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[[Image:Gold.PNG|thumb|220px|Three o' dems]]
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[[Image:Gold.PNG|thumb|220px|An incredible one million dollars!]]
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'''Gold''' seems to frequently entice the greed of the people of [[Free Country, USA]], especially Strong Bad,  who seems to have an obsession with gold and the wealth it brings. It has become a running gag and a common theme in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work, although it is usually only mentioned, wished for, or illustrated.  Only occasionally is real gold actually seen in Free Country, USA.
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'''Gold''' seems to frequently entice the greed of the people of [[Free Country, USA]], especially [[Strong Bad]],  who seems to have an obsession with gold and the wealth it brings. Usually, it is only mentioned, wished for, or illustrated.  Only occasionally is real gold actually seen in Free Country, USA.
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad whacks [[Bubs]] and [[The King of Town]] on the head with a gold record, labeled "[[Everybody to the Limit]]".
*Email [[your friends]] — Strong Bad whacks [[Bubs]] and [[The King of Town]] on the head with a gold record, labeled "[[Everybody to the Limit]]".
*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] — [[Dr. Christmas]] needs 50 bags of gold, but [[The King of Town (Decemberween)|The King of Town]] says that famine has ruined the town's gold.
*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] — [[Dr. Christmas]] needs 50 bags of gold, but [[The King of Town (Decemberween)|The King of Town]] says that famine has ruined the town's gold.
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*Email [[marzipan]] — One of the images in The Cheat's music video for [[Marzipan]]'s song [[Oh yeah yeah]] is a shirt with a gold necklace.
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*Email [[marzipan]] — One of the images in The Cheat's music video for [[Marzipan]]'s song [[Oh Yeah Yeah]] is a shirt with a gold necklace.
*Email [[privileges]] — The Cheat becomes a Medallion Gold Plus Club member.
*Email [[privileges]] — The Cheat becomes a Medallion Gold Plus Club member.
*Email [[sibbie]] — Strong Bad rewards [[Strong Mad]] with a gold star.
*Email [[sibbie]] — Strong Bad rewards [[Strong Mad]] with a gold star.
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*[[Strong Bad#Character Video Transcript|Strong Bad's Character Video]] — Strong Bad says he only accepts gold nuggets as payment.
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*[[Strong Bad's Character Video]] — Strong Bad says he only accepts gold nuggets as payment.
*[[Teen Girl Squad]] Menu — One of [[Cheerleader]]'s possible shirts reads "solid gold".
*[[Teen Girl Squad]] Menu — One of [[Cheerleader]]'s possible shirts reads "solid gold".
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — [[Coach Z]] is holding out for cookies with gold-plated [[Coach_Z#List_of_mispronounced_words|cherclate chorps]].
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*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — [[Coach Z]] is holding out for cookies with gold-plated chocolate [[Coach Z#List of mispronounced words|chorps]].
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*Email [[couch patch]] — Strong Bad tries to hide all his "[[Aztec]] gold", before he realizes that the gold is just a bunch of air filters.
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*Email [[couch patch]] — Strong Bad tries to hide all his "[[Aztec]] gold", before he realizes that the gold is just a bunch of oil filters.
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — Strong Bad dismisses the plain chocolates as "fool's gold".
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — Strong Bad dismisses the plain chocolates as "fool's gold".
*Email [[replacement]] — Strong Bad recalls owning a throne with golden nuggets on it.
*Email [[replacement]] — Strong Bad recalls owning a throne with golden nuggets on it.
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*[[That A Ghost]] — [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] wants to march around in gold pants.
*[[That A Ghost]] — [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] wants to march around in gold pants.
*Email [[rock opera]] — The word "gold" from "privileges" is repeated, and a pile of gold bars is seen.
*Email [[rock opera]] — The word "gold" from "privileges" is repeated, and a pile of gold bars is seen.
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*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — In [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 3|Level 3.1]], [[Stinkoman]] must collect 20 nuggets to clear the level, and in [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5.1]], [[1-Up]] turns to gold when you finish the level.
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*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] — In [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 3|Level 3.1]], [[Stinkoman]] must collect 20 nuggets to clear the level, and [[1-Up]] turns to gold when he finishes [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5.1]].
*Email [[boring (really)]] — While [[Hyperactive Strong Sad|hyperactive]], [[Strong Sad]] claims to have struck gold on an alien [[spaceship]].
*Email [[boring (really)]] — While [[Hyperactive Strong Sad|hyperactive]], [[Strong Sad]] claims to have struck gold on an alien [[spaceship]].
*Email [[space program]] — The mission of [[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|SBASAF]] is to take 15 Earth dollars in space, which will age to $1 million in the form of three gold bars.
*Email [[space program]] — The mission of [[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|SBASAF]] is to take 15 Earth dollars in space, which will age to $1 million in the form of three gold bars.
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*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — One of the items needed to complete the game is a small amount of gold coins.
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — One of the items needed to complete the game is a small amount of gold coins.
*[[Strongest Man in the World]] — The winner of the [[Strongest Man in the World Contest|contest]] is awarded the [[Golbol]], a gold bowl-shaped [[trophy]].
*[[Strongest Man in the World]] — The winner of the [[Strongest Man in the World Contest|contest]] is awarded the [[Golbol]], a gold bowl-shaped [[trophy]].
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*Email [[what I want]] — One of the gifts you should ''not'' buy is an [[Eh! Steve!]] soiled gold ornament.
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*Email [[what i want]] — One of the gifts you should ''not'' buy is an [[Eh! Steve!]] soiled gold ornament.
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*Email [[pet show]] — Homestar won a gold best in sheen trophy.
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*[[Most in the Graveyard]] — Homestar is convinced that finding [[The Goblin]] at midnight will enable the Goblin to spin their Halloween candy into gold.
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*Email [[independent]] — Strong Bad assumes that the scale for which movie stars work in independent films is "a solid gold scale, with both sides perfectly balanced with gold bricks."
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*[[Homestar Runner Goes For the Gold]] — Mentioned in the toon's title, [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)|The Homestar Runner]]'s team wins "the gold" (a golden medal with a [[G]] on it) in the Triathlon.
==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 03:59, 4 February 2021

An incredible one million dollars!

Gold seems to frequently entice the greed of the people of Free Country, USA, especially Strong Bad, who seems to have an obsession with gold and the wealth it brings. Usually, it is only mentioned, wished for, or illustrated. Only occasionally is real gold actually seen in Free Country, USA.

Appearances

See Also

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