Halloween Comes To Hazzard County (or Halloween: Hazzard Style)

Dukes of Hazzard Halloween Costumes.  They have been coming at us since the Golden Era of the Dukes of Hazzard.  This year we get to add a few more to the collection.  Who said there were no new Dukes items being released?

Halloween 2015 sees the release of three new costumes from a company called Fun World.  They come in plastic hanging bags and are fully licensed.  The variety includes Daisy Duke, Rosco P. Coltrane, and Boss Hogg.  Let's take a look at the new costumes.

I didn't open my new costumes because that would involve tearing sealed bags.  I may pick up more down the road, but for now, this review won't include me dressing up.  That's probably a good thing considering the Daisy costume.  First comes Rosco.  The packaging follows the standard Modern Era decoration we have come to love on newer Dukes items.  The logo includes Bo and Luke, along with Daisy, even though, oddly enough, there are no Bo and Luke costumes.

The Rosco costume is very accurate to the show.  The patches are correct and the style is spot on.
The model showing off the costume is really cheesing it up, doing a good Rosco.

Fun World made a faux pas by spelling Rosco's name wrong.  I know from personal experience that the late great James Best would get mighty irritated when he came across this mistake.

Yup, this guy is saying "kew kew kew, I love it, I love it!"

The costume is one size fits most and includes the shirt, tie, pants, belt with holster, and hat.

The package carries a 2015 production date.  It actually lists the town it was produced in in China as well as the month of production.  That's a new one to me.

If you were to attempt to wear this costume, you will have some ironing and straightening to do.  The hat is very squished.

The badge looks good.

The second costume in the line is Daisy Duke.  The packaging matches the Rosco costume.

The model used for this costume is channeling more of a Jessica Simpson vibe rather than a Catherine Bach vibe.  I prefer my Daisy to be more Cathy than Jess.

She kinda even looks like Jessica.

This costume consists of a top, shorts, and a hat.  No boots in this one.  Of the three costumes, this one seems to the least useful.  If you really wanted to dress like Daisy Duke, can't you just get some Daisy Dukes and a top?

The red and white plaid top is a popular Daisy look.  But she barely ever wore a hat.

Speaking of the hat, the one that comes with the costume is crushed.  I'm not sure if this hat can be brought back to life.  It is also attached to the package with a wire that would need to be cut.  Another reason I didn't want to open the costumes.

The package also lists the production city, and month.  The faux Daisy Dukes are not made of denim.  (I used the word "faux" twice already).

Then comes the bog boy.  The final costume in the series is Jefferson Davis Hogg himself, Boss Hogg.

The model showing off the costume isn't trying as hard as they guy in the Rosco suit.  This guy seems to be portraying the fact that he doesn't care about a thing.  Boss always cared about two things, money and food.

This is my favorite of the three costumes.  How can you not love this big white suit?

This costume is basically one piece.  Besides the jumpsuit, you get the hat and tie.  It appears the jumpsuit includes a fat effect.  Just like Sorrell Booke, you gotta wear a fat suit to be Boss Hogg.

The hat that is attached to the package is not crushed on the Boss costume.  It is a pretty nice Boss Hogg hat.  It reminds me of the plastic white hat that came in the old HG playset.

The back of the package says the jumpsuit uses a wire hoop for the fat effect.  I love seeing the WB (s15) mark.  Keep those new Dukes of Hazzard items coming!

All three costumes were manufactured in Dongyang, Zhejiang, China.  Boss and Daisy were produced in Jan-March of this year, and Rosco was made in April-June, 2015.  All three costumes can be found on different online Halloween stores.  I haven't been to any pop-up Halloween shops that show up at vacant stores in the mall to see if these are available there.  Your best best would be to google them and find the best prices.  Boss Hogg runs from about $60 to $80, Rosco and Daisy seem to go for between $40 and $60.  A lot of the sites have Boss Hogg but not as many have the other two.

Since we've been discussing Hazzard Halloween costumes, let's take a look back at Dukes costumes that were released in the past.

In the dawn of the Modern Era of Dukes of Hazzard (2005) Rubies released three Dukes costumes, Bo, Luke, and Daisy.  They came packaged on a hanger and included a shirt, hat, wig, and belt buckle.  The package design also follows the modern theme.  The shirts are higher quality than you would expect from a costume and include a Dukes of Hazzard tag on the inside.  These shirts have been sold "loose" as official Dukes shirts, but they all originated from the costumes.

The wig comes in the bubble on the package.

The belt buckles have a picture of the General Lee on them... just in case no one recognizes you at the Halloween party.

These are trademarked 2005 WB.

Daisy's costume includes a bouquet of  "daisies" instead of a hat.  It also has the red and white plaid design.

It came with a pair of faux Daisy Dukes as well. (Three times!)  I assumed Fun World didn't release a Bo and Luke costume because Rubies did within the last ten years, but they released a Daisy back then and Fun World's Daisy is almost identical.  How come no Duke Boys Fun World?  I also have the Rubies Bo costume, but I didn't include it in these pictures.

Way back in the Golden Era of Dukes, kids wanted to dress like the citizens of Hazzard.  Ben Cooper released two different Dukes of Hazzard costumes.  Like most Ben Cooper costumes, these costumes included a thin palstic mask and plastic outfit that didn't really look like what the character wore as much as just naming the show or movie the character was from.  Ben Cooper released a Bo and a Boss Hogg costume.  I couldn't find my Boss Hogg costume to include in these pictures.  Originally they were released in generic Superhero boxes, and a   year later in their own Dukes decorated box.

Here is the side of the two boxes.  Notice it is just called the "Dukes of Hazzard" costume and not the Bo Duke.

Ah, the '80s.

The Ben Cooper costumes were also released on a cardboard hanger.  See what I mean about the outfit?  Bo always wore a confederate flag shirt that also included a picture of his car...right?  I made the same joke when I first blogged about this costume in 2013.  Way to stay consistent Larry!

This particular costume was once sold for fifty cents.  Whoa.  I still have to find a Boss Hogg Ben Cooper costume on a cardboard hanger.

Now you may be thinking about my Halloween costume choices and if I am using any of these this year.  Nope.  I will be keeping these new Fun World costumes sealed.  I've never officially gone as a Dukes character for Halloween.  I am currently working on this year's costume.  Why not take a look back at the award winning costumes I've made.

Larry's Halloween Costumes
Mrs. Doutfire
The Terminator


Stay tuned for this year's costume.

Halloween 2014: A Surprise Hit: Mrs. Doubtfire

Admittedly I didn't put as much into this year's Halloween costume as I normally do, and didn't think it would get the response it did.  I was wrong.

I was a little busy this month preparing for my meeting with Hulk Hogan, and busy afterward working on the proposed project.  I didn't even decide on a costume until after the middle of October, where I'm usually working on it before the month begins.

I like to do costumes that are very recognizable.  I go with icons such as the Joker Nurse, Captain Jack Sparrow, Macho Man Randy Savage, David Hasselhoff, and of course, the Hulkster.  Last year I added to that list with the Terminator.  I was worried that I wasn't going to think of something on the level of past costumes.  When I decided to go with Mrs. Doubtfire, I still wasn't sure it was up there with the others...until I went out last night.  It sure was a hit.

The costume give-away is the burnt chest from the cooking scene in the movie.  It is that detail that differentiates my Mrs. Doubtfire from "Larry as an old lady."  I picked up the shirt, sweater, and skirt from Goodwill for eight bucks.

The wig was the most expensive part of the costume.  Considering how expensive the prosthetic light-up face was last year for the Terminator, this costume was a bargain.  I happen to find some old pot lids that were the perfect props for the costume.  It seems I made this face all night.  The final addition was the famous "Heellllooooo" that I practiced leading up to Halloween.  I also threw in a couple "Help Is On The WAAYYYY!!"s from time to time.  That was the extent of my Robin Williams quotes.

Chad and his buddies loved my costume.  When I got down to see them, I was feeling like this may be pretty good.  Chad never disappoints.  This year he pulled off a great Richard Simmons.

Some other friends were Catwoman and Wilford.

Rob throws a great Halloween party each year, and he loves this Wilford costume.

Once people started rolling in to the bar, they all liked my Mrs. Doubtfire.  Humpty Hump did a good job.  He was the first person I didn't know who said how much he liked the costume.  Thanks Shock G.

I did't take a huge number of pictures, but there were some fun costumes out.  Here is Arthur from the PBS series.

Man, I have a lot of taco pictures on this blog.

Some friends dressed as Harry and Lloyd from Dumb and Dumber, and they nailed it.

They understand that props make the costume.  They brought along their Samsonite (not Swanson!)

Inside, it was full of IOUs that included "beer" and "bar cover" ...very nice touches.

I did some wandering outside on the Southside of Pittsburgh.  It made me so happy how many people loved my costume.  I took so many pictures with people, I wish I would have had my camera out each time.  I'll probably show up on a few people's feeds.  Here I am with a Price is Right contestant.  He bid one dollar.

There was no contest at the bar where we celebrated, but if there was, I bet I would have had a good shot at it.  I was leery of the response I might get from the costume, but I was wrong.  Mrs Doubtfire was a hit.  Oddly enough, this is the third costume I've worn when the actor passed away earlier that year.  I did it before with Heath Ledger's Joker, and Macho Man Randy Savage.  It's my way of honoring their impact to pop culture.  Thanks Robin Williams, you are missed.

One costume I was really hoping I would see was Twisty from the current season of American Horror Story: Freak Show.  I've really been enjoying AHS and this clown is probably the scariest clown I've ever seen.  This Halloweener did a great job as there is no official costume available (though I'm sure there will be next year).  My only critique is that he could have been dirtier.

He played the part great too,  He wasn't there to party, he just walked around, freaking people out. He didn't talk and just bowed and performed for people.  He did a great job.  You scared a lot of people Twisty, mission accomplished.

As always, Natalie, Katie, and my mom really helped out with my costume.  Thanks guys!  Happy Halloween!



Edit:

Yep, at Rob's party, they lit me on fire!