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==1001 Fonts==
A free handwriting typeface available on the website, [http://www.1001fonts.com/halleyscriptthinnbp-font.html#character-map Halley Script Thin NBP], contains dingbats of Homestar and Strong Bad. They occupy U+00C7 (Ç) and U+00E7 (ç), respectively.

== 505 Unbelievably Stupid Web Pages ==
On page 125 of [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1402201427/qid=1071549961/ this book], "Strong Bad E-Mail" is listed as link number 256. The writer claims "...the answers to these questions require as much thought as you'd expect from a baboon."

== Alamo Drafthouse Cinema ==
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas, in lieu of more traditional "Please turn off your cellphones and pagers" messages, occasionally shows Homestar Runner clips, among other strange clips. One such clip is from [[the movies]] and shows Strong Bad detailing the many irritating things at the movie theater, including his frustration with "the kind of person that likes to talk to the movie".

== All the Real Girls ==
Both [[Matt Chapman]] and [[Mike Chapman]] are credited in the 2003 movie, [[wikipedia:All the Real Girls|All the Real Girls]] ([[imdb:All The Real Girls|imdb]]), as [[Strong Bad]] and graphic designer respectively.

==The Alphabet of Manliness==
On page 141 of [[Wikipedia:The Alphabet of Manliness|The Alphabet of Manliness]] (page 138 in the UK version), Maddox lists the [[Double Deuce]] as an effective way of showing frustration to bad drivers.

==AnimeNEXT==
At AnimeNEXT's "Save Tokyo Tower" game, one of the disasters that occurs is Trogdor burninating Tokyo Tower.

==The BBS Documentary==
In [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dddbe9OuJLU Part 1 - Baud] one of the people interviewed reference to a new generation of old computers and say that they had "too much computer in them, and not enough typewriter"; a quote from [[weird dream]].

== Bedroom Scenes: A Rocky Horror Fan Film ==
In the scrapped ending of this short, available on its DVD release, a [[Kick The Cheat]] can be seen in Columbia's bed. (Behind-the-scenes photos posted on the film's Facebook fan page show this much more clearly, including a couple photos specifically showing Columbia with her Kick The Cheat.)

== BigStuf Camp ==
The youth camp program "BigStuf" held in Panama City, FL every year was home to several Homestar Runner sightings: The violin player in the camp's band consistently wore various Homestar Runner shirts, and a Homestar Runner character was thanked on the last day of camp every year. In 2004, it was Homestar Runner. In 2005, it was Coach Z.

==BotCon 2008==
During the script reading [http://youtube.com/view_play_list?p=56AE7F601353E442 Bee in the City],
[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bumblebee_(Animated) Bumblebee] is at a drive-thru that, after he orders, proclaims the well-known [[Drive-Thru Whale]] line "Sever your leg please, it's the greatest day."

==Brutalmoose==
*In the video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-lY3912MD8&t=184s Stuffed Rolled Steak - Retro Recipe Review], Ian mentions that he wants to create a video similar to the TV show ''{{w|Chopped (TV series)|Chopped}}'' called "Chorped", saying "It's a [[Coach Z]] kind of 'Chopped' show."
*In [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr36BjfWJTk&t=467s his review] of ''{{w|Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse}}'', Ian mentions that the game's humor "gives off a sort of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]-esque vibe."

==Camp Joy==
In the year 2006, the revolving theme of the [[Wikipedia:Boy Scouts|Boy Scouts]] summer camp [http://okawbsa.org/~campjoy/ Camp Joy] was [[Wikipedia:Pirate|pirates]], complete with antagonist [[Trogdor]].

== Celebration 3 ==
[[Image:53028701.jpg|thumb|Homestar on X-Wing]]
Before ''[[Wikipedia:Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith|Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'', the official fan club held a convention in the Indiana Convention Center, where they showed cars modeled after several ships from the [[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars universe]]. One of the [[Wikipedia:X-Wing|X-Wing]] cars had a Homestar Runner cling sticker on it.

== chipspeech ==
The promotional track [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSWlLOOGCmU AUTOMATION], showcasing a port of the [[Wikipedia:Software Automatic Mouth|Software Automatic Mouth]], makes a reference to the original software voicing "a [[Peasant's Quest|certain beefy-armed Burninator]]".

==Come On, Fhqwhpods!==
''[https://www.pipedreampodcasts.com/come-on-fhqwhpods! Come On, Fhqwhpods! - A Homestar Runner Podcast]'' is a [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] fan podcast that began in May of 2020, hosted by Michael Hunter and David Spencer on the [http://www.pipedreampodcasts.com Pipedream Podcasts] network. Episodes are typically released twice a week, each generally focusing on one Homestar Runner cartoon in release order. A recurring segment is "''Hey Alexa, What Do You Think of This?''" (frequently shortened to ''HAWDYTOT''), in which they bring on Spencer's wife Alexa Cuizon, who had never seen a Homestar Runner cartoon in her life prior to the podcast (with a few exceptions, such as [[dragon]]).

The podcast has done several things significant to the Homestar Runner series:
*The website [http://www.usshomestarrunner.com usshomestarrunner.com], which was first mentioned in [[First Time Here?]], redirects to the podcast website.
*[http://www.thnikkaman.com thnikkaman.com], which was originally a redirect to [[monument]] before being taken down, was restored by Michael Hunter.
*Hunter has appeared on [[Fan 'Stumes 2020]] and [[Fan 'Stumes 2021|2021]].
*They have interacted with [[@StrongBadActual]] on Twitter multiple times.
*[[Paul and Storm]], who wrote [[Ballad of The Sneak]], guested on that cartoon's episode, and revealed a previously undocumented real-world reference.

==Crime Files: Four-Minute Forensic Mysteries: Body of Evidence==
In the mystery "Gamer Over" found in the Jeremy Brown book "[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439769345/002-5890081-1025652?v=glance&n=283155&n=507846&s=books&v=glance Crime Files: Four-minute Forensic Mysteries : Body of Evidence]", the username of the victim is Trogdor139.

==DaThings==
In the YouTube Poop [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZpn-r1pzuc The FLOWOLF: Director's Cut], the hairstyles referred to as "flat tops, buzz cuts, flat cuts, buzz tops, and zuzz cuts" are each illustrated with [[Hairstyle Runner]] renderings. She would later go on to create a YouTube Poop of the series' Christmas specials, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR_4VR_2Fv0 Hanky Friggin Decemberweenus].

==Rooster Teeth Drunk Tank Podcast==
*During Podcast #32, the group is talking about old "no loitering" signs, and Geoff says he remembers signs saying "no loafing or loitering." Gus then starts asking if he was talking about Homestar Runner.
*During Podcast #57, the group are talking of old Flash cartoons, and they mention Homestar Runner and how consistent the website would put out content

==Empire==
The bestselling book "Empire" by science fiction author Orson Scott Card contains a quote on the top of page 10 in which a university student says the familiar phrase, "My head a splode," in response to a main character's statements.

==Extralife Radio Podcast==
In the [http://www.myextralife.com Extralife Radio] podcast, episode number 104, the program begins by playing the audio of the Easter egg in the [[Peasant's Quest Preview]].

==Fact Hunt==
In the print book inspired by the YouTube series of the same name the chapter "Games too big for their Britches", [[Homestar Runner RPG]] is featured as an example of a game that was too ambitious for the developer to handle. 

== Genius: The Transgression ==
In the section "Aesthetics" in Chapter 4: Special Rules and Systems, it's mentioned that a combination of the Black Plastic and Trash Praxis aesthetics has picked up the nickname "Crawling Rusty Meat", a reference to the Taranchula music video in the Strong Bad Email [[death metal]].

== Great Teacher Largo Panel, Otakon ==
At the GLT panel, during the question and answer session, someone asked how Largo "typed with boxing gloves on". Largo replied that he was not Strong Bad, but he does "rock out like Trogdor" and sometimes his computer gets "burninated". <!-- Can someone find a transcript of this? My memory is imperfect--> <!-- Also please rewrite with some details as to what this event was, who is Largo, and other details. -->

==Halo 2: Special Edition DVD==
On the door of the recording room for the Halo internet machinima, Red vs Blue, there are stickers of Homestar and Strong Bad. Homestar was also shown briefly in a PSA for the same machinima.

== iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac ==
The help book ''iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac'' includes an "add to my library" dialog box, and a file called "[[Today is Alright 4 2Nite|alright42nite.mp3]]" is highlighted. The file is available for [[dangeresque_3#Easter_Eggs|download]] on the site.

==Joss Whedon: Super Fan ==
[[Image:Joss Whedon Buffy Strong Bad Shirt.jpg|thumb|Joss wearing a [[Strong Bad]] shirt]]
[[Wikipedia:Joss Whedon|Joss Whedon]], already [[Television Sightings#Buffy the Vampire Slayer|known to be a Homestar Runner fan]], quipped "Just the claps" after a group of [[Wikipedia:Browncoat|Browncoats]] sang him Happy Birthday on June 23, 2005.
*[http://www.serenitymovie.com/media/serenity_river_rev_700k.mov Clip of Joss quoting Strong Bad]

==Kingdom Hearts 2 Strategy Guide==
In the strategy guide for the Playstation 2 game "Kingdom Hearts II", on page 28 (the Aladdin Character page) there is a small blurb describing limits. The title says "Everybody To The Limit".

== Lost energy drink ==
The words "The System is Down" can be located on the "Lost" energy drink, above the Supplement Facts.

== Macromedia Flash 8 Conference ==
[[Image:homestar_in_flash_8.png|thumb|H*R in Flash Player 8]]
As part of the first showing of the unreleased at the time [http://www.macromedia.com/flash Macromedia Flash Player] 8, a graphical demo was shown with various effects that will be available in the new player being applied to both graphics, text, animations and movies on the fly. Of all the animations on the web, the Macromedia developers decided to feature both [[Homestar Runner]] and an animated [[The Homestar Runner]], showing the new effects being applied to their forms.

This was the first use of Homestar Runner by Macromedia, the later being the short, [[Where the Crap Are We?]], which appeared as an Easter egg in the about dialog of [http://www.macromedia.com/software/central/ Macromedia Central].

*[http://media.putfile.com/Homestar-in-Flash-8---HiRes See the short, cut video (high resolution)]
*[http://www.moock.org/blog/archives/000146.html Listing of mirrors for the full technical demo movie]

==[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1235064.Meet_Me_in_Venice Meet Me in Venice]==
The main character is called Precious "Preshy" Rafferty, a likely reference to [[Rejected Characters#Preshy and Rafferty|Preshy and Rafferty]].

==Movies in Fifteen Minutes==
In the book [http://community.livejournal.com/m15m/ Movies in Fifteen Minutes] by Cleolinda Jones, she makes several brief references to Strong Bad in her versions of popular movies.

==Muppet Studio Online Movies==
In [[The Muppets]]' official Youtube channel, one of their shorts feature Beaker singing ''Dust in The Wind'', while being bothered by "[[YouTube]] annotations". [https://youtu.be/EAtBki0PsC0?t=46 One of them says] "[[Trogdor|BURNINATION!!]]".

==Nature Calls==
In the 2012 Johnny Knoxville film, a monitor in the background at one point displays the Secret Collect character as shown in [[web comic]].

==The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English==
This dictionary has an entry for [[A Splode|asplode]] that says "the term was popularized in 2004 by the character Strong Bad on the Homestar Runner web site homestarrunner.com".  An excerpt of this book showing this entry can be found on [http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0071458042/qid=1219558610/ref=sib_books_pg?ie=UTF8&keywords=asplode&p=S017 Amazon.com].

== Official Rock-Paper-Scissors Strategy Guide ==
In a sample tournament bracket in this book on page 163, one of the players is Trogdor.

==[[Paul and Storm]] Talk About Some Stuff For Five to Ten Minutes (On Average)==
*When talking about the small soups in [http://www.paulandstorm.com/archives/show-007-peanut-butter-eggs-and-dice/ episode 7], Paul mentions that they are "[[cheap as free]]".
*In the [http://www.paulandstorm.com/archives/show-0095-in-com-pe-tant-video/ episode 9.5 video podcast], the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD is visible for a moment in Storm's DVD collection.
*In [http://www.paulandstorm.com/archives/show-041-my-39-year-old-man-eyes/ episode 41], Paul says that the [[Wikipedia:Rifftrax|Rifftrax]] they did with Jonathan Coulton is "cheap as free".
*In [http://www.paulandstorm.com/archives/show-057-the-litany-of-disappointments/ episode 57], Paul says his head is "[[Asplode|asplodin']]".
*In [http://www.paulandstorm.com/archives/show-070-chinwhipper/ episode 70], Storm mentions [[The Stick]].
*In [http://www.paulandstorm.com/archives/show-071-do-you-like-star-wars/ episode 71], the term "asplode" is used again.
*In [http://www.paulandstorm.com/archives/show-091-stupid-like-a-cat/ episode 91], Paul notes that Storm's part of the introduction sounds Homestar, causing Storm to do an impromptu Homestar impression. 
*In the podcast's [http://www.paulandstorm.com/archives/show-121-dexterity-is-my-dump-stat/ 121st episode], [[Wikipedia:Wil Wheaton|Wil Wheaton]] remarks that he cannot think of a better way to start off [[Decemberween]] than his and Paul and Storm's show in Largo, California.

==The Picture of Everything 2==
[http://www.howardhallis.com/artgallery/tpoe2/index.html In this work in progress] among the characters in this scene are [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]]. Strong Bad is to the left of the Enterprise bridge, slightly right of center image. Homestar is below the right side of the Rolling Stone magazine cover, in the bottom left.

==The Prosh==
In the 2008 edition of this annual Western Australian satirical publication,
there is an image of Trogdor on an advertisement for a dragon-slayer on the back page.
In small text on the bottom, there is a message as follows- "Sorry. Trogdor will burninate your ****. Don't even bother."

== PeanutButterGamer ==
* During the intro to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC31W3xtzgc Top 8 Zelda Dungeons], PBG calls the santa hat (which mentions how he was late in finishing his video) a Santam'n hat.

== Pumpkin! ==
Around Halloween 2004, at "[http://www.osf.com/ The Old Spaghetti Factory]" restaurant in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (a fairly [http://www.osf.com/locations/alllocations.html large] [http://www.oldspaghettifactory.ca/locations.html chain], and a higher class restaurant), they had a large collection of carved pumpkins all over the place, and one prominently placed pumpkin near the entrance had an excellently carved likeness of Homestar in it.

==Rabbit and Mouse==
The links page of the [http://www.rabbitandmouse.com Rabbit and Mouse website] mentions [[homestarrunner.com]]. The description reads, "We're almost positive these guys do this sober".

== Regular Car Reviews ==
During Mr. Regular's review of the [https://youtu.be/0Gwd6EqHfsc 1993 Toyota Camry Wagon LE V6], he shouts out to [[long pants]] at around 4 minutes in.

== Rialto Theatre ==
During the introduction to the weekly showings of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Rialto Theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina, a projector is frequently used to make The Cheat and Trogdor run across the screen.

== Scott Manley ==
At the end of a video discussing the history of the Soviet/Russian R7 rocket, Manley criticizes the Soyuz 2.1V for its "heresy" of not including the trademark boosters of the rest of the R7 series, which on detachment from the rocket form a pattern known as "Korolev's cross." Scott concludes this by paraphrasing Strong Bad's [[Bogus_Mathematical_Theorems|Property of Ones]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzGsWw47sMY&t=13m07s "As a great man once said, 'A Soyuz launch without a Korolev cross is scarcely a Soyuz at all.'"]

==Secure Programming Cookbook for C and C++==
In the Acknowledgments section, they thank Strong Bad for teaching them how to type up a book while wearing boxing gloves.

==Shadowrun: Fourth Edition==
Shadowrun is a [[Wikipedia:Tabletop role-playing game|pen-and-paper RPG]] that combines elements of cyberpunk and fantasy. On page 87 (of the second printing), when discussing designing a character, it says (emphasis ours):
:Write down some quotes your character might say. Three or four should be good. Fiction is filled with characters that can be captured in a quote&mdash;everything from "Do you feel lucky, punk?" to "'''Double Deuce!'''"&mdash;capture our imaginations and give us something to hook a character on.

==Spaceshipper==
A couple of college students have created a game based on [[Spaceshipper]], one of the unplayble video games by [[Videlectrix]]. The game can be found [http://www.tomkortbeek.nl/space.html here].

==Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America==
The paragraph about ''[[Mario Paint]]'' mentions how it was used to create the [[Super NES|first Homestar Runner cartoon]]. However, it incorrectly calls Homestar Runner a web comic and states that the cartoon was created a decade after the release of ''Mario Paint''.

== Super Size Me ==
In the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Super Size Me|Super Size Me]]'', there are a group of kids at the computer watching an old Tandy era Strong Bad Email.
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==Switchfoot Podcast Episode 17==
In episode 17 of the offical [[Wikipedia:Switchfoot|Switchfoot]] Podcast, bassist [[Wikipedia:Tim Foreman|Tim Foreman]] is seen playing Trogdor on Guitar Hero II for most of the episode. 

== The Toronto Star ==

In the May 13, 2008 edition of the [http://www.thestar.com Toronto Star], both in print and [http://www.thestar.com/article/424683 online], there was an article in the entertainment section about [[Wikipedia:WiiWare|WiiWare]]. Although the article itself made no reference, the picture is a screen shot of [[SBCG4AP|Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].

== Trek Nation ==
In this film about Gene Roddenberry, Wil Wheaton is shown in a picture wearing a Strong Bad T-Shirt.

==Twitter==
===[[twitter:Arbys|@Arbys]]===
A [[twitter:Arbys/status/943526433208516608|Tweet]] posted by [[Arby's]] on December 20, 2017 features a recreation of the Strong Bad [[Dancin' Musical Nobot]] from [[what i want]]. The text reads "We're completely entrangled by those hypnotically swaying hips...", a quote from the email.

===[[twitter:DaleMurphy3|@DaleMurphy3]]===
For about a month after [[Haunted Photo Booth]] was released, [[Atlanta Braves]] player [[wikipedia:Dale Murphy|Dale Murphy]]'s profile picture was three pictures of Homestar Runner (dressed as Dale Murphy) from the toon.

===[[twitter:MerriamWebster|@MerriamWebster]]===
*A [[twitter:MerriamWebster/status/915305126042226688|Tweet]] posted by [[wikipedia:Merriam-Webster|Merriam-Webster]] on October 3, 2017, announcing the Word of the Day (salubrious), features a GIF of the [[take-a-break.exe]] screen from [[huttah!]].
*Another [[twitter:MerriamWebster/status/946445179082493952|Tweet]] on December 28, 2017, with text explaining the Latin word "draco" (the origin of "dragon"), features a GIF of Strong Bad drawing Trogdor from [[dragon]]. They replied to their own Tweet with [[twitter:MerriamWebster/status/946447093438337024|a link to the definition of "cottages"]] on their website. They also replied to other people with Homestar Runner references.
*Another [[twitter:MerriamWebster/status/973385510898028545|Tweet]] on March 12, 2018, with text explaining the word "chiaroscuro", features a GIF of Strong Bad setting fire to Strong Sad's dragon in [[dragon]]. Again, they responded to comments with Homestar Runner references.

===[[twitter:FisherPrice|@FisherPrice]]===
On April 25, 2018, [[wikipedia:Fisher-Price|Fisher-Price]] [[twitter:FisherPrice/status/989223006307143680|posted a link]] to [[Record Store Day 2018]] (which featured a Fisher-Price toy).

===[[twitter:Lin_Manuel|@Lin_Manuel]]===
*On August 15, 2018, [[@StrongBadActual]] [[twitter:StrongBadActual/status/1029769580695175168|contacted]] [[wikipedia:Lin-Manuel Miranda|Lin-Manuel Miranda]], asking if he could do a cover of [[TROGDOR (song)|TROGDOR]]. Later that day, Lin-Manuel replied "[[twitter:Lin_Manuel/status/1029791630293909506|Let's get started on doing all those awesome things you suggested.]]", referencing the [[Let's get started on doing all those awesome things I suggested|similarly titled song]] from [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]].
*On November 12, 2018, at the end of a long Twitter thread, he said "[[twitter:Lin_Manuel/status/1062084337242390529|*Strong Bad voice* IT'S OVERRRRR]]".

===[[twitter:Crunchyroll|@Crunchyroll]]===
*On October 26, 2019, anime streaming website Crunchyroll [[twitter:Crunchyroll/status/1188136735915401216|Tweeted]] a picture of their mascot Hime, her younger sister Sudachi, and their cat Yuzu dressed as Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, and The Cheat respectively for Halloween.  [[@StrongBadActual]] [[twitter:StrongBadActual/status/1188265413941039104|replied]], saying that Yuzu's costume inspired him to make The Cheat wear a bandanna from then on.

===[[twitter:Athletics|@Athletics]]===
*On March 1, 2020, the Oakland Athletics [[twitter:Athletics/status/1234234856042721281|Tweeted]] a picture of their logo next to a picture of [[Trogdor]] with the caption "When the offense is burninating".

== Untraceable ==
In one scene in the movie [[IMDB:tt0880578|Untraceable]] a person in a chatroom has [[Cheerleader]] from [[Teen Girl Squad]] as an avatar.

== Video Game Championship Wrestling ==
This [http://twitch.tv/vgcw Twitch stream], featuring WWE 2k14 CPU-vs-CPU matches between a wide range of video game characters, includes Strong Bad as one of its recurring wrestlers. [[Handle My Style]] plays during his intro.

==WaTiki Waterpark==
The WaTiki Indoor Waterpark in Rapid City, South Dakota had, as a transition on their electronic billboard, Homestar Runner running across the board.

==The Whisky Exchange==
The Whisky Exchange is offering an aperitif known as "Melonade Melon" [https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/48370/melonade-melon]

== Wil Wheaton's "Just a Geek" ==
In the introduction to [http://books.google.com/books?id=vjrNaFydsAIC this book], written by the actor-turned-author Wil Wheaton, who once played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation, the author mentions a conversation with his wife that covered whether or not to bring his Trogdor shirt to a book signing. He has been known to talk about Homestar in other such personal encounters and on his Twitter feed.

==Wordplay==
In the documentary [[IMDB:tt0492506|Wordplay]], [http://rpipuzzleguy.livejournal.com/ Tyler Hinman] is seen wearing a [[Trogdor]] shirt. In fact, Hinman has worn the shirt during the final round of each of the four [http://www.crosswordtournament.com/ American Crossword Puzzle Tournaments] he has won.  He can be seen wearing the shirt in the last image of [http://geekoutnewyork.com/2008/03/crossword.php this article about his 2008 win].

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