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"Often appears in the Homestar Runner universe" is a phrase that often appears on the Homestar Runner Wiki. In far too many cases, the entire introduction consists of some variant of this vanilla phrase plus maybe one more sentence. Thus, we have scores of articles that are essentially nothing but lists. While it's important for us to be as comprehensive as possible with regard to our subject matter, surely these articles could be improved first by removing this tired phrase and its ilk and second by expanding the introductions into something more meaningful. This project page is being set up to determine whether we as a wiki feel that this is enough of a problem to take action on, and, if so, how best to go about it. Please comment on the talk page if you have an opinion or some suggestions.

The following list was compiled after a brief search and should not be taken as being complete. Also, while the checked boxes indicate that attention has been directed toward those articles to remove the clichéd wording, they may still need some cleanup or further expansion.

• File:Done.png Done Characters in the Homestar Runner universe have often replaced -ed with -èd...
• File:Done.png Done 1987 is a year that is often referred to in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Done.png Done ABA Basketballs have appeared several times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Done.png Done Alcoholic beverages often find their way into...the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Done.png Done Angels have been seen or mentioned a few times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Done.png Done There have been numerous references to apothecaries in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Done.png Done In the Homestar Runner body of work, Atari characters, games, graphic style and controllers frequently show up.
• File:Done.png Done Bacon has been seen and mentioned many times in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done There have been numerous references to The Beatles in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Bees often appear in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do The characters of the Homestar Runner universe have been known to declare things the best/worst X ever.
• File:Done.png Done Berets are soft round caps that appear from time to time in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Big Knives are one of the oldest recurring items in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Biscuits ... are frequently shown or mentioned in toons.
• File:Todo.png To do Folk musician Bob Dylan has been referenced multiple times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Done.png Done Bowler Hats are a common article of clothing in the Homestar Runner universe, the most famous instance being the hat that Homsar wears.
• File:Done.png Done Brains have often appeared or have been mentioned in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Bugs of all kinds appear many times in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done There have been several business cards featured in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Butter is a food that has been mentioned many times in the Homestar Runner universe, in differing contexts.
• File:Done.png Done Cake is seen quite often in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Calculators are often used to humorous effect in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Done.png Done Cardboard Boxes seem to be a recurring item in many Homestar Runner cartoons.
• File:Done.png Done Plenty of cars have been found or, at the very least, mentioned in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Catch phrases are used frequently in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Cheese has been seen and mentioned many times in the Homestar Runner Universe.
• File:Done.png Done Cheesed Off has appeared several times.
• File:Done.png Done Chocolate often appears in many Homestar Runner cartoons.
• File:Done.png Done Chuck Taylor All-Star Shoes, made by the company Converse, show up a number of times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Done.png Done Children often appear in Homestar Runner cartoons.
• File:Done.png Done Cinnamon ... turns up a number of times in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Characters in the Homestar Runner universe often make unlikely concoctions of food items.
• File:Done.png Done Many contests have been held in the Homestar Runner universe, almost exclusively in Free Country, USA.
• File:Done.png Done [[[Credit Card Fraud]] occurs] Quite often within the Homestar Runner universe...
• File:Done.png Done Cross-dressing ... has occurred many times in the Homestar Runner universe...
• File:Done.png Done The name Dan appears in the Homestar Runner body of work several times...
• File:Todo.png To do Popular musician David Bowie has been referenced numerous times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Done.png Done In the Homestar Runner body of work, there are numerous references to the subject of death.
• File:Done.png Done Poor English is often deliberately used in the Homestar Runner universe...
• File:Done.png Done The name Dennis is a commonly used name in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Deodorant has made many appearances in Free Country, USA.
• File:Done.png Done Diapers are frequently mentioned and seen in the Homestar Runner universe...
• File:Done.png Done Dogs appear many times throughout the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Characters in the Homestar Runner universe often eat non-food items or are implied to have done so...
• File:Done.png Done Eggs seem to be an inside joke in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Characters and objects frequently explode in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Feeding Through a Tube: Tube feeding is occasionally referenced in Homestar Runner toons.
• File:Todo.png To do The sum of fifty bucks is mentioned quite a few times in the Homestar Runner toons.
• File:Done.png Done Fire sometimes appears in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done There have been many references or uses of fireworks in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done French language and culture is often referenced in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Done.png Done In the Homestar Runner universe, generic announcers are often heard...
• File:Done.png Done The Gibson Flying V is a commonly seen and parodied guitar in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Goats are an animal that are frequently mentioned or seen in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Gold is a running gag and a common theme in the Homestar Runner body of work...
• File:Todo.png To do Green fumes are often seen in Free Country, USA, generally used to signify a strong stench.
• File:Todo.png To do The name Greg appears in the Homestar Runner body of work several times, although not as much as the name Dan.
• File:Todo.png To do The Grim Reaper...appears several times in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Grrl ... has made various small appearances in Homestar Runner cartoons.
• File:Done.png Done Haiku have made a few appearances in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Ham is a food item often seen in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Internet Slang has appeared in various forms throughout the Homestar Runner universe...
• File:Done.png Done In the Homestar Runner universe, characters often walk in on conversations, interrupting them.
• File:Todo.png To do Lasers are oftentimes seen in Homestar Runner cartoons...
• File:Done.png Done Lemke is a word that appears in the Homestar Runner universe now and again.
• File:Todo.png To do Lions are one of the few real animals that are constantly mentioned in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do The fast-food chain McDonald's has been referenced multiple times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Done.png Done In the Homestar Runner universe, many minor foods periodically appear.
• File:Todo.png To do Within the Homestar Runner body of work, there have been many references to...The Muppets.
• File:Todo.png To do Nails...They are seen frequently in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Occasionally, "Hello, my name is ____" name tags can be seen in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Names that end in -erson pop up from time to time in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Todo.png To do News articles are often used for humor purposes in Homestar Runner cartoons.
• File:Done.png Done Nondescript Nouns [have] occurred numerous times in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Office Space...has been parodied a few times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Todo.png To do A few onomatopoeic words have been coined in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Sometimes in the Homestar Runner universe, nouns will be given names that are overdescriptive.
• File:Todo.png To do Within the Homestar Runner body of work, there are a number of references to PBS or to shows which appear on PBS.
• File:Done.png Done Pants are a frequently-referenced clothing item in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Peas seem to be a prominent vegetable in the Homestar Runner universe and show up in a multitude of places and circumstances.
• File:Todo.png To do Peeing is sometimes seen and/or mentioned in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do In the Homestar Runner universe, there are numerous periodicals available to the interested reader.
• File:Done.png Done Pi (π) shows up frequently in the Homestar Runner universe, often in a variety of unlikely places.
• File:Done.png Done Pie appears quite often and is sometimes placed in odd contexts in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Pizza shows up a lot in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done There are many places in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Portmanteaus are sometimes used in the Homestar Runner universe, often accidentally.
• File:Todo.png To do United States Presidents are mentioned and seen various times in Free Country...
• File:Todo.png To do Occasionally in the Homestar Runner body of work, a character...mentions being or getting pregnant.
• File:Done.png Done Projections have appeared several times in the Homestar Runner Universe.
• File:Todo.png To do On several occasions, a Homestar Runner character pukes or mentions puking.
• File:Todo.png To do Sometimes, other reptiles besides dinosaurs and snakes have been spotted in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Robots are frequently mentioned and seen in Homestar Runner cartoons and appear in many different forms throughout the series.
• File:Todo.png To do Popular punk band The Ramones have been referenced multiple times in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Done.png Done Sam is a name that appears from time to time in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do There are various sea creatures found in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Within the Homestar Runner body of work, there are a number of references to the long-running educational children's show called Sesame Street.
• File:Todo.png To do Sega tapes...have appeared in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do References to Severed Body Parts...have appeared several times in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Many times in the Homestar Runner Universe, a character will use a singular noun for a phrase that would normally be pluralized.
• File:Done.png Done Snakes appear a lot in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Some Type of Online Auction is ... occasionally used to sell items in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Spaceships are often seen or mentioned in the Homestar Runner universe, and are apparently an obsession of Strong Bad.
• File:Todo.png To do Squirrels are yet another one of the many kinds of animals that appear or are mentioned in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Star Trek is a popular science fiction TV series that the media has referenced frequently.
• File:Todo.png To do Steak is a common food in the Homestar Runner universe...
• File:Todo.png To do Stew has appeared several times in the Homestar Runner Universe.
• File:Done.png Done Sticky Notes make frequent appearances in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Strong Bad's nunchucks have occasionally appeared in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Todo.png To do Occasionally in Homestar Runner cartoons, Strong Sad's head...will appear to be severed.
• File:Todo.png To do Sugar is a substance that often appears or is referenced in the Homestar Runner Universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Several times in the Homestar Runner universe, the characters have talked about someone having the ball at the top of the key.
• File:Done.png Done "Thyme" is a word that often replaces the word "time" in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Toilets are an item that have frequently appeared in the Homestar Runner universe, in many differing shapes and forms.
• File:Todo.png To do Transformers are a frequent reference in the Homestar Runner body of work.
• File:Todo.png To do Tree hugging is an act that is sometimes mentioned by the characters of Free Country, USA in Homestar Runner cartoons.
• File:Done.png Done TV Shows are ubiquitous in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do Underwear ... is shown or mentioned in Homestar Runner cartoons from time to time, and is usually represented as a pair of men's white briefs.
• File:Done.png Done Martin Van Buren ... has appeared several times in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Done.png Done Voip is a common onomatopoeia in the Homestar Runner universe.
• File:Todo.png To do The Who have been referenced numerous times in the Homestar Runner body of work.