{"id":3611,"date":"2025-11-12T16:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/12\/the-tv-beats-guide-to-the-ultimate-group-halloween-costume\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T16:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T16:49:11","slug":"the-tv-beats-guide-to-the-ultimate-group-halloween-costume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/12\/the-tv-beats-guide-to-the-ultimate-group-halloween-costume\/","title":{"rendered":"The TV beat\u2019s guide to the ultimate group Halloween costume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Every Halloweekend, the typical group costumes throng the streets: The Scooby-Doo Gang, \u201cThe Wizard of Oz\u201d\u00a0cast and the fairies of Pixie Hollow. And this Halloween was no different. We get it; with limited budget and time constraints, it\u2019s hard not to fall for what\u2019s tried and true, even if it comes off a little uncreative. But if you\u2019re itching to stand out from the crowd next year, the TV Beat has done some Halloweekend observing and has your back with this list of TV-inspired, not-so-basic (yet somewhat effortless) looks you can try with your friends. See you all next year!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Senior Arts Editor Morgan Sierdaski and TV Beat Editor Michelle Wu\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCharlie Brown\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every year, we ring in autumn with one of its coziest hallmarks: putting on Charlie Brown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xj0KQijdGEs&amp;t=1423s&amp;pp=ygUYY2hhcmxpZSBicm93biBqYXp6IG11c2lj\">jazz music<\/a>. Comforting, nostalgic and reliable, it\u2019s hard not to think of fall without also thinking about the charming and iconic cast of \u201cPeanuts\u201d characters. How best to pay homage to (arguably) our childhood favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/life\/holidays\/how-to-watch-its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-rcna178259\">fall episode<\/a> \u2014 \u201cIt\u2019s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Initially a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comicsbeat.com\/the-greatest-opening-comic-of-all-time-is-75-today\/\">comic strip<\/a>, it became an animated show in the 1950s, and the characters are illustrated in a retro, minimalist style. From Charlie Brown\u2019s (Peter Robbins, \u201cCharlie Brown\u2019s All Stars!\u201d) signature yellow polo with a zigzag pattern to Linus\u2019 (Christopher Shea, \u201cShane\u201d) striped red T-shirt to Lucy\u2019s (Sally Dryer, \u201cCharlie Brown\u2019s All Stars!\u201d) simple blue dress and matching bow, you may already have many of these items in your closet. If not, these everyday essentials shouldn\u2019t be too hard to find at the thrift store. Or, get crafty with a do-it-yourself tutorial. Even Snoopy\u2019s (Bill Melendez, \u201cCharlie Brown\u2019s All Stars!\u201d) costume shouldn\u2019t be too difficult to recreate: A set of floppy dog ears and a red scarf will do! If you really want to be extra, you can even consider perching a little Woodstock (Bill Melendez, \u201cCharlie Brown\u2019s All Stars!\u201d) on your shoulder.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>TV Beat Editor Michelle Wu can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandaily.com\/arts\/tv\/the-tv-beats-guide-to-the-ultimate-group-costume\/mailto:michewu@umich.edu\"><em>michewu@umich.edu<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMiraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Intrigued by all the animal costumes on the racks at Spirit Halloween, but don\u2019t want to just go as basic zoo animals, beanie boos or party animals with your friends? Look no further than to reference \u201cMiraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir,\u201d a show where Parisian teenagers transform into animal-themed superheroes with unique abilities to save the city from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YFVsxKvQgq4\">akumatized villains<\/a>. Perhaps this Halloween, you can save some trick-or-treaters in style!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With easy-to-find animal costumes, especially for Miraculous Ladybug (Cristina Valenzuela, \u201cMiraculous: Tales of Ladybug &amp; Cat Noir\u201d), Cat Noir (Bryce Papenbrook, \u201cBlue Exorcist\u201d), Rena Rouge (Carrie Keranen, \u201cStar Wars: Visions\u201d) and Queen Bee (Selah Victor, \u201cBrooklyn Nine-Nine\u201d), this is the perfect last-minute idea for any group scrambling to come up with something creative. You don\u2019t need much to add on to these outfits either \u2014 just a simple customized domino mask will do!\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p><em>TV Beat Editor Michelle Wu can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandaily.com\/arts\/tv\/the-tv-beats-guide-to-the-ultimate-group-costume\/mailto:michewu@umich.edu\"><em>michewu@umich.edu<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLove Island USA\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peacock\u2019s biggest hit and a summer staple since 2019, \u201cLove Island\u201d takes viewers on a rollercoaster of friendship, romance and drama every day for six weeks. Originally a British series of the same name, \u201cLove Island\u201d revolves around contestants, called islanders, coupling up and surviving elimination to try to win $100,000. Between Iain Stirling\u2019s (\u201cBuffering\u201d) iconic narration, host Ariana Madix\u2019s (\u201cVanderpump Rules\u201d) charisma and unpredictable Islanders, \u201cLove Island\u201d has all the ingredients for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-news\/love-island-usa-7-biggest-season-peacock-original-record-1235394279\/\">record-breaking<\/a> reality TV.<\/p>\n<p>Ignoring Ann Arbor\u2019s typical October, 50 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures, there\u2019s no better time to relive summer, and no better way than a \u201cLove Island\u201d-inspired costume. Whether you choose to be season six\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/nbc-insider\/what-is-ppg-leah-serena-jana-love-island-usa\">PowerPuff Girls<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/culture\/film-tv\/a65401538\/who-are-love-island-winners-amaya-espinal-bryan-arenales\/\">season seven winners<\/a> Amaya Espinal and Brian Arenales, it only takes a few items to enter the villa yourself. Throw on a bikini or swim trunks, a mesh cover-up or linen button-down and a necklace microphone (which you can make yourself with a pom-pom and yarn), and you\u2019re set to be Halloween\u2019s newest bombshell!<\/p>\n<p><em>Daily Arts Contributor Julianna Laban can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandaily.com\/arts\/tv\/the-tv-beats-guide-to-the-ultimate-group-costume\/mailto:laban@umich.edu\"><em>laban@umich.edu<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-3    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p><strong>\u201cPok\u00e9mon\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fun, recognizable and all-around iconic, it\u2019s a surprise that I don\u2019t see more \u201cPok\u00e9mon\u201d costumes perusing the streets each year. The classic \u201990s anime has no shortage of characters to dress as, from the titular creatures to trainers like Ash Ketchum (Rica Matsumoto, \u201cPerfect Blue\u201d) or Misty (Mayumi Izuka, \u201cThe Vision of Escaflowne\u201d). And of course, there\u2019s my personal favorite squad: Team Rocket.<\/p>\n<p>With the number of redesigns these characters have undergone, it\u2019s easy to put together a recognizable costume. For Ash, it\u2019s as simple as a white T-shirt, jeans, red baseball cap and blue jacket, accompanied by a Pok\u00e9 Ball (which can be made with a foam ball or folded paper) for effect. For Misty, pairing a high side ponytail and red suspenders with a yellow tank top and jeans \u2014 and of course, a Pok\u00e9 Ball \u2014 is all that\u2019s necessary. Team Rocket can be as elaborate or simple as you like. Simply fix a red paper R to a white shirt, snag some white pants and black gloves, and grab some pale yellow clothes and cat ears for Meowth (Inuko Inuyama, \u201cTokyo Godfathers\u201d). Now you\u2019re ready to catch \u2019em all!<\/p>\n<p><em>Senior Arts Editor Morgan Sieradski can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandaily.com\/arts\/tv\/the-tv-beats-guide-to-the-ultimate-group-costume\/mailto:kmsier@umich.edu\"><em>kmsier@umich.edu<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTeletubbies\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-4    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>In the bygone era of \u201890s children\u2019s television, few shows are as unnerving as the Teletubbies. This British children\u2019s TV show was created in 1997 and has honestly terrified me since I first watched it as a kid in 2008. As the Teletubbies possess an energy both nostalgic and uncanny, these make one of the best group costumes you can do.<\/p>\n<p>After all, it\u2019s easy! Just coordinate different color tops, get some cheap headbands and tie a pipe cleaner in your Teletubbies\u2019 respective colors in the shape of their antenna. And don\u2019t forget the rectangles on your stomachs! Add the Sun Baby for your fifth person if needed (and double any halo behind the head for an angel costume later). A perfect costume for both four- and five-person groups looking to invoke a sense of \u201990s nostalgia.<\/p>\n<p><em>Daily Arts Writer Eilene Koo can be reached at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandaily.com\/arts\/tv\/the-tv-beats-guide-to-the-ultimate-group-costume\/mailto:ekoo@umich.edu\"><em>ekoo@umich.edu<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Penguins of Madagascar\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The search is over: The perfect four-person Halloween costume already exists, and the answer lies in the 2008 hit animated series \u201cThe Penguins of Madagascar.\u201d Ingeniously simple but gloriously iconic, dressing up as these four penguin spies will make you the life of the party. All you need is a black tuxedo and some cool sunglasses. Pair that with optional secret-agent-style ear pieces, and you\u2019re set to be a gang of international penguin masterminds. It\u2019s hot. It\u2019s sexy. It\u2019s modern. It\u2019s the penguins of Madagascar.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-5    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>Because the costumes are identical, the energy that you exude is of the utmost importance. Consider where you land in your friend group. Are you the strategic leader, Skipper (Tom McGrath, \u201cMadagascar\u201d)? Or the brains of the operation, Kowalski (Jeff Bennett, \u201cCurious George: Go West, Go Wild\u201d)? Perhaps you\u2019re the erratic loose canon, Rico (John DiMaggio, \u201cTransformers: Rise of the Beast\u201d). Nobody really wants to be the baby of the group, but someone\u2019s gotta be Private (James Patrick Stuart, \u201cGettysburg\u201d). Behind the simplistic tuxedos lies a deeper philosophical question: Who are you, really? Look behind the penguin beak and reflect inward. This isn\u2019t just a Halloween costume anymore: It\u2019s a lifestyle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Daily Arts Writer Ana Torresarpi can be reached <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandaily.com\/arts\/tv\/the-tv-beats-guide-to-the-ultimate-group-costume\/mailto:atorresa@umich.edu\"><em>atorresa@umich.edu<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><em\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWinx Club\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This could go one of two ways: capture the magic of the glitter-gloss original series, or capture the more down-to-earth, edgy look of the modern reboot. Ideally, you\u2019d have the energy to make the first option a reality, but there\u2019s no shame in taking the easy way out. No, really, everything else is hard enough \u2014 it\u2019s okay to make Halloween costumes a low priority. Do what you have to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not too late to scrounge together the accessories that make up the iconic imagery of the original \u201cWinx Club\u201d girls. And, you <em>do <\/em>have to accessorize; it\u2019s integral to the characters, right? I\u2019m talking floral necklaces and elbow-length gloves, arm cuffs and headbands, color-coordinated high heels (go-go boots, even?). Any of these are welcome alongside a bright frilly skirt (or long pants if you\u2019re going the tech-genius Tecna route) and a Y2K top. But, most important \u2014 and I mean <em>vital \u2014 <\/em>to the realism of this cartoon fairy sisterhood come to life are the sparkly wings matching the color palette of each of its members.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-6    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>If that sounds a little too whimsical for you, there\u2019s always plan B: the reboot. This one\u2019s a lot easier; you probably have all the parts in your closet already. Your goal is to put together a generally color-coded outfit that conveys a mysteriously magical quality. Jewel tones are your friend here; emerald greens and ruby reds are the edgy counterpart to the cartoon\u2019s bright outfits. And, even if it\u2019s a last-minute situation, wear your live-action Winx costume with pride \u2014 it\u2019ll definitely keep you warmer than the mini skirts and wings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Daily Arts Writer Mina Tobya can be reached at <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandaily.com\/arts\/tv\/the-tv-beats-guide-to-the-ultimate-group-costume\/mailto:mtobya@umich.edu\"><em>mtobya@umich.edu<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em> <\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related articles<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Halloweekend, the typical group costumes throng the streets: The Scooby-Doo Gang, \u201cThe Wizard of Oz\u201d\u00a0cast and the fairies of Pixie Hollow. And this Halloween was no different. We get it; with limited budget and time constraints, it\u2019s hard not to fall for what\u2019s tried and true, even if it comes off a little uncreative. 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