Number One Jams
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[[Image:Number one jam.PNG|thumb|"It tastes like a number one jam!"]] | [[Image:Number one jam.PNG|thumb|"It tastes like a number one jam!"]] | ||
| - | '''Number One [[Jam]]''' is a phrase used within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work | + | '''Number One [[Jam]]''' is a phrase used within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work as a description of a song by either [[The Brothers Chaps]] or a character. The term is often used in a self-referential context, so there is nothing to verify whether or not a song is actually a number one jam. However, the claim is sometimes verified, as in [[time capsule]], when Stinkoman remarks "It tastes like a number one jam" after eating the Grumblecakes single. |
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*[[Everybody to the Limit]] {{--}} "The #1 Summer Jam" (description on the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons Menu]]) | *[[Everybody to the Limit]] {{--}} "The #1 Summer Jam" (description on the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons Menu]]) | ||
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]] {{--}} "The #1 Summer Jam from [[1936]]" (description on the Toons Menu) | *[[Ballad of The Sneak]] {{--}} "The #1 Summer Jam from [[1936]]" (description on the Toons Menu) | ||
| - | *Email [[time capsule]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] puts a [[cassette tape]] with one of his number one jams about [[Grumblecakes]] in his [[The Time Capsule|time capsule]]. Then, [[Stinkoman]] eats the cassette tape, thinking that it's a [[ | + | *Email [[time capsule]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] puts a [[cassette tape]] with one of his number one jams about [[Grumblecakes]] in his [[The Time Capsule|time capsule]]. Then, [[Stinkoman]] eats the cassette tape, thinking that it's a [[Power Crunch]], and says, "It tastes like a number one jam!" |
**In [[rock opera]], this line is pulled out of context to form the sentence "Positate without pizzaz and ''jam!''" | **In [[rock opera]], this line is pulled out of context to form the sentence "Positate without pizzaz and ''jam!''" | ||
*Email [[rampage]] {{--}} [[Coach Z]] raps that his lyrical rampage is "the number one jam on all the stations". | *Email [[rampage]] {{--}} [[Coach Z]] raps that his lyrical rampage is "the number one jam on all the stations". | ||
*Email [[alternate universe]] {{--}} Strong Bad and his doppelgängers record a number one jam. | *Email [[alternate universe]] {{--}} Strong Bad and his doppelgängers record a number one jam. | ||
*[[An Important Rap Song]] {{--}} "[[Buy all our playsets and toys!!|Download All Our Number One Jams!!]]" appears at the end. | *[[An Important Rap Song]] {{--}} "[[Buy all our playsets and toys!!|Download All Our Number One Jams!!]]" appears at the end. | ||
| - | *[[Field Day Intro]] {{--}} Strong Bad decides to give the audience the "number one jam of the summer | + | *[[Field Day Intro]] {{--}} Strong Bad decides to give the audience the "number one jam of the summer". |
*[[Yahoo Store]] {{--}} The [[Store Front Page News 2007|message on the front page]] described [[Strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] as "the number one jam of the summer". | *[[Yahoo Store]] {{--}} The [[Store Front Page News 2007|message on the front page]] described [[Strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] as "the number one jam of the summer". | ||
*[[Fish Eye Lens]] {{--}} Coach Z, worried about how long it has been since the last number one jam, gets Strong Bad to rap with him to make a new one. | *[[Fish Eye Lens]] {{--}} Coach Z, worried about how long it has been since the last number one jam, gets Strong Bad to rap with him to make a new one. | ||
| - | *[[Main Page | + | **The [[Main Page Message]] advertising the toon read "new #1 jam!", and the [[Quote of the Week]] consisted of the full song with the description "GET THE NEW #1 JAM!". |
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*[[Deleteheads Download]] {{--}} The April 16, 2025 edition of the newsletter lists [[Back to a Website]] as a "#1 Jam". | *[[Deleteheads Download]] {{--}} The April 16, 2025 edition of the newsletter lists [[Back to a Website]] as a "#1 Jam". | ||
===Variations=== | ===Variations=== | ||
Occasionally, "jam" will be used to refer to music without qualifying it as "Number One". | Occasionally, "jam" will be used to refer to music without qualifying it as "Number One". | ||
| - | *[[Everybody Knows It]] {{--}} [[Puppet Homestar]] tells [[The Cheat]] to "mash play on that [[Jam Box|jambox]]". The Jam Box then reappears in several other [[Toons|toons]]. | + | *[[Everybody Knows It]] {{--}} [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] [[Homestar Runner]] tells [[The Cheat]] to "mash play on that [[Jam Box|jambox]]". The Jam Box then reappears in several other [[Toons|toons]]. |
| - | *[[Strong Sad's Lament]] {{--}} Strong Sad states that he'll take his washboard and jam with Francis Scott Key instead. | + | *[[Strong Sad's Lament]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]] states that he'll take his washboard and jam with Francis Scott Key instead. |
| - | * | + | *Puppet Homestar recorded a series of songs with [[They Might Be Giants]], collectively titled "[[Puppet Jam]]". |
| - | *Email [[cheatday]] {{--}} [[Bubs]] tries to cut demos for two of | + | *Email [[cheatday]] {{--}} [[Bubs]] tries to cut demos for two of Strong Bad's songs, the latter of which he calls a good jam. |
**In an [[Easter egg]], Bubs and [[Coach Z]] cut a demo as the [[Two-O-Duo]]. Coach Z remarks, "I got fresh jams." | **In an [[Easter egg]], Bubs and [[Coach Z]] cut a demo as the [[Two-O-Duo]]. Coach Z remarks, "I got fresh jams." | ||
| - | *[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] {{--}} [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig Costumes|Dressed as]] [[Bill Cosby|Theo Huxtable]], Coach Z raps "Jammin' on the one!" | + | *[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] {{--}} [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig Costumes|Dressed as]] [[Bill Cosby|Theo Huxtable]], Coach Z raps, "Jammin' on the one!" |
| + | **The Brothers Chaps wrote [[thorax:mp3s/Jammin_On_the_1.mp3|a song with this name]] prior to launching Homestar Runner. | ||
*Email [[road trip]] {{--}} Strong Bad takes a CD of Jammin' Tunes with him in the [[Gremlin]]. | *Email [[road trip]] {{--}} Strong Bad takes a CD of Jammin' Tunes with him in the [[Gremlin]]. | ||
| - | *[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} The skull in the spooky woods sprouts a rainbow afro and says, "A-jam on it!" | + | *[[Happy Hallow-day]] {{--}} The [[skull]] in the [[spooky woods]] sprouts a rainbow [[afro]] and says, "A-jam on it!" |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Current revision as of 05:15, 4 May 2025
- This article is about "Jam" as a musical term. For the other uses of the word, see Jam.
Number One Jam is a phrase used within the Homestar Runner body of work as a description of a song by either The Brothers Chaps or a character. The term is often used in a self-referential context, so there is nothing to verify whether or not a song is actually a number one jam. However, the claim is sometimes verified, as in time capsule, when Stinkoman remarks "It tastes like a number one jam" after eating the Grumblecakes single.
[edit] Appearances
- Everybody to the Limit — "The #1 Summer Jam" (description on the Toons Menu)
- Ballad of The Sneak — "The #1 Summer Jam from 1936" (description on the Toons Menu)
- Email time capsule — Strong Bad puts a cassette tape with one of his number one jams about Grumblecakes in his time capsule. Then, Stinkoman eats the cassette tape, thinking that it's a Power Crunch, and says, "It tastes like a number one jam!"
- In rock opera, this line is pulled out of context to form the sentence "Positate without pizzaz and jam!"
- Email rampage — Coach Z raps that his lyrical rampage is "the number one jam on all the stations".
- Email alternate universe — Strong Bad and his doppelgängers record a number one jam.
- An Important Rap Song — "Download All Our Number One Jams!!" appears at the end.
- Field Day Intro — Strong Bad decides to give the audience the "number one jam of the summer".
- Yahoo Store — The message on the front page described Strongbad_email.exe Disc Five as "the number one jam of the summer".
- Fish Eye Lens — Coach Z, worried about how long it has been since the last number one jam, gets Strong Bad to rap with him to make a new one.
- The Main Page Message advertising the toon read "new #1 jam!", and the Quote of the Week consisted of the full song with the description "GET THE NEW #1 JAM!".
- Deleteheads Download — The April 16, 2025 edition of the newsletter lists Back to a Website as a "#1 Jam".
[edit] Variations
Occasionally, "jam" will be used to refer to music without qualifying it as "Number One".
- Everybody Knows It — Puppet Homestar Runner tells The Cheat to "mash play on that jambox". The Jam Box then reappears in several other toons.
- Strong Sad's Lament — Strong Sad states that he'll take his washboard and jam with Francis Scott Key instead.
- Puppet Homestar recorded a series of songs with They Might Be Giants, collectively titled "Puppet Jam".
- Email cheatday — Bubs tries to cut demos for two of Strong Bad's songs, the latter of which he calls a good jam.
- In an Easter egg, Bubs and Coach Z cut a demo as the Two-O-Duo. Coach Z remarks, "I got fresh jams."
- Halloween Potion-ma-jig — Dressed as Theo Huxtable, Coach Z raps, "Jammin' on the one!"
- The Brothers Chaps wrote a song with this name prior to launching Homestar Runner.
- Email road trip — Strong Bad takes a CD of Jammin' Tunes with him in the Gremlin.
- Happy Hallow-day — The skull in the spooky woods sprouts a rainbow afro and says, "A-jam on it!"
