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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:kingmain.PNG" title="kingoftown.com!!"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="159" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/0/04/kingmain.PNG/220px-kingmain.PNG" width="220"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:kingmain.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>kingoftown.com!!</div></div></div>
<p>The <b>King of Town Main Page</b> is a comically simplified alternate Main Page, starring the King of Town instead of Homestar Runner. There are only four buttons, each bearing a <a href="/index.php?title=Singular_Instead_of_Plural" title="Singular Instead of Plural">singular label</a> ("toon", "game", etc.), unlike the typical plural labels.
</p><p><b>Cast (in order of appearance):</b> <a href="/index.php?title=The_King_of_Town" title="The King of Town">The King of Town</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=The_King_of_Town%27s_Sheep" title="The King of Town's Sheep">The King of Town's Sheep</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Multi-Function_Dragon" title="Multi-Function Dragon">Multi-Function Dragon</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Atari_Dragon" title="Atari Dragon">Atari Dragon</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=The_S_is_for_Sucks_Dragon" title="The S is for Sucks Dragon">The S is for Sucks Dragon</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=The_Hornblower" title="The Hornblower">The Hornblower</a>
</p><p><b>Places:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=The_Field" title="The Field">The Field</a>
</p><p><b>Date:</b> Tuesday, April 1, 2003
</p><p><b>Page Title:</b> king off towne dotte com!!
</p><p><b>Earlier Page Title:</b> kingoftown.com!!
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<a id="Button_Effects" name="Button_Effects"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Button Effects</span></h2>
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<ul><li><b>Toon</b> — Brings you back to the "DVD" menu. Mouse-over effect: The Multi-Function Dragon appears behind the mountains.
</li><li><b>Game</b> — The game is <a href="/index.php?title=Revenge_of_the_King" title="Revenge of the King">Revenge of the King</a>. Mouse-over effect: The Atari Dragon appears behind the mountains.
</li><li><b>Download</b> — Brings up a <a href="/index.php?title=404%27d" title="404'd">404'd</a> page (nonexistent "kingpaper.html"). Mouse-over effect: <a href="/index.php?title=The_S_is_for_Sucks_Dragon" title="The S is for Sucks Dragon">The S is for Sucks Dragon</a> appears behind the mountains.
</li><li><b>E-mail</b> — Goes to the toon <a href="/index.php?title=King_of_Townmail" title="King of Townmail">King of Townmail</a>. Mouse-over effect: The Hornblower appears in the field and plays.
</li></ul>
<a id="Fun_Facts" name="Fun_Facts"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span></h2>
<a id="Explanations" name="Explanations"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Explanations</span></h3>
<ul><li>This was the <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Pages" title="Main Pages">main menu page</a> for <a href="/index.php?title=April_Fools%27_Day" title="April Fools' Day">April Fools' Day</a> of <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=2003" title="2003">2003</a>, complete with a <a href="/index.php?title=King_of_Town_Intro" title="King of Town Intro">King of Town Intro</a>.
<ul><li>After April Fools', the page can now be accessed through an Easter egg in <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=The_King_of_Town_DVD" title="The King of Town DVD">The King of Town DVD</a>. Clicking on the mustache on the coat of arms will make the shield swing back; clicking a now-uncovered brick will play the King of Town intro that leads to this page.
</li></ul>
</li></ul>
<a id="Remarks" name="Remarks"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Remarks</span></h3>
<ul><li>The normal H*R logo (the <a href="/index.php?title=Museum" title="Museum">Museum</a> button) is replaced with a KOT logo. The King of Town says "The K.O.T.!" when you scroll over the icon.
</li><li>There are no buttons that correspond to the normal <a href="/index.php?title=Character_Videos" title="Character Videos">Characters</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=Store" title="Store">Store</a> buttons.
</li><li>When the King of Town says "toon", it cuts off before the N sound.
</li><li>The original Download button linked to a <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/kot.jpg" title="oldhr:kot.jpg">King of Town logo image</a> captioned with "Tile it on your desktop."
</li><li>"kingoftown.com", the fake URL in the original <a href="/index.php?title=Page_Titles" title="Page Titles">page title</a>, was not registered by <a href="/index.php?title=The_Brothers_Chaps" title="The Brothers Chaps">The Brothers Chaps</a>. Soon after this toon's release, a fan-made <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20030528152004/kingoftown.com/" rel="nofollow" title="https://web.archive.org/web/20030528152004/kingoftown.com/">kingoftown.com</a> was created, consisting of a simple landing page that directed visitors toward <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=www.homestarrunner.com" title="www.homestarrunner.com">www.homestarrunner.com</a>. In 2004, the page was changed to <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Mirror_site" title="wikipedia:Mirror site">mirror</a> the fan's personal website; the domain expired sometime between 2005 and 2008 and is not currently active.
<ul><li>The current page title, www.kingofftowne.com, has never hosted a web page.
</li></ul>
</li><li>The only button to remain the same as the rest of the Main Pages is the "E-mail" button.
</li></ul>
<a id="External_Links" name="External_Links"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span></h2>
<ul><li><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/mainking" title="hr:mainking">go to "King of Town Main Page"</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/mainking.html" title="oldhr:mainking.html">go to "King of Town Main Page"</a> on the old <a href="/index.php?title=Flash" title="Flash">Flash</a> site
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/mainking.swf" title="oldhr:mainking.swf">view the Flash file for "King of Town Main Page"</a>
</li></ul>
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<dl><dd><b>2003:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=King_of_Town_Intro" title="King of Town Intro">kingoftown.com</a> <small>(<strong class="selflink">King of Town Main Page</strong>, <a href="/index.php?title=Revenge_of_the_King" title="Revenge of the King">Revenge of the King</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=King_of_Townmail" title="King of Townmail">King of Townmail</a>)</small>
</dd><dd><b>2004:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Under_Construction" title="Under Construction">Under Construction</a>
</dd><dd><b>2005:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=HomestarRunner.com:_PAY_PLUS%21" title="HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!">HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!</a>
</dd><dd><b>2006:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=April_Fools%27_2006" title="April Fools' 2006">April Fools' 2006</a>
</dd><dd><b>2009:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=April_Fool_09" title="April Fool 09">April Fool 09</a>
</dd><dd><b>2010:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Xeriouxly_Forxe" title="Xeriouxly Forxe">Xeriouxly Forxe</a>
</dd><dd><b>2014:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=April_Fool_2014" title="April Fool 2014">April Fool 2014</a>
</dd><dd><b>2015:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=sbemail_206" title="sbemail 206">sbemail 206</a>
</dd><dd><b>2016:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Marzipan%27s_Answering_Machine_Version_17.2" title="Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2">Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2</a>
</dd><dd><b>2018:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=the_next_april_fools_thing" title="the next april fools thing">the next april fools thing</a>
</dd><dd><b>2019:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Discount_Strong_Bad_emails" title="Discount Strong Bad emails">Discount Strong Bad emails</a>
</dd><dd><b>2022:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=parenting" title="parenting">parenting</a>
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<th style="text-align:center;background:#ccccff;"> <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Pages" title="Main Pages">Main Pages</a>
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<td style="text-align:center;font-size:smaller;"> <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_1" title="Main Page 1">The Moon</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_2" title="Main Page 2">Mountains</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_3" title="Main Page 3">Island</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_4" title="Main Page 4">Bowling</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_5" title="Main Page 5">Waffles</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_6" title="Main Page 6">Heaven</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_7" title="Main Page 7">Graveyard</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_8" title="Main Page 8">Falling</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_9" title="Main Page 9">Notebook</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_10" title="Main Page 10">Old-Timey</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_11" title="Main Page 11">News</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_12" title="Main Page 12">4th of July</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_13" title="Main Page 13">Atari</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_14" title="Main Page 14">Shower</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_15" title="Main Page 15">Powered by The Cheat</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_16" title="Main Page 16">Winter</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_17" title="Main Page 17">20X6</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_18" title="Main Page 18">Sweet Cuppin' Cakes</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_19" title="Main Page 19">The Show</a>  · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_20" title="Main Page 20">Flashback</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_21" title="Main Page 21">Vector</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_22" title="Main Page 22">Virus</a>  · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_23" title="Main Page 23">Backstage Pass</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_24" title="Main Page 24">Nearsighted</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_25" title="Main Page 25">Puppets</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_26" title="Main Page 26">Xeriouxly Forxe</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_27" title="Main Page 27">Peasantry</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_28" title="Main Page 28">Yonder Website</a><br/>
<p><b>Other Main Pages:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Luau_Main_Page" title="Luau Main Page">Luau</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Main_Page" title="Strong Bad Main Page">Strong Bad</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Homsar_Main_Page" title="Homsar Main Page">Homsar</a> · <strong class="selflink">King of Town</strong>
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<td style="text-align:center;font-size:smaller;"><b>Related:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Weeklies" title="Weeklies">Weeklies</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=Quote_of_the_Week" title="Quote of the Week">Q</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Weekly_Fanstuff" title="Weekly Fanstuff">F</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Sketchbook" title="Sketchbook">S</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Random_Toon" title="Random Toon">R</a>) · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_Messages" title="Main Page Messages">Messages</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_Pop-Ups" title="Main Page Pop-Ups">Pop-Ups</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=New_Toon_Soon" title="New Toon Soon">New Toon Soon</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Misleading_Main_Page_Messages" title="Misleading Main Page Messages">Misleading</a>) · <a href="/index.php?title=First_Time_Here%3F" title="First Time Here?">First Time Here?</a> · <a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_Glitches" title="Main Page Glitches">Glitches</a>
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''kingoftown.com!!''


The '''King of Town Main Page''' is a comically simplified alternate Main Page, starring the King of Town instead of Homestar Runner. There are only four buttons, each bearing a [[Singular Instead of Plural|singular label]] ("toon", "game", etc.), unlike the typical plural labels.


'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[The King of Town]], [[The King of Town's Sheep]], [[Multi-Function Dragon]], [[Atari Dragon]], [[The S is for Sucks Dragon]], [[The Hornblower]]
<div class="visualClear"></div>
 
</html>
'''Places:''' [[The Field]]
 
'''Date:''' Tuesday, April 1, 2003
 
'''Page Title:''' king off towne dotte com!!
 
'''Earlier Page Title:''' kingoftown.com!!
 
== Button Effects ==
 
* '''Toon''' — Brings you back to the "DVD" menu. Mouse-over effect: The Multi-Function Dragon appears behind the mountains.
* '''Game''' — The game is [[Revenge of the King]]. Mouse-over effect: The Atari Dragon appears behind the mountains.
* '''Download''' — Brings up a [[404'd]] page (nonexistent "kingpaper.html"). Mouse-over effect: [[The S is for Sucks Dragon]] appears behind the mountains.
* '''E-mail''' — Goes to the toon [[King of Townmail]]. Mouse-over effect: The Hornblower appears in the field and plays.
 
== Fun Facts ==
 
=== Explanations ===
 
* This was the [[Main Pages|main menu page]] for [[April Fools' Day]] of [[2003]], complete with a [[King of Town Intro]].
** After April Fools', the page can now be accessed through an Easter egg in [[The King of Town DVD]]. Clicking on the mustache on the coat of arms will make the shield swing back; clicking a now-uncovered brick will play the King of Town intro that leads to this page.
 
=== Remarks ===
 
* The normal H*R logo (the [[Museum]] button) is replaced with a KOT logo. The King of Town says "The K.O.T.!" when you scroll over the icon.
* There are no buttons that correspond to the normal [[Character Videos|Characters]] and [[Store]] buttons.
* When the King of Town says "toon", it cuts off before the N sound.
* The original Download button linked to a [https://old.homestarrunner.com/kot.jpg King of Town logo image] captioned with "Tile it on your desktop."
* "kingoftown.com", the fake URL in the original [[Page Titles|page title]], was not registered by [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Soon after this toon's release, a fan-made [kingoftown.com/ kingoftown.com] was created, consisting of a simple landing page that directed visitors toward [[www.homestarrunner.com]]. In 2004, the page was changed to [[Mirror site|mirror]] the fan's personal website; the domain expired sometime between 2005 and 2008 and is not currently active.
** The current page title, www.kingofftowne.com, has never hosted a web page.
* The only button to remain the same as the rest of the Main Pages is the "E-mail" button.
 
== External Links ==
 
* [https://homestarrunner.com/mainking go to "King of Town Main Page"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/mainking.html go to "King of Town Main Page"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/mainking.swf view the Flash file for "King of Town Main Page"]
 
{| class="wikitable"
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'''2003:''' [[King of Town Intro|kingoftown.com]] ('''King of Town Main Page''', [[Revenge of the King]], [[King of Townmail]])
'''2004:''' [[Under Construction]]
'''2005:''' [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]]
'''2006:''' [[April Fools' 2006]]
'''2009:''' [[April Fool 09]]
'''2010:''' [[Xeriouxly Forxe]]
'''2014:''' [[April Fool 2014]]
'''2015:''' [[sbemail 206]]
'''2016:''' [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]]
'''2018:''' [[the next april fools thing]]
'''2019:''' [[Discount Strong Bad emails]]
'''2022:''' [[parenting]]
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
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! style="text-align:center;background:#ccccff;" | [[Main Pages]]
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| style="text-align:center;font-size:smaller;" | [[Main Page 1|The Moon]] · [[Main Page 2|Mountains]] · [[Main Page 3|Island]] · [[Main Page 4|Bowling]] · [[Main Page 5|Waffles]] · [[Main Page 6|Heaven]] · [[Main Page 7|Graveyard]] · [[Main Page 8|Falling]] · [[Main Page 9|Notebook]] · [[Main Page 10|Old-Timey]] · [[Main Page 11|News]] · [[Main Page 12|4th of July]] · [[Main Page 13|Atari]] · [[Main Page 14|Shower]] · [[Main Page 15|Powered by The Cheat]] · [[Main Page 16|Winter]] · [[Main Page 17|20X6]] · [[Main Page 18|Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] · [[Main Page 19|The Show]]  · [[Main Page 20|Flashback]] · [[Main Page 21|Vector]] · [[Main Page 22|Virus]]  · [[Main Page 23|Backstage Pass]] · [[Main Page 24|Nearsighted]] · [[Main Page 25|Puppets]] · [[Main Page 26|Xeriouxly Forxe]] · [[Main Page 27|Peasantry]] · [[Main Page 28|Yonder Website]]<br />
'''Other Main Pages:''' [[Luau Main Page|Luau]] · [[Strong Bad Main Page|Strong Bad]] · [[Homsar Main Page|Homsar]] · '''King of Town'''
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| style="text-align:center;font-size:smaller;" | '''Related:''' [[Weeklies]] ([[Quote of the Week|Q]] · [[Weekly Fanstuff|F]] · [[Sketchbook|S]] · [[Random Toon|R]]) · [[Main Page Messages|Messages]] ([[Main Page Pop-Ups|Pop-Ups]] · [[New Toon Soon]] · [[Misleading Main Page Messages|Misleading]]) · [[First Time Here?]] · [[Main Page Glitches|Glitches]]
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[[Category:The King of Town Filmography]]
[[Category:Multi-Function Dragon Filmography]]
[[Category:The Hornblower Filmography]]
[[Category:April Fools]]
[[Category:Main Pages]]
[[Category:The King of Town DVD]]
[[Category:Old Crap Corner]]


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kingoftown.com!!

The King of Town Main Page is a comically simplified alternate Main Page, starring the King of Town instead of Homestar Runner. There are only four buttons, each bearing a singular label ("toon", "game", etc.), unlike the typical plural labels.

Cast (in order of appearance): The King of Town, The King of Town's Sheep, Multi-Function Dragon, Atari Dragon, The S is for Sucks Dragon, The Hornblower

Places: The Field

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2003

Page Title: king off towne dotte com!!

Earlier Page Title: kingoftown.com!!

Button Effects

  • Toon — Brings you back to the "DVD" menu. Mouse-over effect: The Multi-Function Dragon appears behind the mountains.
  • Game — The game is Revenge of the King. Mouse-over effect: The Atari Dragon appears behind the mountains.
  • Download — Brings up a 404'd page (nonexistent "kingpaper.html"). Mouse-over effect: The S is for Sucks Dragon appears behind the mountains.
  • E-mail — Goes to the toon King of Townmail. Mouse-over effect: The Hornblower appears in the field and plays.

Fun Facts

Explanations

Remarks

  • The normal H*R logo (the Museum button) is replaced with a KOT logo. The King of Town says "The K.O.T.!" when you scroll over the icon.
  • There are no buttons that correspond to the normal Characters and Store buttons.
  • When the King of Town says "toon", it cuts off before the N sound.
  • The original Download button linked to a King of Town logo image captioned with "Tile it on your desktop."
  • "kingoftown.com", the fake URL in the original page title, was not registered by The Brothers Chaps. Soon after this toon's release, a fan-made [kingoftown.com/ kingoftown.com] was created, consisting of a simple landing page that directed visitors toward www.homestarrunner.com. In 2004, the page was changed to mirror the fan's personal website; the domain expired sometime between 2005 and 2008 and is not currently active.
    • The current page title, www.kingofftowne.com, has never hosted a web page.
  • The only button to remain the same as the rest of the Main Pages is the "E-mail" button.
April Fools' Day

2003: kingoftown.com (King of Town Main Page, Revenge of the King, King of Townmail) 2004: Under Construction 2005: HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS! 2006: April Fools' 2006 2009: April Fool 09 2010: Xeriouxly Forxe 2014: April Fool 2014 2015: sbemail 206 2016: Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 2018: the next april fools thing 2019: Discount Strong Bad emails 2022: parenting

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Other Main Pages: Luau · Strong Bad · Homsar · King of Town

Related: Weeklies (Q · F · S · R) · Messages (Pop-Ups · New Toon Soon · Misleading) · First Time Here? · Glitches
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