Presidents
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| - | * | + | *[[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. Also, pictures of [[Wikipedia:John F. Kennedy|John F. Kennedy]] and his brother [[Wikipedia:Robert F. Kennedy|Robert]] appear in the music video. | **In [[Everybody to the Limit]], this same silhouette is used. Also, pictures of [[Wikipedia:John F. Kennedy|John F. Kennedy]] and his brother [[Wikipedia:Robert F. Kennedy|Robert]] appear in the music video. | ||
| - | * | + | *[[Kick the Can]]— In one of the tapes, [[The Homestar Runner|The Homestar Runner's]] shirt has the words "[[Wikipedia:Herbert Hoover|herbert hoover?]]" on it. |
| - | * | + | *[[Fortune Cookies]]— One of the "fortunes" reads "Hey, it worked for [[Wikipedia:William Howard Taft|Taft]]." |
| - | * | + | *Email [[old comics]]— a quote from [[Wikipedia:Harry S. Truman|President Truman]] on the [[King Castlefunny Pencil Moistener]] reads "Everybody's going to need one!" |
| - | * | + | *[[The Cheat|The Cheat's]] [[The Cheat#Character Video Transcript|Character Video]]— The Cheat throws a bust of [[Van Buren]] at the camera. |
**This bust later appears taped on [[The Proud Anselmo]] in [[space program]]. | **This bust later appears taped on [[The Proud Anselmo]] in [[space program]]. | ||
| - | * | + | *[[Experimental Film]]— [[Homestar Runner]] is playing a game with presidents on the [[ATM]]. |
| - | * | + | *[[Halloween Potion-Ma-Jig]]— Homestar does a bad impression of [[Wikipedia:Ronald Reagan|Ronald Reagan]]. |
| - | * | + | *[[2 emails]]— Strong Bad puts a [[Sticky Notes|sticky note]] on the computer reading "Van Buren". |
| - | * | + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]]— [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Georage Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Henry Rollins|George Washington and Abraham Lincoln]] appear, along with [[Wikipedia:Henry Rollins|Henry Rollins]]. They are the "cool or famous" people who take [[So and So]] parasailing with them. |
**These characters appear later in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]. | **These characters appear later in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]. | ||
| - | * | + | *[[Puppet Jam: President's Daughter]]— Homestar and They Might Be Giants make a song about the president's daughter. |
| - | * | + | *[[An Open Forum]]— the background has Abraham Lincoln heads. |
[[Category:Inside Jokes]] | [[Category:Inside Jokes]] | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 20 January 2006
United States Presidents are mentioned and seen various times in the Homestar Runner universe, 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.
Appearances
- 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. Also, pictures of John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert appear in the music video.
- Kick the Can— In one of the tapes, The Homestar Runner's shirt has the words "herbert hoover?" on it.
- Fortune Cookies— One of the "fortunes" reads "Hey, it worked for Taft."
- Email old comics— a quote from President Truman on the King Castlefunny Pencil Moistener reads "Everybody's going to need one!"
- The Cheat's Character Video— The Cheat throws a bust of Van Buren at the camera.
- This bust later appears taped on The Proud Anselmo in space program.
- Experimental Film— Homestar Runner is playing a game with presidents on the ATM.
- Halloween Potion-Ma-Jig— Homestar does a bad impression of Ronald Reagan.
- 2 emails— Strong Bad puts a sticky note on the computer reading "Van Buren".
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 5— George Washington and Abraham Lincoln appear, along with Henry Rollins. They are the "cool or famous" people who take So and So parasailing with them.
- These characters appear later in Teen Girl Squad Issue 10.
- Puppet Jam: President's Daughter— Homestar and They Might Be Giants make a song about the president's daughter.
- An Open Forum— the background has Abraham Lincoln heads.
