Sketchbook

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This article is about the weekly Sketchbook featured on the Main Pages. For the sketchbook in the Museum, see Sketchbook (museum). For the strongbad_email.exe Disc Three bonus video, see Sketchbook (video).

The Sketchbook is a collection of conceptual art and sketches by The Brothers Chaps. These are found by clicking on the S at the top of the Main Pages, and are generally updated on Thursdays. Here is a list of all the sketches from 2026.

As of November 22, 2004, the image and text are no longer part of the Flash file.

Image	Date	Caption	Description
	13 Dec 2007	schoolyard chums	School-age versions of Stinkoman and 1-Up (who has arms).
	06 Dec 2007	take it in stride	A sketch of Strong Bad running away from being stepped on by a long-legged Homestar Runner.
	29 Nov 2007	what you gone did?	A sketch of The Jack 'Em Up Kid from the email yes, wrestling.
	15 Nov 2007	pom pom's house & car?	Sketches for possible designs of Pom Pom's house and car, which have a round shape and futuristic design to them. The house is on a cliff, while the car is open-topped and bubbles emerge from the tailpipe.
	01 Nov 2007	biz trip homestar	A balding, bespectacled Homestar Runner wearing a necktie and standing next to the text "how to earn big at winning living lawge." Sketched for business trip.
	25 Oct 2007	nebulon's dad?	A sketched idea of what Nebulon's dad might look like.
	18 Oct 2007	worthwhile storyboard	Two panels of Homestar Runner ordering cool shades from Bubs. Possibly done for Cool Things. Text reads: "I look pretty good" and "i need some cool shades, bubs. ..bubs?".
	12 Oct 2007	free country usa	A sketch of The King of Town's Castle, Homestar running in The Field with a giant Strong Bad looking down, Marzipan and The Cheat playing some kind of game, and Coach Z and Bubs talking at Bubs' Concession Stand.
	04 Oct 2007	pipestache and strongbones	A sketch of Strong Bad with a large mustache and bowler hat, smoking a pipe, and a sketch of Strong Bad's head above crossbones. The second sketch was eventually made into a sweatshirt.
	27 Sept 2007	smilin' homestars	Three sketches of Homestar Runner smiling, possibly made for the puppet toon in lackey.
	20 Sept 2007	ya'll biscuitheads	Sketches of Peacey P. The caption refers to a quote of his from Teen Girl Squad Issue 13.
	13 Sept 2007	he got craiged.	A bird's-eye view of Strong Bad exclaiming "I got craiged!"
	06 Sept 2007	ob - original bubs	Sketches of Original Bubs for original. The caption is a play on Ice-T's 1991 album OG: Original Gangster.
	30 Aug 2007	shoving right orf	Coach Z sketched in the style of Popeye. "Coach Z's navy years" is written next to him.
	23 Aug 2007	ooh. AH!	Bubs working a meat grinder. Sketched for One Two, One Two.
	16 Aug 2007	eh! steve! for birdie	Sketch of Eh! Steve! wearing a golf hat and taking a putt. Sketched for mini-golf.
	09 Aug 2007	sooo trogmopolitan	A drawing of Trogdor in a bow tie holding a martini, saying "i say".
	21 Jun 2007	please stop feeding us	Sketched ideas for Tompkins's overfed Game Boy virtual pet from Teen Girl Squad Issue 13
	14 Jun 2007	tgs 11 outtake	A sketch of an outtake from Teen Girl Squad Issue 11. Two of the Teen Girl Squad are on a boat in the Bering Sea, which is surrounded by the countries "Cold" and "Cold". One of the girls is saying "I'm a latitude snob." See also the week's Quote of the Week.
	07 Jun 2007	gutslap practice	A sketch of Strong Sad slapping his belly and Coach Z listening in approval in the gymnasium, from One Two, One Two.
	24 May 2007	fightin' coach z's	Sketches of an angry Coach Z in fighting stances. Sketched for One Two, One Two
	17 May 2007	no sign of dan towelman	Sketch of Damp Towel Man from DNA Evidence.
	11 May 2007	connect the dots	Sketch of an alligator in a toilet, holding a piece of paper. Rejected idea for underlings.
	03 May 2007	sbemail 169 storyboard	A rough draft of the storyboard for Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene.
	26 Apr 2007	date nite the cheats	Ideas for The Cheat's costume for Date Nite, including a scarf and a beret in addition to his mustache.
	19 Apr 2007	rough copy rough drafts	A rough draft of Malinko's sketches from rough copy.
	12 Apr 2007	the schwasmith	The Poopsmith wearing the schwa symbol. The schwa was referred to in the Strong Bad Email of that week, from work.
	05 Apr 2007	blaaah'm crack stuntman	Sketches of Crack Stuntman. Caption is a quote from An Important Rap Song.
	22 Mar 2007	drive thrus	Other possible ideas for the drive-thru speaker in Drive-Thru besides a whale: a robot, a squirrel, and a fish.
	15 Mar 2007	teen track squad	Sketches of What's Her Face, The Ugly One, and So and So in track uniforms.
	08 Mar 2007	entirely untrue	A picture of a vaguely bird-like character with the caption "the newest character in the ever-expanding homestar runner universe."
	01 Mar 2007	lacelift strong bad with cheatpelt ponytail	Strong Bad from looking old with a The Cheat-patterned ponytail and a T-shirt that says "HOTT".
	22 Feb 2007	melon headed babies	Coach Z, The Poopsmith, and Strong Sad as babies, sketched for highschool
	15 Feb 2007	no handed style!	Homestar Runner doing a no handed push-up. The caption is a reference to the previous entry.
	08 Feb 2007	two handed style!	Strong Bad using both of his boxing glove hands to do a push-up. Possibly sketched for lady fan.
	01 Feb 2007	crushed by a cup of coffee	Homestar Runner being hit by a giant cup of coffee. The caption refers to the "raised by a cup of coffee" phrase from interview. His pose resembles the pose he has when hit by a safe in the Sketchbook comic.
	18 Jan 2007	zzzzziiiiiiiip!	Bubs presumably riding his conveyor belt, sketched for the chair.
	11 Jan 2007	fightgar in the whatsit	Fightgar firing a sub-machine gun waist deep in what is referred to as the whatsit.

Fun Facts

• The font used in the captions is Bauhaus 93.
• Sketchbook entries often feature ideas considered for or used in toons that had been recently released.
• If you click the "s" button repeatedly while it is still loading, the caption will move up the box. The more times you click it, the farther the text will move.
• Until August 9, 2007, the Sketchbook of June 21, 2007 had not been updated for seven weeks, the longest hiatus between pop-up updates on record.

See Also

• Sketchbook (museum)
• Sketchbook (video)
• Secret Pages XML Source

External Links

• Click on the S on any main page to see the most recent sketch.
• view the Flash file for the current sketchbook