Today’s sketch is a model comparison for Cletus, the pint-sized hillbilly genius. Cletus was featured in two or three big storylines back in the day (including one where I totally snarked on the old Hatfield/McCoy feud), and he was always a fun character to write (a weird mix of country bumpkin and nerd). For the remake that fell apart, I decided to let him grow up (since it was supposed to be five years later) and ditch the overalls, fully embracing his nerdiness. He would’ve been Jerome’s personal assistant, a thankless task at best.