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	** Banang, a running joke in games by Telltale Games that originated in ''Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space'' episode "Moai Better Blues", is continued in a conversation between Strong Bad and Max. A container of Banang also appears in a room in the opening scene when the elevator is going down to The Inventory.		** Banang, a running joke in games by Telltale Games that originated in ''Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space'' episode "Moai Better Blues", is continued in a conversation between Strong Bad and Max. A container of Banang also appears in a room in the opening scene when the elevator is going down to The Inventory.
	** Sam, Flint Paper, Girl Stinky and Mama Bosco also make cameos.		** Sam, Flint Paper, Girl Stinky and Mama Bosco also make cameos.
			** The 2026 Remaster adds General Skunkape and the Temporal Headquarters of Elightened Mariachi aka T.H.E.M. as additional cameos.

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'''''[[Sam & Max]]''''' is a long-running series about the adventures of Sam, a six-foot revolver-wielding dog, and Max, a hyperkinetic-rabbity-thing. Together they form the Freelance Police and take on many strange cases involving, amoungst other things, washed-up child stars, the mafia, volcano gods, talking space gorillas and Lovecraftian elder gods. Starting as a comic series, the series has been adapted to [[The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police|animation]] and video games. The [[LucasArts]] [[LucasArts adventure games|adventure game]] ''[[Sam & Max Hit the Road]]'' and three episodic series by [[Telltale Games]] are particularly well-known.

Multiple references and even crossovers have taken place between ''Sam & Max'' and [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]. The primary driver for these was [[Telltale Games]]' involvement in both series, developing both ''Sam & Max'' games and ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]''.

The Brothers Chaps were fans of ''Sam & Max Hit the Road'', and [[IGN Interview - 14 Apr 2008|had already been playing through Telltale's first Sam & Max game when the company contacted them about partnering]] for ''SBCG4AP''.

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* [#Appearances 1 Appearances]
* [#References 2 References]
** [#Strong_Bad.27s_Cool_Game_for_Attractive_People 2.1 Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]
** [#Other 2.2 Other]
* [#See_Also 3 See Also]

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To date, Homestar Runner and ''Sam & Max'' have only crossed over in Telltale Games productions.

* [[Sam & Max Season Two Alternate Ending 101]] — A promotional video for ''[[Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space|Sam & Max: Season Two]]'' presents several alternate endings, with different characters revealing themselves as the criminal mastermind behind the series. One such ending features [[Homestar Runner]], using the model developed for ''SBCG4AP''.
* [[Make a Scene with Telltale at PAX 2010|Make a Scene With Telltale at PAX 2010]] — This [[Penny Arcade|PAX]] panel used audience input to stage and script a short scene featuring characters from multiple Telltale games. Sam questions [[Marzipan]] about a murder; ''Sam & Max'' characters Max, General Skun'ka-pe, Pedro, Sal and Mr. Featherly appear in the toon, as does [[Strong Bad]] in a non-speaking role. This scene served as a demonstration of Telltale's game engine, and was not intended as an official part of any included property.

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* ''[[Poker Night at the Inventory]]'' served as the first proper instance of characters from both universes interacting together, with their official voices and with dialogue written by the license holders, in a poker game featuring Max and Strong Bad among the computer-controlled opponents. [[Strong Bad's Responses in Poker Night at the Inventory|Strong Bad, Max, and the other characters talk amongst themselves]]; they also appear in the game's [[Poker Night at the Inventory Teaser|teaser]] and [[Poker Night at the Inventory Trailer|trailer]].
** Bluster Blaster, the arcade game from the Sam & Max games, is played by Strong Bad after he loses the tournament.
** Banang, a running joke in games by Telltale Games that originated in ''Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space'' episode "Moai Better Blues", is continued in a conversation between Strong Bad and Max. A container of Banang also appears in a room in the opening scene when the elevator is going down to The Inventory.
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* References throughout the series —
** The [[TROGDOR!]] [[Stand-Up Arcade Games|arcade cabinet]] reuses the design of Bluster Blaster, the arcade game from the Sam & Max games.
** The "Item Get!" sound when Strong Bad gets an item is reused from ''[[Sam & Max Save the World]]'' Episode 5: "Reality 2.0".
* [[Homestar Ruiner]] —
** [[Homestar Runner]]'s reply of "Yes? Yes. Yes. Yes? Nooooo! Yes. Yes!" to Marzipan on his cellphone is the same as the reply Sam gives the Commissioner in ''Sam & Max Save the World'' Episode 4: "Abe Lincoln Must Die!"
** If the area of the light right above [[The Cheat]] in the [[Snap Shak]] is clicked, the pointer changes to the Max crossbones shirt from the Telltale Games store.
* [[Strong Badia the Free]] —
** If the highest awesomeness rating is achieved, the Max Crossbones shirt is unlocked for Strong Bad to wear in the Snap Shak. Strong Bad describes the shirt as a "cheesy cross-promotional marketing tie in".
** Strong Bad can obtain the rank of "Secretary of the Posterior", the same title Max can convey to Superball in "Abe Lincoln Must Die".
* [[Baddest of the Bands]] — One of the backgrounds in the Snap Shak is of the moon from ''Sam & Max Save the World'' Episode 6: "Bright Side of the Moon".
* [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] —
** The map icon for Dangeresque's office uses the same design as Sam & Max's office.
** When first traveling to [[Strong Badia|Strongborneo]], [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] begins the scene by saying, "So, here we are... braving the rapids of this turbulent river deep in the heart of the jungle.", a possible reference to the running joke in ''Sam & Max'' of cutting to a new scene with Sam saying "Well, here we are," before explaining where they are, despite how obvious it is.
** A timecard from ''Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space'' Episode 4: "Chariot of the Dogs" appears in [[Perducci|Perducci's]] deck.
** The Commissioner from ''Sam & Max'' calls Strong Bad by accident, resulting in Strong Bad replying "Do WHAT to a rabbit? You've got the wrong number, pal."
** One of the backgrounds in the Snap Shak is Sam & Max's office and Bosco's Inconvenience store from ''Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space''.
* [[8-Bit is Enough]] — When the machine is set to high backstage at Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder, Gel-Arshie says "Hi! I'm Gel-Arshie!" in the same way that Hugh Bliss said "Hi! I'm Hugh Bliss!" in ''Sam & Max Save the World''.
* Promotional material —
** [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — [[Strong Bad]] refers to Telltale's previous game as "Rabbitdog and [["Man" pronounced as "m'n"|Bunnym'n]]" while crude drawings of Sam and Max appear on screen.
** [[Behind The Bad Chapter 1: The New Hire|Behind the Bad Chapter 1: The New Hire]] — ''Sam & Max'' banners can be seen in the Telltale offices.

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* Email [[secret identity]] — The disk in the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "sam and max", referring to ''Sam and Max Hit the Road''.
* [[Mr. Poofers Must Die]] — The King of Town's statement about making Sea Monkey Po'Boys is a reference to Mack Salmon's evil scheme involving Sea Chimps in ''[[The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police]]'' episode "They Came From Down There".
* [[Halloween Hide & Seek]] — Marzipan [[Halloween Hide & Seek Costumes|dresses up]] as Trixie from ''Sam & Max Hit the Road''.

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* [[LucasArts]]
* [[Telltale Games]]
* [[Poker Night at the Inventory]]
* [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]
* [[Penny Arcade]]

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