# The Office 10/28 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 29, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753 "2010-10-29T12:46:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/61 "2010-11-02T20:34:26Z")
Can we just do a rundown on the costumes? Michael - MacGruber (Will Forte character on SNL) Gabe - Lady Gaga Darryl - Dracula Jim - Popeye Pam - Olive Oyl Erin - ? Angela - Penguin/Sexy Nurse Oscar - ? (big afro dude) and then “rational consumer” (by the way, was there something more to the “rational consumer” bit than just Oscar in his regular clothes – the way he was saying it suggested a metajoke of some kind, but I didn’t catch it) Kevin - Michael Moore Meredith - ? Dwight - Scranton Strangler Ryan - ? Andy - Vampire Bill from “True Blood” Creed - ? Phyllis - ? Stanley - samurai Toby - hobo Kelly - Snooki from “Jersey Shore” / ? Packer - pregnant nun ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/62 "2010-11-02T20:37:24Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > Oscar - ? (big afro dude) and then “rational consumer” (by the way, was there something more to the “rational consumer” bit than just Oscar in his regular clothes – the way he was saying it suggested a metajoke of some kind, but I didn’t catch it) Oscar had been ranting about the prize (the coupon book) being not worth anything close to the $15,000 it was advertised as. Hence, he is being rational by not attempting to win it (and, of course, winning it in the end…), since it is actually a money-losing prize unless you actually want any of the items contained in the book. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/63 "2010-11-02T20:39:08Z")
And what was up with Gabe and the dropping bombs? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/64 "2010-11-02T20:40:21Z")
Oh, and I forgot that Michael later changed into a Darryl costume. > [@Jas09](#): > > Oscar had been ranting about the prize (the coupon book) being not worth anything close to the $15,000 it was advertised as. Hence, he is being rational by not attempting to win it (and, of course, winning it in the end…), since it is actually a money-losing prize unless you actually want any of the items contained in the book. I got that much, but his tone made me think there was more to it than that. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/65 "2010-11-02T20:46:13Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > Ryan - ? Someone on IMDB said he was supposed to be Justin Bieber. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/66 "2010-11-02T20:51:19Z")
Darryl was Blacula, not Dracula. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/67 "2010-11-02T21:20:12Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > I got that much, but his tone made me think there was more to it than that. Ah. I took the tone to indicate he was quite proud of himself (as usual). Just your basic smug superiority, and a feeling that he found himself a bit more clever than he really was. Didn’t he repeat the line to a few people in a row? Also, it was a bitching Edward James Olmos costume… ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/68 "2010-11-02T22:26:54Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > Meredith - ? As **ZipperJJ** mentioned, Sookie from True Blood. [![](http://static.tvfanatic.com/images/gallery/sookie-stackhouse-pic.jpg) ](http://static.tvfanatic.com/images/gallery/sookie-stackhouse-pic.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/69 "2010-11-02T22:31:51Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Someone on IMDB said he was supposed to be Justin Bieber. That is correct. Creed was some sort of mummy right? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/70 "2010-11-02T23:28:11Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Darryl was Blacula, not Dracula. He specifically corrected Michael when Michael called him “Blacula.” ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/71 "2010-11-03T03:07:32Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > As **ZipperJJ** mentioned, Sookie from True Blood. > > [http://static.tvfanatic.com/images/gallery/sookie-stackhouse-pic.jpg](http://static.tvfanatic.com/images/gallery/sookie-stackhouse-pic.jpg) I’ve never seen True Blood. Does the cute blonde waitress turn into an ugly creature with a melting face? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/72 "2010-11-03T03:46:20Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > I’ve never seen True Blood. Does the cute blonde waitress turn into an ugly creature with a melting face? No… ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/73 "2010-11-03T12:08:23Z")
lot of sarcasm going whooshing by in this thread. how were we suppose to know ryan was the biebs? was the new traveling salesman not in costume, or was he supposed to be gordon gecko (reprised)? ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/74 "2010-11-03T23:15:35Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > I’ve never seen True Blood. Does the cute blonde waitress turn into an ugly creature with a melting face? Meredith was Sookie, Erin was ugly melting face creature. Was Oscar’s “first” costume supposed to be Kotter from Welcome Back Kotter? ---
**Author:** ![bleach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bleach/32/3106_2.png) [@bleach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bleach)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/75 "2010-11-04T07:36:43Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Was Oscar’s “first” costume supposed to be Kotter from Welcome Back Kotter? I guessed that too, but NBC’s Office Halloween Photos said he was a 70’s pimp. That’s also where it said that Ryan was Justin Bieber and Kelly was Snooki / Katy Perry. [The Office Halloween Contest](http://www.nbc.com/The_Office/photos/office-costume-contest/6352) It looked like Phyllis was wearing a judge’s robe to me. Did Danny dress up? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/76 "2010-11-04T14:44:41Z")
I think they missed a joke opportunity with the costumes. First, Darryl should’ve walked past Stanley in the Dracula outfit. Then, Andy Bernard tells Stanley that he is the dude from True Blood. Stanley says “\*How \*many damn vampires am I supposed to keep \*track \*of?” Meredeth tells Stanley she is Sookie. Stanley replies “how many \*damn \*vampires am I \*supposed \*to keep track of?” Kelly tells Stanley she is Snookie. Stanley sighs and mutters “how many damn vampires am I supposed to keep track of?” Kelly replies that she is Snookie, not Sookie. Closeup on Stanley and pause a beat as Stanley slowly raises an eyebrow. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/77 "2010-11-04T14:58:00Z")
Sookie isn’t a vampire either. She’s a fairy (and she thinks that as lame as everybody else does). ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/78 "2010-11-04T16:28:45Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Sookie isn’t a vampire eith [As Stanley]how many \*damn \*vampires am I supposed to keep track of??[/As Stanley] ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/79 "2010-11-04T16:45:21Z")
> [@The\_Controvert](#): > > I think they missed a joke opportunity with the costumes. First, Darryl should’ve walked past Stanley in the Dracula outfit. Then, Andy Bernard tells Stanley that he is the dude from True Blood. Stanley says “\*How \*many damn vampires am I supposed to keep \*track \*of?” > > Meredeth tells Stanley she is Sookie. Stanley replies “how many \*damn \*vampires am I \*supposed \*to keep track of?” > > Kelly tells Stanley she is Snookie. Stanley sighs and mutters “how many damn vampires am I supposed to keep track of?” > > Kelly replies that she is Snookie, not Sookie. Closeup on Stanley and pause a beat as Stanley slowly raises an eyebrow. Write a lot of spec scripts, do you? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753/80 "2010-11-04T17:21:03Z")
In the thread on the Modern Family Halloween episode, someone pointed out how television characters always make a much bigger deal of Halloween than do people in the real world. I thought that was also true of this episode, where the costumes and makeup seemed far too elaborate for office workers (Kevin’s fake beard as Michael Moore, for instance). But they look appropriate for costumes that were put together by professional Hollywood makeup artists and costumers. (And the slideshow on the website showed two or more elaborate costumes for each person.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-28/558753.md?page=5)