Anachronistic Toons
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Although most toons are set during the time they are released, some cartoons are meant to be set well before or after the date they were made. However, the beginning and end of these cartoons are often set in the present-day.
Past
| Toon | Description | Release Date | Chronological Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Old-Timey toons | These toons are presented in a black and white old-timey style, with the copyright dates varying from 1933 to 1937. | 2000 and beyond | 1930s |
| sb_email 22 | This email was released after vacation, the 40th Strong Bad Email. | September 2, 2002 | Presumably between April 8 and April 15, 2002 |
| flashback | Strong Bad pulls out a storybook detailing how he and Homestar Runner first met. | March 16, 2004 | Likely pre-1996 |
| Teen Girl Squad Issue 7 | This edition features the Teeny Tiny Girl Squad in preschool. | August 23, 2004 | Assuming the girls are 13-19 in Issue 1 (2002) and 2-5 in Issue 7, likely 1985-1994 |
| old comics | Strong Bad shows that The King of Town and The Poopsmith had been featured in a comic created in or before the 1940s. | August 30, 2004 | 1940s or before |
| lady...ing | Remarking that the email he received that day closely resembles one from his past, Strong Bad plays a Laserdisc showing him answering that email in the style of Marshmallow's Last Stand. | August 8, 2005 | Around 1999-2000 |
| highschool | Strong Bad describes "doodle memories" of his experiences in high school, in middle school, and in earlier centuries. | January 8, 2006 | Various unknown times |
| original | Strong Bad shows what the website looked like before Bubs was a member of the main cast, showcasing Original Bubs, his departure, and many replacement Bubses. | September 3, 2007 | Various unknown times before Where My Hat is At?, albeit with the characters' modern depictions |
| The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw | Strong Bad reads another storybook, this time regarding the origin of Homestar Runner's signature red shirt. In addition to the main plot taking place in storybook times, the story is told by Strong Bad around the date of flashback in 2004 (as revealed by his use of the Compy 386), despite the toon being released in 2008, making this toon a flashback within a flashback. | April 14, 2008 | The storybook is presumably pre-1996 and post-flashback, while the end scene is between March 16 and November 15, 2004 |
| Hremail 7 | This cartoon is shown to be made in 2001, despite being released in 2009. It shows how Strong Bad supposedly first received the Tandy 400, and is animated in the style of A Jumping Jack Contest. Likewise, Hremail 49 and Hremail 24, which were referenced in email thunder, were released as Easter eggs shortly afterward. | May 4, 2009 | Between January 1 and August 22, 2001 |
| imaginary | Strong Bad relates a story from his childhood about his fight with Strong Sad and his imaginary friend. | July 13, 2009 | Unknown, during the Strong Brothers' youth |
| Homestar Runner Goes For the Gold | Though long rejected, Homestar and Strong Bad pull this storybook out of the shed to discover what would have happened if it were released back then. | September 2, 2016 (shown live)/December 24, 2016 (on site) | Around 1996, post-The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw |
Future
| Toon | Description | Release Date | Chronological Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| All 20X6 toons | These toons are presented as a futuristic anime version of Free Country, USA, and implied to be the future in the email time capsule. | January 6, 2003 and beyond | 20X6 |
