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	* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]		* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
	** [#Trivia 2.1 Trivia]		** [#Trivia 2.1 Trivia]
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	** [#Goofs 2.3 Goofs]		** [#Inside_References 2.3 Inside References]
	** [#Inside_References 2.4 Inside References]		** [#Real-World_References 2.4 Real-World References]
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	* [#External_links 3 External links]		* [#External_links 3 External links]

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	* '''[[TV Time Toons Menu\|Toons]]''' — A hot air balloon made in the likeness of Strong Bad's head passes, with Strong Bad riding in it. Strong Bad sings, "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?"		* '''[[TV Time Toons Menu\|Toons]]''' — A hot air balloon made in the likeness of Strong Bad's head passes, with Strong Bad riding in it. Strong Bad sings, "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?"
	* '''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu\|Games]]''' — A zeppelin on fire passes by.		* '''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu\|Games]]''' — A zeppelin on fire passes by.
	* '''[[Character Videos\|Characters]]''' — Homestar ~~suddenly~~ stops falling, with a "SCREECH!" braking noise.		* '''[[Character Videos\|Characters]]''' — Homestar stops falling, with a "SCREECH!" braking noise.
	* '''[[Downloads]]''' — The star on his shirt starts to peel off. ~~Moving the~~ cursor away from the button ~~returns~~ his star to its original position.		* '''[[Downloads]]''' — The star on his shirt starts to peel off. When you move your cursor away from the button, his star returns to its original position.
	* '''[[Store]]''' — He starts falling up.		* '''[[Store]]''' — He starts falling up.
	* '''[[Email\|E-mail]]''' — The Yello Dello flies by.		* '''[[Email\|E-mail]]''' — The Yello Dello flies by.
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	=== <span class="mw-headline"> Trivia </span> ===		=== <span class="mw-headline"> Trivia </span> ===

	* This is the first ~~Main Page~~ to have Homestar in his regular clothes.		* The Yello Dello is also falling at the same speed as Homestar.
	* Homestar's propeller is the propeller from [[Homestar Runner Evolution\|his May 2000 design]]. His mouth is from the February 2001 design, which would not be fixed until [[Main Page 16]].		* This is the first main page to have Homestar in his regular clothes.

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	* Relative to the clouds, Strong Bad's hot air balloon is actually sinking pretty quickly.		* Relative to the clouds, Strong Bad's hot air balloon is actually sinking pretty quickly.
	* The Yello Dello appears to be falling at the same speed as Homestar.

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	=== <span class="mw-headline"> Goofs </span> ===		=== <span class="mw-headline"> Goofs </span> ===

			* Sometimes when Homestar stops falling, the propeller on his hat is still blurred.
	* When Strong Bad is singing, his lips aren't moving.		* When Strong Bad is singing, his lips aren't moving.
	* Strong Bad's line gets cut off before he should finish singing, making it sound like he's saying "balloo".		* Strong Bad's line gets cut off before he should finish singing, making it sound like he's saying "balloo".
	* ~~Sometimes when~~ Homestar ~~stops falling,~~ the propeller on his ~~hat~~ is ~~still blurred~~.		* Homestar's propeller is the propeller from his old design. His mouth is also from an earlier design, which would not be fixed until [[Main Page 16]].
	* When the mouse is moved off Downloads, Homestar's star goes down, and then pops back up for a second.		* When the mouse is moved off Downloads, Homestar's star goes down, and then pops back up for a second.
	* When Homestar reverses direction, his propeller continues to move in the same cycle. However, it should start spinning in the opposite direction.		* When Homestar reverses direction, his propeller continues to move in the same cycle. However, it should start spinning in the opposite direction.
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	=== <span class="mw-headline"> Real-World References </span> ===		=== <span class="mw-headline"> Real-World References </span> ===

			* The zeppelin on fire is a reference to the [[LZ 129 Hindenburg\|Hindenburg]].
	* "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?" is a line from "[[Up, Up and Away (song)\|Up, Up and Away]]" by the group [[The Fifth Dimension]].		* "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?" is a line from "[[Up, Up and Away (song)\|Up, Up and Away]]" by the group [[The Fifth Dimension]].
	* The zeppelin on fire is a reference to the [[LZ 129 Hindenburg\|Hindenburg]]. However, the Hindenburg disaster happened while docking rather than in mid-flight.
	* The sound when Homestar stops falling is the tire-screech noise to simulate stopping used by [[Hanna-Barbera]].		* The sound when Homestar stops falling is the tire-screech noise to simulate stopping used by [[Hanna-Barbera]].

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Homestar Runner is upside down and falling through the sky.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[The Yello Dello]]

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* '''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' — A hot air balloon made in the likeness of Strong Bad's head passes, with Strong Bad riding in it. Strong Bad sings, "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?"
* '''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' — A zeppelin on fire passes by.
* '''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' — Homestar suddenly stops falling, with a "SCREECH!" braking noise.
* '''[[Downloads]]''' — The star on his shirt starts to peel off. Moving the cursor away from the button returns his star to its original position.
* '''[[Store]]''' — He starts falling up.
* '''[[Email|E-mail]]''' — The Yello Dello flies by.

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Fun Facts </span> ==

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* This is the first Main Page to have Homestar in his regular clothes.
* Homestar's propeller is the propeller from [[Homestar Runner Evolution|his May 2000 design]]. His mouth is from the February 2001 design, which would not be fixed until [[Main Page 16]].

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* Relative to the clouds, Strong Bad's hot air balloon is actually sinking pretty quickly.
* The Yello Dello appears to be falling at the same speed as Homestar.

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* When Strong Bad is singing, his lips aren't moving.
* Strong Bad's line gets cut off before he should finish singing, making it sound like he's saying "balloo".
* Sometimes when Homestar stops falling, the propeller on his hat is still blurred.
* When the mouse is moved off Downloads, Homestar's star goes down, and then pops back up for a second.
* When Homestar reverses direction, his propeller continues to move in the same cycle. However, it should start spinning in the opposite direction.

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Inside References </span> ===

* The page title "What's so great about Homestar Runner?" may be a reference to the page title of [[Main Page 1]], "What's not to love about Homestar Runner?"

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Real-World References </span> ===

* "Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?" is a line from "[[Up, Up and Away (song)|Up, Up and Away]]" by the group [[The Fifth Dimension]].
* The zeppelin on fire is a reference to the [[LZ 129 Hindenburg|Hindenburg]]. However, the Hindenburg disaster happened while docking rather than in mid-flight.
* The sound when Homestar stops falling is the tire-screech noise to simulate stopping used by [[Hanna-Barbera]].

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* [https://homestarrunner.com/main/8 go to "Main Page 8"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/main8.html go to "Main Page 8"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/main8.swf view the Flash file for "Main Page 8"]

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