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[[File:Modern The Field.png|thumb|The Field]]
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'''The Field''' is just a plain, grassy field in [[Free Country, USA]] where various [[Toons|toons]]<!--necessary pipe--> take place. [[Homestar Runner]] confirms that the objects in the background are indeed bushes and not hills in [[Flash is Dead!]]. It is the home of [[The Stick]]. There also seems to be one or two [[telephone pole]]s which are used mostly to [[Hanging Objects#The Field|hang signs]]. In [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], it is directly connected to [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], the [[Gremlin]], [[the brick wall]], and the [[Snap Shak]].  
'''The Field''' is just a plain, grassy field in [[Free Country, USA]] where various [[Toons|toons]]<!--necessary pipe--> take place. [[Homestar Runner]] confirms that the objects in the background are indeed bushes and not hills in [[Flash is Dead!]]. It is the home of [[The Stick]]. There also seems to be one or two [[telephone pole]]s which are used mostly to [[Hanging Objects#The Field|hang signs]]. In [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], it is directly connected to [[Strong Badia]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], the [[Gremlin]], [[the brick wall]], and the [[Snap Shak]].  
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==Evolution==
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==Gallery==
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File:OlderestestField.png|The Field in 2001
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File:FieldNight.png|The Field at night
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File:The Empty Field Of Green.png|The Field in 2002
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File:fieldsunset.png|The Field at sunset
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File:The Field Welcome Back.png|The Field in 2006
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File:FieldWinter.png|The Field in winter
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File:Pizza Joint The Field.PNG|The Field in 2007
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File:FieldFall.png|The Field in autumn
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File:Modern The Field.png|The Field in 2016
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For most of the site's history, the bushes in the background were round, and the sky had some slightly lighter streams of clouds in it. Beginning with [[pizza joint]], the Field's appearance changed from mostly round bushes to wavy or bumpy ones, and the clouds in the sky became less pronounced. The Field was changed once again in its next appearance, [[business trip]], in which it has a gradient sky and streams of clouds (see image at top of page). This is the current design.
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==Evolution==
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The Field is rarely consistent between any two toons. It usually looks slightly different than its last appearance. Sometimes it goes back to an earlier design. It's flipped horizontally in some appearances. It's also had several stylizations, which can be seen below.
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| [[Image:FirstField.png|150px]] || This is the first Field design. || July 1996 || All appearances from [[Original Book]] to [[The Reddest Radish]] || The Field's style changed in nearly every toon between [[Original Book]] and [[The Reddest Radish]]. Sometimes the colors were brighter, and sometimes the grass and sky were more detailed. The one thing these toons had in common was that there were no bushes.
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| [[Image:SecondField.png|150px]] || This is the second Field design. || 2000? || [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]; [[Theme Song Video]]; [[A Jorb Well Done]] || Swirly clouds are sometimes seen in the sky, and slightly lighter streams of clouds are also visible. There are brighter colors and visible blades of grass. In [[Theme Song Video]], the outline is colored instead of black. In [[A Jorb Well Done]], the grass is [[Silhouettes|silhouetted]], so the blades of grass are not visible.
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| [[Image:OlderestestField.png|150px]] || This is the third Field design. || 2001? || All appearances from [[The Luau]] to [[i love you]]; ''[[imaginary]]'' || There are now bushes in the background. The blades of grass are no longer visible. While none can be seen in this image, swirly clouds are still seen occasionally.
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| [[Image:The Empty Field Of Green.png|150px]] || This is the fourth Field design. || 2002? || All appearances from [[The Interview]] to [[isp]] || The bushes have more detailed shading. The streams of clouds are blurry. The swirly clouds are no longer visible, after appearing for the last time in [[halloweener]]<!-- I THINK. Can someone please check if this is correct? -->.
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| [[Image:The Field Welcome Back.png|150px]] || This is the fifth Field design. || July 2006 || All appearances from [[Weclome Back]] to [[bike thief]] || The shading below the bushes is realistically blurred. The streams of clouds are thinner.
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| [[Image:Pizza Joint The Field.PNG|150px]] || This is the sixth Field design. || September 2007 || [[pizza joint]] || The colors are brighter and the bushes are more realistically jagged and bumpy. The streams of clouds are less pronounced.
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This design was used only once before it was changed to the next design.
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| [[Image:Modern The Field.png|150px]] || This is the current Field design. || October 2007 || All appearances since [[business trip]] || The streaky clouds and gradient sky (originally from [[Drive-Thru]], see below) have returned.
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===Other Stylizations===
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These stylizations have only been used a few times, and do not quite count as evolution.
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| [[Image:FluffyPuffField.png|150px]] || This was used during the fourth Field design. || July 1996 || [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]]; [[imaginary]]  || The bushes are completely round semicircles.
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| [[Image:DriveThruField.png|150px]] || This was used during the fifth Field design. || July 1996 || [[Drive-Thru]] || The bushes have a flatter, more cartoonish look with streaky clouds and a more realistically blue gradient sky. The streaky clouds returned in the seventh design.
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| [[Image:NewSkyOldBushesField.png|150px]] || This was used during the fifth Field design. || July 1996 || [[DNA Evidence]]; [[Main Page 24]]; ''[[Record Store Day]]'' || A combination of the fifth and seventh designs; it uses the fifth design's bushes and the sky from [[Drive-Thru]] (which was later used in the seventh design).
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==See also==
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==See Also==
*[[The Athletic Field]]
*[[The Athletic Field]]
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The Field

The Field is just a plain, grassy field in Free Country, USA where various toons take place. Homestar Runner confirms that the objects in the background are indeed bushes and not hills in Flash is Dead!. It is the home of The Stick. There also seems to be one or two telephone poles which are used mostly to hang signs. In Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, it is directly connected to Strong Badia, Bubs' Concession Stand, the Gremlin, the brick wall, and the Snap Shak.

Contents

Appearances

Main Pages

Big Toons

Shorts

Holidays

Powered by the Cheat

Character Videos

Marzipan's Answering Machine

DVD Exclusive

Strong Bad Emails

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People

Old-Timey Appearances

The Field, Old-Timey style (The factory/circus district)
  

20X6 Appearances

The Field, 20X6 style (Planet K)

Gallery

The Field at night

The Field at sunset

The Field in winter

The Field in autumn

Evolution

The Field is rarely consistent between any two toons. It usually looks slightly different than its last appearance. Sometimes it goes back to an earlier design. It's flipped horizontally in some appearances. It's also had several stylizations, which can be seen below.

Image Info Created Appearances What's Changed?
This is the first Field design. July 1996 All appearances from Original Book to The Reddest Radish The Field's style changed in nearly every toon between Original Book and The Reddest Radish. Sometimes the colors were brighter, and sometimes the grass and sky were more detailed. The one thing these toons had in common was that there were no bushes.
This is the second Field design. 2000? A Jumping Jack Contest; Theme Song Video; A Jorb Well Done Swirly clouds are sometimes seen in the sky, and slightly lighter streams of clouds are also visible. There are brighter colors and visible blades of grass. In Theme Song Video, the outline is colored instead of black. In A Jorb Well Done, the grass is silhouetted, so the blades of grass are not visible.
This is the third Field design. 2001? All appearances from The Luau to i love you; imaginary There are now bushes in the background. The blades of grass are no longer visible. While none can be seen in this image, swirly clouds are still seen occasionally.
This is the fourth Field design. 2002? All appearances from The Interview to isp The bushes have more detailed shading. The streams of clouds are blurry. The swirly clouds are no longer visible, after appearing for the last time in halloweener.
This is the fifth Field design. July 2006 All appearances from Weclome Back to bike thief The shading below the bushes is realistically blurred. The streams of clouds are thinner.
This is the sixth Field design. September 2007 pizza joint The colors are brighter and the bushes are more realistically jagged and bumpy. The streams of clouds are less pronounced.

This design was used only once before it was changed to the next design.

This is the current Field design. October 2007 All appearances since business trip The streaky clouds and gradient sky (originally from Drive-Thru, see below) have returned.

Other Stylizations

These stylizations have only been used a few times, and do not quite count as evolution.

Image Info Created Appearances What's Changed?
This was used during the fourth Field design. July 1996 Fluffy Puff Commercial; imaginary The bushes are completely round semicircles.
This was used during the fifth Field design. July 1996 Drive-Thru The bushes have a flatter, more cartoonish look with streaky clouds and a more realistically blue gradient sky. The streaky clouds returned in the seventh design.
This was used during the fifth Field design. July 1996 DNA Evidence; Main Page 24; Record Store Day A combination of the fifth and seventh designs; it uses the fifth design's bushes and the sky from Drive-Thru (which was later used in the seventh design).

See Also

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