Don and Harriet Chapman

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[[Image:don.JPG|thumb|150px|Strong Dad manning the [[Harmless Junk, Inc.]] booth at a convention.]]
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'''Donald "Don" Chapman''' (June 5, 1939 {{-}} April 15, 2006) and '''Harriet Chapman''' are the [[parents]] of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] creative duo [[Mike]] and [[Matt Chapman]].
'''Donald "Don" Chapman''' (June 5, 1939 {{-}} April 15, 2006) and '''Harriet Chapman''' are the [[parents]] of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] creative duo [[Mike]] and [[Matt Chapman]].
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[[The Brothers Chaps]] are the two youngest of Don and Harriet's five children, after [[Donnie Chapman|Donnie]], [[Julie Hand|Julie]], and [[Karen Wagner|Karen]].
[[The Brothers Chaps]] are the two youngest of Don and Harriet's five children, after [[Donnie Chapman|Donnie]], [[Julie Hand|Julie]], and [[Karen Wagner|Karen]].
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A native of {{w|Indiana}}, and graduate of Indiana University, Don moved the Chapman family from Indianapolis to Atlanta, [[Georgia]] in 1980.
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A native of [[Indiana]], and graduate of Indiana University, Don moved the Chapman family from Indianapolis to Atlanta, [[Georgia]] in 1980.
Don passed away<!--Please leave this wording as is; we prefer "passed away" to "died"- more sympathetic--> at his home on Saturday, April 15, 2006. He was 66.<!--Again, please don't change this to 'He was 66 when he died' or words to that effect.--> In his obituary, the family remembered him as "the heart and soul of homestarrunner.com".
Don passed away<!--Please leave this wording as is; we prefer "passed away" to "died"- more sympathetic--> at his home on Saturday, April 15, 2006. He was 66.<!--Again, please don't change this to 'He was 66 when he died' or words to that effect.--> In his obituary, the family remembered him as "the heart and soul of homestarrunner.com".
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*[[Paul and Storm]] first got in touch with the Brothers Chaps by {{w|WHOIS|finding}} Don's contact information attached to the registration of [[homestarrunner.com]].
*[[Paul and Storm]] first got in touch with the Brothers Chaps by {{w|WHOIS|finding}} Don's contact information attached to the registration of [[homestarrunner.com]].
*[[Homestar Runner]]'s exhortation of "kick it out, Beehan" in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[mile]] is quoting the way Harriet would cheer for Beehan, a childhood friend of [[Donnie]], as he ran at the school track.
*[[Homestar Runner]]'s exhortation of "kick it out, Beehan" in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[mile]] is quoting the way Harriet would cheer for Beehan, a childhood friend of [[Donnie]], as he ran at the school track.
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*Don and Harriet were [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution Interview - 21 Jul 2003|interviewed by ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' in 2003]] for an article about Homestar Runner. Don was interviewed again [[Daily Eastern News Interview - 23 Apr 2004|in 2004 by ''The Daily Eastern News'']].
 
*The Chapman parents can be briefly seen visiting [[Office of The Brothers Chaps|their sons' office]] (along with relatives [[Uncle Jim and Aunt Rosie|Jim and Rosie]]) in the DVD extra [[Making of Email 100]].
*The Chapman parents can be briefly seen visiting [[Office of The Brothers Chaps|their sons' office]] (along with relatives [[Uncle Jim and Aunt Rosie|Jim and Rosie]]) in the DVD extra [[Making of Email 100]].
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== See Also ==
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*[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution Interview - 21 Jul 2003]] {{--}} Interview with Don, Harriet, and the Brothers Chaps
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*[[Daily Eastern News Interview - 23 Apr 2004]] {{--}} Interview with Don, [[Missy Palmer]], and the Brothers Chaps
==External Links==
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Current revision as of 06:37, 23 November 2025

Not to be confused with Donnie Chapman.
Strong Dad manning the Harmless Junk, Inc. booth at a convention.

Donald "Don" Chapman (June 5, 1939 – April 15, 2006) and Harriet Chapman are the parents of Homestar Runner creative duo Mike and Matt Chapman.

Don was a certified public accountant; though he had retired by the launch of homestarrunner.com, he helped the Brothers Chaps establish and run the business aspects of Homestar Runner. The earliest distribution of store merchandise was done out of the Chapman parents' basement; even after the Brothers Chaps shifted to using a dedicated distribution company, their parents still assisted by managing the Homestar Runner booth at some comic conventions.

Don, a Catholic, and Harriet, a Methodist, expressed pride for their children's work and the humor on the site, opining that clean humor is better and lasts longer. According to Don, "They were raised in a religious family and have stock in good moral values, but that hasn't stopped them from being uproarious." He expressed confidence that the success of Homestar Runner would last as long as the brothers keep their style while also keeping up with their culture.

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[edit] Personal Life

The Brothers Chaps are the two youngest of Don and Harriet's five children, after Donnie, Julie, and Karen.

A native of Indiana, and graduate of Indiana University, Don moved the Chapman family from Indianapolis to Atlanta, Georgia in 1980.

Don passed away at his home on Saturday, April 15, 2006. He was 66. In his obituary, the family remembered him as "the heart and soul of homestarrunner.com".

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[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links

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