Guest Donka Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 <I>All Things Considered, May 8, 2005</I> · There are lots of nasty characters lurking in the shadowy corners of the World Wide Web. But Strong Bad is just awful. And he's awfully funny, too. Strong Bad sports a Mexican wrestler's mask and wears boxing gloves all the time. He's the bane of Homestar Runner's existence. And who is Homestar? He's a slightly dim high school jock with a bowling-pin-shaped girlfriend named Marzipan. Did we say bowling-pin-shaped? Yes, because Strong Bad, Homestar and Marzipan are all cartoon characters residing at homestarrunner.com, a flash-animation Web site created by brothers Mike and Matt Chapman. Out of their basement. The site is visited by more than a million viewers a month, and updated weekly. Homestarrunner.com may remind some of the foul-mouthed animated TV comedy South Park, which also draws its charm from cleverly executed bad animation and irresistably amateurish voices. But these toons are mostly G-rated, and more interested in goofball humor than gross-out comedy. So it attracts a lot of younger fans. Parents will want to take a look to make sure it's right for their youngsters, but they are likely to find themselves equally amused. Link to Homestarrunner.com Link to NPR story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 the rest of the characters get annoying strong bad's email is hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeremiah Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Trogdar!!!!! I'm not sure, but NPR doing a bit on Homestar Runner may be one of the signs of the apocolypse. Jeremiah checkin' my email, hopin' to get something from a female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 For anyone who grew up on an Atari 2600 or similar, the "Virus" email is a must see tour de force. Sheer genius. "Couch Patch" is another good one (doesn't require Atari experience). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMU Alpine Boarder Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 "TECHNO" is a personal favorite of mine, and the one that got me hooked a few years ago... Cheat > all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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