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Weekend Discussion Thread: Halloween

An alert reader who goes by “Blufuego” has a seasonal question:

On Halloween which characters from the MST3K universe do you expect to show up and what treats would give and/or tricks you might receive from them?

Have at it!

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  1. dakotaboy says:

    Mr. B Natural and Peter Graves would be handing out brochures from the University of Minnesota.

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  2. goalieboy82 says:

    But there was no monster who showed up for candy.

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  3. goalieboy82 says:

    also Torgo.

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  4. jay says:

    Old Man Crenshaw –

    In honor of Mr. Clem’s recent passing I would hope to see a sea of tiny one strap overall wearing trick or treaters. I would give each of them nine minners and warn them against the dangers of dip.

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  5. Pemmican says:

    I second #4, jay’s post, and would hope that Crenshaw shows up at my door, asking for kerosene to tend to his fires. I would instead treat him to a new sweatband, some shotgun shells and maybe a new bale of hay for the little’un that looks just like the big’un.

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  6. Prince of Space and Krankor. They are easy costumes to make (no underwear required!), and when Krankor says, “Trick or Treat! I will take over your house! Hahahahahahaha!”, Prince of Space can lay into him about the uselessness of his weapons, and then they will thank me for the candy.

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  7. DarkGrandmaofDeath says:

    The Creeping Terror carpet monster. It would ignore the candy offered, and instead very slowly consume the person giving out treats. That person must be willing to hang around and wait to be eaten, then helpfully climb in the monster, but since it’s Halloween, I’m sure they’ll be happy to oblige. But be polite, Carpet Monster! Only take one person per house!

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  8. goalieboy82 says:

    dakotaboy:
    Mr. B Natural and Peter Graves would be handing out brochures from the University of Minnesota.

    no should be Mr. B Natural and Jack Perkins (AKA, the Nelsons).

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  9. fatbarkeep says:

    I lieu of “Trick or Treat” John Carradine would show up on your porch singing “Night Train To Mundo Fine.”
    In the confusion that ensued Coleman Francis and his henchmen would sneak into your house, steal all your tungsten and throw you down a well.
    Happy Halloween!

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  10. skrag2112 says:

    I’m expecting the Moonbeast to show up. When he does I’ll be giving him corn…chicken…green peppers…chilies…onions…

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  11. fatbarkeep says:

    Or maybe, if you’re lucky, Dr. Forrester and TV’s Frank will show up at your door, conk you on the noggin and then shoot you into space where you will be forced to watch cheesy movies along with your two robot sidekicks so that they can monitor your mind in their nefarious scheme to take over the world.
    Hey, it’s happened before.

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  12. Yeti of Great Danger says:

    All these callbacks are really making me laugh; thanks, MSTies!

    Let’s see… I would hope that the spy that looks like Abraham Lincoln from Danger!! Death Ray would show up for trick-or-treating. BUT THE JOKE’S ON HIM! My front door is actually a window, and as I open it I’d say “Olé!” and he’d plunge to a nasty death, right after I snuck a toy helicopter in his bag.

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  13. Murdock Hauser says:

    Zap Rowsdower would take Troy McGreggor out trick or treating, and of course Troy would go as Larry Csonka. When I answer my door with a bowl of candy. Troy would scream FOOD!

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  14. Murdock Hauser says:

    As soon as Troy and Zap leave. Torgo arrives taking him about two minutes to walk up my drive. When he gets to my porch he says TRiCk oR TrEaT. I ask him, what are you suppose to be? He replies, I’m A ChaINsaW ScULpTurE! I then give him a few pieces of Slow Poke candy. THanK YoU Very MuCH. He says. Then slowly takes of into the night.

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  15. littleaimishboy says:

    Group of three kids in jumpsuits (one a lot younger than the other 2 with an obviously fake beard & glasses, aw).
    “Trick or Treat!”
    “Here ya go, close yr eyes & take one each!”
    ……
    “Oh wow, the Criterion Collection edition of HOUSE OF GAMES!”
    “I got SULLIVAN”S TRAVELS!”
    “WAGES OF FEAR, oh boy!”
    All together: “Thanks mister!”

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  16. Trumpy would show up and eat almost everything you gave him (“Hmmm, this tastes like potato”). Of course, you’d have to count your fingers afterwards and make sure he didn’t eat any of your cats.

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  17. duke of puddles says:

    I’m going to be on the lookout for a large bald kid to drop by and say ‘time for go to trick or treat!” I’m expecting him to take the whole candy bowl whether I offer it or not. If he’s followed up by another kid in a labcoat and KISS boots then I’m out.

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  18. RedZoneTuba says:

    AlbuquerqueTurkey:
    Prince of Space and Krankor.They are easy costumes to make (no underwear required!), and when Krankor says, “Trick or Treat! I will take over your house! Hahahahahahaha!”, Prince of Space can lay into him about the uselessness of his weapons, and then they will thank me for the candy.

    Seconded. But I would give Krankor some 1 inch cocktail weenies to distribute among his men.

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  19. Stoneman says:

    Here in the valley of the sun, I would drive around in my dune buggy (the tires are filled with water!), screaming “Wheee! Wheee!” while throwing hard candy at the kids.

    Or I could dress as a werewolf, making sure the werekids have let their wereparents be aware of their whereabouts.

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  20. Scott Strong says:

    I would be expecting anyone from a Coleman Francis movie. And I would give them coffee.

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  21. jay says:

    A Season 11 Halloween –

    In a Starcrash themed school event with the girls dressed like Caroline Munro’s Han Solo rip-off they would naturally be getting all the candy which would then be used to bribe the the boys in the bad southern accent robot policemen outfits so they would take the kid with the curly Akton wig out behind the gym and give him a space wedgie. The school principal with an amazing resemblance to Christopher Plummer would stroll into the gym for five minutes and then leave with his paycheck. Afterward the school could keep the starfield background lights up in the gym because they were Christmas lights borrowed from Jimmy’s mom just like in the movie and Christmas is only 55 shopping days away, you know.

    PS – I left David Hasselhoff out on purpose because of his seventies poodle hair.

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  22. Sitting Duck says:

    I imagine Diabolik performing a grand heist of one of those trunk or treat events.

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  23. jjk50 says:

    I hope if old man Crenshaw comes to my door he doesn’t show me his “little creature”. I don’t know if that would be considered a “trick or a treat”.

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  24. jay says:

    jjk50:
    I hope if old man Crenshaw comes to my door he doesn’t show me his “little creature”. I don’t know if that would be considered a “trick or a treat”.

    A lot of that depends on if you a “a man’s kind of woman”.

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  25. Son of Peanut says:

    Gamera is really neat!
    Gamera will trick-or-treat!
    I’ll give treats to Ga-me-ra!!

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  26. Just off MST3K topic, I will say this as a public service announcement:

    For all the times I will have to get up and answer the doorbell this year, the fourth or fifth goofy high-schooler to show up as Pennywise the Clown won’t even get “Tr–” out before being punched in the face.
    Those going out this year, please consider that a little creativity may turn out to be more rewarding, and make things easier for the rest of us. That is all. Thank you. :)

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  27. the great crowdini says:

    The Original EricJ:
    Just off MST3K topic, I will say this as a public service announcement:

    For all the times I will have to get up and answer the doorbell this year, the fourth or fifth goofy high-schooler to show up as Pennywise the Clown won’t even get “Tr–” out before being punched in the face.

    Punching kids in the face?
    Really?!
    You sir, are the real clown.

    Anybody up for an impromptu Pennywise lookalike convention on Eric J’ s doorstep?
    All tricks, no treats!

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  28. the great crowdini: Punching kids in the face?
    Really?!

    No,
    A) I said HS/College kids, who you’d think would be old enough to buy their OWN Reese’s Cups, and
    B) You remember that expression on Alan Rickman’s face in “Galaxy Quest”, as he sees the whole long line of each convention fanboy dressed up one by one to say “By Gribthor’s hammer…”? Yeah. Kinda like that. o_o

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  29. stanmcserr says:

    Any kid that dresses up as Hamlet with skull will get a bunch of candy. That would be more creative than the umpteenth Batman, Wonder Woman or whatever superhero. Get creative. Oh, if you go as a ghost, you will get a rock.

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  30. jay says:

    May I suggest that no one is actually punching anybody? May I also suggest that the Trick or Treat tradition has enough trouble without folks engaging in violence tinged hyperbole. Please. Everyone just relax and let’s get back to this fun topic, eh?

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  31. I can’t wait to see what Gypsy would show up dressed as (I hear she’s a whiz with pinking shears), and I’d have delicious RAM chips for her. For Crow, I’d give him a Milky Way that would transform into a Snickers while he’s eating it. Tom Servo – gumballs of course. And Toblerones for Mary Jo!! After the good guys have done trick-or-treating (I’m sure they go out before sundown – it’s just not safe to trick-or-treat after sundown…) and darkness falls, then I’m pretty sure the movie characters will start to show…
    Well, slow as they move I think Torgo would show up first, and I’d have plenty of Crazy-Bread for his grimy pillow case that I’m pretty sure he’d trick-or-treat with… then the Creeping Terror would writhe up to the doorbell, and while I’m sure he’s looking to eat trick-or-treaters and not treats, I’d give him some Carpet Fresh (yum). I expect the Screaming Skull will show up at the door – I’d give her some Sucrets (remember kids – cough drops are medicine and not candy!). Johnny Longbow might drop by, so I’ll have plenty of corn, chicken, green peppers….. chile…….. onions…………..

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  32. goalieboy82 says:

    stanmcserr:
    Any kid that dresses up as Hamlet with skull will get a bunch of candy.That would be more creative than the umpteenth Batman, Wonder Woman or whatever superhero.Get creative.Oh, if you go as a ghost, you will get a rock.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFA1sUuSDrA

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  33. If Torgo comes by, I’ll give him a hand. If Gloria Henderson comes by she’ll probably try to “trick” me.

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  34. jay says:

    ALERT – If you know someone going out trick or treating as a white skull please advise them to be on the lookout for anyone carrying a bag of golf clubs. boo. AAAGH, AAAGH, AAAGH!
    Wap, Wap, Wap.

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  35. Ray Dunakin says:

    jay: A lot of that depends on if you a “a man’s kind of woman”.

    “No woman should have to see the little creature.”

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  36. the great crowdini says:

    jay:
    May I suggest that no one is actually punching anybody?May I also suggest that the Trick or Treat tradition has enough trouble without folks engaging in violence tinged hyperbole.Please.Everyone just relax and let’s get back to this fun topic, eh?

    You are right, Jay. On all counts.

    If Lupita were to knock on the door, I would probably just give her the whole bowl due to sheer cuteness overload!

    Also, If the young me were to be magically transported to the doorstep of Aram Fingal on Halloween night, I expect Flabo Fibes* in my pillowcase!

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  37. PJ says:

    the great crowdini: Punching kids in the face?
    Really?!
    You sir, are the real clown.

    Anybody up for an impromptu Pennywise lookalike convention on Eric J’ s doorstep?
    All tricks, no treats!

    I would love to see about a dozen in Eric’s yard doing the creepy sewer dance from the remake while someone holds an 80’s boombox playing the “Trumpy Can Do Magic” music from Pod People.

    Oh, and I would love to pass out those treats from the good old days that was just misc. crap bagged up in toilet paper and have the woman from The Creeping Terror dance scene say “OH MY GOD WHAT IS IT?”.

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  38. snowdog says:

    You never know what MSTed characters might show up. I would just stand on my front porch with my binoculars and say, “Is that stud coming?”

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  39. MonkeyPretzel says:

    A fine selection of Butterball products for Turkey Volume Guessing Man.

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  40. jklope4 says:

    I’m guessing Mitchell will show up to ask questions, realize it’s Halloween, and spend the rest of the night trick or treating instead of chasing down those wily drug smugglers.

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  41. Mibbitmaker says:

    A FORRESTER FAMILY TRICK-OR-TREATING

    (they come from another house)
    Pearl: “I got a handful of little candy bars!”
    Kinga: “I got some candy corn!”
    Clayton: “…I got a rock.”

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  42. EricJ says:

    It’s a real drag getting up to answer the door on Halloween when you weigh 600 pounds and you don’t have a helper monkey.

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  43. Ray Dunakin says:

    What would be the scariest trick-or-treaters? Kids dressed up as MST3K movie-rights holdouts.

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  44. Ray Dunakin says:

    I’m expecting a lot of little Japanese kids in tiny, skin-tight shorts. Most of them will be named Ken. Some of them will yammer on about how Gamera is a friend to children, some will ask for no more traffic accidents, and some will simply say, “I don’t care!”

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  45. Ray Dunakin says:

    When the Horror of Party Beach shows up, I’ll hand him some buns for his hot dogs.

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  46. Ray Dunakin says:

    And if Persis Khambatta shows up, I’ll give her a piece of liver to drape over her face.

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  47. Ray Dunakin says:

    If Wanda Saknussem shows up, I’ll give her a worm sandwich and a tank of helium.

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  48. Kenneth Morgan says:

    Hmmm…

    If Lupita shows up, she gets candy, a doll and an extra few candy bars for being honest.
    If Debbie shows up, she gets candy and a visit from some nice police officers who will keep her safe while their fellows take down the guy in the strange robe.
    If Kenny shows up, he gets candy and a referral to a reputable psychiatrist.
    If the “Neptune Men” kids show up, they’ll get candy as quickly as possible so they’ll go away as quickly as possible.
    If the kid from “Yongary” shows up, he gets a stern talking to on the unacceptability of misuse of scientific equipment, harassing innocent people, and causing kaiju to suffer painful deaths and laughing about it.

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  49. Batwoman could show up without a change of costume, and her costume would likely get Snickers.

    Namely, like, “(pfft!)….No.” :)

    littleaimishboy: “Here ya go, close yr eyes & take one each!”
    ……
    “Oh wow, the Criterion Collection edition of HOUSE OF GAMES!”
    “I got SULLIVAN”S TRAVELS!”
    “WAGES OF FEAR, oh boy!”

    “I got THE ROCK.” :(

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  50. littleaimishboy says:

    The Original EricJ:
    Batwoman could show up without a change of costume, and her costume would likely get Snickers.
    Namely, like, “(pfft!)….No.”:)
    “I got THE ROCK.”:(

    ??? That has no relation at all to the quoted post.

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