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| '''Population''' || [[Characters|21, at least]]<!-- 12 main characters, KOT's 5 servants, Senor Cardgage, Drive-Thru Whale, Jibblies Painting, Dijjery Doo --> | | '''Population''' || [[Characters|21, at least]]<!-- 12 main characters, KOT's 5 servants, Senor Cardgage, Drive-Thru Whale, Jibblies Painting, Dijjery Doo --> | ||
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- | | '''Currency''' || [[Wikipedia:United States Dollar|U.S. Dollar]] | + | | '''Currency''' || [[Wikipedia:United States Dollar|U.S. Dollar]] ([[Free Country, USA#Economics|probably]])<br>[[lackey|Pencil Shavings]] ([[Free Country, USA#Economics|sometimes]])<br>[[Quesos]] (Strong Badia) |
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'''Free Country, USA''' (also spelled without the comma, as well as by its abbreviation, '''FCUSA''') is where the [[Homestar Runner universe]] is centered. All of the [[:Category:Main Characters|main characters]] live, work, and play here. | '''Free Country, USA''' (also spelled without the comma, as well as by its abbreviation, '''FCUSA''') is where the [[Homestar Runner universe]] is centered. All of the [[:Category:Main Characters|main characters]] live, work, and play here. | ||
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==Estimated Real-World Location== | ==Estimated Real-World Location== | ||
- | Free Country, USA | + | Viewers of Homestar Runner have variously speculated about the "real" location of Free Country, USA, though it is generally assumed [[The Brothers Chaps]] prefer to leave its location undetermined. |
- | + | Each time the world is seen from space, the shape of the United States is easily recognizable. The characters speak with American accents, type and write with American spelling, celebrate many American [[holidays]], and make references to elements of American culture (such as its [[presidents]]). Most obvious is the fact that "USA" is in the name. On a side note, America is widely known as a "free country". Therefore, it seems safe to conclude that Free Country, USA is somewhere in America. This may be the closest one can come to determining a location for Free Country, USA, as many of the following observations are contradictory to one another. | |
- | *In the email [[radio]], the [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] radio station's call letters are given as [[Radio Stations and Shows|WSBD]], as are "Numbitty 902's" WA3D FM. | + | |
- | + | *The scene in the [[Theme Song Video]] where Homestar runs around the planet and a star appears on a United States map would lead one to believe it's possible that Free Country is somewhere in northern [[Wikipedia:Nebraska|Nebraska]]. | |
- | *In the email [[ | + | *In the email [[radio]], the [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] radio station's call letters are given as [[Radio Stations and Shows|WSBD]], as are "Numbitty 902's" WA3D FM. Real-world radio designations would place Free Country east of the Mississippi river, although there are some historical [http://www.oldradio.com/archives/general/kwtrivia.htm exceptions]. |
- | *In [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], Marzipan | + | *Free Country is likely in a northern latitude or high altitude given the snowy weather around [[Decemberween]]. |
+ | *In the email [[anything]], Homestar refers to his two-liter bottle of [[Mountain Dew]] as "soda", which is a term for soft drinks more commonly used in the northeast and in the west. In parts of the Upper Midwest, soft drinks are frequently called "pop". | ||
+ | *The Brothers Chaps themselves live in [[Wikipedia:Atlanta|Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], making it possible that Free Country is located in the Southeast. | ||
+ | *In [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], Marzipan references baby seals and crab traps at the wharf, suggesting that Free Country is near the ocean, or at least a salt-water body. | ||
+ | **This might just show that there is a large lake nearby. | ||
+ | **This might just show that they import seals and crabs and trap them at a place called "the wharf". | ||
+ | *In [[Homestar vs. Other Little Girl]], Homestar claims he does ''not'' live in [[Wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. | ||
+ | *At the end of [[Where the Crap Are We?]], Homestar thinks he and Strong Bad are in [[Wikipedia:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]], which would indicate that they are not from there. | ||
*In [[Weclome Back]], [[Cool Tapes]] did a midwest tour, indicating that they may be from around there. | *In [[Weclome Back]], [[Cool Tapes]] did a midwest tour, indicating that they may be from around there. | ||
- | + | *In [[colonization]], [[Strong Bad]] and [[Bubs]] share some "cold Hardee's he had lying around", which implies that Free Country may be in the Eastern/Midwestern part of the USA (in the Western part of the US, "Hardee's" is called "Carl's Jr."). | |
- | + | *In the email [[keep cool]], the temperature was 98ºF, but in all the Decemberween episodes, there is snow, suggesting that Free Country is in a state where the climate varies greatly. | |
- | + | *In the email [[retirement]], Strong Bad tells the audience to "feast their Dust Bowl-ravaged eyes" on his show. This suggests that they might be in the Great Plains area. | |
- | *In the [[ | + | *In [[Main Page 11]], Downloads shows a weather map of the eastern region of the United States, suggesting that Free Country, USA is in the eastern half of the USA. |
- | + | *In [[Baddest of the Bands]], when sending in his album cover to [[Limozeen]], Strong Bad wrote down "Staten Island...10301". This is [[Limozeen]]'s address, as on [[baddestofthebands.com]], they were said to leave their "Staten Island home base" for the Battle Royale Of The Bands (which they didn't really leave.) This could imply that Free Country USA isn't near Staten Island, since Strong Bad is mailing the letter. | |
- | *In [[Main Page 11]], | + | *In [[8-Bit Is Enough]], the camera zooms out to what looks like the map from the [[Theme Song Video]], and a large explosion resonates from the center of the map, similar to the star in the Theme Song Video. |
- | + | *In [[On Break]], Homestar sings to the [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] freshmen that they must share a bathroom with a student from Alabama. This would indicate that Free Country is not in [[Wikipedia:Alabama|Alabama]], assuming that CGNU is in Free Country. | |
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
- | *The [[Strong Bad Email]] [[flashback]] marked the first time that a character actually said the name "Free Country, USA" | + | *The [[Strong Bad Email]] [[flashback]] marked the first time that a character actually said the name "Free Country, USA". Several characters have also said the name "Free Country, USA" in [[Homestar Ruiner]] and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]]. |
- | + | *The DVD commentary for [[Where My Hat Is At?#Commentary Transcript|Where My Hat Is At?]] implies the existence of a Free Country, USA website created by [[Mike Chapman]] prior to the creation of [[homestarrunner.com]]. | |
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[[Category:Money|*]] | [[Category:Money|*]] |