Halloween Costume Count 2011
First off, thanks very much for participating. This is always fun.Here's a look at our respondents by location:
Scotland:
Cumbernauld (60)
Australia:
Sunshine Coast (111)
Canada:
Halifax, Novia Scotia (69)
Halifax, Novia Scotia (58)
South Slocan, British Columbia (103)
Winnipeg, Manitoba (77)
United States:
Austin, Texas (52)
Bainbridge Island, Washington (6)
Baltimore, Maryland (31)
Canton, Michigan (86)
Corona, California (99)
Hudson, Wisconsin (59)
Huntsville, Alabama (40)
Kent, Washington (27)
Mountain View, California (2)
Pullman, Washington (39)
Redwood City, (40)
Simi Valley, California (96)
That's right: the city in the world most highly represented (by number of costumes) in the survey is Halifax, Novia Scotia.
Total costumess submitted: 1,053.
Here's a list of what I thought were the most interesting costume:
The city of Paris, France
Sheldon Cooper
Price is Right Contestant
Montreal Candians Zombie
Ninja Banana
Pinky Tuscadero and Arthur Fonzarelli
A handlebar moustache
Piece of rainforest
HazMat Spill Victim
Pirate Vampire Butterfly
The little girl who was "the city of Paris, France" came to my door, actually. She was five or six, and she giggled as she explained her costume.
She got 5X candy.
Here are the most popular costumes (any costume mentioned over 20 times is listed):
Witch (86)
Princess (74)
Ninja (34)
Pirate (29)
Fairy (28)
Zombie (27)
Vampire (25)
Skeleton (18)
Superhero (18)
Scream (18--the movie character, not the painting)
If you're curious (of course you are), the most popular costume for very small children is the bumblebee (15).
Now, and this a sizable data dump, a list of every type of costume submitted:
80's
80's Girl
Alice in Wonderland
Alien
Alien Abduction
Anakin Skywalker
Angel
Angry birds
Apparition
Arab Princess
Army man
Army trooper
Astronaut
Baby
Bag of jelly beans
Ballerina
Banana
Banana Split (dog)
Baseball Player
Basketball Player
Batgirl
Batman
Bear
Beastie Boy
Belle (princess)
Bloody Doctor
blue superhero guy
Boba Fett
Boxer
Bride
Bumblebee
Bumblebee (Transformers)
Bunny
Butterfly
Buzz lightyear
Captain America
Cat
Cat in the hat
Cat Woman
Chargers fan (Football)
Cheerleader
Cheetah
Chicken
Cleopatra
Clone Trooper
Clown
Clown, Funny
Clown, Scary
Construction Guy
Construction workers
Convict
Cookie Monster
Cow
Cowboy
Cowgirl
Cowgirl
Crayon
Crazed Rams Fan
Cupcake
Dalmation
Dancer
Daphne (Scooby Doo)
Dark Fairie
Dart Board
Darth Vader
Dead Clown
Death
Devil
Dinosaur
Disco dancer
DJ Pauly (Jersey Shore)
Donkey
Dorothy
Dragon
Elephant
Elvis
Evil Clown
Evil jester
Exorcist priest/monk
Fairy
Farmer
Fashonista
Female baseball player
Female gypsy
Female pirates
Female spanish dancer
Figher pilot
Fireman
Flower
Fonzie
Football Player
Frankenstein
Freddie Krueger
Gangsta
Gangster
Gangster Nerd
Geeks
Geisha
Generic Halloween tee shirt
Genie
Ghost
Ghostrider
Ghoul
Gilly Suit
Giraffe
Girl/crossdresser
Girlscout (boy)
Glitter girl
Glow Stick
Grannies
Greek Goddess
Green lantern
Green skin (full body suit)
Grim Reaper
Gypsy
Harry Hill (English comedian)
Harry Potter
Harry Potter
HazMat Spill Victim
Hermione
Hippie
Hipster
Hobo
Hockey Player
Hogwarts student
Horror Victim
Hot dog
Hulk
Hunter
I am Rich $$$
Ice Cream Cone
Indian
Iron Man
Ironman
Japanese Princess
Jason
Jedi
Jester
Julias Caesar
Kangaroo
Karate Kid
Kermit
Kesha
KISS (Paul Stanley)
Kitty Cat
Knight
Lacrosse Player
Lady Bug
Lady Gaga
Ladybug
Laker's fan (basketball)
Lamb
Leopard
Link (Zelda)
Little Bo Peep
Little Red Riding Hood
Mad Hatter
Mad Scientist
Madonna
Mafioso
Male nurse (girl)
Mario
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Masquerade
Medic
Meg (Hercules)
Mermaid
Mexican Soccer Player Chichanito
Middle School Student
Mime
Minnie Mouse
MIT Graduate
Monkey
Montreal Canadiens Zombie
Motocross Rider
Mouse
Moustache
Movie/pop star
Mulan
Mummy
Mummy/casualty victim
Mustache
NASCAR driver
Nerd
Nerdy Minnie Mouse
Nicki Minaj
Ninja
Ninja Banana
No Costume
NO IDEA
Nurse
Old lady
Old Timey Paper Boy
Olivia the Pig
Optimus Prime
Orphan
Packers Football
Pacman
Padma (Clone Wars)
Panda
Peter Pan
Phantom
Piece of rainforest
Piglet
Pilot
Pinky Tuscadero
Pirate
Pirate Vampire Butterfly
Pixie
Policeman
Power Ranger
Princess
Princess Jasmine
Prom
Pumpkin
Punk
Puppy
Purple crayola crayon
Racer
Raggedy Ann
Random Mask
Random throw together from closet
Rapper
Rapunzel
Rastaman
Reaper
Red Riding Hood
Red skin (body suit)
Renaissance Squire
Rock Star
Roman
Sailor
Sandwich (very well done!)
Santa
Scary Clown
School Girl
School Teacher
Scream
Security
Shrek Donkey
Sibling
Skeleton
Slacker
Smurf
Snow White
Soccer Player
Soldier
Spartan
Speeder Trooper
Spider
Spider Man
Spongebob squarepants
St Trinians schoolgrils
Star Wars Clone
Star Wars Guy
Stick Figure People
Strawberry
Strawberry Shortcake
Student
Sully (Monster's Inc)
Super Hero
Super Mario
Supergirl
Superman
Surfer
Tarzan
Team Rocket
The City Of Paris, France
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Thomas the Train
Tiger
Tigger
Tourist
Transformer
Trick or Treater
Tron
Undead Jester
Unicorn
Unknown Manga Character
Vampire
Vampire Skeleton
Varsity Volleyball
Viking
Warrior
Werewolf
Whoopie Cushion
Whore
Witch
Wolverine
Wonder Woman
Zombie
Zombie Bride
Zombie Fairy
Sometimes the description makes you want to see a picture. "Undead jester"? I'd like to see that.
Thanks again to everyone who submitted data, and we'll do this again next year.
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