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[[Image:Senior prom.PNG|thumb|"And now to announce your Prom King and Queen!"]] | [[Image:Senior prom.PNG|thumb|"And now to announce your Prom King and Queen!"]] | ||
- | In addition to [[cross-dressing]], characters also say and do things that suggest they are '''unclear about one's gender'''. | + | In addition to [[cross-dressing]], characters also say and do things that suggest they are '''unclear about one's gender''' (though this is often done in apparent jest). |
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
+ | === [[Strong Bad]]=== | ||
+ | *[[Bug in Mouth Disease]] {{--}} Referring to himself, Strong Bad exclaims, "Can't you see Grandma's watching her stories?" when [[Homestar Runner]] distracts him during ''[[Caleb Rentpayer]].'' | ||
+ | *Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} Strong Bad with no [[pants]] on is crowned the Prom Queen. | ||
+ | *Email [[isp]] {{--}} Homestar Runner calls Strong Bad "ma'am". | ||
+ | *Email [[road trip]] {{--}} Homestar mistakes Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] for young lovers [[Making Out|making out]]. | ||
+ | *Email [[looking old]] {{--}} Strong Sad mistakes lace-lifted Strong Bad for his "great-grandma". | ||
+ | *[[One Two, One Two]] {{--}} Strong Bad sings lyrics from the perspective of a woman. (e.g. "''I'm a woman on the prowl...,''" "''Look out world, I'm an independent girl...''") | ||
+ | *Email [[mini-golf]] {{--}} The [[Drive-Thru Whale]] calls Strong Bad "ma'am", but Strong Bad interprets this as if the Whale is talking to his mother. | ||
+ | *Email [[your edge]] {{--}} Strong Bad and The Cheat pretend to be grandmas baking. | ||
+ | * [[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} When you talk to Strong Sad while he's in [[Strong Sad's Room|his room]], Strong Sad will say, "You're not even my real mom!" to Strong Bad. | ||
+ | *[[Costume Commercial]] {{--}} Homestar calls Strong Bad "Mrs. Jankroe". | ||
+ | *[[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]] {{--}} [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] pretends to be [[The Chief]]'s wife, and makes the chief remark "I'M NOT FALLIN' FOR THAT [[CRAP]] AGAIN! GLADYS HAS BEEN DEAD FOR 30 YEARS!" | ||
+ | *[[On Break]] {{--}} One of the breaks that Bubs gives Strong Bad (that he has used already) is "maternity leave". | ||
+ | *[[Poker Night at the Inventory]] {{--}} Strong Bad says that, if he joined the RED team, his role would be as team mother. | ||
+ | *[[April Fools' 2014]] {{--}} Homestar calls Strong Bad, "[[Simone]]". | ||
+ | *[[Strong Bad Classics!]] {{--}} [[Strong Sad]], on pain-relief medicine after having his wisdom teeth removed, calls Strong Bad "Mrs. Strong Fast". | ||
+ | |||
=== [[Coach Z]] === | === [[Coach Z]] === | ||
- | *Email [[2 emails]] | + | *Email [[2 emails]] {{--}} Coach Z picks up a name tag and claims he's "Hot Girl #37". |
- | *Email [[garage sale]] | + | *Email [[garage sale]] {{--}} Coach Z counts himself as a mom. |
- | *Email [[senior prom]] | + | *Email [[senior prom]] {{--}} Homestar mistakes Coach Z for Strong Sad's date, "[[Debra]]". |
- | + | *[[Date Nite]] {{--}} The last scene implies that Coach Z believes that [[Bubs]] is his date (hence the the fact that he acts like a housewife and [[Cross-Dressing|wears hair curlers]]), while Bubs was really [[Marzipan]]'s next date. | |
- | *[[Date Nite]] | + | *Email [[rated]] {{--}} Strong Bad thinks Coach Z kind of looks like his [[parents|mom]], and Coach Z responds by asking if he should shave his legs. |
- | *[[Kick-A-Ball]] | + | *[[Kick-A-Ball]] {{--}} When confronting [[The Umpire]], Coach Z says that he's playing women's lacrosse, and is seen wearing a pink skirt. |
+ | *[[Punkin Stencils]] {{--}} Upon carving the [[Stinkoman]] pumpkin, Homestar says that without him, people might call Coach Z, "Mrs. Grey" instead. | ||
=== [[Senor Cardgage]] === | === [[Senor Cardgage]] === | ||
- | *Email [[kind of cool]] | + | *Email [[kind of cool]] {{--}} Strong Bad boasts that Creepy Comb-over Strong Bad would still be "so cool, that even if you were a dude, [he'd] still call at you like you were a lady." In an Easter egg, Senor Cardgage calls Strong Bad "ma'am," and later, "Ethel". |
- | *Email [[flashback]] Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Bad as "Elizagerth" | + | *Email [[flashback]] {{--}} Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Bad as "Elizagerth". |
- | *[[Senor Mortgage]] | + | *[[Senor Mortgage]] {{--}} Senor Cardgage calls the [[Visor Robot]] "Valerie". |
- | *[[Senorial Day]] | + | *[[Senorial Day]] {{--}} Senor Cardgage calls Strong Bad "Ms. America". |
- | *Email [[rough copy]] Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Bad as "Grendolyn". | + | *Email [[rough copy]] {{--}} Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Bad as "Grendolyn". |
- | *Email [[rated]] | + | *Email [[rated]] {{--}} Senor Cardgage calls Strong Bad "Bridget". |
=== [[Teen Girl Squad]] === | === [[Teen Girl Squad]] === | ||
- | *Teen Girl Squad Menu | + | *Teen Girl Squad Menu {{--}} In one version, [[The Ugly One]] tells the other girls "Teacher just called me 'young man'". |
- | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]] | + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]] {{--}} The Ugly One has "boy or girl?" written next to her picture in the opening. |
- | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] | + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] {{--}} [[Mr. Pitters]] wants to be a "Teen Girl". |
- | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] | + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] {{--}} [[So and So]]'s job at Shirt Folding Store requires her to wear a name tag labeled "Mark". Later, she is shown with stubble. |
- | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]] | + | *[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]] {{--}} A boy refers to [[What's Her Face]] as a "dude" and a "she" within the same sentence. |
=== Other Characters === | === Other Characters === | ||
- | *[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] | + | *[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] {{--}} Homestar, while delirious, sees [[Strong Sad]] as a nun. |
- | *Email [[1 step ahead]] | + | *Email [[1 step ahead]] {{--}} In the ending where Strong Sad's hands get glued to his butt, [[Bubs]] scolds him for not being "very ladylike". |
- | *Email [[couch patch]] | + | *Email [[kids' book]] {{--}} On the page with Beth, Strong Bad rewrites that with her glasses, she "looks like a dude". |
- | *[[Under Construction]] | + | *[[Malloween Commercial]] {{--}} Homestar calls [[Marshie]] "little boy or Girl". |
- | *[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] | + | *Email [[couch patch]] {{--}} [[Lil' Strong Bad]] mistakes Carl Lewis for a girl and writes graffiti on the couch proclaiming that "shes hot". |
- | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]] | + | *[[Under Construction]] {{--}} [[Stinkoman]] refers to [[1-Up]] and [[Pan Pan]] as "ladies". |
- | *[[ | + | *[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] {{--}} Coach Z confuses his father for his mother. Later, Homestar calls Marzipan "Marzi-man". |
- | + | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]] {{--}} Strong Bad calls Marzipan "the go-to guy, or gal" for joining a [[Goat]][[face]] Club. He says it would be hard to tell which because of her goatface. | |
- | + | *Email [[high school]] {{--}} According to Strong Bad's "extremely unphotographic memory", during "middle school", Homestar Runner behaved and dressed up as a nanny. | |
- | *[[Summer Short Shorts]] | + | *[[Summer Short Shorts]] {{--}} Strong Bad and [[Strong Mad]] refer to The Cheat as if he is Strong Mad's girlfriend. |
- | + | *Email [[cliffhangers]] {{--}} Homestar mistakes himself for a [[Pregnancy|pregnant]] woman. | |
- | *Email [[cliffhangers]] | + | *[[Lappynapped!]] {{--}} Homestar's voice sounds female when he gets a spit bubble stuck in his throat. |
- | *[[Lappynapped!]] | + | *Email [[coloring]] {{--}} Homestar calls Marzipan "Teacherman". |
- | *Email [[coloring]] | + | *Email [[4 branches]] {{--}} Strong Bad refers to Phone Tree Survivor Number Thirteen as both "ma'am" and "sir". |
- | *Email [[4 branches]] | + | *Email [[the movies]] {{--}} Strong Bad calls Homestar "the little girl behind [him] who wouldn't shut up". |
- | + | *Email [[pizza joint]] {{--}} Homestar's avatar on [[The Pizz#VirtualPizz.biz|VirtualPizz.biz]] has lipstick. | |
- | *Email [[the movies]] | + | *Email [[diorama]] {{--}} Strong Bad calls the email's sender, "Mollyman". |
- | + | *Email [[nightlife]] {{--}} Homestar dreams of being a girl scout. | |
- | *Email [[ | + | *Email [[environment]] {{--}} Strong Bad refers to the email's senders, Lyd and Jules, as "maybe ladies". |
- | + | *[[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in his Craw]] {{--}} Narrator Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "some fat girl". | |
- | + | *[[Homestar Ruiner]] {{--}} If you make Strong Bad prank call himself using Homestar's phone, he will pretend to be Homestar Runner, claiming to be an "attractive woman". | |
- | + | **Homestar sings the same "Independent Girl" song that Strong Bad sang in [[One Two, One Two]]. | |
- | + | *[[Baddest of the Bands]] {{--}} | |
- | *Email [[diorama]] | + | **The [[Two-O-Duo]] have a song titled "Throwin' Rocks Through Ol' Man Marzipan's Windows". |
- | *Email [[nightlife]] | + | **[[PomStar]]'s audience, consisting of Marzipan and Coach Z, are referred to as "ladies". |
- | *Email [[environment]] | + | *[[8-Bit is Enough]] {{--}} Strong Bad and [[Rather Dashing]] pretend Strong Sad is a princess. |
- | *[[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in his Craw]] | + | *[[Donut Unto Others]] {{--}} Homestar says "Yes sir!" to Marzipan after being asked about wanting a [[doughnut]] shop. |
- | + | *[[Punkin Stencils]] {{--}} Upon carving the [[Stinkoman]] pumpkin, Homestar says that without him, Marzipan might be called "Bellsman" instead. | |
- | *[[Homestar Ruiner]] | + | *[[I Killed Pom Pom]] {{--}} Homestar calls Pom Pom his best friend and concubine. |
- | + | *[[Later That Night...]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks Homestar if he knows that he's dressed up as a lady. | |
- | *[[Baddest of the Bands]] | + | *[[Haunted Photo Booth]] {{--}} Homestar's [[What are you supposed to be?|third guess]] of [[The Cheat]]'s [[wikipedia:Scribblenauts|Maxwell]] [[Halloween costume]] is "swollen cow udders on your head lady". |
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- | *[[8-Bit is Enough]] | + | |
- | *[[Donut Unto Others]] | + | |
- | *[[ | + | |
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
+ | *[[Identity Confusion]] | ||
*[[Cross-dressing]] | *[[Cross-dressing]] | ||
*[[Pregnancy]] | *[[Pregnancy]] | ||
- | [[Category:Activity running gags]] | + | [[Category:Activity running gags]] |
+ | [[Category:Recurring Themes]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Lists]] |
Current revision as of 18:16, 8 May 2023
In addition to cross-dressing, characters also say and do things that suggest they are unclear about one's gender (though this is often done in apparent jest).
Contents |
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Strong Bad
- Bug in Mouth Disease — Referring to himself, Strong Bad exclaims, "Can't you see Grandma's watching her stories?" when Homestar Runner distracts him during Caleb Rentpayer.
- Email senior prom — Strong Bad with no pants on is crowned the Prom Queen.
- Email isp — Homestar Runner calls Strong Bad "ma'am".
- Email road trip — Homestar mistakes Strong Bad and The Cheat for young lovers making out.
- Email looking old — Strong Sad mistakes lace-lifted Strong Bad for his "great-grandma".
- One Two, One Two — Strong Bad sings lyrics from the perspective of a woman. (e.g. "I'm a woman on the prowl...," "Look out world, I'm an independent girl...")
- Email mini-golf — The Drive-Thru Whale calls Strong Bad "ma'am", but Strong Bad interprets this as if the Whale is talking to his mother.
- Email your edge — Strong Bad and The Cheat pretend to be grandmas baking.
- Homestar Ruiner — When you talk to Strong Sad while he's in his room, Strong Sad will say, "You're not even my real mom!" to Strong Bad.
- Costume Commercial — Homestar calls Strong Bad "Mrs. Jankroe".
- Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque — Dangeresque pretends to be The Chief's wife, and makes the chief remark "I'M NOT FALLIN' FOR THAT CRAP AGAIN! GLADYS HAS BEEN DEAD FOR 30 YEARS!"
- On Break — One of the breaks that Bubs gives Strong Bad (that he has used already) is "maternity leave".
- Poker Night at the Inventory — Strong Bad says that, if he joined the RED team, his role would be as team mother.
- April Fools' 2014 — Homestar calls Strong Bad, "Simone".
- Strong Bad Classics! — Strong Sad, on pain-relief medicine after having his wisdom teeth removed, calls Strong Bad "Mrs. Strong Fast".
[edit] Coach Z
- Email 2 emails — Coach Z picks up a name tag and claims he's "Hot Girl #37".
- Email garage sale — Coach Z counts himself as a mom.
- Email senior prom — Homestar mistakes Coach Z for Strong Sad's date, "Debra".
- Date Nite — The last scene implies that Coach Z believes that Bubs is his date (hence the the fact that he acts like a housewife and wears hair curlers), while Bubs was really Marzipan's next date.
- Email rated — Strong Bad thinks Coach Z kind of looks like his mom, and Coach Z responds by asking if he should shave his legs.
- Kick-A-Ball — When confronting The Umpire, Coach Z says that he's playing women's lacrosse, and is seen wearing a pink skirt.
- Punkin Stencils — Upon carving the Stinkoman pumpkin, Homestar says that without him, people might call Coach Z, "Mrs. Grey" instead.
[edit] Senor Cardgage
- Email kind of cool — Strong Bad boasts that Creepy Comb-over Strong Bad would still be "so cool, that even if you were a dude, [he'd] still call at you like you were a lady." In an Easter egg, Senor Cardgage calls Strong Bad "ma'am," and later, "Ethel".
- Email flashback — Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Bad as "Elizagerth".
- Senor Mortgage — Senor Cardgage calls the Visor Robot "Valerie".
- Senorial Day — Senor Cardgage calls Strong Bad "Ms. America".
- Email rough copy — Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Bad as "Grendolyn".
- Email rated — Senor Cardgage calls Strong Bad "Bridget".
[edit] Teen Girl Squad
- Teen Girl Squad Menu — In one version, The Ugly One tells the other girls "Teacher just called me 'young man'".
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 7 — The Ugly One has "boy or girl?" written next to her picture in the opening.
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 9 — Mr. Pitters wants to be a "Teen Girl".
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 11 — So and So's job at Shirt Folding Store requires her to wear a name tag labeled "Mark". Later, she is shown with stubble.
- Teen Girl Squad Issue 12 — A boy refers to What's Her Face as a "dude" and a "she" within the same sentence.
[edit] Other Characters
- Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True — Homestar, while delirious, sees Strong Sad as a nun.
- Email 1 step ahead — In the ending where Strong Sad's hands get glued to his butt, Bubs scolds him for not being "very ladylike".
- Email kids' book — On the page with Beth, Strong Bad rewrites that with her glasses, she "looks like a dude".
- Malloween Commercial — Homestar calls Marshie "little boy or Girl".
- Email couch patch — Lil' Strong Bad mistakes Carl Lewis for a girl and writes graffiti on the couch proclaiming that "shes hot".
- Under Construction — Stinkoman refers to 1-Up and Pan Pan as "ladies".
- Homestar Presents: Presents — Coach Z confuses his father for his mother. Later, Homestar calls Marzipan "Marzi-man".
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2 — Strong Bad calls Marzipan "the go-to guy, or gal" for joining a Goatface Club. He says it would be hard to tell which because of her goatface.
- Email high school — According to Strong Bad's "extremely unphotographic memory", during "middle school", Homestar Runner behaved and dressed up as a nanny.
- Summer Short Shorts — Strong Bad and Strong Mad refer to The Cheat as if he is Strong Mad's girlfriend.
- Email cliffhangers — Homestar mistakes himself for a pregnant woman.
- Lappynapped! — Homestar's voice sounds female when he gets a spit bubble stuck in his throat.
- Email coloring — Homestar calls Marzipan "Teacherman".
- Email 4 branches — Strong Bad refers to Phone Tree Survivor Number Thirteen as both "ma'am" and "sir".
- Email the movies — Strong Bad calls Homestar "the little girl behind [him] who wouldn't shut up".
- Email pizza joint — Homestar's avatar on VirtualPizz.biz has lipstick.
- Email diorama — Strong Bad calls the email's sender, "Mollyman".
- Email nightlife — Homestar dreams of being a girl scout.
- Email environment — Strong Bad refers to the email's senders, Lyd and Jules, as "maybe ladies".
- The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in his Craw — Narrator Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "some fat girl".
- Homestar Ruiner — If you make Strong Bad prank call himself using Homestar's phone, he will pretend to be Homestar Runner, claiming to be an "attractive woman".
- Homestar sings the same "Independent Girl" song that Strong Bad sang in One Two, One Two.
- Baddest of the Bands —
- 8-Bit is Enough — Strong Bad and Rather Dashing pretend Strong Sad is a princess.
- Donut Unto Others — Homestar says "Yes sir!" to Marzipan after being asked about wanting a doughnut shop.
- Punkin Stencils — Upon carving the Stinkoman pumpkin, Homestar says that without him, Marzipan might be called "Bellsman" instead.
- I Killed Pom Pom — Homestar calls Pom Pom his best friend and concubine.
- Later That Night... — Strong Bad asks Homestar if he knows that he's dressed up as a lady.
- Haunted Photo Booth — Homestar's third guess of The Cheat's Maxwell Halloween costume is "swollen cow udders on your head lady".