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| - | [[Image:TheBrothersChaps.jpg|thumb|Mike on the left, and Matt on the right]]
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| - | [[Image:youngtbc.jpg|thumb|As kids]]
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| - | [[Image:TheBrothersChapsBandW.jpg|thumb|Looking spiffy in black and white]]
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| - | '''The Brothers Chaps''' (real-life siblings [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and [[Matt Chapman]]) are the creators of [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestarrunner.com]]. They create the cartoons using [[Macromedia Flash]] out of their home in Atlanta, Georgia. They are sometimes referred to by the acronym '''TBC'''.
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| - | == History ==
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| - | In 1996 during the Olympics in Atlanta, Mike Chapman and his friend [[Craig Zobel]] created a children's book called "[[Original Book|The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest]]." They did this out of boredom and to satirize the poorly made children's books they saw at their local mall. After writing and drawing it, they copied about 15 books and gave them to some of their friends to read for fun.
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| - | In 1999 Mike started learning Macromedia Flash and decided to practice on some of the characters from the original book. His younger brother Matt Chapman performed the voices for the cartoons and together they launched a website to show their close friends their cartoons.
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| - | Word of mouth spread, and their website and characters have become a smash hit. Since the website started, they have had [[Interviews and Public Appearances|several public appearances]] all over the country, including three appearances on [http://www.g4tv.com/ G4TechTV] — twice on the cancelled show "Pulse", and once over webcam (with Puppet [[Homestar Runner]]) on "The Screen Savers". See [[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003]] and [[Screen Savers Interview - 24 Jan 2005]].
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| - | == Family ==
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| - | Their parents' names are [[Don and Harriet Chapman]]. Don is a retired chief financial officer of an insurance firm. Mike and Matt also have 3 other siblings.
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| - | They have a [[Little Girl|young niece]], who is featured in several [[Puppet Stuff]] toons.
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| - | == See Also ==
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| - | *[[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments]]
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| - | == External Links ==
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| - | *''For interviews with The Brothers Chaps, see [[Interviews and Public Appearances]]''<br>
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| - | *[[IMDb:nm1053635|Mike Chapman's IMDb page]]
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| - | *[[IMDb:nm1480095|Matt Chapman's IMDb page]]
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| - | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/search/tags:homestar%2Csxsw/tagmode:all/ Pictures on Flickr of their appearance at SXSW interactive 2005 in Austin, Texas]
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| - | *[http://www.emotioneric.com/ae/?adv=thefootballgame The Football Game] — A collection of edited photographs from a football game where The Brothers Chaps use their "superhuman abilities" against [[Wikipedia:Emotion Eric|Emotion Eric]] and his pal Jesse.
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| - | [[Category: People|Chaps, The Brothers]]
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These guys are losers. I own Hrwiki and BSwiki!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
