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| [[Image:StrongBad_Homestar_AngusYoung.PNG|150px|Strong Bad As Homestar As Angus Young]] || [[Strong Bad]] || Homestar As Angus Young || See Homestar's costume for information on Angus Young; Strong Bad wore this costume as part of an elaborate prank on the others. ||  
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| [[Image:StrongBad_Homestar_AngusYoung.PNG|150px|Strong Bad As Homestar As Angus Young]] || [[Strong Bad]] || Homestar As Angus Young || See [[#Homestar As Angus Young|Homestar's costume]] for information on Angus Young; Strong Bad wore this costume as part of an elaborate prank on the others. ||  
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| [[Image:TheCheat_Russell.PNG|150px|The Cheat As Russell]] || [[The Cheat]] || Russell || From [[Wikipedia:Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids|Fat Albert's]] gang of junkyard kids, Russell was the younger brother of the character named Bill. Bill was based on [[Bill Cosby]] himself and Russell was named after Cosby's real-life brother, Russell. He is known for always trying to tag along with the rest of the gang, much to their annoyance. His catchphrase was "no class", which was often used to insult Rudy.|| [http://www.tvparty.com/satfat/russell.html TVparty character sheet]
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| [[Image:TheCheat_Russell.PNG|150px|The Cheat As Russell]] || [[The Cheat]] || Russell || Russell Cosby is a character from the 1970s cartoon series ''[[Wikipedia:Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids|Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]''. His older brother Bill is a member of Fat Albert's junkyard gang and Russell was known for always trying to tag along with the rest of the gang regardless of their feelings towards him. His catchphrase was "no class", which was often used to insult gang member Rudy. The characters of the Cosby brothers were modeled after series creator [[Bill Cosby]] and his younger brother Russell.|| [[Wikipedia:Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids|Wikipedia Article for ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'']]
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| [[Image:Strongsad_Vyvyan.PNG|150px|Strong Sad As Vyvyan]] || [[Strong Sad]] || Vyvyan || Vyvyan was a red-haired punk rocker who made his first entrance on the show [[IMDB:tt0083505|The Young Ones]] in 1982 by crashing through a kitchen wall. He sported star-shaped metal studs in his forehead and amongst other things, chopped his own fingers off to relieve boredom. No one epitomized punk's iconoclastic whimsy, anarchic glee like Vyvyan. || [http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/tv/97/11/VYVYAN.html The Boston Phoenix]
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| [[Image:Strongsad_Vyvyan.PNG|150px|Strong Sad As Vyvyan]] || [[Strong Sad]] || Vyvyan || Vyvyan was one of the four main characters in ''The Young Ones'', a British alternative comedy series that ran from 1982 until 1984 on BBC Two. Played by Adrian Edmondson, Vyvyan was a medical student that was also a very violent punk rocker. He had several metal star-shaped studs embedded into his forehead, regularly assaulted his roommates, and did many strange things such as eat a television set and reattach his own severed head. || [[Wikipedia:The Young Ones (TV series)|Wikipedia Article for ''The Young Ones'']]
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| [[Image:KingofTown_Mario.PNG|150px|The King of Town As Mario]] || [[The King of Town]] || [[Mario]] || Mario, also known as Super Mario, is a video game character created by Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo, named after the Italian landlord, Mario Segali, at Nintendo of America. He is one of [[Nintendo]]'s best-known characters and considered by many to be the biggest video game character in history and one of the biggest mascots of all time, appearing in literally hundreds of games, many of them bestsellers. He has also starred in numerous [[Wikipedia: Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|TV shows]], a [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. (film)|movie,]] and even had his own cereal, among many other items. || [[Wikipedia:Mario|Wikipedia Article]]  
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| [[Image:KingofTown_Mario.PNG|150px|The King of Town As Mario]] || [[The King of Town]] || [[Mario]] || Mario is a video game character who is considered to be the face of [[Nintendo]] and the most recognizable video game character in history. Named after Mario Segali, the owner of the building Nintendo of America was originally located in, he is the most famous creation of Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and has appeared in a wide variety of video games, most notably the ''{{wp|Super Mario}}'' series. [[wikipedia:Mario (franchise)|The ''Mario'' franchise]] has also crossed over into other media, including several cartoon series and two [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. (film)|feature]] [[Wikipedia:The Super Mario Bros. Movie|films]] based on the character.|| [[Wikipedia:Mario|Wikipedia Article]]  
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| [[Image:StrongMad_AGhost.PNG|150px|Strong Mad As A Ghost]] || [[Strong Mad]] || A Ghost || A classic, yet rarely used, Halloween costume, the white sheet with eye holes cut out of it is the ultimate in quickie costumes. Of course, Strong Mad being Strong Mad, his holes are over his mouth instead of his eyes.  ||  
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| [[Image:StrongMad_AGhost.PNG|150px|Strong Mad As A Ghost]] || [[Strong Mad]] || A Ghost || Although not as widely used as it once was, the ghost costume is considered to be one of the all-time classics and was so widely known that it even made its way into a [[Peanuts|Charlie Brown]] [[Wikipedia:It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown|Halloween special]]. It is a simple costume to assemble, consisting of a white sheet with two holes cut in the top to make the eyes and ensure that the person wearing it can see. Of course, Strong Mad being Strong Mad, the holes are over his mouth instead of his eyes.  ||  
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| [[Image:CoachZ_Kid.PNG|150px|Coach Z As Kid]] || [[Coach Z]] || Kid || Christopher "Kid" Reid was a member of the late '80s hiphop duo Kid-n-Play, who were one of the first rap groups to become kid-friendly. They had a Saturday morning cartoon show and starred in the ''House Party'' series of movies. || [[IMDB:nm0717212|IMDb listing]]  
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| [[Image:CoachZ_Kid.PNG|150px|Coach Z As Kid]] || [[Coach Z]] || Kid || Christopher "Kid" Reid was a member of the late '80s hiphop duo Kid 'n Play, who were one of the first rap groups to become kid-friendly. They had a Saturday morning cartoon show and starred in the ''[[wikipedia:House Party (film)|House Party]]'' series of movies. || [[Wikipedia:Kid 'n Play|Wikipedia Article for Kid 'n Play]]
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| [[Image:Poopsmith_Sleestak.PNG|150px|The Poopsmith As A Sleestak]] || [[The Poopsmith]] || A Sleestak || The Sleestaks were tireless hordes of evil creatures who constantly wreaked havoc on a family from the future. They were featured on the TV series that ran from 1974 to 1977 called [[IMDB:tt0071005|The Land of the Lost]]. The Poopsmith can also be seen wearing this costume during [[TrogdorCon '97]]. || [[IMDB:tt0071005|IMDb listing]]
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| [[Image:Poopsmith_Sleestak.PNG|150px|The Poopsmith As A Sleestak]] || [[The Poopsmith]] || A Sleestak || The Sleestaks were a group of villainous lizard-like humanoids who lived in the society that the Marshall family stumbled into on the 1974 [[Sid and Marty Krofft]] series ''[[Wikipedia:Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)|Land of the Lost]]''. The Poopsmith can also be seen wearing this costume during [[Trogdor Con '97]]. || [[wikipedia:Sleestak|Wikipedia Article]]
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| [[Image:Homsar_GhostDog.PNG|150px|Homsar As Ghost Dog]] || [[Homsar]] || Ghost Dog || Ghost Dog is the main character in the 1999 movie [[IMDB:tt0165798|Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai]]. He is an African-American hit man who models himself after the ideal Japanese [[Wikipedia:samurai|samurai]]. Ghost Dog is played by Forest Whitaker in the movie. || [[IMDB:tt0165798|IMDb Listing]]
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| [[Image:Homsar_GhostDog.PNG|150px|Homsar As Ghost Dog]] || [[Homsar]] || Ghost Dog || Ghost Dog is the title character of the 1999 film ''Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai''. Played by actor Forest Whitaker, he is an African-American hitman who models himself after the ideal Japanese {{wp|samurai}}. || [[Wikipedia:Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai|Wikipedia Article]]
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| [[Image:PomPom_KoolAid.PNG|150px|Pom Pom As The Kool-Aid Man]] || [[Pom Pom]] || The Kool-Aid Man || The KOOL-AID Man, originally known as the 'Pitcher Man,' first crashed through a wall and into the advertising scene in 1975. Marvel Comics published about a half a dozen Kool-Aid Comics in the '80s. In 1983, there were video games for the [[Atari 2600]] Video Computer System and Intellivision available titled after this mascot of [http://www.kool-aid.com Kool-Aid]. || [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/food/kool-aid-faq/ Kool-Aid FAQ]
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| [[Image:PomPom_KoolAid.PNG|150px|Pom Pom As The Kool-Aid Man]] || [[Pom Pom]] || The Kool-Aid Man || The Kool-Aid Man, as his name implies, is the mascot for the [[Wikipedia:Kool-Aid|Kool-Aid]] line of drinks produced by Kraft Foods. Originally developed as "Pitcher Man" in 1954, he is a giant anthropomorphic glass drink pitcher with red Kool-Aid inside. His trademark entrance is to answer calls from thirsty children by break through walls to cheer "Oh yeah!" and offer Kool-Aid. He has a name given, Frankie.|| [[wikipedia:Kool-Aid Man|Wikipedia Article]]
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| [[Image:Marzipan_Lopes.PNG|150px|Marzipan As Left Eye Lopes]] || [[Marzipan]] || Left Eye Lopes || Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was a member of the Atlanta-based R&B music group 'TLC'. Lopes was also a self-taught keyboardist for the group. Lopes participated in the recording of CrazySexyCool, TLC's breakthrough release in 1994. She died in a car crash in Honduras in April 2002, six months prior the release of Pumpkin Carve-nival. || [[Wikipedia:Lisa Lopes|Wikipedia Article]]
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| [[Image:Marzipan_Lopes.PNG|150px|Marzipan As Left Eye Lopes]] || [[Marzipan]] || Left Eye Lopes || Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was a member of the Atlanta-based R&B trio [[wikipedia:TLC (group)|TLC]], where she sang and played keyboard. The black stripe under Marzipan's eye was one of Lopes' trademark looks. She died in a car crash in Honduras in April 2002, six months prior the release of Pumpkin Carve-nival. || [[Wikipedia:Lisa Lopes|Wikipedia Article]]
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| [[Image:Goblin_StrongBad_TheBee.PNG|150px|The Goblin As Strong Bad As The Bee]] || [[The Goblin]] || Strong Bad As The [[Bee]] || "Strong Bad" was found to actually be the Goblin in a Strong Bad costume. ||
| [[Image:Goblin_StrongBad_TheBee.PNG|150px|The Goblin As Strong Bad As The Bee]] || [[The Goblin]] || Strong Bad As The [[Bee]] || "Strong Bad" was found to actually be the Goblin in a Strong Bad costume. ||
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| [[Image:Bubs_CaptainLou.PNG|150px|DO THE MARIO!]] || [[Bubs]] || Captain Lou Albano || The late Captain Lou Albano was one of the greatest managers in the history of professional wrestling. He also starred as Mario in the 1989 kids' show ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show'', which relates to the King of Town's costume. || [[Wikipedia:Lou Albano|Wikipedia Article]]
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| [[Image:Bubs_CaptainLou.PNG|150px|DO THE MARIO!]] || [[Bubs]] || Captain Lou Albano || Captain Lou Albano was a professional wrestler and later a manager of various wrestlers and tag teams. One of his trademarks was having rubber bands hanging from piercings in his face, as Bubs tries to emulate. After retiring from wrestling, Albano went into acting, with his most widely known role being Mario in the 1989 syndicated television series ''[[Wikipedia:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]''.|| [[Wikipedia:Lou Albano|Wikipedia Article]]
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| [[Image:Homestar_AngusYoung.PNG|150px|Homestar As Angus Young]] || [[Homestar Runner]] || Angus Young || Since 1973, Young has been the lead guitarist of the band AC/DC. He is famous for performing in a schoolboy's uniform and for his physical pyrotechnics on stage, which often include rolling around on the floor while playing. || [[Wikipedia:Angus Young|Wikipedia Article]]
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| <span id="Homestar As Angus Young"></span>[[Image:Homestar_AngusYoung.PNG|150px|Homestar As Angus Young]] || [[Homestar Runner]] || Angus Young || Angus Young is the lead guitarist for the Australian heavy metal band [[AC/DC]]. His trademarks are playing in a schoolboy uniform and his antics on stage, which include rolling around on the floor. || [[Wikipedia:Angus Young|Wikipedia Article]]
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Current revision as of 19:28, 17 March 2024

Costumes that the characters wore in Pumpkin Carve-nival, Halloween 2002.

Image Character Costume Explanation External Links
Strong Bad As Homestar As Angus Young Strong Bad Homestar As Angus Young See Homestar's costume for information on Angus Young; Strong Bad wore this costume as part of an elaborate prank on the others.
The Cheat As Russell The Cheat Russell Russell Cosby is a character from the 1970s cartoon series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. His older brother Bill is a member of Fat Albert's junkyard gang and Russell was known for always trying to tag along with the rest of the gang regardless of their feelings towards him. His catchphrase was "no class", which was often used to insult gang member Rudy. The characters of the Cosby brothers were modeled after series creator Bill Cosby and his younger brother Russell. Wikipedia Article for Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Strong Sad As Vyvyan Strong Sad Vyvyan Vyvyan was one of the four main characters in The Young Ones, a British alternative comedy series that ran from 1982 until 1984 on BBC Two. Played by Adrian Edmondson, Vyvyan was a medical student that was also a very violent punk rocker. He had several metal star-shaped studs embedded into his forehead, regularly assaulted his roommates, and did many strange things such as eat a television set and reattach his own severed head. Wikipedia Article for The Young Ones
The King of Town As Mario The King of Town Mario Mario is a video game character who is considered to be the face of Nintendo and the most recognizable video game character in history. Named after Mario Segali, the owner of the building Nintendo of America was originally located in, he is the most famous creation of Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and has appeared in a wide variety of video games, most notably the Super Mario series. The Mario franchise has also crossed over into other media, including several cartoon series and two feature films based on the character. Wikipedia Article
Strong Mad As A Ghost Strong Mad A Ghost Although not as widely used as it once was, the ghost costume is considered to be one of the all-time classics and was so widely known that it even made its way into a Charlie Brown Halloween special. It is a simple costume to assemble, consisting of a white sheet with two holes cut in the top to make the eyes and ensure that the person wearing it can see. Of course, Strong Mad being Strong Mad, the holes are over his mouth instead of his eyes.
Coach Z As Kid Coach Z Kid Christopher "Kid" Reid was a member of the late '80s hiphop duo Kid 'n Play, who were one of the first rap groups to become kid-friendly. They had a Saturday morning cartoon show and starred in the House Party series of movies. Wikipedia Article for Kid 'n Play
The Poopsmith As A Sleestak The Poopsmith A Sleestak The Sleestaks were a group of villainous lizard-like humanoids who lived in the society that the Marshall family stumbled into on the 1974 Sid and Marty Krofft series Land of the Lost. The Poopsmith can also be seen wearing this costume during Trogdor Con '97. Wikipedia Article
Homsar As Ghost Dog Homsar Ghost Dog Ghost Dog is the title character of the 1999 film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. Played by actor Forest Whitaker, he is an African-American hitman who models himself after the ideal Japanese samurai. Wikipedia Article
Pom Pom As The Kool-Aid Man Pom Pom The Kool-Aid Man The Kool-Aid Man, as his name implies, is the mascot for the Kool-Aid line of drinks produced by Kraft Foods. Originally developed as "Pitcher Man" in 1954, he is a giant anthropomorphic glass drink pitcher with red Kool-Aid inside. His trademark entrance is to answer calls from thirsty children by break through walls to cheer "Oh yeah!" and offer Kool-Aid. He has a name given, Frankie. Wikipedia Article
Marzipan As Left Eye Lopes Marzipan Left Eye Lopes Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was a member of the Atlanta-based R&B trio TLC, where she sang and played keyboard. The black stripe under Marzipan's eye was one of Lopes' trademark looks. She died in a car crash in Honduras in April 2002, six months prior the release of Pumpkin Carve-nival. Wikipedia Article
The Goblin As Strong Bad As The Bee The Goblin Strong Bad As The Bee "Strong Bad" was found to actually be the Goblin in a Strong Bad costume.
DO THE MARIO! Bubs Captain Lou Albano Captain Lou Albano was a professional wrestler and later a manager of various wrestlers and tag teams. One of his trademarks was having rubber bands hanging from piercings in his face, as Bubs tries to emulate. After retiring from wrestling, Albano went into acting, with his most widely known role being Mario in the 1989 syndicated television series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!. Wikipedia Article
Homestar As Angus Young Homestar Runner Angus Young Angus Young is the lead guitarist for the Australian heavy metal band AC/DC. His trademarks are playing in a schoolboy uniform and his antics on stage, which include rolling around on the floor. Wikipedia Article
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