Last year on Parks & Recreation, April and Andy threw a blow-out Halloween shindig. They remembered vampire teeth, blood capsules, and spiderwebs, but forgot to let their adorable hedgehog of a roommate Ben know they were throwing a party…
April dresses as a sumo wrestler who's lost weight, Andy is an ultimate fighter, and Ben passively-aggresively refuses to dress up, though he owns a totally realistic Batman costume. The party itself has all kinds of amazing moments, but my favorite scene was at the very beginning of the episode (Meet 'n' Greet, Season 4 Episode 5). April and Andy are adorable and perfectly in character as they describe their upcoming party: Andy is giddy and goofy, while April stares menacingly at the camera. All in all, it sounds like a fantastic time — take notes!
Andy: We are throwing a Halloween party at our house! It's going to be the greatest thing ever…
April: Someone will die.
Andy: Of fun!
April: And of MURDER.
Andy: There's going to be beer, pumpkins..
April: Bloody goblins.
Andy: Fake ones! It's going to be awesome. We have decorations..
April: Dead people that we just murdered.
Andy: Not murdered, but pictures of dead people from TV or movies..
April: Mutilated bodies.
Andy: But fake ones! Candy, dancing, tequila, all kinds of food and snacks..
April: Blood orphans.
Andy: No blood orphans. I… I don't know what that is.
So stock up on booze, print out gruesome images from your favorite horror movies, clear space for dancing, but please… no blood orphans.
(Image: RECAP on Film.com)
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Oh my god, I am DEVESTATED that this does not have more tips. That party looked pretty great.
Made my day. Of all the epicness that was last season, this is on my top five list.
"No home is complete without a proper toolbox. Here's April and Andy's: A hammer, a half eaten pretzel, a baseball card, some cartridge that says Sonic and Hedgehog, a scissor half, a flashlight filled with jellybeans."
@Minuet42 LOLOLOLOL. When Ron goes through that plastic bag it's hilarious!!
Haven't seen the show, so not sure how cool of a party they had...
I've thrown some pretty fun Halloween parties the last several years, and there's a site I'm a member of that has all sorts of cool ideas, themes, recipes, games and invite ideas, etc.. that all of the members share. Am I allowed to post that here? It's HalloweenForum.com and I'm the same name over there. (sorry if that's against the rules) but if you're in the least into Halloween, you'll find tons of decorating, party and costume ideas there.
My fave themed party was my Surreal Estate theme. I was a zombie surreal estate agent (Myra Mains - say it out loud), the invites were flyers for my Haunted Open House that included a skeleton keychain and key - one of the keys unlocked a hall closet and got a fun door prize (and a little scare when they found what happened to the previous owner. I even made a real estate sign to put out in the yard with the name "Rigor Mortgage" (many ideas borrowed from the great Cali haunt/acting troupe called the Fright Gallery) :D
I've done themes with games that involve non-mandatory participation and decorated the heck out of my house. A couple of years ago, I had a funeral theme with the guests invited to the reading of the will, and beneficiaries decided by random name draw and included a comical last will and testament, with the main beneficiary having to open a (homemade) coffin to claim their prize. Other themes include a Spiderific Party (spider icon scavenger hunt) and Night in a Haunted House.
lots of booze was key to this party, if i remember. also: only inviting people who were willing to get into the spirit of the evening. don't invite the too-serious person who refuses to dress up. they are a buzzkill. let them stay at home alone, resentfully giving out candy to all the teens that come trick or treating now and complain to your face that the candy isn't good enough.