Cross-dressing

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"For the last time, I'm Carmen freakin' Miranda!"

Cross-dressing is when someone dresses up as a member of the opposite gender. This frequently occurs in the Homestar Runner universe, notably on Halloween.

Appearances

• Pom Pom, Too — Pom Pom is seen dressed as the Statue of Liberty when he is being described as patriotic.
• Homestarloween Party — Strong Bad's costume is of Carmen Miranda.
• Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True — Strong Sad is dressed as a nun when Homestar Runner imagines everyone as if they were in the Middle Ages.
• The House That Gave Sucky Treats — Strong Bad's costume is of Carmen Sandiego and Marzipan's costume is of Joey Ramone.
• TV Time Toons Menu — Marzipan is dressed as Bob Ross from Joy of Painting.
• Shopping for Danger — Fightgar dresses as an old lady to get some info from Blue Laser.
• Halloween Fairstival — Marzipan's costume is of Willie Nelson.
• Teen Girl Squad Issue 8 — Cheerleader briefly appears with a mustache, tie, bowler hat and a cigar, making her look (somewhat) like a male.
• Email long pants — Homestar wears Daisy Dukes in an attempt to get "light globes".
  • In the commentary, Homestar claims that he does not wear Marzipan's skirts anymore.
• HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS! — In the Teen Girl Squad sample, the Arrow'd Guy is dressed as a female fairy.
• Teen Girl Squad Issue 9 — Mr. Pitters dresses as Cheerleader in hopes of being a "teen girl".
• Grumblecakes (video) — Strong Bad is dressed as Little Red Riding Hood in one scene.
• Halloween Potion-ma-jig — Marzipan's costume is of Beaker.
• Email high school — Homestar is seen (from the knees down) dressed as a nanny in the middle school flashback. Baby Strong Sad is also shown with a purple bow as well as having a more effeminate design.
• Email secret identity — Strong Bad dresses in a long, brown wig when he writes as his secret female identity, Cara Carabowditbowdit.
• Email senior prom — Strong Bad wears a tiara when he is elected Prom "Queen".
• Email retirement — Strong Sad dresses up as a bearded lady in "Strong Bad's Amazing Feats of Wonder".
• Happy Hallow-day — Coach Z's costume is of Queen Latifah.
• Date Nite — Coach Z wears hair curlers and acts like a housewife when he hears Bubs is going on a date with Marzipan.
• Email more armies — Strong Mad wears basketballs as fake breasts while portraying Tito's beautiful assistant.
• Jibblies 2 — Marzipan is dressed as the pop singer Prince.
• Email fan club — Strong Sad forces Strong Bad to wear a bonnet while writing slash fan fiction about him and Homestar.
• Email licensed — Strong Bad appears as a princess on the cover for "The Secret Princess and Her Oppressive Authority Figure 4".
• Somber Vacation — Strong Sad gets a burn that leaves an unaffected area in the shape of a bikini top. However, he claims that this is a skin condition and that he can't help how he tans.
• Email your edge — The Cheat wears a pink and white apron while he and Strong Bad pretend to be grandmas baking.
• Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People — The Cara Carabowditbowdit wig appears as a costume item.
• Strong Badia the Free — Strong Bad claims to be haunted by nightmares of a "milkmaid Homestar".
• Costume Commercial — Coach Z is wearing a Marzipan-themed swimsuit in an Easter egg.
• Baddest of the Bands — The Cheat wears a bikini while posing for the album cover Strong Bad sends Limozeen.
• Most in the Graveyard — Marzipan is dressed as Stevie Ray Vaughan and The King of Town is dressed as Hello Kitty.
• Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective — The Poopsmith plays a girl who got kidnapped by a heartless monster.
• 8-Bit is Enough — In Peasantry, Strong Sad is seen wearing a princess hat, but he thinks he is a wizard.
• Kick-A-Ball — Coach Z puts on a pink skirt and leaves to play women's lacrosse.
• Doomy Tales of the Macabre — Homsar is dressed as Little Orphan Annie.
• Poker Night at the Inventory — In the Poker Night unlockable deck, Strong Bad appears as the Queen of Hearts, with corresponding attire.
• I Killed Pom Pom — Marzipan is dressed as Tom Servo from Mystery Science Theater 3000. Pom Pom's costume is "King Size Homer", requiring him to wear a muumuu similar to that Homer Simpson wore in The Simpsons episode of the same name. Coach Z's costume is the female mascot shown on various A Tribe Called Quest album covers.
• The House That Gave Sucky Tricks — Marzipan is dressed as the Michael Jackson character, Captain EO.
• Later That Night... — Homestar is dressed as Mr. B Natural (played by a woman in the original film), and Strong Sad is dressed as the Utz Girl.
• Homestar Runner Goes For the Gold — Strong Sad wears high-heeled shoes after turning into Strong Glad.
• Haunted Photo Booth — The King of Town is dressed as Alice from the Don't Come Around Here No More music video, and Pom Pom is dressed as Violet Beauregarde.
• Mr. Poofers Must Die — Pom Pom and Coach Z are dressed as Missy Elliott, Marzipan is dressed as J. Mascis, The King of Town is dressed as Little Debbie, and The Poopsmith is dressed as a female Sea Monkey.
• Halloween Hijinks — Marzipan is dressed as Captain Planet.

Screenshots of Cross-dressing

File:Pompomliberty.png Representing freedom in Free Country, USA	File:StrongBad CarmenSanDiego.PNG "Where in the world is my candy?"	File:Marzipan JoeyRamone.PNG "Hey, ho. Let's go."	File:Sister Strong Sad.png "Are you okay, my child?"
File:Marzipanbobross.PNG Bob Rossipan	File:Old lady rub.png "Could you reach the jar of 'Old Lady Rub' for me? 'Cause I'm an old lady."	File:Marzipan WillieNelson.PNG "Now try harmonizing with the butternut squash."	File:Cheerlearedhatglassestiecigar.PNG "No yous guys. The Battle of the Bands!"
File:Homestardukes.PNG "Creepy pants all the time get some!"	File:Good drawinged.png FAIRY'D	File:Oldteen.PNG "I can be a teen girl."	File:Pbtcstrongbadlittlered.png Little Strong Riding Bad
File:Marzipan as Beaker.png "Mee-Mee-Mee! Mee-Mee-Mee-Mee-Mee?"	File:Babyss.PNG "I'm pretending I'm not sitting next to The Diapersmith."	File:Homestarnanny.PNG "Now you children skee-daddle."	File:Cara.png Cara Carabowditbowdit
File:SbPromQueen.png "Just one almond paste filled sweet delight!"	File:StrongSad feet wonder.PNG "I call them soolnds!"	File:Coach Z as Queen Latifah.png "Hey, whatcha doing there, sista?"	File:Coachzwoman.PNG "You WORT?!"
File:Strong Mad more armies.PNG A little lopsided	File:Halloween 2007 Marzipan.PNG "I think you missed a little bit when you were shaving."	File:StrongBadBonet.png "...giving Homestar a deep-tissue massage."	File:StrongBadCinderella.png Secret Princess Strong Bad
File:DepressioBeach.png "This is just how I tan!"	File:TheCheatApron.png "Take that thing off!"	File:Coach Z in a Marzikini.PNG "This Coach Z Coustume is spot on!"	File:Cheatkini.png "Lucky for me, Marzipan isn't the only blonde in town..."
File:Marzipan as Stevie Ray Vaughn.png "It's really starting to concern me that you keep dressing up as dudes."	File:The King of Town as Hello Kitty.png "I dressed up as my favorite candy."	File:KidnappingVictim.png "But you're a beautiful woman now!"	File:Sbcg4ap105 strongsad.png "Just look at my wizard hat!"
File:CoachZlacrosse.png "Cause I'm playing women's Lacrosse!"	File:Homsar as Little Orphan Annie.PNG "My punjab has a pretty price-tag!"	File:MarzipanTomServo.png "There's a bad horror movie on. Wanna make snappy comments and obscure references while we watch it?"	File:PomPomKing-SizeHomer.png "A specter risès!"
File:MarizpanCaptainEO.png "Marzipan, I thought you dressed up as that guy a few years ago."	File:CoachZATribeCalledQuest.png "Bork in the days on the borlevard a Lerndon, we used ta kork routines, and the presence was fortin'!"	File:Homestar-mr-b-natural.png "Homestar, you know you're dressed up as a lady, right?"	File:Strongsad-utz-girl.png Lady Milhouse
File:StrongGladWins.png "So they were just gonna leave him like that?"	File:KingOfTownAlice.png "Don't come around here no more!"	File:PomPomVioletBeauregarde.png "Why couldn't you dress up as the German kid?"	File:PomZElliott.png Do we even want to know how they're pulling this off?
File:MarzipanMascis.png "Hey, Marzipan! Where you been?"	File:KingOfTownLittleDebbie.png "The snack child of Lord Baldrick Entenmann and Dame Sara Lee!"	File:PoopsmithSeaMonkey.png "I finally bred sea monkeys large enough to make sea monkey po'boys!"

See Also

• Gender Confusion