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| + | Rock legend '''[[Wikipedia:Peter Frampton|Peter Frampton]]''', in particular his hit live album ''{{w|Frampton Comes Alive!}}'', has occasionally been referenced in the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. [[Strong Bad]] is typically the one to mention him. | ||
| - | + | ==Appearances== | |
| - | + | *[[Strong Bad Main Page]] {{--}} Upon moving the cursor over the "[[Character Videos|characters]]" button, a clip from "{{w|Do You Feel Like We Do}}" plays on the stereo. Strong Bad comments, "Oh, check it out, this guy's guitar is totally talking!", a reference to Frampton's famous use of a {{w|talk box}} to "vocalize" guitar playing into singing and speech. | |
| - | + | **{{postref|1379979689486323712|7|Apr|2021}} {{--}} Strong Bad jokes that mentioning this main page will summon "a phalanx of Framp-lawyers". | |
| - | *[[making out]]- Page title reads " | + | *Email [[making out]] {{--}} |
| - | *[[The Best Decemberween Ever]]- One item among the "crazy crap" that [[Homestar]] rummages through in [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] is | + | **The [[Strong Bad Email Page Titles|page title]] reads "Frampton's Camel", the name of {{w|Frampton's Camel|Frampton's second album}} as well as his backing band. |
| - | *[[Strong Bad | + | **The sender's message mentions "the whole Peter Frampton thang". |
| - | + | *[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] {{--}} One item among the "crazy crap" that [[Homestar Runner]] rummages through in [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] is a copy of ''Frampton Comes Alive!'' autographed to Strong Bad. | |
| - | + | *[[Draccus]] {{--}} Strong Bad names his creation "Little Främpton the Draccus". | |
| - | [[ | + | *[[@StrongBadActual]] {{--}} |
| + | **{{prs|ID=1165285663333335040|day=24|month=Aug|year=2019}} {{--}} Brainstorming the potential for the then-unproduced vinyl release of [[Strong Bad Sings And Other Type Hits]], one idea Strong Bad shares is a "Double LP gatefold with Frampton Comes Alive [[style]] pinup of me?", referencing how the {{w|Gatefold#LP covers|front and back cover}} of ''Frampton Comes Alive!'' formed a portrait of Frampton onstage. | ||
| + | **{{prs|ID=1201487867110920194|day=2|month=Dec|year=2019}} {{--}} A worn-out copy of [[Everything Else, Volume 2]] reminds Strong Bad of his "cool and vintage" copy of ''Frampton Comes Alive!''. | ||
| + | [[Category:Entertainment running gags|Frampton, Peter]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Real band Running gags|Frampton, Peter]] | ||
Current revision as of 02:17, 4 August 2023
Rock legend Peter Frampton, in particular his hit live album Frampton Comes Alive!, has occasionally been referenced in the Homestar Runner universe. Strong Bad is typically the one to mention him.
[edit] Appearances
- Strong Bad Main Page — Upon moving the cursor over the "characters" button, a clip from "Do You Feel Like We Do" plays on the stereo. Strong Bad comments, "Oh, check it out, this guy's guitar is totally talking!", a reference to Frampton's famous use of a talk box to "vocalize" guitar playing into singing and speech.
- @StrongBadActual Tweet (7 Apr 2021) — Strong Bad jokes that mentioning this main page will summon "a phalanx of Framp-lawyers".
- Email making out —
- The page title reads "Frampton's Camel", the name of Frampton's second album as well as his backing band.
- The sender's message mentions "the whole Peter Frampton thang".
- The Best Decemberween Ever — One item among the "crazy crap" that Homestar Runner rummages through in Bubs' Concession Stand is a copy of Frampton Comes Alive! autographed to Strong Bad.
- Draccus — Strong Bad names his creation "Little Främpton the Draccus".
- @StrongBadActual —
- 24 Aug 2019 — Brainstorming the potential for the then-unproduced vinyl release of Strong Bad Sings And Other Type Hits, one idea Strong Bad shares is a "Double LP gatefold with Frampton Comes Alive style pinup of me?", referencing how the front and back cover of Frampton Comes Alive! formed a portrait of Frampton onstage.
- 2 Dec 2019 — A worn-out copy of Everything Else, Volume 2 reminds Strong Bad of his "cool and vintage" copy of Frampton Comes Alive!.
