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In [[Interviews and Public Appearances|interviews]], [[Interviews and Public Appearances|public appearances]], and , [[The Brothers Chaps]] sometimes '''discuss subjects that influence future [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] content'''.

== Repurposed Content ==

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''A version of Trogdor " that will probably never get used ", prior to getting used''

Things shown at live events often end up being repurposed in some way.

* [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005]] —
** [[Mike Chapman]] showed a cartoon he made "last night in [his] hotel room". It was later included on [[Everything Else, Volume 1]] as [[An Open Forum]].
** [[Nibbles]] was shown, but wouldn't be used until the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[bottom 10]] several months later.
** Experimental animations were shown off, which would later be compiled in [[From the Vault]] (specifically the LEGO, Etch-a-Sketch, [[Needlepernt|needlepoint]], Bubs roller coaster, and film noir style clips).
** The [[Limozeen Coloring Book]] was shown, which would later be released with [[coloring]].
** [[Trogador]] was shown, with the disclaimer that the character "will probably never get used". He would later appear in [[Happy Trogday]].
* [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007]] —
** The clip of Homestar recorded for the event was used for [[Quote of the Week|that day's Quote of the Week]].
** The "Going Away!!!" animation was later [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2023|shared on the @StrongBadActual Twitter account]].
** The "Keep on Truckin'" animation presented became the basis for [[One Two, One Two]]. It was apparently one of many random animations that Mike does behind Matt's back.
** A portion of [[Theme from Stinkoman]] was played. Over a decade later, it would be included on [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 2]], and used in the [[Stinkoman 20X6 Intro Cinematic]].

== Other Examples ==

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''Bubs after losing his " frickin' elbows "''

* [[retroCRUSH Interview]] — [[Mike Chapman]] expresses interest in producing figurines. [[Homestar Runner Figurines|Homestar Runner figurines]] would begin production around two years later, first sold in the [[Flash Store]].
* [[Run Devil Run Interview]] — Mike mentions that the brothers are hoping to produce [[DVD|DVDs]] "sometime in the near future". The first DVD set, ''[[strongbad email.exe]]'', was released the following year.
* [[Giant Magazine Interview]] — Mike mentions that the then-unnamed [[1-Up|20X6 version of Homestar]] would probably be named either Extra Man or 1-Up. The latter name would be confirmed in the [[Stinkomanual]].
* [[Zoinks! Magazine Interview]] — [[Matt Chapman]] "thought about having [[Strong Sad]] make one of those NES sprite comics using the sprites from our [[Stinkoman 20X6|Stinkoman game]]", an idea that would be explored with [[Strong Bad]] instead in [[web comics]] and later the game [[Make-O Your Own Stinko]].
* [[Adventure Gamers Interview - 2 Sept 2004]] — Matt brings up a [[Scalding Lake]] T-shirt as a possibility. This would later be made available in the Store.
* Email [[invisibility]] ([[invisibility|DVD commentary]]) — The Brothers Chaps tentatively decide on the name "[[Lappy 486]]" for Strong Bad's next computer.
* Email [[do over]] ([[do over|DVD commentary]]) — The commentary was recorded before the email was made. In it, the Brothers Chaps make some "executive decisions", like the email's title and basic premise, and Strong Sad not appearing. Multiple points in the email are timed to the brothers' fake reactions, like Homestar's appearance and Strong Bad hitting Homestar with a keyboard.
* [[Cheat Commandos...O's]] ([[Cheat Commandos...O's|DVD commentary]]) — Matt mentions that the background music is entitled "Written by A. Chimendez". The title would be made official on [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1|Volume 1]] of the [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack]] in 2020.
* [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007]] —
** Matt mentions that due to the shifting background color, the DVDs' FBI warning screens are animated at a [[Higher Frames Per Second|higher frame rate]], making it especially hard to animate [[The Cheat]]. On [[strongbad email.exe Disc Five]], released just over a month later, the background color doesn't shift, allowing The Cheat to be animated at the usual framerate.
** Matt talked about how halfway animations aren't very possible at 12fps (the frame rate of most toons), using [[Homestar Runner]]'s mouth as an example. Despite Matt's assertion that "you're not going to get that much more in between," Homestar Runner eventually gained a half-open mouth.
** Mike implies that [[Bubs]]'s elbows are difficult to animate. [[Bubs Evolution|The character's arms]] have since been revised to no longer have elbow joints, presumably for ease of animation.
** Matt raises the possibility of [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 10|level 10]] of [[Stinkoman 20X6]] releasing alongside alternate difficulties and level midpoints, features that were indeed added [[Development of Stinkoman 20X6 Level 10|when the level was released]] over a decade later.
* Email [[road trip]] ([[road trip|DVD commentary]]) — Mike mentions that the band that plays "Jammin' Tunes" and [[The Dancing Brothers]]' song could potentially be called "The Power Surge". The band would return as "[[The Pow-uh Surge]]" in [[Trogdor Was A Man]].
* [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007]] —
** Host JengaShip reminisces about [[Powered by The Cheat]] updates, and Matt acknowledges that "[they're] probably due" for a new toon in that style. [[Rap Song]] was released roughly a month later.
** When asked which character he would kill off, Matt mentions that [[Pom Pom]] "would be a good one" because "it would be really, really tragic". Pom Pom would briefly be killed in [[I Killed Pom Pom]].
* [[ROFLCon - 26 Apr 2008]] — An [[OLPC XO-1]] laptop was [https://www.flickr.com/photos/33809408@N00/2497368982/ autographed by many panelists and Internet figures] at the convention, including the Brothers Chaps, and was later auctioned off with the proceeds donated to OLPC. The [[Happy 8600]] would debut in [[email thunder]] a few months later, inspired by the same laptop model.

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