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Bleu Ninja: Expand "Fun Facts". This is such an early interview that it's a fascinating look into where H*R was at the time.

Bleu Ninja — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:00:56 GMT

Expand "Fun Facts". This is such an early interview that it's a fascinating look into where H*R was at the time.

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-	[[Image:wtflogo.PNG\|thumb\|"~~wtf i'm l33t~~" ~~logo~~]]	+	[[Image:wtflogo.PNG\|thumb\|"pØwned!" ...or, [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10\|however you say that]].]]
-	In the summer of 2001, <!-- sometime between Jun 16 and Jul 16-->Stephan from ~~[http://web.archive.org/web/20010516023005/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/ WTFiml33t.com],~~ interviewed [[Mike Chapman]] to find out more about [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] ~~and~~ [[The Brothers Chaps]].	+	In the summer of 2001, <!-- sometime between Jun 16 and Jul 16-->Stephan from ''{{{swear\|wtf}}} i'm l33t'' interviewed [[Mike Chapman]] to find out more about [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]]. Notably, this is one of the earliest interviews with either of [[The Brothers Chaps]] about [[homestarrunner.com\|the website]].
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	== Transcript ==		== Transcript ==
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	'''STEPHAN:''' That's a bummer.		'''STEPHAN:''' That's a bummer.

-	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' ~~{{#if:~~{{{swear\|}~~}}\|********\|Bastards~~}}.	+	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' {{{swear\|Bastards}}}.

	'''STEPHAN:''' I would love to see a Strong Bad site. It's a toss up between him and Homestar, I can't decide who's funnier.		'''STEPHAN:''' I would love to see a Strong Bad site. It's a toss up between him and Homestar, I can't decide who's funnier.
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	== Fun Facts ==		== Fun Facts ==
-	*[[Strong Bad Emails]] had not been launched yet, hence Mike's remark that they received only "five or ten mails a day".	+	[[File:mm ls.png\|thumb\|[[Character Evolutions\|Characters' appearances and personalities developed quickly]] in the site's early years, meaning [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] felt dated just a year after its release.]]
-	*''Joe Paradise'' was an animated series by {{w\|WildBrain Entertainment\|WildBrain}}. A ~~few episodes can be seen on~~ [https://www.youtube.com/~~user~~/~~wildbrainanimation~~/~~videos~~ the ~~wildbrainanimation YouTube channel~~].	+	===Explanations===
		+	*"{{w\|Leet\|133t}}" (also rendered as "leet" or "1337") is [[Internet slang]] for "elite".
		+	*The Brothers Chaps grew up in Atlanta. Though they lived together during the launch of the site, [[Matt]] moved to New York in 2001. He would move back to Atlanta [[The Screen Savers Interview - 24 Jan 2005\|in 2002]].
		+	* {{w\|The Cartoon Network, Inc.}} is based out of Atlanta, Georgia.
		+
		+	===Trivia===
		+	*[[Strong Bad Emails]] had not been launched yet, hence Mike's remark that they received only "five or ten mails a day". After that series launched, the volume of fan mail swiftly grew to [[Legion Studios Interviews\|hundreds]] or [[The Brunswickan Interview - 4 Apr 2003\|thousands]] a day.
		+	**Most of this mail was directed towards [[Strong Bad]] {{--}} even at the height of sbemail popularity in 2005, the brothers themselves were still only receiving "[[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005\|two dozen or something]]" emails a day.
		+
		+	===Inside References===
		+	*Stephan refers to several toons and games:
		+	**[[A Jumping Jack Contest]]
		+	**[[Homestar Talker]] (and the [[Easter Eggs\|hidden]] [[Strong Bad Main Page]])
		+	**[[Bronco Trolleys]]
		+	**"[[The Poopsmith]]'s Super Deluxe [[whatsit\|You-Know-What]] Cookies" from [[Homestar Quiz]]
		+	*Matt teases the releases of [[The King of Town DVD]] and [[In Search of the Yello Dello DVD]].
		+	*Stephan crudely asks about [[Homestar Runner and Marzipan's relationship]].
		+	*Mike and Stephan compare and contrast the then-current intro (and its use of "[[Everybody, Everybody]]") with [[Old Intro\|earlier intro toons]] that simply used music.
		+
		+	===Real-World References===
		+	*''Joe Paradise'' was an animated series by {{w\|WildBrain Entertainment\|WildBrain}}. A remastered version of the series has been [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdINq45qk27Te_MtU0rNPDhiTfMNIWQQ2 uploaded to YouTube] by one of the animators.
		+	*RoboFilms was a site that hosted short films by independent filmmakers. In 2000, RoboFilms [https://web.archive.org/web/20001213063100/http://www.robofilms.com/featured.html hosted four Homestar Runner toons], including [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] and [[In Search of the Yello Dello]].
		+
		+	===Fast Forward===
		+	*Mike and [[Missy Palmer]] would be married in 2004.
		+	*Matt was able to quit his job to focus full-time on Homestar Runner [[R!OT Radio Interview - 9 Oct 2002\|by late 2002]]. By [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003\|2003]], animation duties were split "pretty much 50/50" by the brothers.
		+	*Mike estimates that working full-time on Homestar Runner would allow the brothers to "probably do an episode every two weeks or so." When they began working full-time on the site in 2002, they adopted a weekly schedule for new episodes.
	*The forthcoming [[Main Pages\|menu page]] Mike mentions would likely be [[Main Page 11\|11]], [[Main Page 12\|12]], or [[Main Page 13\|13]].		*The forthcoming [[Main Pages\|menu page]] Mike mentions would likely be [[Main Page 11\|11]], [[Main Page 12\|12]], or [[Main Page 13\|13]].
-	*~~RoboFilms was a site that hosted short films by independent filmmakers. In 2000, RoboFilms~~ [~~https://web.archive.org/web/20001213063100/http://www.robofilms~~.com~~/featured.html hosted four Homestar Runner toons]~~, ~~including [[In Search of~~ the ~~Yello Dello]]~~.	+	*[[Run Devil Run Interview\|By 2003]], the brothers were no longer considering making a standalone strongbad.com site, reflecting that the character "kinda took over" homestarrunner.com thanks to his email feature.
-	*The Fatboy Slim song on [[Main Page 4]] would eventually be replaced with [[The System is Down (song)\|The System is Down]]. The [[Peter Frampton]] song on the [[Strong Bad Main Page]] is still intact.	+	*The Fatboy Slim song ("{{w\|Renegade Master#"Renegade Master '98"\|Renegade Master '98}}") on [[Main Page 4]] would eventually be replaced with "[[The System is Down (song)\|The System is Down]]". The [[Peter Frampton]] song ("{{w\|Do You Feel Like We Do}}") on the [[Strong Bad Main Page]] is still intact.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
-	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020623163502/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/viewarticle.php?artid=59&page=1 ~~Read the interview~~]	+	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020623163502/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/viewarticle.php?artid=59&page=1 "Interview: Mike Chapman from homestar runner"] (archive link)

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Bleu Ninja: Alpabetize in a non-1337 manner (though of course this technically should be under "W")

Bleu Ninja — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:47:16 GMT

Alpabetize in a non-1337 manner (though of course this technically should be under "W")

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	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020623163502/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/viewarticle.php?artid=59&page=1 Read the interview]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020623163502/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/viewarticle.php?artid=59&page=1 Read the interview]

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Bleu Ninja: /* Fun Facts */ Not much of robofilms c. 2000 is on the Internet Archive, but I did find this.

Bleu Ninja — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 06:56:35 GMT

Fun Facts: Not much of robofilms c. 2000 is on the Internet Archive, but I did find this.

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	*''Joe Paradise'' was an animated series by {{w\|WildBrain Entertainment\|WildBrain}}. A few episodes can be seen on [https://www.youtube.com/user/wildbrainanimation/videos the wildbrainanimation YouTube channel].		*''Joe Paradise'' was an animated series by {{w\|WildBrain Entertainment\|WildBrain}}. A few episodes can be seen on [https://www.youtube.com/user/wildbrainanimation/videos the wildbrainanimation YouTube channel].
	*The forthcoming [[Main Pages\|menu page]] Mike mentions would likely be [[Main Page 11\|11]], [[Main Page 12\|12]], or [[Main Page 13\|13]].		*The forthcoming [[Main Pages\|menu page]] Mike mentions would likely be [[Main Page 11\|11]], [[Main Page 12\|12]], or [[Main Page 13\|13]].
-	*RoboFilms was a site that hosted short films by independent filmmakers.	+	*RoboFilms was a site that hosted short films by independent filmmakers. In 2000, RoboFilms [https://web.archive.org/web/20001213063100/http://www.robofilms.com/featured.html hosted four Homestar Runner toons], including [[In Search of the Yello Dello]].
	*The Fatboy Slim song on [[Main Page 4]] would eventually be replaced with [[The System is Down (song)\|The System is Down]]. The [[Peter Frampton]] song on the [[Strong Bad Main Page]] is still intact.		*The Fatboy Slim song on [[Main Page 4]] would eventually be replaced with [[The System is Down (song)\|The System is Down]]. The [[Peter Frampton]] song on the [[Strong Bad Main Page]] is still intact.
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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020623163502/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/viewarticle.php?artid=59&page=1 Read the interview]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020623163502/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/viewarticle.php?artid=59&page=1 Read the interview]

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Bleu Ninja: Added fun facts.

Bleu Ninja — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 19:27:44 GMT

Added fun facts.

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-	~~Stephan~~, ~~formerly at~~ [http://web.archive.org/web/20010516023005/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/ WTFiml33t.com], interviewed [[Mike Chapman]] to find out more about [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] and [[The Brothers Chaps]].	+	In the summer of 2001, <!-- sometime between Jun 16 and Jul 16-->Stephan from [http://web.archive.org/web/20010516023005/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/ WTFiml33t.com], interviewed [[Mike Chapman]] to find out more about [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] and [[The Brothers Chaps]].
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	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Thanks a bunch.		'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Thanks a bunch.

		+	== Fun Facts ==
		+	*[[Strong Bad Emails]] had not been launched yet, hence Mike's remark that they received only "five or ten mails a day".
		+	*''Joe Paradise'' was an animated series by {{w\|WildBrain Entertainment\|WildBrain}}. A few episodes can be seen on [https://www.youtube.com/user/wildbrainanimation/videos the wildbrainanimation YouTube channel].
		+	*The forthcoming [[Main Pages\|menu page]] Mike mentions would likely be [[Main Page 11\|11]], [[Main Page 12\|12]], or [[Main Page 13\|13]].
		+	*RoboFilms was a site that hosted short films by independent filmmakers.
		+	*The Fatboy Slim song on [[Main Page 4]] would eventually be replaced with [[The System is Down (song)\|The System is Down]]. The [[Peter Frampton]] song on the [[Strong Bad Main Page]] is still intact.
	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020623163502/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/viewarticle.php?artid=59&page=1 Read the interview]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020623163502/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/viewarticle.php?artid=59&page=1 Read the interview]

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Bleu Ninja: rename tag

Bleu Ninja — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:07:45 GMT

rename tag

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	Stephan, formerly at [http://web.archive.org/web/20010516023005/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/ WTFiml33t.com], interviewed [[Mike Chapman]] to find out more about [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] and [[The Brothers Chaps]].		Stephan, formerly at [http://web.archive.org/web/20010516023005/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/ WTFiml33t.com], interviewed [[Mike Chapman]] to find out more about [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] and [[The Brothers Chaps]].

Bleu Ninja: Added archived link to interview.

Bleu Ninja — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:15:55 GMT

Added archived link to interview.

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	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Thanks a bunch.		'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Thanks a bunch.
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		+	== External Links ==
		+	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20020623163502/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/viewarticle.php?artid=59&page=1 Read the interview]

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Lira: /* Transcript */ but if it's supposed to be a contraction, then it's IT-apostrophe-S, scalawag

Lira — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 02:05:44 GMT

Transcript: but if it's supposed to be a contraction, then it's IT-apostrophe-S, scalawag

76.117.166.209 at 22:39, 31 July 2013

76.117.166.209 — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 22:39:07 GMT

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-	Stephan, formerly at [http://www.wtfiml33t.com WTFiml33t.com], interviewed [[Mike Chapman]] to find out more about [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] and [[The Brothers Chaps]].	+	Stephan, formerly at [http://web.archive.org/web/20010516023005/http://www.wtfiml33t.com/ WTFiml33t.com], interviewed [[Mike Chapman]] to find out more about [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] and [[The Brothers Chaps]].
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	== Transcript ==		== Transcript ==

DorianGray: Reverted edits by 66.232.100.247 (Talk) to last revision by GreenHelmet

DorianGray — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:24:57 GMT

Reverted edits by 66.232.100.247 (Talk) to last revision by GreenHelmet

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66.232.100.247 at 06:24, 5 October 2011

66.232.100.247 — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:24:09 GMT

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	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Tough question... um, a site with lots of cartoons and games and characters and no banner ads or pop-up ads or crap like that. It is aimed at twenty-somethings and college type kids but can be enjoyed by little tykes as well.		'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Tough question... um, a site with lots of cartoons and games and characters and no banner ads or pop-up ads or crap like that. It is aimed at twenty-somethings and college type kids but can be enjoyed by little tykes as well.

-	'''STEPHAN:''' Hmm, why would you say ~~its~~ aimed at twenty-somethings? I didn't find anything particularly adult in content. Unless I'm missing something.	+	'''STEPHAN:''' Hmm, why would you say it's aimed at twenty-somethings? I didn't find anything particularly adult in content. Unless I'm missing something.

	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' A lot of references to things in the eighties, not a lot, but some. Most of our audience is either college-aged kids or people that are out of college, judging by the emails we get.		'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' A lot of references to things in the eighties, not a lot, but some. Most of our audience is either college-aged kids or people that are out of college, judging by the emails we get.
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	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' I see. That's where my brother Matt is. He does all the voices for Homestar.		'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' I see. That's where my brother Matt is. He does all the voices for Homestar.

-	'''STEPHAN:''' Aha. I love the voices. He does every ~~characters~~' voices?	+	'''STEPHAN:''' Aha. I love the voices. He does every character's voices?

	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Yeah. Except Marzipan which my girlfriend Missy does.		'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Yeah. Except Marzipan which my girlfriend Missy does.
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	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Good. I wonder no more.		'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Good. I wonder no more.

-	'''STEPHAN:''' They are funny stuff, so it's not like I get bored while watching it. You don't really see that many online comics that do 'episodes' per se, so I think ~~its~~ a good change to see a slightly longer style cartoon, although I could imagine that is due to the amount of work that goes into each episode. How long would you say, on average, it takes you to put out a new cartoon?	+	'''STEPHAN:''' They are funny stuff, so it's not like I get bored while watching it. You don't really see that many online comics that do 'episodes' per se, so I think it's a good change to see a slightly longer style cartoon, although I could imagine that is due to the amount of work that goes into each episode. How long would you say, on average, it takes you to put out a new cartoon?

	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Yeah. Cartoon Network online and such don't do a very good job of creating a character and having several episodes about him/her. They have lots of cartoons about lots of different characters.		'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Yeah. Cartoon Network online and such don't do a very good job of creating a character and having several episodes about him/her. They have lots of cartoons about lots of different characters.
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	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Yeah, it's hard to find the good amidst all the bad.		'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Yeah, it's hard to find the good amidst all the bad.

-	'''STEPHAN:''' I agree, and I also think ~~its~~ due to the same thing we talked about before, the characters aren't developed in a way that you can associate with them.	+	'''STEPHAN:''' I agree, and I also think it's due to the same thing we talked about before, the characters aren't developed in a way that you can associate with them.

	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' When we talked to Cartoon Network... they said they were ''not'' looking for character-based humor, and more towards situational humor where any character could be plugged into a given scenario.		'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' When we talked to Cartoon Network... they said they were ''not'' looking for character-based humor, and more towards situational humor where any character could be plugged into a given scenario.
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	'''STEPHAN:''' I'm sure somewhere down the road you could get another deal if you wanted to. Speaking of other sites, what other sites or comics do you read or use for inspiration?		'''STEPHAN:''' I'm sure somewhere down the road you could get another deal if you wanted to. Speaking of other sites, what other sites or comics do you read or use for inspiration?

-	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Hmmmmm, there's a good online cartoon called Joe Paradise at wildbrain.com. I think ~~its~~ my favorite. Looks cool and is not trying to be funny, which is nice sometimes. Most cartoons go for the lowest brow humor possible. This one is actually telling a story. It's twelve episodes all connected.	+	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Hmmmmm, there's a good online cartoon called Joe Paradise at wildbrain.com. I think it's my favorite. Looks cool and is not trying to be funny, which is nice sometimes. Most cartoons go for the lowest brow humor possible. This one is actually telling a story. It's twelve episodes all connected.

	'''STEPHAN:''' I'm not familiar with that site, looks pretty neat. I think the art of storytelling is dying off, and it's MTV and the Internet that is partially to blame for shorter attention spans.		'''STEPHAN:''' I'm not familiar with that site, looks pretty neat. I think the art of storytelling is dying off, and it's MTV and the Internet that is partially to blame for shorter attention spans.
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	'''STEPHAN:''' Oh yeah, speaking of Marzipan, the question I know everyone wants to know: When are Homestar and Marzipan going to get it on?		'''STEPHAN:''' Oh yeah, speaking of Marzipan, the question I know everyone wants to know: When are Homestar and Marzipan going to get it on?

-	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Lemme ask her. "It's gonna be ~~awhile~~," says Marzipan. "A looooong time" she says.	+	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Lemme ask her. "It's gonna be a while," says Marzipan. "A looooong time," she says.

	'''STEPHAN:''' So, in other words, don't hold my breath.		'''STEPHAN:''' So, in other words, don't hold my breath.
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	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' That's pretty much the only old thing that's not in the museum. I guess I should go ahead and put it in. Interesting about the intros. You don't like the "everybody" song better?		'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' That's pretty much the only old thing that's not in the museum. I guess I should go ahead and put it in. Interesting about the intros. You don't like the "everybody" song better?

-	'''STEPHAN:''' Oh, I think ~~its~~ great too. Especially with Homestar singing at the end.	+	'''STEPHAN:''' Oh, I think it's great too. Especially with Homestar singing at the end.

	'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Okay. Good. Everybody, la-dee-daw-dee-daw.		'''MIKE CHAPMAN:''' Okay. Good. Everybody, la-dee-daw-dee-daw.