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Welcome to the <b><span style="font-size: 120%">Homestar Runner Wiki</span></b>, the <a href="/index.php/Homestar_Runner_(body_of_work)" title="Homestar Runner (body of work)">Homestar Runner</a> knowledge base that <a href="/index.php/HRWiki:Introduction" title="HRWiki:Introduction">anyone can edit</a>.
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We're currently working on <a href="/index.php/Special:Statistics" title="Special:Statistics">3,352</a> <a href="/index.php/Special:AllPages" title="Special:AllPages">articles</a> about our favorite Internet cartoon.
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<b>Main Menu:</b> <a href="/index.php/Index_Page" title="Index Page">Index Page</a> | <a href="/index.php/Main_Pages" title="Main Pages">Main Pages</a> | <a href="/index.php/Toons" title="Toons">Toons</a> | <a href="/index.php/Games" title="Games">Games</a> | <a href="/index.php/Characters" title="Characters">Characters</a> | <a href="/index.php/Downloads" title="Downloads">Downloads</a> | <a href="/index.php/Store" title="Store">Store</a> | <a href="/index.php/Email" title="Email">Email</a> | <a href="/index.php/Legal" title="Legal">Legal</a> | <a href="/index.php/Museum" title="Museum">Museum</a></p>
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<a id="Browse_the_knowledge_base" name="Browse_the_knowledge_base"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Browse the knowledge base </span></h3>
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<p style="margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em;"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;"><b>Features:</b></span> <a href="/index.php/Strong_Bad_Email" title="Strong Bad Email">Strong Bad Email</a> · <a href="/index.php/Marzipan%27s_Answering_Machine" title="Marzipan's Answering Machine">Marzipan's Answering Machine</a> · <a href="/index.php/Teen_Girl_Squad" title="Teen Girl Squad">Teen Girl Squad</a> · <a href="/index.php/Powered_by_The_Cheat" title="Powered by The Cheat">Powered by The Cheat</a> · <a href="/index.php/Puppet_Stuff" title="Puppet Stuff">Puppet Stuff</a> · <a href="/index.php/Holidays" title="Holidays">Holiday Toons</a> · <a href="/index.php/@StrongBadActual" title="@StrongBadActual">@StrongBadActual</a></p>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0 0.5em;"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;"><b>Popups:</b></span> <a href="/index.php/Quote_of_the_Week" title="Quote of the Week">Quote of the Week</a> · <a href="/index.php/Weekly_Fanstuff" title="Weekly Fanstuff">Weekly Fanstuff</a> · <a href="/index.php/Sketchbook" title="Sketchbook">Sketchbook</a> · <a href="/index.php/Random_Toon" title="Random Toon">Random Toon</a></p>
<p style="margin: 0.5em 0 1.5em;"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;"><b>Miscellany:</b></span> <a href="/index.php/Secret_Pages" title="Secret Pages">Secret Pages</a> · <a href="/index.php/Places" title="Places">Places</a> · <a href="/index.php/Items" title="Items">Items</a> · <a href="/index.php/Songs" title="Songs">Songs</a> · <a href="/index.php/Glossary" title="Glossary">Glossary</a> · <a href="/index.php/Interviews_and_Public_Appearances" title="Interviews and Public Appearances">Interviews and Public Appearances</a> · <a href="/index.php/Links" title="Links">Links</a> · <a href="/index.php/Inside_Jokes" title="Inside Jokes">Inside Jokes</a> · <a href="/index.php/Running_Gags" title="Running Gags">Running Gags</a> · <a href="/index.php/Sightings" title="Sightings">Sightings</a></p>
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<a id="What.27s_new" name="What.27s_new"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> What's new </span></h3>
<p style="margin: .5em 0 .5em;"><i>Recent updates to the <span class="plainlinks"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/" title="hr:">official Homestar Runner site</a></span>.</i></p>
<div class="iconlist"><div style="float:right; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em;"><div style="border:1px solid #1C58A3; background: #FFF; text-align:center; padding:0; margin-bottom: 12px"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:latest_roomxpage.png" title="Dangeresque Roomisode X: Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office"><img alt="Dangeresque Roomisode X: Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office" border="0" height="120" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/a/a2/latest_roomxpage.png/180px-latest_roomxpage.png" width="180"/></a></div><div style="border:1px solid #1C58A3; background: #FFF; text-align:center; padding:0; margin-bottom: 12px"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:TalkItYourselfHomestarCommercial.png" title="Talk-It-Yourself Homestar Runner Puppet Plush"><img alt="Talk-It-Yourself Homestar Runner Puppet Plush" border="0" height="101" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/0/08/TalkItYourselfHomestarCommercial.png/180px-TalkItYourselfHomestarCommercial.png" width="180"/></a></div></div>
<a id="May_24.2C_2024" name="May_24.2C_2024"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline">May 24, 2024</span></h4>
<ul><li><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:update-game.png" title="update-game.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="21" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/f/f7/update-game.png" width="21"/></a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php/Game" title="Game">Game</a>: <a href="/index.php/Dangeresque_Roomisode_X:_Inspection_Certificate_on_File_in_Building_Office" title="Dangeresque Roomisode X: Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office">Dangeresque Roomisode X: Inspection Certificate on File in Building Office</a> <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; border:1px #999 solid; padding:2px; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/dangeresque-roomx" title="hr:dangeresque-roomx">view</a></span>
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<a id="May_21.2C_2024" name="May_21.2C_2024"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline">May 21, 2024</span></h4>
<ul><li><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:update-cs.png" title="update-cs.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="21" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/6/69/update-cs.png" width="21"/></a> <a href="/index.php/Store" title="Store">Store</a>: <a href="/index.php/Fangamer" title="Fangamer">Homestar Puppet Plush</a> <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; border:1px #999 solid; padding:2px; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://www.fangamer.com/products/homestar-runner-plush-puppet" title="fangamer:products/homestar-runner-plush-puppet">shop</a></span>
</li><li><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:update-pupp.png" title="update-pupp.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="21" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/2/20/update-pupp.png" width="21"/></a> <a href="/index.php/Puppet_Stuff" title="Puppet Stuff">Puppet Stuff</a>: <a href="/index.php/Talk-It-Yourself_Homestar_Runner_Puppet_Plush" title="Talk-It-Yourself Homestar Runner Puppet Plush">Talk-It-Yourself Homestar Runner Puppet Plush</a> <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; border:1px #999 solid; padding:2px; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/homestar-puppet-plush" title="hr:toons/homestar-puppet-plush">watch</a></span> <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; border:1px #999 solid; padding:2px; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5-LvQQhzJA" title="youtube:M5-LvQQhzJA">watch</a></span>
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<a id="February_13.2C_2024" name="February_13.2C_2024"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline">February 13, 2024</span></h4>
<ul><li><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:Transparent_HR.png" title="Transparent HR.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="21" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/c/cf/Transparent_HR.png/21px-Transparent_HR.png" width="21"/></a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php/Shorts" title="Shorts">Short</a>: <a href="/index.php/Front_Facing" title="Front Facing">The Name of This Cartoon Would Ruin It</a> <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; border:1px #999 solid; padding:2px; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/frontfacing" title="hr:toons/frontfacing">watch</a></span>
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<a id="February_12.2C_2024" name="February_12.2C_2024"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline">February 12, 2024</span></h4>
<ul><li><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:update-misc.png" title="update-misc.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="21" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/a/ab/update-misc.png" width="21"/></a> <a href="/index.php/Main_Pages" title="Main Pages">Main Pages</a>: <a href="/index.php/Main_Page_28" title="Main Page 28">Main Page 28</a> <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; border:1px #999 solid; padding:2px; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/main28.html" title="hr:main28.html">view</a></span>
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<a id="November_22.2C_2023" name="November_22.2C_2023"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline">November 22, 2023</span></h4>
<ul><li><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:update-hw.png" title="update-hw.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="21" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/5/56/update-hw.png" width="21"/></a> <a href="/index.php/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a>: <a href="/index.php/Fan_%27Stumes_2023" title="Fan 'Stumes 2023">Fan 'Stumes 2023</a> <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; border:1px #999 solid; padding:2px; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/fan-stumes-2023" title="hr:toons/fan-stumes-2023">watch</a></span>
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<a id="October_29.2C_2023" name="October_29.2C_2023"></a><h4> <span class="mw-headline">October 29, 2023</span></h4>
<ul><li><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:update-hw.png" title="update-hw.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="21" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/5/56/update-hw.png" width="21"/></a> <a href="/index.php/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a>: <a href="/index.php/The_Show:_Ween_Edition" title="The Show: Ween Edition">The Show: Ween Edition</a> <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; border:1px #999 solid; padding:2px; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/hall-show-ween-toon" title="hr:toons/hall-show-ween-toon">watch</a></span> <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; border:1px #999 solid; padding:2px; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_7O-ZiR34k" title="youtube:G 7O-ZiR34k">watch</a></span>
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<a id="Featured_content_of_the_day_.28or_whenever.29" name="Featured_content_of_the_day_.28or_whenever.29"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> Featured content of the day (or whenever) </span></h3>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:holidaygreeting.png" title="holidaygreeting.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/c/c6/holidaygreeting.png/105px-holidaygreeting.png" width="105"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/A_Holiday_Greeting" title="A Holiday Greeting">A Holiday Greeting</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">Oh. <i>Holy crap.</i> <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/a-holiday-greeting" title="hr:toons/a-holiday-greeting">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:bestdecemberween.PNG" title="bestdecemberween.PNG"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/d/da/bestdecemberween.PNG/104px-bestdecemberween.PNG" width="104"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/The_Best_Decemberween_Ever" title="The Best Decemberween Ever">The Best Decemberween Ever</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">Buying a Decemberween present for Strong Bad is like a great sports play. <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/the-best-decemberween-ever" title="hr:toons/the-best-decemberween-ever">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:xmas2002.png" title="xmas2002.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/4/41/xmas2002.png/104px-xmas2002.png" width="104"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/A_Decemberween_Pageant" title="A Decemberween Pageant">A Decemberween Pageant</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">We've got to find the first Decemberween! <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/a-decemberween-pageant" title="hr:toons/a-decemberween-pageant">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:decemberween_emails.png" title="decemberween emails.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/5/5f/decemberween_emails.png/105px-decemberween_emails.png" width="105"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/Decemberween_Email_Menu" title="Decemberween Email Menu">Decemberween Email Menu</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">Have this on in like the background or something.</div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:dween.png" title="dween.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/f/fe/dween.png/104px-dween.png" width="104"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/Decemberween_in_July" title="Decemberween in July">Decemberween In July</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">A series of Decemberween-themed cartoons that are... in July. <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/decemberween-in-july" title="hr:toons/decemberween-in-july">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:snowglobe.png" title="snowglobe.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/9/94/snowglobe.png/104px-snowglobe.png" width="104"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/Snowglobe" title="Snowglobe">Snowglobe</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">A Rather Dashing snowglobe. <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/snowglobe" title="hr:toons/snowglobe">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:xmas2004.png" title="xmas2004.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/5/51/xmas2004.png/105px-xmas2004.png" width="105"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/Homestar_Presents:_Presents" title="Homestar Presents: Presents">Homestar Presents: Presents</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">Oh crap! It's Decemberween already! <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/homestar-presents-presents" title="hr:toons/homestar-presents-presents">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:what_I_want.PNG" title="what I want.PNG"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/e/e0/what_I_want.PNG/105px-what_I_want.PNG" width="105"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/what_i_want" title="what i want">what I want</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">A perennial all-star of bad awful Decemberween presents. <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/163-what-i-want" title="hr:sbemails/163-what-i-want">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:Decemberween_Short_Shorts.JPG" title="Decemberween Short Shorts.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/0/02/Decemberween_Short_Shorts.JPG/104px-Decemberween_Short_Shorts.JPG" width="104"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/Decemberween_Short_Shorts" title="Decemberween Short Shorts">Decemberween Short Shorts</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">The short shorts are BACK! And holiday scented! <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/decemberween-short-shorts" title="hr:toons/decemberween-short-shorts">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:Strong_bad_dream.png" title="Strong bad dream.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/2/21/Strong_bad_dream.png/105px-Strong_bad_dream.png" width="105"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/Happy_Dethemberween" title="Happy Dethemberween">Happy Dethemberween</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">Don't you see? The magic of Decemberween is inside everyone! <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/happy-dethemberween" title="hr:toons/happy-dethemberween">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:Hooked_on_Decemberween_Screenshot.PNG" title="Hooked on Decemberween Screenshot.PNG"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/8/80/Hooked_on_Decemberween_Screenshot.PNG/104px-Hooked_on_Decemberween_Screenshot.PNG" width="104"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/Hooked_on_Decemberween" title="Hooked on Decemberween">Hooked on Decemberween</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents. <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/hooked-on-decemberween" title="hr:toons/hooked-on-decemberween">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:Death-defying_decemberween_special_screenshot.png" title="Death-defying decemberween special screenshot.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/2/23/Death-defying_decemberween_special_screenshot.png/104px-Death-defying_decemberween_special_screenshot.png" width="104"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/A_Death_Defying_Decemberween" title="A Death Defying Decemberween">A Death Defying Decemberween</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">Just mark your calendars! Pre-game starts at twelve, kickoff's set for 12:30. <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/a-death-defying-decemberween" title="hr:toons/a-death-defying-decemberween">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:A_Decemberween_Mackerel.png" title="A Decemberween Mackerel.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/f/f4/A_Decemberween_Mackerel.png/104px-A_Decemberween_Mackerel.png" width="104"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/A_Decemberween_Mackerel" title="A Decemberween Mackerel">A Decemberween Mackerel</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">Senor Cardgage is dying! <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/a-decemberween-mackerel" title="hr:toons/a-decemberween-mackerel">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:Which_Ween_Costumes.png" title="Which Ween Costumes.png"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/b/b0/Which_Ween_Costumes.png/104px-Which_Ween_Costumes.png" width="104"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/Which_Ween_Costumes%3F" title="Which Ween Costumes?">Which Ween Costumes?</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">Everybody dresses up in *ween costumes. <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/which-ween-costumes" title="hr:toons/which-ween-costumes">watch</a></span></div></div>
<div style="background: #D0D0D0; border: 2px solid #AAA; margin: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0; padding: 0.5em; float: left; width: 30em; min-height: 7em;"><div style="float:left; border: 1px solid #666; margin-right: 1em"><a class="image" href="/index.php/File:Decemberween_Dangeresque.jpg" title="Decemberween Dangeresque.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="75" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20240604032208im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/c/c7/Decemberween_Dangeresque.jpg/134px-Decemberween_Dangeresque.jpg" width="134"/></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/index.php/Dangeresque_Puppet_Squad:_The_Hot_Jones_Hijack" title="Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack">The Hot Jones Hijack</a></div><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height:140%; margin-top: 0.5em">Dangeresque is invited to the Cheat Commandos Bring-Your-Own-Hot-Jones Decemberween Party... but someone stole all the Hot Jones! <span class="hovul" style="font-size:smaller; background:#EEE; padding: 0 0.5em; white-space:nowrap;"><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/dangeresque-puppet-squad-the-hot-jones-hijack" title="hr:toons/dangeresque-puppet-squad-the-hot-jones-hijack">watch</a></span></div></div>
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A Holiday Greeting

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The Best Decemberween Ever

Buying a Decemberween present for Strong Bad is like a great sports play.

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A Decemberween Pageant

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Decemberween Email Menu

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Decemberween In July

A series of Decemberween-themed cartoons that are... in July.

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Snowglobe

A Rather Dashing snowglobe.

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Homestar Presents: Presents

Oh crap! It's Decemberween already!

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what I want

A perennial all-star of bad awful Decemberween presents.

[https://homestarrunner.com/sbemails/163-what-i-want watch]

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Decemberween Short Shorts

The short shorts are BACK! And holiday scented!

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Happy Dethemberween

Don't you see? The magic of Decemberween is inside everyone!

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Hooked on Decemberween

I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.

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A Death Defying Decemberween

Just mark your calendars! Pre-game starts at twelve, kickoff's set for 12:30.

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A Decemberween Mackerel

Senor Cardgage is dying!

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Which Ween Costumes?

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The Hot Jones Hijack

Dangeresque is invited to the Cheat Commandos Bring-Your-Own-Hot-Jones Decemberween Party... but someone stole all the Hot Jones!

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A Holiday Greeting

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The Best Decemberween Ever

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A Decemberween Pageant

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Decemberween Email Menu

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Decemberween In July

A series of Decemberween-themed cartoons that are... in July.

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Snowglobe

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Homestar Presents: Presents

Oh crap! It's Decemberween already!

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what I want

A perennial all-star of bad awful Decemberween presents.

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Decemberween Short Shorts

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Happy Dethemberween

Don't you see? The magic of Decemberween is inside everyone!

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Hooked on Decemberween

I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.

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A Death Defying Decemberween

Just mark your calendars! Pre-game starts at twelve, kickoff's set for 12:30.

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A Decemberween Mackerel

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Which Ween Costumes?

Everybody dresses up in *ween costumes.

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The Hot Jones Hijack

Dangeresque is invited to the Cheat Commandos Bring-Your-Own-Hot-Jones Decemberween Party... but someone stole all the Hot Jones!

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A Holiday Greeting

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The Best Decemberween Ever

Buying a Decemberween present for Strong Bad is like a great sports play.

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A Decemberween Pageant

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Decemberween Email Menu

Have this on in like the background or something.

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Decemberween In July

A series of Decemberween-themed cartoons that are... in July.

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Snowglobe

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Homestar Presents: Presents

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what I want

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Decemberween Short Shorts

The short shorts are BACK! And holiday scented!

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Happy Dethemberween

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Hooked on Decemberween

I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.

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A Death Defying Decemberween

Just mark your calendars! Pre-game starts at twelve, kickoff's set for 12:30.

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A Decemberween Mackerel

Senor Cardgage is dying!

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Which Ween Costumes?

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The Hot Jones Hijack

Dangeresque is invited to the Cheat Commandos Bring-Your-Own-Hot-Jones Decemberween Party... but someone stole all the Hot Jones!

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| style="vertical-align:middle;" | '''[[Main Characters|Character]]: Coach Z'''
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''He has more than two problems.''
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''This article is about the main character. For the [[Teen Girl Squad]] character, see [[Olympic Man and Coach]].''

'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. While occasionally tiresome, and burdened with "more than two" socially awkward problems, he is always ready to offer encouragement and is rarely critical of anyone.

== Characterization ==

Coach Z can often be found at the [[Gymnasium|gymnasium]] or [[Race Track|race track]] (indeed, he seems to live in the accompanying [[Locker Room|locker room]]), providing vague coaching or similar involvement with various athletics. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which has lost its meaning through time. In addition to working as a coach, Coach Z works with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. Coach Z is also the janitor at [[The Office|the office]] where Homestar and [[Strong Bad]] work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. He has also spent time [[Blubb-O's Commercial|dressed as the Blubb-O's Drive-Thru Whale]] mascot. Coach Z owns four [[Tony Award|Tony awards]], suggesting that he may have a background in theater. Despite his numerous jobs, Coach Z has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.

Coach Z is a fan of [[Hip Hop|hip hop]] and rap music, particularly the [[Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: he released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]", which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]; his solo album "The Z Is All Up Ins", featuring the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]"; and his own rap song, "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]]). Although his usual rapping prowess consists mainly of "count[ing] to two over and over again", as explained in [[nightlife]], he once had a very successful career during his days in the [[Two-O Duo]]. More recent works such as "[[Loading Screens]]" and "[[Fish Eye Lens]]" may indicate that his rap skills are starting to improve.

Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is somewhat ambiguous, though he typically is portrayed as older than characters like Strong Bad and Homestar: he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]] as well as appearing as an adult in 1974 in the 'toon [[Decemberween Short Shorts|Decemberween short shorts]]; in [[caffeine]], Strong Sad's slaps provoke him to cry out "I'm just an old man!"; in [[slumber party]], Strong Bad refers to him, [[Bubs]], and [[The King of Town]] as "older kids"; and while narrating an interaction between Coach Z and Bubs in [[narrator]], Strong Bad labels them both as "weird old men".

Coach Z and [[Bubs]] [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] shows us; Bubs makes a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the parade, and Coach Z retaliates by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] steals [[Bubs Concession Stand|his concession stand]]. In the email [[narrator]], it was shown that they had made-up and returned to having boring conversations about [[Bubs's Napkins|Bubs's napkins]]. However, in [[Most in the Graveyard|Most In The Graveyard]], when it is implied that Coach Z fancies Bubs' sister, Bubs beats him up. In the same toon, it is also revealed that Coach Z and Bubs may actually be very distant cousins, although Bubs finds this hard to believe.

=== "More than two problems" ===

''See main article: [[Coach Z's Problems]]''

As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been strongly implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. In [[diorama]], Coach Z even refers to Marzipan as his "gorgeous girlfriend". Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[Disconnected Telephones|disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit of [[Butt-Patting|butt-patting]]. He also has a slight obsession with ointments and body creams, like using 'Blue Star Ointment' to scare people in [[Halloween Fairstival]]. Many characters see him as a nuisance. Even Homestar treated Coach Z with contempt in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], quickly refusing to allow Coach Z to come to his house for [[Decemberween]].

=== Accent ===

''See main article: [[Coach Z's Accent]]''

Coach Z has great difficulty pronouncing certain words, such as "job" (as shown in the "[[A Jorb Well Done]]" cartoon); the most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (e.g. The Cheat/"The Chort") and the short o (job/"jaerb"), which both come out as an "or" or "aer".

Occasionally, toons will imply that Coach Z is either deliberately playing up or entirely faking this manner of speech.

== Character Design and Conception ==

''See also [[Coach Z Evolution]]''

''From'' [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|a 2003 interview with UMFM]]'':''

<blockquote>'''[[Matt Chapman|MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' [Coach Z's accent] came from a depressing Midwesterner voice that me and some friends would do in college.<br />
'''KEVIN SCOTT:''' With rapper lingo thrown in for good measure.<br />
'''MATT:''' We thought that was the funniest part: here's this guy that's just this very white bread, blue-collar sounding dude – but he's down with old school hip hop, and up on the latest in hip hop.</blockquote>
Coach Z's name is derived from a nickname given to [[Craig Zobel]] — though Zobel was not particularly into sports, [[Giant Magazine Interview|college friend Bill Kramer called him "Coach Z"]]. Around the same time, [[Mike Chapman]] was writing the book ''[[Where My Hat Is At?]]'' and needed a coach character. With Zobel's nickname in mind, the character was dubbed "Coach ''Zee''", though his name was simplified to "Z" after this initial appearance.

The character's distinctive voice is derived from many regional American accents — most prominently [[North-Central American English|Upper Midwestern]], [[Midland American English|Midland]], and [[Eastern New England English|Eastern New England]] — and further exaggerated for comedic effect. Inspiration comes from both [[Indiana]] relatives and a funny voice [[Matt Chapman]] would use.

=== Appearance ===

Coach Z wears a purple baseball cap with a blue bill. His head is a white sphere with light gray circles for eyes. Coach Z [[Lack of Visible Body Parts|lacks a visible nose and mouth]], but is able to talk, eat, and spit with ease. He wears a large, gold "Z" medallion on his torso. His body is a bright green color, which is ambiguously either his skin or a body suit. His [[shapeshifter|sweatpants waistband]], [[Fish Eye Lens|"mittens"]], and [[Fan Costumes 2017|removing a skin-tight suit]] have been mentioned; alternatively, he has been shown to wear [[underlings|a bathing suit]] or [[Costume Commercial|a Halloween costume]] over the green. He has long arms and large feet, but very short legs.

== Character Video Transcript ==

''See main article: [[Coach Z's Character Video]]''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{looking slightly offscreen}'' Is that thing on? ''{turns to the camera lens}'' Hey there, ho there! I'm the Coach! The Coach Z, I'd guess you'd call me. Or plain old Coach is fine, seein' as I'm the only one around, so, probably no one else would answer to that. You say "Hey Coach!", and I'd say "Yeah?" or... "That's me!" or... "Hoo-hah!" ''{waves his arms in the air}'' Any one of those. There's rumors flyin' around that I sleep in one of these lockers, ''{gestures to the lockers behind him}'' but uh, that's just not true. I usually crash on this bench here. ''{gestures to the bench behind him}'' My back's not in real good condition. ''{rubs his back}'' And now, I'd like to perform my hip-hop single, "These peoples try to fade me". ''{holds up a microphone, begins to sing}'' A one-two, a one-two—!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{appears in front of camera}'' Sorry. We're all out of tape.

== Discography ==

* "[[These peoples try to fade me|These Peoples Try To Fade Me]]" (2003)
* "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]" (2004)
* "[[Rap Song]]" featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]] (2007)
* "[[being mean|Coach Z Gets Noice]]" (2008)
* "[[Loading Screens]]" feat. [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]] (2009)
* "[[Fish Eye Lens]]" (2014)
* "[[The Wraparound]]" (2019)

=== As a member of Two-O Duo ===

* "Lets's TP The Stick"
* "Throwing Rocks Through Ol' Man Marzipan's Windows"
* "Stealin' Stuff From My Own Dang Store"
* "Kick the Chort"

=== Features ===

* "[[Strong Badia the Free|Downright Homey]]" by Peacey P (feat. The Traitorous Coach Z)

== Fun Facts ==

* According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.
* According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
* Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
* In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
* On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a rotated Z formation. In one earlier design, the shine's Z is also backwards.
* Though not very expressive usually, later toons gave Coach Z an "angry eyes" expression (seen in [[Kick-A-Ball]] and [[hremail 3184]]).

* [[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
* [[Z Sabre]] ([[20X6]])
* [[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
* [[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
* [[Coach Zed]]
* [[Strong Badman Characters|Damp Towel Man]]
* [[Zoach C]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
* [[Yonder Website Character Variations|Character 3]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===

In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something rap or [[Hip-Hop|hip-hop]]-related, or in the case of Theo Huxtable and Malcolm, something he ''believes'' to be hip-hop related. Strong Bad has questioned how much Coach Z actually knows about these artists.

* [[Flavor Flav]] (of [[Public Enemy]]) in [[Homestarloween Party]]
* [[Shock G|Humpty Hump]] (of [[Digital Underground]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
* [[Christopher Reid (rapper)|Kid]] (of [[Kid 'n Play]]) in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
* [[Kool Moe Dee]] (of The [[Treacherous Three]]) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
* [[Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
* [[Theodore Huxtable|Theo Huxtable]] (from ''[[Bill Cosby|The Cosby Show]]'') in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
* [[Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
* [[So So Def Recordings]] Logo in [[Jibblies 2]]
* [[Lance Robertson|DJ Lance Rock]] (from ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba]]'') in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
* [[MC Skat Kat]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
* [[Loose leaf|Notebook paper]] ("The Rapping Paper") in [[Which Ween Costumes?]]
* [[A Tribe Called Quest]] (album cover mascot) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
* [[André 3000]] (of [[Outkast]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
* [[Kwamé]] in [[Later That Night...]]
* [[PaRappa the Rapper]] in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
* [[Missy Elliott]] (as her head, with Pom Pom as [[The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)|her inflatable suit]]) in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
* [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince|The Fresh Prince]]'s Mom in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]]
* [[Del the Funky Homosapien|Del]] (from [[Gorillaz]]) in [[Halloween Hijinks]]
* Malcolm (from ''[[The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge]]'') in [[Halloween Hide & Seek]]
* [[Darryl McDaniels|DMC]] (from [[Run-DMC]]) in [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]]
* A [[Beastie Boys|Beastie Boy]] (from ''[[Intergalactic (song)|Intergalactic]]'') in [[The Show: Ween Edition]]

[[Rejected Costumes|Rejected costumes]] of Coach Z as [[The Noid]] and [[Bob & Doug McKenzie|Doug McKenzie]] have been shared; notably, these unused costumes have no connection to hip-hop.

== Quotes of the Week ==

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| valign="top" style="text-align: left; font-size: smaller; text: align;"| * "What kinda wood ya use there, Strong Bad? Cause y'know I knew a guy up in Paughkeegan who could work wonders with a piece of..." ([[The Luau]] extended take , [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_wood.mp3 download])
* "I think there's a Blubb-O's Li'l Lubber's meal rattlin around up there somewhere." ([[On Break]] outtake, [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_lillubbers.mp3 download])
* "You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride." ([[Trogday 08]] Easter egg, [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_bemybride.mp3 download])
* "Mmmmm! Drink in that bun!" ([[environment]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_drinkin.mp3 download])
* "Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}'' ([[Rap Song]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/rapsong.mp3 download])
* "I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!" (QotW exclusive, [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_schoolchild.mp3 download])
* "Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!" ([[mini-golf]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_forgortport.mp3 download])
* "You say tomater, I zader madermorts." ([[Fall Float Parade]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_tomater.mp3 download])
* "IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!" ([[Happy Fireworks]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_dazzlemaze.mp3 download])
* "Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!" ([[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_slipthrufingers.mp3 download])
* "It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!" ([[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_bdhman.zip download])
* "My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'." ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_oachz.mp3 download])

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== See Also ==

* [[Coach Z Evolution]]
* [[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
* [[Nicknames]]
* [[Coach Z Talker]]
* [[Coach Z's 110%]]
* [[Coach Z pukes in dude's toupee]]

== External Links ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/vcr-cz watch Coach Z's character video]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/vcr_cz.html watch Coach Z's character video] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/vcr_cz.swf view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]

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''He has more than two problems.''
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! Domicile
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! Voiced by
| [[Matt Chapman]]
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! Debut
| [[Where My Hat Is At?]]
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[:Category:Coach Z Filmography|Complete Filmography]]
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; line-height:1.5;" | [[Coach Z's Character Video|Character Video]]<br />[[Character Relationships]]<br />[[Coach Z Evolution|Character Evolution]]<br />[[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]<br />[[Nicknames]]
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''This article is about the main character. For the [[Teen Girl Squad]] character, see [[Olympic Man and Coach]].''

'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. While occasionally tiresome, and burdened with "more than two" socially awkward problems, he is always ready to offer encouragement and is rarely critical of anyone.

== Characterization ==

Coach Z can often be found at the [[Gymnasium|gymnasium]] or [[Race Track|race track]] (indeed, he seems to live in the accompanying [[Locker Room|locker room]]), providing vague coaching or similar involvement with various athletics. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which has lost its meaning through time. In addition to working as a coach, Coach Z works with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. Coach Z is also the janitor at [[The Office|the office]] where Homestar and [[Strong Bad]] work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. He has also spent time [[Blubb-O's Commercial|dressed as the Blubb-O's Drive-Thru Whale]] mascot. Coach Z owns four [[Tony Award|Tony awards]], suggesting that he may have a background in theater. Despite his numerous jobs, Coach Z has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.

Coach Z is a fan of [[Hip Hop|hip hop]] and rap music, particularly the [[Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: he released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]", which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]; his solo album "The Z Is All Up Ins", featuring the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]"; and his own rap song, "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]]). Although his usual rapping prowess consists mainly of "count[ing] to two over and over again", as explained in [[nightlife]], he once had a very successful career during his days in the [[Two-O Duo]]. More recent works such as "[[Loading Screens]]" and "[[Fish Eye Lens]]" may indicate that his rap skills are starting to improve.

Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is somewhat ambiguous, though he typically is portrayed as older than characters like Strong Bad and Homestar: he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]] as well as appearing as an adult in 1974 in the 'toon [[Decemberween Short Shorts|Decemberween short shorts]]; in [[caffeine]], Strong Sad's slaps provoke him to cry out "I'm just an old man!"; in [[slumber party]], Strong Bad refers to him, [[Bubs]], and [[The King of Town]] as "older kids"; and while narrating an interaction between Coach Z and Bubs in [[narrator]], Strong Bad labels them both as "weird old men".

Coach Z and [[Bubs]] [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] shows us; Bubs makes a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the parade, and Coach Z retaliates by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] steals [[Bubs Concession Stand|his concession stand]]. In the email [[narrator]], it was shown that they had made-up and returned to having boring conversations about [[Bubs's Napkins|Bubs's napkins]]. However, in [[Most in the Graveyard|Most In The Graveyard]], when it is implied that Coach Z fancies Bubs' sister, Bubs beats him up. In the same toon, it is also revealed that Coach Z and Bubs may actually be very distant cousins, although Bubs finds this hard to believe.

=== "More than two problems" ===

''See main article: [[Coach Z's Problems]]''

As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been strongly implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. In [[diorama]], Coach Z even refers to Marzipan as his "gorgeous girlfriend". Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[Disconnected Telephones|disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit of [[Butt-Patting|butt-patting]]. He also has a slight obsession with ointments and body creams, like using 'Blue Star Ointment' to scare people in [[Halloween Fairstival]]. Many characters see him as a nuisance. Even Homestar treated Coach Z with contempt in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], quickly refusing to allow Coach Z to come to his house for [[Decemberween]].

=== Accent ===

''See main article: [[Coach Z's Accent]]''

Coach Z has great difficulty pronouncing certain words, such as "job" (as shown in the "[[A Jorb Well Done]]" cartoon); the most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (e.g. The Cheat/"The Chort") and the short o (job/"jaerb"), which both come out as an "or" or "aer".

Occasionally, toons will imply that Coach Z is either deliberately playing up or entirely faking this manner of speech.

== Character Design and Conception ==

''See also [[Coach Z Evolution]]''

''From'' [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|a 2003 interview with UMFM]]'':''

<blockquote>'''[[Matt Chapman|MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' [Coach Z's accent] came from a depressing Midwesterner voice that me and some friends would do in college.<br />
'''KEVIN SCOTT:''' With rapper lingo thrown in for good measure.<br />
'''MATT:''' We thought that was the funniest part: here's this guy that's just this very white bread, blue-collar sounding dude – but he's down with old school hip hop, and up on the latest in hip hop.</blockquote>
Coach Z's name is derived from a nickname given to [[Craig Zobel]] — though Zobel was not particularly into sports, [[Giant Magazine Interview|college friend Bill Kramer called him "Coach Z"]]. Around the same time, [[Mike Chapman]] was writing the book ''[[Where My Hat Is At?]]'' and needed a coach character. With Zobel's nickname in mind, the character was dubbed "Coach ''Zee''", though his name was simplified to "Z" after this initial appearance.

The character's distinctive voice is derived from many regional American accents — most prominently [[North-Central American English|Upper Midwestern]], [[Midland American English|Midland]], and [[Eastern New England English|Eastern New England]] — and further exaggerated for comedic effect. Inspiration comes from both [[Indiana]] relatives and a funny voice [[Matt Chapman]] would use.

=== Appearance ===

Coach Z wears a purple baseball cap with a blue bill. His head is a white sphere with light gray circles for eyes. Coach Z [[Lack of Visible Body Parts|lacks a visible nose and mouth]], but is able to talk, eat, and spit with ease. He wears a large, gold "Z" medallion on his torso. His body is a bright green color, which is ambiguously either his skin or a body suit. His [[shapeshifter|sweatpants waistband]], [[Fish Eye Lens|"mittens"]], and [[Fan Costumes 2017|removing a skin-tight suit]] have been mentioned; alternatively, he has been shown to wear [[underlings|a bathing suit]] or [[Costume Commercial|a Halloween costume]] over the green. He has long arms and large feet, but very short legs.

== Character Video Transcript ==

''See main article: [[Coach Z's Character Video]]''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{looking slightly offscreen}'' Is that thing on? ''{turns to the camera lens}'' Hey there, ho there! I'm the Coach! The Coach Z, I'd guess you'd call me. Or plain old Coach is fine, seein' as I'm the only one around, so, probably no one else would answer to that. You say "Hey Coach!", and I'd say "Yeah?" or... "That's me!" or... "Hoo-hah!" ''{waves his arms in the air}'' Any one of those. There's rumors flyin' around that I sleep in one of these lockers, ''{gestures to the lockers behind him}'' but uh, that's just not true. I usually crash on this bench here. ''{gestures to the bench behind him}'' My back's not in real good condition. ''{rubs his back}'' And now, I'd like to perform my hip-hop single, "These peoples try to fade me". ''{holds up a microphone, begins to sing}'' A one-two, a one-two—!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{appears in front of camera}'' Sorry. We're all out of tape.

== Discography ==

* "[[These peoples try to fade me|These Peoples Try To Fade Me]]" (2003)
* "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]" (2004)
* "[[Rap Song]]" featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]] (2007)
* "[[being mean|Coach Z Gets Noice]]" (2008)
* "[[Loading Screens]]" feat. [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]] (2009)
* "[[Fish Eye Lens]]" (2014)
* "[[The Wraparound]]" (2019)

=== As a member of Two-O Duo ===

* "Lets's TP The Stick"
* "Throwing Rocks Through Ol' Man Marzipan's Windows"
* "Stealin' Stuff From My Own Dang Store"
* "Kick the Chort"

=== Features ===

* "[[Strong Badia the Free|Downright Homey]]" by Peacey P (feat. The Traitorous Coach Z)

== Fun Facts ==

* According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.
* According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
* Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
* In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
* On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a rotated Z formation. In one earlier design, the shine's Z is also backwards.
* Though not very expressive usually, later toons gave Coach Z an "angry eyes" expression (seen in [[Kick-A-Ball]] and [[hremail 3184]]).

* [[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
* [[Z Sabre]] ([[20X6]])
* [[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
* [[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
* [[Coach Zed]]
* [[Strong Badman Characters|Damp Towel Man]]
* [[Zoach C]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
* [[Yonder Website Character Variations|Character 3]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===

In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something rap or [[Hip-Hop|hip-hop]]-related, or in the case of Theo Huxtable and Malcolm, something he ''believes'' to be hip-hop related. Strong Bad has questioned how much Coach Z actually knows about these artists.

* [[Flavor Flav]] (of [[Public Enemy]]) in [[Homestarloween Party]]
* [[Shock G|Humpty Hump]] (of [[Digital Underground]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
* [[Christopher Reid (rapper)|Kid]] (of [[Kid 'n Play]]) in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
* [[Kool Moe Dee]] (of The [[Treacherous Three]]) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
* [[Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
* [[Theodore Huxtable|Theo Huxtable]] (from ''[[Bill Cosby|The Cosby Show]]'') in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
* [[Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
* [[So So Def Recordings]] Logo in [[Jibblies 2]]
* [[Lance Robertson|DJ Lance Rock]] (from ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba]]'') in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
* [[MC Skat Kat]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
* [[Loose leaf|Notebook paper]] ("The Rapping Paper") in [[Which Ween Costumes?]]
* [[A Tribe Called Quest]] (album cover mascot) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
* [[André 3000]] (of [[Outkast]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
* [[Kwamé]] in [[Later That Night...]]
* [[PaRappa the Rapper]] in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
* [[Missy Elliott]] (as her head, with Pom Pom as [[The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)|her inflatable suit]]) in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
* [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince|The Fresh Prince]]'s Mom in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]]
* [[Del the Funky Homosapien|Del]] (from [[Gorillaz]]) in [[Halloween Hijinks]]
* Malcolm (from ''[[The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge]]'') in [[Halloween Hide & Seek]]
* [[Darryl McDaniels|DMC]] (from [[Run-DMC]]) in [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]]
* A [[Beastie Boys|Beastie Boy]] (from ''[[Intergalactic (song)|Intergalactic]]'') in [[The Show: Ween Edition]]

[[Rejected Costumes|Rejected costumes]] of Coach Z as [[The Noid]] and [[Bob & Doug McKenzie|Doug McKenzie]] have been shared; notably, these unused costumes have no connection to hip-hop.

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! style="text-align: center;"| [[Coach Z's Character Video|Character Video]]<br />
[[Character Relationships]]<br />
[[Coach Z Evolution|Character Evolution]]<br />
[[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]<br />
[[Nicknames]]
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'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. While occasionally tiresome, and burdened with "more than two" socially awkward problems, he is always ready to offer encouragement and is rarely critical of anyone.

== Characterization ==

Coach Z can often be found at the [[Gymnasium|gymnasium]] or [[Race Track|race track]] (indeed, he seems to live in the accompanying [[Locker Room|locker room]]), providing vague coaching or similar involvement with various athletics. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which has lost its meaning through time. In addition to working as a coach, Coach Z works with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. Coach Z is also the janitor at [[The Office|the office]] where Homestar and [[Strong Bad]] work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. He has also spent time [[Blubb-O's Commercial|dressed as the Blubb-O's Drive-Thru Whale]] mascot. Coach Z owns four [[Tony Award|Tony awards]], suggesting that he may have a background in theater. Despite his numerous jobs, Coach Z has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.

Coach Z is a fan of [[Hip Hop|hip hop]] and rap music, particularly the [[Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: he released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]", which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]; his solo album "The Z Is All Up Ins", featuring the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]"; and his own rap song, "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]]). Although his usual rapping prowess consists mainly of "count[ing] to two over and over again", as explained in [[nightlife]], he once had a very successful career during his days in the [[Two-O Duo]]. More recent works such as "[[Loading Screens]]" and "[[Fish Eye Lens]]" may indicate that his rap skills are starting to improve.

Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is somewhat ambiguous, though he typically is portrayed as older than characters like Strong Bad and Homestar: he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]] as well as appearing as an adult in 1974 in the 'toon [[Decemberween Short Shorts|Decemberween short shorts]]; in [[caffeine]], Strong Sad's slaps provoke him to cry out "I'm just an old man!"; in [[slumber party]], Strong Bad refers to him, [[Bubs]], and [[The King of Town]] as "older kids"; and while narrating an interaction between Coach Z and Bubs in [[narrator]], Strong Bad labels them both as "weird old men".

Coach Z and [[Bubs]] [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] shows us; Bubs makes a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the parade, and Coach Z retaliates by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] steals [[Bubs Concession Stand|his concession stand]]. In the email [[narrator]], it was shown that they had made-up and returned to having boring conversations about [[Bubs's Napkins|Bubs's napkins]]. However, in [[Most in the Graveyard|Most In The Graveyard]], when it is implied that Coach Z fancies Bubs' sister, Bubs beats him up. In the same toon, it is also revealed that Coach Z and Bubs may actually be very distant cousins, although Bubs finds this hard to believe.

=== "More than two problems" ===

''See main article: [[Coach Z's Problems]]''

As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been strongly implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. In [[diorama]], Coach Z even refers to Marzipan as his "gorgeous girlfriend". Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[Disconnected Telephones|disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit of [[Butt-Patting|butt-patting]]. He also has a slight obsession with ointments and body creams, like using 'Blue Star Ointment' to scare people in [[Halloween Fairstival]]. Many characters see him as a nuisance. Even Homestar treated Coach Z with contempt in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], quickly refusing to allow Coach Z to come to his house for [[Decemberween]].

=== Accent ===

''See main article: [[Coach Z's Accent]]''

Coach Z has great difficulty pronouncing certain words, such as "job" (as shown in the "[[A Jorb Well Done]]" cartoon); the most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (e.g. The Cheat/"The Chort") and the short o (job/"jaerb"), which both come out as an "or" or "aer".

Occasionally, toons will imply that Coach Z is either deliberately playing up or entirely faking this manner of speech.

== Character Design and Conception ==

''See also [[Coach Z Evolution]]''

''From'' [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|a 2003 interview with UMFM]]'':''

<blockquote>'''[[Matt Chapman|MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' [Coach Z's accent] came from a depressing Midwesterner voice that me and some friends would do in college.<br />
'''KEVIN SCOTT:''' With rapper lingo thrown in for good measure.<br />
'''MATT:''' We thought that was the funniest part: here's this guy that's just this very white bread, blue-collar sounding dude – but he's down with old school hip hop, and up on the latest in hip hop.</blockquote>
Coach Z's name is derived from a nickname given to [[Craig Zobel]] — though Zobel was not particularly into sports, [[Giant Magazine Interview|college friend Bill Kramer called him "Coach Z"]]. Around the same time, [[Mike Chapman]] was writing the book ''[[Where My Hat Is At?]]'' and needed a coach character. With Zobel's nickname in mind, the character was dubbed "Coach ''Zee''", though his name was simplified to "Z" after this initial appearance.

The character's distinctive voice is derived from many regional American accents — most prominently [[North-Central American English|Upper Midwestern]], [[Midland American English|Midland]], and [[Eastern New England English|Eastern New England]] — and further exaggerated for comedic effect. Inspiration comes from both [[Indiana]] relatives and a funny voice [[Matt Chapman]] would use.

=== Appearance ===

Coach Z wears a purple baseball cap with a blue bill. His head is a white sphere with light gray circles for eyes. Coach Z [[Lack of Visible Body Parts|lacks a visible nose and mouth]], but is able to talk, eat, and spit with ease. He wears a large, gold "Z" medallion on his torso. His body is a bright green color, which is ambiguously either his skin or a body suit. His [[shapeshifter|sweatpants waistband]], [[Fish Eye Lens|"mittens"]], and [[Fan Costumes 2017|removing a skin-tight suit]] have been mentioned; alternatively, he has been shown to wear [[underlings|a bathing suit]] or [[Costume Commercial|a Halloween costume]] over the green. He has long arms and large feet, but very short legs.

== Character Video Transcript ==

''See main article: [[Coach Z's Character Video]]''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{looking slightly offscreen}'' Is that thing on? ''{turns to the camera lens}'' Hey there, ho there! I'm the Coach! The Coach Z, I'd guess you'd call me. Or plain old Coach is fine, seein' as I'm the only one around, so, probably no one else would answer to that. You say "Hey Coach!", and I'd say "Yeah?" or... "That's me!" or... "Hoo-hah!" ''{waves his arms in the air}'' Any one of those. There's rumors flyin' around that I sleep in one of these lockers, ''{gestures to the lockers behind him}'' but uh, that's just not true. I usually crash on this bench here. ''{gestures to the bench behind him}'' My back's not in real good condition. ''{rubs his back}'' And now, I'd like to perform my hip-hop single, "These peoples try to fade me". ''{holds up a microphone, begins to sing}'' A one-two, a one-two—!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{appears in front of camera}'' Sorry. We're all out of tape.

== Discography ==

* "[[These peoples try to fade me|These Peoples Try To Fade Me]]" (2003)
* "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]" (2004)
* "[[Rap Song]]" featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]] (2007)
* "[[being mean|Coach Z Gets Noice]]" (2008)
* "[[Loading Screens]]" feat. [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]] (2009)
* "[[Fish Eye Lens]]" (2014)
* "[[The Wraparound]]" (2019)

=== As a member of Two-O Duo ===

* "Lets's TP The Stick"
* "Throwing Rocks Through Ol' Man Marzipan's Windows"
* "Stealin' Stuff From My Own Dang Store"
* "Kick the Chort"

=== Features ===

* "[[Strong Badia the Free|Downright Homey]]" by Peacey P (feat. The Traitorous Coach Z)

== Fun Facts ==

* According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.
* According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
* Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
* In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
* On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a rotated Z formation. In one earlier design, the shine's Z is also backwards.
* Though not very expressive usually, later toons gave Coach Z an "angry eyes" expression (seen in [[Kick-A-Ball]] and [[hremail 3184]]).

* [[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
* [[Z Sabre]] ([[20X6]])
* [[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
* [[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
* [[Coach Zed]]
* [[Strong Badman Characters|Damp Towel Man]]
* [[Zoach C]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
* [[Yonder Website Character Variations|Character 3]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===

In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something rap or [[Hip-Hop|hip-hop]]-related, or in the case of Theo Huxtable and Malcolm, something he ''believes'' to be hip-hop related. Strong Bad has questioned how much Coach Z actually knows about these artists.

* [[Flavor Flav]] (of [[Public Enemy]]) in [[Homestarloween Party]]
* [[Shock G|Humpty Hump]] (of [[Digital Underground]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
* [[Christopher Reid (rapper)|Kid]] (of [[Kid 'n Play]]) in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
* [[Kool Moe Dee]] (of The [[Treacherous Three]]) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
* [[Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
* [[Theodore Huxtable|Theo Huxtable]] (from ''[[Bill Cosby|The Cosby Show]]'') in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
* [[Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
* [[So So Def Recordings]] Logo in [[Jibblies 2]]
* [[Lance Robertson|DJ Lance Rock]] (from ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba]]'') in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
* [[MC Skat Kat]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
* [[Loose leaf|Notebook paper]] ("The Rapping Paper") in [[Which Ween Costumes?]]
* [[A Tribe Called Quest]] (album cover mascot) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
* [[André 3000]] (of [[Outkast]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
* [[Kwamé]] in [[Later That Night...]]
* [[PaRappa the Rapper]] in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
* [[Missy Elliott]] (as her head, with Pom Pom as [[The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)|her inflatable suit]]) in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
* [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince|The Fresh Prince]]'s Mom in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]]
* [[Del the Funky Homosapien|Del]] (from [[Gorillaz]]) in [[Halloween Hijinks]]
* Malcolm (from ''[[The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge]]'') in [[Halloween Hide & Seek]]
* [[Darryl McDaniels|DMC]] (from [[Run-DMC]]) in [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]]
* A [[Beastie Boys|Beastie Boy]] (from ''[[Intergalactic (song)|Intergalactic]]'') in [[The Show: Ween Edition]]

[[Rejected Costumes|Rejected costumes]] of Coach Z as [[The Noid]] and [[Bob & Doug McKenzie|Doug McKenzie]] have been shared; notably, these unused costumes have no connection to hip-hop.

== Quotes of the Week ==

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| valign="top" style="text-align: left; font-size: smaller; text: align;"| * "What kinda wood ya use there, Strong Bad? Cause y'know I knew a guy up in Paughkeegan who could work wonders with a piece of..." ([[The Luau]] extended take , [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_wood.mp3 download])
* "I think there's a Blubb-O's Li'l Lubber's meal rattlin around up there somewhere." ([[On Break]] outtake, [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_lillubbers.mp3 download])
* "You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride." ([[Trogday 08]] Easter egg, [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_bemybride.mp3 download])
* "Mmmmm! Drink in that bun!" ([[environment]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_drinkin.mp3 download])
* "Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}'' ([[Rap Song]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/rapsong.mp3 download])
* "I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!" (QotW exclusive, [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_schoolchild.mp3 download])
* "Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!" ([[mini-golf]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_forgortport.mp3 download])
* "You say tomater, I zader madermorts." ([[Fall Float Parade]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_tomater.mp3 download])
* "IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!" ([[Happy Fireworks]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_dazzlemaze.mp3 download])
* "Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!" ([[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_slipthrufingers.mp3 download])
* "It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!" ([[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_bdhman.zip download])
* "My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'." ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_oachz.mp3 download])

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== See Also ==

* [[Coach Z Evolution]]
* [[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
* [[Nicknames]]
* [[Coach Z Talker]]
* [[Coach Z's 110%]]
* [[Coach Z pukes in dude's toupee]]

== External Links ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/vcr-cz watch Coach Z's character video]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/vcr_cz.html watch Coach Z's character video] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/vcr_cz.swf view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]

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[[Character Relationships]]<br />
[[Coach Z Evolution|Character Evolution]]<br />
[[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]<br />
[[Nicknames]]
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'''Coach Z''' is the "[[Coach (sport)|coach]]" of the residents of [[Free Country, USA]], though it is unclear exactly which sports he coaches. While occasionally tiresome, and burdened with "more than two" socially awkward problems, he is always ready to offer encouragement and is rarely critical of anyone.

== Characterization ==

Coach Z can often be found at the [[Gymnasium|gymnasium]] or [[Race Track|race track]] (indeed, he seems to live in the accompanying [[Locker Room|locker room]]), providing vague coaching or similar involvement with various athletics. When giving advice, he tends to start with the phrase "You can't just rush into the score zone", which has lost its meaning through time. In addition to working as a coach, Coach Z works with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Bubs]] as the apparent [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|local law enforcement]] in [[Free Country, USA]]. Coach Z is also the janitor at [[The Office|the office]] where Homestar and [[Strong Bad]] work. He is paid on hourly wage and is clearly jealous that Strong Bad is paid on salary. He has also spent time [[Blubb-O's Commercial|dressed as the Blubb-O's Drive-Thru Whale]] mascot. Coach Z owns four [[Tony Award|Tony awards]], suggesting that he may have a background in theater. Despite his numerous jobs, Coach Z has trouble managing his money, causing his electricity to be shut off each year.

Coach Z is a fan of [[Hip Hop|hip hop]] and rap music, particularly the [[Wu-Tang Clan]]. He fancies himself a rapper as well: he released the single "[[These Peoples Try to Fade Me]]", which appeared on [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]; his solo album "The Z Is All Up Ins", featuring the smash hit "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]"; and his own rap song, "[[Rap Song]]" (featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]]). Although his usual rapping prowess consists mainly of "count[ing] to two over and over again", as explained in [[nightlife]], he once had a very successful career during his days in the [[Two-O Duo]]. More recent works such as "[[Loading Screens]]" and "[[Fish Eye Lens]]" may indicate that his rap skills are starting to improve.

Coach Z's [[Ages of Characters|age]] is somewhat ambiguous, though he typically is portrayed as older than characters like Strong Bad and Homestar: he appears to be grown up when Strong Bad was a kid in the email [[stand-up]] as well as appearing as an adult in 1974 in the 'toon [[Decemberween Short Shorts|Decemberween short shorts]]; in [[caffeine]], Strong Sad's slaps provoke him to cry out "I'm just an old man!"; in [[slumber party]], Strong Bad refers to him, [[Bubs]], and [[The King of Town]] as "older kids"; and while narrating an interaction between Coach Z and Bubs in [[narrator]], Strong Bad labels them both as "weird old men".

Coach Z and [[Bubs]] [[Bubs and Coach Z's Relationship|had a falling out]] at one point, as [[Fall Float Parade]] shows us; Bubs makes a "Coach Z, you jerk!" float for the parade, and Coach Z retaliates by saying "Serves him right, then" when [[Strong Mad]] steals [[Bubs Concession Stand|his concession stand]]. In the email [[narrator]], it was shown that they had made-up and returned to having boring conversations about [[Bubs's Napkins|Bubs's napkins]]. However, in [[Most in the Graveyard|Most In The Graveyard]], when it is implied that Coach Z fancies Bubs' sister, Bubs beats him up. In the same toon, it is also revealed that Coach Z and Bubs may actually be very distant cousins, although Bubs finds this hard to believe.

=== "More than two problems" ===

''See main article: [[Coach Z's Problems]]''

As Coach Z himself is not afraid to admit, he's got [[Who Said What Now?|more than two problems]]. Despite being a coach, he doesn't know what a basketball is, as indicated in [[secret recipes]]. It has been strongly implied that he has a crush on [[Marzipan]], and he has occasionally made inappropriate comments about her; [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0|one occasion]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|on her answering machine]] when he was drunk, and another during the commercial break of the 4Tst annual [[Fall Float Parade]]. In [[diorama]], Coach Z even refers to Marzipan as his "gorgeous girlfriend". Coach Z also seems to have mental and gender confusion problems, as evidenced by the time he spent "talking to his parents" on a [[Disconnected Telephones|disconnected telephone]], and claiming to be a mother in [[garage sale]]. He has even stated on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8.0|one occasion]] that he sometimes "forgets what's real, and what's just in [his] head". He has an apparent fixation with butts, and he seems to have a habit of [[Butt-Patting|butt-patting]]. He also has a slight obsession with ointments and body creams, like using 'Blue Star Ointment' to scare people in [[Halloween Fairstival]]. Many characters see him as a nuisance. Even Homestar treated Coach Z with contempt in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], quickly refusing to allow Coach Z to come to his house for [[Decemberween]].

=== Accent ===

''See main article: [[Coach Z's Accent]]''

Coach Z has great difficulty pronouncing certain words, such as "job" (as shown in the "[[A Jorb Well Done]]" cartoon); the most commonly mispronounced sounds are long e (e.g. The Cheat/"The Chort") and the short o (job/"jaerb"), which both come out as an "or" or "aer".

Occasionally, toons will imply that Coach Z is either deliberately playing up or entirely faking this manner of speech.

== Character Design and Conception ==

''See also [[Coach Z Evolution]]''

''From'' [[UMFM Interview - 20 May 2003|a 2003 interview with UMFM]]'':''

<blockquote>'''[[Matt Chapman|MATT CHAPMAN]]:''' [Coach Z's accent] came from a depressing Midwesterner voice that me and some friends would do in college.<br />
'''KEVIN SCOTT:''' With rapper lingo thrown in for good measure.<br />
'''MATT:''' We thought that was the funniest part: here's this guy that's just this very white bread, blue-collar sounding dude – but he's down with old school hip hop, and up on the latest in hip hop.</blockquote>
Coach Z's name is derived from a nickname given to [[Craig Zobel]] — though Zobel was not particularly into sports, [[Giant Magazine Interview|college friend Bill Kramer called him "Coach Z"]]. Around the same time, [[Mike Chapman]] was writing the book ''[[Where My Hat Is At?]]'' and needed a coach character. With Zobel's nickname in mind, the character was dubbed "Coach ''Zee''", though his name was simplified to "Z" after this initial appearance.

The character's distinctive voice is derived from many regional American accents — most prominently [[North-Central American English|Upper Midwestern]], [[Midland American English|Midland]], and [[Eastern New England English|Eastern New England]] — and further exaggerated for comedic effect. Inspiration comes from both [[Indiana]] relatives and a funny voice [[Matt Chapman]] would use.

=== Appearance ===

Coach Z wears a purple baseball cap with a blue bill. His head is a white sphere with light gray circles for eyes. Coach Z [[Lack of Visible Body Parts|lacks a visible nose and mouth]], but is able to talk, eat, and spit with ease. He wears a large, gold "Z" medallion on his torso. His body is a bright green color, which is ambiguously either his skin or a body suit. His [[shapeshifter|sweatpants waistband]], [[Fish Eye Lens|"mittens"]], and [[Fan Costumes 2017|removing a skin-tight suit]] have been mentioned; alternatively, he has been shown to wear [[underlings|a bathing suit]] or [[Costume Commercial|a Halloween costume]] over the green. He has long arms and large feet, but very short legs.

== Character Video Transcript ==

''See main article: [[Coach Z's Character Video]]''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{looking slightly offscreen}'' Is that thing on? ''{turns to the camera lens}'' Hey there, ho there! I'm the Coach! The Coach Z, I'd guess you'd call me. Or plain old Coach is fine, seein' as I'm the only one around, so, probably no one else would answer to that. You say "Hey Coach!", and I'd say "Yeah?" or... "That's me!" or... "Hoo-hah!" ''{waves his arms in the air}'' Any one of those. There's rumors flyin' around that I sleep in one of these lockers, ''{gestures to the lockers behind him}'' but uh, that's just not true. I usually crash on this bench here. ''{gestures to the bench behind him}'' My back's not in real good condition. ''{rubs his back}'' And now, I'd like to perform my hip-hop single, "These peoples try to fade me". ''{holds up a microphone, begins to sing}'' A one-two, a one-two—!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{appears in front of camera}'' Sorry. We're all out of tape.

== Discography ==

* "[[These peoples try to fade me|These Peoples Try To Fade Me]]" (2003)
* "[[New Boots|Hip Hop Dance]]" (2004)
* "[[Rap Song]]" featuring [[Peacey P]] and [[Tenerence Love]] (2007)
* "[[being mean|Coach Z Gets Noice]]" (2008)
* "[[Loading Screens]]" feat. [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]] (2009)
* "[[Fish Eye Lens]]" (2014)
* "[[The Wraparound]]" (2019)

=== As a member of Two-O Duo ===

* "Lets's TP The Stick"
* "Throwing Rocks Through Ol' Man Marzipan's Windows"
* "Stealin' Stuff From My Own Dang Store"
* "Kick the Chort"

=== Features ===

* "[[Strong Badia the Free|Downright Homey]]" by Peacey P (feat. The Traitorous Coach Z)

== Fun Facts ==

* According to the [[Old Characters Page]], Coach Z wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded "cooler than just Z". He has been seen coaching on numerous occasions since then, though his talent at it is still dubious at best.
* According to [[trading cards]], Coach Z gave 23 [[Butt-Patting|butt pats]] in 1984 (22 to Homestar, 1 to himself).
* Strong Bad referred to Coach Z as "Green Bubs" in the email [[road trip]].
* In [[Date Nite]] he is shown without his hat and wearing hair curlers, despite a lack of visible hair.
* On Coach Z's emblem, the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes a rotated Z formation. In one earlier design, the shine's Z is also backwards.
* Though not very expressive usually, later toons gave Coach Z an "angry eyes" expression (seen in [[Kick-A-Ball]] and [[hremail 3184]]).

* [[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Old-Timey]])
* [[Z Sabre]] ([[20X6]])
* [[Renaldo]] ([[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]])
* [[Zubs and Coach B|Coach B or Zubs]]
* [[Coach Zed]]
* [[Strong Badman Characters|Damp Towel Man]]
* [[Zoach C]] ([[Xeriouxly Forxe]])
* [[Yonder Website Character Variations|Character 3]] ([[Characters from Yonder Website|Yonder Website]])

=== [[Halloween Costumes]] ===

In each Homestar Runner Halloween special, Coach Z has dressed up as something rap or [[Hip-Hop|hip-hop]]-related, or in the case of Theo Huxtable and Malcolm, something he ''believes'' to be hip-hop related. Strong Bad has questioned how much Coach Z actually knows about these artists.

* [[Flavor Flav]] (of [[Public Enemy]]) in [[Homestarloween Party]]
* [[Shock G|Humpty Hump]] (of [[Digital Underground]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
* [[Christopher Reid (rapper)|Kid]] (of [[Kid 'n Play]]) in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
* [[Kool Moe Dee]] (of The [[Treacherous Three]]) in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
* [[Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] in [[Halloween Fairstival]]
* [[Theodore Huxtable|Theo Huxtable]] (from ''[[Bill Cosby|The Cosby Show]]'') in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
* [[Queen Latifah]] in [[Happy Hallow-day]]
* [[So So Def Recordings]] Logo in [[Jibblies 2]]
* [[Lance Robertson|DJ Lance Rock]] (from ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba]]'') in [[Most in the Graveyard]]
* [[MC Skat Kat]] in [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
* [[Loose leaf|Notebook paper]] ("The Rapping Paper") in [[Which Ween Costumes?]]
* [[A Tribe Called Quest]] (album cover mascot) in [[I Killed Pom Pom]]
* [[André 3000]] (of [[Outkast]]) in [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
* [[Kwamé]] in [[Later That Night...]]
* [[PaRappa the Rapper]] in [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
* [[Missy Elliott]] (as her head, with Pom Pom as [[The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)|her inflatable suit]]) in [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]]
* [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince|The Fresh Prince]]'s Mom in [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods]]
* [[Del the Funky Homosapien|Del]] (from [[Gorillaz]]) in [[Halloween Hijinks]]
* Malcolm (from ''[[The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge]]'') in [[Halloween Hide & Seek]]
* [[Darryl McDaniels|DMC]] (from [[Run-DMC]]) in [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]]
* A [[Beastie Boys|Beastie Boy]] (from ''[[Intergalactic (song)|Intergalactic]]'') in [[The Show: Ween Edition]]

[[Rejected Costumes|Rejected costumes]] of Coach Z as [[The Noid]] and [[Bob & Doug McKenzie|Doug McKenzie]] have been shared; notably, these unused costumes have no connection to hip-hop.

== Quotes of the Week ==

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| valign="top" style="text-align: left; font-size: smaller; text: align;"| * "What kinda wood ya use there, Strong Bad? Cause y'know I knew a guy up in Paughkeegan who could work wonders with a piece of..." ([[The Luau]] extended take , [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_wood.mp3 download])
* "I think there's a Blubb-O's Li'l Lubber's meal rattlin around up there somewhere." ([[On Break]] outtake, [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_lillubbers.mp3 download])
* "You don't need no consummate V's to be my bride." ([[Trogday 08]] Easter egg, [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_bemybride.mp3 download])
* "Mmmmm! Drink in that bun!" ([[environment]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_drinkin.mp3 download])
* "Coach Z, R-A-P. Accidentally featuring Peacey P..." ''{entire "Rap Song"}'' ([[Rap Song]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/rapsong.mp3 download])
* "I feel like that school child on the first day of Christmas!" (QotW exclusive, [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_schoolchild.mp3 download])
* "Oh. I guess I forgort to port. Oh! I guess I forgat to prat! OH! Gorka fa pork!" ([[mini-golf]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_forgortport.mp3 download])
* "You say tomater, I zader madermorts." ([[Fall Float Parade]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_tomater.mp3 download])
* "IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!!" ([[Happy Fireworks]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_dazzlemaze.mp3 download])
* "Once again, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers!" ([[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_slipthrufingers.mp3 download])
* "It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!!" ([[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_bdhman.zip download])
* "My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'." ([[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_oachz.mp3 download])

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== See Also ==

* [[Coach Z Evolution]]
* [[Coach Z Other Costumes|Other Costumes]]
* [[Nicknames]]
* [[Coach Z Talker]]
* [[Coach Z's 110%]]
* [[Coach Z pukes in dude's toupee]]

== External Links ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/vcr-cz watch Coach Z's character video]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/vcr_cz.html watch Coach Z's character video] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/vcr_cz.swf view the Flash file for Coach Z's character video]

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