Popular Music References

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Many real bands and popular music are referenced in the Homestar Runner body of work. Common references include Halloween costumes, mentioning or even showing an album, quoting lyrics, or more oblique allusions to other signature musical elements.

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[edit] Paula Abdul

Email different town — Modestly Hot Homsar's line "I'm forever your girl" references Abdul's debut album Forever Your Girl.
Doomy Tales Of The Macabre — Coach Z dresses up as MC Skat Kat, an animated character who appeared with Abdul in the music video for her song "Opposites Attract".
- In an Easter egg, Coach Z makes references to Abdul's songs "Opposites Attract", "Cold Hearted", "Straight Up", and "Rush Rush", as well Abdul's showbiz origins as a Laker Girl.

[edit] AC/DC

See main article: AC/DC

[edit] Aerosmith

Flash is Dead! — While trying to make a Deep Impact reference, Homestar Runner quotes "I don't want to miss a thing!" from the Aerosmith song for the similarly-themed film Armageddon.
2022 Costume Pack Now Available —
- In an Easter egg, Coach Z sings the guitar lick of "Walk This Way" in reference to the cover/collaboration version with Run-DMC (a member of which Coach Z was dressed up as).
- In another Easter egg, The Homestar Runner and Fat Dudley sing and dance to the guitar lick of "Walk This Way". Old-Timey Strong Bad additionally alludes to the lyrics of "Sweet Emotion" while speaking to the "Arrow Smith".

[edit] Alvin and the Chipmunks

Email strong badathlon — The song Homestar sings for the ending closimonies was from a commercial promoting "Alvin and the Chipmunks"-themed collectible glasses at Hardee's restaurants. The commercials used a rewritten version of "Old Time Rock and Roll" by Bob Seger.
- In the DVD commentary, Coach Z recalls collecting said glasses.
- A follow-up tweet specified the reference was to Hardee's, not Seger.

[edit] Anthrax

Email the chair — Winger's self-titled debut album is described as "less Anthrax-y".
Trudgemank — Peacey P references Anthrax and Public Enemy mixing rap and heavy metal, referring to Anthrax's 1991 cover of "Bring the Noise".

[edit] Balaam and the Angel

Marshmallow's Last Stand (DVD commentary) — Homestar reacts to the "BUH-LAM!" onomatopoeia with "Buh-lam and the Angels!"

[edit] Beastie Boys

See main article: Beastie Boys

[edit] The Beatles

See main article: The Beatles

[edit] Black Flag

A stellar performance

In Search of the Yello Dello Deleted Scenes — Strong Mad can be seen sporting a Black Flag tattoo in the third scene.

[edit] Black Sabbath

Homestar Ruiner — When Strong Bad first tries to run the Race to the End of the Race and pick up the hurdle, he remarks that it must be made of some heavy metals, including "black sabbath".
Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits — Taranchula song Moving Very Slowly resembles the doom metal style of Black Sabbath.

[edit] Frank Black

Jibblies 2 — A tarot card is labeled The Cult of Ray, Frank Black's 1996 album, and includes the peculiar looking head from the album cover.

[edit] Blue Öyster Cult

Baddest of the Bands — The heavy metal umlaut over the "O" in the band DÖI is a reference to Blue Öyster Cult, a connection furthered by "Oyster" being one of the foods that the King of Town can suggest to be the second word in the band's title.

[edit] Boston

Email more armies (DVD commentary) — Matt Chapman recalls conflating the spaceships on the covers of Boston albums with the game Space Invaders as a child, making a comparison to Journey Escape.

[edit] David Bowie

See main article: David Bowie

[edit] Boyz N Da Hood

Email garage sale — Strong Bad wonders what sort of "da things" are mentioned and guesses both "da boyz" and "da hood".

[edit] Garth Brooks

Email secret identity — Strong Bad reflects that "secret identities aren't just for superheroes and Garth Brooks anymore," referring to Brooks' Chris Gaines persona.

[edit] The Brothers Johnson

Email comic — In an Easter egg, the band's album Winners is visible in an independent record store.

[edit] Bobby Brown

Email portrait — The term "TendaRONi" refers to Bobby Brown's song, "Roni"; specifically, the lyric involving the phrase "tender Roni".

[edit] Cab Calloway

The House That Gave Sucky Treats — Frustrated by Homestar's incorrect identification of his costume, Strong Bad retorts that he's not Cab Calloway. Marzipan comments that she likes Calloway.

[edit] Glen Campbell

Decemberween Short Shorts — In the scene with the characters depicted as Decemberween ornaments, Homestar thinks Strong Bad is a "Rhinestone Cowboy".

[edit] The Carpenters

Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective — When Dadgeresque passes away, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs, including "We've Only Just Begun".

[edit] Chubby Checker

Email bottom 10 (DVD commentary) — Mike Chapman acknowledges Homestar's "buttdance again" song by quoting "Let's twist again, like we did last summer," from Checker's song "Let's Twist Again", a "sequel" to his previous song, "The Twist".

[edit] Joe Cocker

TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004 & TMBG Concert - 5 Mar 2010 — Puppet Homestar Runner sings a version (with altered lyrics) of "With A Little Help from My Friends" that borrows from Cocker's performance of the song.

[edit] Phil Collins

Stinkomanual — The description of the Bendini Sisters alludes to "In the Air Tonight".

[edit] Jonathan Coulton

Make a Scene with Telltale: Strong Bad Edition — Strong Bad mentions Jonathan Coulton being at the PAX convention.
The Brothers Chaps were guests on the 2019 JoCo Cruise.

[edit] The Cure

Boys Don't Cry

Fan Costume Commentary — Strong Bad describes the final Strong Sad costume as a "dumpy Robert Smith", referring to the frontman of the Cure.
Email radio — Strong Sad has a "Boys Don't Cry" poster in his room. This poster has continued to appear in subsequent scenes set in his room.

[edit] Daft Punk

The Cheat Theme Song — The visual accompanying "The Cheat is in the house" is reminiscent of the music video for "One More Time."
- The line itself may be a reference to earlier song "Teachers", in which several influential DJs are listed as being "in the house".

[edit] Terence Trent D'Arby

3 Times Halloween Funjob — Coach Z misinterprets Strong Bad's Ozone costume as Terence Trent D'Arby.

[edit] De La Soul

See main article: De La Soul

[edit] El DeBarge

3 Times Halloween Funjob — Homestar mistakes Strong Bad's Ozone costume for one of El DeBarge.

[edit] John Denver

Email haircut (DVD commentary) — The Brothers Chaps try to remember if John Denver's real last name was Düsseldorf; it was actually Deutschendorf.

[edit] Devo

"Go forward! Move ahead. Try to detect it! It's not too late."

Halloween Potion-ma-jig — Strong Sad dresses as an unspecified "Devo member", wearing the famous "energy dome" helmet. He also quotes their hit song "Whip It".
- Strong Sad's square glasses indicate he is most likely dressed as co-founder and singer Mark Mothersbaugh.
The Show: Ween Edition — Homestar mistakes Coach Z's "Beastie Boy from the Intergalactic video" costume for a "Devo construction worker".

[edit] Digital Underground

The House That Gave Sucky Treats — Coach Z dresses as Humpty Hump, the comedic alter ego of the group's leader Shock G.

[edit] Dinosaur Jr.

Mr. Poofers Must Die — Marzipan dresses up as J Mascis. Strong Sad mentions two Dinosaur Jr. album titles and one EP title.

[edit] Dire Straits

Doomy Tales of the Macabre — Strong Mad dresses as Sal from the animated "Money For Nothing" music video, quoting the song's "MOVE-A, MOVE-A!" refrain.

[edit] Dokken

"...and Marzipan would rock..."

Email band names — Strong Bad uses Dokken as an example of a band named after a "really cool last name," referring to founder Don Dokken.
Email different town — During Strong Bad's fantasy of how he would change Free Country, USA, he envisions Marzipan as playing George Lynch's Skull N' Bones guitar.

[edit] Nick Drake

Email concert — Strong Bad says, "And that one guy even had his back to us all night." This refers to one of Drake's onstage habits.

[edit] Bob Dylan

See main article: Bob Dylan

[edit] The Edsels

The System is Down — Bubs says that "someone tried to cram-a-lam a Swiss Cake Roll into the disk drive," a takeoff of the phrase "Rama Lama Ding Dong" originated by this band's 1958 song.

[edit] Enuff Z'nuff

Email band names — Strong Bad uses Enuff Z'nuff as a lesser example of a band named after a "really cool last name," referring to cofounder Chip Z'nuff (Gregory Rybarski).

[edit] The 5th Dimension

Main Page 8 — When "Toons" is rolled over, Strong Bad is seen in a hot-air balloon done in his likeness as he sings the band's song "Up, Up and Away".

[edit] 50 Cent

Email extra plug — Strong Bad's pronunciation of "club" is a reference to "In da Club," wherein 50 rounds off the 'u' in the word 'club' the same way.

[edit] Firehose

Email senior prom — The King of Town's line "Let the King have some!" may refer to the song title "Let the Drummer Have Some".

[edit] Five Man Electrical Band

Strong Bad's Website — The "Long Haired Freaky Cheat" broken image is a reference to the "long-haired freaky people" mentioned in "Signs".

[edit] John Fogerty

Email too cool — Senor Cardgage distorts the line "Put me in, Coach, I'm ready to play" from "Centerfield".

[edit] Foghat

Baddest of the Bands — Strong Bad warns players not to confuse fog-bats with Foghat.

[edit] Fu-Schnickens

Email dragon — The email intro is a direct reference to a line from the song "La Schmoove" (as revealed in 2019).

[edit] Lita Ford

Email cliffhangers — At the start of the Space Captainface scene, Strong Bad as Space Captainface is talking to Lita Ford on the phone.

[edit] 4 Non Blondes

Email bike thief (DVD commentary) — Mike asks Strong Bad if Matt based Marzipan's hairstyle on a member of 4 Non Blondes; Strong Bad responds by singing the "Hey, yay, yay, yay" segment of their song "What's Up?".

[edit] The Four Tops

Email sugarbob — Strong Bad says, "Sugarbob, funky bunch," a reference to The Four Tops' song, "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)".

[edit] Peter Frampton

See main article: Peter Frampton

[edit] Fugazi

Email geddup noise (DVD commentary) — The brothers discuss a "This is not a Fugazi T-shirt" shirt while discussing Strong Sad's Geddup Noise shirt.

[edit] The Furious Five

Homestarloween Party — Coach Z is overheard discussing an individual's "work with the Furious Five", presumably either Grandmaster Flash or Melle Mel.

[edit] Gorillaz

Halloween Hijinks — Coach Z dresses up as Del tha Ghost Rapper, and quotes lines from the song "Clint Eastwood" that featured Del.

[edit] Grateful Dead

Email theme party (Easter egg) — A "Spring Drink'n Formal 2002" t-shirt features a Grateful Dead Dancing Bear.

[edit] The Vince Guaraldi Trio

Email comic — In the Easter egg, the album A Boy Named Charlie Brown can be seen in an independent record store.

[edit] Guns N' Roses

See main article: Guns N' Roses

[edit] Murray Head

Homestar Presents: Presents — Strong Sad sings "One Night in Bangkok".

[edit] House of Pain

A Jorb Well Done — Coach Z says, "Pack it up, pack it in" as the game ends, quoting the opening lyrics to "Jump Around".
Hallrunner — Selecting "jump it" against the home stereo system quotes "Jump Around": "Jump around, jump around, jump up jump up and get down."

[edit] Ice-T

Email pizzaz — Strong Bad's closing line, "Canned or Dry, We Neva Die. Colors," is a reference to the song "Colors": "The gangs of L.A. will never die – just multiply (colors)".
Baddest of the Bands — Bubs wishes for Coach Z to be more like an O.G.; though the abbreviation has historically had different meanings, Ice-T's album O.G. Original Gangster popularized the "original gangster" meaning especially in hip hop contexts.
@StrongBadActual Tweet (22 Nov 2016) — Strong Bad, dressed as Lin-Manuel Miranda (in Hamilton), specifies that he is not "Colonial Ice-T".

[edit] Iggy Pop

Email technology — Strong Bad's line, "I'm using technology," refers to a lyric from the song, "Search and Destroy", which he sang with The Stooges.

[edit] Natalie Imbruglia

Halloween Potion-ma-jig — One of Strong Sad's magic words includes Natalie's last name, though he pronounces it with the "g" sound.

[edit] Iron Butterfly

Teen Girl Squad Issue 8 — The "16 hour drum solo" refers to epic hard rock drum solos in songs such as In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.

[edit] Iron Maiden

Email 3 wishes — Strong Bad says that if he had horns, he would go on tour with a heavy metal band as their mascot and do battle with the lead singer, a reference to how the Iron Maiden mascot always fought with the band on stage.
Baddest of the Bands — Strong Bad says his stage prop is "maybe cooler than a giant robotic demon". This refers to the band's usage of elaborate stage props in their concerts, including giant puppets of demons and monsters.
Several toons use a font called "Metal as in Heavy" which is very similar to that of Iron Maiden.

[edit] The Isley Brothers

Senor Mortgage — The jingle plays the same chord progression as in "Twist and Shout".

[edit] Judas Priest

Trogday 08 — The heavy metal song at the end repeats "The S is for Sucks" in a similar manner to the chorus of "Breaking the Law".
Baddest of the Bands — When "save/load" is moused over, one of the lines Strong Bad says in response is "Savin' the load! Savin' the load!", also in reference to "Breaking the Law."

[edit] Michael Jackson

See main article: Michael Jackson

[edit] Rick James

Email gimmicks — Strong Bad's intro song repeats "super great" in the manner of "Super Freak".

[edit] Scott Joplin

Kick the Can — Joplin's piano rag "The Entertainer" scores the shorts; the song is often used to evoke the 1930s.

[edit] Journey

Baddest of the Bands —
- Strong Bad sings "Don't quit Strong Bad gaming!" when mousing over "Quit It" on the main menu, à la "Don't Stop Believin'".
- Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey is a reference to the Atari 2600 game Journey Escape.
more armies (DVD commentary) — Matt mentions Journey Escape when explaining how he thought Boston was connected to Space Invaders.
Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate Roomisode 2 — Dangeresque's description for the street light is "just a city street light, born and raised in South Detrite", another reference to "Don't Stop Believin'".

[edit] Kid 'n Play

"Check it out, yo!"

Pumpkin Carve-nival — Coach Z dresses as Kid from Kid 'n' Play.

[edit] KISS

Main Page 9 — The band's logo appears when rolling over "Characters".
Email local news — Strong Bad's intro tune parodies "Cold Gin", swapping in "email" for "cold gin" in the chorus.
Email coloring — A coloring page depicts Larry "screamin' like a demon" with his tongue hanging out. Band member Gene Simmons used the stage persona of "The Demon" and is well-known for sticking out his long tongue while performing.

[edit] Kraftwerk

Email old comics — The cover for West Is Lip's The Singles compilation bears some resemblance to the album cover for The Man-Machine.

[edit] Krokus

Email band names — In closing, Strong Bad announces that "the guys from Krokus" will be guests on the next email.
Fan Costumes 2017 — D n' D Greg claims the Krokus banner on his front porch drew What's Her Face near.

[edit] Cyndi Lauper

Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective — When Dadgeresque passes away, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs, yet bizarrely concludes the response with "She Bop".

[edit] Led Zeppelin

See main article: Led Zeppelin

[edit] Gordon Lightfoot

Email army — When Strong Bad refuses to join Homestar's army, the latter threatens the former with, "We'll see if those trees you're always hugging save you when Gordon Lightfoot's creeping round your back stair," referencing the song "Sundown".

[edit] LL Cool J

Email hremail 3184 — Homestar repeating the phrase "Don't call it a comeback", is a reference to the first line of "Mama Said Knock You Out".

[edit] Loverboy

Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits — The cowbell intro of "Because, It's Midnite" by Limozeen is similar to that of "Working for the Weekend".
Strong Sad's Lament — The header of Strong Sad's post on September 9, 2005 is "Working For the Weak-End?"

[edit] Yngwie Malmsteen

"We're on a collision course with Malmsteen's Comet!"

Email cliffhangers — Strong Bad as Space Captainface and The Cheat as Strap are threatened by Malmsteen's Comet.

[edit] Marilyn Manson

Trogdor Con '97 (DVD commentary) — The Brothers Chaps recall Dragon Con attendees wearing makeup reminiscent of Marilyn Manson, similar to how Strong Sad is dressed in the toon.

[edit] Bob Marley

Happy Hallow-day — Marzipan says, "We be jammin'!", in reference to "Jamming".
Strong Badia the Free — Strong Bad tells an email sender to think about where he should hang his Bob Marley poster once he moves back into his parents' basement.

[edit] Marsalis

Email theme song — The closing theme song for Strong Bad's email show is "by a Marsalis or two".

[edit] MC Hammer

Email haircut — Strong Bad references "Hammer pants", baggy pants popularized by MC Hammer.
Later That Night... — Homsar quotes "U Can't Touch This".

[edit] Metallica

See main article: Metallica

[edit] M.I.A.

Happy Hallow-day — On the Toons menu, the description of this toon is "Ween night is M.I.A. Galang galang." This uses "M.I.A." to refer to both the concept of "missing in action" and a nod to the rapper; "Galang" is her debut single.

[edit] Miami Sound Machine

3 Times Halloween Funjob — Bubs mistakes Strong Bad's costume as being Miami Sound Machine.

[edit] Bette Midler

Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective — When Dadgeresque passes away, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs, including "Wind Beneath My Wings".

[edit] The Misfits

Doomy Tales of the Macabre — Strong Sad dresses as Doyle, the guitarist of the band.

[edit] Thelonious Monk

Email pizza joint — Strong Sad remarks that Strong Bad would call him "Thelonious Dump" when rejecting him from his Pizz List.

[edit] Mos Def

Email love poems — Homestar's "This mo'nin'" jam sounds identical to the chorus of Mos Def's song "Got".

[edit] Mötley Crüe

Brüe

Halloween Fairstival — Homestar's jars of witches' brüe reference the band's spelling of "Crew" as "Crüe".
Email monster truck (DVD commentary) — Matt says that older brother Donnie dressed as Crüe frontman Vince Neil in 1987.
The Show: Ween Edition — Homestar's misinterpretation of the King of Town's Immortan Joe costume is that it is a "Mötley Crüe in the ICU" costume.

[edit] Motörhead

Email band names — Strong Bad announces the next email will include a guest appearance by the band's leader, Lemmy Kilmister.
Email death metal (DVD commentary) — Strong Bad and Mike make reference to Lemmy, including discussing whether or not he hot-glued corn flakes to his face.

[edit] Mr. Mister

Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold — Homestar references the hit "Broken Wings".

[edit] Mudhoney

Email comic — The single "You Stupid Asshole" appears in the "comic" Easter egg.
Sick Day — The page title references the song "Here Comes The Sickness".

[edit] Mudvayne

Email death metal — Strong Bad suggests to hot-glue cornflakes to one's face as a way to be in a death metal band. This refers to this band's guitarist who once glued corn chips to his face for a music video.

[edit] Willie Nelson

Halloween Fairstival — Marzipan dresses as Willie Nelson.

[edit] The Neville Brothers

Email theme song — Strong Bad claims that were his email show's "life-affirming pop-ballad type theme song" would probably be "sung by some variety of Neville."

[edit] Newcleus

Happy Hallow-day — The skull with the rainbow-colored afro exclaims the title of the band's song, "Jam On It".
Email love poems — Homestar's "This mo'nin'" jam is sung in imitation of "Jam On It".

[edit] New Order

Fan Costumes 2015 — Strong Sad sings a part of Age of Consent.

[edit] Night Ranger

Baddest of the Bands — Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "Sister Christian", which is the title of one of this band's most famous songs.
Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold — Homestar quotes a lyric from "Sister Christian".

[edit] Nirvana

Corporate Rock Still Sucks

Homestarloween Party — Homestar Runner dresses as Kurt Cobain. His T-shirt is a parody of a shirt worn by Cobain on the cover of Rolling Stone, which reads, "Corporate Magazines Still Suck."
Email geddup noise — Strong Sad's "Corporate The Geddup Noise Still Sucks" T-shirt is another parody of the same slogan.
Baddest of the Bands — When the speaker has been brought down on the DÖI stage, Strong Bad remarks that it is probably Cobain-proofed.

[edit] Sinéad O'Connor

Email from work (DVD commentary) — Homestar claims that Sinéad O'Connor is 2008's it-girl.

[edit] Outkast

See main article: Outkast

[edit] Ozzy Osbourne

Baddest of the Bands — Strong Bad asking Marzipan if she plans to bite off Pazquel's head, The King of Town's on-stage devouring of bats, and Marzipan's allegation of Limozeen performing bat-head-biting all refer to a notorious episode in the career of Osbourne.

[edit] Les Paul

Strong Badia the Free — While answering an email, Strong Bad calls the sender "Les Paul".

[edit] Pavement

sloshy's performance of Because It's Midnite uses a style resemblant of Pavement.
Fan Costumes 2017 What's Her Face claims she likes Pavement.

[edit] Tom Petty

Old Characters Page — Marzipan's description includes "She loves horses and her boyfriend, too" which is a line from Tom Petty's song, Free Fallin'.
Haunted Photo Booth — The King of Town dresses up as the Alice cake from the music video from Tom Petty's song, Don't Come Around Here No More.

[edit] Piebald

Strong Bad is a Bad Guy — The term "vantastic" is a possible reference to this band, who describe their tour van using the same word.

[edit] Pink Floyd

Baddest of the Bands — Strong Bad says his stage prop is "almost better than a flying pig". This refers to a prop used in some performances by this band and the cover art of Animals.
The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods — Strong Mad's costume references an iconic image of Pink Floyd The Wall.

[edit] Poison

Baddest of the Bands — In the Teen Girl Squad comic, Gary refers to Cheerleader as "un-unskinny bop", a reference to Poison's song "Unskinny Bop".

[edit] The Police

Email specially marked — The step counter has the phrase "Every step U take" displayed on it. This phrase is a line sung in The Police's song, "Every Breath You Take".

[edit] The Postal Service

Email geddup noise (DVD commentary) — The Brothers Chaps compare The Cheat's Geddup Noise indie-tronic remix to something that The Postal Service would do.

[edit] Elvis Presley

Email vacation — Strong Bad's intro song is a reference to Elvis' song, "Heartbreak Hotel".

[edit] Prince

"E... A... D... G...."

Email space program — Strong Bad's email intro is a parody of Prince's song, "When Doves Cry".
Jibblies 2 — Marzipan dresses as Prince circa his 1984 album and film Purple Rain. Homestar references his 1985 hit "Raspberry Beret".
- The House That Gave Sucky Tricks (Easter egg) — Homestar and Marzipan refer back to this costume.

[edit] The Promise Ring

Email no loafing — The poster on Strong Sad's wall in the "appointment" Easter egg is of this emo band.

[edit] Public Enemy

Homestarloween Party — Coach Z dresses as Flavor Flav, the comic relief member of this group.
Trudgemank — Peacey P. mentions them (as P.E.) and Anthrax mixing rap and heavy metal in 1991 or 1993.

[edit] Queen

Email space program — The Space Captainface song is a spoof on the theme song for Flash Gordon, as performed by this band.

[edit] Queen Latifah

"Hey, whatcha doing there, sista?"

Happy Hallow-day — Coach Z dresses as Queen Latifah.

[edit] Quiet Riot

Email the bet — Strong Bad tells Homestar to change his name to Kevin DuBrow if he fails to be cool, which does not happen.

[edit] Radiohead

Email redesign — One of the dryer settings is "High and Dry", a reference to the band's song of the same title.

[edit] Ramones

See main article: Ramones

[edit] Ratt

See main article: Ratt

[edit] Red Hot Chili Peppers

Decemberween Short Shorts (DVD commentary) — During the scene with Strong Bad writing a letter to tube socks, the Brothers Chaps compare this scene to how Red Hot Chili Peppers used tube socks.

[edit] R.E.M.

In Search of the Yello Dello (DVD version) — As seen in the fourth deleted scene, it was originally intended for Strong Sad to sound like Michael Stipe.
Flash is Dead! — Homestar lists his full name on his profile as "Michael (Stipe) Runner".

[edit] Lionel Richie

Email 3 wishes — The intro is reference to a lyric to Richie's song, "Say You, Say Me".
Homestar Runner's Character Video — "Lionel Richie" is one of the randomly-picked insults that Strong Bad calls Homestar during the latter's character video.

[edit] Kenny Rogers

Email pom pom — Strong Bad's intro is a reference to Rogers' song, "The Gambler".

[edit] The Rolling Stones

Baddest of the Bands — If you click on the fuse box at the DÖI Stage, Strong Bad remarks how his "frustration was sure to blow a 50 amp fuse." This is a reference to the Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You Want", where there is a line with a similar meaning.
Limozeen vs. sloshy — The album cover resembles the cover for Jump Back, a Rolling Stones greatest hits album.

[edit] Henry Rollins

Hairstyle Runner — A hairstyle giving Homestar a flattop and unibrow is labeled "rollins band's 2nd to last album".
Teen Girl Squad Issue 5 and Teen Girl Squad Issue 10 — Henry Rollins appears, later parasailing with So and So.

[edit] Run-DMC

See main article: Run-DMC

[edit] Sade

Email slumber party — Homestar sings, "Party. Slumber party. Listen to some Sade, at the slumber party."

[edit] Joe Satriani

Email space program — The term "Satriani 5" is a spoof on Joe Satriani, who created the album Surfing with the Aliens.
Email cliffhangers (DVD commentary) — During the Space Captainface scene, Matt wonders if when the new Fantastic Four movie comes out, Joe Satriani will become more popular.

[edit] Scorpions

We are the SCORPIONS!!

Strong Sad's Lament — Strong Sad asks his readers to "rock [him] like an e-Hurricane", referencing their song "Rock You Like A Hurricane".
Email your friends — During the scene with Strong Bad torturing Homsar with scorpions, the scorpions come from a box that reads, "We are the SCORPIONS!!", which is the concert-opening cry of lead singer Klaus Meine.
Taranchula member Schenkel McDoo may be a reference to Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker.

[edit] Bob Seger

Email strong badathlon — During the ending closimonies, Homestar sings a (misquoted) line from Seger's song "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll."

[edit] Sepultura

Taranchula appears to be partially based on the death metal band Sepultura.

[edit] Sex Pistols

Email sb_email 22 — Strong Bad's suggested email closing "Nevermind the Bullocks" refers to a lyric from the band's controversial album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, which, like this email, was banned in the U.K.

[edit] Simon and Garfunkel

Email do over — As Strong Bad bashes Homestar on the head with the Tandy's keyboard, he yells, "PARSLEY! SAGE! RoseMARY! And THYME!" These are lyrics to the song "Scarborough Fair", an English ballad made famous by this duo.
Email love poems (DVD commentary) — Mike and Matt both think that Homestar looks like Art Garfunkel, the second half of Simon and Garfunkel.

[edit] Slaughter

Email death metal — One of the bands featured on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour is "Schlaugh-ter".
Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold — Homestar references Slaughter's hit, Fly to the Angels.

[edit] Slayer

Fan Costumes 2017 — D n' D Greg claims the Slayer poster in his hallway won What's Her Face's heart.

[edit] The Smiths

Somber Vacation — In the Easter egg, Strong Sad can be heard singing Bigmouth Strikes Again.

[edit] Sonic Youth

See main article: Sonic Youth

[edit] Bruce Springsteen

Halloween Fairstival — Bubs dresses up as Clarence Clemons, saxophonist for the E-Street Band.
Email love poems — Kimberly quotes Blinded by the Light, a song originally done by Bruce Springsteen.
Email dictionary — Marzipan offers to play a cover of Bruce Springsteen's song, Glory Days.

[edit] The Strokes

Record Store Day — A dreaming Strong Sad warns the band's lead singer Julian Casablancas to look out.

[edit] Stryper

Homestar Ruiner — When Strong Bad investigates the stands by the track, he remarks that they are emptier than a Stryper concert.

[edit] Sugarhill Gang

Homsar's Character Video — Homsar mentions Wonder Mike, the lead singer for the Sugarhill Gang. His comment "Hi, Wonder Mike!" is a reference to the line in the Sugarhill Gang song Rapper's Delight that goes "I am Wonder Mike and I'd like to say hello."

[edit] The Supremes

Hallrunner — If you choose "Fight it" when you come across love, the game replies that "you can't fight it and you can't hurry it. You just have to wait." This is a reference to the Supremes' song, "You Can't Hurry Love".

[edit] Talking Heads

"This is not my beautiful house! This is not my beautiful wife!"

3 Times Halloween Funjob — Strong Sad dresses as the band's leader David Byrne, wearing the "big suit" from Stop Making Sense. He also quotes their song "Once in a Lifetime" with the lines "This is not my beautiful house!" and "This is not my beautiful wife!"

[edit] James Taylor

Email for kids — On Homsar's show, Whaddaya Know, Haddi-man?, the guitarist, known as the Stave It Off Guy, bears a striking resemblance to this folk singer, who would often appear on Sesame Street to sing educational songs.
Crystal Fortress — The Stave It Off Guy returns.

[edit] TLC

Pumpkin Carve-nival — Marzipan dresses as Left-Eye Lopes.

[edit] The Treacherous Three

3 Times Halloween Funjob — Coach Z dresses as band member Kool Moe Dee.

[edit] A Tribe Called Quest

See main article: A Tribe Called Quest

[edit] Tupac

Thorg Life

Halloween Fairstival — Coach Z dresses as Tupac.

[edit] Turbonegro

Email death metal — Strong Bad's suggestion to Dane to be fat refers to lead singer Hank Von Helvete, who is famous for his plump physique.

[edit] Ike Turner

Email autobiography — An Easter egg describes the tapes as being reviewed by Ike Turner, who, bizarrely enough, reviews it twice as "hootie hoo".

[edit] U2

Thy Dungeonman 3 — When you've beaten the game, the line "The sanctum begins to rattle and hum" is a reference to the U2 album Rattle and Hum.

[edit] Van Halen

See main article: Van Halen

[edit] Stevie Ray Vaughan

Most in the Graveyard — Marzipan dresses as Stevie Ray Vaughan.
- Homestar calls Marzipan "My little pride and joy," a reference to Stevie Ray Vaughan's 1983 hit, Pride and Joy.

[edit] Vinnie Vincent Invasion

Email death metal — One of the bands featured on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour is "the Winnie Wincent Inwasion".

[edit] Weezer

Email concert — The discussion about Christmas lights used by sloshy refers to Weezer's similar usage in their music video of "El Scorcho".
Decomposing Pumpkins — The intro notes are reminiscent of "Undone (The Sweater Song)".
sloshy's bassist resembles the drummer for Weezer.

[edit] Wesley Willis

Baddest of the Bands — When you are finished talking to Bubs, he may utter the phrase "Rock over London, Rock on Chicago". This phrase was often used at the end of Willis' songs.

[edit] Barry White

Email love poems — Tenerence Love sings his "Sweaty Overweight Jam" in imitation of soul singers like Barry White.
Baddest of the Bands — Strong Bad refers to Homestar as "Very White".

[edit] Whitesnake

Email mile — Strong Bad's line before jumping the ramp over Bubs' 19 buses, "Here I go again on my own," is a reference to the first line of the chorus of "Here I Go Again", an '80s standard by Whitesnake.

[edit] The Who

See main article: The Who

[edit] Winger

Email death metal — One of the bands featured on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour is "Vinger".
Email the chair — Bubs has a Winger album.

[edit] Wu-Tang Clan

"Cool, a W. What's that supposed to stand for? Witches' brew?"

The House That Gave Sucky Treats — If you give Coach Z the Cherry Clan as his Halloween treat, he will compare them to the Wu-Tang Clan and he asks you if he can come in and listen to the group's debut album, The 36 Chambers.
Pumpkin Carve-nival — The letter W in Coach Z's pumpkin entry is the symbol for the Wu-Tang Clan.
Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2 — Homestar's mention of a "Goatface Killa" is a reference to Ghostface Killah, a member of Wu-Tang Clan.

[edit] "Weird Al" Yankovic

Email long pants — Strong Bad writing on the Lappy with the light pen may be a reference to part of the lyrics to Weird Al's song, "It's All About the Pentiums".
Teen Girl Squad Issue 13 — The line "Ding dong. Ding dong, yo" is a line from the video for "Fat".

[edit] Frank Zappa

Email suntan — In the instructions, the man's facial hair is similar to that of Frank Zappa.
Email modeling — "Stinkfoot" refers to a song title by Zappa.

[edit] ZZ Top

Sketchbook 2005 — In the November 10 entry, the King of Town is drawn as one of the band members.
Email the bet (DVD commentary) — Strong Bad makes reference to Billy Gibbons, the leader of this band.
Email winter pool — The King of Town is seen watching an episode of Caleb Rentpayer where Tucksworth says, "You can't grow a ZZ Top beard!"

[edit] See Also

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-Many '''real bands''' and '''popular music''' are referenced in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)| Homestar Runner]] body of work.
+Many '''real bands''' and '''popular music''' are referenced in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)| Homestar Runner]] body of work. Common references include [[Halloween costumes]], mentioning or even showing an album, quoting lyrics, or more oblique allusions to other signature musical elements.
+__NOTOC__ {{compactTOC3}}
+==<span id="A"></span>{{w|Paula Abdul}}==
+*Email [[different town]] {{--}} Modestly Hot [[Homsar]]'s line "I'm forever your girl" references Abdul's debut album ''{{w|Forever Your Girl}}''.
+*[[Doomy Tales Of The Macabre]] {{--}} Coach Z dresses up as {{w|MC Skat Kat}}, an animated character who appeared with Abdul in the music video for her song "{{w|Opposites Attract}}".
+**In an Easter egg, Coach Z makes references to Abdul's songs "Opposites Attract", "{{w|Cold Hearted}}", "{{w|Straight Up (Paula Abdul song)|Straight Up}}", and "{{w|Rush Rush (Paula Abdul song)|Rush Rush}}", as well Abdul's showbiz origins as a {{w|Laker Girl}}.
-==[[Wikipedia:Paula Abdul|Paula Abdul]]==
+=={{w|AC/DC}}==
-*Email [[different town]] &mdash; As Modestly Hot Homsar, Homsar's line during Strong Bad's fantasy is, "I'm forever your girl," a quote from the 1989 song and album titled "Forever Your Girl" by Paula Abdul.
+{{seemain|AC/DC}}
-==[[Wikipedia:AC/DC|AC/DC]]==
+=={{w|Aerosmith}}==
-[[Image:Homestar AngusYoung.PNG|thumb|"I just like that guy's little schoolboy outfit."]]
+*[[Flash is Dead!]] {{--}} While trying to make a ''[[Deep Impact]]'' reference, [[Homestar Runner]] quotes {{w|I Don't Want to Miss a Thing|"I don't want to miss a thing!"}} from the Aerosmith song for the {{w|Twin films|similarly-themed film}} ''{{w|Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon}}''.
-*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] &mdash; Homestar Runner and Strong Bad (disguised as Homestar) dress as the band's leader [[Wikipedia:Angus Young|Angus Young]].
+*[[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]] {{--}}
-*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]] &mdash; During the Easter egg, Homestar sings ''[[Wikipedia:Back in Black|Back In Black]]'' and then comments on Angus' "schoolboy outfit".
+** In an Easter egg, [[Coach Z]] sings the guitar lick of "{{w|Walk This Way}}" in reference to the cover/collaboration version with [[Run-DMC]] (a member of which Coach Z was dressed up as).
+** In another Easter egg, [[The Homestar Runner]] and [[Fat Dudley]] sing and dance to the guitar lick of "Walk This Way". [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] additionally alludes to the lyrics of "{{w|Sweet Emotion}}" while speaking to the "[[The Demon|Arrow Smith]]".
-==[[Wikipedia:Anthrax (band)|Anthrax]]==
+=={{w|Alvin and the Chipmunks}}==
-*Email [[the chair]] &mdash; When Strong Bad asks for something to sit on while checking emails and Bubs shows off a box of chicken beaks, Strong Bad asks for something "less anthrax-y".
+*Email [[strong badathlon]] {{--}} The song Homestar sings for the ending closimonies was from a commercial promoting "Alvin and the Chipmunks"-themed collectible glasses at Hardee's restaurants. The commercials used a rewritten version of "{{w|Old Time Rock and Roll}}" by {{w|Bob Seger}}.
+**In the [[strong badathlon#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]], [[Coach Z]] recalls collecting said glasses.
+**A [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2021 Mar#1370086840863182855|follow-up tweet]] specified the reference was to Hardee's, not Seger.
-==[[Wikipedia:Beastie Boys|Beastie Boys]]==
+=={{w|Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax}}==
-*Email [[technology]] &mdash; Strong Bad's claim to be "kicking [his] new Tech-Kuh-Nowledge" is a reference to the song "The Sound of Science", on the band's album, ''[[Wikipedia:Paul's Boutique|Paul's Boutique]]''.
+*Email [[the chair]] {{--}} [[#Winger|Winger's]] {{w|Winger (album)|self-titled debut album}} is described as "less Anthrax-y".
+*[[Trudgemank]] {{--}} Peacey P references Anthrax and [[#Public Enemy|Public Enemy]] mixing rap and heavy metal, referring to Anthrax's 1991 cover of "{{w|Bring the Noise}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]]==
+==<span id="B"></span>{{w|Balaam and the Angel}}==
-*''Main Article:'' [[The Beatles]]
+*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] ([[Marshmallow's Last Stand#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Homestar reacts to the "BUH-LAM!" onomatopoeia with "Buh-lam and the Angels!"
-==[[Wikipedia:Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]]==
+=={{w|Beastie Boys}}==
-*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] &mdash; Strong Mad sports a Black Flag tattoo in a deleted scene.
+{{seemain|Beastie Boys}}
-==[[Wikipedia:Black Sabbath|Black Sabbath]]==
+=={{w|The Beatles}}==
-*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; When Strong Bad first tries to run the Race to the End of the Race and pick up the hurdle, he remarks that it must be made of some heavy metals, including "black sabbath".
+{{seemain|The Beatles}}
-==[[Wikipedia:Frank Black|Frank Black]]==
+=={{w|Black Flag (band)|Black Flag}}==
-*[[Jibblies 2]] &mdash; A tarot card is labeled ''[[Wikipedia:The Cult of Ray|The Cult of Ray]]'', Frank Black's 1996 album, and includes the peculiar looking head from the album cover.
+[[File:Yello Dello Deletedscene3.PNG|thumb|A stellar performance]]
+*[[In Search of the Yello Dello Deleted Scenes]] {{--}} [[Strong Mad]] can be seen sporting a Black Flag tattoo in the third scene.
-==[[Wikipedia:David Bowie|David Bowie]]==
+=={{w|Black Sabbath}}==
-*''Main Article:'' [[David Bowie]]
+*[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} When Strong Bad first tries to run the Race to the End of the Race and pick up the hurdle, he remarks that it must be made of some heavy metals, including "black sabbath".
+*[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] {{--}} [[Taranchula]] song [[Moving Very Slowly]] resembles the doom metal style of Black Sabbath.
-==[[Wikipedia:Boyz N Da Hood|Boyz N Da Hood]]==
+=={{w|Frank Black}}==
-*Email [[garage sale]] &mdash; Strong Bad wonders what sort of "da things" are mentioned and guesses both "da boyz" and "da hood".
+*[[Jibblies 2]] {{--}} A tarot card is labeled ''{{w|The Cult of Ray}}'', Frank Black's 1996 album, and includes the peculiar looking head from the album cover.
-==[[Wikipedia:Garth Brooks|Garth Brooks]]==
+=={{w|Blue Öyster Cult}}==
-*Email [[secret identity]] &mdash; Strong Bad closes the email by saying that "secret identities aren't just for superheroes and Garth Brooks anymore."
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} The {{w|heavy metal umlaut}} over the "O" in the band [[DÖI]] is a reference to Blue Öyster Cult, a connection furthered by "Oyster" being one of the foods that the King of Town can suggest to be the second word in the band's title.
-==[[Wikipedia:The Brothers Johnson|The Brothers Johnson]]==
+=={{w|Boston (band)|Boston}}==
-*Email [[comic]] &mdash; In the Easter egg, the band's album ''Winners'' is visible.
+*Email [[more armies]] ([[more armies#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} [[Matt Chapman]] recalls conflating the spaceships on the covers of {{w|Boston discography|Boston albums}} with the game ''[[Space Invaders]]'' as a child, making a comparison to ''[[#Journey|Journey Escape]]''.
-==[[Wikipedia:Bobby Brown|Bobby Brown]]==
+=={{w|David Bowie}}==
-*Email [[portrait]] &mdash; The term "TendaRONi" refers to Bobby Brown's song, "[[Wikipedia:Roni|Roni]]"; specifically, the lyric involving the phrase "tender Roni".
+{{seemain|David Bowie}}
-==[[Wikipedia:The Carpenters|The Carpenters]]==
+=={{w|Boyz n da Hood (rap group)|Boyz N Da Hood}}==
-*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] &mdash; When Dadgeresque passes away, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs, including "[[Wikipedia:We've Only Just Begun|We've Only Just Begun]]".
+*Email [[garage sale]] {{--}} Strong Bad wonders what sort of "da things" are mentioned and guesses both "da boyz" and "da hood".
-==[[Wikipedia:Chubby Checker|Chubby Checker]]==
+=={{w|Garth Brooks}}==
-*Email [[bottom 10]] ([[bottom 10#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) &mdash; Mike refers to Homestar's [[buttdance]] by saying, "Let's twist again, like we did last summer," and saying that "it's a sequel to the song." This song refers to Checker's song, "[[Wikipedia:Let's Twist Again|Let's Twist Again]]", which was a sort of "sequel" to his previous song, "[[Wikipedia:The Twist (song)|The Twist]]".
+*Email [[secret identity]] {{--}} Strong Bad reflects that "secret identities aren't just for superheroes and Garth Brooks anymore," referring to Brooks' {{w|Chris Gaines}} persona.
-==[[Wikipedia:Phil Collins|Phil Collins]]==
+=={{w|The Brothers Johnson}}==
-*[[Stinkomanual]] &mdash; Description of the Bendini Sisters lifts a line from the song "In The Air Tonight".
+*Email [[comic]] {{--}} In an Easter egg, the band's album ''{{w|Winners (Brothers Johnson album)|Winners}}'' is visible in an independent record store.
-==[[Wikipedia:Jonathan Coulton|Jonathan Coulton]]==
+=={{w|Bobby Brown}}==
-*[[Make a Scene with Telltale: Strong Bad Edition]] &mdash; Strong Bad mentions Jonathan Coulton being at the PAX convention.
+*Email [[portrait]] {{--}} The term "TendaRONi" refers to Bobby Brown's song, "{{w|Roni (song)|Roni}}"; specifically, the lyric involving the phrase "tender Roni".
-==[[Wikipedia:The Cure|The Cure]]==
+==<span id="C"></span>{{w|Cab Calloway}}==
+*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] {{--}} Frustrated by [[I really like your costume|Homestar's incorrect identification of his costume]], Strong Bad retorts that he's not Cab Calloway. Marzipan comments that she likes Calloway.
+=={{w|Glen Campbell}}==
+*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] {{--}} In the scene with the characters depicted as Decemberween ornaments, Homestar [[I really like your costume|thinks]] Strong Bad is a "{{w|Rhinestone Cowboy}}".
+=={{w|The Carpenters}}==
+*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} When Dadgeresque passes away, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs, including "{{w|We've Only Just Begun}}".
+=={{w|Chubby Checker}}==
+*Email [[bottom 10]] ([[bottom 10#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} [[Mike Chapman]] acknowledges Homestar's "[[buttdance]] again" song by quoting "Let's twist again, like we did last summer," from Checker's song "{{w|Let's Twist Again}}", a "sequel" to his previous song, "{{w|The Twist (song)|The Twist}}".
+=={{w|Joe Cocker}}==
+*[[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004]] & [[TMBG Concert - 5 Mar 2010]] {{--}} [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] [[Homestar Runner]] sings a version (with altered lyrics) of "{{w|With A Little Help from My Friends}}" that borrows from Cocker's performance of the song.
+=={{w|Phil Collins}}==
+*[[Stinkomanual]] {{--}} The description of the Bendini Sisters alludes to "{{w|In the Air Tonight}}".
+=={{w|Jonathan Coulton}}==
+*[[Make a Scene with Telltale: Strong Bad Edition]] {{--}} Strong Bad mentions Jonathan Coulton being at the PAX convention.
+*[[The Brothers Chaps]] were guests on the 2019 JoCo Cruise.
+=={{w|The Cure}}==
 [[Image:Poster The Cure.PNG|thumb|Boys Don't Cry]]
-*[[Fan Costume Commentary]] &mdash; In the final picture, Strong Bad claims the person dressed as Strong Sad to be a "dumpy [[Wikipedia:Robert Smith|Robert Smith]]". Smith is actually the lead singer and front man of The Cure. In addition, Strong Sad has a poster for the band's album ''Boy's Don't Cry'' on his wall.
+*[[Fan Costume Commentary]] {{--}} Strong Bad describes the final Strong Sad costume as a "dumpy {{w|Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith}}", referring to the frontman of the Cure.
+*Email [[radio]] {{--}} Strong Sad has a "{{w|Boys Don't Cry (The Cure song)|Boys Don't Cry}}" poster in [[Strong Sad's Room|his room]]. This poster has continued to appear in subsequent scenes set in his room.
-==[[Wikipedia:Daft Punk|Daft Punk]]==
+==<span id="D"></span>{{w|Daft Punk}}==
-*[[The Cheat Theme Song]] &mdash; The scene with the line "The Cheat is in the house" is reminiscent of the Daft Punk music video "One More Time."
+*[[The Cheat Theme Song]] {{--}} The visual accompanying "The Cheat is in the house" is reminiscent of the music video for "{{w|One More Time (Daft Punk song)|One More Time}}."
+**The line itself may be a reference to earlier song "Teachers", in which several influential DJs are listed as being "in the house".
-==[[Wikipedia:Sananda Maitreya|Terrence Trent D'Arby]]==
+=={{w|Terence Trent D'Arby}}==
-*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] &mdash; Coach Z mistakes Strong Bad's costume as being Terrence Trent D'Arby.
+*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} Coach Z misinterprets Strong Bad's Ozone costume as Terence Trent D'Arby.
-==[[Wikipedia:De La Soul|De La Soul]]==
+=={{w|De La Soul}}==
-*Email [[monster truck]] &mdash; Homestar's line, "Let's do this like Brutus," is from the band's album ''[[Wikipedia:De La Soul Is Dead|De La Soul Is Dead]]'', which itself is a reference to the track "Bring The Noise", where the phrase, "We can do this like Brutus," is spoken by Flavor Flav.
+{{seemain|De La Soul}}
-*Email [[big white face]] &mdash; Strong Bad refers to [[the Poopsmith]] as "doodoo man," which references track 14 of "De La Soul Is Dead" by featuring a fictional DJ who refers to himself as the "doodoo man".
-*Email [[death metal]] &mdash; One of the words that starts with "D-E" that [[Minor_Teen_Girl_Squad_Characters#Brainkrieg|Brainkrieg]] sings is "De La Soul!"
-==[[Wikipedia:Death Cab for Cutie|Death Cab for Cutie]]==
+=={{w|El DeBarge}}==
-*[[Main Page 21]] &mdash; When "[[Games]]" is rolled over, the drum riff heard appeared about four years earlier in the beginning of Death Cab For Cutie's song "Photobooth". The version that appears here, however, is slower than the band's version and lacks the reverb that the other version has.
+*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} Homestar mistakes Strong Bad's Ozone costume for one of El DeBarge.
-*Email [[alternate universe]] &mdash; The same drum riff is again heard during the [[Vector Strong Bad]] scene.
-==[[Wikipedia:El DeBarge|El DeBarge]]==
+=={{w|John Denver}}==
-*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] &mdash; Homestar mistakes Strong Bad's costume as being El DeBarge.
+*Email [[haircut]] ([[haircut#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} The Brothers Chaps try to remember if John Denver's real last name was Düsseldorf; it was actually Deutschendorf.
-==[[Wikipedia:John Denver|John Denver]]==
+=={{w|Devo}}==
-*Email [[haircut]] ([[haircut#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) &mdash; There is a discussion if John Denver's real last is Düsseldorf. It is actually Deutschendorf.
+[[File:Strong Sad as Devo Member.png|thumb|"Go forward! Move ahead. Try to detect it! It's not too late."]]
+*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] {{--}} Strong Sad dresses as an unspecified "Devo member", wearing the famous "{{w|energy dome}}" helmet. He also quotes their hit song {{w|Whip It (Devo song)|"Whip It"}}.
+**Strong Sad's square glasses indicate he is most likely dressed as co-founder and singer {{w|Mark Mothersbaugh}}.
+*[[The Show: Ween Edition]] {{--}} Homestar [[I really like your costume|mistakes]] Coach Z's "[[#Beastie Boys|Beastie Boy]] from the Intergalactic video" costume for a "Devo construction worker".
-==[[Wikipedia:Devo|Devo]]==
+=={{w|Digital Underground}}==
-*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] &mdash; Strong Sad dresses as a member of Devo, wearing the energy dome from the [[WIkipedia:Freedom of Choice|''Freedom of Choice'']] album cover and videos. He also quotes their hit [[Wikipedia: Whip It|Whip It]].
+*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] {{--}} Coach Z dresses as Humpty Hump, the comedic alter ego of the group's leader {{w|Shock G}}.
-==[[Wikipedia:Digital Underground|Digital Underground]]==
+=={{w|Dinosaur Jr.}}==
-*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] &mdash; Coach Z dresses as Humpty Hump, the band's leader.
+*[[Mr. Poofers Must Die]] {{--}} Marzipan dresses up as {{w|J Mascis}}. Strong Sad mentions two Dinosaur Jr. album titles and one EP title.
-==[[Wikipedia:Dokken|Dokken]]==
+=={{w|Dire Straits}}==
-*Email [[band names]] &mdash; Strong Bad suggests this as a possible name for the email sender's band.
+*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] {{--}} Strong Mad dresses as Sal from the animated {{w|Money for Nothing (song)|"Money For Nothing"}} music video, quoting the song's "MOVE-A, MOVE-A!" refrain.
-*Email [[different town]] &mdash; During Strong Bad's fantasy of how he would change the website, he envisions Marzipan's guitar as "Mr. Scary", which George Lynch used during his run with the band.
-==[[Wikipedia:Nick Drake|Nick Drake]]==
+=={{w|Dokken}}==
-*Email [[concert]] &mdash; Strong Bad says, "And that one guy even had his back to us all night." This refers to one of Drake's onstage habits.
+[[Image:rockermarzipan.PNG|thumb|"...and Marzipan would rock..."]]
+*Email [[band names]] {{--}} Strong Bad uses Dokken as an example of a band named after a "really cool last name," referring to founder {{w|Don Dokken}}.
+*Email [[different town]] {{--}} During Strong Bad's fantasy of how he would change [[Free Country, USA]], he envisions [[Marzipan]] as playing {{w|George Lynch (musician)|George Lynch's}} Skull N' Bones guitar.
-==[[Wikipedia:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan]]==
+=={{w|Nick Drake}}==
-*''Main Article:'' [[Bob Dylan]]
+*Email [[concert]] {{--}} Strong Bad says, "And that one guy even had his back to us all night." This refers to one of Drake's onstage habits.
-==[[Wikipedia:The Edsels|The Edsels]]==
+=={{w|Bob Dylan}}==
-*[[The System is Down]] &mdash; Bubs says that "someone tried to cram-a-lam a Swiss Cake Roll into the disk drive." This is a beyond term parodying the phrase "Rama Lama Ding Dong," which originated in a doo-wop song of the same name by this band in 1958.
+{{seemain|Bob Dylan}}
-==[[Wikipedia:Enuff Z'nuff|Enuff Z'nuff]]==
+==<span id="E"></span>{{w|The Edsels}}==
-*Email [[band names]] &mdash; Strong Bad mentions this as a possibility for a name for the email sender's band.
+*[[The System is Down]] {{--}} Bubs says that "someone tried to cram-a-lam a Swiss Cake Roll into the disk drive," a takeoff of the phrase "Rama Lama Ding Dong" originated by this band's 1958 song.
-==[[Wikipedia:The Fifth Dimension|The Fifth Dimension]]==
+=={{w|Enuff Z'nuff}}==
-*[[Main Page 8]] &mdash; When "[[Toons]]" is rolled over, Strong Bad is seen in a hot-air balloon done in his likeness as he sings the band's song, [[Wikipedia:Up, Up and Away (song)|"Up, Up and Away"]].
+*Email [[band names]] {{--}} Strong Bad uses Enuff Z'nuff as a lesser example of a band named after a "really cool last name," referring to cofounder Chip Z'nuff (Gregory Rybarski).
-==[[Wikipedia:50 Cent|50 Cent]]==
+==<span id="F"></span>{{w|The 5th Dimension}}==
-*Email [[extra plug]] &mdash; The way Strong Bad pronounces 'da club' throughout the email is a reference to 50 Cent's hit single 'In Da Club', where he rounds off the 'u' in the word 'club' the same way.
+*[[Main Page 8]] {{--}} When "[[Toons]]" is rolled over, Strong Bad is seen in a hot-air balloon done in his likeness as he sings the band's song {{w|Up, Up and Away (song)|"Up, Up and Away"}}.
-*[[Who Said What Now?]] &mdash; Homsar's line is, "My cheese is 50 cent!"
-==[[Wikipedia:Firehouse (band)|Firehouse]]==
+=={{w|50 Cent}}==
-*Email [[senior prom]] &mdash; The King of Town's line, "Let the King have some!" refers to the song, "Let the Drummer Have Some".
+*Email [[extra plug]] {{--}} Strong Bad's [[cloughb|pronunciation of "club"]] is a reference to "{{w|In da Club}}," wherein 50 rounds off the 'u' in the word 'club' the same way.
-==[[Wikipedia:Foghat|Foghat]]==
+=={{w|Firehose (band)|Firehose}}==
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; Strong Bad warns players not to confuse fog-bats with Foghat.
+*Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} The King of Town's line "Let the King have some!" may refer to the song title "{{w|Fromohio|Let the Drummer Have Some}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:Lita Ford|Lita Ford]]==
+=={{w|Five Man Electrical Band}}==
-*Email [[cliffhangers]] &mdash; At the start of the Space Captainface scene, Strong Bad as Space Captainface is talking to Lita Ford on the phone.
+*[[Strong Bad's Website]] {{--}} The "Long Haired Freaky Cheat" broken image is a reference to the "long-haired freaky people" mentioned in "{{w|Signs (Five Man Electrical Band song)|Signs}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:The Four Tops|The Four Tops]]==
+=={{w|John Fogerty}}==
-*Email [[sugarbob]] &mdash; Strong Bad says, "Sugarbob, funky bunch," a reference to The Four Tops' song, "[[Wikipedia:I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)|I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)]]".
+*Email [[too cool]] {{--}} [[Senor Cardgage]] distorts the line "Put me in, Coach, I'm ready to play" from "{{w|Centerfield (song)|Centerfield}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:Peter Frampton|Peter Frampton]]==
+=={{w|Foghat}}==
-*''Main Article: [[Peter Frampton]]
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad warns players not to confuse fog-bats with Foghat.
-==[[Wikipedia:Fugazi|Fugazi]]==
+=={{w|Fu-Schnickens}}==
-*Email [[geddup noise]] ([[geddup noise#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) &mdash; The brothers discuss a "This is not a Fugazi T-shirt" shirt while discussing Strong Sad's Geddup Noise shirt.
+*Email [[dragon]] {{--}} The [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email intro]] is a direct reference to a line from the song "{{w|La Schmoove}}" (as {{prs|1089156505469927424|26|Jan|2019|alt=revealed in 2019}}).
-==[[Wikipedia:The Furious Five|The Furious Five]]==
+=={{w|Lita Ford}}==
-*[[Homestarloween Party]] &mdash; Coach Z comments on the Furious Five, specifically either the original leader, [[Wikipedia:Grandmaster Flash|Grandmaster Flash]], or Flash's replacement, [[Wikipedia:Grandmaster Melle Mel|Grandmaster Melle Mel]].
+*Email [[cliffhangers]] {{--}} At the start of the Space Captainface scene, Strong Bad as Space Captainface is talking to Lita Ford on the phone.
-==[[Wikipedia:Vince Guaraldi|The Vince Guaraldi Trio]]==
+=={{w|4 Non Blondes}}==
-*Email [[comic]] &mdash; In the Easter egg, the group's album ''[[Wikipedia:A Boy Named Charlie Brown|A Boy Named Charlie Brown]]'' is visible.
+*Email [[bike thief]] (DVD commentary) {{--}} Mike asks Strong Bad if Matt based Marzipan's hairstyle on a member of 4 Non Blondes; Strong Bad responds by singing the "Hey, yay, yay, yay" segment of their song "{{w|What's Up? (song)|What's Up?}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:Guns N' Roses|Guns N' Roses]]==
+=={{w|The Four Tops}}==
-*''Main Article: [[Guns N' Roses]]
+*Email [[sugarbob]] {{--}} Strong Bad says, "Sugarbob, funky bunch," a reference to The Four Tops' song, "{{w|I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:Heart (band)|Heart]]==
+=={{w|Peter Frampton}}==
-[[Image:rockermarzipan.PNG|thumb|"...and Marzipan would rock..."]]
+{{seemain|Peter Frampton}}
-*Email [[guitar]] &mdash; One riff that Strong Bad pretends to play sounds similar to the main riff to Heart's song "Barracuda".
-*Email [[different town]] &mdash; During Strong Bad's fantasy of how he would change the website, he envisions Marzipan as having a blond hairdo similar to Nancy Wilson's.
-==[[Wikipedia:House of Pain|House of Pain]]==
+=={{w|Fugazi}}==
-*[[A Jorb Well Done]] &mdash; At the beginning, to end the game, Coach Z says, "Pack it up, pack it in." The coach's line is a reference to lyrics from the band's song, [[Wikipedia:Jump Around|"Jump Around"]].
+*Email [[geddup noise]] ([[geddup noise#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} The brothers discuss a "This is not a Fugazi T-shirt" shirt while discussing Strong Sad's Geddup Noise shirt.
-*[[Hallrunner]] &mdash; Opting to "jump it" for the home stereo system gets you the quote: "Jump around, jump around, jump up jump up and get down." This is a line heard in "Jump Around".
-==[[Wikipedia:Ice T|Ice T]]==
+=={{w|The Furious Five}}==
-*Email [[pizzaz]] &mdash; Strong Bad's closing line, "Canned or Dry, We Neva Die. Colors," is a reference to the song "Colors"; specifically, the line, "The gangs of L.A. will never die, just multiply, colors".
+*[[Homestarloween Party]] {{--}} Coach Z is overheard discussing an individual's "work with the Furious Five", presumably either {{w|Grandmaster Flash}} or {{w|Melle Mel}}.
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; Bubs wishes for Coach Z to be more like an O.G., which refers to Ice T.'s album, ''[[Wikipedia:O.G. Original Gangster|O.G. Original Gangster]]''.
-==[[Wikipedia:Iggy Pop|Iggy Pop]]==
+==<span id="G"></span>{{w|Gorillaz}}==
-*Email [[technology]] &mdash; Strong Bad's line, "I'm using technology," refers to a lyric from the song, "[[Wikipedia:Search and Destroy|Search and Destroy]]", which he sang with [[Wikipedia:The Stooges|The Stooges]].
+*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} Coach Z [[Halloween Hijinks Costumes|dresses up]] as {{w|Del the Funky Homosapien|Del}} tha Ghost Rapper, and quotes lines from the song "{{w|Clint Eastwood (song)|Clint Eastwood}}" that featured Del.
-==[[Wikipedia:Natalie Imbruglia|Natalie Imbruglia]]==
+=={{w|Grateful Dead}}==
-*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] &mdash; One of Strong Sad's magic words includes Natalie's last name, except with the "g" pronounced.
+*Email [[theme party]] (Easter egg) {{--}} A "Spring Drink'n Formal 2002" [[t-shirt]] features a Grateful Dead Dancing Bear.
-==[[Wikipedia:Iron Maiden|Iron Maiden]]==
+=={{w|Vince Guaraldi|The Vince Guaraldi Trio}}==
-''Main Article:'' [[Iron Maiden]]
+*Email [[comic]] {{--}} In the Easter egg, the album ''{{w|Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown|A Boy Named Charlie Brown}}'' can be seen in an independent record store.
-==[[Wikipedia:The Isley Brothers|The Isley Brothers]]==
+=={{w|Guns N' Roses}}==
-*[[Senor Mortgage]] &mdash; The jingle plays the same chord progression as in "[[Wikipedia:Twist and Shout|Twist and Shout]]".
+{{seemain|Guns N' Roses}}
-==[[Wikipedia:Marilyn Manson|Marilyn Manson]]==
+==<span id="H"></span>{{w|Murray Head}}==
-*[[TrogdorCon '97]] ([[TrogdorCon '97#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) &mdash; The Brothers Chaps compare Strong Sad's makeup to that worn by the band, who has been known to wear makeup similar to that worn by Strong Sad in this toon.
+*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] {{--}} Strong Sad sings "{{w|One Night in Bangkok}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]]==
+=={{w|House of Pain}}==
-*Email [[your funeral]] &mdash; Coach Z's dance moves and facial expressions refer to Jackson's [[Wikipedia:Thriller (music video)|"Thriller" music video]]. Also referred to is Strong Bad's "mouth full of grape jelly".
+*[[A Jorb Well Done]] {{--}} Coach Z says, "Pack it up, pack it in" as the game ends, quoting the opening lyrics to "{{w|Jump Around}}".
-*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] &mdash; Homestar sings "Billy Dee" to the tune of Jackson's ''[[Wikipedia:Billie Jean|Billie Jean]]''.
+*[[Hallrunner]] {{--}} Selecting "jump it" against the home stereo system quotes "Jump Around": "Jump around, jump around, jump up jump up and get down."
-==[[Wikipedia:Rick James|Rick James]]==
+<span id="I"></span>
-*Email [[gimmicks]] &mdash; Strong Bad's intro song is a reference to James' song, [[Wikipedia:Super Freak|"Super Freak"]].
+=={{w|Ice-T}}==
+*Email [[pizzaz]] {{--}} Strong Bad's closing line, "Canned or Dry, We Neva Die. Colors," is a reference to the song "{{w|Colors (Ice-T song)|Colors}}": "The gangs of L.A. will never die {{-}} just multiply (colors)".
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Bubs wishes for Coach Z to be more like an O.G.; though the abbreviation has historically had different meanings, Ice-T's album ''{{w|O.G. Original Gangster}}'' popularized the "original gangster" meaning especially in hip hop contexts.
+*{{postref|801085577848324097|22|Nov|2016}} {{--}} Strong Bad, dressed as {{w|Lin-Manuel Miranda}} (in ''{{w|Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton}}''), specifies that [[What are you supposed to be?|he is not]] "Colonial Ice-T".
-==[[Wikipedia:Scott Joplin|Scott Joplin]]==
+=={{w|Iggy Pop}}==
-*[[Kick the Can]] &mdash; The music heard for the entire toon is Joplin's song, "[[Wikipedia:The Entertainer|The Entertainer]]".
+*Email [[technology]] {{--}} Strong Bad's line, "I'm using technology," refers to a lyric from the song, "{{w|Search and Destroy}}", which he sang with {{w|The Stooges}}.
-==[[Wikipedia:Journey (band)|Journey]]==
+=={{w|Natalie Imbruglia}}==
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; The line Strong Bad sings for "Quit" is based on the band's song, "Don't Stop Believing". Also, the Limozeen video game is a reference to the Atari 2600 game, [[Wikipedia:Journey Escape|Journey Escape]], which also features the band.
+*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] {{--}} One of Strong Sad's magic words includes Natalie's last name, though he pronounces it with the "g" sound.
-==[[Wikipedia:Kid 'n Play|Kid 'n Play]]==
+=={{w|Iron Butterfly}}==
+*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] {{--}} The "16 hour drum solo" refers to epic hard rock drum solos in songs such as {{w|In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida}}.
+=={{w|Iron Maiden}}==
+*Email [[3 wishes]] {{--}} Strong Bad says that if he had horns, he would go on tour with a heavy metal band as their mascot and do battle with the lead singer, a reference to how the Iron Maiden {{w|Eddie the Head|mascot}} always fought with the band on stage.
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad says his stage prop is "maybe cooler than a giant robotic demon". This refers to the band's usage of elaborate stage props in their concerts, including giant puppets of demons and monsters.
+*Several toons use a [[font]] called "Metal as in Heavy" which is very similar to that of Iron Maiden.
+=={{w|The Isley Brothers}}==
+*[[Senor Mortgage]] {{--}} The jingle plays the same chord progression as in "{{w|Twist and Shout}}".
+<span id="J"></span>
+=={{w|Judas Priest}}==
+*[[Trogday 08]] {{--}} The [[heavy metal]] song at the end repeats "The S is for Sucks" in a similar manner to the chorus of "{{w|Breaking the Law}}".
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} When "save/load" is moused over, one of the lines Strong Bad says in response is "Savin' the load! Savin' the load!", also in reference to "Breaking the Law."
+=={{w|Michael Jackson}}==
+{{seemain|Michael Jackson}}
+=={{w|Rick James}}==
+*Email [[gimmicks]] {{--}} Strong Bad's intro song repeats "super great" in the manner of "{{w|Super Freak}}".
+=={{w|Scott Joplin}}==
+*[[Kick the Can]] {{--}} Joplin's piano rag "{{w|The Entertainer (rag)|The Entertainer}}" scores the shorts; the song is often used to evoke the 1930s.
+=={{w|Journey (band)|Journey}}==
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}}
+**Strong Bad sings "Don't quit Strong Bad gaming!" when mousing over "Quit It" on the main menu, à la "{{w|Don't Stop Believin'}}".
+**[[Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey]] is a reference to the [[Atari 2600]] game ''{{w|Journey Escape}}''.
+*[[more armies]] ([[more armies#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Matt mentions ''Journey Escape'' when explaining how he thought [[#Boston|Boston]] was connected to ''Space Invaders''.
+*[[Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]] [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom|Roomisode 2]] {{--}} Dangeresque's description for the street light is "just a city street light, born and raised in South Detrite", another reference to "Don't Stop Believin'".
+<span id="K"></span>
+=={{w|Kid 'n Play}}==
 [[Image:CoachZ Kid.PNG|thumb|"Check it out, yo!"]]
-*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] &mdash; Coach Z dresses as Kid from Kid 'n' Play.
+*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] {{--}} Coach Z dresses as Kid from Kid 'n' Play.
-==[[Wikipedia:Kiss (band)|KISS]]==
+=={{w|Kiss (band)|KISS}}==
-*[[Main Page 9]] &mdash; The band's logo appears when rolling over "Characters".
+*[[Main Page 9]] {{--}} The band's logo appears when rolling over "Characters".
-*Email [[local news]] &mdash; Strong Bad's intro tune sounds like the band's song, "Cold Gin", but with the word "Email" replacing the title.
+*Email [[local news]] {{--}} Strong Bad's intro tune parodies "{{w|Cold Gin}}", swapping in "email" for "cold gin" in the chorus.
-*Email [[coloring]] &mdash; The coloring page that Strong Bad tries to color, which depicts Larry "screamin' like a demon", shows Larry's tongue hanging out. Band member [[Wikipedia:Gene Simmons|Gene Simmons]] is well-known for his extraordinarily long tongue and is also referred to as "The Demon".
+*Email [[coloring]] {{--}} A coloring page depicts Larry "screamin' like a demon" with his tongue hanging out. Band member {{w|Gene Simmons}} used the stage persona of "The Demon" and is well-known for sticking out his long tongue while performing.
-==[[Wikipedia:Krokus (band)|Krokus]]==
+=={{w|Kraftwerk}}==
-*Email [[band names]] &mdash; At the end, Strong Bad announces that on the next email, his guests stars would include the entire band.
+*Email [[old comics]] {{--}} The cover for [[West Is Lip]]'s ''The Singles'' compilation bears some resemblance to the album cover for ''{{w|The Man-Machine}}''.
-*Email [[sibbie]] &mdash; Strong Bad says that his "focus is all... Krokused."
-==[[Wikipedia:Cyndi Lauper|Cyndi Lauper]]==
+=={{w|Krokus (band)|Krokus}}==
-*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] &mdash; When Dadgeresque passes away, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs, yet bizarrely concludes the response with "[[Wikipedia:She Bop|She Bop]]".
+*Email [[band names]] {{--}} In closing, Strong Bad announces that "the guys from Krokus" will be guests on the next email.
+*[[Fan Costumes 2017]] {{--}} [[D n' D Greg]] claims the Krokus banner on his front porch drew [[What's Her Face]] near.
-==[[Wikipedia:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]]==
+<span id="L"></span>
-*[[Main Page 9]] &mdash; When rolling over "Characters", the logos for the band members appears.
+=={{w|Cyndi Lauper}}==
-*Email [[pom pom]] &mdash; Strong Bad refers to Pom Pom as "Led Zeppelin".
+*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} When Dadgeresque passes away, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs, yet bizarrely concludes the response with "{{w|She Bop}}".
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; The line "Roadie Communication Breakdown!" and The Ugly One's consequent "It's always the same!" refer to the Led Zeppelin song, "[[Wikipedia:Communication Breakdown|Communication Breakdown]]".
-==[[Wikipedia:Gordon Lightfoot|Gordon Lightfoot]]==
+=={{w|Led Zeppelin}}==
-*Email [[army]] &mdash; When Strong Bad refuses to join Homestar's [[Homestarmy|army]], the latter threatens the former with, "We'll see if those trees you're always hugging save you when Gordon Lightfoot's creeping round your back stair," referencing the song "Sundown".
+{{seemain|Led Zeppelin}}
-==[[Wikipedia:Yngwie Malmsteem|Yngwie Malmsteem]]==
+=={{w|Gordon Lightfoot}}==
-*Email [[cliffhangers]] &mdash; Strong Bad as Space Captainface and The Cheat as The Strap are threatened by Malmsteem's Comet.
+*Email [[army]] {{--}} When Strong Bad refuses to join Homestar's [[Homestarmy|army]], the latter threatens the former with, "We'll see if those trees you're always hugging save you when Gordon Lightfoot's creeping round your back stair," referencing the song "{{w|Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot song)|Sundown}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:Bob Marley|Bob Marley]]==
+=={{w|LL Cool J}}==
-*[[Happy Hallow-day]] &mdash; Marzipan says, "We be jammin'!" This is a lyric sung by Marley in his song, "Jammin'".
+*Email [[hremail 3184]] {{--}} Homestar repeating the phrase "Don't call it a comeback", is a reference to the first line of "{{w|Mama Said Knock You Out (song)|Mama Said Knock You Out}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:Marsalis|Marsalis]]==
+=={{w|Loverboy}}==
-*Email [[theme song]] &mdash; The closing theme song for Strong Bad's email show is "by a Marsalis or two".
+*[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] {{--}} The cowbell intro of "[[Because, It's Midnite]]" by [[Limozeen]] is similar to that of "{{w|Working for the Weekend}}".
+*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] {{--}} The header of Strong Sad's post on September 9, 2005 is "Working For the Weak-End?"
-==[[Wikipedia:Metallica|Metallica]]==
+<span id="M"></span>
-*[[Halloween Fairstival]] &mdash; The sign in Pom Pom's scene is a possible reference to the song, [[Wikipedia:Creeping Death (song)|"Creeping Death"]], from the album ''[[Wikipedia:Ride the Lightning|Ride the Lightning]]''.
+=={{w|Yngwie Malmsteen}}==
+[[File:Malmsteen'sComet.png|thumb|"We're on a collision course with Malmsteen's Comet!"]]
+*Email [[cliffhangers]] {{--}} Strong Bad as Space Captainface and The Cheat as Strap are threatened by Malmsteen's Comet.
-==[[Wikipedia:M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]]==
+=={{w|Marilyn Manson}}==
-*[[Happy Hallow-day]] &mdash; On the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons menu]], the description of this toon is "Ween night is M.I.A. Galang galang." [[Wikipedia:Galang|"Galang"]] is the most famous single by M.I.A.
+*[[Trogdor Con '97]] ([[Trogdor Con '97#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} The Brothers Chaps recall {{w|Dragon Con}} attendees wearing makeup reminiscent of Marilyn Manson, similar to how Strong Sad is dressed in the toon.
-==[[Wikipedia:Miami Sound Machine|Miami Sound Machine]]==
+=={{w|Bob Marley}}==
-*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] &mdash; Bubs mistakes Strong Bad's costume as being Miami Sound Machine.
+*[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} Marzipan says, "We be jammin'!", in reference to "{{w|Jamming (song)|Jamming}}".
+*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} Strong Bad tells an email sender to think about where he should hang his Bob Marley poster once he moves back into his [[parents' basement]].
-==[[Wikipedia:Bette Midler|Bette Midler]]==
+=={{w|Marsalis}}==
-*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] &mdash; When Dadgeresque passes away, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs, including "[[Wikipedia:Wind Beneath My Wings|Wind Beneath My Wings]]".
+*Email [[theme song]] {{--}} The closing theme song for Strong Bad's email show is "by a Marsalis or two".
-==[[Wikipedia:Thelonius Monk|Thelonius Monk]]==
+=={{w|MC Hammer}}==
-*Email [[pizza joint]] &mdash; Strong Sad claims that "every time [he] tried to add Strong Bad to [his] Pizz list, he'd call [him] Thelonius Dump."
+*Email [[haircut]] {{--}} Strong Bad references "{{w|Hammer pants}}", baggy pants popularized by MC Hammer.
+*[[Later That Night...]] {{--}} Homsar quotes "{{w|U Can't Touch This}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:Mos Def|Mos Def]]==
+=={{w|Metallica}}==
-*Email [[love poems]] &mdash; Homestar's "This mo'nin'" jam sounds identical to the chorus of Mos Def's song "Got".
+{{seemain|Metallica}}
-==[[Wikipedia:Mötley Crüe|Mötley Crüe]]==
+=={{w|M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.}}==
+*[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} On the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons menu]], the description of this toon is "Ween night is M.I.A. Galang galang." This uses "M.I.A." to refer to both the concept of "missing in action" and a nod to the rapper; "{{w|Galang (song)|Galang}}" is her debut single.
+=={{w|Miami Sound Machine}}==
+*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} Bubs mistakes Strong Bad's costume as being Miami Sound Machine.
+=={{w|Bette Midler}}==
+*[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] {{--}} When Dadgeresque passes away, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs, including "{{w|Wind Beneath My Wings}}".
+=={{w|Misfits (band)|The Misfits}}==
+*[[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] {{--}} Strong Sad dresses as {{w|Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein|Doyle}}, the guitarist of the band.
+=={{w|Thelonious Monk}}==
+*Email [[pizza joint]] {{--}} Strong Sad remarks that Strong Bad would call him "Thelonious Dump" when rejecting him from his Pizz List.
+=={{w|Mos Def}}==
+*Email [[love poems]] {{--}} Homestar's "This mo'nin'" jam sounds identical to the chorus of Mos Def's song "Got".
+=={{w|Mötley Crüe}}==
 [[Image:Witch's Brew.png|thumb|Brüe]]
-*[[Halloween Fairstival]] &mdash; Homestar's jars of [[Witches' Brew|witches' brüe]] reference the spelling of the band's word "Crüe" instead of "Crew". It also features a heavy metal umlaut done in the band's style.
+*[[Halloween Fairstival]] {{--}} Homestar's jars of [[Witches' Brew|witches' brüe]] reference {{w|Metal umlaut|the band's spelling}} of "Crew" as "Crüe".
-*Email [[monster truck]] ([[monster truck#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) &mdash; Matt says that [[The Brothers Chaps]]' brother, [[Donnie Chapman|Donnie]] dressed as Vince Neil, the singer of this band, in [[1987]].
+*Email [[monster truck]] ([[monster truck#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Matt says that older brother [[Donnie]] dressed as Crüe frontman {{w|Vince Neil}} in [[1987]].
+*[[The Show: Ween Edition]] {{--}} Homestar's misinterpretation of the King of Town's Immortan Joe costume is that it is a "Mötley Crüe in the ICU" costume.
-==[[Wikipedia:Motörhead|Motörhead]]==
+=={{w|Motörhead}}==
-*Email [[band names]] &mdash; At the end, Strong Bad announces that on [[studying|the next email]], his guest stars would include the band's leader, [[Wikipedia:Lemmy Kilmister|Lemmy Kilmister]].
+*Email [[band names]] {{--}} Strong Bad announces the next email will include a guest appearance by the band's leader, {{w|Lemmy Kilmister}}.
-*Email [[death metal]] ([[death metal#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) &mdash; Strong Bad and Mike make reference to Lemmy, including discussing whether or not he hot-glued corn flakes to his face.
+*Email [[death metal]] ([[death metal#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Strong Bad and Mike make reference to Lemmy, including discussing whether or not he hot-glued corn flakes to his face.
-==[[Wikipedia:Mudhoney|Mudhoney]]==
+=={{w|Mr. Mister}}==
-*Email [[comic]] &mdash; The single "You Stupid Asshole" appears in the "comic" Easter egg.
+*[[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]] {{--}} Homestar references the hit "{{w|Broken Wings (Mr. Mister song)|Broken Wings}}".
-*[[Sick Day]] &mdash; The page title references the song "Here Comes The Sickness".
-==[[Wikipedia:Mudvayne|Mudvayne]]==
+=={{w|Mudhoney}}==
-*Email [[death metal]] &mdash; Strong Bad suggests to hot-glue cornflakes to one's face as a way to be in a death metal band. This refers to this band's guitarist who once glued corn chips to his face for a music video.
+*Email [[comic]] {{--}} The single "You Stupid Asshole" appears in the "comic" Easter egg.
+*[[Sick Day]] {{--}} The page title references the song "Here Comes The Sickness".
-==[[Wikipedia:Willie Nelson|Willie Nelson]]==
+=={{w|Mudvayne}}==
-*[[Halloween Fairstival]] &mdash; Marzipan dresses as Willie Nelson.
+*Email [[death metal]] {{--}} Strong Bad suggests to hot-glue cornflakes to one's face as a way to be in a death metal band. This refers to this band's guitarist who once glued corn chips to his face for a music video.
-==[[Wikipedia:The Neville Brothers|The Neville Brothers]]==
+<span id="N"></span>
-*Email [[theme song]] &mdash; Strong Bad claims that were his [[Strong Bad Email Show|email show]]'s "life-affirming pop-ballad type theme song" would probably be "sung by some variety of Neville."
+=={{w|Willie Nelson}}==
+*[[Halloween Fairstival]] {{--}} Marzipan dresses as Willie Nelson.
-==[[Wikipedia:Newcleus|Newcleus]]==
+=={{w|The Neville Brothers}}==
-*[[Happy Hallow-day]] &mdash; The skull with the rainbow-colored afro exclaims the title of the band's song, "Jam On It".
+*Email [[theme song]] {{--}} Strong Bad claims that were his [[Strong Bad Email Show|email show]]'s "life-affirming pop-ballad type theme song" would probably be "sung by some variety of Neville."
-*Email [[love poems]] &mdash; Homestar's "This mo'nin'" jam is sung in imitation of "Jam On It".
-==[[Wikipedia:Night Ranger|Night Ranger]]==
+=={{w|Newcleus}}==
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "[[Wikipedia:Sister Christian|Sister Christian]]", which is the title of this band's song.
+*[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} The skull with the rainbow-colored afro exclaims the title of the band's song, "Jam On It".
+*Email [[love poems]] {{--}} Homestar's "This mo'nin'" jam is sung in imitation of "Jam On It".
-==[[Wikipedia:Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]==
+=={{w|New Order}}==
+*[[Fan Costumes 2015]] {{--}} Strong Sad sings a part of {{w|Age of Consent (song)|Age of Consent}}.
+=={{w|Night Ranger}}==
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "{{w|Sister Christian}}", which is the title of one of this band's most famous songs.
+*[[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]] {{--}} Homestar quotes a lyric from "Sister Christian".
+=={{w|Nirvana (band)|Nirvana}}==
 [[Image:Homestar KurtCobain.PNG|thumb|Corporate Rock Still Sucks]]
-*[[Homestarloween Party]] &mdash; [[Homestar Runner]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Kurt Cobain|Kurt Cobain]]. His t-shirt is a parody of the band's motto, "Corporate Rock Sucks".
+*[[Homestarloween Party]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] dresses as {{w|Kurt Cobain}}. His T-shirt is a parody of a shirt worn by Cobain on the cover of ''{{w|Rolling Stone}}'', which reads, "Corporate Magazines Still Suck."
-*Email [[geddup noise]] &mdash; Strong Sad's "Corporate [[The Geddup Noise]] Still Sucks" T-shirt refers to a shirt worn by Cobain on the cover of Rolling Stone, which reads, "Corporate Magazines Still Suck".
+*Email [[geddup noise]] {{--}} Strong Sad's "Corporate [[The Geddup Noise]] Still Sucks" T-shirt is another parody of the same slogan.
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; When the speaker has been brought down on the DÖI stage, Strong Bad remarks that it is probably Cobain-proofed.
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} When the speaker has been brought down on the DÖI stage, Strong Bad remarks that it is probably Cobain-proofed.
-==[[Wikipedia:Sinéad O'Connor|Sinéad O'Connor]]==
+<span id="O"></span>
-*Email [[from work]] ([[from work#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) &mdash; Homestar claims that Sinéad O'Connor is 2008's it-girl.
+=={{w|Sinéad O'Connor}}==
+*Email [[from work]] ([[from work#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Homestar claims that Sinéad O'Connor is 2008's it-girl.
-==[[Wikipedia:OutKast|OutKast]]==
+=={{w|Outkast}}==
-*Email [[spring cleaning]] &mdash; At the end, Strong Bad speaks in lyrics from the band's song [[Wikipedia:So Fresh, So Clean|"So Fresh, So Clean"]]. He says "I feel so fresh and so clean, clean..." He also says another of that song's lyrics at the very end: "Ain't nobody dope as me!"
+{{seemain|Outkast}}
-*Email [[autobiography]] &mdash; An Easter egg describes the reviews of the tapes as being "[[Wikipedia:Hootie Hoo|Hootie Hoo]]", which is actually the name of a song by this band.
-*[[Halloween Fairstival]] &mdash; At the end, Coach Z thinks Pom Pom's Big Boy costume is actually Big Boi and he was considering going as the other half of the group, André 3000.
-==[[Wikipedia:Ozzy Osbourne|Ozzy Osbourne]]==
+=={{w|Ozzy Osbourne}}==
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; Strong Bad asking Marzipan if she plans to bite off Pazquel's head, The King of Town's on-stage devouring of bats, and Marzipan's allegation of Limozeen performing bat-head-biting all refer to a notorious episode in the career of Osbourne.
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad asking Marzipan if she plans to bite off Pazquel's head, The King of Town's on-stage devouring of bats, and Marzipan's allegation of Limozeen performing bat-head-biting all refer to a notorious episode in the career of Osbourne.
-==[[Wikipedia:Piebald|Piebald]]==
+<span id="P"></span>
-*[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] &mdash; The term "vantastic" is a possible reference to this band, who describe their tour van using the same word.
+=={{w|Les Paul}}==
+*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} While answering an email, Strong Bad calls the sender "Les Paul".
-==[[Wikipedia:Pink Floyd|Pink Floyd]]==
+=={{w|Pavement (band)|Pavement}}==
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; Strong Bad says his stage prop is "almost better than a flying pig". This refers to a prop used in some performances by this band.
+*sloshy's performance of [[Because It's Midnite]] uses a style resemblant of Pavement.
+*[[Fan Costumes 2017]] What's Her Face claims she likes Pavement.
-==[[Wikipedia:Poison (band)|Poison]]==
+=={{w|Tom Petty}}==
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; In the Teen Girl Squad comic, Gary refers to cheerleader as 'un-unskinny bop', a reference to Poison's song 'Unskinny Bop'.
+*[[Old Characters Page]] {{--}} Marzipan's description includes "She loves horses and her boyfriend, too" which is a line from Tom Petty's song, {{w|Free Fallin'}}.
+*[[Haunted Photo Booth]] {{--}} The King of Town dresses up as the Alice cake from the music video from Tom Petty's song, {{w|Don't Come Around Here No More}}.
-==[[Wikipedia:The Police|The Police]]==
+=={{w|Piebald}}==
-*Email [[specially marked]] &mdash; The step counter has the phrase "Every step U take" displayed on it. This phrase is a line sung in The Police's song, "[[Wikipedia:Every Breath You Take|Every Breath You Take]]".
+*[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] {{--}} The term "vantastic" is a possible reference to this band, who describe their tour van using the same word.
-==[[Wikipedia:The Postal Service|The Postal Service]]==
+=={{w|Pink Floyd}}==
-*Email [[geddup noise]] ([[geddup noise#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) &mdash; The Brothers Chaps compare The Cheat's Geddup Noise indietronic remix to something that The Postal Service would do.
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad says his stage prop is "almost better than a flying pig". This refers to a prop used in some performances by this band and the cover art of {{w|Animals (Pink Floyd album)|Animals}}.
+*[[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]] {{--}} Strong Mad's costume references an iconic image of ''{{w|Pink Floyd – The Wall|Pink Floyd The Wall}}''.
-==[[Wikipedia:Elvis Presley|Elvis Presley]]==
+=={{w|Poison (American band)|Poison}}==
-*Email [[vacation]] &mdash; Strong Bad's intro song is a reference to Elvis' song, [[Wikipedia:Heartbreak Hotel|"Heartbreak Hotel"]].
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} In the Teen Girl Squad comic, Gary refers to [[Cheerleader]] as "un-unskinny bop", a reference to Poison's song "{{w|Unskinny Bop}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:Prince (musician)|Prince]]==
+=={{w|The Police}}==
-*Email [[space program]] &mdash; Strong Bad's email intro is a parody of Prince's song, "[[Wikipedia:When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry]]".
+*Email [[specially marked]] {{--}} The step counter has the phrase "Every step U take" displayed on it. This phrase is a line sung in The Police's song, "{{w|Every Breath You Take}}".
-*[[Jibblies 2]] &mdash; Marzipan dresses as Prince circa his 1984 album and film ''[[Wikipedia:Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain]]''. Homestar references his 1985 hit "Raspberry Beret".
-==[[Wikipedia:The Promise Ring|The Promise Ring]]==
+=={{w|The Postal Service}}==
-*Email [[no loafing]] &mdash; The poster on Strong Sad's wall in the "appointment" Easter egg is of this emo band.
+*Email [[geddup noise]] ([[geddup noise#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} The Brothers Chaps compare The Cheat's Geddup Noise indie-tronic remix to something that The Postal Service would do.
-==[[Wikipedia:Public Enemy|Public Enemy]]==
+=={{w|Elvis Presley}}==
-*[[Homestarloween Party]] &mdash; [[Coach Z]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Flavor Flav|Flavor Flav]], the comic relief member of this group.
+*Email [[vacation]] {{--}} Strong Bad's intro song is a reference to Elvis' song, "{{w|Heartbreak Hotel}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]]==
+=={{w|Prince (musician)|Prince}}==
-*Email [[space program]] &mdash; The Space Captainface song is a spoof on the theme song for ''[[Wikipedia:Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]'', as performed by this band.
+[[File:Halloween 2007 Marzipan.PNG|thumb|"E... A... D... G...."]]
+*Email [[space program]] {{--}} Strong Bad's email intro is a parody of Prince's song, "{{w|When Doves Cry}}".
+*[[Jibblies 2]] {{--}} Marzipan dresses as Prince circa his 1984 album and film ''{{w|Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain}}''. Homestar references his 1985 hit "Raspberry Beret".
+**[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] (Easter egg) {{--}} Homestar and Marzipan refer back to this costume.
-==[[Wikipedia:Queen Latifah|Queen Latifah]]==
+=={{w|The Promise Ring}}==
-*[[Happy Hallow-day]] &mdash; Coach Z dresses as Queen Latifah.
+*Email [[no loafing]] {{--}} The poster on Strong Sad's wall in the "appointment" Easter egg is of this emo band.
-==[[Wikipedia:Quiet Riot|Quiet Riot]]==
+=={{w|Public Enemy}}==
-*Email [[the bet]] &mdash; Strong Bad tells Homestar to change his name to Kevin DuBrow if he fails to be cool, which does not happen, so Strong Bad was forced to spend the night at the King of Town's castle.
+*[[Homestarloween Party]] {{--}} [[Coach Z]] dresses as {{w|Flavor Flav}}, the comic relief member of this group.
+*[[Trudgemank]] {{--}} Peacey P. mentions them (as P.E.) and Anthrax mixing rap and heavy metal in 1991 or 1993.
-==[[Wikipedia:Radiohead|Radiohead]]==
+<span id="Q"></span>
-*Email [[redesign]] &mdash; One of the dryer settings is "High and Dry", a reference to the band's song of the same title.
+=={{w|Queen (band)|Queen}}==
+*Email [[space program]] {{--}} The Space Captainface song is a spoof on the theme song for ''{{w|Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon}}'', as performed by this band.
-==[[Wikipedia:The Ramones|The Ramones]]==
+=={{w|Queen Latifah}}==
-*''Main Article:'' [[The Ramones]]
+[[File:Coach Z as Queen Latifah.png|thumb|"Hey, whatcha doing there, sista?"]]
+*[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} Coach Z dresses as Queen Latifah.
-==[[Wikipedia:Lionel Richie|Lionel Richie]]==
+=={{w|Quiet Riot}}==
-*Email [[3 Wishes]] &mdash; The intro is reference to a lyric to Richie's song, [[Wikipedia:Say You, Say Me|"Say You, Say Me"]].
+*Email [[the bet]] {{--}} Strong Bad tells Homestar to change his name to Kevin DuBrow if he fails to be cool, which does not happen.
-*[[Homestar Runner#Character Video Transcript|Homestar Runner's Character Video]] &mdash; "Lionel Richie" is one of the randomly-picked insults that Strong Bad calls Homestar during the latter's character video.
-==[[Wikipedia:Kenny Rogers|Kenny Rogers]]==
+<span id="R"></span>
-*Email [[pom pom]] &mdash; Strong Bad's intro is a reference to Rogers' song, [[Wikipedia:The Gambler (album)|"The Gambler"]].
+=={{w|Radiohead}}==
+*Email [[redesign]] {{--}} One of the dryer settings is "High and Dry", a reference to the band's song of the same title.
-==[[Wikipedia:The Rolling Stones|The Rolling Stones]]==
+=={{w|Ramones}}==
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; If you click on the fuse box at the DÖI Stage, Strong Bad remarks how his "frustration was sure to blow a 50 amp fuse." This is a reference to the Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You Want", where there is a line with a similar meaning.
+{{seemain|Ramones}}
-==[[Wikipedia:Run-D.M.C.|Run-D.M.C.]]==
+=={{w|Ratt}}==
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; The Two-O-Duo's "DeButt" album cover is based on Run-D.M.C.'s album ''[[Wikipedia:King of Rock|King of Rock]]''.
+{{seemain|Ratt}}
-==[[Wikipedia:Sade|Sade]]==
+=={{w|Red Hot Chili Peppers}}==
-*Email [[slumber party]] &mdash; Homestar sings, "Party. Slumber party. Listen to some Sade, at the slumber party."
+*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] ([[Decemberween Short Shorts#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} During the scene with Strong Bad writing a letter to tube socks, the Brothers Chaps compare this scene to how Red Hot Chili Peppers used tube socks.
-==[[Wikipedia:Sam the Sam and the Pharaohs|Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs]]==
+=={{w|R.E.M.}}==
-*Email [[time capsule]] &mdash; Strong Bad calls the email sender "Shim Sham Sam", which is probably a reference to Sam the Sham.
+*[[In Search of the Yello Dello]] ([[In Search of the Yello Dello#Everything Else Vol. 2 Version|DVD version]]) {{--}} As seen in the fourth deleted scene, it was originally intended for Strong Sad to sound like {{w|Michael Stipe}}.
+*[[Flash is Dead!]] {{--}} Homestar lists his full name on his profile as "Michael (Stipe) Runner".
-==[[Wikipedia:Joe Satriani|Joe Satriani]]==
+=={{w|Lionel Richie}}==
-*Email [[space program]] &mdash; The term "Satriani 5" is a spoof on Joe Satriani, who created the album ''Surfing with the Aliens''.
+*Email [[3 wishes]] {{--}} The intro is reference to a lyric to Richie's song, "{{w|Say You, Say Me}}".
-*Email [[cliffhangers]] ([[cliffhangers#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) &mdash; During the Space Captainface scene, Matt wonders if when the new Fantastic Four movie comes out, Joe Satriani will become more popular.
+*[[Homestar Runner's Character Video]] {{--}} "Lionel Richie" is one of the randomly-picked insults that Strong Bad calls Homestar during the latter's character video.
-==[[Wikipedia:Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]]==
+=={{w|Kenny Rogers}}==
-*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] &mdash; Strong Sad asks his readers to "rock [him] like an e-Hurricane", referencing their song [[Wikipedia:Rock You Like A Hurricane|Rock You Like A Hurricane]].
+*Email [[pom pom]] {{--}} Strong Bad's intro is a reference to Rogers' song, {{w|The Gambler (album)|"The Gambler"}}.
-*Email [[your friends]] &mdash; During the scene with Strong Bad torturing [[Homsar]] with scorpions, the scorpions come from a box that reads, "We are the scorpions!", which is the concert-opening cry of lead singer Klaus Meine.
-==[[Wikipedia:Bob Seger|Bob Seger]]==
+=={{w|The Rolling Stones}}==
-*Email [[strong badathlon]] &mdash; During the ending closimonies, Homestar sings a (misquoted) line from Seger's song "Old time Rock 'n' Roll."
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} If you click on the fuse box at the DÖI Stage, Strong Bad remarks how his "frustration was sure to blow a 50 amp fuse." This is a reference to the Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You Want", where there is a line with a similar meaning.
+*[[Limozeen vs. sloshy]] {{--}} The album cover resembles the cover for {{w|Jump Back}}, a Rolling Stones greatest hits album.
-==[[Wikipedia:Sex Pistols|Sex Pistols]]==
+=={{w|Henry Rollins}}==
-*Email [[sb_email 22]] &mdash; Strong Bad's suggested email closing "Nevermind the Bullocks" refers to a lyric from the band's controversial album, ''[[Wikipedia:Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols|Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols]]'', which, like this email, was banned in the U.K.
+*[[Hairstyle Runner]] {{--}} A hairstyle giving Homestar a flattop and unibrow is labeled "{{w|Rollins Band|rollins band's}} 2nd to last album".
+*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]] and [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] {{--}} [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Henry Rollins, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington|Henry Rollins]] appears, later parasailing with [[So and So]].
-==[[Wikipedia:Simon and Garfunkel|Simon and Garfunkel]]==
+=={{w|Run-DMC}}==
-*Email [[do over]] &mdash; As Strong Bad bashes Homestar on the head with the Tandy's keyboard, he yells, "PARSLEY! SAGE! RoseMARY! And THYME!" These are lyrics to the song "[[Wikipedia:Scarborough Fair|Scarborough Fair]]", an English ballad made famous by this band.
+{{seemain|Run-DMC}}
-==[[Wikipedia:Slaughter (band)|Slaughter]]==
+<span id="S"></span>
-*Email [[death metal]] &mdash; One of the bands featured on the [[Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour]] is "Schlaugh-ter".
+=={{w|Sade}}==
+*Email [[slumber party]] {{--}} Homestar sings, "Party. Slumber party. Listen to some Sade, at the slumber party."
-==[[Wikipedia:Sonic Youth|Sonic Youth]]==
+=={{w|Joe Satriani}}==
-*Email [[comic]] &mdash; The "Teen Age Riot" single appears in the Easter egg.
+*Email [[space program]] {{--}} The term "Satriani 5" is a spoof on Joe Satriani, who created the album ''Surfing with the Aliens''.
-*[[Stinkomanual]] &mdash; Quoted is a line from the song "Tunic (Song for Karen)".
+*Email [[cliffhangers]] ([[cliffhangers#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} During the Space Captainface scene, Matt wonders if when the new Fantastic Four movie comes out, Joe Satriani will become more popular.
-*[[Cool Things]] &mdash; The page title is taken from the lyrics for "Kool Thing".
-*[Weclome Back]] ([[Weclome Back#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) &mdash; The Brothers Chaps remarks that Cool Tapes in this cartoon is much darker and "Sonic Youth-ier".
-==[[Wikipedia: Bruce Springsteen|Bruce Springsteen]]==
+=={{w|Scorpions (band)|Scorpions}}==
-*[[Halloween Fairstival]] &mdash; Bubs dresses up as [[Wikipedia: Clarence Clemons|Clarence Clemons]], saxophonist for the [[Wikipedia: E-Street Band|E-Street Band]].
+[[File:Scorpions.png|thumb|We are the SCORPIONS!!]]
-*Email [[love poems]] &mdash; Kimberly quotes [[Wikipedia: Blinded By the Light|Blinded by the Light]], a song originally done by Bruce Springsteen.
+*[[Strong Sad's Lament]] {{--}} Strong Sad asks his readers to "rock [him] like an e-Hurricane", referencing their song "{{w|Rock You Like A Hurricane}}".
+*Email [[your friends]] {{--}} During the scene with Strong Bad torturing [[Homsar]] with scorpions, the scorpions come from a box that reads, "We are the SCORPIONS!!", which is the concert-opening cry of lead singer Klaus Meine.
+*[[Taranchula]] member Schenkel McDoo may be a reference to Scorpions guitarist {{w|Rudolf Schenker}}.
-==[[Wikipedia:Stryper|Stryper]]==
+=={{w|Bob Seger}}==
-*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; When Strong Bad investigates the stands by the track, he remarks that they are emptier than a Stryper concert.
+*Email [[strong badathlon]] {{--}} During the ending closimonies, Homestar sings a ([[Youtube:sz5CRAhJtIg|misquoted]]) line from Seger's song "Old Time Rock 'n' Roll."
-==[[Wikipedia:Sugarhill Gang|Sugarhill Gang]]==
+=={{w|Sepultura}}==
-*[[Homsar#Character Video Transcript|Homsar's character video]] &mdash; Homsar mentions Wonder Mike, the lead singer for the Sugarhill Gang.
+*[[Taranchula]] appears to be partially based on the death metal band Sepultura.
-==[[Wikipedia:The Supremes|The Supremes]]==
+=={{w|Sex Pistols}}==
-*[[Hallrunner]] &mdash; If you try to "fight it" for "love", the game replies that "you can't fight it and you can't hurry it. You just have to wait." This is a reference to the Supremes' song, "[[Wikipedia:You Can't Hurry Love|You Can't Hurry Love]]".
+*Email [[sb_email 22]] {{--}} Strong Bad's suggested email closing "Nevermind the Bullocks" refers to a lyric from the band's controversial album, ''{{w|Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols}}'', which, like this email, was banned in the U.K.
-==[[Wikipedia:Talking Heads|Talking Heads]]==
+=={{w|Simon and Garfunkel}}==
+*Email [[do over]] {{--}} As Strong Bad bashes Homestar on the head with the Tandy's keyboard, he yells, "PARSLEY! SAGE! RoseMARY! And THYME!" These are lyrics to the song "{{w|Scarborough Fair}}", an English ballad made famous by this duo.
+*Email [[love poems]] ([[love poems#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Mike and Matt both think that Homestar looks like Art Garfunkel, the second half of Simon and Garfunkel.
+=={{w|Slaughter (band)|Slaughter}}==
+*Email [[death metal]] {{--}} One of the bands featured on the [[Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour]] is "Schlaugh-ter".
+*[[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]] {{--}} Homestar references Slaughter's hit, {{w|Fly to the Angels}}.
+=={{w|Slayer (band)|Slayer}}==
+*[[Fan Costumes 2017]] {{--}} [[D n' D Greg]] claims the Slayer poster in his hallway won What's Her Face's heart.
+=={{w|The Smiths}}==
+*[[Somber Vacation]] {{--}} In the Easter egg, Strong Sad can be heard singing ''{{w|Bigmouth Strikes Again}}''.
+=={{w|Sonic Youth}}==
+{{seemain|Sonic Youth}}
+=={{w|Bruce Springsteen}}==
+*[[Halloween Fairstival]] {{--}} [[Bubs]] dresses up as {{w|Clarence Clemons}}, saxophonist for the {{w|E-Street Band}}.
+*Email [[love poems]] {{--}} Kimberly quotes {{w|Blinded by the Light}}, a song originally done by Bruce Springsteen.
+*Email [[dictionary]] {{--}} Marzipan offers to play a cover of Bruce Springsteen's song, {{w|Glory Days (song)|Glory Days}}.
+=={{w|The Strokes}}==
+*[[Record Store Day]] {{--}} A dreaming [[Strong Sad]] warns the band's lead singer {{w|Julian Casablancas}} to look out.
+=={{w|Stryper}}==
+*[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} When Strong Bad investigates the stands by the track, he remarks that they are emptier than a Stryper concert.
+=={{w|Sugarhill Gang}}==
+*[[Homsar's Character Video]] {{--}} Homsar mentions Wonder Mike, the lead singer for the Sugarhill Gang. His comment "Hi, Wonder Mike!" is a reference to the line in the Sugarhill Gang song ''Rapper's Delight'' that goes "I am Wonder Mike and I'd like to say hello."
+=={{w|The Supremes}}==
+*[[Hallrunner]] {{--}} If you choose "Fight it" when you come across love, the game replies that "you can't fight it and you can't hurry it. You just have to wait." This is a reference to the Supremes' song, "{{w|You Can't Hurry Love}}".
+<span id="T"></span>
+=={{w|Talking Heads}}==
 [[Image:StrongSad DavidByrne.PNG|thumb|"This is not my beautiful house! This is not my beautiful wife!"]]
-*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] &mdash; [[Strong Sad]] dresses as the band's leader [[Wikipedia:David Byrne|David Byrne]]. He also quotes their song "[[Wikipedia: Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once In A Lifetime]] with the lines "This is not my beautiful house!" and "This is not my beautiful wife!"
+*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]] dresses as the band's leader {{w|David Byrne}}, wearing the "big suit" from ''{{w|Stop Making Sense}}''. He also quotes their song "{{w|Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime}}" with the lines "This is not my beautiful house!" and "This is not my beautiful wife!"
-==[[Wikipedia:James Taylor|James Taylor]]==
+=={{w|James Taylor}}==
-*Email [[for kids]] &mdash; On Homsar's show, ''[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-man?]]'', the guitarist bears a striking resemblance to this folk singer, who would often appear on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' to sing educational songs.
+*Email [[for kids]] {{--}} On Homsar's show, ''[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-man?]]'', the guitarist, known as the [[Stave It Off Guy]], bears a striking resemblance to this folk singer, who would often appear on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' to sing educational songs.
+*[[Crystal Fortress]] {{--}} The Stave It Off Guy returns.
-==[[Wikipedia:TLC (band)|TLC]]==
+=={{w|TLC (band)|TLC}}==
-*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] &mdash; Marzipan dresses as [[Wikipedia:Lisa Lopes|Left-Eye Lopes]].
+*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] {{--}} Marzipan dresses as {{w|Lisa Lopes|Left-Eye Lopes}}.
-==[[Wikipedia:The Treacherous Three|The Treacherous Three]]==
+=={{w|The Treacherous Three}}==
-*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] &mdash; Coach Z dresses as band member Kool Moe Dee.
+*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} Coach Z dresses as band member Kool Moe Dee.
-==[[Wikipedia:A Tribe Called Quest|A Tribe Called Quest]]==
+=={{w|A Tribe Called Quest}}==
-*[[Weclome Back]] ([[Weclome Back#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) &mdash; The Brothers Chaps recall how they once played a Tribe Called Quest cover in a battle of the bands contest.
+{{seemain|A Tribe Called Quest}}
-==[[Wikipedia:Tupac|Tupac]]==
+=={{w|Tupac Shakur|Tupac}}==
 [[Image:CoachZ_Tupac.PNG|thumb|Thorg Life]]
-*[[Halloween Fairstival]] &mdash; Coach Z dresses as Tupac.
+*[[Halloween Fairstival]] {{--}} Coach Z dresses as Tupac.
-==[[Wikipedia:Turbonegro|Turbonegro]]==
+=={{w|Turbonegro}}==
-*Email [[death metal]] &mdash; Strong Bad's suggestion to Dane to be fat refers to lead singer [[Wikipedia:Hank Von Helvete|Hank Von Helvete]], who is famous for his plump physique.
+*Email [[death metal]] {{--}} Strong Bad's suggestion to Dane to be fat refers to lead singer {{w|Hank Von Helvete}}, who is famous for his plump physique.
-==[[Wikipedia:Ike & Tina Turner|Ike Turner]]==
+=={{w|Ike & Tina Turner|Ike Turner}}==
-*Email [[autobiography]] &mdash; An Easter egg describes the tapes as being reviewed by Ike Turner.
+*Email [[autobiography]] {{--}} An Easter egg describes the tapes as being reviewed by Ike Turner, who, bizarrely enough, reviews it twice as "hootie hoo".
-==[[Wikipedia:Van Halen|Van Halen]]==
+<span id="U"></span>
-*''Main Article:'' [[Van Halen]]
+=={{w|U2}}==
+*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] {{--}} When you've beaten the game, the line "The sanctum begins to rattle and hum" is a reference to the U2 album ''{{w|Rattle and Hum}}''.
-==[[Wikipedia:Stevie Ray Vaughan|Stevie Ray Vaughan]]==
+<span id="V"></span>
-*[[Most in the Graveyard]] &mdash; Marzipan dresses as Stevie Ray Vaughan.
+=={{w|Van Halen}}==
+{{seemain|Van Halen}}
-==[[Wikipedia:Vinnie Vincent Invasion|Vinnie Vincent Invasion]]==
+=={{w|Stevie Ray Vaughan}}==
-*Email [[death metal]] &mdash; One of the bands featured on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour is "the Winnie Wincent Inwasion".
+*[[Most in the Graveyard]] {{--}} Marzipan dresses as Stevie Ray Vaughan.
+**Homestar calls Marzipan "My little pride and joy," a reference to Stevie Ray Vaughan's 1983 hit, {{w|Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan song)|Pride and Joy}}.
-==[[Wikipedia:Weezer|Weezer]]==
+=={{w|Vinnie Vincent Invasion}}==
-*Email [[concert]] &mdash; The discussion about Christmas lights used by sloshy refers to Weezer's similar usage in their music video of "[[Wikipedia:El Scorcho|El Scorcho]]".
+*Email [[death metal]] {{--}} One of the bands featured on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour is "the Winnie Wincent Inwasion".
-==[[Wikipedia:Wesley Willis|Wesley Willis]]==
+<span id="W"></span>
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; When you are finished talking to Bubs, he may utter the phrase "Rock over London, Rock on Chicago". This phrase was often used at the end of Willis' songs.
+=={{w|Weezer}}==
+*Email [[concert]] {{--}} The discussion about Christmas lights used by sloshy refers to Weezer's similar usage in their music video of "{{w|El Scorcho}}".
+*[[Decomposing Pumpkins]] {{--}} The intro notes are reminiscent of "{{w|Undone (The Sweater Song)}}".
+*[[sloshy]]'s bassist resembles the drummer for Weezer.
-==[[Wikipedia:Barry White|Barry White]]==
+=={{w|Wesley Willis}}==
-*Email [[love poems]] &mdash; Tenerence Love sings his "Sweaty Overweight Jam" in imitation of soul singers like Barry White.
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} When you are finished talking to Bubs, he may utter the phrase "Rock over London, Rock on Chicago". This phrase was often used at the end of Willis' songs.
-*[[Baddest of the Bands]] &mdash; Strong Bad refers to Homestar as "Very White".
-==[[Wikipedia:Whitesnake|Whitesnake]]==
+=={{w|Barry White}}==
-*Email [[mile]] &mdash; Strong Bad's line before jumping the ramp over Bubs' 19 buses, "Here I go again on my own," is a reference to the first line of the chorus of "Here I Go Again", an '80s standard by Whitesnake.
+*Email [[love poems]] {{--}} Tenerence Love sings his "Sweaty Overweight Jam" in imitation of soul singers like Barry White.
+*[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} Strong Bad refers to Homestar as "Very White".
-==[[Wikipedia:The Who|The Who]]==
+=={{w|Whitesnake}}==
+*Email [[mile]] {{--}} Strong Bad's line before jumping the ramp over Bubs' 19 buses, "Here I go again on my own," is a reference to the first line of the chorus of "{{w|Here I Go Again}}", an '80s standard by Whitesnake.
+=={{w|The Who}}==
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-==[[Wikipedia:Winger|Winger]]==
+=={{w|Winger}}==
-*Email [[death metal]] &mdash; One of the bands featured on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour is "Vinger".
+*Email [[death metal]] {{--}} One of the bands featured on the Half-Hour Death Metal Dungeon Hour is "Vinger".
-*Email [[the chair]] &mdash; Bubs has a Winger album.
+*Email [[the chair]] {{--}} Bubs has a Winger album.
-==[[Wikipedia:Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang Clan]]==
+=={{w|Wu-Tang Clan}}==
 [[Image:Wu-TangPumpkin.png|thumb|"Cool, a W. What's that supposed to stand for? Witches' brew?"]]
-*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] &mdash; If you give Coach Z the Cherry Clan as his Halloween treat, he will compare them to the Wu-Tang Clan and he asks you if he can come in and listen to the group's song, ''[[Wikipedia:Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)|The 36 Chambers]]''
+*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] {{--}} If you give Coach Z the Cherry Clan as his Halloween treat, he will compare them to the Wu-Tang Clan and he asks you if he can come in and listen to the group's debut album, ''{{w|Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)|The 36 Chambers}}''.
-*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] &mdash; The letter W in Coach Z's pumpkin entry is the symbol for the Wu-Tang Clan.
+*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] {{--}} The letter W in Coach Z's pumpkin entry is the symbol for the Wu-Tang Clan.
-*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]] &mdash; Homestar's mention of a "Goatface Killa" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Ghostface Killah|Ghostface Killah]], a member of Wu-Tang Clan.
+*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]] {{--}} Homestar's mention of a "Goatface Killa" is a reference to {{w|Ghostface Killah}}, a member of Wu-Tang Clan.
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+=={{w|"Weird Al" Yankovic}}==
+*Email [[long pants]] {{--}} Strong Bad writing on the Lappy with the light pen may be a reference to part of the lyrics to Weird Al's song, "It's All About the Pentiums".
+*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] {{--}} The line "Ding dong. Ding dong, yo" is a line from the video for "{{w|Fat (song)|Fat}}".
-==[[Wikipedia:Frank Zappa|Frank Zappa]]==
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-*Email [[suntan]] &mdash; In the instructions, the man's facial hair is similar to that of Frank Zappa.
+=={{w|Frank Zappa}}==
-*Email [[modeling]] &mdash; "Stinkfoot" refers to a song title by Zappa.
+*Email [[suntan]] {{--}} In the instructions, the man's facial hair is similar to that of Frank Zappa.
+*Email [[modeling]] {{--}} "Stinkfoot" refers to a song title by Zappa.
-==[[Wikipedia:ZZ Top|ZZ Top]]==
+=={{w|ZZ Top}}==
-*Email [[the bet]] ([[the bet#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) &mdash; Strong Bad makes reference to Billy Gibbons, the leader of this band.
+*[[Sketchbook 2005]] {{--}} In the November 10 entry, the King of Town is drawn as one of the band members.
+*Email [[the bet]] ([[the bet#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]) {{--}} Strong Bad makes reference to Billy Gibbons, the leader of this band.
+*Email [[winter pool]] {{--}} The King of Town is seen watching an episode of [[Caleb Rentpayer]] where Tucksworth says, "You can't grow a ZZ Top beard!"
 ==See Also==
+*[[Paul and Storm]]
 *[[They Might Be Giants]]
-*[[DaVinci's Notebook]]
+*[[Y-O-U]]
 *[[Heavy Metal]]
 *[[Hip Hop]]
-*[[The Beatles]]
 *[[Professional Athlete References]]
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+*[[Video Game References]]
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