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| ''image description here'' || The original children's book that started it all. Here's the first cover. Notice at this point he's THE Homestar Runner. (July 96) || [[HR:book1.html|View Page 1]]
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| ''Homestar Runner is standing in an empty field'' || The original children's book that started it all. Here's the first cover. Notice at this point he's THE Homestar Runner. (July 96) || [[HR:book1.html|View Page 1]]
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| ''image description here'' || The alternate, construction paper cover. A little less embarassing. (Sept 96) || [[HR:book2.html|View Page 2]]
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| ''Homestar is standing on an orange star background'' || The alternate, construction paper cover. A little less embarassing. (Sept 96) || [[HR:book2.html|View Page 2]]
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| ''image description here'' || The 'I'm just learning Photoshop' remix of the cover. (July 97) And now, onto the story... || [[HR:book3.html|View Page 3]]
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| ''Homestar is standing on a diamond-patterned background'' || The 'I'm just learning Photoshop' remix of the cover. (July 97) And now, onto the story... || [[HR:book3.html|View Page 3]]
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| ''image description here'' || Everybody loves the Homestar Runner. He is a terrific athlete.  || [[HR:book4.html|View Page 4]]
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| ''Homestar is standing in front of a star'' || Everybody loves the Homestar Runner. He is a terrific athlete.  || [[HR:book4.html|View Page 4]]
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| ''image description here'' || One day, his friend, Pom-Pom, asked him to enter the Strongest Man in the World Contest.  || [[HR:book5.html|View Page 5]]
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| ''Homestar and Pom Pom are standing in a field'' || One day, his friend, Pom-Pom, asked him to enter the Strongest Man in the World Contest.  || [[HR:book5.html|View Page 5]]
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| ''image description here'' || The Homestar Runner agreed, and the two trained for days and days to become the strongest men in the world.  || [[HR:book6.html|View Page 6]]
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| ''Homestar and Pom Pom are lifting weights'' || The Homestar Runner agreed, and the two trained for days and days to become the strongest men in the world.  || [[HR:book6.html|View Page 6]]
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| ''image description here'' || On the way to the contest, another competitor, Strong Bad, made fun of them. "I'm the very strongest! You guys are not very strong!"  || [[HR:book7.html|View Page 7]]
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| ''Strong Bad and The Cheat stand next to Homestar and Pom Pom in the field'' || On the way to the contest, another competitor, Strong Bad, made fun of them. "I'm the very strongest! You guys are not very strong!"  || [[HR:book7.html|View Page 7]]
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| ''image description here'' || The contestants: Mr. Bland, The Robot (last year's winner), Señor... || [[HR:book8.html|View Page 8]]
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| ''Mr. Bland, The Robot, and Señor stand in ovals on the background'' || The contestants: Mr. Bland, The Robot (last year's winner), Señor... || [[HR:book8.html|View Page 8]]
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| ''Pom Pom, Strong Bad, and Homestar also stand in ovals'' || ...Pom-Pom, Strong Bad, The Homestar Runner. || [[HR:book9.html|View Page 9]]
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| ''image description here'' || Upon their arrival, the rules were explained: The Grape Fairie starts everyone off with twenty grapes, then adds one at a time. Whoever holds the most grapes, wins.  || [[HR:book10.html|View Page 10]]
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| ''The Grape Fairie is flying over the contestants on a Bumble Bee, while The Announcer holds up a sheet of paper with the rules'' || Upon their arrival, the rules were explained: The Grape Fairie starts everyone off with twenty grapes, then adds one at a time. Whoever holds the most grapes, wins.  || [[HR:book10.html|View Page 10]]
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| ''The grape fairie is granting each contestant twenty grapes'' || The Grape Fairie granted each of them twenty grapes.  || [[HR:book11.html|View Page 11]]
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| ''image description here'' || Mr. Bland did not hold up.  || [[HR:book12.html|View Page 12]]
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| ''The grape fairie is putting another grap on each pile of grapes'' || The Grape Fairie added another grape.  || [[HR:book13.html|View Page13]]
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| ''image description here'' || Señor was NOT the strongest man in the world.  || [[HR:book14.html|View Page 14]]
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| ''Señor is seen being squished under his grapes, with the caption "SPLURT"'' || Señor was NOT the strongest man in the world.  || [[HR:book14.html|View Page 14]]
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| ''image description here'' || Suddenly, the Robot shut down and dropped his grapes. Homestar knew something was up.  || [[HR:book15.html|View Page 15]]
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| ''Four grapes are seen on the ground by The Robot's  foot, and The Cheat is seen running away from an electrical socket with The Robot's plug on the ground'' || Suddenly, the Robot shut down and dropped his grapes. Homestar knew something was up.  || [[HR:book15.html|View Page 15]]
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| ''image description here'' || There were only three contestants left. Another grape was added.  || [[HR:book16.html|View Page 16]]
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| ''Another grape is being added to the piles of the final three contestants'' || There were only three contestants left. Another grape was added.  || [[HR:book16.html|View Page 16]]
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| ''image description here'' || Homestar noticed that Strong Bad was getting some extra help. "I will drop my grapes and uncover that CHEAT!"  || [[HR:book17.html|View Page 17]]
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| ''Homestar is in the forground, noticing The Cheat helping Strong Bad hold his grapes in the background'' || Homestar noticed that Strong Bad was getting some extra help. "I will drop my grapes and uncover that CHEAT!"  || [[HR:book17.html|View Page 17]]
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| ''image description here'' || The Homestar Runner yanked the cheat out from under the pile of grapes. "OH NO!" screamed Strong Bad.  || [[HR:book18.html|View Page 18]]
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| ''Homestar's pile of grapes is on the ground, and Homestar is kicking The Cheat from under Strong Bad's pile, causing Strong Bad to wobble'' || The Homestar Runner yanked the cheat out from under the pile of grapes. "OH NO!" screamed Strong Bad.  || [[HR:book18.html|View Page 18]]
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| ''image description here'' || Strong Bad was squished and Pom-Pom won.  || [[HR:book19.html|View Page 19]]
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| ''Strong Bad is seen under his pile of grapes and Homestar is standing next to Pom Pom, who is still holding his grapes'' || Strong Bad was squished and Pom-Pom won.  || [[HR:book19.html|View Page 19]]
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| ''image description here'' || Knowing that he could not have done it without The Homestar Runner's help, Pom-Pom shared the trophy.  || [[HR:book20.html|View Page 20]]
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| ''Homestar and Pom Pom are each wearing medals and are holding a trophy between them, while The Grape Fairie is flying in the background'' || Knowing that he could not have done it without The Homestar Runner's help, Pom-Pom shared the trophy.  || [[HR:book20.html|View Page 20]]
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Revision as of 03:14, 8 December 2005

The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest is the original children's book that started it all. The story is bizarre and has few of the regular characters but showed signs of the greatness to come. The archive includes the story plus some alternate cover ideas.

The Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, Strong Bad, and three others enter the Strongest Man in the World Contest. "Whoever holds the most grapes, wins." Strong Bad cheats with the help of The Cheat himself (naturally).

Strong Bad later made a revised edition of the story in the email "kids' book." The book was also spoofed in the 100th email "flashback," which in turn inspired Main Page 20.

Cast(in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Pom Pom, Strong Bad, The Cheat, Mr. Bland, The Robot, Señor, The Announcer, The Grape Fairie

Contents

The Story

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Homestar Runner is standing in an empty field The original children's book that started it all. Here's the first cover. Notice at this point he's THE Homestar Runner. (July 96) View Page 1
Homestar is standing on an orange star background The alternate, construction paper cover. A little less embarassing. (Sept 96) View Page 2
Homestar is standing on a diamond-patterned background The 'I'm just learning Photoshop' remix of the cover. (July 97) And now, onto the story... View Page 3
Homestar is standing in front of a star Everybody loves the Homestar Runner. He is a terrific athlete. View Page 4
Homestar and Pom Pom are standing in a field One day, his friend, Pom-Pom, asked him to enter the Strongest Man in the World Contest. View Page 5
Homestar and Pom Pom are lifting weights The Homestar Runner agreed, and the two trained for days and days to become the strongest men in the world. View Page 6
Strong Bad and The Cheat stand next to Homestar and Pom Pom in the field On the way to the contest, another competitor, Strong Bad, made fun of them. "I'm the very strongest! You guys are not very strong!" View Page 7
Mr. Bland, The Robot, and Señor stand in ovals on the background The contestants: Mr. Bland, The Robot (last year's winner), Señor... View Page 8
Pom Pom, Strong Bad, and Homestar also stand in ovals ...Pom-Pom, Strong Bad, The Homestar Runner. View Page 9
The Grape Fairie is flying over the contestants on a Bumble Bee, while The Announcer holds up a sheet of paper with the rules Upon their arrival, the rules were explained: The Grape Fairie starts everyone off with twenty grapes, then adds one at a time. Whoever holds the most grapes, wins. View Page 10
The grape fairie is granting each contestant twenty grapes The Grape Fairie granted each of them twenty grapes. View Page 11
Mr. Bland's legs are seen under his pile of grapes with the caption "SQUISH" Mr. Bland did not hold up. View Page 12
The grape fairie is putting another grap on each pile of grapes The Grape Fairie added another grape. View Page13
Señor is seen being squished under his grapes, with the caption "SPLURT" Señor was NOT the strongest man in the world. View Page 14
Four grapes are seen on the ground by The Robot's foot, and The Cheat is seen running away from an electrical socket with The Robot's plug on the ground Suddenly, the Robot shut down and dropped his grapes. Homestar knew something was up. View Page 15
Another grape is being added to the piles of the final three contestants There were only three contestants left. Another grape was added. View Page 16
Homestar is in the forground, noticing The Cheat helping Strong Bad hold his grapes in the background Homestar noticed that Strong Bad was getting some extra help. "I will drop my grapes and uncover that CHEAT!" View Page 17
Homestar's pile of grapes is on the ground, and Homestar is kicking The Cheat from under Strong Bad's pile, causing Strong Bad to wobble The Homestar Runner yanked the cheat out from under the pile of grapes. "OH NO!" screamed Strong Bad. View Page 18
Strong Bad is seen under his pile of grapes and Homestar is standing next to Pom Pom, who is still holding his grapes Strong Bad was squished and Pom-Pom won. View Page 19
Homestar and Pom Pom are each wearing medals and are holding a trophy between them, while The Grape Fairie is flying in the background Knowing that he could not have done it without The Homestar Runner's help, Pom-Pom shared the trophy. View Page 20

Background

"Just a story we made one afternoon, went to Kinko's, made about ten or fifteen copies of it, and kind of gave it to our friends, and that was it, really, for several years. We just did that in the summer. We were in college, and did it in a bored afternoon."

Fun Facts

  • The alternate text for all of the pictures in the book except the first page and the covers is "Pom Pom's beady eyes".
    • The first cover has no alternate text.
    • The construction paper cover's alternate text is "supa punchtime!"
    • The "Photoshop" cover's alternate text is "Oh, Pollette!"
    • The first page's alternate text is "big head, tiny legs."

External links

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