Editing Game Show References

[[Image:sbemail66.PNG|thumb|right|220px|"The Poopsmith, for 500 points..."]]

On more than one occasion [[The Brothers Chaps]] have made reference to plenty of '''television game shows''' on the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] website. [[Homestar Runner]]'s own show, [[The Show]], spoofs many of these shows, especially those made in the 1970s. However, this article also explains other references to game shows beyond just The Show.

==[[Wikipedia:The Dating Game|The Dating Game]]==
*[[Punkin Show]] &mdash; Homestar refers to the "next bachelor".

==[[Wikipedia:Family Feud|Family Feud]]==
*Email [[invisibility]] &mdash; While invisible, [[Strong Bad]] is watching [[Telebision|TV]], which is apparently showing a game show, and he says, "Survey says... you're an idiot!"
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; When Strong Bad is about to [[DELETED|delete]] an email message, he says, "Survey says... deleted!"
**He also references this show in the same way on later SBCG4AP games, including [[Baddest of the Bands]] and [[8-Bit Is Enough]].
*Email [[dictionary]] &mdash; The answer board from the Fast Money round appears in one scene and an Easter egg.
*[[Punkin Show]] &mdash; Homestar asks for a result by saying, "Ding board says."

==[[Wikipedia:Hollywood Squares|Hollywood Squares]]==
*Email [[the show]] &mdash; Homestar says, "[[Pom Pom]], for the block..." The term "block" refers to preventing one from getting three X's or O's in a row.
*Email [[geddup noise]] &mdash; Homestar refers to the center square. On this show, this is where famous comics would often sit for long periods at a time.

==[[Wikipedia:Jeopardy!|Jeopardy!]]==
*Email [[12:00]] &mdash; Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email intro]] goes thus: "I'll take [[Strong Bad Email]] for a thousand, please."
*Email [[dictionary]] &mdash; As he begins to answer the email, Strong Bad mentions "quotient quotables", most likely a parody of a common category on this show, "Potent Potables".
*[[Punkin Show]] &mdash; "Please phrase your pumpkin in the form of" is a reference to the show's format, where contestants must phrase their response in the form of a question.

==[[Wikipedia:Match Game|Match Game]]==
*Email [[the show]] &mdash; The commercial bumper music is partly lifted from this show's theme music.
*Email [[4 branches]] &mdash; The name of "The Show AM" alludes to a version of ''Match Game'' intended for evening syndication as ''Match Game PM''.

==[[Wikipedia:Press Your Luck|Press Your Luck]] and [[Wikipedia:Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck|Whammy!]]==
*Email [[the bet]] &mdash; Strong Bad's introduction ("Come on, big money! Big money! And.....email!") is in the spirit of a typical contestant's excited screams during play.
*Email [[redesign]] &mdash; When Strong Bad is cycling through different color schemes for his redesigned [[No Loafing Sign]], he says, "No Whammies, no Whammies!"
*[[Homestar Ruiner]] &mdash; When Homestar is in the shower at the [[Locker Room]], he occasionally says, "No Whammies, no Whammies, no Whammies..."
*[[Punkin Show]] &mdash; The Fadey Screen is in the same style as the Big Board slides.

==[[Wikipedia:The Price is Right|The Price Is Right]]==
*Email [[the show]] &mdash; Homestar's microphone resembles the one used by [[Wikipedia:Bob Barker|Bob Barker]] on this show.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] &mdash; When [[Coach Z]] is chosen for the draft, he remarks, "I think they've all overbid! One dollar! One dollar!"
*[[Main Page 19]] &mdash; There are several allusions:
**The Trip to Hawaii board is styled like ones in long-time use on The Price is Right.
**The [[Gremlin]] is revealed and announced in a style similar to the show.
**The chair has a "$??" sign, implying that its price must be guessed like on any of numerous pricing games.
**The sound effect after the wrong answer was apparently guessed was styled after Price's "losing horns".

==[[Wikipedia:Wheel of Fortune|Wheel of Fortune]]==
*[[Main Page 19]] &mdash; The golden [[The Cheat]] statue brings to mind the ceramic dog statues common as prizes in the early years of the show's run.

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