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	''Not to be confused with [[Don and Harriet Chapman]].''		''Not to be confused with [[Don and Harriet Chapman]].''

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	[[~~File:MikeMattandDon.png~~\|[[~~File:MikeMattandDon~~.~~png~~\|~~180px\|thumb~~]]]]		'''Donald "Donnie" Chapman''' (born September 28, 1966) is the elder brother to [[The Brothers Chaps\|the Brothers Chaps]] and oldest child of [[Don and Harriet Chapman]]. In the [[high school\|DVD commentary]] for [[high school]], [[Matt Chapman\|Matt]] appreciatively describes Donnie as "the reason we're funny at all", and his influence on his younger brothers can be seen throughout [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|the Homestar Runner body of work]].
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	~~<div class="magnify">~~		Donnie first appeared on the site in [[monster truck]], as all four members of [[Limozeen]]: a collage of his [[Vince Neil]] of [[Mötley Crüe]] costume for [[Halloween]] [[1987]] was used to make the photo of the band (these photographs reappear in the ''[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]'' CD booklet and in [[Lappynapped!]]). Family photos of Donnie alongside [[Mike Chapman\|Mike]] and Matt were used in a similar manner to portray [[sloshy]] in [[Record Store Day]].

	~~[[File:MikeMattandDon.png\|[[File:magnify-clip.png\|15px\|thumb]]]]~~		== As creative influence ==

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	~~</div>~~		The Brothers Chaps have taken creative inspiration from several childhood memories with Donnie. [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018\|In a 2018 lecture]], Matt reflected that the ten-year age gap between him and Donnie meant that his eldest brother shared more '70s pop-culture with him than he would've encountered otherwise. The relationship between the three Chapman brothers has been compared to [[The Brothers Strong\|the Brothers Strong]] — with [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014\|Matt noting some similarities]] between himself and [[Strong Sad]], Mike and [[Strong Bad]], and Donnie and [[Strong Mad]]. In [[Gizmodo Interview - 24 Jan 2017\|a 2017 interview with ''Gizmodo'']], Mike recalls Donnie introducing him to a snarky sense of humor: watching ''[[The Love Boat]]'' to make fun of it (in a manner similar to ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'') or reading a picture book but adding his own comedic commentary ([[Books Defaced By Strong Bad\|a pastime shared by Strong Bad]]).

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	'''Donald "Donnie" Chapman''' (born September 28, 1966) is the elder brother to [[The Brothers Chaps\|the Brothers Chaps]] and oldest child of [[Don and Harriet Chapman]]. In the [[high school\|DVD commentary]] for [[high school]], [[Matt Chapman\|Matt]] appreciatively describes Donnie as "the reason we're funny at all", and his influence on his younger brothers can be seen throughout [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|the Homestar Runner body of work]].

	Donnie first appeared on the site in [[monster truck]], as all four members of [[Limozeen]]: a collage of his [[Vince Neil]] of [[Mötley Crüe]] costume for [[Halloween]] [[1987]] was used to make [[File:Limozeentruck.PNG\|the photo of the band]] (these photographs reappear in the ''[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]'' CD booklet and in [[Lappynapped!]]). Family photos of Donnie alongside [[Mike Chapman\|Mike]] and Matt were used in a similar manner to portray [[sloshy]] in [[Record Store Day]].

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	~~The young guns~~

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	The Brothers Chaps have taken creative inspiration from several childhood memories with Donnie. [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018\|In a 2018 lecture]], Matt reflected that the ten-year age gap between him and Donnie meant that his eldest brother shared more '70s pop-culture with him than he would've encountered otherwise. The relationship between the three Chapman brothers has been compared to [[The Brothers Strong\|the Brothers Strong]] — with [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014\|Matt noting some similarities]] between himself and [[Strong Sad]], Mike and [[Strong Bad]], and Donnie and [[Strong Mad]]. In [[Gizmodo Interview - 24 Jan 2017\|a 2017 interview with Gizmodo]], Mike recalls Donnie introducing him to a snarky sense of humor: watching ''[[The Love Boat]]'' to make fun of it (in a manner similar to ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'') or reading a picture book but adding his own comedic commentary ([[Books Defaced By Strong Bad\|a pastime shared by Strong Bad]]).

	* [[Super NES]] — This ''[[Mario Paint]]'' animation was made as a [[Christmas]] gift for Donnie.		* [[Super NES]] — This ''[[Mario Paint]]'' animation was made as a [[Christmas]] gift for Donnie.
	* [[guitar]] ([[guitar\|DVD commentary]]) — The brothers list many guitar magazines that Donnie read, forming the baseline for their interest in the instrument.		* [[guitar]] ([[guitar\|DVD commentary]]) — The brothers list many guitar magazines that Donnie read, forming the baseline for their interest in the instrument.
	* [[mile]] ([[mile\|DVD commentary]]) — Beehan was a childhood friend of Donnie's; [[Don and Harriet Chapman\|Mrs. Chapman]] would cheer ~~"~~Kick it out, Beehan~~"~~ as the two ran track.		* [[mile]] ([[mile\|DVD commentary]]) — Beehan was a childhood friend of Donnie's; [[Don and Harriet Chapman\|Mrs. Chapman]] would cheer "Kick it out, Beehan" as the two ran track.
	* [[Peasant's Quest Preview]] — The tone of the video [[Adventure Gamers Interview - 2 Sept 2004\|is inspired by]] early '80s video game ads that Donnie would read to his brothers.		* [[Peasant's Quest Preview]] — The tone of the video [[Adventure Gamers Interview - 2 Sept 2004\|is inspired by]] early '80s video game ads that Donnie would read to his brothers.
	* [[high school]] ([[high school\|DVD commentary]]) — The [[Mysfit-steries Character Variations\|Mysfit-steries version of Homestar]] reminds Matt, Mike, and their sister [[Karen Wagner\|Karen]] of the way Donnie looked in the '70s, down to his pair of [[-èd\|stripèd]] pants.		* [[high school]] ([[high school\|DVD commentary]]) — The [[Mysfit-steries Character Variations\|''Mysfit-steries'' version of Homestar]] reminds Matt, Mike, and their sister [[Karen Wagner\|Karen]] of the way Donnie looked in the '70s, down to his pair of [[-èd\|stripèd]] pants.
	* [[yes, wrestling]] ([[yes, wrestling\|DVD commentary]]) — The Brothers Chaps recall watching [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestling]] with their brother as children.		* [[yes, wrestling]] ([[yes, wrestling\|DVD commentary]]) — The Brothers Chaps recall watching [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestling]] with their brother as children.

	~~<span id~~=~~"see-also"></span>~~		== See Also ==
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	* [[Karen Wagner]]		* [[Karen Wagner]]
	* [[Julie Hand]]		* [[Julie Hand]]
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''Not to be confused with [[Don and Harriet Chapman]].''

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Donnie (right) with his Brethren Chaps

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'''Donald "Donnie" Chapman''' (born September 28, 1966) is the elder brother to [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]] and oldest child of [[Don and Harriet Chapman]]. In the [[high school|DVD commentary]] for [[high school]], [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] appreciatively describes Donnie as "the reason we're funny at all", and his influence on his younger brothers can be seen throughout [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|the Homestar Runner body of work]].

Donnie first appeared on the site in [[monster truck]], as all four members of [[Limozeen]]: a collage of his [[Vince Neil]] of [[Mötley Crüe]] costume for [[Halloween]] [[1987]] was used to make [[File:Limozeentruck.PNG|the photo of the band]] (these photographs reappear in the ''[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]'' CD booklet and in [[Lappynapped!]]). Family photos of Donnie alongside [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] and Matt were used in a similar manner to portray [[sloshy]] in [[Record Store Day]].

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== <span class="mw-headline"> As creative influence </span> ==

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[[File:sloshy photo.png|[[File:sloshy_photo.png|180px|thumb]]]]
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The young guns

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The Brothers Chaps have taken creative inspiration from several childhood memories with Donnie. [[PAX East - 8 Apr 2018|In a 2018 lecture]], Matt reflected that the ten-year age gap between him and Donnie meant that his eldest brother shared more '70s pop-culture with him than he would've encountered otherwise. The relationship between the three Chapman brothers has been compared to [[The Brothers Strong|the Brothers Strong]] — with [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|Matt noting some similarities]] between himself and [[Strong Sad]], Mike and [[Strong Bad]], and Donnie and [[Strong Mad]]. In [[Gizmodo Interview - 24 Jan 2017|a 2017 interview with Gizmodo]], Mike recalls Donnie introducing him to a snarky sense of humor: watching ''[[The Love Boat]]'' to make fun of it (in a manner similar to ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'') or reading a picture book but adding his own comedic commentary ([[Books Defaced By Strong Bad|a pastime shared by Strong Bad]]).

* [[Super NES]] — This ''[[Mario Paint]]'' animation was made as a [[Christmas]] gift for Donnie.
* [[guitar]] ([[guitar|DVD commentary]]) — The brothers list many guitar magazines that Donnie read, forming the baseline for their interest in the instrument.
* [[mile]] ([[mile|DVD commentary]]) — Beehan was a childhood friend of Donnie's; [[Don and Harriet Chapman|Mrs. Chapman]] would cheer "Kick it out, Beehan" as the two ran track.
* [[Peasant's Quest Preview]] — The tone of the video [[Adventure Gamers Interview - 2 Sept 2004|is inspired by]] early '80s video game ads that Donnie would read to his brothers.
* [[high school]] ([[high school|DVD commentary]]) — The [[Mysfit-steries Character Variations|Mysfit-steries version of Homestar]] reminds Matt, Mike, and their sister [[Karen Wagner|Karen]] of the way Donnie looked in the '70s, down to his pair of [[-èd|stripèd]] pants.
* [[yes, wrestling]] ([[yes, wrestling|DVD commentary]]) — The Brothers Chaps recall watching [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] with their brother as children.

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

* [[Karen Wagner]]
* [[Julie Hand]]

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