Favorite obscure referance to something in the real world

InABulding · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:44 am

Hey, pardon me if this has been done before, but:

What is your favorite reference on HR to some really obscure thing in pop culture, or history or whatever?

Mine has gotta be the Mookie Wilson reference in 'Strongest Man in the World Remake'...big Mets fan here. i died when I heard that, I didn't think too many people from outside NY had Wilson on the radar still.

Angelgrl1029 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:27 am

Well, pretty much the whole cartoon is to do that.

Wikipedia wrote:

Homestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes surreal humor with references to 1980s and 1990s pop culture, notably video games, classic television and popular music.

My favorite real world reference is (probubly isn't but I can't think of any more) when the end of the Stinkoman credits it had a picture of Vegeta from Dragonball Z.

For some reason I found that really funny! Don't know why though(I don't even watch the show)...

silent wulf · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:22 pm

Mine has to homestar singing "Back in Black" in a easter egg on an answering machine

Stev0 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:43 pm

The SBemail "Boring (really)", when Strongbad was typing three-letter words , the word "Err" brought up SB as Groo.

In Webcomics, the Spamusement parody.

homestar55 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:33 pm

ummmmmm the only one i can think of now is the house that gave sucky treats where the cheats head explodes after eating pop rocks and some type of cola...just a reference to that (im)famous urban legend about the "life" cereal mascot died after eating pop rocks with soda (or coke to be more specific).

Beyond the Grave · **Posted:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:05 pm

The email, Yes, Wrestling, referenced everything I have wanted them to reference since I started watching three years ago. I was waiting for the toon where they gave a nod to the world of Wrestling. Had someone not done the Real-World References for the Wiki, I could have done them easily.

I Choose You Cheatachu · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:05 pm

I Like it in "A Holiday Greeting" how like the whole thing is based off of A Charlie Brown Christmas man I love Charlie Brown

absolutelynothing · **Joined:** Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:09 pm **Posts:** 29

Super Kingio Bros.
Enough said.

this-guy · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:33 pm

Not obscure.

StrongVlad · **Posted:** Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:00 pm

Probably my flavorite is :sb:

's nickname for :cheat:

in Halloween Fairstival: Philly Cheat-Steak.
Tied for flavorite is probably when :sad:

dressed up as Andy Warhol.

Bad Bad Guy · **Joined:** Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:31 am **Posts:** 836

Strong Bad singing Up, Up and Away in Main Page 9. (except he got the tune a little wrong, but that's probably for copyright reasons)

Kevin DuBrow · **Posted:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:06 am

"Attention The Cheat, customer needs assistance in email. Customer needs assistance in email." Classic.

furrykef · **Posted:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:04 pm

How is that obscure?

Zim Del Invasor · **Joined:** Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:49 am **Posts:** 405

"You'll microwave the baby!" is one, and also Coach Z's comment about getting shot by gangsters if you flash your headlights. Any urban legend reference.

best5bucksever · **Posted:** Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:58 pm

I was a big fan of the Angus Young costume. And allll the video games in the floppy disk container.

High Skool Artist · **Joined:** Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:54 am **Posts:** 259

In "The House That Gave Suckey Treats"
Homsar in a whimpy costume
"I'l Gladly Pay You Tuesday For Some Candy Today"
or
The King Of Town's Mario Costume
or maybe even
Homestar's Kurt Cobain Costume

Bad Bad Guy · **Joined:** Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:31 am **Posts:** 836

Mario is the complete opposite of obscure.

Ripplin · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:14 pm

As a fan of the real deal, I love the World's Strongest Man stuff (Magnus and such in particular). I also love the reference to George Lynch with Marzipan's skull/skeleton guitar. I laughed my head off when Coach Z dressed up as Theo Huxtable, too! :-D

There are more, but those are the first I thought of.

20X6MAN · **Joined:** Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:20 pm **Posts:** 111

absolutelynothing wrote:

Super Kingio Bros.
Enough said.

Same.

Ripplin · **Posted:** Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:35 pm

Super Kingio Bros. was cool, but I'd argue against it being truly obscure when half the Earth's population knows what Super Mario Bros. is, even if they've never played it.

furrykef · **Posted:** Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:59 pm

Yeah, Super Kingio Bros. is pretty much the opposite of what this topic is about.

this-guy · **Posted:** Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:01 pm

Would Poughkeepsie count as obscure? I liked Pakeithpsy.

Awexome · **Joined:** Fri May 18, 2007 11:44 pm **Posts:** 338

Who's the guy that looks like The Cheat, and Pikachu flies by.

Not The Cheat! Not The Cheat!

I'm so glad Pokémon is passé. It just took over everything in the 90s. I still have a couple games, but I'm only keeping Gale of Darkness because of its better graphics and purpose. The handheld games are pointless.

furrykef · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:12 am

Awexome wrote:

Who's the guy that looks like The Cheat, and Pikachu flies by.

DEFINITELY not obscure.

TheFacelessEvil · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:47 pm

My favorite: Bubs saying to Coach Z that if anybody called him the Orange Coach Z that they'll get a free consultation from his friends Jacoby & Meyers. I grew up watching those lawyer commercials all the time on daytime television, and I just about died laughing.

I love it everytime they parody something off of the Back to the Future movies... that's not too obscure, though.

il Cartographer · **Joined:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 11:05 pm **Posts:** 28

Hmm... one of my favourites is the nod to Muppet Babies in the email highschool:

...we were a bunch of melon-headed babies with gigantic eyes and enormous imaginations!

Smartie · **Joined:** Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:28 pm **Posts:** 79

Definately, DEFINATELY Homsar dressed as Slash. I nearly asked him to play Paradise city! :homsar:

Homestar-winner · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:53 pm

mine is Strong Sad's quoting of Once in a Lifetime in 3x Halloween Funjob.
:coachz:

Well, Strong Sad, this is a beautiful house you got here.
:sad:

This is not my beautiful house!
:coachz:

Oh, and I haven't been introduced to your beautiful wife yet neither!
:sad:

This is not my beautiful wife!

despite that, I almost always hate real-world references because I barely ever know any of them.

Bad Bad Guy · **Joined:** Fri Nov 16, 2007 2:31 am **Posts:** 836

My new favorite obscure reference is the Baga Yaga stealing the baby in the Wii safety video.

Carabowditbowdit · **Posted:** Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:25 pm

I love all the video game references, especially the ones Strong Bad mutters when he is awoken on the couch.

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