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<p><b><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Transformers" title="wikipedia:Transformers">Transformers</a></b> are frequently referenced in the <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner_%28body_of_work%29" title="Homestar Runner (body of work)">Homestar Runner</a> body of work. Various characters will often parody the toys, and the <a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos" title="Cheat Commandos">Cheat Commandos</a> show has numerous similarities to the cartoon.
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<a id="Appearances" name="Appearances"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Appearances </span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Cheat_Commandos" title="Cheat Commandos">Cheat Commandos</a> —
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Crackotage" title="Crackotage">Crackotage</a> speaks mostly in rhyme. This speech pattern is similar to the <i>Transformers</i> characters <a class="external text" href="/index.php?title=Blaster_%28G1%29" rel="nofollow" title="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Blaster_(G1)">Blaster</a> and <a class="external text" href="/index.php?title=Wheelie_%28G1%29" rel="nofollow" title="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wheelie_(G1)">Wheelie</a>. In addition, the jet he flies resembles an F-15, similar to <a class="external text" href="/index.php?title=Starscream_%28G1%29" rel="nofollow" title="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Starscream_(G1)">Starscream's</a> alternate mode.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Fightgar" title="Fightgar">Fightgar</a> has an accent (and name) similar to <a class="external text" href="/index.php?title=Wreck-Gar_%28G1%29" rel="nofollow" title="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wreck-Gar_(G1)">Wreck-Gar</a>.
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</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheatar" title="The Cheatar">The Cheatar</a> — <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> imitates the original transformation sound effect when talking about <a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheat" title="The Cheat">The Cheat</a> turning into a guitar. He also asks why The Cheat didn't transform into "a semi [truck]" — referencing characters like <a class="external text" href="/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_%28G1%29" rel="nofollow" title="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_(G1)">Optimus Prime</a> — or "a tape player" — referring to <a class="external text" href="/index.php?title=Soundwave_%28G1%29" rel="nofollow" title="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Soundwave_(G1)">Soundwave</a>.
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Alamo_Drafthouse_-_10_Jun_2005" title="Alamo Drafthouse - 10 Jun 2005">Alamo Drafthouse - 10 Jun 2005</a> — After having his eyes removed, <a href="/index.php?title=Puppet_Character_Variations" title="Puppet Character Variations">Puppet</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a> tells <a href="/index.php?title=Mike_Chapman" title="Mike Chapman">Mike Chapman</a> that he wants <a href="/index.php?title=Li%27l_Brudder" title="Li'l Brudder">Li'l Brudder</a>'s guidance in his "<a class="external text" href="/index.php?title=Darkest_hour" rel="nofollow" title="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Darkest_hour">darkest hour</a>" and needs the "<a class="external text" href="/index.php?title=Matrix_of_Leadership" rel="nofollow" title="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Matrix_of_Leadership">Autobot Matrix</a>", both references to <i><a class="external text" href="/index.php?title=The_Transformers:_The_Movie" rel="nofollow" title="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Transformers:_The_Movie">The Transformers: The Movie</a></i>.
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=portrait" title="portrait">portrait</a> — The Cheat <a href="/index.php?title=Graffiti" title="Graffiti">vandalizes</a> the Deutsch Master's portrait of Strong Bad by spray-painting a "Rad, Rad Robotank" on it. The Robotank's head appears to be based on Optimus Prime. Many <i>Transformers</i> characters have tank vehicle modes, such as <a class="external text" href="/index.php?title=Warpath_%28G1%29" rel="nofollow" title="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Warpath_(G1)">Warpath</a> and <a class="external text" href="/index.php?title=Brawl_%28G1%29" rel="nofollow" title="https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Brawl_(G1)">Brawl</a>; however, the specific form of a tank with a robotic head is not based on any particular Transformer.
<ul><li>The Cheat would later repeat this vandalism on the FBI Warning screen of <a href="/index.php?title=strongbad_email.exe_Disc_Five" title="strongbad email.exe Disc Five">strongbad_email.exe Disc Five</a>.
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<a id="External_Links" name="External_Links"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">External Links</span></h2>
<ul><li><a class="external text" href="http://tfwiki.net/" rel="nofollow" title="http://tfwiki.net/">Transformers Wiki</a>
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''Rad, Rad Robotank''


'''[[Transformers]]''' are frequently referenced in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work. Various characters will often parody the toys, and the [[Cheat Commandos]] show has numerous similarities to the cartoon.


== Appearances ==
 
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* [[Cheat Commandos]] —
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** [[Crackotage]] speaks mostly in rhyme. This speech pattern is similar to the ''Transformers'' characters [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. In addition, the jet he flies resembles an F-15, similar to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream's]] alternate mode.
** [[Fightgar]] has an accent (and name) similar to [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]].
* [[The Cheatar]] — [[Strong Bad]] imitates the original transformation sound effect when talking about [[The Cheat]] turning into a guitar. He also asks why The Cheat didn't transform into "a semi [truck]" — referencing characters like [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] — or "a tape player" — referring to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]].
* [[Alamo Drafthouse - 10 Jun 2005]] — After having his eyes removed, [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] [[Homestar Runner]] tells [[Mike Chapman]] that he wants [[Li'l Brudder]]'s guidance in his "[[Darkest hour|darkest hour]]" and needs the "[[Matrix of Leadership|Autobot Matrix]]", both references to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Email [[portrait]] — The Cheat [[Graffiti|vandalizes]] the Deutsch Master's portrait of Strong Bad by spray-painting a "Rad, Rad Robotank" on it. The Robotank's head appears to be based on Optimus Prime. Many ''Transformers'' characters have tank vehicle modes, such as [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]; however, the specific form of a tank with a robotic head is not based on any particular Transformer.
** The Cheat would later repeat this vandalism on the FBI Warning screen of [[strongbad email.exe Disc Five]].
 
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== External Links ==
 
* [http://tfwiki.net/ Transformers Wiki]
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Rad, Rad Robotank

Transformers are frequently referenced in the Homestar Runner body of work. Various characters will often parody the toys, and the Cheat Commandos show has numerous similarities to the cartoon.

Appearances

Robotank

Rad, Rad Robotank
Lettering
Full tag

External Links

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