Presidents

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Presidents of the United States are mentioned and seen various times in Free Country, in particular presidents Martin Van Buren and Abraham Lincoln. This is perhaps a nod to They Might Be Giants, who frequently use presidents as a theme in their music. It was revealed in an interview that The Brothers Chaps have an oval portrait of Lincoln hanging in their office.

Appearances

George Washington (1789—1797)

• Teen Girl Squad Issue 5 — George Washington is among the "cool or famous" people who look at The Ugly One with her head in the sand, then go tandem parasailing with So and So.
  • Teen Girl Squad Issue 10 — Washington reappears with these characters.

Martin Van Buren (1837—1841)

• A bust of Van Buren is occasionally seen in Free Country, USA. See main article: Van Buren

William Henry Harrison (1841)

• Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2 — Old-Timey Strong Bad mentions Harrison along with James Garfield.

James K. Polk (1845—1849)

• Jibblies 2 — Homsar's costume includes the word "polk." on his chin, a possible reference to the president of that name.
• Email diorama — Peanut Strong Bad stabs a model of Nicholas Trist, a diplomat for Polk.

James Buchanan (1857—1861)

• Email diorama — Strong Bad has a robot in his diorama assassinate James Buchanan with a laser called the "Byoo-Cannon".

Abraham Lincoln (1861—1865)

• Fluffy Puff Commercial — Pressing "l" will make a silhouette of Abraham Lincoln's head appear.
  • In Everybody to the Limit, this same silhouette is used.
• Teen Girl Squad Issue 5 — Abraham Lincoln is among the "cool or famous" people who look at The Ugly One with her head in the sand, then go tandem parasailing with So and So.
  • Teen Girl Squad Issue 10 — Lincoln reappears with these characters.
• An Open Forum — The background is made up of Lincoln heads.
• Email your funeral — When reading from the phone book, Homestar mentions a pizza place called "Abraham Lincoln's Pizza Cabin".

James A. Garfield (1881)

• Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2 — Old-Timey Strong Bad mentions Garfield along with William Henry Harrison.

William Howard Taft (1909—1913)

• Fortune Cookies — One of the "fortunes" reads "Hey, it worked for Taft."

Herbert Hoover (1929—1933)

• Kick the Can — In one of the tapes, The Homestar Runner's shirt has the words "herbert hoover?" on it.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933—1945)

• Email redesign — Strong Bad suggests that the scrolling No Loafing Sign might be misread as "Franklin Delano Loafing".

Harry S. Truman (1945—1953)

• Email old comics — a quote from President Truman on the King Castlefunny Pencil Moistener reads "Everybody's going to need one!"

John F. Kennedy (1961—1963)

• Everybody to the Limit — Pictures of JFK and his brother Robert appear in the music video.

Jimmy Carter (1977—1981)

• Email diorama — Strong Bad has a robot assassinate Carter in his diorama.

Ronald Reagan (1981—1989)

• Peasant's Quest — Looking at the rocking chair after the Baby Lady leaves yields a response referring to Reagan's "trickle-down economics".
• Halloween Potion-ma-jig — Homestar does a bad Reagan impression.

Miscellaneous presidential references

• Email couch patch — The ASCII art million dollar bill that is printed out has the portrait labeled simply "President".
• Experimental Film — Homestar Runner is playing a game with presidents on the ATM.
• Puppet Jam: President's Daughter — Homestar and They Might Be Giants make a song about the president's daughter.