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{{quote|''"Everybody loves the
|'''Original Children's Book, ''The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest'''''}}
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▲{{quote|''"Everybody loves the me! I'm a terrific athlete!"'' |'''Homestar Runner, being [[The Ditz|himself]]'''}}
''[http://www.homestarrunner.com Homestar Runner]'' is a comedic and sort-of surreal [[Web Animation|web-based]] [[Adobe Flash|Flash cartoon]] by two guys from the state of Georgia, Mike and Matt Chapman ("The Brothers Chaps"). Starting as a dead-tree children's picture book, it eventually found its way to the internet and spread through word of mouth.
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The most popular part of the site is the Strong Bad Emails (aka "sbemails"), where Strong Bad [[Fourth Wall Mail Slot|responds to viewers' questions and suggestions]], such as "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail117.html Why don't you creat a montage?]", "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail130.html What would you do different, if you could do it all over again?]", and the ever-popular "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail63.html How do you type with boxing gloves on?]" This usually involves mocking the sender's spelling and grammar mistakes (in fact, the character of Homsar was actually [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail2.html created this way]), and quite often not actually answering the question.
Other features on the site include [[Teen Girl Squad]], a comic about shallow teenage girls [[They Killed Kenny|dying in]] [[Cruel and Unusual Death|improbable and hilarious ways]], which is written, drawn and narrated by Strong Bad; Old-Timey Homestar, what Homestar Runner would be like if it was made in the [[The Great Depression|1930s]]; and the Cheat Commandos, a parody of [[Merchandise-Driven]] shows in general and ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' in specific. The Brothers Chaps have also collaborated with [[They Might Be Giants]] a few times. A series of [[Episodic Game|episodic point-and-click adventure games]] by [[Telltale Games]], ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People]]'' (or SBCG4AP), was released for PC and WiiWare between August and December
Most episodes include [[Easter Egg
Thanks to [[The Wiki Rule]] and to its Internet longevity, a [http://hrwiki.org/ disturbingly comprehensive wiki] has been built up by fans over the years.
Since the birth of Matt Chapman's second child in November 2009, the site's flow of new content has trickled to a halt. However, in late 2011, Matt confirmed via his Twitter page that the series has not been cancelled and that future updates are coming "sporadically and without warning" (and went so far to say that nobody in their right mind would voluntarily quit making ''
If you find the speech hard to understand, the wiki has [http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/HRWiki:Subtitles subtitled versions of most toons]
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* [[Behind the Black]]: In Strong Bad Email [https://web.archive.org/web/20131105121929/http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemailahundred.html "flashback"].
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: From the sbemail "haircut".
** [[Big Ol' Unibrow]]: By relation to the above.
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* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Stinkoman from the "japanese cartoon" sbemail.
* [[Your Head Asplode]]: The game ''Strong Bad Zone'' in the sbemail "video games".
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== General Tropes about the Homestar Runner Universe ==
* [[Absentee Actor]]: Strong Bad doesn't appear in email "anything", which was instead answered by Homestar.
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** He was once named Prom King at a dance he wasn't even attending, if you want proof.
* [[Adam Smith Hates Your Guts]]: Taken to [[Up to Eleven|Eleven]] with Bubs. In the most extreme case, he once actually sold Wireless Extension Cords for $100 apiece. [[The Ditz|Homestar]] bought four of them.
* [[Adaptational Jerkass]]: Invoked in-universe: Strong Bad gets annoyed at the Cheat if one of the Cheat's shorts reflect this about Strong Bad. Usually, however, the Cheat isn't exaggerating his wrestler's persona.
* [[Adipose Rex]]: The King of Town.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Several of the character's names are only mentioned on DVD Commentaries.
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** Not to mention that he's generally been the [[Straight Man]] in a series that doesn't often have much use for one, as the other characters went through [[Flanderization]].
* [[Art Shift]]: Several different versions of the characters, including Old Timey, 20X6 [[Animesque]], Powered By The Cheat, and [[Live Action Adaptation|Puppet stuff]].
* [[
* [[Authority in Name Only]]: The King of Town was the former [[Trope Namer]].
* [[A Wild Rapper Appears]]: Parodied with Peacey P, to the point that he's a guest star on one of his own albums.
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: Strong Sad, The King of Town, Coach Z, and Nebulon when he appears. (No one likes ''his'' style.)
* [[Captain Space, Defender of Earth!]]: Strong Badia's space program has Space Captainface. Pretender of the Galaxy.
* [[Cargo Ship]]: Among other examples, Sign and Cinder Block in "2 years", and Strong Bad and a Wagon Fulla Pancakes in "montage".
* [[Casanova Wannabe]]: Both Strong Bad and, occasionally, Homestar.
* [[Cash Cow Franchise]]: Not to the extent of [[Scooby Doo|other]] [[Pokémon|cash]] [[The Simpsons (animation)|cows]], but when co-creator Matt Chapman looked at all the T-shirt orders he received, he wondered "Are there even this many people in '''''the world!?'''''" The creators now live entirely off of the sales of their merchandise.
* [[Character Title]]
* [[Cheated Angle|The Cheat-ed Angle]]: Homestar and The Cheat are ''never'' seen from the front.
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*** Shark Mobile! Can it work?
*** Don't forget the chainsaw car! (Which, sadly, has only ever appeared in the form of a toy prize from a box of cereal.)
* [[Cool Helmet]]: Various styles are worn by "The [[Portmanteau|Broternal]] [[The Order|Order]] of [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Different Helmets]]," introduced in "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131027153437/http://www.homestarrunner.com/helmets.html Ever and More]."
* [[Cool Shades]]: A [http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Cool_Shades running staple] of the series, most notably worn by Dangeresque and Dangeresque Too. In fact Dangeresque Too's shades are so cool, they can be worn in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' by the Demoman.
* [[Crack Fic]]: Strong Bad's fanfic in the sbemail, "fan club" has qualities of one.
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* [[Cuckoolandian Counterpart]]: Homsar for Homestar, and Senor Cardgage for Strong Bad. Strong Bad actually has more than one, as highlighted in the sbemail "alternate universe".
* [[Dastardly Whiplash]]: The Old-Timey version of Strong Bad.
* [[Defictionalization]]: Several in-universe examples, almost all without any involvement (or in some cases, even ''awareness'') from the character who came up with them in the first place (usually Strong Bad). [[Fake Band
** Limozeen has played two live shows, once headlining and once opening for Of Montreal. Its most famous single ending up in the ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' series along with "Trogdor" might also count.
*** The RSS feed offered up a possible explanation for all this Defictionalization: Strong Bad says that he makes things up, and then [[Red Dwarf|later he blacks out for a while, and when he comes to, that thing he made up has happened]].
* [[Delusions of Eloquence]]: Many of the characters often "try" this, which leads to them creating new mangled words or [[
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: Several minor jokes, mostly in labeling products. For instance, "Heavy Lourde" means "Heavy Heavy" ("Lourde" is French for "heavy").
** Alternatively, they were simply using a bilingual label, such as are required on many products in Canada. Nevertheless, the object has officially become known as a "Heavy Lourde".
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** Strong Bad himself, as far as video games and technology are concerned. His computers are all hopelessly outdated, and his most current system is a [[TurboGrafx-16]]. To put that into perspective, Old-Timey Strong Bad is still using the telegraph in 1936, when the telephone had seen widespread use for over 50 years.
*** That, and only in 2009 has he upgraded to a computer with a graphical interface, having used command prompts on all his previous computers, including his (16-pound!) laptop. Not very surprising when his favorite manufacturer, Compy, still makes house-sized computers. The Cheat, on the other hand...
{{quote|'''Homestar:''' (''sees Strong Bad digging out the Tandy 400 from his garbage can'') Umm... that's my old one. It barely works. I'd be surprised [[Call Forward|if you could check more than forty emails on it]].
'''Strong Bad:''' Ohh, you can't fool me. This thing's top of the line! It's got ''[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|two]]'' [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|contrast knobs]]! }}
*** Bubs too. Strong Bad's internet connection (and, thusly, Bubs' internet ''service'') is so out of date it's still measured in baud (a measurement of connection speed so small in comparison to actual bytes-per-second that it would literally be faster to just wait until you next met up with any given friend and talk about whatever was on the webpage you wanted to see). Then again, Bubs is probably doing this deliberately, in order to take advantage of Strong Bad's unfamiliarity with modern technology.
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* [[Era Specific Personality]]: The 1936 (and Romans), storybook, early 2000s and 20X6 characters.
* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: Strong Bad, as seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWp7BxI6NdU here] starting at about 6:10 and ending at about 6:22. Don't touch his mom.
* [[Everything's Worse with Bears]]/[[Everything
* [[Expositron 9000]]: Strong Bad's computer.
* [[Expressive Mask]]: Strong Bad's mask ''is'' his face.
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* [[Funny Answering Machine]]: Marzipan's Answering Machine is mostly about the funny ''calls'' she gets, but some of her answering machine messages can be pretty unusual, too.
* [[Fun with Flushing]]: In one episode, Bubs turns into a large [[Godzilla]]-like monster after accidentally flushing himself down the toilet while shaving. Strong Bad tries to do this himself at the end.
* [[GASP]]: The webtoon uses a "GASP!" stock effect whenever a character declares they're going to do something daring (or [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|what they think is daring.]]) A good example is [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104121214/http://www.homestarrunner.com/xmas08.html Decemberween].
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Strong Mad, for all his muscle and hostility, nevertheless has a big heart and a soft side, especially towards The Cheat, to whom he is quite defensive (see also: [[Papa Wolf]]). He also is quite childish and naïve.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Not really much of a radar to get past, as [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|it isn't exactly regarded as being for little kids in the first place]], but if it were, their subtle innuendos could help them get away with a hell of a lot.
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* [[Halloween Cosplay]]
* [[Halloween Episode]]: Once a year.
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Sexually Active Today?]]: Strong Bad, from his "girlfriends", to his theoretical situations with many hot girls.▼
* [[Hammerspace]]: Constantly used.
* [[Harsh Life Revelation Aesop]]:
** One Strong Bad Email asks how Homestar and Strong Bad met. It details they entered a race over an egg, later revealed to be The Cheat. Though Homestar won, Strong Bad was awarded the egg, leading Strong Bad to conclude in the present that you don't have to put in your full effort to get what you want.
** As "Virus" puts it at the end, sometimes a person needs to destroy personal property to right a wrong. Strong Bad accidentally downloads a virus which causes the world to break and enter a [[Mind Screw]]; Bubbs has to shoot the computer to save the world. When Strong Bad screams in horror, Bubbs points out everyone's faces were misaligned.
▲* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Sexually Active Today?]]: Strong Bad, from his "girlfriends", to his theoretical situations with many hot girls.
* [[Her Codename Was Mary Sue]]: Dangeresque and the Powered By The Cheat cartoons are prominent examples. The definitive example, however, has to be Strong Sad's original character Twelve-Times-A-Day Man from the "fan fiction" Strong Bad Email.
** There's also Gene in the email "Hygiene", until Strong Bad's hygiene film takes an odd turn and has the [[Straw Loser]] played by Homestar get his life together and turn out successful while Strong Bad's [[Marty Stu]] Gene falls from his high pedestal.
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** Strong Bad himself sometimes qualifies.
* [[Inherently Funny Words]]: The cartoons' [http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Twice gratuitous misuse of "twice"] seems to stem from this.
** Really anything Coach Z says is an example of this. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104155801/http://www.homestarrunner.com/cantsayjob.html One toon] focuses entirely on his inability to say the word "job".
* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]: Trogdor.
** [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: Trogdor has one helluva beefy human arm sticking out of his back, "for good measure".
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(''Trogdor machine comes to life'') }}
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: For instance, just try and figure out how [http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Arrow%27d_Guy this character] fits into the HR universe.
* [[Loads and Loads of Loading]]: Depending on your internet connection, especially true back ion the days of dial-up. Taken quite literally in [https://web.archive.org/web/20131027155236/http://www.homestarrunner.com/loadingscreens.html this short.]
* [[Load-Bearing Boss]]: {{spoiler|Ultimate Trogdor}} in 8-Bit is Enough. Homestar even calls him a load-bearing {{spoiler|dragon}}.
** [[Lampshaded]] in the email "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail173.html the paper]". Strong Bad finds himself on a sinking island and exclaims "How is this island sinking? I didn't even kill any end bosses!"
* [[Long Pants]]: Supposedly...
* [[Loud Gulp]]: The Cheat Commandos ''say'' it out loud.
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* [[Meta Guy]]: Usually Strong Bad or Strong Sad.
* [[Mind Screw]]: Sbemaliarized Entertainment. ("Uhhh, can you say 'mindblow?'")
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20131111062201/http://www.homestarrunner.com/4gregs.html The ending of this toon.]
* [[Misplaced Sorrow]]: Done with Frank Bennedetto (a popcorn popper), complete with the standard "he owes me $5" lament.
* [[Montages]]: [[Conversational Troping|Conversed]], with specific subexamples given, in the Strong Bad email ''montage''. The ones used are, in order, a [["Falling in Love" Montage]], a [[Travelling Salesman Montage]], a [[Training Montage]] and an [[Credits Montage|end-credits]] [[Photo Montage]] (complete with [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue|"where are they now?"]] subtitles).
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* [[Pixellation]]: This happens whenever Homestar's shirt is removed, because without it he's totally nakers. The funny thing about this being that the entire area his shirt normally covers is pixellated, implying ''everything'' there isn't fit for all ages.
* [[Poke the Poodle]]: Strong Badman's "evil schemes" turn out to be this sort, to Strong Bad's disappointment. Strong Bad catches himself heading down this path in the email "Your Edge".
* [[Portmanteau]]: The series is very, very fond of these, to the extent that it's practically a defining feature of the dialogue. As with other gags, there's a complete list [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Portmanteaus on the wiki].
* [[Product Promotion Parade]]: ''Cheat Commandos'' is a deliberate parody of this, with the sets being literally referred to in-universe as "playsets" and a theme song that ends in "Buy all our playsets and toys!"
** [[Ascended Meme]] There are toys available for the Cheat Commandoes. There are playsets, too, but they're free cardboard-cutouts.
* [[Punny Name]]: They show up every now and then. For example, the protagonist of [[Peasant's Quest|Peasants Quest]] is Rather Dashing and the stealth expert of the Cheat Commandos is [[Toilet Humour|Silent Rip]].
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Happens to Crack Stuntman when he makes one too many frivolous demands on the producers, although apparently he eventually gets his job back.
* [[Rapid-Fire Comedy]]: Used very often, especially in [[Self-Parody|self parodies]] of the original kids' book like [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104135130/http://www.homestarrunner.com/stuckincraw.html this.]
* [[Reality Warper]]: Homsar is such a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] that he defies the laws of physics, floating, shapeshifting, and even distorting the scenery.
** Senor Cardgage recently completed his transformation into a second Homsar in hremail3184, in which he manages to walk in place as if the carpet had no friction and make ambient city sounds appear out of nowhere. Strong Bad put it best: "I'm ... quite scared right now."
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** Heck, even Strong Bad might qualify. Several things he's imagined have become real, including the future of his entire world.
** Sufficient quantities of viruses (virii?) on one computer cause reality to go mad until the computer is shut off and/or destroyed.
* [[Replacement Scrappy]] [[Stealth Pun|Scrappy]]: New Paper. At least in Strong Bad's opinion.
* [[Riddle for the Ages]]: There are a number of mysteries about the Homestar Runner universe which the creators have said will likely never be given a serious answer.
** "How does Strong Bad type with boxing gloves on?"
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*** He ''did'' remove his mask once, [[The Un-Reveal|but he was sitting in an armchair that covered his face]], and he said he is never going to do it again.
* [[Repeating So the Audience Can Hear]]: Done with Pom-Pom and The Cheat, eventually lampshaded in ''Strong Badia the Free''.
** Justified in "The Best Caper Ever". For once, he's not informing the audience of what The Cheat's
* [[Ridiculympics]]: One Strong Bad Email is about [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail165.html the "Strong Badathalon"], with events such as "Greco-Roman Homestar Crud-Out-Of-Beating", the "Clean and Jerk Strong Mad's Underwears Over His Head" ("fortunately, you don't really have to clean them") and [[Blatant Lies|"Probably Something with Guitars, Lasers, Robots, and Hot Girls"]].
* [[Running Gag]]: A good third of the dialogue consists of in-jokes at this point. Based on the Homestar Runner Wiki, there are ''over five-hundred.''
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{{quote|'''Strong Bad:''' So, Bubs, your approach this year was to ensure that absolutely no one recognized your costume?
'''Bubs:''' (dressed as the Clarence Clemons character from ''[[Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure]]'') You got it! }}
* [[So Bad It's Good]]: Dangeresque as a whole, though this is intentional.
* [[Stupid Statement Dance Mix]]: The Cheat has made a couple, including one of the "geddup noise" (the sound Strong Bad's chair makes when he leaves his computer) and the King of Town's attempt at a jam. Strong Bad's "The System Is Down" could, arguably, also be one.
* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Marzipan is the only girl character in the main cast. The situation was [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in the DVD exclusive toon "Why Come Only One Girl?"
* [[Special Effects Failure]]: '''Strong Bad''': "Introducing Tito the Top-Haticent! And his beautiful assistant: Strong Mad with two basketballs shoved down his singlet!"
* [[The Speechless]]: The Poopsmith. Subverted, when he broke his vow of silence for Strong Bad's 200th email and was voiced by John Linnell of [[They Might Be Giants]] fame.
* [[Spell My Name with a "The"]]: The Cheat, The King of Town, The Poopsmith, etc.
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* [[Stylistic Self Parody]]: Usually with arms.
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: Basically any time the characters attempt anything artistic, though Strong Sad is ''sometimes'' an exception. Notable examples are The Cheat's cartoons, the Teen Girl Squad, and Dangeresque.
▲* [[Sure Why Not]]: The Brothers Chaps themselves forgot that the Fhqwhgads Robot's [[Fan Nickname]] "Visor Robot" was [[Fanon]], and upon realizing their mistake, gave the nickname a [[Sure Why Not]] instead of [[Disproven By Canon|Jossing]] it.
* [[Surreal Humor]]: Huge doses of it. In fact, this is ''all'' Sweet Cuppin' Cakes is.
** Especially in the DVD-exclusive content, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrbGDSo07dc&feature=related this] being a prime example.
* [[Take That]]: Strong Bad has poked fun at both [[Memetic Mutation
** While the Brothers Chaps are usually more quiet about their political views, the Strong Bad Email "environment" as well as their Earth Day toon made it clear that they don't particularly care for the environmentalist movement.
* [[Talking to Himself]]: All of the major characters except Marzipan, Pom Pom (who only speaks in bubbles), and The Poopsmith (who has only spoken once in the cartoon's entire history), are usually portrayed by one guy. And let's not get into the ramifications of the characters impersonating each other's voices...
** ''And'' you can tell which character is impersonating the other.
* [[
* [[Teasing Creator]]: They have acknowledged a lot of fan questions that will never be answered. [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail127.html This, for example.]
* [[Telegraph Gag STOP]]:
{{quote|"Sir Strong Bad STOP How do you operate the 'telegramophone' [[Antiquated Linguistics|whilst]] wearing gentlemans' sporting gloves STOP Signed, Sir Elsington Halstindingdingworth STOP"}}
* [[Theme Tune]]: ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131024020127/http://www.homestarrunner.com/intro.html Everybody! Everybody!]''
** The Very Low Sodium Band made a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DNnU0y7Nbo catchy remix] that's actually really good!
* [[Toe-Tapping Melody]]: [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] in the ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' "Strong Bad Emails" section. The "Rampage" video has Strong Bad attempting to do a musical rampage with Coach Z. Strong Sad politely interrupts to ask how Strong Bad reciting, "I'm on a rampage" on loop is musically inspiring. He says there's no rhythm or variety to it. Strong Bad challenges him, saying [[Let's See You Do Better]]. As the Cheat lays out a beat, Strong Sad recites a poem: "The quill, the page, lyric rampage. Word up?" This causes Coach Z and Strong Bad to giggle because they don't see anything catchy about it; Strong Sad reveals that it was a hit at his slam poetry group.
* [[Totally Radical]]: Coach Z.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Marshmallows, especially of the Fluffy Puff variety, even though Marshie is creepy as sin. There's also Melonade, contractually speaking.
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* [[What Could Have Been]]: The Brothers Chaps toyed with the idea of making the King of Town Marzipan's father in the [http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Old_Characters_Page early days of the series.]
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: E-MAIL. CHECKING.
** Also [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail144.html this sbemail], epically the one which made a [[Seinfeldian Conversation]] about a napkin some type of action apocalyptic movie.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20131027155236/http://www.homestarrunner.com/loadingscreens.html Loading Screens.]
** Also, Strong Bad seems to idolize and admire Senor Cardgage, while everyone else is creeped out by him.
* [[Widget Series]]
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* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]: Parodied with such uses as "awexome".
** And "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail191.html Videlectrix Kidx]".
*** And "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131116234533/http://www.homestarrunner.com/aprilfool10.html Xerioxly Forxe]"
* [[You Mean "Xmas"]]: Decemberween.
* [[Your Answer to Everything]]: Coach Z's advice to Homestar is always "It's like a great sports play. You can't just rush into the score zone." Lampshaded by Homestar in "The Best Decemberween Ever" when he tells Coach Z that's his answer to everything.
* [[You Say Tomato]]: Coach Z's schtick
{{quote|''"You say tomater, I zader matermorts."''}}
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104155801/http://www.homestarrunner.com/cantsayjob.html I Say Tomato You Say Jorb]
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* [[Animated Adaptation]]: Bizarrely enough, but yes. "[http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Strongest_Man_in_the_World Strongest Man in the World]" and "[http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Where_My_Hat_Is_At%3F_%28Short%29 Where My Hat Is At?]" started as physical book and a digital book respectively. They got more detailed and more sarcastic.
** ''Limozeen, [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail126.html But They're in SPACE!]''
* [[Animated Music Video]]: Including one ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070101044204/http://www.homestarrunner.com/expfilm.html Experimental Film]) with [[They Might Be Giants]].
* [[Arc Words]]: "DNA evidence", which started as a mere [[Running Gag]].
* [[A Simple Plan]]: Going on a road trip, telling a bedtime story, not writing a song about Sibbie...
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: [http://homestarrunner.com/sbemail166.html King Bubsgonzola Supreme!]
* [[Back
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: Sbemail #118, "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail118.html Virus]". Strong Bad's attempt to run to the next room for help results in him running outside of the ''frame'' (into the surrounding black background) instead. Homestar then starts playing with the toolbar links that appear at the bottom of the page.
{{quote|'''Strong Bad:''' Wait -- that's not supposed to be possible...!!"}}
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* [[Consolation World Record]]: Longest saying of "bull honkey".
** Most Macaronis nailed to a paper towel tube ...by Strong Mad
* [[
* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Strong Sad, of all people, [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail170.html here] when he counters Strong Bad's earlier barrage of water balloons with a barrage of snowballs. When there was no snow anywhere. That he removed from a giant notebook.
{{quote|'''Strong Bad:''' Where did you get ''snowballs'' at this time of year?? And how did you fit them in that notebook?!?
'''Strong Sad:''' ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|I've been saving these in the freezer since I was eight!!]]'' }}
* [[
** Coach Z does this inside his mind. Constantly.
* [[Crossover]]: Telltale's ''Poker Night at the Inventory'', which crosses over with ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', ''[[Penny Arcade]]'', and ''[[Sam and Max]]''.
* [[Curse Cut Short]]: In the sbemail, "trevor the vampire", Strong Bad types "what the f--" before interrupting himself with another train of thought.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: Parodied in the new intro for April Fool's Day 2010, with HSR [[Xtreme Kool Letterz|Xeriousxly Forxe]]. ([
{{quote|''Revamped for [[The Nineties]]!''
''So much more exciting!''
''[[Lampshade Hanging|Pointy elbows and lots of lightning!]]''
''Edgy and angry, so zesty and tangy!''
''[[Animation Age Ghetto|There's new demographics]]''
''When nobody asked for it!'' }}
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131103112130/http://www.homestarrunner.com/kotpopshow.html The King Of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show]".
* [[Dead Air]]: In the Strong Bad email "radio", he summes up [[College Radio]] in five words: "[[Dead Air]], 'um', [[Dead Air]]".
* [[Depth Deception]]: "Bubs' foot isn't huge! He's just in the foreground!"
* [[Dick Dastardly Stops to Cheat]]: In the sbemail "pet show", Strong Bad should be able to win the pet show in a walk since his entry, The Cheat, is the only one resembling an actual pet. (The other contestants are a dog-shaped cookie jar, a George Foreman grill, and... Homestar Runner.) Yet he feels compelled to cheat anyway, and proceeds to sabotage the other contestants. And then he almost gets away with it, only to be disqualified for an unrelated rule infraction (The Cheat's unauthorized use of "relish foot").
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]?: Coach Z's reaction in an [[Easter Egg]] on the cartoon "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105144331/http://www.homestarrunner.com/trogday08.html Trogday 08]", when he has said to "Wormdingler" (his snake-like drawing of a "dragon" from the [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail58.html Sbemail of the same name]): "You don't need no consummate V's ta be my bride..."
* [[Discredited Meme]]: Invoked by Strong Bad, who complains in "Trogday '08" that the internet ruined Trogdor, along with "zombies, pirates, ninjas, and Strong Bad!"
* [[The Dog Was the Mastermind]]: Appears in the "DNA Evidence" arc. After being [[Arc Words]] in a number of otherwise unrelated shorts, we get a story about a vial of green DNA Evidence that keeps changing hands and getting stolen. Turns out that it was from {{spoiler|Strong Sad, who doesn't want anyone to find out if he's part elephant}}.
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* [[Eldritch Location]]: The Sweet Puttin' Cakes miniature golf course. You get there by desiring to play miniature golf. [[It Got Worse|It goes downhill from there.]]
* [[Eyes Always Shut]]: Mr. Shmallow.
* [[Fake-Out Opening]]: The sbemail "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131027140836/http://www.homestarrunner.com/kotpoptoon.html senior prom]" starts with an opening for "The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show", which is quickly pre-empted by the email.
* [[Fake Shemp]]: Parodied in the email "original"; after Original Bubs quit, they tried to hide his non-presence. Literally. Behind large objects.
{{quote|'''Homestar:''' Original Bubs, who is totally behind that dishwasher box (''cut'') behind that washer/dryer box (''cut'') that hot water heater box (''cut'') behind that... toothpick sculpture?}}
* [[Fanfic]]: An episode, "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail188.html fan club]" was devoted to it.
{{quote|'''Strong Bad:''' So that's fan clubs, the next worst word you can couple with the word 'fan' is, you guessed it ''(ominous, eerie music plays)'' the word ''(Strong Bad's voice slows down, and the camera zooms in on the word as he types it)'' '''[[You Have Been Warned|fiction]].'''}}
* [[Fanwork Ban]]: Done in-universe in ''[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail170.html Rough Copy]''
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** Strong Bad when Bubs shoots his computer.
*** Earlier, he had another one when said shot computer got 423,827 viruses. (A new record!)
* [[Hostile Show Takeover]]: Strong Sad in [https://web.archive.org/web/20131030091750/http://www.homestarrunner.com/answer16.html this] episode of ''Marzipan's Answering Machine''; he apparently considers recording over people's outgoing voicemail messages as one of the best perks of house-sitting.
* [[If I Had a Nickel]]: "Man, if I had a nickel for every email I get, I would throw them at people in the food court. From that railing, like up above."
* [[Imaginary Friend]]: Lil' Strong Sad's friend, Scotty Titi.
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(''Strong Bad sets Strong Sad's drawing on fire and reduces it to nothing'')
'''Strong Sad:''' What?! That's not an improvement! }}
* [[Jail Bake]]: In "Strong Bad is in Jail", Strong Mad bakes a cake with a ''jackhammer'' in it for Strong Bad and The Cheat.
* [[Jumping the Shark]]: Referenced in-universe.
{{quote|'''Marzipan:''' You mean [[All Just a Dream|the whole last season was a dream]]?! Gimme a break! [[Babies Ever After|They shoulda just had babies]], [[Weddings for Everyone|and then the babies shoulda gotten married]].}}
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* [[Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher]]: Marzipan, in [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail160.html this] email.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: An Easter Egg in the 2010 Decemberween cartoon spoofs this in their introduction of a new drink, the ''Hot Pooey''. The tagline: "Dear god, what have we done?"
* [["Not Making This Up" Disclaimer]]: On the main page, the ticker for the [[Schedule Slip|very long awaited]] Decemberween 2010 cartoon says "for real!" when moused over.
* [[The Nudifier]]: In the Strong Bad E-mail "senior prom", Strong Bad tries to prank the prom by bringing in a device that makes everyone's pants "poof away".
* [[One Last Job]]: {{spoiler|The Tandy and the Compy}} both want to {{spoiler|check one last email}} in the ''Cliffhangers/Retirement'' arc, and {{spoiler|kidnap the Lappy in order to force Strong Bad to grant this request.}}
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* [[Phone Number Jingle]]: 555-55-5585-555-SENOR-MORTGAGE-TODAY.
* [[Pimped-Out Car]]: Mocked in the email toon, [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/car "Car"], with a ''baseball cap''.
* [[Pistol-Whipping]]: In "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131104040330/http://www.homestarrunner.com/dween_kidsbook.html That Time of Year"], one of the pages in the book shows a boy building a snowman, which Strong Bad then defaces to include a gun in the boy's hand to make it look like the snowman is getting hit by it and adds in a giant mantis.
{{quote|'''Strong Bad:''' (rewriting the book text) "De giant mantis is almost here. Get ready to be pistol-whipped, snowman!"}}
* [[Potty Emergency]]: Happens to Homestar in the long-lost short "A Jumping Jack Contest", after being tricked into drinking too much melonade. He then relieves himself in a jar provided by the Poopsmith.
** In the [[S Bemail]] "Extra Plug", after the power goes out, and they are told to not move, Homestar and Strong Sad start singing about how badly they have to pee, to Strong Bad's disgust.
* [[Precision F-Strike]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFAMTBxJ8yM That is some
* [[Recycled in Space]]: Parodied with the short-lived Limozeen cartoon. Lampshaded in the Strong Bad Email that introduced it.
{{quote|'''Strong Sad:''' Why are they in space? There's no reason for them to be in space!
'''Strong Bad:''' On the contrary, my dear fatson, there's ''every'' reason for them to be in space. }}
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* [[Ridiculympics]]: The Strong Badathlon, from the SBEmail of the same name.
* [[Ribcage Stomach]]: Played straight in Teen Girl Squad 6 and Sickly Sam's Big Outing, averted in the Stinkoman Thanksgiving special.
* [[Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies]] / [[Downer Ending]]: Strong Sad's [
* [[Rule of Funny]]: Strong Bad waits patiently for Strong Mad and The Cheat to say "Douglas"...and when it's Strong Sad's turn, he smashes him with the computer's keyboard.
** The word "Douglas" in this trope doubles as a [[Brick Joke]] in an Easter egg for Strong Bad Email #76, in which Strong Bad tries to teach the characters to say, "Fhqwhgads."
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* [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]: In a Halloween Costume cartoon, Strong Bad freaks out at the sight of a hot girl dressed as Homestar.
* [[Swallowed a Fly]]: "Bug In Mouth Disease" features Homestar distraught because he accidentally swallowed a bug. "The good times are over!"
* [[Tear Jerker]]: Invoked. Strong Bad has this drawing of a one-legged puppy nicknamed "Li'l Brudder", whose [[Woobie]]-ness is sufficient to drive Homestar into an ''existential crisis'' whenever Strong Bad shows it to him. He manages to do the same to Strong Sad with a picture of a two-legged elephant named "Tendafoot". At the end, even Strong Bad himself starts choking up from it.
* [[This Is Gonna Suck]]: Reynold in "Shopping for Danger" after he falls backward onto the rocket pack he's wearing
{{quote|[[Gosh Dang It to Heck|My land.]] I can't see this ending well.}}
* [[This Isn't Heaven]]: An [[Easter Egg]] in the program Macromedia Central features a [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/egg.html cartoon] where Homestar and Strong Bad are stuck in "blue-fadey-land." Homestar thinks they died and went to heaven, and Strong Bad agrees after they find a Twinkie. Then Homestar says that it's just Strong Bad and him, forever! It suddenly dawns on Strong Bad that they're definitely not in heaven. He pounds on the edge of the frame screaming frantically as the background turns red...
* [[Throw the Dog a Bone]]: Subverted in the 2009 Halloween toon. Strong Sad, upset at not being invited to any Halloween parties, turns around to discover all of his friends standing behind him to throw him a surprise party. Or so it seems. Turns out that his "friends" are actually a large cardboard prop, and their cheering is provided by a tape recorder. The whole thing was set up by Strong Sad himself to make himself seem more popular to the viewers.
* [[Two Scenes, One Dialogue]]: The opening scene in "Date Nite".
* [[Tyrant Takes the Helm]]: Played with in the Cheat Commandos toon ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20131030192402/http://www.homestarrunner.com/ccdo7.html 2 Part Episode]'', where Admiral Flashfight shows up to take over command of the Cheat Commandos from Gunhaver. Unlike your typical Tyrant arc, Admiral Flashfight actually makes the Cheat Commandos ''effective'' (the very first thing he does is arrest Blue Laser, [[Go-Karting with Bowser|who at the time had been invited over to play video games]]), but since the Commandos are used to goofing off (and he summarily fired Gunhaver, Silent Rip, and Crackotage) they chafe under his leadership.
* [[Villainous Crossdresser]]: Strong Bad dressed up as a woman for Halloween two years in a row. Sadly for him, this resulted in ''the King of Town'' making fun of him.
* [[Villains Out Shopping]]: One ''Cheat Commandos'' episode had the Commandos trying to stop the Blue Lasers from shopping at the supermarket, believing their activities were cover for some nefarious scheme, like trying to "make it [[Weather Control Machine|snow at the beach]] or something". However, it turned out that the Blue Lasers truly were just buying groceries.
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* [[Vinyl Shatters]]: In [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail175.html concert], Strong Bad breaks a Sloshy record over Strong Sad's head.
* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]]: Used in the Strong Bad Email "bottom 10", when Homestar starts to perform a butt dance for Strong Bad.
* [[Wham! Shot]]: A literal gunshot: When Strong Bad opens a virus email, it causes his world to glitch. He ends up trapped outside of his window as pop-ups of Homestar appear. It seems everyone is doomed to glitch forever, until the world resets. Strong Bad and the Cheat start to dance, but then Bubs appears. He's holding a shotgun. When Strong Bad asks what happened to his computer, Bubs reassures him it's in a better place. Bubs shot the infected computer to save the world.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Pretty much the DVD-exclusive cartoon "Why Come Only One Girl?", which shows ideas for other female
* [[White Void Room]]: Homsar's children's show, ''Whaddaya Know, Haddi-man?''.
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