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Many real bands and popular music are referenced in the Homestar Runner body of work.
Paula Abdul
- Email different town — As Modestly Hot Homsar, Homsar's line during Strong Bad's fantasy is, "I'm forever your girl," a quote from the 1989 song and album titled "Forever Your Girl" by Paula Abdul.
AC/DC
- Pumpkin Carve-nival — Homestar Runner and Strong Bad (disguised as Homestar) dress as the band's leader Angus Young.
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0 — During the Easter egg, Homestar sings Back In Black and then comments on Angus' "schoolboy outfit".
The Beatles
- Main Article: The Beatles
Frank Black
- Jibblies 2 — A tarot card is labeled The Cult of Ray, Frank Black's 1996 album, and includes the peculiar looking head from the album cover.
David Bowie
- Halloween Fairstival — Strong Sad dresses as David Bowie; more specifically, as he appears on the cover of his album Aladdin Sane.
The Brothers Johnson
- Email comic — In the Easter egg, the band's album Winners is visible.
Phil Collins
- Stinkomanual — Description of the Bendini Sisters lifts a line from the song "In The Air Tonight".
The Cure
- Fan Costume Commentary — In the final picture, Strong Bad claims the person dressed as Strong Sad to be a "dumpy Robert Smith". Smith is actually the lead singer and front man of The Cure. In addition, Strong Sad has a poster for the band's album Boy's Don't Cry on his wall.
Daft Punk
- The Cheat Theme Song — The scene with the line "The Cheat is in the house" is reminiscent of the Daft Punk music video "One More Time."
Terrence Trent D'Arby
- 3 Times Halloween Funjob — Coach Z mistakes Strong Bad's costume as being Terrence Trent D'Arby.
De La Soul
- Email monster truck — Homestar's line, "Let's do this like Brutus," is from the band's album De La Soul Is Dead, which itself is a reference to the track "Bring The Noise", where the phrase, "We can do this like Brutus," is spoken by Flavor Flav.
- Email big white face — Strong Bad refers to the Poopsmith as "doodoo man," which references track 14 of "De La Soul Is Dead" by featuring a fictional DJ who refers to himself as the "doodoo man".
Death Cab for Cutie
- Main Page 21 — When "Games" is rolled over, the drum riff heard appeared about four years earlier in the beginning of Death Cab For Cutie's song "Photobooth". The version that appears here, however, is slower than the band's version and lacks the reverb that the other version has.
- Email alternate universe — The same drum riff is again heard during the Vector Strong Bad scene.
El DeBarge
- 3 Times Halloween Funjob — Homestar mistakes Strong Bad's costume as being El DeBarge.
Devo
- Halloween Potion-ma-jig — Strong Sad dresses as a member of Devo.
Digital Underground
- The House That Gave Sucky Treats — Coach Z dresses as Humpty Hump, the band's leader.
Dokken
- Email band names — Strong Bad suggests this as a possible name for the email sender's band.
- Email different town — During Strong Bad's fantasy of how he would change the website, he envisions Marzipan's guitar as "Mr. Scary", which George Lynch used during his run with the band.
Bob Dylan
- Main Page 6 — When "Email" is rolled over, Strong Bad is seen singing Dylan's song, "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" before he falls through the clouds
- Email personal favorites — "Forever Young" in Zebbadee's Easter egg email is a reference to the 1973 Bob Dylan song that became a hit for Rod Stewart in 1988.
- Email privileges — Homestar is trying to get The Cheat to buy some subscriptions so he can so he can go to Acapulco, which is a reference to Dylan's album The Basement Tapes.
- Weclome Back — The Freewheelin' Eh! Steve album cover is a reference to Bob Dylan's early album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. In addition, "Eh! Steve's Dream" is a reference to the Dylan song "Bob Dylan's Dream".
Enuff Z'nuff
- Email band names — Strong Bad mentions this as a possibility for a name for the email sender's band.
The Fifth Dimension
- Main Page 8 — When "Toons" is rolled over, Strong Bad is seen in a hot-air balloon done in his likeness as he sings the band's song, "Up, Up and Away".
50 Cent
- Email extra plug — The way Strong Bad pronounces 'da club' throughout the email is a reference to 50 Cent's hit single 'In Da Club', where he rounds off the 'u' in the word 'club' the same way.
The Four Tops
- Email sugarbob — Strong Bad says, "Sugarbob, funky bunch," a reference to The Four Tops' song, "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)".
Peter Frampton
- Main Article: Peter Frampton
The Furious Five
- Homestarloween Party — Coach Z comments on the Furious Five, specifically either the original leader, Grandmaster Flash, or Flash's replacement, Grandmaster Melle Mel.
The Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Email comic — In the Easter egg, the group's album A Boy Named Charlie Brown is visible.
Guns N' Roses
- Main Article: Guns N' Roses
Heart
- Email different town — During Strong Bad's fantasy of how he would change the website, he envisions Marzipan as having a blond hairdo similar to Nancy Wilson's.
House of Pain
- A Jorb Well Done — At the beginning, to end the game, Coach Z says, "Pack it up, pack it in." The coach's line is a reference to lyrics from the band's song, "Jump Around".
Ice T
- Email pizzaz — Strong Bad's closing line, "Canned or Dry, We Neva Die. Colors," is a reference to the song "Colors" by rapper Ice T, specifically, the line "The gangs of L.A. will never die, just multiply, colors".
Iron Maiden
- Email 3 Wishes — Strong Bad says that if he had horns, he would go on tour with a heavy metal band as their mascot and do battle with the lead singer, a reference to how the Iron Maiden mascot always fought with the band on stage.
Rick James
- Email gimmicks — Strong Bad's intro song is a reference to James' song, "Super Freak".
Kid 'n Play
- Pumpkin Carve-nival — Coach Z dresses as Kid from Kid 'n' Play.
KISS
- Main Page 9 — The band's logo appears when rolling over "Characters".
- Email local news — Strong Bad's intro tune sounds like the band's song, "Cold Gin", but with the word "Email" replacing the title.
Krokus
- Email band names — At the end, Strong Bad announces that on the next email, his guests stars would include the entire band.
- Email sibbie — Strong Bad says that his "focus is all... Krokused."
Van Halen
- Main Page 9 — The logo appears when rolled over "Characters"
