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''This article is about the toons menu itself.'' ''For the list of all toons, see [[All Toons]].''
''This article is about the toons menu itself.'' ''For the list of all toons, see [[All Toons]].''


<div class="thumb tright">
[[File:ToonsMenu2021.png|300px]]


<div class="thumbinner" style="width:302px;">
''The new toons menu''


[[File:ToonsMenu2021.png|[[File:ToonsMenu2021.png|300px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">
<div class="magnify">
[[File:ToonsMenu2021.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
</div>
The new toons menu
</div>
</div>
</div>
The '''menu''' in which all the [[Toons|toons]] are listed on a ''[[TV Guide]]''-like [[Periodicals|magazine]] entitled '''TV Time'''. The list features the toon's name, a 3-letter abbreviation relating to the toon (akin to the channel number on a TV guide), icons linking to the toon on the website or on [[YouTube]] (if available), and a brief animated preview that appears on the [[TeeBee]] when hovering over a title. The toon's description, length, and release year are hidden and appear upon clicking the toon's title or abbreviation.
The '''menu''' in which all the [[Toons|toons]] are listed on a ''[[TV Guide]]''-like [[Periodicals|magazine]] entitled '''TV Time'''. The list features the toon's name, a 3-letter abbreviation relating to the toon (akin to the channel number on a TV guide), icons linking to the toon on the website or on [[YouTube]] (if available), and a brief animated preview that appears on the [[TeeBee]] when hovering over a title. The toon's description, length, and release year are hidden and appear upon clicking the toon's title or abbreviation.


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'''Page Title:''' Fun in the Living Room!
'''Page Title:''' Fun in the Living Room!


{| id="toc" class="wikitable toc" summary="Contents"
== Menu ==
|-
| <div id="toctitle">
 
<span id="contents"></span>
== Contents ==
 
</div>
* [#Menu 1 Menu]
* [#History 2 History]
* [#Easter_Eggs 3 Easter Eggs]
* [#Fun_Facts 4 Fun Facts]
** [#Misleading_Previews 4.1 Misleading Previews]
** [#Trivia 4.2 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 4.3 Remarks]
** [#Goofs 4.4 Goofs]
** [#Fixed_Goofs 4.5 Fixed Goofs]
** [#Fixed_Glitches 4.6 Fixed Glitches]
** [#Real-World_References 4.7 Real-World References]
* [#External_Links 5 External Links]
 
|}
 
<span id="menu"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">Menu</span> ==


''For the full listing of toons on this menu, see [[Toons]].''
''For the full listing of toons on this menu, see [[Toons]].''


A remote divides the [[Toons]] into nine categories. By default, &quot;Latest Stuff&quot; is selected.
A remote divides the [[Toons]] into nine categories. By default, "Latest Stuff" is selected.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| valign="top"| * Latest Stuff
|  
* [[Holidays|Holiday]]
|  
* Video Stuff
|  
 
| valign="top"| * Toons
* [[Puppet Stuff]]
* [[Teen Girl Squad]]
 
| valign="top"| * Shorts
* [[Strong Bad Email]]
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|Answering Machine]]
 
|-
|-
|
|  
|
|
|}
|}


&quot;Strong Bad Email&quot; links to [[Strong Bad Email Menu|its own discrete menu]], while all other categories remain as submenus of this page. Notably, Teen Girl Squad and Marzipan's Answering Machine used to have their own separate menu pages as well.
"Strong Bad Email" links to [[Strong Bad Email Menu|its own discrete menu]], while all other categories remain as submenus of this page. Notably, Teen Girl Squad and Marzipan's Answering Machine used to have their own separate menu pages as well.


In the cabinet under the TeeBee, four tapes can be seen, none of which link to full cartoons: &quot;Graduation and Pr[...]&quot;, &quot;[[Joy of Painting]]&quot;, &quot;Moscow Peace F[estival]&quot;, and &quot;1992 Triplecas[t]&quot;.
In the cabinet under the TeeBee, four tapes can be seen, none of which link to full cartoons: "Graduation and Pr[...]", "[[Joy of Painting]]", "Moscow Peace F[estival]", and "1992 Triplecas[t]".


<span id="history"></span>
== History ==
== <span class="mw-headline"> History </span> ==


<div class="thumb tright">
[[File:New_Toons_Menu.png|180px]]


<div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;">
''The TTTM in 2016. Note the differences in buttons on the remote, format of listings in the guide, and tapes in the cabinet.''


[[File:New Toons Menu.png|[[File:New_Toons_Menu.png|180px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">
<div class="magnify">
[[File:New Toons Menu.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
</div>
The TTTM in 2016. Note the differences in buttons on the remote, format of listings in the guide, and tapes in the cabinet.
</div>
</div>
</div>
* Originally, the toons menu only listed four categories: Toons, [[Features]] (a section containing [[Strong Bad Email]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]], and [[Teen Girl Squad]]), Shorts, and Holiday. (This version can be seen [http://www.homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/toons-pre-new-remote.html here].)
* Originally, the toons menu only listed four categories: Toons, [[Features]] (a section containing [[Strong Bad Email]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]], and [[Teen Girl Squad]]), Shorts, and Holiday. (This version can be seen [http://www.homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/toons-pre-new-remote.html here].)
* The toons menu layout changed on June 22, 2004, dividing all the toons into eight categories. [[Powered by The Cheat]] and [[Puppet Stuff]] sections were added, and the Features were divided into their own sections at the bottom.
* The toons menu layout changed on June 22, 2004, dividing all the toons into eight categories. [[Powered by The Cheat]] and [[Puppet Stuff]] sections were added, and the Features were divided into their own sections at the bottom.
* On February 12, 2007, a &quot;[[New Stuff]]&quot; tape replaced one of the (non-interactive) &quot;Joy of Painting&quot; videos. When clicked, it listed the toons released from 2007 onward.
* On February 12, 2007, a "[[New Stuff]]" tape replaced one of the (non-interactive) "Joy of Painting" videos. When clicked, it listed the toons released from 2007 onward.
* The toons menu layout changed again for the [[Post-Flash Site Update|post-Flash site update]] on December 31, 2020. The menu was recreated in HTML, with GIF previews instead of SWF files. New Stuff was changed to Latest Stuff, Powered by The Cheat was merged with Shorts, and Teen Girl Squad and Answering Machine were given their own sub-menus instead of linking to other pages. While prior versions of the menu had all information for each item in plain sight, the updated version's menu items show the Channel ID, title, and links, with the description, release year, and length revealed upon clicking the title or ID. Some previously [[YouTube]]-exclusive content was added, such as [[Skills of an Artist]]. The back button was also removed.
* The toons menu layout changed again for the [[Post-Flash Site Update|post-Flash site update]] on December 31, 2020. The menu was recreated in HTML, with GIF previews instead of SWF files. New Stuff was changed to Latest Stuff, Powered by The Cheat was merged with Shorts, and Teen Girl Squad and Answering Machine were given their own sub-menus instead of linking to other pages. While prior versions of the menu had all information for each item in plain sight, the updated version's menu items show the Channel ID, title, and links, with the description, release year, and length revealed upon clicking the title or ID. Some previously [[YouTube]]-exclusive content was added, such as [[Skills of an Artist]]. The back button was also removed.
** Two weeks later, on January 15, 2021, a &quot;Video Stuff&quot; category was created for content that is primarily [[Live Action|live action]] but does not qualify as Puppet Stuff. This includes the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] and Skills of an Artist, which were previously shorts.
** Two weeks later, on January 15, 2021, a "Video Stuff" category was created for content that is primarily [[Live Action|live action]] but does not qualify as Puppet Stuff. This includes the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] and Skills of an Artist, which were previously shorts.


<span id="easter-eggs"></span>
== Easter Eggs ==
== <span class="mw-headline">Easter Eggs</span> ==


* Placing the mouse over the tape &quot;[[Joy of Painting]]&quot; displays a small clip of [[Marzipan]] dressed as [[Bob Ross]] painting with a [[Marzipan's Painting Tools|palette knife]].
* Placing the mouse over the tape "[[Joy of Painting]]" displays a small clip of [[Marzipan]] dressed as [[Bob Ross]] painting with a [[Marzipan's Painting Tools|palette knife]].


* Clicking on the top left corner of the ''TV Time'' booklet will close it and show one of four different covers:
* Clicking on the top left corner of the ''TV Time'' booklet will close it and show one of four different covers:


{| class="wikitable wikitable"
Cover Caption Description
|-
! Cover
! Caption
! Description
|-
| [[File:1tvtime.png|[[File:1tvtime.png|120px|thumb]]]]
| Homestar Runner<br />
and Company:<br />
Eating [[Pie]] and<br />
Getting [[Glossary|Doppy]]
| The main characters of Homestar Runner (except [[Homsar]])
|-
| [[File:2tvtime.png|[[File:2tvtime.png|120px|thumb]]]]
| Homestar Runner:<br />
Ummm...[[Seriously]]
| [[Homestar Runner]]
|-
| [[File:3tvtime.png|[[File:3tvtime.png|120px|thumb]]]]
| Strong Bad:<br />
The Last<br />
Great Guy?
| [[Strong Bad]]
|-
| [[File:Strong Mad and The Cheat TV Time Cover 4.png|[[File:Strong_Mad_and_The_Cheat_TV_Time_Cover_4.png|120px|thumb]]]]
| Strong Mad &amp;<br />
the Cheat:<br />
The Next Bosom<br />
Buddies?
| [[Strong Mad]] [[Strong Mad and The Cheat's Relationship|hugging]] [[The Cheat]]
|}


* By placing the mouse over the Strong Bad Email button and holding it there for a short while, the TV will show Strong Bad sitting at the [[Tandy 400]] soundlessly checking his email, receiving the following message:
[[File:1tvtime.png|120px]]  Homestar Runner<br />and Company:<br />Eating [[Pie]] and<br />Getting [[Glossary|Doppy]]  The main characters of Homestar Runner (except [[Homsar]])


<blockquote>Dear Strong Bad,<br />
[[File:2tvtime.png|120px]]  Homestar Runner:<br />Ummm...[[Seriously]]  [[Homestar Runner]]
I drank too much salty plum soda.<br />
<br />
<br />
-Stu</blockquote>
to which Strong Bad replies, &quot;No such thing, Stu. No such thing.&quot;


* If the mouse is held over one of the first 11 [[Teen Girl Squad]] issues, it will show an intro:
[[File:3tvtime.png|120px]] Strong Bad:<br />The Last<br />Great Guy?  [[Strong Bad]]
** [[Cheerleader]]'s shirt says. &quot;li'l brat&quot;. Her card says, &quot;hair products!&quot;.
** [[So and So]]'s card says, &quot;plaid skirt!&quot;.
** [[What's Her Face]]'s card says, &quot;baggy clothes!&quot;.
** [[The Ugly One]]'s card says, &quot;drill team!&quot;.


<span id="fun-facts"></span>
[[File:Strong_Mad_and_The_Cheat_TV_Time_Cover_4.png|120px]]  Strong Mad &<br />the Cheat:<br />The Next Bosom<br />Buddies?  [[Strong Mad]] [[Strong Mad and The Cheat's Relationship|hugging]] [[The Cheat]]
== <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span> ==


<span id="misleading-previews"></span>
* By placing the mouse over the Strong Bad Email button and holding it there for a short while, the TV will show Strong Bad sitting at the [[Tandy 400]] soundlessly checking his email, receiving the following message:
=== <span class="mw-headline">Misleading Previews</span> ===


<div class="thumb tright">
<blockquote>
>Dear Strong Bad,<br />
>I drank too much salty plum soda.<br />
><br />
><br />
>-Stu
</blockquote>


<div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;">
to which Strong Bad replies, "No such thing, Stu.  No such thing."


[[File:homestar puppet mp25.png|[[File:homestar_puppet_mp25.png|200px|thumb]]]]
* If the mouse is held over one of the first 11 [[Teen Girl Squad]] issues, it will show an intro:
<div class="thumbcaption">
** [[Cheerleader]]'s shirt says. "li'l brat". Her card says, "hair products!".
** [[So and So]]'s card says, "plaid skirt!".
** [[What's Her Face]]'s card says, "baggy clothes!".
** [[The Ugly One]]'s card says, "drill team!".


<div class="magnify">
== Fun Facts ==


[[File:homestar puppet mp25.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
=== Misleading Previews ===


</div>
[[File:homestar_puppet_mp25.png|200px]]
[[Main Page 25]]'s toons menu preview


</div>
''Main Page 25 's toons menu preview''


</div>
</div>
Some toons have previews that do not occur in the actual toon:
Some toons have previews that do not occur in the actual toon:


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* [[Which Ween Costumes?]] — A close-up of The Cheat in his Max costume with a sad expression that does not appear in the toon.
* [[Which Ween Costumes?]] — A close-up of The Cheat in his Max costume with a sad expression that does not appear in the toon.
* [[Record Store Day]] — A close-up of Strong Sad's [[sloshy]] shirt from the Strong Bad Email [[concert]].
* [[Record Store Day]] — A close-up of Strong Sad's [[sloshy]] shirt from the Strong Bad Email [[concert]].
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] — Prior to the [[Post-Flash Site Update|post-Flash site update]], the preview had a non-dilapidated [[PhoneTime XL8]] with a &quot;0&quot; on the display.
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] — Prior to the [[Post-Flash Site Update|post-Flash site update]], the preview had a non-dilapidated [[PhoneTime XL8]] with a "0" on the display.
* [[Later That Night...]] — The moon rises over the [[Spooky Woods]], without a tree in the background, with Homestar's mouth open.
* [[Later That Night...]] — The moon rises over the [[Spooky Woods]], without a tree in the background, with Homestar's mouth open.
* [[Characters from Yonder Website]] — The preview shows the Faceless Megacorp logo against a white background, whereas it is in front of a blurred title screen in the toon.
* [[Characters from Yonder Website]] — The preview shows the Faceless Megacorp logo against a white background, whereas it is in front of a blurred title screen in the toon.
* [[Fan Costumes 2017]] — A full-screen image of &quot;Xeliogravius IV&quot;, the video game box that makes a brief appearance during the toon.
* [[Fan Costumes 2017]] — A full-screen image of "Xeliogravius IV", the video game box that makes a brief appearance during the toon.
* [[Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack]] — The title card is not shown during the title sequence.
* [[Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack]] — The title card is not shown during the title sequence.
* [[Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle]] — Various screens from the toon are shown in rapid succession, with the prompt &quot;You are in the Vampire's Castle. It doth rule hard. Ye see problems. &gt; What do you do?&quot;
* [[Disk 4 of 12 - Vampire's Castle]] — Various screens from the toon are shown in rapid succession, with the prompt "You are in the Vampire's Castle. It doth rule hard. Ye see problems. > What do you do?"
* [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] — The [[Decemberweenvent Calendar Character Variations|versions]] of Strong Bad and Homestar on the cover moving across the piano keyboard.
* [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] — The [[Decemberweenvent Calendar Character Variations|versions]] of Strong Bad and Homestar on the cover moving across the piano keyboard.


<span id="trivia"></span>
=== Trivia ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Trivia</span> ===


* On smaller windows, the remote is positioned further to the left and obscures the Moscow and Triplecast tapes. On mobile devices, the layout changes to the TeeBee on the top half of the screen and the guide on the bottom half.
* On smaller windows, the remote is positioned further to the left and obscures the Moscow and Triplecast tapes. On mobile devices, the layout changes to the TeeBee on the top half of the screen and the guide on the bottom half.
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* Prior to the December 31, 2020 update, the contrast buttons in the Tandy in the preview of the Strong Bad Email were clickable, but didn't do anything. Now that the preview is a GIF instead of a Flash file, they are no longer clickable at all.
* Prior to the December 31, 2020 update, the contrast buttons in the Tandy in the preview of the Strong Bad Email were clickable, but didn't do anything. Now that the preview is a GIF instead of a Flash file, they are no longer clickable at all.
** In the preview's [https://homestarrunner.com/menuswfs/menu_sbmail.swf Flash file], however, the buttons are fully functional.
** In the preview's [https://homestarrunner.com/menuswfs/menu_sbmail.swf Flash file], however, the buttons are fully functional.
* A second &quot;Joy of Painting&quot; tape is [https://homestarrunner.com/assets/toons/tv.png obscured by the remote].
* A second "Joy of Painting" tape is [https://homestarrunner.com/assets/toons/tv.png obscured by the remote].


<span id="remarks"></span>
=== Remarks ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Remarks</span> ===


* The YouTube versions of [[A Folky Tale]], [[Bug In Mouth Disease]], [[Cool Things]], [[Commandos in the Classroom]], [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]], and [[The System is Down]] are not linked to.
* The YouTube versions of [[A Folky Tale]], [[Bug In Mouth Disease]], [[Cool Things]], [[Commandos in the Classroom]], [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]], and [[The System is Down]] are not linked to.


<span id="goofs"></span>
=== Goofs ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Goofs</span> ===
 
<div class="thumb tright">
 
<div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;">
 
[[File:Whitenoise goof.png|[[File:Whitenoise_goof.png|180px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">
 
<div class="magnify">
 
[[File:Whitenoise goof.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]


</div>
[[File:Whitenoise_goof.png|180px]]
What's with all the noise?


</div>
''What's with all the noise?''


</div>
</div>
* During the following toon previews, the preview overlaying the static doesn't completely cover it, and so some white noise can be seen on the TV screen:
* During the following toon previews, the preview overlaying the static doesn't completely cover it, and so some white noise can be seen on the TV screen:
** [[mile]]
** [[mile]]
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* [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]] is listed twice on the book.
* [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]] is listed twice on the book.


<span id="fixed-goofs"></span>
=== Fixed Goofs ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Fixed Goofs</span> ===


* For a few days, the description for [[too cool]] mistakenly linked to [[sbemail 206]] instead; likewise, the preview for [[sbemail 206]] was shown on the TeeBee.
* For a few days, the description for [[too cool]] mistakenly linked to [[sbemail 206]] instead; likewise, the preview for [[sbemail 206]] was shown on the TeeBee.


<span id="fixed-glitches"></span>
=== Fixed Glitches ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Fixed Glitches</span> ===
 
<div class="thumb tright">
 
<div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;">
 
[[File:TVGuideDennis.png|[[File:TVGuideDennis.png|180px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">
 
<div class="magnify">
 
[[File:TVGuideDennis.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]
 
</div>
Obvious categories are...


</div>
[[File:TVGuideDennis.png|180px]]


</div>
''Obvious categories are...''


</div>
* Sometimes, on older computers, clicking Toons, Shorts, Puppet Stuff, or Holiday did not open the closed TV Time booklet, so the cover must be clicked on to open it. All it showed was a blank page with the title "[[Dennis]]" on it.
* Sometimes, on older computers, clicking Toons, Shorts, Puppet Stuff, or Holiday did not open the closed TV Time booklet, so the cover must be clicked on to open it. All it showed was a blank page with the title &quot;[[Dennis]]&quot; on it.
* By using the Tab key, it was possible to select the feature on the TV guide directly below the ones visible (unless it was the last one to select from) by highlighting the edges of the pages. This could not be done with the mouse.
* By using the Tab key, it was possible to select the feature on the TV guide directly below the ones visible (unless it was the last one to select from) by highlighting the edges of the pages. This could not be done with the mouse.


<span id="real-world-references"></span>
=== Real-World References ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span> ===


* Several of the labeled videotapes refer to real television programs:
* Several of the labeled videotapes refer to real television programs:
** &quot;1992 Triplecast&quot; refers to the 1992 [[Olympics Triplecast]], an experimental pay-per-view telecast of the [[Olympics]], which was previously referenced in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]].
** "1992 Triplecast" refers to the 1992 [[Olympics Triplecast]], an experimental pay-per-view telecast of the [[Olympics]], which was previously referenced in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]].
** ''[[The Joy of Painting]]'' was an instructional oil painting series.
** ''[[The Joy of Painting]]'' was an instructional oil painting series.
** &quot;Moscow Peace Festival&quot; refers to the 1989 [[Moscow Music Peace Festival]], a concert series of high-profile hard rock acts from abroad in Soviet Moscow.
** "Moscow Peace Festival" refers to the 1989 [[Moscow Music Peace Festival]], a concert series of high-profile hard rock acts from abroad in Soviet Moscow.


<span id="external-links"></span>
== External Links ==
== <span class="mw-headline">External Links</span> ==


* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons view the toons menu]
* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons view the toons menu]
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<br />
<br />


{| class="wikitable toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin:0 auto;"
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; width:16em; font-size:90%; text-align:left;"
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" width="30%"| Preceded by:<br />
| Preceded by:<br />[[Lucky Toons Menu]]
[[Lucky Toons Menu]]
| [[Toons]] Navigation<br />July 14, 2002-Present
| style="text-align: center;" width="40%"| [[Toons]] Navigation<br />
| Succeeded by:<br />N/A
July 14, 2002-Present
| style="text-align: center;" width="30%"| Succeeded by:<br />
N/A
|}
|}


<div style="clear:both;">
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
</div>
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background:#ccccff;" | [[homestarrunner.com]] Navigation
<div id="catlinks" class="catlinks">
|-
 
! style="width:16%;background:#DDF" | '''[[Navigation Bar]]'''
<div id="mw-normal-catlinks">
| [[Index Page]] · [[Main Pages]] · '''Toons Menu''' · [[Strong Bad Email Menu]] · [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games Menu]] · [[Store|Stores]] · [[Email|Contact]] · [[Sitemap]]
 
|-
[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:H*R Navigation|H*R Navigation]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Not Quite Strong Bad Emails|Not Quite Strong Bad Emails]]</span>
! style="background:#DDF" | '''[[Weeklies|Popups]]'''
 
| [[Quote of the Week]] · [[Weekly Fanstuff]] · [[Sketchbook]] · [[Random Toon]]
</div>
|-
 
! style="background:#DDF" | '''Other'''
</div>
| [[Museum]] · [[Character Videos]] · [[Downloads]] · [[Legal]] · [[homestarrunnerdotcom|YouTube]]
|}
[[Category:H*R Navigation]]
[[Category:Not Quite Strong Bad Emails]]


Latest revision as of 04:58, 5 August 2026

This article is about the toons menu itself. For the list of all toons, see All Toons.

The new toons menu

The menu in which all the toons are listed on a TV Guide-like magazine entitled TV Time. The list features the toon's name, a 3-letter abbreviation relating to the toon (akin to the channel number on a TV guide), icons linking to the toon on the website or on YouTube (if available), and a brief animated preview that appears on the TeeBee when hovering over a title. The toon's description, length, and release year are hidden and appear upon clicking the toon's title or abbreviation.

Place: Homestar Runner's House

Date: Sunday, July 14, 2002

Page Title: Fun in the Living Room!

For the full listing of toons on this menu, see Toons.

A remote divides the Toons into nine categories. By default, "Latest Stuff" is selected.

"Strong Bad Email" links to its own discrete menu, while all other categories remain as submenus of this page. Notably, Teen Girl Squad and Marzipan's Answering Machine used to have their own separate menu pages as well.

In the cabinet under the TeeBee, four tapes can be seen, none of which link to full cartoons: "Graduation and Pr[...]", "Joy of Painting", "Moscow Peace F[estival]", and "1992 Triplecas[t]".

History

The TTTM in 2016. Note the differences in buttons on the remote, format of listings in the guide, and tapes in the cabinet.

  • Originally, the toons menu only listed four categories: Toons, Features (a section containing Strong Bad Email, Marzipan's Answering Machine, and Teen Girl Squad), Shorts, and Holiday. (This version can be seen here.)
  • The toons menu layout changed on June 22, 2004, dividing all the toons into eight categories. Powered by The Cheat and Puppet Stuff sections were added, and the Features were divided into their own sections at the bottom.
  • On February 12, 2007, a "New Stuff" tape replaced one of the (non-interactive) "Joy of Painting" videos. When clicked, it listed the toons released from 2007 onward.
  • The toons menu layout changed again for the post-Flash site update on December 31, 2020. The menu was recreated in HTML, with GIF previews instead of SWF files. New Stuff was changed to Latest Stuff, Powered by The Cheat was merged with Shorts, and Teen Girl Squad and Answering Machine were given their own sub-menus instead of linking to other pages. While prior versions of the menu had all information for each item in plain sight, the updated version's menu items show the Channel ID, title, and links, with the description, release year, and length revealed upon clicking the title or ID. Some previously YouTube-exclusive content was added, such as Skills of an Artist. The back button was also removed.
    • Two weeks later, on January 15, 2021, a "Video Stuff" category was created for content that is primarily live action but does not qualify as Puppet Stuff. This includes the Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer and Skills of an Artist, which were previously shorts.

Easter Eggs

  • Clicking on the top left corner of the TV Time booklet will close it and show one of four different covers:

Cover Caption Description 

  Homestar Runner
and Company:
Eating Pie and
Getting Doppy  The main characters of Homestar Runner (except Homsar)

  Homestar Runner:
Ummm...Seriously  Homestar Runner

  Strong Bad:
The Last
Great Guy?  Strong Bad

  Strong Mad &
the Cheat:
The Next Bosom
Buddies?  Strong Mad hugging The Cheat
  • By placing the mouse over the Strong Bad Email button and holding it there for a short while, the TV will show Strong Bad sitting at the Tandy 400 soundlessly checking his email, receiving the following message:

>Dear Strong Bad,
>I drank too much salty plum soda.
>
>
>-Stu

to which Strong Bad replies, "No such thing, Stu. No such thing."

Fun Facts

Misleading Previews

Main Page 25 's toons menu preview

Some toons have previews that do not occur in the actual toon:

Trivia

  • On smaller windows, the remote is positioned further to the left and obscures the Moscow and Triplecast tapes. On mobile devices, the layout changes to the TeeBee on the top half of the screen and the guide on the bottom half.
  • The running time of each short is listed under each entry, but there are occasionally differences between the stated and actual time.
  • Prior to its removal, the Back button would always lead to Main Page 4.
  • The Strong Bad Email Easter egg comes from an abandoned project called Wireless Bizness.
  • Prior to the December 31, 2020 update, the contrast buttons in the Tandy in the preview of the Strong Bad Email were clickable, but didn't do anything. Now that the preview is a GIF instead of a Flash file, they are no longer clickable at all.
    • In the preview's Flash file, however, the buttons are fully functional.
  • A second "Joy of Painting" tape is obscured by the remote.

Remarks

Goofs

What's with all the noise?

Fixed Goofs

Fixed Glitches

Obvious categories are...

  • Sometimes, on older computers, clicking Toons, Shorts, Puppet Stuff, or Holiday did not open the closed TV Time booklet, so the cover must be clicked on to open it. All it showed was a blank page with the title "Dennis" on it.
  • By using the Tab key, it was possible to select the feature on the TV guide directly below the ones visible (unless it was the last one to select from) by highlighting the edges of the pages. This could not be done with the mouse.

Real-World References


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