The Show: Ween Edition Costumes
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Costumes that the characters wore in The Show: Ween Edition, Halloween 2023.
| Image | Character | Costume | Explanation | External Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Homestar Runner | Tom Dover | Tom Dover is one of the three Dover boys from the cult favorite Chuck Jones Merrie Melodies cartoon, “The Dover Boys at Pimento University”, which was originally released in 1942. Tom is the oldest of the three jerks- um, brothers, who attempted to rescue their shared fiancé Dora Standpiepe from "coward, bully, cad, and thief" Dan Backslide. However, Dora manages to beat up Backslide and the Dover Boys instead knock each other out. A collaborative remake made by over 90 different animators was released in 2018. | Wikipedia article |
 | Coach Z | A Beastie Boy from the Intergalactic video | “Intergalactic” was the lead single from the the Beastie Boys’ 1998 album Hello Nasty. In the music video for the song, the three members of the group dressed as Japanese construction workers who also pilot a giant space robot, who does battle with an octopus-headed monster (or kaiju, to be more specific) in Tokyo. | Wikipedia article |
 | King of Town | Immortan Joe | Colonel Joe Moore, better known as Immortan Joe is the main villain of the Oscar-nominated revival of the Mad Max series, Mad Max: Fury Road, released in 2015. Played by Hugh Keays-Byrne, he was the lord of The Citadel and the leader of the fanatical War Boys, and kidnapped women across the wasteland (including the deuteragonist of the film, Furiosa) to be his breeding slaves. | Wikipedia article |
 | Bubs | Jack Flack | Jack Flack is from the 1980s movie, Cloak and Dagger. He is the main character of the video game "Cloak and Dagger", but also appears as an action figurine and a figment of the main character, Davey Osborne's imagination as a friend and action hero mentor. Davey gets a cartridge of the game containing important military secrets and must protect it from various thugs. | Wikipedia article |
 | Marzipan | Penny | Penny is a claymation character created by Craig Bartlett (creator of Hey Arnold!) and animated by Aardman Productions. She was originally created as shorts for Pee-wee's Playhouse after Bartlett moved to Los Angeles in 1987. The premise of the shorts is that Penny will discuss various topics and express certain interests, while the animation would show literal depictions of the things she talks about. One of Penny's traits is that her eyes are made of two copper penny coins, hence the name. She also appeared on a anti-drug PSA on ABC. | Wikipedia article |
 | Pom Pom | Billy Bob Brockali | Billy Bob Brockali was the mascot of ShowBiz Pizza Place. He was one of the singers and the bassist of the band The Rock-afire Explosion. Emerging after a split between creator Robert L. Brock and Chuck E. Cheese's owners, Pizza Time Theater, the two eventually merged, with all remaining restaurants becoming Chuck E. Cheese locations. | Wikipedia article |
 | The Cheat | E.T. Dressed up by Gertie | The Cheat is dressed up in the Halloween costume chosen for the title character by Elliot's sister, Gertie Taylor in the 1982 film E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial. | Wikipedia article |
 | The Poopsmith | Xur | Xur, played by Norman Snow is the main antagonist of the 1984 sci-fi film The Last Starfighter. The leader of the Ko-Dan empire, Xur betrayed his father, Ambassador Enduran of the Star League and starts a war between the two factions. The Star League sets up an arcade machine to find the best pilots of the universe, which sets up the plot of the film. | Wikipedia article |
 | Homsar | Sgt. Deux Deux | Sgt. Deux Deux is the Inspector's sidekick from The Inspector cartoons. A Spaniard gendarme, he was even more dim-witted then the already quite dim-witted Inspector, with a catchphrase of "Holy frijoles!". The cartoon series was inspired by the character of Inspector Clouseau (played by Peter Sellers) in the Pink Panther film series. | Wikipedia article |
 | Strong Sad | Elliot's Halloween Costume | Strong Sad is dressed up in the zombie costume that Elliott Taylor wore in E.T. | Wikipedia article |
 | Strong Mad | Rockbiter | Pyornkrachzark the Rock-Biter was one of the many creatures Bastion encountered in the film The NeverEnding Story, named after their diet of rocks and earth-based materials. | Wikipedia article |
 | Strong Bad | Elliot's brother Mike's Halloween Costume | Strong Bad is wearing the costume worn by Mike Taylor, Elliott’s older brother, in E.T.; the costume is of a man with a knife stabbed through his head. E.T. attempts to heal the "wound", but the brother stops him by telling him it is fake. | Wikipedia article |
