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[[Image:mashedpotatojones.PNG|thumb|"Now there's a fella I'd like to meet!"]]
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[[Image:mashedpotatojones.PNG|thumb|Mashed Potato Jones is on the case!]]
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'''Jones''' is used in various contexts in [[Homestar Runner universe]]. The {{w|Jones (surname)|surname "Jones"}}, one of the most common last names in the United States, is used in naming generic characters. The {{p|l=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jones slang term "Jones"}}, referring to an intense craving, is also used by the characters. The terms may even be conflated, as is the case with Mashed Potato Jones.
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'''[[Wikipedia:Jones|Jones]]''' is a fairly common surname in the [[Homestar Runner universe]]; furthermore, it appears to be a synonym for a [http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/jones craving].
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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*[[Thorax Corporation]] {{--}} Patricia Delabor-Jones is one of the Delabor family.
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*[[Thorax Corporation]] — Patricia Delabor-Jones is one of The Delabor Family.
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*Email [[morning routine]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] refers to [[Strong Sad]] as "Interrupter Jones", alluding to [[Indiana Jones]], after his constant [[egg]]-related interruptions.
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*Email [[morning routine]] — Strong Bad refers to [[Strong Sad]] as "Interrupter Jones" after his constant [[egg]]-related interruptions.
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*[[Peasant's Quest]] {{--}} [[Rather Dashing]] is referred to as Misspeller Jones.
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*[[Peasant's Quest]] &mdash; [[Rather Dashing]] is referred to as Misspeller<!--This word does not exist, so the spelling has been taken from the word "misspelled"--> Jones.
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*[[Halloween Fairstival]] {{--}} [[The King of Town]] asks Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] if either of them "got a wicked mashed potato jones". Strong Bad remarks that Mashed Potato Jones is "a fella [he'd] like to meet".
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*[[Halloween Fairstival]] &mdash; [[The King of Town]] asks [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] if either of them "got a wicked mashed potato jones". Strong Bad remarks that Mashed Potato Jones is a fella he'd like to meet.
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**[[Sketchbook]] {{--}} A sketch of Mashed Potato Jones was featured on [[Sketchbook 2004#SK-2004-11-08|November 8, 2004]].
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*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] &mdash; Homestar Runner asks Strong Bad, "Essence of busted old TVs? 'Cuz I got a serious jones!"
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*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] asks Strong Bad, "Essence of busted old TVs? 'Cause I got a serious jones!"
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*[[Sketchbook 2004#SK-2004-11-08|Sketchbook]] &mdash; a sketch of Mashed Potato Jones was featured on November 8, 2004.
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*Email [[sbemail 206]] {{--}} A product entitled "Olde Time Jones Drug Filled Tonic" is advertised by an animatronic [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]].
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*[[A Death-Defying Decemberween]] &mdash; Homestar Runner and Strong Bad both refer to drinking a cup of "hot jones", a white drink with red sprinkles on the top.
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==See Also==
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*[[Hot Jones]]
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*[[Indiana Jones]]
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[[Category:Name running gags]]
[[Category:Name running gags]]

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