Homestar Runner

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A terrific athlete

This article is about the character. For information on the Homestar Runner Flash cartoon, see Homestar Runner (flash cartoon).

Biography

Template:biowiki Homestar Runner (usually just called Homestar) is featured in the popular Homestar Runner internet cartoon. A self-described "star" athelete who enjoys "running", Homestar refers to himself as the captain of an unspecified sports team led by Coach Z. He is amicable but absent-minded, and suffers from a speech impediment (as he says, he has "twouble with his aw's.") Although Homestar is the namesake of the series, the villain Strong Bad has proven to be the most popular character.

Since he is somewhat dim, Homestar consistently assumes that everyone likes him, and is unable to grasp when he has been the victim of a prank. So although he is invariably the butt of jokes, he often comes out on top. This is a source of constant frustration for Strong Bad, who once lamented: "even when we win, he wins." Strong Bad is also annoyed by Homestar's habit of borrowing things (and returning them) without the former's knowledge.

You can never be quite sure whether Homestar and his "girlfriend" Marzipan are going out or not, but he sure seems to think they are. His best friend remains Pom Pom, although the true depth of their friendship is also subject to question. Homestar often unintentionally insults his friends, and is unable to understand their resulting feelings of anger.

Personality Profile

Homestar combines the intelligence and lovability of Ted Baxter with the good luck of James Bond and the physical beauty of Don Rickles. He is an earnest character with a clean heart and nothing but love for the rest of mankind. Unfortunately, his cluelessness and clumsiness keep him from realizing his full potential.

Character Video Transcript

{Page Title: Homerun Hitter!} {Place: The Field}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh, hello. Greetings, one and everyone. Welcome to me... Homestar... Runner... Homestar Runner. Um... what else? I pretty much run the show around here. I date the only girl, I have the only propeller cap (propeller cap twirls). And can run, and jump, and kick the fastest, highest and like nobody's business. If I had to pick one word to describe myself, it would probably be... Fluffy Puff Marshmallows. Or Homestar. Either one, really. They both fit.

STRONG BAD: {offscreen} Don't forget doofus/moron/um...Lionel Richie. {The last word Strong Bad says is selected at random}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Yeah, that too. That's another good one. In closing, I look good in red. Check it out. {turns around, sings} Butt dance, butt da-a-ance!

Straight-on Madness!

Physical Characteristics

• He wears either no pants or long pants.
• His lack of visible hands and arms in no way handicaps him, since he is somehow able to levitate and manipulate things anyway.
• He weighs about 100 pounds, according to the toon Marshmallow's Last Stand.
• Homestar's eyes are quite strange. There are two theories to how they work.
  • Sometimes they seem to move around his head. Most of the time they're like a flounder's eyes, and they switch sides on his face whenever he turns. In the Old Intro 2, you can sort of see Homestar's eyes moving as the camera circles around him. Also, in Theme Song Video, the currently absent toon Marshmallow's Last Stand, and the Homestar Screensaver, you can see his face from the front, which further implies to this theory.
  • But sometimes, like when he's talking to Bubs at his concession stand, the camera will switch views instantly from outside the stand to inside. This gives the idea that Homestar actually has four eyes, two on each side.
  • His puppet and his two figurines, on the other hand, have eyes stuck on one side of his head. Occasionally you can get a peek at the other side of Puppet Homestar's face, which looks pretty creepy without any eyes.
  • The Brothers Chaps actually made the eyes velcro, so they can be switched if necessary.

Also known as...

• The Homestar Runner (1936)
• 1-Up (20X6)
• Dangeresque too (Dangeresque)
• The King of Town (Decemberween)
• Poppy the Tire
• The Jolly Dumple
• Atari Homestar
• Tofu Homestar
• Bad Graphics Homestar
• The colonel of the inactive Homestarmy.

(see also Homestar's nicknames)

Halloween Costumes

• Kurt Cobain
• The Greatest American Hero
• Angus Young
• John McEnroe
• Carl Spackler (from Caddyshack)

See Also

• Homestar Runner Evolution
• Domicile: Homestar's House
• Debut: "The Homestar Runner Enters The Strongest Man in the World Contest"
• Complete Filmography

External Links

• watch Homestar Runner's character video
• view the Flash file for Homestar Runner's character video