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{{about|Sketchbook in the [[Museum]]}} {{for|Weekly Sketchbook featured on the [[Main Pages]]|Sketchbook}} {{for|[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]] bonus video|Sketchbook (video)}}
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[[Image:Sketchbook Five.PNG|thumb|Back to the drawing board]]
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The '''Sketchbook''' includes a selection of thirteen pages of early drawings of various characters. The first thirteen are [[Character Evolution|rough concept art]] of [[characters]], either ones that would become main characters or [[Rejected Characters|be rejected at the concept stage]], or occasionally depict characters in [[Other Costumes|different outfits]]. The sketches are captioned with additional context, written in an informal tone by [[Matt Chapman]]. Many are accompanied by dates, indicating that most were drawn before the launch of [[homestarrunner.com]] in [[2000]].
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The '''Sketchbook''' found in the [[Museum]] section of the Homestar website includes a set of thirteen early sketches of various characters. The commentaries were written by [[Matt Chapman]].
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Starting as an HTML page, the sketchbook was later reworked into a [[Flash]] slideshow. At this time, two captions were revised and three "ice cream" illustrations were added to the sketchbook.
'''Page Title:''' Homestar Sketchbook
'''Page Title:''' Homestar Sketchbook
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==Sketches==
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<blockquote>Early (bad) drawings of Homestar and all your favorites plus never before seen characters </blockquote>
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! Description !! width="25%"|Caption !! width="25%"|Revised Caption !! width="80px"|Date !! width="80px"|Link
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_One.PNG|210px|Kick That can!]] || Alternate designs for the Kick the Squib Homestars. || Jan 2000
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| Four sketches exploring [[The Homestar Runner]] in varying states of completion. Each depict him with some design differences from the regular [[Homestar Runner]].
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|colspan=2|Alternate designs for the [[Kick the Can]] Homestars. || Jan 2000 || [[oldHR:sketch1.html|Page 1]]
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Two.PNG|210px|Marzipan Medly]] || Early Marzipans. Way too human. || Aug 1999
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| Four sketches of [[Marzipan]], plus a sketch exploring hair and crown. One resembles her final design, while the others have a much more humanoid head as well as visible arms, hands, and feet.
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|colspan=2| Early Marzipans. Way too human. || Aug 1999 ||[[oldHR:sketch2.html|Page 2]]
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Three.PNG|210px|Evolution Of A Brute]] || Strong Mad development. Watch his neck and head magically disappear! || Sept 1996
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| Six sketches of [[Strong Mad]], three placing his head in varying positions on his torso and three with different hairstyles (bald, curly, flattop)
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|colspan=2|Strong Mad development. Watch his neck and head magically disappear! || Sep 1996 ||[[oldHR:sketch3.html|Page 3]]
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Four.PNG|210px|It's That Cookie Jar!]] || Trivia Time designs (Pom-Pom's dog). Still haven't found a good one. Is that Stimpy? || April 2000
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| Ten sketches of small dogs.
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|colspan=2|[[Trivia Time]] designs (Pom-Pom's dog). Still haven't found a good one. Is that Stimpy? || Apr 2000 || [[oldHR:sketch4.html|Page 4]]
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Five.PNG|210px|Would Have Made Quite The Book...]] || Flying, swimming, and racing designs from the unfinished 2nd children's book "Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold!" || Sept 1996
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| Several character sketches: Homestar Runner, Strong Mad, Strong Bad, [[Mr. Bland]], and three new characters. All are wearing equipment related to flying, swimming, or racing (with varying degrees of realism).
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|colspan=2|Flying, swimming, and racing designs from the unfinished 2nd children's book "[[Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold!]]"
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|rowspan=5| Sep 1996 || [[oldHR:sketch5.html|Page 5]]
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Six.PNG|210px|Who Wants To See Strong Sad?]] || Strong Sad development. I kinda miss the stripes. || Sept 1996
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| Six sketches of [[Strong Sad]]. All feature broad horizontal stripes across his torso.
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|colspan=2|Strong Sad development. I kinda miss the stripes. ||[[oldHR:sketch6.html|Page 6]]
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Seven.PNG|210px|Nobody Wants To See Strong Sad.]] || More Strong Sad. That Vaudeville one always cracks me up. || Sept 1996
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| Eight sketches of Strong Sad. Many have striped torsos and/or are wearing a necktie, some are rail-thin rather than round. In the center, one Strong Sad poses dramatically with a hat and cane over the word "{{w|Vaudeville|VAUDVILLE}}!"
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|colspan=2|More Strong Sad. That Vaudeville one always cracks me up. || [[oldHR:sketch7.html|Page 7]]
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Eight.PNG|210px|Enough Strong Sad.]] || Even more Strong Sad. The lower left one is Strong Glad! Nice gams, babe! || Sept 1996
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| Six sketches of Strong Sad. The one in the lower left is drawn with very long, realistic legs and wearing high heels.
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|colspan=2|Even more Strong Sad. The lower left one is Strong Glad! Nice gams, babe! || [[oldHR:sketch8.html|Page 8]]
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Nine.PNG|210px|Walrus'D!]] || Dijjery-doo, a Cheat-like prankster that was abandoned for being too Cheat-like. And too walrus-like. || Sept 1996
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| Six sketches of [[Dijjery Doo]]. Some have stripes or scales, or lack ears. All have two large pointed teeth, like a walrus's tusks or serpent's [[fangs]].
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|colspan=2|Dijjery-doo, a [[The Cheat|Cheat]]-like prankster that was abandoned for being too Cheat-like. And too walrus-like. ||[[oldHR:sketch9.html|Page 9]]
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Ten.PNG|210px|That Mean Mike...]] || The original scribblings for the Pom-Pom solo book. Later made into a flash toon but Mike won't let me keep it on the site. || Unknown
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| A script written on lined paper:
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<blockquote>this is the isle of Pom. ''{inline drawing of the isle}''<br>
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On it, live the Poms.<br>
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Pom-Pom is the best Pom. ''{inline drawing of Pom Pom}''<br>
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He loves his mom & dad.<br>
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He is very patriotic.<br>
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He feeds his dog everyday.<br>
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He treats his neighbors w/ respect.<br>
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He doesn't play w/ matches.<br>
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We all love Pom-Pom, too.</blockquote>
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| The original scribblings for the [[Pom-Pom]] solo book. Later made into a [[Pom Pom, Too|flash toon]] but Mike won't let me keep it on the site. || The original scribblings for the Pom-Pom solo book. Later made into a flash toon.
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|rowspan=4| ''Unknown'' ||[[oldHR:sketch10.html|Page 10]]
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Eleven.PNG|210px|Introducing... Carrot Guy!]] || Some early Bubs and Coach Z drawings. Don't know who the carrot-looking guy was gonna be. || Unknown
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| Multiple characters are sketched on the page: two images of [[Bubs]] to the left, four of [[Coach Z]] to the right, and in the center a doodle of a face resembling a carrot.
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|colspan=2|Some early Bubs and Coach Z drawings. Don't know who the carrot-looking guy was gonna be. || [[oldHR:sketch11.html|Page 11]]
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Twelve.PNG|210px|Boaring!]] || Various Homestar drawings. || Unknown
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| Seven drawings of Homestar Runner, in varying degrees of detail or exaggeration.
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|colspan=2|Various [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] drawings. || [[oldHR:sketch12.html|Page 12]]
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|Seven characters in costume. See [[Rejected Costumes]] for additional detail.
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''Clockwise from top left:'' Strong Sad (an Oompa-Loompa), Homestar (Hellboy), Marzipan (Trixie), Marzipan ([[The Simpsons|Marge Simpson]]), Pom Pom (Comic Book Guy), Homestar (Travis Bickle), Coach Z ([[Bob & Doug McKenzie|Doug McKenzie]])
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| Some costume ideas for [[Homestarloween Party|the Halloween Episode]]. Ten bucks to anyone who can identify them all. || Some rejected costume ideas for Halloween Episodes. That other Marzipan is supposed to be Speed Racer's girlfriend, Trixie, okay? || [[oldHR:sketch13.html|Page 13]]
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=== Ice Cream ===
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{{redirects|Sketchbook Ice Cream}} {{for-nothe|other uses|Ice Cream}}
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Earlier versions of the Sketchbook included three popsicle versions of Homestar, Pom Pom, and Strong Bad. These are now [[secret pages]].
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| <blockquote>HOMESTAR RUNNER! WOW! iCY FUNTiME!</blockquote>A color illustration of a popsicle shaped like Homestar's head and torso.
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|rowspan=3| ''Not in original sketchbook''
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|rowspan=3| I swear these were HUGE in Japan the summer of [[1987|'87]].
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|rowspan=3| 1999
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|[[oldHR:icecream1.html|Page 14]]
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|<blockquote>POM-POM! SUGAR TASTE!!!</blockquote> A color illustration of a popsicle shaped like Pom Pom's head and torso.||[[oldHR:icecream2.html|Page 15]]
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| <blockquote>STRONG BAD! GOOD DELiTE...</blockquote> A color illustration of a popsicle bearing the likeness of [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]]'s mask.||[[oldHR:icecream3.html|Page 16]]
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Thirteen.PNG|210px|You never gave me my 10 bucks...]] || Some costume ideas for the Halloween Episode. Ten bucks to anyone who can identify them all. ''(From Top Left: [[Strong Sad]] as a [[Wikipedia:Oompa Loompa|Oompa Loompa]], [[Homestar Runner]] as [[Wikipedia:Hellboy|Hellboy]], [[Marzipan]] as ??? and [[Wikipedia:Marge Simpson|Marge Simpson]]<br>Bottom Row: [[Coach Z]] as [[Wikipedia:Bob & Doug McKenzie|Doug McKenzie]], Homestar as [[Wikipedia:Taxi Driver|Travis Bickle]], [[Pom Pom]] as [[Wikipedia:List of recurring characters from The Simpsons#Jeff Albertson .28Comic_Book_Guy.29|Jeff Albertson, The "Comic Book Guy."]])'' || Unknown
 
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== External Links ==
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== Fun Facts ==
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sketch1.html view the Sketchbook]
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[[File:homestar_ice_cream.jpg|thumb|300px|Super Sugar Taste!]]
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===Explanations===
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*The original iteration of the Museum did not include [[Pom Pom, Too]] in the [[Old Flash Stuff]], hence the initial remark about it not being on the site. A later version of Old Flash Stuff added in this toon, resulting in the excision of the snarky comment about [[Mike]].
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===Trivia===
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*Prior to February 14, 2006, the three [[ice cream]] illustrations were in their own folder, "Ice Cream", in the main Museum menu.
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*{{prs|1798862421618233792|6|Jun|2024|alt=A 2024 tweet}} indicates that the popsicles were illustrated in 1999.
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===Inside References===
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*The [[1987|"summer of '87"]] is an oft-referenced year in [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]].
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===Real-World References===
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*"Is that Stimpy?" refers to the left-center sketch of Trivia Time resembling Stimpy, a pudgy cat with small pointy ears from ''{{w|The Ren & Stimpy Show}}''.
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*The caption on the ice creams refers to the concept of being "{{w|Big in Japan (phrase)|big in Japan}}", where a North American or European act achieves outsize success in Japan compared to their home country.
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===Fast Forward===
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*A cookie jar resembling [[Trivia Time]] is occasionally seen in [[Marzipan's House|Marzipan's kitchen]].
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*The never-finished book second book would be revisited for its 20th anniversary, re-imagined as the toon [[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]].
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**This toon features "Strong Glad", appearing with long legs as seen in the eighth sketch.
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*One of the sketch designs for Bubs would be reused for the character of [[Original Bubs]] in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[original]].
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*The sketch design of Coach Z with a large mustache and [[afro]] would be recalled in depictions of the Coach's younger days, such as in [[stand-up]] or [[Decemberween Short Shorts]].
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*[[@ronginald#110094862237437953|Another sketchbook page shared on Twitter]] indicated that a Hellboy costume was considered for [[The Poopsmith]] to wear in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
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==See Also==
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*[[Character Evolutions]]
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*[[Sketchbook]]
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== External Links ==
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*[[HR:museum.html|Visit the main Museum menu]]
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**[[HR:oldsketch.swf|view the Flash file for the Updated Sketchbook]]
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*[[oldHR:sketch1.html|view the old Sketchbook]]
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*[[oldHR:icecream1.html|view the Ice Cream folder]]
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Current revision as of 04:21, 27 June 2025

This article is about the Sketchbook in the Museum. For the Weekly Sketchbook featured on the Main Pages, see Sketchbook. For the strongbad_email.exe Disc Three bonus video, see Sketchbook (video).
Back to the drawing board

The Sketchbook includes a selection of thirteen pages of early drawings of various characters. The first thirteen are rough concept art of characters, either ones that would become main characters or be rejected at the concept stage, or occasionally depict characters in different outfits. The sketches are captioned with additional context, written in an informal tone by Matt Chapman. Many are accompanied by dates, indicating that most were drawn before the launch of homestarrunner.com in 2000.

Starting as an HTML page, the sketchbook was later reworked into a Flash slideshow. At this time, two captions were revised and three "ice cream" illustrations were added to the sketchbook.

Page Title: Homestar Sketchbook

Ice Cream Page Title: Cool Treats!

Contents

[edit] Sketches

Early (bad) drawings of Homestar and all your favorites plus never before seen characters
Description Caption Revised Caption Date Link
Four sketches exploring The Homestar Runner in varying states of completion. Each depict him with some design differences from the regular Homestar Runner. Alternate designs for the Kick the Can Homestars. Jan 2000 Page 1
Four sketches of Marzipan, plus a sketch exploring hair and crown. One resembles her final design, while the others have a much more humanoid head as well as visible arms, hands, and feet. Early Marzipans. Way too human. Aug 1999 Page 2
Six sketches of Strong Mad, three placing his head in varying positions on his torso and three with different hairstyles (bald, curly, flattop) Strong Mad development. Watch his neck and head magically disappear! Sep 1996 Page 3
Ten sketches of small dogs. Trivia Time designs (Pom-Pom's dog). Still haven't found a good one. Is that Stimpy? Apr 2000 Page 4
Several character sketches: Homestar Runner, Strong Mad, Strong Bad, Mr. Bland, and three new characters. All are wearing equipment related to flying, swimming, or racing (with varying degrees of realism). Flying, swimming, and racing designs from the unfinished 2nd children's book "Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold!" Sep 1996 Page 5
Six sketches of Strong Sad. All feature broad horizontal stripes across his torso. Strong Sad development. I kinda miss the stripes. Page 6
Eight sketches of Strong Sad. Many have striped torsos and/or are wearing a necktie, some are rail-thin rather than round. In the center, one Strong Sad poses dramatically with a hat and cane over the word "VAUDVILLE!" More Strong Sad. That Vaudeville one always cracks me up. Page 7
Six sketches of Strong Sad. The one in the lower left is drawn with very long, realistic legs and wearing high heels. Even more Strong Sad. The lower left one is Strong Glad! Nice gams, babe! Page 8
Six sketches of Dijjery Doo. Some have stripes or scales, or lack ears. All have two large pointed teeth, like a walrus's tusks or serpent's fangs. Dijjery-doo, a Cheat-like prankster that was abandoned for being too Cheat-like. And too walrus-like. Page 9
A script written on lined paper:
this is the isle of Pom. {inline drawing of the isle}
On it, live the Poms.
Pom-Pom is the best Pom. {inline drawing of Pom Pom}
He loves his mom & dad.
He is very patriotic.
He feeds his dog everyday.
He treats his neighbors w/ respect.
He doesn't play w/ matches.
We all love Pom-Pom, too.
 The original scribblings for the Pom-Pom solo book. Later made into a flash toon but Mike won't let me keep it on the site. The original scribblings for the Pom-Pom solo book. Later made into a flash toon. Unknown Page 10
Multiple characters are sketched on the page: two images of Bubs to the left, four of Coach Z to the right, and in the center a doodle of a face resembling a carrot. Some early Bubs and Coach Z drawings. Don't know who the carrot-looking guy was gonna be. Page 11
Seven drawings of Homestar Runner, in varying degrees of detail or exaggeration. Various Homestar drawings. Page 12
Seven characters in costume. See Rejected Costumes for additional detail.

Clockwise from top left: Strong Sad (an Oompa-Loompa), Homestar (Hellboy), Marzipan (Trixie), Marzipan (Marge Simpson), Pom Pom (Comic Book Guy), Homestar (Travis Bickle), Coach Z (Doug McKenzie)

Some costume ideas for the Halloween Episode. Ten bucks to anyone who can identify them all. Some rejected costume ideas for Halloween Episodes. That other Marzipan is supposed to be Speed Racer's girlfriend, Trixie, okay? Page 13

[edit] Ice Cream

"Sketchbook Ice Cream" redirects here. For other uses, see Ice Cream.

Earlier versions of the Sketchbook included three popsicle versions of Homestar, Pom Pom, and Strong Bad. These are now secret pages.

HOMESTAR RUNNER! WOW! iCY FUNTiME!
A color illustration of a popsicle shaped like Homestar's head and torso. 		Not in original sketchbook I swear these were HUGE in Japan the summer of '87. 1999 Page 14
POM-POM! SUGAR TASTE!!!
A color illustration of a popsicle shaped like Pom Pom's head and torso.		Page 15
STRONG BAD! GOOD DELiTE...
A color illustration of a popsicle bearing the likeness of Tiny-Handed Strong Bad's mask.		Page 16

[edit] Fun Facts

Super Sugar Taste!

[edit] Explanations

  • The original iteration of the Museum did not include Pom Pom, Too in the Old Flash Stuff, hence the initial remark about it not being on the site. A later version of Old Flash Stuff added in this toon, resulting in the excision of the snarky comment about Mike.

[edit] Trivia

  • Prior to February 14, 2006, the three ice cream illustrations were in their own folder, "Ice Cream", in the main Museum menu.
  • A 2024 tweet indicates that the popsicles were illustrated in 1999.

[edit] Inside References

[edit] Real-World References

  • "Is that Stimpy?" refers to the left-center sketch of Trivia Time resembling Stimpy, a pudgy cat with small pointy ears from The Ren & Stimpy Show.
  • The caption on the ice creams refers to the concept of being "big in Japan", where a North American or European act achieves outsize success in Japan compared to their home country.

[edit] Fast Forward

[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links

Museum
Sketchbook | Original Book | Super NES | Where My Hat Is At? | Fan Stuff | Old Flash Stuff
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