A Brief Look At the History (and Return) of Homestar Runner

If you ’ve never see aHomestar Runnercartoon , you ’re missing out on one of the greatest things to come out of the internet in its scant lifetime . But if you ’re one of the entanglement series ’ existing fans who ’s pore over every sketch and found every secret contact , you ’ll love this video that breaks down the history of the animated series as much you loved the news that theBrothers Chaps are bringing backthe series . ( Yay ! )

Did you know that the Homestar Runner world actually started life story as a children ’s book destine to parody other serial publication like the Berenstein Bears ? The first characters insert were Homestar Runner himself , Strong Bad , and the Cheat , but when the stories moved online as a serial of flash - animated short pants , the respite of Strong Badia was flushed out with the addition of other now - beloved fictitious character like Coach Z and the Poopsmith .

Despite a huge fanbase that the Brothers Chaps were n’t actually able to measure because they never bothered installing analytics computer software on their site , the brace decided to take a break in previous 2009 which left the website with minimum new substance until April 1 of this year when the first full toon was post again after almost five yr . It was the beginning of what will hopefully be the triumphant return of the Brothers Chaps , Homestar Runner , and yes , the Poopsmith .