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	''This article is about the [[Old-Timey\|old-timey]] character.'' ''For the [[Storybook World\|storybook world]] character, see [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)]].'' ''For ~~the modern-day character~~, see [[Homestar Runner]].''		''This article is about the [[Old-Timey\|old-timey]] character.'' ''For the [[Storybook World\|storybook world]] character, see [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)]].'' ''For other uses, see [[Homestar Runner (disambiguation)]].''

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	''"Go soak your fat head."''		''"Go soak your fat head."''

	'''The Homestar Runner''' (also known as '''Old-Timey ~~Homestar''' or '''Kick the Can~~ Homestar''') is the [[Old-Timey]] version of [[Homestar Runner]]. ~~He lives during the [[Great Depression]]. His primary interest is finding food for himself and~~ his companions, [[Old-Timey Marzipan]] and [[Fat Dudley]]~~. He~~ is frequently pitted against [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]~~, who is typically unsuccessful at foiling The Homestar Runner's efforts~~.		'''The Homestar Runner''' (also known as '''Old-Timey Homestar''') is the [[Old-Timey]] version of [[Homestar Runner]]. Accompanied by his companions [[Old-Timey Marzipan]] and [[Fat Dudley]], he is frequently pitted against [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]].

	He greatly resembles his modern-day counterpart, particularly the [[Homestar Runner Evolution\|earlier forms]], with an armless torso, underbite, star shirt, and a propeller cap. In addition to being in grayscale like all other Old-Timey characters, his eyes are more circular, his underbite is more curvy, and he has a distinct line between his legs and his shoes. His propeller cap looks less like a baseball cap, and more like a traditional propeller cap, with no peak in front and vertical stripes. In [[April Fool 2014]], the Old-Timey universe was "brought into the modern age" with Colorarization, revealing that he may have a light blue cap and shoes, with a pink shirt.		== Characterization ==

	The Homestar Runner ~~can play~~ "a mean [[Washboard\|worshboard]]"~~. He also appears to have incredible aim when firing a spitball out of a straw~~, ~~as he was able to peg~~ [[~~Stinkoman]] in the eye from~~ a ~~great distance in [[20X6 vs. 1936~~]]~~. He has also been kicking an old~~ [[Can of Water Soup~~]] around ever since his dog (possibly named "Old Eyelids", according to [[20X6 vs. 1936~~\|~~a commentary]]) "worshed" away in the storm~~ of ~~'28. While he seems to like most of the characters he meets, he dislikes [[Sickly Sam~~]], ~~whom he refers to as their "worst friend,"~~ and ~~[[Rumble Red]], whom he labels~~ a ~~"Communist fool" and eventually kills~~ with ~~the help of~~ [[~~Old-Timey Marzipan's Contraption~~]]~~. He apparently has a sister, as mentioned to him during his appearance~~ in [[~~Kick the Can~~\|~~Kick the Can's commentary~~]]~~, though he refuses to say anything about her~~.		The Homestar Runner lives during the [[Great Depression]], and many of his habits reflect activities of the era. He [[Washboard (musical instrument)\|plays]] "a mean [[Washboard\|worshboard]]", entertains himself by [[Kicking a Can\|kicking a]] [[Can of Water Soup\|can of Water Soup]], and has a practiced aim with spitballs fired from a straw. [[Matt Chapman]] remarked in [[Legion Studios Interviews\|an interview]] that living through "hard times" made this character smarter and wiser than the more carefree regular Homestar Runner.

	https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/b/bc/TheHomestarRunnerHeadForward.png/~~180px~~-TheHomestarRunnerHeadForward.png		While he seems to like most of the characters he meets, he dislikes [[Sickly Sam]], whom he refers to as their "worst friend," and [[Rumble Red]], whom he labels a "Communist fool" and eventually kills with the help of [[Old-Timey Marzipan's Contraption]].

			The Homestar Runner had a dog (unnamed, though [[20X6 vs. 1936\|"Old Eyelids" was ad-libbed as a possible name]]) who was swept away during flooding from a storm in 1928. Impromptu discussions about his friends and family during [[Kick the Can\|Kick the Can's commentary]] raised the possibility of him having a sister.

			== Character Design ==

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	''Head shot straight-on.''		''Head shot straight-on.''

	~~The~~ Homestar Runner ~~apparently managed to call [[Marzipan~~]] ~~using~~ an ~~empty soup can~~ and a ~~length of twine~~ in [[~~Marzipan~~'s ~~Answering Machine Version 13.2~~]], ~~even though he exists in a different era than modern-day Marzipan~~.		He greatly resembles his modern-day counterpart (particularly [[Homestar Runner Evolution\|earlier "fat body" designs]]), with an armless torso, underbite, star shirt, and a propeller cap. Design changes are mostly to fit with his purported 1936-era origins, either in character design — eyes are more circular, underbite is more curved, shoes are distinct from his feet — or fashionwear — his cap looking less like [[Homestar Runner's Hat\|a baseball cap]] and more like a brimless beanie, with vertical stripes.

	He is [[The Brothers Chaps]]' favorite character in the entire [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work. Mike thinks he's a lot smarter and more aware of what's going on than modern-day Homestar. Though this may be true, The Homestar Runner does not seem to be able to either hear or understand others very well, and often responds with a flat "What?" to other characters who try to converse with him. ~~Like~~ his modern day counterpart, he ~~frequently mispronounces words~~, pronouncing "accumulated" as "acoomalated" and "~~Communist~~" as "~~Commonest~~".		The Homestar Runner does not seem to be able to either hear or understand others very well, and often responds with a flat "What?" to other characters who try to converse with him. Though he does not glide consonants like his modern day counterpart, he speaks with a [[Midland American English\|midland accent]]: for instance, pronouncing "accumulated" as "acoomalated" in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] or "wash" as "worsh" and "robot" as "robut" in [[20X6 vs. 1936]].

	~~https://web~~.~~archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/2/21/oldtimeywebsite.png/200px-oldtimeywebsite.png~~		He has the ability to make his legs longer, as demonstrated in [[Ballad of The Sneak]] and [[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]].

	~~''"E'erybody~~, e'~~erybody~~."''		All Old-Timey toons are presented in black-and-white, though The Homestar Runner's appearance in [[20X6 vs. 1936]] suggests that he is either wholly grayscale or carries that effect with him wherever he goes. A "[[Film colorization\|Colorarization]]" seen in [[April Fool 2014]] presents him with a light blue cap and shoes and a pink shirt.

	~~He has~~ the ~~ability to make~~ his ~~legs longer~~, ~~as demonstrated~~ in [[~~Ballad of The Sneak~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Sickly Sam's Big Outing~~]]. He ~~also~~ appeared in an [[~~Holidays~~\|April Fools']] version of the [[Index Page]] in [[sbemail 206]].		== Fun Facts ==

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			''" E'erybody, e'erybody ."''

			* In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]], The Homestar Runner managed to call modern-day [[Marzipan]] using an empty soup can and a length of twine.
			* Both of [[The Brothers Chaps\|the Brothers Chaps]] have given The Homestar Runner as their favorite [[Characters\|character]] at various points:
			** Mike mentioned Old-Timey Homestar as his personal favorite in [[Giant Magazine Interview\|a 2005 profile]], adding that his fondness for the entire Old-Timey series contrasted with the series' mixed fan reaction, and again in [[20X6 vs. 1936\|a DVD commentary]] later that year.
			** Matt gave Old-Timey Homestar as his favorite character in [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014\|a 2014 interview]], remarking that he enjoys this variation slightly more than regular Homestar.
			* He appeared in an [[April Fools' Day\|April Fools']] version of the [[Index Page]] in [[sbemail 206]].

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	! style="text-align:center;background-color:~~blue~~;" \| [[Homestar Runner\|Homestar Runner variations]]		! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#333399;" \| [[Homestar Runner\|Homestar Runner variations]]
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			\| style="text-align:center;background-color:#333399" \| '''Major'''
			\| '''Old-Timey''' · [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)\|Storybook]] · [[1-Up]] · [[Dangeresque Too]] · [[Atari Homestar]] · [[Tofu Homestar]] · [[Cardboard Homestar]] · [[The Exact Same]]
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	\| style="text-align:center;~~font~~-~~size~~: ~~smaller;~~" \| '''~~The Homestar Runner~~''' ~~· [[1-Up]] · [[Dangeresque Too]] ·~~ [[The King of Town (Decemberween)\|The King of Town]] · [[~~Atari Homestar]] · [[Tofu Homestar~~]] · [[Retro Gaming Character Variations\|Vector ~~Homestar~~]] · [[~~Retro Gaming~~ Character Variations\|~~Bad Graphics Homestar~~]] · [[Teenage Character Variations\|Teenage ~~Homestar~~]] · [[Middle School Character Variations\|Middle School ~~Homestar~~]] · [[Free Petry Dish, USA Character Variations\|Homestarmecium]] · [[Other Character Variations\|Freaky Marzipan]] · [[Other Character Variations\|French ~~Homestar~~]] · [[Other Character Variations\|Cyclops ~~Homestar~~]] · [[The Castlefunnies~~\|The Castlefunnies Homestar Runner~~]] · [[Other Character Variations\|Decemberween Ornament ~~Homestar]] · [[Cardboard Homestar]] · [[3D Character Variations\|3D Homestar]] · [[The Exact Same~~]] · [[H. Star]] · [[Yonder Website Character Variations\|Character 2]]		\| style="text-align:center;background-color:#333399" \| '''Minor'''
			\| [[The King of Town (Decemberween)\|The King of Town]] · [[Retro Gaming Character Variations\|Bad Graphics]] · [[Retro Gaming Character Variations\|Vector]] · [[3D Character Variations\|3D]] · [[Teenage Character Variations\|Teenage]] · [[Middle School Character Variations\|Middle School]] · [[Free Petry Dish, USA Character Variations\|Homestarmecium]] <br /> Halloween Potion-ma-jig ([[Other Character Variations\|Freaky Marzipan]], [[Other Character Variations\|French]], [[Other Character Variations\|Cyclops]]) · ''[[The Castlefunnies]]'' · [[Other Character Variations\|Decemberween Ornament]] · [[H. Star]] · [[Yonder Website Character Variations\|Character 2]]
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	''This article is about the [[Old-Timey\|old-timey]] character.'' ''For the [[Storybook World\|storybook world]] character, see [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)]].'' ''For ~~other uses~~, see [[Homestar Runner ~~(disambiguation)~~]].''		''This article is about the [[Old-Timey\|old-timey]] character.'' ''For the [[Storybook World\|storybook world]] character, see [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)]].'' ''For the modern-day character, see [[Homestar Runner]].''

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	'''The Homestar Runner''' (also known as '''Old-Timey Homestar''') is the [[Old-Timey]] version of [[Homestar Runner]]. ~~Accompanied by~~ his companions [[Old-Timey Marzipan]] and [[Fat Dudley]]~~, he~~ is frequently pitted against [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]].		'''The Homestar Runner''' (also known as '''Old-Timey Homestar''' or '''Kick the Can Homestar''') is the [[Old-Timey]] version of [[Homestar Runner]]. He lives during the [[Great Depression]]. His primary interest is finding food for himself and his companions, [[Old-Timey Marzipan]] and [[Fat Dudley]]. He is frequently pitted against [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]], who is typically unsuccessful at foiling The Homestar Runner's efforts.

	~~{\| id="toc" class="wikitable toc" summary="Contents"~~		He greatly resembles his modern-day counterpart, particularly the [[Homestar Runner Evolution\|earlier forms]], with an armless torso, underbite, star shirt, and a propeller cap. In addition to being in grayscale like all other Old-Timey characters, his eyes are more circular, his underbite is more curvy, and he has a distinct line between his legs and his shoes. His propeller cap looks less like a baseball cap, and more like a traditional propeller cap, with no peak in front and vertical stripes. In [[April Fool 2014]], the Old-Timey universe was "brought into the modern age" with Colorarization, revealing that he may have a light blue cap and shoes, with a pink shirt.
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	~~<span id="contents"></span>~~		The Homestar Runner can play "a mean [[Washboard\|worshboard]]". He also appears to have incredible aim when firing a spitball out of a straw, as he was able to peg [[Stinkoman]] in the eye from a great distance in [[20X6 vs. 1936]]. He has also been kicking an old [[Can of Water Soup]] around ever since his dog (possibly named "Old Eyelids", according to [[20X6 vs. 1936\|a commentary]]) "worshed" away in the storm of '28. While he seems to like most of the characters he meets, he dislikes [[Sickly Sam]], whom he refers to as their "worst friend," and [[Rumble Red]], whom he labels a "Communist fool" and eventually kills with the help of [[Old-Timey Marzipan's Contraption]]. He apparently has a sister, as mentioned to him during his appearance in [[Kick the Can\|Kick the Can's commentary]], though he refuses to say anything about her.
	~~== Contents ==~~

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	* [#Characterization 1 Characterization]
	* [#Character_Design 2 Character Design]
	* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
	* [#Quotes_of_the_Week 4 Quotes of the Week]
	* [#Filmography 5 Filmography]
	* [#See_Also 6 See Also]

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	~~== <span class="mw-headline"> Characterization </span> ==~~

	The Homestar Runner ~~lives during the [[Great Depression]], and many of his habits reflect activities of the era. He [[Washboard (musical instrument)\|plays]]~~ "a mean [[Washboard\|worshboard]]", ~~entertains himself by~~ [[~~Kicking a Can\|kicking~~ a]] [[Can ~~of Water Soup\|can~~ of Water Soup]], ~~and has a practiced aim with spitballs fired from a straw.~~ [[~~Matt Chapman]] remarked in [[Legion Studios Interviews~~\|~~an interview~~]] ~~that living through~~ "~~hard times~~" ~~made this character smarter and wiser than~~ the ~~more carefree regular Homestar Runner~~.

	While he seems to like most of the characters he meets, he dislikes [[Sickly Sam]], whom he refers to as their "worst friend," and [[Rumble Red]], whom he labels a "Communist fool" and eventually kills with the help of [[Old-Timey Marzipan's Contraption]].

	~~The Homestar Runner had~~ a ~~dog (unnamed~~, ~~though [[20X6 vs. 1936\|"Old Eyelids" was ad-libbed~~ as ~~a possible name]]) who was swept away~~ during ~~flooding from a storm~~ in ~~1928. Impromptu discussions about his friends and family during~~ [[Kick the Can\|Kick the Can's commentary]] ~~raised the possibility of him having a sister~~.

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	~~== <span class="mw-headline"> Character Design </span> ==~~

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	~~He greatly resembles his modern-day counterpart (particularly [[~~Homestar Runner ~~Evolution\|earlier "fat body" designs]]), with an armless torso, underbite, star shirt, and a propeller cap. Design changes are mostly~~ to fit with his purported 1936-era origins, either in character design — eyes are more circular, underbite is more curved, shoes are distinct from his feet — or fashionwear — his cap looking less like [[~~Homestar Runner's Hat\|a baseball cap~~]] and ~~more like~~ a ~~brimless beanie, with vertical stripes.~~		The Homestar Runner apparently managed to call [[Marzipan]] using an empty soup can and a length of twine in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]], even though he exists in a different era than modern-day Marzipan.

	The Homestar Runner does not seem to be able to either hear or understand others very well, and often responds with a flat "What?" to other characters who try to converse with him. Though he does not glide consonants like his modern day counterpart, he speaks with a [[Midland American English\|midland accent]]: for instance, pronouncing "accumulated" as "acoomalated" in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] or "wash" as "worsh" and "robot" as "robut" in [[20X6 vs. 1936]].

	~~He has the ability to make his legs longer, as demonstrated~~ in [[~~Ballad of The Sneak]] and [[Sickly Sam~~'s ~~Big Outing~~]].

	~~All Old-Timey toons are presented in black-and-white~~, though ~~The Homestar Runner's appearance in [[20X6 vs. 1936]] suggests that~~ he ~~is either wholly grayscale or carries that effect with him wherever he goes. A "[[Film colorization\|Colorarization]]" seen~~ in ~~[[April Fool 2014]] presents him with~~ a ~~light blue cap and shoes and a pink shirt~~.

	~~<span id="fun~~-~~facts"></span>~~		He is [[The Brothers Chaps]]' favorite character in the entire [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work. Mike thinks he's a lot smarter and more aware of what's going on than modern-day Homestar. Though this may be true, The Homestar Runner does not seem to be able to either hear or understand others very well, and often responds with a flat "What?" to other characters who try to converse with him. Like his modern day counterpart, he frequently mispronounces words, pronouncing "accumulated" as "acoomalated" and "Communist" as "Commonest".
	~~== <span class="mw-headline"> Fun Facts </span> ==~~

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	"~~[[Everybody Everybody\|~~E'erybody, e'erybody]]."		"E'erybody, e'erybody."

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	* In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]], ~~The Homestar Runner managed to call modern-day~~ [[~~Marzipan]] using an empty soup can and a length~~ of ~~twine.~~		He has the ability to make his legs longer, as demonstrated in [[Ballad of The Sneak]] and [[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]]. He also appeared in an [[Holidays\|April Fools']] version of the [[Index Page]] in [[sbemail 206]].
	* Both of [[The ~~Brothers Chaps\|the Brothers Chaps~~]] ~~have given The Homestar Runner as their favorite [[Characters\|character]] at various points:~~
	** Mike mentioned Old-Timey Homestar as his personal favorite in [[~~Giant Magazine Interview\|a 2005 profile]], adding that his fondness for the entire Old-Timey series contrasted with the series~~' ~~mixed fan reaction, and again in [[20X6 vs. 1936\|a DVD commentary]] later that year.~~
	** Matt gave Old-Timey Homestar as his favorite character in [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014\|a 2014 interview]]~~, remarking that he enjoys this variation slightly more than regular Homestar~~.
	* He appeared in an [[~~April Fools' Day~~\|April Fools']] version of the [[Index Page]] in [[sbemail 206]].

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''This article is about the [[Old-Timey|old-timey]] character.'' ''For the [[Storybook World|storybook world]] character, see [[The Homestar Runner (storybook)]].'' ''For other uses, see [[Homestar Runner (disambiguation)]].''

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"Go soak your fat head."

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'''The Homestar Runner''' (also known as '''Old-Timey Homestar''') is the [[Old-Timey]] version of [[Homestar Runner]]. Accompanied by his companions [[Old-Timey Marzipan]] and [[Fat Dudley]], he is frequently pitted against [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]].

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* [#Characterization 1 Characterization]
* [#Character_Design 2 Character Design]
* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
* [#Quotes_of_the_Week 4 Quotes of the Week]
* [#Filmography 5 Filmography]
* [#See_Also 6 See Also]

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

The Homestar Runner lives during the [[Great Depression]], and many of his habits reflect activities of the era. He [[Washboard (musical instrument)|plays]] "a mean [[Washboard|worshboard]]", entertains himself by [[Kicking a Can|kicking a]] [[Can of Water Soup|can of Water Soup]], and has a practiced aim with spitballs fired from a straw. [[Matt Chapman]] remarked in [[Legion Studios Interviews|an interview]] that living through "hard times" made this character smarter and wiser than the more carefree regular Homestar Runner.

While he seems to like most of the characters he meets, he dislikes [[Sickly Sam]], whom he refers to as their "worst friend," and [[Rumble Red]], whom he labels a "Communist fool" and eventually kills with the help of [[Old-Timey Marzipan's Contraption]].

The Homestar Runner had a dog (unnamed, though [[20X6 vs. 1936|"Old Eyelids" was ad-libbed as a possible name]]) who was swept away during flooding from a storm in 1928. Impromptu discussions about his friends and family during [[Kick the Can|Kick the Can's commentary]] raised the possibility of him having a sister.

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Character Design </span> ==

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He greatly resembles his modern-day counterpart (particularly [[Homestar Runner Evolution|earlier "fat body" designs]]), with an armless torso, underbite, star shirt, and a propeller cap. Design changes are mostly to fit with his purported 1936-era origins, either in character design — eyes are more circular, underbite is more curved, shoes are distinct from his feet — or fashionwear — his cap looking less like [[Homestar Runner's Hat|a baseball cap]] and more like a brimless beanie, with vertical stripes.

The Homestar Runner does not seem to be able to either hear or understand others very well, and often responds with a flat "What?" to other characters who try to converse with him. Though he does not glide consonants like his modern day counterpart, he speaks with a [[Midland American English|midland accent]]: for instance, pronouncing "accumulated" as "acoomalated" in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] or "wash" as "worsh" and "robot" as "robut" in [[20X6 vs. 1936]].

He has the ability to make his legs longer, as demonstrated in [[Ballad of The Sneak]] and [[Sickly Sam's Big Outing]].

All Old-Timey toons are presented in black-and-white, though The Homestar Runner's appearance in [[20X6 vs. 1936]] suggests that he is either wholly grayscale or carries that effect with him wherever he goes. A "[[Film colorization|Colorarization]]" seen in [[April Fool 2014]] presents him with a light blue cap and shoes and a pink shirt.

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"[[Everybody Everybody|E'erybody, e'erybody]]."

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* In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]], The Homestar Runner managed to call modern-day [[Marzipan]] using an empty soup can and a length of twine.
* Both of [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]] have given The Homestar Runner as their favorite [[Characters|character]] at various points:
** Mike mentioned Old-Timey Homestar as his personal favorite in [[Giant Magazine Interview|a 2005 profile]], adding that his fondness for the entire Old-Timey series contrasted with the series' mixed fan reaction, and again in [[20X6 vs. 1936|a DVD commentary]] later that year.
** Matt gave Old-Timey Homestar as his favorite character in [[The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Interview - 7 July 2014|a 2014 interview]], remarking that he enjoys this variation slightly more than regular Homestar.
* He appeared in an [[April Fools' Day|April Fools']] version of the [[Index Page]] in [[sbemail 206]].

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* '''Debut:''' [[Kick the Can]]
* [[Category:The Homestar Runner Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

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* [[The Homestar Runner Evolution]]

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