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''I'll take it! I'll take eleven!'' | |||
The '''soapbox''' is a small wooden shipping box that [[Homestar Runner]] has used as a [[podium]] in several toons. Its contents increase by one with most appearances. To get "on a [[soapbox]]" is a popular American idiom that means to make a flamboyant or persuasive speech in an unofficial setting. | |||
== Appearances == | |||
* Email [[fingers]] — Homestar talks while standing on a box labeled "Eleven Soaps". In an Easter egg, one can see that an unconscious (or possibly [[Death|dead]]) [[Strong Sad]] is crammed inside the box. | |||
* Email [[army]] — Homestar recites his "fight speech" for the [[Homestarmy]] from atop a box labeled "Twelve of Them". | |||
* Email [[record book]] — Homestar tells bad redneck jokes standing on a box labeled "Thirteen, Y'all". | |||
* Email [[4 branches]] — Homestar does math problems and explains [[Coulomb's law]] on a box labeled "Fourteen [[Times]]". | |||
* [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — While Homestar is singing to [[Coach Z]], Coach Z sits on the soapbox, but it isn't labeled. | |||
* Email [[business trip]] — Strong Sad gives a business lecture on the soapbox, now labeled "Fifteen [[Type|Types]]". | |||
* [[Everything Else, Volume 3]] — Homestar jumps over the soapbox on the Toons menu of the DVD; the soapbox is unlabeled in this appearance. | |||
* Email [[hiding]] — [[Animatronic Strong Bad]] stands on the soapbox labeled "Sixteen For You". | |||
* Email [[magic trick]] — Strong Bad performs magic while standing on the soapbox, which is labelled "Seventeen For Free". | |||
* [[SBCG4AP Tutorial]] — The soapbox appears behind Bubs' Concession Stand, with the label "Sixteenzies". | |||
* [[Back To A Website|Back to a Website]] — In honor of the 25th anniversary of the site, the Soap Box Homestar stands on during the song is labled "Twenty-Five Dot Coms". | |||
== See Also == | |||
* [[Barrels]] | |||
* [[Cardboard Boxes]] | |||
* [[Wooden Crates]] | |||
* [[Soap Box Doiby]] | |||
[[Category:Object running gags]] | |||
[[Category:Containers]] | |||
[[Category:Signage]] | |||
Latest revision as of 04:58, 5 August 2026
I'll take it! I'll take eleven!
The soapbox is a small wooden shipping box that Homestar Runner has used as a podium in several toons. Its contents increase by one with most appearances. To get "on a soapbox" is a popular American idiom that means to make a flamboyant or persuasive speech in an unofficial setting.
Appearances
- Email fingers — Homestar talks while standing on a box labeled "Eleven Soaps". In an Easter egg, one can see that an unconscious (or possibly dead) Strong Sad is crammed inside the box.
- Email army — Homestar recites his "fight speech" for the Homestarmy from atop a box labeled "Twelve of Them".
- Email record book — Homestar tells bad redneck jokes standing on a box labeled "Thirteen, Y'all".
- Email 4 branches — Homestar does math problems and explains Coulomb's law on a box labeled "Fourteen Times".
- Decemberween Short Shorts — While Homestar is singing to Coach Z, Coach Z sits on the soapbox, but it isn't labeled.
- Email business trip — Strong Sad gives a business lecture on the soapbox, now labeled "Fifteen Types".
- Everything Else, Volume 3 — Homestar jumps over the soapbox on the Toons menu of the DVD; the soapbox is unlabeled in this appearance.
- Email hiding — Animatronic Strong Bad stands on the soapbox labeled "Sixteen For You".
- Email magic trick — Strong Bad performs magic while standing on the soapbox, which is labelled "Seventeen For Free".
- SBCG4AP Tutorial — The soapbox appears behind Bubs' Concession Stand, with the label "Sixteenzies".
- Back to a Website — In honor of the 25th anniversary of the site, the Soap Box Homestar stands on during the song is labled "Twenty-Five Dot Coms".
