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	In July 2004, [[Matt Chapman]] was interviewed by Jay Carlson of the blog ''The Inkhole''.		In July 2004, [[Matt Chapman]] was interviewed by Jay Carlson of the blog ''The Inkhole''.

Bleu Ninja: Added Fun Facts. Could use a double-check on Mike's site appearances.

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Added Fun Facts. Could use a double-check on Mike's site appearances.

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		+	In July 2004, [[Matt Chapman]] was interviewed by Jay Carlson of the blog ''The Inkhole''.

-	~~In July 2004, [[Matt Chapman]] was interviewed by [[#External Links\|The Inkhole]].~~
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	==Transcript==		==Transcript==
	<noinclude>{{uncensored\|Inkhole Interview (censored)}}</noinclude>		<noinclude>{{uncensored\|Inkhole Interview (censored)}}</noinclude>
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	'''INKHOLE:''' I thought you worked out of home.		'''INKHOLE:''' I thought you worked out of home.

-	'''MATT:''' We did for a long time. Now we're in an office. There's no windows, so it's good to lock ourselves in when there's twelve hours of animation to do. We just go in there and don't leave. That's a good point; we need more alcohol. When we were working from the apartment, we'd always have the TV on. We'd be watching Match Game or the old Batman TV show or Saved By The Bell. We'd also have a couple of beers and we'd be in the same room. It was easy to come up with stuff. There's no stimulus or stimuli in the office, which is unfortunate.	+	'''MATT:''' We did for a long time. Now we're in an office. There's no windows, so it's good to lock ourselves in when there's twelve hours of animation to do. We just go in there and don't leave. That's a good point; we need more alcohol. When we were working from the apartment, we'd always have the TV on. We'd be watching ''Match Game'' or the old ''[[Batman]]'' TV show or ''Saved By The Bell''. We'd also have a couple of beers and we'd be in the same room. It was easy to come up with stuff. There's no stimulus or stimuli in the office, which is unfortunate.

	'''INKHOLE:''' I'm going to stop a second and eat some onion straws.		'''INKHOLE:''' I'm going to stop a second and eat some onion straws.
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	'''MATT:''' It's good batter.		'''MATT:''' It's good batter.

-	'''~~Inkhole~~:''' On a scale of one to two, how often do you get recognized on the street?	+	'''INKHOLE:''' On a scale of one to two, how often do you get recognized on the street?

	'''MATT:''' Zero. The first time ever that I was recognized by sight was last weekend. I was in the Mexican restaurant right there. ''{points across the street}'' [[Lucky Yates]] (a local theater talk show host) had me and Mike come on his show, and this guy happened to be at that show. This is really weird, because like I'm saying, this is the first time it's ever happened to me. I go and sit down to eat and this guy just walks up and holds his phone up to me, and it's got a little Homestar Runner wallpaper on it. He was like, "I love what you do," and went and sat down. He didn't really say anything, and I just started eating. It wasn't until after I got done eating that he came back over. Other than that, unless you live in Atlanta and have seen us, then there's no reason to recognize us.		'''MATT:''' Zero. The first time ever that I was recognized by sight was last weekend. I was in the Mexican restaurant right there. ''{points across the street}'' [[Lucky Yates]] (a local theater talk show host) had me and Mike come on his show, and this guy happened to be at that show. This is really weird, because like I'm saying, this is the first time it's ever happened to me. I go and sit down to eat and this guy just walks up and holds his phone up to me, and it's got a little Homestar Runner wallpaper on it. He was like, "I love what you do," and went and sat down. He didn't really say anything, and I just started eating. It wasn't until after I got done eating that he came back over. Other than that, unless you live in Atlanta and have seen us, then there's no reason to recognize us.
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	'''MATT:''' Handsome definitely.		'''MATT:''' Handsome definitely.
		+	== Fun Facts ==
		+	===Remarks===
		+	*Matt remarks that an eight-minute [[Strong Bad Email]] would be too long. As of April 2022 the [[Strong Bad Email By Length\|longest Strong Bad Email]], [[parenting]], is still under eight minutes at 7:53; its extended YouTube version does exceed the eight-minute-mark at a full ten minutes.
		+	*It is mentioned that [[Mike Chapman\|Mike]] didn't want to be on the site. He would not appear on the site as himself until [[Sbemailiarized!]] in 2009.
		+	**Mike appeared in [[Peasant's Quest Preview]] as one of the [[Videlectrix Guys]] in the same month as this interview's release. He also occasionally [[Mike Chapman#Characters Portrayed\|appeared as minor characters]] in costume or in [[:Category:DVD Exclusive\|DVD exclusive videos]].
		+	===Inside References===
		+	*Matt describes the cast as "[[Dumb Animal Characters\|crazy animal characters]]".
		+	*[[cheat talk]] is the email discussed where Mike voiced Strong Sad.
		+	===Real-World References===
		+	*An "Awesome Blossom" was an appetizer served at {{w\|Chili's}}.
		+	*The "guy who dressed up in Peter Pan costumes" is {{w\|Randy Constan}}, who gained internet notoriety in 2001.
		+	*The "{{w\|dancing baby}}" is a 3D animation that became one of the first {{w\|viral videos}} in the 90s.
		+	*The [[HOW Magazine Interview - Aug 2003\|''HOW'' magazine interview]] is mentioned.
		+	===Fast Forward===
		+	*[[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] [[Teespring#Pillows\|pillows]] would be added to the [[Teespring]] store in 2019.

	==External Links==		==External Links==
-	*[http://web.archive.org/web/20040923220337/http://www.theinkhole.com/ The Inkhole (~~mirror with missing images~~)]	+	*{{inlinecontentwarning}} [http://web.archive.org/web/20040923220337/http://www.theinkhole.com/ The Inkhole] (archive link)
-	*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041011153811/http://www.theinkhole.com/homestar1.htm The Inkhole ~~Intervew (mirror~~ with ~~missing images)~~]	+	*[http://web.archive.org/web/20041011153811/http://www.theinkhole.com/homestar1.htm The Inkhole Exclusive Interview with Homestar Runner Co-Creator Matt Chapman] (archive link)

	<noinclude>[[Category: Interviews and Public Appearances]]</noinclude>		<noinclude>[[Category: Interviews and Public Appearances]]</noinclude>

GreenHelmet: correct apostrophe usage

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correct apostrophe usage

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	'''INKHOLE:''' What are your favorite moments on the site?		'''INKHOLE:''' What are your favorite moments on the site?

-	'''MATT:''' It changes all the time. The Cheat made a cartoon recently and there's a part where Strong Bad and The Cheat give each other high fives in space. And then an alien floats up. (laughs) And then when it leaves, the alien gets all sad and it plays this generic 80's space noise. And he turns old. That cracked me up to no end. I could watch Nebulon crying and moping away forever. Mike just did that. That's something you wouldn't see in a script or whatever we wrote for it. That's definitely up there. What else? It's all the {{{swear\|shit}}} Mike does. There's one where The Cheat guest animates a Strong Bad email. Oh! It's when Strong Bad is cartwheeling and he cartwheels over a bunch of buses. And then Bubs pops up and it's Mike doing a terrible Bubs impression. He's like, "Hey Strong Bad. You jumped over some of my buses." He sounds kind of like Fat Albert. It was the sound of Bubs if he weighed eight hundred pounds. That was great. So pretty much any of Mike's stuff cracks me up.	+	'''MATT:''' It changes all the time. The Cheat made a cartoon recently and there's a part where Strong Bad and The Cheat give each other high fives in space. And then an alien floats up. (laughs) And then when it leaves, the alien gets all sad and it plays this generic '80s space noise. And he turns old. That cracked me up to no end. I could watch Nebulon crying and moping away forever. Mike just did that. That's something you wouldn't see in a script or whatever we wrote for it. That's definitely up there. What else? It's all the {{{swear\|shit}}} Mike does. There's one where The Cheat guest animates a Strong Bad email. Oh! It's when Strong Bad is cartwheeling and he cartwheels over a bunch of buses. And then Bubs pops up and it's Mike doing a terrible Bubs impression. He's like, "Hey Strong Bad. You jumped over some of my buses." He sounds kind of like Fat Albert. It was the sound of Bubs if he weighed eight hundred pounds. That was great. So pretty much any of Mike's stuff cracks me up.

	'''INKHOLE:''' Do you two write actual scripts?		'''INKHOLE:''' Do you two write actual scripts?

JCM at 20:43, 14 August 2008

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	'''INKHOLE:''' Have you ever thought about translating your site into other languages?		'''INKHOLE:''' Have you ever thought about translating your site into other languages?

-	'''MATT:''' Our friend, Rusty, taught in Korea for a year and said that when Americans acknowledge Koreans in any way shape or form, they go nuts. He said, "If you started putting Korean subtitles on your cartoons, you'd be the most popular website in Korea within a week." And so we seriously thought about it. It's just the sort of thing that would take a long time. We still want to do it. We just never got around to doing it. I have cousins that are Argentine, and we want to do a Strong Bad email entirely in Spanish. Just one week put it up. No English. No subtitles. We'd still like to do that. I think we might do one of the main homepages that's all in Spanish. We have considered it. I think it has unlimited potential.	+	'''MATT:''' Our friend, Rusty, taught in Korea for a year and said that when Americans acknowledge Koreans in any way shape or form, they go nuts. He said, "If you started putting Korean subtitles on your cartoons, you'd be the most popular website in Korea within a week." And so we seriously thought about it. It's just the sort of thing that would take a long time. We still want to do it. We just never got around to doing it. I have cousins that are Argentine, and we want to do a Strong Bad email entirely in Spanish. Just one week put it up. No English. No subtitles. We'd still like to do that. I think we might do one of the main homepages that's all in [[Spanish]]. We have considered it. I think it has unlimited potential.

	'''INKHOLE:''' Take me through a typical day. You wake up. Eat Raisin Bran, I don't know. What goes on?		'''INKHOLE:''' Take me through a typical day. You wake up. Eat Raisin Bran, I don't know. What goes on?

Loafing: Reverted edits by Chicklilly (Talk); changed back to last version by The Chort

2007-11-04T20:11:32Z

Reverted edits by Chicklilly (Talk); changed back to last version by The Chort

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Chicklilly: replaced the page with 'donkey'

2007-11-04T20:06:12Z

replaced the page with 'donkey'

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The Chort: /* Transcript */ doesn't need to be censored

2007-08-25T20:48:49Z

Transcript: doesn't need to be censored

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	'''MATT:''' That was great, though.		'''MATT:''' That was great, though.

-	'''INKHOLE:''' I've been working on a website at work and my boss says to me, "Hey, I've got this magazine. Maybe it'll help you do the website." He gives me How Magazine and I'm looking through it. This is, like, two years ago and there's an interview with you and Mike in there. I was like, "What the ~~{{{swear\|~~hell~~}}}~~ is this?"	+	'''INKHOLE:''' I've been working on a website at work and my boss says to me, "Hey, I've got this magazine. Maybe it'll help you do the website." He gives me How Magazine and I'm looking through it. This is, like, two years ago and there's an interview with you and Mike in there. I was like, "What the hell is this?"

	'''MATT:''' Yeah, that was very cool, because it's neat whenever we hear from designing people. It's awesome to hear from anybody, but it's validating to hear from the hipster design-y super artsy people. It's cool.		'''MATT:''' Yeah, that was very cool, because it's neat whenever we hear from designing people. It's awesome to hear from anybody, but it's validating to hear from the hipster design-y super artsy people. It's cool.

Phlip: actually, it's censored in the other interviews it's in...

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actually, it's censored in the other interviews it's in...

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	'''INKHOLE:''' That's pretty amazing. I thought that was you.		'''INKHOLE:''' That's pretty amazing. I thought that was you.

-	'''MATT:''' No, that's him. He's done it a few times. He's substituted for me before. If I hang out at a bar or something and it's smoky, the first voice I lose is Strong Sad. If my voice is hoarse, he just sounds terrible. It doesn't sound like him at all. With Strong Bad, I could have emphysema and still sound like Strong Bad. There's one email where Strong Bad is trying to get The Cheat to say the word 'Douglas'. So later on, he punches Strong Sad or hits him with a keyboard and Strong Sad says, "Douglas." It's Mike saying "Douglas," doing a pretty damn good Strong Sad. Nobody has ever picked up on it and been like, "Oh, what's wrong with Strong Sad's voice?" If we made a new character, maybe Mike would be the voice. He's always working on his chops. The Cheat stuff's been good, because if I do go out of town, Mike could technically do his own whole thing.	+	'''MATT:''' No, that's him. He's done it a few times. He's substituted for me before. If I hang out at a bar or something and it's smoky, the first voice I lose is Strong Sad. If my voice is hoarse, he just sounds terrible. It doesn't sound like him at all. With Strong Bad, I could have emphysema and still sound like Strong Bad. There's one email where Strong Bad is trying to get The Cheat to say the word 'Douglas'. So later on, he punches Strong Sad or hits him with a keyboard and Strong Sad says, "Douglas." It's Mike saying "Douglas," doing a pretty {{{swear\|damn}}} good Strong Sad. Nobody has ever picked up on it and been like, "Oh, what's wrong with Strong Sad's voice?" If we made a new character, maybe Mike would be the voice. He's always working on his chops. The Cheat stuff's been good, because if I do go out of town, Mike could technically do his own whole thing.

	'''INKHOLE:''' Do you even record new Cheat sounds?		'''INKHOLE:''' Do you even record new Cheat sounds?

Has Matt?: Small cleanup

2007-07-17T23:50:27Z

Small cleanup

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-	[[Image:tilogo.PNG\|thumb\|The Inkhole's logo]] ~~The~~ [[~~Inkhole_Interview~~#~~External_Links~~\|Inkhole]] ~~Exclusive Interview with Homestar Runner Co-Creator Matt Chapman~~	+	[[Image:tilogo.PNG\|thumb\|The Inkhole's logo]]
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		+	In July 2004, [[Matt Chapman]] was interviewed by [[#External Links\|The Inkhole]].
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	==Transcript==		==Transcript==
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	'''INKHOLE:''' Right. I dare you to give me twenty push ups.		'''INKHOLE:''' Right. I dare you to give me twenty push ups.

-	'''MATT:''' Right now? (gets on the bar floor and proceeds to do push ups)	+	'''MATT:''' Right now? ''{gets on the bar floor and proceeds to do push ups}''

	'''INKHOLE:''' Okay. One, two... How many is that?		'''INKHOLE:''' Okay. One, two... How many is that?

-	'''MATT:''' Sixteen... Eighteen... That's twenty. (stands up and sits at table) On second thought, I think I could do maybe forty or fifty at the most. The very most.	+	'''MATT:''' Sixteen... Eighteen... That's twenty. ''{stands up and sits at table}'' On second thought, I think I could do maybe forty or fifty at the most. The very most.

-	'''INKHOLE:''' My turn. (gets on the bar floor and proceeds to do push ups) Nine. So pathetic.	+	'''INKHOLE:''' My turn. ''{gets on the bar floor and proceeds to do push ups}'' Nine. So pathetic.

	'''MATT:''' That was great, though.		'''MATT:''' That was great, though.
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	'''INKHOLE:''' Thanks for answering my non-question.		'''INKHOLE:''' Thanks for answering my non-question.

-	'''MATT:''' (laughs) Sorry.	+	'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Sorry.

	'''INKHOLE:''' Anyway, my point is that there are a lot of Homestar interviews out there. You probably get the same questions all the time.		'''INKHOLE:''' Anyway, my point is that there are a lot of Homestar interviews out there. You probably get the same questions all the time.
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	'''MATT:''' Oh. Uh, like a couple weeks ago.		'''MATT:''' Oh. Uh, like a couple weeks ago.

-	'''INKHOLE:''' [laughs] So the site, which is what we're here to talk about. The site is Homestar Runner, but obviously Strong Bad became the focus.	+	'''INKHOLE:''' ''{laughs}'' So the site, which is what we're here to talk about. The site is Homestar Runner, but obviously Strong Bad became the focus.

	'''MATT:''' He became the most popular. Yeah. He became the thing we updated constantly with any regularity.		'''MATT:''' He became the most popular. Yeah. He became the thing we updated constantly with any regularity.
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	'''INKHOLE:''' How far in advance do you work? If we see a Strong Bad email this week, how long ago was it created?		'''INKHOLE:''' How far in advance do you work? If we see a Strong Bad email this week, how long ago was it created?

-	'''MATT:''' If you see one this week, we're going to do it tomorrow. [laughs]	+	'''MATT:''' If you see one this week, we're going to do it tomorrow. ''{laughs}''

	'''INKHOLE:''' So you work week to week?		'''INKHOLE:''' So you work week to week?
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	'''Inkhole:''' On a scale of one to two, how often do you get recognized on the street?		'''Inkhole:''' On a scale of one to two, how often do you get recognized on the street?

-	'''MATT:''' Zero. The first time ever that I was recognized by sight was last weekend. I was in the Mexican restaurant right there. [points across the street] [[Lucky Yates]] (a local theater talk show host) had me and Mike come on his show, and this guy happened to be at that show. This is really weird, because like I'm saying, this is the first time it's ever happened to me. I go and sit down to eat and this guy just walks up and holds his phone up to me, and it's got a little Homestar Runner wallpaper on it. He was like, "I love what you do," and went and sat down. He didn't really say anything, and I just started eating. It wasn't until after I got done eating that he came back over. Other than that, unless you live in Atlanta and have seen us, then there's no reason to recognize us.	+	'''MATT:''' Zero. The first time ever that I was recognized by sight was last weekend. I was in the Mexican restaurant right there. ''{points across the street}'' [[Lucky Yates]] (a local theater talk show host) had me and Mike come on his show, and this guy happened to be at that show. This is really weird, because like I'm saying, this is the first time it's ever happened to me. I go and sit down to eat and this guy just walks up and holds his phone up to me, and it's got a little Homestar Runner wallpaper on it. He was like, "I love what you do," and went and sat down. He didn't really say anything, and I just started eating. It wasn't until after I got done eating that he came back over. Other than that, unless you live in Atlanta and have seen us, then there's no reason to recognize us.

	'''INKHOLE:''' That's good, though. I think.		'''INKHOLE:''' That's good, though. I think.
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	'''INKHOLE:''' Maybe he was in England.		'''INKHOLE:''' Maybe he was in England.

-	'''MATT:''' [laughs] I keep going on tangents.	+	'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' I keep going on tangents.

	'''INKHOLE:''' No you don't. This is good stuff. Let's never leave.		'''INKHOLE:''' No you don't. This is good stuff. Let's never leave.
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	'''MATT:''' Yeah.		'''MATT:''' Yeah.

-	'''INKHOLE:''' Good. Then I'm done. [sips iced tea]	+	'''INKHOLE:''' Good. Then I'm done. ''{sips iced tea}''

	'''MATT:''' These are very nice questions. You're a very nice young man.		'''MATT:''' These are very nice questions. You're a very nice young man.

Loafing: rv. no, this is the uncensored version

2007-07-15T00:38:49Z

rv. no, this is the uncensored version

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	'''INKHOLE:''' That's pretty amazing. I thought that was you.		'''INKHOLE:''' That's pretty amazing. I thought that was you.

-	'''MATT:''' No, that's him. He's done it a few times. He's substituted for me before. If I hang out at a bar or something and it's smoky, the first voice I lose is Strong Sad. If my voice is hoarse, he just sounds terrible. It doesn't sound like him at all. With Strong Bad, I could have emphysema and still sound like Strong Bad. There's one email where Strong Bad is trying to get The Cheat to say the word 'Douglas'. So later on, he punches Strong Sad or hits him with a keyboard and Strong Sad says, "Douglas." It's Mike saying "Douglas," doing a pretty ~~****~~ good Strong Sad. Nobody has ever picked up on it and been like, "Oh, what's wrong with Strong Sad's voice?" If we made a new character, maybe Mike would be the voice. He's always working on his chops. The Cheat stuff's been good, because if I do go out of town, Mike could technically do his own whole thing.	+	'''MATT:''' No, that's him. He's done it a few times. He's substituted for me before. If I hang out at a bar or something and it's smoky, the first voice I lose is Strong Sad. If my voice is hoarse, he just sounds terrible. It doesn't sound like him at all. With Strong Bad, I could have emphysema and still sound like Strong Bad. There's one email where Strong Bad is trying to get The Cheat to say the word 'Douglas'. So later on, he punches Strong Sad or hits him with a keyboard and Strong Sad says, "Douglas." It's Mike saying "Douglas," doing a pretty damn good Strong Sad. Nobody has ever picked up on it and been like, "Oh, what's wrong with Strong Sad's voice?" If we made a new character, maybe Mike would be the voice. He's always working on his chops. The Cheat stuff's been good, because if I do go out of town, Mike could technically do his own whole thing.

	'''INKHOLE:''' Do you even record new Cheat sounds?		'''INKHOLE:''' Do you even record new Cheat sounds?