#The maitlands

[lolbutjustabit]

the maitlands !! ➿🪦

[wolf-tail]

Ok this may be my hyperspecific Utah brain talking, but HOLY SHIT IT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!

They just have a very mormon-looking fashion sense, I swear I've seen that same dress Barbara wears on like half the white women out here

They don't seem to have much family outside of themselves, as no one comes looking for them when they die. Even in the movie, the funeral has almost no one there. The mormon cult likes to use isolation to manipulate it's members. They may have cut ties with family still within the church, either intentionally or as a consequence of leaving

They're so shy and mild-mannered, the died-in-the-wool mormon families I knew as a kid would get anxious if you said a mild swear word around them

That would completely recontextualize their hesitation to have a baby. The cult puts a big emphasis on having children, lots of them, couples are pressured into having them ASAP. They might be scared because they're not sure if they actually are ready for a kid, or if it's just a desire programmed into them from a lifetime of brainwashing

I'm good friends with a few ex mormons, and have lived in the SLC area for like 4 years. I'm by no means an expert on mormon culture (though i almost joined when I was twelve because I was lonely and the church girls were nice to me) but I am for sure getting "shy young exmo couple" vibes from the Maitlands.

[ten-chocolate-sundaes-arts]

wormlands

[calamugria]

its them fr

[edensundae]

IDRK WHAT THIS IS LOL

Yes he is driving a beetle I just can’t draw cars </3

I CANNOT BELIEVE MY BEETLEJUICE ERA WAS ALREADY SO LONG AGO IT FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY. When the movie comes back out TRUST I’ll draw some more 🤙🏽🤙🏽

[ten-chocolate-sundaes]

Barbara & Adam Maitland (Beetlejuice, 1988)

[mastersprogram]

Time To Share Another Song not on the Album - “The whole being thing part 3”!

This Is One That I Actually Always Forget Isn’t On The Album, and I find That Very Surprising

[ladylylla]

Dance with me!!👻💚

Beetlejuice art is NEVER stopping its just gonna keep going until im sick of it 😋😋

anywho.. I care them very much if there are no more Maitlands fans it means im dead in a ditch… decided to draw their movie versions because I will be ETERNALLY devastated they never had their scary faces in the musical !! Literally they r so silly !!!!

[punkrockvalkyrie]

During an RP heavy session...

Y/N, as the DM: Your party has been walking on this path for a good couple of hours. Adam, could you please roll a perception check for me?

Adam, playing as a ranger: Alright. *Rolls dice* I rolled a 14, and with my +2 that makes it a 16.

Y/N: With a 16 you are able to see that the path splits into two different directions with a guard standing in front of each path.

Adam: I relay that to the group.

Y/N: Okay. As you all approach the fork in the road, the two guards stop you. The one on the left speaks, "One path will take you to the citadel, while the other will lead you to the UnderDark. And between the two of us (they gesture to themselves and the guard on the right), one speaks only the truth; the other nothing but lies. You may ask only two questions." So players, what do you do?

Beetlejuice (instantly): I WANT TO SEDUCE THE GUARDS!!

*cue various groans from the Maitlands and giggles from Lydia*

Barbara (out of character): Beetlejuice, please don't.

Y/N: Uh, not so fast Beej. You already seduced the shopkeeper in the last town you were in. Remember our deal?

BJ: Yeah, yeah, yeah. (Mimicking Y/N's voice) ' You can seduce a NPC or villain one time each session, no more, no less. Deal?' You're no fun babes

Y/N: Okay, first of all, rude. I don't sound like that. Second of all, having fun doesn't mean trying to seduce everything with a pulse ALL THE TIME. *clears throat* Anyways, Lydia, Barbara, Adam! Any ideas?

Barbara, playing as a cleric: I'd like to cast Detect Good and Evil to get a sense of which one tells the truth.

Y/N: Interesting. Roll for it please.

Barbara: *rolls dice* Aw, I got an 8; and with my modifier of +1, that means I got a 9.

Y/N: So, with a 9, you get the faintest inkling that the guard on the right is the liar, but you're not entirely certain.

Lydia, as her rogue: I got this. I go up to the guard on the right and slap him across the face.

Barbara & Adam: LYDIA!

Y/N: *blinks* uh, okay. Roll to hit.

Lydia: *rolls dice* HA! Natural 20!

Y/N: That...that definitely hits. The guard's eyes begin to water as he gingerly holds his cheek after your palm cracks against his face.

Lydia: I then ask them, "Did I just slap you?"

Y/N: Still wincing from the slap, the guard mumbles a "...No"

Lydia: *smirks* Alright, I turn to the guard on the left and ask, "Which path leads to the citadel?"

Y/N: The guard looks at their companion, and then turns to you. "The path on the right will take you to the citadel. The road behind me leads to the UnderDark".

Lydia: Okay, let's take the path on the right.

BJ: *grinning* Wow Scarecrow. I didn't know you had it in ya. Well done.

Y/N: ... That wasn't what I had in mind, but good job nonetheless Lyds.

[edibleorbeez666]

Adam during the fright of their lives song (ohh how I love them both these silly Billy's)

[maxwelllhammer]

Some Beetlejuice doodles cus I recently rewatched musical

[ten-chocolate-sundaes-arts]

something something the whole being dead thing

[shnikkles]

Designs for Charles, Delia, The Maitlands, and Miss Argentina!

[edensundae]

Love your art! I do have a silly bjtm idea, if you like it enough to do anything with:

Maitlands doing the classic heart hands together

Lydia doing the kpop finger heart

BJ... maybe didn't get the memo, has a literal heart

(Bonus for their reactions, my take is Adam would look a little ill, Barbara would be intrigued, and Lydia would probably take a photo.)

THIS MIGHT BE THE BEST SKETCH REQ IDEA IVE EVER GOTTEN ISTGGG 😭😭👍🏽💗💗 thank you for sending!

bonus doodle below! Didn’t wanna clog up peoples feeds :’P

[ten-chocolate-sundaes]

ohio (clip from a now deleted bj slime tutorial)

(transcript below cut for accessibility)

beetlejuice: yell out the scariest thing you can think of. one, two, three!

barbara: the Trader Joe’s parking lot!!!

adam: the electoral college!!!

adam: why is ohio so powerful?!

[mastersprogram]

WHEREVER YOU GO 🩷💛🩵 | 🪲🧃