About this episode

Devin and Andy explore the Spirit Halloween store to determine its value as a shopping experience and a potential haunted house substitute.

Devin and Andy visit Spirit Halloween and suss out whether it’s a trick or a treat. Or both! Can a Spirit store serve as a haunted house substitute? Is Bobby Strings the ultimate example of the name-letter effect? Are SpongeBob and Scooby-Doo characters as embedded in the costume canon as policeman, cheerleader, convict, and clown? What percentage of folks are looking to win a best costume award at the party? Have you thought this Skelly purchase through?? Display VHS of The Exorcist SNL Spirit Halloween sketch Punkrocker by Teddybears w/ Iggy Pop (with correct lyrics!) Full Carts Social: Bluesky , Instagram Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , cover art by ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Devin McIntyre, Andy Selsberg

Topics covered

• Halloween costumes
• Spirit Halloween
• costume awards
• pop culture
• humor
• shopping experience

Keywords

• Spirit Halloween
• costumes
• Bobby Strings
• SNL sketch
• Halloween
• pop culture
• Skelly

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Teddybears, Spirit Halloween, Full Carts, Bluesky, Instagram

Products: Skelly

Books & works: The Exorcist, SNL Spirit Halloween sketch

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