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<p>The American hard rock band <b><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Van_Halen" title="wikipedia:Van Halen">Van Halen</a></b> has been referenced multiple times 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. | |||
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<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_4" title="Main Page 4">Main Page 4</a> — When rolling over Toons, a bowling ball with Eddie Van Halen's <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Frankenstrat" title="wikipedia:Frankenstrat">Frankenstrat</a> stripe scheme bowls a strike. | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Main_Page_9" title="Main Page 9">Main Page 9</a> — When rolling over Characters, the band's logo appears. | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheat_Theme_Song" title="The Cheat Theme Song">The Cheat Theme Song</a> — When the lyric "Who's gonna start a rock and roll band?" is sung, it is accompanied by a "<a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheat" title="The Cheat">The Cheat</a>" symbol that looks like the the band's logo. | |||
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=band_names" title="band names">band names</a> — Strong Bad uses Van Halen as an example of a band named after a "really cool last name," referring to brothers <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Alex_Van_Halen" title="wikipedia:Alex Van Halen">Alex</a> and <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Eddie_Van_Halen" title="wikipedia:Eddie Van Halen">Eddie Van Halen</a>. | |||
</li><li>Email <a href="/index.php?title=colonization" title="colonization">colonization</a> — Parodying <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email_By_Name_of_Sender" title="Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender">the sender's name</a> "Shana Ma", Strong Bad sings "Shana-Ma! Shana-Ma ha-ho-ha-HA-ha!" to the tune of "<a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Panama_%28song%29" title="wikipedia:Panama (song)">Panama</a>". | |||
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=The_House_That_Gave_Sucky_Tricks" title="The House That Gave Sucky Tricks">The House That Gave Sucky Tricks</a> — Strong Bad <a href="/index.php?title=The_House_That_Gave_Sucky_Tricks_Costumes" title="The House That Gave Sucky Tricks Costumes">dresses up as</a> former Van Halen vocalist <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=David_Lee_Roth" title="wikipedia:David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a>, in particular the cover of Roth's first post-Van Halen solo album <i><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Eat_%27Em_and_Smile" title="wikipedia:Eat 'Em and Smile">Eat 'Em and Smile</a></i>. | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026
The American hard rock band Van Halen has been referenced multiple times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
References
- Main Page 4 — When rolling over Toons, a bowling ball with Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat stripe scheme bowls a strike.
- Main Page 9 — When rolling over Characters, the band's logo appears.
- The Cheat Theme Song — When the lyric "Who's gonna start a rock and roll band?" is sung, it is accompanied by a "The Cheat" symbol that looks like the the band's logo.
- Email band names — Strong Bad uses Van Halen as an example of a band named after a "really cool last name," referring to brothers Alex and Eddie Van Halen.
- Email colonization — Parodying the sender's name "Shana Ma", Strong Bad sings "Shana-Ma! Shana-Ma ha-ho-ha-HA-ha!" to the tune of "Panama".
- The House That Gave Sucky Tricks — Strong Bad dresses up as former Van Halen vocalist David Lee Roth, in particular the cover of Roth's first post-Van Halen solo album Eat 'Em and Smile.
