Puppet Character Variations

From Homestar Runner Wiki

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
(I think it's important to have this at least.)
(Good links)
(includes 23 intermediate revisions)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Puppet Stuff|Puppet]] versions of the two-dimensional [[characters]].
[[Puppet Stuff|Puppet]] versions of the two-dimensional [[characters]].
__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__
__NOTOC__ __NOEDITSECTION__
 +
==Puppets==
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
-
! Image !! Description !! width=320px | Appearances
+
! Image !! Description !! width=350px | Appearances
|-
|-
|[[Image:puppethomestar.png|150px|"Everybody knows it!"]] ||
|[[Image:puppethomestar.png|150px|"Everybody knows it!"]] ||
===== Puppet [[Homestar Runner]] =====
===== Puppet [[Homestar Runner]] =====
-
His eyes are made of felt, so they can be moved around if necessary. According to himself in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], he has "eight percent more sass than the regular Homestar".
+
The puppet was created in September 2003. His eyes are made of felt, so they can be moved around if necessary. They are only seen on one side of his head at a time, similar to his [[Flash]] counterpart. His propeller can be spun, and he frequently asks others to "[[Spin My Buzzer|spin his buzzer]]", although it has a tendency to [[Some Puppet Stuff|fall off]]. Being a puppet, his legs are never shown on screen. According to himself in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], he has "eight percent more sass than the regular Homestar". He refers to the bottom of his mouth as a "mouth-shelf", which is handy for catching snowflakes.
-
||'''Debut:''' [[Everybody Knows It]] <br><br> [[:Category:Puppet Homestar Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
+
||
 +
*'''Debut:''' [[Everybody Knows It]]
 +
*[[:Category:Puppet Homestar Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
|-
|-
|[[Image:puppetstrongbad.png|150px|"Going on my 7th coffee run!"]] <br><br> [[Image:NewPuppetSB.png|150px|"RIP fleshtangle mouth"]] ||
|[[Image:puppetstrongbad.png|150px|"Going on my 7th coffee run!"]] <br><br> [[Image:NewPuppetSB.png|150px|"RIP fleshtangle mouth"]] ||
===== Puppet [[Strong Bad]] =====
===== Puppet [[Strong Bad]] =====
-
The first puppet was originally the only Strong Bad puppet before the second was revealed through [[@StrongBadActual]].  
+
The first puppet was created in January 2005. He had a red piece above his mouth that slid up and down as he talked, giving the illusion of his mouth moving, as it does in the toons. His head could rotate, and his arms were usually controlled from below using wires. Unlike most puppets, his legs are visible at times, dangling below his body.
-
||'''Debut:''' [[Screen Savers Interview - 24 Jan 2005]] <br><br> [[:Category:Puppet Strong Bad Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
+
 
 +
He was replaced with a new puppet in 2017, possibly because the first puppet's head fell off, as revealed in a [[@StrongBadActual]] Tweet. The second puppet is smaller and has a fully opening underbite mouth. It was created by the people at the [[Wikipedia:Center for Puppetry Arts|Georgia Puppetry Museum]], as revealed to [[User:Jeffjman|a fan]] when they talked in 2018.
 +
||
 +
*'''Debut:''' [[Screen Savers Interview - 24 Jan 2005]]
 +
*[[:Category:Puppet Strong Bad Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
|-
|-
-
|[[Image:puppetthecheat.png|150px|"Meh."]] <br><br> [[File:TheCheatPuppet2.png|150px|Meh 2.0]] ||
+
|[[Image:puppetthecheat.png|150px|"Meh."]] <br><br> [[Image:TheCheatPuppet2.png|150px|Meh 2.0]] ||
===== Puppet [[The Cheat]] =====
===== Puppet [[The Cheat]] =====
-
While a [[Store Toys#Kick The Cheat|Kick the Cheat doll]] was used as a puppet in [[Everybody Knows It]] and [[Puppet Time]], it was replaced by a unique, handcrafted doll starting with [[Labor Dabor]]. The new doll's defining features include more consistent dots on his back, a red-orange colored swirl on his chest, and pure black eyes without any glare on it.  
+
While a [[Kick The Cheat]] doll was used as a puppet in [[Puppet Time]] and [[Some Puppet Stuff]], The Cheat also had a similar but unique, handcrafted doll which debuted in [[Everybody Knows It]]. The new doll's defining features include more consistent dots on his back, a red-orange colored swirl on his chest, and pure black oval-shaped button eyes.  
-
||'''Debut:''' [[Everybody Knows It]] <br><br> [[:Category:Puppet The Cheat Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
+
||
 +
*'''Debut:''' [[Everybody Knows It]]
 +
*[[:Category:Puppet The Cheat Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
|-
|-
|[[Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|150px|Email pie?]] ||
|[[Image:Shark-Tooth Bubs.png|150px|Email pie?]] ||
===== Shark-Tooth [[Bubs]] =====
===== Shark-Tooth [[Bubs]] =====
{{main|Shark-Tooth Bubs}}
{{main|Shark-Tooth Bubs}}
-
||'''Debut:''' [[theme park]] <br><br> [[:Category:Shark-Tooth Bubs Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
+
||
 +
*'''Debut:''' [[theme park]]
 +
*[[:Category:Shark-Tooth Bubs Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
|-
|-
|[[Image:puppetdoreauxgard.png|150px|"Forget you, whitey! I'm going solo!"]] <br><br> [[Image:DoreauxgardPuppet.png|150px|"You ain't got no character, whitey!"]] ||
|[[Image:puppetdoreauxgard.png|150px|"Forget you, whitey! I'm going solo!"]] <br><br> [[Image:DoreauxgardPuppet.png|150px|"You ain't got no character, whitey!"]] ||
===== Puppet [[Doreauxgard]] =====
===== Puppet [[Doreauxgard]] =====
-
Much like the cartoon version, he is merely a cantaloupe jammed onto a pencil with a silly face drawn on him. A real puppet Doreauxgard was later made.
+
Much like the cartoon version, the original puppet was merely a cantaloupe jammed onto a pencil with a silly face drawn on him. A more puppet-like version of Doreauxgard, complete with an opening mouth and a felt [[green tongue]], was later made.
-
|| [[lackey]], [[Main Page 25]], [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]], [[@StrongBadActual]]
+
|| [[lackey]], [[Main Page 25]], [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]], [[@StrongBadActual]], [[The Actions You Can Do (video)|The Actions You Can Do]] (YouTube version)
|-
|-
|align="center" | [[Image:Puppet Ben.PNG|150px|"Nice upchuck, Bennedetto!"]] ||
|align="center" | [[Image:Puppet Ben.PNG|150px|"Nice upchuck, Bennedetto!"]] ||
===== Puppet [[Frank Bennedetto]] =====
===== Puppet [[Frank Bennedetto]] =====
-
This is really just an ordinary popcorn machine.
+
This is an ordinary popcorn machine.
|| [[Labor Dabor]]
|| [[Labor Dabor]]
|-
|-
|[[Image:PuppetMarshie.png|150px|"Hey, juys!"]] ||
|[[Image:PuppetMarshie.png|150px|"Hey, juys!"]] ||
===== Puppet [[Marshie]] =====
===== Puppet [[Marshie]] =====
-
||'''Debut:''' [[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004]] <br><br> [[:Category:Puppet Marshie Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
+
Due to Marshie's lack of a body, the arm controlling the puppet can often be seen.
 +
||
 +
*'''Debut:''' [[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004]]
 +
*[[:Category:Puppet Marshie Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
|-
|-
|align="center" | [[Image:Placemat.PNG|150px|"Well, I am the Exact Same."]] ||
|align="center" | [[Image:Placemat.PNG|150px|"Well, I am the Exact Same."]] ||
===== Alternate Puppet Homestar Runner ("[[The Exact Same]]") =====
===== Alternate Puppet Homestar Runner ("[[The Exact Same]]") =====
{{main|The Exact Same}}
{{main|The Exact Same}}
-
||'''Debut:''' [[strong badathlon]] <br><br> [[:Category:The Exact Same Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
+
||
 +
*'''Debut:''' [[strong badathlon]]
 +
*[[:Category:The Exact Same Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
|-
|-
|align="center" | [[Image:PuppetSSad.png|150px|"I think this permanent marker is giving my hand a rash."]] ||
|align="center" | [[Image:PuppetSSad.png|150px|"I think this permanent marker is giving my hand a rash."]] ||
===== Puppet [[Strong Sad]] =====
===== Puppet [[Strong Sad]] =====
-
Puppet Strong Sad is a gray hand that has eyes crudely drawn on it with permanent marker. It is implied that it is actually Strong Sad's hand.
+
Puppet Strong Sad is a hand with a gray glove and eyes crudely drawn on it with permanent marker. It is implied that it is actually Strong Sad's hand.
|| [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]]
|| [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]]
|-
|-
Line 52: Line 68:
===== Puppet [[Casio Head Strong Bad]] =====
===== Puppet [[Casio Head Strong Bad]] =====
Puppet Casio Head Strong Bad is just Puppet Strong Bad with a [[Casio keyboard]] in place of his head.
Puppet Casio Head Strong Bad is just Puppet Strong Bad with a [[Casio keyboard]] in place of his head.
 +
|| {{postref|591293390140153856|23|Apr|2015}}
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[File:Puppet Rocoulm.png|150px|"I totally just ate your cat."]] ||
 +
===== Puppet [[Jibblies Painting|Rocoulm]] =====
 +
Designed to look like a Halloween animatronic decoration, the torch glows constantly. When activated, the eyes light up red, mouth opens and closes, arms move slowly, and tinny audio of the Jibblies 2 theme plays. The Unconcerned Citizen also enhances its appearance with green laser lights and a fog machine.
 +
|| [[Action Cool News-oween Report]]
 +
|}
 +
 +
===[[Cheat Commandos]]===
 +
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
 +
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
 +
! Image !! Description !! width=350px | Appearances
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:PuppetGunhaver.png|150px|"Hey! Why does this Hot Jones taste like burnt gasoline?"]] ||
 +
===== Puppet [[Gunhaver]] =====
 +
Puppet Gunhaver is just a [[Kick The Cheat]] toy with Gunhaver's clothes. He and the other Cheat Commandos, unlike their animated versions, exist in the same universe as Strong Bad and/or [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]].
 +
|| [[Decemberween Dangeresque]]
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:PuppetReynold.png|150px|"It's only Warm Jenkins for me!"]] ||
 +
===== Puppet [[Reynold]] =====
 +
Puppet Reynold is just a Kick The Cheat toy with Reynold's clothes. His glasses are filled in with white, and the temples are gone. His tie is a different color than usual.
 +
|| [[Decemberween Dangeresque]]
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:PuppetFightgar.png|150px|"I'm surprised to see you drinkin' Hot Jones, Reynolda!"]] ||
 +
===== Puppet [[Fightgar]] =====
 +
Puppet Fightgar is just a Kick The Cheat toy with Fightgar's clothes and stubble (tiny black squares stuck to his face).
 +
|| [[Decemberween Dangeresque]]
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:PuppetCrackotage.png|150px|"A-hoo-hoo-hwah-ha!"]] ||
 +
===== Puppet [[Crackotage]] =====
 +
Puppet Crackotage is just a Kick The Cheat toy with Crackotage's headphones.
 +
|| [[Decemberween Dangeresque]]
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:PuppetFirebert.png|150px|Limited-edition Firebert: eats anything with nutmeg!]] ||
 +
===== Puppet [[Firebert]] =====
 +
Puppet Firebert is just Puppet The Cheat with Firebert's clothes.
 +
|| [[Decemberween Dangeresque]]
 +
|}
 +
 +
===[[Strong Bad's Technology]]===
 +
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse" width="100%"
 +
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
 +
! width=150px | Image !! Description !! width=350px | Appearances
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:Puppet Compy.PNG|150px|"I was just, um, doing nothing, with... nothing that belongs to Strong Bad."]] ||
 +
===== Real [[Compy 386]] =====
 +
It is an [[Wikipedia:Apple II family|Apple]] II monitor, and the keyboard is a [[Wikipedia:Dell, Inc.|Dell]] QuietKey keyboard.
 +
|| [[Puppet Time]]
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:Real-Live E-Mails Disc4.JPG|150px|"Whoa! Real-live email!"]] ||
 +
===== Real [[Lappy 486]] =====
 +
It is a [[Wikipedia:Compaq LTE|Compaq LTE series laptop]].
 +
|| [[Real-Live E-mails]]
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:Office Compy PuppetStuff.jpg|150px|"I was just, um, doing nothing, with... nothing that belongs to Strong Bad."]] ||
 +
===== Real [[Corpy NT6]] =====
 +
It is a 1979 Apple II monitor and a Dell QuietKey keyboard.
 +
|| [[Biz Cas Fri 1]], [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], [[Biz Cas Fri 3]]
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:Twitter Doing This Right.png|150px|"AM I DOING THiS RIGHT?! -SB"]] ||
 +
===== Real [[The Paper]] =====
 +
It is a regular piece of paper from a [[Wikipedia:Dot matrix printer|dot matrix]] printer. It is used as @StrongBadActual's background photo, and seen in many early Tweets.
|| [[@StrongBadActual]]
|| [[@StrongBadActual]]
|}
|}
-
==See also==
+
==Not Quite Puppets==
 +
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse" width="100%"
 +
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
 +
! width=150px | Image !! Description !! width=350px | Appearances
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:ytthumb plushiebad.png|150px|"What not-so-classic sbemail is plushie Strong Bad waggling his head about?"]] ||
 +
===== Plushie [[Strong Bad]] =====
 +
He has golden eyes, and part of his neck is red.
 +
|| [[Dangeresque: Puppet Squad]], [[@StrongBadActual]], [[Flash is Dead!]] (YouTube version)
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:TwitterSbemailsongTheProcess.png|150px|"Oh, I have a plush duck mouth. Quack quack."]] ||
 +
===== Plushie [[Homestar Runner]] =====
 +
His mouth is not visible, and there is a bump where his underbite usually is.
 +
|| [[Dangeresque: Puppet Squad]], [[@StrongBadActual]]
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:TwitterSOAA.png|150px|"Welcome back to another Skills of an Artist!"]] ||
 +
===== [[Strong Bad]] Gloves =====
 +
They are two boxing gloves resembling Strong Bad's, complete with beige sleeves to resemble his arms.
 +
|| [[Dangeresque: Puppet Squad]], [[@StrongBadActual]], all [[Skills of an Artist]] episodes, [[Disk 4 of 12]]
 +
|-
 +
|align="center" | [[Image:SixSaddedDie.png|150px|"Greetings everyone, and welcome back to the Six-Sadded, Die."]] ||
 +
===== [[Strong Sad]] Gloves =====
 +
They are two gray three-fingered felt gloves shaped like Strong Sad's hands.
 +
|| [[@strongbadactual (Instagram)]], all [[Six-Sadded, Die]] episodes, [[Final Hours Playthrough]], [[Quickstart Overview (video)]]
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==See Also==
*[[Character Variations Other Costumes#Puppet Stuff|Puppet Stuff Other Costumes]]
*[[Character Variations Other Costumes#Puppet Stuff|Puppet Stuff Other Costumes]]
{{minorcharactervariationslist}}
{{minorcharactervariationslist}}
 +
 +
{{Puppet Stuff}}
 +
[[Category:Puppet Stuff Characters]]

Revision as of 13:39, 28 October 2021

Puppet versions of the two-dimensional characters.

Puppets

Image Description Appearances
"Everybody knows it!"
Puppet Homestar Runner

The puppet was created in September 2003. His eyes are made of felt, so they can be moved around if necessary. They are only seen on one side of his head at a time, similar to his Flash counterpart. His propeller can be spun, and he frequently asks others to "spin his buzzer", although it has a tendency to fall off. Being a puppet, his legs are never shown on screen. According to himself in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2, he has "eight percent more sass than the regular Homestar". He refers to the bottom of his mouth as a "mouth-shelf", which is handy for catching snowflakes.

"Going on my 7th coffee run!"

"RIP fleshtangle mouth"
Puppet Strong Bad

The first puppet was created in January 2005. He had a red piece above his mouth that slid up and down as he talked, giving the illusion of his mouth moving, as it does in the toons. His head could rotate, and his arms were usually controlled from below using wires. Unlike most puppets, his legs are visible at times, dangling below his body.

He was replaced with a new puppet in 2017, possibly because the first puppet's head fell off, as revealed in a @StrongBadActual Tweet. The second puppet is smaller and has a fully opening underbite mouth. It was created by the people at the Georgia Puppetry Museum, as revealed to a fan when they talked in 2018.

"Meh."

Meh 2.0
Puppet The Cheat

While a Kick The Cheat doll was used as a puppet in Puppet Time and Some Puppet Stuff, The Cheat also had a similar but unique, handcrafted doll which debuted in Everybody Knows It. The new doll's defining features include more consistent dots on his back, a red-orange colored swirl on his chest, and pure black oval-shaped button eyes.

Email pie?
Shark-Tooth Bubs
See main article: Shark-Tooth Bubs
"Forget you, whitey! I'm going solo!"

"You ain't got no character, whitey!"
Puppet Doreauxgard

Much like the cartoon version, the original puppet was merely a cantaloupe jammed onto a pencil with a silly face drawn on him. A more puppet-like version of Doreauxgard, complete with an opening mouth and a felt green tongue, was later made.

lackey, Main Page 25, The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar, @StrongBadActual, The Actions You Can Do (YouTube version)
"Nice upchuck, Bennedetto!"
Puppet Frank Bennedetto

This is an ordinary popcorn machine.

Labor Dabor
"Hey, juys!"
Puppet Marshie

Due to Marshie's lack of a body, the arm controlling the puppet can often be seen.

"Well, I am the Exact Same."
Alternate Puppet Homestar Runner ("The Exact Same")
See main article: The Exact Same
"I think this permanent marker is giving my hand a rash."
Puppet Strong Sad

Puppet Strong Sad is a hand with a gray glove and eyes crudely drawn on it with permanent marker. It is implied that it is actually Strong Sad's hand.

The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar
"AAAAAAHHHH!!"
Puppet Casio Head Strong Bad

Puppet Casio Head Strong Bad is just Puppet Strong Bad with a Casio keyboard in place of his head.

@StrongBadActual Tweet (23 Apr 2015)
"I totally just ate your cat."
Puppet Rocoulm

Designed to look like a Halloween animatronic decoration, the torch glows constantly. When activated, the eyes light up red, mouth opens and closes, arms move slowly, and tinny audio of the Jibblies 2 theme plays. The Unconcerned Citizen also enhances its appearance with green laser lights and a fog machine.

Action Cool News-oween Report

Cheat Commandos

Image Description Appearances
"Hey! Why does this Hot Jones taste like burnt gasoline?"
Puppet Gunhaver

Puppet Gunhaver is just a Kick The Cheat toy with Gunhaver's clothes. He and the other Cheat Commandos, unlike their animated versions, exist in the same universe as Strong Bad and/or Dangeresque.

Decemberween Dangeresque
"It's only Warm Jenkins for me!"
Puppet Reynold

Puppet Reynold is just a Kick The Cheat toy with Reynold's clothes. His glasses are filled in with white, and the temples are gone. His tie is a different color than usual.

Decemberween Dangeresque
"I'm surprised to see you drinkin' Hot Jones, Reynolda!"
Puppet Fightgar

Puppet Fightgar is just a Kick The Cheat toy with Fightgar's clothes and stubble (tiny black squares stuck to his face).

Decemberween Dangeresque
"A-hoo-hoo-hwah-ha!"
Puppet Crackotage

Puppet Crackotage is just a Kick The Cheat toy with Crackotage's headphones.

Decemberween Dangeresque
Limited-edition Firebert: eats anything with nutmeg!
Puppet Firebert

Puppet Firebert is just Puppet The Cheat with Firebert's clothes.

Decemberween Dangeresque

Strong Bad's Technology

Image Description Appearances
"I was just, um, doing nothing, with... nothing that belongs to Strong Bad."
Real Compy 386

It is an Apple II monitor, and the keyboard is a Dell QuietKey keyboard.

Puppet Time
"Whoa! Real-live email!"
Real Lappy 486

It is a Compaq LTE series laptop.

Real-Live E-mails
"I was just, um, doing nothing, with... nothing that belongs to Strong Bad."
Real Corpy NT6

It is a 1979 Apple II monitor and a Dell QuietKey keyboard.

Biz Cas Fri 1, Biz Cas Fri 2, Biz Cas Fri 3
"AM I DOING THiS RIGHT?! -SB"
Real The Paper

It is a regular piece of paper from a dot matrix printer. It is used as @StrongBadActual's background photo, and seen in many early Tweets.

@StrongBadActual

Not Quite Puppets

Image Description Appearances
"What not-so-classic sbemail is plushie Strong Bad waggling his head about?"
Plushie Strong Bad

He has golden eyes, and part of his neck is red.

Dangeresque: Puppet Squad, @StrongBadActual, Flash is Dead! (YouTube version)
"Oh, I have a plush duck mouth. Quack quack."
Plushie Homestar Runner

His mouth is not visible, and there is a bump where his underbite usually is.

Dangeresque: Puppet Squad, @StrongBadActual
"Welcome back to another Skills of an Artist!"
Strong Bad Gloves

They are two boxing gloves resembling Strong Bad's, complete with beige sleeves to resemble his arms.

Dangeresque: Puppet Squad, @StrongBadActual, all Skills of an Artist episodes, Disk 4 of 12
"Greetings everyone, and welcome back to the Six-Sadded, Die."
Strong Sad Gloves

They are two gray three-fingered felt gloves shaped like Strong Sad's hands.

@strongbadactual (Instagram), all Six-Sadded, Die episodes, Final Hours Playthrough, Quickstart Overview (video)

See Also

Personal tools