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Simultaneously honoring and insulting Strong Sad for the fourth year in a row.

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During certain toons, the '''years in which they came out''' will sometimes be referenced. Many instances suggest when these toons came out, while some others mention an earlier year as they refer to a particular idea in that year.

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== Contents ==

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* [#Appearances 1 Appearances]
** [#2000 1.1 2000]
** [#2002 1.2 2002]
** [#2003 1.3 2003]
** [#2004 1.4 2004]
** [#2005 1.5 2005]
** [#2006 1.6 2006]
** [#2007 1.7 2007]
** [#2008 1.8 2008]
** [#2009 1.9 2009]
** [#2016 1.10 2016]
** [#2017 1.11 2017]
** [#2018 1.12 2018]
** [#2019 1.13 2019]
** [#2022 1.14 2022]
* [#References_to_Years_in_Close_Proximity 2 References to Years in Close Proximity]
* [#References_to_Earlier_Years 3 References to Earlier Years]
* [#See_Also 4 See Also]

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== Appearances ==


=== 2000 ===

* [[Super NES]] — The copyright information at the end reads "COPYRIGHT HOMESTARRUNNER.COM 1996 AND 2000". The toon itself was made in 1996, and uploaded to the website in 2000.


=== 2002 ===

* Email [[credit card]] — Homestar's credit card expiry date is listed as "13/02", the same year as the email.
* Email [[sb email 22]] — The date on the Guardian newspaper reads 10 April, 2002. This email was created out of order, but the newspaper date is between the release dates of emails [[cartoon|21]] and [[little animal|23]], rather than the September 2002 date the email was actually uploaded.
* Email [[flag day]] — The "An Evening With Pablo Phoenix w/ Special Guest [[Limozeen]]" ticket is dated "FRI JUN 21 2002 7:35 PM".
* [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — The toon begins with the text "halloween special 2002".
* [[Greeting Cards]] — The fourth card has "signed [[Lem Sportsinterviews|L.S.]] '02" written on the bottom.
* Email [[theme party]] — A [[T-Shirts|T-shirt]] reading "Spring Drink'n Formal 2002" is found in an Easter egg.


=== 2003 ===

* Email [[2 emails]] — Strong Bad refers to the "2003 [[Ladies' Choice Awards]]".
* Email [[impression]] — A sign says, "2003 Sectional Finals — [[Strong Sad Lookalike Contest|STRONG SAD LOOKALIKE CONTEST]]".


=== 2004 ===

* Email [[different town]] — A caricature of ''[[Eh, Steve!|Eh, Steven]]'' has "signed L.S. '04" written on the bottom.
* Email [[theme park]] (Easter egg) — [[Monkey D]]'s Season Pass contains the text "Valid thru 9/04".
* Email [[cheatday]] — Strong Bad says that according to The Cheat's fake ID, he is "a 43-year-old Scandinavian miner named 'Ilko Skevüld'". The date of birth on the ID is listed as "4/18/1961", putting the year of this email at 2004.
* [[Peasant's Quest Preview]] — The release date of [[Peasant's Quest]] is announced to be "August 2004".
* Email [[old comics]] — Strong Bad says he'll be starting the "Who Put [[Pasta Salad]] in [[Strong Mad]]'s Underdrawer Drawer Scare of '04".
* [[Sample of Style]] — [[Bubs]]'s [[Tombstones|tombstone]] is shown, which reads "19?8-2004".
* [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — Bubs sells contents of a box labeled "aught four crap". He proceeds to explain that he's "gotta make room for the aught five crap".


=== 2005 ===

* Email [[part-time job]] (Easter egg) — An issue of "[[Stookley's Hundredaire Socialite]]" magazine dated "Jan. 05" can be seen.
* Email [[modeling]] — An issue of "[[Husky Headed Boys Back 2 School Catalog]]" dated Summer 2005 can be seen.
* [[Trogdor Con '97]] — [[Strong Sad]] tells Strong Bad that the convention isn't called TrogdorCon and that the year is 2005.
* [[More Fan Costumes]] — Strong Bad's comment on one costume mentions the picture being taken "a full nine days before [[Halloween]]". A datestamp of "10/22/2005" can be seen.
* Email [[space program]] — The [[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil|SBASAF]] orientation filmstrip contains the copyright information "2005 Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil".


=== 2006 ===

* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]] — While playing his new jam, [[The King of Town]] mentions being in the "Two Thousand and Three plus Three".
* Email [[candy product]] — At the beginning of the [[SBLOUNSKCHED!]] song, the words "copyright 2006 [[Cheap as Free]] Foodstuffs" appears at the bottom.
* Email [[alternate universe]] — At the end, Strong Bad says, "All my Strong Bad doppelgängers represent...Sesquicentenn-email, 2005. I-I mean six."
* [[Strongest Man in the World]] — This toon marks 10 years since the [[Original Book]]'s creation. The text "1996-2006" can be seen at the end.


=== 2007 ===

* Email [[strong badathlon]] — The logo of the [[Strong Badathlon]] has 2007 above the name.
* Email [[hygiene]] (Easter egg) — [[Mabel]]'s memorial reads "mabel: 199?-2007".
* [[Jibblies 2]] — An "END of TOON" card has MMVII (Roman numerals for 2007) on the bottom.
* [[Toikey TV]] — The [[Generic Announcers|announcer]] at the end says, "We now return to the second half of the 2007 Falling Asleep On The Couch Watching Football Bowl!"


=== 2008 ===

* Email [[environment]] — Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad Email Intros|intro]] contains the words, "I'm chicky-checkin' emails in 2008!".
* Email [[fan club]] — A flier can be seen for "[[Fhqwhgads|FHQWHfest]] '08".
* [[SBCG4AP Gameplay Trailer]] — Strong Bad announces the five monthly episode releases of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] to begin in "June of 2008". This was later changed to "Summer of 2008".
* [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]] — The yearbook is labeled "The Awkwardian '08".
* Email [[email thunder]] — In the edited [[flashback]] Easter egg, the sentence "We're from the band Limozeen!" is changed to "We're from the year 2008!". The text "it is 2008!" can then be seen.
* [[Most in the Graveyard]] — The end of the toon contains the text "In Loving Memory of Strong Sad 'willed himself to [[Death|death]] 10/31/2008'".
* [[Fan Costumes '08]] — A datestamp on one picture reads "OCT 30 2008". Strong Bad begins his comment on this costume with this date.
* [[Dangeresque 3 Gameplay Clips]] — The video is not only dated "November 2008", but Strong Bad's announcement that Dangeresque 3 was finished begins with "Dear all the annoying morons who have been bugging me about it for four and a half years". Its original release date was slated to be June 2004 in [[stunt double]], nearly four-and-a-half years earlier (which is also when the email [[dangeresque 3]] was released).


=== 2009 ===

* [[Sbemailiarized!]] — Strong Bad's "The difference" chart ends at 2009. Also, the announcer at the end says "[[Sbemailiarized Entertainment]]: Coming soon to the rest of 2009!"
* [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 15]] — The girls attend "Priggity Prizom 2009", with this text visible at the end.
* [[Compy Catalog]] — Strong Bad receives the [[Compy, Inc|Compy]] new products catalog with a 2009 sticker covering [[1989]].
* [[Punkin Show]] — Homestar brings up the first [[Pumpkins|pumpkin]] by saying "brand-new for 2009..."


=== 2016 ===

* [[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]] — This toon marks 20 years since the Original Book's creation. The text "1996-2016" can be seen at the end.


=== 2017 ===

* [[Haunted Photo Booth]] — The final photo is labelled "Jerry & Gabby's Nascent Nupitals! 10-31-2017".
* [[Fan Costumes 2017]] — Strong Bad mentions it is "the year of our King of Town 2017".


=== 2018 ===

* [[Fan Costumes 2018]] — Strong Bad refers to a Homestar Runner costume as "2018 Truckhead Homestar". He also says one photo "surfaced from 2018" of parents who "willingly placed their child in a Coach Z costume".


=== 2019 ===

* [[Fan 'Stumes 2019]] — The [[YouTube]] description mentions "the year of our King of Town 2019" and the end text reads "Thanks for still dressing up in 2019 you guys!!".


=== 2022 ===

* [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]] — A blue bar reading "Downloading '2022 Costume Pack'" appears.


== References to Years in Close Proximity ==

* [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] (2001) — For [[Decemberween]], [[Marzipan]] receives a [[Coach Z]] Scratch n' Sniff 2002 Calendar.
* [[Arcade Game]] (2003) — Homestar has a list of 2002 [[Taxes|expenditures]].
* Email [[stunt double]] (2003) — Strong Bad encourages viewers to "watch out in June 2004 for '[[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] 3: The Criminal Projective' — in 3-D".
** The email [[dangeresque 3]] was released that month, asking when the film would be released. Strong Bad started his response with "Man, peoples won't leave me alone about this one".
* Email [[mile]] (2003) (Easter egg) — Clicking "proms" reveals a Polaroid of [[The Cheat]] which reads "A Knight to Remember, June 3rd 2004".
* Email [[portrait]] (2005) — A newspaper article about the "Gigantic cell phone" states that it's "the 'it' toy of the [[Decemberween]] season" and that "[m]any analysts predict all the cool kids will be lugging these stylish jobbies from prom dance to soccer practice in 2006."
* [[Hremail 62]] (2009) — A narrator says "Homestar Dinoland opening July 2012. Actual attraction may just be a nightstand".
* [[A Decemberween Mackerel]] (2010) — A stack of ripped magazines that read "Modasports. The 2011 Tomatocycle!!!! Daaaang!" can be seen.


== References to Earlier Years ==

* [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — When [[Coach Z]] and [[Bubs]] visit [[The Halloween House|the Halloween House]], Bubs says, "Ooh! I remember this house from a couple of years ago!" The house previously appeared in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], the [[Halloween]] 2001 toon.
* Email [[time capsule]] — Strong Bad's email intro is, "Checkin' emails with a VISCOSITY since 2001, it's a [[Strong Bad Email]]."
* Email [[lady...ing]] — After Strong Bad is asked about "lady...ing", he states he already answered the question "five or six years ago". A [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]-style clip is then shown.
* [[Happy Trogday]] — A clip of Strong Bad drawing [[Trogdor]] from [[dragon]] is shown, with the text "3 years ago..." before it.
* Email [[retirement]] — When about to check the [[Tandy]] and [[Compy]] emails, Strong Bad exclaims, "Now, let's check emails like it was the deuce double-aught dweice!" He explains it's a "slick-rick" way to say 2002, the last year where he used the Tandy and the first where he used the Compy.
* [[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]] — This toon was only accessible by a 2007 [[Main Page Messages|Main Page message]]. It begins with the text "This unfinished little gem was made six years ago for Easter".
* [[Trogday 08]] — At the beginning of the toon, Strong Bad says, "Five years ago, I drew a little dragon".
* Email [[fan club]] — [[The Deleteheads]]' updated website includes "deleteheads2004" in the URL.
* [[Strong Badia the Free]] — As a response to [[Pom Pom]], Strong Bad says, "Two years ago? Caffeinergy sauce NEVER goes out of style!". The email [[road trip]], which prominently featured [[Bull Honkey]], was released in 2006.
* [[Hremail 7]] — This 2009 toon is set in 2001, with "copyright 2001" visible at the beginning. The characters have their designs from [[A Jumping Jack Contest]] and Homestar speaks in the higher-pitched voice he had at the time. Things that were new or common in this year are referenced, such as [[AOL]], Macromedia [[Flash]] 5, and dial-up modems. Homestar also mentions being contractually unable to discuss his favorite drinks besides [[Melonade]] until March 2003.
* [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 15]] — [[Chizuko]] talks about the "2005 Consumer Robotics Show".
* [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)]] — This toon marks ten years since [[Where My Hat Is At?]]'s creation. It begins with the text "10 years ago...".
* [[Punkin Show]] — In a reference to the email [[redesign]], Homestar mentions the 2006 Coach Z logo.
* [[April Fool 2014]] — Homestar is asked why he stopped updating the best feature of his website. He initially responds with, "You mean how come I stopped updating the [[Hairstyle Runner]] gallery back in the year 2000?"
* Email [[sbemail 206]] —
** Strong Bad says that the Internet ruined April Fool's Day on February 7, 2008.
** Homestar describes the [[Index Page]] as being "like one of them Flash-y cartoon websites from 2002".
* [[@strongbadactual (Instagram)|@strongbadactual]] — The profile description reads "Stapling it down since 1996", referencing the creation year of the [[Original Book|original book]].
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] —
** The first message comes from June 17, 2009, about three months after [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2|the last Answering Machine]].
** Strong Sad calls Marzipan on January 1 and 2, 2011, and later informs her that he got the permits from Bubs to hold "Wilted Salad Festival 2014".
* [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]] — Copyright information for [[Homestarloween Party]], the toon on which it is based, reads "©2000 homestarrunner.com".


== See Also ==

* [[Email Number References]]

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