Main Page 8

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Revision as of 00:17, 21 September 2006

Wouldn't you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?

Homestar Runner is upside down and falling through the sky.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, The Yello Dello

Places: The sky

Icon: Clouds

Page title: "What's so great about Homestar Runner?"

Button Effects

• Toons — The Strong Bad Balloon passes. Strong Bad sings, "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?"
• Games — A zeppelin on fire (probably the Hindenburg, see below) passes by.
• Characters — Homestar stops falling, with a "SCREECH!" braking noise.
• Downloads — The star on his shirt starts to peel off. When you move your cursor away from the button, his star returns to its original position.
• Store — He starts falling up.
• Email — The Yello Dello flies by.

Fun Facts

Trivia

• The Yello Dello is also falling at the same speed as Homestar.
• This is the first main page to have Homestar in his regular clothes.
• Relative to the clouds, Strong Bad's hot air balloon is actually sinking pretty quickly.

Goofs

• When Homestar stops falling, the propeller on his hat is still blurred.
• When Strong Bad is singing, his lips aren't moving.

Inside References

• The page title "What's so great about Homestar Runner?" may be a reference to the page title of Main Page 1, "What's not to love about Homestar Runner?"

Real World References

• The zeppelin on fire is a reference to The Hindenburg. It is also used as cover art for some Led Zeppelin albums.
• "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?" is a line from "Up, Up and Away" by the group Fifth Dimension.

External links

• go to Main Page 8
• view the Flash file for Main Page 8