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[[File:HomestarHalfOpenMouth.png|[[File:HomestarHalfOpenMouth.png|150px|thumb|Half-open mouth]]]]
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<li>[[Homestar Runner]] gained a half-open mouth animation frame ''(pictured)'', despite [[Matt Chapman]] [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|saying it wasn't necessary at 12 frames per second]].
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[[File:pomfamily.png|[[File:pomfamily.png|150px|thumb|Pom Pom&#39;s parents (not pictured: a filing cabinet)]]]]
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<li>[[Pom Pom]] is the only main character whose [[Parents|parents]], [[General and Fraulein Pom Pom]] ''(pictured)'', have been [[Pom Pom, Too|seen in the body of work]].
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[[File:Mam15pernt2.png|[[File:Mam15pernt2.png|150px|thumb|Questionable voluntary surgery]]]]
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<li>[[Marzipan]] has [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2|apparently had]] [[Questionable Services|questionable surgery]] to have her [[Lack of Visible Body Parts|nose removed]] ''(pictured)''.
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[[File:coachzs Z.png|[[File:coachzs_Z.png|150px|thumb|The Z on Coach Z&#39;s Z]]]]
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<li>On [[Coach Z]]'s emblem ''(pictured)'', the darker blue shine streak under the gold Z makes an additional Z formation.
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[[File:Bubs Evolution - Bendy Arms.PNG|[[File:Bubs_Evolution_-_Bendy_Arms.PNG|150px|thumb|100% all original Bubs! Now with wavy arms!]]]]
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<li>[[Mike Chapman]] [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|once noted]] that it is difficult to animate Bubs's elbows, leading to his lack of elbows in later toons ''(pictured)''.
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[[File:realfluffypuff.PNG|[[File:realfluffypuff.PNG|150px|thumb|It is real in Israel.]]]]
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<li>[[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows|Fluffy Puffs]] ''(pictured)'' are a real marshmallow brand in [[Israel]].
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[[File:Preshyandrafferdy.PNG|[[File:Preshyandrafferdy.PNG|85px|thumb|&quot;Uncle Homestar, are you scared?&quot;]]]]
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<li>[[Homestar Runner]] was going to have two cousins named [[Preshy and Rafferty]] ''(pictured)'' in an unfinished cartoon seen in [[Why Come Only One Girl?]].
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[[File:onlyonegirl sketchbook folly.png|[[File:onlyonegirl_sketchbook_folly.png|100px|thumb|Folly&#39;s first appearance]]]]
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<li>The little girl who appears in [[the next april fools thing]] is based on a design for a character named &quot;[[Folly]]&quot;, seen in [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] ''(pictured)''.
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[[File:TwitterEggHunt8a.jpg|[[File:TwitterEggHunt8a.jpg|150px|thumb|Naked Ned in his natural habitat]]]]
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<li>[[Naked Ned]] from [[Peasant's Quest]] lurks in the artwork of one of the [[Trogdor!! The Board Game Items|forest tiles]] in [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] ''(pictured)''.
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[[File:hsr rpg atari2600 tv.jpg|[[File:hsr_rpg_atari2600_tv.jpg|150px|thumb|Homestar Runner on Atari]]]]
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<li>A [[Homestar Runner RPG]] ''(pictured)'' was once in development for the [[Atari 2600]].
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[[File:CheatCommandosTactics.png|[[File:CheatCommandosTactics.png|150px|thumb|&quot;This game woulda ruled!&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>A [[Cheat Commandos]]-themed [[Cheat Commandos Tactics|tactics game]] ''(pictured)'' was once in development.
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[[File:Roomisode2.png|[[File:Roomisode2.png|150px|thumb|&quot;Looks like I&#39;m gonna have to jump... inthistrashcan!&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>There was originally going to be a [[Dangeresque Roomisode 2|sequel]] ''(pictured)'' to [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]], in which [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] must defuse a bomb inside the [[Gremlin|DangeCar-esque]].
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[[File:TwitterFluffyPuffGame.png|[[File:TwitterFluffyPuffGame.png|150px|thumb|&quot;DUDE, YOU FRIGGIN WON THE LEVEL.&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>There was originally going to be a [[Tile-matching video game|match-three]] [[Fluffy Puff Mayonnaise Game|game]] ''(pictured)'' based on [[Fluffy Puff Mayonnaise]].
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[[File:butcherbros.jpg|[[File:butcherbros.jpg|150px|thumb|&quot;Foreign arcade smash!&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>[[Pigs on Head]] was originally going to get a sequel entitled [[Butcher Bros.]] ''(pictured)'', in which the player delivers sausages to cooks and delis.
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[[File:pqonline classes.png|[[File:pqonline_classes.png|150px|thumb|&quot;ALL FULL UP!&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>There was originally going to be a [[Peasant's Quest Proposed Sequels|sequel]] ''(pictured)'' to [[Peasant's Quest]], either in the form of an adventure featuring [[Baby Lady & Her Baby|the baby]] as an adult, or a fake online experience parodying [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPGs]].
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[[File:Sketchbook Four.PNG|[[File:Sketchbook_Four.PNG|150px|thumb|&quot;Is that Stimpy?&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>[[Pom Pom]] was originally going to have a dog named [[Rejected Characters|Trivia Time]] ''(pictured)''. Its design would later be used as an influence for his [[Trivia Time|cookie jar]].
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[[File:20050602 weekly sketchbook blue laser ungurait.PNG|[[File:20050602_weekly_sketchbook_blue_laser_ungurait.PNG|150px|thumb|Blue Laser was gonna be an Ungurait?!]]]]
 
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<li>[[Blue Laser Commander]] was originally going to be an [[Rejected Characters|Ungurait]], a rejected species of bandit-like characters ''(pictured)''.
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[[File:Limozeentruck.PNG|[[File:Limozeentruck.PNG|131px|thumb|&quot;Keep on Zeenin&#39;!&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>The photograph of [[Limozeen]] from [[monster truck]] ''(pictured)'' is actually multiple photographs of [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]]' brother [[Donnie Chapman|Donnie]], dressed as [[Vince Neil]] in [[Halloween]] [[1987]].
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[[File:InstagramHomestarStrongBadZerothDesigns.jpg|[[File:InstagramHomestarStrongBadZerothDesigns.jpg|150px|thumb|&quot;I am cold and frightened and dunno what to think about this.&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>[[Homestar Runner]] was originally going to have a more humanoid shape, with arms and an overbite, while [[Strong Bad]] resembled a reptillian creature in a mask ''(both pictured)''.
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[[File:fluffypuff head.png|[[File:fluffypuff_head.png|122px|thumb|&quot;I like marshmallows!&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>Pressing L without caps on during [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] causes the edges of the screen to be obscured by a silhouette of [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s head ''(pictured)''.
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[[File:Sketchbook Six.PNG|[[File:Sketchbook_Six.PNG|149px|thumb|&quot;I kinda miss the stripes.&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>[[Strong Sad]] was originally going to have stripes ''(pictured)''.
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[[File:sbemail100.png|[[File:sbemail100.png|150px|thumb|&quot;Hey, is this where the hundredth email is?&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>Before the [[flashback|hundredth]] [[Strong Bad Email]] was released, a [[Sbemail 100 fakeout|secret cartoon]] ''(pictured)'' was hidden at the &quot;sbemail100.html&quot; URL for those who tried to access the email early.
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[[File:twinkie.PNG|[[File:twinkie.PNG|150px|thumb|&quot;Here&#39;s a Twinkie.&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>A [[Where the Crap Are We?|secret cartoon]] ''(pictured)'' can be found in the program [[Macromedia Central]] by going into &quot;Help → About Central&quot; and Ctrl-doubleclicking on the &quot;C&quot; logo, then typing &quot;sbemail&quot; into the password field.
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[[File:Mellow Mushroom.png|[[File:Mellow_Mushroom.png|150px|thumb|Mel O. Mushroom]]]]
 
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<li>[[The Brothers Chaps]] worked on a [[Flash]] [[Mellow Mushroom|website]] ''(pictured)'' for the restaurant chain [[Mellow Mushroom]] in 2001, with a similar interface to the [[Main Pages]] of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]].
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[[File:Where's an Egg - Suspects - John.png|[[File:Where's_an_Egg_-_Suspects_-_John.png|41px|thumb|&quot;You cannot be serious!&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>In the game [[Where's an Egg?]], one of the suspects ''(pictured)'' resembles tennis player [[John McEnroe]].
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[[File:trog-brainstorm.png|[[File:trog-brainstorm.png|150px|thumb|So many Trogdors, so few good Trogdors]]]]
 
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<li>Early [[Trogdor]] sketches ''(pictured)'' suggest he was originally going to be based around a D for dragon, rather than an S for snake.
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[[File:Cloitsterizer.PNG|[[File:Cloitsterizer.PNG|150px|thumb|&quot;Max out your cloits and dloits with the ease of a thousandaire.&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>[[The Cloitsterizer]] ''(pictured)'' from [[suntan]] is based on a wooden piece of cheese on a string [[The Brothers Chaps]] once saw a kid dragging around in a thrift store.
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[[File:Strongbad actionfigure.png|[[File:Strongbad_actionfigure.png|115px|thumb|&quot;Smells like hotcakes!&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>Items in the [[Homestar Runner universe]] are commonly priced at [[$11.01]] ''(pictured)'', a reference to creator [[Matt Chapman]]'s birthday.
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[[File:SupportTheWiki.png|[[File:SupportTheWiki.png|150px|thumb|&quot;Without the Wiki, we wouldn&#39;t be able to remember which cartoon The Cheat was holding a spoon in!&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>A [[Main Page Pop-Ups|main page pop-up]] ''(pictured)'' said that, without this very wiki, [[The Brothers Chaps]] could not remember which toon [[The Cheat]] held a [[Spoons|spoon]] in. Incidentally, The Cheat has only held a spoon in [[Homestar Ruiner]], which is not a toon.
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[[File:strong sad secrets that i keep.PNG|[[File:strong_sad_secrets_that_i_keep.PNG|150px|thumb|&quot;I hope this puts us on the same page of this dusty, many volumed set of ever-changing encyclopedias we call Life.&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>The secret page [[Strong Sad's Secret Styles]] ''(pictured)'' was originally accessed through an automatic reply if one emailed [[Strong Sad|depressio]]@homestarrunner.com.
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[[File:TwitterRegimentedU.png|[[File:TwitterRegimentedU.png|150px|thumb|&quot;Do these look like V&#39;s?!!&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>The scales on [[Trogdor]]'s body ''(pictured)'' are not [[Consummate V's|consummate V's]], but rather regimented U's, as revealed multiple times on [[@StrongBadActual|Twitter]].
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[[File:KOT German helmet.PNG|[[File:KOT_German_helmet.PNG|150px|thumb|&quot;Ach du lieber!&quot;]]]]
 
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[[File:DadsGarageEmail.png|[[File:DadsGarageEmail.png|150px|thumb|&quot;Welcome to tonight&#39;s improv-able adventure.&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>[[The Brothers Chaps]] made [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 13 Jun 2015|an exclusive Strong Bad Email]] ''(pictured)'' for the theater company [[Dad's Garage]].
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[[File:MackeralRejectedCharacters.png|[[File:MackeralRejectedCharacters.png|150px|thumb|Rejected for the holidays]]]]
 
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<li>[[Strong Bad]] and [[Strong Sad]] had brief animated cameos in the online [[Nerds & Music - 22 Aug 2020|Nerds & Music]] variety show in August 2020 ''(pictured)''.
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<li>[[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]] [[W00tstock - 18 Jul 2013|appeared onscreen]] to introduce [[Wil Wheaton]] at [[w00tstock]] in July 2013 ''(pictured)''.
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[[File:AquabatsKickstarter.png|[[File:AquabatsKickstarter.png|150px|thumb|&quot;Hey, check it out! I&#39;m The Aquabats!&quot;]]]]
 
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<li>[[Homestar Runner]] and [[Strong Bad]] appeared briefly in a [[The Aquabats! Super Kickstarter!|Kickstarter video]] for [[The Aquabats]] in July 2018 ''(pictured)''.
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[[File:sbemailParenting.png|[[File:sbemailParenting.png|150px|thumb|&quot;Mommydaddy&#39;s so proud of youuuuuuu&quot;]]]]
 
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* One of the [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] Kickstarter stretch goals was to make a new Strong Bad Email from a question submitted by one of the Kickstarter backers. It was eventually released four years later, titled [[parenting]].


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# [[Strong Bad]] and [[Strong Mad]], and their original role as tag team wrestlers, came from the 1986 [[Nintendo]] video game [[Tag Team Wrestling]], in which one of the teams is called &quot;The Strong Bads&quot;.
# [[Strong Bad]] has more appearances than [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Homsar]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Pom Pom]], and [[The King of Town]] combined.
# At his fastest, [[Strong Bad]] types, on average, approximately 240 [[Typing|words per minute]] (in a segment in [[death metal]]).
# [[Matt Chapman]] has said that [[Strong Sad]] is the most difficult main character to voice due to how delicate he sounds, leading to [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] substituting for Strong Sad's one word in [[cheat talk]].
# [[Strong Sad]] was originally going to sound like [[Michael Stipe]], but this idea was quickly rejected.
# [[Strong Sad]] [[independent|claims]] to have &quot;minored in holding on wide shots for too long&quot; in film school.
# [[Strong Sad]] [[Fan Costumes '07|only has three ribs]].
# [[Pom Pom]]'s &quot;voice&quot; is a re-used sample of [[Mike Chapman]] blowing bubbles into a glass of milk, making his the only voice that is never recorded fresh for every toon.
# [[Pom Pom]] is the only main character never to have said anything [[Lack of Intelligible Speech|understandable as an English word]].
# The [[Old Characters Page]] said that [[The King of Town|the King of Town]] was [[Marzipan]]'s father. However, this idea has since been abandoned.
# [[Marzipan]] is named after [[Marzipan|marzipan]], a confectionery consisting primarily of ground almonds and sugar.
# [[Marzipan]] is apparently [[DNA Evidence|allergic to pecans]].
# [[Marzipan]] has a cousin named [[Debra]] whom [[Strong Bad]] [[Happy Dethemberween|said he considered hot]].
# [[Marzipan]] has a sister, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2|according]] to [[Homestar Runner]].
# [[Marzipan]]'s latest stepfather as of [[A Death Defying Decemberween]] is named Seth, and works in a philosophy department.
# [[Coach Z]]'s accent came from a depressing Midwestern voice that [[Matt Chapman]] and some friends would do in college.
# [[Coach Z]] is named after [[Craig Zobel]] (as revealed in the [[Wonkavision Magazine Interview|Wonkavision interview]]).
# According to the [[Old Characters Page]], [[Coach Z]] wasn't much of a coach at the time, and he just added the title because it sounded &quot;cooler than just Z&quot;.
# [[Bubs]] is based on a person [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]] knew growing up who worked at a concession stand locally and spoke with the same gravelly voice.
# [[Matt Chapman]] has admitted that [[Bubs]]'s voice was heavily borrowed from the voice of [https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0289359 Redd Foxx] (of [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068128 Sanford and Son] fame).
# [[The King of Town]] is [[Donut Unto Others|shown to possess]] either powers of teleportation or skills as a ninja, as he can appear and disappear in a puff of smoke.
# [[The Poopsmith]], in his voiced appearances, is voiced by [[John Linnell]] of [[They Might Be Giants]].
# [[Homsar]] is the only main character with no [[Old-Timey]] or [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] counterpart.
# [[Strong Bad]]'s username on ''[[Tabletop Simulator]]'', which he has [[Trogdor! LIVE with the Brothers Chaps!|used to virtually play]] [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]], is [[Senor Cardgage|cardgagefan]]73.
# [[Strong Sad]]'s [[marzipan|comment about vinegar toast]] was based on [[Matt Chapman]] feeding it to [[Mike Chapman|his brother]] when they were kids.
# One of the two [[Homestar Runner|Homestar Runners]] who appear in [[Senorial Day]] is wearing a [[Mustachioed Homestar Runner|mustache]].
# Typing anything with the word &quot;[[The Cheat|cheat]]&quot; in it in [[Peasant's Quest]] will result in the response &quot;Meh.&quot;
# [[Strong Bad]] makes an unintentional [[Haiku|haiku]] in the intro to [[japanese cartoon]].
# [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]] is the [[Toons By Length|longest cartoon]] on [[homestarrunner.com]], at 31:09.
# The [[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor song]] was added to the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[dragon]] at the last minute by [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]], after [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] started spontaneously singing it while making breakfast.
# [[The Brothers Chaps]] didn't come up with the reveal in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] that [[Homestar Runner]] was [[Strong Bad]] in disguise until the toon was almost finished.
# [[Homsar]] never actually said his iconic line, &quot;I was raised by a cup of coffee,&quot; until an [[Easter egg]] in [[Haunted Photo Booth]].
# [[Abdi LaRue]] was an early fan of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] to whom [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]] reached out to send [[some kinda robot|the first Strong Bad Email]].
# [[Strong Mad|Strong Mad's height]] varies from [[i she be|6 ft]] to [[Secret Pages|8 ft 3]] depending on the source.
# The [[Visor Robot]] was given its name by this wiki. The name was adopted by [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]] and used officially in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2]].
# Behind the characters' silhouettes in each [[Halloween Teasers|Halloween teaser]] is a different [[Nice Try|hidden message]] mocking those who try to reveal the [[Halloween Costumes|costumes]] with a [[Flash]] decompiler.
# Typing the [[Konami Code]] on the hint screen of [[TROGDOR!]] starts the player off with 30 lives.
# The 136th [[Strong Bad Email]], [[geddup noise]], was originally going to be about [[Sbemail 136 Alternate Versions|kitchen appliances]].
# [[The Brothers Chaps]] wrote a script for a toon called [[Soap Box Doiby]]. This toon was never finished, and the script was emailed to the Homestar Runner Wiki administrators.
# [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] originally included items such as &quot;Ball of Fire&quot;, &quot;Pauldrons of [[Greg]]&quot;, and &quot;Bones of Luckman&quot;.
# [[Original Bubs]] was based on an old [[Bubs]] design from the [[Sketchbook (museum)|Museum Sketchbook]].
# [[Coach Z]]'s [[Afros|afro]] and [[Mustaches|mustache]] in his younger years is a reference to an old design from the [[Sketchbook (museum)|Museum Sketchbook]].
# The [[@StrongBadActual]] Twitter account was registered in 2011, three years before its first activity.
# The site's first [[Easter egg]] can be found at the end of [[The King of Town DVD Old Version]]. If the sheep is clicked, it flies off behind the mountains.
# [[Everybody to the Limit]] was played at the Field Day concert at [[Giants Stadium]] on June 7, 2003. A [[Field Day Intro|special introduction]] was shown for the occasion.
# There is a [[Secret Pages|secret page]] on the site that only shows the text &quot;[https://homestarrunner.com/default.htm this is strongbad]&quot;.
# [[Missy Palmer]], the voice actress of [[Marzipan]], is credited for helping write [[The Luau]], her only writing credit in the series.
# In [[Weclome Back]], Homestar says to &quot;get this www.show back on the road.com&quot;. This URL redirects to the [[homestarrunner.com]] home page.
# [[Strongest Man in the World]]'s [[Page Titles|page title]] claims to be the longest. However, the record actually goes to [[Shopping For Danger]]. Notably, both page titles are nineteen syllables long.
# [[Kick-A-Ball]]'s background music is a remix of the theme from [[Weclome Back]].
# Before [[The Umpire]]'s animated debut in [[Kick-A-Ball|2009]], he was supposed to appear in an unknown 2006 [[Strong Bad Email]] until [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]] forgot.
# [[The Brothers Chaps]] had originally named the [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] series [[stunt double|Danger Man]]. However, they changed the name after learning that the name had already been used as the title of the [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053496 1960s precursor] to classic British television series [[The Prisoner]].
# [[Sketchbook (video)|Sketches]] for the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[vacation]] show places such as &quot;Egg or Rice&quot;, &quot;Fake Palms Resort&quot;, &quot;Giant Book&quot;, &quot;Cruckscrew Bend's Fairly Oversized Elbow Macaroni&quot;, &quot;No Dumping and No Dumping Street&quot;, and &quot;Not A Very Big Ball O' Belts&quot;.
# The Trog-Meter from [[Trogdor!! The Board Game]] was originally called &quot;[[theme park|The Bowels of Trogdor]]&quot;.
# Four quotes from the [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] toon have been used for [[Quote of the Week]], more than any other toon.
# The Cheat is [[Integral Article|always referred to with the "The"]], with [[Integral Article|very few exceptions]].
# [[The Brothers Chaps]] have used our articles on [[Headbands]], [[Googly Eyes]], and [[Pie]] as examples of the Homestar Runner Wiki's exhaustiveness.
# The phone number at the end of [[Strong Bad Sings]] was originally 1-800-BAD-SONG, rather than 1-800-555-SBSINGS. However, it turned out that was a real number for a Limousine service.
# The DVD version of [[Theme Song Video]] includes extra scenes to help sync the music and the visuals. Some of these scenes feature [[Homsar]] and [[Strong Bad Email]], which had not been introduced at the time of the original toon.
# Exclusive new [[Strong Bad Email Intros|Strong Bad Email intros]] and [[Scroll Button Songs]] can be found in the [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack]] albums.
# The longest [[Strong Bad Email]] is [[parenting]], at 7:53 (or 10:00 on YouTube).
# Combined, there is over [[Toons By Length|24 hours' worth]] of Homestar Runner content, as of the [[Trogdor Live Playtest @ GenCon]] livestream. [[Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad Emails]] make up ten hours of the total.
# The live [[SBCG4AP Playthrough]] is the longest official Homestar Runner content, at an hour and 48 minutes.
# [[Strong Bad Email]] #22, [[sb email 22]], was actually made after #40. It was accidentally skipped, and later made and released with the [[Page Titles|page title]] &quot;The Lost Email!&quot;.
# [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]]'s real name is Collagen Salvemonger III.
# The sound file for the [[Z Sabre|Shadowy Figure]]'s speech in [[Stinkoman 20X6]] is called &quot;textType_zsabre.wav&quot;.
# The [[YouTube]] version of the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[independent]] has a completely different ending from the original [[Flash]] version.
 
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