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	''This article is about the [[Toons\|short]].'' ''For the [[Strong Bad Email]], see [[theme song]].''		''This article is about the [[Toons\|short]].'' ''For the [[Strong Bad Email]], see [[theme song]].''

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	\| [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/theme-song-video watch]		\| [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/theme-song-video watch]
	\| [[Kick the Can\|← Kick the Can]]		\| [[Kick the Can\|← Kick the Can]]
	\| [[Intro\|Intro →]]		\| [[Old New Intro\|Old New Intro →]]
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	The Homestar Runner theme song video.		The [[Homestar Runner Theme Song\|Homestar Runner theme song]] video.

	'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Marzipan]], [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]], [[The King of Town]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Homsar]] (DVD version only), [[Strong Sad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]]		'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Marzipan]], [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]], [[The King of Town]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Homsar]] (DVD version only), [[Strong Sad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]]
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			* Slowing down the voices by around 20% reveals that it is actually [[The Brothers Chaps]] singing, apparently with mock-Japanese accents.
			* [[Homestar Runner Theme Song\|The song]] is a remake of the one from [[Super NES]].
			* The Chinese behind [[Pom Pom]] (说明文件) means "Explanation files", or less literally, "Help files".
			* A direct front view of Homestar's face appears when he's driving the [[Soap Box\|soap box]] car. For most of the site's history, the only other times this occurs were in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] and [[Old Intro 2]]; it would eventually be the main subject of [[Front Facing]].
			* [[Homsar]] is not in the original Theme Song Video because he had not become a character yet. However, he is in the DVD version.
			* This would seem to be the first appearance of a [[Big Knives\|Big Knife]], although the said weapon is not referred to by name until [[i love you]].
	* One of the pennants in the background of the bar says "[[LEMKE]]" on it.		* One of the pennants in the background of the bar says "[[LEMKE]]" on it.
	* Slowing down the voices by around 20% reveals that it really is [[The Brothers Chaps]] singing, apparently with mock-Japanese accents.
	* The song is a remake of the one from [[Super NES]].
	* A direct front view of Homestar's face is seen when he's driving the [[Soap Box\|soap box]] car. The only other times this occurs are in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] and [[Old Intro 2]].
	* This would seem to be the first appearance of a [[Big Knives\|Big Knife]], although the said weapon is not referred to by name until [[i love you]].
	* [[Homsar]] is not in the original Theme Song Video because he had not become a character yet. However, he is in the DVD version.
	* The Chinese behind [[Pom Pom]] (说明文件) means "Explanation files", or less literally, "Help files".

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

	* Strong Sad's head is seen at the center of the spinning wheel on the close up, but is seen on the edge after the pan-out.
	* When Homestar and Strong Bad race their slot cars, the track has no slots.		* When Homestar and Strong Bad race their slot cars, the track has no slots.
	* When Homestar jumps off the diving board, he doesn't move forward in the air, and yet doesn't hit the board on his way down.		* When Homestar jumps off the diving board, he doesn't move forward in the air, and yet doesn't hit the board on his way down.
			* Strong Sad's head is at the center of the spinning wheel on the close up, but on the edge after the pan-out.

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	* In some cases, when the camera cuts to another scene, the rounded border disappears for one frame or moves slightly.		* In some cases, when the camera cuts to another scene, the rounded border disappears for one frame or moves slightly.
			* In the close-up of Homestar running on the Earth, the moon in front of the Earth disappears prematurely.
	* The ball that Homestar kicks disappears one frame before the scene cuts.		* The ball that Homestar kicks disappears one frame before the scene cuts.
	* In the toy car driving scene and in the bar scene, when Homestar moves his head, it goes over his shirt.		* In the toy car driving scene and in the bar scene, when Homestar moves his head, it goes over his shirt.
	* In the close-up of Homestar running on the Earth, the moon in front of the Earth disappears prematurely.

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

	* ~~"Dokle 2" from the arcade is used as an answer in the~~ [[Homestar ~~Quiz~~]].		* The [[Homestar Runner Theme Song]] reappears on several occasions, typically as a leitmotif for Homestar.
	* ~~When the bugle sounds to summon Homestar~~ in the [[~~The King of Town DVD New Version\|new version]] of [[The King of Town DVD~~]]~~, it plays this tune.~~		* A question in the [[Homestar Quiz]] asks about the arcade games Bubs dances in front of during this toon.
	* Homestar sings to the ~~tune of his own theme song~~ in ~~[[Bug In Mouth Disease]].~~		* The scene with Homestar and Pom Pom in [[The Bar\|the bar]] is almost identical to the one seen at the end of [[Summer Short Shorts]].
	** An Easter egg of ~~the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[isp]] has~~ this ~~song with Homestar Runner's weight in CDs running~~.
	* The scene with Homestar and Pom Pom in the bar is almost identical to the one seen at the end of [[Summer Short Shorts~~]].~~
	* The song can be heard in the background while visiting Marzistar in [[Strong Badia the Free]].
	* Homestar is introduced with a short remix of this song in [[Hremail 62]] and [[Hremail 2000]].

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	* The DVD version contains extra scenes causing the video to end at the same time as the music. A few of these scenes feature running gags that hadn't been invented when the original video was made.		* The DVD version contains extra scenes causing the video to end at the same time as the music. A few of these scenes feature running gags that hadn't been invented when the original video was made.
	* The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch ~~your~~ DVD player's audio language selection while watching.		* The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch the DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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	* The [[Theme Song Video Visuals\|visuals]] that occur during this film, and on the [[Theme Song DVD Visuals\|DVD]].		* The [[Theme Song Video Visuals\|visuals]] that occur during this film, and on the [[Theme Song DVD Visuals\|DVD]].
			* [[Super NES]]
			* [[Homestar Runner Theme Song]]

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	[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography\|Homestar Runner Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography\|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Pom Pom Filmography\|Pom Pom Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Marzipan Filmography\|Marzipan Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Bubs Filmography\|Bubs Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Coach Z Filmography\|Coach Z Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The King of Town Filmography\|The King of Town Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Poopsmith Filmography\|The Poopsmith Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Homsar Filmography\|Homsar Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Sad Filmography\|Strong Sad Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Mad Filmography\|Strong Mad Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Cheat Filmography\|The Cheat Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Everything Else, Volume 1\|Everything Else, Volume 1]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Shorts\|Shorts]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Music Videos\|Music Videos]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:~~DVD Commentary~~\|~~DVD Commentary~~]]</span>		[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography\|Homestar Runner Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography\|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Pom Pom Filmography\|Pom Pom Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Marzipan Filmography\|Marzipan Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Bubs Filmography\|Bubs Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Coach Z Filmography\|Coach Z Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The King of Town Filmography\|The King of Town Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Poopsmith Filmography\|The Poopsmith Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Homsar Filmography\|Homsar Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Sad Filmography\|Strong Sad Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Mad Filmography\|Strong Mad Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Cheat Filmography\|The Cheat Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Everything Else, Volume 1\|Everything Else, Volume 1]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:DVD Commentary\|DVD Commentary]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Shorts\|Shorts]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Music Videos\|Music Videos]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 3\|Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 3]]</span>

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''This article is about the [[Toons|short]].'' ''For the [[Strong Bad Email]], see [[theme song]].''

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| [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/theme-song-video watch]
| [[Kick the Can|← Kick the Can]]
| [[Intro|Intro →]]
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"Look out, Homestar! It's Strong Bad!"

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The Homestar Runner theme song video.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Marzipan]], [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]], [[The King of Town]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Homsar]] (DVD version only), [[Strong Sad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]]

'''Places:''' [[The Moon]], [[Outer Space]], [[Free Country, USA]], [[The Field]], A Frozen Pond, Various Houses, A Dojo, [[Swimming Pool]], A Racetrack, [[Skatetown, USA]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[The Bar]]

'''Date:''' Thursday, May 11, 2000 or earlier

'''Running Time:''' 1:00

'''Page Title:''' Listen in wonder!

'''DVD:''' [[Everything Else, Volume 1]]

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== Contents ==

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* [#Lyrics 1 Lyrics]
* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
** [#Trivia 2.1 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 2.2 Remarks]
** [#Goofs 2.3 Goofs]
** [#Glitches 2.4 Glitches]
** [#Inside_References 2.5 Inside References]
** [#Fast_Forward 2.6 Fast Forward]
* [#DVD_Version 3 DVD Version]
** [#Commentary_Transcript 3.1 Commentary Transcript]
** [#Fun_Facts_2 3.2 Fun Facts]
* [#See_Also 4 See Also]
* [#External_Links 5 External Links]

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

Homestar run go!<br />
Homestar run, run<br />
Homestar run, run

Homestar Runner, really great<br />
Homestar Runner, ath-a-late<br />
Homestar Runner, Pom Pom too<br />
Homestar Runner, we love you!

Homestar run, run<br />
Homestar run, run

Homestar Runner, do your best<br />
Homestar Runner, pass the test<br />
Homestar Runner, Mom and Dad<br />
Look out, Homestar! It's Strong Bad!

Homestar run, run<br />
Homestar run, run<br />
Homestar run!<br />
Weekdays!<br />

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== <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span> ==

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

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It's the auto that I always all the time drive around. And call an auto.

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* One of the pennants in the background of the bar says "[[LEMKE]]" on it.
* Slowing down the voices by around 20% reveals that it really is [[The Brothers Chaps]] singing, apparently with mock-Japanese accents.
* The song is a remake of the one from [[Super NES]].
* A direct front view of Homestar's face is seen when he's driving the [[Soap Box|soap box]] car. The only other times this occurs are in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] and [[Old Intro 2]].
* This would seem to be the first appearance of a [[Big Knives|Big Knife]], although the said weapon is not referred to by name until [[i love you]].
* [[Homsar]] is not in the original Theme Song Video because he had not become a character yet. However, he is in the DVD version.
* The Chinese behind [[Pom Pom]] (说明文件) means "Explanation files", or less literally, "Help files".

<span id="remarks"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline">Remarks</span> ===

* Strong Sad's head is seen at the center of the spinning wheel on the close up, but is seen on the edge after the pan-out.
* When Homestar and Strong Bad race their slot cars, the track has no slots.
* When Homestar jumps off the diving board, he doesn't move forward in the air, and yet doesn't hit the board on his way down.

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

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Ever get that sinking feeling?

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* In some cases, when the camera cuts to another scene, the rounded border disappears for one frame or moves slightly.
* The ball that Homestar kicks disappears one frame before the scene cuts.
* In the toy car driving scene and in the bar scene, when Homestar moves his head, it goes over his shirt.
* In the close-up of Homestar running on the Earth, the moon in front of the Earth disappears prematurely.

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

* If "Play Again" or "Rewind" is clicked from the contextual menu before the song stops playing, another instance of the song will start playing over the ending of the first one.

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

* Bubs's [[Dancing|dancing]] at the arcade clearly refers to the [[Dancin' Bubs]] game.

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

* "Dokle 2" from the arcade is used as an answer in the [[Homestar Quiz]].
* When the bugle sounds to summon Homestar in the [[The King of Town DVD New Version|new version]] of [[The King of Town DVD]], it plays this tune.
* Homestar sings to the tune of his own theme song in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]].
** An Easter egg of the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[isp]] has this song with Homestar Runner's weight in CDs running.
* The scene with Homestar and Pom Pom in the bar is almost identical to the one seen at the end of [[Summer Short Shorts]].
* The song can be heard in the background while visiting Marzistar in [[Strong Badia the Free]].
* Homestar is introduced with a short remix of this song in [[Hremail 62]] and [[Hremail 2000]].

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== <span class="mw-headline">DVD Version</span> ==

* The DVD version contains extra scenes causing the video to end at the same time as the music. A few of these scenes feature running gags that hadn't been invented when the original video was made.
* The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Commentary Transcript</span> ===

('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' The Homestar Runner theme song, Mike. Take it away.

'''MIKE:''' Well, Matt, this was maybe the first video that we did.

'''MATT:''' Music video?

'''MIKE:''' Music video that we did, yeah.

'''MATT:''' It was originally going to be an intro to the site; do you remember that plan?

'''MIKE:''' That would have been—

'''MATT:''' And then we—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' a little bit annoying.

'''MATT:''' Yeah! And then we realized that it was, like, a minute long! And half a meg or something.

'''MIKE:''' You may notice some new scenes in this version, Matt, that aren't on the one that's on the website.

'''MATT:''' That's right!

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Or they're not on the website right now. We were stupid before and did it a stupid way, and there were some gaps. This video was shorter than the song, and we needed more video.

'''MATT:''' Back when we made it, our computer was slow, so that the vide— the audio actually was in synch, right? Was it 'cause we had a bad computer that was slow?

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah. Yeah, pretty much. Yup.

'''MATT:''' Uh, that's disgusting right there. That heaping pile of doodoo.

'''MIKE:''' What does 1+a equal?

'''MATT:''' Uh, 1+a, I think. Right?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. It's the distributive property.

'''MATT:''' Right. Oh! Get it, Homestar! Umm, "Homestar stinks". I remember we debated for a long time whether or not to make it say "sucks" or "stinks", and we went with "stinks".

'''MIKE:''' We played the safe route?

'''MATT:''' Um, [[LEMKE|Lemke]].

'''MIKE:''' Has— has that bowl of peanuts always been there? It's a nice bowl of peanuts.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span> ===

* The [[Distributivity|distributive property]] is the algebraic principle that a number multiplying a sum of two numbers is equal to the sum of the products of the first number with each of the other two: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250101000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/math/c/1/6/c169ab02eb59059a0bd8c86e66ba0247.png]. More than likely, Matt and Mike were thinking of the [[Reflexive relation|reflexive property of equality]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250101000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/math/6/6/b/66b58c925adc4bc93fb186de90c193c6.png].

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

* The [[Theme Song Video Visuals|visuals]] that occur during this film, and on the [[Theme Song DVD Visuals|DVD]].

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

* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/theme-song-video watch "Theme Song Video"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/video.html watch "Theme Song Video"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/video.swf view the Flash file for "Theme Song Video"]

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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography|Homestar Runner Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Pom Pom Filmography|Pom Pom Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Marzipan Filmography|Marzipan Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Bubs Filmography|Bubs Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Coach Z Filmography|Coach Z Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The King of Town Filmography|The King of Town Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Poopsmith Filmography|The Poopsmith Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Homsar Filmography|Homsar Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Sad Filmography|Strong Sad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Mad Filmography|Strong Mad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Cheat Filmography|The Cheat Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Everything Else, Volume 1|Everything Else, Volume 1]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Shorts|Shorts]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Music Videos|Music Videos]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:DVD Commentary|DVD Commentary]]</span>

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