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	When a character is expecting a response from some audience but none is forthcoming, or when a joke falls flat, typically '''cricket noises''' will be heard cutting through the silence. [[The Brothers Chaps]] did not originate [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChirpingCrickets this joke], but they get a lot of use out of it.		When a character is expecting a response from some audience but none is forthcoming, or when a joke falls flat, typically '''cricket noises''' will be heard cutting through the silence. [[The Brothers Chaps]] did not originate [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChirpingCrickets this joke], but they get a lot of use out of it.

	~~<span id~~=~~"appearances"></span>~~		== Appearances ==
	=~~= <span class="mw-headline">~~ Appearances ~~</span>~~ ==

	* [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] — [[Homestar Runner]] is expected to say his line, but he is silent. Crickets chirp.		* [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] — [[Homestar Runner]] is expected to say his line, but he is silent. Crickets chirp.
	* [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — Homestar says that [[Marzipan]] told him to eat a lot of Smarties this year, but he's not sure why. Crickets chirp.		* [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — Homestar says that [[Marzipan]] told him to eat a lot of Smarties this year, but he's not sure why. Crickets chirp.
	* [[Strong Bad vs. Little Girl!]] — When [[Strong Bad]] wants [[Little Girl]] to ~~"~~tell all the people how great I am~~"~~, crickets chirp.		* [[Strong Bad vs. Little Girl!]] — When [[Strong Bad]] wants [[Little Girl]] to "tell all the people how great I am", crickets chirp.
	* [[Biz Cas Fri 2]] — Strong Bad is visibly nervous presenting his millions-saving idea to corporate. Crickets chirp after he starts ad-libbing.		* [[Biz Cas Fri 2]] — Strong Bad is visibly nervous presenting his millions-saving idea to corporate. Crickets chirp after he starts ad-libbing.
	* [[Halloween Awards Show]] — Crickets chirp after Homestar says he's going to win when he and Marzipan are the only ones there.		* [[Halloween Awards Show]] — Crickets chirp after Homestar says he's going to win when he and Marzipan are the only ones there.
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	* Email [[more armies]] — In the Easter egg, no one shows up to meet [[Firebert]] ([[The Cheat]]). Crickets chirp.		* Email [[more armies]] — In the Easter egg, no one shows up to meet [[Firebert]] ([[The Cheat]]). Crickets chirp.
	* Email [[mini-golf]] — The statue of [[The Wheelchair]] isn't moving. This is mentioned by Strong Bad. Crickets chirp.		* Email [[mini-golf]] — The statue of [[The Wheelchair]] isn't moving. This is mentioned by Strong Bad. Crickets chirp.
	* [[Marshie vs. Little Girl]] — Little Girl tells [[Marshie]] a joke about vampires (which Marshie is dressed up as), in which the punchline is ~~"~~Vampires are dumb.~~"~~ Crickets chirp.		* [[Marshie vs. Little Girl]] — Little Girl tells [[Marshie]] a joke about vampires (which Marshie is dressed up as), in which the punchline is "Vampires are dumb." Crickets chirp.
	* [[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer]] — Crickets chirp after Homestar says, ~~"~~I'm pointing. I'm clicking. It's like an adventure.~~"~~		* [[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer]] — Crickets chirp after Homestar says, "I'm pointing. I'm clicking. It's like an adventure."
	* [[The Baloneyman]] — Strong Bad and Homestar have a confusing conversation. Crickets chirp when Homestar starts to get off-topic.		* [[The Baloneyman]] — Strong Bad and Homestar have a confusing conversation. Crickets chirp when Homestar starts to get off-topic.
	* Email [[magic trick]] — Strong Bad doesn't remember what the milk-in-the-cone trick is supposed to do. Crickets chirp.		* Email [[magic trick]] — Strong Bad doesn't remember what the milk-in-the-cone trick is supposed to do. Crickets chirp.
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	* [[Haunted Photo Booth]] — Crickets chirp when [[The King of Town]] gets his picture taken.		* [[Haunted Photo Booth]] — Crickets chirp when [[The King of Town]] gets his picture taken.

	~~<span id~~=~~"see-also"></span>~~		== See Also ==
	=~~= <span class="mw-headline">~~See Also~~</span>~~ ==

	* [[Sound Effects]]		* [[Sound Effects]]

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When a character is expecting a response from some audience but none is forthcoming, or when a joke falls flat, typically '''cricket noises''' will be heard cutting through the silence. [[The Brothers Chaps]] did not originate [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChirpingCrickets this joke], but they get a lot of use out of it.

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* [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] — [[Homestar Runner]] is expected to say his line, but he is silent. Crickets chirp.
* [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — Homestar says that [[Marzipan]] told him to eat a lot of [[Smarties (tablet candy)|Smarties]] this year, but he's not sure why. Crickets chirp.
* [[Strong Bad vs. Little Girl!]] — When [[Strong Bad]] wants [[Little Girl]] to "tell all the people how great I am", crickets chirp.
* [[Biz Cas Fri 2]] — Strong Bad is visibly nervous presenting his millions-saving idea to the [[Shareholders|shareholders]]. Crickets chirp after he starts ad-libbing.
* [[Halloween Awards Show]] — Crickets chirp after Homestar says he's going to win when he and Marzipan are the only ones there.
* Email [[from work]] — Nothing happens when Strong Bad starts to describe why he wants to be a 2nd 2nd Assistant Space Whale Scrubber. Crickets chirp.
* Email [[more armies]] — In the Easter egg, no one shows up to meet [[Firebert]] ([[The Cheat]]). Crickets chirp.
* Email [[mini-golf]] — The statue of [[The Wheelchair]] isn't moving. This is mentioned by Strong Bad. Crickets chirp.
* [[Marshie vs. Little Girl]] — Little Girl tells [[Marshie]] a joke about vampires (which Marshie is dressed up as), in which the punchline is "Vampires are dumb." Crickets chirp.
* [[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer]] — Crickets chirp after Homestar says, "I'm pointing. I'm clicking. It's like an adventure."
* [[The Baloneyman]] — Homestar attempts to have a conversation with Strong Bad about summer talk. Crickets chirp when Strong Bad fails to understand Homestar's initial explanation on what exactly "summer talk" is.
* Email [[magic trick]] — Strong Bad doesn't remember what the milk-in-the-cone trick is supposed to do. Crickets chirp.
* [[Baddest of the Bands]] — Crickets chirp after Strong Bad realizes that there isn't anyone at the DÖI concert.
* [[4 Gregs]] — Crickets chirp after [[D n' D Greg]] explains how football works.
* [[Kick-A-Ball]] — Crickets chirp after "[[One potato, two potato]]" is decided on and [[The Umpire|the Umpire]] realizes that Homestar doesn't [[Lack of Visible Arms|have visible hands.]]
* [[Compy Catalog]] — Crickets chirp as Strong Bad reads the poorly-written exchange written in the catalog attempting to joke about the size of the [[Roomy-Vac]].
* [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] — Crickets chirp for a moment as [[Strong Sad]] struggles to come up with [[The Poopsmith|the Poopsmith]]'s doom.
* [[Haunted Photo Booth]] — Crickets chirp when [[The King of Town|the King of Town]] gets his picture taken.
* Email [[parenting]] — Homestar's first attempt as the One-Man Hubbub is met with cricket noises.

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

* [[Sound Effects]]

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[[File:HeadlessSB.png|[[File:HeadlessSB.png|55px|thumb|STUB'D!]]]] ''This article is a [[Category:Stubs|stub]]. You can help the Homestar Runner Wiki by [[Cricket Noises|expanding it]].''

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	* [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] — [[Homestar Runner]] is expected to say his line, but he is silent. Crickets chirp.		* [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] — [[Homestar Runner]] is expected to say his line, but he is silent. Crickets chirp.
	* [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — Homestar says that [[Marzipan]] told him to eat a lot of [[Smarties ~~(tablet candy)\|Smarties]]~~ this year, but he's not sure why. Crickets chirp.		* [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — Homestar says that [[Marzipan]] told him to eat a lot of Smarties this year, but he's not sure why. Crickets chirp.
	* [[Strong Bad vs. Little Girl!]] — When [[Strong Bad]] wants [[Little Girl]] to "tell all the people how great I am", crickets chirp.		* [[Strong Bad vs. Little Girl!]] — When [[Strong Bad]] wants [[Little Girl]] to "tell all the people how great I am", crickets chirp.
	* [[Biz Cas Fri 2]] — Strong Bad is visibly nervous presenting his millions-saving idea to ~~the [[Shareholders\|shareholders]]~~. Crickets chirp after he starts ad-libbing.		* [[Biz Cas Fri 2]] — Strong Bad is visibly nervous presenting his millions-saving idea to corporate. Crickets chirp after he starts ad-libbing.
	* [[Halloween Awards Show]] — Crickets chirp after Homestar says he's going to win when he and Marzipan are the only ones there.		* [[Halloween Awards Show]] — Crickets chirp after Homestar says he's going to win when he and Marzipan are the only ones there.
	* Email [[from work]] — Nothing happens when Strong Bad starts to describe why he wants to be a 2nd 2nd Assistant Space Whale Scrubber. Crickets chirp.		* Email [[from work]] — Nothing happens when Strong Bad starts to describe why he wants to be a 2nd 2nd Assistant Space Whale Scrubber. Crickets chirp.
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	* [[Marshie vs. Little Girl]] — Little Girl tells [[Marshie]] a joke about vampires (which Marshie is dressed up as), in which the punchline is "Vampires are dumb." Crickets chirp.		* [[Marshie vs. Little Girl]] — Little Girl tells [[Marshie]] a joke about vampires (which Marshie is dressed up as), in which the punchline is "Vampires are dumb." Crickets chirp.
	* [[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer]] — Crickets chirp after Homestar says, "I'm pointing. I'm clicking. It's like an adventure."		* [[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer]] — Crickets chirp after Homestar says, "I'm pointing. I'm clicking. It's like an adventure."
	* [[The Baloneyman]] — Homestar ~~attempts to~~ have a conversation ~~with Strong Bad about summer talk~~. Crickets chirp when ~~Strong Bad fails~~ to ~~understand Homestar's initial explanation on what exactly "summer talk" is~~.		* [[The Baloneyman]] — Strong Bad and Homestar have a confusing conversation. Crickets chirp when Homestar starts to get off-topic.
	* Email [[magic trick]] — Strong Bad doesn't remember what the milk-in-the-cone trick is supposed to do. Crickets chirp.		* Email [[magic trick]] — Strong Bad doesn't remember what the milk-in-the-cone trick is supposed to do. Crickets chirp.
	* [[Baddest of the Bands]] — Crickets chirp after Strong Bad realizes that there isn't anyone at the DÖI concert.		* [[Baddest of the Bands]] — Crickets chirp after Strong Bad realizes that there isn't anyone at the DÖI concert.
	* [[4 Gregs]] — Crickets chirp after [[D n' D Greg]] explains ~~how~~ football ~~works~~.		* [[4 Gregs]] — Crickets chirp after [[D n' D Greg]] explains the football game.
	* [[Kick-A-Ball]] — Crickets chirp after ~~"[[One~~ potato, two potato~~]]"~~ is decided on and [[The ~~Umpire\|the~~ Umpire]] realizes that Homestar doesn't ~~[[Lack of Visible Arms\|~~have ~~visible~~ hands.]]		* [[Kick-A-Ball]] — Crickets chirp after one potato, two potato is decided on and [[The Umpire]] realizes that Homestar doesn't have hands.
	* [[Compy Catalog]] — Crickets chirp as Strong Bad reads the poorly-written exchange written in the catalog attempting to ~~joke about~~ the size of the [[Roomy-Vac]].		* [[Compy Catalog]] — Crickets chirp as Strong Bad reads the poorly written exchange written in the catalog attempting to mock the size of the Roomy-Vac.
	* [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] — Crickets chirp for a moment as [[Strong Sad]] struggles to come up with [[The ~~Poopsmith\|the~~ Poopsmith]]'s doom.		* [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] — Crickets chirp for a moment as [[Strong Sad]] struggles to come up with [[The Poopsmith]]'s doom.
	* [[Haunted Photo Booth]] — Crickets chirp when [[The ~~King of Town\|the~~ King of Town]] gets his picture taken.		* [[Haunted Photo Booth]] — Crickets chirp when [[The King of Town]] gets his picture taken.
	* Email [[parenting]] — Homestar's first attempt as the One-Man Hubbub is met with cricket noises.

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