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The Cheat and Strong Bad view TBC's home state in all its undergarbed glory.
"Atlanta" redirects here. For The Brothers Chaps' local baseball team, see Atlanta Braves.

Since The Brothers Chaps live in the Atlanta area, there are often references to things specific to the state of Georgia.

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[edit] Georgia references

  • Email weird dream — The state of Georgia is one of the many states seen wearing underwear in an Easter egg.
  • Email couch patchLil' Strong Bad is wearing a T-shirt that says "See Rock City", a geographical formation in Georgia. Many barns around Rock City have "See Rock City" painted on their roofs.
  • Email pizzaz — "This interview is OVER!" is a reference to pro wrestling manager J.J. Dillon, who managed Ric Flair in the early '80s in Georgia. He would end every interview with the same comment.
  • Halloween Fairstival — The sign in the locka-room that reads "Don't go into the marsh!!!!" refers to a similar sign in the Monster Plantation ride (now turned into the Monster Mansion ride) at Six Flags Over Georgia.
  • 50K Racewalker — Luke Schenscher, one of the secret characters in the game, is an Australian-born basketball player who led Georgia Tech to the 2004 NCAA Final Four.
  • Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer — For the scene where Rather Dashing climbs up the mountain, that mountain is actually Stone Mountain.
  • Email lady...ing — "Ramblin' Wreck of Email Check" is a reference to Georgia Tech. The first line of the fight song declares, "I'm a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech..."
  • Halloween Potion-ma-jig — Hovan is a restaurant chain in Florida and Georgia, located in mall food courts, that sell gyro-style wraps.
  • Strong Badia the Free — Strong Bad receives an email from a sender in Athens, Georgia. However, he mumbles the state name.
  • Flash is Dead! — Homestar Runner's Dating Profile reads "Homestar Michael (stipe) Runner", a reference to Michael Stipe, the lead singer of the Georgia-based band R.E.M..
  • Haunted Photo Booth: Homestar dresses as the Power Alley Dale Murphy card.

[edit] References with Atlanta ties

See also Atlanta Braves, Mark Lemke

There are also a number of references to more nationally recognizable things that have specific ties to Atlanta, Georgia.

[edit] Live Events

See main article: Public Appearances

[edit] See also

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