Alfred Hitchcock
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*[[That a Ghost]] — [[The Old Pietimer Place]] looks inspired by the Bates mansion from ''Psycho''. | *[[That a Ghost]] — [[The Old Pietimer Place]] looks inspired by the Bates mansion from ''Psycho''. | ||
*Email [[retirement]] — [[Marshie]] telling [[Fluffy Puff Mascots#Marshie's Mother|his mother]] to walk away references ''Psycho'', and the painting of her resembles the caricature seen in the opening for ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour''. | *Email [[retirement]] — [[Marshie]] telling [[Fluffy Puff Mascots#Marshie's Mother|his mother]] to walk away references ''Psycho'', and the painting of her resembles the caricature seen in the opening for ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour''. | ||
| - | *[[Jibblies 2]] &mdash [[Coach Z]]'s line about a [[Showering|shower]] being the safest place for a "pretty young thing" references such movies as ''Psycho'' that feature a woman getting killed while taking a shower. | + | *[[Jibblies 2]] — [[Coach Z]]'s line about a [[Showering|shower]] being the safest place for a "pretty young thing" references such movies as ''Psycho'' that feature a woman getting killed while taking a shower. |
[[Category:Entertainment running gags]] [[Category:Inside Jokes]] | [[Category:Entertainment running gags]] [[Category:Inside Jokes]] | ||
Revision as of 04:40, 18 May 2008
Some elements of the Homestar Runner body of work draw insperation from horror movies and shows directed by Alfred Hitchcock, especially the hit Psycho.
Appearances
- An old loading screen that featured the outline of Homestar Runner's profile was modeled after Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
- Experimental Film — The swinging lightbulb and the oscillating shadows it creates are from the famous penultimate scene in Psycho, and Strong Sad falling into a descending spiral of presidential faces references Vertigo.
- That a Ghost — The Old Pietimer Place looks inspired by the Bates mansion from Psycho.
- Email retirement — Marshie telling his mother to walk away references Psycho, and the painting of her resembles the caricature seen in the opening for The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
- Jibblies 2 — Coach Z's line about a shower being the safest place for a "pretty young thing" references such movies as Psycho that feature a woman getting killed while taking a shower.
