German

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While Homestar Runner takes place in and around Free Country, USA, there are some cultural references to the Germans.

Appearances

• Main Page 2 — Homestar Runner wears lederhosen.
• In Search of the Yello Dello — At one point, when Coach Z informs Homestar to get Marzipan "some rare flower from the tallest mountain", the scene depicts Homestar wearing lederhosen.
  • In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary — During the aforementioned scene, Strong Bad sarcastically asks Homestar if he can call him "Homestar von Runnerberger".
• Ballad of The Sneak — The Kaiser wears a German pickelhaube and says "Ach, du lieber", which is German for "Oh, dear".
• Email haircut — The email comes from Harry Earlenmacherg of the German town of Düsseldorf. Strong Bad refers to him as Düsseldörke and then as Deutschman, whose name becomes the name of a character in the Strong Badman comic book series.
• Email pom pom — In an Easter egg, Strong Bad refers to Pom Pom's parents as General and Fraulein Pom Pom. Fräulein is a German prefix similar to the English "Miss", meaning "unmarried woman".
• Email virus (DVD commentary) — Matt says that Strong Bad's computer got a "wirus" and calls it the "German pronunciation", referring to how the standard German pronunciation of a "v" sound starts with a "w" sound, imitating the original Latin pronunciation of the word.
• Email portrait — One of Strong Bad's ideas for a portrait is one done by a Deutsch Master.
• Email strong badathlon — When Strong Bad learns he has been disqualified from the Remote Put for a faulty battery, he shouts that the games are fixed and to check the East Germans' pants.
• Ever and More! — The King of Town's helmet is a German pickelhaube.
• Email original — The first shot of the montage scene where Original Bubs is written "into stories" has both Homestar and Strong Bad wearing lederhosen.
• Baddest Of The Bands — Strong Bad obtains a German hat which he gives to Homsar in the finale of the game.
• 8-Bit Is Enough — Strong Bad says to Strong Mad, "Ich bin ein donut," after he gives him the trophy at Halfathlon. This is based on the well-known, but false, urban legend that during a famous speech addressing a crowd in Berlin, U.S. President John F. Kennedy had made a grammatical error by saying the words "Ich bin ein Berliner", referring to himself not as a citizen of Berlin, but as a jelly donut. Also, when Strong Bad meets the King of Town in one of Trogdor's hallways brandishing machine guns, the king says, "Mein strudel!" When defeated, the king says, "Der Poopsmith, auf wiedersehen!"
• 2 Part Episode: Part 2 — Dryghost is wearing a pickelhaube.

See Also

• The Kaiser
• French
• Spanish