Harmless Junk, Inc.

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Harmless Junk, Inc. is a real Georgia-based corporation created and operated by The Brothers Chaps with various family members. It owns and controls the Homestar Runner franchise.

According to the DVD commentary for Halloween Fairstival, the name derives from the Batman episode "The Joker Goes to School".

Certain Homestar Runner products are distributed by Harmless Junk, Inc under the alias of Cheap as Free, including the Homestar Runner music catalogue. Games are typically branded as Videlectrix.

Trademarks

Information from United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Serial Number	Description	Comment	Current Status	Status Page
88072170	TROGDOR	Intended for board games.	Registered Trademark	Link
88072419	TROGDOR!! THE BURNINATOR	Intended for T-Shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and caps.	Registered Trademark	Link
88072484	TROGDOR	Intended for T-Shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, and caps.	Registered Trademark	Link
88138131	HR	H*R Logo — Intended for hats, T-Shirts	Registered Trademark	Link
88138188	HR	H*R Logo — Entertainment services in the nature of an animated comedy series provided via the internet.	Registered Trademark	Link
88141697	HOMESTAR RUNNER	Intended for hats, T-Shirts	Registered Trademark	Link
88141795	HOMESTAR RUNNER	Entertainment services in the nature of an animated comedy series provided via the internet.	Registered Trademark	Link
88143521	File:Sb-trademark-2.jpg Strong Bad's new trademark!	Intended for hats, T-Shirts	Registered Trademark	Link
90322470	File:Trogdor Trademark.png Trogdor's Trademark	Intended for T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts	Registered Trademark	Link
90322479	File:Trogdor Trademark.png Trogdor's Trademark Again	Intended for stickers	Registered Trademark	Link

Canceled

Serial Number	Description	Comment	Current Status	Status Page
78382974	CHEAP AS FREE	Intended for prerecorded CDs featuring musical and comedic content (such as Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits) and prerecorded DVDs featuring animated and musical content (such as strongbad email.exe and Everything Else).	Canceled as of May 5, 2017	Link
76502436	File:Cheat-trademark.jpg The Cheat's trademark	Published for Opposition on September 28, 2004; intended for window clings and clothing such as sweatshirts and T-shirts	Canceled as of Jul. 24, 2015	Link
76481419	HOMESTAR RUNNER		Canceled as of Feb. 13, 2015	Link
76481416	File:Sb-trademark.gif Strong Bad's trademark	Image from Window Clings; intended for printed materials (especially stickers and window clings) and clothing (especially T-shirts and sweatshirts)	Canceled as of Feb. 13, 2015	Link
76502438	THE CHEAT	Intended for games and toys; namely, plush toys, dolls and action figures.	Canceled as of Jan. 13, 2012	Link
76481418	File:Homestar-trademark.gif Homestar's trademark	Intended for clothing, especially T-shirts and sweatshirts.	Canceled as of Sept. 21, 2012	Link
76566454	HR	H*R Logo	Canceled as of Jun. 30, 2017	Link
76502440	File:Marzipan-trademark.gif Marzipan's trademark	Intended for clothing such as T-shirts and sweatshirts	Canceled as of Sept. 21, 2012	Link
76481417	STRONG BAD	Intended for clothing, namely t-shirts.	Canceled as of Sept. 21, 2012	Link
78626723	TEEN GIRL SQUAD	Intended for bumper stickers, tote bags, T-shirts, and sweatshirts	Canceled as of Feb. 7, 2014	Link
78626709	TROGDOR!! THE BURNINATOR	Intended for static cling stickers and bumper stickers.	Canceled as of Jan. 27, 2017	Link
78626689	TROGDOR	Intended for messenger bags, T-shirts and sweatshirts.	Canceled as of Aug. 7, 2017	Link
78626666	CHEAT COMMANDOS	Intended for plastic collectible figurines and T-shirts.	Canceled as of Jan. 24, 2014	Link

Abandoned

Serial Number	Description	Comment	Current Status	Status Page
76502437	MARZIPAN	Image of Marzipan	Abandoned	Link
88072315	TROGDOR!! THE BURNINATOR	Intended for board games.	Abandoned	Link
88141771	TEEN GIRL SQUAD	Intended for T-shirts.	Abandoned	Link
88540454	File:TGS Trademark.png Teen Girl Squad's Trademark	Intended for T-shirts	Abandoned	Link

Notable Dates

• December 6, 1999 — Registered the domain name homestarrunner.com.
• January 2000 — Launched the website publicly.
• Later 2000 — Began offering for sale a variety of merchandise, which now includes T-shirts, hats, posters, a 6-disc DVD set and others.
• January 10, 2003 — Filed for a United States patent for registration of HOMESTAR RUNNER as a service mark and trademark. This was granted on July 6, 2004 with registration number 2859529.
• July 3, 2003 — Filed WIPO case No. D2003-0967 against John Zuccarini for "typosquatting" against homestarrunner.com. 1 2
• September 12–14, 2004 — Booth at the Comic and Game Retailer Summit in Baltimore
• February 25–27, 2005 — Booth at MegaCon in Orlando, Florida
• September 2–5, 2005 — Booth at Dragon Con '05 in Atlanta, Georgia
• April 30, 2007 — Registered the domain name whatthepfargtl.com
• November 2, 2018 — Listed payment recipient for the "Trogdor!! The Board Game by Homestar Runner" Kickstarter campaign's BackerKit add-on items.
• November 25, 2020 — Licensed Homestar Runner merchandise to Fangamer.

See Also

• Cheap As Free
• Citywide Hoop Champs Inc. — A separate Georgia-based corporation formed for the production of Two More Eggs, with a name also pulled from "The Joker Goes to School".
• Office of The Brothers Chaps

External Links

• App Store developer page for iMessage Stickers