Can you draw badly on purpose?

I spent a bit of time cleaning up and digging through some ancient art.  I just realized that if I try to draw badly on purpose, like the stuff I used to do 25+ years ago, I just can't do it.

Seriously, while I kept the simple joined eyes for my Backing Out characters, their fur and anatomy were way different back then.  I used to have an art style I called "peachfuzz" because all my characters had round heads and horrible scribbling to mimic fur texture on the cheeks.  It was so naïve, messy, and crude, and seems so easy to draw, but for some reason I can't do it anymore.  If I do it now it doesn't look the same.

I also have a hard time copying the style of a 2-year-old.  It seems odd to me that trying to do stick figures on purpose, and making it genuinely look like a little child drew it is way more difficult than it sounds.  Apparently, it's true that children have a natural sense of composition, and artists tend to lose it as they move on to more complex and "dynamic" composition.

What about you?  I've seen a lot of people doing that "Draw This Again" meme where you redo an old picture, but have you ever tried to redraw your newest characters in the same style that you used when you were a kid?  What were the results?  Was it convincing and easy to do, or much more difficult than you thought?

BTW, I've told many people I have a fascination with amateur artwork.  I find it charming and a lot of fun.  I get a real kick out of seeing great artists drawing like they did before they started taking art seriously.  Sometimes, artists actually lose a lot of their charm when they improve, and I'm always sad when artists stop drawing in old styles because they're "embarrassed" by their old art.  Don't be!  I'd love to see more of that.