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''This article is about the the [[Heavy Metal|heavy metal]] band.'' ''For the animal, see [[Rats]].''
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</dd><dd><i>This article is about the the <a href="/index.php?title=Heavy_Metal" title="Heavy Metal">heavy metal</a> band.</i> <i>For the animal, see <a href="/index.php?title=Rats" title="Rats">Rats</a>.</i>
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:PbTC_Ratt.png" title="&gt;sing Round and Round"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="151" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/7/7b/PbTC_Ratt.png/180px-PbTC_Ratt.png" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:PbTC_Ratt.png" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>&gt;sing Round and Round</div></div></div>
<p><b><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Ratt" title="wikipedia:Ratt">Ratt</a></b> was a <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=glam_metal" title="wikipedia:glam metal">glam metal</a> band that reached the peak of its popularity in the eighties, with hit songs including "<a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Round_and_Round_%28Ratt_song%29" title="wikipedia:Round and Round (Ratt song)">Round and Round</a>". As with many other '80s <a href="/index.php?title=Heavy_Metal" title="Heavy Metal">heavy metal</a> bands, <a href="/index.php?title=The_Brothers_Chaps" title="The Brothers Chaps">The Brothers Chaps</a> have referenced Ratt several times in the <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner_%28body_of_work%29" title="Homestar Runner (body of work)">Homestar Runner</a> body of work.
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<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Thy_Dungeonman_II" title="Thy Dungeonman II">Thy Dungeonman II</a> — While standing in the room with <a href="/index.php?title=Minor_Thy_Dungeonman_Characters" title="Minor Thy Dungeonman Characters">Percy the rat</a>, the player can type "Listen to Ratt". The game responds with "Ye hums some late-era Ratt to thyself. '<a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Way_Cool_Jr." title="wikipedia:Way Cool Jr.">Waycool Jr.</a>' is not as good a tune as thou rememberest."
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Puppet_Jam:_Everybody_Knows_It" title="Puppet Jam: Everybody Knows It">Puppet Jam: Everybody Knows It</a> — When <a href="/index.php?title=They_Might_Be_Giants" title="They Might Be Giants">John Flansburgh</a> says "round and round", <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a> starts to sing "Round and Round".
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual" title="@StrongBadActual">@StrongBadActual</a> tweet (<a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2020" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2020">10 Apr 2020</a>) — <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> quotes lyrics from "Round and Round".
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Disk_4_of_12_-_Vampire%27s_Castle" title="Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle">Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle</a> — Strong Bad interprets the word "rat" in the torture chamber as referring to the band, and attempts to get singer <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Stephen_Pearcy" title="wikipedia:Stephen Pearcy">Stephen Pearcy</a>'s autograph and to sing "Round and Round". At the end, he has a <a href="/index.php?title=Alcohol" title="Alcohol">wine tasting</a> with the group in a <a href="/index.php?title=Powered_by_The_Cheat" title="Powered by The Cheat">Powered by The Cheat</a> illustration.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual" title="@StrongBadActual">@StrongBadActual</a> tweet (<a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2022" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2022">1 Oct 2022</a>) — Strong Bad inputs the room descriptions for <i>Vampire's Castle</i> into an AI image generator, posting the results for "You are in the Torture Chamber. You see Ratt. Obvious exits are East and West."
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=2022_Costume_Pack_Now_Available" title="2022 Costume Pack Now Available">2022 Costume Pack Now Available</a> — Strong Bad asks <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Sad" title="Strong Sad">Strong Sad</a> to "check and see if Stephen Pearcy from Ratt is still in my torture chamber", as an image from the <i>Vampire's Castle</i> episode of Disk 4 of 12 appears.
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''>sing Round and Round''


'''[[Ratt]]''' was a [[glam metal]] band that reached the peak of its popularity in the eighties, with hit songs including "[[Round and Round (Ratt song)|Round and Round]]". As with many other '80s [[Heavy Metal|heavy metal]] bands, [[The Brothers Chaps]] have referenced Ratt several times in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.
 
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* [[Thy Dungeonman II]] — While standing in the room with [[Minor Thy Dungeonman Characters|Percy the rat]], the player can type "Listen to Ratt". The game responds with "Ye hums some late-era Ratt to thyself. '[[Way Cool Jr.|Waycool Jr.]]' is not as good a tune as thou rememberest."
* [[Puppet Jam: Everybody Knows It]] — When [[They Might Be Giants|John Flansburgh]] says "round and round", [[Homestar Runner]] starts to sing "Round and Round".
* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2020|10 Apr 2020]]) — [[Strong Bad]] quotes lyrics from "Round and Round".
* [[Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle]] — Strong Bad interprets the word "rat" in the torture chamber as referring to the band, and attempts to get singer [[Stephen Pearcy]]'s autograph and to sing "Round and Round". At the end, he has a [[Alcohol|wine tasting]] with the group in a [[Powered by The Cheat]] illustration.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2022|1 Oct 2022]]) — Strong Bad inputs the room descriptions for ''Vampire's Castle'' into an AI image generator, posting the results for "You are in the Torture Chamber. You see Ratt. Obvious exits are East and West."
* [[2022 Costume Pack Now Available]] — Strong Bad asks [[Strong Sad]] to "check and see if Stephen Pearcy from Ratt is still in my torture chamber", as an image from the ''Vampire's Castle'' episode of Disk 4 of 12 appears.
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This article is about the the heavy metal band. For the animal, see Rats.
>sing Round and Round

Ratt was a glam metal band that reached the peak of its popularity in the eighties, with hit songs including "Round and Round". As with many other '80s heavy metal bands, The Brothers Chaps have referenced Ratt several times in the Homestar Runner body of work.

Instances

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