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</td></tr></table><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Blubb-O%27s.PNG" title="&quot;You guessed it, we're called Blubb-O's.&quot;"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="131" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/e/ea/Blubb-O%27s.PNG/180px-Blubb-O%27s.PNG" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Blubb-O%27s.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>"You guessed it, we're called Blubb-O's."</div></div></div>
<p>The <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner_%28body_of_work%29" title="Homestar Runner (body of work)">Homestar Runner</a> body of work introduces many made-up words and names ending in a <b><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=long_o" title="wikipedia:long o">long o</a></b>. Some of these are derived from constructions in <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Romance_languages" title="wikipedia:Romance languages">Romance languages</a> such as Italian and Spanish. Others are common in marketing jargon, like the toy company <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Wham-O" title="wikipedia:Wham-O">Wham-O</a>.
</p>
<a id="Appearances" name="Appearances"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Appearances </span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=In_Search_of_the_Yello_Dello" title="In Search of the Yello Dello">In Search of the Yello Dello</a> — The most rare and beautiful bird is called the <b><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Yello_Dello" title="Yello Dello">Yello Dello</a></b>.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=depressio" title="depressio">depressio</a> — Strong Bad shares that <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Sad" title="Strong Sad">Strong Sad</a>'s email address is <b>depressio</b>.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=island" title="island">island</a> — Homestar (seemingly spontaneously) refers to Strong Bad as "<b>Stinko</b>-man".  This would later become the name of Strong Bad's <a href="/index.php?title=Stinkoman" title="Stinkoman">20X6 counterpart</a>.
</li><li><b><a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos...O%27s" title="Cheat Commandos...O's">Cheat Commandos...O's</a></b> — The episode is a commercial for a cereal, which ironically is not in the shape of an O. The announcer later encourages the viewer to try the cereal with <a href="/index.php?title=Fluffy_Puff_Marshmallows" title="Fluffy Puff Marshmallows">Fluffy Puff Marshmallows</a>... os.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Presents:_Presents" title="Homestar Presents: Presents">Homestar Presents: Presents</a> — Homestar calls Strong Bad "<b>Strong-o Bad-o</b>".
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Senor_Mortgage" title="Senor Mortgage">Senor Mortgage</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Senor_Cardgage" title="Senor Cardgage">Senor Cardgage</a>'s catchphrase is "No <b>Probalo</b>!", a variant of the mangled Spanish "No Problem-o".
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=lady_fan" title="lady fan">lady fan</a> — Homestar urges Strong Bad to exercise his <b>but<a href="/index.php?title=Twees" title="Twees">tweesimo</a></b>.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=rough_copy" title="rough copy">rough copy</a> — After Strong Bad and The Cheat shut down Homestar's flavored water business, Homestar turns to selling <b>Malinko Drinko</b>, named after the email's sender, with the tag line "<b>Drinko</b> some <b>Malinko</b>!".
</li><li><b><a href="/index.php?title=Make-O_Your_Own_Stinko" title="Make-O Your Own Stinko">Make-O Your Own Stinko</a></b> — The name of the comic generator game adds O at the end of the word.
</li><li>The name of the fast food restaurant associated with the <a href="/index.php?title=Drive-Thru_Whale" title="Drive-Thru Whale">Drive-Thru Whale</a> is <b><a href="/index.php?title=Blubb-O%27s" title="Blubb-O's">Blubb-O's</a></b>.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Ruiner" title="Homestar Ruiner">Homestar Ruiner</a> — Strong Bad expresses his frustration over not being invited to <a href="/index.php?title=Marzipan" title="Marzipan">Marzipan</a>'s <b><a href="/index.php?title=Sucks" title="Sucks">sucko</a></b> party.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Punkin_Stencils" title="Punkin Stencils">Punkin Stencils</a> — Homestar calls <a href="/index.php?title=The_Jolly_Dumple" title="The Jolly Dumple">The Jolly Dumple</a> <b>Tongue-o Drippo</b>.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Halloween_Safety" title="Halloween Safety">Halloween Safety</a> — Homestar says dressing up as a Children Crossing sign is <b><a href="/index.php?title=Ina-Pro-Pro" title="Ina-Pro-Pro">Ina-Pro-Pro</a></b>.
</li><li>Skills of an Artist <a href="/index.php?title=Cartoon_Characters" title="Cartoon Characters">Cartoon Characters</a> — When drawing a picture, Strong Bad refers to a circle as a <b>roundello</b>.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Fan_Costumes_2017" title="Fan Costumes 2017">Fan Costumes 2017</a> — Strong Bad claims that a grandmother likes to call her grandson "Little <b>Protelzo</b>" on her candy flip-phone.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=The_Homestar_Runner_Enters_The_Spooky_Woods" title="The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods">The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods</a> — The Homestar Runner gulps as <b>gulpo</b> and <b>gulpamundo</b>.
</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">6 Mar 2020</a>) — Strong Bad advertises <a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor%21%21_The_Board_Game" title="Trogdor!! The Board Game">Trogdor!! The Board Game</a>'s <b>Flip-O <a href="/index.php?title=Thatched-Roof_Cottage" title="Thatched-Roof Cottage">Thatch-O</a> Flame...O</b> technology.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Trogdor%21%21_The_Board_Game" title="Trogdor!! The Board Game">Trogdor!! The Board Game</a> — After the initial release, the game also includes the Magicks and 'Mergencies <b>Expando</b> Deck.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Halloween_Hijinks" title="Halloween Hijinks">Halloween Hijinks</a> — Strong Bad suggests that <a href="/index.php?title=The_King_of_Town" title="The King of Town">The King of Town</a> dressing up as King Ding Dong would be a <b>no-brain-o.</b>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Fan_%27Stumes_2021" title="Fan 'Stumes 2021">Fan 'Stumes 2021</a> — <b>Deflato-head</b> Strong Bad and <b>decapitato-head</b> Strong Sad are each sold separately.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Fan_%27Stumes_2022" title="Fan 'Stumes 2022">Fan 'Stumes 2022</a> — Strong Bad's confirmation for doing that year's Twitter challenge is <b>Provisional Accept-o</b> and <b>Roboto Accept-o</b>.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Decemberweenvent_Calendar" title="Decemberweenvent Calendar">Decemberweenvent Calendar</a> —
<ul><li>On the page for day 3, Strong Bad's hands are labeled "<b>Left-O</b>" and "<b>Right-O</b>".
</li><li>On day 14, Strong Bad refers to the calendar as <b>Disappointo</b>. Strong Sad remarks that he thought <i>he</i> was Disappointo.
</li></ul>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_Roomisode_1:_Behind_the_Dangerdesque" title="Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque">Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque</a> —
<ul><li>The Wingzz Hutt offers <b><a href="/index.php?title=Noun-Verb" title="Noun-Verb">Facemelto</a></b> sauce.
</li><li>If <a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_%28character%29" title="Dangeresque (character)">Dangeresque</a> attempts to use the file cabinet key on his office door, he says he will <b>fake-o solve-o</b> <a href="/index.php?title=The_Chief" title="The Chief">The Chief</a>'s <b>case-o</b> first. The Chief replies that he loves queso.
</li></ul>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_Roomisode_2:_The_Intersection_of_Doom_%26_Boom" title="Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom &amp; Boom">Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom &amp; Boom</a> — Talking to the Quickstart Guide, Dangeresque reminds it to float like <b>Ms. Chlorino</b> taught in the pool.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_Roomisode_3:_Keep_My_Enemies%2C_Loser" title="Dangeresque Roomisode 3: Keep My Enemies, Loser">Dangeresque Roomisode 3: Keep My Enemies, Loser</a> —
<ul><li>A generic error message is <b>Loopto Rodoopto</b>.
</li><li>The statue with two shields is named <b>Homestarmero</b> Duplicishield.
</li></ul>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=The_Show:_Ween_Edition" title="The Show: Ween Edition">The Show: Ween Edition</a> — Homestar Runner's check is notarized by someone named <b><a href="/index.php?title=Nondescript_Nouns" title="Nondescript Nouns">Name-O Sign-O</a></b>.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Front_Facing" title="Front Facing">Front Facing</a> — The bubble in the top right of the <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_3" title="Main Page 3">Main Page 3</a> Easter egg says <b>face-o fronto</b>.
</li></ul>
<a id="See_Also" name="See_Also"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> See Also </span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Creep" title="Creep">Creepo</a>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=-or_pronounced_with_a_long_O" title="-or pronounced with a long O">-or pronounced with a long O</a>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Words_Ending_in_-ularly" title="Words Ending in -ularly">Words Ending in -ularly</a>
</li></ul>


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''"You guessed it, we're called Blubb-O's."''


The [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work introduces many made-up words and names ending in a '''[[long o]]'''. Some of these are derived from constructions in [[Romance languages]] such as Italian and Spanish. Others are common in marketing jargon, like the toy company [[Wham-O]].
 
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* [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] — The most rare and beautiful bird is called the '''[[Yello Dello]]'''.
* Email [[depressio]] — Strong Bad shares that [[Strong Sad]]'s email address is '''depressio'''.
* Email [[island]] — Homestar (seemingly spontaneously) refers to Strong Bad as "'''Stinko'''-man". This would later become the name of Strong Bad's [[Stinkoman|20X6 counterpart]].
* '''[[Cheat Commandos...O's]]''' — The episode is a commercial for a cereal, which ironically is not in the shape of an O. The announcer later encourages the viewer to try the cereal with [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]]... os.
* [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — Homestar calls Strong Bad "'''Strong-o Bad-o'''".
* [[Senor Mortgage]] — [[Senor Cardgage]]'s catchphrase is "No '''Probalo'''!", a variant of the mangled Spanish "No Problem-o".
* Email [[lady fan]] — Homestar urges Strong Bad to exercise his '''but[[Twees|tweesimo]]'''.
* Email [[rough copy]] — After Strong Bad and The Cheat shut down Homestar's flavored water business, Homestar turns to selling '''Malinko Drinko''', named after the email's sender, with the tag line "'''Drinko''' some '''Malinko'''!".
* '''[[Make-O Your Own Stinko]]''' — The name of the comic generator game adds O at the end of the word.
* The name of the fast food restaurant associated with the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] is '''[[Blubb-O's]]'''.
* [[Homestar Ruiner]] — Strong Bad expresses his frustration over not being invited to [[Marzipan]]'s '''[[Sucks|sucko]]''' party.
* [[Punkin Stencils]] — Homestar calls [[The Jolly Dumple]] '''Tongue-o Drippo'''.
* [[Halloween Safety]] — Homestar says dressing up as a Children Crossing sign is '''[[Ina-Pro-Pro]]'''.
* Skills of an Artist [[Cartoon Characters]] — When drawing a picture, Strong Bad refers to a circle as a '''roundello'''.
* [[Fan Costumes 2017]] — Strong Bad claims that a grandmother likes to call her grandson "Little '''Protelzo'''" on her candy flip-phone.
* [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods|The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]] — The Homestar Runner gulps as '''gulpo''' and '''gulpamundo'''.
* [[@StrongBadActual]] tweet ([[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2020|6 Mar 2020]]) — Strong Bad advertises [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]]'s '''Flip-O [[Thatched-Roof Cottage|Thatch-O]] Flame...O''' technology.
* [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] — After the initial release, the game also includes the Magicks and 'Mergencies '''Expando''' Deck.
* [[Halloween Hijinks]] — Strong Bad suggests that [[The King of Town]] dressing up as King Ding Dong would be a '''no-brain-o.'''
* [[Fan 'Stumes 2021]] — '''Deflato-head''' Strong Bad and '''decapitato-head''' Strong Sad are each sold separately.
* [[Fan 'Stumes 2022]] — Strong Bad's confirmation for doing that year's Twitter challenge is '''Provisional Accept-o''' and '''Roboto Accept-o'''.
* [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] —
** On the page for day 3, Strong Bad's hands are labeled "'''Left-O'''" and "'''Right-O'''".
** On day 14, Strong Bad refers to the calendar as '''Disappointo'''. Strong Sad remarks that he thought ''he'' was Disappointo.
* [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]] —
** The Wingzz Hutt offers '''[[Noun-Verb|Facemelto]]''' sauce.
** If [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] attempts to use the file cabinet key on his office door, he says he will '''fake-o solve-o''' [[The Chief]]'s '''case-o''' first. The Chief replies that he loves queso.
* [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom]] — Talking to the Quickstart Guide, Dangeresque reminds it to float like '''Ms. Chlorino''' taught in the pool.
* [[Dangeresque Roomisode 3: Keep My Enemies, Loser]] —
** A generic error message is '''Loopto Rodoopto'''.
** The statue with two shields is named '''Homestarmero''' Duplicishield.
* [[The Show: Ween Edition]] — Homestar Runner's check is notarized by someone named '''[[Nondescript Nouns|Name-O Sign-O]]'''.
* [[Front Facing]] — The bubble in the top right of the [[Main Page 3]] Easter egg says '''face-o fronto'''.
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[Creep|Creepo]]
* [[-or pronounced with a long O]]
* [[Words Ending in -ularly]]
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026

"You guessed it, we're called Blubb-O's."

The Homestar Runner body of work introduces many made-up words and names ending in a long o. Some of these are derived from constructions in Romance languages such as Italian and Spanish. Others are common in marketing jargon, like the toy company Wham-O.

Appearances

See Also