Screenland - 24 Apr 2017

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On the episode Cult Classics Redux of Screenland, The Brothers Chaps talk about the making of Homestar Runner Goes For the Gold and give insight on the inner working of the Homestar Runner body of work as being the cult classic it is. A 2-minute extra, Homestar Plays Himself, was also released, in which Homestar Runner and Mike Chapman play the unfinished Homestar Runner RPG.

Contents 1 Description 1.1 Cult Classics Redux 1.2 Homestar Plays Himself 2 Easter Eggs 3 Fun Facts 3.1 Trivia 3.2 Remarks 3.3 Inside References 4 External Links

Description

Cult Classics Redux

The internet cartoon "Homestar Runner" and the kid's television show Knightmare both have huge cult followings
that go back decades. Now both are receiving modern day tributes, a testament to their impact on pop culture.

Homestar Plays Himself

Homestar Runner, of internet cult sensation "Homestar Runner" fame, plays an unreleased video game
starring...Homestar Runner.

Easter Eggs

• At about 19:21 into Cult Classics Redux, homestarrunner.com/slash/slash can be seen on a whiteboard. Going to that URL brings up the following video:

Fun Facts

Trivia

• Clips are shown from Flash is Dead!, the Original Book (images), Super NES, Main Page 21, First Time Here?, Old Flash Stuff, Main Page 15, Main Page 1, Main Page 6, Main Page 8, Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2, video games, techno, video games (again), video games (yet again), flashback (image), Super NES (again), and Homestar Runner Goes For the Gold.
• The orange curtain, Stop Sign, and posterboard Strong Bad seen in a few @StrongBadActual Tweets are visible, as well as a box of Cheat Commandos...O's on the wall.
• Many things can be seen in the sketchbooks, including:
  • The Sketchbook sketches "kot-z top", "strong sad as mike shank", and "cakemonger!"
  • A script for rated alongside the words "Axe-Gun: Legends of the Brain Outener" and "Fists of Knuckles Series" from the same email
  • The email from time capsule
  • "BUBS- DENOOB LARGO"
  • Sketches for In Search of the Yello Dello Old Version
  • Unseen early sketches of Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Tiny-Handed Strong Bad, and Dijjery Doo.
  • A page reading "HALLOWeeN 2006" (in "Homestar Plays Himself")
• Strong Bad posted a picture of the table read during the filming of this episode.
• "GRAPHICS? is it doable??" can be seen on a whiteboard above a picture of a pixelated man saying "MAYBE!".
• On a table, Puppet Homestar Runner, The Exact Same, Puppet The Cheat, and the new Puppet Strong Bad can be seen, with the old Puppet Strong Bad leaning against the wall beside the table.
• On a computer screen, a reddish-brown Dijjery Doo is seen, revealing that he may have originally been a more reddish color.

Remarks

• Strangely, during the third video games clip, the dust from army can be seen on the Compy 386.

Inside References

• Puppet Strong Bad calls Mike a pile, and later refers to the script as a steaming pile.
• The Negative Zone is where Stinkoman 20X6 Level -0 takes place.

External Links

• Watch the episode content warning
• Watch "Homestar Plays Himself"
• Watch homestarrunner.com/slash/slash