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Often [[the Brothers Chaps]] will leave some curious '''questions''' unanswered in their toons. This page was created as a database for these circulating questions, as well as a place to gather questions to ask the Brothers Chaps, if you were to ever get the chance. They're also here in the hopes that a fellow user will have some inside info or firsthand knowledge, and can answer a few of them for us. To a lesser extent, there is also the hope that the Brothers Chaps might one day (or already have) stumbled upon this list, and perhaps feel inclined to answer them either in their toons or elsewhere. Feel free to add any questions that might be bugging you in the correct section. If you find that a question has already been answered, mention it on the bottom of this page, along with a reason and reference why/where it was answered.

== Questions ==

===HRWiki-related Questions===
*What were the circumstances of your finding the wiki? Specifically, when, where, why, and how. How much of it did you browse at the time, and what was your reaction then?
*Do you ever edit the wiki?
*Do you ever include elements into the toons based on confusion or misunderstanding at the wiki?
**Have you ever purposefully used the [[Quote of the Week]] or [[Sketchbook]] to resolve transcription questions for us?
*Do you ever use the wiki Fun Facts to debug new programs or features on the site?
*When did you produce [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]]? Did you make a new installment after you saw our [[HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 9|featured article]] on the main page or perhaps earlier while browsing our [[HRWiki:Featured Article Selection#HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 9 (Feb 25-Mar 2)|selection process]]{{--}}or was it just a huge coincidence that the first time we showcased an answering machine was the day before you released a new version of this rare feature?
*Have you ever used the forum to find ideas for [[Halloween costumes]]?

===Personal Information===
*When is [[Missy Palmer|Missy]]'s birthday?
*Is Missy's full name now Melissa Palmer-Chapman?
*On what date was the [[Original Book]] written?
*Are either of you [[Left Handedness|left-handed]]?

===Thought-process Questions===
*Why label ''HyperBlade'' "Hypou Blade", on the [[Floppy Disk Container#hypou_blade|Floppy Disk Container]]?
*Do you consider the Homestar and Marzipan/Homsar/Poopsmith previews ("Whatsit All About") in [[narrator]] to be one, two, or three movies?
*In [[caffeine]], why was Coach Z's line changed from "I'm just a crazy old man!" to "I'm just an old man!"?
*Why was the secret phrase in [[Homestar Talker]] replaced?
*Is [[Marzipan]] a vegetarian, a vegan, or neither? (When she ate marshmallows in [[Date Nite]], was this an oversight, or did you intend for them to be vegetarian marshmallows?)
*What is the relationship, if any, between [[Videlectrix]], [[Boardelectrix]], and [[Kidelectrix]]?
*Did you always intend to properly resolve [[montage]] (in [[the paper]]) or did you write a proper resolution due to fan demand?
*How come Strong Bad rarely shows his emotional features (e.g. he once looked worried in the beginning of [[retirement]])?
*Is [[mile|June 3rd 2004]] significant? Did you originally plan to release something on that date?
*What is the [[original|toothpick sculpture]] supposed to look like?
*In [[personal favorites]], did Coach Z's line "I'm a blade-man, man!" actually change from "I'm a white guy with a knife"?
*Is [[Strong Sad's iPod|Strong Sad's sustainable MP3 player]] supposed to be an iPhone (as suggested by the silver border) or an iPod Touch (as suggested by the lack of a speaker)?
*Was [[fan club]] a parody of the Homestar Runner fandom in particular, or just fandom in general?
*Is the "broken glass" song from [[licensed]] just a random song, or is it a parody of something (and if so, what)?
*Why did [[The Poopsmith]] take a vow of silence?
*Whose [[Whatsit]] does the Poopsmith shovel?
*How were the emails on [[Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits]] chosen?
*Why have [[Toons Without Back Buttons|"back" links been retired]]?
*Was [[Parsnips A-Plenty]] intended to be the [[Old-Timey]] version of [[The Reddest Radish]]?
*What, if anything, happened [[sbemail 206|February 7, 2008]]?
====Potential Real-World References====
*Was the [[Everybody to the Limit]] tune based off of "{{w|Oops Up Side Your Head}}" by {{w|The Gap Band}}?
*Were you watching ''Family Guy'' the night you made [[do over]]?
*Was the word choice "Bedazzle" in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] an intentional reference to the Bedazzler or just a coincidence?
*Is 20X6 inspired by 20XX from ''Mega Man'', 20X5 from ''Metroid'', or just the general concept of X replacing a date?
*Was [[Istanbul]] (in [[dangeresque 3]]) an intentional [[They Might Be Giants]] {{w|Istanbul (Not Constantinople)|reference}}, or just a coincidence?
*Is the ATM wearing a football helmet in [[Experimental Film]] supposed to be a reference to ''Commander Keen''?
====Potential Inside Jokes====
*Where does [[Wear a Bikini!]] come from?
*What is the significance of the names [[Jerome]], [[Kevin]], [[Dennis]], [[Debra]], and [[April Fool 2014|Joshy]]?
====Potential Easter Eggs====
*Was clicking on the word "abused" in [[privileges]] originally intended to be an Easter egg?
*Was the light switch in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] ever intended to do anything?
*Were the credits on [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] ever supposed to be clickable?

===Transcription Questions===

*[[Strong Bad]] in [[The Reddest Radish]]: "Now let's cheat it" or "cheese it"?
*[[Limozeen Thanksgiving E-Cards]] Card #1: "...and the ____ of cranberry sauce"?
*[[Homestar Runner]] in [[dreamail]]: "I do hate white clouds" or "clowns"?
*[[Senor Cardgage]] from [[Senorial Day]]: "Gamble around the campfire" or "Gambol"?
*[[Puppet Jam: Mission Control]]: What is the lyric before "mission control"?
*[[Limozeen]]'s ''[[bottom 10|Feed the Childrens]]'': "Hey hey, doo-doot doo" or "Hey hey, doot doo"?
*Is Homsar actually saying something in the Easter egg of [[A Folky Tale]], or is it just general mumbling?
*[[Head Bad]] in [[disconnected]]: "I hate your shoes", "I think you're cute", or something else?
*[[The Announcer]] in [[Strongest Man in the World]]: "Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar" or what?
**"You can not..." or "...can't not be ready for the [[Strongest Man in the World Contest]]?"
*[[The Grape Fairie]] in [[Strongest Man in the World]]: "All right, youze ____ brains"?
*In [[Arcade Game]], does the game say "[[Trogdor]]" or "[[Trogador]]" and if intentionally the latter, why?
*What is the [[Podstar Runner 2006]] floppy disk labeled?
*What is the true title of [[Where the Crap Are We?]] (the Macromedia Central toon)?
*Why are [[Lappynapped!]] and [[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]] uncategorized on your site? What would their categories be (toon, short, etc.)?
*Could you provide any precise dates for [[H*R.com updates 2000]]{{-}}[[H*R.com updates 2001|2001]]?
*In the [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-06-29|June 29, 2006 Sketchbook]], does Homestar's sole say "1-up" or "7-up"?
*What does the "ds" on Homestar's cut-out stand for in [[keep cool]]?
*What did you mean for the [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2#Message 2|Polish message]] to say?
*Strong Bad in [[Drive-Thru]]: "bro-awesome" or "pro-awesome"?
*[[Drive-Thru Whale]] in [[Drive-Thru]]: "Steve, drive around", "Steer your car around", "Please drive around", ...?
*In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]]:
**What is the name of [[Humidibot]]'s girlfriend?
**Does Strong Bad as [[Sharpdene]] say "cakey" or "cookie"?
**Does Homsar say "chintzy" or "chipsy"?

===Character Identification===
*Is [[Mr. Bossman]] supposed to be the [[Old-Timey]] version of [[Homsar]], or of someone else?
*The [[Saddy Dumpington]] entry in [[Strong Sad's Lament]] appears as though it could have been written by either Strong Sad or by Strong Bad (who had stolen Strong Sad's password). Which is it?
*Who is [[Kewpie Dan]]?
*What are the origins of [[1-Up]]'s name?
*Which one is [[Zubs and Coach B|Zubs]] and which one is [[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B]]?
*Is [[Mrs. So-and-so-erson]] supposed to be [[Arrow'd Guy]] in disguise?
*Does the voice that announces Arrow'd Guy's attacks belong to Arrow'd Guy or the narrator, Strong Bad?
*Is the [[Stickly Man]] supposed to be a 20X6 [[the Poopsmith]]?
*Is the cockroach crawling around in [[Strong Bad Main Page]] supposed to be different from [[Gavin]], or just an old style?
*Who is "[[Experimental Film|Our gracious host]]" supposed to be?
*In [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]], which one is C-dogg and which is Naptime?
*In [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]], is the first boy's name "Patchbeard" or "Peter Puberty"?
*Was [[Rumble Red]] intended to be the Old-Timey [[Nebulon]]?
*Which characters sing the first verse of the [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Theme Song]] and say "Eh! Steve" at the end?
*Is the man on the cover of ''This Book is Better Than 1st, 2nd, and Quite Possible 3rd Base'' [[Lem Sportsinterviews]]?
*Which paper dies at the end of [[hremail 3184]]; [[The Paper]] or [[New Paper]]?
*Is Humidibeth just a figment of [[Humidibot]]'s imagination, or a real character?
*Who called Marzipan in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], [[Blue Laser Commander]] or [[Guy Who Does The Bad Guy's Voice]]?
*What is the [[CGI Paper]]'s true name?
*Does [[The Cheat's iMac (2018)|The Cheat's third computer]] have a name? If so, what is it?

===Continuity Questions===

*How many [[Wireless Bizness]]es were there, and will they ever be viewable again?
*Are you going to update [[Downloads]] and/or [[Homestar Quiz]]?
*Why did you take [[Puppet Jam: Mission Control]] off the site for a year before releasing it?
*When did you change the [[Main Pages|Main Page]] format off the one in the [[Museum]]?
*What happened to those [[Rejected Characters|characters that are rarely seen anymore]]?
*Did the Poopsmith appear in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] ''before'' [[The King of Town DVD|The King of Town]], or was he added in MLS later?
*Why was [[sb_email 22]] released out of order?
*Why is there no silver Homestar head at the beginning of the podcast for [[Malloween Commercial]]?
*Why do the music video podcasts begin and end with the "Homestarrunner.com Presents a Strong Bad Email" clips, even if Strong Bad does not even appear in them?
*Were toons such as [[Homestar vs. Other Little Girl]], [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]], or even [[Super NES]] ever intended to be added to the [[Random Toon]] button?
*Were [[TROGDOR!]] and [[Duck Guardian One]] ever intended to return to [[Viidelectrix]]?
*Why was [[Podstar Runner]] discontinued for nine months (from March 2007 to January 2008)?
*Why weren't any toons removed from [[New Stuff]]?
*Which email was [[The Umpire]] going to appear in, according to the DVD commentary for [[Where My Hat Is At?]]
*Why does the [[Visor Robot]] speak with its PBTC voice in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]]?
*Why were the [[rejected costumes]] rejected?
*Why wasn't there a Lappy equivalent to the [[Broken Tandy Menu|broken Tandy]] and [[Broken Compy Menu|Compy menus]]?

===Miscellaneous Questions===

*What is the difference between [[The King of Town's Food|Pork Ramblins and Pork Snagglins]]?
*Why does [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]] always mention [[Wood-davers]]?
*Why "[[Random Toon#Navigation Bar|rando]]"?
*What is "[[Where's The Cheat?|Caaardinal Sins]]"?
*In [[weird dream]], why are Louisiana's underpants on sideways?
*In [[Parsnips A-Plenty]], is [[the Kaiser]] ruling [[Hell]], or is he just in it?
*Where, specifically, did you get the poster of Strong Sad's that Strong Bad crashes through in [[gimmicks]]?
*What is the significance of the year [[1987]]?
*What, if anything, is [[coloring|pressed bunson]]?
*How did you get the picture for the [[FAQ]]? Did Audrey submit it to you as fanstuff, or did you find it online yourselves and then get in touch with her?
*Why were there no [[Decemberween]] toons in 2005?
*Why were there no [[April Fools' Day]] specials in 2007 or 2008?
*Was the [[secret page]] Homestar's Yearbook designed as an alternate header for Strong Bad's Message Bored?
*Would it mean anything specific if Homestar and company did get [[TV Time Toons Menu|doppy]]?
*Which costume from [[Homestarloween Party]] received the most votes?
*What's the story behind [[Field Day Intro]]?  (How were you contacted to become involved in the event?, how did it work?, etc.)
*Are the emails in [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]], [[email thunder]], [[April Fool 09]], and [[sbemail 206]] real?
*On [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]], why does the FBI Warning background not have constantly shifting colors?
*Why is the [[Tandy 400]]'s ghost broken in [[ghosts]], but non-broken in [[retirement]]?
*Why did Strong Bad only check a few emails on the [[Compé]] before abandoning it?
*Was [[Strong Sad]] really supposed to say "What?" in [[A Decemberween Pageant]], or did he just forget his line?
*Will there be an [[Everything Else]], Volume 4 (or later)?
*Did [[Jonathan Howe]] help program the [[XML Sources|weeklies XML file]]?
*Were the two [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 11 Jul 2014|Dad's]] [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 13 Jun 2015|Garage]] presentations the same toon?
*Will the Dad's Garage toon(s) ever be publicly available (e.g. on the site, YouTube, a DVD)?
*Was [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] really the first full-length toon?
*What happened to the [[Puppet Character Variations#Puppet Strong Bad|old Puppet Strong Bad]]?

==Answered Questions==
====Somewhat Answered Questions====
*''What do you think of the Homestar Runner Wiki?'' (Answered several times, see [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments]])
*''Has the wiki helped you in any way?'' (Ditto)
*''What is the history of [[If I Ran the Camera]]?'' (Somewhat answered with the addition of the Flash File, it appears to just be a short animation made for family centered around Astrid Renee, who is [[Little Girl]])
*''Where does the name [[Dan]] come from?'' (Dan is a cousin of the Brothers Chaps)
*''Why were [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] and [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] removed from the site?'' (In the [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|Club Aquatica interview]], [[Matt Chapman]] mentions that the toons were removed due to personal reasons, but said he and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] weren't able to explain further.)
*''Do Homestar and Marzipan live together now, as implied in [[your funeral]] and [[Date Nite]]?'' (In the DVD commentary for Date Nite, Matt and Mike agree that Homestar and Marzipan still live in different houses, yet Homestar comes to Marzipan's house often.)
*''Was [[Quality Time with Cardboard Homestar]] intended to include references to the baby break?'' (The DVD commentary begins with Mike announcing that "Matt had a baby", which makes it very likely the references were intentional)
*''Why Sanka for the substance to "[[caffeine|caffeinate]]" Strong Sad when it's decaf?'' (According to the DVD commentary, Matt and Mike did not know when they wrote the email that Sanka was decaf coffee)
*''Will the [[Kick The Cheat]]s ever be brought back?'' (After selling out in 2005, Kick The Cheat toys were brought back by popular demand through 2007. They have been referred to as "extinct" through the [[Store]] with no indication of being brought back a second time. As evidenced through [[@StrongBadActual|Twitter]] and [[@strongbadactual (Instagram)|Instagram]], Mike and Matt still have leftover spare voiceboxes; on rare occasions a remaining doll has been offered as a contest price or donation incentive.)
*''Do the [[Videlectrix Guys]] have names and, if so, what are they?'' (Conflicting answers are given in [[Eric Conveys an Emotion: The Interview]], [[8-Bit is Enough]], and [[Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition]].)
*''Will there be a second [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits|CD]]''? (See [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack]])
*''Are you going to update [[First Time Here?]]'' (In the [[First Time Here#YouTube Version|YouTube version]] of First Time Here?, the ending is slightly changed visually to have Strong Bad recommend [[Fish Eye Lens]] and [[TROGDOR!]] instead of [[A Jorb Well Done]] and the [[Homestar Talker]], respectively.)
*''Will homestarrunner.com ever return to regular updates?'' ([[Main Pages]] now say "updated every someday"; in interviews TBC have explained [[Rolling Stone Interview - 3 Oct 2014|"We're not expecting this to be our full-time gig [...] if we want to make a great cartoon, every couple months it will be something new"]] and [[Vox Interview - 6 Oct 2015|"We still want to make [toons], but it might be sort of sporadic and without warning."]])

====More Or Less Completely Answered Questions====
*''Who's the rejected [[Marzipan]] costume from the [[Sketchbook (museum)|Museum Sketchbook]]?'' (Answered with the [[Museum]] update)
*''When are you going to update the [[Museum]]?'' (Answered with an update of the Museum on February 14th, 2006)
*''How did you meet [[DaVinci's Notebook]]?'' (Answered with the [[Ballad of The Sneak#First Commentary Transcript|DVD Commentary to Ballad of The Sneak]])
*''How did you meet [[Y-O-U]]?'' (Answered during the Q&A at [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Was the CD you released your personal choice, or fan demand?|Flashforward]])
*''How did you meet [[The Skate Party]]?'' (Answered in the DVD commentary track for [[The Cheat Theme Song]] - they received an email from them.)
*''Strong Bad in [[for kids]]: "I'll kill all of your dogs" or "dolls"?'' (Answered in the [[for kids#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]]: "dogs")
*''Is "[[Mike Chapman|Mike]]" short for "Michael"?'' (Mike's full name is indeed Michael, which was given in [[Don and Harriet Chapman|his father]]'s obituary)
*''Who is the [[Very, Very Little Girl]]?'' (See [[Talk:Very, Very Little Girl|the talk page]])
*''Homestar in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]: "Yeah, no," or "Yeah, I know"?'' (Answered in the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] for "Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon")
*''Is [[Cardboard Marzipan]] used when Missy is unavailable to voice Marzipan?'' (Yes, at least the first time. Missy was indeed unavailable for [[Happy Fireworks]], according to the DVD commentary)
*''Does the [[Visor Robot|robot]] have a name?'' (TBC never actually named the robot, but they use the name Visor Robot for it, which they picked up from reading ''this wiki''. This is all discussed very lightheartedly on the DVD commentary for [[Homestarloween Party]], and the name has been used in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]])
*''Why is [[Strong Sad's Lament]] usually on hiatus?'' (TBC go on an update frenzy for a short time, then just forget about it for a year. Talked about in [[A Folky Tale]]'s DVD commentary.)
*''What do you think of H*R Fan Fiction?'' (Answered in [[Cold Hard Flash Interview (censored)#fanstuff|Cold Hard Flash Interview]])
*''What is Marzipan's first line in [[looking old]]?'' (Answered in the [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-02-01|Quote of the Week]])
*''[[Taranchula]] in [[your funeral]]: "Put him in a jar" or "Brother in a jar"?'' (Answered in the [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-03-22|Quote of the Week]])
*''Did you really mean for the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] to say "Sever your leg"?'' (Answered in the [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-04-05|Quote of the Week]])
*''Will all the references to [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA evidence]] build up to a new case?'' (Answered with the release of the big toon [[DNA Evidence]])
*''Are you really planning to have [[Strong Bad]] upgrade [[The Paper]] in email #173, as shown in [[montage]]?'' (Answered with the release of the email [[the paper]], in which the printer dies and Bubs helps Strong Bad install an inkjet printer)
*''Is "Rocoulm" the true name of Strong Mad's [[Horrible Painting]]?'' (Answered in [[Jibblies 2]], where a card displaying the painting reads "The Rocoulm")
*''Did you intend to make a [[DNA Evidence (running gag)|DNA Evidence running gag]] back when you made [[strong badathlon]]?'' (Answered in the DVD commentary of the DNA Evidence Toon; when strong badathlon was written the gag was only intended to be used once)
*''Does the [[Strong Bad Main Page]] take place in a rejected version of the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]] or a separate section of the same design?'' (The email [[nightlife]] reveals [[Strong Bad's Room]] is located in a separate section of the current basement.)
*''In [[rough copy]], does Strong Bad say "manila envelope" or "vanilla envelope"?'' (The high [[audio quality]] of the Podstar Runner version reveals Strong Bad says "manila envelope".)
*''How much did you do for [[Mellow Mushroom|MellowMushroom.com]]?'' (Answered in [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007]])
*''When you record the audio for the cartoons, how much of it is improvised?'' (Answered in [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005]]; a fan asks if they record on paper first, and Mike replies, "No. We kinda just do it on the fly. We don't have time for that. When it's Sunday night at five in the afternoon we don't have time for storyboards.")
*''Why hasn't Strong Bad used the [[Lappy 486]] to [[DELETED|delete]] an email?'' (Hasn't deleted an email on the site, but did so in the [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] intro menu and in [[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]])
*''When is [[Craig Zobel]]'s birthday?'' (Answered in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Craig_Zobel&oldid=804915532 this revision] of his {{w|Craig Zobel|Wikipedia article}}.)
*''Is [[Fan Costumes 2016]] categorized as a "big toon" unintentionally (did you mean to categorize [[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]] as a big toon instead)?'' (Yes; this has since been fixed.)
*''Will [[Stinkoman 20X6]] ever be completed?'' ([[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|Level 10]] was finally released on December 20, 2020.)
*''Was [[20X6 Marzipan]] intended to resemble {{w|Sailor Moon (character)|Sailor Moon}}?'' (The [[:File:marzimoon.png|Sailor Moon clip art that was traced to create Marzi-Mei]] was found.)
*''What is the true title of [[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]] (the unfinished Easter special)?'' (Since the [[post-Flash site update]], the names of toons are in the titles of their pages; the page for Eggs lists the toon's name as "eggs".)
*''[[Caleb Rentpayer]]'s butler: "Tucksworth" or "Tuxworth"?'' (On {{prs|1599568422295470081|4|Dec|2022|full=1}}, his name was spelled as "Tuxworth" in a Tweet.)

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