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! style="text-align: center;"| [[File:Puppet Jam 6.JPG|[[File:Puppet_Jam_6.JPG|200px|thumb|John Flansburgh and John Linnell]]]]
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! Origins
! style="text-align: center;"| Origins
| [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]<br />
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
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! Genre(s)
! style="text-align: center;"| Genre(s)
| [[Alternative rock]]<br />[[College rock]]<br />[[Children's music]] (occasionally)<br />
| style="text-align: center;"| [[Alternative rock]]<br />
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[[College rock]]<br />
! Members
[[Children's music]]
| [[index.php/John Flansburgh|John Flansburgh]]<br />[[index.php/John Linnell|John Linnell]]<br />with:<br />[[index.php/Marty Beller|Marty Beller]]<br />[[index.php/Dan Miller|Dan Miller]]<br />[[index.php/Danny Weinkauf|Danny Weinkauf]]<br />
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! style="text-align: center;"| Members
! Discography
| style="text-align: center;"| [[index.php/John Flansburgh|John Flansburgh]]<br />
| ''[[index.php/Discography|Extensive listing]] at This Might Be A Wiki''<br />
[[index.php/John Linnell|John Linnell]]<br />
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with:<br />
! Producer
[[index.php/Marty Beller|Marty Beller]]<br />
| [[index.php/Pat Dillett|Pat Dillett]]<br />[[index.php/John Flansburgh|John Flansburgh]]<br />[[index.php/John Linnell|John Linnell]]<br />
[[index.php/Dan Miller|Dan Miller]]<br />
|-
[[index.php/Dan Weinkauf|Danny Weinkauf]]
! Label
|- valign="top"
| [[index.php/Idlewild Recordings|Idlewild Recordings]]
! style="text-align: center;"| Discography
| style="text-align: center;"| Extensive listing at [[index.php/Discography|TMBW.net]]
|- valign="top"
! style="text-align: center;"| Producer
| style="text-align: center;"| [[index.php/Pat Dillett|Pat Dillett]]
|- valign="top"
! style="text-align: center;"| Label
| style="text-align: center;"| [[index.php/Idlewild Recordings|Idlewild Recordings]]
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''From a 2004 interview in the'' [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/music/Content?oid=oid:59640 Tucson Weekly]'':''


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>'''TUCSON WEEKLY:''' I wanted to ask you about the Homestar Runner collaboration. How did that come about?<br />
>'''JOHN FLANSBURGH:''' It was very circuitous. ... A photograph was taken of me wearing a Homsar shirt, which is one of the more obscure characters in Homestar, and somebody made them aware of it — "Hey look, they're wearing your shirt, you guys," and so [the Brothers Chaps] knew that we were fans. And I guess Linnell kind of reached out to them and said, "You know, if there's anything you want us to do, if you have any musical needs for your site or whatever, we'd be certainly happy to help you guys out," and they took us up on that offer. We did a bunch of things with them— we did a jam session with the Homestar puppet, and they did this video for "Experimental Film"— and it's kind of a mutual admiration society. We really enjoy what they do.
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'''[[index.php/They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants]]''' is an alternative rock band, formed by [[index.php/John Flansburgh|John Flansburgh]] on guitar and [[index.php/John Linnell|John Linnell]] on accordion and keys, that has collaborated with [[The Brothers Chaps]] on several occasions.
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== Collaborations ==


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''The Johns jamming with Puppet Homestar''
The two Johns, [[Powered by The Cheat|powered by The Cheat]]! (Left: John Flansburgh, right: John Linnell)


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=== Homestar Runner ===


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* They composed and performed the music for the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[different town]]. Linnell's vocals for the song [[DVD Commentary Speakers|appeared]] on the [[different town|DVD commentary]].
* The Johns and backing drummer [[index.php/Marty Beller|Marty Beller]] jam with [[Homestar Runner]] in the [[Puppet Jam]] series.
* They performed intro song [[index.php/200 Sbemails|200 Sbemails]] for [[email thunder]], with Linnell as the voice of [[The Poopsmith]]. It was later released on TMBG's 2011 B-sides compilation ''[[index.php/Album Raises New And Troubling Questions|Album Raises New and Troubling Questions]]''.
** Linnell reprises his role as the voice of the Poopsmith in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]].
* They collaborated on a song with the Brothers Chaps called [[Crystal Fortress]]. The song features [[Strong Bad]] and [[Limozeen]]-style vocals and guitars, and has a [[Powered by The Cheat]] music video.
* [[index.php/Henry Linnell|Henry Linnell]], John Linnell's son, playtested [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] and is credited in the instruction manual.


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=== TMBG ===
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* The Brothers Chaps animated the [[Experimental Film|official music video]] for [[index.php/Experimental Film|Experimental Film]], the lead track on their 2004 album ''[[index.php/The Spine|The Spine]]''.
* The Brothers Chaps also animated the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyDamgKiaRU video] for [[index.php/Figure Eight|Figure Eight]] for the band's 2008 children's album, ''[[index.php/Here Come The 123s|Here Come the 123s]]''.
** A preview of the video was presented at the [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech]] event on April 26, 2007.
* [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet characters]] have joined TMBG onstage during several of their shows in [[Georgia|Atlanta]]:
** [[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004|September 25, 2004]]: Puppets [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Marshie]]
** [[TMBG Concert - 3 May 2006|May 3, 2006]]: Puppet [[Strong Bad]]
** [[TMBG Concert - 15 Mar 2008|March 15, 2008]]: Puppet Homestar
** [[TMBG Concert - 5 Mar 2010|March 5, 2010]]: Puppet Homestar


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== Fun Facts ==
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''Flansburgh & Linnell, powered by The Cheat !''


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=== TMBG Song References ===
Marty Beller wearing a [[Coach Z]] [[Store T-Shirts|T-shirt]].


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* In [[Thy Dungeonman 3]], there is an excerpt from "[[index.php/Fingertips|Fingertips]]" from the 1992 album ''[[index.php/Apollo 18|Apollo 18]]'' when you type something that doesn't compute with the game (beginning with "I don't understand you...").
* [[Strong Sad]] quotes lyrics from "[[index.php/Don't Let's Start|Don't Let's Start]]" from their 1986 [[index.php/They Might Be Giants (Album)|self-titled debut album]] in [[Strong Sad's Lament|his blog]]: "Everybody dies frustrated and sad, and that is beautiful".
* In [[Halloween Hide & Seek]], Strong Bad makes a reference to "[[index.php/They'll Need A Crane|They'll Need A Crane]]" from the 1988 album ''[[index.php/Lincoln|Lincoln]]'' saying "YOU'LL NEED A CRANE" when you try to find him without using the skateboard.


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=== TMBG Referencing Homestar ===


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<blockquote>It was very circuitous. ... A photograph was taken of me wearing a Homsar shirt, which is one of the more obscure characters in Homestar. I was at an in-store thing wearing this shirt and a fan had taken a photograph of me signing their book or whatever, and the photograph of me showed up in some blog, and somebody made them aware of it. They were like, &quot;Hey look, they're wearing your shirt, you guys,&quot; and so [the Brothers Chaps] knew that we were fans. And I guess Linnell kind of reached out to them and said, &quot;You know, if there's anything you want us to do, if you have any musical needs for your site or whatever, we'd be certainly happy to help you guys out,&quot; and they took us up on that offer. We did a bunch of things with them— we did a jam session with the Homestar puppet, and they did this video for &quot;Experimental Film&quot;— and it's kind of a mutual admiration society. We really enjoy what they do.</blockquote>
— ''John Flansburgh, from a 2004 interview in the [http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/music/Content?oid=oid:59640 Tucson Weekly]''
 
'''[[They Might Be Giants]]''' is an alternative rock band that has collaborated with [[The Brothers Chaps]] on several occasions.
 
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| https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/9/94/Linnell_Homsar.jpg/150px-Linnell_Homsar.jpg John Linnell wearing a [[Homsar]] T-shirt
 
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* [#Collaborations 1 Collaborations]
* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
* [#See_Also 3 See Also]
* [#External_Links 4 External Links]
 
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* On January 30, 2008, They Might Be Giants "took over" [http://xpn.org/yrock-on-xpn/home Y-Rock on WXPN 88.5] as DJs, and featured [[An Important Rap Song]].
== <span class="mw-headline"> Collaborations </span> ==
* At TMBG concerts on February 23, July 29 and October 5, 2008, drummer Marty Beller wore a Coach Z T-shirt.
* On [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2022|April 28, 2022]], They Might Be Giants put a drawing made around 2004 of Homsar and Homestar as the Johns in an installment of the mailing list for the [[index.php/They Might Be Giants Instant Fan Club|Instant Fan Club]] that introduced the song "[[index.php/Gab On|Gab On]]".
* On December 1, 2025, They Might Be Giants released a [https://tmbgshop.com/collections/all/products/homestar-runner-shirt-on-black-unisex t-shirt] with the design from the previously mentioned mailing list, now updated to have more detail and a different font.


* They composed and performed the music for the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[different town]]. John Linnell's vocals for the song [[DVD Commentary Speakers|appeared]] on the [[different town|different town DVD commentary]].
== See Also ==
* The Johns and Marty jam with [[Homestar Runner]] in the [[Puppet Jam]] series.
* The Brothers Chaps animated the [[Experimental Film|video]] for [[index.php/Experimental Film|Experimental Film]], the lead track on their 2004 album ''[[index.php/The Spine|The Spine]]''. This video was listed as the official music video for the song, and it aired once on MTV.
* They also animated the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP4cwqxdKX8 video] for [[index.php/Figure Eight|Figure Eight]] for the band's children's DVD, ''[[index.php/Here Come The 123s|Here Come The 123s]]''.
** A preview of the video was presented at the [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007]] event.
* [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppets]] Homestar and [[Marshie]] joined They Might Be Giants onstage in Atlanta for their [[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004|September 25, 2004 concert]].
* Puppet [[Strong Bad]] joined They Might Be Giants onstage in Atlanta for their [[TMBG Concert - 3 May 2006|May 3, 2006 concert]].
* Puppet [[Homestar Runner]] joined They Might Be Giants onstage in Atlanta for their [[TMBG Concert - 15 Mar 2008|March 15, 2008 concert]].
* The Johns mentioned in a radio interview that they worked with the Brothers Chaps over a year earlier for material that has not been released yet, similar to [[Experimental Film]], and that they were going to be working again over the summer.
* They performed the [[index.php/200 SBemails|intro song]] for [[email thunder]], the 200<sup>th</sup> Strong Bad Email, with John Linnell as the voice of [[The Poopsmith]]. It was later released on They Might Be Giants' 2011 compilation ''[[index.php/Album Raises New And Troubling Questions|Album Raises New and Troubling Questions]]''.
* They collaborated on a new song with the Brothers Chaps called [[Crystal Fortress]]. The song features [[Strong Bad]] and [[Limozeen]]-style vocals and guitars, and has a [[Powered by The Cheat]] music video.
* Puppet Homestar again appeared on stage in Atlanta for They Might Be Giants' [[TMBG Concert - 5 Mar 2010|March 5, 2010 concert]].
* John Linnell reprises his role as the voice of The Poopsmith in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]].


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* [[Nicknames|Nicknames of John Flansburgh]]
== <span class="mw-headline"> Fun Facts </span> ==
* [[Puppet Jam]]


* In [[Thy Dungeonman 3]], there is an excerpt from [[index.php/Fingertips|Fingertips]] when you type something that doesn't compute with the game (beginning with &quot;I don't understand you...&quot;).
== External Links ==
* [[Strong Sad]] quotes lyrics from They Might Be Giants' song &quot;[[index.php/Don't Let's Start|Don't Let's Start]]&quot; in his [[Strong Sad's Lament|blog]]: &quot;Everybody dies frustrated and sad, and that is beautiful&quot;.
* On January 30, 2008, They Might Be Giants &quot;took over&quot; [http://xpn.org/yrock-on-xpn/home Y-Rock on WXPN 88.5] as DJs, and featured [[An Important Rap Song]].
* At a concert on February 23 and July 29, 2008, They Might Be Giants' drummer, Marty Beller, wore a Coach Z T-shirt.
 
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== <span class="mw-headline"> See Also </span> ==
 
* [[Nicknames]]
 
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== <span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span> ==


* [http://www.theymightbegiants.com/ They Might Be Giants] — Official site
* [http://www.theymightbegiants.com/ They Might Be Giants] — Official site
* [[index.php|This Might Be A Wiki]] — Unofficial knowledge base
* [[index.php|This Might Be A Wiki]] — Unofficial knowledge base
* [http://www.dialasong.com/ Dial-A-Song]
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Latest revision as of 14:24, 14 July 2026

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Origins Brooklyn, New York
Genre(s) Alternative rock
College rock
Children's music (occasionally)
Members John Flansburgh
John Linnell
with:
Marty Beller
Dan Miller
Danny Weinkauf
Discography Extensive listing at This Might Be A Wiki
Producer Pat Dillett
John Flansburgh
John Linnell
Label Idlewild Recordings

From a 2004 interview in the Tucson Weekly:

>TUCSON WEEKLY: I wanted to ask you about the Homestar Runner collaboration. How did that come about?
>JOHN FLANSBURGH: It was very circuitous. ... A photograph was taken of me wearing a Homsar shirt, which is one of the more obscure characters in Homestar, and somebody made them aware of it — "Hey look, they're wearing your shirt, you guys," and so [the Brothers Chaps] knew that we were fans. And I guess Linnell kind of reached out to them and said, "You know, if there's anything you want us to do, if you have any musical needs for your site or whatever, we'd be certainly happy to help you guys out," and they took us up on that offer. We did a bunch of things with them— we did a jam session with the Homestar puppet, and they did this video for "Experimental Film"— and it's kind of a mutual admiration society. We really enjoy what they do.

They Might Be Giants is an alternative rock band, formed by John Flansburgh on guitar and John Linnell on accordion and keys, that has collaborated with The Brothers Chaps on several occasions.

Collaborations

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The Johns jamming with Puppet Homestar

Homestar Runner

TMBG

Fun Facts

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Flansburgh & Linnell, powered by The Cheat !

TMBG Song References

TMBG Referencing Homestar

150px-Linnell_Homsar.jpg John Linnell wearing a Homsar T-shirt 150px-Marty_Beller_Coach_Z.jpg Marty Beller wearing a Coach Z T-shirt.
  • On January 30, 2008, They Might Be Giants "took over" Y-Rock on WXPN 88.5 as DJs, and featured An Important Rap Song.
  • At TMBG concerts on February 23, July 29 and October 5, 2008, drummer Marty Beller wore a Coach Z T-shirt.
  • On April 28, 2022, They Might Be Giants put a drawing made around 2004 of Homsar and Homestar as the Johns in an installment of the mailing list for the Instant Fan Club that introduced the song "Gab On".
  • On December 1, 2025, They Might Be Giants released a t-shirt with the design from the previously mentioned mailing list, now updated to have more detail and a different font.

See Also

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