Homestar Runner and The Cheat's Relationship

"Let me outline my master plan. I will (a) drop my grapes , and (b) uncover that cheat!"

The Cheat usually enjoys tormenting Homestar Runner, usually at the request of Strong Bad, but there have also been a few instances where the two were at peace.

The Cheat Antagonizing Homestar

• A Jumping Jack Contest — The Cheat tricks Homestar into drinking 147 glasses of melonade in attempt to have him disqualified.
• The Cheat Theme Song — Skate Party sings that The Cheat is "always messin' up Homestar's plans".
• Main Page 15 — In this Powered by The Cheat main page, a circle with a slash overlaps Homestar if "toons" is selected.
• Pumpkin Carve-nival — The Cheat refuses to talk to Homestar after he mistakes The Cheat's costume for Witch's Brew.
• Lookin at a Thing in a Bag — The Cheat plans how to trick Homestar into buying free drinks for him and his friends.
• Crazy Cartoon, mile, and New Boots — The Cheat creates a cartoon in which Strong Bad kicks Homestar.
• Email privileges — The Cheat burns Homestar's magazines.
• Everybody Knows It — The Cheat confirms Homestar's suspicions that he will put dog food in Homestar's shoes later.
• Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True — The Cheat whacks Homestar with a baseball bat, causing him to believe he was transported to the Middle Ages.
• Homestarrunner.com PAY PLUS! — The Cheat uses a single-button remote control to make Homestar fall through a trapdoor.
• Email origins — The Cheat chainwhips Homestar.
• Email garage sale — The Cheat breaks into Homestar's house to abduct Homestar and steal his stuff.
• Email space program — The Cheat throws a CD case at Homestar.
• Summer Short Shorts — The Cheatsaurus attacks PBTC Homestar (as well as Strong Bad and Marzipan).
• Date Nite — The Cheat threatens to beat Homestar up when he tries to ruin his date with Marzipan.
• Email rough copy — The Cheat throws water balloons at Homestar when he tries to make Strong Bad flavored water.
• The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw — The Cheat and Strong Bad make fun of The Homestar Runner for doing yard work and for talking to his craw.
• Strong Badia the Free — The Cheat becomes a traitor to the Homestarmy during the overthrow of The King of Town.
• Best Caper Ever — The Cheat pees in Homestar's melonade and somehow helps Strong Bad lure Homestar into the Arctic.
• Where U Goin' 2? — The Cheat drinks Homestar's melonade before Homestar can.

Homestar Antagonizing The Cheat

• Original Book and Strongest Man in the World — Homestar kicks The Cheat to eliminate Strong Bad from the Strongest Man in the World contest.
• Labor Dabor — Homestar scolds The Cheat and beats him with a spoon for working on Labor Day.
• Date Nite — Homestar compares The Cheat's figure to a "Trivial Pursuit cheese wedge".
• DNA Evidence — Homestar accidentally spits the "Mountain Dew," which was really the DNA evidence, at The Cheat.
• Email pet show — Homestar gets The Cheat disqualified from the Cat Mess Inbredtational Pet Show.
• Email hiding — Homestar inadvertently annoys The Cheat by calling him "The Squeak."
• Strong Badia the Free — If The Cheat and Homestar come into battle during Maps and Minions Deluxe, Homestar says "You're no match for the Homestarmy!" and kicks The Cheat.

Homestar and The Cheat getting along

• A Mother's Day Message — Homestar and The Cheat ridicule Strong Bad's sailor costume along with Pom Pom and Strong Mad.
• The Cheat Theme Song — Homestar calls The Cheat's video the best video game he ever played.
• Email helium — Homestar calls The Cheat "a fine-looking young man".
• The Interview — Homestar says that The Cheat could win a fight against Strong Sad.
• Everybody Knows It — Homestar and The Cheat do a music video.
• Email replacement — Homestar refuses to kick The Cheat.
• Email extra plug — Homestar and The Cheat plan to "watch" a picture of Andy Griffith's head taped to the TV with Strong Mad and Strong Sad. Later, they all help Strong Bad with his "unplugged email."
• Halloween Fairstival — Homestar tries to cure The Cheat's hiccups by selling him Witch's Brew.
• Email pizza joint — The Cheat gives Homestar a job at The Pizz.
• Email do over — Homestar and The Cheat spend this email in each other's roles.
• The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw — The Homestar Runner gets The Cheat, Strong Bad, Bubs, Coach Z, and himself meatball subs.
• Homestar Ruiner — The Cheat gives Homestar advice on how to win Marzipan back (although this could be false advice).
• Baddest of the Bands — Homestar cheers The Cheat and the other Cool Tapes on at the Battle of the Bands, though he states he's only pretending while Pom Pom is giving him a break from the Pomstar stage.
• Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective — Homestar plays Uzi Bazooka, the minion of The Cheat's character, Craig. Homestar is also seen brushing The Cheat's head.
• A Death-Defying Decemberween — The Cheat assists in Homestar's scheme to get out of visiting Marzipan's parents.