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Contents
- 1 Week 35, 2006
- 2 Week 34, 2006
- 3 Week 33, 2006
- 4 Week 32, 2006
- 5 Week 31, 2006
- 6 Week 30, 2006
- 7 Week 29, 2006, Day 7
- 8 Week 29, 2006, Day 6
- 9 Week 29, 2006, Day 5
- 10 Week 29, 2006, Day 4
- 11 Week 29, 2006, Day 3
- 12 Week 29, 2006, Day 2
- 13 Week 29, 2006, Day 1
- 14 Week 28, 2006
- 15 Week 27, 2006
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Week 35, 2006
TROGDOR! is a game released by Videlectrix on March 17, 2003, based on the character of Trogdor from the Strong Bad Email dragon. When it was first released, the game was accompanied by the short Arcade Game. This game is notably one of the most popular games on homestarrunner.com. Playing as Trogdor, the player must squish peasants to achieve burnination, at which point Trogdor can burninate cottages. Burninate all the cottages, and the player moves on to the next level. Meanwhile, for a challenge, knights patrol the area and archers will appear from time to time and shoot arrows. If Trogdor touches a knight, he will be SWORDED!; if he is hit by an arrow, he'll be ARROWED! (More...)
Week 34, 2006
Marshie (capital "M", and then "arshie", as he would put it) is the genuinely alarming mascot for Fluffy Puff Marshmallows. He serves as a caustic and slightly absurd satire of any number of mascots hawking products to children. Marshie is infamously — and intentionally — creepy. His commercials feature non-sequitur rantings, disturbing close-ups, inappropriate sound effects, faintly desperate pleas, and even a behind-the-scenes nervous breakdown. (More...)
Week 33, 2006
The
Lappy 486 is
Strong Bad's third and current computer, and is manufactured by
Compy, Inc. Debuting in the
Strong Bad Email "
animal," it utilizes a more modern email client which includes a subject line, a reply panel, and the following easy-access buttons: Reply, Forward, Delete, Save, Computer, and Image. However, all of it disappears when Strong Bad clears the screen to continue typing. The Lappy features a "several" color monitor, five-minute battery life, 512K RAM, and weighs an "extremely portable" 42 pounds (19 kilograms).
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Week 32, 2006
Bubs is the all around fix-it man. Running
his own concession stand, Bubs is a sharp salesman who will sell almost anything, and has developed a habit for selling ridiculous items at a humorously high price. His facial configuration is puzzling; in
Pumpkin Carve-nival, he appears to have a safety pin stuck through his face above an internal ear. He hangs out and talks with
Coach Z and also reads back issues of Motor Trend magazine in his spare time. Bubs
dances and attends night courses at Disco Tech. In
Strong Bad's
record book, he was solely declared "Cutest couple." Bubs once claimed he was able to fly until Strong Bad got him to say the word "Sbu." However, he said he was only able to hover a couple inches off the ground since he gained so much weight, so it wasn't too big of a loss.
Week 31, 2006
"
Virus" is the 118th
Strong Bad Email, released in mid-November 2004. The email brought a drastic end to the 78-email reign of the
Compy 386 era, and set the stage to usher in the
Lappy 486. What began as a routine email check for
Strong Bad quickly exposed the vulnerabilities of the Compy's
virus protection and Strong Bad's incompetence at being able to maintain it. The
423,827 viruses infected the greater
Homestar Runner universe, causing great physical havoc leading to numerous
fourth wall breakages.
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Week 30, 2006
The word "crap" is a prominent part of the Homestar Runner universe. The word itself is often used as a substitute for vulgarity, and it often describes things that Strong Bad and other characters find stupid or offensive. In addition, Strong Bad has become infamous for the phrase "Holy crap!", an exclamation he frequently used early in his evolution, but not so much today. In fact, Strong Bad currently voices his displeasure openly whenever he receives an email signed with the word "crap". (More...)
Week 29, 2006, Day 7
The
Museum is a section of
homestarrunner.com where old material (the
Sketchbook,
Ice Cream, the
Original Book,
Super NES,
Where My Hat Is At? and
Old Flash Stuff) and formerly
fan submissions are kept. One can go there directly by clicking on the H*R logo in the upper corner of any of the
main pages, or by clicking on the 'museum' icon on the animated list that appears when one rolls over the bottom of some old
toons. While the Old Flash Stuff has undergone around four or five major or minor updates, the Museum has only experienced one major change on or shortly before February 14, 2006.
Week 29, 2006, Day 6
The
Email button on the
main pages leads to the contact page for
The Brothers Chaps. The envelopes link to
The Brothers Chaps' email address, the
Yahoo Store front customer service page and the
FAQ. An
Easter egg brings the viewer to the old header from
Strong Bad's Message Bored, which in turn has its own Easter eggs. This Email page comes with several other references and inside jokes to the rest of the site.
Week 29, 2006, Day 5
The
Store is where one can buy
Homestar Runner merchandise. It is the main source of income for
The Brothers Chaps, allowing HomestarRunner.com to remain ad-free. The new Store format replaced the
Flash Store on May 23, 2005. Though it does not navigate with Flash, it has several Flash features with some surprises for a true fan. The footer has an
Easter egg in it and changes based on the time of day and seasons. There are also different
thank you messages that are played when a purchase is made.
Week 29, 2006, Day 4
The current
Downloads page is an
ATM-themed source for official Homestar Runner things such as
Downloadable Icons,
Wallpaper,
Songs,
Strong Bad Clock,
Quotes Packs, and
System Sounds. There is an
Easter egg that unlocks a
Homsar quotes pack. It was last updated on January 27, 2004, with the
Do You Has? wallpaper.
Week 29, 2006, Day 3
The
Character Videos is the current biography page for the
main characters of the website. The menu features a stack of VHS tapes and a
VCR. Each character introduces himself or herself to the viewers, except
The Poopsmith and
Pom Pom, wherein
Homestar Runner himself makes the introduction. The Cheat's language has also been thoughtfully subtitled for the viewers.
Week 29, 2006, Day 2
The
Scrolling Shooter Games Menu is the current
game selection menu accessible from the
main pages. It is styled similar to the vertical
scrolling shooter arcade games from the early 1980s. The menu replaced the
Handheld Games Menu on July 29, 2004. It marks first time
The Cheat and
Coach Z have appeared in
20X6 form. Curiously, despite using 20X6 characters, each power-up pill uses the initials of the normal characters, and the ships are also modeled after the modern-era characters.
Week 29, 2006, Day 1
The
TV Time Toons Menu is current toons menu and one of the menus accessible from the
main pages. All the toons are listed in a manner similar to a TV Guide ("TV time") booklet. The TV Time toons menu layout changed on June 22, 2004, and divided all the toons into eight categories. The old version had four categories (Toons, Shorts, Features, and Holiday);
Strong Bad Email,
Marzipan's Answering Machine, and
Teen Girl Squad were in the Features section.
Powered by The Cheat and
Puppet Stuff were listed under Shorts. A cherished
Easter egg on the menu is the
Joy of Painting, where
Marzipan is shown with a beard and afro.
Week 28, 2006
A monolith of muscle and hostility, Strong Mad is, as his name implies, strong and usually mad. His brothers are Strong Bad and Strong Sad, and he is the oldest of the three. He and The Cheat are "The next bosom buddies" according to a TV TIME cover, and though he often tries to help Strong Bad with his evil plans, he usually only messes up. He communicates mostly in simple sentences shouted in an uninflected roar. He seems to be a wrestler (or perhaps was one in the past), since he wears a blue spandex singlet with an "M" on it. He's a big lug, but with a big heart: though you wouldn't know it to look at him, Strong Mad has a soft side. In Where's The Cheat? he cries over an autographed picture of The Cheat, given to him by the little yellow guy. (More...)
Week 27, 2006
Podstar Runner is a collection of Homestar Runner cartoons transferable to a fifth generation iPod, in .m4v format. Originally, it was a collection of Strong Bad Emails. However, on March 6, 2006, Teen Girl Squad issues were added, called Teen Girl Squadcast. Everybody to the Limit was also released on April 12, 2006. On February 20, 2006, the podcast "Strong Bad Email" went to the #1 position on the "Top Podcasts" list on iTunes. The podcast "Strong Bad Emails & More!" still remains fairly high in the list to this day. (More...)
