Mötley Crüe
The first appearance of Limozeen, in monster truck, was assembled from several pictures of Donnie Chapman dressed as Crüe frontman Vince Neil for Halloween 1987.
Mötley Crüe (pronounced "Motley Crew") is a heavy metal band. At the peak of their popularity in the 1980s, the group was well-known for their outrageous lifestyles and heavily styled appearances, emblematic of the glam metal subgenre. Enjoyed by The Brothers Chaps, Crüe are one of the primary influences on the glam metal pastiche group Limozeen.
In the Strong Bad Email band names, Strong Bad suggests naming a band by intentionally spelling a word wrong; though not specifically mentioned in the toon, Mötley Crüe is a prominent example of a band named with this method.
References
- Debut: Email monster truck (DVD commentary) — Matt Chapman identifies the photo of Limozeen as "big brother Donnie, very seriously in the year 1987 dressed as Vince Neil for Halloween."
- Penguin Brothers Interview - 26 May 2003 — Asked about musical influences, Mike Chapman recalls listening to "a lot of hair metal in the '80s", including Crüe.
- Halloween Fairstival — Homestar Runner sells jars of witch's brew, labeled "brüe" in the style of "Crüe".
- The Limozeen Advantage — A Limozeen road crew member wears a shirt labeled "ZEEN CRUE".
- Email pet show (DVD commentary) — Matt recalls the brothers' childhood practice of making montage videos set to rock songs, like "Wild Side" by Mötley Crüe.
- Eric Conveys An Emotion: The Interview — As part of his job interview at Videlectrix, Eric is asked questions about rock including "how many girls was Motley Crue talking about in their song Girls Girls Girls?"
- The Show: Ween Edition — Homestar misidentifies The King of Town's Immortan Joe costume as "Mötley Crüe in the ICÜ".
- Zeenin' Into the Night — A roadie wearing a similar "ZEEN CRUE" shirt to the one seen in "The Limozeen Advantage" is left stranded at a space motel.
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