Wallpaper

This article is about downloadable desktop wallpapers. For the wallpapers displayed on the Compé, see Compé Wallpapers.

Spice up your desktop with some H*R

Desktop wallpapers with a Homestar Runner theme are available from the Downloads page.

Descriptions

All are available in "Small" (640×480), "Med" (800×600), and "Large" (1024×768) sizes, apart from the tile (192×200).

• Homestarmy themed posters on a wall
• Pom Pom tag on a metal door
• Atari 2600 Duck Pond screenshot
• "Homestar Runner", styled like the Harvest album cover
• Strong Bad reflected in the Tandy 400 screen, having typed "Every time that I look at myself, I can't believe how awesome I am!!!"
• A metallic illustration of Homestar Runner's head with "Seriously." printed below it, spoofing Apple's "Think different" campaign
• A spoof of the Waffle House logo, "Homestar Runner" with the slogan "Everybody, Everybody"
• Coloring book-style illustration of Homestar Runner, colored with crayon
• The main characters (minus Homsar) depicted in a sharp vector style with the text "everybody! everybody!" above and below.
• Photograph of a pile of marshmallows
• "The Evolution of Homestar" — 6/97, 6/99, 11/99, 5/00, 2/01
• Tiled Pom Poms

Other Wallpapers

• The Macintosh wallpapers from big white face are available to download (800×600, 1024×768) in an Easter egg at the end of the email.
• A "Support the Municipality" desktop from disconnected was available to download (1024×768, 1600×1200) through the Main Pages on March 16, 2006.
• A Trogdor desktop by Rob Schrab was made available to download (1024×768,1600×1200) on the Main Pages on January 14, 2008.
• A 3DCG render of The Poopsmith by "Robotsuperstar" was made available to download as a wallpaper (1024×768,1600×1200) on the Main Pages on January 28, 2008.
  • The same image was featured as the Weekly Fanstuff for January 24, 2008.

"Municipality" main page pop-up

Schrab's Trogdor, with double the beefy arms

All three of the glorious D's!

Fun Facts

Explanations

• Though The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest was created in 1996, it was scanned and digitally colored in 1997. This is why the first stage in the "Evolution of Homestar" wallpaper is dated to '97 instead of his origin in 1996.

Remarks

• In the "Everybody, Everybody" wallpaper, The Poopsmith's lower arms are orange, while his upper arms are stained.
• Viewing the Flash file of the wallpaper pop-up (http://www.homestarrunner.com/hsicons/wallpaper.swf) instead of going through the Downloads page causes the links to not work. They come up as http://www.homestarrunner.com/hsicons/wallpapers/armywallpaper2.jpg instead of (for example).

Fixed Goofs

• The Homestarmy poster initially lacked the letter "m", reading "Homestary." A few hours after being up, the design was fixed.

Inside References

• Strong Bad's message "Every time that I look at myself, I can't believe how awesome I am!!!" is a quote from Strong Bad Sings.

Real-World References

• The Homestarmy poster is an obvious play on the iconic Uncle Sam recruitment poster reading "I want you for U.S. Army".
  • The Homestarmy poster and those flanking it are all based on war propaganda posters disseminated by the U.S. government during World War II.
• The Municipality "We're Onto You" design is evocative of "Big Brother is watching you" from Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Fast Forward

• The Marshmallow wallpaper is seen again in the Strong Bad Email videography.

See Also

• Miscellaneous Downloads
• Homestar Runner Desktop Theme

External Links

• view the Flash file for the wallpapers
• view the old wallpapers page (includes the last nine above)