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{{Podstar Runner}}
{{Podstar Runner}}
[[Image:podstarrunner.png|200px|thumb|Strong Bad Emails and More!]]
[[Image:podstarrunner.png|200px|thumb|Strong Bad Emails and More!]]
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'''Podstar Runner''' is a collection of cartoons transferable to a video capable [[Wikipedia:portable media player|portable media player]] (such as a [[Wikipedia:iPod (5G)|fifth-generation iPod]]), in [[Wikipedia:MPEG-4 Part 14|.m4v]] format. [[Podstar Runner 2006|The original version]] was released in 2006, simultaneously with the email [[technology]]. A [[Main Page message]] on January 7, 2008, indicated that podcasts would return the following Thursday. As promised, the Podstar Runner page had the email [[looking old]] available for download.  The collection currently only includes Strong Bad Emails released chronologically in 2007 and 2008.
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'''Podstar Runner''' is a collection of cartoons transferable to a video capable [[Wikipedia:portable media player|portable media player]] (such as a [[Wikipedia:iPod (5G)|fifth-generation iPod]]), in [[Wikipedia:MPEG-4 Part 14|.m4v]] format. It was released simultaneously with the email [[technology]].  
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The service was discontinued in October 2009, after "podcast" was replaced by "[[FeedBurner Page|subscribe]]" in the NavBar. The original domain for the site (podstar.homestarrunner.com) was removed somewhere after August 14, 2017, the day that [[too cool]] came out and was replaced by an archive of the site on that date. The site itself has moved to [[Podstar:|old.homestarrunner.com/podcast/]].
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A [[Main Page message]] on January 7th, 2008, indicated that podcasts would return the following Thursday. As promised, the Podstar Runner page had the email [[looking old]] available for download. The collection currently only includes Strong Bad Emails released chronologically in 2007 and 2008.
'''Page Title:''' Podstar Runner. One a time, please.
'''Page Title:''' Podstar Runner. One a time, please.
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'''Release Date:''' January 10, 2008
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'''Release Date:''' January 30, 2006, updated January 10, 2008
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==Transcript for Podstar Runner 2008 Emails==
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==Transcript for Currently Downloadable Emails==
[[Image:Podstar08.png|thumb|Decisions, decisions.]]
[[Image:Podstar08.png|thumb|Decisions, decisions.]]
''{Shows a collection of record and CD covers being scrolled through, similar to [[wikipedia:iTunes|iTunes]]' [[wikipedia:Cover Flow|Cover Flow]], the first being [[Taranchula]]'s "Shady Missionaries"}''
''{Shows a collection of record and CD covers being scrolled through, similar to [[wikipedia:iTunes|iTunes]]' [[wikipedia:Cover Flow|Cover Flow]], the first being [[Taranchula]]'s "Shady Missionaries"}''
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==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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*The podcast is no longer available on the iTunes Store.
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*The podcast is no longer available on the iTunes Store, nor is it available on Zune Marketplace.
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*[[The Paper]] reads "The End" instead of "Click here to email Strong Bad".
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===Remarks===
===Remarks===
*None of the clickable Easter eggs from the original versions of the emails are present.
*None of the clickable Easter eggs from the original versions of the emails are present.
*The menu displays an iPod Touch.
*The menu displays an iPod Touch.
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*Until [[email thunder]] the preview images used to advertise the 2008 series of podcasts have been exactly the same as their corresponding pages on the Homestar Runner Wiki. The preview image used for email thunder's podcast was originally on the email's article but was later replaced.
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*The preview images used to advertise the 2008 series of podcasts have been exactly the same as their corresponding pages on the Homestar Runner Wiki.
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*In the 2008 ending, "shimmy cloth" is a mispronunciation of [[Wikipedia:chamois leather|chamois]] (pronounced "sham-WAH"), the common name for soft leather used for polishing glass and other reflective surfaces.
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*In the 2008 ending, "shimmy cloth" is a mispronunciation of [[Wikipedia:chamois leather|chamois]] (pronounced "shamee"), the common name for soft leather used for polishing glass and other reflective surfaces.
===Goofs===
===Goofs===
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*On certain browsers, the links in the NavBar did not work from the Podstar Runner menu.
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*On certain browsers, the links in the NavBar do not work from the Podstar Runner menu.
*Podstar Runner's link for [[looking old]]'s podcast linked to a [[podstar:sb_email_looking_old.m4v|non-existent page]]. The working link to the podcast could only have been found on the [[podstar:podcast.xml|RSS feed]].
*Podstar Runner's link for [[looking old]]'s podcast linked to a [[podstar:sb_email_looking_old.m4v|non-existent page]]. The working link to the podcast could only have been found on the [[podstar:podcast.xml|RSS feed]].
*While "Click Here to Email Strong Bad strongbad@homestarrunner.com" is usually plastered over in podcasts, the Podstar version of [[the paper]] leaves the text of the Goth The Paper unaltered.
*While "Click Here to Email Strong Bad strongbad@homestarrunner.com" is usually plastered over in podcasts, the Podstar version of [[the paper]] leaves the text of the Goth The Paper unaltered.
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**[[New Paper]] and [[The Paper]] in [[email thunder]] have unaltered text from the website version.
 
**The text of the first [[New Paper]] to appear in [[web comics]] is altered for the Podcast version, depriving it of any relevance to Strong Bad's criticism of comics that use fan-submitted material.
**The text of the first [[New Paper]] to appear in [[web comics]] is altered for the Podcast version, depriving it of any relevance to Strong Bad's criticism of comics that use fan-submitted material.
*At the end of the Podstar Runner version of [[bike thief]], the Easter egg of the Lappy slowly moving to the right starts automatically; however, it does not show Homestar Runner stealing it.
*At the end of the Podstar Runner version of [[bike thief]], the Easter egg of the Lappy slowly moving to the right starts automatically; however, it does not show Homestar Runner stealing it.
*In the Podcast version of [[nightlife]], the Club Technochocolate flyer does not appear after Strong Bad's "Pwawty Cloughb" line.
*In the Podcast version of [[nightlife]], the Club Technochocolate flyer does not appear after Strong Bad's "Pwawty Cloughb" line.
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*In the Podcast version of [[fan club]], [[Senor Cardgage]]'s lines play against the visual of [[Homsar]]'s scene, and the audio for the following scenes of [[Strong Sad]] speaking and Strong Bad at his computer play out of sync with the animation.  After Strong Bad says, "the next worst word you can couple with the word 'fan' is, you guessed it, the word 'fiction'", the DVD title card for the email and a portion of the Intro play before the "Grade A Gray Day" scene appears and the email resumes as normal.
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*In the Podcast version of [[fan club]], [[Senor Cardgage]]'s lines play against the visual of [[Homsar]]'s scene, and the audio for the following scenes of [[Strong Sad]] speaking and Strong Bad at his computer play out of synch with the animation.  After Strong Bad says, "the next worst word you can couple with the word 'fan' is, you guessed it, the word 'fiction'", the DVD title card for the email and a portion of the Intro play before the "Grade A Gray Day" scene appears and the email resumes as normal.
*In the Podcast version of [[licensed]], Homestar's line, "That junk was still my best birthdays ever", has been omitted.
*In the Podcast version of [[licensed]], Homestar's line, "That junk was still my best birthdays ever", has been omitted.
*In the Podcast version of [[buried]], the "Dry" in "Cold Ones Dry" is typeset using a generic font.
*In the Podcast version of [[buried]], the "Dry" in "Cold Ones Dry" is typeset using a generic font.
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*From September 18, 2008 to November 5, 2008, the Podstar Runner page featured the download link, synopsis, and picture for [[hiding]], but the title read "[[Love Poems]]".
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*On September 18 2008, the Podstar Runner page featured the download link, synopsis, and picture for [[hiding]], but the title read "[[Love Poems]]".
===Fixed Goofs===
===Fixed Goofs===
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*The day the Podcast version of [[specially marked]] was released, the RSS feed updating the Sbemail Podcasts in iTunes was disabled. The feed was reactivated on or before September 10, 2008.
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*The day the Podcast version of [[specially marked]] was released, the RSS feed updating the Sbemail Podcasts in iTunes was disabled. The feed was reactivated on or before September 10, 2008.
===Inside References===
===Inside References===
*The album covers for ''[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]'', ''[[origins|Homestar's Bread Sing Alongs]]'', ''[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2|DJ Teh Cheat b/w the New KoT]]'' and the ''[[Limozeen vs. sloshy|Limozeen/Sloshy split single]]'' are visible in the background, but not selected. The albums that are selected are ''[[more armies|Shady Missionaries]]'', ''[[Teen Girl Squad 13|deliberance]]'' and ''[[bottom 10|Feed the Childrens]]'', before settling on the [[Strong Bad Email]] option.
*The album covers for ''[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]'', ''[[origins|Homestar's Bread Sing Alongs]]'', ''[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2|DJ Teh Cheat b/w the New KoT]]'' and the ''[[Limozeen vs. sloshy|Limozeen/Sloshy split single]]'' are visible in the background, but not selected. The albums that are selected are ''[[more armies|Shady Missionaries]]'', ''[[Teen Girl Squad 13|deliberance]]'' and ''[[bottom 10|Feed the Childrens]]'', before settling on the [[Strong Bad Email]] option.
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*Chamois were referenced in [[funny]].
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==Files Made Available Through Podstar Runner ==
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| [[Email Thunder]] || 16.6 MB || December 18, 2008 || Strong Bad finds out Homestar has his own email show and is trying to steal his email thunder. || [[Podstar:sbemail200.m4v|download]]
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===Previously Downloadable Emails===
===Previously Downloadable Emails===
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| [[Email Thunder]] || 16.6 MB || December 18, 2008 || Strong Bad finds out Homestar has his own email show and is trying to steal his email thunder. <!--|| [[Podstar:sbemail200.m4v|download]]-->
 
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| [[Being Mean]] || 10.1 MB || November 20, 2008 || Strong Bad tries to give Nice Dad advice on not being mean. <!--|| [[Podstar:sbemail199.m4v|download]]-->
| [[Being Mean]] || 10.1 MB || November 20, 2008 || Strong Bad tries to give Nice Dad advice on not being mean. <!--|| [[Podstar:sbemail199.m4v|download]]-->
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| [[Rough Copy]] || 10.6 MB || February 21, 2008 || Strong Bad tries to sue some kid for making a comic out of him and The Cheat. <!-- || [[Podstar:sbemail170.m4v|download]] -->
| [[Rough Copy]] || 10.6 MB || February 21, 2008 || Strong Bad tries to sue some kid for making a comic out of him and The Cheat. <!-- || [[Podstar:sbemail170.m4v|download]] -->
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| [[From Work]] || 8.77 MB || February 14, 2008 || Strong Bad tries to check his email from work. <!-- || [[Podstar:sbemail169.m4v|download]] -->
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| [[From Work]] || 8.77 MB || February 14, 2008 || Strong Bad tries to check his email from work. <!-- || [[Podstar:sbemail169.m4v|download]] -->
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| [[Your Funeral]] || 9.86 MB || February 7, 2008 || Strong Bad details his off the hook funeral plans. <!-- || [[Podstar:sbemail168.m4v|download]] -->
| [[Your Funeral]] || 9.86 MB || February 7, 2008 || Strong Bad details his off the hook funeral plans. <!-- || [[Podstar:sbemail168.m4v|download]] -->
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| [[Unnatural]] || 11.8 MB || January 24, 2008 || Find out how Free Country USA copes with the most unnatural of disasters. <!--|| [[Podstar:sbemail166.m4v|download]]-->
| [[Unnatural]] || 11.8 MB || January 24, 2008 || Find out how Free Country USA copes with the most unnatural of disasters. <!--|| [[Podstar:sbemail166.m4v|download]]-->
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| [[strong badathlon|Strong Badathlon]] || 11 MB || January 17, 2008 || Strong Bad makes up his own olympics to answer some moron. <!--|| [[Podstar:sbemail165.m4v|download]]-->
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| [[Strong Badathlon]] || 11 MB || January 17, 2008 || Strong Bad makes up his own olympics to answer some moron. <!--|| [[Podstar:sbemail165.m4v|download]]-->
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| [[Looking Old]] || 11.9 MB || January 10, 2008 || Strong Bad tries to prove to the young people that he can still eat his yogurt through a tube. <!-- || [[Podstar:sbemail164.m4v|download]] -->
| [[Looking Old]] || 11.9 MB || January 10, 2008 || Strong Bad tries to prove to the young people that he can still eat his yogurt through a tube. <!-- || [[Podstar:sbemail164.m4v|download]] -->
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==See Also==
 
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*[[YouTube]]
 
==External Links==
==External Links==
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*[[Podstar:|Podstar Runner site]]
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*[[Podstar:|Podstar Runner]]
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*[[Podstar:podcast.xml|Podstar Runner RSS feed]]
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*{{pl|l=http://podstarrunner.com/ The linked redirect to Podstar's Main Page}}
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*[[Podstar:podcast_bkgrdnew.jpg|view the new page background]]
*[[Forum:6897|forum thread re: Podstar Runner]]
*[[Forum:6897|forum thread re: Podstar Runner]]
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*{{pl|l=http://files.neocodenetworks.com/podstar/ Old Podstar Runner files}} ([[Forum:13407|forum thread]])
''[http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ iTunes 4.9] or later; [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Quicktime 6.0] or later; or [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC media player] can be used to view M4V video files.''
''[http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ iTunes 4.9] or later; [http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Quicktime 6.0] or later; or [http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC media player] can be used to view M4V video files.''
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