Indiana - Revision history

imported>HRWikiMirrorBot: Reimported from hrwiki.org Wayback HTML→wikitext (full reconvert)

2026-07-14T14:24:44Z

Reimported from hrwiki.org Wayback HTML→wikitext (full reconvert)

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:24, 14 July 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	<!-- Mirrored from Homestar Runner Wiki (hrwiki.org) via Wayback Machine~~; HTML converted to wikitext. Formatting may be imperfect.~~ -->		<!-- Mirrored from Homestar Runner Wiki (hrwiki.org) via Wayback Machine -->
	~~<div class="~~thumb ~~tright">~~		https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/f/f3/ChocoIndiana.png/180px-ChocoIndiana.png

	~~<div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;">~~		''TBC's former home state, in chocolate form''

	[[~~File:ChocoIndiana.png\|~~[[~~File:ChocoIndiana.png\|180px\|thumb~~]]]]		While they currently live in [[Georgia]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] were initially raised in '''[[Indiana]]''' (at the most, before middle school, according to the [[Kotaku Interview]]) and still have family there. This fact is often mentioned in , but it also shows up in references in the cartoons themselves.
	~~<div class="thumbcaption">~~

	~~<div class~~=~~"magnify">~~		== Appearances ==

	[[~~File:ChocoIndiana~~.~~png~~\|[[~~File:magnify~~-~~clip~~.~~png\|15px~~\|~~thumb~~]]]]		* [[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] — Named after the city of [[Fort Wayne, Indiana\|Fort Wayne]].
			* [[Kid Speedy]] — One of the tracks is Indiana.
			* Email [[high school]] — [[Homestar Runner]]'s strip[[èd]] [[Pants\|pants]] are based on the Indiana University basketball team's former warmup pants.
			* Email [[candy product]] — One of the suggested shapes for [[Strong Bad]]'s candy bar is Indiana.
			* Email [[pet show]] — Strong Bad and [[Strong Mad]] use "Schlembaugh's skillet-fried Hoosier 'Nuts!" brand doughnuts to groom [[The Cheat]]. [[Hoosier]] is a nickname of someone from Indiana.
			* [[the next april fools thing\|The Next April Fools Thing]] — Strong Bad says he is sick of losing to [[Purdue University\|Purdue]], a university in Indiana.

	~~</div>~~		== See Also ==
	~~TBC's birth state, in [[Chocolate\|chocolate]] form~~

	~~</div>~~

	~~</div>~~

	~~</div>~~
	The midwestern state of '''[[Indiana]]''' is occasionally referenced in [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]]. Some of this is doubtless due to the fact that creative duo [[The Brothers Chaps\|the Brothers Chaps]] were [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003\|born in Indiana]]. Though their immediate family moved to [[Georgia]] in [[Mike]] and [[Matt]]'s early childhood, their Hoosier origins have been mentioned [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007\|in occasional interviews]], such as how [[Giant Magazine Interview\|their Grandmother's Indiana accent]] influenced the development of [[Coach Z]]'s [[Coach Z's Accent\|distinctive manner of speaking]].

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

	* [[Ballad of The Sneak]] ([[Ballad of The Sneak\|DVD commentary]]) — [[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] takes his name from the city of [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]].
	* [[Cheat Commandos (toon)\|Cheat Commandos]] ([[Cheat Commandos (toon)\|DVD commentary]]) — [[Mike]] indicates that [[Ripberger]] is named after the Ripberger family, neighbors of the Chapmans from Indiana.
	** [[Let us give TANKS!]] ([[Let us give TANKS!\|DVD commentary]]) — "Bill Ripberger" is the only member of the family whose name Mike can recall.
	* [[Kid Speedy]] — One of the tracks is "Indiana", likely in reference to the arcade game ''[[Cruis'n USA]]''.
	* Email [[high school]] — [[Mysfit-steries Character Variations\|Teenage]] [[Homestar Runner]]'s strip[[èd]] [[Pants\|pants]] are based on the [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball\|Indiana University basketball team]]'s former warmup pants, as explained in the DVD commentary.
	* Email [[candy product]] — One of the suggested shapes for [[Strong Bad]]'s [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar\|candy bar]] is Indiana.
	* Email [[pet show]] — Strong Bad and [[Strong Mad]] use "Schlembaugh's skillet-fried Hoosier 'Nuts!" brand [[Doughnuts\|doughnuts]] to groom [[The Cheat]]. [[Hoosier]] is a nickname for someone from Indiana.
	* [[the next april fools thing\|The Next April Fools Thing]] — Strong Bad, paraphrasing a quote from IU coach [[Bob Knight]], says he is "sick of losing to" fellow Indiana university [[Purdue University\|Purdue]].
	* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019\|8 Jan 2019]]) — After autocorrect misspells his typing of "Diddy Kong", Strong Bad riffs that "Diddy King" sounds like a [[Dairy Queen]] ripoff from Indiana.

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

	* [[Florida]]		* [[Florida]]
	* [[Georgia]]		* [[Georgia]]
	* [[Idaho]]
	* [[Iowa]]		* [[Iowa]]

	~~<div id="catlinks" class="catlinks">~~		[[Category:Interviews and Public Appearances]]
			[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
	~~<div id="mw-normal-catlinks">~~

	[~~/wiki/Special~~:~~Categories Category~~]~~: <span dir="ltr">~~[[Category:~~U.S. States\|U.S. States~~]]~~</span>~~

	~~</div>~~

	~~</div>~~

imported>HRWikiMirrorBot: Imported from hrwiki.org via Wayback Machine (HTML→wikitext)

2026-07-14T01:53:31Z

Imported from hrwiki.org via Wayback Machine (HTML→wikitext)

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:53, 14 July 2026
Line 12:		Line 12:

	</div>		</div>
	TBC's ~~former home~~ state, in [[Chocolate\|chocolate]] form		TBC's birth state, in [[Chocolate\|chocolate]] form

	</div>		</div>
Line 19:		Line 19:

	</div>		</div>
	~~While they currently live~~ in [[~~Georgia~~]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] were ~~initially raised in '''~~[[Indiana]]~~''' (at the most, before middle school, according~~ to ~~the~~ [[~~Kotaku Interview~~]]) and ~~still~~ have ~~family there. This fact is often~~ mentioned in [[~~Category:Interviews and Public Appearances~~\|interviews]], ~~but it also shows up in references in~~ the ~~cartoons themselves~~.		The midwestern state of '''[[Indiana]]''' is occasionally referenced in [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]]. Some of this is doubtless due to the fact that creative duo [[The Brothers Chaps\|the Brothers Chaps]] were [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003\|born in Indiana]]. Though their immediate family moved to [[Georgia]] in [[Mike]] and [[Matt]]'s early childhood, their Hoosier origins have been mentioned [[Late Nite JengaJam Interview - 4 Oct 2007\|in occasional interviews]], such as how [[Giant Magazine Interview\|their Grandmother's Indiana accent]] influenced the development of [[Coach Z]]'s [[Coach Z's Accent\|distinctive manner of speaking]].

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

	* [[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ~~— Named after~~ the city of [[Fort Wayne, Indiana\|~~Fort Wayne~~]].		* [[Ballad of The Sneak]] ([[Ballad of The Sneak\|DVD commentary]]) — [[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] takes his name from the city of [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]].
	* [[Kid Speedy]] — One of the tracks is Indiana.		* [[Cheat Commandos (toon)\|Cheat Commandos]] ([[Cheat Commandos (toon)\|DVD commentary]]) — [[Mike]] indicates that [[Ripberger]] is named after the Ripberger family, neighbors of the Chapmans from Indiana.
	* Email [[high school]] — [[Homestar Runner]]'s strip[[èd]] [[Pants\|pants]] are based on the Indiana University basketball team's former warmup pants.		** [[Let us give TANKS!]] ([[Let us give TANKS!\|DVD commentary]]) — "Bill Ripberger" is the only member of the family whose name Mike can recall.
	* Email [[candy product]] — One of the suggested shapes for [[Strong Bad]]'s candy bar is Indiana.		* [[Kid Speedy]] — One of the tracks is "Indiana", likely in reference to the arcade game ''[[Cruis'n USA]]''.
	* Email [[pet show]] — Strong Bad and [[Strong Mad]] use "Schlembaugh's skillet-fried Hoosier 'Nuts!" brand doughnuts to groom [[The Cheat]]. [[Hoosier]] is a nickname of someone from Indiana.		* Email [[high school]] — [[Mysfit-steries Character Variations\|Teenage]] [[Homestar Runner]]'s strip[[èd]] [[Pants\|pants]] are based on the [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball\|Indiana University basketball team]]'s former warmup pants, as explained in the DVD commentary.
	* [[the next april fools thing\|The Next April Fools Thing]] — Strong Bad says he is sick of losing to [[Purdue University\|Purdue]], a ~~university in~~ Indiana.		* Email [[candy product]] — One of the suggested shapes for [[Strong Bad]]'s [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar\|candy bar]] is Indiana.
			* Email [[pet show]] — Strong Bad and [[Strong Mad]] use "Schlembaugh's skillet-fried Hoosier 'Nuts!" brand [[Doughnuts\|doughnuts]] to groom [[The Cheat]]. [[Hoosier]] is a nickname for someone from Indiana.
			* [[the next april fools thing\|The Next April Fools Thing]] — Strong Bad, paraphrasing a quote from IU coach [[Bob Knight]], says he is "sick of losing to" fellow Indiana university [[Purdue University\|Purdue]].
			* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019\|8 Jan 2019]]) — After autocorrect misspells his typing of "Diddy Kong", Strong Bad riffs that "Diddy King" sounds like a [[Dairy Queen]] ripoff from Indiana.

	<span id="see-also"></span>		<span id="see-also"></span>
Line 36:		Line 39:
	* [[Florida]]		* [[Florida]]
	* [[Georgia]]		* [[Georgia]]
			* [[Idaho]]
	* [[Iowa]]		* [[Iowa]]

Line 42:		Line 46:
	<div id="mw-normal-catlinks">		<div id="mw-normal-catlinks">

	[/wiki/Special:Categories Category]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:~~Inside Jokes~~\|~~Inside Jokes~~]]</span>		[/wiki/Special:Categories Category]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:U.S. States\|U.S. States]]</span>

	</div>		</div>

imported>HRWikiMirrorBot: Imported from hrwiki.org via Wayback Machine (HTML→wikitext)

2026-07-14T01:53:31Z

Imported from hrwiki.org via Wayback Machine (HTML→wikitext)

New page

<div class="thumb tright">

<div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;">

[[File:ChocoIndiana.png|[[File:ChocoIndiana.png|180px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">

<div class="magnify">

[[File:ChocoIndiana.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

</div>
TBC's former home state, in [[Chocolate|chocolate]] form

</div>

</div>

</div>
While they currently live in [[Georgia]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] were initially raised in '''[[Indiana]]''' (at the most, before middle school, according to the [[Kotaku Interview]]) and still have family there. This fact is often mentioned in [[Category:Interviews and Public Appearances|interviews]], but it also shows up in references in the cartoons themselves.

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

* [[Fort Wayne Locomotive]] — Named after the city of [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]].
* [[Kid Speedy]] — One of the tracks is Indiana.
* Email [[high school]] — [[Homestar Runner]]'s strip[[èd]] [[Pants|pants]] are based on the Indiana University basketball team's former warmup pants.
* Email [[candy product]] — One of the suggested shapes for [[Strong Bad]]'s candy bar is Indiana.
* Email [[pet show]] — Strong Bad and [[Strong Mad]] use "Schlembaugh's skillet-fried Hoosier 'Nuts!" brand doughnuts to groom [[The Cheat]]. [[Hoosier]] is a nickname of someone from Indiana.
* [[the next april fools thing|The Next April Fools Thing]] — Strong Bad says he is sick of losing to [[Purdue University|Purdue]], a university in Indiana.

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

* [[Florida]]
* [[Georgia]]
* [[Iowa]]

<div id="catlinks" class="catlinks">

<div id="mw-normal-catlinks">

[/wiki/Special:Categories Category]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Inside Jokes|Inside Jokes]]</span>

</div>

</div>