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Influential literature author '''[[wikipedia:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]]''' has been referenced several times in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. | Influential literature author '''[[wikipedia:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]]''' has been referenced several times in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. | ||
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*[[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]] — [[Strong Bad]] calls Strong Sad the "Ghost of Christmas Suck". | *[[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]] — [[Strong Bad]] calls Strong Sad the "Ghost of Christmas Suck". | ||
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Under Strong Sad's rule, the [[house of the Brothers Strong]] is referred to as [[Countries in Strong Badia the Free#Bleak House|Bleak House]], the name of a [[wikipedia:Bleak House|novel]] by Dickens. Also, when [[Homestar Runner]] drafts himself into the [[Homestarmy]], he refers to himself as an "Artful Draft Dodger", a reference to Dickens' character, the [[wikipedia:Artful Dodger|Artful Dodger]]. | *[[Strong Badia the Free]] — Under Strong Sad's rule, the [[house of the Brothers Strong]] is referred to as [[Countries in Strong Badia the Free#Bleak House|Bleak House]], the name of a [[wikipedia:Bleak House|novel]] by Dickens. Also, when [[Homestar Runner]] drafts himself into the [[Homestarmy]], he refers to himself as an "Artful Draft Dodger", a reference to Dickens' character, the [[wikipedia:Artful Dodger|Artful Dodger]]. | ||
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Influential literature author Charles Dickens has been referenced several times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
References
- A Holiday Greeting — Strong Sad says, "And God bless us every one", a quote from A Christmas Carol.
- Pumpkin Carve-nival — Homsar calls himself the "Ghost of Christmas Past", who originated in A Christmas Carol.
- Email senior prom — Marzipan says, "Watch those hands, David Coppafeel!", referring to David Copperfield.
- Let us give TANKS! — Oliver Smidgen is based on Oliver Twist. In the DVD commentary, The Brothers Chaps call Smidgen "that little Dickens's's boy".
- The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw — Strong Bad calls Strong Sad the "Ghost of Christmas Suck".
- Strong Badia the Free — Under Strong Sad's rule, the house of the Brothers Strong is referred to as Bleak House, the name of a novel by Dickens. Also, when Homestar Runner drafts himself into the Homestarmy, he refers to himself as an "Artful Draft Dodger", a reference to Dickens' character, the Artful Dodger.
