I Killed Pom Pom Costumes

From Homestar Runner Wiki

Jump to: navigation, search

Costumes that the characters wore in I Killed Pom Pom, Halloween 2014.

Image Character Costume Explanation External Links
Homestar Runner Tobias Fünke Tobias Fünke is a character on the sitcom Arrested Development played by David Cross. He suffers from being a "never-nude", a condition he manages by always wearing a pair of jean cutoffs. In an attempt to serve as an understudy for the Blue Man Group, he painted himself blue; a running joke on the show was that he would leave blue handprints around the house, like the one that shows up at Marzipan's house. Wikipedia article
Strong Bad Mac Tonight Mac Tonight was a McDonald's mascot that first appeared in 1986 and was used in an attempt to lure customers to the restaurant for dinner. Played by actor Doug Jones, Mac had a crescent moon for a head, wore a suit and sunglasses, and was depicted as being a jazzy lounge singer. The name was a parody of the song "Mack the Knife". The song that played over the advertisements, called "It's Mac Tonight", was also a variant on that song, but with McDonald's-themed lyrics. At the end, Strong Bad spoofs the jingle in question. Wikipedia article
Bubs Adam Yauch as MCA as Nathan Wind as Cochese Adam "MCA" Yauch (1964-2012) was a member of the rap-rock trio the Beastie Boys alongside Michael "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz. Bubs' costume is of Yauch as he appeared in the music videoThe external website linked here contains offensive language and/or content. content warning for the Beastie Boys' 1994 song "Sabotage", which was stylized after 1970s crime shows; MCA played the actor Nathan Wind, who played the cop Cochese. The video was directed by Spike Jonze. Wikipedia article
Coach Z A Tribe Called Quest This costume references the character commonly featured on hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest album covers, most famously on The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders. Wikipedia article
The King of Town Ram Man Ram Man was a member of the Heroic Warriors from the toyline, TV show, and comic series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. As his name suggests, he is a human battering ram, a power which he employs by running into things with his flat-topped helmet using his speed and super strength to create momentum. Wikipedia article
The Poopsmith Mean Machine Angel Mean Machine Angel is a recurring villain from the Judge Dredd comic series. Rebuilt as a cyborg to fit in with the Angel family's gang, the dial on his head changes his level of aggression on a scale of 1 to 4. He enjoys headbutting opponents with his metal skull, which sometimes causes his dial to get stuck on 4½. His human left arm was lost in a battle with Dredd. Wikipedia article
Homsar Dungeonmaster Dungeon Master was a mysterious guide for the protagonists from the 1980's Dungeons & Dragons cartoon series. Wikipedia article
Pom Pom King-Size Homer Pom Pom is dressed as Homer Simpson, specifically as he appeared in The Simpsons episode with the same title as his costume. In the episode, Homer becomes morbidly obese so he can go on disability and work from home to avoid daily calisthenics he is being forced to do. Pom Pom is wearing the muumuu and white hat outfit that Homer purchased once his clothes stopped fitting. Wikipedia article
Strong Mad Goro Goro is a character from the Mortal Kombat series of video games. He is a four-armed half human, half dragon and appears as the second to last boss in the original Mortal Kombat game. In that game, he was touted as a 500-year undefeated champion of the Mortal Kombat fighting tournament. Wikipedia article
The Cheat Spaceman Spiff Spaceman Spiff is an alter ego of Calvin in the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. The adventures of Spiff often see him crash landing on distant planets and encountering strange aliens, which usually turn out to be figments of Calvin's imagination running away with him. Wikipedia article
Strong Sad Pale Man Pale Man is one of the creatures in Guillermo del Toro's 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth. The protagonist, Ofelia, gets assigned with retrieving a dagger from his lair. She fails to heed a warning not to eat any of the Pale Man's food, and almost gets eaten herself as punishment. As Strong Sad's costume attempts to illustrate, Pale Man's eye sockets are in his hands. Pale Man was played by Doug Jones, the same actor who portrayed Mac Tonight. Wikipedia article
Marzipan Tom Servo Tom Servo is one of the robot co-hosts of the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. Along with Crow T. Robot and a human co-host, Tom would watch many science fiction B-movies from the early days of the genre and make fun of them. Wikipedia article


Personal tools