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# Homestar Runner

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# Homestar Runner

Homestar Runner is a Flash-animated internet comedy cartoon series created by Mike and Matt Chapman, popularized starting around 2000, known for surreal humor and references to 1980s–1990s pop culture.

- First seen: 2000-01-01
- Last seen: 2026-10-31
- Uses cited: 3
- Revision: 2

## Where it started

Homestar Runner is an American animated comedy web series created by Mike and Matt Chapman, known collectively as The Brothers Chaps. The series centers on the adventures of a large and diverse cast of characters, headed by the titular character, Homestar Runner. It uses a blend of surreal humor, self-parody, satire, and references to popular culture, in particular video games, classic television, and popular music. Homestar Runner originated in 1996 as a book written by Mike Chapman and Craig Zobel, intended as a parody of children's literature. While learning Macromedia Flash, Mike and his brother Matt expanded the concept into a website, which was launched on New Year's Day 2000. While the site originally centered on the title character, Strong Bad emerged as a breakout character, and the Strong Bad Email skits became the site's most prominent feature. At the peak of its popularity, the site was one of the most-visited sites with collections of Flash cartoons on the web. The site went on hiatus in 2010 and new cartoons have been released only occasionally on the website and its YouTube channel since that time.

## The use timeline

1. 2000-01-01

    

   A Flash animated Internet cartoon by Mike Chapman, Craig Zobel, and Matt Chapman, created in 1996 and popularized in 2000. The cartoon contains many references to popular culture from the 1980s and 1990s, including video games, television, and popular music.
2. 2000-01-01

    

   Wikidata Q1545845: Homestar Runner — Flash-animated Internet comedy cartoon series. First recorded: 2000-00-00T00:00:00Z.

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