Old-Timey

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1936 is era in which the Homestar cartoons allegedly originate from. They are in black and white, with grainy footage. The characters look and sound different from their modern-day counterparts, and often have different personae. The original run of the Homestar cartoons were a series of 22 second shorts each called Kick the Can.

In the 1936 era, Homestar Runner is The Homestar Runner. He is squatter and more cylindrical, and wears a propeller beanie instead of Homestar's cap. He wears dress shoes, and can be seen sometimes kicking around a can of water soup. He's been kicking it around ever since his dog was "worshed away" in the floods of '28. His favourite expression is "What?" One time he defeated Stinkoman in combat by shooting a spitball into Stinko Man's eye when the latter was jumping into the air.

The Homestar Runner is Mike Chapman's favourite character in the entire HSR universe. Mike thinks he's a lot smarter and aware of what’s going on than modern-day Homestar.