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==Button Effects== | ==Button Effects== | ||
| - | *'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' {{--}} A bowling ball | + | *'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' {{--}} A red black-and-white-striped bowling ball bowls a strike. |
*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' {{--}} A watermelon-colored bowling ball gets a 7-10 split. Scroll again and the ball hits both pins for a spare. | *'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' {{--}} A watermelon-colored bowling ball gets a 7-10 split. Scroll again and the ball hits both pins for a spare. | ||
| - | *'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' {{--}} The lights dim | + | *'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' {{--}} The lights dim and each set of bowling pins turns a different color. Then some lighting effects come on, and "The System is Down" plays. |
| - | *'''[[Downloads]]''' {{--}} Homestar holds a ball that looks like [[Strong Bad]]'s head, twirls it and puts it back. | + | *'''[[Downloads]]''' {{--}} Homestar holds up a ball that looks like [[Strong Bad]]'s head, twirls it, and puts it back down. |
| - | *'''[[Store]]''' {{--}} A bowling ball that looks like a globe falls through the floor. | + | *'''[[Store]]''' {{--}} A bowling ball that looks like a globe falls through the floor, producing a hole that then fades away. |
| - | *'''[[Email|E-mail]]''' {{--}} The globe ball rolls down the gutter. | + | *'''[[Email|E-mail]]''' {{--}} The globe ball rolls slowly down the gutter. |
==Fun Facts== | ==Fun Facts== | ||
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===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
| - | *For a while, a sample from | + | *For a while, rather than [[The System is Down (song)|The System is Down]], a sample from "[[Wikipedia:Renegade Master#Renegade Master '98|Renegade Master]]" by [[Wikipedia:Fatboy Slim|Fatboy Slim]] played when rolling over "Characters". (See [[Secret Pages#Music|Secret Pages]] for the loop.) |
===Remarks=== | ===Remarks=== | ||
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===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
| - | *When scrolling over Store, then Toons, the hole | + | *When scrolling over "Store", then "Toons", the hole overlaps the striped ball. |
===Inside References=== | ===Inside References=== | ||
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===Real-World References=== | ===Real-World References=== | ||
*The 4-pointed stars on the back wall are similar to the stars seen in the main bowling alley in ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''. | *The 4-pointed stars on the back wall are similar to the stars seen in the main bowling alley in ''[[The Big Lebowski]]''. | ||
| + | *The ball that bowls a strike in the "Toons" effect has the stripe scheme of [[Van Halen|Eddie Van Halen]]'s "{{w|Frankenstrat}}" guitar. | ||
===Fast Forward=== | ===Fast Forward=== | ||
| - | *The lighting effects are nearly the same as [[The Cheat]]'s light raves that he makes with his own special [[The Cheat's Lightswitch|light switch]] in [[Computer Room|Strong Bad's computer room]], as seen in the email [[techno]], which also | + | *The lighting effects are nearly the same as [[The Cheat]]'s light raves that he makes with his own special [[The Cheat's Lightswitch|light switch]] in [[Computer Room|Strong Bad's computer room]], as seen in the email [[techno]], which also includes "The System is Down". |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 17 November 2022
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Homestar Runner is in a bowling alley.
Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner
Places: A bowling alley
Icon: Bowling ball and pin
Page Title: The Comeback Kid!! Also known as Homestar Runner!
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Button Effects
- Toons — A red black-and-white-striped bowling ball bowls a strike.
- Games — A watermelon-colored bowling ball gets a 7-10 split. Scroll again and the ball hits both pins for a spare.
- Characters — The lights dim and each set of bowling pins turns a different color. Then some lighting effects come on, and "The System is Down" plays.
- Downloads — Homestar holds up a ball that looks like Strong Bad's head, twirls it, and puts it back down.
- Store — A bowling ball that looks like a globe falls through the floor, producing a hole that then fades away.
- E-mail — The globe ball rolls slowly down the gutter.
Fun Facts
Explanations
Trivia
- For a while, rather than The System is Down, a sample from "Renegade Master" by Fatboy Slim played when rolling over "Characters". (See Secret Pages for the loop.)
Remarks
- When scrolling over Store, the falling bowling ball makes no sound.
Goofs
- When scrolling over "Store", then "Toons", the hole overlaps the striped ball.
Inside References
- The globe bowling ball is the same image used in Main Page 1 and is similar to the one used in the Theme Song Video.
Real-World References
- The 4-pointed stars on the back wall are similar to the stars seen in the main bowling alley in The Big Lebowski.
- The ball that bowls a strike in the "Toons" effect has the stripe scheme of Eddie Van Halen's "Frankenstrat" guitar.
Fast Forward
- The lighting effects are nearly the same as The Cheat's light raves that he makes with his own special light switch in Strong Bad's computer room, as seen in the email techno, which also includes "The System is Down".
External Links
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