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I’m sure there were more characters but I can remember them

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Hello Mr Atoms, I've finally built up enough confidence to ask you a question, my anxiety gets the best of me most days. I've been a fan of the grim adventures of Billy and Mandy since it first aired. My favorite character is Jack O'Lantern, and so my question for you is where did the inspiration for Jack come from? I know he's loosely based on the old Irish tale : Stingy Jack, but where did the silly , hilarious, personally come from? Because I've been curious about it for almost 20 years, lol. I have quite a few questions about the character, but I will save them for another day.

No worries! These are anxious times.

The special was written by myself and storyboarded/written by Paul McEvoy (It's a Paul day) and Brett Varon, with Paul taking the first half and Brett taking the second. They cross-pollinated jokes and shots, and I think most of Jack's personality came from Paul's love of spooky old European folk tales and Brett's love of dumb jokes.

The final ingredient is Wayne Knight. I was really worried because he was a last minute replacement for Gary Oldman (he was going to do it before being called in to play Sirius Black) and I wasn't sure what I was getting into. Thankfully, Wayne's wheezy laugh pulled it off and we ended up with a fun character.

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Old sketches I made long ago after switching from traditional art. Once in a while I find myself doodling old characters from shows I enjoyed as a kid, especially characters that had been through the wringer. I think it’s great when people can take a character and look at them from different perspectives. Jack is one of those characters and it’s shame we didn’t see more of him, especially in Underfist! It would’ve been interesting to see what he would’ve been as a member in the team.

It does make me wonder about how he’s been getting along in the modern age (aside from the pumpkin head of course). I like to think the land he lives on is somewhat protected as a “historical site” by the city. The pumpkin patch seen in the Halloween special makes me imagine him setting up shop at the market as well (trying to ignore the strange looks). Although looking back at the PS2 game, why is the pumpkin patch in the graveyard?

Anyways for the top left doodle I sketched what it might be like in a plant-like body. If anyone’s ever owned a house plant and miraculously kept it alive I think you get the idea. After his arrangement with Grim (and beheading) Jack’s mortal body couldn’t take the stress and started to naturally decompose. Thankfully his old bones were spared and in return that pumpkin head of his literally grew on him. Anyways time to go lie down and stare into the abyss for a while, hope you enjoyed my ramblings and sorry for any typos!