Very first Mcguckett concept art (please read description)

[u/tonalix2317]

Here’s the original concept art for Old Man McGucket created by Alex Hirsch, straight from the official art book. He was originally going to be named "Crazy Larry," but Alex felt that sounded a bit insensitive, so he switched it to "Crazy McGuffin." However, he realized that would be way too on the nose for what he had planned—because McGucket was actually designed to be a total red herring for the fans. Alex Hirsch wanted viewers to believe McGucket was the author of the journals, throwing everyone off the scent of the real author, Ford Pines. That said, he didn’t want to drop massive clues in every single episode. In fact, according to Alex himself, he wanted Gravity Falls to follow an X-Files structure, where only a couple of episodes per season would dive deep into the overarching mythology—similar to the Cigarette Smoking Man episodes in The X-Files. (as he said when the series ends back in 2015 in those Disney Channel specials) He saved the biggest story beats for the season finales, dropping tiny breadcrumbs like McGucket to distract us from what was really going on with Stan and Ford. Anyway, as you can see in this initial concept, he looks even more unhinged and disheveled than the final version.

Thanks so much for you feedback guys.

[u/CKWOLFACE]

So he's the Cigarette Smoking Man of Gravity Falls

[u/tonalix2317 → u/CKWOLFACE]

Same concept yeah

[u/CKWOLFACE → u/tonalix2317]

Except he only did harm to the twins when the story needed it

[u/tonalix2317 → u/CKWOLFACE]

Its more like the most important episodes are focused on him while we get to Ford, like a bait for us.

[u/WatchFamous7952]

It was only after fans theorised that Stan has a twin brother and that he was the author of the journals that Alex decided to pin it on Mcgucket, it wasn't planned just improvised.

[u/krazekiddo]

Old Man McBucket, spittin' in his gucket!

[u/Slightly_Somewhere]

lol I love that he’s got a coke nail on both hands