Halloween Trivia - David S. Pumpkins
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0:03 Callaroga Shark Media. Five Daily trivia Questions October thirty one, twenty twenty five. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison and Happy Halloween. Today we're celebrating with trivia about David S. Pumpkins, the bizarrely memorable character from Saturday Night Live. Question one? Which actor created and portrayed the character David S. Pumpkins in the original SNL sketch that aired in October twenty sixteen. Question two? What is David S. Pumpkins's famous catchphrase that he repeatedly asks throughout the sketch? Question three? In the original sketch, David S. Pumpkins appears in what type of ride at a Halloween attraction? Question four? What are the names of the two skeleton dancers who accompanied David S.
1:11 Pumpkins played by Bobby moynihan and mikey Day. Question five? In what year did NBC air the animated Halloween special, The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special. We'll be right back with these Pumpkins spiced answers after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers. Question one, who created and played David S. Pumpkins answer. Tom Hanks, the Oscar winning actor, improvised much of the character during the sketch, which was written by mikey Day, Bobby moynihan and Streeter Sidell.
1:55 Hanks's commitment to the absurd character made it an instant viral sensation. Question two, What is David S. Pumpkins's catchphrase? Answer any questions? He repeatedly asks this after his bizarre appearances, leaving the confused couple and viewers with no explanation for who he is or why he's part of the Haunted Elevator ride? Question three? What type of ride does he appear in? Answer? A haunted elevator. The sketch follows a couple on the one hundred floors of Fright's ride, where they encounter classic horror characters on most floors, but are baffled by the recurring appearances of David S. Pumpkins and his skeleton dancers on every other floor. Question four, what are the skeleton dancers called? Answer? They don't have individual names.
2:47 They're just referred to as the skeletons or skeleton backup dancers. They're synchronized dancing and bee boy moves became as iconic as David S. Pumpkins himself, adding to the sketches surreal humor. Question five, when did the animated special air? Answer? Twenty seventeen. The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special aired on October twenty eighth, twenty seventeen, less than a year after the original sketch. The half hour special expanded the character's backstory and featured the voices of Tom Hanks, Peter Dinklic, and others. That concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison and Happy Halloween. See you Monday.