Homestar Runner
Overview
Homestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

 cartoon
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...

. It mixes surreal humor with references to retro pop culture, notably video games, classic television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

, and popular music
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...

.

The cartoons are nominally centered on the title character, Homestar Runner. However, a series titled Strong Bad Email or sbemail, in which another main character, Strong Bad
Strong Bad
Strong Bad is one of the major characters of the Homestar Runner series of animated Flash web cartoons. He is portrayed by Matt Chapman, the principal voice actor and co-founder of the series. Strong Bad enjoys pranking the other characters of the series, along with his ever-diligent lackey pet...

, answers emails from viewers, is the most popular and prominent feature of the site.
Quotations

"Yes, Strong Bad, I ate Luigi. He tasted like mushrooms."

"What in Pete Sampras|Pete Sampras is going on here?!?"

"So kids, the moral of the story is 'Strong Sad doing Tai Chi is really, really funny'."

"Fugugrass."

Singing to the tune of The Neverending Story: "The blood is rushing to my head. Blacking out, blacking out, blacking out..." and also "Neverending so-oda. Ah Ah Aaah Ah Ah Aaah Ah Ah Aaah..."

"Seriously."

"Can you put this cow lamp back? We're running of of room in here. You won't get much for it anyway, it's not even a real cow."

"This does NOT look good for Homestar Runner."

(reading Strong Bad's e-mails) "Dear Strong Bad, what is your favorite leg? Jess and Tiff. (typing) Hey, Crapface! Why don'tcha go blow it out your ear! (sweetly) Your buddy, Strong Bad."

 
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