Timeline of Homestar Runner

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==Homestar History==
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This is a brief overview of the history of the '''[[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]''' body of work.  
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This is a brief overview of the history of homestarrunner.com.
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==1996==
==1996==
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*July-August&mdash; [[Craig Zobel]] and [[Mike Chapman]] write the [[Original Book]], "The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest".
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*July/August {{--}} [[Craig Zobel]] and [[Mike Chapman]] write and illustrate the short children's book ''[[Original Book|The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest]]'', creating [[Homestar Runner]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Strong Bad]], and [[The Cheat]].
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*September&mdash; Sketches are made for a second kids' book, "[[Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold!]]". It is never completed.
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*September {{--}} Sketches are made for a sequel, ''[[Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold!]]'', including designs for [[Strong Mad]] and [[Strong Sad]]. This book is never completed.
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*[[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and Craig make [[Super NES]] for Mike's birthday.
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*December {{--}} [[Matt Chapman|Matt]], Mike, and Craig make [[Super NES|an animation in ''Mario Paint'']] for brother [[Donnie Chapman|Donnie]] as a Christmas present. This video is the first animated Homestar cartoon.
==1999==
==1999==
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*[[Where My Hat Is At?]] created.
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*June {{--}} [[Where My Hat Is At?]], which includes the introductions of [[Coach Z]] and [[Bubs]], is created.
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*December 6&mdash; The domain name "homestarrunner.com" is registered.
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*December 6 {{--}} The domain name "[[homestarrunner.com]]" is registered.
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==2000==
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==[[H*R.com updates 2000|2000]]==
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*January 1&mdash; [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|Homestarrunner.com]] debuts with at least the [[:Image:old flash stuff.png|original main page]], [[Where My Hat Is At?]], [[Super NES]], several of the early [[Games]] and [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], the first Homestar Runner [[Macromedia Flash|Flash]] cartoon, and the first [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]].
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*January {{--}} [[Homestarrunner.com]] debuts with at least the [[:Image:old flash stuff.png|original main page]], [[Where My Hat Is At?]], [[Super NES]], and [[Pom Pom, Too]], as well as [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], the first full-length Homestar Runner [[Flash]] cartoon and likely first appearances of [[Marzipan]], [[The King of Town]], and [[The Poopsmith]].
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*Fall? {{--}} The [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0|first installment]] of [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]] is released.
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*October {{--}} [[Homestarloween Party]], the first of the site's near-annual [[Halloween]] toons, is released.
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*[[Kick the Can]], a series of short toons, introduces the [[Old-Timey]] universe.
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==2001==
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==[[H*R.com updates 2001|2001]]==
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*[[Strong Bad Email]]s were released with [[some kinda robot]]
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*August 22 {{--}} [[Strong Bad Email]] debuts with [[some kinda robot]].
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*The second Strong Bad Email introduces new main character [[Homsar]].
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*September 19 {{--}} The [[homsar|second Strong Bad Email]] introduces [[Homsar]].
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*[[Marshie]] first appears in [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]], but he does not get to talk until [[Meet Marshie]] is released the following year.
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*The website begins selling [[Store T-Shirts|T-shirts]].
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==2002==
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==[[H*R.com updates 2002|2002]]==
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*January 10 {{--}} [[Quote of the Week]] begins.
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*February 25 {{--}} [[The Cheat Theme Song]] marks the first toon created in [[Powered by The Cheat]] style.
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*June 24 {{--}} The [[Tandy 400]] explodes in the Strong Bad Email [[gimmicks]]. It is later repaired; the repaired version is used through [[vacation]] (August 11).
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*August {{--}} Matt quits his job to work on the website full-time.
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*September 9 {{--}} The [[Compy 386]] replaces the Tandy 400 in the Strong Bad Email [[invisibility]].
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*November 11 {{--}} The fiftieth Strong Bad Email, [[50 emails]], released.
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*November 17 {{--}} The ongoing [[Strong Sad's Lament]] is launched with the Strong Bad Email [[website]].
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*December 2 {{--}} The Strong Bad Email [[comic]] begins the [[Teen Girl Squad]] series.
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*The Strong Bad Email [[comic]] begins the [[Teen Girl Squad]] series.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2003|2003]]==
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*January 6 {{--}} [[20X6]] debuts with the characters [[Stinkoman]], [[1-Up]] and [[Pan Pan]] in the Strong Bad Email [[japanese cartoon]].
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*January 13 {{--}} [[Trogdor]] is created in the Strong Bad Email [[dragon]].
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*February 3 {{--}} The first game from [[Videlectrix]], [[Awexome Cross]], is found in an Easter egg in the email [[monster truck]].
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*March 17 {{--}} [[TROGDOR!]], the site's largest game up to that point, is released.
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*May 5 {{--}} The [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] characters debut in [[crazy cartoon]].
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*July 21 {{--}} The [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] series of films debuts in [[stunt double]].
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*September 29 {{--}} [[Everybody Knows It]] is the first [[Puppet Stuff]] toon.
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*November 17 {{--}} [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] is released.
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*December 3 {{--}} [[Senor Cardgage]] debuts in the Strong Bad Email [[kind of cool]].
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==2003==
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==[[H*R.com updates 2004|2004]]==
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*January 27 {{--}} [[Weekly Fanstuff]] begins.
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*February 2 {{--}} The tie-in website [[videlectrix.com]] is launched with the game [[Pigs on Head]].
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*February 16 {{--}} The [[Kick The Cheat]] doll is made available for purchase on the [[Yahoo Store|store]].
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*February 23 {{--}} The first collaboration with [[They Might Be Giants]] in the Strong Bad Email [[different town]].
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*March 8 {{--}} The [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2|tenth Marzipan's Answering Machine]] is released.
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*March 16 {{--}} The hundredth Strong Bad Email, [[flashback]], released.
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*May 10 {{--}} The [[Cheat Commandos]] debut in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]], although the concept was first mentioned in the email [[army]] (released January 5th).
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*July 19 {{--}} The [[Sketchbook]] begins.
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*August 2 {{--}} The critically-acclaimed game [[Peasant's Quest]] is released.
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*November 9 {{--}} The first set of [[strongbad_email.exe]] [[DVD]]s is released.
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*November 15 {{--}} The [[Compy 386]] is infected by viruses and destroyed by [[Bubs]]' shotgun in the email [[virus]].
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*November 29 {{--}} The [[Lappy 486]] debuts in the Strong Bad Email [[animal]].
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*January 6&mdash; [[20X6]] debuts with the characters [[Stinkoman]] and [[1-up]] in the Strong Bad Email [[japanese cartoon]].
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==[[H*R.com updates 2005|2005]]==
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*January 13&mdash; [[Trogdor]] is created in the Strong Bad Email [[dragon]].
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*March 21 {{--}} The Brothers Chaps' second large game [[Stinkoman 20X6]] is released with only three levels.
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*October 10 {{--}} The [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10|tenth Teen Girl Squad]] is released.
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*November 14 {{--}} Volume one of the [[Everything Else]] DVD series is released.
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==2004==
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==[[H*R.com updates 2006|2006]]==
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*January 13 {{--}} [[Happy Trogday]] is released, celebrating Trogdor's 3rd birthday.
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*January 30 {{--}} The [[Podstar Runner 2006|Podstar Runner]] service is started.
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*April 4 {{--}} Another [[Strong Bad Email]] milestone &ndash; the 150th email, [[alternate universe]].
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*August 21 {{--}} [[Strongest Man in the World]] is released, celebrating Homestar Runner's 10th anniversary.
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*The critically acclaimed [[Peasant's Quest]] game is released.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2007|2007]]==
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*January 28 {{--}} [[Viidelectrix]] added, allowing Nintendo Wii owners to play some games with a Wii remote.
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*February 12 {{--}} A [[New Stuff]] section is added to the Toons menu listing all new toons released.
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*June 11 {{--}} Strong Bad gets an inkjet printer and the [[New Paper]] in the email [[the paper]]. This was hinted at in [[montage]].
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*September 23 {{--}} [[Podstar Runner 2006|Podstar Runner]] service is discontinued.
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*October 1 {{--}} [[YouTube#homestarrunnerdotcom|homestarrunnerdotcom]] is registered on [[YouTube]] but remains inactive.
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*October 25 {{--}} [[Jibblies 2 Teaser]], the first of the site's near-annual [[Halloween teasers]], is released.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2008|2008]]==
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*January 10 {{--}} [[Podstar Runner 2008|Podstar Runner]] service is reestablished with [[looking old]] as its first available email.
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*January 14 {{--}} [[Trogday 08]] marks another spinoff milestone, the 5th birthday of [[Trogdor]].
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*March 27 {{--}} [[Limozeen Live! - 27 Mar 2008|Limozeen Live!]] at the 10 High Club in Atlanta.
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*April {{--}} The first official [[YouTube]] videos from the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work are released, including video of the [[Limozeen Live! - 27 Mar 2008|Limozeen Live!]] appearance.
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*April 10 {{--}} [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] is first announced.
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*August 11 {{--}} [[Homestar Ruiner]], the first episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, is released for the Nintendo Wii and PC.
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*September 15 {{--}} The second SBCG4AP episode, [[Strong Badia the Free]], is released for the Nintendo Wii and PC.
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*September 23 {{--}} The 200th Strong Bad Email, [[email thunder]], is released.
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*October 27 {{--}} The third SBCG4AP episiode, [[Baddest of the Bands]], is released for the Nintendo Wii and PC.
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*November 17 {{--}} The fourth SBCG4AP episode, [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]], is released for the Nintendo Wii and PC.
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*December 15 {{--}} The fifth and final SBCG4AP episode, [[8-Bit is Enough]], is released for the Nintendo Wii and PC.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2009|2009]]==
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*January 26 {{--}} The first official [[Hremail]], [[Hremail 62]], is released.
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*March 31 {{--}} The first seven videos are uploaded on the homestarrunnerdotcom YouTube channel, starting with [[guitar]].
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*June 30 {{--}} [[Strong Bad Email]]s return after a nine-month hiatus, with [[hremail 3184]]. The [[Lappy 486]] is destroyed.
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*July 2 {{--}} All five episodes of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People are released on the [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]].
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*July 27 {{--}} [[Where My Hat Is At?]] is adapted into [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)|a cartoon]] in celebration of its 10th birthday.
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*August 3 {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] buys the [[Compé]] in the toon [[Compy Catalog]], and replaces the New Paper with the [[Compé-per]].
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*October 11 {{--}} [[FeedBurner Page]] is launched.  [[Podstar Runner]] service is soon discontinued once again.
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*November 10 {{--}} [[Punkin Show]] is released, marking the end of weekly site updates.
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*December 1 {{--}} Matt announces via RSS that site updates will be fewer due to the arrival of a new baby.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2010|2010]]==
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*April 1 {{--}} After months of only minor store-related updates, the site celebrates [[April Fools' Day]] with [[Xeriouxly Forxe]]. A new [[Main Page 26|main page]] is released a couple of weeks later with the same theme.
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*May 31 {{--}} A behind-the-scenes look is shared directly with the Homestar Runner Wiki: [[Sbemail 136 Alternate Versions|alternate concepts for the 136th email]].
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*September 8 {{--}} Another draft is shared with the Wiki: the unfinished script for a toon titled [[Soap Box Doiby]].
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*November 22 {{--}} [[Telltale Games]] releases ''[[Poker Night At The Inventory]]'', a game featuring Strong Bad.
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*December 14 {{--}} [[A Decemberween Mackerel]], the first ''bona fide'' toon of the year, is released.
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*December 22 {{--}} The missing Halloween toon (and the final toon until 2014) [[Which Ween Costumes?]] is finally released, just in time for Decemberween.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2011|2011]]==
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*September 29 {{--}} [[@StrongBadActual]] is registered.
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*Following the December 22, 2010 update, homestarrunner.com was not updated during 2011, and most of the merchandise in the [[Yahoo Store|Store]] was put on sale on May 16.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2013|2013]]==
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*July {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]] make an appearance at [[W00tstock - 18 Jul 2013|W00tstock 2013]].
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==[[H*R.com updates 2014|2014]]==
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*April 1 {{--}} After a three and a half year hiatus, the site is updated with a brand new toon, [[April Fool 2014]].
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**July 7 {{--}} Matt reveals in [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|an interview on ''The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show'']] that he and Mike hope to start creating new toons by the year's end.
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*September 26 {{--}} [[@StrongBadActual]] begins tweeting.
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*October 3 {{--}} [[Fish Eye Lens]] is released, marking the return of semi-regular site updates.
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*October 22 {{--}} [[Weekly Fanstuff]], the [[Quote of the Week]], and the [[Sketchbook]] are updated after exactly five years of inactivity.
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*October 30 {{--}} [[I Killed Pom Pom]], the first full-length [[Halloween]] toon in five years, is released.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2015|2015]]==
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*April 1 {{--}} Strong Bad checks his email for the first time in five years in [[sbemail 206]]. The Compé is unceremoniously "compressed" by dust into the [[Lappier]], and the Compé-per is replaced with a [[CGI Paper]].
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*March 3 {{--}} The [[store]] is redesigned and moved to a different website.
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*March 27 {{--}} [[NavBar]] updated; "[[FeedBurner|subscribe]]" link replaced with "[[homestarrunnerdotcom|youtube]]"
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==[[H*R.com updates 2016|2016]]==
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*April 1 {{--}} [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], the first [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]] in seven years, is released. It is the first toon on the site to not be displayed in [[Flash]], and instead an embedded [[YouTube]] player. It is also the longest toon on the site, over half an hour long.
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*September 2 {{--}} Homestar Runner's 20th anniversary was celebrated at the [[Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show]]; a second show occurred on October 7. [[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]] was presented, later released on the site on December 24.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2017|2017]]==
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*July 12 {{--}} The first [[Skills of an Artist]] segment, [[Sammich]], is released on [[@StrongBadActual]]. New iterations of the series would go on to be released on a frequent basis.
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*December 23 {{--}} The first Decemberween special in 7 years, [[Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack]], is released.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2018|2018]]==
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*January 13 {{--}} The [[Index Page]] is redesigned, and the HTML version of [[TROGDOR!]] is released.
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*January 24 {{--}} The first volume of [[The Deleteheads Download]] is sent to all subscribers at the time.
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*July 17 {{--}} The [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] Kickstarter is started and a (now unused) HTML redesign of the [[Index Page]] is revealed.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2019|2019]]==
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*April 15 {{--}} [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Rulebook EP]] is released. (It is uploaded to [[Music Streaming Profiles|streaming music services]] on September 19 with an additional hidden track.)
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*September 11 {{--}} [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] re-released for streaming music services.
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*December 9 {{--}} [[Hooked on Decemberween]] re-released for streaming music services with two bonus tracks: [[Santaman is a Blademan]] and [[Death Defying Entertainment]].
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==[[H*R.com updates 2020|2020]]==
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*April 10 {{--}} The first three volumes of the [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack]] are released to music streaming services.
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*September 22 {{--}} The [[sloshy]] album [[Degradest Hits]] is released to music streaming services.
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*November 9 {{--}} The first six [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVDs are re-released in the [[Strong Bad Emails 1-200 Six Disc Set]].
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*November 25 {{--}} Official Homestar Runner merchandise is sold by [[Fangamer]], including the [[Strong Bad Talking Plush]].
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*December 20 {{--}} [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|Stinkoman 20X6 Level 10]] is released, finishing the game. It had been [[Development of Stinkoman 20X6 Level 10|over 15 years since the prior level's release]].
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*December 31 {{--}} [[homestarrunner.com]] is [[Post-Flash Site Update|updated and redesigned]], with [[Ruffle]]-emulated content, HTML5 menus, and a new [[Index Page]].
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==[[H*R.com updates 2021|2021]]==
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*January 13 {{--}} [[Main Page 27]], the first Main Page in nearly 11 years, is released.
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*February 12 {{--}} The first [[Strong Bad's Disk 4 of 12]] video, [[Disk 4 of 12 - FriendlyWare|FriendlyWare]], is released.
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*March 25 {{--}} The first three [[Everything Else]] DVDs are re-released in the [[Everything Else DVDs Three Disc Set]].
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*October 30 {{--}} An [[videlectrix.itch.io|itch.io page for Videlectrix]] is created, with the first game on it being [[Halloween Hide & Seek]].
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==[[H*R.com updates 2022|2022]]==
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*April 1 {{--}} The 209th [[Strong Bad Email]], [[parenting]], is released, marking the first email in four years (since [[the next april fools thing]]).
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*December 1-24 {{--}} [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]], the first [[Decemberween]] toon in 5 years and first toon to be updated daily, is released.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2023|2023]]==
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*August 11 {{--}} Standalone computer game ''[[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]'' features three episodic games: an expanded remake of the fifteen-year-old [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque|Dangeresque Roomisode 1]] and two wholly new sequels.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2024|2024]]==
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* February 12 {{--}} [[Main Page 28]] is released.
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* February 13 {{--}} [[Front Facing]] is released.
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==[[H*R.com updates 2025|2025]]==
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*April 16 {{--}} The website celebrates its 25th anniversary in [[Back To A Website]].
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*November 17 {{--}} The 25th anniversary is further commemorated with [[Homestar Anniversary Merch]].
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==See Also==
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*[[Firsts]]
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[[Category:Past Updates]]

Current revision as of 21:14, 20 January 2026

Original Book →

1996 "Everybody loves the Homestar Runner. He is a terrific athlete."
1997
1998

Where My Hat is At? →

1999 Where your hat is at, Homestar?

Website →
MAM →
Old-Timey →

2000 The Homestar Runner!

Strong Bad Email →

2001 "Oh, who is the guy who checks all his emails? That's me, Strong Bad."

Videlectrix →
PBTC →
Compy 386 →
TGS →

2002 "A spectacle of graphics and sound!"

20X6 →
Trogdor →
Dangeresque →
Puppet Stuff →

2003 "And the Trogdor comes in the NIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!""Don't ask me why I said it. Because I already forgot."

Cheat Commandos →
Peasant's Quest →
strongbad_email.exe →
Lappy 486 →

 2004 "Finally, a computer for your lap!"

Stinkoman 20X6 →
Everything Else →

2005 "Teen Girl Squad Tenthennial Extravaganza!"

Podstar Runner →

2006 "What am I doing in this tiny box?"

New Paper →

2007 "Heunh heownh heunh heownh vvvvvt eangt clonk-a-donk!"

SBCG4AP →

2008 "Time to tear up another day, the Strong Bad freakin' way!"

Compé →

2009 "So sleek! So-phisticated! So... Compé!"

Xeriouxly Forxe →

2010 "Xhut up and juxt xay your linex!"

Hiatus →

@ronginald →		 2011 "DON'T throw baby!"

sbemail 206 teaser →

2012 "Someday, when you least expect it..."

W00tstock 5.0 →

2013 "Go away, Homestuck."

April Fools' 2014 →
@StrongBadActual →

2014 "You got this, Homestar. This is nothin'."

sbemail 206 →
Lappier →

2015 "Just like the previous model, only crappier. I mean, more expensive. I mean, lappier."

MAM 17.2 →
20th Anniversary Show →

 2016 "What? How can her mailbox be full?"

Skills of an Artist →

 2017 "Welcome back to another Skills of an Artist!"

Deleteheads Download →
Trogdor!! →

 2018 "A cooperative game of burnination, majesty, and consummate V's."

Trogdor!! EP →

 2019 Just remember all the awesome stuff that Trogdor did!

Original Soundtrack →
Level 10 →
Post-Flash site update →

 2020 Come on in!

Main Page 27 →
Halloween Hide & Seek →

 2021 Come celebrate Trogday with the first new homepage in over 10 years.

Decemberweenvent →

 2022 What the crap? A non-chocolate and/or LEGO Decemberweenvent calendar? I used to could eat both of thems

Roomisode Triungulate →

 2023 Three bite-sized different Roomisode...isodes.

Back To A Website →

 2025 I was scrolling down to the local HTML...!

This is a brief overview of the history of the Homestar Runner body of work.

Contents

[edit] 1996

[edit] 1999

[edit] 2000

[edit] 2001

[edit] 2002

[edit] 2003

[edit] 2004

[edit] 2005

[edit] 2006

[edit] 2007

[edit] 2008

[edit] 2009

[edit] 2010

[edit] 2011

  • September 29 — @StrongBadActual is registered.
  • Following the December 22, 2010 update, homestarrunner.com was not updated during 2011, and most of the merchandise in the Store was put on sale on May 16.

[edit] 2013

[edit] 2014

[edit] 2015

  • April 1 — Strong Bad checks his email for the first time in five years in sbemail 206. The Compé is unceremoniously "compressed" by dust into the Lappier, and the Compé-per is replaced with a CGI Paper.
  • March 3 — The store is redesigned and moved to a different website.
  • March 27 — NavBar updated; "subscribe" link replaced with "youtube"

[edit] 2016

[edit] 2017

[edit] 2018

[edit] 2019

[edit] 2020

[edit] 2021

[edit] 2022

[edit] 2023

[edit] 2024

[edit] 2025

[edit] See Also

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