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- | [[Image:Gremlinnormal.png|thumb|220px|"And, the Goblin, he had a Gremlin!"]] | + | [[Image:gremlin_homestarloween.png|thumb|A serious muscle car]] |
- | [[File:TwitterRenaldo.gif|thumb|Behind the wheel]]
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- | {{distinguish|The Goblin}}
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- | The '''Gremlin''' is an {{w|AMC Gremlin}}. A popular subcompact car produced in America during the 1970s, the Gremlin's retro [[style]] is fitting with [[Strong Bad's Technology|many elements]] of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]. It appears to be a 1973 Gremlin X model, indicated by its {{w|Trim level (automobile)|trim level}}.
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- | The Gremlin was first introduced as a fictional vehicle owned by [[The Goblin]], made up by [[Bubs]]; however both Goblin and Gremlin [[Made-up Real Things|soon appeared as real things]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. | + | '''The Gremlin''' is an [http://home.earthlink.net/~dmodlin/gremlin.html 1973 AMC Gremlin], that was used during the flashlight story in [[Homestarloween Party]] as [[The Goblin]]'s car. During the story, [[Bubs]] tricked it out by adding big rims in the back, an extra intake, a grill, spinners, and even a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux_capacitor Flux Capacitor] from the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_To_The_Future ''Back To The Future'']. After the cartoon, all of the customizations were taken out. It appeared in [[Where's The Cheat?]] in which [[Strong Mad]] turned it over in his search for [[The Cheat]], only to find [[The Goblin]]. It was then again used in [[dangeresque 3|Dangeresque 1: Dangeresque, too?]] as [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]]'s car, despite it being obviously broken. |
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- | It is unclear who owns the Gremlin. In [[Where's The Cheat?]], The Goblin is seen hiding underneath it. It made an appearance in the [[Senorial Day]] holiday short, mostly to give [[Senor Cardgage]]'s commercial a hint of "car sales" flavor, despite the event having apparently nothing to do with selling cars. In [[road trip]], Strong Bad has ownership of the Gremlin, likely having bought it from Bubs. However, Bubs was seen behind the wheel of the Gremlin in [[Blubb-O's Commercial]] (with the car inoperable, standing on four [[cinder block]]s). Bubs refers to the Gremlin as his car in [[sbemail 206]], while Coach Z refers to it [[Coach Z's Problems#Financial|as his apartment]].
| + | In Main Page 19, [http://www.homestarrunner.com/main19.html "The Show"] the Gremlin appears when you mouse over the "Store" button. |
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- | Strong Bad has used the car in his production of action movies, though it is infrequently seen actually driving. It has appeared as [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]]'s car, later dubbed "DangeCar-esque", in ''[[dangeresque 3|Dangeresque 1: Dangeresque, too?]]'', ''[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]'', and ''[[Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack]]''. In the action-packed [[Rough Copy!|credit sequence]] of [[rough copy]], Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] are seen driving the Gremlin.
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- | It also appears in [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], but is referred to generically as "Cool Car", "hot car" (in [[Baddest of the Bands]]), or "DangeCar-esque". This is likely done for copyright reasons. In [[Strong Badia the Free]], the Gremlin became two countries, Frontzeatserland and Hatchbackistan.
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- | It appeared on the [[Everybody Everybody Poster]], despite not being a character.
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- | The car's [[Puppet Character Variations|puppet variation]] is a miniature model Gremlin, painted to have its distinctive white and red colors. Due to its size, Strong Bad and The Cheat are portrayed by [[Homestar Runner Figurines|their figurine models]] rather than regular puppet iterations when riding inside.
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- | == Features ==
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- | [[Image:gremlin_homestarloween.png|thumb|"...I mean, he had some freakin' muscle!"]]
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- | In Bubs's contribution to the flashlight story in [[Homestarloween Party]], he describes it as [[The Goblin]]'s car. During his story, the Gremlin is upgraded with a great deal of features (many quoting a scene from ''{{w|Dazed and Confused (film)|Dazed and Confused}}''):
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- | * Jacked up on fat tires
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- | * 4.11 Positrac outback
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- | * 750 double pumper
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- | * {{w|Edelbrock}} intake
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- | *Bore over .30
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- | *11-to-1 pop-up pistons
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- | *Turbo-jet 390 horsepower
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- | * {{w|Flux capacitor}} (from ''[[Back to the Future]]'')
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- | When the Gremlin [[Made-up Real Things|appears in Free Country, USA]], it has never been seen with these customizations. To the contrary, it is rarely even seen to be capable of running. It has [[Lack of Visible Arms|no visible door handles]], and its windows and doors are broken so that they cannot be opened from the inside. It does have an [[8-Tracks|eight-track player]].
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| ==Appearances== | | ==Appearances== |
- | [[File:TwitterHardDrivin.gif|thumb|200px|Puppet Styles]]
| + | * [[Homestarloween Party]] |
- | *'''Debut:''' [[Homestarloween Party]] | + | * [[Main Page 19]] |
- | *[[Where's The Cheat?]]
| + | * [[Where%27s The Cheat%3F]] |
- | *[[Main Page 19]] | + | * Email [[dangeresque 3]] |
- | *Email [[dangeresque 3]] | + | |
- | *[[Senorial Day]]
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- | *Email [[road trip]] | + | |
- | *Email [[rough copy]]
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- | *[[Blubb-O's Commercial]]
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- | *[[Homestar Ruiner]] (as "Cool Car")
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- | *[[Strong Badia the Free]]
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- | *[[Baddest of the Bands]]
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- | *[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] (as "DangeCar-esque")
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- | *[[8-Bit Is Enough]]
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- | *[[On Break]]
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- | *Email [[sbemail 206]]
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- | *[[Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack]]
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- | *[[Halloween Hide & Seek]]
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- | *[[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] (as "Dangecaresque")
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- | == See Also ==
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- | *[[Cars]]
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- | *[[Homestar Runner's Auto]]
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- | [[Category:Vehicles]] | + | [[Category: Vehicles]] |