Middle School Character Variations

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In the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[highschool]], [[Strong Bad]] reminisced on what the [[Characters#Main characters|main characters]] of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] were like in their younger years. In '''middle school''', he claims that the gang was "a bunch of melon-headed babies with gigantic eyes and enormous imaginations." Although he states the characters depicted are in middle school, they appear to be infants in a nursery school. However, this may be due to his "extremely unphotographic (or doodle) memory". They appear to be a parody of [[Wikipedia:Jim Henson's Muppet Babies|Jim Henson's Muppet Babies]].
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In the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[highschool]], [[Strong Bad]] reminisced on what the [[Characters#Main characters|main characters]] of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] were like in their younger years. In '''middle school''', he claims that the gang was "a bunch of melon-headed [[babies]] with gigantic eyes and enormous imaginations." Although he states the characters depicted are in middle school, they appear to be infants or toddlers in a nursery school. However, this may be due to his "extremely unphotographic (or doodle) memory". They appear to be a parody of [[Wikipedia:Jim Henson's Muppet Babies|Jim Henson's Muppet Babies]].
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|-id="Baby Coach Z"
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| align="center" | [[File:Babycz.PNG|150px|"I'm pretending I'm the craptain of the foortball torm!"]] || '''Baby [[Coach Z]]'''
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He wears green footie pajamas with yellow toes, supporting the notion that the modern-day Coach Z wears a green body suit. As opposed to his usual empty gray circles, Baby Coach Z has full black eyes. He tosses a [[cardboard box]] labeled "NOT A BALL!" (despite the fact that there is a football right next to him) up and down as he pretends to be "the craptain of the foortball torm". Here, Coach Z and Strong Bad are shown to be [[Ages of Characters|around the same age]], contradicting the email [[stand-up]], which showed Coach Z to be an adult while Strong Bad was a kid. However, this is likely due to Strong Bad's "doodle memory". As seen in a Sketchbook sketch, he was originally considered to have an [[afro]] and [[mustache]], similar to his younger adult self.
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| [[highschool]], [[Sketchbook]] ([[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-02-22|Feb 22 2007]])
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|-id="Baby Strong Bad"
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| align="center" | [[File:Baby_strong_bad.png|150px|"I'm pretending I'm playing better video games!"]] || '''Baby [[Strong Bad]]'''
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He is wearing a blue hat, a [[diaper]], and a dimple on his chin. His left eye has a star-shaped reflection, which was also seen in Strong Bad's [[Stylized Character Designs|stylizations]] from [[Main Page 11]] and the [[Strong Bad 404 Error Page|Old 404 error page]]. He pretends to be playing better video games, and complains that "that [[Freaking|freakin']] [[duck]] swallowed both [his] pixels". Judging by the "[[Atari Dragon|freakin' duck]]", he is probably playing ''[[Wikipedia:Adventure (Atari 2600)|Adventure]]'', though the sound effects are from [[Secret Collect.]] and he is holding an [[Nintendo|NES]] controller.
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==Baby Coach Z==
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Strong Bad previously appeared as a baby in [[record book]], where he more resembles [[Li'l Strong Bad]].
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'''Baby Coach Z''' is how [[Coach Z]] appeared in "middle school". Here, Coach Z and Strong Bad are shown to be around the same age, contradicting [[stand-up]], which showed Coach Z to be an adult while Strong Bad was a kid. He tosses a [[cardboard box]] labeled "NOT A BALL!" (despite the fact that there is a football right next to him) up and down as he pretends to be "craptain of the foortball torm". He wears green footie pajamas, supporting the notion that the modern-day Coach Z wears a green body suit.  
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| [[highschool]]
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|-id="The Diapersmith
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| align="center" | [[File:Babyds.PNG|150px|"These are for my twin brother!"]] || '''[[The Poopsmith|The Diapersmith]]'''
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He wears a blue bonnet and has one curly strand of hair. His eyes look more similar to each other, although still [[Mismatched Eyes|slightly different sizes]]. His orange shoulder-length gloves are lighter and suprisingly clean. The Poopsmith's shovel appears to have been predated by a baby rattle that is either similarly besmirched with [[whatsit]], or simply decorated in a pattern that suggests it. Behind him is a large pile of [[diapers]]. Baby Strong Sad pretends he is not sitting next to him. Also, he blows a raspberry—one of the few times that he's seen to make a noise with his mouth.
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| [[highschool]], [[Sketchbook]] ([[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-02-22|Feb 22 2007]])
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|-id="Baby Strong Sad"
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| align="center" | [[File:Babyss.PNG|150px|"I'm pretending I'm not sitting next to The Diapersmith."]] || '''Baby [[Strong Sad]]'''
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He has a pink bow on his head, long eyelashes, and a frilly divide between his torso and legs that make him look like a girl. The toes of his [[soolnds]] are complete circles. He pretends that he is not sitting next to The Diapersmith. He apparently does not have his belly button yet, which Strong Bad implied to have given him using a [[Strong Bad's Drill|drill]], as seen in a flashback from [[origins]].
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| [[highschool]], [[Sketchbook]] ([[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-02-22|Feb 22 2007]])
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|-id="Baby Pom Pom"
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| align="center" | [[File:Babypp.PNG|150px|"Phthbt!"]] || '''Baby [[Pom Pom]]'''
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His body resembles a [[Wikipedia:Bumble Ball|Bumble Ball]], and he has no distinguishable head, with his eyes on his body. His limbs are flatter, and he has a thin orange stripe above his usual one. He only briefly appears as he bounces across the screen.
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| [[highschool]]
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|-id="Homestar Runner"
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| align="center" height="100px" | || '''[[Homestar Runner]]'''
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Although Homestar Runner does not make an appearance as an infant, he does appear as an adult nanny character who tells the children to "skedaddle" while waving a broom at them. He has red and white striped pants akin to his [[Teenage Variation|teenage counterpart]] seen earlier in the same email, and is only seen from the waist down. Unlike the other middle school characters, his voice is the same as the modern-day counterpart. He appears to be a reference to and hybrid of both Nanny from Muppet Babies and the Mammy-Two-Shoes character from [[Wikipedia:Tom and Jerry|Tom and Jerry]]. The costume and Southern colloquialisms are suggestive of the "Mammy" character, who often wallops the cat with a broom when he misbehaves. "Nanny", likewise, was only shown from the waist down.
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==Baby Strong Bad==
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Homestar does gain an infant form on the [[Store Baby Clothes#tshirt_homestar_babies|Homestar Babies baby clothes]] item in the [[Store]]. In this version, he has a lighter blue propeller cap with no brim and a rounder propeller. He has bigger eyes and a puffier overbite with a sticking-out tongue. He also has a round red body with a white puffy star, and two blue shoes.
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'''Baby Strong Bad''' is how Strong Bad appeared in "middle school". He is wearing a blue hat, a [[diaper]], and his left eye has a star-shaped reflection, which was also seen in [[Main Page 11]] and the [[Strong Bad 404 Error Page|Old 404 error page]]. He pretends to be playing better video games, and complains that "that freakin' [[duck]] swallowed both [his] pixels". Judging by the "[[Atari Dragon|freakin' duck]]", he is probably playing ''[[Wikipedia:Adventure (Atari 2600)|Adventure]]'', though the sound effects are from [[Secret Collect.]] and he is holding an [[Nintendo|NES]] controller.
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==The Diapersmith==
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'''The Diapersmith''' is the title for [[The Poopsmith]] as he appeared in "middle school".
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The Poopsmith's shovel appears to have been predated by a baby rattle that is either similarly besmirched with [[whatsit]], or simply decorated in a pattern that suggests it. The Diapersmith's orange shoulder-length gloves are lighter and suprisingly clean. Behind him is a large pile of [[diapers]]. Baby Strong Sad pretends he is not sitting next to him. Also, he blows a raspberry—the only time besides [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] that he's seen to make a noise with his mouth.
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==Baby Strong Sad==
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'''Baby Strong Sad''' is how [[Strong Sad]] appeared in "middle school". He has a pink bow on his head, long eylashes, and a frilly divide between his torso and legs that make him look like a girl.
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He does not like the smell of The Diapersmith's pile of diapers, and he pretends that he is not sitting next to him. He apparently does not have his belly button yet, which Strong Bad implied to have given him using [[Strong Bad's Drill|a drill]] in [[origins]].
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==Baby Pom Pom==
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'''Baby Pom Pom''' is how [[Pom Pom]] appeared in "middle school". He only briefly appeared as he bounces across the screen. His body resembles a [[Wikipedia:Bumble Ball|Bumble Ball]], and he has no distinguishable head.
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==Homestar Runner==
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Although [[Homestar Runner]] does not make an appearance as an infant, he does appear as an adult nanny character who tells the children to "skedaddle" while waving a broom at them. He has red and white striped pants and is only seen from the waist down. Unlike the other middle school characters, his voice is the same as the modern-day counterpart. He appears to be a reference to and hybrid of both Nanny from Muppet Babies and the Mammy-Two-Shoes character from [[Wikipedia:Tom and Jerry (MGM)|Tom and Jerry]]. The costume and Southern colloquialisms are suggestive of the "Mammy" character, who often wallops the cat with a broom when he misbehaves. "Nanny", likewise, was only shown from the waist down.
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==Appearances==
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*'''Debut:''' Email [[highschool]]
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*[[Sketchbook#SK-2007-02-22|Sketchbook]]
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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*[[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation]]
*[[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation]]
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[[Category:Character Variations]]
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Revision as of 04:21, 15 December 2018

Extremely unphotographic sketches

In the Strong Bad Email highschool, Strong Bad reminisced on what the main characters of Homestar Runner were like in their younger years. In middle school, he claims that the gang was "a bunch of melon-headed babies with gigantic eyes and enormous imaginations." Although he states the characters depicted are in middle school, they appear to be infants or toddlers in a nursery school. However, this may be due to his "extremely unphotographic (or doodle) memory". They appear to be a parody of Jim Henson's Muppet Babies.

Image Description Appearances
"I'm pretending I'm the craptain of the foortball torm!" Baby Coach Z

He wears green footie pajamas with yellow toes, supporting the notion that the modern-day Coach Z wears a green body suit. As opposed to his usual empty gray circles, Baby Coach Z has full black eyes. He tosses a cardboard box labeled "NOT A BALL!" (despite the fact that there is a football right next to him) up and down as he pretends to be "the craptain of the foortball torm". Here, Coach Z and Strong Bad are shown to be around the same age, contradicting the email stand-up, which showed Coach Z to be an adult while Strong Bad was a kid. However, this is likely due to Strong Bad's "doodle memory". As seen in a Sketchbook sketch, he was originally considered to have an afro and mustache, similar to his younger adult self.

highschool, Sketchbook (Feb 22 2007)
"I'm pretending I'm playing better video games!" Baby Strong Bad

He is wearing a blue hat, a diaper, and a dimple on his chin. His left eye has a star-shaped reflection, which was also seen in Strong Bad's stylizations from Main Page 11 and the Old 404 error page. He pretends to be playing better video games, and complains that "that freakin' duck swallowed both [his] pixels". Judging by the "freakin' duck", he is probably playing Adventure, though the sound effects are from Secret Collect. and he is holding an NES controller.

Strong Bad previously appeared as a baby in record book, where he more resembles Li'l Strong Bad.

highschool
"These are for my twin brother!" The Diapersmith

He wears a blue bonnet and has one curly strand of hair. His eyes look more similar to each other, although still slightly different sizes. His orange shoulder-length gloves are lighter and suprisingly clean. The Poopsmith's shovel appears to have been predated by a baby rattle that is either similarly besmirched with whatsit, or simply decorated in a pattern that suggests it. Behind him is a large pile of diapers. Baby Strong Sad pretends he is not sitting next to him. Also, he blows a raspberry—one of the few times that he's seen to make a noise with his mouth.

highschool, Sketchbook (Feb 22 2007)
"I'm pretending I'm not sitting next to The Diapersmith." Baby Strong Sad

He has a pink bow on his head, long eyelashes, and a frilly divide between his torso and legs that make him look like a girl. The toes of his soolnds are complete circles. He pretends that he is not sitting next to The Diapersmith. He apparently does not have his belly button yet, which Strong Bad implied to have given him using a drill, as seen in a flashback from origins.

highschool, Sketchbook (Feb 22 2007)
"Phthbt!" Baby Pom Pom

His body resembles a Bumble Ball, and he has no distinguishable head, with his eyes on his body. His limbs are flatter, and he has a thin orange stripe above his usual one. He only briefly appears as he bounces across the screen.

highschool
Homestar Runner

Although Homestar Runner does not make an appearance as an infant, he does appear as an adult nanny character who tells the children to "skedaddle" while waving a broom at them. He has red and white striped pants akin to his teenage counterpart seen earlier in the same email, and is only seen from the waist down. Unlike the other middle school characters, his voice is the same as the modern-day counterpart. He appears to be a reference to and hybrid of both Nanny from Muppet Babies and the Mammy-Two-Shoes character from Tom and Jerry. The costume and Southern colloquialisms are suggestive of the "Mammy" character, who often wallops the cat with a broom when he misbehaves. "Nanny", likewise, was only shown from the waist down.

Homestar does gain an infant form on the Homestar Babies baby clothes item in the Store. In this version, he has a lighter blue propeller cap with no brim and a rounder propeller. He has bigger eyes and a puffier overbite with a sticking-out tongue. He also has a round red body with a white puffy star, and two blue shoes.

highschool, Store

See Also

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