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	'''[[April Fools' Day]]''' (celebrated on April 1) is a time of tomfoolery for [[homestarrunner.com]]. In early years, the prank would often replace the [[Index Page]], but in more recent years, the prank has come in the form of a regular [[Toons\|toon]].		'''[[April Fools' Day]]''' (celebrated on April 1) is a time of tomfoolery for [[homestarrunner.com]]. In early years, the prank would often replace the [[Index Page]], but in more recent years, the prank has come in the form of a regular [[Toons\|toon]].

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	* [[King of Town Intro\|kingoftown.com]] (2003)		* [[King of Town Intro\|kingoftown.com]] (2003)
	** [[King of Town Main Page]]		** [[King of Town Main Page]]
	** [[Revenge of the King]]		** [[Revenge of the King]]
	** [[King of ~~Townmail~~]]		** [[King of Town Email]]
	* [[Under Construction]] (2004)		* [[Under Construction]] (2004)
	* [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] (2005)		* [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] (2005)
	* [[April Fools' 2006]] (2006) — The site is turned upside down for the purpose of recognizing April Fools'.		* [[April Fools' 2006]] (2006) — The site is turned upside down for the purpose of recognizing April Fools'.
	* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] (2007) — While not an April Fools' Day toon, Strong Sad leaves a message about planned April Fools' Day pranks.		* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] (2007) — While not an April Fools' Day toon, Strong Sad leaves a message about planned April Fools' Day pranks.
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	* [[sbemail 206]] (2015)		* [[sbemail 206]] (2015)
	* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] (2016)		* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] (2016)
	* [[the next april fools thing]] (2018)		* [[the next april fools thing\|The Next April Fools Thing]] (2018)
	* [[Discount Strong Bad emails\|Discount Strong Bad Emails]] (2019) — [https://twitter.com/JanelleCShane Janelle Shane] generated [https://aiweirdness.com/post/183868402192/discount-strong-bad-emails a series of emails] with a neural network in response to [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019\|Strong Bad's Twitter post]].		* [[Discount Strong Bad emails\|Discount Strong Bad Emails]] (2019) — [https://twitter.com/JanelleCShane Janelle Shane] generated [https://aiweirdness.com/post/183868402192/discount-strong-bad-emails a series of emails] with a neural network in response to [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019\|Strong Bad's Twitter post]].
	* [[parenting]] (2022)

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	* [[Halloween]]		* [[Halloween]]
	* [[Decemberween]]		* [[Decemberween]]
	* [[Holidays]]

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			'''2003:''' [[King of Town Intro\|kingoftown.com]] ([[King of Town Main Page]], [[Revenge of the King]], [[King of Town Email]])
			'''2004:''' [[Under Construction]]
			'''2005:''' [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]
			'''2006:''' [[April Fools' 2006]]
			'''2009:''' [[April Fool 09]]
			'''2010:''' [[Xeriouxly Forxe]]
			'''2014:''' [[April Fool 2014]]
			'''2015:''' [[sbemail 206]]
			'''2016:''' [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]]
			'''2018:''' [[the next april fools thing\|The Next April Fools Thing]]
			'''2019:''' [[Discount Strong Bad emails]]
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	'''[[April Fools' Day]]''' (celebrated on April 1) is a time of tomfoolery for [[homestarrunner.com]]. In early years, the prank would often replace the [[Index Page]], ~~giving the impression that~~ the ~~site had been drastically redesigned or refocused. After~~ the ~~site's major [[Hiatuses\|hiatus]], April Fools' is more likely to be marked by~~ a ~~full~~ [[Toons\|toon]] ~~— often joking about how long it had been since the last toon~~.		'''[[April Fools' Day]]''' (celebrated on April 1) is a time of tomfoolery for [[homestarrunner.com]]. In early years, the prank would often replace the [[Index Page]], but in more recent years, the prank has come in the form of a regular [[Toons\|toon]].

	<span id="april-fools-~~pranks~~"></span>		<span id="april-fools-toons"></span>
	== <span class="mw-headline">April Fools' ~~Pranks~~</span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline">April Fools' Toons</span> ==

	* ~~'''2003:''' A [[King of Town Intro\|introduction video]] rebrands the site as~~ [[King of Town Intro\|kingoftown.com]]~~, complete with a~~ [[King of Town Main Page]]~~, the game~~ [[Revenge of the King]]~~, and [[Strong Bad Email]] spoof~~ [[King of Townmail]].		* [[King of Town Intro\|kingoftown.com]] (2003)
	* '''2004:''' The index page is replaced with a faux [[Domain parking\|parked domain]] page, indicating that the [[homestarrunner.com]] URL is now held by [[Thorax Corporation]]. After a few seconds, [[Stinkoman]] emerges to reveal this is actually a new [[20X6]] toon: [[Under Construction]].		** [[King of Town Main Page]]
	* ~~'''2005:''' The announcement of~~ [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] informed viewers that Homestar Runner had become a subscription-based site, charging exorbitant prices for "the same content". After several pages of low-quality previews, viewers are brought back to the regular main page.		** [[Revenge of the King]]
	* ~~'''2006:'''~~ [[April Fools' 2006\|The site is turned upside down~~]], affecting nearly all pages~~.		** [[King of Townmail]]
	* ~~'''2007:''' Although there was nothing released for April 1,~~ [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] (~~released March 5~~) ~~included~~ a message ~~from [[Strong Sad]] discussing plans for~~ April Fools' Day pranks.		* [[Under Construction]] (2004)
	* ~~'''2009:''' The toon [[Sbemailiarized!]], released March 30, had discussed how "the other cartoons" could be made into [[Strong Bad Emails]].~~ [[April Fool 09]] ~~applied this [[Sbemailiarized Entertainment\|"sbemailiarization"]] to the index page, changing the [[Old New Intro\|intro]] into a Strong Bad email.~~		* [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] (2005)
	* ~~'''2010:''' The intro toon~~ [[Xeriouxly Forxe]] ~~announced extreme redesigns for the characters, complete with [[Main Page 21\|a new, matching main page]].~~		* [[April Fools' 2006]] (2006) — The site is turned upside down for the purpose of recognizing April Fools'.
	* ~~'''2014:'''~~ [[April Fool 2014~~\|The index page appeared old and dilapidated~~]] ~~before playing a toon joking about [[Hiatuses\|the current status of the website]]. This alternate index page would remain in place for roughly three months.~~		* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] (2007) — While not an April Fools' Day toon, Strong Sad leaves a message about planned April Fools' Day pranks.
	* ~~'''2015:'''~~ [[sbemail 206]] ~~features Strong Bad giving Internet pranks a piece of his mind.~~		* [[April Fool 09]] (2009)
	* ~~'''2016:'''~~ [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] ~~catches up on a full inbox~~ (~~over a half-hour's worth of messages~~) ~~received in the seven years since the prior series entry.~~		* [[Xeriouxly Forxe]] (2010)
	* ~~'''2018:'''~~ [[the next april fools thing]] ~~features [[Folly]]'s excited pitch for an April Fools' toon — which abruptly transitions to a new Strong Bad Email partway through.~~		* [[April Fool 2014]] (2014)
	** Folly's audio [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018~~\|was recorded as a response to 2014's video]].~~		* [[sbemail 206]] (2015)
	* ~~'''2019:''' [[@StrongBadActual]] expresses [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019\|a wish for "discount neural network" emails]]; these~~ [[Discount Strong Bad emails\|Discount Strong Bad Emails]] ~~are provided by~~ [https://twitter.com/JanelleCShane Janelle Shane]'s [https://aiweirdness.com/post/183868402192/discount-strong-bad-emails ~~AI Weirdness blog~~].		* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] (2016)
	* ~~'''2022:''' Strong Bad Email~~ [[parenting]], a reward for a [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] Kickstarter backer, is released. A <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1999933720/trogdor-the-board-game/posts/3469478 Kickstarter update]</span> specifies that, despite being announced April 1, the toon is "Not an April Fool's Joke! Just a long-forgotten cartoon that we decided to complete!"		* [[the next april fools thing]] (2018)
			* [[Discount Strong Bad emails\|Discount Strong Bad Emails]] (2019) — [https://twitter.com/JanelleCShane Janelle Shane] generated [https://aiweirdness.com/post/183868402192/discount-strong-bad-emails a series of emails] with a neural network in response to [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019\|Strong Bad's Twitter post]].
			* [[parenting]] (2022)

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'''[[April Fools' Day]]''' (celebrated on April 1) is a time of tomfoolery for [[homestarrunner.com]]. In early years, the prank would often replace the [[Index Page]], giving the impression that the site had been drastically redesigned or refocused. After the site's major [[Hiatuses|hiatus]], April Fools' is more likely to be marked by a full [[Toons|toon]] — often joking about how long it had been since the last toon.

<span id="april-fools-pranks"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">April Fools' Pranks</span> ==

* '''2003:''' A [[King of Town Intro|introduction video]] rebrands the site as [[King of Town Intro|kingoftown.com]], complete with a [[King of Town Main Page]], the game [[Revenge of the King]], and [[Strong Bad Email]] spoof [[King of Townmail]].
* '''2004:''' The index page is replaced with a faux [[Domain parking|parked domain]] page, indicating that the [[homestarrunner.com]] URL is now held by [[Thorax Corporation]]. After a few seconds, [[Stinkoman]] emerges to reveal this is actually a new [[20X6]] toon: [[Under Construction]].
* '''2005:''' The announcement of [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] informed viewers that Homestar Runner had become a subscription-based site, charging exorbitant prices for "the same content". After several pages of low-quality previews, viewers are brought back to the regular main page.
* '''2006:''' [[April Fools' 2006|The site is turned upside down]], affecting nearly all pages.
* '''2007:''' Although there was nothing released for April 1, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] (released March 5) included a message from [[Strong Sad]] discussing plans for April Fools' Day pranks.
* '''2009:''' The toon [[Sbemailiarized!]], released March 30, had discussed how "the other cartoons" could be made into [[Strong Bad Emails]]. [[April Fool 09]] applied this [[Sbemailiarized Entertainment|"sbemailiarization"]] to the index page, changing the [[Old New Intro|intro]] into a Strong Bad email.
* '''2010:''' The intro toon [[Xeriouxly Forxe]] announced extreme redesigns for the characters, complete with [[Main Page 21|a new, matching main page]].
* '''2014:''' [[April Fool 2014|The index page appeared old and dilapidated]] before playing a toon joking about [[Hiatuses|the current status of the website]]. This alternate index page would remain in place for roughly three months.
* '''2015:''' [[sbemail 206]] features Strong Bad giving Internet pranks a piece of his mind.
* '''2016:''' [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] catches up on a full inbox (over a half-hour's worth of messages) received in the seven years since the prior series entry.
* '''2018:''' [[the next april fools thing]] features [[Folly]]'s excited pitch for an April Fools' toon — which abruptly transitions to a new Strong Bad Email partway through.
** Folly's audio [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018|was recorded as a response to 2014's video]].
* '''2019:''' [[@StrongBadActual]] expresses [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|a wish for "discount neural network" emails]]; these [[Discount Strong Bad emails|Discount Strong Bad Emails]] are provided by [https://twitter.com/JanelleCShane Janelle Shane]'s [https://aiweirdness.com/post/183868402192/discount-strong-bad-emails AI Weirdness blog].
* '''2022:''' Strong Bad Email [[parenting]], a reward for a [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] Kickstarter backer, is released. A <span class="plainlinks">[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1999933720/trogdor-the-board-game/posts/3469478 Kickstarter update]</span> specifies that, despite being announced April 1, the toon is "Not an April Fool's Joke! Just a long-forgotten cartoon that we decided to complete!"

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== <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span> ==

* [[Halloween]]
* [[Decemberween]]
* [[Holidays]]

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