History DarthWiki / TheHomestarRunner

* [[spoiler:BrokenAce: Pom-Pom. He may have incredible athletic skills and high popularity, but under that is a life of being abused by his parents.]]

* CerebusSyndrome: Around the fourth season, this was parodied.
* CreditsPushback: Parodied in the MSB "Ending Credits".

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* BitingTheHandHumor: Strong Bad says that only Strong Sad would watch KidsWB.

''The Homestar Runner'' [[TheTheTitleConfusion or just]] ''Homestar Runner'' is a comedic and surreal cartoon by two guys from the state of Georgia, Mike and Matt Chapman ("The Brothers Chaps").[[note]]Really just a fake show imagined by Tropers/PancticeSquadCutterback.[[/note]] Starting as a dead-tree children's picture book, it eventually found its way to KidsWB as a well-regarded and fondly remembered modern classic.

The main character is the eponymous Homestar Runner, a goodhearted athlete with no arms and no clue. However, Strong Bad, a narcissistic, loudmouthed "wrestleman" with a Luchador mask for a face and boxing gloves for hands, seems to have exceeded the titular character in popularity. Along with his pint-sized lackey The Cheat and hulking brute older brother Strong Mad, Strong Bad constantly pushes everybody around, especially his gray, depressed younger brother Strong Sad. Other characters include Homestar's on-and-off hippie girlfriend Marzipan, Homestar's best friend and straight man Pom Pom, the verbally challenged and slightly creepy Coach Z, greedy concession stand owner Bubs, the ever-hungry King of Town, and [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the Poopsmith]]. And to round out this wacky cast, we also have Homsar, an odd-speaking midget who seems to be able to openly defy physics. Over the years, the series has come to include many recurring and minor characters, many of which simply debuted as one-off jokes.

The show is aired in [[ThreeShorts ABA/ABC]] format. The A episode is the main episode, or one of which, the C episode being the other, with the B episodes being Mail Strong Bad/Strong Bad Email shorts (depending on how the mail was sent), which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin; Strong Bad answering mails from viewers. These shorts are the most popular part of the show, with some people [[JustHereForGodzilla watching to the just to see these]].

* CerebusSyndrome: Around the fourth season.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first season in general was full of it, with hand-drawn animation, Matt Chapman voicing all the male characters, Missy Palmer voicing Marzipan, and the show just not being as good as its contemporary seasons, but the pilot "Marshmallow's Last Stand/In Search of the Yellow Dello" seriously takes the cake. It didn't even have a Mail Strong Bad short.

* BrownNote: Homsar's "evil face" causes Homestar to "piddle [his] pants-y-pants".

* CreditsPushback: The ''actual credits'' were like made to look like this.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Homestar doesn't like Subway.

* HiddenDepths: Strong Sad is a motivational speaker. Who knew?

* TooMuchInformation: In the MSB short "Embarrassing Secrets", Homestar tells Strong Bad about [[{{Squick}} the time he had diarrhea during a race.]] Needless to say, Strong Bad isn't pleased.

''The Homestar Runner'' [[TheTheTitleConfusion or just]] ''Homestar Runner'' is a comedic and surreal cartoon by two guys from the state of Georgia, Mike and Matt Chapman ("The Brothers Chaps").[[note]]Really just a fake show imagined by Tropers/PancticeSquadCutterback. Starting as a dead-tree children's picture book, it eventually found its way to KidsWB as a well-regarded and fondly remembered modern classic.

''The Homestar Runner'' [[TheTheTitleConfusion or just]] ''Homestar Runner'' is a comedic and surreal cartoon by two guys from the state of Georgia, Mike and Matt Chapman ("The Brothers Chaps"). Starting as a dead-tree children's picture book, it eventually found its way to KidsWB as a well-regarded and fondly remembered modern classic.