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	The '''Old Characters Page''' was an early attempt to introduce the various denizens of [[Free Country, USA]]. ~~Some~~ of the character traits have remained ~~from this early page~~, but ~~not all. Most notably, it is on this page that declares The King of Town as Marzipan's father, but this has since~~ been ~~discredited. This page includes neither [[The Poopsmith]] nor [[Homsar]], as Homsar was created later, and The Poopsmith was not considered a main character then~~.		The '''Old Characters Page''' was an early attempt to introduce the various denizens of [[Free Country, USA]]. Rolling over a character highlights them under a spotlight, and clicking moves them front and center, with a short description displayed underneath in a command line style. Many of the character traits found in these descriptions have remained, but several have been discarded.

	This page was eventually superseded by the [[Yearbook Character Page]] ~~with the addition of The Poopsmith~~.		This page was eventually superseded by the [[Yearbook Character Page]].

	'''Current Page Title:''' The Original Website!		'''Current Page Title:''' The Original Website!
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	== ~~Bios~~ ==		== Characters ==

	* '''[[Strong Mad]]'''		* '''[[Strong Mad]]'''
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	=== Remarks ===		=== Remarks ===

	* When you roll over The Cheat's name, neither word is capitalized.		* The clickable area for King of Town includes his spotlight, extending all the way to the top of the frame. This is not the case for any of the other characters.
	* Strong Bad's pants are blue here.		* The concept of the King of Town being Marzipan's father was abandoned soon after this page. See [#Fast_Forward the Fast Forward subsection] for more detail.
	* Strong Mad's singlet is black here.
	* The King of Town~~'s link box extends~~ all the way to the top of the frame. ~~None~~ of the other characters ~~have this~~.
	* ~~This is the only solid reference to~~ the King of Town being Marzipan's ~~dad~~. ~~According to [~~[~~The Brothers Chaps]] in~~ the ~~[[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003\|Club Aquatica interview]~~]~~, this was an old idea that they have since abandoned.~~
	* Strong Sad being disowned is another idea that The Brothers Chaps have apparently abandoned.
	* The page contains a [[Swears\|swear]] in Bubs's description.		* The page contains a [[Swears\|swear]] in Bubs's description.
			* "the cheat" is written in all lowercase when moused over.
			* "Pom Pom" is not hyphenated when rolled over, but is written as "Pom-Pom" in his biography.
			* Although [[The Poopsmith]] had previously appeared on the site, he was [[The King of Town DVD Old Version\|not considered a main character at this point]]. He was included on [[Yearbook Character Page\|the next character page]].

	=== Goofs ===		=== Goofs ===

	* The word "basketballs" is misspelled in Pom-Pom's description ~~(it's spelled "baksketballs")~~.		* The word "basketballs" is misspelled as "baksketballs" in Pom-Pom's description.
	* In Strong Bad's description, "~~Lookout~~" should actually be two words.		* In Strong Bad's description, "lookout" should actually be two words.
	* When any character from the back row is clicked on, they (and the floor) go over the characters in front of them.		* When any character from the back row is clicked on, they (and the floor) go over the characters in front of them.
	* ~~When you roll the mouse over the~~ King of Town, ~~he shifts~~ toward the camera slightly.		* The highlighted King of Town is misaligned from the shadowed version, giving him the appearance of shifting toward the camera slightly when moused over.
	* Similar to [[Old Intro 2]], ~~if you click~~ the close button ~~you~~ will be taken to a blank white page. Right-clicking at this page, will say "movie not loaded..."		* Similar to [[Old Intro 2]], clicking the close button will result in being taken to a blank white page. Right-clicking at this page will say "movie not loaded..."
	** This is because it is trying to redirect to the [[Old Flash Stuff]] menu, where all content is embedded.		** This is because it is trying to redirect to the [[Old Flash Stuff]] menu, where all content is embedded.

	=== Inside References ===		=== Inside References ===

	* Homestar Runner~~'s description~~ is ~~based on his description~~ from the [[Original Book~~\|original~~ book]].		* [[The King of Town's Sheep]] are mentioned.
			* "Everyone loves the Homestar Runner. He is a [[Terrific Athlete\|terrific athlete]]." quotes the opening lines from the [[Original Book]], though the book read "Everybody" instead of "Everyone".
			* Pom Pom's description references the [[Isle of Pom]], as seen in [[Pom Pom, Too]].
	* The page title "She loves me..." is from the early game [[She Loves Me!]], also in the [[Museum]]. It's possible that the Brothers Chaps just reused the same HTML for both and forgot to change the title.		* The page title "She loves me..." is from the early game [[She Loves Me!]], also in the [[Museum]]. It's possible that the Brothers Chaps just reused the same HTML for both and forgot to change the title.
	* The loading animation was previously used in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].		* The loading animation was previously used in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
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	=== Fast Forward ===		=== Fast Forward ===

			* [[Marzipan and The King of Town's Relationship\|Marzipan and The King of Town's relationship]] was quickly rewritten to no longer be familial. This concept has been addressed a few times:
			** In [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview\|a spring 2003 magazine feature]], Marzipan states that the allegations are false and the King was just "trying to make himself look better by association."
			** In [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003\|an October 2003 interview]], [[Matt Chapman]] jokes that the paternal relationship was "a horrible rumor", explaining that "that was just something that we just toyed around with briefly, but then decided that's not the way we wanted it to go" and adding that since "most people don't visit the Museum" it would likely not add too much confusion.
			** In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]], a perturbed King of Town calls about information he found online suggesting that "at least at one time, you were my daughter?"
			* Strong Sad being disowned is another idea that was abandoned; he is regularly shown living in the [[House of the Brothers Strong]] with his siblings.
	* The text used is in the same [[Fonts\|font]] that appears on the [[Compy 386]].		* The text used is in the same [[Fonts\|font]] that appears on the [[Compy 386]].
	* "Parts Unknown" was mentioned again for describing the [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] [[Strong Bad]] in [[lady...ing]].		* "Parts Unknown" was mentioned again for describing the [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] [[Strong Bad]] in [[lady...ing]].
	* Homestar tries to share his [[Ice Cream\|ice cream]] in [[being mean]].		* Homestar tries to share his [[Ice Cream\|ice cream]] in [[being mean]].
	* The King of Town asks Marzipan if he is her father in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]].

	== External links ==		== External links ==

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The '''Old Characters Page''' was an early attempt to introduce the various denizens of [[Free Country, USA]]. Some of the character traits have remained from this early page, but not all. Most notably, it is on this page that declares The King of Town as Marzipan's father, but this has since been discredited. This page includes neither [[The Poopsmith]] nor [[Homsar]], as Homsar was created later, and The Poopsmith was not considered a main character then.

This page was eventually superseded by the [[Yearbook Character Page]] with the addition of The Poopsmith.

'''Current Page Title:''' The Original Website!

'''Original Page Title:''' She loves me...

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* [#Bios 1 Bios]
* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
** [#Remarks 2.1 Remarks]
** [#Goofs 2.2 Goofs]
** [#Inside_References 2.3 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 2.4 Real-World References]
** [#Fast_Forward 2.5 Fast Forward]
* [#External_links 3 External links]

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* '''[[Strong Mad]]'''

Strongest and maddest of the Strongs. Would you like a knuckle sandwich?

* '''[[The King of Town]]'''

The King of Town rules! He is Marzipan's dad and likes his sheep a lot. That's kinda weird, huh?

* '''[[Bubs]]'''

Bubs runs the concessions down at the ball fields. He makes a helluva sno-cone. How 'bout that?

* '''[[The Cheat]]'''

The Cheat cheats all the time. What a cheater!

* '''[[Strong Bad]]'''

Leader of the Strongs. Strong Bad comes from Parts Unknown. Lookout! He is trying to cheat off your paper!!

* '''[[Coach Z]]'''

Coach Z isn't really much of a coach, he just thinks Coach Z sounds cooler than just Z. What do you think?

* '''[[Homestar Runner]]'''

Everyone loves the Homestar Runner. He is a terrific athlete. He will share his ice cream with you.

* '''[[Strong Sad]]'''

Strong Sad has been disowned by his brothers Strong Bad and Mad. On the plus side, he has very good handwriting!

* '''[[Marzipan]]'''

Marzipan is Homestar Runner's main squeeze. She loves horses and her boyfriend, too.

* '''[[Pom Pom]]'''

Homestar Runner's best friend. Pom-Pom comes from the Isle of Pom where they bounce around like baksketballs.

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* When you roll over The Cheat's name, neither word is capitalized.
* Strong Bad's pants are blue here.
* Strong Mad's singlet is black here.
* The King of Town's link box extends all the way to the top of the frame. None of the other characters have this.
* This is the only solid reference to the King of Town being Marzipan's dad. According to [[The Brothers Chaps]] in the [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|Club Aquatica interview]], this was an old idea that they have since abandoned.
* Strong Sad being disowned is another idea that The Brothers Chaps have apparently abandoned.
* The page contains a [[Swears|swear]] in Bubs's description.

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

* The word "basketballs" is misspelled in Pom-Pom's description (it's spelled "baksketballs").
* In Strong Bad's description, "Lookout" should actually be two words.
* When any character from the back row is clicked on, they (and the floor) go over the characters in front of them.
* When you roll the mouse over the King of Town, he shifts toward the camera slightly.
* Similar to [[Old Intro 2]], if you click the close button you will be taken to a blank white page. Right-clicking at this page, will say "movie not loaded..."
** This is because it is trying to redirect to the [[Old Flash Stuff]] menu, where all content is embedded.

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

* Homestar Runner's description is based on his description from the [[Original Book|original book]].
* The page title "She loves me..." is from the early game [[She Loves Me!]], also in the [[Museum]]. It's possible that the Brothers Chaps just reused the same HTML for both and forgot to change the title.
* The loading animation was previously used in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].

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

* "She loves horses and her boyfriend, too" is a lyric from the song "[[Free Fallin']]" by [[Tom Petty]].

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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Fast Forward </span> ===

* The text used is in the same [[Fonts|font]] that appears on the [[Compy 386]].
* "Parts Unknown" was mentioned again for describing the [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] [[Strong Bad]] in [[lady...ing]].
* Homestar tries to share his [[Ice Cream|ice cream]] in [[being mean]].
* The King of Town asks Marzipan if he is her father in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]].

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== <span class="mw-headline">External links</span> ==

* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/charactersold.html visit the Old Character Page] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/charactersold.swf view the Flash file for the Old Character Page]

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