Old-Timey
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1936 (sometimes referred to as Old-timey) is the collective name for the Homestar toons said to have been made around about 1936; and are in essence a pastiche/tribute to the cartoons of the time. The toons are in black & white and have intentionally sloppy edits, a grainy and scratched appearance, and a soundtrack filled with static and pops. The characters look and sound different from their modern-day counterparts, and often have different personae, much in the way that the characters in the earliest Disney and Warner Brothers cartoons are noticably different to later incarnations.
This era spans from 1933 with "Kick the Can" to the 1937 release of "That a Ghost." Each new toon appears to take place in a later year than previous toons. It is possible that the 1936-era dates are following the current date, with a difference of 67 years. Kick the Can, dated 1933, was released in 2000. Later cartoons released in 2003 are dated 1936, and That A Ghost, released in 2004, is dated 1937.
Most of the toons from this era, explicitly set in the Great Depression, center around the main characters' (The Homestar Runner, 1936 Marzipan and Fat Dudley) quest for food, and 1936 Strong Bad's attempts to foil them with the help of his sidekicks The Strong Man and The Sneak.
They sometimes are different versions of regular, present-day toons or products-
- The Cheat Theme Song = Ballad of The Sneak
- Fluffy Puff Marshmallows = Fluffy Puff Air Puffed Sugar Delights
Characters (in order of appearance)
- The Homestar Runner (Homestar Runner)
- 1936 Strong Bad (Strong Bad)
- 1936 Marzipan (Marzipan)
- Fat Dudley (Pom Pom)
- Strong Man (Strong Mad)
- The Sneak (The Cheat)
- 1936 Bubs (Bubs)
- Sickly Sam (Strong Sad)
- The Devil (The Poopsmith)
- The Kaiser or The Bossman (The King of Town)
- The Football Player (Coach Z)
- Mr. Shmallow (Marshie)
