Recap / Homestar Runner

Here is a list of main Homestar Runner cartoons that have recap pages on the wiki.

Strong Bad Emails are on their own page.

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Original Books

• The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest
• Where My Hat Is At?

Big Toons

• Marshmallow's Last Stand - In the very first Homestar Runner flash cartoon, Homestar and Pom Pom face the Brothers Strong in a tag-team wrestling match. Taken off the site but is available through the Everything Else Vol 2 DVD.
• The Reddest Radish - Marzipan is preparing to enter the Reddest Radish contest, but Strong Bad plots to steal her entry and win the competition himself.
• The King of Town - Homestar is called in to help the King of Town find a missing flock of sheep.
• A Jumping Jack Contest - Homestar, Pom Pom, and Strong Bad face off in a contest of endurance. Like Marshmallow's Last Stand, it was taken off the site, but is available on the Everything Else Vol 2 DVD.
• In Search Of the Yello Dello - Homestar goes on a quest, with the help of Pom Pom and Strong Sad, to find a rare bird as a gift for Marzipan's birthday.
• A Jorb Well Done - When Coach Z's accent starts getting out of hand, Homestar and friends try to help him learn how to say the word "job" properly.
• The Luau - Marzipan hosts a party in her backyard, but find Strong Bad is throwing his own party.
• Where's the Cheat? - Strong Bad tries to track down The Cheat, while Marzipan obsesses over a vegetarian burger.
• Parsnips A-Plenty - In the old-timey days of 1936, The Homestar Runner and his friends try to find parsnips to make soup.
• Strong Bad Is In Jail Cartoon - After getting throw in the slammer, Strong Bad and The Cheat break out and go on a crime spree.
• Shopping For Danger - The Cheat Commandos try and figure out what Blue Laser is up to at the local supermarket's Double Coupon Day.
• Bug in Mouth Disease - Strong Bad tries to catch a Caleb Rentpayer marathon, while Homestar swallows a bug and fears it's the end of the good times.
• Cool Things - Homestar goes on a quest for yellow paint and cool shades, then checks out Marzipan's new band.
• A Folky Tale - Strong Sad tries to get out of gym class with a story about his "folk-sona" Saddy Dumpington.
• Weclome Back [sic] - Homestar's friends reminisce on what they did over summer vacation.
• Date Nite - Marzipan and The Cheat go on a date, which Homestar and Strong Bad try to sabotage.
• DNA Evidence - Strong Sad sets out to solve the case of the "DNA Evidence".
• Career Day - Space Captainface promotes the Strong Badian space program to the "children" of L.U.R.N.
• Kick-A-Ball - Homestar and Strong Bad compete in a game of Kick-a-ball.
• Cheat Commandos: Two Part Episode (Parts 1 & 2)- In this thrilling two parter, Gunhaver is ousted from his role as Cheat Commander and has to make some unlikely allies to run a restaurant- er, get his job back.
• Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold - Homestar and Strong Bad find, and read, a long-lost Homestar Runner adventure.

Shorts

• Strong Bad Sings - Strong Bad advertises his musical talents in a new album.
• Kick the Can - The first even Homestar Runner cartoon from the 1930's is unearthed.
• Theme Song Video - The music video for the original Homestar Runner theme tune.
• Fluffy Puff Marshmallows - Homestar Runner tries to record a monologue for a Fluffy Puff Marshmallows Commercial. Emphasis on "tries".
• The Cheat Theme Song - The Cheat shows off his Flash skills by animating his own theme song.
• The Interview - Strong Bad tries to interview Homestar and find out what his "freakin' problem" is.
• Everybody to the Limit - The music video to Strong Bad's Number 1 Jam, Powered by The Cheat.
• Meet Marshie - Marshie, the new mascot for Fluffy Puff Marshmallows, introduces himself.
• The System is Down - Yahoo's server's crashed thanks to Strong Bad but not in the way you'd think.
• Lookin' at a Thing in a Bag - Strong Bad and his lackeys trick Homestar into buying them drinks.
• Trogdorcon '97 - Strong Bad and The Cheat hang out at a convention, pretending to sell gamer tags as a excuse for making fun of all the geeks and nerds gathered there.
• Summer Short Shorts - Homestar and friends star in a series of summer-themed vignettes involving french fries, dinosaurs, ninjutsu, laser shows, and clumsy metaphors.
• The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show!! - The King of Town and his servants try to help the Poopsmith with his perpetual body odor.
• Drive-Thru - Strong Bad and The Cheat try to order fast food from a disembodied drive-thru speaker.
• Ever And More! - The Broternal Order of Different Helmets holds a meeting.
• The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck in His Craw - The Homestar Runner discovers an unknown object stuck in his craw, and tries to deal with the mysterious "craw-bject" as best he can.
• The Baloneyman - Bubs hawks baloney sandwiches to help the folks of Free Country USA beat the heat.
• Best Caper Ever - Strong Bad and The Cheat try to figure out how they pulled off their best caper ever; Homestar tries to escape being stranded in the Arctic Circle.
• Donut Unto Others - Homestar goes into the donut business, and faces stiff competition from Bubs.
• Where U Goin' 2? - We explore a typical day in the life of The Cheat.
• Loading Screens - Homestar and Strong Bad perform a number one jam about loading screens.
• Strong Bad Classics! - Strong Bad vandalises another children's book, this time for charity.
• Characters from Yonder Website - Crudely-drawn versions of Homestar and Strong Bad go on a far-out quest to restore some lost gumption.
• The Name of This Cartoon Would Ruin It - Homestar distracts Strong Bad from his latest scheme by showing off a bizarre new trick.

Powered by the Cheat

• New Boots The Cheat gets some cool new boots, has lunch with Strong Bad, and dumps hot soup in Homestar's eyes.

Holiday Toons

• Homestarloween Party - Homestar and friends do a round-robin scary story.
• The House That Gave Sucky Treats - The Homestar Runner gang goes trick or treating... at the viewer's house, in this interactive cartoon.
• The Best Decemberween Ever - Homestar tries to find the perfect gift for Strong Bad.
• Pumpkin Carve-nival - Homestar hosts a pumpkin-carving contest.
• A Decemberween Pageant - The citizens of Free Country, USA, put on a play about the origins of Decemberween; Strong Sad struggles with stage fright.
• 3 Times Halloween Funjob! - Marzipan and Strong Sad try to contact the ghost of a ficus, Strong Bad and his gang go on an egging and TP-ing spree (while the King of Town tries to tag along), and Homestar goes trick-or-treating with Pom Pom, Bubs, and Coach Z.
• Decemberween In July - A series of holiday shorts released in mid-summer involve the Teen Girl Squad having a Secret Santa exchange, Strong Bad doodling on an old children's book, the cast of Sweet Cuppin' Cakes having their own holiday episode, and Puppet Homestar getting a "Santaman" toy.
• That A Ghost - The Homestar Runner and his old-timey friends go on a ghost hunt.
• Halloween Fairstival - Strong Bad tries to help The Cheat find a cure for the hiccups at the local Halloween fair.
• Homestar Presents: Presents - Homestar does some very, very last-minute gift shopping.
• Senorial Day - Senor Cardgage and Bubs put up commercials for their dueling Memorial Day sales.
• Halloween Potion-Ma-Jig - The viewer must help Homestar search the Spooky Woods for ingredients for Marzipan's potion recipe.
• Fall Float Parade - Marzipan and Coach Z host the "firty-tirst" Fall Float Parade.
• Happy Hallow-Day - Homestar and friends try to find out why it's still daylight out on Halloween night.
• Decemberween Short Shorts - A series of short holiday cartoons showcase Strong Bad's secret love of tube socks, The Homestar Runner's unsanitary old-time traditions, Homestar's attempts to cheer up a lonely Coach Z, and more.
• Jibblies 2 - The Horrible Painting escapes the confines of Strong Mad's closet and runs around giving everyone "the jibblies".
• Most in the Graveyard - Homestar and friends spend their Halloween exploring the cemetery behind the King of Town's castle.
• A Death-Defying Decemberween - Homestar prepares to provide his friends with "death-defying entertainment" by sledding down a dangerously steep hill on Decemberween morning.
• Doomy Tales of the Macabre - In revenge for not getting invited to this year's Halloween festivities, Strong Sad concocts a poem in which his friends and neighbors suffer various strange and unpleasant fates.
• A Decemberween Mackerel - Marzipan and Homestar try to save Senor Cardgage's life with a cheer-fueled holiday miracle.
• I Killed Pom Pom! - Homestar panics when he thinks he's murdered Pom Pom on Halloween, and Strong Bad eggs him on to cover up his "crime".
• The House That Gave Sucky Tricks - Homestar's terrible haunted house inspires Strong Bad to brainstorm his own, slightly-less terrible, haunted house.
• Fan Costumes 2015
• Later That Night... - Homestar and friends reminisce on a "hilarious Halloween adventure".
• Fan Costumes 2016
• Haunted Photo Booth - Strong Bad tries to get a picture with the ghost that's apparently haunting the photo booth at Marzipan's Halloween party.
• Fan Costumes 2017
• The Next April Fools' Thing - A new girl character tries to brainstorm an April Fool's Day cartoon.
• Mr. Poofers Must Die - Homestar and his friends try to tell a scary story about a seemingly-invincible dog.
• Fan Costumes 2018
• The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods - After "giving up the ghost", The Homestar Runner embarks on a quest fraught with terror and said-bookisms to restore himself to life.
• Fan Costumes 2019
• Halloween Hijinks - While the main cast hangs out in the teaser, the Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries chase down Large Bean.
• Fan Costumes 2020
• Halloween Hide & Seek - Help Homestar track down his friends so he can misidentify their costumes in this interactive Halloween "toon".
• Fan Costumes 2021
• 2022 Costume Pack Now Available - It's Homestarloween Party, but with 2022 DLC.
• Fan Costumes 2022
• Decemberweenvent Calendar - Count down to Decemberween with daily sheet music of Homestar Runner songs.
• The Show: Ween Edition - Homestar turns his annual Halloween costume misinterpretations into a game show.

Disk 4 of 12

• FriendlyWare - In this premiere episode of D4o12, Strong Bad showcases some of the very BASIC programs of IBM's FriendlyWare bundle.
• FrienDendum - Following up on the previous episode, Strong Bad modifies the "Sea Battle" program so that he can actually play and enjoy the game.
• World Games - Strong Bad plays and intentionally fails at a bunch of weird sports minigames in Epyx's CMYK-tastic World Games.
• Vampire's Castle - Strong Bad attempts to beat Vampire's Castle, the notoriously frustrating text adventure that inspired Thy Dungeonman, with the Cheat providing illustrations.

DVD Exclusive Content

• Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True - An Unfinished Toon where Homestar gets knocked out during a race and thinks he's in Medieval Times. Available on the first sbemail DVD as an easter egg.
• The Limozeen Advantage - The band Limozeen hires an all girl Metal Band to open one of their concerts.
• Where the Crap Are We? - Strong Bad and Homestar find themselves in a strange blue field. Originally only available as an easter egg through the Macromedia Central program, it was later re-released on the Everything Else Vol 1. DVD as an easter egg.
• Why Come Only One Girl? - A short talking about all the female characters The Brothers Chaps had for consideration on the site.
• Blue Laserdisc Challenge - a Cheat Commandos short cartoon/game in the vein of Dragon's Lair and Space Ace where Blue Laser must escape his lair without being killed.
• Bubslegum Comics - A look at the scrapped weekly comics that would have involved the comics that came with Bubs' bubblegum.
• Halloween Awards Show - The results of the 2001 email-in costume contest over who had the best costume... released in 2006.

Video Stuff

• Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer - Rather Dashing and Trogdor battle in the film adaptation of the parser-based adventure game Peasant's Quest.