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[[Image:h*r loading screen.png|thumb|"What a load!"]]
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A music video of all the loading screens that have been on the Homestar Runner website.
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A music video featuring nearly all the loading screens on the Homestar Runner website.
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Visor Robot}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, [[Fat Bluebird]], {{Film|Stinkoman}}, [[Limozeen]], [[Trogdor]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}
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'''Date:''' Sunday, July 5, 2009
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'''Running Time:''' 2:05
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'''Page Title:''' What Everyone Will Be Talkin Abrat!
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==Transcript==
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''{All the loading screens begin to appear, starting with the normal "H-star-R" logo spinning. The music starts.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Do do do do do, <br>
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Do do do do do.<br>
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It's the loading screen,<br>
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It's the loading screen,<br>
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I can't believe this cartoon is just all the loading screens.<br>
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It's the loading screen,<br>
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It's the loading screen,<br>
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I can't believe this cartoon, it's just all the loading screens.<br>
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It's the loading screen...
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'''STRONG BAD:'''  What a load!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Loading screen...
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'''STRONG BAD:''' A total load!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...this cartoon...
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'''STRONG BAD:''' A pant load!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...loading screens...
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'''HOMESTAR AND STRONG BAD:''' It's the loading screen,<br>
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It's the loading screen,<br>
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I can't believe this cartoon is just all the loading screens.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's the loading screen!
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'''STRONG BAD:''' What a load!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' The loading screen!
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'''STRONG BAD:''' Total load!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Loading screen!
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'''STRONG BAD:''' What a load!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Loading...
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''{Both Homestar and Strong Bad stop as Coach Z starts}''
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'''COACH Z:''' ''{rapping}'' Come and take a peep at all these loading screens,<br>
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And tell me have you seen all that the load can bring?<br>
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Just a little somethin' while the cartoon loads,<br>
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Watch a looping animation that you can behold,<br>
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All the wonders Coach Z has been talking abrat,<br>
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Dope tracks, and dope beats, I can offer you that,<br>
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So much more of Coach Z that remains to be seen,<br>
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Yo Homestar, come and peep these loading screens.
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{rapping}'' Hey, I remember that loading screen,<br>
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Do you remember that loading screen?<br>
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Don't your friends remember that loading screen?<br>
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Maybe you should tell 'em all about that loading screen.
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'''ALL:''' ''{singing}'' It's the loading screen,<br>
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It's the loading screen,<br>
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I can't believe this cartoon is just all the loading screens.<br>
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It's the loading screen,<br>
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It's the loading screen.<br>
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'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{spoken}'' Is this cartoon seriously just all the loading screens?
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' It's the loading screen,<br>
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It's the loading screen,<br>
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I can't believe this cartoon is just all the loading screens.<br>
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I like that loading screen.<br>
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I love that loading screen.<br>
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I don't like that loading screen.<br>
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I kinda like that loading screen.<br>
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Tap that foot, tap that foot,<br>
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Old Homestar Runner, tap that foot,<br>
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Tap that foot, tap that foot,<br>
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Old Homestar Runner, tap that foot,<br>
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Tap that foot, tap that foot,<br>
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Old Homestar Runner, tap that foot,<br>
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Tap that foot, tap that foot,<br>
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Come on, old Homestar, tap that foot!
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''{The cartoon ends with "totally loaded."}''
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==Fun Facts==
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[[File:Loading_Screens.png|150px|thumb|This is what a loading screen loading all the Loading Screens looks like.]]
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===Trivia===
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*Although this cartoon was uploaded on the 5th of July, 2009, the main page stated that it had been updated on the 6th.
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*There are a total of 100 loading screens shown, not including the toon's actual loading screen or the "totally loaded" ending statement.
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*In the [[Vox Interview - 6 Oct 2015|2015 Vox interview]], [[Mike Chapman]] says that this might be his favorite toon.
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===Remarks===
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[[Image:loading_oldnew.png|thumb|Original, and from Loading Screens.]]
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*The first loading screen was used in older Flash content, but in this short, it has the modern logo.
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*This toon has a higher [[audio quality]] than normal.
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*This toon marks another [[fourth wall break]].
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*This is the first time Coach Z exhibits any actual free-styling skills.
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*Although Homestar says this cartoon is all the loading screens, several loading screens are absent. The following toons had a loading screen at the time this came out, but failed to be represented:
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** [[Super NES]]
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** [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]
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** [[First Time Here?]]
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** [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]]
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** [[Broken Tandy Menu]]
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** [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]
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** All [[Character Videos]]
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** [[That Time of Year]]
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** [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]
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** [[Teen Girl Squad 7]]
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** [[Broken Compy Menu]]
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** [[The Li'l Brudder Show]]
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** [[More Fan Costumes]]
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** [[Happy Trogday]]
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** [[Lappynapped!]]
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** [[Let Us Give TANKS!]]
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** [[The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show!!]]
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** Email [[from work]]
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** [[One Two, One Two]] (and the [[MixMastah 800]])
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** [[Trogday 08]]
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** [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|16.2]]
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** [[4 Gregs]]
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** [[Hremail 7]]
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** [[Hremail 49]]
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** All [[Puppet Stuff]]
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** All [[Games]]
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===Inside References===
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*Strong Bad makes a reference to [[pants]].
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*Strong Bad mentions [[Total Load]], which is another instance of the word [[total]].
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*One of Homestar's lines is "Old Homestar Runner, tap that foot." This refers to the loading screen of [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], which features an old animation of Homestar Runner tapping his foot.
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==YouTube Version==
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*The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "A musical montage of homestarrunner.com's world famous loading screens! Don't you kinda miss loading screens? No?"
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==See Also==
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* The [[Loading Screens Visuals|visuals]] that occur during this short.
==External Links==
==External Links==
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*[[HR:loadingscreens.html|watch "Loading Screens"]]
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{{extlinks|loadingscreens|15647|youtube=v0xi4VPUkp0}}
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*[[HR:loadingscreens.swf|view the Flash file for "Loading Screens"]]
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Revision as of 01:41, 24 May 2019

This article is about the toon. For the article on irregular loading screens, see Irregular Loading Screens.
Toon Category: Shorts
watch 79 Seconds Left Where My Hat Is At? (toon)
"What a load!"

A music video featuring nearly all the loading screens on the Homestar Runner website.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Visor Robot, Coach Z, Bubs, Strong Bad, The King of Town, Fat Bluebird, Stinkoman, Limozeen, Trogdor, Strong Sad, Strong Mad, Marzipan

Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009

Running Time: 2:05

Page Title: What Everyone Will Be Talkin Abrat!

Contents

Transcript

{All the loading screens begin to appear, starting with the normal "H-star-R" logo spinning. The music starts.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} Do do do do do,
Do do do do do.
It's the loading screen,
It's the loading screen,
I can't believe this cartoon is just all the loading screens.
It's the loading screen,
It's the loading screen,
I can't believe this cartoon, it's just all the loading screens.
It's the loading screen...

STRONG BAD: What a load!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Loading screen...

STRONG BAD: A total load!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: ...this cartoon...

STRONG BAD: A pant load!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: ...loading screens...

HOMESTAR AND STRONG BAD: It's the loading screen,
It's the loading screen,
I can't believe this cartoon is just all the loading screens.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: It's the loading screen!

STRONG BAD: What a load!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: The loading screen!

STRONG BAD: Total load!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Loading screen!

STRONG BAD: What a load!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Loading...

{Both Homestar and Strong Bad stop as Coach Z starts}

COACH Z: {rapping} Come and take a peep at all these loading screens,
And tell me have you seen all that the load can bring?
Just a little somethin' while the cartoon loads,
Watch a looping animation that you can behold,
All the wonders Coach Z has been talking abrat,
Dope tracks, and dope beats, I can offer you that,
So much more of Coach Z that remains to be seen,
Yo Homestar, come and peep these loading screens.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {rapping} Hey, I remember that loading screen,
Do you remember that loading screen?
Don't your friends remember that loading screen?
Maybe you should tell 'em all about that loading screen.

ALL: {singing} It's the loading screen,
It's the loading screen,
I can't believe this cartoon is just all the loading screens.
It's the loading screen,
It's the loading screen.

STRONG BAD: {spoken} Is this cartoon seriously just all the loading screens?

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {singing} It's the loading screen,
It's the loading screen,
I can't believe this cartoon is just all the loading screens.
I like that loading screen.
I love that loading screen.
I don't like that loading screen.
I kinda like that loading screen.
Tap that foot, tap that foot,
Old Homestar Runner, tap that foot,
Tap that foot, tap that foot,
Old Homestar Runner, tap that foot,
Tap that foot, tap that foot,
Old Homestar Runner, tap that foot,
Tap that foot, tap that foot,
Come on, old Homestar, tap that foot!

{The cartoon ends with "totally loaded."}

Fun Facts

This is what a loading screen loading all the Loading Screens looks like.

Trivia

  • Although this cartoon was uploaded on the 5th of July, 2009, the main page stated that it had been updated on the 6th.
  • There are a total of 100 loading screens shown, not including the toon's actual loading screen or the "totally loaded" ending statement.
  • In the 2015 Vox interview, Mike Chapman says that this might be his favorite toon.

Remarks

Original, and from Loading Screens.

Inside References

  • Strong Bad makes a reference to pants.
  • Strong Bad mentions Total Load, which is another instance of the word total.
  • One of Homestar's lines is "Old Homestar Runner, tap that foot." This refers to the loading screen of Marshmallow's Last Stand, which features an old animation of Homestar Runner tapping his foot.

YouTube Version

  • The YouTube description for this toon is "A musical montage of homestarrunner.com's world famous loading screens! Don't you kinda miss loading screens? No?"

See Also

  • The visuals that occur during this short.

External Links

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