The Office: Every Halloween Costume Worn By The Major Characters
The characters of The Office sure knew how to get into the Halloween spirit, based on their variety of costumes throughout 9 seasons of the sitcom.
The characters of The Office sure knew how to get into the Halloween spirit based on their vast array of costumes throughout nine seasons of the NBC sitcom. As one of the network’s primetime headliners, Greg Daniels’ comedy series put a lot of effort into celebrating the holidays, especially when it came to October 31st. Looking back, several characters went above and beyond when it came to developing memorable Halloween get-ups.
Since work never seemed like a priority for the employees featured in The Office, it wasn’t difficult for them to push their duties aside for an annual Halloween bash. Manager Michael Scott was never one to pass up a party, and the official Party Planning Committee certainly didn’t want to let their fellow co-workers down when the special day came around. Sometimes the events went even too far, considering Netflix cut the Halloween cold-open from season 6 for pushing the boundaries.
Fan of The Office were given a look at the majority of the main characters’ Halloween outfit choices a total of six times during the show’s run. If that wasn’t enough, Michael made sure to inform fans about past costumes of his that included Janet Jackson’s exposed breast, Monica Lewinsky (two times), and OJ Simpson. Even after the Dunder Mifflin manager left, Halloween parties carried on. Here’s a breakdown of the most notable Halloween costumes from The Office.
The Office season 2 hosted the show’s first Halloween-themed episode. Aside from the celebrations planned throughout the day, Michael was distracted by Jan’s request that he needed to fire someone by the end of the day. While the downsizing was putting a damper on the workplace’s morale, Michael decided on Creed, but he was then forced to fire Devon instead.
- Michael: Two-headed Michael
- Dwight: A Star Wars Sith Lord
- Jim: Three-Hole Punch Jim
- Pam: A cat
- Phyllis: A cat
- Angela: A kitten
- Oscar: A woman
- Kevin: Mr. Incredible from Pixar's The Incredibles
- Kelly: Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz
- Toby: Hugh Hefner
- Creed: Dracula
- Devon: A bum
Halloween costumes returned three seasons later in “Employee Transfer.” While Pam was the only one who dressed up at the corporate office, the workers in Scranton were excited to dress up for the day. Whereas Jim went with the nametag trick, Dwight, Kevin, and Creed all showed up with the same inspiration: Heath Ledger's Joker. Meanwhile, Michael took the day off to help Holly move to Nashua, so he sat out of the year’s festivities.
- Dwight/Kevin/Creed: Joker from The Dark Knight
- Jim: Wore a nametag that said "Dave"
- Pam: Charlie Chaplin
- Phyllis: Raggedy Ann
- Angela: A kitten
- Andy: Rum Tum Tugger from Broadway's Cats
- Stanley: Creature from the Black Lagoon
- Oscar: Uncle Sam
- Kelly: Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City
- Ryan: Gordon Gekko from Wall Street
- Meredith: A cheerleader
Now serving as a deleted scene from “Koi Pond,” season 6 originally featured a cold open focusing on the company’s haunted warehouse. The employees served as the actors for the supposed child-friendly event. The scene was later removed due to outrage stemming from Michael’s simulated suicide stint.
- Michael: D*ck in the Box from the SNL skit
- Dwight: Billy the puppet from Saw
- Jim: Facebook ("book" written on his face)
- Pam: Rosemary from Rosemary's Baby
- Phyllis: A witch
- Angela: A black widow
- Andy: Michael Jackson in his Thriller outfit
- Oscar: Sarah Palin
- Kevin: Paul Blart from Paul Blart Mall Cop
- Kelly: Leeloo from The Fifth Element
- Ryan: Edward Cullen from Twilight
- Meredith: A hobo
- Creed: Dracula
- Erin: Princess Fiona from Shrek
- Darryl: A pumpkin
In The Office season 7, the branch decided to hold a Halloween costume contest. The contest was made even more competitive when Pam announced the winner would receive a coupon book with $15,000 in savings. To get a leg up on fellow co-workers, some employees changed costumes throughout the day. This episode was Michael’s last Halloween episode, as Steve Carell left by the end of the seventh season.
- Michael: MacGruber
- Dwight: The Scranton Strangler
- Jim: Popeye
- Pam: Olive Oyl
- Phyllis: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
- Angela: A penguin/sexy nurse
- Andy: Bill from True Blood
- Stanley: A Samurai warrior
- Oscar: A '70s pimp/rational consumer
- Kevin: Michael Moore
- Kelly: Snooki/Katy Perry
- Ryan: Justin Bieber
- Meredith: Sookie from True Blood
- Toby: A hobo clown
- Creed: A mummy
- Erin: A deformed monster
- Darryl: Dracula
- Gabe: Lady Gaga
For The Office season 8’s Halloween bash, Erin was put in charge of the workplace party. To impress Andy, she decided to go the spookier route, which ended up backfiring due to the disturbing aspects she added to the party. Meanwhile, Jim and Pam argued about the existence of ghosts.
- Dwight: Kerrigan from Starcraft
- Jim: Chris Bosh
- Pam: A kangaroo
- Phyllis: Burlesque dancer
- Angela: A kitten
- Andy: Construction worker
- Stanley: Chef
- Oscar: Anthony Weiner
- Kevin: Dwyane Wade
- Kelly/Toby/Gabe: Skeletons
- Ryan: Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad
- Meredith: Kate Middleton
- Creed: Osama Bin Laden
- Erin: Wendy from the fast-food restaurant
- Darryl: LeBron James
The Office’s final Halloween special was presented in “Here Comes Treble.” The cold open featured Dwight getting his head in a jack-o-lantern before focusing on the branch’s annual party. Andy invited his college a cappella group to perform, but it ended up increasing his rivalry with his frenemy, Broccoli Rob.
- Dwight: A pig/jack-o-lantern
- Jim: One of the Men in Black guys
- Pam: Dr. Cinderella
- Phyllis: A cheerleader
- Angela: Nancy Reagan
- Andy: George Michael
- Stanley: An Olympic gold medalist
- Oscar: Dinosaur/Electoral College
- Kevin: Charlie Brown
- Meredith: MCU's Black Widow
- Creed: Blood-stained shirt unaware it's Halloween
- Erin: A puppy
- Darryl: Cowboy
- Nellie: Sexy Toby