Old Smokey

September 11th, 2009

This young man dressed up as an elderly Smokey the Bear for Halloween.

(submitted by Carrie)

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171 Responses to “Old Smokey”

  1. Lori says:

    Children Beware. Out there, this night, there is a decapitated Teddy Ruxpin seeking vengeance. And the steed he rides isn’t your “Pretty Pony” anymore, either.

  2. Spez says:

    Aw, the poor smokey kid not only didn’t get a real/whole costume, he/she also got stuck with the free McDonald’s trick or treat bucket!

    • motaboy says:

      I used to have a whole pile of those buckets. takes me back

    • S says:

      Yes, stuck with the dud bucket…………but, he also got the tall, leggy girl. I’m guessing it’s an early Gates McFadden before she grew up, and had to move on to the adult role on Star Treck.

  3. hcw80 says:

    Oh Wait! Grandpa Smokes has to carry the old McDonald’s free Trick-or-Treat bucket while the Diva Sister with the Whole Face Showing and a Competent Costume gets a store bought pumkin basket. How much you want to bet she leave Gramps to trip over his own rolled up pants or tells people “Please don’t feed the bear!”

  4. Maya B says:

    I hope Smokey’s enlarged prostate doesn’t give him problems on his trick-or-treat outing…

  5. Sammi says:

    I don’t know which costume is more awkward. Apparently their parents were very fire-safety conscious trekkies. That’s one heluva trek costume for a kid who’s gonna grow out of it.

    Do you think these kids even got to pick what they were going as?

  6. Angie says:

    They always send out the red shirts for the dangerous missions. If she doesn’t make it, it’s Smokey’s job to finish out the survey and return with the samples of earth candy for further study and consumption.

  7. leeny says:

    I want that Star Trek costume

  8. meri says:

    Guess which kid is the stepchild

  9. liz says:

    HOLY CRAP
    Every time I look at this photo I seriously can’t stop laughing.

    The “expression” on the face of the kid in the bear costume + the pants is just too much.

  10. Julie says:

    Forget the Smokey costume, that is one kick-** Star Trek outfit!!!!!!!!!

  11. Ninjacat says:

    Her phazer seems to be a dust buster

  12. Alexis says:

    I’d take the McDonald’s trick or treat bucket over the cheap plastic Jack O’ Lantern that *will* come apart anyday.

  13. Richard Davies says:

    That’s one bad Holodeck malfunction!

  14. Jessica says:

    I hope that poor kid doesn’t have to pee a couple blocks from home! That Smokey costume cannot be easy to get in and out of.

  15. Joanne says:

    I didn’t realize that was a child-I thought it was a large stuffed bear that someone decided to dress up for Halloween to make their house look festive!

  16. GreenLantern says:

    The sad result of violating the Prime Directive and assimilating the Ewoks into the Federation.

  17. Lisa says:

    Well, now we know Mom’s favorite.

  18. Pinky says:

    Only YOU can prevent forest fires and GET OFF MY LAWN!

  19. nite owl says:

    LUV. IT.

  20. charlotte says:

    Even Benjamin Button got to have Halloween.

  21. Kimberly says:

    Looks like Smokey is rocking a farmer’s tan.

  22. Frizzle says:

    What kind WANTS to be Smokey the bear for Halloween???

  23. Anne says:

    He just needs a Wal-Mart vest and Smokey’s retirement outfit will be complete.

  24. JB says:

    Who wants to be in a red Star Trek uniform? Isn’t that like signing your own death certificate? I’d be afraid if I were that little girl.

  25. jean says:

    My first thought was that the phaser gun could easily create a forest fire, and this whole situation was just wrong, wrong, wrong because of that.

  26. katy says:

    I’m I the only one that thinks this costume is adorable?! this is the cutest thing ever!

  27. madhatter19 says:

    ZOMG! Girl ST: TNG COSTUME FTW!!!!!

  28. dsto says:

    At least my mask covers my shame….

  29. lagrange says:

    at least smokey doesn’t have “pee pants”

  30. Jon says:

    Did anyone else pick up on the fact that the Smokey costume is zipped in the FRONT? That’s really odd. Then there’s a bunch of fabric behind the neck. It’s almost like they put a different furry costume on backwards and left the other old head dangling behind, then put a TR mask on instead!

  31. Greg says:

    I totally had that Star Trek Costume when I was in 5th Grade… Captain Picard all the way for me!

    PS I also had the phaser toy she has on her belt (and the tricorder too).

  32. feelinz says:

    This reminds me so much of my little bro and me, that’s it’s not even funny. He = the little cute one that mom managed to over-dress rather disastrously. Me = the nerdy one who picked out my own damn Star Trek outfits.

  33. Bastet11 says:

    Remember : only you can prevent awful halloween costumes.

  34. mer says:

    He even has old man shoes on. Bone colored pleather with easy on/off velcro closures. perfect for a stroll around his florida retirement community.

  35. Phil Jansen says:

    Set your phasers on STUNNING!!! lol

  36. Marianna says:

    ummm..hello..I think think the coolest is the girl in the Star Trek Next Generation Uniform!!!! Hollah!

  37. laura says:

    He even has velcro shoes for assist with his arthritic hands!!

  38. glasstabletop says:

    Smokey looks like my 83 yr. old uncle. He wears his pants like that.

  39. CIM says:

    The little girl in the Star Trek costume is EPIC!

  40. Nancy says:

    Star Trek trick or treat == I came for candy. Give me candy. Lots of candy. Resistance is futile.

  41. Sammy says:

    Love the ST:TNG costume!!! With a phaser to boot. All she needs is a tricorder and she is ready for a Halloween away mission (so my friends say…)

  42. doodah says:

    SLINGBLADE SMOKEY

  43. Saligia says:

    As if the hi-jacked pants weren’t enough, the velcro shoes completes the look. Please remember to have Grandpa back at “Sunnyside Nursing Home” by 8:30. The doors lock after that.

  44. Alekx says:

    This is so cool.
    I’m not going to act like I don’t like it!

  45. Emily says:

    “Only you can previt forest fires.”

  46. Grafikman says:

    Well she is a redshirt so her fate is pretty much sealed. What death will be befall her, Klingon dagger? Romulan disruptor? Borg assimilation? BEAR ATTACK??

    • skippydog says:

      You’re thinking of TOS. That’s a TNG (Picard) uniform and red was command not “die right away on every away mission”

  47. Viv says:

    LM*O!!!! @ “elderly Smokey the Bear” caption. I think I just peed a little.

  48. Em says:

    Set phasers to therapy in twenty years.

  49. Jason says:

    “Only *you* can prevent me from TP’ing your house tonight…”

  50. helena says:

    I think its a SWEET costume. I can remember my mom made me a coustume out of a pillow case (a native American Indian dress) and it turned out SO cute. I didn’t appreciate it then, but I do now. NOT everybody in this world has money to go out and blow on a costume to be worn for 1 night! Do you people really think its alright to make fun of kids?!?

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