what is jackās deal? [theory/speculation]
Now, weāve been wondering I think for quite awhile, what is Sunny Day Jackās DEAL? And I think I have the answer for it. Jack is now getting what he wants. A peaceful and domestic life. Now, from what weāve seen of Joseph, Joseph hasnāt had an easy life. From what we first saw, Joseph keeps skipping school, has cigarettes on him, and even a knife at one point.Ā
(Note this all taken from the official Sunny Day Jack twitter and official art that has been made.)
From what Iām guessing, Joseph, again did not have a good life. My thoughts are Joseph was probably being abused by his parents/parent/guardian. The pysch dude, who is the psych consultant for the Sunnytime Crew Show, said that Joseph seemingly wanted attention. I think he is right, in some cases. Because, again, getting a lot of tattoos at a young age, could be him just want them for himself, Joseph did say young him didnāt know any better, but this is Joseph. Joseph, now as Jack doesnāt want to be forgotten. He wants MCās eyes only on him. I think he was hoping for aĀ āoh shit, something is wrong with this kid. letās help him.ā type thing. The next type of thing we see with Joseph is that, he was seeing leave his high school, and got to a train via foot.
My guess for why Joseph left his town was because, again, a common thing of Joseph/Jack is going away, changing himself, and having a new chance at life. Joseph has been probably homeless/hitchhiking up into his early 20ā²s. From an official art weāve seen, we see Joseph being a hitchhiker and with the caption readĀ āYou do what you go to do to get by.ā
From what weāve seen, Joseph did eventually get picked up by someone and headed all the way up to El Paso, Texas. This is where he changed his named from Joseph Cullman to Joseph Haberdae or Jack Haberdae. I say Jack because the psych dude only calls Joseph byĀ āMr. Habedaeā not by his first name. I also think itās quite interesting that Joseph changed his last name to the last name of his high school. Now, we get into Joseph picking up his job at a new, hit 80ā²s children show as Sunny Day Jack on the Sunnytime Crew Show.
Please keep the years 1982 and 1984 in mind. These are the most prominent dates for Joseph/Jack, and possible the other characters involved, especially for my later on speculation for MC. Now, suffice to say, in the tapes, we know Joseph isnāt doing too hot with his new role as Jack. We always see Joseph being exhausted, tired, and looking sleep deprived. I think itās clear that the studio behind the Sunnytime Crew Show overworked, make their works basically not sleep, and didnāt pay them enough for their jobs.Ā
(Note this screenshot was taken before Jambee closed down their twt. Iām just glad they are taking care of themselves now.)
Not to mention, Joseph is pretty much always seen smoking. I think Joseph uses vice to help him cope with past trauma and his current stresses in life. Those being cigarettes, alcohol, and pills. We see pills placed out on the menu screen, alcohol is oddly mentioned in theĀ ābad recipeā and we always see Joseph smoking. Now, considering Joseph was the face of this brand new kids show, this Dan news guy asking umcomfy questions about his personal life via for what is basically for kids, shitty working conditions, the psych guy drilling it into Josephās head that heās basically gonna be this nation-wide babysitter and howĀ āyouāre gonna be better at it than most motherās in Americaā, and basically acting a replacement for kids who donāt have a dad, needs someone, or just a replacement parent for awhile. Yeah, thatāsā¦
That is a LOT for someone to burden and carry on their own. Not to mention, just for such a short time, too? Can you imagine how stressed and tired Joseph be? Now, hereās the part of where MC is connected to all of this. Through the Visual Novel, and seeing the official artwork and twts of Joseph, I think Joseph and MC used to be a thing back in the 80ā²s.
Now, before you get on me. This is a theory, theories can be proven wrong. And yes, this is before the Visual Novel is even out. But thereās still a lot within the extended demo we can go off on. From a picture way back, Jack comments on how MC reminds him of an old flame. Hmm, an old flame. Aimed at MC. Whom he is so in love andĀ obsessed with. It makes sense, when you think about it.
From what weāve seen, Josephās death was pretty fucking brutal. It was also in front of kids, andĀ Knackerdan Drizzleās actor. For those who donāt know, Knackerdan Drizzle is one of the many characters in the Sunnytime Crew Show.
Heās the dude on the bottom left corner. Cloudy Belle Sueās actress was in the make up room when it happened. It traumatized his actor so much, he just had to quit the show/series all together.
But they also had signed NDAās about it. They couldnāt even talk about Josephās existence. They couldnāt even have a funeral for the guy. Which, yeesh, thatās justā¦ harsh man. Thatās harsh. Now, back to MC. I think Josephās saving graces and what kept him going on what his own Sunshine. Maybe they also lived in a apartment and knew each other for a long time, not to mention, Joseph is so fucking uncomfortable during the wholeā¦Ā āAre you single? (;ā maybe itās because it is on public air, via his job/as a childās mascot, but my God. Imagine you have a S/O that you keep private because you donāt want the media to hound them and they keep going and on and on about single mothers and blah, blah, blah.
They were his Sunshine. That one thing that kept him going, and kept him moving forward. But you know who else we havenāt talked about? Rory Raspberry. I think he was involved with Josephās death. Cloudy Belle and Knackerdan comment on how Joseph was truly a good guy, and we know Joseph did really take his job seriously and loved kids. Hell, Joseph admitted he DID want kids, when he had the time and resources for it.Ā
Hereās what I think happened: Yāall remember that local show Jack said on the Danās guy radio show? I think thatās where his death occurred. I think the studio was also doing some theme park thing, too? Because where Jack died, it DOES look like a school house, of some kind.You wanna know who wasnāt there, giving his statement on Josephās death? Jean Laurent. Rory Raspberryās actor.
Looks like Ian, eh? Hereās what I think happened. Jean was like. Jealous of Joseph and there was bickering back and forth with them. Jean was jealous of the praise and approval of Joseph so much, he wanted that for himself. So he, when he had the chance to kill Joseph, he did. I think Jean got him with a blunt weapon or a gun, because Jackās left eye is always covered or itās justā¦ pitch black.Ā
But second? Thatāsā¦ an interesting one, Iāll say that. But in the ties with MC, I think MC died during this time period and reincarnated into their present selves. Look, if we can see, touch, feel, and have sex with this ghost, I donāt think reincarnation is out of the question. It would also be good enough time gap, for it too. Joseph was 25 when he died. Making MC, Ian, and Shaun 25. So, all of them would have to been born in 1997 or so. And this is where I think Joseph slowly went from the down-to-earth, troubled vagabond, who was a chill guy into the clingy, and helpful, manipulative Jack we all know. I think Josephās death, obviously traumatized him. Jack was stuck in a tape for 30 years. He didnāt get to live his life with the person he loves the most in the world. Once you pick up the tape, itās a new beginning for both of you.
He can put behind Joseph and just beā¦ Sunny Day Jack. Jack doesnāt have trauma, addictions, or never left you all alone, until you die. You guys can start over. No one needs to know. Not even you.
Another thing I would like to point out: I think Jackās goal is to become physical again, to become alive again. I was always so weirded out wtfĀ āforeverā meant for Jack. I think itās for him to become physical again. The only thing I can back this up is that Jack can feel and touch you, vice versa, but only YOU can see him. MC and Jackās souls are like. Linked. Jack can feel what you feel, and he can read your thoughts.Ā
While I do think Jack is a ghost, I think heās in some sort of limbo state. Heās alive, but heās also a ghost at the same time. Seriously. The dude still has to work out, despite being a ghost andĀ āwanting to look good for you.ā
Man is in some weird Purgatory.
BUT THATāS ALL MY THOUGHTS ON JACK/JOSEPH/JACKTOR
My god I had to re-do this 3 fucking times bc tumblr is an IDIOT
Thanks for reading, yāall!
ALSO FORGOT TO ADD ON-; I personally think Jean is Ianās dad. He probably changed his last name, and got married to Ianās mom and probably left him when he was young. Resulting in Ianās own abandonment issues, and tbh, Ian is a great foil for Jack. But I wanna write about that at a later date.
Here are the tapes I kept talking about:
The bad recipe for yogurt and Jack mentioningĀ āheās clean nowā is here:
