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*** The first one, ''Return of the Babym'n", was set decades after the original, where Trogdor was sealed away for eternity by a brave peasant named Mitch using "advanced magicks and card tricks" and Rather Dashing's quest had been forgotten. The Baby Lady would've been the Queen of Peasantry, and the main character would've been "The Babym'n", the adult version of the "Throw Baby" Baby, seeking off on a quest to free Trogdor so he can learn the truth about his mother and Rather Dashing.
*** The second one, ''Peasant's Quest ONLINE???'', was a spoof of [[Main/MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame early MMO games]] like the original ''Neverwinter Nights''. It would've been a single-player spoof of various cliches of the MMO genre and people playing them, and there would've quests where you had to solve the real-life problems of your fellow players. Among the proposed quests included hooking up [[GuyInRealLife a girl playing a male character with a boy playing a sexy night elf woman]], having to kill a player character so he can break his addiction and save his broken marriage, and trying to avoid an annoying little kid who keeps wanting to join your guild.

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*** The first one, ''Return of the Babym'n", Babym'n'', was set decades after the original, where Trogdor was sealed away for eternity by a brave peasant named Mitch using "advanced magicks and card tricks" and Rather Dashing's quest had been forgotten. The Baby Lady would've been the Queen of Peasantry, and the main character would've been "The Babym'n", the adult version of the "Throw Baby" Baby, seeking off on a quest to free Trogdor so he can learn the truth about his mother and Rather Dashing.
*** The second one, ''Peasant's Quest ONLINE???'', was a spoof of [[Main/MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame early MMO games]] like the original ''Neverwinter Nights''. It would've been a single-player spoof of various cliches of the MMO genre and people playing them, and there would've quests where you had to solve the real-life problems of your fellow players. Among the proposed quests included hooking up [[GuyInRealLife a girl playing a male character with a boy playing a sexy night elf woman]], having to kill a player character so he can break his addiction to the game and save his broken marriage, and trying to avoid an annoying little kid who keeps wanting to join your guild. The final character you meet would've been a power user named "Dragon Man", who had gone all the way up to level 100 and had done everything in the game...except for [[PermanentlyMissableContent a single item that he had forgotten about which can only be obtained by people who are exactly level 50]], which you need to get for him to finish the game.
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** Two different sequels to ''VideoGame/PeasantsQuest'' were proposed before the hiatus:
*** The first one, ''Return of the Babym'n", was set decades after the original, where Trogdor was sealed away for eternity by a brave peasant named Mitch using "advanced magicks and card tricks" and Rather Dashing's quest had been forgotten. The Baby Lady would've been the Queen of Peasantry, and the main character would've been "The Babym'n", the adult version of the "Throw Baby" Baby, seeking off on a quest to free Trogdor so he can learn the truth about his mother and Rather Dashing.
*** The second one, ''Peasant's Quest ONLINE???'', was a spoof of [[Main/MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame early MMO games]] like the original ''Neverwinter Nights''. It would've been a single-player spoof of various cliches of the MMO genre and people playing them, and there would've quests where you had to solve the real-life problems of your fellow players. Among the proposed quests included hooking up [[GuyInRealLife a girl playing a male character with a boy playing a sexy night elf woman]], having to kill a player character so he can break his addiction and save his broken marriage, and trying to avoid an annoying little kid who keeps wanting to join your guild.
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** "Holy crap!" is attributed as Strong Bad's catchphrase, despite the fact that outside of flashbacks, recordings, and home pages, he has said it all of ''six times''[[note]](in ''The Reddest Radish'', ''A Jumping Jack Contest'', ''A Holiday Greeting'', ''action figure'', ''Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon'' and ''Accent'')[[/note]], the last of which was in ''2004''. Also, in the flashback in "lady...ing", Strong Bad overuses the phrase, despite the fact that he didn't say it in Marshmallow's Last Stand, the toon that the flashback is based on.

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** "Holy crap!" is attributed as Strong Bad's catchphrase, despite the fact that outside of flashbacks, recordings, and home pages, he has said it all of ''six times''[[note]](in ''The Reddest Radish'', ''A Jumping Jack Contest'', ''A Holiday Greeting'', ''action figure'', ''Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon'' and ''Accent'')[[/note]], the last of which was in ''2004''.''2007''. Also, in the flashback in "lady...ing", Strong Bad overuses the phrase, despite the fact that he didn't say it in Marshmallow's Last Stand, the toon that the flashback is based on.

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* {{Corpsing}}:
** Mike Chapman can faintly be heard breaking into laughter at the end of [[http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cardgage_hardlife.mp3 one Senor Cardgage Quote of the Week]].
** Matt, as Homestar, also snickers a little while delivering the line "All the sudden, [[EvilDetectingDog [Pom Pom] stawted gwowlin']] and poopin' all over the pwace" in Sbemail #145 ("Myths and Legends"). The animation embraces the laughter, since it fits pretty well in-character.

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{{Corpsing}}: Mike Chapman can faintly be heard breaking into laughter at the end of [[http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cardgage_hardlife.mp3 one Senor Cardgage Quote of the Week]]. \n** Matt, as Homestar, also snickers a little while delivering the line "All the sudden, [[EvilDetectingDog [Pom Pom] stawted gwowlin']] and poopin' all over the pwace" in Sbemail #145 ("Myths and Legends"). The animation embraces the laughter, since it fits pretty well in-character.

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* {{Corpsing}}: Mike Chapman can faintly be heard breaking into laughter at the end of [[http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cardgage_hardlife.mp3 one Senor Cardgage Quote of the Week]].

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Mike Chapman can faintly be heard breaking into laughter at the end of [[http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cardgage_hardlife.mp3 one Senor Cardgage Quote of the Week]].
** Matt, as Homestar, also snickers a little while delivering the line "All the sudden, [[EvilDetectingDog [Pom Pom] stawted gwowlin']] and poopin' all over the pwace" in Sbemail #145 ("Myths and Legends"). The animation embraces the laughter, since it fits pretty well in-character.

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* ActingForTwo:
** All of the major characters except Marzipan, Pom Pom (who only speaks in bubbles), and The Poopsmith (who has only spoken twice in the cartoon's entire history), are usually portrayed by one guy (Matt Chapman). And let's not get into the ramifications of the characters impersonating each other's voices...
** In Limozeen's original appearance in a still photo in "monster truck", the Brothers Chaps' brother Donnie plays all four band members, and an Easter egg in "flashback" has Matt play all of them.

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* ActingForTwo:
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ActingForTwo: All of the major characters except Marzipan, Pom Pom (who only speaks in bubbles), and The Poopsmith (who has only spoken twice in the cartoon's entire history), are usually portrayed by one guy (Matt Chapman). And let's not get into the ramifications of the characters impersonating each other's voices... \n** In Limozeen's original appearance in a still photo in "monster truck", the Brothers Chaps' brother Donnie plays all four band members, and an Easter egg in "flashback" has Matt play all of them.



** [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail94.html This]] cartoon had the four "games that may be released in a possible future" redone into ''VideoGame/ThyDungeonman'', ''Secret Collect'', ''Rhino Feeder'', and ''Strong Bad Zone''.



* TeasingCreator: They have acknowledged a lot of fan questions that will never be answered. [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail127.html This, for example.]]
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** One of Homsar's more notorious quotes involves him claiming he was raised by a cup of coffee, but he initially wasn't the one to say it; Strong Bad made it up in "interview". It wasn't until the 2017 Halloween toon that Homsar actually said it, and even then, it was [[SdrawkcabSpeech recorded backwards]]. When the brothers uploaded the "interview" short to youtube, the description noted that they completely forgot that Strong Bad came up with the line until re-uploading it in 2017.

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** One of Homsar's more notorious quotes involves him claiming he was raised by a cup of coffee, but he initially wasn't the one to say it; Strong Bad made it up in "interview". It wasn't until the 2017 Halloween toon that Homsar actually said it, and even then, it was [[SdrawkcabSpeech recorded backwards]]. When the brothers uploaded the "interview" short to youtube, Youtube, the description noted that they completely forgot that Strong Bad came up with the line until re-uploading it in 2017.

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* CreatorBacklash:
** The Brothers Chaps admit on the faux-FBI Warning splash of "Marshmallow's Last Stand" that the characters are "not very funny". Because of this, the toon cannot be found normally on the website, only through [=YouTube=] uploads and the Everything Else Vol 2 DVD.
** "A Jumping Jack Contest" was also taken off the site in 2003 for similar reasons, and the only way to view it is [=YouTube=] or by buying the Everything Else Vol 2 DVD. It could also be seen on a mirror prior to January 2021.



* OldShame:
** The Brothers Chaps admit on the faux-FBI Warning splash of "Marshmallow's Last Stand" that the characters are "not very funny". Because of this, the toon cannot be found normally on the website, only through [=YouTube=] uploads and the Everything Else Vol 2 DVD.
** "A Jumping Jack Contest" was also taken off the site in 2003 for similar reasons, and the only way to view it is [=YouTube=] or by buying the Everything Else Vol 2 DVD. It could also be seen on a mirror prior to January 2021.
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** The Brothers Chaps were going to have Strong Sad became a happy guy with longer humanoid legs and be renamed Strong Glad.

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* WriteWhoYouKnow: Bubs is based on a concession stand owner the Brothers Chaps grew up seeing who had a similar voice.

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Bubs is based on a concession stand owner the Brothers Chaps grew up seeing who had a similar voice.voice.
** Matt once said in an interview, Strong Bad and Strong Sad's relationship is based on his relationship with Mike when they were younger, albeit exaggerated.
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The Wiki Rule is now a definition-only page.


* TheWikiRule: The "[[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page Homestar Runner Wiki]]" is ''incredibly'' thorough about any information concerning the site. Want to know what each character is dressed as in every Halloween toon? Go there. Want to know what computers Strong Bad used? They got it all sorted out. Want to know obscure stuff like Bubs' shady deals? They got it. The Brothers Chaps have admitted they sometimes use it for reference about their own work, have donated to it for years, adopted a character's fan nickname from the wiki (the Visor Robot) into canon, and even acknowledge its existence in several toons (such as "Fan Costumes 2016"). Taken up to eleven with the [=StrongBadActual=] Twitter account, which is probably the only one whose relevant Wiki documents all its posts in detail.
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** The "Strong Bad's 50 Greatest Hits DVD" was only available for a brief period of time around 2009, just before the hiatus. The DVD had exclusive commentaries that are not available on any of the other [=DVDs=], and a fixed a few mastering errors that were on the original [=DVDs=].

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** The "Strong Bad's 50 Greatest Hits DVD" was only available for a brief period of time around 2009, just before the hiatus. The DVD had exclusive commentaries that are not available on any of the other [=DVDs=], and a fixed a few mastering errors that were on the original [=DVDs=].
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*** Eventually, real Cheat Commandos were up for sale.

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*** ** Eventually, real Cheat Commandos were up for sale.
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Trope Namer is no longer considered Trivia per TRS and was index on Administrivia.


!!This series is the TropeNamer for:
* BehindTheBlack: In Strong Bad Email [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemailahundred.html "flashback"]].
* BigOlEyebrows: From the sbemail "haircut".
** BigOlUnibrow: By relation to the above.
* ExtyYearsFromPublication: Partially in "Stinkoman".
* FMinusMinus: In the sbemail "for kids".
* KingOfTown: The so-named character[[note]]Well, [[AuthorityInNameOnly ex-Trope Namer]][[/note]].
* LongPants: Well, sort of. In any case the sbemail of the same name is one of the most thorough Lampshadings of all time:
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Um... no, from what I can tell, you wear ''no'' pants and have blue soles glued to the bottoms of your feet.
* ThisIsntHeaven: From a cartoon that was an EasterEgg in Macromedia Central (The precursor to Adobe AIR).
* YouCantGetYeFlask: From the game "VideoGame/ThyDungeonman" in sbemail "video games".
* YourHeadASplode: The game ''Strong Bad Zone'' in the sbemail "video games".

!!Other Trivia
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** The fictional band Limozeen did two live tours in 2008, played by Matt Chapman (Larry) and the real-life band Y-O-U (everyone else).

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** The fictional band Limozeen did two live tours in 2008, played by Matt Chapman (Larry) and the real-life band Y-O-U [[Music/{{Pleaserock}} Y-O-U]] (everyone else).
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** "Holy crap!" is attributed as Strong Bad's catchphrase, despite the fact that outside of flashbacks, recordings, and home pages, he has said it all of ''six times'', the last of which was in ''2004''. Also, in the flashback in "lady...ing", Strong Bad overuses the phrase, despite the fact that he didn't say it in Marshmallow's Last Stand, the toon that the flashback is based on.

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** "Holy crap!" is attributed as Strong Bad's catchphrase, despite the fact that outside of flashbacks, recordings, and home pages, he has said it all of ''six times'', times''[[note]](in ''The Reddest Radish'', ''A Jumping Jack Contest'', ''A Holiday Greeting'', ''action figure'', ''Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon'' and ''Accent'')[[/note]], the last of which was in ''2004''. Also, in the flashback in "lady...ing", Strong Bad overuses the phrase, despite the fact that he didn't say it in Marshmallow's Last Stand, the toon that the flashback is based on.
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** From November 2009 to April 2010, then until December 2010, the Brothers Chaps went without producing any new cartoons, a combination of family matters (both brothers are parents now), creative burnout (having done a cartoon or video game a week for about 6 years plus the videogame with [=TellTale=]), and working on other projects. The site began updating again in December before resuming the hiatus so that Matt Chapman could work in California on animation freelance work and Mike would take care of the families during this time. They ''finally'' updated again on AprilFoolsDay 2014, [[LampshadeHanging hanging a lampshade]] on the fact that the Brothers Chaps hadn't updated in years.\\

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** From November 2009 to April 2010, then until December 2010, the Brothers Chaps went without producing any new cartoons, a combination of family matters (both brothers are parents now), creative burnout (having done a cartoon or video game a week for about 6 years plus the videogame with [=TellTale=]), [=TellTale=]) (itself about four years worth of content), and working on other projects. The site began updating again in December before resuming the hiatus so that Matt Chapman could work in California on animation freelance work and Mike would take care of the families during this time. They ''finally'' updated again on AprilFoolsDay 2014, [[LampshadeHanging hanging a lampshade]] on the fact that the Brothers Chaps hadn't updated in years.\\

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Talking To Himself has been split into Acting For Two.


* ActingForTwo: In Limozeen's original appearance in a still photo in "monster truck", the Brothers Chaps' brother Donnie plays all four band members, and an Easter egg in "flashback" has Matt play all of them.

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* ActingForTwo: ActingForTwo:
** All of the major characters except Marzipan, Pom Pom (who only speaks in bubbles), and The Poopsmith (who has only spoken twice in the cartoon's entire history), are usually portrayed by one guy (Matt Chapman). And let's not get into the ramifications of the characters impersonating each other's voices...
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In Limozeen's original appearance in a still photo in "monster truck", the Brothers Chaps' brother Donnie plays all four band members, and an Easter egg in "flashback" has Matt play all of them.



* TalkingToHimself:
** All of the major characters except Marzipan, Pom Pom (who only speaks in bubbles), and The Poopsmith (who has only spoken twice in the cartoon's entire history), are usually portrayed by one guy (Matt Chapman). And let's not get into the ramifications of the characters impersonating each other's voices...
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** [[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Rejected_Costumes Alternate costumes]] for Halloween toons. At least twelve were sketched, five of which made it to Flash.
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Everything Else 3 Set is gone from the store.


** Since the store's switch from Yahoo to Shopify, the Strong Bad Email [=DVDs=] (with the exception of, for a time, the fifth one) and the third ''Everything Else'' DVD were unavailable, leaving only ''Everything Else'' Vol 1 and 2 available to purchase for a while. Even buying them used was unlikely, especially considering H*R's pride of not being mainstream. Averted when the Strong Bad [=DVDs=] were reprinted in 2020 as one package, and later all three Everything Else [=DVDs=] in 2021.

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** Since the store's switch from Yahoo to Shopify, the Strong Bad Email [=DVDs=] (with the exception of, for a time, the fifth one) and the third ''Everything Else'' DVD were unavailable, leaving only ''Everything Else'' Vol 1 and 2 available to purchase for a while. Even buying them used was unlikely, especially considering H*R's pride of not being mainstream. Averted It was averted at first when the Strong Bad [=DVDs=] were reprinted in 2020 as one package, and later all three Everything Else [=DVDs=] in 2021.2021. But sadly both DVD sets are sold out and the Everything Else set was removed from the store.
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* ThisIsntHeaven: From a cartoon that was an EasterEgg in Macromedia Central.

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* ThisIsntHeaven: From a cartoon that was an EasterEgg in Macromedia Central.Central (The precursor to Adobe AIR).
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* TheWikiRule: The "[[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page Homestar Runner Wiki]]" is ''incredibly'' thorough about any information concerning the site. Want to know what each character is dressed as in every Halloween toon? Go there. Want to know what computers Strong Bad used? They got it all sorted out. Want to know obscure stuff like Bubs' shady deals? They got it. The Brothers Chaps have admitted they sometimes use it for reference about their own work, have donated to it for years, adopted a character's fan nickname from the wiki (the Visor Robot) into canon, and even acknowledge its existence in several toons (such as "Fan Costumes 2016"). Taken Main/UpToEleven with the [=StrongBadActual=] Twitter account, which is probably the only one whose relevant Wiki documents all its posts in detail.

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* TheWikiRule: The "[[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page Homestar Runner Wiki]]" is ''incredibly'' thorough about any information concerning the site. Want to know what each character is dressed as in every Halloween toon? Go there. Want to know what computers Strong Bad used? They got it all sorted out. Want to know obscure stuff like Bubs' shady deals? They got it. The Brothers Chaps have admitted they sometimes use it for reference about their own work, have donated to it for years, adopted a character's fan nickname from the wiki (the Visor Robot) into canon, and even acknowledge its existence in several toons (such as "Fan Costumes 2016"). Taken Main/UpToEleven up to eleven with the [=StrongBadActual=] Twitter account, which is probably the only one whose relevant Wiki documents all its posts in detail.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Mike Chapman can faintly be heard breaking into laughter at the end of [[http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/cardgage_hardlife.mp3 one Senor Cardgage Quote of the Week]].
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** Legal issues surrounding the "[[Music/JamesBrown Funky Drummer]]" sample in "Everybody To The Limit" have kept the original version of the song off of the Original Soundtrack. (The version on ''Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits'' was an extended re-recording)

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** Legal issues surrounding the "[[Music/JamesBrown Funky Drummer]]" sample in "Everybody To The Limit" have kept the original version of the song off of the Original Soundtrack. (The The version on ''Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits'' was an extended re-recording) re-recording, presumably for similar reasons.
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** Legal issues surrounding the "[[Music/JamesBrown Funky Drummer]]" sample in "Everybody To The Limit" have kept the original version of the song off of the Original Soundtrack. (The version on ''Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits'' was an extended re-recording)

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