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(If I understand this correctly, it's a Flash artifact.)
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[[Image:main8.PNG|220px|thumb|Wouldn't ''you'' like to ride in my beautiful balloon?]]
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Homestar Runner is upside down and falling through the sky.
Homestar Runner is upside down and falling through the sky.
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'''Icon:''' Clouds
'''Icon:''' Clouds
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'''Page title:''' "What's so great about Homestar Runner?"
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'''Page Title:''' What's so great about Homestar Runner?
==Button Effects==
==Button Effects==
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*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|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?"
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*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|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?"
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*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' A zeppelin on fire passes by.
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*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' {{--}} A zeppelin on fire passes by.
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*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' Homestar stops falling, with a "SCREECH!" braking noise.
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*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' {{--}} Homestar suddenly stops falling, with a "SCREECH!" braking noise.
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*'''[[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.
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*'''[[Downloads]]''' {{--}} The star on his shirt starts to peel off. Moving the cursor away from the button returns his star to its original position.
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*'''[[Store]]''' He starts falling up.
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*'''[[Store]]''' {{--}} He starts falling up.
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*'''[[Email]]''' The Yello Dello flies by.
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*'''[[Email|E-mail]]''' {{--}} The Yello Dello flies by.
== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
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*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.
*This is the first main page to have Homestar in his regular clothes.
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*Homestar's propeller is the propeller from [[Homestar Runner Evolution|his May 2000 design]]. His mouth is from the February 2001 design, which would not be fixed until [[Main Page 16]].
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===Remarks===
*Relative to the clouds, Strong Bad's hot air balloon is actually sinking pretty quickly.
*Relative to the clouds, Strong Bad's hot air balloon is actually sinking pretty quickly.
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*The Yello Dello appears to be falling at the same speed as Homestar.
=== Goofs ===
=== Goofs ===
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*Sometimes when Homestar stops falling, the propeller on his hat is still blurred.
 
*When Strong Bad is singing, his lips aren't moving.
*When Strong Bad is singing, his lips aren't moving.
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*Homestar's propeller is the propeller from his old design.
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*Strong Bad's line gets cut off before he should finish singing, making it sound like he's saying "balloo".
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*When the mouse is moved off of Downloads, Homestar's star goes down, and then pops back up for a second.
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*Sometimes when Homestar stops falling, the propeller on his hat is still blurred.
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*When the mouse is moved off Downloads, Homestar's star goes down, and then pops back up for a second.
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*When Homestar reverses direction, his propeller continues to move in the same cycle. However, it should start spinning in the opposite direction.
=== Inside References ===
=== 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?"
*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?"
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=== Real-World References ===
=== Real-World References ===
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*The zeppelin on fire is a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:LZ 129 Hindenburg|Hindenburg]]''.
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*"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]].
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*"Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?" is a line from "[[Wikipedia:Up, Up and Away|Up, Up and Away]]" by the group [[Wikipedia:The Fifth Dimension|The Fifth Dimension]].
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*The zeppelin on fire is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:LZ 129 Hindenburg|Hindenburg]]. However, the Hindenburg disaster happened while docking rather than in mid-flight.
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*The sound when Homestar stops falling is the tire-screech noise to simulate stopping used by [[Hanna-Barbera]].
== External links ==
== External links ==
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*[[HR:main8.html|go to Main Page 8]]
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*[[HR:main8.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 8]]
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Current revision as of 14:30, 21 June 2023

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"Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?"

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?

Contents

[edit] 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 suddenly stops falling, with a "SCREECH!" braking noise.
  • Downloads — The star on his shirt starts to peel off. Moving the cursor away from the button returns his star to its original position.
  • Store — He starts falling up.
  • E-mail — The Yello Dello flies by.

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Trivia

  • This is the first main page to have Homestar in his regular clothes.
  • Homestar's propeller is the propeller from his May 2000 design. His mouth is from the February 2001 design, which would not be fixed until Main Page 16.

[edit] Remarks

  • Relative to the clouds, Strong Bad's hot air balloon is actually sinking pretty quickly.
  • The Yello Dello appears to be falling at the same speed as Homestar.

[edit] Goofs

  • 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".
  • Sometimes when Homestar stops falling, the propeller on his hat is still blurred.
  • 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.

[edit] 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?"

[edit] Real-World References

  • "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?" is a line from "Up, Up and Away" by the group The Fifth Dimension.
  • The zeppelin on fire is a reference to the Hindenburg. However, the Hindenburg disaster happened while docking rather than in mid-flight.
  • The sound when Homestar stops falling is the tire-screech noise to simulate stopping used by Hanna-Barbera.

[edit] External links

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