Homestar Runner DVD (Warning Screen)

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum

1st Warning (2004)

Warning: On a flashing color background, the words "Federal law provides severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized reproduction, distribution or exhibition of copyrighted motion pictures, video tapes or video discs. Criminal copyright infringement is investigated by the FBI and may constitute a felony with maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine." appear. Homestar Runner walks in, looks and says "BOOOOORING!" before leaving.

Trivia: The whole animation and audio is from the similar joke on the site's legal page.

FX/SFX: The background and Homestar.

Music/Sounds: Just the sounds of Homestar walking and his line.

Availability: Seen on strongbad_email.exe Disc One, which is no longer sold from Homestar Runner's store.

Editor's Note: None.


2nd Warning (2004)

Warning: Almost the exact same as the previous warning, but instead Homestar spits some Teddy Grahams on the warning and they stick. Homestar says "that's better" and leaves.

Trivia: This references a nonsensical scene from the Strong Bad Email episode "Couch Patch" (weirdly not on the DVD) wherein Homestar reveals his like of spitting Teddy Grahms.

FX/SFX: See Bumper 1.

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Seen on strongbad_email.exe Disc Two, which is no longer sold from Homestar Runner's store.

Editor's Note: None.


3rd Warning (2004)

Warning: Almost the exact same as the previous warning, but Homestar just does nothing and walks by, saying "Just passing through."

FX/SFX: See Bumper 1.

Music/Sounds: Just the line.

Availability: Seen on strongbad_email.exe Disc Three, which is no longer sold from Homestar Runner's store.

Editor's Note: None.


4th Warning (2005)

Warning: Almost the exact same as the previous warning, but Homestar's line is "Look at me! I'm on TVD!".

FX/SFX: See Bumper 1.

Music/Sounds: See bumper 3.

Availability: Seen on strongbad_email.exe Disc Four, which is no longer sold from Homestar Runner's store.

Editor's Note: None.


5th Warning (2005)

Warning: Strong Bad appears in the usual screen rather than Homestar. He states "Strong Bad...BI warning. There are no strong bad emails on this DVD. So you may as well turn it off right now." The warning disappears as if a TV turned off.

FX/SFX: Strong Bad's animation, the TV turn off.

Music/Sounds: SB's line.

Availability: Can be seen on Everything Else, Volume One, which can still be bought from the Homestar Runner store to this day.

Editor's Note: None.


6th Warning (2006)

Warning: Coach Z shows up on the warning screen. Noticing the text he says "Hey look! Someone wrote some dope rhymes on this flashy wall," gets out a microphone and begins a rap as such: "Federal law provides serial penalties. Unauthorized, you can't handle me. Video tapes are not discotapes, FBI come up and snatch up your papes. A one a-two, I'm out." We fade out.

FX/SFX: The background, Coach Z's animation.

Music/Sounds: Coach Z's lines and the beat.

Availability: Can be seen on Everything Else, Volume Two, which can still be bought from the Homestar Runner store to this day.

Editor's Note: None.


7th Warning (2007)

Warning: The Cheat appears on the typical warning dressed like a bandit. He puts a stencil over it and spraypaints, revealing "Rad rad Robotank" from the Strong Bad Email episode "portrait".

FX/SFX: The background, The Cheat's animation.

Music/Sounds: The Cheat's noises, the sounds.

Availability: Seen only on strongbad_email.exe Disc Five, which, bizzarely, was sold on the modern incarnation of the Homestar store (when all the other sbemail dvds were off) but is no longer.

Editor's Note: None.


8th Warning (2007)

Warning: The Videlectrix Man animates over the logo.

FX/SFX: Same as the Population Tire version of the Videletrix logo aside from the background.

Music/Sounds: Same as the Videlectric logo.

Availability: Seen on Everything Else, Volume Three, no longer sold on the Homestar store.

Editor's Note: None.


9th Warning (2008)

Warning: A truck is heard and Senor Cardgage pops up with paper crumpling noises. He says "oh...tapes" and removes "Tapes" from the text of the warning. He states "This will really lower your grampson's GPA," and walks off.

FX/SFX: The background, Cardgage's animation.

Music/Sounds: The sounds and Cardgage's diolouge.

Availability: Seen on strongbad_email.exe Disc Six, no longer avalible on the store.

Editor's Note: None.


10th Warning (2009)

Warning: Begins like 5th warning with Strong Bad appearing. He states "Here's my rousing impression of you people whose favorite sbemail didn't make it on the DVD: Wah wah snot snot sniff sniff wah.". An audience is cheering and Strong Bad bows saying "a-thank you, thank you" and leaves from the bottom.

FX/SFX: See warning 5.

Music/Sounds: See warning 5.

Availability: Seen only on Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD, no longer available from the Homestar Runner Store.

Editor's Note: None.


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