▁rising ▁from ▁his ▁head . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Jersey , ▁Bud dy ▁stopped ▁we aring ▁his ▁tra dem ark ▁fl annel ▁sh irt ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁plain ▁single ▁color ▁sh ir ts , ▁most ▁usually ▁a ▁bright ▁yellow ▁sh irt . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁for ▁H ate ▁Ann ual ▁# 5 , ▁Bag ge ▁started ▁drawing ▁Bud dy ▁with ▁a ▁sh aved ▁head , ▁we aring ▁a ▁sail or ' s ▁hat ▁and ▁an ▁e y ep atch . ▁This ▁is ▁how ▁he ▁currently ▁appears . ▁Bag ge ▁explained ▁this ▁change ▁in ▁Bud dy ' s ▁appearance ▁by ▁saying ▁" I ▁realized ▁Bud dy ▁still ▁looked ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁he ▁did ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁te en , ▁even ▁though ▁I ▁had ▁aged ▁him ▁well ▁into ▁his ▁mid - 3 0 s . ▁So ▁I ▁decide ▁to ▁age ▁him ▁vis ually ▁somehow , ▁while ▁also ▁highlight ing ▁his ▁grad ual ▁descent ▁into ▁a ▁cra zy ▁old ▁co ot ▁who ▁works ▁at ▁a ▁dump . ▁He ▁doesn ' t ▁need ▁the ▁eye ▁patch , ▁of ▁course ; ▁it ' s ▁just ▁an ▁affect ation ." ▁He ▁also ▁said ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁change ▁Bud dy ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁comedy ▁routine ▁by ▁his ▁collabor ator , ▁com ed ian ▁D ana ▁G ould . ▁ ▁" He ▁tal ks ▁about ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁kid , ▁his ▁dream ▁job ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁cra zy ▁old ▁gu y ▁with ▁one ▁eye ▁that ▁works