Indiana Jones

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You really do look old.

Indiana Jones, a series following the globetrotting adventures of the eponymous archeologist, has been referenced in Homestar Runner. Starting as trilogy of movies that homaged 1930's adventure serials, it has become a major franchise including video games, comics, a prequel TV series, and two further sequel movies.

References

• Email morning routine — Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "Interruptor Jones".
• The System is Down — Strong Bad explaining "We've got our top men working on it 'round the clock" is a reference to what a government representative tells Indiana Jones about the status of the Ark of the Covenant at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
• Email best thing (DVD commentary) — Strong Bad compares his research on four-armed Grimace to the Grail diary, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.'s research on the Holy Grail from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
• Halloween Potion-ma-jig — One of the fake options in the opening is "I'm selling these fine leather jackets..." a quote originally from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure and referenced in several later LucasArts titles.
• Email pizza joint — In response to the lengthy name of "Strong Bad's Strong Badian Pizz—", The Ugly One (in a sarcophagus) declares "I belong in a museum!", referencing Jones' declaration from Last Crusade that an artifact "belongs in a museum".
• Homestar Ruiner — Strong Bad's refrigerator is completely empty except for a jar of Fluffy Puff Mayo. This is likely a reference to Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, where Indy's refrigerator only had a lone jar of mayonnaise.
• Strong Badia the Free — While in the Homsar Reservation, asking Strong Sad about the tuning fork will prompt him to respond "It belongs in a museum!"
• Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective —
  • Dangeresque says that the paintings in the office "belong in a museum!"
  • Renaldo saying "All we want is the girl!" is a reference to Jones negotiating for Marion Ravenwood's release in Raiders.
  • Dangeresque says "Ahh, Venice!", a line Jones repeats while visiting the city in Last Crusade.
  • Uzi Bazooka shoots Dadgeresque in a manner very similar to when Indiana Jones's father is shot in Last Crusade.
• 8-Bit is Enough — When asking Strong Bad to help him find his lucky quarter, Homestar comments, "I hear you're the best digger in Cairo", a modified quote from Raiders.
• Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2 — Subtlefuge's description of Swampslash's abilities is similar to Indiana Jones' exaggerated description of Marcus Brody in Last Crusade: "He speaks a dozen languages[...] He'll blend in, disappear..."
• Halloween Hide & Seek —
  • Examining The Cheat's silhouette has Homestar mistake him for Mullet Indym'n Jones.
  • Asking Strong Bad about The Cheat will result in Strong Bad quoting the same Crusade description of Brody used in Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2, verbatim. A confused Homestar responds with "I'm selling these fine leather jackets?"
• @StrongBadActual tweet (13 Jan 2023) — The Cheat provides an alternative to "tired old Indym'n Jones gifs": an animation of Strong Sad rapidly aging into a skeleton, mirroring Walter Donovan's fate in Last Crusade.

See Also

• Jones
• LucasArts
• George Lucas
• Steven Spielberg
• Star Wars
• Disney