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''Homestar Runner invades the AJC masthead.''

'''"'Toon Bros."''' is an article written for the ''[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' by Jamie Gumbrecht. Interviewing [[The Brothers Chaps]], [[Don and Harriet Chapman|their parents]], and other fans, Gumbrecht provides an overview of the site. The article describes [[homestarrunner.com]] as "a Web sensation, with a cult following of more than 200,000 visitors a day".

Topics discussed include merchandising in the store, moving to a weekly schedule in 2002, and [[Strong Bad]]'s popularity overshadowing both [[Homestar Runner]] and the brothers themselves.

== Fun Facts ==

* [[Don Chapman]] remarked that the site could be "the ''[[Peanuts]]'' for the 21st century."
* The Brothers offer their favorite toons: [[Mike Chapman]]'s favorite is [[Parsnips A-Plenty]], [[Matt]]'s favorite is [[Where's The Cheat?]]
** [[Giant Magazine Interview|A few years later]], Mike's favorite had become either [[Cheat Commandos...O's]] or [[Shopping For Danger]] while Matt's was the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer|Peasant's Quest movie trailer]] or one of the [[Cheat Commandos]] toons.
* A poll on the article allowed readers to vote for their favorite [[Characters|character]]. With over 125,764 votes submitted, [[The Cheat]] leads with 60% of votes, Strong Bad is in a distant second with 21%, and [[The Poopsmith]] third with 12% of votes.

== External Links ==

* [https://www.ajc.com/ ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution''] web site
* [http://www.ajc.com:80/living/content/living/0703/21homestar.html "'Toon Bros" article, ajc.com] (archive link)
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