this world]]". After Strong Bad gets back, click on it again to show "[[Floppy Disk Container#NITEMARE 3-D|NITEMARE 3-D]]".
*At the end of the email, click "proms" to see a Polaroid of The Cheat with a silhouette labeled "Your bod here" and a note scrawled at the bottom: "A Knight to Remember, June 3rd 2004."
*Also at the end, click "[[pizza]] parties" to see a logo for "Cheatsa Parties", featuring The Cheat taking a bite out of a large pizza.
*Press 'O' on your keyboard at the end to see a silhouette of Strong Bad doing cartwheels over a bunch of hills with music playing in the background, which is actually a takeoff of [[Old Intro 2]].
*Using a decompiler, a [http://www.squarefree.com/2004/07/19/flash-seek-bar-bookmarklet Flash Seek Bookmarklet], or the [[User:Phlip/Greasemonkey|Greasemonkey script]], broken animation of a headless dancing Homestar at the end after the cartwheeling Easter egg can be accessed. {{linkbox|headlessdance.gif|view gif|Media}}
**This animation was finally used in Easter Eggs in the emails [[pizza joint]] and [[slumber party]].

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*Strong Bad cartwheeling the mile (as opposed to running it like "Seb" had originally asked) was probably done so that The Cheat would not have to animate anything; instead, he could just rotate Strong Bad's standing frame a few dozen times. Nevertheless, in a couple of the frames, Strong Bad's legs are in noticeably different positions.

===Trivia===
*In the "real" portion of the email, the Floppy Disk Container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#One on One|One on One]]".
*When The Cheat shows up after Strong Bad wins the mile, Marzipan has a thought bubble reading "I ♥ ''that'' Cheat". This is one of the few times that The Cheat is not referred to with a "[[Integral Article|The]]" preceding his name. This instance is particularly interesting because The Cheat himself made this cartoon.
*Strong Bad cartwheels 55 times, plus another 10 in the Easter egg.
*According to the DVD commentary and the [[FAQ]], the email answered here was not received from a fan, but was invented by [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Except for this one, every email answered by Strong Bad came from real fans.
*Prior to the [[post-Flash site update]], this cartoon could be found either on the [[Strong Bad Email menu]] or the [[Powered by The Cheat]] menu.
*The sound effect played when Strong Bad cartwheels through the tape at the finish line is from The Cheat's cartoon in [[crazy cartoon]], when Strong Bad kicked Homestar in the face nine times.
*A high school band, in addition to performing the [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] Fight Song as a [[Quote of the Week#QW-2006-02-09|Quote of the Week]] on February 9, 2006, reference this email in the opening ("''Ready and one and set and go!''") and closing ("''Well, there you have it Jimmy Jimmy''") remarks.
*The summary for the [[Podstar Runner]] RSS feed read, "The Cheat animates his [[Own Dang X|own dang]] Strong Bad Email. In other news, The Cheat is a millionaire."
*Homestar tells Strong Bad to [[X it out|kick it out]].
*Instead of the usual "strongbad_email.exe", PBtC Strong Bad types in "run strongbad_email.exe", a combination of the Tandy 400 email checking program (run "strongbad's_email") and the usual strongbad_email.exe.
*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "SB takes the week off so the Cheat takes a crack at making his own poorly animated email cartoon."

===Remarks===
*In the email:
**When you click on the [[Floppy Disk Container|floppy]] when Strong Bad is finishing the cartwheel, it says "Nitemare 3-D" and it's ''behind'' Strong Bad and the computer.
**Strong Bad's computer says 'Compa' as opposed to 'Compy 386'.
**When the view zooms out from the Compa, before Strong Bad starts to do cartwheels for a mile, the text typed in his computer stays large for 4 frames.
**There is no patch on the couch.
**When Strong Bad leaves his desk and starts cartwheeling, his head passes behind the floppy disk on the desk, even though the object is in the background.
**Strong Bad's computer doesn't have a keyboard.
**When Bubs is talking, he has no noticable legs.
*The way "cheat" is spelled on the "Dunkin' the Ch8t" float is an example of [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]] and would actually be pronounced 'chate'.
*When you access the broken headless Homestar dancing animation, part of his right leg is disconnected while dancing.

===Real-World References===
*"Seb" may be a reference to the British athlete [[Wikipedia:Sebastian Coe|Sebastian "Seb" Coe]], a mid-distance runner who once held the world record in the mile.
*The parade followed by The Poopsmith sweeping up after it is a reference to a segment of ''[[Wikipedia:The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show|The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]'' called ''Peabody's Improbable History'', where there were parades honoring [[Wikipedia:Mr. Peabody|Peabody]] with only one janitor cleaning up after it.
*As revealed at [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018|PAX East 2018]], Strong Bad jumping over the buses was a reference to the [[Atari 2600|Atari]] game ''[[wikipedia:Stunt Cycle|Stunt Cycle]]''.
*Strong Bad says "Here I go again on my own" before going on the ramp over Bubs's 19 buses. This is the first line of the chorus of "[[Wikipedia:Here I Go Again|Here I Go Again]]" by [[Wikipedia:Whitesnake|Whitesnake]]. This song's music video starts out with a girl doing a cartwheel across two cars.
*The rhythmic part of the "song" being played during the parade is from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' for the [[Nintendo|NES]], played during the airship, tank, and watership levels. The fireworks at the end of the parade are very similar in sound to the cannons and exploding [[Wikipedia:Bob-omb|Bob-ombs]] that densely populate these levels.
*The line "TV show featuring The Cheat in a [[Wikipedia:Pontiac Trans Am|Trans Am]]" almost certainly refers to the TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Knight Rider|Knight Rider]]''.
*When The Cheat parachutes in after Strong Bad has won the mile, he is wearing a [[Wikipedia:Gucci|Gucci]] parachute.

===Fast Forward===
*Bubs's line, "Some of my buses", is used again on [[Main Page 22]].
*"Cheatsa Parties" are used again in [[pizza joint]].
*"Ch8t" would be used as the name of The Cheat's [[Xeriouxly Forxe]] version.
*Bubs's "Some of my buses" line is referenced again in the [[Disk 4 of 12 - World Games]] Easter egg, when Powered by The Cheat Bubs congratulates the skater on jumping "some of my barrels".

== DVD Version ==
*For whatever reason, there is no option to use the angle button, and therefore the Floppy Disk Easter eggs have been disabled. This is one of the only emails on the set that does not have the angle option available. They are included on the [[Sbemail's 50 Greatest Hits DVD]], however.
*To view The Cheat pizza party Easter egg, select the hidden Strong Bad logo at the bottom left of the screen at the end of the video.
*To view The Cheat prom night Easter egg, select the hidden Strong Bad logo at the bottom center of the screen at the end of the video.
*To view the Strong Bad cartwheeling Easter egg, select the hidden Strong Bad logo at the bottom right of the screen at the end of the video.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' I like that song, I'd like to hear that whole song.

'''MIKE:''' I wonder what he's pretending is made of money.

'''MATT:''' I know, maybe that's the chorus, and it just goes through, like, a bunch of different things.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, like, uh—

'''MATT:''' ''{singing}'' A can of beans. Pretend that it's made of money! Unh! A guitar! Unh! Unh! And I pretend that it's made of money!

'''MIKE:''' That's...a good song.

'''MATT:''' That's clearly not how he's singing it, but maybe...

'''MIKE:''' Look, One-On-One. The original One-on-One was, of course, uh, Dr. J and Larry Bird.

'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm.

'''MIKE:''' It's a good game!

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Great game! So here's The Cheat, his big de-butt. Well, I guess in [[crazy cartoon]], he does it. Here's when he really makes a-

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah, or something. The Compa!

'''MATT:''' This is one of the only made-up Strong Bad emails, right?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we made that up. It's true. The only one.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We figured The Cheat's doing it; he's not gonna care about that sort of stuff.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' The vocal work on this, uh, particular episode is fantastic.

'''MATT:''' Oh, really, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' You did a great job on this one, Matt!

'''MATT:''' Oh. I didn't do this one—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Oh, wait, ''I'' did the voices. Okay, wait, listen to my Bubs impression, that's just pretty much my Fat Albert impression. ''{Imitating Powered by The Cheat Bubs}'' Hey! Hey, Rudy!

'''MATT:''' That's a good one. That Marzipan is... horrifying. I like her teeth. ''{Mike laughs}'' I remember w... um...

'''MIKE:''' What's that, Matt?

'''MATT:''' Dan from Carmel, Indiana really loved that one, I remember.

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''MATT:''' I remember in band, we talked to him a lot.

'''MATT:''' Uh, Beehan was a guy that ran with our- OUR older brother, Donnie, around the track. I remember my Mom always yelling, "Kick it out, Beehan!"

'''MIKE:''' I like the, uh, the Gucci parachute.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it's amazing. And it's just got some loose cash.

''{Mike and Matt laugh}''

'''MIKE:''' Dunkin' The Cheat!

'''MATT:''' DunkinTheCh8t is somebody's screename on one of the Homestar Runner forums I saw. ''{unintelligible}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Oh, really? This is my favorite part. Here we go... here comes The Poopsmith, cleanin' up! Weet! Weet! Weet! Just like that little guy at the end of, uh... Rocky and Bullwinkle. Or that guy in between the commercials of the Carol Burnett Shows. Or the bloopers and outtakes.

''{Mike and Matt start singing a song}''

'''MATT:''' I like that.

'''MIKE:''' He starts using, uhh... punctuations.

'''MATT:''' Punct- Abbreviations.

'''MIKE:''' "Also" is the best because that's actually longer than if he just used an "l".

'''MATT:''' Yeah. That's a reference to—

'''MIKE:''' Andy Cooper—

'''MATT:''' Guitar lessons with Andy Cooper.

'''MIKE:''' Tap that?

'''MATT:''' Looks good.

'''MIKE:''' Mm-hmm.

'''MATT:''' Tapping on the G-Chord, B-Minor.

===Fun Facts===
*Fat Albert, played by comedian [[Bill Cosby]], was the main character of the cartoon series [[Wikipedia:Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids|Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]].
*[[Wikipedia:The Carol Burnett Show|The Carol Burnett Show]] was a sketch comedy series in the 1970s; the opening and closing credits of the show featured an animated caricature of [[Wikipedia:Carol Burnett|Carol Burnett]], dressed as a cleaning woman and mopping a backstage area.
*"Or the bloopers and outtakes" is a reference to NBC's [[Wikipedia:TV Bloopers & Practical Jokes|TV Bloopers and Practical Jokes]], hosted by Dick Clark and intermittently co-hosted by Ed McMahon. The opening and closing sequence of the show, as well as many of the [[Wikipedia:Commercial Bumpers|bumpers]], featured an animated janitor, drawn by [[Wikipedia:Sergio Aragones|Sergio Aragones]], performing a variety of tasks comedically.
*"Dan from Carmel, Indiana" [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|interviewed Matt Chapman in 2003]] and said that he loved the part where Strong Bad breaks through the brick wall.

== External Links ==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}
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i she be

Bobmath — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 00:01:22 GMT

Bobmath: /* Remarks */ oldhr

{{sbenav}}

[[Image:sbemail13.PNG|thumb|Hooking up with Great Looking Girl]]

Strong Bad receives an email saying "i she be your girlfriend." Then he makes fun of the author and forwards the email to The Cheat.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' Monday, February 11, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:11

'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}

'''SBEmail Menu Description:''' The Cheat gets set up with a rejected potential Strong Bad suitor. Kids! Don't ever meet strangers at Sbarro! Or eat there!

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Email, dud-duh-doo-duh-dud-duh, dud-duh-doo-duh-dud-duh...

<blockquote class="short tandy email">hey my name is great looking girl strong bad! 
i she be your girlfriend.</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad squints as he reads the last sentence.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... ''{typing}'' Hey! My name is Strong Bad, great looking girl! I he be your boyfriend. ''{clears screen}'' Okay, seriously. All i gotta say about this is... ''{yells angrily}'' GET IN LINE SISTER!!! I mean, do you know how many freakin emails I get like this a DAY? From ladies with proper grammar? I mean come on! A guy's gotta have some standards right? But, I do feel kinda sorry for you, so I won't let your email go to waste.

''{He types "forward to 'the cheat'".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, doesn't type the following}'' Okay, so tune in next time: Same Strong Bad time, same Strong Bad channel.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After a few seconds, the scene changes to The Cheat sitting at his computer. An online messaging program is open. The conversation runs as follows:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:4px solid #f90;background:#F7F7F7;color:#000;width:260px">
----
<center>'''instant messenge'''</center>
----
'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''are you around, clown? 
'''cheatachu72:'''sure am, sam. 
'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''LOL!!! :-* 
'''cheatachu72:'''i want us to meet in person 
'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''OMG! where? 
'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''the food court? 
'''cheatachu72:''' sbarro. 8pm 
'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''whatta you look like? 
'''cheatachu72:''' 6ft tall. buff. big red 'M' on my chest. no neck. 
'''gr8lookinggrrl:'''can't wait. L8r 
'''gr8lookinggrrl signed off.'''
</blockquote>

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This is the debut of The Cheat's computer, [[Tangerine Dreams]].
*This is the first mention of the [[food court]].
*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad makes fun of grammar and stuff."

===Remarks===
*"I she be" is possibly a typo of "I should be" or "I shall be".
*When first responding to the email, Strong Bad says, "All i gotta say..." The ''I'' is [[Lowercase i's|not capitalized]].
*There is a space between each letter and three spaces between each word in "G E T   I N   L I N E   S I S T E R ! ! !" when Strong Bad types it. There is also a space before every question mark and exclamation mark in the second paragraph.
*In the [[credit card|previous email]], Strong Bad forwarded an email to [[Homestar Runner]] by simply typing "forward message".
*At the top of the IM window, it says "instant messenge". "Messenge" is not a word, though it may be a play on, or a misspelling of, the word "messenger".
*The IM conversation between The Cheat and gr8lookinggrrl contains several instances of [[Internet Slang]].
*There is dispute on [[Strong Mad]]'s height. This email says 6 feet, while [[the facts]] says he's 88 inches (7'4") tall. The secret Strong Mad [[OldHR:smsticker.html|sticker page]] indicates that he is 8'3" and 900 lbs.
*The Cheat's last two IM posts have a space between his username and what he had typed, though none of the other messages do.

===Inside References===
*In [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], if The Cheat's costume is chosen as the viewer's favorite, the word "Cheatachu" is in the body of the email (which itself is a reference to the species [[wikipedia:Pikachu|Pikachu]] from ''[[Pokémon]]'').

===Real-World References===
*The IM program is most likely [[Wikipedia:AOL Instant Messenger|AOL Instant Messenger]] (AIM). The sounds for sending and receiving a message in this email are the default ones for AIM, and the blue and red font colors used for the two names is an AIM default.
*[[Wikipedia:Sbarro|Sbarro]] is a restaurant chain that serves Italian-style food. It can be found in many mall food courts.
*The song that Strong Bad sings at the start of this email is the theme to the popular '80s kids' TV show [[Wikipedia:He-Man|''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'']].
*The "same Strong Bad time, same Strong Bad channel" is a reference to the '60s [[Batman]] TV show, which ended "Tune in next week, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel."

== External Links ==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}

[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]

Crap

Bobmath — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:34:48 GMT

Bobmath: /* Holiday Toons */ #link

{{about|word itself}} {{for|substance that [[The Poopsmith]] shovels|Whatsit}}
[[Image:Really Old Tandy.PNG|thumb|"I like-a to say, 'Holy crap!'"]]
The word '''"crap"''' is a prominent [[Running Gags|running gag]] of the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. The word itself is often used as a substitute for [[vulgarity]], and it often describes things that [[Strong Bad]] and other [[characters]] find stupid or offensive. In addition, Strong Bad has become infamous for the phrase "Holy crap!", an exclamation he frequently used [[Strong Bad Evolution|early in his evolution]], but not so much today. In fact, Strong Bad currently voices his displeasure openly whenever he receives an email [[Crapfully Yours|signed with the word "crap"]]. While Strong Bad typically uses "Holy crap!" or "Crap [[For Brains|for brains]]", [[Homestar Runner]], usually in mockery of Strong Bad's tendencies, prefers the term "crapface".

== Holy Crap! and Other Exclamations ==
[[Image:O Holy Crap.PNG|thumb|250px|"O Holy Crap"]]
===[[Toons#Toons|Big Toons]]===
*[[The Reddest Radish]] — After hitting a can that Homestar [[Kicking a Can|kicked]] and sending his stolen radish flying, Strong Bad shouts, "Holy crap!" and runs after it. A few seconds later, his after-image also shouts, "Holy crap!" and dashes off.
*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] — When he is discovered cheating in the jumping jack contest, Strong Bad says, "Oh!... Holy crap."
*[[The Luau]] — After welcoming [[Strong Mad]] and [[The Cheat]] to his party, Strong Bad says, "Oh crap!! I forgot the wood!"
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — When [[Homestar Runner]] discovers him after escaping from jail, Strong Bad says, "Aww, holy crap! I ''thought'' I smelled bacon!"
*[[Shopping for Danger]] — At the checkout line, [[Blue Laser Commander]] says, "Oh, crap! I forgot my [[Price Style]] Plus Card!"
*[[Weclome Back]] — Strong Bad yells, "Oh, cuh-rap!" when he realizes that he accidentally "[[Mashing|mashed]]" Stop instead of Record when preparing to do an email while skydiving.

===[[Toons#Holiday|Holiday Toons]]===
*[[A Holiday Greeting]] — Strong Bad's rendition of "O Holy Night" begins with "O Holy Crap". Homestar Runner later tries to explain that Strong Bad was trying to say "Happy Holidays".
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — Homestar can't decide what to get Strong Bad for Decemberween. While talking to [[Strong Sad]] about it, he says, "Well, I know he's kind of a jerk sometimes, and he says 'holy crap' a lot, but..."
*[[Halloween Fairstival]] — When Homestar's [[Witches' Brew]] fails to cure [[The Cheat|The Cheat's]] hiccups, Strong Bad says, "Oh, crap! He's still got 'em!"
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — At the beginning and ending of the toon, Homestar yells, "Oh, crap!" multiple times.
*[[I Killed Pom Pom]] — After Homestar gets framed of eating the whatsit pile, he curses, "Oh crap... literal crap..."
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] — Bubs mentions that "holy crap" is Strong Bad's catch phrase.

===[[Strong Bad Email]]===
*[[the bird]] — While talking to Pom Pom, Strong Bad says, "Oh crap, I should probably check my email."
*[[action figure]] — While playing with his action figure, Strong Bad says, "Hey Homestar, get away from here! Holy crap!"
*[[dragon]] — When Strong Bad sees [[Strong Sad]] with a picture of a dragon, he says to him, "Oh crap, I didn't know you were doing one."
*[[personal favorites]] — One of Strong Bad's favorite emails is a fictional one in which a viewer asks him his favorite phrase. An early version of Strong Bad replies, "I like-a to say, holy crap!"
*[[impression]] — In complimenting [[The Cheat|The Cheat's]] costume, [[Coach Z]] says "Holy crap! It's as if [[Strong Sad]] were [[Death#Strong Sad|still alive]] and with us today!"
*[[couch patch]] — Strong Bad says, "Oh crap! This thing is worthless!" when his computer refuses to make Homestar's head explode.
*[[the bet]] — Strong Bad yells, "Oh, crap!" when he loses his bet with Homestar.
*[[theme park]] — Homestar says, "Oh, crap! It's tasteball already?"
*[[time capsule]] — Strong Bad yells, "CRAP!" when his "groupies and royalties" fail to arrive.
*[[lady...ing]] — In the style of [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], an early version of Strong Bad says, "Holy crap" several times, seemingly for no reason.
*[[pop-up]] — The final page of the book has a pop-up Strong Bad saying "Holy crap!" 
*[[coloring]] — When Strong Bad breaks his Skin Flesh colored crayon while coloring, he shouts "Aww, crudcrap!"
*[[unnatural]] — Homestar cries out "Oh my crap!" when he sees the giant Bubs and thinks Bubs has turned everyone into ants.
*[[more armies]] — After realizing that he said "missionaries" instead of "mercenaries," Strong Bad says, "Oh, crap, I did it again!"
*[[Accent]] — First, a projector shows Strong Bad in 5 years in a less gravelly voice, saying, "Holy crap, I am so great." Second, Coach Z tries to "fix" Strong Bad's accent, and among the things he has Strong Bad say is "Holy crap!", or in this case, "Holy crop". Coach Z shows Strong Bad a diagram of an ear of corn with a halo in order to help him with this. Lastly, at the end, Strong Bad says in his normal voice, "Something something Larry Larry. Holy crap."
*[[business trip]] — While looking through the itinerary, Strong Bad says, "Oh crap! We've got to seal the deal with the foreign conglomerate in ten minutes!"
*[[shapeshifter]] — When he hears Homestar coming, Strong Bad says, "Oh crap! DWAYNE!" and turns into a scarf to fool him.
*[[rated]] — [[Strong Sad]] and [[Homsar]] camp out by Strong Bad's [[Lappy 486]] waiting for him to say "holy crap" since he's "way overdue."

===Other===
*[[Who Said What Now?]] — The Strong Bad says, "Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Crap!"
*[[Homestar Runner and Strong Bad Screensaver|Strong Bad Screensaver]] — The label on the [[Alcohol|Strong Beer]] reads, "Holy crap! This tastes good!"
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 4.0]] — [[The King of Town]] tries to impersonate Strong Bad by, among other things, saying, "Holy crap! You caught me!"
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] — Homestar Runner makes backwards sounds to undo an earlier message in which he announced he was breaking up with [[Marzipan]]. When [[Pom Pom]] tells him that doesn't work, he responds, "What do you ''mean'' that doesn't work? Oh, crap." and then runs to Marzipan's house to replace the tape.
*[[Main Page 6]] — Strong Bad shouts, "Holy crap!" as he falls through the clouds.
*[[Main Page 7]] — Strong Bad rises from the dead, then says, "Holy crap!" as his head falls off and rolls away.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] — [[Cheerleader]] ends the issue by saying, "Everyone died 'cept me!" A chomping noise is heard, and she then says, "Aw, crap!"
*[[Peasant's Quest]] — In [[Trogdor]]'s lair, if you type "look trogdor", it says, "Holy crap! Trogdor's way bigger in person than he looks in most tapestries you've seen." Also, before you talk to Trogdor, the game says you think you hear him whimpering, then it says, "Aw crap, that's you."
*[[Some Puppet Stuff]] — Homestar says "Crap" when [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] makes a basketball shot over his head.
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — When Stinkoman gets red buttoned again after defeating [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items#Bosses|An Ice Machine]], he says, "Crap."
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] — During his first message, Homestar says "Crap" when he realizes that he forgot why he was calling.
*[[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] — The message for the second deleted scene says, "Oh crap. I ruined it again."
*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — The Strong Bad character in the first 3D game demonstrated says "Holy crap."
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Upon realizing that he now has his old job back from Strong Bad, [[The King of Town]] exclaims "Oh crap".
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — When Dangeresque sees the "CG Monster", he exclaims "Holy crap!", although Strong Bad, watching the movie, pauses it midway to scold The Cheat, turning the exclamation into "Holy cr— —ap!".
*[[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]] — At the beginning, Dangeresque exclaims "Holy crap!" when he realizes he is supposed to solve a case for The Chief. When Dangeresque puts the Chinese food in the case file, he is yelled at by the Chief and remarks "Crap."
*[[Hremail 62]] — Homestar in the "colonial days" spills some "Sloppy Joseph" on his star and says, "Aw, crap!"
*[[79 Seconds Left]] — When [[Strong Bad]] writes down his new nickname, "The Leg" (pronounced "ledge") on a composition book, he says, "Aw, crap, Homestar was right! This just spells 'leg'!"
*[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] — Strong Bad says "Flop, flop crap! Crop. Trying to make it rhyme. See what I was doing there?"
*[[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019#1191946722114777092|6 Nov 2019]]) — [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)|The Homestar Runner]] repeatedly yells "Holy crap!" after being demonically possessed by [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]]'s ghost.
*[[Talkin' Strong Bad Plush Doll Commercial]] — "Holy crap!" and "What the crap?" are two of the phrases used by the [[Strong Bad Talking Plush]].

== What the Crap? ==
[[Image:Flashbackcrap.PNG|thumb|250px|... asked No-shirt.]]
In addition to "Holy crap!", various forms of "What the crap?" are also popular.

===[[Strong Bad Email]]===
*[[brianrietta]] — When he realizes he's responding to Brian, Strong Bad yells, "hey... BRIAN!? What the crap?" before telling him things just won't work out between them.
*[[gimmicks]] — Strong Bad mutters, "What the... crap?" just before his computer [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|explodes]].
*[[2 years]] — After going to let Strong Sad out of the dryer and finding The Cheat instead, Strong Bad wonders, "Where the crap did I leave Strong Sad?"
*[[army]] — Strong Bad orders [[Firebert]] to "find out what the crap Homestar Runner is up to at [[The Stick]] in oh-fifteen minutes."
*[[stupid stuff]] — When Homestar Runner gets Strong Bad to say something stupid, Strong Bad says, "What?! What the crap just happened?!"
*[[flashback]] — In the flashback, Strong Bad says, "Who the crap are you, [[Duckie Shirt|Duckshirt]]?", addressing Homestar Runner.
*[[dreamail]] — When Homestar Runner appears in Strong Bad's dream, he exclaims, "Crap the what?!"
*[[coloring]] — At the end of the email, Strong Bad quietly says, "...the crap is pressed bunson?" in response to Marzipan's description of her crayons.
*[[licensed]] — Strong Bad says no one knows who the crap [[Biscuitdoughhandsman]] is.
*[[email thunder]] — Upon noticing that his 200th email is actually addressed to Homestar, Strong Bad exclaims, "[[Internet slang|WTC]]?!"

===Other===
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary]] {{--}} At the beginning of the Toon, Strong Bad asks Homestar, "What the crap kinda freaked-up sport are you guys playing anyway?" Later, in the mountain scene, he asks "Where the crap are your legs in this scene?".
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] {{--}} Both Marzipan and Strong Bad say, "What the crap?" in this unfinished toon.
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] {{--}} Strong Bad sings, "Hey, who the crap let Strong Sad out?" (Strong Sad had earlier mentioned always getting [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship#Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad|locked in the bathtub]] on [[Decemberween]].)
*[[The Interview]] {{--}} Strong Bad's first question for Homestar is, "What the crap were you doing out there?", referring to how Homestar walked past the marshmallow stand several times.
*[[Where the Crap Are We?]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks the title question in this Easter egg cartoon.
*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} When Strong Mad starts punching the side of her house, Marzipan says, "What the crap!?"
*[[Cheat Commandos...O's]] {{--}} Upon being discovered, Blue Laser Commander shouts, "What the CRAP?"
*[[FAQ]] {{--}} One of the questions is "What the crap is '[[fhqwhgads]]' from?"
*[[strongbad email.exe Disc Three]] {{--}} In the intro, Strong Bad cries, "What in frig's crap?" in response to Homestar abusing his computer. Later on, if the viewers don't make a selection, he asks Homestar, "What the crap are they doing out there?"
*[[strongbad email.exe Disc Four]] {{--}} During the introduction, Strong Bad says, "I don't know what the crap you're saying, Lappy, but I'd follow you anywhere."
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} Strong Bad says "What's this crap-cake?" after the Goblin shows up without Halloween Night.
*[[Peasant's Quest]] {{--}} If you answer the First Keeper's question incorrectly, which results in you turning into [[Ron Cumberdale]], the game displays the message, "You ask who the crap Ron Cumberdale is."
*[[Date Nite]] {{--}} While Homestar and Strong Bad each yell at Marzipan and The Cheat, respectively, they suddenly wind up next to each other. Homestar stammers while Strong Bad says, "What the crap?"
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks Homestar, "What the crap are you doing here in my hallowed halls?"
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} After getting his [[Fun Machine]] repaired and finding that it still malfunctions, Strong Bad exclaims, "What the crippity-crap!?"
*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]] {{--}} Strong Bad says "What the crap?" while spying on Homestar and The Cheat burying a mattress at the bottom of the [[Steep Deep]].
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} When the roar is heard in the beginning of the game, Strong Bad exclaims, "What the crap was that?".
*[[Kick-A-Ball]] {{--}} Strong Mad yells "WHAT THE CRAP?!" after not being picked for Strong Bad's team. Also, Strong Bad, thinking Strong Sad was on his team, yells "What the crap?!" when [[The Umpire]] says, "You're ooooouuuut! That's the ball game!"
*[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] {{--}} When Strong Bad is interrupted, one of the things he says is "What the crap was I saying? Oh, right.", before resuming his part of the conversation.
*[[Strong Bad Classics!]] {{--}} On reading the title of the book ''The Ocelot and the Porridge Maiden'', Strong Bad says, "The crap's a porridge maiden?"
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] {{--}} Strong Bad demands "Why the crap is her mailbox full?"
*[[Homestar Runner Goes For the Gold]] {{--}}
**Strong Bad asks, "Who the crap is [[Dijjery Doo]]?"
**The Cheat's noises sound like this quote in reply to [[The Sneak]] replacing him.
*[[Tennis Shorts]] {{--}} Strong Bad lists all sorts of rooms the Dual Tennis Shorts Lumpabra could light up including the [[Florida]] room, only to ask himself, "What the crap is a Florida room?"
*[[Haunted Photo Booth]] {{--}} Strong Bad says this when he finds out that he didn't get a ghost image in his picture.
*[[Mr. Poofers Must Die]] {{--}} Marzipan asks, "Who the crap is Mr. Poofers?"
*[[Disk 4 of 12 - FriendlyWare]] {{--}} Strong Bad exclaims it twice.
** Once upon Homestar Runner winning the game of Match.
** And again upon Sea Battle throwing up a game breaking error.
*[[Disk 4 of 12 - FrienDendum]] {{--}} Strong Bad exclaims it after he realises he let Homestar Runner get in his head again.

== Miscellaneous "Crap" ==
===[[Strong Bad Email]]===
[[Image:HR50emails.PNG|thumb|250px|"Hey Crapface! Why dontcha blow it out your ear. Your buddy, Strong Bad."]]
*[[homestar hair]] — Strong Bad types "delete that crap" to delete a [[Hairstyle Runner]] submission. The Tandy responds with the message "crap deleted." He also says if people play his game ([[Strong Libs]]), they can send him some hilarious crap with it.
*[[depressio]] — Anthony from South Gate asks Strong Bad to tell Strong Sad that he is dumb and a crappy guy.
*[[spring cleaning]] — The fourth email reads: "Dear Strong Bad, are you made of crap? Did you invent the word crap? Where did crap come from? Crapfully crapfully, Chad". Strong Bad responds, "Oh, I'll totally answer this one because apparently the only thing I'm concerned with is the word crap!" He then promptly [[DELETED|DELETES]] the email.
*[[cartoon]] — Strong Bad closes this email with the phrase, "Send me a little email and I'll give you a little crap."
*[[vacation]] — Strong Bad imagines a bad email he might receive: "Dear Stong Bad, You are crap. Crap is the best. Everybody loves crap. Crap is in the mix. Crap is to the max. How does [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] [[Lack of Visible Arms|pick stuff up]] if he's not wearing any [[Marzipan|Marzi]]-[[Pants#Homestar's Pants|pants]]? Crapfully crap, [[Monkey D]], Seattle, Washington." He also says that when he was at [[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots#The Great Mound|The Great Mound]], all the old ladies were wearing "all their Dainty McDainty crap."
*[[your friends]] — Strong Bad decides not to hurt [[The Poopsmith]], saying, "I figure the guy shovels [[Whatsit|crap]] for a living so his tolerance for pain's gotta be through the roof."
*[[50 emails]] — Homestar responds to one of the emails with, "Hey, crapface. Why dontcha blow it out your ear?"
*[[comic]] — Strong Bad says he should make some "crappy xeroxes of that thing" ("that thing" is [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]]).
*[[current status]] — While looking for Strong Bad, [[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs (or Coach B)]] says, "Well, you better find him quick! This crap ain't funny!"
*[[unused emails]] — One of the emails in the short stack says the word "crap" a lot in it.
*[[personal favorites]] — One of the [[Grape Nuts Robot]]'s lines is, "Now spell 'Carp for brains'".
*[[labor day]] — Strong Bad tells the Poopsmith he gets "an A+ on smellin' like crap. And a solid F- on smellin' any good."
*[[the bet]] — Strong Bad says that he "got to eat a crapload of ice cream" at the King of Town's castle.
*[[lunch special]] — Strong Bad says, "Well, looks like ol' Strong Mad has finally hit the Information Superhighway like a flaming sack o' crap."
*[[replacement]] — Strong Bad holds signs of peoples names for making fun of. Homestar calls them all "Crapface".
*[[for kids]] — Strong Bad refers to [[Homsar]]'s show ''[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]]'' as "that crap".
*[[long pants]] — Strong Bad asks "Clanky" how he's supposed to get "this crap" (the correction fluid) off of his computer screen.
*[[garage sale]] — Strong Bad says "The guy who spends all day trying to talk you down from a quarter to twenty-two cents for some worthless piece of crap".
*[[bottom 10]] — Strong Bad includes, "Um...not pigeons" in the list because "they eat bread crumbs" and "take craps on people".
*[[record book]] — Strong Bad describes Coach Z's idea for breaking a record as random crap.
*[[Greeting Cards]] — On the second card, one of the card voice-overs says, "I'm sick! Of wasting my Fridays seeing your crappy band."
*[[bedtime story]] — After the bedtime story, Strong Bad types, "After I get sick of making up crap about The Cheat and [[Moses Malone]], Strong Mad and I belt out his favorite lullaby."
*[[high school]] — Baby Coach Z mispronounces "captain" as "craptain".
*[[death metal]] — [[Brainkrieg]] finishes last in "The Battle of the Crappy High School Bands."
*[[secret identity]] — Strong Bad says when he declares himself as The Poopsmith, he says that it is he who dons the crappy orange gloves.
*[[pop-up]] — When the [[Tandy 400]] appears in the book, Strong Bad says, "It's my crappy old computer asking the same crappy old questions." Also, there is a "crap flap" on the last page of the book, revealing a pile of whatsit.
*[[lady fan]] — Strong Bad believes lady fans like crappy arts and crafts projects.
*[[candy product]] — Strong Bad wants a better shape for his new candy bar than the "standard piece-of-crap shape" of so many real-world candy bars.
*[[alternate universe]] — Strong Bad asks [[Strong Badman]] why they're in a crappy apartment instead of a secret underground lair.
*[[keep cool]] — Before explaining the pool rules, Strong Bad says, "All right, ya little sacks of crap." Plus, one of the pool rules says "there is no 'take a crap in it' in it."
*[[theme song]] — Strong Bad says that his ratings would go higher if he had "one of those crappy cartoon theme songs."
*[[retirement]] — Strong Bad calls his old computers "[his] crappier and crappiest computers".
** Strong Sad's act in [[Strong Bad's amazing feats of wonder]] is called Stupid's Stupid Crap That I Hate.
*[[what i want]] — Strong Bad introduces a category of products on the "Z' Shop Channel" by saying "Our last gift items are all about the false notion that just because you made something yourself, it's not a worthless piece of crap."
*[[bike thief]] — Strong Bad asks Virginia how she knows her crappy bike is even worth stealing.
*[[web comics]] — Strong Bad mentions that putting the word "web" in front of other words automatically makes them crappier.
*[[business trip]] — Strong Bad says that the reason for going on business trips is to buy last minute peanut brittle and crappy souvenirs from airport gift shops for kids.
*[[yes, wrestling]] — Part of the lyrics for il Cartographer's entrance is "He takin' no crap!".
*[[diorama]] — Molly T. and Strong Bad refer to a "crappy, really stupid diorama".
*[[environment]] — Strong Sad and Marzipan chant, "Scrappy the Lappy! We think it's really crappy!"
*[[licensed]] — Strong Bad identifies that Bubs's [[Bubs' Concession Stand|legal store front]] sells dangerous crap.
*[[shapeshifter]] — Strong Bad says, "Crap like that", after describing the drawbacks of shapeshifting.
*[[specially marked]] — Strong Bad warns that certain cereals are only likely to contain "fitness-related crap", while Homestar wears a [[Crack Stuntman]] mask, declaring himself to be "a crappy Stuntman".
*[[your edge]] — Strong Bad says that he and The Cheat "feathered the living crap out of Strong Sad" yesterday.
*[[magic trick]] (Easter egg) — Item #1407B is known as "The Devil's Crapper".
*[[being mean]] — Strong Bad is sure Nice Dad's kids could "learn all sorts of crap-kicked-out-of-them lessons from superbly acted dramatizations".
*[[email thunder]] — When Strong Bad finds out that Homestar's been answering his own [[hremails]], he asks "Since the crap when?!".
*[[imaginary]] — Strong Bad chides the sender of the email for using the word "crud" as a substitute for "crap".
*[[dictionary]] — The words in Strong Bad's dictionary include "crap-valanche", "crap for brains", and "carp for brains".
*[[sbemail 206]] — Strong Bad describes the [[Lappier]] as being "crappier" than the previous model.

===[[Toons#Holiday|Holiday Toons]]===
*[[A Mother's Day Message]] — After Strong Bad exits the stage, he says that it should be called "Crappy Mother's Day" because he thinks it's been crappy so far.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — Strong Bad calls you a "lazy crap for crap" if you give him a Marshmallow Bunny. If you give him an apple, he says, "What is this crap?"
**This is reused as an error sound in [[System Sounds]].
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — [[Bubs]] says, and later sings, "I got all types of crazy crap!" The phrase is also seen on a sign next to [[Bubs' Concession Stand]].
*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — Strong Bad tells The King of Town that he, Strong Mad and The Cheat are "about to egg the everloving crap out of [his] castle".
*[[Fan Costume Commentary]] — On the first picture, Strong Bad says, "Dear Strong Bad, [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|How do you type with pieces of crappy red foam taped around your hands?]]"
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] —
**Bubs refers to a box of his "Aught Four" crap, as well as needing to make room for the "Aught Five" crap.
**Strong Bad berates Homestar for the "last-minute discount crap [he's] trying to foist on [everyone]" as Decemberween gifts.
*[[More Fan Costumes]] — After Strong Bad makes fun of someone's Bubs costume, he tells him to go enjoy the crappy decorations they set up in the cafeteria.
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] — Strong Bad says that if he wasn't dressed up as a pretend priest comedian, he'd beat the crap out of Homestar.
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] — Strong Bad is discontented that he came to the King of Town's crappy Halloween party.
*[[Hooked On Decemberween]] — At the end of "If I don't get videogames", a sign can be seen that says "Battle of the crappy bands".
*[[The Next April Fools Thing]] — Strong Bad says, "I am sick and tired of this crap!" as a demonstration on how he motivates himself.

===Other===
*[[Museum]] — The page title for the Museum is, "Check out this old Crap!".
*[[Store]] — The page title for the Store homepage is, "All Types of Crazy Crap".
*[[Strong Bad 404 Error Page]] — Two of the possible reasons for reaching the 404 page are, "Your computer is filled with crap, crap and more crap", and "Homestar is a stupid crap for brains webmaster."
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary]] — When Homestar starts to describe Coach Z, one of Strong Bad's suggestions is "crap for brains". Then, during the scene where Homestar sits on a rock, Strong Bad narrates: "And so he crapped and crapped ... all over that rock."
*[[Strong Bad Talker]] — One of Strong Bad's words is "crap".
[[Image:Weather.PNG|thumb|220px|"Today's forecast is total crap!"]]
*[[Main Page 11]] — Strong Bad stands in front of a weather map and says, "Today's forecast is total crap!"
*[[Strong Bad Desktop Theme]] — On shutdown, Strong Bad refers to the viewer's computer as "crappy". Originally, this was true on startup as well, but since [[April Fools' 2014]], he berates the viewer for still using Windows 98.
*[[Homestar Quiz]] — When you get eight or nine answers correct, Strong Bad says, "Oh man, I knew you had crap for brains, but, I mean, it's like the crap in your ''brains'' has crap for brains."
*[[Strong Bad Sings]] — One of Strong Bad's songs is, "I Never Said I Wouldn't Try to Beat the Crap Out of You".
*[[The King of Town DVD]] — In the commentary, Strong Bad calls the [[Multi-Function Dragon]] a "piece of crap" twice. He also describes the stench of the Poopsmith: "I would say that he smelled like crap, but that doesn't go far enough. Imagine the worst smell you ever smelled, and pretend that took a crap."
*[[The Luau]] — The name tags at Strong Bad's party all read, "Hello, my name is Crap for Brains".
*[[The Interview]] — Strong Bad tells Homestar to "Cut the crap! Just tell me what your freakin' problem is!"
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] — Strong Bad (as Safety Dan) says that "no one at all will egg the everloving crap out of [Marzipan's] house."
*[[The Poopsmith's Character Video]] — Homestar says the Poopsmith is a good guy; "He's just got a crappy job".
*[[Hallrunner]] — When you find a chest and you decide to fight it, the game says, "You beat the crap out of it. Poor Chest". Also, if you find a rabid dog, and you talk to it, you tell it to "quit crapping up my lawn!"
*[[Experimental Film]] — In the Easter egg commentary, Strong Bad says he was cut into "a crappy bit part" in the video.
*[[Shopping for Danger]] — Upon being told the [[Cheat Commandos]] Headquarters playset is under attack, [[Gunhaver]] says, "We've been had, boys! This grocery store crap was just a diversion!"
*[[Peasant's Quest]] —
**The inventory description for the chicken feed reads, "Woah! Gold nuggets! Oh wait...This is just chicken feed. Crap."
**When you WEAR MASK, Gary runs away, and the game displays the message, "You scared the crap out of [[Poor Gary]]!".
**If you answer The First Keeper's question correctly, the keeper replies, "Ah crap! You're right. Here, take this stupid Trog-Shield!"
*[[3D Menu Screen Tests]] — On the first menu test, Strong Bad comments on how crappy they are.
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — In the opening cutscene for [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 7|Level 7.1]], Stinkoman says he will "challenge the crap out of whoever red buttoned me".
*[[KOT's VOQPCS!]] — The King of Town comments that the Poopsmith smells "like a Crapsmith."
*[[Drive-Thru]] — Strong Bad refers to a "crappy toy" a few times.
*[[Stinkomanual]] — The Stinkomanual warns you not to expect any "weepy princess crap" in this game.
*[[FAQ]] — One of the questions is "So wait, you guys make a living just by selling this crap?"
*[[Blubb-O's Commercial]] — Homestar says "Welcome the crap to Blubb-O's".
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad turns down buying souvenirs from Strong Mad's country of [[Country]], saying he's seen Strong Mad's attempts at "arts and crap" before.
*[[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]] — When Dangeresque pretends to be The Chief's wife, The Chief yells that he's "NOT FALLIN' FOR THAT CRAP AGAIN!"
*[[Behind The Bad Chapter 3: The Last Straw]] — When [[Videlectrix]] sends Strong Bad a gameplay fax, he exclaims, "What is this crap?!".
*[[4 Gregs]] — When [[D n' D Greg]] kicks the mascot, he shouts "OOH! CRAP! DANG! RIBS! OOF!"
*[[Sbemailiarized!]] — As Strong Bad discusses [[Drive-Thru]], he says, "That crap made no sense, right?"
*[[2 Part Episode: Part 1]] — While reading the headlines of heroic deeds in the Commando Obsoiver, Gunhaver says, "What type of crap is that?"
*[[2 Part Episode: Part 2]] — [[Subtlefuge]] calls [[Crackotage]] "Crapotage," and Gunhaver says, "Without plastic crap to win, kids will have no recourse but to join criminal groups!"
*[[Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold]] — Homestar and Strong Bad look through a box of "old H*R crap".
*[[Index Page Messages]] {{--}} Old Crap Corner is a feature of the index page showcasing old and previously unlinked material.

==See Also==
*[[Crapfully Yours]]
*[[Crud]]
*[[Freaking]]
*[[Sucks]]

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Word running gags]]

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[[Image:Really Old Tandy.PNG|thumb|"I like-a to say, 'Holy crap!'"]]
The word '''"crap"''' is a prominent [[Running Gags|running gag]] of the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. The word itself is often used as a substitute for [[vulgarity]], and it often describes things that [[Strong Bad]] and other [[characters]] find stupid or offensive. In addition, Strong Bad has become infamous for the phrase "Holy crap!", an exclamation he frequently used [[Strong Bad Evolution|early in his evolution]], but not so much today. In fact, Strong Bad currently voices his displeasure openly whenever he receives an email [[Crapfully Yours|signed with the word "crap"]]. While Strong Bad typically uses "Holy crap!" or "Crap [[For Brains|for brains]]", [[Homestar Runner]], usually in mockery of Strong Bad's tendencies, prefers the term "crapface".

== Holy Crap! and Other Exclamations ==
[[Image:O Holy Crap.PNG|thumb|250px|"O Holy Crap"]]
===[[Toons#Toons|Big Toons]]===
*[[The Reddest Radish]] — After hitting a can that Homestar [[Kicking a Can|kicked]] and sending his stolen radish flying, Strong Bad shouts, "Holy crap!" and runs after it. A few seconds later, his after-image also shouts, "Holy crap!" and dashes off.
*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]] — When he is discovered cheating in the jumping jack contest, Strong Bad says, "Oh!... Holy crap."
*[[The Luau]] — After welcoming [[Strong Mad]] and [[The Cheat]] to his party, Strong Bad says, "Oh crap!! I forgot the wood!"
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — When [[Homestar Runner]] discovers him after escaping from jail, Strong Bad says, "Aww, holy crap! I ''thought'' I smelled bacon!"
*[[Shopping for Danger]] — At the checkout line, [[Blue Laser Commander]] says, "Oh, crap! I forgot my [[Price Style]] Plus Card!"
*[[Weclome Back]] — Strong Bad yells, "Oh, cuh-rap!" when he realizes that he accidentally "[[Mashing|mashed]]" Stop instead of Record when preparing to do an email while skydiving.

===[[Toons#Holiday|Holiday Toons]]===
*[[A Holiday Greeting]] — Strong Bad's rendition of "O Holy Night" begins with "O Holy Crap". Homestar Runner later tries to explain that Strong Bad was trying to say "Happy Holidays".
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — Homestar can't decide what to get Strong Bad for Decemberween. While talking to [[Strong Sad]] about it, he says, "Well, I know he's kind of a jerk sometimes, and he says 'holy crap' a lot, but..."
*[[Halloween Fairstival]] — When Homestar's [[Witches' Brew]] fails to cure [[The Cheat|The Cheat's]] hiccups, Strong Bad says, "Oh, crap! He's still got 'em!"
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — At the beginning and ending of the toon, Homestar yells, "Oh, crap!" multiple times.
*[[I Killed Pom Pom]] — After Homestar gets framed of eating the whatsit pile, he curses, "Oh crap... literal crap..."
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] — Bubs mentions that "holy crap" is Strong Bad's catch phrase.

===[[Strong Bad Email]]===
*[[the bird]] — While talking to Pom Pom, Strong Bad says, "Oh crap, I should probably check my email."
*[[action figure]] — While playing with his action figure, Strong Bad says, "Hey Homestar, get away from here! Holy crap!"
*[[dragon]] — When Strong Bad sees [[Strong Sad]] with a picture of a dragon, he says to him, "Oh crap, I didn't know you were doing one."
*[[personal favorites]] — One of Strong Bad's favorite emails is a fictional one in which a viewer asks him his favorite phrase. An early version of Strong Bad replies, "I like-a to say, holy crap!"
*[[impression]] — In complimenting [[The Cheat|The Cheat's]] costume, [[Coach Z]] says "Holy crap! It's as if [[Strong Sad]] were [[Death#Strong Sad|still alive]] and with us today!"
*[[couch patch]] — Strong Bad says, "Oh crap! This thing is worthless!" when his computer refuses to make Homestar's head explode.
*[[the bet]] — Strong Bad yells, "Oh, crap!" when he loses his bet with Homestar.
*[[theme park]] — Homestar says, "Oh, crap! It's tasteball already?"
*[[time capsule]] — Strong Bad yells, "CRAP!" when his "groupies and royalties" fail to arrive.
*[[lady...ing]] — In the style of [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], an early version of Strong Bad says, "Holy crap" several times, seemingly for no reason.
*[[pop-up]] — The final page of the book has a pop-up Strong Bad saying "Holy crap!" 
*[[coloring]] — When Strong Bad breaks his Skin Flesh colored crayon while coloring, he shouts "Aww, crudcrap!"
*[[unnatural]] — Homestar cries out "Oh my crap!" when he sees the giant Bubs and thinks Bubs has turned everyone into ants.
*[[more armies]] — After realizing that he said "missionaries" instead of "mercenaries," Strong Bad says, "Oh, crap, I did it again!"
*[[Accent]] — First, a projector shows Strong Bad in 5 years in a less gravelly voice, saying, "Holy crap, I am so great." Second, Coach Z tries to "fix" Strong Bad's accent, and among the things he has Strong Bad say is "Holy crap!", or in this case, "Holy crop". Coach Z shows Strong Bad a diagram of an ear of corn with a halo in order to help him with this. Lastly, at the end, Strong Bad says in his normal voice, "Something something Larry Larry. Holy crap."
*[[business trip]] — While looking through the itinerary, Strong Bad says, "Oh crap! We've got to seal the deal with the foreign conglomerate in ten minutes!"
*[[shapeshifter]] — When he hears Homestar coming, Strong Bad says, "Oh crap! DWAYNE!" and turns into a scarf to fool him.
*[[rated]] — [[Strong Sad]] and [[Homsar]] camp out by Strong Bad's [[Lappy 486]] waiting for him to say "holy crap" since he's "way overdue."

===Other===
*[[Who Said What Now?]] — The Strong Bad says, "Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Crap!"
*[[Homestar Runner and Strong Bad Screensaver|Strong Bad Screensaver]] — The label on the [[Alcohol|Strong Beer]] reads, "Holy crap! This tastes good!"
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 4.0]] — [[The King of Town]] tries to impersonate Strong Bad by, among other things, saying, "Holy crap! You caught me!"
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] — Homestar Runner makes backwards sounds to undo an earlier message in which he announced he was breaking up with [[Marzipan]]. When [[Pom Pom]] tells him that doesn't work, he responds, "What do you ''mean'' that doesn't work? Oh, crap." and then runs to Marzipan's house to replace the tape.
*[[Main Page 6]] — Strong Bad shouts, "Holy crap!" as he falls through the clouds.
*[[Main Page 7]] — Strong Bad rises from the dead, then says, "Holy crap!" as his head falls off and rolls away.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] — [[Cheerleader]] ends the issue by saying, "Everyone died 'cept me!" A chomping noise is heard, and she then says, "Aw, crap!"
*[[Peasant's Quest]] — In [[Trogdor]]'s lair, if you type "look trogdor", it says, "Holy crap! Trogdor's way bigger in person than he looks in most tapestries you've seen." Also, before you talk to Trogdor, the game says you think you hear him whimpering, then it says, "Aw crap, that's you."
*[[Some Puppet Stuff]] — Homestar says "Crap" when [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] makes a basketball shot over his head.
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — When Stinkoman gets red buttoned again after defeating [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items#Bosses|An Ice Machine]], he says, "Crap."
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] — During his first message, Homestar says "Crap" when he realizes that he forgot why he was calling.
*[[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] — The message for the second deleted scene says, "Oh crap. I ruined it again."
*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — The Strong Bad character in the first 3D game demonstrated says "Holy crap."
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Upon realizing that he now has his old job back from Strong Bad, [[The King of Town]] exclaims "Oh crap".
*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] — When Dangeresque sees the "CG Monster", he exclaims "Holy crap!", although Strong Bad, watching the movie, pauses it midway to scold The Cheat, turning the exclamation into "Holy cr— —ap!".
*[[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]] — At the beginning, Dangeresque exclaims "Holy crap!" when he realizes he is supposed to solve a case for The Chief. When Dangeresque puts the Chinese food in the case file, he is yelled at by the Chief and remarks "Crap."
*[[Hremail 62]] — Homestar in the "colonial days" spills some "Sloppy Joseph" on his star and says, "Aw, crap!"
*[[79 Seconds Left]] — When [[Strong Bad]] writes down his new nickname, "The Leg" (pronounced "ledge") on a composition book, he says, "Aw, crap, Homestar was right! This just spells 'leg'!"
*[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] — Strong Bad says "Flop, flop crap! Crop. Trying to make it rhyme. See what I was doing there?"
*[[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019#1191946722114777092|6 Nov 2019]]) — [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)|The Homestar Runner]] repeatedly yells "Holy crap!" after being demonically possessed by [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]]'s ghost.
*[[Talkin' Strong Bad Plush Doll Commercial]] — "Holy crap!" and "What the crap?" are two of the phrases used by the [[Strong Bad Talking Plush]].

== What the Crap? ==
[[Image:Flashbackcrap.PNG|thumb|250px|... asked No-shirt.]]
In addition to "Holy crap!", various forms of "What the crap?" are also popular.

===[[Strong Bad Email]]===
*[[brianrietta]] — When he realizes he's responding to Brian, Strong Bad yells, "hey... BRIAN!? What the crap?" before telling him things just won't work out between them.
*[[gimmicks]] — Strong Bad mutters, "What the... crap?" just before his computer [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|explodes]].
*[[2 years]] — After going to let Strong Sad out of the dryer and finding The Cheat instead, Strong Bad wonders, "Where the crap did I leave Strong Sad?"
*[[army]] — Strong Bad orders [[Firebert]] to "find out what the crap Homestar Runner is up to at [[The Stick]] in oh-fifteen minutes."
*[[stupid stuff]] — When Homestar Runner gets Strong Bad to say something stupid, Strong Bad says, "What?! What the crap just happened?!"
*[[flashback]] — In the flashback, Strong Bad says, "Who the crap are you, [[Duckie Shirt|Duckshirt]]?", addressing Homestar Runner.
*[[dreamail]] — When Homestar Runner appears in Strong Bad's dream, he exclaims, "Crap the what?!"
*[[coloring]] — At the end of the email, Strong Bad quietly says, "...the crap is pressed bunson?" in response to Marzipan's description of her crayons.
*[[licensed]] — Strong Bad says no one knows who the crap [[Biscuitdoughhandsman]] is.
*[[email thunder]] — Upon noticing that his 200th email is actually addressed to Homestar, Strong Bad exclaims, "[[Internet slang|WTC]]?!"

===Other===
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary]] {{--}} At the beginning of the Toon, Strong Bad asks Homestar, "What the crap kinda freaked-up sport are you guys playing anyway?" Later, in the mountain scene, he asks "Where the crap are your legs in this scene?".
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] {{--}} Both Marzipan and Strong Bad say, "What the crap?" in this unfinished toon.
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] {{--}} Strong Bad sings, "Hey, who the crap let Strong Sad out?" (Strong Sad had earlier mentioned always getting [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship#Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad|locked in the bathtub]] on [[Decemberween]].)
*[[The Interview]] {{--}} Strong Bad's first question for Homestar is, "What the crap were you doing out there?", referring to how Homestar walked past the marshmallow stand several times.
*[[Where the Crap Are We?]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks the title question in this Easter egg cartoon.
*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} When Strong Mad starts punching the side of her house, Marzipan says, "What the crap!?"
*[[Cheat Commandos...O's]] {{--}} Upon being discovered, Blue Laser Commander shouts, "What the CRAP?"
*[[FAQ]] {{--}} One of the questions is "What the crap is '[[fhqwhgads]]' from?"
*[[strongbad email.exe Disc Three]] {{--}} In the intro, Strong Bad cries, "What in frig's crap?" in response to Homestar abusing his computer. Later on, if the viewers don't make a selection, he asks Homestar, "What the crap are they doing out there?"
*[[strongbad email.exe Disc Four]] {{--}} During the introduction, Strong Bad says, "I don't know what the crap you're saying, Lappy, but I'd follow you anywhere."
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} Strong Bad says "What's this crap-cake?" after the Goblin shows up without Halloween Night.
*[[Peasant's Quest]] {{--}} If you answer the First Keeper's question incorrectly, which results in you turning into [[Ron Cumberdale]], the game displays the message, "You ask who the crap Ron Cumberdale is."
*[[Date Nite]] {{--}} While Homestar and Strong Bad each yell at Marzipan and The Cheat, respectively, they suddenly wind up next to each other. Homestar stammers while Strong Bad says, "What the crap?"
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks Homestar, "What the crap are you doing here in my hallowed halls?"
*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} After getting his [[Fun Machine]] repaired and finding that it still malfunctions, Strong Bad exclaims, "What the crippity-crap!?"
*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]] {{--}} Strong Bad says "What the crap?" while spying on Homestar and The Cheat burying a mattress at the bottom of the [[Steep Deep]].
*[[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} When the roar is heard in the beginning of the game, Strong Bad exclaims, "What the crap was that?".
*[[Kick-A-Ball]] {{--}} Strong Mad yells "WHAT THE CRAP?!" after not being picked for Strong Bad's team. Also, Strong Bad, thinking Strong Sad was on his team, yells "What the crap?!" when [[The Umpire]] says, "You're ooooouuuut! That's the ball game!"
*[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] {{--}} When Strong Bad is interrupted, one of the things he says is "What the crap was I saying? Oh, right.", before resuming his part of the conversation.
*[[Strong Bad Classics!]] {{--}} On reading the title of the book ''The Ocelot and the Porridge Maiden'', Strong Bad says, "The crap's a porridge maiden?"
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] {{--}} Strong Bad demands "Why the crap is her mailbox full?"
*[[Homestar Runner Goes For the Gold]] {{--}}
**Strong Bad asks, "Who the crap is [[Dijjery Doo]]?"
**The Cheat's noises sound like this quote in reply to [[The Sneak]] replacing him.
*[[Tennis Shorts]] {{--}} Strong Bad lists all sorts of rooms the Dual Tennis Shorts Lumpabra could light up including the [[Florida]] room, only to ask himself, "What the crap is a Florida room?"
*[[Haunted Photo Booth]] {{--}} Strong Bad says this when he finds out that he didn't get a ghost image in his picture.
*[[Mr. Poofers Must Die]] {{--}} Marzipan asks, "Who the crap is Mr. Poofers?"
*[[Disk 4 of 12 - FriendlyWare]] {{--}} Strong Bad exclaims it twice.
** Once upon Homestar Runner winning the game of Match.
** And again upon Sea Battle throwing up a game breaking error.
*[[Disk 4 of 12 - FrienDendum]] {{--}} Strong Bad exclaims it after he realises he let Homestar Runner get in his head again.

== Miscellaneous "Crap" ==
===[[Strong Bad Email]]===
[[Image:HR50emails.PNG|thumb|250px|"Hey Crapface! Why dontcha blow it out your ear. Your buddy, Strong Bad."]]
*[[homestar hair]] — Strong Bad types "delete that crap" to delete a [[Hairstyle Runner]] submission. The Tandy responds with the message "crap deleted." He also says if people play his game ([[Strong Libs]]), they can send him some hilarious crap with it.
*[[depressio]] — Anthony from South Gate asks Strong Bad to tell Strong Sad that he is dumb and a crappy guy.
*[[spring cleaning]] — The fourth email reads: "Dear Strong Bad, are you made of crap? Did you invent the word crap? Where did crap come from? Crapfully crapfully, Chad". Strong Bad responds, "Oh, I'll totally answer this one because apparently the only thing I'm concerned with is the word crap!" He then promptly [[DELETED|DELETES]] the email.
*[[cartoon]] — Strong Bad closes this email with the phrase, "Send me a little email and I'll give you a little crap."
*[[vacation]] — Strong Bad imagines a bad email he might receive: "Dear Stong Bad, You are crap. Crap is the best. Everybody loves crap. Crap is in the mix. Crap is to the max. How does [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] [[Lack of Visible Arms|pick stuff up]] if he's not wearing any [[Marzipan|Marzi]]-[[Pants#Homestar's Pants|pants]]? Crapfully crap, [[Monkey D]], Seattle, Washington." He also says that when he was at [[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots#The Great Mound|The Great Mound]], all the old ladies were wearing "all their Dainty McDainty crap."
*[[your friends]] — Strong Bad decides not to hurt [[The Poopsmith]], saying, "I figure the guy shovels [[Whatsit|crap]] for a living so his tolerance for pain's gotta be through the roof."
*[[50 emails]] — Homestar responds to one of the emails with, "Hey, crapface. Why dontcha blow it out your ear?"
*[[comic]] — Strong Bad says he should make some "crappy xeroxes of that thing" ("that thing" is [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]]).
*[[current status]] — While looking for Strong Bad, [[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs (or Coach B)]] says, "Well, you better find him quick! This crap ain't funny!"
*[[unused emails]] — One of the emails in the short stack says the word "crap" a lot in it.
*[[personal favorites]] — One of the [[Grape Nuts Robot]]'s lines is, "Now spell 'Carp for brains'".
*[[labor day]] — Strong Bad tells the Poopsmith he gets "an A+ on smellin' like crap. And a solid F- on smellin' any good."
*[[the bet]] — Strong Bad says that he "got to eat a crapload of ice cream" at the King of Town's castle.
*[[lunch special]] — Strong Bad says, "Well, looks like ol' Strong Mad has finally hit the Information Superhighway like a flaming sack o' crap."
*[[replacement]] — Strong Bad holds signs of peoples names for making fun of. Homestar calls them all "Crapface".
*[[for kids]] — Strong Bad refers to [[Homsar]]'s show ''[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]]'' as "that crap".
*[[long pants]] — Strong Bad asks "Clanky" how he's supposed to get "this crap" (the correction fluid) off of his computer screen.
*[[garage sale]] — Strong Bad says "The guy who spends all day trying to talk you down from a quarter to twenty-two cents for some worthless piece of crap".
*[[bottom 10]] — Strong Bad includes, "Um...not pigeons" in the list because "they eat bread crumbs" and "take craps on people".
*[[record book]] — Strong Bad describes Coach Z's idea for breaking a record as random crap.
*[[Greeting Cards]] — On the second card, one of the card voice-overs says, "I'm sick! Of wasting my Fridays seeing your crappy band."
*[[bedtime story]] — After the bedtime story, Strong Bad types, "After I get sick of making up crap about The Cheat and [[Moses Malone]], Strong Mad and I belt out his favorite lullaby."
*[[high school]] — Baby Coach Z mispronounces "captain" as "craptain".
*[[death metal]] — [[Brainkrieg]] finishes last in "The Battle of the Crappy High School Bands."
*[[secret identity]] — Strong Bad says when he declares himself as The Poopsmith, he says that it is he who dons the crappy orange gloves.
*[[pop-up]] — When the [[Tandy 400]] appears in the book, Strong Bad says, "It's my crappy old computer asking the same crappy old questions." Also, there is a "crap flap" on the last page of the book, revealing a pile of whatsit.
*[[lady fan]] — Strong Bad believes lady fans like crappy arts and crafts projects.
*[[candy product]] — Strong Bad wants a better shape for his new candy bar than the "standard piece-of-crap shape" of so many real-world candy bars.
*[[alternate universe]] — Strong Bad asks [[Strong Badman]] why they're in a crappy apartment instead of a secret underground lair.
*[[keep cool]] — Before explaining the pool rules, Strong Bad says, "All right, ya little sacks of crap." Plus, one of the pool rules says "there is no 'take a crap in it' in it."
*[[theme song]] — Strong Bad says that his ratings would go higher if he had "one of those crappy cartoon theme songs."
*[[retirement]] — Strong Bad calls his old computers "[his] crappier and crappiest computers".
** Strong Sad's act in [[Strong Bad's amazing feats of wonder]] is called Stupid's Stupid Crap That I Hate.
*[[what i want]] — Strong Bad introduces a category of products on the "Z' Shop Channel" by saying "Our last gift items are all about the false notion that just because you made something yourself, it's not a worthless piece of crap."
*[[bike thief]] — Strong Bad asks Virginia how she knows her crappy bike is even worth stealing.
*[[web comics]] — Strong Bad mentions that putting the word "web" in front of other words automatically makes them crappier.
*[[business trip]] — Strong Bad says that the reason for going on business trips is to buy last minute peanut brittle and crappy souvenirs from airport gift shops for kids.
*[[yes, wrestling]] — Part of the lyrics for il Cartographer's entrance is "He takin' no crap!".
*[[diorama]] — Molly T. and Strong Bad refer to a "crappy, really stupid diorama".
*[[environment]] — Strong Sad and Marzipan chant, "Scrappy the Lappy! We think it's really crappy!"
*[[licensed]] — Strong Bad identifies that Bubs's [[Bubs' Concession Stand|legal store front]] sells dangerous crap.
*[[shapeshifter]] — Strong Bad says, "Crap like that", after describing the drawbacks of shapeshifting.
*[[specially marked]] — Strong Bad warns that certain cereals are only likely to contain "fitness-related crap", while Homestar wears a [[Crack Stuntman]] mask, declaring himself to be "a crappy Stuntman".
*[[your edge]] — Strong Bad says that he and The Cheat "feathered the living crap out of Strong Sad" yesterday.
*[[magic trick]] (Easter egg) — Item #1407B is known as "The Devil's Crapper".
*[[being mean]] — Strong Bad is sure Nice Dad's kids could "learn all sorts of crap-kicked-out-of-them lessons from superbly acted dramatizations".
*[[email thunder]] — When Strong Bad finds out that Homestar's been answering his own [[hremails]], he asks "Since the crap when?!".
*[[imaginary]] — Strong Bad chides the sender of the email for using the word "crud" as a substitute for "crap".
*[[dictionary]] — The words in Strong Bad's dictionary include "crap-valanche", "crap for brains", and "carp for brains".
*[[sbemail 206]] — Strong Bad describes the [[Lappier]] as being "crappier" than the previous model.

===[[Toons#Holiday Toons|Holiday Toons]]===
*[[A Mother's Day Message]] — After Strong Bad exits the stage, he says that it should be called "Crappy Mother's Day" because he thinks it's been crappy so far.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — Strong Bad calls you a "lazy crap for crap" if you give him a Marshmallow Bunny. If you give him an apple, he says, "What is this crap?"
**This is reused as an error sound in [[System Sounds]].
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — [[Bubs]] says, and later sings, "I got all types of crazy crap!" The phrase is also seen on a sign next to [[Bubs' Concession Stand]].
*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — Strong Bad tells The King of Town that he, Strong Mad and The Cheat are "about to egg the everloving crap out of [his] castle".
*[[Fan Costume Commentary]] — On the first picture, Strong Bad says, "Dear Strong Bad, [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|How do you type with pieces of crappy red foam taped around your hands?]]"
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] —
**Bubs refers to a box of his "Aught Four" crap, as well as needing to make room for the "Aught Five" crap.
**Strong Bad berates Homestar for the "last-minute discount crap [he's] trying to foist on [everyone]" as Decemberween gifts.
*[[More Fan Costumes]] — After Strong Bad makes fun of someone's Bubs costume, he tells him to go enjoy the crappy decorations they set up in the cafeteria.
*[[Happy Hallow-day]] — Strong Bad says that if he wasn't dressed up as a pretend priest comedian, he'd beat the crap out of Homestar.
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] — Strong Bad is discontented that he came to the King of Town's crappy Halloween party.
*[[Hooked On Decemberween]] — At the end of "If I don't get videogames", a sign can be seen that says "Battle of the crappy bands".
*[[The Next April Fools Thing]] — Strong Bad says, "I am sick and tired of this crap!" as a demonstration on how he motivates himself.

===Other===
*[[Museum]] — The page title for the Museum is, "Check out this old Crap!".
*[[Store]] — The page title for the Store homepage is, "All Types of Crazy Crap".
*[[Strong Bad 404 Error Page]] — Two of the possible reasons for reaching the 404 page are, "Your computer is filled with crap, crap and more crap", and "Homestar is a stupid crap for brains webmaster."
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary]] — When Homestar starts to describe Coach Z, one of Strong Bad's suggestions is "crap for brains". Then, during the scene where Homestar sits on a rock, Strong Bad narrates: "And so he crapped and crapped ... all over that rock."
*[[Strong Bad Talker]] — One of Strong Bad's words is "crap".
[[Image:Weather.PNG|thumb|220px|"Today's forecast is total crap!"]]
*[[Main Page 11]] — Strong Bad stands in front of a weather map and says, "Today's forecast is total crap!"
*[[Strong Bad Desktop Theme]] — On shutdown, Strong Bad refers to the viewer's computer as "crappy". Originally, this was true on startup as well, but since [[April Fools' 2014]], he berates the viewer for still using Windows 98.
*[[Homestar Quiz]] — When you get eight or nine answers correct, Strong Bad says, "Oh man, I knew you had crap for brains, but, I mean, it's like the crap in your ''brains'' has crap for brains."
*[[Strong Bad Sings]] — One of Strong Bad's songs is, "I Never Said I Wouldn't Try to Beat the Crap Out of You".
*[[The King of Town DVD]] — In the commentary, Strong Bad calls the [[Multi-Function Dragon]] a "piece of crap" twice. He also describes the stench of the Poopsmith: "I would say that he smelled like crap, but that doesn't go far enough. Imagine the worst smell you ever smelled, and pretend that took a crap."
*[[The Luau]] — The name tags at Strong Bad's party all read, "Hello, my name is Crap for Brains".
*[[The Interview]] — Strong Bad tells Homestar to "Cut the crap! Just tell me what your freakin' problem is!"
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] — Strong Bad (as Safety Dan) says that "no one at all will egg the everloving crap out of [Marzipan's] house."
*[[The Poopsmith's Character Video]] — Homestar says the Poopsmith is a good guy; "He's just got a crappy job".
*[[Hallrunner]] — When you find a chest and you decide to fight it, the game says, "You beat the crap out of it. Poor Chest". Also, if you find a rabid dog, and you talk to it, you tell it to "quit crapping up my lawn!"
*[[Experimental Film]] — In the Easter egg commentary, Strong Bad says he was cut into "a crappy bit part" in the video.
*[[Shopping for Danger]] — Upon being told the [[Cheat Commandos]] Headquarters playset is under attack, [[Gunhaver]] says, "We've been had, boys! This grocery store crap was just a diversion!"
*[[Peasant's Quest]] —
**The inventory description for the chicken feed reads, "Woah! Gold nuggets! Oh wait...This is just chicken feed. Crap."
**When you WEAR MASK, Gary runs away, and the game displays the message, "You scared the crap out of [[Poor Gary]]!".
**If you answer The First Keeper's question correctly, the keeper replies, "Ah crap! You're right. Here, take this stupid Trog-Shield!"
*[[3D Menu Screen Tests]] — On the first menu test, Strong Bad comments on how crappy they are.
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — In the opening cutscene for [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 7|Level 7.1]], Stinkoman says he will "challenge the crap out of whoever red buttoned me".
*[[KOT's VOQPCS!]] — The King of Town comments that the Poopsmith smells "like a Crapsmith."
*[[Drive-Thru]] — Strong Bad refers to a "crappy toy" a few times.
*[[Stinkomanual]] — The Stinkomanual warns you not to expect any "weepy princess crap" in this game.
*[[FAQ]] — One of the questions is "So wait, you guys make a living just by selling this crap?"
*[[Blubb-O's Commercial]] — Homestar says "Welcome the crap to Blubb-O's".
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Strong Bad turns down buying souvenirs from Strong Mad's country of [[Country]], saying he's seen Strong Mad's attempts at "arts and crap" before.
*[[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]] — When Dangeresque pretends to be The Chief's wife, The Chief yells that he's "NOT FALLIN' FOR THAT CRAP AGAIN!"
*[[Behind The Bad Chapter 3: The Last Straw]] — When [[Videlectrix]] sends Strong Bad a gameplay fax, he exclaims, "What is this crap?!".
*[[4 Gregs]] — When [[D n' D Greg]] kicks the mascot, he shouts "OOH! CRAP! DANG! RIBS! OOF!"
*[[Sbemailiarized!]] — As Strong Bad discusses [[Drive-Thru]], he says, "That crap made no sense, right?"
*[[2 Part Episode: Part 1]] — While reading the headlines of heroic deeds in the Commando Obsoiver, Gunhaver says, "What type of crap is that?"
*[[2 Part Episode: Part 2]] — [[Subtlefuge]] calls [[Crackotage]] "Crapotage," and Gunhaver says, "Without plastic crap to win, kids will have no recourse but to join criminal groups!"
*[[Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold]] — Homestar and Strong Bad look through a box of "old H*R crap".
*[[Index Page Messages]] {{--}} Old Crap Corner is a feature of the index page showcasing old and previously unlinked material.

==See Also==
*[[Crapfully Yours]]
*[[Crud]]
*[[Freaking]]
*[[Sucks]]

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Word running gags]]

Homestar Runner and Strong Bad Screensaver

Bobmath — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 23:28:29 GMT

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[[Image:Cold One Premium Alcoholic Screen Saver.png|thumb|Premium Alcoholic [[Cold One|Cold Ones]]]]
[[Image:Homestar Runner Face Screen Saver.png|thumb|Homestar rubs his face on the screen]]
'''{{Film|Homestar Runner}} and {{Film|Strong Bad}} Screensavers''' are both available for download on [[homestarrunner.com]] via a [[Secret Page]]. These screensavers can also be obtained by downloading the themes.

For reasons unknown, the Windows version will often ask for user authentication before downloading. If you are on Vista, you must open the .exe file as an administrator, by right clicking on the file and selecting "Run As Administrator".

The Homestar Runner screen saver runs on [[Wikipedia:Mac OS|Mac OS]], you cannot run it on an Intel Mac. However, [[Wikipedia:SheepShaver|SheepShaver]] can emulate Mac OS versions up to version 9.0.4, though it is complicated to program, and you must have a Mac OS System Folder. If you were to use it on a PowerPC Mac (running System 10.4 or earlier), you would have to keep [[Wikipedia:Classic (Mac OS X)|Classic environment]] running.

==Fun Facts==
*The Homestar Runner Screensaver is called "smashface".
*If you download either screensaver and set it as your preferred one, then try to change the settings, a pop-up will appear that contains a picture of a dog and the caption "Bitbull". Bitbull is a program used to create screensavers from Flash movies, and is likely the program that was used to create these screensavers. The picture of the dog is the logo for this program.

*The text file in the uncompressed ".sit" file for the Homestar Runner screensaver says:
<blockquote> INSTRUCTIONS: 
To make your Homestar or Strong Bad screensaver magic happen, do this: 
copy the screensaver file into your Control Panels folder and then restart your computer 
Then, when you look at your Control Panels under your Apple menu, there they are! 
Go for it! Against the opposition! Move ahead! It's not too late! Work from home! Earn 
Extra Cash! Everybody! Everybody! 

-the brothers chaps
</blockquote>
* "Go for it! Against the opposition!" is a direct reference to the lyrics of "Go For It" by [[Wikipedia:Graham Gouldman|Graham Gouldman]], written for the 1980 animated film ''[[Wikipedia:Animalympics|Animalympics]]''.
** "Move ahead! It's not too late!" is another lyrical reference, this time to the 1980 song "[[Wikipedia:Whip It (Devo song)|Whip It]]" by [[Wikipedia:Devo|Devo]].
*When you open the file, a window pops up with a different message for each screensaver.
:The Homestar Runner screensaver says:
:<blockquote> Do you want Homestar [[All up ons|all up in]] your computer? GO FOR IT!! No Way, Man</blockquote>
:If you click "GO FOR IT!!", the following message appears:
:<blockquote> You did it! Let the good times roll! </blockquote>
:The Strong Bad screensaver says:
:<blockquote> Do you want to unleash Strong Bad on your unsuspecting computer GO FOR IT!! No Way, Guys</blockquote>
:If you click "GO FOR IT!!", the following message appears:
:<blockquote> Holy [[Crap]]! It worked! </blockquote>
*If you click "GO FOR IT!!" and the installation fails, the following message appears:
:<blockquote>Oops. You broke it.</blockquote>

==External Links==

* [[OldHR:macss.html|view the download page for the screensavers]]
** download the Homestar Runner screensaver: [[OldHR:homesaver.exe|Windows]], [[OldHR:HSscreensaver.sit|Mac]]
** download the Strong Bad screensaver: [[OldHR:strongsaver.exe|Windows]], [[OldHR:SBscreensaver.sit|Mac]]

[[Category:Secret Pages]]
[[Category:Computer Programs]]

TMBG Concert - 15 Mar 2008

Bobmath — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 19:58:16 GMT

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On March 15, 2008, [[They Might Be Giants]] performed at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA. They were joined on-stage by Puppet [[Homestar Runner]]. They had a discussion and John Linnel told some jokes to the audience, and then sang "I am Not your Broom."

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== Transcript ==

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hi, kids! Hi, large kids—too—with small kids on their shoulders!

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' Hi, Homestar. How's it going?

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hi, Johns! Hi—hi, Dans! ''{grudgingly}'' Hi, Marty...How you guys doing?

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' We're doing pretty good. Except for the flu thing.

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, yeah. He keeps messin' up your song names.

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' Yeah.

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' He's the song mangulist.

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' That's so true, Homestar.

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You said to bring the jokes.

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' Yeah. You got any more jokes?

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nope.

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' Apparently you don't. Okay, good. Good. You want to hear a joke?

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I do, I do!

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' What do you call a deer with no eyes?

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A deer with no eyes...I don't know!

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' I have no eye-deer. Wait. I got— I got another one.

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh!

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' But you've gotta— you've gotta try and— try and come up with an answer for this one.

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, okay. Sorry.

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' What do you call a fish with no eye?

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A blue whale!

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' That is incorrect.

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What?!

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' Where's my buzzer sound? I don't have it out.

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bum-bum-ba-dum!

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' Um...the answer— the answer is a fish with— a fish with no eye is called a "fsh."

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's pretty good. That's pretty good.

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' Yes, it is.

'''JOHN FLANSBURGH:''' Hey, I don't wanna— I don't wanna interrupt the whole joke thing, 'cause I know you guys have an engagement, a concord in a couple weeks-

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right, right.

'''JOHN FLANSBURGH:''' But uh...I think— I think maybe we should do a song.

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay!

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' This is how I feel about that.

===I Am Not Your Broom===

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' Now, Broom, you must now sweep for me, the dust that fills my room.

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, John, I will not sweep for you, for I am not your broom.

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' What nonsense are you speaking, Broom? My words you must obey!

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Another life awaits me and I'm leaving you today! I am not your broom! I am not your broom! I've had enough, I'm casting off these chains of servitude! I am not your broom! I am not your broom! No longer will I sweep for you, for I am not your broom!

'''JOHN FLANSBURGH:''' Now— now hold on there, Homestar. I'm confused. You— you said a word I didn't know. I've never heard this word before— servitude. What does that— servitude mean? You've gotta—

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Servitude?

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' Yeah.

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's what you get when you go to the drive through window and there's a teenage kid working there. Get y'all out some servitude!

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' Okay.

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's like "Get some Oxy Clean, kid!"

'''JOHN LINNELL:''' Thanks for coming.

''{John begins to play the chorus to I am not your Broom.}''

'''PUPPET HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A-swish-swish-swish-swish-swish-swish-swish...swish-swish-swish-swish-swish.

==External Links==
*[[YouTube:02WIAH9JrbU|Video of the concert]]

==See Also==
*[[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004]]
*[[TMBG Concert - 3 May 2006]]
*[[TMBG Concert - 5 Mar 2010]]

[[Category:Interviews and Public Appearances]][[Category:Puppet Jam]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]]

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:'''2000:''' [[A Holiday Greeting]]
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:'''2002:''' [[A Decemberween Pageant]]; [[Decemberween Email Menu]]
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:'''2006:''' [[what i want]]; [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
:'''2007:''' [[Happy Dethemberween]]
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| style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;" | '''The Commandos''' || [[Agent Chimendez]], [[Crackotage]], [[Fightgar]], [[Firebert]], [[Flashfight]], [[Foxface]], [[Green Helmets]], [[Gunhaver]], [[Reinforcements]], [[Reynold]], [[Ripberger]], [[Ser-g-geant Marshie]], [[Silent Rip]]
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
| style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;" | '''[[Blue Laser]]''' || [[Blue Laser Babies]], [[Blue Laser Commander]], [[Blue Laser Minion]], [[New Bad Guy Girl Character]]
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
| style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;" | '''Other Characters''' || [[Gunhavette]], [[Gunk Iller]], [[Mrs. Commanderson]], [[Oliver Smidgen]], [[Reynold's Brother]], [[The Topplegangers]]
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
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|- style="font-size:smaller;"
| style="background-color:#FF9;text-align:center;" | '''Episodes''' || [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]], [[Cheat Commandos...O's]], [[Shopping For Danger]], [[Commandos in the Classroom]], [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]], [[Let us give TANKS!]], [[An Important Rap Song]], [[The Next Epi-Snowed]], [[2 Part Episode: Part 1]], [[2 Part Episode: Part 2]], [[Decemberween Dangeresque]]
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[[Image:New_Coach_Z_Styles.PNG|thumb|right|200px|He has more than two problems.]]
{{about|main character}} {{for|[[Teen Girl Squad]] character|Olympic Man and Coach}}

==Biography==
'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Wikipedia:Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. He has a strong accent, based on an [[Wikipedia:Upper Midwest|Upper Midwestern]] [[Wikipedia:North Central American English|accent]] (though it is also sometimes simply nonsensical) which is sometimes difficult for other characters to understand. While occasionally tiresome, he is always ready to offer encouragement and is rarely critical of anyone. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which has lost its meaning through time.

Coach Z wears a blue and purple baseball cap and a large gold Z emblem around his waist. Nobody knows for sure whether his bright green color is his skin or a body suit. However, [[Middle School Variation#Baby Coach Z|baby Coach Z]] seems to be wearing footy pajamas in the email [[high school]], and on more than one occasion, Coach Z has mentioned his [[pants]]. In [[shapeshifter]], Coach Z referred to his outfit as his "sweaty sweat-sweats", which was seen to have at least one pocket, and in [[Fan Costumes 2017]] he is implied to have undressed. His head is a white sphere with light gray circles for eyes. Coach Z [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Coach Z's Face|lacks a visible nose and mouth]], but is able to talk, eat, and spit with ease. He has long arms and large feet, but very short legs.

[[Image:Coach z butt.PNG|thumb|An unshaven Coach Z talking about his butt.]]
As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been strongly implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0#Message 6|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. In [[diorama]], Coach Z even refers to Marzipan as his "gorgeous girlfriend". He also has difficulty pronouncing certain words, such as "job" (as shown in the "[[A Jorb Well Done]]" cartoon), instead pronouncing it as "jorb", "jaerb", or "jorearb". In addition to his frequent mispronunciations, Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit of [[butt-patting]]. He also has a slight obsession with ointments and body creams, like using 'Blue Star Ointment' to scare people in [[Halloween Fairstival]]. Many characters see him as a nuisance. Even Homestar treated Coach Z with contempt in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], quickly refusing to allow Coach Z to come to his house for [[Decemberween]].

When not working as a coach, Coach Z works with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. Coach Z is also the janitor at [[the office]] where Homestar and [[Strong Bad]] work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. He has also spent time [[Blubb-O's Commercial|dressed as the Blubb-O's Drive-Thru Whale]] mascot. Coach Z owns four [[Wikipedia:Tony Award|Tony awards]], suggesting that he may have a background in theatre. Despite his numerous jobs, Coach Z has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.

[[Image:Babycz.PNG|thumb|left|115px|The craptain of the foortball torm!]]
Coach Z is a fan of hip-hop and rap music, particularly the [[Wikipedia:Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: He released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]", which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], his solo album, entitled "The Z Is All Up Ins", features the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]", and his own rap song, "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]]). Although his usual rapping prowess consists mainly of "count[ing] to two over and over again", as explained in [[nightlife]], he once had a very successful career during his days in the [[Two-o Duo]]. More recent works such as "[[Loading Screens]]" and "[[Fish Eye Lens]]" may indicate that his rap skills are starting to improve.

[[Image:CoachZ3D.png|thumb|"Hey, watch where y'er pointin' that 3D!"]]
Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is ambiguous, as he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]] as well as appearing as an adult in 1974 in the 'toon [[Decemberween short shorts]] while they both appeared to be babies in the email [[high school]] (although this may simply be a product of Strong Bad's [[History According to Strong Bad|"doodle memory"]]). He is likely to be one of the older characters, since in [[caffeine]], Strong Sad's slaps provoke him to cry out "I'm just an old man!"; in [[slumber party]], Strong Bad refers to him, [[Bubs]], and [[The King of Town]] as "older kids"; and while narrating an interaction between Coach Z and Bubs in [[narrator]], Strong Bad labels them both as "weird old men".

Coach Z and [[Bubs]] [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] shows us; Bubs makes a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the parade, and Coach Z retaliates by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] steals [[Bubs Concession Stand|his concession stand]]. In the email [[narrator]], it was shown that they had made-up and returned to having boring conversations about [[Bubs's napkins]]. However, in [[Most In The Graveyard]], when it is implied that Coach Z fancies Bubs' sister, Bubs beats him up. In the same toon, it is also revealed that Coach Z and Bubs may actually be very distant cousins, although Bubs finds this hard to believe.

*'''Domicile:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]
*'''Debut:''' "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]"
*[[:Category:Coach Z Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
<gallery>
Image:coachzs Z.png|Coach Z's emblem
Image:oldcoach.PNG|Youthful days
Image:Coach Z- no hat.PNG|Hatless
Image:ZsNewMedallion.png|His emblem, squished / skewed / turned all around (from [[redesign]])
Image:Czornament.PNG|"The 74s was the prime of my datin' year!"
Image:torn_rubdominal_scrimmage.PNG|The emblem's a bone?
</gallery>
{{Character Video Transcript}}

==Coach Z's Accent==
The primary factor in his hilarity, Coach Z's Upper Midwestern accent has made him into a very quotable character.

===Sounds Affected===
The most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (e.g. The Cheat) and the short o (job), which both come out as an "or" or "aer" ("The Chort", "jaerb"), although in a few toons such as [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], he's shown to purposely do it.

===List of mispronounced words===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Original Word !! Coach Z's version(s) !! Appears In
|-
| '''Absolutely''' || Abso-prootley, Absalortly || Email [[Accent]], [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
|-
| '''About''' || Abrat/Abort || [[No Hands On Deck!]], [[Happy Hallow-day]], [[Loading Screens]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Accent''' || Orccent/Accernt || Email [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Action''' || Airkshin || [[Happy Fireworks]], [[Main Page 23]]
|-
| '''Apartment''' || Apratment || Email [[sbemail 206]]
|-
| '''Athlete''' || Airthlete || [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw]]
|-
| '''Awful''' || Orful || Email [[secret recipes]]
|-
| '''Back''' || Bork || [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
|-
| '''Balloon''' || B'lloon || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Believe''' || Belorve || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''Bomb''' || Baermb || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [[These peoples try to fade me]]
|-
| '''Boulevard''' || Borlevard || [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
|-
| '''Captain''' || [[Media:Highschool 6.ogg|Craptain]] || Email [[high school]]
|-
| '''Charge''' || Chiioooorge || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-
| '''Chips''' || Chorps || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Chop''' || Chorp || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''[[Crap]]''' || Crop || Email [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Credenza''' || Cradernzair || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Crickets''' || Crackets || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Cubicle''' || Kyorbicle || [[DNA Evidence]]
|-
| '''[[Decemberween]]''' || Decemberwern || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''[[DELETED]]''' || DELORTED || Email [[replacement]]
|-
| '''Did''' || Doird || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Disco''' || Disca || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]
|-
| '''Do it''' || Dort || [[Meeple Grove]]
|-
| '''Drop''' || Drap || Email [[your funeral]]
|-
| '''[[Duck]]''' || Dook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Exaggerate''' || Exorggerate || Email [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Effigy''' || Orfigy, arfigy, RPG, first-person shooter || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-
| '''[[Fhqwhgads]]''' || Forhorglingrads || Email [[sibbie]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Field''' || Fierld || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]], [[Coach Z's 110%]], Email [[dictionary]]
|-
| '''Fittin'''' || Fortin' || [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
|-
| '''Five''' || Farve || [[A Decemberween Pageant]]
|-
| '''Flapjacks''' || Florpjacks || Email [[Accent]]
|-
| '''[[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows|Fluffy Puffs]]''' || Florfy Porfs || [[Later That Night...]]
|-
| '''Football Team''' || Foortball Torm || Email [[high school]]
|-
| '''Forgot to putt''' || Forgort to port, forgat to prat, gorka fa pork || Email [[mini-golf]]
|-
| '''Forward''' || Frorward || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Gosh''' || Gorsh || Email [[strong badathlon]], [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]], [[Later That Night...]]
|-
| '''Globes''' || Glorbs || [[Later That Night...]]
|-
| '''Gluten''' and '''Glutton''' || Glorten || [[Weclome Back]]
|-
| '''Half''' || Ha'''l'''f (non-silent L) || [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Halloworn, Hallerwern || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Handlebar''' || Handlebrah || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''Happy Hallow—''' || Horpy Horlow— || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Happy T''' || Horpy Tor || [[Happy T!]]
|-
| '''Hello''' || Hellor || [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]''' || Hamstray, Hamster, Stramstar, [http://www.stairmaster.com Stairmaster], Homegrown, [[Wikipedia:Ramrod|Ramrod]], Humphel || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Hoot''' || Hort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
|-'''Hot''' || Hat || Email [[part time job]]
|-
| '''I feel bad''' || Ir feer borld || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Idea''' || Idear || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Inappropriate''' || Inapprapriate || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Inoculate''' || Anorculate || [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments#Burning Horizon Forum|BHZ Anniversary Message]]
|-
| '''[[Jibblie]]''' || Jorbaly || [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Job''' || Jorb, Jaerb, Jarb, Joerghb, Jaeoreorb || [[A Jorb Well Done]], Email [[boring (really)]], [[Sbemailiarized!]]
|-
| '''Jobbie''' || Jorbie || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''Jujyfruits''' || Jorjyfruits, Jerjyfrorts, Georgie Frorgie, [[Wikipedia:George Foreman|George Foreman]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| '''Kick''' || Kork || [[I Killed Pom Pom]], [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z's Locker Room|Locker]]''' || Lacker, Lacquer || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]], Email [[myths & legends]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Man''' || Marn, [[M'n]] || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]], [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
|-
| '''Marshmallow''' || Mrashmallow || [[Later That Night...]]
|-
| '''[[Marzipan]]''' || Marziprawn || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]]
|-
| '''[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]''' || Mork || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Mind''' || Mornd || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''Mother'''|| Mudder|| [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Motivate''' || Mortavort || [[The Next April Fools' Thing]]
|-
| '''Mouthwash''' || Mouthwarsh || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Musical''' || Myorsical || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Not''' || Nat || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''October''' || Orctober || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''Off''' || Orf || Email [[underlings]], Email [[winter pool]]
|-
| '''Office''' || Arfice || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]]
|-
| '''Out''' || Oat || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Part''' || Prat || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]]
|-
| '''Party''' || Pratty || Email [[impression]], Email [[labor day]], Email [[being mean]]
|-
| '''People''' || Perple, Pyorple || [[8-Bit is Enough]], [[Fish Eye Lens]]
|-
| '''Person''' || Porson || [[The Next April Fools' Thing]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Pert Plus|Pert Plus]]''' || Port Plus || [[Jibblies 2]], Email [[hremail 3184]] (part of actual packaging)
|-
| '''Piña coladas''' || Piña colordas || [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
|-
| '''[[Pom Pom]]''' || Pam Pam || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Probably''' || Prably || [[Coach Z's Character Video]]
|-
| '''Problem''' || Praeblem, Prablem || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[On Break]], [[Who Said What Now?]]
|-
| '''Punch''' || Pornch || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''Real''' || Rrrl || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''Revealed''' || Revearled || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Rock bottom''' || Rack battom || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Root beer''' || Root (pronounced with an "oo" as in "book") Ber || [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
|-
| '''Solid''' || Salid || Email [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Secret''' || Sorcret, "secret sorcret" || Email [[cliffhangers]]
|-
| '''Situation''' || Sitch'ation || [[A Folky Tale]]
|-
| '''''{Sneezing}''''' || Ha-chor || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''Speakin' ''' || Sporkin' || Email [[love poems]]
|-
| '''Sports''' || Sprots || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Stick''' || Stark || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Stop''' || Stap || [[Rap Song]]
|-
| '''[[Strong Bad]]''' || Spring Board || Email [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Suck''' || Sook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Swedish Fish''' || Swordish Forsh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Talkin' about''' || Torkin' abort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Terrible''' || Terbirle || Email [[senior prom]]
|-

| '''[[The Cheat]]''' || The Chort || ''see [[Nicknames#The Cheat|Nicknames]]''
|-
| '''There''' || Dere, dare || Email [[lures & jigs]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]], Email [[theme park]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thousand''' || Trousand || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Thug''' || Thorg || [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| '''Thumb''' || Thermb || [[Some Stupid Turkey]]
|-
| '''[[Toilet]]''' || [[Terlet]] || [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[A Folky Tale]], Email [[unnatural]], [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]

|-
| '''Tomorrow''' || Tomoarow || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Top notch''' || Torp nortch || [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
|-
| '''Touchdown''' || Torchdown || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] ''(Written)''
|-
| '''Trick or Treat''' || Track or Trort || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Undefeated''' || Undeforted || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
|-
| '''Unfortunate''' || Unfarchunate || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Up''' || Arp || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Volvo|Volvo]]''' || Vorlvo || Email [[rated]]
|-
| '''What''' || Whort || [[Date Nite]]
|-
| '''Video''' || Videro || [[Coach Z's 110%]], [[Fish Eye Lens]]
|-
| '''Yipe''' || Yorp || Email [[redesign]], [[Homestar Ruiner]]
|-
| '''[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]] || Yor garble garble || [[Most in the Graveyard]]
|-
| '''You Say Tomato,''' '''I Say Tomato''' || You Say Tomater, "[[Quote of the Week#QW-2005-12-08|I zader matermorts]]" || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
|}

[[Category:Word running gags]]

===Inconsistencies===

Evidence has suggested that Coach Z's accent may be bogus:
*After saying "track or trort" in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Bubs gets on his case and he says "trick or treat" correctly. If given "Swedish Fish", said as "Swordish Forsh", Bubs gets on his case again and Coach Z says "It's a crowd-pleaser."
*In [[boring (really)]], while Strong Bad is writing his list of three-letter words, Coach Z interrupts him at the word "job", saying that "jorb is a four letters word."
*Coach Z says "The Cheat" immediately after "The Chort" in [[mascot]], though he speaks as though he's talking about two different people. He also refers to "Cheat kickers" just before suggesting to "[[Kicking The Cheat|kick The Chort]]" in [[Baddest of the Bands]].
*In the DVD commentary for [[part-time job]], [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] exploits Coach Z's "accent" by implying that not only does Coach Z add the letter R to words, but now also likes to switch letters around sometimes, and in reply Coach Z partially admits to his accent being bogus.
*In [[cliffhangers]], in the process of his attempted unmasking of [[The Thnikkaman]], he says "secret sorcret" twice, referring to Thnikkaman's secret being revealed and his shame in having really bad hand-eye coordination.
*While playing [[Renaldo]] in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]], he pronounces "off" both correctly and incorrectly in the same sentence.
*In [[Loading Screens]], Coach Z's accent is much less pronounced than usual.
* In [[Fish Eye Lens]], Coach Z tells Strong Bad "the people" need him. Strong Bad questions him, and he amends to say "the pyorple".
This is inconsistent with the clear despair it causes him in [[A Jorb Well Done]], though it is possible that he's truly gained control over his accent after the mentioned toon, and he just keeps it around for the aesthetic.

===Featured in===
*[[A Jorb Well Done]]
*[[Coach Z Talker]]

==Coach Z's "more than two problems"==
:''Main article: [[Coach Z's Problems]]''

==Discography==
*[[These Peoples Try To Fade Me]] (2003)
*[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]
*[[being mean|Coach Z Gets Noice]]
*[[Rap Song]] featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]] (2007)
*[[Loading Screens]] with [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]]
*[[Fish Eye Lens]]
*[[The Wraparound]]

== Fun Facts ==
*Coach Z's accent came from a depressing Midwestern voice that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and some friends would do in college.
*It was revealed in issue #21 of [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonkavision]] magazine that Coach Z is named after [[Craig Zobel]].
*According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
*Coach Z was originally known as "Coach Zee".
*Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
*In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
*On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a backwards Z formation.
*According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.
*Coach Z is given a new display of angry eyes, as shown in [[Kick-A-Ball]] and [[hremail 3184]].

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Coach Z and The Cheat's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Z Sabre]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
*[[Coach Zed]]
*[[Strong Badman Characters#Damp Towel Man|Damp Towel Man]]
*[[Zoach C]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*[[Yonder Website Character Variations#Character 3|Character 3]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something rap or [[hip-hop]]-related, or in the case of Theo Huxtable, something he ''believes'' to be hip-hop related. (The [[wikipedia:Noid|Noid]] and [[wikipedia:Bob and Doug McKenzie|Doug McKenzie]] costumes were not released.) Strong Bad has questioned how much Coach Z actually knows about these artists.

*[[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] (of [[Wikipedia:Public Enemy|Public Enemy]]) in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*[[Wikipedia:Shock G|Humpty Hump]] (of [[Wikipedia:Digital Underground|Digital Underground]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*[[Wikipedia:Christopher "Kid" Reid|Kid]] (of [[Wikipedia:Kid and Play|Kid and Play]]) in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Kool Moe Dee|Kool Moe Dee]] (of [[Wikipedia:The Treacherous Three|The Treacherous Three]]) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*[[Wikipedia:Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*Theo Huxtable (from [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Queen Latifah|Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[[Wikipedia:So So Def Recordings|So So Def Recordings Logo]] in [[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Wikipedia:Lance Robertson|DJ Lance Rock]] (from [[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]]) in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*[[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*Notebook Paper ("The Rapping Paper") in [[Which Ween Costumes?]]
*[[Wikipedia:A Tribe Called Quest|A Tribe Called Quest]] (their album cover mascot) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*[[Wikipedia:André 3000|André 3000]] (of [[Outkast]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*[[Wikipedia:Kwamé|Kwamé]] in [[Later That Night...]]
*[[Wikipedia:PaRappa the Rapper|PaRappa the Rapper]] in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*[[Wikipedia:Missy Elliot|Missy Elliott]] (As her head, with Pom Pom as her inflatable suit) in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*[[Wikipedia:DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince|The Fresh Prince]]'s Mom in [[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]]
*[[Wikipedia:Del the Funky Homosapien|Del]] (from [[Wikipedia:Gorillaz|Gorillaz]]) in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"What kinda wood ya use there, Strong Bad? Cause y'know I knew a guy up in Paughkeegan who could work wonders with a piece of..."|[[The Luau]] extended take |Mirror:cz_wood.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I think there's a Blubb-O's Li'l Lubber's meal rattlin around up there somewhere."|[[On Break]] outtake|Mirror:cz_lillubbers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride."|[[Trogday 08]] Easter egg|Mirror:cz_bemybride.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Mmmmm! Drink in that bun!"|[[environment]]|Mirror:cz_drinkin.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}''|[[Rap Song]]|Mirror:rapsong.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!"|QotW exclusive|Mirror:cz schoolchild.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!"|[[mini-golf]]|Mirror:cz forgortport.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You say tomater, I zader madermorts."|[[Fall Float Parade]]|Mirror:cz tomater.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!"|[[Happy Fireworks]]|Mirror:cz dazzlemaze.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz slipthrufingers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz bdhman.zip}}
*{{qotw|"My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'."|[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]|Mirror:cz oachz.mp3}}
|}

==See Also==
*[[Coach Z Evolution]]
*[[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Coach Z|Nicknames]]
*[[Fort Wayne Locomotive]]
*[[Z Sabre]]

== External Links ==
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{{Characters|Coach Z}}

Homestar Runner's Character Video

Bobmath — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:18:19 GMT

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<noinclude>{{acharvidnav|hs}}

[[Image:CharacterVidHomestar.png|thumb|"Don't forget{{#switch:{{#rand:1|3}}| 1 =  'moron | 2 =  'doofus | 3 =... uh... 'Lionel Richie}}'!"]]

Homestar tells everyone about himself.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 0:59

'''Page Title:''' Homerun Hitter!!

== Transcript ==
</noinclude>'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello. Greetings, one and everyone. Welcome to me.... Homestar!... Runner!... Homestar Runner. Um... what else? I pretty much run the show around here. I date the only girl, and have the only propeller cap. ''{propeller cap twirls}'' And can run, and jump, and kick the fastest, highest and like nobody's business. If I had to pick one word to describe myself, it would probably be... Fluffy Puff Marshmallows. Or Homestar. Either one, really. They both fit.

''{Strong Bad sticks his arm into the scene.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{says one of the following lines, picked randomly}''
*Don't forget "doofus"!
*Don't forget "moron"!
*Don't forget... uh... "Lionel Richie"!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that too. That's another good one. In closing, I look good in red. Check it out. ''{turns around, sings while shaking his rear}'' Buttdance, buttdaaaaance!<noinclude>

== Fun Facts ==
=== Inside References ===
*Homestar says he dates [[the only girl]].
=== Real-World References ===
*[[Wikipedia:Lionel Richie|Lionel Richie]] is a popular singer who was originally a member of [[Wikipedia:The Commodores|The Commodores]] before he started a prolific solo career.
=== Fast Forward ===
*Homestar shows off his [[butt dance]] again multiple times.

== External Links ==
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{{charvids}}

[[Category:Toons with Dialogue Alternatives]]
</noinclude>

Strong Bad's Character Video

Bobmath — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:17:28 GMT

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<noinclude>{{acharvidnav|sb}}

[[Image:The SB.PNG|thumb|"Ladies, form a line to my left for makeouts! Dudes, form a line to my right for high fives!"]]

Strong Bad shows everyone his awesomeness, using props.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Strong Badia]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:09

'''Page Title:''' Get Ready for the New!!

== Transcript ==

</noinclude>''{Strong Bad is seen standing next to several wooden props, including one of Homestar Runner with a snake wrapped around his head. He is moving some of the props around.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Hold on, I'm not done with the props yet! ''{turns to camera, speaks commandingly}'' Greetings, party people in the place to be! I am called Strong Bad! Hand over all your moneys in a paper and/or plastic bag! Ladies, form a line to my left for makeouts! Dudes, form a line to my right for high fives! ''{drops commanding tone}'' Like I said, I'm Strong Bad. I've been described as cool, awesome, hot, video games, the hottest, and real real hot. Me and my big brother and our The Cheat pretty much run the show around here, as well as serve as a sort of multi-purpose criminal element. Yeah, we got a lot of—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Ahe-he-hem.

'''STRONG BAD''': What are you doing here?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Well, I was going to get a high five, but, I see that I'm already here. And with a snake on my head!

'''STRONG BAD''': Yeah, that's right. So I'm gonna have to charge you double. You know, since you're both here.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': That sounds reasonable! ''{pronounces it re-ZON-able}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Okay, I only accept gold nuggets. Or maybe Denver Nuggets. ...Whatever you got on ya. Chicken nuggets.<noinclude>

== Fun Facts ==
*"Party peoples in the place to be!" is a possible reference to either the {{wp|Ultramagnetic MC}} song "[[wikipedia:Ego Trippin' (song)|Ego Trippin']]" or the {{wp|Boogie Down Productions}} song "[[wikipedia:South Bronx (song)|South Bronx]]", both of which feature this line.
*The {{wp|Denver Nuggets}} are a professional {{wp|NBA}} basketball team.
*Homestar says that [[Homestar Runner and Homestar Runner's Relationship|he's already there]].

== External Links ==
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{{charvids}}
</noinclude>

The Cheat's Character Video

Bobmath — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:16:39 GMT

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<noinclude>{{acharvidnav|cheat}}

[[Image:CharacterVidTheCheat.png|thumb|"(What are you going to do about it?)"]]

The Cheat talks, via subtitles.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 0:58

'''Page Title:''' Incredible Cheating Action!!

==Transcript==

</noinclude>'''THE CHEAT''': ''{speaking in The Cheat with English subtitles}'' (Yeah, I'm The Cheat. What are you gonna do about it? ...That's what I thought. Now let me finish. I help Strong Bad cheat at stuff. Hence, the name. Duh. I also DJ down at Bubs' on Friday nights. I'll put you on the guest list if you give me twenty bucks. I make cartoon animations with my computer. Don't ask me to make a video for your band. You guys suck. My main man Strong Mad protects me from larger predators, like being sat on by Strong Sad or Pom Pom. I've got a gold tooth. Wanna see it? Tough.
...Okay, fine.) ''{bares a toothy smile at the camera showing his [[gold tooth]] and there is a "shing" noise}'' (Now turn that camera off before I throw this bust of Van Buren at it.) ''{throws the bust at the camera}''
Meh!

''{crash sound is heard, static comes up when the statue hits}''<noinclude>
==Fun Facts==
*The Cheat pulls the bust of [[Van Buren]] out of [[hammerspace]].

==External Links==
{{nextlinks|vcr-cheat|old=vcr_cheat}}

{{charvids}}
</noinclude>

Strong Mad's Character Video

Bobmath — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:15:52 GMT

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<noinclude>{{acharvidnav|sm}}

[[Image:CharacterVidStrongMad.png|thumb|"I DON'T LIKE THIS MOVIE!"]]

Strong Mad attempts to tell about himself.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}

'''Places:''' [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 0:34

'''Page Title:''' Light Fuse, Get Away!!

== Transcript ==

</noinclude>''{The character video opens up to Strong Mad sleeping. Coach Z, who is apparently doing the videotaping, nudges him.}''

'''STRONG MAD''': ''{wakes up, spit flies out of his mouth at some point in his first sentence}'' I'M STRONG MAD! ''{pauses and looks around, then frowns. Spit flies out of his mouth again during the next sentence.}'' I DON'T LIKE THIS MOVIE! ''{another pause, then [[Strong Mad Smiling|smiles]]}'' I LIKE THE CHEAT. Ummmm. BREAKIN' STUFF!'' {for one final time, spit flies out of his mouth. He then charges the camera and knocks it over, causing it to point up at the ceiling.}''

'''COACH Z''': ''{offscreen}'' Uh... Okay. That's, uh... that's good then, Strong Mad. We'll go with that one.<noinclude>

==Fun Facts==
*The page title is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Widespread Panic|Widespread Panic]] live album "[[Wikipedia:Light Fuse, Get Away|Light Fuse, Get Away]]".

== External Links ==
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{{charvids}}
</noinclude>

Strong Sad's Character Video

Bobmath — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:15:06 GMT

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<noinclude>{{acharvidnav|ss}}

[[Image:CharacterVidStrongSad.png|thumb|"I have two brothers that like to pummel me every hour on the hour."]]

Strong Sad tells about his sad and lonely life.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}

'''Places:''' [[Strong Sad's Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:15

'''Page Title:''' Poetry Slam!!

== Transcript ==

</noinclude>''{Open with a black screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' I don't wanna do a characters page!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, come on, you can do it!

''{The lens cap is removed, and Strong Sad appears as the camera focuses on him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' I'm not really comfortable talking to a camera.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{off-screen}'' Just pretend like you're talking to me, or a wall, or a tree, or any of the other stuff that you usually talk to.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ohhhhhh! My name's Strong Sad and... I have two brothers that like to pummel me every hour, on the hour. I mostly sit in my room, and... listen to music, and write, ''{begins tracing his finger along the edge of the screen}'' and talk to walls or trees... ''{stops touching the edge of the screen}'' and wait to be pummeled... I guess I like board games more than most people. And by that I mean I like to play board games more than most people do. But by that I also mean I like board games more than I like most people. Like this one time, me and Hi Ho! Cherry-O were playing The Game of Life, and I got a phone call from... Coach Z or somebody. And, I didn't answer it because I was having such a good time with playing this board game, against this other board game...

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{off-screen, losing patience}'' Okay, I think that's enough, Strong Sad.

'''STRONG SAD:''' And it got me to thinking, you know?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Okay, okay, I'm turning it off now.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Two lovers... collide...

''{The camera stops.}''<noinclude>

== Fun Facts ==
* Strong Sad [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaks the fourth wall]] by saying he doesn't want to do a "character page", and by running his finger up and down the left border of the screen. The actual wall of his room is much farther off to the side, as evidenced by the poster in the background.
*[[Wikipedia:Hi Ho! Cherry-O|Hi Ho! Cherry-O]] and [[Wikipedia:The Game of Life|The Game of Life]] are actual [[board games]].
*Strong Sad would later help promote [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] with his [[Six-Sadded, Die (series)|Six-Sadded, Die]] series.

== External Links ==
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{{charvids}}
</noinclude>

Pom Pom's Character Video

Bobmath — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:14:19 GMT

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<noinclude>{{acharvidnav|pp}}

[[Image:CharacterVidPomPom.png|thumb|"He's probably talking to some fine honey on his celly."]]

Homestar annoys Pom Pom.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 0:49

'''Page Title:''' The Most Mackinest!!

== Transcript ==

</noinclude>''{Pom Pom is talking on his phone.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Here go Pom Pom! ''{to Pom Pom}'' What's up, Pom Pom? ''{Pom Pom gestures to his phone}'' Oh, sorry. ''{to camera}'' Pom Pom is definitely the mack around here. And he's my best friend. He's gotten me out of some pretty tight jams. And some pretty tight pants! But that only happened once. ''{to Pom Pom}'' Hey, Pom Pom! Yo—

''{Pom Pom looks at him angrily and points to his phone.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, right. I forgot already. He's probably talking to some fine honey on his celly.

''{Pom Pom gets out his wallet and shows the camera some pictures of his girlfriends, then tries to put it back in later but a part of it is sticking out, which he shoves it in with more force.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' About to get her phone number. Or maybe he already has it. He gets digits like every single day. ''{to Pom Pom}'' Isn't that right, Pom Pom?

''{Irritated, Pom Pom snaps his phone shut and bubbles angrily at Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, sorry again, man. My bad. I wasn't trying to step to you or anything. We're still cool.

''{Pom Pom sighs, puts his phone away, shakes his head and bounces away.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom and I are still cool.<noinclude>

==Fun Facts==
*Pom Pom's driver's license reads:
<blockquote>Isle of Pom 
DRIVER'S LICENSE 
 
POM POM 
125 Lexington Ave 
Isle of Pom 
 
{| style="text-align:center"
|SEX
|HEIGHT
|WEIGHT
|-
|POM
|6'2"
|4 lbs
|}

ORGAN 
DONOR
</blockquote>
*Homestar claims Pom Pom helped him out of some [[Homestar Runner's Pants|tight pants]].
*The page title "The Most Mackinest!!" is a phrase taken from the [[Beastie Boys]]' song "Shake Your Rump".

==External Links==
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{{charvids}}
</noinclude>

Marzipan's Character Video

Bobmath — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:12:31 GMT

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<noinclude>{{acharvidnav|marzy}}

[[Image:CharacterVidMarzipan.png|thumb|"Yay!"]]

Marzipan and [[Carol]] tell about themselves.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's Gazebo]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 0:58

'''Page Title:''' Oh Yeah Yeah!!

== Transcript ==

</noinclude>'''MARZIPAN''': Hi, I'm Marzipan, and this is my guitar Carol. Say hi, Carol. ''{performs an E major scale, ascending and descending}'' Ooh, E scale. Nice choice. When I'm not rockin' out, I like to dig in my garden and eat. I'm a fiercely independent woman, and I'm fiercely independent about the soy products that I choose. Homestar Runner and I ''{Homestar leans in frame}'' are one hot item when I say we are. ''{says one of the two at random}''
*'''MARZIPAN''': And today we are. '''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Yay!
*'''MARZIPAN''': And today we are not. '''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Boo!

'''MARZIPAN''': I like baby animals, and cats and dogs. But it makes me sad to see cats and dogs in the same room together. Okay, bye. I'm off to the Chinchilla protest.
''{She pulls out a protest sign that reads "Chinchillas OUT!! (of my basement)" and walks away}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{leaning in frame}'' ''{says one of the Random, depending on which one was at the top}''
*Boo! ''{if he says "yay" above}'' ''{leans out of frame}''
*Yay! ''{if he says "boo" above}'' ''{leans out of frame}''<noinclude>

== Fun Facts ==
*The [[page title]] is a reference to [[Oh Yeah Yeah]].

== External Links ==
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{{charvids}}

[[Category:Toons with Dialogue Alternatives]]
</noinclude>

Coach Z's Character Video

Bobmath — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:11:47 GMT

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<noinclude>{{acharvidnav|cz}}

[[Image:CharacterVidCoachZ.png|thumb|"Hoo-hah!"]]

Coach Z attempts to sing and dispels a common rumor.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 0:51

'''Page Title:''' Drop Down and Gimme 20!!

== Transcript ==

</noinclude>'''COACH Z:''' ''{looking slightly offscreen}'' Is that thing on? ''{turns to the camera lens}'' Hey there, ho there! I'm the Coach! The Coach Z, I'd guess you'd call me. Or plain old Coach is fine, seein' as I'm the only one around, so, probably no one else would answer to that. You say "Hey Coach!", and I'd say "Yeah?" or... "That's me!" or... "Hoo-hah!" ''{waves his arms in the air}'' Any one of those. There's rumors flyin' around that I sleep in one of these lockers, ''{gestures to the lockers behind him}'' but uh, that's just not true. I usually crash on this bench here. ''{gestures to the bench behind him}'' My back's not in real good condition. ''{rubs his back}'' And now, I'd like to perform my hip-hop single, "These peoples try to fade me". ''{holds up a microphone, begins to sing}'' A one-two, a one-two—!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{appears in front of camera}'' Sorry. We're all out of tape.<noinclude>

==Fun Facts==
*Coach Z attempts to sing "[[These peoples try to fade me]]", but is cut off.

== External Links ==
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{{charvids}}
</noinclude>

Bubs's Character Video

Bobmath — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:10:57 GMT

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<noinclude>{{acharvidnav|bubs}}

[[Image:CharacterVidBubs.png|thumb|"We're always awesome!"]]

Bubs talks about himself and his store.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Bubs}}

'''Places:''' [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 0:54

'''Page Title:''' Bargain Basement Prices!!

== Transcript ==

</noinclude>'''BUBS:''' Hey there, every peoples! I'm Bubs. I run the concession stand around the way here. I'm a self-made man, I am, I am. I sell hot dogs, chili dogs, slaw dogs, ketchup dogs and mustard dogs. I got drinks, drinks, drinks, candy and snow cones. I can fix everything what needs fixing. Like cars... TVs... marriages. Ooh! I can dance, too. ''{starts doing the wave}'' Shake it once! Shake it twice, a-gimme little bit o' sugar spice! I guess the word that best describes me is: personality. Umm... because I have a good personality. Okay. I gotta get back to work. Come on by! We're always awesome! ''{leaves, then reappears in his Concession Stand in the background}''<noinclude>

== Fun Facts ==
*Bubs again says the phrase "We're always awesome!" in [[Homestar Ruiner]].

== External Links ==
{{nextlinks|vcr-bubs|old=vcr_bubs}}

{{charvids}}
</noinclude>

The King of Town's Character Video

Bobmath — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:10:13 GMT

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<noinclude>{{acharvidnav|kot}}

[[Image:CharacterVidKingofTown.png|thumb|"Please remain standing while I finish my speech and consume the contents of this bowl."]]

The king eats corn dog batter.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|The King of Town}}, [[The King of Town's Sheep]]

'''Places:''' [[King of Town's Castle]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 0:47

'''Page Title:''' Go Go Cookie Dough!!

== Transcript ==

</noinclude>''{The King of Town is standing outside next to his castle. One of his sheep stands behind him.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN''': Hello, my loyal subjects. I am the King of Town. Please remain standing while I finish my speech and consume the contents of this bowl. ''{holds up a bowl momentarily}'' Now, despite rumors to the contrary, I did not just buy a crown at the costume palace and ask people to start calling me the King of Town. I earned my title the same way I earned a free combo meal: by purchasing one of equal or lesser value. I also did not ever try to eat my own mustache. I live in yon castle ''{gives a nod to his castle}'', and employ a Poopsmith for reasons I don't care to disclose. And furthermore, now I'm going to eat this bowl of corn dog batter. ''{picks up a bowl of corn dog batter and begins to eat it}''<noinclude>

== Fun Facts ==
*The King of Town's claim that he did not ever try to eat his own [[mustache]] is a [[blatant lie]].
*At the end of the clip, the sheep continues chewing, even though [[the VCR]] is paused. This is because the sheep was created as a movie clip, which animates independently of the main timeline in [[Flash]].
*The King claims he got his title (and a value meal) by purchasing one of equal or lesser value. Typically one would earn a promotional item by purchasing something of equal or ''greater'' value.

== External Links ==
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{{charvids}}
</noinclude>

The Poopsmith's Character Video

Bobmath — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:09:22 GMT

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<noinclude>{{acharvidnav|poop}}

[[Image:CharacterVidPoopsmith.png|thumb|"Here we have a rare glimpse of the Poopsmith in his natural habitat."]]

Homestar narrates a documentary about The Poopsmith.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 0:36

'''Page Title:''' Crapatola!!

== Transcript ==

</noinclude>''{Cut to the Poopsmith shoveling through his pile of [[whatsit]]}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen, narrating in animal show host type voice}'' Here we have a rare glimpse of the Poopsmith in his natural habitat. ''{drops narrative tone}'' Pretty nasty, if you ask me. Oh, ''{narrating}'' The Poopsmith has taken a vow of silence. ''{drops narrative tone}'' I'm about to take a vow of throwin' up my cookies all over this microphone. ''{taps microphone twice}'' How much is this thing worth, anyways? 'Cause it's about to be worth a lot less. No for real. The Poopsmith is a good guy. He's just got a crappy job.<noinclude>

== External Links ==
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{{charvids}}
</noinclude>

Homsar's Character Video

Bobmath — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:08:36 GMT

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<noinclude>{{acharvidnav|homsar}}

[[Image:CharacterVidHomsar.png|thumb|"Pshoo!"]]

Homsar attempts to tell people about himself in his character video.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homsar}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 0:38

'''Page Title:''' The Hand-me-Down Clown!!

== Transcript ==

</noinclude>''{The background is upside-down throughout the video, with the blue sky on the bottom of the screen and the green grass at the top.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaAaAaAaAaA! Hi, Wonder Mike! I'm Homsar! The captain of the gravy train.

''{His bowler hat pops up and turns into a railroad engineer's hat.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' Climb aboard!

''{His hat returns to normal.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' I've brought my best foot flowered... Pshoooo!

''{His hat slides down the back of his head, then snaps back at the end of the sound.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' Sure beats breaking up with me. Don't look now! I'm just a friendly reminder. AaAaAaAaAaAaA! AaAaAaAaAaAaA!

''{While screaming for the second time in a row, he spins around the screen backwards two and a half times. He ends up at the top, upside down.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' Think I won the Powerball. ''{His hat pops off, then lands back on his head before the video ends.}''<noinclude>

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*"The gravy train" is slang term for a situation where someone can make money easily.

===Trivia===
*This page is an [[Easter egg]], accessed by pressing the "eject" button on the [[Character Videos]] page.
*Homsar's character video is the only one with background music.

===Remarks===
*Since the camera is presumably upside-down throughout his character video, Homsar starts the video upside-down and ends it right-side-up; this was more visible during [[April Fools' 2006]]. He appears to stand on air again in the big toon [[A Folky Tale]] in an Easter egg.

===Goofs===
*Right when Homsar wails for the last time, a part of his head pops out of his body. This is best seen by viewing the Flash file and zooming in near the back of his torso.

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Wonder Mike|Wonder Mike]] is a member of [[Wikipedia:The Sugarhill Gang|The Sugarhill Gang]], famous for the song "Rapper's Delight". In the beginning of "Rapper's Delight", Wonder Mike says "I am Wonder Mike and I'd like to say hello", so Homsar saying "Hi, Wonder Mike" could possibly be a response.
*"Think I won the Powerball" is a reference to the multistate [[Wikipedia:Powerball|Powerball Lottery]], which is known for having large jackpots.

===Fast Forward===
*Homsar declares himself Captain Caveman of the graveyard [[train]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]].

== External Links ==
{{nextlinks|vcr-homsar|old=vcr_homsar}}

{{charvids}}
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Homestar Runner

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[[Image:NewerestHomestar.png|thumb|"Everybody loves [[Strongest Man in the World|the me!]] I'm a terrific athlete!"]]

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== Biography ==
'''Homestar Runner''' is the star of his namesake website. He is mainly colored white, with black [[comma]]-shaped eyes and a prominent [[Wikipedia:Prognathism|underbite]]. Usually, he wears a [[#Homestar's Clothing|red shirt with a white star]] and a [[Homestar Runner's Hat|blue beanie with a red brim and a white spinner]]. His legs are quite long in relation to the rest of his body. Though he [[Lack of Visible Arms|lacks a visible pair of arms]], he is still able to function as though he has them, being able to carry and throw things and even type proficiently. It's generally accepted that either he ''does'' have arms, but for reasons that are never explained, they are invisible, or that he has limited telekinetic powers. According to the toon [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], he weighs one hundred pounds. While his middle name was said to be Michael by [[Marzipan]] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] and by himself in [[Flash is Dead!]], it may also be Hal, as heard in the DVD commentary for [[time capsule#Commentary Transcript|time capsule]], though it was also suggested that Hal is Marzipan's pet name for him.

The subject of jokes and the recipient of [[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|nicknames]], Homestar is an earnest character with a pure heart and nothing but love for the rest of mankind. Unfortunately, his absolute cluelessness and clumsiness keep him from realizing his full potential. As Strong Bad stated in [[TrogdorCon '97]], he has an "unbelievably loose grasp on the world around [him]". He's not ''completely'' stupid; he once correctly stated [[Wikipedia:Coulomb's law|Coulomb's law]], albeit [[4 branches|after being asked]] what two plus two is; and has proven to be remarkably clever in the past, for example being the only character who knows that [[The Thnikkaman]] is just [[Bubs]] in a cheap costume, though [[stupid stuff|such occurrences]] are few and far between. He and most of the other residents of [[Free Country, USA]] speak English, but as seen in his [[First Time Here?|welcome speech to homestarrunner.com]], he is also able to speak [[Spanish]], though it is unknown exactly how much. He frequently uses two-syllable exclamations, like [[montage|"Hi-Ya!"]], [[radio|"Highball!"]], and [[Homestar Presents: Presents|"Ahct-poo!"]]. Also, Homestar has the strange habit of flicking his head in the opposite direction while talking, only to flick it right back, almost like a tic. If he is annunciating several syllables in a word, he will usually flick his head of each of the emphasized parts, such as in [[A Death-Defying Decemberween]], he says, "No way, dog! No way, Bubs!", his head twitching at both the 'no's.

Homestar is the star athlete on an unspecified sports team led by [[Coach Z]] and keeps it that way via vigorous workouts, as revealed in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dullard]]. He is also the colonel (which is always pronounced phonetically) of the [[Homestarmy]] and the supreme overlord of [[Broternal Order of Different Helmets]] in [[Ever and More!]]. His [[Homestar Runner and Pom Pom's Relationship|best friend]] remains [[Pom Pom]]. He has some [[Wikipedia:Rhotacism (speech impediment)|speech impediments]] (as he says, he has "[[Puppet Jam: Vitamins/Celebrities|twouble with [his] aw's]]"), and appears to have [[Homestar Runner and Homestar Runner's Relationship|short-term memory problems]], as he frequently forgets things he has just done or said (for examples, see the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2|12th Answering Machine]] or [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]). Homestar has also shown an incredible ability to sleep, which has been known to get him into trouble. The most extreme example of this oversleeping is the toon [[Weclome Back]], where he slept through June, and possibly the better half of May as well. He also tends to "borrow" things from (and return things to) [[Strong Bad]], for example, [[Strong Bad's fondue pot]].

Although he is often the target of pranks by Strong Bad, Homestar believes that he is friends with the "[[wrestleman]]" and tries to win his favor, often with bad results that Homestar completely misunderstands. Occasionally, he and Strong Bad will be on pleasant terms, usually participating together in a Strong Bad Email or watching TV at Homestar's house. As a whole, Homestar seems to be too dim to realize when people are being mean to him, or when he's being mean to other people. He often unintentionally insults his friends or steps on their feelings and is unable to understand their resulting feelings of anger. Another quirk of Homestar's is his ability to be easily outsmarted at his own game, but still be completely oblivious and even happy. As Strong Bad put it in [[secret recipes]], "It's like, even when we win, he wins." It should also be noted that Homestar's psychology may account for his sleepwalking behavior, as exhibited in the Strong Bad Email [[nightlife]].

[[Image:Homestar 3d variation.PNG|thumb|140px|"Hey, Strong Bad. I've got a low polygon count."]]
[[Image:Homestarteeth.png|thumb|left|130px|Yes, he does have teeth.]]

Homestar has behaved indignantly at various times, often due to discussions of tender subjects, misunderstanding the topic at-hand or his general ignorance of the present situation. While in this state he acts single-mindedly, and in extreme instances violently. This side of his character, not often shown on the website, is often followed by his coming down into an upset and exhausted state, such as in [[Happy Fireworks]], when he refuses to acknowledge Marzipan's absence, or in [[long pants]], when he adamantly rejects the suggestion that he doesn't wear long pants. In [[email thunder]], he claims that on this occasion he had accidentally taken some of Strong Sad's pills.

At present, Homestar works on the [[isp|help desk]] at an [[The Office|unnamed tech company]] with Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]], but has frequently dabbled in the entertainment industry. He made several [[Fluffy Puff Commercial|commercials]] for [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] along with the product's mascot, [[Marshie]]. He was paid for his work in the commercials with a lifetime supply of "[[Color flavored|Red Flavored]] [[Fluffy Puff Translucent Dessert Related Substance]]". He is also the host of an obscure talk/game show named "[[The Show]]", has co-starred in at least three ''[[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]]'' movies, has sung seven hit singles and 1 Double Jam such as "[[Everybody Knows It]]", "[[Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes|Bad Jokes]]" and 5 other jams with [[They Might Be Giants]], has revealed that he is considering a career in [[crying|male modeling]], and also has guest starred in an episode of [[Caleb Rentpayer]] (in which he shot Caleb). He enjoys running, breaking into Strong Bad's house, singing, and finding the perfect [[Decemberween]] present. He also seems to really like [[bread]], as seen in [[origins]] and [[disconnected]]. Other favored foods are [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows|marshmallows]], [[Bronco Trolleys]], [[melonade]], and supposedly [[Wikipedia:Hot Pockets|Hot Pockets]], according to the email [[dullard]]. His most prized possession is his propeller-cap and its [[Spin My Buzzer|"buzzer"]]. He might be a fan of the [[Wikipedia:NHL|NHL]]'s [[Wikipedia:Boston Bruins|Boston Bruins]], as he is seen wearing a Bruins shirt in [[Superbowl Dealie]].

He, Coach Z, Bubs, and Pom Pom, appear to be the current law enforcement in [[Free Country, USA]], as seen in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] and [[road trip]]. The King of Town calls upon his and Pom Pom's assistance in [[The King of Town DVD]], suggesting higher authority and/or credibility. However, he is also seen as a thief in [[candy product]], stealing a pair of half-eaten "choco-pants". In the October 2007 special [[Jibblies 2]], he saves his friends by agreeing to stay inside the [[Jibblies Painting]] for "eternity".

*'''Domicile:''' [[Homestar Runner's House]]
*'''Debut:''' [[Original Book|"The Homestar Runner Enters The Strongest Man in the World Contest"]]
*[[:Category:Homestar Runner Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

{{Character Video Transcript}}

== Homestar's Eyes ==
[[Image:Straighton.png|thumb|Cartoon straight-on]]
[[Image:TMBG_Homestar_closeup_20040925.jpg|thumb|right|Puppet Stuff straight-on]]
Homestar's eyes are quite strange.
*Sometimes they seem to move around his head. Most of the time they're like a flounder's eyes, but they switch sides of his face whenever he turns. In the [[Old Intro 2]], Homestar's eyes seem to move as the camera circles around him. Also, in [[Theme Song Video]], the currently absent toon [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], the old version of [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search of the Yello Dello]], the [[Homestar Runner and Strong Bad Screensaver|Homestar Screensaver]], [[action figure]], [[Eggs (toon)|Eggs toon]], [[Costume Commercial]], and [[Hremail 7]] he faces to the front, which further lends credence to this theory.
**It is possible that Homestar's eyes are in fact on the front of his head, but his generally accepted stature always has him facing slightly to the side. Because he is a cartoon character, the three-dimensional shape of his head and face are not shown, so the viewer is left to infer the eyes' correct positions based on which direction Homestar appears to be facing.

*His puppet and his two figurines, on the other hand, have eyes stuck on one side of his head. Occasionally the other side of Puppet Homestar's face can be seen.
**[[The Brothers Chaps]] actually made the eyes detachable, so that they can be switched if necessary.

*Homestar's eyes almost always blink at regular intervals (once every approximately 3.9 seconds), even when the cartoon is paused or has stopped, and in some special cases such as where he appears on a magazine cover (as seen in the email [[modeling]]). This is explained by the fact that his eyes are animated as a Flash movie clip, which generally animates continuously.
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== Homestar's Clothing ==

[[Image:Homestar's Legs and shirt in the middle.PNG|50px|thumb|In the middle]]
[[Image:Onetwo_hrfoot.PNG|50px|thumb|left|The bottom of his feet]]
[[Image:Homestarhat.png|thumb|200px|Spin my buzzer!]]
Homestar Runner usually wears a [[Homestar Runner's Hat|blue and red propeller cap]], commonly called a beanie. He calls the propeller a "buzzer". In an interview with [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonkavision Magazine]], he claimed that he was born with his hat on. He is occasionally seen without it. He had lost his hat in [[Where My Hat is At?]] and apparently [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] (according to the DVD commentary) as well. In the email [[super powers]], Strong Bad managed to make the hat pop off of Homestar's head. In the email [[car]], Homestar had his hat "tricked out" with features such as hydraulics and underglow neon. He also claimed that if Strong Bad [[Spin My Buzzer|spun his "buzzer"]], it would play the theme from ''[[Wikipedia:Night Court|Night Court]]'', but it was obvious Homestar hummed it himself. Homestar dressed as himself in [[TrogdorCon '97]], and wore two hats as a result.

Homestar's shirt seems to most resemble a red skirt with a white star on it. [[Strong Bad]] stole the star in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] and used it to coax Homestar and [[Pom Pom]] into wrestling [[Strong Mad]] and himself. Despite the brothers' loss to Homestar and Pom Pom, Strong Bad tore up the star, and only by kicking Strong Bad and taking one of the stars floating around his head was Homestar able to return his shirt to its original glory. The only other times Homestar's star has been removed were in [[different town]], in which Strong Bad imagined Homestar angrily tearing the star off his shirt and stamping on it when he "called it quits", and [[hygiene]], when he takes it off and blows his nose in it as John. Clearly, the star is a mark of pride to Homestar Runner. In [[Hremail 62]], Homestar shows off some of his apparently older stars, which he calls "Homestars." A real-life version of the shirt is available for purchase in the [[Store]].

In the original script for [[flashback]], Strong Bad wore a similar shirt until Marzipan gave one to Homestar (to replace his Duckie Shirt). After this point, Strong Bad would have ripped off his shirt, explaining why he never wore one to this day. [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]] offered the alternative explanation that the star shirt somehow became stuck in his craw while he somersaulted around the world fifty times.

Other than his propeller cap, Homestar's shirt appears to be his only piece of clothing, as his questionable [[Homestar Runner's Pants|pants]] are a mystery. However, a Homestar costume is available in [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] as separate shirt, white pants, and white shoes with blue soles. He wore a gray version of his shirt in [[impression]] while doing a bad imitation of [[Strong Sad]]. In [[Costume Commercial]], Homestar is seen wearing pants when trick-or-treating as Bubs at Strong Bad's house.

In [[long pants]], Strong Bad claims that Homestar doesn't have shoes, but has blue soles glued to the bottom of his feet. Several times, however, this has been disproven, as in [[New Boots]] [[The Cheat]] [[Powered by The Cheat|animated]] Homestar's shoes being unambiguous objects. This was confirmed in [[Hremail 2000]], where he was shown holding his shoe, though the same hremail shows a close up of his foot with warts and hair, and no clear distinction between shoe and foot. He also has two larger shoe sizes; sizes 18 and [[Strong Mad]].

Note that the shirt is also straight compared to the eyes on the unfinished toon, [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]].

==Homestar & Marzipan==

[[Image:marzipan.png|thumb|Homestar's favorite hippie.]]

:''Main article: [[Homestar Runner and Marzipan's Relationship]]''
Homestar's relationship with Marzipan seems tenuous at best, and it has appeared to deteriorate over time. Although Homestar frequently (and usually inadvertently) insults Marzipan, and she claims to have broken up with him several times, the two still seem to stick together. It is unclear how their relationship started, but the fact that their relationship is never truly broken suggests that they really do love each other.

Homestar appears to greatly value their relationship; on the ''rare'' occasion that he realizes that their relationship is in jeopardy, he will spring into a desperate ploy to patch things up. He also seems to miss and need Marzipan's badgering every once in a while. When she was out of town in [[Happy Fireworks|July of 2005]], he carried around a [[Cardboard Marzipan|cardboard cutout]] version of her and provided a voice for it. The cardboard version still made similar comments about violence and Homestar's poor grammar that the actual Marzipan would have, providing Homestar with the presumably cathartic opportunity to say "Shut up, Marzipan." Even then, Homestar's relationship with the "Cardboard Marzi" appeared to be tenuous, as he voiced her flirting with other men. Cardboard Marzipan returned in [[No Hands on Deck|August of 2006]], when she was slightly more positive with Homestar, and said she was proud of his unusually-constructed deck.

In [[Date Nite]], Marzipan went out with The Cheat, much to Homestar's dismay. Though the date went well, Marzipan did not stay with The Cheat. She later went out with Bubs, to Coach Z's dismay.

In [[Donut Unto Others]], it was revealed that Homestar and Marzipan have broken up at least 17 times, and that the 17th break-up had reached its 16th anniversary.

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Homestar Runner and Homestar Runner's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Strong Bad's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Pom Pom's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Marzipan's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and The Cheat's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Bubs's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Strong Sad's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Strong Mad's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and The King of Town's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and The Poopsmith's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Homsar's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[The Homestar Runner]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[1-Up]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Dangeresque Too]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Uzi Bazooka]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[The King of Town (Decemberween)|The King of Town]] ([[Decemberween]])
*[[The Homestar Runner (storybook)]]
*[[Tofu Homestar]]
*[[Atari Homestar]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations|Vector Homestar]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations|Bad Graphics Homestar]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations|Compy 386-emulated Homestar]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations|Handheld Homestar]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations|Dating Sim Homestar]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations|Melee Homestar]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations|Kid Speedy Homestar]]
*[[Other Character Variations|Freaky Marzipan]] ([[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])
*[[Other Character Variations|Suave Homestar]] ([[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])
*[[Other Character Variations|One-eyed Homestar]] ([[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]])
*[[Teenage Character Variations#Teenage Homestar Runner|Teenage Homestar]]
*[[Middle School Character Variations#Homestar Runner|Middle School Homestar]] ([[high school]])
*[[Free Petry Dish, USA Character Variations#Homestarmecium|Homestarmecium]] ([[high school]])
*[[The Castlefunnies|The Castlefunnies Homestar Runner]] ([[old comics]])
*[[Cardboard Homestar]]
*[[3D Character Variations|3D Homestar]]
*[[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet Homestar]]
*[[The Exact Same]]
*[[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations|Powered by The Cheat Homestar]]
*[[Mario Paint Character Variations|Mario Paint Homestar]]
*[[Other Character Variations|Ornament Homestar]]
*[[Other Character Variations|Egg Homestar]]
*[[Other Character Variations|John]] ([[hygiene]])
*[[Other Character Variations|Shadow Homestar]]
*[[H. Star]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*[[Yonder Website Character Variations#Character 2|Character 2]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*[[Wikipedia:Kurt Cobain|Kurt Cobain]] (of [[Wikipedia:Nirvana|Nirvana]]) in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*[[Wikipedia:The Greatest American Hero|The Greatest American Hero]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*[[Wikipedia:Angus Young|Angus Young]] (of [[Wikipedia:AC/DC|AC/DC]]) in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[John McEnroe]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*Carl Spackler (played by [[Wikipedia:Bill Murray|Bill Murray]] in [[IMDb:tt0080487|Caddyshack]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*Moocher from [[IMDb:tt0078902|Breaking Away]] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Teen Wolf|Teen Wolf]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[[Wikipedia:Artie, the Strongest Man in the World|Artie, the Strongest Man in the World]] (from [[Wikipedia: The Adventures of Pete and Pete|The Adventures of Pete and Pete]]) in [[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Wikipedia:Yahoo Serious|Yahoo Serious]]([[Seriously|ly]]) (specifically in [[Wikipedia:Young Einstein|Young Einstein]]) in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*Crispin Glover as Rubin Farr (from [[Wikipedia:Rubin and Ed|Rubin and Ed]] and more notably an infamous [[Wikipedia:Late Night with David Letterman|Late Night with David Letterman]] interview) in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*The Alien Super-Being (from [[Wikipedia:Christmas on Mars|Christmas on Mars]]) in [[Which Ween Costumes]]
*[[Wikipedia:Tobias Fünke|Tobias Fünke]] (from [[Wikipedia:Arrested Development|Arrested Development]]) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*H.I. McDunnough (from [[Wikipedia:Raising Arizona|Raising Arizona]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mr. B Natural|Mr. B. Natural]] (from the '50s educational short of [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]] infamy) in [[Later That Night...]]
*Power Alley [[Wikipedia:Dale Murphy|Dale Murphy]] (from the '80s [[Wikipedia:Nike|Nike]] pinup poster) in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*Dirk the Daring (from [[Wikipedia:Dragon's Lair|Dragon's Lair]]) in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*[[Wikipedia:List of Moomin characters#Close friends|Snufkin]] (from [[Wikipedia:Tove Jansson|Tove Jansson]]'s [[Wikipedia:Moomins|Moomintroll]] books, comics and cartoons) in [[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]]
*[[Wikipedia:Bod (TV Series)|Bod]] in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"Now you guys are sure this won't emancipate me from my ridiculous striped pants?"|[[high school]]|Mirror:hs_emancipate.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Doodle doodle loot doot doot doot doodoo. Boodle oodle oot doot doo! And so forth." ''{Inspector Gadget theme continues}''|[[Donut Unto Others]] extended take|Mirror:hs_gadget.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Don't you remember? That's how you got Darryl Strawbry on your team back then."|[[Kick-A-Ball]] outtake|Mirror:hs_strawbry.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I know how 'em duckie goes! Wack wack."|possible [[Career Day]] outtake|Mirror:hs_duckie.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Roundy here is from back when I was known as the Popcorn Lumpou." ''{Without his usual speech impediment}'' "Lumper." '''[[Matt Chapman|Matt]]:''' "Lumper."|[[Hremail 62]] outtake|Mirror:hs_lumper.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"'''[[Matt Chapman|Matt]]:''' "Try and sound like Homestar too." '''[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]:''' "I'll do it." *BURP!* '''Matt''': "Sounds like a moth comin' out!"|[[hygiene]] outtake|Mirror:hs_mikeburp.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"We are just talkin' about Bubs with a piece of paper stapled to his face, right?"|[[Happy Dethemberween]] outtake|Mirror:hs_bubstaple.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"No, HERE'S my grocery list: Amazing thing, amazing thing, amazing thing, amazing thing."|[[love poems]]|Mirror:hs_amazing.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"So what are you saying? That you -GULP- want his bod?"|[[Date Nite]]|Mirror:hs_wanthisbod.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh, hello guys! This is my talk and mouth move. Great times!"|Quote of the Week exclusive|Mirror:hs_greatimes.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Drinko some Malinko! Malinko flavored water! Crystal clear like domestic beer!"|[[rough copy]]|Mirror:hs_drinko.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I wonder how you spell tabasco. TABASCOooo!"|[[the movies]]|Mirror:hstabasco.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"A-listen to me now. Cheer up, Coach Z. It doesn't have to be creepy and depressing all the time..."|[[Decemberween Short Shorts]]|Mirror:hs_cheerupcz.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Doo doot. Tch. Doo doo dit. Tch. Doot doo doot. Tch. It's the hold music..."|[[isp]]|Mirror:hs_holdmusic.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Hey guys! H'whatcha teekenbot?"|[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]|Mirror:hs_heyguys.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You're doing great! Now shoulders down! One and two! Feel the burn and go to bed! Make some breakfast, talk to me!"|[[lady fan]]|Mirror:hs_doingreat.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"The good times are over!!"|[[Bug in Mouth Disease]]|Mirror:hs_goodtimes.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"What in Pete Sampras is going on here?!?"|[[Cool Things]]|Mirror:hs_petesampras.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Buttdance again, like the rhythm's down your pants now!"|[[bottom 10]]|Mirror:hs_buttdance2.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"A wagon full of pamcakes? In the Champeenship?! I'd like to see ya try!"|[[montage]]|Mirror:hs_champeenship.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"THE GOOD TIMES ARE OVER!!!"|[[Bug In Mouth Disease]]|Mirror:hs_goodtimesover.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Li'l Brudder! I—I don't know what I'm doing with my life!"|[[crying]]|Mirror:hs_lilbrudder.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Let me in, da da da. Let me in!"|[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]|Mirror:hs_letmein.zip}}
*{{qotw|"That's bupkis!"|[[the facts]]|Mirror:hs_thatsbupkis.zip}}
*{{qotw|'''[[Little Girl]]:''' "That sounds like funny!" '''Homestar Runner:''' "It ''sounds'' like funny, but it's not."|[[Homestar vs. Little Girl]]|Mirror:hsgirl_likefunny.zip}}
*{{qotw|Todayborday is Labor Day song|[[Labor Dabor]]|Mirror:labordaysong_hs.zip}}
*{{qotw|"Here comes [[The Thnikkaman]]!"|[[monument]] Easter egg|Mirror:hs_thnikkaman.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"And somebody's a-ga-wabbin' a-my butt."|[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]|Mirror:hs_grabbinbutt.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Let's do this like Brutus."|[[monster truck]]|Mirror:hs_brutus.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I could go for a few [[Cold One|cold ones]] right about now."|[[Where My Hat Is At?]]|Mirror:hs_coldones.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I'm a belle!"|[[halloweener]]|Mirror:hs_imabelle.wav}}
*{{qotw|"Seriously, [[Pom Pom]], I'm about to [[pee]] my [[Homestar Runner's Pants|pants]]."|[[A Jumping Jack Contest]]|Mirror:hs_peepants.mp3}}
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== See Also ==
*[[Homestar Runner Evolution]]
*[[Homestar Runner Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Homestar Runner|Nicknames]]
*[[Homestar Runner's Pants]]
*[[Homestar Runner's Daisy Dukes]]
*[[Homestar Runner Left Behind]]
*[[Homestar Runner Peeking]]
*[[Buttdance]]
*[[Prancing]]
*[[Seriously]]
*[[Spin My Buzzer]]
*[[Witch's Brew]]
*[[Homestar Runner's Fashion Sense]]
*[[Naked Homestar Runner]]
*[[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear]]
*[[Homestar Runner Without his Speech Impediment]]
*[[Homestar's Faces]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr-hs|watch Homestar Runner's character video]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_hs.html|watch Homestar Runner's character video on the old site]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_hs.swf|view the Flash file for Homestar Runner's character video]]

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[[Category:Homestarmy]]

Strong Bad

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[[Image:currentbad.png|thumb|The ramblin' wreck of email check!]]

== Biography ==
'''Strong Bad''' is one of the most well-known characters in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. Originally, he started out as the villain who tried to cheat his way to the top but was always doomed to fail before [[Homestar Runner]]. In the manner that minor characters become [[Wikipedia:breakout character|breakout characters]], he's now less of a villain and more of a highly expanded form of comic relief, with his irascible sarcasm and rough voice seeming to make him ever more popular with fans of the website.

He [[Strong Bad Email|answers emails]] with a passion, and will [[Poorly Written Emails|make fun]] of their grammar, punctuation, and spelling—although he's not overly worried about [[Strong Bad's Spelling|his own]]. He also hates to be asked about [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|how he manages to type with boxing gloves on]]. He usually does what he does best when he gets certain emails, one of which falls into this category: '''[[DELETED]]!!''' He also writes, illustrates, and narrates the series of [[Teen Girl Squad]] comics. He has also [[Books Defaced by Strong Bad|"written"]] at least 5 books: [[kids' book|Everyone is Different]], [[Strumstar Hammer]], [[That Time of Year]], [[Strong Bad reads "The Ocelot and the Porridge Maiden" (Teaser Trailer) - Worldbuilders 2014|Tubky the Typo-Named Tub]], and [[Strong Bad Classics!|The Ocelot and the Porridge Maiden]]. He also seems to enjoy art, teaching lessons on how to draw [[Trogdor]] in [[dragon]], and a star in [[Fan Costumes 2016]]. These lessons have since been expanded into a semi-weekly feature, [[Skills of an Artist]]. In recent years, he has also become known for his Twitter account, [[@StrongBadActual]] (and to a lesser extent, his [[@strongbadactual (Instagram)|Instagram]] account).

Strong Bad is the middle child of [[The Brothers Strong]]. His is the dominant personality and he loves to push everyone around. He states that both of his brothers are "galactically incapable of [[Noun-Verb|friend-have]]" in the email [[imaginary]], one of the very few true insults he has ever made. He's often abusing Homestar, [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking]] [[The Cheat]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|prank-calling]] [[Marzipan]], or [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship|tormenting]] [[Strong Sad]] (although it's been hinted that they [[The Secrets That I Keep|got along]] when they were younger). Although he seems to dislike or positively loathe most people, he enjoys the company of [[Bubs]], The Cheat (his ever-diligent lackey), [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Strong Mad]] (his older brother), and, [[Strong Bad and Pom Pom's Relationship|to a lesser extent]], [[Pom Pom]].

[[Image:Baby strong bad.png|thumb|"That freakin' duck swallowed both my pixels!"]]
Strong Bad has red boxing gloves for hands (which always have square window reflections on them, no matter where he is; in [[Fan Costumes 2016]], he claims they are A+ #1 All-Pro Panache), round green eyes, and a red [[Wikipedia:Lucha libre|lucha libre]] mask with a blue diamond and black markings for a head (as suggested in [[some kinda robot]]). Although he claims that his mask is his face, he once removed it in [[the chair]]. This act caused him a lot of pain but no lasting visible damage. His mask is most likely his face, however, considering that his skull contains the outline of his mask design, and many other clues. He possibly has stretchy skin, as he appeared to stretch the mask from behind [[Le Restige]]. His mouth is rectangular, though it often becomes round when he says words with the letter "o". Most of the time, Strong Bad's mouth is in a slight frown, but there are occasions where he [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]]. He also wears shiny black pants and red boots. He usually doesn't wear a [[Strong Bad Wearing a Shirt|shirt]]; according to him, it's better to [[suntan|show off his abs]].

Strong Bad rules the land of [[Strong Badia]], a barren field behind the [[Wikipedia:Dumpster (term)|dumpsters]] that is completely devoid of any sentient life. One of his favorite sayings is (or was for a time) "[[holy crap]]", though he hates it when people use the word "crap" when [[Crapfully Yours|signing emails]]. He frequently mangles words, as seen in [[army]]. ("We're a one man army. Er, a three man one-y. [[Three-to-one marny]]?") It has also been [[road trip|implied]] that he wets the bed, a fact that he attempts to [[Blatant Lies|cover up]] with little success. However, he seems to sleep instead on [[the couch]] in his [[Basement of the Brothers Strong|basement]], frequently [[Couch Mumbling|mumbling]] video game titles, sometimes holding a bag of [[Potate]] potato chips. Strong Bad also seems to collect [[eggs]], as seen in [[morning routine]], and he keeps them in the couch.

Strong Bad talks a big line, claiming to be a [[Crimes committed by Strong Bad|criminal mastermind]], a [[Exaggerated Strong Bad|muscle man]], and totally popular with the [[Strong Bad's Ladies|ladies]], though there is little evidence of any of these claims, and no shortage of evidence that they are all untrue. Strong Bad refuses to acknowledge this, however, and continues unaffected with his delusions of grandeur. He is convinced that Marzipan likes, or has a crush on, him when in fact she "[[marzipan|really [doesn't] like him at all]]." Due to his delusional opinions about himself, much of what Strong Bad says is [[Blatant Lies|obviously untrue]]. However, Strong Bad also seems to state that he is uncool, as seen in the email [[pizzaz]].

He loves to listen to [[Limozeen]], [[Taranchula]], and [[Peter Frampton]]. He seems to dislike any band that isn't considered [[Heavy Metal|metal]], such as [[sloshy]], as seen towards the end of [[concert]]. He enjoys watching [[Caleb Rentpayer]]. He also enjoys doing [[caper|Jumble puzzles]] and [[The Interview|baking]]. His love for [[Strong Bad's Technology|older technology]] such as cassette tapes, command prompt computers, old video games (especially those made by [[Videlectrix]]) and laserdiscs, and the titles of events such as "[[monster truck|Awexome Cross '98]]", and "[[TrogdorCon '97]]" suggest that Strong Bad is "living in the past". Despite his love of the nineties, he seems to despise and destroy anything from any previous decade, like [[Wikipedia:8-track cartridge|8-Tracks]], [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig|TVs that lost their essence in the '70s]], and the [[Nintendo#Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)|Nintendo Entertainment System]]. His unfamiliarity with modern technology seems to have subsided in recent years; he now has [[social media]] accounts and a [[cell phone]] (albeit made by [[Compy Inc.]]).
[[Image:StrongBad 3D variation.PNG|thumb|"Check out all 3 of my glorious D's!"]]

Strong Bad has sung many self-proclaimed hit singles, his most popular being "[[Everybody to the Limit]]", which The Cheat made an animated music video of. He also stars as the [[Dangeresque (character)|protagonist]] in the blockbuster action series "[[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]]". He works with Homestar and The Cheat at an [[The Office|unnamed tech company]], though despite this fixed income, he seems to have financial troubles, and often attempts money making solutions of questionable legitimacy and [[other days|burns his bills]] with his [[BMW Lighter]]. His financial troubles might be partly due to his high electric bill, which he claims to be $70,000 in [[environment]]. His dream job, as stated in [[from work]], is to be a 2nd 2nd Assistant Space Whale Scrubber. According to [[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]], he is known far and wide for his enthusiasm for Bic ballpoint pens.

Strong Bad is somewhat prejudiced; he has been [[sb_email 22|banned from the UK]], and often [[little questions|ridicules non-English speakers]] on their emails. In [[Homestar Ruiner]], Strong Bad says that he hates the Swedes and later makes jokes at their expense, though he did say he should get married to the sender of [[magic trick]], possibly partly because she's Swedish. He also does not get on well with [[Dislike of Old People|old people]] or [[for kids|children]], although he claims to have children of his own, including Jeffrey Beffrey Mudgeman, at [[Trailer Home|his second secret home]] where he goes by the name [[Secret Identities#Vance Mudgeman|Vance Mudgeman]]. He doesn't appear to care much for those children either, or perhaps he does and truly believes that "you got to be firm".

As evidenced in [[stand-up]], Strong Bad once did [[Wikipedia:standup comedy|stand-up comedy]] as a kid. He apparently wasn't very good, as he tried to make up jokes instead of using natural comedy or rehearsed jokes. However, he doesn't like talking about his act, most likely because his pants fell down in front of the audience, and he ran away embarrassed. Strong Bad also made his own band in [[Baddest of the Bands]] which was known as [[Bands in Baddest Of The Bands|DÖI]]. In it, Strong Bad does the vocals, [[The King of Town]] plays guitar, and [[Homsar]] is on the theremin. Strong Bad didn't really pick who was in this band, as after he signed everyone else up, these two were the only characters left to be in the band. Strong Bad also receives mailed letters and items at his mailbox outside his house. On the side of the mailbox is printed "sb_snailmail.exe", which is a parody of "strongbad_email.exe", the computer command he uses to check his email.

*'''Domicile:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]]
*'''Debut:''' [[Original Book|"The Homestar Runner Enters The Strongest Man in the World Contest"]]
*[[:Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

{{Character Video Transcript}}

== Strength ==
[[Image:StrongBadPushups.png|thumb|Strong Bad by name, but not by nature.]]
{{main|Strong Bad's Strength}}
There is highly conflicting evidence regarding Strong Bad's strength. For the most part, it is implied that Strong Bad is actually very weak and out of shape and that "Strong Bad" is merely his name and not an accurate description: In the email [[lady fan]], he is unable to do even a single push-up, and states that he used to be able to do only four. In addition, the paper on Strong Bad's desk in the [[Homestar Quiz]] reads "Strong Bad isn't so strong after all. If he tried hard, which of the following could he lift?", and lists the choices as "an ounce", "a weak", "a week", and "pepper". Strong Sad has stated on [[Strong Sad's Lament|his blog]] that Strong Bad's punches do not hurt, compared against Strong Mad's that do. In [[Homestar Ruiner]], Strong Bad is completely incapable of matching Pom Pom's time in the Race to the End of the Race, and can only beat Coach Z's time by heavily cheating. Despite this, though he ultimately resorted to cheating as he had done in the past by having The Cheat whack Homestar Runner with a baseball bat, he was able to keep up with him for the most part. In the email [[pom pom]], Pom Pom easily beats up Strong Bad when he attempts to poke Pom Pom with a pin.

On the other hand, in the email [[car]], Strong Bad demonstrates the ability to punch Homestar hard enough to hit and crack the wall, and in the email [[secret identity]], he literally tosses both Homestar and the King of Town out of his house. He can also easily pick up and carry the supposedly 42-pound [[Lappy 486]], and is quite adept at [[kicking The Cheat]] (hinted in [[Where's The Cheat?]] to weigh about 18 pounds). Also, in, [[Compy Catalog]] Strong Bad easily throws roughly 450 pounds (204.12 kg) of pennies onto his mailbox and supposedly carried 62 pounds of quarters (28kg) in [[unused emails]]. In the email [[lady...ing]], Strong Bad picks up and throws an anvil. It is possible that, like Homestar's "[[Lack of Visible Arms|arms]]", Strong Bad's true strength may be purposely ambiguous. In contrast, Strong Mad holds the upper hand in strength over all of The Brothers Strong.

== Fun Facts ==
[[Image:Strong Bad Eyes Closed.PNG|thumb|"Well, time to start evolving into mole people. Now shut your eyes really tight and try and heighten your other senses."]]
*Strong Bad and Strong Mad, and their original role as tag team wrestlers, came from the [[Nintendo]] video game [[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]] created by Data East U.S.A. in 1986. In this game, one of the teams is called "The Strong Bads".
*Apparently, Strong Bad is able to survive, stand up, and even talk, with a hole blasted in his head, as shown in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] and the email [[lady...ing]].
*As evidenced in the email [[your funeral]], it appears that his eyes will turn black after he dies.
*He has never completely closed his mouth in the standard animation style, and he supposedly has a green tongue.
*Strong Bad was originally conceived as a masked wrestler because in their childhood, The Brothers Chaps viewed masked wrestlers as the embodiment of evil, making them an ideal choice for an antagonist.
*As seen by [[Lil' Strong Bad]] and in [[high school]], his head seems to become more oval-shaped as he grows older.
*When he is sleeping, he [[Couch Mumbling|mumbles]] names of video games (especially for the SNES), such as ''Super Contra'' or ''Chrono Trigger''.
*Strong Bad's head moves around a lot more when he speaks facing away from the camera than when he speaks facing towards it. This is true even when he [[Main Page 23|thinks he is facing the camera]].
*As of {{CURRENTDATE}}, Strong Bad has the highest complete filmography of all the characters on the website, at {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Strong Bad Filmography}} toons (more than even Homestar, the website's title character).
**Strong Bad has more appearances than [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Homsar]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Pom Pom]], and [[The King of Town]] combined.
**Of all the characters' lines on the website, he also has the most lines and the largest collection of [[Quote of the Week|quotes]] for a character.
*Strong Bad has a [["Er" pronounced as "oi"|habit]] of pronouncing (and spelling) certain words with an "oi" sound the way a stereotypical New Yorker would pronounce them (for example, he says "soivice" instead of "service" in [[lackey]]).
*As evidenced in [[from work]], [[dullard]], [[4 branches]], and [[business trip]], Strong Bad is currently employed.
*At his fastest, Strong Bad types, on average, approximately 240 [[Wikipedia:Typing#Words per Minute|words per minute]] (in a segment in [[death metal]]).
*The blue diamond on Strong Bad's head is shown in the email [[super powers]] to be able to pop caps off [[cold one]] bottles and hats off people's heads.

== Relationships ==
[[Image:SBbrain.PNG|thumb|Strong Bad's brain in [[specially marked]]]]

:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Homestar Runner and Strong Bad's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and The Cheat's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Strong Mad's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Bubs's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Pom Pom's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and The King of Town's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Marzipan's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and The Poopsmith's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Homsar's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Senor Cardgage's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
[[Image:puppetstrongbad.png|thumb|First [[Puppet Stuff|Puppet]] Strong Bad]]
[[Image:NewPuppetSB.png|thumb|Second Puppet Strong Bad]]
[[Image:tinyhandedstrongbad.png|thumb|Tiny-handed Strong Bad with sort of a nose]]

*[[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Stinkoman]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Casio Head Strong Bad]] ([[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]])
*[[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]]
*[[Lil' Strong Bad]]
*[[Strong Badman]]
*[[Atari Strong Bad]]
*[[Vector Strong Bad]]
*[[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals]]
*[[Sterrance]]
*Various [[Retro Gaming Character Variations]]
*[[Teenage Character Variations#Teenage Strong Bad|Teenage Strong Bad]]
*[[Middle School Character Variations#Baby Strong Bad|Baby Strong Bad]] ([[high school]])
*[[Free Petry Dish, USA Character Variations#Strongbadiophage|Strongbadiophage]] ([[high school]])
*[[Head Bad and Strong Body]] ([[disconnected]])
*[[The Castlefunnies|The Castlefunnies Strong Bad]] ([[old comics]])
*[[Ultimate Strong Bad]] (mixed origins)
*[[Space Captainface]]
*[[Devil and Angel Strong Bad]]
*[[3D Character Variations|3D Strong Bad]]
*[[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet Strong Bad]]
*[[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations|Powered by The Cheat Strong Bad]]
*[[Mario Paint Character Variations|Mario Paint Strong Bad]]
*[[S. Bad]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*[[Squintmoji Character Variations#Strong Bad|Squintmoji Strong Bad]] ([[Squintmojis]])
*[[Yonder Website Character Variations#Character 1|Character 1]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])
*[[Other Character Variations#Easter Eggs|Egg Strong Bad]]
*[[Other Character Variations#Buckethand Strong Bad|Buckethand Strong Bad]]
*[[Other Character Variations#Dogfood Gangsta|Dogfood Gangsta]]
*[[Other Character Variations#Strong Bad/The Poopsmith|Poopsmith Strong Bad]] ([[secret identity]])
*[[Other Character Variations#Ornaments|Ornament Strong Bad]]
*[[Other Character Variations#Zombie Strong Bad|Zombie Strong Bad]] ([[your funeral]])
*[[Other Character Variations#Cottage Cheese Strong Bad|Cottage Cheese Strong Bad]]
*[[Other Character Variations#Gene|Gene]] ([[hygiene]])
*[[Other Character Variations#Doctor Marvin Rubdown|Doctor Marvin Rubdown]] ([[love poems]])
*[[Other Character Variations#Penguin Strong Bad|Penguin Strong Bad]]
*[[Other Character Variations#Strong Bag|Strong Bag]]


=== [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters|Teen Girl Squad Variations]] ===
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1|Strong Bad]]
*[[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Leprechaun Strong Bad|Leprechaun Strong Bad]]
*[[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Sir Hotbod Handsomeface|Sir Hotbod Handsomeface]]
*[[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Strong Bad Robot|Strong Bad Robot]]

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*[[Wikipedia:Carmen Miranda|Carmen Miranda]] in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*[[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*Homestar as [[Wikipedia:Angus Young|Angus Young]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*Ozone (from the movie [[Wikipedia:Breakin'|Breakin']]) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*[[Wikipedia:Cesar Romero|Cesar Romero]] as [[Wikipedia:Joker (comics)|The Joker]] (from [[Wikipedia:Batman (TV series)|the 1960s Batman show]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Jambi the Genie|Jambi the Genie]] (from [[Wikipedia:Pee-wee's Playhouse|Pee-wee's Playhouse]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Father Guido Sarducci|Father Guido Sarducci]] (from [[Saturday Night Live]]) in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[[Wikipedia:Beetlejuice|Beetlejuice]] in [[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel)|The Planet on the Cover of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'']] in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Skull Kid]] (from [[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]) in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*Fragile Lamp (from [[Wikipedia:A Christmas Story|A Christmas Story]]) in [[Which Ween Costumes?]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mac Tonight|Mac Tonight]] (1980s [[McDonald's]] mascot) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*[[wikipedia:David Lee Roth|David Lee Roth]] (of [[Wikipedia:Van Halen|Van Halen]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*No-Face (from the movie [[wikipedia:Spirited Away|Spirited Away]]) in [[Later That Night...]]
*[[Wikipedia:Killer BOB|Killer BOB]] (from [[Twin Peaks]]) in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*[[Wikipedia:Viewtiful Joe|Viewtiful Joe]] in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*[[Wikipedia:Société Bic|Bic Boy]] in [[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]]
*[[Wikipedia:General Zod|General Zod]] (from [[Wikipedia:Superman II|Superman II]]) in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"GET THE NEW #1 JAM! Woke up this mornin' in a rapsong video..."|[[Fish Eye Lens]]|Mirror:SB_and_CZ_FishEyeLens.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Stupid air guitar! Just people wagglin their hands around in front of em, lookin like they're pretendin to mix up a sauce. I hate that sauce!"|Unknown|Mirror:sb_airguitar.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Aw, what's the use! Forget this reanimating crap. The Cheat! Why don't you do some of your regular animating crap."|[[Most in the Graveyard]] outtake|Mirror:sb_reanimate.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh STEVEN! I think this may finally be it you guys! After 200 hundred emails I'm finally gonna get to make out with da-da-da DEAR HOMESTAR?!"|[[email thunder]] outtake|Mirror:sb_ohsteven.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"There's a crazy world of emails in this crazy world. Checkin em down, checkin em down..." ''{the entire song proceeds}''|[[alternate universe]]|Mirror:sb_savethelast.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"And I'm like, 'You just jingled a bunch of jangle in my face and called it magic!'"|[[magic trick]] outtake|Mirror:sb_jinglejangle.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Some would say, 'pocket,' I say, 'in my pants.'"|[[your edge]]|Mirror:sb_somesaypocket.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"It's over! And you're walking into a parking lot with the hot guy. It's over! And they all made fun of you but they got stuff dumped on top of them. It's OVER!" ''{entire end credits song}''|[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]]|Mirror:sb_itsover.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Verify our range to target! Flood tubes three and four! Hunt for Red October!"|[[Date Nite]]|Mirror:sb_oktober.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"A-can I get a reSTRIC-TED?!"|[[rated]]|Mirror:sb_restricted.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Thar she blows the Cheat! Aim for the blow hole!"|[[Blubb-O's Commercial]]|Mirror:sb_tharblow.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh, way to impress, Spirit of St. Loolis. The peanut brittle coulda swam better than that."|[[business trip]] (first sentence an outtake)|Mirror:sb_stloolis.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Borgorroth of Coolswordorroth shimmies for no man!"|[[web comics]]|Mirror:sb_borgorroth.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh and one more thing, if your jim-jams happen to be a pair of takelongs..."|[[slumber party]] outtake|mirror:sb_takelongs.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I'm gonna be so far under par, I'm gonna be over par!" '''[[The Cheat]]:''' ''{The Cheat noises}'' '''Strong Bad:''' "Oh, well then, I'll just be really far under par, then."|[[mini-golf]] outtake|mirror:sbcheat_par.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Garbage disposal: what a way to go! Garbage disposal, meet So and So."|[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]]|Mirror:sb_garbagedis.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Do not attempt to adjust those trucker caps you're all wearing. Or wait, in fact, DO adjust them. Everybody turn your trucker caps sidewise!"|[[Field Day Intro]]|Mirror:sb_fieldday.mp3|download}}
*{{qotw|'''Singers:''' "You and me, babe, livin for dreams, lifin' for love, drinkin' for free. Sittin' on top of an old robot, sharin' and carin' it out. The memory's scrubbin' you down!"|[[theme song]]|Mirror:lifingforlove.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Whoa, it's been upgraded to stank. Just last week it was only stink. Stonk can't be far away."|[[the chair]] outtake|Mirror:sb_stankstonk.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Naw it's a moon computer. Y'know, the kind the planets use to do their taxes." |[[A Decemberween Pageant]]|Mirror:sb_planetaxes.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"When email comes to town you know, you know it's like a rainstorm in your browser.When email comes to town I know, I know it's like a netscape hurricane"|Extended version of [[theme song]]'s opening lines (with background music)|Mirror:sb_rainstorm.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You will note the artist's attention to fine wines, his masterful use of shadow...stevens. Circle gets the square."|[[portrait]] outtake|Mirror:sb_stevens.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Alright I gotta get out of here. I'm meetin Delelilia for some vietma- viamatese tunuffins!"|[[senior prom]] outtake|Mirror:sb_vietbunmuffins.mp3}}
*{{qotw|The SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar jingle|[[candy product]]|Mirror:sblounskched.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh, if you want it to be possessive it's just 'its,' but if it's supposed to be a contraction then it's I-T apostrophe S! ...scalawag."|[[local news]]|Mirror:sb_itsits.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"What?! ''[[Wikipedia:Under Siege 2: Dark Territory|Under Siege 2]]''?? You got me this for like the last 3 years, man!"|[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] outtake|Mirror:sb_undersiege2.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"The Cheatbot! Do you use that same mouth to kiss your... motherboard."|[[technology]] outtake|Mirror:sb_motherboard.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"They flew on a sweet, sweet mushroom bridge to the...baseball...game."|[[flashback]] outtake|Mirror:sb_baseballgame.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh! Very mean things...to say. Funny also, too."|QotW exclusive|Mirror:sb_verymean.mp3}}
*{{qotw|As [[Reynold]]: "Oh, I really need to go grocery shopping. I wish my girlfriend didn't leave me." |[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]|Mirror:reynold_groceries.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You bet! Hit me on the slant!"|[[Senorial Day]]|Mirror:sb_hitmeontheslant.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Naw, it can't be heaven. There's not enough [[Wikipedia:Twinkies|Twinkies]]."|[[Where the Crap Are We?]]|Mirror:sb_twinkies.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I'm on a RAMPAGE!!"|[[rampage]]|Mirror:sb_rampage.mp3}}
*{{qotw|Imitating the [[Lappy 486]] startup noise: "Dong DIIING!!!"|[[animal]]|Mirror:sb_dongdling.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. Why do you...guys...like me anymore. I—I've lost it!"|[[origins]] outtake|Mirror:sb_ivelostit.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Everyone is different. No two people are not on fire. Awww."|[[kids' book]]|Mirror:sb_no2people.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I doh du duoh [[crapfully yours]]. ID DO DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS!"|[[virus]]|Mirror:qod_sb_crapfullyours.mp3}}
*{{qotw|Sings the "You're a Girl" song|[[montage]]|Mirror:youreagirl.zip}}
*{{qotw|"And I'll just erase it using my... electron... towel."|[[haircut]] outtake|Mirror:sb_lightrag.mp3}}
*{{qotw|'''With [[Homestar Runner]]''': "Looks like we're gonna have to jump!"|[[dangeresque 3]]|Mirror:sbhs_havetojump.zip}}
*{{qotw|''{click}'' "Don't forget to experience the fury of our gift shooop." ''{click}''|[[theme park]]|Mirror:sb_giftshop.zip}}
*{{qotw|'''As [[Li'l Brudder]]''': "I can make it on my own!"|[[crying]]|Mirror:sb_brudder.zip}}
*{{qotw|"Strong Bad did a jig while holding all the grapes, and [[The Cheat]] learned to fly!"|[[kids' book]] Easter egg [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD version]]|Mirror:sb_jig.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Ah, the self-proclaimed King of Town. Like you aren't an easy jab for my witty glivers and put-dubs."|[[labor day]] outtake|Mirror:sb_kingmessup.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Jeez, The Cheat, you can't sneak up on a brotha like that!"|[[privileges]]|Mirror:sb_sneakup.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Possums!"|[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]]|Mirror:sb_possums.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Why you lazy crap for crap!"|[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]|Mirror:sb_crap4crap.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"This is the quote of the day!"|QotW exclusive|Mirror:sb_qod.mp3}}
*{{qotw| *farts* "You guys, that was a pretty good one."|QotW exclusive|Mirror:sb_fart.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Check me out! No, seriously, check me out."|À la [[First Time Here?]]|Mirror:sb_checkme2.mp3}}
*{{qotw|The Strong Bad Show theme song.|QotW exclusive|Mirror:sb_sbshow.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Okay, now I got to bust a wicked solo. ''{a messy acoustic guitar solo is played}'' Thank you, goodnight!"|[[vacation]]|Mirror:sb_wickedsolo.mp3}}
*{{qotw|'''Strong Bad:''' "It's that cloc—" '''[[Mike Chapman]]:''' "Sorry."|[[vacation]] outtake|Mirror:sb_clockmessup.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Pretty impressive, huh? I bet you're pretty impressed."|[[Homestar Quiz]]|Mirror:sb_impressive.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I am the very strongest. You guys are not very strong."|[[original book]] line|Mirror:sb_strongest.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Matt Equals MATT!!"|[[50 emails]]}}
|}

== See Also ==
*[[Strong Bad Evolution]]
*[[Strong Bad Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Strong Bad|Nicknames]]
*[[Peanut Strong Bad]]
*[[Senor Cardgage]]
*[[History according to Strong Bad]]
*[[Strong Bad Losing His Edge]]
*[[Strong Bad Losing His Pants]]
*[[Strong Bad Getting Beaten Up]]
*[[Crimes Committed by Strong Bad]]
*[[Strong Bad's Ladies]]
*[[Strong Bad's Strength]]
*[[Items#Strong Bad's Computers|Strong Bad's Computers]]
*[[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot]]
*[[Strong Bad's Website]]
*[[Strong Bad Smiling]]
*[[Wrestleman]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr-sb|watch Strong Bad's character video]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_sb.html|watch Strong Bad's character video on the old site]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_sb.swf|view the Flash file for Strong Bad's character video]]
*[[OldHR:cheatintro.swf|Strong Bad's website]], from [[website]]
*[[twitter:StrongBadActual|Strong Bad's Twitter account]], [[@StrongBadActual]]
*[[instagram:strongbadactual|Strong Bad's Instagram account]], [[@strongbadactual (Instagram)|@strongbadactual]]
*[mailto:strongbad@homestarrunner.com Email Strong Bad] (no longer available)

{{Characters|Strong Bad}}

[[Category:Strong Badia]]
[[Category:Wrestling]]

The Cheat

Bobmath — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 21:17:30 GMT

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[[Image:The Cheat Character Video.PNG|thumb|"Meh."]]

== Biography ==
[[Image:thecheat physiology.png|thumb|[[Physiology of The Cheat|Yet another biological mystery]]]]
'''The Cheat''', whose name includes the [[integral article]], or pronounced '''The Chort''' by [[Coach Z]], is what could be called [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Strong Bad and The Cheat's relationship|sidekick]] and [[Strong Mad]]'s [[Strong Mad and The Cheat's relationship|best friend]]. According to his [[Yearbook Character Page]], his motto is "No rule is solid". He is at knee-height (1' 2" and 18lb., or 35.56 cm and 8.17 kg) and covered with yellow fur with prominent black spots down his back, similar to a cheetah. In [[secret recipes]] and [[retirement]], it is shown that The Cheat's skin is a pinkish flesh color under his fur. His arms resemble flippers (although he's still able to type and use a computer), and he doesn't have any legs to speak of. Instead, The Cheat crawls along the ground on something similar to a [[Wikipedia:pseudopod|pseudopod]]. He has round black eyes and a pointed [[Physiology of The Cheat#Facebone|"facebone"]]. The Cheat presents an adorable figure that is marred only by his large [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|gold tooth]], which he is hesitant to show, as seen in his character video. According to [[Fan Costumes 2018]], he molts regularly. Rather than shedding loose hairs in the way that fur normally would, he appears to shed an entire translucent layer of skin at once, similar to a snake. In [[lunch special]], Strong Bad says The Cheat reminds him of a [[duck]], and in [[huttah!]], Strong Bad suggests that The Cheat looks like "a [[cheese]], or maybe an [[anvil]]." Homestar once referred to him in [[Date Nite]] as a Trivial Pursuit cheese wedge.

The Cheat lives in the [[The King of Town]]'s grill which, according to [[Strong Sad]], is a nice place. The Cheat works at an unspecified tech company with [[Homestar Runner]] and Strong Bad at [[The Office]], possibly tech support. Strong Bad's retelling of how he met The Cheat in [[flashback]] professes that he was hidden in a giant [[egg]] containing a lifetime supply of fish sticks, though it's not clear if it can be taken as truth or not. No one knows when The Cheat's birthday (or Cheatday) actually is, so it is celebrated on April 18, the date on his [[cheatday|Scandinavian fake ID]], since it's the most likely day that his birthday isn't. According to the client list in the [[On Point Kings]] recruitment brochure seen in [[more armies]], The Cheat has a sister.

[[Image:TheCheatAsTheCheat.png|thumb|Now pretend this is The Cheat...]]

The Cheat is loyal to Strong Bad for many reasons. In [[privileges]], The Cheat earns points for doing things that amuse Strong Bad, and when he gets enough points, he earns extra privileges (e.g. use of the mute button on the remote control). Strong Bad pays The Cheat for his services; in [[lackey]], he reveals that The Cheat thinks that pencil shavings are legal tender, only for The Cheat to trick [[Bubs]] into accepting the shavings as cash. Strong Bad also pays The Cheat soft tacos for being his lawyer, as evidenced in email [[rough copy]]. Strong Bad coerces and bullies The Cheat into being his lackey to a certain extent, and the two share a somewhat abusive relationship, particularly since Strong Bad is fond of [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking him]]. In [[animal]], The Cheat was overshadowed by [[Sterrance]] when [[Strong Bad]] declared Sterrance to be "way cuter than that stupid ugly old washed-up The Cheat [he] used to have." In [[secret recipes]], Strong Bad said he had a recipe for cooking "The Chekt". It's possible that Strong Bad's bullying has given The Cheat an almost murderous hatred of him at times (as in [[secret recipes]] and [[disconnected]]). Finally, The Cheat sees Strong Bad's brother Strong Mad as a source of protection, as seen in The Cheat's character video. While The Cheat is more than willing to help Strong Bad in his schemes of obvious [[Crimes committed by Strong Bad|illegitimacy]], it must be noted that he isn't very good at it. Whenever he and Strong Bad try to pull off a heist, prank, etc., The Cheat usually screws something up and thus causes the plan to fail. A few examples of this are in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], and [[caper]].

[[Image:Cheatdrums.jpg|thumb|Break it down]]

The Cheat is an amateur [[Flash]] animator in his spare time, creating [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons and music videos on different iMac computers; [[Tangerine Dreams]], [[Monosodium Dreams]], and [[The Cheat's iMac (2018)|his new iMac]]. These animations sometimes make their way into [[Strong Bad Email]]s, often even blurring "reality" with The Cheat's fantasy. The Cheat often uses his animations as an outlet for his pent-up feelings of abuse and lack of appreciation, rewarding his fictional self with [[trophies]], fame, and friendship. He's also a master of many [[Characters' Instruments|instruments]]; he plays the piano, the flute, [[The Cheat's keyboard|the keyboard]],{{ref|1}} the drums,{{ref|2}} the guitar,{{ref|3}} and his [[The Cheat's Record Player|record player]].{{ref|4}} He also is a [[DJ Teh C.'s Equipment|music producer]], doing remixes for The Geddup Noise ([[geddup noise]]) and the King of Town's New Jam, "Not Talkin' 'bout Butter" ([[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]]) under the name "DJ Teh Cheat." Also, as evidenced by scenes in [[Seasonal Sweaters]] and [[No Hands On Deck!]], he can knit. According to Strong Bad, he is [[rough copy|"the best lawyer soft tacos can buy"]], but since his idea of suing is throwing water bombs at the defendant, this statement might not be sound. However, he apparently has very good eyesight and hand-eye coordination, so his aim with water bombs is so good, he can hit Strong Sad from three football fields away.

[[Image:FleaPrisonRiot.png|thumb|[[retirement|Flea Prison Riot!]]]]

The Cheat's less admirable qualities include being [[Smoking#The Cheat's Smoking|addicted to cigarettes]], and extensive use of [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]] on the computer. His [[Contacts|AIM screen name]] is ''Cheatachu72''. He also seems to possess [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|explosive properties]], which can cause his head to explode with no lasting effects. It is debated exactly what triggers it, since The Cheat's [[Physiology of The Cheat|anatomy]] provides no information about the subject. It could be triggered chemically (i.e. [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats|carbonated drinks and Pop Rocks]]), when the brain is being overworked, such as in [[pizzaz|states of confusion]], or even for [[couch patch|no apparent reason]]. The most spectacular display was in [[Happy Fireworks]], when he was shaken by Strong Mad and thrown into the air. This provided a huge explosion resembling fireworks. Another physiological oddity was demonstrated in the toon [[Best Caper Ever]], in which it was revealed that The Cheat's [[Peeing|urine]] possesses unusual properties—When Homestar accidentally drinks [[Melonade]] that The Cheat had peed in, he becomes stranded in the North Pole, a caper which Strong Bad and The Cheat mysteriously have satellite coverage of. The Cheat once had a battle with insomnia, as Strong Bad recounted in [[bedtime story]], due to watching a shockumentary about gingivitis. To go to sleep, he needs [[The Denzel]], a glass of [[suudsu]], and a story about him and [[Moses Malone]], followed by a chainsaw lullaby. Failing that, two or three [[Roach Killa!|roach foggers]] are used. The Cheat also attracts fleas, as seen in [[retirement]]. As explained in [[bottom 10]], The Cheat has a foul stench when he is wet. He is a very good swimmer, however, as seen in [[keep cool]], when he easily skims across the surface of the water in a fashion similar to a speedboat.

[[Image:TheCheat 3D variation.PNG|thumb|3D The Cheat!]]
Despite these issues, ladies are often attracted to The Cheat. Strong Bad advises his fans to use a cute pet like The Cheat to attract women in both [[lady...ing]] and [[lady fan]]. At times, however, The Cheat's charms are so irresistible that ladies prefer him to Strong Bad. This is seen most clearly in [[huttah!]], in which several people send emails indicating that they are more interested in The Cheat than Strong Bad. The Cheat's capture of so many girls' affections contrasts sharply with Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad's Ladies|lack of success with women]]. The Cheat [[Marzipan and The Cheat's Relationship|seems to have a particular crush]] on [[Marzipan]], as seen in [[do over]], in which The Cheat (in Homestar-esque makeup and covered in lip-shaped lipstick marks) is seen with Marzipan. He also went out on a date with Marzipan in [[Date Nite]], but it did not work out in the end, as Marzipan found out that he had been declawed and then dumped him.

*'''Domicile:''' [[The King of Town's Grill]]
*'''Debut:''' [[Original Book|"The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest"]]
*[[:Category:The Cheat Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
*[[:Category:Powered by The Cheat|Powered by The Cheat toons]]

==The Cheat's Language==

The Cheat speaks almost entirely in a language of [[Lack of Intelligible Speech|high-pitched squeaks and growls]], which is actually called "The Cheat", that other characters apparently understand just fine. It's hinted that he knows some English, as he frequently says things that sound like fitting sentences not only in tone, but in how the words sound (for instance, in [[coloring]], he sounds out "okay", and in [[Homestar Runner Goes For the Gold]] he closely mimics "What the [[crap]]?"). At other times, however, it seems to be just gibberish.

According to [[Matt Chapman]] in [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|this interview]], The Cheat does all the voices in his Flash cartoons. He normally can speak only in squeaks, but can impersonate the other characters speaking English remarkably well for a The Cheat. He demonstrates this ability on-screen in [[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]], opening his mouth by swiveling the top of his head backwards.

The Cheat also provides the voice for the character [[Firebert]] in the ''[[Cheat Commandos]] Adventures'' [[TV show]], in which he speaks entirely in his native language.

Interestingly, during ''[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]'', The Cheat plays the role of the villain, [[Craig]]. When Craig is revealed, the first part of The Cheat's monologue actually appears to be in English using his [[Powered by The Cheat]] Homestar voice. However, this may just be a glitch since the rest of the speech has clearly been dubbed over his The Cheat noises.

{{Character Video Transcript}}

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Strong Bad and The Cheat's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and The Cheat's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and The Cheat's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and The Cheat's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and The Cheat's Relationship]]
*[[Coach Z and The Cheat's Relationship]]
*[[Bubs and The Cheat's Relationship]]
*[[The Cheat and The King of Town's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[The Sneak]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Cheatball]] ([[20X6]])
*[[:Image:sbemail107.PNG|Ilko Skevüld]] ([[cheatday]])
*[[Cheat Commandos]]
*[[Stripèd Green Rabbit]]
*[[Wilbur]]
*[[The Cheatbot]]
*[[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#The Cheat|The Cheatfish]]
*[[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#The Cheat|The Cheatsaurus]]
*[[Tito]]
*[[The Teach]]
*[[Istanbul]]
*[[Szechuan Steve]]
*[[Craig]]
*[[The Popular Vote]]
*[[Ch8t]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*[[Yonder Website Character Variations#Character 6|Character 6]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
On Halloween, The Cheat usually dresses up as a cartoon character (with exceptions in 2004, 2006, and 2015).
*{{wp|Garfield}} in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*Punchy (the {{wp|Hawaiian Punch}} mascot) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*Russell (from ''[[Bill Cosby|Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]'') in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Izzy (mascot)|Izzy]] (1996 [[Olympics]] mascot) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*Sigmund (from [[Sid and Marty Krofft]]'s ''{{wp|Sigmund and the Sea Monsters}}'') in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Toad (Nintendo)|Toad]] (from ''[[Mario|Super Mario]]'') in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*Gizmo (from ''{{wp|Gremlins}}'') in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*Penfold (from ''[[Wikipedia:Danger Mouse (1981 TV series)|Danger Mouse]]'') in [[Jibblies 2]]
*Drywall (from ''{{wp|Scud: The Disposable Assassin}}'') in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*[[Wikipedia:The Lorax|The Lorax]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*Max ([[Wikipedia:How the Grinch Stole Christmas|The Grinch]]'s dog) in [[Which Ween Costumes?]]
*Spaceman Spiff (from [[Wikipedia:Calvin and Hobbes#Spaceman Spiff|Calvin and Hobbes]]) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*[[Wikipedia:Fudgie the Whale|Fudgie The Whale]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*[[David Lynch|The Angriest Dog in the World]] in [[Later That Night...]]
*Maxwell (from ''{{wp|Scribblenauts}}'') in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*A Korok (from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'') in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*[[Wikipedia:Little Caesars|Little Caesar]] in [[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]]
*{{wp|Ponyo}} in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==See Also==
*[[The Cheat Evolution]]
*[[The Cheat Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#The Cheat|Nicknames]]
*[[Physiology of The Cheat]]

==Sources==
#{{note|1}} [[Strong Bad Sings]], [[flag day]], [[guitar]], [[sibbie]], [[Everybody Knows It]]
#{{note|2}} [[It's Like It Was Meant to Be]], [[Cool Things]], [[Weclome Back]]
#{{note|3}} [[It's Like It Was Meant to Be]]
#{{note|4}} [[rampage]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr-cheat|watch The Cheat's character video]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_cheat.html|watch The Cheat's character video on the old site]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_cheat.swf|view the Flash file for The Cheat's character video]]

{{Characters|Cheat}}
{{CheatCommandos}}

Strong Mad

Bobmath — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 21:15:19 GMT

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[[Image:neweststrongmad.png|thumb|right|"I'M STRONG MAD!"]]

==Biography==
A monolith of muscle and hostility, '''Strong Mad''' is, as his name implies, strong and usually mad. His brothers are [[Strong Bad]] and [[Strong Sad]], and he is the oldest of [[The Brothers Strong|the three]]. He and [[The Cheat]] are "the next bosom buddies" according to a [[TV Time Toons Menu|TV TIME]] cover, and though he often tries to help Strong Bad with his evil plans, he usually only messes up. He communicates mostly in simple sentences shouted in an uninflected roar. Occasionally, Strong Mad will make pointed observations or reasonable suggestions in his typical voice, such as [[Where U Goin' 2?|"THAT'S REDUNDANT!"]] or [[Ever And More!|"I CAN LET OUT THE WAIST A LITTLE BIT FOR YOU!"]] He seems to be a wrestler (or perhaps was one in the past), since he wears a blue spandex singlet with an "M" on it.

He's a big lug, but with a big heart: though one wouldn't know it to look at him, Strong Mad has a soft side. In [[Where's The Cheat?]], he cries over an autographed picture of The Cheat, given to him by the little yellow guy. He also is proud to be The Cheat's friend, and is not afraid to [[Strong Badia the Free|hug The Cheat]] [[TV Time Toons Menu|in public]]. He finds it necessary to say he is [[The Cheat and Strong Mad's Relationship|The Cheat's best friend]]. He is [[little animal|very defensive]] to his buddy; even when [[do over|it is an obvious impostor]] he will not risk The Cheat being hurt, and on [[Strong Badia the Free|one occasion]] refused to fight him even when they were on opposing sides of a war.

[[Image:SM_has_a_Posse.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Strong Mad IS a posse]]
He is also very childish and naïve, and even though he is the oldest he is loved by his brothers. Strong Bad claims to cherish brother [[Graw Mad]], his name of endearment for his brother. Strong Sad seems to be on good terms with him whenever Strong Bad is not involved, and he shows friendship to [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]] and even, to an extent, [[Coach Z]] and [[Pom Pom]].

Strong Mad apparently enjoys sports. He dressed as [[Kobe|Kobe #2]] in [[A Decemberween Pageant]], he has dressed as a professional sports player three times in Halloween episodes ([[Wikipedia:William Perry (football)|Refrigerator Perry]], [[Wikipedia:Ben Wallace|Ben Wallace]], [[Wikipedia:Nikolai Volkoff|Nikolai Volkoff]]), he wore a baseball cap with the [[Wikipedia:Detroit Tigers|Detroit Tigers']] logo on it as [[Wikipedia:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum, P.I.]], he is the sports reporter for [[Action Cool 5|Strong Badia Action Cool News 5]], he has a statue of a football player in [[Strong Mad's Room|his room]], and he wore a football helmet in [[Ever and More!]].
[[Image:StrongMad 3D variation.PNG|thumb|"IT'S THREE WEEKS OLD!!"]]
Strong Mad's creative drive has produced two works of [[dinosaur]]-themed art (an [[lunch special|MS Paint drawing of a "fairly hot brontosaurus"]] and the claymation short [[Doug the Dino]]). At Strong Bad's behest, he has also carved the word "[[dragon|DAGRON]]" in a table and produced a portrait of Strong Bad in glitter and [[macaroni]]. (Other macaroni-related art produced by Strong Mad includes a macaroni nailed to a paper towel tube, as seen in [[record book]].) Despite these achievements, Strong Bad has devoted [[the facts|an entire email]] to explaining why Strong Mad can't produce his own cartoon show. His musical talent is evident, however: he plays what looks like a black Hofner Violin bass guitar in [[Cool Things]], [[Weclome Back]], and [[Baddest of the Bands]] and the drums in [[high school]], and he's a natural [[death metal]] singer. Additionally, Strong Mad surprised Strong Bad in [[nightlife]] by cracking a joke, which Strong Bad admitted to be "pretty good". He also has shown skills in [[Strong Badia the Free|doing taxes]].

Strong Mad is, oddly, the only main character to have five-fingered hands and a visible nose. He seems more than willing to [[Eating Non-Food Items|eat otherwise inedible objects]] such as rocks, chain-whips, and printed emails. He does not, however, [[haircut|want to eat a guitar]]. Strong Bad implied he was surprised he hasn't eaten The Cheat by now. When Strong Mad inhales [[helium]], his voice stays the same, but when he sucks up [[isp|bandwidth]] through a [[garden hose]], his mouth gets tiny and his voice turns high-pitched. Strong Mad has [[Jibblies Painting|a horrible painting]] in his closet that gives everyone (especially Strong Bad) the [[jibblies]]. He apparently needs reading glasses.

Strong Mad seems to want a pet, as he (as Marzipan put it) "absconded with" [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] during the [[Fall Float Parade]] and tried to convince Strong Bad to let him keep it, saying that it followed him home.

*'''Domicile:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The King of Town's Castle]] ''(briefly)''
*'''Debut:''' First Seen: "[[Super NES]]"
*[[:Category:Strong Mad Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

==Physical Statistics==

[[Image:Sbemail141.PNG|thumb|right|300px|"He's like a big square, this guy."]]

[[Image:SMSmiling.png|thumb|right|"MANNONBALL!"]]
Apparently, Strong Mad's height and weight are not definite, and the specifics can change from cartoon to cartoon. As stated on the [[Wikipedia:André the Giant Has a Posse|OBEY]] style [[HR:smsticker.html|stickers]], Strong Mad is 8 feet, 3 inches tall, and weighs 900 pounds. According to Strong Bad in [[the facts]], he is 88 inches (7 feet 4 inches) tall and 88 inches wide. As described by The Cheat in [[i she be]], he is only 6 feet tall. In [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], it is stated that Strong Mad and Strong Bad have a combined weight of one million pounds. Apparently, Strong Mad is simply a big guy, and specific measurements are given only when needed for a joke or to convey a meaning.

As seen in several toons (including [[fingers]], [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]], [[death metal]], and [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]), Strong Mad's shoulders are squared-off, almost cubic, though his [[Store Toys#Collectible Figurines|figurine]] is rounder with a football-shaped top. When necessary, he is able to contract his frame into a spherical shape, as he did when performing a mannonball dive in [[keep cool]]. Strong Mad lacks a neck; there is no clear distinction between his head and his body.

{{Character Video Transcript}}

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Strong Bad and Strong Mad's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and The Cheat's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Strong Mad's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Marzipan's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Strong Sad's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Strong Man]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Ready For Primetime]] ([[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]])
*[[Teen Strong Mad]] ([[imaginary]])
*[[S. Mad]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*[[Yonder Website Character Variations#Character 7|Character 7]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

===[[Halloween Costumes]]===

*[[Wikipedia:Slim Goodbody|Slim Goodbody]] in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*[[Wikipedia:William Perry (football)|William "The Fridge" Perry]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*A [[Wikipedia:Ghost|Ghost]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum P.I.]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*[[Wikipedia:Ben Wallace|Ben Wallace]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Gossamer (Looney Tunes)|Gossamer]] (from [[Looney Tunes]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Wikipedia:The Maxx|The Maxx]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[[Wikipedia:Nikolai Volkoff|Nikolai Volkoff]] in [[Jibblies 2]]
*A [http://www.mariowiki.com/Thwomp Thwomp] (from [[Mario]]) in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*[[Wikipedia:Money for Nothing (song)|Sal]] from [[Wikipedia:Dire Straits|Dire Straits']] "[[Wikipedia:Money for Nothing (song)|Money for Nothing]]" in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*[[Wikipedia:Goro (Mortal Kombat)|Goro]] (from [[Mortal Kombat]]) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*[[Wikipedia:TiVo|TiVo]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*Monica and Rachel's Door (from [[Wikipedia:Friends (TV show)|Friends]]) in [[Later That Night...]]
*[[Wikipedia:Powdered Toast Man|Powdered Toast Man]] (from [[Wikipedia:The Ren and Stimpy Show|The Ren and Stimpy Show]]) in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
* Kano (from the comic [[Wikipedia:Bad Company_(comic)|Bad Company]]) in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*[[Wikipedia:Pink Floyd – The Wall|Pink Floyd The Wall]] in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]]
*[[Wikipedia:My Pet Monster|My Pet Monster]] in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"I DON'T WANT TO EAT A GUITAR!"|[[haircut]]|Mirror:sm_eatguitar.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Did you just say polychaete worms?"|[[caffeine]] outtake|Mirror:sm_polychaete.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Did you just say parakeet?"|[[caffeine]]|Mirror:sm_parakeet.mp3}}
*{{qotw|'''As Small Mouth Strong Mad:''' "I DON'T KNOW WHEN TO SAY WHEN!!"|[[isp]] outtake|Mirror:sm_when2saywhen.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I'M THE HUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"|[[other days]]|Mirror:sm imthehump.mp3}}
|}

==See Also==

*[[Strong Mad Evolution]]
*[[Strong Mad Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Strong Mad|Nicknames]]

==External Links==
*[[HR:vcr-sm|watch Strong Mad's character video]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_sm.html|watch Strong Mad's character video on the old site]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_sm.swf|view the Flash file for Strong Mad's character video]]
*[[OldHR:smsticker.html|See a sticker which says "Strong Mad Has a Posse"]]

{{Characters|Strong Mad}}

Strong Sad

Bobmath — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 21:12:59 GMT

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[[Image:SixthStrongSad.png|thumb|"Each day we die a little more."]]
[[Image:Babyss.PNG|thumb|Not sitting next to The Diapersmith.]]

== Biography ==
'''Strong Sad''' is the youngest of [[the Brothers Strong]]. He stands somewhere between [[Strong Bad]] and [[Strong Mad]] in height, and has large, elephant-like feet he calls "[[soolnds]]" (which, in the past, poachers have apparently offered thousands of dollars to obtain). His body is round and two shades of grey — a lighter grey from the waist up, a darker grey from the waist down. For some reason, however, [[Coach Z]] thinks he is yellow.{{ref|1}}

Strong Sad's body makes the sound of an inflated rubber ball when hit — and according to Strong Sad, it is hit often. In [[One Two, One Two]], Strong Sad hits his belly rhythmically, as one of the selectable tracks. His head is white and has an odd lump on the top, referred to as a "disturbing soft-serve flip" by Strong Bad in [[keep cool]] (a trait shared by [[Mr. Bland]]). In [[replacement]], Strong Bad claims that Strong Sad might not have any teeth, but Strong Sad was seen brushing his teeth in [[narrator]] and [[concert]], and his skull was shown to have teeth in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]. What's more, in [[Strong Bad Classics!]], Strong Sad implies that his wisdom teeth regenerate on an annual basis. He is usually very calm and soft-spoken, although he has become [[Hyperactive Strong Sad|hyperactive]] on occasion (at least once under the influence of [[Coffee|caffeine]]), and he has also temporarily (albeit ''involuntarily'') become a boisterous [[radio|radio DJ]] once or twice. The phrase "covered bridges" seems to be able to put him in some type of trance, as seen in "[[Fall Float Parade]]". He also has some sort of reaction to sunlight overexposure, causing him to become uncharacteristically happy,{{ref|2}} even if he did not enjoy it (at one point, he actually asks to be shot). Despite his pale skin, he has apparently never been sunburnt, though he became [[Somber Vacation|moonburnt]] on at least one occasion.

Once, Strong Sad's main defining characteristic was his chronic depression, which overshadowed his high levels of intelligence and creativity. He has even been quoted saying "Each day, we die a little more." several times. Lately, however, he appears to have recovered and rarely expresses sadness (which he acknowledges in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] and attempts to fix). His many interests include listening, books, listening to books, [[calligraphy]], safety, being alone, arts, crafts, and arts [[b/w]] crafts. He has outstanding penmanship, often writing [[poetry]], which he then recites at his own "poetry slams". Strong Sad is seen using both his right and left hands to write and play the guitar, implying that he is [[Left Handedness|ambidextrous]]. He has been seen practicing [[Wikipedia:T'ai Chi Ch'üan|T'ai Chi]]. Strong Sad also enjoys playing [[board games]], and he seems to enjoy going to science-fiction and fantasy conventions, as seen in [[different town]] and [[TrogdorCon '97]]. He has an [[Strong Sad's iPod|iPod]], and he occasionally updates his [[Strong Sad's Lament|blog]] from time to time. Strong Sad's highly philosophical view on life has creeped out other characters more than once, most notably Strong Bad and [[Marzipan]]. Strong Sad may have a crush on Marzipan; he has occasionally lied to Marzipan just so he could spend time with her, as in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]]. However, he might just be trying to make friends with anyone he can.

[[Image:StrongSad 3D variation.PNG|thumb|"Look at that voluptuous belly."]]
Strong Sad has a love-hate relationship with his brother Strong Bad. It appears that the two [[The Secrets That I Keep|got along quite well]] when they were younger, but nowadays, Strong Sad suffers almost constant [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship#Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad|abuse]] from Strong Bad. In particular, Strong Bad has quite a list of [[Nicknames#Strong Sad|names]] he has used to insult Strong Sad. Strong Sad has also been the subject of numerous practical jokes by Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and [[The Cheat]], ranging from presumably being drilled a new navel by [[Lil' Strong Bad]] to being used as a [[The Stunt Double|stunt double]] for the [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] movies, to even having [[what i want|wildebeest pheromones]] washed into his laundry. In turn, Strong Sad holds a very low opinion of his brother and considers him to be a clueless weirdo. However, evidence from "The Secrets That I Keep" suggests that even though Strong Sad insults Strong Bad, he also looks up to him and misses the days when they got along. He seems to retain some degree of brotherly love toward Strong Bad: when the Tandy 400 exploded in the email [[gimmicks]], Strong Sad sincerely asked Strong Bad if he were all right, and wrote a letter wishing him well while Strong Bad was [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|incarcerated]]. However, he also stated that his brother's absence caused him to feel far happier with himself than usual, and that he turned Strong Bad's computer room into his tai chi space. He was also eager to help Strong Bad with his 150th email in [[Sbemail 150?!?]], and even managed to provide the background music for Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email intro]] in [[alternate universe]].

Strong Sad's troubled relationship with Strong Bad seems to have affected his social interaction habits with the rest of the community of [[Free Country, USA]]. He is generally reclusive and has only a few friends — his [[Strong Sad and Homsar's Relationship |best friend]] appears to be [[Homsar]], and he plays [[Jenga]] with The Cheat on Tuesdays. Early in the site's history, [[Homestar Runner]] even counted Strong Sad as a friend, and still shows some signs of friendship towards him. He is often overlooked and ignored when he [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|has an idea]], and he is sometimes even [[Death#Strong Sad|believed to be dead]]. Despite all of this, he serves as a loyal officer in the [[Homestarmy]], temps at an unnamed computer company with Strong Bad and Homestar, and even has a [[Strong Sad Lookalike Contest]] held in his honor/insult each year. Due to Strong Bad's persuasion, Strong Sad never celebrates Decemberween; he spends the whole day locked inside the bath tub. Strong Sad also had an [[imaginary]] friend when he was young, named Scotty Titi.

Strong Sad seems to be the most rational of the characters, and often seems to react perplexedly to the others' cartoonish antics. He can often be found patiently correcting another's apparent mistakes, such as in [[TrogdorCon '97]] and [[technology]], or being [[Happy T!|entirely uncomprehending]] of the nonsensical events around him. He was even featured as the sole "[[Bear Holding a Shark]] Skeptic" in [[myths & legends]].

A stickler for correct, and often antiquated, pronunciation and grammar, Strong Sad frequently takes to nitpicking other characters for even minor pronunciation mistakes (such as machete), and himself takes great care to pronounce many such words correctly, even if the result is odd-sounding or dated (such as macabre). He also claimed to have both [[A Jorb Well Done|practiced on]] and [[from work|worked at the dictionary]]. While generally he seems to view this as helping others, none of the characters he's corrected have ever been anything other than annoyed with his nitpicking — for instance, when [[Fan 'Stumes 2020|Strong Bad told him]] to stop it with his "try-to-pronounce-[[Foreign Words|foreign-words]]-authentically-but-not-do-a-very-good-job-of-it" — something Strong Sad seems to fail to recognize. His reaction to the mispronunciation of 'pseudonym', as referenced below, may tie this feature into the bossier and more aggressive side of his personality.

As just noted, there seems be more to his story than depression and whining, as Strong Sad has done things that are not in line with his usually calm temperament from time to time. He [[rough copy|threw snowballs]] (saved in the freezer since he was eight) at Strong Bad, has been [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship#Strong Sad's Revenge|physically violent]], [[secret identity#Easter_Eggs|flipped out]] on Homestar when he could not pronounce "pseudonym" correctly, and had a long bout of maniacal laughter when it was revealed that he was behind the whole [[DNA Evidence]] event. Also, when he was coerced into being the security guard in Baddest of the Bands, he tasered Strong Bad whenever he annoyed him. He also states in his blog that his resolution for the new year is to not feel so bad about wanting to hit Homestar so much, which is another example of his violent self.

*'''Domicile:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The King of Town's Castle]] ''(briefly)''
*'''Debut:''' [[Super NES]]
*[[:Category:Strong Sad Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

===Sources===
#{{note|1}} [[Fall Float Parade]]
#{{note|2}} [[Happy Hallow-day]]

==Tunes==
Strong Sad listens to the following musicians/music groups, according to his [[Strong Sad's Lament|blog]]:

<table width="60%">
<autocolumn cols="2" width="10%">
*[[Wikipedia:Angelo Badalamenti|Angelo Badalamenti]]
*[[Wikipedia:David Bowie|David Bowie]]
*[[Wikipedia:Will Oldham|Bonnie "Prince" Billy]]
*[[Wikipedia:Brian Eno|Brian Eno]]
*[[Wikipedia:Godspeed You! Black Emperor|Godspeed You! Black Emperor]]
*[[Wikipedia:Jerry Goldsmith|Jerry Goldsmith]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mr. Mom|Mr. Mom]] - ''Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''
*[[Wikipedia:Peter Murphy (musician)|Peter Murphy]]
*[[Wikipedia:Pet Shop Boys|Pet Shop Boys]]
*[[Wikipedia:The Promise Ring|The Promise Ring]]
*[[Wikipedia:The Smiths|The Smiths]] (probably [[Wikipedia:Morrissey|Morrissey]] as well)
*[[Wikipedia:Matthew Sweet|Matthew Sweet]]
*[[They Might Be Giants]]
*[[Wikipedia:Thursday (band)|Thursday]]
*[[Wikipedia:Suzanne Vega|Suzanne Vega]]
*[[Wikipedia:Tom Waits|Tom Waits]]
*[[Wikipedia:Butch Willis|Butch Willis]]
*[[Wikipedia:Neil Young|Neil Young]]
*[[Wikipedia:Frank Zappa|Frank Zappa]]
</autocolumn>
</table>

Judging from the "[[Wikipedia:Boys Don't Cry (The Cure album)|Boys Don't Cry]]" silhouette poster of [[Wikipedia:Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] on his wall, Strong Sad also apparently listens to [[Wikipedia:The Cure|The Cure]]. Also, some of his Halloween costumes suggests that he enjoys [[Wikipedia:Talking Heads|Talking Heads]], [[Wikipedia:Misfits (band)|The Misfits]] and [[Wikipedia:Devo|Devo]]. He is also known to listen to [[sloshy]], as seen in [[concert]], [[Sloshybowl]], [[Record Store Day]], and [[Fan Costumes 2015]]. In [[Record Store Day]], he not only camped out outside [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] for the band's latest single, but it is implied that he stole one of their records from a band member's girlfriend's garbage.

==Lurking==

Strong Sad has often been identified as a lurker, or has been associated with lurking.
[[Image:Sbemail157.PNG|thumb|Deathly Pallor with "Lonely Lurker Attack"]]
*Email [[garage sale]] — [[Strong Bad]] describes "The Lurker", using Strong Sad as an example, as being "the shady night-manager at Stuckey's type, who shades around all day but never buys anything." Strong Bad also tells Strong Sad, "At least <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Senor Cardgage]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> bought something, ''lurker''!"
*[[Senorial Day]] — In an [[Easter egg]], Strong Sad says, "there's nothing like going out for a lonely lurk on a lovely spring night."
*Email [[trading cards]] — One of [[Homestar Runner]]'s cards is [[The Deathly Pallor]], which can perform the "Lonely Lurker Attack."
* [[Most in the Graveyard]] — When Marzipan is taking pictures of Strong Sad, she says, "A little less lurk and a little more skulk".

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{{Character Video Transcript}}

== Fun Facts ==
[[Image:480px-Manicouagan-EO.JPG‎|thumb|"The lake head?"]]
*[[Matt Chapman]] has said that Strong Sad is the most difficult main character to voice due to how delicate he sounds. If Matt strains his voice too much before recording, he actually can't do Strong Sad at all (which led to [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] substituting for Strong Sad's one word in [[cheat talk]]).

*Strong Sad used to have an AOL Instant Messenger screenname of "depressio222". A fan registered the name, and after many questions as to why [[the Brothers Chaps]] had not reserved it beforehand, Strong Sad's IM changed to "depressio111117".
*Strong Sad was originally going to sound like [[Wikipedia:Michael Stipe|Michael Stipe]], but it was quickly rejected.
*In [[concert]], Strong Bad says the band [[sloshy]] appeals to "people that went to college." This may indicate that Strong Sad had a tertiary education. This seems to have been confirmed in [[independent]], in which Strong Sad claims to have "minored in holding on wide shots for too long" in film school.
*As seen in an Easter egg in [[pop-up]], Strong Sad's face has a striking resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Manicouagan Reservoir|Manicouagan Reservoir]], a lake formed by a meteor impact in Quebec.
**On [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019#1140454623364489218|June 16, 2019]], Strong Bad posted a picture of the crater in response to a [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019#1140453101943607297|landmark resembling The Cheat]], complaining that Strong Sad "copied [him] by having a giant meteor hit Quebec like 200 million years ago".

*Strong Sad only has three ribs according to [[Fan Costumes '07]].
*If exposed to sunlight too much, he forcibly [[Strong Sad Smiling|smiles]].
*Strong Sad has a [[Strong Sad's Diet|complicated relationship with food]]. He is known to overeat and receives many insults regarding his weight. He has preferences for strange and ethnic foods and has many dietary restrictions.

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Homestar Runner and Strong Sad's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and The Cheat's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Strong Sad's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Pom Pom's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Strong Sad's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Bubs's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and The King of Town's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Homsar's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Sickly Sam]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Hot Tub]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[The First Decemberween]] ([[A Decemberween Pageant|Decemberween]])
*[[Lil' Strong Sad]]
*[[Saddy Dumpington]]
*[[The Deathly Pallor]]
*[[Anonymous Contributor]]
*[[Tendafoot]] ([[Lil' Brudder]])
*[[Puppet Character Variations#Puppet Strong Sad|Puppet Strong Sad]]
*[[Trading Cards|Prancibald]] ([[trading card]])
*[[Other Character Variations#2046|2046 Strong Sad]] ([[your funeral]])
*Twelve-Times-A-Day Man ([[fan club]])
*S. Sad ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*Strong Glad ([[Homestar Runner Goes For the Gold]])
*The Makeromancer ([[@StrongBadActual]] — February 13, 2017)
*[[Yonder Website Character Variations#Character 8|Character 8]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*[[Wikipedia:Mikhail Gorbachev|Gorbachev]] in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*[[Wikipedia:Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*Vyvyan (from ''[[Wikipedia:The Young_Ones (TV_series)|The Young Ones]]'') in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[Wikipedia:David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]] (of [[Wikipedia:Talking Heads|Talking Heads]]) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*[[David Bowie]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Devo|Devo Member]] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Tony Clifton|Tony Clifton]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*The Fat Kid from ''{{wp|The Far Side}}'' in [[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Wikipedia:Sam Kinison|Sam Kinison]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*[[Wikipedia:Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein|Doyle]] from [[Wikipedia:Misfits (band)|The Misfits]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
* Pale Man (from ''{{wp|Pan's Labyrinth}}'') in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
* Cameron Frye (from ''{{wp|Ferris Buller's Day Off}}'') in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*[[Wikipedia:Utz Brands|The UTZ girl]] in [[Later That Night...]]
*[[Wikipedia:Hercule Poirot|Hercule Poirot]] in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
* Tummi Gummi (from ''{{wp|Adventures of the Gummi Bears}}'') in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*The Loughton Candidate (from ''[[Wikipedia:The Cremaster Cycle|Cremaster 4]]'') in [[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]]
*Baxter (from ''{{wp|The Great Space Coaster}}'') in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==Quotes of the Week==
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*{{qotw|"It's here! It's here! It's fina-lully here! There's no more time for expectasche, it's here! IT'S HERE!"|[[Compy Catalog]] extended take|Mirror:ss_itshere.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Haha. You're right! He does sound ever so slightly like a soccer mom. I never realized that before!"|[[imaginary]] outtake|Mirror:ss_soccermom.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"The beige malaise can last for days."|[[Kick-A-Ball]] extended take|Mirror:ss_malaise.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Aw, this is bad even for my diet. I mean, bulgarless bulgar? How much xanthan gum can a fella take?!"|QotW exclusive|Mirror:ss_xanthan.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Boy did I pick the wrong hemisphere for this year's Float N' Bloat."|[[Best Caper Ever]] outtake|Mirror:ss_floatbloat.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking when I said..."|[[Somber Vacation]] Easter egg|Mirror:ss_sweetness.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Yeah, I don't think Sloshy could arpeggiate a diminished 7th if their philosophy degrees depended on it."|[[concert]] outtake|Mirror:ss_philosophy.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I can't remember cereal, I can't remember TV. Is it football season yet? I don't even watch football. I hate football but I'll play football. Run you over in football..."|[[caffeine]] outtake|Mirror:ss_caffeine.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Strong Bad, did you put Montelbon pheromones..?"|[[what i want]] blooper|Mirror:ss_montelbon.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Tonight is my night to play Caaardinal Sins."|[[Where's The Cheat?]]|mirror:ss_cardinalsins.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Your computer room is now my tai chi space. And it doubles as my chai tea space, too!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] outtake|Mirror:ss_chaitea.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Uh, Strong Bad, were you just first basin' it with that piece of loose leaf?!"|[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]|Mirror:ss_looseleaf.mp3}}
*{{qotw|'''As [[The Deathly Pallor]]''': "We got another 50 minutes straight of music free commercials comin atcha! Don't you touch that- zabbitablough!"|[[radio]] outtake|Mirror:ss_wa3d.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Marzipan, Marzipan!!!"|[[caffeine]]|Mirror:ss marzipan.wav}}
*{{qotw|"I don't like food anymore"|[[2 years]]|Mirror:ss foodanymore.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh, some animal died."|A parody of Homestar's line in [[impression]]|Mirror:ss_animal.wav}}
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==See Also==

*[[Strong Sad Evolution]]
*[[Strong Sad Smiling]]
*[[Hyperactive Strong Sad]]
*[[Strong Sad Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Strong Sad|Nicknames]]
*[[Strong Sad's Lament]]
*[[Strong Sad's Room]]
*[[Strong Sad's Diet]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr-ss|watch Strong Sad's character video]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_ss.html|watch Strong Sad's character video on the old site]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_ss.swf|view the Flash file for Strong Sad's character video]]
*[mailto:depressio@homestarrunner.com Email Strong Sad] ([[depressio#Easter Eggs|note]])
*[[OldHR:sadjournal/index.html|See Strong Sad's Blog]]
*[[HR:sadjournal/wonderyears.html|Fond Reminiscences]]

{{Characters|Strong Sad}}

[[Category:Homestarmy]]

Pom Pom

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[[Image:pompom.PNG|thumb|right|220px|The big cheese.]]
[[Image:3D_pompom.PNG|thumb|200px|3D Pom Pom!]]

== Biography ==
'''Pom Pom''' (also spelled '''Pom-Pom''') is a [[Poms|Pom]] from the [[Isle of Pom]]. Pom Pom, like all Poms, appears to be inflated. His body consists of a yellow sphere with an orange stripe. His oval head and somewhat-triangular arms and feet are the same color orange. Pom Pom's eyes are black ovals and he has [[Lack of Visible Body Parts|no visible mouth]]. He talks by making [[Lack of Intelligible Speech|bubbly noises]] and can absorb objects into his body for storage, suggesting that he is made of some sort of gelatinous substance. He is also quite skilled in [[Wikipedia:Martial Art|martial arts]] (see [[Pom Pom#Fighting Skills|below]]).

[[Image:pompom.png|thumb|left|Pom Pom is confused...]]
Pom Pom is [[Homestar Runner]]'s [[Homestar Runner and Pom Pom's Relationship|best friend]], but he sometimes [[Strong Bad and Pom Pom's Relationship|hangs out]] with [[Strong Bad]] as well. He has such an open mind that he sometimes spends time with unpopular characters such as [[The King of Town]] and [[The Poopsmith]]. Pom Pom is often seen talking on [[Cell Phones|his cell phone]] to his many [[Pom Pom's girls|girlfriends]], and he keeps track of their contact information in his [[Pom Pilot]]. His parents' names are [[General and Fraulein Pom Pom]], as seen in an Easter egg in the email [[pom pom]]. Pom Pom was going to have a dog named [[Trivia Time]], but this concept seems to have been abandoned. Pom Pom is also "the big cheese" at [[The Office]] as shown in [[from work]].

Over the years, Pom Pom seems to have become a bit more pompous, from his irritation at Homestar at being [[Pom Pom's Character Video|interrupted during a cell phone call]], to his ditching the rest of the crew on prom night to [[senior prom|attend a much cooler private school prom]], his working against Homestar in [[Strong Badia the Free]] (on the side of [[the Municipality]]), his brushing off of Strong Bad to attend the [[technology|Sundance screening of his self-written, self-directed, self-produced and self-distributed movie]], and his [[from work|lording over Homestar with his status as "the big cheese" at]] [[The Office]].

Pom Pom seems to enjoy making movies and working with cameras in general. He has directed at least two movies, including one made completely on his cell phone. His other movie, [[city (comma) state]], performed quite well in theatres, being shown on 10,000 screens. However, he still has time for the little people; he has helped Homestar broadcast his news of [[No Hands on Deck|building a deck]] and has created a [[pom pom|documentary]] on [[Bubs]].

Pom Pom appeared to have been killed by Homestar at the end of the 2014 Halloween toon [[I Killed Pom Pom]], although he is seen returning from the dead, apparently having been sewn back together, as a final gag. In the next Halloween toon, [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]], Pom Pom returns without explanation, which Homestar notices and thinks is "pretty great".

*'''Debut:''' [[Original Book|"The Homestar Runner Enters The Strongest Man in the World Contest"]]

*[[:Category:Pom Pom Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
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== Fighting Skills ==
[[Image:MartialArtsPom-Pom.PNG|thumb|right|160px|Kung-Fu skills.]]
Pom Pom is skilled in the martial arts and appears to enjoy fighting.

The first instance of Pom Pom fighting is inside a dojo from the [[Theme Song Video]] where he shows off his moves; this is broadened on later in the email [[pom pom]] where he gets a [[Nintendo|1-Up]] by severely pummeling Strong Bad. In the [[pom pom#Commentary Transcript|commentary]] for the same email, [[The Brothers Chaps]] discussed wanting to make a side scrolling Pom Pom fighting game. His skills are seen again in [[personal favorites]] where he got into a "knife fight" with [[Coach Z]]. In [[Summer Short Shorts]], Pom Pom shows off his skills with a [[Wikipedia:Bō|Bō]] and disappears with a smoke bomb. In [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]], he is seen as a take-out technician who kicks an old take-out box of Chinese food to unstick it from Dangeresque's safe.

In [[Strong Badia the Free]], Pom Pom is described as "the shogun" and has samurai decorations in [[Club Technochocolate]], including an authentic katana that Strong Bad can steal. In [[Baddest of the Bands]], the katana is back in place, and looking at it causes Strong Bad to [[Blatant Lies|claim he donated it, and that Pom Pom definitely didn't take it back by force and wedgies]].

== Fun Facts ==
=== Driver's license ===
<blockquote>POM POM 
125 Lexington Ave 
Isle Of Pom 
 
SEX HEIGHT WEIGHT 
POM 6'2" 4 lbs 
 
ORGAN 
DONOR</blockquote>

===Phone Numbers===
''Home'': (123) 456-7890 
''Cell'': (123) 555-8307 
''Pager'': (718) 555-1059 

=== Trivia ===
*The area code for Pom Pom's pager number, 718, is the area code for the boroughs of New York City other than Manhattan. 123 is not a real area code, as none (in the [[wikipedia:North American Numbering Plan|North American Numbering Plan]], at least) begin with the numeral 1.
* Pom Pom's "voice" is the same re-used sound sample of [[Mike Chapman]] blowing bubbles into a glass of milk.[[Giant Magazine Interview|[2]]] His is the only voice that is never recorded fresh for every toon (and never has been since his first appearance).
* Pom Pom is the only main character never to have said anything understandable as an English word.
*Pom Pom is the only main character whose [[parents]] ([[General and Fraulein Pom Pom]]) have been seen on the site, in a picture in [[Pom Pom, Too]]. They are differently-colored Poms in the picture, but Strong Bad hypothetically envisions them as a [[Pom Pom's Hypothetical Family|File Cabinet]] in [[Family Resemblence]].
*Pom Pom's ringtone is a clip of DJ Teh Cheat's remix of [[The Geddup Noise]], as heard in [[technology]].
*Pom Pom owns a [[Guns|firearm]]. He has been shown with a gun in [[In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[Most in the Graveyard]] and [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]].
*Email [[independent]] suggests that Pom Pom may also go by the name "J. William Pom Thomas C. Pom", at least when directing.

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Homestar Runner and Pom Pom's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Pom Pom's Relationship]]
*[[Pom Pom and The King of Town's Relationship]]
*[[The Poopsmith and Pom Pom's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Fat Dudley]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Pan Pan]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Other Character Variations#2046|2046 Pom Pom]] ([[your funeral]])
*[[Professor Experimento]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Pom (character)|Pom]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===

*[[Wikipedia:Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man|Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man]] (from ''[[Wikipedia:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]'') in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*[[Wikipedia:Michael_Moore|Michael Moore]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*[[Wikipedia:Kool-Aid_Man|Kool-Aid Man]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Kamala (wrestler)|Kamala the Ugandan Giant]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*The Big Boy (from {{wp|Bob's Big Boy}}) in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*Walter Sobchak from ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'' in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mario Batali|Mario Batali]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*A Cacodemon from ''[[Doom]]'' in [[Jibblies 2]]
*SCUD (from [[Wikipedia:Scud: The Disposable Assassin|Scud: The Disposable Assassin]]) in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*Pooka (from [[Wikipedia:Dig Dug|Dig Dug]]) in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*[[Wikipedia:King-Size Homer|King-Size Homer]] (from said [[The Simpsons]] episode) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*Wilson (from [[Wikipedia:Cast Away|Cast Away]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*[http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Orange_Bird The Orange Bird] (incorrectly referred to as Sunshine Bird) in [[Later That Night...]]
*[[Wikipedia:Violet Beauregarde|Violet Beauregarde]] (from [[Wikipedia:Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory|Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory]]) in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*[[Wikipedia:Missy Elliott|Missy Elliott]] (just as her inflatable suit, with Coach Z as the head) in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*[https://www.mariowiki.com/Burt_the_Bashful Burt the Bashful] (from [[Wikipedia:Yoshi's Island|Yoshi's Island]]) in [[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]]
*[[Wikipedia:List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Capital City Goofball|The Capital City Goofball]] (from [[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]) in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==See Also==
*[[Pom Pom Evolution]]
*[[Pom Pom Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Pom Pom|Nicknames]]
*[[Pom Pom's Hypothetical Family]]

== External links ==
*[[HR:vcr-pp|watch Pom Pom's character video]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_pp.html|watch Pom Pom's character video on the old site]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_pp.swf|view the Flash file for Pom Pom's character video]]

{{Characters|Pom Pom}}

Marzipan

Bobmath — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 21:07:43 GMT

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[[Image:NewestMarzipan.png|thumb|"I'm the only girl."]]

{{aboutcharacter}} {{foremail|marzipan}}

== Biography ==
'''Marzipan''' is [[The Only Girl|the only female character]] among the [[Characters#Main Characters|primary residents]] of the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. She is tall and thin, with her elongated head a pinkish color. Her eyes consist of two black circles of [[Mismatched Eyes|two different sizes]]. Her mouth was originally a 'U' shape, which still appears on occasion, but more often than not is usually seen now as a slight curve. She wears her hair in a bright yellow ponytail, and is almost always seen wearing a purple dress embellished with white trim and gold buttons, along with a matching hair band. Like [[Homestar Runner]], she does not have [[Lack of Visible Arms|visible arms]]. Nevertheless, she is still able to pick up and handle objects without any hint of difficulty; for example, she can play the guitar fairly well. She is voiced by [[Missy Palmer]] and is one of the few characters not voiced by [[Matt Chapman]].

[[Image:Marzipan 3D variation.PNG|thumb|Is that 3D eco-friendly?]]
Marzipan is Homestar's [[Homestar Runner and Marzipan's Relationship|girlfriend]] (humorously, Missy Palmer acting as Marzipan disclosed in the DVD commentary for [[date]] that Homestar is only her boyfriend while acting, and has "several other boyfriends" off stage). Early on in the site's history, this seemed to be the primary reason for her existence. Her character has developed greatly over time, however, and their dating no longer appears to be their main connection. Marzipan has actually broken up with Homestar on several occasions, and gone out with [[The Cheat]] and [[Bubs]] in [[Date Nite]], some of which were due to the fact that she wished to demonstrate her independence. Other such times involve Homestar's unintentional mean streak; he has even been known to show feelings of contempt and resentment toward his girlfriend, as seen in the email [[narrator]] (where he calls her "some type of enormous alien cow") and [[Happy Fireworks]] (where he uses a [[Cardboard Marzipan|cardboard cutout]] to imitate her and then tells "her" to shut up). Luckily for Homestar, she continues to love him dearly, and the two always seem to end up together again.

Marzipan's status as the only girl in [[Free Country, USA]] has made her the target of quite a few prank messages on her [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|answering machine]] (most of them left by Strong Bad), as well as the unsolicited romantic attentions of several other characters (most notably [[Coach Z]] and [[Bubs]]). Despite all this, she is very kind and is friends with almost everyone (though she is not fond of [[The King of Town]], and she really doesn't like Strong Bad at all{{ref|1}}), such as when she helped [[Strong Sad]] make baklava while [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|Strong Bad was in jail]]; however, she does sometimes think only of herself, most notably when she ignored [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2|seven years' worth of calls]] just to play a prank on Strong Bad. With Marzipan being the only girl as well as Homestar's [[Homestar Runner and Marzipan's Relationship|on-again, off-again girlfriend]], Strong Bad tends to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6.0|assert his autonomous romantic life]] to her [[senior prom|(as well as to other characters)]] to assuage his ego. It's possible that Strong Bad has an unrequited crush on Marzipan expressed through his immature antics, although he has indicated [[date nite|his disgust for her]] in the past.

[[Image:Marzysign.png|thumb|left|"I'm off to the Chinchilla protest."]]
[[Strong Bad]] once described Marzipan as a "dirty hippie without the dirt"{{ref|2}}. She is vegan — she especially enjoys [[tofu]] and other soy products (though in the email [[coloring]] she teaches that "soy is also murder") — and she spends much of her time singing and playing her guitar. Most of her songs are about happiness and nature. She often makes [[Marzipan's Protest Signs|protest signs]] to express her views on issues of varying and personal interest.

[[Image:Marzycouchslouch.png|thumb|Marzipan relaxes]]
Marzipan has been mistaken for a baseball bat, a bell, and especially a [[Marzipan Being Compared to a Broom|broom]]. A rip in her "Joey Ramone" costume in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] seems to suggest that her body may actually be shaped like a bell, a fact which is supported by her costume in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] and her tracks in the snow in [[A Decemberween Mackerel]]. By contrast, many emails, such as [[secret recipes]], [[date]], [[secret identity]] and [[keep cool]], show her sitting in a manner that seems to contradict that possibility. In the email [[big white face]], Strong Bad mentions that her head is like a baseball bat. In the email [[long pants]], she claims that she is not a broom, much to Homestar's surprise. In [[high school]], she is shown to have long, skinny legs like [[Wikipedia: Daphne Blake|Daphne]] from [[Wikipedia: Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]], but due to the fact that Strong Bad has an "unphotographic memory" (or "doodle memory"), this may or may not be true. Though she is often mistaken for such distinctly shaped objects, Strong Bad refers to Marzipan as "[[Wikipedia:Human|human]]" in [[retirement]].

Marzipan has a tendency to anthropomorphize inanimate objects — for example, she talks to her guitar, [[Carol]], asks [[Strong Sad]] to help resurrect her ficus plant, [[Credenza]], from the dead in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], and once names an ordinary sandwich "[[Homestar Jr.]]", proceeding to treat it as though it were a small child. In addition, she has occasionally been fooled by poor imitations of Homestar, such as [[Tofu Homestar]] from [[The Luau]] and [[The Cheat]]'s costume from the email [[do over#Easter Eggs|do over]]. Also, in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], she created a potion that could transform Homestar into several different entities, including a strange clone of herself. Upon such instances, Marzipan tends to show more affection to (and quite possibly ''receives'' more positive attention ''from'') these pseudo-Homestars than she does her real boyfriend. It is unclear if this reflects a desire to change or replace her current beloved, although she believes her relationship with Homestar has always been open{{ref|3}}.

Marzipan sometimes works with other characters on various projects. For example, The Cheat made a Flash video for her song "[[Oh Yeah Yeah]]". She has also teamed up with both The Cheat and [[Strong Mad]] to form a band called [[Cool Tapes]], in which she sings lead and plays Carol. She has appeared in the ''[[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]]'' series of short films as [[Cutesy Buttons]] and [[Sultry Buttons]], and once attempted to teach Strong Bad how to make an [[lady fan|attractive centerpiece]] out of junk mail and kitty litter. She has also hosted a [[Fall Float Parade]] with Coach Z and taught a cult-like "[[School|kindergarten]]" class with Homestar, Strong Mad, and [[Homsar]]. In [[DNA Evidence]], it is said that she is allergic to pecans. She also takes a Toga-Yoga class, which is led by Bubs.

*'''Domicile:''' [[Marzipan's House]]
*'''First Appearance:''' [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]
*'''Official Debut:''' [[She Loves Me!]]
*[[:Category:Marzipan Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

===Sources===
# {{note|1}} Email [[marzipan]]
# {{note|2}} [[Yearbook Character Page#Marzipan|Marzipan's Yearbook Character Page]]
# {{note|3}} [[Date Nite]]

{{Character Video Transcript}}

== Fun Facts ==
[[Image:grinning marzipan.png|thumb|Yes, she does have [[teeth]].]]
*The [[Old Characters Page]], now in the [[museum]], said The King of Town was Marzipan's father. However, it is the only such reference on the site, and [[The Brothers Chaps]] have since reported in interviews (such as [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|the Club Aquatica interview]]) that this was an idea they had early in the site's development but have since abandoned.
**In the [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview]], this [[Inconsistencies Within the Homestar Runner Universe|inconsistency]] was explained as a [[wikipedia:Retcon|retcon]]. When asked about the "rumors" of Marzipan being the King of Town's daughter, Marzipan herself replied that, "Those allegations are completely false. The King was trying to make himself look better by association. That poor man. That poor fat, filthy man."
***Even the King of Town seems surprised to learn about this alleged connection in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], casting Marzipan's explanation into doubt.
*[[Wikipedia:Marzipan|Marzipan]] is also a confectionery consisting primarily of ground almonds and sugar that derives its characteristic flavor from bitter almonds.
*In an interview with Wired magazine, Missy Palmer said that Marzipan started out as a hippie, but over time her personality has changed to match Missy's own.
*The character page title is a reference to Marzipan's song "Oh yeah yeah" from the email [[marzipan]].
*According to Strong Bad, Marzipan is allergic to pecans.
*Marzipan has a cousin named [[Debra]] whom Strong Bad said he considered hot in [[Happy Dethemberween]].
**Marzipan also has a sister, according to Homestar in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]].
*As revealed in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]], she has apparently had [[Questionable Services|questionable surgery]] to have her nose removed.
*In [[A Death-Defying Decemberween]], Homestar refers to Marzipan's mother as "Mrs. Marzipan", and implies that she is frequently divorced. Marzipan says her latest stepfather is named Seth and works in a "philosophy department", presumably at a university.
*Marzipan's only known visible body part is her head, and [[Kick-A-Ball]] reveals that none of her limbs are visible.
*Strong Bad says that Marzipan has a "considerable resistance to death" in [[origins]] after being super-glued to Homsar and left for dead.

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Homestar Runner and Marzipan's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Marzipan's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and The Cheat's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Strong Sad's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Marzipan's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Bubs's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and The King of Town's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Homsar's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Old-Timey Marzipan]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Marzi-Mei]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Cardboard Marzipan]]
*Marzipan Alien Cow ([[narrator]])
*[[Teenage Marzipan]] ([[high school]])
*[[Trading Cards|Marzi-PANCAKE]] ([[trading cards]])
*[[M.Z. Pan]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*[[Yonder Website Character Variations#Character 5|Character 5]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*Jeannie (from [[Wikipedia:I Dream of Jeannie|I Dream of Jeannie]]) in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*[[Wikipedia:Joey Ramone|Joey Ramone]] (of [[Wikipedia:The Ramones|The Ramones]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*[[Wikipedia:Lisa Lopes|Left Eye Lopes]] (of [[Wikipedia:TLC_(group)|TLC]]) in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Margaret Lanterman|The Log Lady]] (from [[Twin Peaks]]) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*[[Wikipedia:Willie Nelson|Willie Nelson]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Beaker (Muppet)|Beaker]] (from [[The Muppets]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Frida Kahlo|Frida Kahlo]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[[Wikipedia:Prince (musician)|Prince]] in [[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Wikipedia:Stevie Ray Vaughan|Stevie Ray Vaughan]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*Lola (from [[Wikipedia:Run Lola Run|Run Lola Run]]) in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*Cindy Lou Who (from [[wikipedia:How the Grinch Stole Christmas!|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]) in [[Which Ween Costumes?]]
*Anton Chigurh (from [[wikipedia:No Country for Old Men|No Country for Old Men]]) in [[Halloween Safety]] (and the [[Sketchbook 2014#SK-2014-10-30|Sketchbook]])
*[[Tom Servo]] (from [[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*[[Wikipedia:Captain EO|Captain EO]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*Margot Tenebaum (from [[Wikipedia:The Royal Tenebaums|The Royal Tenebaums]]) in [[Later That Night...]]
*Joanna from Chotchkie's (from [[Wikipedia:Office Space|Office Space]]) in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*[[Wikipedia:J. Mascis|J. Mascis]] (of [[Wikipedia:Dinosaur Jr|Dinosaur Jr]]) in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*Maetel (from [[Wikipedia:Galaxy Express 999|Galaxy Express 999]]) in [[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]]
*[[Wikipedia:Captain Planet and the Planeteers|Captain Planet]] in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"Call it, friendo!"|QotW Exclusive|Mirror:marzi_friendo.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"That's so crazy!!! I'VE always wanted to see Ira Glass and Ira Flatow wrestle too!!"|[[Date Nite]]|mirror:marzi_iras.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I'm pretty sure that's just Strong Mad absconding with Bob's conces-- Bob's...that's just Strong Mad absconding with Bubs' constesh-- constession stand."|[[Fall Float Parade]] blooper|Mirror:marzy_bobs.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Jibblie jibblie jibblie jibblie. Does that sound frantic?"|[[Jibblies 2]] outtake|Mirror:marzi_frantic.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"There was this little worm and I brought him inside because he seemed like he would fit into a little jar. And I gave him the name of Fat Albert."|Extended clip from [[Homestarloween Party]]|Mirror:marzy_worm.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Word Booty!"|[[looking old]]|Mirror:marzy_booty.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Want some bread and butter pickles. Ooo-ahh! Give me that bread and butter pickle, bread and butter pickle. You are."|Fuller version of song from [[Happy Hallow-day]]|Mirror:marzy_dub.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh yes, folks, there's no better way to be brutally honest with someone than to construct a hate float and put it in a televised parade."|[[Fall Float Parade]] outtake|Mirror:marzy_hatefloat.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"We are the [[Cool Tapes]]. We make some phat papes. Doley-O, doley-o, doley-o.(x3) ''{[[Strong Mad]]: DOLEY-O! [[The Cheat]]: (The Cheat noises)}'' Stop creepin' at me."|QotW exclusive|Mirror:doley-o.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Hey! Watch those hands David Coppafeel!"|[[senior prom]] outtake|Mirror:marzy_copafeel.mp3}}
*{{qotw|The [[Cool Tapes]] song|[[Cool Things]]|Mirror:marzy_cooltapes.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I'm the only girl"|[[Who Said What Now?]]}}
|}

==See Also==
*[[Marzipan Evolution]]
*[[Marzipan Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Marzipan|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr-marzy|watch Marzipan's character video]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_marzy.html|watch Marzipan's character video on the old site]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_marzy.swf|view the Flash file for Marzipan's character video]]

{{Characters|Marzipan}}

Coach Z

Bobmath — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 21:05:49 GMT

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{{acharnav|cz}}
[[Image:New_Coach_Z_Styles.PNG|thumb|right|200px|He has more than two problems.]]
{{about|main character}} {{for|[[Teen Girl Squad]] character|Olympic Man and Coach}}

==Biography==
'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Wikipedia:Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. He has a strong accent, based on an [[Wikipedia:Upper Midwest|Upper Midwestern]] [[Wikipedia:North Central American English|accent]] (though it is also sometimes simply nonsensical) which is sometimes difficult for other characters to understand. While occasionally tiresome, he is always ready to offer encouragement and is rarely critical of anyone. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which has lost its meaning through time.

Coach Z wears a blue and purple baseball cap and a large gold Z emblem around his waist. Nobody knows for sure whether his bright green color is his skin or a body suit. However, [[Middle School Variation#Baby Coach Z|baby Coach Z]] seems to be wearing footy pajamas in the email [[high school]], and on more than one occasion, Coach Z has mentioned his [[pants]]. In [[shapeshifter]], Coach Z referred to his outfit as his "sweaty sweat-sweats", which was seen to have at least one pocket, and in [[Fan Costumes 2017]] he is implied to have undressed. His head is a white sphere with light gray circles for eyes. Coach Z [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Coach Z's Face|lacks a visible nose and mouth]], but is able to talk, eat, and spit with ease. He has long arms and large feet, but very short legs.

[[Image:Coach z butt.PNG|thumb|An unshaven Coach Z talking about his butt.]]
As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been strongly implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0#Message 6|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. In [[diorama]], Coach Z even refers to Marzipan as his "gorgeous girlfriend". He also has difficulty pronouncing certain words, such as "job" (as shown in the "[[A Jorb Well Done]]" cartoon), instead pronouncing it as "jorb", "jaerb", or "jorearb". In addition to his frequent mispronunciations, Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit of [[butt-patting]]. He also has a slight obsession with ointments and body creams, like using 'Blue Star Ointment' to scare people in [[Halloween Fairstival]]. Many characters see him as a nuisance. Even Homestar treated Coach Z with contempt in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], quickly refusing to allow Coach Z to come to his house for [[Decemberween]].

When not working as a coach, Coach Z works with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. Coach Z is also the janitor at [[the office]] where Homestar and [[Strong Bad]] work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. He has also spent time [[Blubb-O's Commercial|dressed as the Blubb-O's Drive-Thru Whale]] mascot. Coach Z owns four [[Wikipedia:Tony Award|Tony awards]], suggesting that he may have a background in theatre. Despite his numerous jobs, Coach Z has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.

[[Image:Babycz.PNG|thumb|left|115px|The craptain of the foortball torm!]]
Coach Z is a fan of hip-hop and rap music, particularly the [[Wikipedia:Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: He released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]", which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], his solo album, entitled "The Z Is All Up Ins", features the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]", and his own rap song, "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]]). Although his usual rapping prowess consists mainly of "count[ing] to two over and over again", as explained in [[nightlife]], he once had a very successful career during his days in the [[Two-o Duo]]. More recent works such as "[[Loading Screens]]" and "[[Fish Eye Lens]]" may indicate that his rap skills are starting to improve.

[[Image:CoachZ3D.png|thumb|"Hey, watch where y'er pointin' that 3D!"]]
Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is ambiguous, as he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]] as well as appearing as an adult in 1974 in the 'toon [[Decemberween short shorts]] while they both appeared to be babies in the email [[high school]] (although this may simply be a product of Strong Bad's [[History According to Strong Bad|"doodle memory"]]). He is likely to be one of the older characters, since in [[caffeine]], Strong Sad's slaps provoke him to cry out "I'm just an old man!"; in [[slumber party]], Strong Bad refers to him, [[Bubs]], and [[The King of Town]] as "older kids"; and while narrating an interaction between Coach Z and Bubs in [[narrator]], Strong Bad labels them both as "weird old men".

Coach Z and [[Bubs]] [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] shows us; Bubs makes a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the parade, and Coach Z retaliates by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] steals [[Bubs Concession Stand|his concession stand]]. In the email [[narrator]], it was shown that they had made-up and returned to having boring conversations about [[Bubs's napkins]]. However, in [[Most In The Graveyard]], when it is implied that Coach Z fancies Bubs' sister, Bubs beats him up. In the same toon, it is also revealed that Coach Z and Bubs may actually be very distant cousins, although Bubs finds this hard to believe.

*'''Domicile:''' [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]
*'''Debut:''' "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]"
*[[:Category:Coach Z Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
<gallery>
Image:coachzs Z.png|Coach Z's emblem
Image:oldcoach.PNG|Youthful days
Image:Coach Z- no hat.PNG|Hatless
Image:ZsNewMedallion.png|His emblem, squished / skewed / turned all around (from [[redesign]])
Image:Czornament.PNG|"The 74s was the prime of my datin' year!"
Image:torn_rubdominal_scrimmage.PNG|The emblem's a bone?
</gallery>
{{Character Video Transcript}}

==Coach Z's Accent==
The primary factor in his hilarity, Coach Z's Upper Midwestern accent has made him into a very quotable character.

===Sounds Affected===
The most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (e.g. The Cheat) and the short o (job), which both come out as an "or" or "aer" ("The Chort", "jaerb"), although in a few toons such as [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], he's shown to purposely do it.

===List of mispronounced words===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width=100% style="border-collapse:collapse;"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Original Word !! Coach Z's version(s) !! Appears In
|-
| '''Absolutely''' || Abso-prootley, Absalortly || Email [[Accent]], [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
|-
| '''About''' || Abrat/Abort || [[No Hands On Deck!]], [[Happy Hallow-day]], [[Loading Screens]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Accent''' || Orccent/Accernt || Email [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Action''' || Airkshin || [[Happy Fireworks]], [[Main Page 23]]
|-
| '''Apartment''' || Apratment || Email [[sbemail 206]]
|-
| '''Athlete''' || Airthlete || [[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw]]
|-
| '''Awful''' || Orful || Email [[secret recipes]]
|-
| '''Back''' || Bork || [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
|-
| '''Balloon''' || B'lloon || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Believe''' || Belorve || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''Bomb''' || Baermb || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [[These peoples try to fade me]]
|-
| '''Boulevard''' || Borlevard || [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
|-
| '''Captain''' || [[Media:Highschool 6.ogg|Craptain]] || Email [[high school]]
|-
| '''Charge''' || Chiioooorge || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-
| '''Chips''' || Chorps || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Chop''' || Chorp || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''[[Crap]]''' || Crop || Email [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Credenza''' || Cradernzair || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| '''Crickets''' || Crackets || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Cubicle''' || Kyorbicle || [[DNA Evidence]]
|-
| '''[[Decemberween]]''' || Decemberwern || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
|-
| '''[[DELETED]]''' || DELORTED || Email [[replacement]]
|-
| '''Did''' || Doird || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
|-
| '''Disco''' || Disca || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]
|-
| '''Do it''' || Dort || [[Meeple Grove]]
|-
| '''Drop''' || Drap || Email [[your funeral]]
|-
| '''[[Duck]]''' || Dook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
|-
| '''Exaggerate''' || Exorggerate || Email [[Accent]]
|-
| '''Effigy''' || Orfigy, arfigy, RPG, first-person shooter || [[Strong Badia the Free]]
|-
| '''[[Fhqwhgads]]''' || Forhorglingrads || Email [[sibbie]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Field''' || Fierld || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0]], [[Coach Z's 110%]], Email [[dictionary]]
|-
| '''Fittin'''' || Fortin' || [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
|-
| '''Five''' || Farve || [[A Decemberween Pageant]]
|-
| '''Flapjacks''' || Florpjacks || Email [[Accent]]
|-
| '''[[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows|Fluffy Puffs]]''' || Florfy Porfs || [[Later That Night...]]
|-
| '''Football Team''' || Foortball Torm || Email [[high school]]
|-
| '''Forgot to putt''' || Forgort to port, forgat to prat, gorka fa pork || Email [[mini-golf]]
|-
| '''Forward''' || Frorward || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
|-
| '''Gosh''' || Gorsh || Email [[strong badathlon]], [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]], [[Later That Night...]]
|-
| '''Globes''' || Glorbs || [[Later That Night...]]
|-
| '''Gluten''' and '''Glutton''' || Glorten || [[Weclome Back]]
|-
| '''Half''' || Ha'''l'''f (non-silent L) || [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
|-
| '''Halloween''' || Halloworn, Hallerwern || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], [[Jibblies 2]]
|-
| '''Handlebar''' || Handlebrah || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''Happy Hallow—''' || Horpy Horlow— || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Happy T''' || Horpy Tor || [[Happy T!]]
|-
| '''Hello''' || Hellor || [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
|-
| '''[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]''' || Hamstray, Hamster, Stramstar, [http://www.stairmaster.com Stairmaster], Homegrown, [[Wikipedia:Ramrod|Ramrod]], Humphel || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
|-
| '''Hoot''' || Hort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
|-'''Hot''' || Hat || Email [[part time job]]
|-
| '''I feel bad''' || Ir feer borld || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Idea''' || Idear || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
|-
| '''Inappropriate''' || Inapprapriate || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
| '''Inoculate''' || Anorculate || [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments#Burning Horizon Forum|BHZ Anniversary Message]]
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| '''[[Jibblie]]''' || Jorbaly || [[Jibblies 2]]
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| '''Job''' || Jorb, Jaerb, Jarb, Joerghb, Jaeoreorb || [[A Jorb Well Done]], Email [[boring (really)]], [[Sbemailiarized!]]
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| '''Jobbie''' || Jorbie || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
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| '''Jujyfruits''' || Jorjyfruits, Jerjyfrorts, Georgie Frorgie, [[Wikipedia:George Foreman|George Foreman]] || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| '''Kick''' || Kork || [[I Killed Pom Pom]], [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''[[Coach Z's Locker Room|Locker]]''' || Lacker, Lacquer || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]], Email [[myths & legends]] (Easter Egg)
|-
| '''Man''' || Marn, [[M'n]] || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]], [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
|-
| '''Marshmallow''' || Mrashmallow || [[Later That Night...]]
|-
| '''[[Marzipan]]''' || Marziprawn || [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]]
|-
| '''[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]''' || Mork || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Mind''' || Mornd || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
|-
| '''Mother'''|| Mudder|| [[No Hands On Deck!]]
|-
| '''Motivate''' || Mortavort || [[The Next April Fools' Thing]]
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| '''Mouthwash''' || Mouthwarsh || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
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| '''Musical''' || Myorsical || [[No Hands On Deck!]]
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| '''Not''' || Nat || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
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| '''October''' || Orctober || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
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| '''Off''' || Orf || Email [[underlings]], Email [[winter pool]]
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| '''Office''' || Arfice || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]]
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| '''Out''' || Oat || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
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| '''Part''' || Prat || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]]
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| '''Party''' || Pratty || Email [[impression]], Email [[labor day]], Email [[being mean]]
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| '''People''' || Perple, Pyorple || [[8-Bit is Enough]], [[Fish Eye Lens]]
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| '''Person''' || Porson || [[The Next April Fools' Thing]]
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| '''[[Wikipedia:Pert Plus|Pert Plus]]''' || Port Plus || [[Jibblies 2]], Email [[hremail 3184]] (part of actual packaging)
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| '''Piña coladas''' || Piña colordas || [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
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| '''[[Pom Pom]]''' || Pam Pam || [[Fall Float Parade]]
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| '''Probably''' || Prably || [[Coach Z's Character Video]]
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| '''Problem''' || Praeblem, Prablem || [[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version|In Search of the Yello Dello]], [[On Break]], [[Who Said What Now?]]
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| '''Punch''' || Pornch || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
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| '''Real''' || Rrrl || [[A Folky Tale]]
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| '''Revealed''' || Revearled || Email [[cliffhangers]]
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| '''Rock bottom''' || Rack battom || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
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| '''Root beer''' || Root (pronounced with an "oo" as in "book") Ber || [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
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| '''Solid''' || Salid || Email [[Accent]]
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| '''Secret''' || Sorcret, "secret sorcret" || Email [[cliffhangers]]
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| '''Situation''' || Sitch'ation || [[A Folky Tale]]
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| '''''{Sneezing}''''' || Ha-chor || [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
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| '''Speakin' ''' || Sporkin' || Email [[love poems]]
|-
| '''Sports''' || Sprots || Email [[part-time job#Commentary Transcript|part-time job (commentary)]]
|-
| '''Stick''' || Stark || [[Dangeresque (karaoke)]]
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| '''Stop''' || Stap || [[Rap Song]]
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| '''[[Strong Bad]]''' || Spring Board || Email [[Accent]]
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| '''Suck''' || Sook || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
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| '''Swedish Fish''' || Swordish Forsh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
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| '''Talkin' about''' || Torkin' abort || [[Happy Hallow-day]]
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| '''Terrible''' || Terbirle || Email [[senior prom]]
|-

| '''[[The Cheat]]''' || The Chort || ''see [[Nicknames#The Cheat|Nicknames]]''
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| '''There''' || Dere, dare || Email [[lures & jigs]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]], Email [[theme park]], [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
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| '''Thousand''' || Trousand || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
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| '''Thug''' || Thorg || [[Halloween Fairstival]]
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| '''Thumb''' || Thermb || [[Some Stupid Turkey]]
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| '''[[Toilet]]''' || [[Terlet]] || [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[A Folky Tale]], Email [[unnatural]], [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]

|-
| '''Tomorrow''' || Tomoarow || [[A Jorb Well Done]]
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| '''Top notch''' || Torp nortch || [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
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| '''Touchdown''' || Torchdown || [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] ''(Written)''
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| '''Trick or Treat''' || Track or Trort || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
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| '''Undefeated''' || Undeforted || [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
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| '''Unfortunate''' || Unfarchunate || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
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| '''Up''' || Arp || [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]
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| '''[[Wikipedia:Volvo|Volvo]]''' || Vorlvo || Email [[rated]]
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| '''What''' || Whort || [[Date Nite]]
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| '''Video''' || Videro || [[Coach Z's 110%]], [[Fish Eye Lens]]
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| '''Yipe''' || Yorp || Email [[redesign]], [[Homestar Ruiner]]
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| '''[[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]] || Yor garble garble || [[Most in the Graveyard]]
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| '''You Say Tomato,''' '''I Say Tomato''' || You Say Tomater, "[[Quote of the Week#QW-2005-12-08|I zader matermorts]]" || [[Fall Float Parade]]
|-
|}

[[Category:Word running gags]]

===Inconsistencies===

Evidence has suggested that Coach Z's accent may be bogus:
*After saying "track or trort" in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], Bubs gets on his case and he says "trick or treat" correctly. If given "Swedish Fish", said as "Swordish Forsh", Bubs gets on his case again and Coach Z says "It's a crowd-pleaser."
*In [[boring (really)]], while Strong Bad is writing his list of three-letter words, Coach Z interrupts him at the word "job", saying that "jorb is a four letters word."
*Coach Z says "The Cheat" immediately after "The Chort" in [[mascot]], though he speaks as though he's talking about two different people. He also refers to "Cheat kickers" just before suggesting to "[[Kicking The Cheat|kick The Chort]]" in [[Baddest of the Bands]].
*In the DVD commentary for [[part-time job]], [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] exploits Coach Z's "accent" by implying that not only does Coach Z add the letter R to words, but now also likes to switch letters around sometimes, and in reply Coach Z partially admits to his accent being bogus.
*In [[cliffhangers]], in the process of his attempted unmasking of [[The Thnikkaman]], he says "secret sorcret" twice, referring to Thnikkaman's secret being revealed and his shame in having really bad hand-eye coordination.
*While playing [[Renaldo]] in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]], he pronounces "off" both correctly and incorrectly in the same sentence.
*In [[Loading Screens]], Coach Z's accent is much less pronounced than usual.
* In [[Fish Eye Lens]], Coach Z tells Strong Bad "the people" need him. Strong Bad questions him, and he amends to say "the pyorple".
This is inconsistent with the clear despair it causes him in [[A Jorb Well Done]], though it is possible that he's truly gained control over his accent after the mentioned toon, and he just keeps it around for the aesthetic.

===Featured in===
*[[A Jorb Well Done]]
*[[Coach Z Talker]]

==Coach Z's "more than two problems"==
:''Main article: [[Coach Z's Problems]]''

==Discography==
*[[These Peoples Try To Fade Me]] (2003)
*[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]
*[[being mean|Coach Z Gets Noice]]
*[[Rap Song]] featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]] (2007)
*[[Loading Screens]] with [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]]
*[[Fish Eye Lens]]
*[[The Wraparound]]

== Fun Facts ==
*Coach Z's accent came from a depressing Midwestern voice that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and some friends would do in college.
*It was revealed in issue #21 of [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonkavision]] magazine that Coach Z is named after [[Craig Zobel]].
*According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
*Coach Z was originally known as "Coach Zee".
*Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
*In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
*On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a backwards Z formation.
*According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.
*Coach Z is given a new display of angry eyes, as shown in [[Kick-A-Ball]] and [[hremail 3184]].

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Mad and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Coach Z and The Cheat's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Z Sabre]] ([[20X6]])
*[[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
*[[Coach Zed]]
*[[Strong Badman Characters#Damp Towel Man|Damp Towel Man]]
*[[Zoach C]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*[[Yonder Website Character Variations#Character 3|Character 3]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something rap or [[hip-hop]]-related, or in the case of Theo Huxtable, something he ''believes'' to be hip-hop related. (The [[wikipedia:Noid|Noid]] and [[wikipedia:Bob and Doug McKenzie|Doug McKenzie]] costumes were not released.) Strong Bad has questioned how much Coach Z actually knows about these artists.

*[[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]] (of [[Wikipedia:Public Enemy|Public Enemy]]) in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*[[Wikipedia:Shock G|Humpty Hump]] (of [[Wikipedia:Digital Underground|Digital Underground]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*[[Wikipedia:Christopher "Kid" Reid|Kid]] (of [[Wikipedia:Kid and Play|Kid and Play]]) in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Kool Moe Dee|Kool Moe Dee]] (of [[Wikipedia:The Treacherous Three|The Treacherous Three]]) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*[[Wikipedia:Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*Theo Huxtable (from [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Queen Latifah|Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[[Wikipedia:So So Def Recordings|So So Def Recordings Logo]] in [[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Wikipedia:Lance Robertson|DJ Lance Rock]] (from [[Wikipedia:Yo Gabba Gabba|Yo Gabba Gabba]]) in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*[[Wikipedia:MC Skat Kat|MC Skat Kat]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*Notebook Paper ("The Rapping Paper") in [[Which Ween Costumes?]]
*[[Wikipedia:A Tribe Called Quest|A Tribe Called Quest]] (their album cover mascot) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*[[Wikipedia:André 3000|André 3000]] (of [[Outkast]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*[[Wikipedia:Kwamé|Kwamé]] in [[Later That Night...]]
*[[Wikipedia:PaRappa the Rapper|PaRappa the Rapper]] in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*[[Wikipedia:Missy Elliot|Missy Elliott]] (As her head, with Pom Pom as her inflatable suit) in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*[[Wikipedia:DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince|The Fresh Prince]]'s Mom in [[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]]
*[[Wikipedia:Del the Funky Homosapien|Del]] (from [[Wikipedia:Gorillaz|Gorillaz]]) in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"What kinda wood ya use there, Strong Bad? Cause y'know I knew a guy up in Paughkeegan who could work wonders with a piece of..."|[[The Luau]] extended take |Mirror:cz_wood.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I think there's a Blubb-O's Li'l Lubber's meal rattlin around up there somewhere."|[[On Break]] outtake|Mirror:cz_lillubbers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride."|[[Trogday 08]] Easter egg|Mirror:cz_bemybride.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Mmmmm! Drink in that bun!"|[[environment]]|Mirror:cz_drinkin.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}''|[[Rap Song]]|Mirror:rapsong.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!"|QotW exclusive|Mirror:cz schoolchild.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!"|[[mini-golf]]|Mirror:cz forgortport.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You say tomater, I zader madermorts."|[[Fall Float Parade]]|Mirror:cz tomater.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!"|[[Happy Fireworks]]|Mirror:cz dazzlemaze.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz slipthrufingers.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!"|[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]|Mirror:cz bdhman.zip}}
*{{qotw|"My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'."|[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]|Mirror:cz oachz.mp3}}
|}

==See Also==
*[[Coach Z Evolution]]
*[[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Coach Z|Nicknames]]
*[[Fort Wayne Locomotive]]
*[[Z Sabre]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr-cz|watch Coach Z's character video]]
*[[OldHR:vcr cz.html|watch Coach Z's character video on the old site]]
*[[OldHR:vcr cz.swf|view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]]

{{Characters|Coach Z}}

Bubs

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[[Image:newestBubs2.png|thumb|right|220px|"100% All Original Bubs!"]]
[[Image:bubsid.PNG|thumb|He doesn't look half bad!]]
== Biography ==
'''Bubs''' (full name: '''Bubs Concession Stand''', as confirmed in [[Homestar Ruiner]] and [[Senorial Day]]) is the all around fix-it man. He has a round blue head, [[mismatched eyes]] (his right eye is white with a blue circle inside while his left is simply a shiny black dot), and a permanent toothy smile (consisting of at least four visible teeth) that moves when he talks. His upper body is orange, and according to [[Strong Bad]], Bubs has flipper arms. He has a green stripe around his middle which, according to [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], is a belt, and his lower half is colored dark gray.

Running [[Bubs' Concession Stand|his own concession stand]], Bubs is a sharp salesman and shady black market operator who will sell [[Bubs' Concession Stand#Known Items Sold|almost anything]], and has developed a habit for selling ridiculous items at a humorously high price. Bubs is also on the run from at least one collection agency, though at the same time he represents at least one collection agency, as seen in [[other days]]. He also has been seen operating the [[Baloney Sammich Truck]], which he drove down to the beach in [[Weclome Back]]. Bubs claimed he only sold "exactly zero baloney sandwiches" and called it his "best year ever". The [[The Baloneyman|next year]], Bubs returned and sold out the truck, including a popsicle-shaped sandwich ([[Strong Bad]]), multiple servings "of everything" ([[The King of Town]]), and a napkin [[Coach Z]] bought for $32.

Bubs resells Internet access, although he admits to ripping off his sole subscriber, [[Strong Bad]], in 99 different ways (though none of them are "throttling down", as Strong Bad claims). It's likely that not all of his dealings are [[Bubs's Shady Business Practices|exactly legal]], considering his reaction to a practical joke from Strong Bad in [[lackey]], and trying to dispose of items marked EXHIBIT A and EXHIBIT B (the latter of which was presumably a human pancreas which he tried to sell to [[Homestar Runner]]) in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. It is hinted (sometimes subtly and sometimes not) that Bubs also has a somewhat darker nature to his personality. He resorts to violence rather quickly and sometimes for no apparent reason, and it is implied in [[buried]] and [[I Killed Pom Pom]] that he might have actually killed someone. In his spare time, Bubs reads back issues of Motor Trend magazine, and also hangs out and talks with [[Coach Z]].

His [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|relationship with Coach Z]] has been sort of a love-hate relationship, as Coach Z has done things to Bubs in the past that have offended him. For example, Coach Z did something to anger Bubs near Thanksgiving in 2005, and to get even, Bubs made a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the [[Fall Float Parade]]. To retaliate, Coach Z said it "serves him right" when Strong Mad marched in the parade with the concession stand, having ripped it out of the ground. In [[narrator]] (February 2006), it was shown that they had patched things up and were once again having boring conversations about [[Bubs's napkins]]. Although they still maintain a friendly relationship, Coach Z hasn't fully risen above offending Bubs, as in [[Most in the Graveyard]] (where he wanted to have a relationship with Bubs's sister) and [[Baddest of the Bands]] (where he punched Bubs in the face accidentally while performing as the [[Two-O-Duo]]).

Bubs also apparently has licenses to do a lot of different things, such as being a Bail Bondsman, Paranormal Investigator, Normal Investigator (not at all associated with "Bubs: Paranormal Investigator"), and "Dr." Bubs (TV/VCR repair). As shown in [[licensed]], Bubs apparently has an inverted and twisted understanding of what quality of product to sell where, due to the fact that he sells apparently "consumer-safe" products on the [[Black Market]], and hazardous products at the concession stand. (The fact that Bubs sells "consumer-safe" products on the black market isn't entirely true, as the Cheat had an allergy to some ferret [[Ointment and Old Person Rub|ointment]] that Bubs was selling, and the piñatas contained broken glass which injured Homestar.) He also owns a hair salon called "Luscious Wavẽiñgs", as revealed in [[Fan Costumes 2016]].

Bubs [[Dancin' Bubs|dances]] and attends night courses at [[Disco Tech]]. His facial configuration is puzzling; in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], he appears to have a safety pin stuck through his face above an internal ear. In Strong Bad's [[record book]], he was solely declared "Cutest couple."

Bubs's alter-ego is [[The Thnikkaman]]. During Decemberween, he also turns into the Dethemberween Thnikkaman. No one but Homestar seems to suspect any relationship with Bubs and the Thnikkaman.

In [[unnatural]], Bubs was mutated into [[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]] after being flushed down the toilet while shaving. Strong Sad cured this with a bowl of kashi.
[[Image:Bubs 3D variation.PNG|thumb|left|115px|Legitimate 3D business.]]

In [[original]], Strong Bad claimed that there was another Bubs, known as [[Original Bubs]], who had great eyesight and could always see Homestar "from over there". Bubs got angry and claimed that he was the "100% All Original Bubs". He claimed, "If I had thumbs, I'd be sticking 'em up my armpits right now!" Marzipan claims that there was no such character, but Homestar claims to miss him.

According to a discussion by [[The Deleteheads]] in [[fan club]], Bubs has apparently been married at least twice, since Strong Sad mentions his first wife. In [[Most in the Graveyard]], Bubs claims that many of his distant ancestors invented certain business practices: Great-great grandfather's cousin Harold, who invented the "Bait and Switch"; his brother Mort, "No Money Down"; and Zgor, another relative of Bubs. It is also mentioned that he has a sister, whom [[Coach Z]] seems to have feelings for, and that Bubs's great-great granduncle, who invented "No Payments 'Til 2010", was apparently the same person as Coach Z's great good-aunt. If true, this would make [[Bubs and Coach Z's relationship|Bubs and Coach Z]] sixth-fourth-second-fifth cousins, thrice removed, although Bubs claims that [[Coach Z]] is lying.

*'''Debut:''' [[Where My Hat Is At?]]
*[[:Category:Bubs Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

{{Character Video Transcript}}

== Fun Facts ==
[[Image:Bubs Evolution - Bendy Arms.PNG|thumb|All Original Bubs! Now with wavy arms!]]
* Bubs is based on a person [[The Brothers Chaps]] knew growing up who worked at a concession stand locally and spoke with the same gravelly voice.
**Matt has also admitted in interviews that Bubs's voice was heavily borrowed from the voice of [[imdb:nm0289359|Redd Foxx]] (of [[imdb:tt0068128|''Sanford and Son'']] fame).
*Bubs says he used to be able to "fly" until he said "sbu", which canceled his abilities, in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[lunch special]]. However, Bubs says that since he gained so much weight, he could only hover a few inches off the ground, so it wasn't much of a loss. Strong Bad believes he's a big liar, and even Homestar reckons he's faking it even with the evidence before his eyes.
*Bubs may not be a very strong swimmer, as seen in the email [[keep cool]], in which he wears water wings in the [[swimming pool]].
*Also, as seen in [[Ever and More!]] and [[lunch special]], Bubs talks about how he gained weight, implying that at some point in his life, he was skinnier. This may be due to his glandular problem/gravy boat problem, as mentioned in [[Homestar Ruiner]].
*[[Mike Chapman]] once noted that it is difficult to animate Bubs' elbows in The Brothers Chaps' [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech appearance]]. This may be the cause of his wavy arms in more recent toons.
*In [[crazy cartoon]], it was mentioned that he voices [[The Wheelchair]].
*The silhouette resembling [[Z Sabre]] who attacks [[Stinkoman]] throughout the [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|tenth level]] of [[Stinkoman 20X6]] is credited as "Bubs".
**An image of Bubs can be found in the game's Flash file. This may be left over from a {{prs|982586862241042432|7|Apr|2018|alt=Tweet}} showing Bubs in the game.

== Relationships ==
{{seemain|Character Relationships}}
*[[Homestar Runner and Bubs's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Bubs's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Bubs's Relationship]]
*[[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Bubs's Relationship]]
*[[Bubs and The Cheat's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Old-Timey Bubs]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[The Thnikkaman]]
*[[Shark-Tooth Bubs]] ([[Puppet Stuff]])
*[[Baron Darin Diamonocle]] (From [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Bubsamecium|Bubsamecium]] ([[high school]])
*[[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs or Coach B]]
*[[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]] ([[unnatural]])
*[[Strong Badman Characters#Dry Ragamuffin|Dry Ragamuffin]]
*[[Original Bubs]] ([[original]])
*[[Onion Bubs]]
*[[Bubz]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*[[Yonder Website Character Variations#Character 4|Character 4]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*Rerun (from [[Wikipedia:What's Happening!!|What's Happening!!]]) in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mars Blackmon|Mars Blackmon]] (from [[Wikipedia:She's Gotta Have It|She's Gotta Have It]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*[[Wikipedia:Captain Lou Albano|Captain Lou Albano]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mel Sharples|Mel]] (from [[Wikipedia:Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore|Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*One of The Three Most Important People in the World (from [[Wikipedia:Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Apollo Creed|Apollo Creed]] (from [[Wikipedia:Rocky (film series)|Rocky]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*Coach McGuirk (from [[Wikipedia:Home Movies (TV series)|Home Movies]]) in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*Ross from [[Wikipedia:You Can't Do That On Television|You Can't Do That On Television]] in [[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Wikipedia:Junkyard Dog|The Junkyard Dog]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*Jules Winnfield (from [[Wikipedia:Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]) in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*Dead Guy from [[Wikipedia:Die Hard|Die Hard]] in [[Which Ween Costumes]]
*[[Wikipedia:Adam Yauch|Adam Yauch]] as MCA as Nathan Wind as Cochese (from the [[Beastie Boys]]' [[Wikipedia:Sabotage (Song)|Sabotage]] video) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*[[Wikipedia:Chuck Barris|Chuck Barris]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*[[Wikipedia:Billy Mitchell (video game player)|Billy Mitchell]] in [[Later That Night...]]
*[[Wikipedia:Grunkle Stan|Grunkle Stan]] (from [[Wikipedia:Gravity Falls|Gravity Falls]]) in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*Stan S. Stanman (from [[Wikipedia:Monkey Island (series)|Monkey Island]]) in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*Commander Borf (from [[Wikipedia:Space Ace|Space Ace]]) in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]]
*[[Wikipedia:Characters of The Legend of Zelda#Beedle|Beedle]] (from [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]) in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"You stay away from my sister!"|[[Most in the Graveyard]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_mysister.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh you know him mo - ooaaaaAAHH Everybody knows how to talk like Bubs!"|[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_talklikebubs.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Yes, 'shaped', in quotes, like there is a bite taken out of it. There isn't. There IS one. It's a real bite taken out of it, Homestar! I ate it!"|[[The Baloneyman]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_bitetaken.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Oh. Uh... I'm a public flasher!"|[[licensed]]|Mirror:bubs_flasher.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"That would be a sweet deal I couldn't resist! N-E-S-T-L-E-S!|[[Ever and More!]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_nestles.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Crabadonk. Crabadonk. CRABADONK!"|[[the chair]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_crabadonk.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I got it-I got everything you wan know. Everybody know me, my name Cornbread."|[[A Decemberween Pageant]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_answermessup.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Hey, Coach! Tell her I said, 'Hey!' No, no, just--Tell her I said, 'Bananas!' Tell her I said, 'A bluh-buncha bananas.'"|[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]]|Mirror:bubs_background.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"You're pretty good, shorty! That's worth an ''[[IMDb:tt0114781|Under Siege 2]]'' collector's spoon!"|[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_undersiege2.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out..." ''{continues}''|[[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]|Mirror:bubs_checkitout.mp3}}
*{{qotw|'''As [[Dr. Christmas]]''': "Everybody knows me. Mine name Cornbread."|[[A Decemberween Pageant]]|Mirror:bubs_cornbread.mp3}}
*{{qotw|'''As [[The Wheelchair]]''': "I know you're close by, [[Eh! Steve!]]. I can smell your natural musk!"|Possible [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] outtake|Mirror:bubs_naturalmusk.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Women can't drive!"|[[Halloween Fairstival]]|Mirror:bubs_cantdrive.zip}}
*{{qotw-pcmac|"Shinin' up a chicken in the mo'nin', mo'nin'."|[[lunch special]]|Mirror:bubs_chickenshine.zip|Mirror:bubs_chickenshine.sit}}
*{{qotw|"Shake it once! Shake it twice, a-gimme little bit o' sugar spice!"|[[Bubs's Character Video]]|Mirror:bubs_sugarspice.wav}}
|}

==See Also==
*[[Bubs Evolution]]
*[[Bubs Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Bubs|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr-bubs|watch Bubs's character video]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_bubs.html|watch Bubs's character video on the old site]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_bubs.swf|view the Flash file for Bubs's character video]]

{{Characters|Bubs}}

The King of Town

Bobmath — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 21:01:46 GMT

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{{acharnav|kot}}
[[Image:kot.PNG|thumb|right|221px|"My life is a joke."]]
{{aboutcharacter}} {{fortoon|The King of Town DVD}} {{for|[[Decemberween]] character|The King of Town (Decemberween)}} {{for|title|King of Town (title)}}

== Biography ==
'''The King of Town''', self-nicknamed the "KOT", is a very rich man and the ''de jure'' ruler of [[Free Country, USA]], though in [[labor day]], [[Strong Bad]] suggests that his title is self-proclaimed. Either way, nobody wishes to acknowledge this; it's therefore possible that this character is a satire on the obsolescence of monarchy. His head is completely white with black lines for eyes, a [[mustache]] and a beard, though it was suggested in [[diorama]] that his head is completely covered in white hair or fur; there were patches of pink flesh visible from where Strong Bad ripped parts of his beard off (presumably as payback for the King of Town having eaten all of Strong Bad's cotton balls). He wears a gold crown and what appears to be a red robe with white trim with [[Lack of Visible Arms|no arms]]. He has been seen in different attire resembling a striped one-piece swimming suit when swimming ([[keep cool]]) and in Strong Bad's amazing feats of wonder ([[retirement]]). When in this suit, it suggests that he has this white fur/hair all over his body.

The King's middle name is [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2#Message 6|Wad]], and it is a very sensitive subject for him as he only told [[Marzipan]] about it. However, after Strong Bad and [[Bubs]] called him names with the word "wad" in them, the King believed Marzipan told them his secret and threatened to reveal one of hers, a [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2#Message 1|cosmetic surgery procedure]] nobody else knew about. Marzipan's surgery later was used in advertisements by the doctor who performed it, but it was not known if the King was responsible for that.

One of the King's main problems is that he is a glutton and will eat anything in front of him, even [[Eating Non-Food Items|things that people would not consider edible]] like [[secret recipes|deodorant]], [[3 Times Halloween Funjob|electric holiday decorations]], and [[Most In the Graveyard|erasers]]. In fact, it is more difficult to find something the King would ''not'' consume. More specifically, there are three things that the King does not desire to consume. One is [[The Cheat]], who lives in a charcoal grill in his backyard. The other is [[peas]], and the King despises them to the point where he does not like anything containing them (as illustrated when Strong Bad and The Cheat [[TrogdorCon '97|threw pea soup at him]]). He also bears an unexplained grudge against Ding Dongs. One thing it seemed the King could not bring himself to eat for quite some time was [[whatsit]], an aversion that he may have finally conquered in [[fan club]] and [[I Killed Pom Pom]], when it is implied that he ate [[The Poopsmith]]'s whatsit pile, though he deeply regretted it in the former example. It appears that he had been working towards this goal with The Poopsmith once before when [[The Virus]] caused him to be transported to a glitched [[Teen Girl Squad]] page, where he was slapped in the face [[nine times]] by a deformed [[The Ugly One]]. His favorite food is possibly [[butter]], but he also has "several hundred culinary weaknesses" in addition to that such as [[chocolate]], as he revealed in [[Homestar Ruiner]]. As a result of his unhealthy eating habits, the King's health is in question. For example, in [[record book]], he had several heart attacks after ingesting a giant pile of table salt, earning him the title "least healthiest (man?)". As revealed in the sbemail [[pizza joint]], he spends most of his day calling random numbers in hopes of finding a new restaurant, and has found [[The Pizz]] as a result. It is also implied several times throughout the years that the King's favorite holiday is [[Thanksgiving]], largely because of the holiday being associated with food. In fact, in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]], the King's desire for it to be Thanksgiving is a plot point.

[[Image:3dkot.png|thumb|140px|Do I smell 3D?]]
The King employs [[The Poopsmith]] (for personal reasons he does not care to disclose) and a [[:Category:King's Servants|few other characters]]. Like [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]], [[Homsar]], and [[Marzipan]], he also has no [[Lack of Visible Arms|visible arms]], but can handle things as though he does. His age is believed to be somewhere in his 60s. He also leads the [[K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band]] during the [[Fall Float Parade]]. According to a message he left on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2|Marzipan's answering machine]] and on Strong Bad's answering machine in [[Lappynapped!]], he can play the guitar, and was finally seen doing so in [[Baddest of the Bands]]. Along with [[The Cheat]], he has cut a remix demo called "Not Talkin' About Butter". He also has his very own "[[KOT's VOQPCS!|quite popular cartoon show]]" which, although it was pre-empted in favor of a [[Strong Bad Email]] in [[senior prom]], was shown some time later. He is also an authorized reseller of [[Wikipedia: Godzilla|Godzilla]] merchandise, as seen in [[TrogdorCon '97]].

It has become unclear whether the King has royal ancestors from whom he inherited the official honor of "King", or if his title is self-imposed and he simply purchased his crown from the "Costume Palace", as could be interpreted from his character video. In [[original]], [[Strong Bad]] claims that "there've been like twelve King of Towns". An Easter egg at the end of the email shows graves for 11 Kings of Town, including one known as "[[Onion Bubs|Onion]] King of Town", although it is unknown if this is real or imaginary. [[Marzipan]] and [[Bubs]] both claim that [[Strong Bad]] was lying about [[Original Bubs]], who angrily leaves due to the ''current'' King eating the mayo off his egg salad, ([[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] seems to miss Original Bubs, though) so Strong Bad may have been lying about the other Kings of Town as well. It is revealed in [[Strong Badia the Free]] that he hates his job, so much that he tricks [[Strong Bad]] into taking over his castle while getting his [[House of the Brothers Strong|house]]. A short time later in the game, he is tricked into retaking his throne.

Although the King wears his crown most of the time, it has been stolen by Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. It has also been worn by Strong Bad when he was on a "regal [[rampage]]", by [[Coach Z]] when he tackled The King while thinking he was going to eat The Cheat in [[Where's The Cheat?]], by The Cheat in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], and [[Strong Bad]] took his spare crown in Strong Badia the Free.

The King can be heard [[The King of Town Booing|booing]] from time to time, even at himself.

In [[Play Date]], it is implied that the King has been [[Odd Marriages|married to a bowl of]] [[Wikipedia:Brunswick stew|Brunswick stew]] for fifty years, referred to by the King as the "dollop of sour cream" anniversary. Alternately, he may instead be married to Brunswick stew as a ''concept'', which would be considerably easier on his love life since it's highly unlikely his wife would make it past the appetizer course of the wedding dinner otherwise.

*'''Domicile:''' [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[House of the Brothers Strong]] ''(briefly)''
*'''Debut:''' first seen: [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], first spoke in [[The King of Town DVD]]
*[[:Category:The King of Town Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

{{Character Video Transcript}}

== Fun Facts ==
* An [[Old Characters Page]] claimed the King was [[Marzipan]]'s father, but [[The Brothers Chaps]] have said they dropped this idea early on. "That was just something that we just toyed around with there briefly, but then decided that's not the way we wanted it to go. We just put that up, but most people don't visit the [[Museum]], so hopefully it doesn't cause too much mass confusion." — [[Matt Chapman]]
*According to [[A Decemberween Pageant]], a [[The King of Town (Decemberween)|King of Town]] was involved in the discovery of the first [[Decemberween]]. It is not clear, however, whether that King of Town and the current one are the same individual.
*He was once slim and trim, but according to [[flashback]], may have gotten his weight from the lifetime supply of fishsticks because nobody else would claim them.
*Apparently, the King has a ham for a heart, as shown in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*When playing the game [[Kid Speedy]] in KOT mode, the King appears to gain energy by eating junk food and [[swear]] words. Although he has exhibited his love of unhealthy food on many occasions, his predilection for foul language is otherwise unknown.
*The King once purchased the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] from [[Bubs]], but was unable to make it run in order to check his emails. He claimed it was "the last time he'll buy a used computer from Bubs". His email address is currently invalid. He also has had an answering machine that claims that he "has no messages...ever", that he has "no friends", and that "nobody likes" him.
*He may have German heritage, due to the fact that his Old-Timey variation is German and he wears a pickelhaube in [[Ever and More!]].
*Though he claims he lives in "yon castle", Strong Bad claims in the [[The King of Town DVD Commentary|commentary]] to [[The King Of Town DVD]] that he actually lives in a run-down two-bedroom home next door to him. (However, Strong Bad [[History according to Strong Bad|is known for his lack of a proper memory]] regarding these things.)
*In the short, [[Donut Unto Others]], it is shown that the King possesses either powers of teleportation or skills as a ninja, as he can appear and disappear in a puff of smoke without any sign of him, even when standing in an open field.

==Food==
:''Main article: [[The King of Town's Food]]''

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Homestar Runner and The King of Town's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and The King of Town's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and The King of Town's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and The King of Town's Relationship]]
*[[Pom Pom and The King of Town's Relationship]]
*[[The Cheat and The King of Town's Relationship]]
*[[The King of Town and The Poopsmith's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[The Kaiser]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[The Prince of Town]]
*[[Perducci]] (From [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
*[[Munchox]] ([[8-Bit is Enough]])
*[[The Castlefunnies|King Castlefunny]]
*[[Trading Cards|The STING of Town]] ([[trading cards]])
*[[Xing Town]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*[[wikipedia:Cap'n Crunch|Cap'n Crunch]] in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*[[wikipedia:Hagar the Horrible|Hagar the Horrible]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*[[wikipedia:Mario|Mario]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[wikipedia:McDonaldLand#Hamburglar|The Hamburglar]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*The Mayor of Halloweentown (from [[Wikipedia:The Nightmare Before Christmas|The Nightmare Before Christmas]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[wikipedia:Harland Sanders|Colonel Sanders]] (the founder of [[wikipedia:KFC|KFC]]) in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Gorton's of Gloucester|The Gorton's Fisherman]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[[Wikipedia:Al Sharpton|Rev. Al Sharpton]] in [[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Wikipedia:Hello Kitty|Hello Kitty]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*[[Wikipedia:List of Cluedo characters|Colonel Mustard]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*[[Wikipedia:The Year Without a Santa Claus|Heat Miser]] in [[Which Ween Costumes?]]
*[[Wikipedia:Ram Man|Ram Man]] in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*[[Wikipedia:Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Devil's Tower Mashed Potatoes]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*[[Wikipedia:Scrubbing Bubbles|Scrubbing Bubbles]] in [[Later That Night...]]
*Alice from the "[[Wikipedia:Don't Come Around Here No More|Don't Come Around Here No More]]" video in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*[[Little Debbie]] in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*Charlie from [[Wikipedia:The Mighty Boosh (TV series)|The Mighty Boosh]] in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]]
*[[Wikipedia:Captain Cupcake|Captain Cupcake]] in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==See Also==
*[[The King of Town Evolution]]
*[[The King of Town Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#The King of Town|Nicknames]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"I rule the school!"|[[Revenge of the King]]|Mirror:kot_ruleschool.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Woo! What is that reek? The Poopsmith, you smell like a Crapsmith."|[[KOT's VOQPCS!]]|Mirror:kot_reek.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Let the KOT have some!"|[[senior prom]] outtake|Mirror:kot_havesome.mp3}}
*{{qotw|Not Talkin' Bout Butter (remix by [[The Cheat|DJ Teh Cheat]])|[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]]|Mirror:nottalkinboutbutter.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"The punishment is not too bad, eh?"|[[Revenge of the King]]|Mirror:kot_punishment.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Stop what? I don't do nothing!"|[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]|Mirror:kot_donothing.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Dwoo hoo! We hoo! Woo! I'm absolutely being assaulted! Woo di dhoo hoo!"|[[Where's The Cheat?]]|Mirror:k_assaulted.mp3}}
|}

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr-kot|watch The King of Town's character video]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_kot.html|watch The King of Town's character video on the old site]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_kot.swf|view the Flash file for The King of Town's character video]]

{{Characters|King of Town}}

Homsar

Bobmath — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 20:57:27 GMT

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{{acharnav|homsar}}
{{aboutcharacter}} {{foremail|homsar}}
[[Image:homsar evolution current.png|thumb|{{homsarquote}}]]

== Biography ==
'''Homsar''' is perhaps the strangest and most enigmatic of all the [[Characters#Main characters|primary residents]] of the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. He was originally created as a result of a typo in the [[Strong Bad Email|email]] [[homsar]], in which Vinnie C. asked, "If you hate Homsar so much, why don't you kill him?" (Presumably, Vinnie had actually meant to type "[[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]".) [[Strong Bad]] promptly dropped a [[Heavy Lourde]] on Homsar and left him for [[Death|dead]]. [[The Brothers Chaps]] later decided to keep Homsar as a main character, and they brought him back in an Easter egg in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] and in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]], where he thanked [[Marzipan]] for the flowers she sent him while he was in the hospital.

Homsar occasionally makes brief appearances in various cartoons, often in [[Easter eggs]] (and has even been referred to as the "secret guy"). With the exception of [[Which Ween Costumes?]], Homsar has appeared in an Easter egg somewhere in the middle of every [[Holidays#Halloween (October 31st)|Halloween toon]] since his introduction (except for [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]], [[Later That Night...]], and [[Halloween Hijinks]], in which his appearances were not Easter eggs). These eggs are typically triggered by clicking somewhere on or near [[The Poopsmith]].

[[Image:3dhomsar.png|thumb|140px|{{homsarquote|72|94}}]]

Homsar doesn't have very many friends other than [[Strong Sad]] and Marzipan. Most of the other characters generally regard him as a nuisance. In [[Fall Float Parade]], Marzipan describes Homsar as "never a hit with anyone." In particular, Strong Bad seems to dislike him the most; he states in [[interview]] that he would rather gnaw his own leg off than talk to him for 3 seconds. [[Bubs]] apparently refuses to talk to him, as evidenced in [[Where's The Cheat?]]. Despite his unpopularity, he serves in the [[Homestarmy]] and occasionally attends parties where the other main characters are present. He enjoys playing board games with Strong Sad, and has organized his own activities, such as a [[tree hugging]] concert and the play "[[stupid stuff|Butt's Twelve by Pies]]" (starring Lighting and Set Decoration). He ran the Merch Masala on the [[Cool Tapes]] tour in [[Weclome Back]] and played a [[Wikipedia:Theremin|theremin]] in Strong Bad's band in [[Baddest of the Bands]].

In the email [[interview]], Strong Bad, using a pen puppet, claimed that Homsar was "raised by a cup of coffee" (also mentioned by the narrator in Strong Badia the Free when you take over the [[Homsar Reservation]]: "raised by a cup of coffee indeed"). In [[fan club]], Homsar proclaimed that he was "the son of a [[Wikipedia:Chipwich|Chipwich]]", and an Easter egg revealed a photo of a cup of coffee and an ice cream sandwich labeled "Homsar's Parents". Homsar finally says "I was raised by a cup of coffee" himself in an Easter egg in [[Haunted Photo Booth]].

Homsar was the winner of a month-long sales competition between himself and Senor Cardgage for the title of [[Non-Sequitur Champion]]. The topic was brought up in [[fan club]], and the loser had to complete a coherent thought as punishment on Homestar Runner's [[The Show]]. (It was later announced that [[Senor Cardgage]] was the loser.)

*'''Possible Domicile:''' [[Homsar Reservation]]
*'''Debut:''' Email [[homsar]]
*[[:Category:Homsar Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

==Distinctive Characteristics==

===Speech===
Homsar's most distinct characteristic is his unusual manner of speaking, which has varied over time. His tone of voice is generally quite exaggerated, and he often begins sentences by wailing "DAaAAaaAAaaAAaa!". His speech tends to range from perfectly normal English to often random and disconnected phrases that have little to no connection to the scene. Many believe that Homsar speaks in [[Wikipedia:Word salad (mental health)|word salads]] (a speech disorder characteristic of [[Wikipedia:Receptive aphasia|Receptive aphasia]] in which grammar and sentence structure is often intact, but the words themselves have no particular meaning), but this is not always the case. Instead, it seems that Homsar can and does relate well to his environment and other characters when he needs to, but is also prone to saying completely random things when there's no particular reason for him to stay in context.

It has been argued that his unusual speech patterns are the result of being crushed by the Heavy Lourde. This could be evidenced by the fact that in [[homsar]], he is able to speak "normally" to Strong Bad. Some find this unlikely, considering that he was able to speak more or less normally when he called Marzipan after that event. Alternate theories suggest that his speech patterns came as a delayed reaction or, as stated in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], he is simply more articulate while speaking on the phone. This exception to his speech does not seem to extend to recording outgoing messages for his own answering machine, as seen in [[Homestar Ruiner]].

As shown in [[DNA Evidence]], he can make his voice sound like a whole crowd of people, even when he is alone. In [[Happy Dethemberween]], he and Strong Sad demonstrate that he can also make chiming noises when hit on the head.

In [[Strong Badia the Free]], Strong Sad describes him as speaking an entirely different language altogether. Strong Bad briefly gains complete understanding of Homsar's language by collecting the [[Homsartifacts]] and utilizing a nearby "pylon". He is the only one who understands Homsar, however (as evidenced by a quick view of the conversation from Strong Sad's perspective, in which Homsar not only sounds normal, but Strong Bad is speaking in word salads as well), and at the end of the conversation, the pylon is destroyed, ending Strong Bad's ability to understand him. This version of Homsar has a distinctly different voice (like a stereotypical Native American, which Strong Bad describes as "soothing"), and quite visibly understands everything that's going on around him in a very coherent manner, though he also has a tendency to talk a lot. This would be contradicted in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], in which he recognizes his nonsensical speech patterns and expresses frustration that he cannot take part in a constructive conversation when not on the telephone.

===Homsar and the Laws of Physics===
[[Image:Homfloat.PNG|thumb|Homsar floating in [[The Field]].]]
Another bizarre aspect of Homsar is his ability to defy the laws of physics through means that are not entirely explained. In many cases it would appear that Homsar can bend reality to his will, performing feats that other characters cannot. Various feats of science defiance include:
*[[Flying#Homsar Flying|levitation]] ([[narrator]], his [[Homsar's Character Video|character video]], [[A Folky Tale]], [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[the paper]], [[Strong Badia the Free]], [[Baddest of the Bands]], [[mini-golf]])
*[[Duplicate Characters|self-duplication]] ([[Fall Float Parade]], [[Happy Dethemberween]])
*sound manipulation ([[Homestar Presents: Presents]], [[DNA Evidence]], [[Happy Dethemberween]], [[Strong Badia the Free]])
*possible time manipulation ([[3 Times Halloween Funjob]])
*teleporting ([[for kids]])
*shapeshifting ([[impression]])
*retracting his head like a turtle ([[Happy Hallow-day]])
*morphing/bending terrain ([[Homsar Main Page]])
*possibly causing (or at least reflecting back) the [[jibblies]] ([[Jibblies 2]])
*inability to be killed ([[homsar]], [[your friends]], [[cliffhangers]], [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]], possibly [[A Decemberween Mackerel]])

On top of this, Homsar's yellow [[bowler hat]] can levitate and float around, as well as transmute into different shapes (e.g an engineer's cap as seen in his [[Homsar's Character Video|character video]]). It is possible that this hat, which levitates when Homsar speaks (including when he is upside down, as in [[cliffhangers]]), is actually being manipulated, as opposed to just flying about on its own. Homsar, after all, [[Lack of Visible Arms|lacks visible arms]]. However, Homsar's solo in the music video [[One Two, One Two]] involves his hat flying farther than arms on a character his size would allow. Another theory for this is that Homsar, and quite possibly the other characters lacking arms, have limited psycho-kinetic abilities. Indeed, it appears that the laws of both science and logic do not apply to Homsar. The powers of Executive Meddling in recreating Fiction also do not apply, as evidenced in [[Xeriouxly Forxe]], where he doesn't get changed into a hip new character, unlike the rest of the cast (he is in fact called "Still Homsar").

In [[Strong Badia the Free]], after the "secession", Homsar lives in a place called the "Homsar Reservation". Everything in this location seems to defy the laws of physics as much as Homsar himself. Examples of this phenomenon are floating and moving rocks, ripples in the sky, and a strange rock structure with the ability to make others understand his language. Strong Bad is also seen defying the laws of physics by floating like Homsar whilst the rock structure is in full effect.

===Similarity to Homestar Runner===
In terms of general appearance, Homsar bears a striking resemblance to [[Homestar Runner]]. Although he is grossly exaggerated, pigeon-toed, and more curved, he and Homestar share [[Wikipedia:Prognathism|underbites]], clothing style (a hat and shirt), feet style, shading, skin color, and a [[lack of visible arms]]. As he was originally a misspelling of "Homestar", it is logical that Homsar is somewhat of a badly-drawn Homestar. Strong Bad remarks upon this in the email [[for kids]], where he refers to Homsar as a "blue midget Homestar". Homestar himself even calls Homsar "Homestar" in [[looking old]]. In [[Baddest of the Bands]] Strong Bad calls him a "weird little misspelling", and when Homestar is impressed with his performance, he curses the letters E and T in his name for preventing him from being as cool as Homsar. Despite their appearances, Homestar claims that he and Homsar are not actually related in the [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD#DVD Credits|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD Credit Sequence]].

===Naming of Other Characters (and Himself)===
Homsar often assigns the other characters, including himself, strange names. This could be because he has forgotten their real names, is confused, or disregards their real names. These "names" are sometimes based on the character's appearance (Strong Sad: That Rhinoceros) or a similar-sounding name (Bubs: Tubbs). When asked for an Autograph for Homsar by [[Strong Bad]] in [[Baddest of the Bands]], Marzipan signs herself, "Matzah Ball", indicating that is what he calls her. One might reason that the epithet is used due to the fact that both monikers have the same starting letter and amount of syllables. They are also both foods. Others (Strong Bad: Reggie) hardly make sense. This is assuming that he is speaking to/about these characters and that he is not just disoriented or believes he is talking to someone else. His way of naming may also be used to describe how a character looks at the time, like when he called The Cheat "chocolate cake" when The Cheat was covered in [[whatsit]]. Homsar also thinks up strange names for himself, such as "Homsar, the captain of the gravy train", "the human wedgie", "a friendly reminder", "a knock-knock joke about jogging suits", "a song from the '60s", and "a real batch export". Homsar doesn't seem to repeat any of his made-up names (except a song from the '60s), in keeping with his tendency to forget or disregard things or become confused. Homsar has also been named by others, like when Homestar called him "the secret guy" or when Strong Bad referred to him as "America's favorite blue midget Homestar".

===Walking===
Homsar has pigeon-toed feet that move incredibly fast, but his movement is very slow. Also, whenever Homsar walks, he makes a peculiar fluttery noise, although this sound effect is not present in [[Strong Badia the Free]]. Some other characters have also [[Sound Effects#homsar walking|made this noise]].

{{Character Video Transcript}}

== Fun Facts ==
*Homsar is the only main character with no [[Old-Timey]] or [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] counterpart. In fact, he has only one character variation (not including style changes)— the least of any main character.
*Homsar's coloring is similar to that of the unused character [[Homeschool Winner]].
*Homsar is the only male character with an animated girl variation, Modestly Hot Homsar. (see [[#Variations|below]])
*The [[font]] on Homsar's shirt is [[Fonts#B|Bauhaus93]].
*Besides Homestar, Homsar was the only one not to get the [[Jibblies]] in [[Jibblies 2]]. In fact, the opposite effect occurs when the [[Jibblies Painting]] gets the Jibblies instead.

== Relationships ==
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Homestar Runner and Homsar's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and Homsar's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Sad and Homsar's Relationship]]
*[[Marzipan and Homsar's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[Different Town Character Variations#Modestly Hot Homsar|Modestly Hot Homsar]]
*[[Still Homsar]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
*Character 12 ([[Yonder Website Character Variations|Yonder Website]]) (only mentioned via [[@StrongBadActual|Strong Bad's Twitter]][[twitter:StrongBadActual/status/923712008993886208|[1]]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===
*[[wikipedia:J. Wellington Wimpy|Wimpy]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*[[IMDB:tt0165798|Ghost Dog]] in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[wikipedia:Slash (musician)|Slash]] in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*Kumar (from [[IMDB:0115734|Bottle Rocket]]) in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Tingle|Tingle]] from [[Wikipedia:Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]] series in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Wikipedia:Ed Grimley|Ed Grimley]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Typewriter The "Noony Noony Noo" Typewriter Guy] in [[Jibblies 2]]
*[[Wikipedia:Captain Caveman|Captain Caveman]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*[[Wikipedia:Little Orphan Annie|Little Orphan Annie]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*[[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)#Characters|Dungeonmaster]] in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*[[Wikipedia:Time Bandits|Fidgit]] in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*Zebraman (from [[Wikipedia:Heavy Metal Parking Lot|Heavy Metal Parking Lot]]) in [[Later That Night...]]
*Greg (from [[Wikipedia:Over the Garden Wall|Over the Garden Wall]]) in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*[[Wikipedia:David St. Hubbins|David St. Hubbins]] in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*[[Wikipedia:I'm Just a Bill|A Bill]] (from [[Wikipedia:Schoolhouse Rock!|Schoolhouse Rock!]]) in [[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]]
*B.O.B. (from [[Wikipedia:The Black Hole (1979 film)|The Black Hole]]) in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==See Also==
*[[Homsar Evolution]]
*[[Homsar Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#Homsar|Nicknames]]
*[[Bowler Hats]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"Let's sing a song of Pennzoil!"|[[Fall Float Parade]]|Mirror:homsar_pennzoil.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"AAAaaaAAh'm the human wedgie!"|[[origins]]|Mirror:hom_wedgie.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"I'm the human wedgie!"|[[origins]]|Mirror:hom_wedgie.mp3}}
*{{qotw|"Alms for the pudgy? Alms for the pudgy?"|[[Homestar Presents: Presents]]|Mirror:hom1_pudgy.mp3}}
|}

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr-homsar|watch Homsar's character video]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_homsar.html|watch Homsar's character video on the old site]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_homsar.swf|view the Flash file for Homsar's character video]]

{{Characters|Homsar}}

[[Category:Homestarmy]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]]

The Poopsmith

Bobmath — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 20:55:33 GMT

Bobmath: /* External Links */ new site

{{acharnav|poop}}
[[Image:modernpoopsmith.png|thumb|right|220px|A crappy job (literally)]]
[[Image:3dpoopsmith.png|thumb|3D Poopsmith!]]

== Biography ==
'''The Poopsmith''' is just a regular guy with a ''very'' crappy job. Literally. It's unclear whether "The Poopsmith" is his actual name, as it's used occasionally with an [[integral article]], but often without. His body is peach-colored and egg-shaped, and he has small blue legs and feet, a white head, and an enormous underbite. He wears a pair of large orange gloves stained with [[whatsit]], and he is usually seen carrying a large shovel. In [[I Killed Pom Pom]], it is implied that he has no arms under his gloves, or at most a stump on his left arm. The Poopsmith has taken a vow of silence and [[#Speech|rarely officially speaks]] (except in [[email thunder]], where he sings the opening song, and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]]), nor does he seem to ever display any emotions or facial expressions. He does occasionally [[The Poopsmith's Signs|hold up signs]] to communicate, however. He is sometimes seen poking his shovel as a half-gesture, similar to how his [[Old-Timey]] incarnation, [[The Demon]], uses his pitchfork.

While it is still unclear exactly what his job is, The Poopsmith has been employed by [[the King of Town]], apparently to [[your friends|shovel whatsit for a living]]. In [[Homestar Ruiner]], [[Strong Bad]] describes The Poopsmith's job as being the King's "personal bodyguard-slash-mime-slash-poosmith." He also works as a mail carrier, as seen in [[Compy Catalog]]. While he never seems to transfer whatsit between his constantly-soiled gloves and anything he touches, the inherently filthy nature of his job tends to keep him out of most social circles; for example, he is apparently banned for life from Strong Bad's [[Swimming Pool]], as seen in [[keep cool]]. Despite this, he seems to be held in deep respect by the other characters. For example, Strong Bad has refrained from [[your friends|hurting]] The Poopsmith, figuring "the guy shovels [[crap]] for a living so his tolerance for pain's gotta be through the roof." He even [[big white face|made two cakes]] for The Poopsmith (though he threw one of them at [[Strong Sad]]). The Poopsmith also seems to be a good friend of [[Pom Pom]].

During [[disconnected]], The Poopsmith is depicted as being the King's law enforcement agent, defending the King and his "[[municipality]]" from the rock-throwing disobedience of [[Head Bad and Strong Body|Strong Body]]. He also has some musical talents: he plays the cymbals for the [[K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band]], which made its first appearance in [[Fall Float Parade]]; and is the lead vocalist for [[All the King's Men!]] despite never speaking (he simply gestures with the microphone).
In [[KOT's VOQPCS!]], The Poopsmith is married to the pleasant odor of a bouquet of flowers, but they died after coming into contact with his stench.

In Halloween toons, the Easter eggs are often triggered by clicking on something in the same scene as The Poopsmith. They usually trigger a Homsar appearance.

*'''Domicile:''' [[King of Town's Castle]]
*'''First Appearance:''' [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]
*'''Official Debut:''' [[The King of Town DVD]]
*[[:Category:The Poopsmith Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

{{Character Video Transcript}}

== Speech ==
[[Image:The Poopsmith singing.png|thumb|200px|The thought of The Poopsmith singing makes me weeeeeeeeeeak!]]
The Poopsmith has taken a vow of silence and rarely officially speaks. The first instance of his breaking this vow outright occurred in [[email thunder]], the 200th [[Strong Bad Email]]. Here, he sang the opening intro song, and was voiced by [[tmbw:John Linnell|John Linnell]] of [[They Might be Giants]]. It was foretold that The Poopsmith would again break his vow after another 200 emails. He was again voiced by John Linnell in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], in which he realized he was tired of his identity and wanted to be another kind of -smith.
There have been a few other possible minor exceptions:
*In [[The King of Town DVD Storyboards]], The Poopsmith was supposed to say "Nope". This line was not included in the actual toon.
*In [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], The Poopsmith (dressed as a Sleestak) hisses at Strong Bad (disguised as [[Homestar Runner]]) and [[The Cheat]].
*One of the changes Strong Bad would make in his [[different town]] is for The Poopsmith to talk. To demonstrate this change, the fantasy Poopsmith says "Hello!" in a deep voice.
*In [[high school]], Strong Bad's "doodle memory" includes a scene with "The Diapersmith" blowing a raspberry at baby [[Strong Sad]].
*In [[senior prom]], a deep voice (similar to The Poopsmith's imaginary voice in [[different town]]) says "Oh yeah!"; though it is never found out who actually says this, it is strongly implied that it was The Poopsmith (who was seen holding a microphone earlier in the email). When everyone looks at him in shock, he just shrugs it off. In the DVD commentary for this email, [[The Brothers Chaps]] suggest that it might instead be [[The Blacksmith]].
*In [[Ever and More!]], The Poopsmith appears to join the [[Broternal Order of Different Helmets]] in chanting the "frothy, shanty chant", although his mouth doesn't move when the other characters' mouths do.


== Relationships ==
[[Image:Babyds.PNG|thumb|The Diapersmith says: "Phrppp!"]]
:''Main article: [[Character Relationships]]''
*[[Homestar Runner and The Poopsmith's Relationship]]
*[[Pom Pom and The Poopsmith's Relationship]]
*[[Strong Bad and The Poopsmith's Relationship]]
*[[The King of Town and The Poopsmith's Relationship]]

== Variations ==
*[[The Demon]] ([[Old-Timey]])
*[[Castlefunnies|Mushy Chamberpot]] ([[The Castlefunnies]])
*[[Middle School Variation#The Diapersmith|The Diapersmith]] ([[high school|middle school]])
*[[Trading Cards|Petey POOPsmith]] ([[trading cards]])
*[[The Smith]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===

*[[Wikipedia:Tron (character)|Tron]] in [[Homestarloween Party]]
*{{wp|Lazer Tag}} in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*A {{wp|Sleestak}} in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*{{wp|M. Bison}} (from ''[[Street Fighter]]'') in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*Lion-O (from ''{{wp|Thundercats}}'') in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[Wikipedia:Thundarr the Barbarian|Ookla the Mok]] in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*Necron 99 (from ''[[Wikipedia:Wizards (film)|Wizards]]'') in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[[wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from ''[[Back to the Future]]'' in [[Jibblies 2]]
*[[wikipedia:Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg]] in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
*Goron King Darunia (from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'') in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
*[[Wikipedia:Mean Machine Angel|Mean Machine Angel]] in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
*{{wp|Feyd-Rautha}} (from [[David Lynch|the 1984 movie]] ''[[wikipedia:Dune (1984 film)|Dune]]'') in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
*Flaming Globes of Sigmund (from ''[[Wikipedia:Seinfeld (TV show)|Seinfeld]]'' episode "{{wp|The Heart Attack}}") in [[Later That Night...]]
*Instant Martian (from the [[Looney Tunes]] cartoon ''{{wp|Hare-Way to the Stars}}'') in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
*A [[Wikipedia:Sea-Monkeys|Sea Monkey]] in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
*A {{wp|Condorman}} in [[The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]]
*1 Guy from Andromeda (developer of ''{{wp|Space Quest}}'') in [[Halloween Hijinks]]

==See Also==
*[[The Poopsmith Evolution]]
*[[The Poopsmith Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
*[[Nicknames#The Poopsmith|Nicknames]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:vcr-poop|watch The Poopsmith's character video]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_poop.html|watch The Poopsmith's character video on the old site]]
*[[OldHR:vcr_poop.swf|view the Flash file for The Poopsmith's character video]]

{{Characters|Poopsmith}}

[[Category: King's Servants|Poopsmith, The]]

Characters

Bobmath — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 19:55:11 GMT

Bobmath: /* Sweet Cuppin' Cakes */ remove extra close tag

:''This page is a list of characters.'' {{for|article on the Homestar Runner Characters page|Character Videos}}
[[Image:everybody-poster.PNG|thumb|300px|The gang's all here.]]
This page contains lists of the numerous [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] characters. If you're new to Homestar Runner, you'll get a pretty good idea what's going on by simply getting familiar with the [[Characters#Main characters|main cast members]]. If you're interested in going a little deeper, try the [[Characters#Secondary characters|secondary characters]].

== Main characters ==
These are the principal recurring characters of Homestar Runner's world. Each of these characters has their own introduction video tape on the [[Character Videos]] menu.
<gallery>
Image:NewerestHomestar.png|<center>'''[[Homestar Runner]]'''</center>
Image:currentbad.png|<center>'''[[Strong Bad]]'''</center>
Image:The Cheat Character Video.PNG|<center>'''[[The Cheat]]'''</center>
Image:neweststrongmad.png|<center>'''[[Strong Mad]]'''</center>
Image:SixthStrongSad.png|<center>'''[[Strong Sad]]'''</center>
Image:pompom.PNG|<center>'''[[Pom Pom]]'''</center>
Image:NewestMarzipan.png|<center>'''[[Marzipan]]'''</center>
Image:New_Coach_Z_Styles.PNG|<center>'''[[Coach Z]]'''</center>
Image:newestBubs2.png|<center>'''[[Bubs]]'''</center>
Image:kot.PNG|<center>'''[[The King of Town]]'''</center>
Image:poopsmith.PNG|<center>'''[[The Poopsmith]]'''</center>
Image:homsar_evolution_current.png|<center>'''[[Homsar]]'''</center>
</gallery>

== Secondary characters ==
Characters who appear now and then, but aren't quite part of the inner cadre of [[Free Country, USA]]'s leading citizens.

=== The King's Servants ===
The King of Town employs a few other characters besides [[The Poopsmith]].
<gallery>
Image:bishop.png|<center>'''[[The Cleric]]'''</center>
Image:blacksmith.PNG|<center>'''[[The Blacksmith]]'''</center>
Image:hornblower.png|<center>'''[[The Hornblower]]'''</center>
Image:the knight.png|<center>'''[[The Knight]]'''</center>
Image:Little Chef Dude KOT DVD.PNG|<center>'''[[That Little Chef Guy]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== Storybook Characters ===
Characters from the [[Original Book|original Homestar Runner storybook]] or in that style.

<gallery>
Image:mr bland.PNG|<center>'''[[Mr. Bland]]'''</center>
Image:senor.png|<center>'''[[Señor]]'''</center>
Image:TheRobot.png|<center>'''[[The Robot (storybook)|The Robot]]'''</center>
Image:TheFatBee.PNG|<center>'''[[The Fat Bee]]'''</center>
Image:Grape Fairie closeup storybook.png|<center>'''[[The Grape Fairie]]'''</center>
Image:UmpireHomePlate.png|<center>'''[[The Umpire]]'''</center>
Image:StorybookDijjeryDoo.png|<center>'''[[Dijjery Doo]]'''</center>
Image:HSRDuckshirt.png|<center>'''[[The Homestar Runner (storybook)]]'''</center>
Image:tinyhandedstrongbad.png|<center>'''[[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]]'''</center>
Image:Prince of Town.png|<center>'''[[The Prince of Town]]'''</center>
</gallery>

===Mascots===
These characters serve as mascots.

<gallery>
Image:marshie.png|<center>'''[[Marshie]]'''</center>
Image:nibbles.PNG|<center>'''[[Nibbles]]'''</center>
Image:Gel-Arshie.png|<center>'''[[Gel-arshie]]'''</center>
Image:stoppy sign.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA#Mascots|Mount RidesPlace USA Mascots]]'''</center>
Image:Jolly Dumple.PNG|<center>'''[[The Jolly Dumple]]'''</center>
Image:TragicClownDog.PNG|<center>'''[[Tragic Clown Dog]]'''</center>
Image:110px-videlectrixman.gif|<center>'''[[Videlectrix Mascot]]'''</center>
Image:worldly record book.png|<center>'''[[Count Longardeaux]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[:Category:Animals|Animals]] ===
There are some animals who appear in the Homestar Runner universe.

<gallery>
Image:the_bug.png|<center>'''[[The Bug]]'''</center>
Image:snarling_hungry_sheep.png|<center>'''[[Carnivorous Undead Sheep]]'''</center>
Image:Space Lobster!.PNG|<center>'''[[Europa-pean Lobster]]'''</center>
Image:Fat Bluebird.PNG|<center>'''[[Fat Bluebird]]'''</center>
Image:gavin.png|<center>'''[[Gavin]]'''</center>
Image:mountain goat.PNG|<center>'''[[The Mountain Goat]]'''</center>
Image:Pasquel.png|<center>'''[[Pazquel]]'''</center>
Image:Turtle new hands.png|<center>'''[[Reptiles#Turtles|The Turtle]]'''</center>
Image:VonBlaubloods.png|<center>'''[[Von Blaubloods]]'''</center>
Image:yellodello.png|<center>'''[[The Yello Dello]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Pseudocharacters]] ===
These seemingly [[Items|inanimate objects]] have been treated like characters.
<gallery>
Image:AWFy.PNG|<center>'''[[Animatronic Strong Bad]]'''</center>
Image:Belinda.png|<center>'''[[Belinda]]'''</center>
Image:carol.PNG|<center>'''[[Carol]]'''</center>
Image:Charlemagne.png|<center>'''[[Charlemagne]]'''</center>
Image:Crack in the Wall.PNG|<center>'''[[Crack in the Wall]]'''</center>
Image:Credenza.png|<center>'''[[Credenza]]'''</center>
Image:Thedenzel.png|<center>'''[[The Denzel]]'''</center>
Image:Doreauxgard.png|<center>'''[[Doreauxgard]]'''</center>
Image:Whale.PNG|<center>'''[[Drive-Thru Whale]]'''</center>
Image:Fsack.png|<center>'''[[F-Sack]]'''</center>
Image:Frank Bennedetto.PNG|<center>'''[[Frank Bennedetto]]'''</center>
Image:qod 31 - geddup noise.png|<center>'''[[The Geddup Noise]]'''</center>
Image:gn robot.png|<center>'''[[Grape-Nuts Robot]]'''</center>
Image:homestarjr2.PNG|<center>'''[[Homestar Jr.]]'''</center>
Image:qod horriblepainting.PNG|<center>'''[[Jibblies Painting]]'''</center>
Image:humidibot.png|<center>'''[[Humidibot]]'''</center>
Image:Hungryshark.png|<center>'''[[Hungry Shark]]'''</center>
Image:scotty titi.png|<center>'''[[Imaginary Friends]]'''</center>
Image:InflatablePumpkin.png|<center>'''[[Inflatable Pumpkin]]'''</center>
Image:LargeBean.png|<center>'''[[Large Bean (character)|Large Bean]]'''</center>
Image:Lord_Quackingstick.PNG|<center>'''[[Lord Quackingstick]]'''</center>
Image:Lotionman.PNG|<center>'''[[Lotionman]]'''</center>
Image:mrsbenedetto.png|<center>'''[[Mrs. Bennedetto]]'''</center>
Image:New-paper-but-a-butt.png|<center>'''[[New Paper]]'''</center>
Image:guy knife.png|<center>'''[[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]]'''</center>
Image:Thepaper.png|<center>'''[[The Paper]]'''</center>
Image:donkis.png|<center>'''[[Poodonkis]]'''</center>
Image:PomFamily 2.png|<center>'''[[Pom Pom's Hypothetical Family]]'''</center>
Image:Santaman.png|<center>'''[[Santaman]]'''</center>
Image:TheStick.png|<center>'''[[The Stick]]'''</center>
Image:Stoolyface.PNG|<center>'''[[Stooly]]'''</center>
Image:Tony Stony 2.png|<center>'''[[Tony Stony]]'''</center>
Image:trivia time jar.PNG|<center>'''[[Trivia Time]]'''</center>
Image:wagon fulla pancakes.PNG|<center>'''[[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]]'''</center>
Image:Wormdingler.png|<center>'''[[Wormdingler]]'''</center>
</gallery>

==== [[Strong Badia]] ====
The empty lot where Strong Bad is king is home to a few other pseudocharacters.

<gallery>
Image:bearholdingshark.png|<center>'''[[Bear Holding a Shark]]'''</center>
Image:Cinderblock.png|<center>'''[[Cinder Block]]'''</center>
Image:Tao Chicken.PNG|<center>'''[[General Tso's Chicken]]'''</center>
Image:stopsign.png|<center>'''[[Stop Sign]]'''</center>
Image:tire.png|<center>'''[[Tire]]'''</center>
</gallery>

==== [[Computers]] ====
Most of the computers in the Homestar Runner universe seem to be alive somehow.

<gallery>
Image:Arturo 9000.PNG|<center>'''[[Arturo 9000]]'''</center>
Image:Compé.png|<center>'''[[Compé]]'''</center>
Image:sbemail.png|<center>'''[[Compy 386]]'''</center>
Image:Strong Bad is understairs.png|<center>'''[[Lappy 486]]'''</center>
Image:sbemail1.PNG|<center>'''[[Tandy 400]]'''</center>
</gallery>

==== Cardboard Characters ====
<gallery>
Image:Cardboard Homestar.png‎|<center>'''[[Cardboard Homestar]]'''</center>
Image:cardboardmarzipan.png|<center>'''[[Cardboard Marzipan]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== Miscellaneous ===
<gallery>
Image:Newannouncer.png|<center>'''[[The Announcer]]'''</center>
Image:ataridragon.png|<center>'''[[Atari Dragon]]'''</center>
Image:bad graphics ghost.png|<center>'''[[Bad Graphics Ghost]]'''</center>
Image:balding man.png|<center>'''[[Balding Man]]'''</center>
Image:Biscuitdoughhandsman.PNG|<center>'''[[Biscuitdoughhandsman]]'''</center>
Image:Brundo Yak.png|<center>'''[[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf|Brundo the Decemberween Yak]]'''</center>
Image:Dolph Haudhagen The Instruct-TOR.PNG|<center>'''[[Dolph Hauldhagen]]'''</center>
Image:folly.png|<center>'''[[Folly]]'''</center>
Image:pomfamily.png|<center>'''[[General and Fraulein Pom Pom]]'''</center>
Image:New_Style_Goblin.PNG|<center>'''[[The Goblin]]'''</center>
Image:Auntpaw.png|<center>'''[[Grandmaw Auntpaw]]'''</center>
Image:handermannek.png|<center>'''[[Lan Handermannek]]'''</center>
Image:Mancuso's older bro.png|<center>'''[[Mancuso|Mancuso's Older Brother]]'''</center>
Image:Monkey_Dude6.PNG|<center>'''[[Monkey D]]'''</center>
Image:montenegro.PNG|<center>'''[[Monte Negro]]'''</center>
Image:MrPoofers.png|<center>'''[[Mr. Poofers]]'''</center>
Image:Pinkish dragon.png|<center>'''[[Multi-Function Dragon]]'''</center>
Image:nebulon.png|<center>'''[[Nebulon]]'''</center>
Image:comma discovery.jpg|<center>'''[[Sir Loodabert Comma]]'''</center>
Image:OldManRootbeer.png|<center>'''[[Old Man Rootbeer]]'''</center>
Image:Peaceyppic.png|<center>'''[[Peacey P]]'''</center>
Image:Pom Girls.PNG|<center>'''[[Pom Pom's girls]]'''</center>
Image:sucks trogdor.png|<center>'''[[The S is for Sucks Dragon]]'''</center>
Image:The Sad Kids Update.png|<center>'''[[The Sad Kids]]'''</center>
Image:Senor Cartgage Profile.PNG|<center>'''[[Senor Cardgage]]'''</center>
Image:stave it off guy.png|<center>'''[[Stave it Off Guy]]'''</center>
Image:Mission Control.png|<center>'''[[Ted Averill]]'''</center>
Image:Tim Tom.png|<center>'''[[Tim Tom]]'''</center>
Image:Tom servo.PNG|<center>'''[[Tom Servo]]'''</center>
Image:TenerenceLove.png|<center>'''[[Tenerence Love]]'''</center>
Image:Videlectrix developers.png|<center>'''[[Videlectrix Guys]]'''</center>
Image:visor robot.png|<center>'''[[Visor Robot]]'''</center>
</gallery>

== Variations ==
[[The Brothers Chaps]] sometimes recreate the entire cast of the website in an alternate style. This section is for tracking and organizing all of the variations of the main characters.

There are also complicated narrative modes on the site. Strong Bad often answers "what if" questions in his emails, which leads to minor variations on normal characters. Anything [[Powered by The Cheat|created]] by [[The Cheat]] has a very rudimentary [[Flash]] style. [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppets]] are sometimes used in lieu of animation. Several toons, starting with the 100th [[Strong Bad Email]], [[flashback]], deliberately use an animation style which matches some of the [[Original Book|earliest work of The Brothers Chaps]].

=== [[Old-Timey]] ===
1930-era toons from the days of black and white silent movies and early talkies.

<gallery>
Image:thehstarr2.png|<center>'''[[The Homestar Runner|The Homestar Runner]]''' ([[Homestar Runner]])</center>
Image:Old-Timey Strong Bad.png|<center>'''[[Old-Timey Strong Bad|Old-Timey Strong Bad]]''' ([[Strong Bad]])</center>
Image:thesneak.PNG|<center>'''[[The Sneak]]''' ([[The Cheat]])</center>
Image:strongman.png|<center>'''[[Strong Man]]''' ([[Strong Mad]])</center>
Image:sicklysam.png|<center>'''[[Sickly Sam]]''' ([[Strong Sad]])</center>
Image:fatdudley.png|<center>'''[[Fat Dudley]]''' ([[Pom Pom]])</center>
Image:marzipan1936.PNG|<center>'''[[Old-Timey Marzipan]]''' ([[Marzipan]])</center>
Image:20110509162956!coachz1936.png|<center>'''[[Fort Wayne Locomotive]]''' ([[Coach Z]])</center>
Image:bubs1936.png|<center>'''[[Old-Timey Bubs]]''' ([[Bubs]])</center>
Image:1936 KOT.png|<center>'''[[The Kaiser]]''' ([[The King of Town]])</center>
Image:Thedemon.PNG|<center>'''[[The Demon]]''' ([[The Poopsmith]])</center>
Image:MrShmallow.png|<center>'''[[Mr. Shmallow]]''' ([[Marshie]])</center>
Image:barbershop trio.PNG|<center>'''[[The Barbershop Trio]]''' ([[The Announcer]])</center>
Image:bossman.png|<center>'''[[Mr. Bossman]]'''</center>
Image:The Moon.PNG|<center>'''[[The Moon#As a character|The Moon]]'''</center>
Image:the ghost.PNG|<center>'''[[Old-Timey Ghost]]'''</center>
Image:Pietimer 3.png|<center>'''[[Eustice Pietimer]]'''</center>
Image:the guys.PNG|<center>'''[[The Guys]]'''</center>
Image:Don knotts.PNG|<center>'''[[Don Knotts]]'''</center>
Image:Old-Timey Alien.png|<center>'''[[Rumble Red]]'''</center>
Image:Dee.png|<center>'''[[Dee]]'''</center>
Image:TheRest.png|<center>'''[[Unnamed Characters#Other Characters|The Rest]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[20X6]] ===
An alternate universe containing futuristic anime versions of Homestar Runner characters.

<gallery>
Image:stinkoman.PNG|<center>'''[[Stinkoman]]''' ([[Strong Bad]])</center>
Image:20x6homestar.png|<center>'''[[1-Up]]''' ([[Homestar Runner]])</center>
Image:Tradingcardcheat.PNG|<center>'''[[Cheatball]]''' ([[The Cheat]])</center>
Image:panpan.PNG|<center>'''[[Pan Pan]]''' ([[Pom Pom]])</center>
File:MarziMeiSprite.png|<center>'''[[Marzi-Mei]]''' ([[Marzipan]])</center>
File:ZSabreCapeless.png|<center>'''[[Z Sabre]]''' ([[Coach Z]])</center>
Image:stickly.PNG|<center>'''[[Sticklyman]]<!--Do NOT say that Sticklyman is The Poopsmith. This is not confirmed--!></center>
Image:Trogador.PNG|<center>'''[[Trogador]]''' ([[Trogdor]])</center>
Image:Neb-1.PNG|<center>'''[[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items|20X6 Nebulon]]''' ([[Nebulon]])</center>
Image:stinkogame-enemy-chorch.gif|<center>'''[[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] ===
A series of short action films starring Strong Bad in the title role.

<gallery>
Image:Dangeresque.PNG|<center>'''[[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]]''' ([[Strong Bad]])</center>
Image:dangeresquetoo.PNG|<center>'''[[Dangeresque Too]]''' ([[Homestar Runner]])</center>
Image:Renaldo.png|<center>'''[[Renaldo]]''' ([[Coach Z]])</center>
Image:cutesy buttons.png|<center>'''[[Cutesy Buttons]]''' ([[Marzipan]])</center>
Image:BADGUY.png|<center>'''[[Baron Darin Diamonocle]]''' ([[Bubs]])</center>
Image:perducci.PNG|<center>'''[[Perducci]]''' ([[The King of Town]])</center>
Image:istanbul.png|<center>'''[[Istanbul]]''' ([[The Cheat]])</center>
Image:hot tub.PNG|<center>'''[[Hot Tub]]''' ([[Strong Sad]])</center>
Image:killyouguy.PNG|<center>'''[[Killingyouguy]]''' ([[Strong Mad]])</center>
Image:sadasbad.png|<center>'''[[The Stunt Double]]''' ([[Strong Sad]])</center>
Image:Szechuan Steve.PNG|<center>'''[[Szechuan Steve]]''' ([[The Cheat]])</center>
Image:Drexperimento.PNG|<center>'''[[Professor Experimento]]''' ([[Pom Pom]])</center>
Image:Dadgeresque.PNG|<center>'''[[Dadgeresque]]''' ([[Senor Cardgage]], ''unknowingly'')</center>
Image:TheMonster.PNG|<center>'''[[The Monster]]''' ([[Strong Sad]])</center>
Image:KidnappingVictim.png|<center>'''[[Kidnapping Victim]]''' ([[The Poopsmith]])</center>
Image:UziBazooka.PNG|<center>'''[[Uzi Bazooka]]''' ([[Homestar Runner]])</center>
Image:TheInformant.PNG|<center>'''[[The Informants]]''' ([[Strong Sad]])</center>
Image:Sultry buttons.PNG|<center>'''[[Sultry Buttons]]''' ([[Marzipan]])</center>
Image:Craig.png|<center>'''[[Craig]]''' ([[The Cheat]])</center>
Image:StingyRelenque.png|<center>'''[[Stingy Relenque]]''' ([[Homestar Runner]])</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Decemberween]] ===
A celebration similar to Christmas.
<gallery>
Image:archibald.png|<center>'''[[Archibald]]''' ([[Strong Bad]])</center>
Image:kotdecemberween.PNG|<center>'''[[The King of Town (Decemberween)|The King of Town]]''' ([[Homestar Runner]])</center>
Image:angel.png|<center>'''[[The Angel]]''' ([[Marzipan]])</center>
Image:popularvote.png|<center>'''[[The Popular Vote]]''' ([[The Cheat]])</center>
Image:drxmas.png|<center>'''[[Dr. Christmas|Dr. Christmas/Cornbread]]''' ([[Bubs]])</center>
Image:Kobe 1-4.png|<center>'''[[Kobe]]''' ([[Pom Pom]] and [[Strong Mad]])</center>
Image:Strong sad first decemberween.png|<center>'''[[The First Decemberween]]''' ([[Strong Sad]])</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Teenage Variation]] ===
Teenage variations of the characters based on Strong Bad's recollections from [[high school]].
<gallery>
Image:Homestar in highschool.png|<center>'''[[Teenage Variation#Teenage Homestar Runner|Teenage Homestar]]'''</center>
Image:Marzipan in highschool.png|<center>'''[[Teenage Variation#Teenage Marzipan|Teenage Marzipan]]'''</center>
Image:Strong Bad in highschool.png|<center>'''[[Teenage Variation#Teenage Strong Bad|Teenage Strong Bad]]'''</center>
Image:Strong Mad in highschool.png|<center>'''[[Teenage Variation#Teenage Strong Mad|Teenage Strong Mad]]'''</center>
Image:z and b.PNG|<center>'''[[Teenage Variation#Night Watchman Coach Z and Bubs|Night Watchman Coach Z and Bubs]]'''</center>
Image:zoning2.PNG|<center>'''[[Teenage Variation#Councilman Zonepermit|Councilman Zonepermit]]''' ([[The King of Town]])</center>
Image:stave bean.PNG|<center>'''[[Teenage Variation#Stave it Off Guy|Stave it Off Guy]]'''</center>
Image:HijinksLargeBean.png|<center>'''[[Teenage Variation#Large Bean|Large Bean]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== Child Variation ===
Variations of the characters that are slightly younger than their teen counterparts.
<gallery>
Image:Lil SB Drill Brick.png|<center>'''[[Lil' Strong Bad]]'''</center>
Image:Purple Shirt.png|<center>'''[[Lil' Strong Sad]]'''</center>
Image:ysm.png|<center>'''[[Teen Strong Mad]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Middle School Variation]] ===
Baby-like variations of the characters based on Strong Bad's recollections from [[high school]].
<gallery>
Image:Baby strong bad.png|<center>'''[[Middle School Variation#Baby Strong Bad|Baby Strong Bad]]'''</center>
Image:Babyss.PNG|<center>'''[[Middle School Variation#Baby Strong Sad|Baby Strong Sad]]'''</center>
Image:Babycz.PNG|<center>'''[[Middle School Variation#Baby Coach Z|Baby Coach Z]]'''</center>
Image:Babyds.PNG|<center>'''[[Middle School Variation#The Diapersmith|The Diapersmith]]'''</center>
Image:Babypp.PNG|<center>'''[[Middle School Variation#Baby Pom Pom|Baby Pom Pom]]'''</center>
Image:babyhomestarrunner.png|<center>'''[[Middle School Variation#Homestar Runner|Homestar Runner]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Free Petry Dish, USA]] ===
Microscopic variations of the characters based on Strong Bad's recollections from [[high school]].
<gallery>
Image:Homestarmecium single.PNG|<center>'''[[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Homestarmecium|Homestarmecium]]''' ([[Homestar Runner]])</center>
Image:Strongbadiophage.PNG|<center>'''[[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Strongbadiophage|Strongbadiophage]]''' ([[Strong Bad]])</center>
Image:Bubsamecium.PNG|<center>'''[[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Bubsamecium|Bubsamecium]]''' ([[Bubs]])</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations|Xeriouxly Forxe]] ===
The Homestar Runner cast revamped for the 90's!
<gallery>
Image:Xerioux H Star.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#H. Star|H. Star]]''' ([[Homestar Runner]])</center>
Image:Xerioux S Bad.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#S. Bad|S. Bad]]''' ([[Strong Bad]])</center>
Image:Xerioux Pom.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#Pom|Pom]]''' ([[Pom Pom]])</center>
Image:Xerioux M Z Pan.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#M.Z. Pan|M.Z. Pan]]''' ([[Marzipan]])</center>
Image:Xerioux Zoach C.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#Zoach C|Zoach C.]]''' ([[Coach Z]])</center>
Image:Xerioux The Smith.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#The Smith|The Smith]]''' ([[The Poopsmith]])</center>
Image:Xerioux S Sad.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#S. Sad|S. Sad]]''' ([[Strong Sad]])</center>
Image:Xerioux Ch8t.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#Ch8t|Ch8t]]''' ([[The Cheat]])</center>
Image:Xerioux S Mad.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#S. Mad|S. Mad]]''' ([[Strong Mad]])</center>
Image:Xerioux Bubz.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#Bubz|Bubz]]''' ([[Bubs]])</center>
Image:Xerioux Xing Town.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#Xing Town|Xing Town]]''' ([[The King of Town]])</center>
Image:Xerioux Still Homsar.png|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#Still Homsar|Still Homsar]]''' ([[Homsar]])
Image:Marxie.PNG|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#Marxie|Marxie]]''' ([[Marshie]])</center>
Image:The Xtick.PNG|<center>'''[[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations#The Xtick|Xerioux The Stick]]''' ([[The Stick]])</center>
</gallery>

=== Other Alternates ===
<gallery>
Image:Placemat.PNG|<center>'''[[The Exact Same]]''' ([[Homestar Runner]])</center>
Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|<center>'''[[Shark-Tooth Bubs]]''' ([[Bubs]])</center>
Image:Atari Homestar.PNG|<center>'''[[Atari Homestar]]'''</center>
Image:Atari Strong Bad.PNG|<center>'''[[Atari Strong Bad]]'''</center>
Image:VectorStrongBadShaded.png|<center>'''[[Vector Strong Bad]]'''</center>
Image:Vector Homestar.png|<center>'''Vector Homestar'''</center>
Image:UltimateStrongBad.PNG|<center>'''[[Ultimate Strong Bad]]'''
Image:Ultimate Trogdor.PNG|<center>'''[[ULTIMATE TROGDOR!!!]]'''
Image:Tofu Homestar.png|<center>'''[[Tofu Homestar]]'''</center>
Image:Monstrosity Strong Bad.png|<center>'''[[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals]]'''</center>
Image:sterrance.png|<center>'''[[Sterrance]]''' ([[Strong Bad]]) </center>
Image:Da Huuuuuudge.png|<center>'''[[Da Huuuuuudge]]''' ([[Strong Bad]]) </center>
Image:Head Bad and Strong Body.PNG|<center>'''[[Head Bad and Strong Body]]''' ([[Strong Bad]])</center>
Image:Strong Body and Head Bad Regenerated.PNG|<center>'''Nub Head and Head Nub''' ([[Strong Bad]])</center>
Image:DevilAngelSB.png|<center>'''[[Devil and Angel Strong Bad]]'''</center>
Image:StrongDean.png|<center>'''[[Sharpdene]]'''</center>
Image:Stylized space captainface.PNG|<center>'''[[Space Captainface]]''' ([[Strong Bad]])</center>
Image:Strap.png|<center>'''[[Strap]]''' ([[The Cheat]])</center>
Image:Striped Green Rabbit.png|<center>'''[[Striped Green Rabbit]]''' ([[The Cheat]]) </center>
Image:the teach.PNG|<center>'''[[The Teach]]''' ([[The Cheat]]) </center>
Image:sbemail107.PNG|<center>'''[[Ilko Skevüld]]''' ([[The Cheat]]) </center>
Image:viderogames.PNG|<center>'''[[Wilbur]] and his associate''' ([[The Cheat]])</center>
Image:The Cheat-Bot.PNG|<center>'''[[The Cheatbot]]'''</center>
Image:titodancing.png|<center>'''[[Tito]]''' ([[The Cheat]])</center>
Image:deadlypallor.png|<center>'''[[The Deathly Pallor]]''' ([[Strong Sad]])</center>
Image:anonymous.png|<center>'''[[Anonymous Contributor]]''' ([[Strong Sad]])</center>
Image:Thnikkaman.png|<center>'''[[The Thnikkaman]]''' ([[Bubs]])</center>
Image:zubscoachb.png|<center>'''[[Zubs and Coach B]]''' ([[Bubs]] and [[Coach Z]])</center>
Image:Sbemail166.png|<center>'''[[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]]''' ([[Bubs]])</center>
Image:Original.png|<center>'''[[Original Bubs]]'''</center>
Image:JustOnionBubs.png|<center>'''[[Onion Bubs]]'''</center>
Image:coachzed.png|<center>'''[[Coach Zed]]'''</center>
</gallery>

==Characters from Created Worlds==
[[wikipedia:Character (arts)|Characters created by another character]] (usually Strong Bad). These characters exist in their own sub-universes within the framework of the [[Homestar Runner universe]] proper, and rarely interact with the main universe.

=== Strong Badman ===
A superhero world starring a [[Exaggerated Strong Bad|muscular version]] of Strong Bad.
<gallery>
Image:Who is little stiny.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Badman]]''' ([[Strong Bad]])</center>
Image:Stiny Get me a danish.png|<center>'''[[Strong Badman Characters#Stiny|Stiny]]'''</center>
Image:Damp towel man.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Badman Characters#Damp Towel Man|Damp Towel Man]]''' ([[Coach Z]])</center>
Image:Deutschman.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Badman Characters#Deutschman|Deutschman]]'''</center>
Image:Deutschmaster.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Badman Characters#The Deutsch Master|The Deutsch Master]]'''</center>
Image:Dry ragamuffin.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Badman Characters#Dry Ragamuffin|Dry Ragamuffin]]''' ([[Bubs]])</center>
Image:Grossman.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Badman Characters#Grossman|Grossman]]'''</center>
Image:Moth Mouth Strong Badman.png|<center>'''[[Strong Badman Characters#Moth Mouth|Moth Mouth]]'''</center>
Image:EnterTooSoonMan.png|<center>'''[[Strong Badman Characters#Hit-Enter-Too-Soon Man|Hit-Enter-Too-Soon Man]]'''</center>
Image:Scantron.png|<center>'''[[Strong Badman Characters#Scantron|Scantron]]'''</center>
Image:StrongBadmanTheCheat.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Badman Characters#The Cheat|Strong Badman The Cheat]]''' ([[The Cheat]])</center>
Image:Portrait-of-a-Catman.PNG|<center>'''[[Strong Badman Characters#Portrait-of-a-Catman|Portrait-of-a-Catman]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Teen Girl Squad]] ===
The comic adventures of four archetypal teenage girls, drawn, narrated, and killed by Strong Bad.

====The Girls====
<gallery>
Image:tgs-cheer.PNG|<center>'''[[Cheerleader]]'''</center>
Image:tgs-soso.PNG|<center>'''[[So and So]]'''</center>
Image:tgs-whatface.PNG|<center>'''[[What's Her Face]]'''</center>
Image:tgs-uglyone.PNG|<center>'''[[The Ugly One]]'''</center>
</gallery>

====Other Characters====
<gallery>
Image:arrowed.png|<center>'''[[Arrow'd Guy]]'''</center>
Image:alienwithbat.PNG|<center>'''[[Thomas]]'''</center>
Image:tompkinteen.png|<center>'''[[Tompkins]]'''</center>
Image:ilsg.PNG|<center>'''[[Mr. Pitters]]'''</center>
Image:Mrs Commanderson with Cheat Commandos.png|<center>'''[[Mrs. Commanderson]]'''</center>
Image:thebirds.png|<center>'''[[Birds (Teen Girl Squad)|The Birds]]'''</center>
Image:FourGregs.png|<center>'''[[The Gregs]]'''</center>
Image:Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters.png|<center>'''[[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters|Minor Characters]]'''</center>
</gallery>

===[[Thy Dungeonman]]===
A series of [[Wikipedia:Interactive fiction|text adventures]] that originated from the [[Strong Bad Email]] "[[video games]]".
<gallery>
Image:thy dungeonman 3 deinterlaced.png|<center>'''[[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]]'''</center>
Image:Ye arrive at dennis.PNG|<center>'''[[Dennis]]'''</center>
Image:Dongrel.PNG|<center>'''[[Dongrel]]'''</center>
Image:Mongrel.PNG|<center>'''[[Longrels, Hongrels, and Mongrels]]'''</center>
Image:The toughs.PNG|<center>'''[[Minor Thy Dungeonman Characters|Minor Characters]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Cheat Commandos]] ===
An after-school cartoon spoofing G.I. Joe starring some The Cheats.

====The Commandos====
<gallery>
Image:Gunhaver.PNG|<center>'''[[Gunhaver]]'''</center>
Image:reynold.PNG|<center>'''[[Reynold]]'''</center>
Image:Fightgar.PNG|<center>'''[[Fightgar]]'''</center>
Image:Crackotage2.PNG|<center>'''[[Crackotage]]'''</center>
Image:silent rip.png|<center>'''[[Silent Rip]]'''</center>
Image:firebert cartoon.png|<center>'''[[Firebert]]''' ([[The Cheat]])</center>
Image:reinforcements.png|<center>'''[[Reinforcements]]'''</center>
Image:Flashfight.PNG|<center>'''[[Flashfight]]'''</center>
Image:Ripberger.PNG|<center>'''[[Ripberger]]'''</center>
Image:Foxface new.png|<center>'''[[Foxface]]'''</center>
Image:Sarge Marshie.PNG|<center>'''[[Ser-g-geant Marshie]]''' ([[Marshie]])</center>
Image:Greenhelmet.png|<center>'''[[Green Helmets]]'''</center>
Image:Agent Chimendez.PNG|<center>'''[[Agent Chimendez]]'''</center>
Image:Gunhavette.png|<center>'''[[Gunhavette]]'''</center>
</gallery>

==== [[Blue Laser]] ====
<gallery>
Image:BL Commander.PNG|<center>'''[[Blue Laser Commander]]'''</center>
Image:blminion.png|<center>'''[[Blue Laser Minion]]'''</center>
Image:blbabies.png|<center>'''[[Blue Laser Babies]]'''</center>
Image:New Bad Guy Girl Character.png|<center>'''[[New Bad Guy Girl Character]]'''</center>
Image:scrawnjob.png|<center>'''[[Scrawnjob]]'''</center>
</gallery>

==== Other Characters ====
<gallery>
Image:Reynoldsbro.png|<center>'''[[Reynold's Brother]]'''</center>
Image:OSmidgen.png|<center>'''[[Oliver Smidgen]]'''</center>
Image:Gunk Iller.png|<center>'''[[Gunk Iller]]'''</center>
Image:Topplegangers.png|<center>'''[[The Topplegangers]]'''</center>
Image:LilAlb&BravGun.jpg|<center>'''[[Rejected Cheat Commandos]]'''</center>
</gallery>

==== Cast and Production ====
<gallery>
Image:CrackStuntman.PNG|<center>'''[[Crack Stuntman]]'''</center>
Image:achimendez.png|<center>'''[[A. Chimendez]]'''</center>
Image:CrackStuntman'sGirlfriend.png|<center>'''[[Crack Stuntman's Girlfriend]]'''</center>
Image:Guy who does the Bad Guy`s Voice.PNG|<center>'''[[Guy Who Does The Bad Guy's Voice]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Peasantry]] ===
Characters featured in the Trogdor/[[Peasant's Quest]] world.
<gallery>
Image:PQTrogdor.png|<center>'''[[Trogdor]]'''</center>
Image:rather dashing.png|<center>'''[[Rather Dashing]]'''</center>
Image:Kerrek Game.PNG|<center>'''[[Kerrek]]'''</center>
Image:Jhonka Game.PNG|<center>'''[[Jhonka]]'''</center>
Image:Pterodactyl.PNG|<center>'''[[Pterodactyl]]'''</center>
Image:Blue Knight.png|<center>'''[[The Red and Blue Knights]]'''</center>
Image:meeples hammer on.png|<center>'''[[Troghammer]]'''</center>
Image:King Of Peasantry In Game.PNG|<center>'''[[King of Peasantry]]'''</center>
Image:oldguy peasantsquest.png|<center>'''[[Old Man]]'''</center>
Image:poorgary.png|<center>'''[[Poor Gary]]'''</center>
Image:dongolev.png|<center>'''[[Dongolev]]'''</center>
Image:Mendelev the archer.png|<center>'''[[Mendelev]]'''</center>
Image:babylady.PNG|<center>'''[[Baby Lady & Her Baby]]'''</center>
Image:keeper of trogdor.PNG|<center>'''[[The Keepers of Trogdor]]'''</center>
Image:nakedned.png|<center>'''[[Naked Ned]]'''</center>
Image:roncumberdale.PNG|<center>'''[[Ron Cumberdale]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] ===
A "crazy" cartoon created by Strong Bad that quickly took on a life of its own.

<gallery>
Image:cowcopter.png|<center>'''[[Sherlock]]'''</center>
Image:theworm2.png|<center>'''[[The Worm]]'''</center>
Image:ehsteve.png|<center>'''[[Eh! Steve!]]'''</center>
Image:wheelchair.png|<center>'''[[The Wheelchair]]'''</center>
Image:keyboardstrongbad.png|<center>'''[[Casio Head Strong Bad]]''' ([[Strong Bad]])</center>
Image:Primetime.PNG|<center>'''[[Ready For Primetime]]''' ([[Strong Mad]])</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] ===
A short-lived cartoon about [[Limozeen]] in space.

<gallery>
Image:Larry Palaroncini.png|<center>'''[[Larry Palaroncini]]'''</center>
Image:Gary palaroncini.png|<center>'''[[Gary Palaroncini]]'''</center>
Image:Perry Palaroncini.PNG|<center>'''[[Perry Palaroncini]]'''</center>
Image:Space mary.png|<center>'''[[Mary Palaroncini]]'''</center>
Image:teeg dougland.png|<center>'''[[Teeg Dougland]]'''</center>
Image:mitch overlord.PNG|<center>'''[[Mitch Overlord]]'''</center>
Image:bozar.PNG|<center>'''[[Bozar]]'''</center>
Image:Advantage.png|<center>'''[[Advantage]]'''</center>
Image:Hippo Spider.png|<center>'''[[Galactic Space Hippo Spider]]'''</center>
</gallery>

===[[The Li'l Brudder Show|The Li'l Brudder and Maybe Tendafoot Too Show]]===
A cartoon featuring everyone's favorite one legged pup.
<gallery>
Image:LilBrudder.png|<center>'''[[Li'l Brudder]]'''</center>
Image:Tendafootcolor.PNG|<center>'''[[Tendafoot]]'''</center>
Image:Possum.PNG|<center>'''[[The Dregs#Possum|Possum]]'''</center>
Image:Pittles.PNG|<center>'''[[The Dregs#Parrot|Parrot]]'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Powered by The Cheat]] ===
[[The Cheat]]'s crudely animated cartoon has several exclusive characters.
<gallery>
Image:Baby_Styles.png|<center>'''[[Baby Styles]]'''</center>
Image:Its_A_Lion.PNG|<center>'''[[Lions|It's a lion!]]'''</center>
Image:Maggot_Man_2.png|<center>'''[[Maggot Man]]'''</center>
Image:Moses_Malone.png|<center>'''[[Moses Malone]]'''</center>
Image:tentacleskull.png|<center>'''[[Tentacle Skull]]'''</center>
Image:davey.png|<center>'''[[Davey]] and the Other Guy'''</center>
</gallery>

=== [[Folk Tale World]] ===
These are characters that appear in the world of Saddy Dumpington.
<gallery>
Image:ss dumpington.PNG|<center>'''[[Saddy Dumpington]]''' ([[Strong Sad]])</center>
Image:DancingBros.PNG|<center>'''[[The Dancing Brothers]]'''</center>
Image:A Little Girl.PNG|<center>'''[[Folk Tale World#A Little Girl|A Little Girl]]'''</center>
Image:Squirrel.PNG|<center>'''[[Folk Tale World#The Squirrel|The Squirrel]]'''</center>
Image:The Mayor.PNG|<center>'''[[Folk Tale World#The Mayor|The Mayor]]'''</center>
Image:Cricket.PNG|<center>'''[[Folk Tale World#Mr. Cricket|Mr. Cricket]]'''</center>
Image:Fox.PNG|<center>'''[[Folk Tale World#Fox Joe|Fox Joe]]'''</center>
Image:Snake.PNG|<center>'''[[Folk Tale World#Weird Snake Joe|Weird Snake Joe]]'''</center>
Image:Townsfolk.PNG|<center>'''[[Folk Tale World#The Townsfolk|The Townsfolk]]'''</center>
Image:Turkey Joe.PNG|<center>'''[[Folk Tale World#Turkey Joe|Turkey Joe]]'''</center>
</gallery>

==Organizations==
<gallery>
Image:blue-laser.PNG|<center>'''[[Blue Laser]]'''</center>
Image:Ever and More.png|<center>'''[[Broternal Order Of Different Helmets]]'''</center>
Image:thebrothersstrong.png|<center>'''[[The Brothers Strong]]'''</center>
Image:ccommandos.png|<center>'''[[Cheat Commandos]]'''</center>
Image:Sbemail188.png|<center>'''[[The Deleteheads]]'''</center>
Image:homestarmy.png|<center>'''[[Homestarmy]]'''</center>
Image:LURN logo corrected.png|<center>'''[[L.U.R.N.]]'''</center>
Image:municipality.png|<center>'''[[The Municipality]]'''</center>
Image:onpointkings.png|<center>'''[[On Point Kings]]'''</center>
Image:Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2.png|<center>'''[[Pistols For Pandas (organization)|Pistols for Pandas]]'''</center>
Image:TeamKneepads.PNG|<center>'''[[Team Kneepads]]'''</center>
Image:79 Seconds Left Screenshot.PNG|<center>'''[[Wet Knee Gumption Club]]'''</center>
</gallery>

===Bands===
<gallery>
Image:3 dee logo.PNG|<center>'''[[Poot-Slap|3-Dee]]'''</center>
Image:AtKM.png|<center>'''[[All the King's Men!]]'''</center>
Image:Awkward Social Sun.png|<center>'''[[Awkward Social Sun]]'''</center>
Image:Bigg_Nife.png|<center>'''[[Bigg Nife]]'''</center>
Image:Strong_bad_email_D.PNG|<center>'''[[Brainkrieg]]'''</center>
Image:cool tapes.PNG|<center>'''[[Cool Tapes]]'''</center>
Image:DOI.png|<center>'''[[Bands in Baddest of the Bands#DÖI|DÖI]]'''</center>
Image:FattysBigChance2.png|<center>'''[[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Fatty|Fatty's Big Chance]]'''</center>
Image:Mysfit steries band.png|<center>'''[[The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries]]'''</center>
Image:KindalonghairPoster.PNG|<center>'''[[The Kinda Long-Haired Band]]'''</center>
Image:KindredSoul.PNG|<center>'''[[Kindred Soul]]'''</center>
Image:TGS Kissyboots.png|<center>'''[[Kissyboots]]'''</center>
Image:Marching Band.PNG|<center>'''[[K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band]]'''</center>
Image:Lazor logo full.png|<center>'''[[Lazor]]'''</center>
Image:limozeen.jpg|<center>'''[[Limozeen]]'''</center>
Image:BandPomStar.png|<center>'''[[Bands in Baddest of the Bands#PomStar|PomStar]]'''</center>
Image:ThePowuhSurge.png|<center>'''[[The Pow-uh Surge]]'''</center>
Image:Shelikescloth.PNG|<center>'''[[she likes cloth]]'''</center>
Image:Sir lance and the lotts.PNG|<center>'''[[Minor Thy Dungeonman Characters#Sir Lance and the Lots|Sir Lance and the Lots]]'''</center>
File:TwitterSloshySoundCheck.jpg|<center>'''[[sloshy]]'''</center>
Image:taranchulapeople.png|<center>'''[[Taranchula]]'''</center>
Image:BandTwo-ODuo.png|<center>'''[[Bands in Baddest of the Bands#Two-O Duo|Two-O Duo]]'''</center>
Image:West Is Lip.jpg|<center>'''[[West Is Lip]]'''</center>
</gallery>

===Companies===
<gallery>
Image:boardelectrix.PNG|<center>'''[[Boardelectrix]]'''</center>
Image:Bookazon screenshot.png|<center>'''[[Bookazon.com]]'''</center>
Image:Bubs Last Stand.PNG|<center>'''[[Bubs' Concession Stand]]'''</center>
Image:Cheap as free.PNG|<center>'''[[Cheap as Free]]'''</center>
Image:Compy 2.png|<center>'''[[Compy, Inc.]]'''</center>
Image:CGNU Crest.png|<center>'''[[Crazy Go Nuts University]]'''</center>
Image:Discount Ware.PNG|<center>'''[[Discount Flashback Warehouse]]'''</center>
Image:Embarrassing Educational Films.png|<center>'''[[Embarrassing Educational Films]]'''</center>
Image:s shoe box.png|<center>'''[[Freshley's]]'''</center>
Image:TheStabYourself!.png|<center>'''[[JoshCo!]]''' </center>
Image:Klown kare.PNG|<center>'''[[Kertified Klown Kare]]'''</center>
Image:Kidelectrix Logo.png|<center>'''[[Kidelectrix]]'''</center>
Image:metalmation logo.png|<center>'''[[Metalmation]]'''</center>
Image:ol fattys.PNG|<center>'''[[Ol' Fatty's]]'''</center>
Image:pom pictures.png|<center>'''[[Pom Pictures]]'''</center>
Image:WSBD coozie.png|<center>'''[[Radio Stations and Shows]]'''</center>
Image:senormortgage.PNG|<center>'''[[Senor Cardgage Mortgage]]'''</center>
Image:OnlineAuctionLogo.PNG|<center>'''[[Some Type of Online Auction]]'''</center>
Image:barbzerdry ad2.png|<center>'''[[Strong Bad's School Of Barbzerdry]]'''</center>
Image:sbasaf.png|<center>'''[[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil]]'''</center>
Image:Styles Upon Styles Logo.PNG|<center>'''[[Styles Upon Styles]]'''</center>
Image:lemcard.PNG|<center>'''[[Superfied Credit Union]]'''</center>
Image:Supra Modern Telegram.png|<center>'''[[Supra Modern Telegram]]'''</center>
Image:ThoraxT.PNG|<center>'''[[Thorax Corporation]]'''</center>
Image:Videlectrixlogo.png|<center>'''[[Videlectrix]]'''</center>
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== Related Pages ==

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Image:chars.png|<center>'''[[Character Videos]]'''</center>
Image:Yearbook page.png|<center>'''[[Yearbook Character Page]]'''</center>
Image:Old Characters Page.png|<center>'''[[Old Characters Page]]'''</center>
Image:hs wallpaper.png|<center>'''[[:Category:Character Evolution|Character Evolution]]'''</center>
Image:thereddestradishgrouppic.png|<center>'''[[Stylized Character Designs]]'''</center>
Image:abapompom.png|<center>'''[[Minor Character Variations]]'''</center>
Image:Algebrarabbit.png|<center>'''[[Minor Game Characters]]'''</center>
Image:Oldtimeyspeaker.PNG|<center>'''[[Generic Announcers]]'''</center>
Image:Deep sea fangly fish.png|<center>'''[[Animals]]'''</center>
Image:Shareholders.jpg|<center>'''[[Unseen Characters]]'''</center>
Image:beat-state-dinosaur.png|<center>'''[[Unnamed Characters]]'''</center>
Image:HomeschoolWinner.png|<center>'''[[Rejected Characters]]'''</center>
Image:wrestleman.png|<center>'''[[Nicknames]]'''</center>
Image:Strongs_Decemberween_card.png|<center>'''[[Other Costumes]]'''</center>
Image:Sbemail144.PNG|<center>'''[[Character Relationships]]'''</center>
Image:TheBrothersChaps.jpg|<center>'''[[Contributors]]'''</center>
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<noinclude>[[Category:Characters|*]][[Category:Lists]]</noinclude>