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	''This article is about ~~"~~Jam~~"~~ as a musical term.'' ''For the other uses of the word, see [[Jam]].''		''This article is about "Jam" as a musical term.'' ''For the other uses of the word, see [[Jam]].''

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	[[~~File:Number~~ one jam.~~PNG\|~~[[~~File:Number_one_jam.PNG\|180px\|thumb~~]]]]		'''Number One [[Jam]]''' is a phrase used within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work as a description of a song by either [[The Brothers Chaps]] or a character. The term is often used in a self-referential context, so there is nothing to verify whether or not a song is actually a number one jam. However, the claim is sometimes verified, as in [[time capsule]], when Stinkoman remarks "It tastes like a number one jam" after eating the Grumblecakes single.
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	~~[[File:Number one jam.PNG\|[[File:magnify-clip.png\|15px\|thumb]]]]~~		* [[Everybody to the Limit]] — "The #1 Summer Jam" (description on the [[TV Time Toons Menu\|Toons Menu]])
			* [[Ballad of The Sneak]] — "The #1 Summer Jam from [[1936]]" (description on the Toons Menu)
	~~</div>~~		* Email [[time capsule]] — [[Strong Bad]] puts a [[Cassette Tapes\|cassette tape]] with one of his number one jams about [[Grumblecakes]] in his [[The Time Capsule\|time capsule]]. Then, [[Stinkoman]] eats the cassette tape, thinking that it's a [[Power Crunch]], and says, "It tastes like a number one jam!"
	~~"It tastes like a number one jam!"~~		** In [[rock opera]], this line is pulled out of context to form the sentence "Positate without pizzaz and ''jam!''"
			* Email [[rampage]] — [[Coach Z]] raps that his lyrical rampage is "the number one jam on all the stations".
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	'''Number One [[Jam]]''' is a phrase used within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work as a description of a song by either [[The Brothers Chaps]] or a character. The term is often used in a self-referential context, so there is nothing to verify whether or not a song is actually a number one jam. However, the claim is sometimes verified, as in [[time capsule]], when Stinkoman remarks "It tastes like a number one jam" after eating the Grumblecakes single.

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	* [[Everybody to the Limit]] — ~~"~~The #1 Summer Jam~~"~~ (description on the [[TV Time Toons Menu\|Toons Menu]])
	* [[Ballad of The Sneak]] — ~~"~~The #1 Summer Jam from [[1936]]~~"~~ (description on the Toons Menu)
	* Email [[time capsule]] — [[Strong Bad]] puts a [[Cassette Tapes\|cassette tape]] with one of his number one jams about [[Grumblecakes]] in his [[The Time Capsule\|time capsule]]. Then, [[Stinkoman]] eats the cassette tape, thinking that it's a [[Power Crunch]], and says, ~~"~~It tastes like a number one jam!~~"~~
	** In [[rock opera]], this line is pulled out of context to form the sentence ~~"~~Positate without pizzaz and ''jam!''~~"~~
	* Email [[rampage]] — [[Coach Z]] raps that his lyrical rampage is ~~"~~the number one jam on all the stations~~"~~.
	* Email [[alternate universe]] — Strong Bad and his doppelgängers record a number one jam.		* Email [[alternate universe]] — Strong Bad and his doppelgängers record a number one jam.
	* [[An Important Rap Song]] — ~~"~~[[Buy all our playsets and toys!!\|Download All Our Number One Jams!!]]~~"~~ appears at the end.		* [[An Important Rap Song]] — "[[Buy all our playsets and toys!!\|Download All Our Number One Jams!!]]" appears at the end.
	* [[Field Day Intro]] — Strong Bad decides to give the audience the ~~"~~number one jam of the summer~~"~~.		* [[Field Day Intro]] — Strong Bad decides to give the audience the "number one jam of the summer".
	* [[Yahoo Store]] — The [[Store Front Page News 2007\|message on the front page]] described [[strongbad email.exe Disc Five\|Strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] as ~~"~~the number one jam of the summer~~"~~.		* [[Yahoo Store]] — The [[Store Front Page News 2007\|message on the front page]] described [[strongbad email.exe Disc Five\|Strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] as "the number one jam of the summer".
	* [[Fish Eye Lens]] — Coach Z, worried about how long it has been since the last number one jam, gets Strong Bad to rap with him to make a new one.		* [[Fish Eye Lens]] — Coach Z, worried about how long it has been since the last number one jam, gets Strong Bad to rap with him to make a new one.
	** The [[Main Page Messages\|Main Page Message]] advertising the toon read ~~"~~new #1 jam!~~"~~, and the [[Quote of the Week]] consisted of the full song with the description ~~"~~GET THE NEW #1 JAM!~~"~~.		** The [[Main Page Messages\|Main Page Message]] advertising the toon read "new #1 jam!", and the [[Quote of the Week]] consisted of the full song with the description "GET THE NEW #1 JAM!".
	* [[Deleteheads Download]] — The April 16, 2025 edition of the newsletter lists [[Back To A Website\|Back to a Website]] as a ~~"~~#1 Jam~~"~~.		* [[Deleteheads Download]] — The April 16, 2025 edition of the newsletter lists [[Back To A Website\|Back to a Website]] as a "#1 Jam".

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	Occasionally, ~~"~~jam~~"~~ will be used to refer to music without qualifying it as ~~"~~Number One~~"~~.		Occasionally, "jam" will be used to refer to music without qualifying it as "Number One".

	* [[Everybody Knows It]] — [[Puppet Character Variations\|Puppet]] [[Homestar Runner]] tells [[The Cheat]] to ~~"~~mash play on that [[Jam Box\|jambox]]~~"~~. The Jam Box then reappears in several other [[Toons\|toons]].		* [[Everybody Knows It]] — [[Puppet Character Variations\|Puppet]] [[Homestar Runner]] tells [[The Cheat]] to "mash play on that [[Jam Box\|jambox]]". The Jam Box then reappears in several other [[Toons\|toons]].
	* [[Strong Sad's Lament]] — [[Strong Sad]] states that he'll take his washboard and jam with Francis Scott Key instead.		* [[Strong Sad's Lament]] — [[Strong Sad]] states that he'll take his washboard and jam with Francis Scott Key instead.
	* Puppet Homestar recorded a series of songs with [[They Might Be Giants]], collectively titled ~~"~~[[Puppet Jam]]~~"~~.		* Puppet Homestar recorded a series of songs with [[They Might Be Giants]], collectively titled "[[Puppet Jam]]".
	* Email [[cheatday]] — [[Bubs]] tries to cut demos for two of Strong Bad's songs, the latter of which he calls a good jam.		* Email [[cheatday]] — [[Bubs]] tries to cut demos for two of Strong Bad's songs, the latter of which he calls a good jam.
	** In an [[Easter egg]], Bubs and [[Coach Z]] cut a demo as the [[Two-O-Duo]]. Coach Z remarks, ~~"~~I got fresh jams.~~"~~		** In an [[Easter egg]], Bubs and [[Coach Z]] cut a demo as the [[Two-O-Duo]]. Coach Z remarks, "I got fresh jams."
	* [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig Costumes\|Dressed as]] [[Bill Cosby\|Theo Huxtable]], Coach Z raps, ~~"~~Jammin' on the one!~~"~~		* [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig Costumes\|Dressed as]] [[Bill Cosby\|Theo Huxtable]], Coach Z raps, "Jammin' on the one!"
	** The Brothers Chaps wrote [http://www.thoraxcorp.com/mp3s/Jammin_On_the_1.mp3 a song with this name] prior to launching Homestar Runner.		** The Brothers Chaps wrote [http://www.thoraxcorp.com/mp3s/Jammin_On_the_1.mp3 a song with this name] prior to launching Homestar Runner.
	* Email [[road trip]] — Strong Bad takes a CD of Jammin' Tunes with him in the [[Gremlin]].		* Email [[road trip]] — Strong Bad takes a CD of Jammin' Tunes with him in the [[Gremlin]].
	* [[Happy Hallow-day]] — The [[Skulls\|skull]] in the [[Spooky Woods\|spooky woods]] sprouts a rainbow [[Afros\|afro]] and says, ~~"~~A-jam on it!~~"~~		* [[Happy Hallow-day]] — The [[Skulls\|skull]] in the [[Spooky Woods\|spooky woods]] sprouts a rainbow [[Afros\|afro]] and says, "A-jam on it!"

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''This article is about "Jam" as a musical term.'' ''For the other uses of the word, see [[Jam]].''

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'''Number One [[Jam]]''' is a phrase used within the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work as a description of a song by either [[The Brothers Chaps]] or a character. The term is often used in a self-referential context, so there is nothing to verify whether or not a song is actually a number one jam. However, the claim is sometimes verified, as in [[time capsule]], when Stinkoman remarks "It tastes like a number one jam" after eating the Grumblecakes single.

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* [[Everybody to the Limit]] — "The #1 Summer Jam" (description on the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons Menu]])
* [[Ballad of The Sneak]] — "The #1 Summer Jam from [[1936]]" (description on the Toons Menu)
* Email [[time capsule]] — [[Strong Bad]] puts a [[Cassette Tapes|cassette tape]] with one of his number one jams about [[Grumblecakes]] in his [[The Time Capsule|time capsule]]. Then, [[Stinkoman]] eats the cassette tape, thinking that it's a [[Power Crunch]], and says, "It tastes like a number one jam!"
** In [[rock opera]], this line is pulled out of context to form the sentence "Positate without pizzaz and ''jam!''"
* Email [[rampage]] — [[Coach Z]] raps that his lyrical rampage is "the number one jam on all the stations".
* Email [[alternate universe]] — Strong Bad and his doppelgängers record a number one jam.
* [[An Important Rap Song]] — "[[Buy all our playsets and toys!!|Download All Our Number One Jams!!]]" appears at the end.
* [[Field Day Intro]] — Strong Bad decides to give the audience the "number one jam of the summer".
* [[Yahoo Store]] — The [[Store Front Page News 2007|message on the front page]] described [[strongbad email.exe Disc Five|Strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]] as "the number one jam of the summer".
* [[Fish Eye Lens]] — Coach Z, worried about how long it has been since the last number one jam, gets Strong Bad to rap with him to make a new one.
** The [[Main Page Messages|Main Page Message]] advertising the toon read "new #1 jam!", and the [[Quote of the Week]] consisted of the full song with the description "GET THE NEW #1 JAM!".
* [[Deleteheads Download]] — The April 16, 2025 edition of the newsletter lists [[Back To A Website|Back to a Website]] as a "#1 Jam".

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

Occasionally, "jam" will be used to refer to music without qualifying it as "Number One".

* [[Everybody Knows It]] — [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] [[Homestar Runner]] tells [[The Cheat]] to "mash play on that [[Jam Box|jambox]]". The Jam Box then reappears in several other [[Toons|toons]].
* [[Strong Sad's Lament]] — [[Strong Sad]] states that he'll take his washboard and jam with Francis Scott Key instead.
* Puppet Homestar recorded a series of songs with [[They Might Be Giants]], collectively titled "[[Puppet Jam]]".
* Email [[cheatday]] — [[Bubs]] tries to cut demos for two of Strong Bad's songs, the latter of which he calls a good jam.
** In an [[Easter egg]], Bubs and [[Coach Z]] cut a demo as the [[Two-O-Duo]]. Coach Z remarks, "I got fresh jams."
* [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig Costumes|Dressed as]] [[Bill Cosby|Theo Huxtable]], Coach Z raps, "Jammin' on the one!"
** The Brothers Chaps wrote [http://www.thoraxcorp.com/mp3s/Jammin_On_the_1.mp3 a song with this name] prior to launching Homestar Runner.
* Email [[road trip]] — Strong Bad takes a CD of Jammin' Tunes with him in the [[Gremlin]].
* [[Happy Hallow-day]] — The [[Skulls|skull]] in the [[Spooky Woods|spooky woods]] sprouts a rainbow [[Afros|afro]] and says, "A-jam on it!"

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

* [[Jam]]
* [[Jam Box]]
* [[Popular Music References]]
* [[Songs]]

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