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==Button Effects== | ==Button Effects== | ||
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*When Strong Bad is singing, his lips aren't moving. | *When Strong Bad is singing, his lips aren't moving. | ||
*Strong Bad's line gets cut off before he should finish singing, making it sound like he's saying "balloo". | *Strong Bad's line gets cut off before he should finish singing, making it sound like he's saying "balloo". | ||
- | *Homestar's propeller is the propeller from his old design. | + | *Homestar's propeller is the propeller from his old design. His mouth is also from an earlier design, which would not be fixed until [[Main Page 16]]. |
- | *When the mouse is moved off | + | *When the mouse is moved off Downloads, Homestar's star goes down, and then pops back up for a second. |
*When Homestar reverses direction, his propeller continues to move in the same cycle. However, it should start spinning in the opposite direction. | *When Homestar reverses direction, his propeller continues to move in the same cycle. However, it should start spinning in the opposite direction. | ||
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*The zeppelin on fire is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:LZ 129 Hindenburg|Hindenburg]]. | *The zeppelin on fire is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:LZ 129 Hindenburg|Hindenburg]]. | ||
*"Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?" is a line from "[[Wikipedia:Up, Up and Away (song)|Up, Up and Away]]" by the group [[Wikipedia:The Fifth Dimension|The Fifth Dimension]]. | *"Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?" is a line from "[[Wikipedia:Up, Up and Away (song)|Up, Up and Away]]" by the group [[Wikipedia:The Fifth Dimension|The Fifth Dimension]]. | ||
+ | *The sound when Homestar stops falling is the tire-screech noise to simulate stopping used by [[Hanna-Barbera]]. | ||
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[[Category:Main Pages]] | [[Category:Main Pages]] |
Revision as of 16:24, 11 February 2021
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Homestar Runner is upside down and falling through the sky.
Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, The Yello Dello
Places: The sky
Icon: Clouds
Page Title: What's so great about Homestar Runner?
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Button Effects
- Toons — A hot air balloon made in the likeness of Strong Bad's head passes, with Strong Bad riding in it. Strong Bad sings, "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?"
- Games — A zeppelin on fire passes by.
- Characters — Homestar stops falling, with a "SCREECH!" braking noise.
- Downloads — The star on his shirt starts to peel off. When you move your cursor away from the button, his star returns to its original position.
- Store — He starts falling up.
- E-mail — The Yello Dello flies by.
Fun Facts
Trivia
- The Yello Dello is also falling at the same speed as Homestar.
- This is the first main page to have Homestar in his regular clothes.
- Relative to the clouds, Strong Bad's hot air balloon is actually sinking pretty quickly.
Goofs
- Sometimes when Homestar stops falling, the propeller on his hat is still blurred.
- When Strong Bad is singing, his lips aren't moving.
- Strong Bad's line gets cut off before he should finish singing, making it sound like he's saying "balloo".
- Homestar's propeller is the propeller from his old design. His mouth is also from an earlier design, which would not be fixed until Main Page 16.
- When the mouse is moved off Downloads, Homestar's star goes down, and then pops back up for a second.
- When Homestar reverses direction, his propeller continues to move in the same cycle. However, it should start spinning in the opposite direction.
Inside References
- The page title "What's so great about Homestar Runner?" may be a reference to the page title of Main Page 1, "What's not to love about Homestar Runner?"
Real-World References
- The zeppelin on fire is a reference to the Hindenburg.
- "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?" is a line from "Up, Up and Away" by the group The Fifth Dimension.
- The sound when Homestar stops falling is the tire-screech noise to simulate stopping used by Hanna-Barbera.
External links
Main Pages |
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The Moon | Mountains | Island | Bowling | Waffles | Heaven | Graveyard | Falling | Notebook | Old-Timey |