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Week 13, 2007
The House of the Brothers Strong is where Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and Strong Sad all live together. The Cheat spends a lot of time here, and his computer is in the house, even though he sleeps and "lives" in The King of Town's Grill. Gavin and The Cheat seem to be the closest things to pets the brothers have in the house. The exterior of the building has yet to be seen because most of the events happen somewhere inside. (more)...
Week 12, 2007
Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon was released on March 22, 2004, making it the first big toon since Parsnips A-Plenty's release in October 2002. After being thrown in jail for attempting to steal candy from Bubs' Concession Stand, Strong Bad and The Cheat escape from their incarceration and try to pull off "one last job" before retirement. The toon was the first to show Homestar Runner's seldom seen role as Free Country, USA's police force (which again showed up in "road trip"). It also introduced a recurring character, Biscuit Dough Hands Man. watch (more)...
Week 11, 2007
Beginning in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1.0, Strong Bad has repeatedly prank-called Marzipan and tried to deceive her by pretending to be (and referencing) various fake personae. Although many of his pranks involve impersonating known characters, these aliases represent unknown persons whose very names betray the deception — especially those with the telltale "-body" ending. In Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2, Strong Bad tried to pass along his craft to Homestar Runner, with pathetic results. Homestar and Marzipan have also used a few ridiculous aliases of their own. Although the callers sometimes slip up and unintentionally reveal their true identities, in most cases they attempt to maintain the charade of the alias. (more)...
Week 10, 2007
Strong Bad Lore is an instance in which Strong Bad presents as historical fact elements that are either clearly false or that can't be verified. When relating legends, Strong Bad often parodies actual historical storytelling techniques or attempts to make himself look good in the present and the past. Since it is usually related in emails, Strong Bad Lore often centers around the history of Strong Badia, although at times other characters are involved in the stories or storytelling. (more...)
Week 9, 2007
1-Up is Homestar Runner's 20X6 counterpart. Everybody says Stinkoman's the guy, but 1-Up wants to be the guy too. Stinkoman wouldn't let him because he was just a kid, and maybe he will let him when 1-Up gets older. However, in the description for Level 5 in Stinkoman 20X6, it says that 1-Up proved he's not just a kid in the previous level. Stinkoman has yet to acknowledge this. He is often squished by Pan Pan, usually to Stinkoman's great delight. His most notable accomplishment outside of Stinkoman 20X6 is that he found Homestar's "time box" in time capsule. (more...)
Week 8, 2007
Although most of the pages on homestarrunner.com can be accessed through one of the menus, the Secret Pages aren't linked from anywhere on the site. These pages contain various kinds of things, including unreleased toons, unfinished toons and toons removed from the site. Also included as secret pages are all the old toon and game menus as well as the old intros to the site. Some of the pages were used in the old Message Bored and some of the sounds are previews to the Strong Bad Sings CD. (More...)
Week 7, 2007
Ye flask is a Florence flask (or round-bottomed flask) that exists as a very important item in each Thy Dungeonman game. Ye flask is introduced in the Strong Bad Email video games, an email where Strong Bad is explaining what he would be like in several different types of video games, one of which is a text adventure. Ye flask is mentioned as an example of the quirks of the text adventure genre — attempts to get ye flask resulted only in the message "You can't get ye flask," even though ye flask is explicitly mentioned as part of the surroundings by the game, leaving the player wondering why on earth they can't get ye flask. It is somewhat of a fixation for the character Thy Dungeonman, as he has been searching for it for years in hundreds of dungeons. (More...)
Week 6, 2007
At the halftime break of Super Bowl XXXIX on February 6, 2005, a live action Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer was released. The halftime release was advertised on homestarrunner.com a few days prior to its Sunday debut. Labeled as "Super Bowl halftime!!" on the main page, the size and popularity of the file overloaded the server hosting the website. Because of this, the original 13.4 MB file was removed mid-Monday morning and was temporarily replaced with a close-up of Rather Dashing and a note saying that he would be back. By late morning, that was replaced with a screen enabling the viewer to choose which file size to download: "Jhonka" (2.6 MB), "Kerrek" (5.4 MB), or "Trogdor" (10.3 MB). (More...) watch
Week 5, 2007
Everything Else is the second Homestar Runner DVD series (the first being strongbad_email.exe). It contains non-Strong Bad Email content on homestarrunner.com. Volume 1, released on November 14, 2005, contains all of the shorts Puppet Stuff, Powered by The Cheat toons, Teen Girl Squad issues, and Answering Machines released at the time. Volume 2, released on October 27, 2006, contains nearly all of the big toons, holiday cartoons, Cheat Commandos episodes, and museum contents released at the time. Both DVDs contain creators' commentaries, unreleased toons, and other bonus features not found on the site. The DVDs are available for purchase at the Homestar Runner Store. (More...)
Week 4, 2007
Bug In Mouth Disease is a toon that was released on May 9, 2005. It was the first full-length toon to feature the main characters in 14 months. After accidentally swallowing a bug, Homestar Runner overreacts and fears that "the good times are over". His attempts to get help from Pom Pom, The King of Town, and Bubs are to no avail. Strong Bad meanwhile tries to watch the 24-hour Caleb Rentpayer marathon, but is constantly interrupted by Strong Sad, who is searching for "The Blue Ones". (More...) watch
Week 3, 2007, Day 7
Homestar Quiz is a Homestar Runner trivia game that also seems to be an application form to Crazy Go Nuts University. After all ten questions are answered, Strong Bad analyzes the results at his Prinicpal's Office and tells the player how he/she did. Unless the player gets a perfect score, Strong Bad will make fun of him/her. If the player gets a perfect score, he/she will get a special treat. (More...) play
Week 3, 2007, Day 6
Fortune Cookies is a "game" that gives out a new fortune every time the player clicks on a fortune cookie. It used to be in the Museum, but it was moved to the Handheld Games Menu when the game menu was remodeled. One of the fortunes contains the URL for Thorax Corporation, a joke Web site created by The Brothers Chaps. Similar fortune cookies are used in an Easter egg for the Strong Bad Email long pants. (More...) play
Week 3, 2007, Day 5
Audition with Marzipan is a game where the player lays down some phat beats with Marzipan and her ukulele. Once the song is chosen, players can play each instrument by clicking it with a mouse, or typing the associated letter on the keyboard. After each song, Marzipan gives some randomly-generated feedback. One of the songs, "Thoughts on a Bird", would later be used in the toon The Luau. This game is currently accessible through the Handheld Games Menu. (More...) play
Week 3, 2007, Day 4
Homestar Talker is a game where one can click on words to make Homestar Runner say them. Making Homestar say a certain 7-word phrase will make an identical game with Strong Bad accessible. Competing a similar challenge in said game will make a hidden main page available. The games have the current character style used in them, but their older voices. A similar game starring Coach Z appears at the end of A Jorb Well Done. (More...) play
Week 3, 2007, Day 3
Hairstyle Runner is a simple game where one can create a hairstyle on Homestar Runner's picture by dragging the pieces of "iron filings" with the cursor acting as a magnet. Players can also view a gallery of Hairstyle Runner designs. A parody of the classic game Wooly Willy, Hairstyle Runner was supposedly made in Prance. Hairstyle Runner was also featured prominently in the Strong Bad Email homestar hair, much to Strong Bad's disgust. (More...) play
Week 3, 2007, Day 2
Strong Libs is a parody of the game Mad Libs featuring The Brothers Strong. They have the same basic concept as Mad Libs, where the player supplies various nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. These key words are placed into blank spaces within a short story, the results of which can be very funny. The Strong Bad libs generate humorous insults and put-downs while Strong Mad's are all shouts of doom and destruction. Strong Sad's naturally offer depressing poetry. An additional Strong Lib is available to play while waiting for A Jumping Jack Contest to load, as well as in an Easter egg of lackey. (More...) play
Week 3, 2007, Day 1
Dancin' Bubs is an old game in which the player can make Bubs do a variety of movements with his arms, head, and legs, including a few flips, twists, and spins. There are four songs to choose from, among which are The System is Down from techno, Everybody to the Limit, and the song from the site's Intro. One of the four available backgrounds shows two characters no longer seen in modern Homestar Runner cartoons: Homeschool Winner and Champeen. This game is currently accessible through the Handheld Games Menu. (More...) play
Week 2, 2007
Stinkoman is Strong Bad's 20X6 counterpart. He is an amalgam of anime clichés, including blue hair, big eyes, a blocky sort of body and an obsession with challenging and fighting. He was introduced in the email japanese cartoon, but his name was first mentioned in island, where Homestar Runner called Strong Bad "Stinkoman". His birthday is on the sixth of January, one week before Trogdor's. He seems more than willing to eat dirt, since he has done so on one occasion. Stinkoman apparently has a cell phone, as he claims to when he invites Marzipan to a challenge in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0. He has the ability to call his ship, the Stinkowing, when he whistles. Stinkoman also stars in the game Stinkoman 20X6, which The Brothers Chaps introduced in the NYU Talk and later released on the website. According to alternate universe, he is friends with Vector Strong Bad, who functions as his "training simulator". (More...)
Week 1, 2007
Cold One is the most popular brand of beer in Free Country, USA. They are shipped in brown, nondescript bottles. The Cold One motto is "A One that isn't cold, is scarcely a One at all." Although there has been some debate as to whether they are actually alcoholic or not, the Kerrek rejects Cold Ones because he is a teetotaler in the email "for kids". Also, since the Strong Bad screensaver displays "Premium Alcoholic Cold Ones", and that Room Temp-A-Ture Ones are "brewed in Foreign Lands", the conclusion must be that a Cold One is a refreshing type of beer. In addition, "Warm Ones" could possibly be referring to the misconception that the British prefer drinking their beer at near room temperature. (More...)
