Unseen Characters

Who are those guys?

Unseen characters often play a part in the Homestar Runner body of work. They are characters who are heard, mentioned, or partially seen, but never completely seen by the viewers.

Heard

Characters who are heard, but never seen.

• Marzipan's Answering Machine:
  • Kevin (Version 6.0)
  • Ron Dardman (Version 10.2)
  • Łukasz (Version 11.2)
  • Another person with a strong accent (Version 11.2)
  • Marzipan's questionable surgeon (Version 15.2)
  • Wade (Baddest of the Bands)
  • Tucker Donaldson, halloweensafety.gov and campussafety.gov representative (Halloween Safety Easter egg, Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2)
  • Humidibeth (Version 17.2)

• First Time Here? and Fluffy Puff Commercial:
  • Cherry Greg
  • Clapper Loader
  • Fluffy Puff Commercial singers

• On The Brothers Strong's TV set:
  • Caleb Rentpayer
  • Tuxworth
  • An unnamed man (a truck is trying to kill him!) (email privileges)
  • The above person's son (Cool Things)
  • Announcer of "Some type of TV show" (email your friends)
  • Announcer of "TV show featuring The Cheat in a Trans Am" (email mile)
  • Dartmouth, an unnamed man (possibly Dartmouth's assistant), and an unnamed enemy of Dartmouth (email underlings)

• Strong Bad Email
  • Customer and clerk in a snooty independent record store (email comic Easter egg)
  • The Shut up Lady (emails bottom 10, your funeral, licensed, buried, dictionary, and The House That Gave Sucky Tricks)
  • Some Variety of Neville, also credited as "a Neville of some sort" (email theme song, Keepers of Trogdor)
  • Movie characters (email the movies)

• Other
  • A small child trapped inside Coach Z's costume (On Break)
  • Intercom voice (Shopping For Danger)
  • Paper Crumple Man (Punkin Stencils Easter egg)
  • A man in the audience who responds to Homestar Runner's offer of Hot Jones with, "Hot what?" (A Death Defying Decemberween)
  • Niiice ride driver (Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom)

Mentioned

Characters who are mentioned, but never make an actual appearance.

Characters' Relatives

• Coach Z's, Homestar Runner's and The Brothers Strong's parents
• Homestar Runner's Stupid Uncle Egg (a fictional relative, mentioned in email secret recipes)
• The Brothers Strong's Great Uncle Pawdabber, Crazy Aunt Eulatherm, and poopaw (may or may not exist; mentioned in email secret recipes)
• Great-grandmother of the Brothers Strong (mentioned in looking old and A Death Defying Decemberween)
• Jeffrey Beffrey Mudgeman (one of Strong Bad's children under the name Vance Mudgeman from secret identity)
• The Cheat's sister (more armies)
• Debra, Marzipan's "hot" cousin (mentioned in Happy Dethemberween and senior prom)
• Marzipan's mother, Mrs. Marzipan (mentioned in A Death Defying Decemberween)
• Mrs. Marzipan's latest husband (Marzipan's step-father) (mentioned in A Death Defying Decemberween)
• Marzipan's unnamed sister (mentioned in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2)
• Bubs's relatives:
  • Mentioned in slumber party:
    • Bubs's cousin Louis (deceased)
    • Bubs's cousin Harold (deceased)
  • Mentioned in fan club:
    • Bubs's first wife
  • Mentioned in Most in the Graveyard:
    • Bubs's great-great-grandpappy
    • Bubs's great-great-grandpappy's cousin Harold (deceased)
    • Mort (either Harold's brother or Bubs's great-great-grandpappy's brother) (deceased)
    • Zgor ("Another Relative of Bubs") (deceased)
    • Bubs's great-great granduncle (possibly Coach Z's great good-aunt) (deceased)
    • Bubs's sister
• The Sad Kids' father (Homestarloween Party)
• Chuzz Palaroncini's parents (Fan Costumes '08)
• Aunt Ruthie (mentioned by Strong Bad in funny)
• The Wagon Fulla Pancakes's dad, spouse and two kids (montage)
• Spud Sr. and Spudmom (related to Spud Jr., the sender of animal)
• Homestar's grandma (gave him a scarf; shapeshifter)
• Magician's mom (magic trick)

The Office Employees

• Fredrickson from Accounting (mentioned in dullard)
• Rondleman from Regional Shipping Management Resources (mentioned in Biz Cas Fri 1)
• Gunderson (unknown department, mentioned in Biz Cas Fri 3)
• Mancuso from Accounting (mentioned in Biz Cas Fri 3)
• Amanda from Sales (mentioned in More Fan Costumes)
• Blackhead-Flaced Janice From Accounting (licensed)

Senders' Names from web comics

• Colliding R. Reallying
• Knowingest J. Drawbridges
• Hooray4dolphins
• Public D. Themackinest
• Lowpoint K. Festivals
• Tanktop H. Gravity
• Pressured Q. Kibbles
• Lamppost L. Smith
• Brash R. HiMom
• Freshfruit P. Cacophony

Mentioned in Credits

• A. Chimendez Jr. (credited in Commandos in the Classroom)
• B. Bretterson (worst animator in best thing)
• Dan Kaskoun (Lead Game Cartridge Cleaner of Snake Boxer 5 from Homestar Ruiner)
• Dan Predge (danimator in best thing)
• David D (Assistant Tongue Forker of Snake Boxer 5 from Homestar Ruiner)
• Dirk Hosenmower (mentioned on a poster in rated)
• Edd "RabidZombie" Shaw (Beta Max Tester of Snake Boxer 5 from Homestar Ruiner)
• F.A.O. Chimendez (credited in The Limozeen Advantage)
• Geoff Rondleman (credited in theme song)
• Hot Tub T (credited in theme song)
• John Wallace (Graphics Tightener of Snake Boxer 5 from Homestar Ruiner)
• Jon Mollo (best draw man in best thing)
• Lifty Fernandez (lighting of The Show in Non-Sequitur Champion)
• Mark Door (lead animator in best thing)
• "A Marsalis or two" (credited in theme song)
• Moorface (head animator in best thing)
• Muffins O. (mentioned on a poster in rated)
• Oolong Singy (credited in japanese cartoon)
• Paul Pan (credited in Under Construction)
• "Pikey" (Bleep Composer of Snake Boxer 5 from Homestar Ruiner)
• Rolando Predge (top animator in best thing)
• Saucy Jackson (mentioned on a poster in rated)
• Sid Hoffrenchman (credited in theme song)
• Smarmy Cafe (credited in theme song)
• Storm Storm (credited in Under Construction)
• Tess Ballthrow (credited in theme song)
• Tim "Timmers" Ballthrow (credited in theme song)
• Trina LaBoo (an actress starring in two of the films mentioned in rated, seemingly mentioned by Bubs in the same toon)
• Wibe Chimendez (apparently a vaudeville performer, credited in Sickly Sam's Big Outing)
• Youdbetterbelieveit Chimendez (credited in high school)

Others

• Age 7 (reviewer in rock opera)
• Akryllix & 3rd Lung (guest stars on Peacey P's album from Teen Girl Squad Issue 13)
• Art (hosts the showing of because, as it were in independent; his house has three couches)
• Baron Laffmunch (Dad's Garage & Friends - 13 Jun 2015)
• Bernardo Ralshonde ("some type of famous actor", mentioned by Homestar Runner in independent, later mentioned by @StrongBadActual)
• Beverly Sportsinterviews
• Boston (Guy in Boston that Coach Z once knew, could tell you the time of day at any time of the day, implied to be frequently wrong; The House That Gave Sucky Treats)
• Brain Sister (Summer Short Shorts, Limozeen Live (practice))
• Buttercup, Marzipan's mule (cheatday DVD commentary)
• Buttless in Bedstuy (writes to Scarfgirl magazine in secret identity)
• Cabana Boy (disconnected)
• Chicken Movie Man (Puppets on the Road)
• Coach X and Y (mentioned by Coach Z in A Folky Tale)
• Crazy Prof. Sportsinterviews
• Crush (Lazor guitarist from Limozeen Live (practice))
• Cute Girl from Sit-Com (sings patriotic song; strong badathlon)
• D. Pweb (mentioned in a @StrongBadActual Tweet)
• D. Squirrel (pop-up)
• Dan
• Dean With (studying)
• Delilelia (senior prom)
• Discover Network Host (In Search of the Yello Dello)
• Dripping Yellow Madness (Cool Things; apparently moved after fifth grade)
• Dumpface (made-up email sender in 50 emails)
• Edgardo J. Sportsman (mentioned by Old-Timey Strong Bad in a Quote of the Week)
• Eric the Viking (character in "Vikings on the Seas"; the movies DVD commentary)
• Fabrosi (Strong Bad's first best friend ever; mentioned in lady...ing)
• The Fangle Jangle (long pants Characters' DVD Commentary)
• Geoff (found turtle in his shoe in time capsule)
• Gerdith (Limozeen's landlord's friend; Limozeen Live (practice))
• Grape-Flavored Jell-O With Fruit Floatin' In It (sister of Red Angelo; winter pool)
• Guy up in Paughkeegan (mentioned by Coach Z in The Luau and a Quote of the Week)
• Guy with Kinda Long Hair (theme song)
• Handsome Talking Expert (said they'd buy Senor Cardgage lunch; Senor Mortgage)
• Heather (Soap Box Doiby)
• Hebby Screbby (marked on a grave in Most in the Graveyard)
• That Hunchback Kid at School (secret friends with Strong Bad; Decemberween Short Shorts)
• Ike Turner (reviewer in autobiography)
• "Ironic Costume" (attends Trogdor Con '97)
• Jerome (told to show some respect during the singing of the Strong Badia National Anthem; Homestar Runner possibly alludes to him in anything, when he calls the email sender by this name and demands that he stay after class) "Class dismissed! 'cept for you, Jerome!"
• Jimnelius Hog-chigger (marked on a grave in Most in the Graveyard)
• Jingle Jangle (long pants Characters' DVD Commentary)
• Joshie (April Fool 2014)
• Juan Aikman (quizmaster of The Show in Non-Sequitur Champion)
• Just Nobody Sportsinterviews (studying)
• The Twelve King of Towns (including "Onion King of Town"; original)
• Large Craig (guest star on Peacey P's album from Teen Girl Squad Issue 13)
• Larry (Best Caper Ever)
• Lead Singer (3 wishes)
• Leomardbury Chauceinterviews
• Levert Burtmore
• Li'l Spicy (english paper)
• Limozeen's landlord (Limozeen Live (practice))
• Little Jimmy and his dad (scored the winning lacrosse point; videography)
• "Loincloth" (needs to put on five or six more clothes; attends Trogdor Con '97)
• Madam (has a bad tattoo; goes to Trogdor Con '97)
• Madame Bodewell (a judge in pet show)
• Mark Grave (That a Ghost)
• "Moron from Delivereceivables" (he just made a "You Go Girl" joke; business trip)
• Mort Dougland (death metal)
• The Motion Picture Guy of Free Country USA (mentioned in In Search of the Yello Dello Theatrical Trailer and Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene Theatrical Trailer)
• Mrs. Hardmaster (teacher in underlings)
• Mrs. Partsmatter (teacher of 1st grade class that sings the Strong Badia National Anthem from Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits)
• Ms. Charbroiledburger (teacher in diorama)
• Nobody U. Know (quoted at the beginning of because, as it were in independent)
• Noone (can find Strong Bad wrong; hiding)
• An old lady (mentioned in Strong Sad's Lament)
• Panini Press (Strong Bad's college girlfriend in Sbemail 136 Alternate Versions)
• Person who shows up thirty minutes late (mentioned by Strong Sad in pet show)
• Person with Accurate Costume (attends Trogdor Con '97)
• Phone Tree Survivor Number Thirteen (4 branches)
• Plutis (marked on a grave in Most in the Graveyard)
• Red Angelo (went to Coach Z's health class and has a sister; winter pool)
• Reg (always has the ball)
• Rich (Bubs tries to cover up his death in buried)
• Rip Nife (lead singer of Bigg Nife, not his real name; Baddest of the Bands)
• Ronmartin Realdude (to whom Coach Z is supposedly speaking in an Easter egg in diorama)
• Ronnie Pudding (The House That Gave Sucky Treats)
• Ron Staple (Mentioned in the auto-reply response received when an email is sent to Homestar Runner's email address)
• Rotunda (attends Trogdor Con '97)
• Sarah (one of the animators in Twenty THANXty Six)
• Scott (the Deleteheads' friend who has a website in fan club)
• Senator Pencilface (calls Homestar on his twinkie in Where the Crap Are We?)
• Shari Deulitt-Shoenstein (Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey instruction manual; Baddest of the Bands)
• Simone (mentioned in bottom 10, Strong Badia the Free, and April Fool 2014)
• Skinny Blonde Girl (spinning Strong Bad in circles, from theme party)
• Somebody (told Strong Bad that you were stupid and now he believes them; Strong Bad Sings)
• Sports Player and his uncle (signed a contract worth a bunch of money; underlings)
• St. Cadaverstump (The House That Gave Sucky Tricks, owner of St. Cadaverstump's Morgue-tuary)
• Stan (Cool Things, former employee at Bubs' Concession Stand)
• Steakface McGee (seen on a grave in That a Ghost)
• Stiny
• Taco-Man (Halloween Potion-ma-jig; Halloween Hide & Seek)
• Tempe Sam (studying)
• Tex Arcana (reviewer in autobiography)
• "That lady" who gives Pom Pom a hundred bucks (in 3 Times Halloween Funjob)
• "Those teenagers" that Bubs would like to see try to egg his concession stand (in I Killed Pom Pom)
• The Homestar Runner's dog (possibly named "Old Eyelids"; mentioned in 20X6 vs. 1936)
• The Overripe MC (guest star on Peacey P's album from Teen Girl Squad Issue 13)
• Told Salliaveri (did the special make-up effects for "Regenerator 4" in disconnected)
• Tom Stapleman (name of one of the placeholder emails in strongbad email.exe Disc One)
• Two Batches (a hobo The Homestar Runner knew that got run o'er by a train; Kick the Can DVD commentary)
• Van Mundegaarde (Strong Bad's main man, mentioned in Strong Bad Email 2 years)
• Vera (Shut Up Lady's friend; licensed)
• Widow Jankroe (Homestar is talking to her at the office; Homestar also calls Strong Bad "Mrs. Jankroe" in Costume Commercial; from too cool)

Mentioned by fictional characters within the Homestar Runner universe

• Blue Laser Commander's Nana (mentioned in Cheat Commandos...O's and Let us give TANKS!)
• Chezmerelda (book character in modeling)
• D n' D Greg's parents (magic trick)
• Donnie (His 12th birthday was mentioned by Silent Rip in Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode: Part 2)
• Kaitlin (Any Teen Girl Squad character's real dad's 22-year-old girlfriend; Homestar Ruiner Teen Girl Squad)
• Kowalski (Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque)
• Mr. Pagliogaglioleri (Gangster boss; Homestar Ruiner Teen Girl Squad)
• Olda Boy 2's mom (Teen Girl Squad Issue 5)
• Parson Jim (book character in bottom 10)
• Reynold's girlfriend (left him; Cheat Commandos)
• Reynold's parents (mentioned in Let us give TANKS!)
• Reynaldo Crake (An Important Rap Song DVD commentary)
• Rubble D, presumably a prison inmate from Teen Girl Squad Issue 11.
• Runoff Camdidate Cory (Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2)
• Mama Perducci (Mentioned in Dangeresque Roomisode 3: Keep My Enemies, Loser, has a closely guarded sauce recipe)

Not Seen Completely

Characters whose faces are always cut off by foreground objects or the border of the toon, or only seen via silhouette or cast shadows.

• A. Chimendez (The Next Epi-Snowed)
• The audience (A Decemberween Pageant)
• Boss Tweed (Ballad of The Sneak)
• The Chief
• Crack Stuntman's Girlfriend
• Don Knotts
• Fat hairy man in a Duckie Shirt (your funeral)
• Four Crazy Go Nuts University freshmen (On Break)
• Grandmaw Auntpaw
• Man with Papers (A Decemberween Mackerel)
• Rig Rug player (Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom)
• The Shareholders
• Some women at a party (The Li'l Brudder Show)
• The S.W.A.T. team (Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque)
• Bar Patron (possibly Homeschool Winner) (Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom)
• The Feds (Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom)

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• Background dancers (Rap Song)
• Ladies in Coach Z's "Hip Hop Dance" music video (New Boots)
• Moses Malone
• Singer in The Cheat Theme Song

See Also

• Generic Announcers