Homestar Runner and Strong Sad's Relationship

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"It is strong sad and strong unfortunate what happened to your face! Ooh!"

Homestar Runner is one of the few people Strong Sad can openly express annoyance with. Homestar also fails to acknowledge Strong Sad's presence due to the former's ignorance, and even if he does recognize him, he just ignores him like he's nothing. Despite this, Strong Sad sometimes seems to be closer to Homestar than his own family.

[edit] Strong Sad's Annoyance with Homestar

• Strong Sad's Lament — Strong Sad writes that his New Year's resolution is not to feel bad about wanting to hit Homestar.
• Experimental Film — Strong Sad tells Homestar to shut up when he embarrasses him.
• Cool Things — Strong Sad calls Homestar's cool shades stupid.
• Halloween Potion-ma-jig — In one scenario, Strong Sad asks Homestar, "do you even have half a brain?"
• Email secret identity — Strong Sad is annoyed with Homestar's mispronunciation of the word "pseudonym".
• Email 4 branches — When Homestar answers the question, "what's two plus two?" with Coulomb's Law, Strong Sad calls him stupid.
• Place Ya Bets! — Strong Sad seems shocked by the fact that Homestar thinks Strong Bad won't "make it out alive".
• Best Caper Ever — When Homestar asks Strong Sad if he's a polar bear, Strong Sad admits that he picked the wrong hemisphere to drift through.
• Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2 — Strong Sad becomes angry at Homestar when he mistakes him for Marzipan.
• Kick-A-Ball — Strong Sad thinks it would be hilarious if Homestar was "put in a home".

[edit] Homestar Brushing Off Strong Sad

• In Search of the Yello Dello — Homestar cuts off Strong Sad's refusal to climb the mountain.
  • In the New Version, Homestar also refuses to hear the question Strong Sad wants to ask before the journey or the idea he has on how to catch The Yello Dello.
• A Holiday Greeting — Homestar cuts off Strong Sad's A Christmas Carol quote.
• Email impression — Homestar admits he doesn't know what Strong Sad says.
• Email strong badathlon — During Strong Sad and Marzipan's performance, Homestar jumps down, knocks them off the stage, and does a little dance.
• Happy Hallow-Day — Homestar does not pay attention to Strong Sad's reminder that Halloween night is not a puppy.
• The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar — Homestar repeatedly attempts to get Strong Sad to stop talking at the end of the toon.
• Pumpkin Stencils — Homestar states that he doesn't believe Strong Sad exists.

[edit] Homestar Forgetting Strong Sad's Presence

• In Search of the Yello Dello New Version — Homestar replies to Strong Sad, who has been obviously present in his adventuring party since the start of the toon: "Oh, Strong Sad! How long have you been standing there?"
• The Luau — Homestar doesn't notice that Strong Sad has been at the luau for "about twenty minutes".
• The Best Decemberween Ever — Even though Homestar stops in front of Strong Sad and sighs several times, he still reacts in surprise when Strong Sad starts speaking.
• Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2 — Since Strong Sad is taking care of Marzipan's house while she is away, Homestar believes he is Marzipan.

[edit] Other References to Homestar and Strong Sad's Conflict

• In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary — Homestar thinks that Strong Bad's imitation of him and Strong Sad is funny and tells him to keep doing it.
• Homestarloween Party — Homestar insincerely thanks Strong Sad for coming to his Halloween party.
• Email 1 step ahead — Homestar calls Strong Sad weird for involuntarily grabbing his own butt.
• The Interview — Homestar believes that The Cheat could beat Strong Sad up.
• Email army — Strong Sad disobeys Homestar's orders by calling "Hold the line!" after Homestar orders a retreat.
• Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon — Homestar mocks Strong Sad's Tai Chi.
• Email dangeresque 3 — Homestar helps Strong Bad trick Strong Sad into playing Hot Tub.
• Homestar Presents: Presents — Homestar decides not to buy Strong Sad a Decemberween present.
• Ever and More — Strong Sad proclaims that he does not believe in the message of Homestar's club chant.
• Email concert — Homestar calls Strong Sad and Strong Bad "so lame" for liking sloshy.
• The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw — Strong Sad calls Homestar's craw "unsightly".
• Somber Vacation — Homestar, as well as Strong Bad and Bubs, laugh at Strong Sad's moonburn.
• Homestar Ruiner — Homestar considers Strong Sad a crybaby, to which the latter protests that he's not, merely tormented.
• Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2 — Homestar insults Strong Sad's face.
• Hremail 7 — Homestar unkindly tells Strong Sad to leave.
• Email independent (Easter egg) — While working together on Strong Sad's independent film, Strong Sad cuts Homestar's take and Homestar gets mad at him.
• Doomy Tales of the Macabre — Strong Sad first gives Homestar the fate of having inflexible knees, then many knees, neither of which Homestar finds scary. Strong Sad finally turns him into a macramé owl and hangs him on Marzipan's "'70s basement wall". This terrifies Homestar and prompts him to refer to macramé as his "worst nightmare".
• I Killed Pom Pom — Homestar tries to pin the "murder" of Pom Pom on Strong Sad and Marzipan.
• The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods — Strong Sad helps his brothers scare Homestar to death (though probably reluctantly) and he also tries to help them prevent Homestar from facing his fears.

[edit] Homestar and Strong Sad Getting Along

• Yearbook Character Page — It is mentioned that Homestar loves Strong Sad.
• In Search of the Yello Dello — Homestar calls Strong Sad his friend.
  • In Search of the Yello Dello Commentary — Homestar praises Strong Sad's acting; in turn, Strong Sad is quite touched.
• A Jumping Jack Contest — Homestar congratulates Strong Sad for completing twice as many jumping jacks as he did the previous year.
• Email labor day — Homestar and the other party guests laugh at Strong Sad's mockery of the DELETED! running gag.
• Email army — Strong Sad joins the Homestarmy.
• Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon — Strong Sad lets Homestar and Pom Pom know that Strong Bad and The Cheat were hiding behind the fence.
• Email extra plug — Homestar plans to "watch" a picture of Andy Griffith's head taped to a TV with Strong Sad, The Cheat, and Strong Mad. Later, the aforementioned four characters help Strong Bad with his "unplugged email". Shortly after, Homestar and Strong Sad sing that "[they] really gotta pee."
• Cool Things — Homestar gives Strong Sad some paint and wishes Strong Sad good luck on his "date".
• Halloween Potion-ma-jig — Homestar comments that anything Strong Sad says would make great magic words.
• Email cliffhangers — Strong Sad assures Homestar that he is not pregnant.
• Email nightlife — Strong Sad and Homestar hang out at Carrot and Kazoo Hill.
• Email winter pool — Strong Sad, Homestar, and Strong Bad wait for the gelatin in the swimming pool to "achieve maximum jiggle".
• The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw — Strong Sad tries to advise Homestar on how to cure his craw.
• Somber Vacation — Homestar is the only one of the viewers who does not show resistance towards Strong Sad playing a slide show, and the only one who didn't have to be tricked to come watch it.
• The Baloneyman — Homestar tells Strong Sad that his book stand is the best idea he has ever had, although he doesn't acknowledge the fact that he is badly injured.
• Strong Badia the Free — Strong Sad is the only member of the Homestarmy besides Strong Mad that stays loyal and fights back against the rebels.
• Kick-A-Ball — Homestar makes Strong Sad a secret member of his team.
• 79 Seconds Left — Homestar and Strong Sad pour water on their knees together.
• Where My Hat Is At? (toon) — Homestar inadvertently rescues Strong Sad from being drowned in the pool by mafia-esque cement drowning. Strong Sad says he will idolize Homestar for this.
• A Decemberween Mackerel — Homestar, along with Marzipan and a dying Senor Cardgage, sings Decemberween carols to Strong Sad, who expresses gratitude for it.
• Decemberweenvent Calendar (Day 24) — Strong Sad enthusiastically adopts Homestar Runner's new Decemberween traditions of wearing a hat that looks like Eh! Steve!, pulling his arms up his sweater sleeves, putting a slice of pizza under Grandma's tree, and wearing what Homestar thinks are greaves.