Charles Dickens
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**Under Strong Sad's rule, the [[house of the Brothers Strong]] is referred to as [[Countries in Strong Badia the Free#Bleak House|Bleak House]], the name of {{w|Bleak House|a novel}} by Dickens. | **Under Strong Sad's rule, the [[house of the Brothers Strong]] is referred to as [[Countries in Strong Badia the Free#Bleak House|Bleak House]], the name of {{w|Bleak House|a novel}} by Dickens. | ||
**When [[Homestar Runner]] drafts himself into the [[Homestarmy]], he refers to himself as an "Artful Draft Dodger", a reference to ''Oliver Twist'' character the {{w|Artful Dodger}}. | **When [[Homestar Runner]] drafts himself into the [[Homestarmy]], he refers to himself as an "Artful Draft Dodger", a reference to ''Oliver Twist'' character the {{w|Artful Dodger}}. | ||
| - | *[[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] {{--}} Strong Sad says he needs some "Dickensian" doom and gloom. | + | *[[Decemberweenvent Calendar]]: Day 4 {{--}} Strong Sad says he needs some "Dickensian" doom and gloom. |
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Revision as of 00:49, 12 December 2022
Influential literature author Charles Dickens has been referenced several times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
References
- A Holiday Greeting — Strong Sad says, "And God bless us every one", a quote from A Christmas Carol.
- Pumpkin Carve-nival — Homsar calls himself "the Ghost of Christmas Past", a figure who originated in A Christmas Carol.
- Email senior prom — Marzipan says, "Watch those hands, David Coppafeel!", referring to David Copperfield.
- Let us give TANKS! — Oliver Smidgen is based on Oliver Twist. In the DVD commentary, The Brothers Chaps call Smidgen "that little Dickensian boy".
- The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw — Strong Bad calls Strong Sad the "Ghost of Christmas Suck".
- Strong Badia the Free —
- Under Strong Sad's rule, the house of the Brothers Strong is referred to as Bleak House, the name of a novel by Dickens.
- When Homestar Runner drafts himself into the Homestarmy, he refers to himself as an "Artful Draft Dodger", a reference to Oliver Twist character the Artful Dodger.
- Decemberweenvent Calendar: Day 4 — Strong Sad says he needs some "Dickensian" doom and gloom.
