The House That Gave Sucky Treats Costumes
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Costumes that the characters wore in The House That Gave Sucky Treats, Halloween 2001.
| Image | Character | Costume | Explanation | External Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Coach Z | Humpty Hump | Eddie Humphrey a.k.a "Humpty Hump" a.k.a "Gregory Jacobs" a.k.a. "Shock-G" was a member of the hip hop group Digital Underground. The group was known for outrageous costumes and live shows, its music's humorous tone, and an endless parade of identities from Humphrey. | Wikipedia Article |
 | The King of Town | Hägar the Hørrible | Hägar the Hørrible is the title of a Dik Browne comic strip starring a viking of the same name. Hägar is a Danish Viking warrior who regularly goes off to invade England and humorously interacts with his crew and family. Hägar is known for his incredible appetite, much like the King of Town. | Wikipedia Article |
 | The Knight | "Idaho" | The Knight's costume refers to an episode of The Simpsons called "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)", in which Ralph Wiggum wears the exact same thing in a pageant for the United States. | The Simpsons Archive: The Ralph Wiggum File, Wikipedia Article |
 | The Hornblower | B.C. | B.C. is a comic strip by Johnny Hart, set in pre-historic times. The title character often plays the naive straight-man, but the likely model for this costume is the character Thor, the inventor of the wheel who found no better use for it than riding around on it as Hornblower demonstrates. | Wikipedia Article |
 | The Cheat | Punchy | Punchy, also known as The Hawaiian Punch Guy, is the cartoon mascot of fruit drink Hawaiian Punch. His long-time catch-phrase was "Hey, how about a nice Hawaiian Punch?" If he got an affirmative response, he would then punch the unfortunate responder. | Wikipedia Article |
 | Strong Mad | The Fridge | William "Refrigerator" Perry was a football player for the Chicago Bears. He became famous for his excellent work as a defensive lineman, although occasionally lined up as fullback, and was known to plow the ball in on the goal line. He even participated in a wrestler/football player battle royal at WrestleMania 2, which he lost. He was nicknamed "The Fridge" because he was rumored to weigh as much as a refrigerator. Another rumor is that he was nicknamed this because of his ability to empty out a refrigerator after seeing one. | Wikipedia Article |
 | Marzipan | Joey Ramone | Jeffrey Hyman (May 19, 1951 (although he often insisted it was 1952)–April 15, 2001) and better known as Joey Ramone, was the vocalist for the legendary punk rock group The Ramones. With fellow band-mate Johnny Ramone, they were the only two who stayed with the band until retirement. Hyman died of lymphoma at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on April 15, 2001. | Wikipedia Article |
 | The Poopsmith | Lazer Tag | Lazer Tag was created in 1986 by a company called Worlds of Wonder. Using Lazer Tag equipment, players could shoot sensors worn by other players to "tag" them. Worlds of Wonder ceased production of Lazer Tag equipment when it went out of business in either 1987 or 1988. However, the term "laser tag" remains to be used to describe many games of the same kind. | LazerTag FAQ Wikipedia Article |
 | Pom Pom | Michael Moore | Michael Moore is an American documentary film director and author known for his advocacy of his liberal political views which are often laced with satire and humor. He has directed two exceedingly controversial movies; Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, although neither of these movies had been released when this cartoon came out. He was best known at the time for his 1989 movie Roger and Me, and his first book Downsize This. His hometown is Flint, Michigan, explaining the hat and pin on Pom Pom's jacket. | Wikipedia Article |
 | Homsar | Wimpy | J. Wellington Wimpy, often shortened to just Wimpy, joined the Popeye comic strip in 1931. He enjoyed hamburgers, and played a significant role in popularizing the hamburger in the United States. His famous line, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today," is parodied by Homsar in this toon. | Wikipedia Article |
 | Strong Bad | Carmen Sandiego | Carmen Sandiego (misspelled as "Carmen San Diego" in the toon) was originally conceived in 1983 by a group of software designers at Broderbund Software. To inspire kids to learn geography, the creators wanted a female "heroine" (a criminal genius/thief) whose name sounded exotic but was unmistakably simple to pronounce. The name "Carmen Sandiego" is somewhat of a play on Indiana Jones. The first software game, "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?," was released in 1985. It was also made into several PBS game shows for kids, including Where in the World... and Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego, and a cartoon titled Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?. The glamorous Carmen was always the villain, and loved to steal important landmarks and taunt her opponents with her knowledge. | Wikipedia Article |
 | Strong Sad | Andy Warhol | Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928–February 22, 1987) was an American painter and major figure in the pop art movement. One of his famous paintings was the Campbell's Soup can. He is famous for saying that he was obsessed with repetition and boredom, making him a primary candidate to be Strong Sad's costume. | Wikipedia Article |
 | Bubs | Mars Blackmon | Mars Blackmon (misspelled as "Mars Blackman" in the toon) was a character played by Spike Lee in She's Gotta Have It. Spike revisited this character in a series of Nike commercials that featured Michael Jordan. | Wikipedia Article |
 | Homestar Runner | The Greatest American Hero | The Greatest American Hero is an American television series which aired from 1981 to 1983 on ABC. It starred William Katt as Ralph Hinkley, Robert Culp as Bill Maxwell, and Connie Selleca as Pam Davidson. In it, a man encounters aliens who give him a bright red suit, which gives him super powers. The show's theme song, "Believe it or Not", was a great hit on American radio and reached #2 on Billboard's Top 40 in 1981; Homestar's parody here follows the tune for the opening lines "Believe it or not, I'm walking on air/I never thought I could feel so free". | Wikipedia Article |
Secret Costumes
The following three costumes were found on a hidden page, and did not appear in the 'toon:
| Image | Character | Costume | Explanation | External Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pom Pom | Jonas Grumby, AKA The Skipper | The Skipper was a member of the cast of Gilligan's Island. He frequently attempted to take charge of affairs on the island, and was often thwarted by the non-efforts of his "little buddy," Gilligan. He was played by Alan Hale. | Wikipedia Article for "Gilligan's Island" |
 | Marzipan | Velma Dinkley | Velma was a member of the team on Scooby Doo. She was viewed as the "smart" one, and her catchphrase was "Jinkies!" | Wikipedia Article |
 | Coach Z | The Noid | In Domino's Pizza commercials in the 1980s, the Noid would frequently spectacularly fail to ruin pizzas. | Wikipedia Article |
