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=== Alternate Universes ===
Over time, many alternate versions of the Homestar Runner world and characters would appear, parodying other cartoons and animation styles. Many of these feature in their own cartoons. The many alternate universes would later cross over in some cartoons, such as the 150th Strong Bad Email, ''alternate universe''.

Old-Timey cartoons take place in an old-time setting, with most of the characters being Old-Timey counterparts of the ''Homestar Runner'' characters. These cartoons are in black and white with a film grain effect and scratchy audio quality. They parody the distinctive style of [[animated cartoon]]s during the 1920s and 1930s (à la [[Steamboat Willie]]), and can be seen as perhaps deliberately unfunny, to make a slanted joke about such old-style cartoons.

''20X6'' (pronounced "twenty exty-six"), a parody of the [[Mega Man]] and [[EarthBound]] games' "year 200X", originated from Strong Bad Email #57, ''japanese cartoon'', an email asking Strong Bad what he would look like if he were in a [[Japan]]ese [[anime]]. The main character, Stinkoman, is an anime version of Strong Bad with [[blue hair]], a shiny body and robot boots. He is always looking for a fight, asking various characters he interacts with to engage him in a "challenge" ("Are you asking for a challenge?"). There is also a game, ''Stinkoman 20X6'', which is heavily based on the [[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]] series.

''Cheat Commandos'' is a parody of ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' that features a cast of characters that are the same species as The Cheat.<ref name="io9 oral" /> Most are based on G.I. Joe characters, or characters from other 1980s cartoons. The cartoon is constantly advertising its products in the cartoons by such methods as referring to the areas they are in as "playsets", a convoy truck as an "action figure storage vehicle", and by ending each cartoon with the phrase "Buy all our playsets and toys!", sung in a patriotic way. It also parodies the G.I. Joe cartoons' use of [[public service announcements]], referring to nonsensical things like "peer-2-teen choice behaviors". Some cartoons feature the character Crack Stuntman, the fictional voice actor for the Cheat Commandos character Gunhaver.<ref name="io9 oral" />