There are tons of movie and TV show characters you can impersonate [1] this Halloween [2], but some of the best inspiration comes from your childhood [3]. While Disney Channel has quite a few costume ideas [4], we can't forget about all of the iconic series on Nickelodeon. Not only is The Amanda Show overflowing with notable personas, but the network also has tons of animated characters that you can bring to life this month. Check out the best of the best below, and if you want step-by-step instructions, here's how to DIY these costumes [5]!
Pete and Pete From The Adventures of Pete & Pete
- What to wear: One of you should wear a casual blue shirt, a jean jacket, and slacks, while the other should wear a plaid shirt, slacks, and a red hat. You should both get red wigs.
- How to act: Like two best buds.
Clarissa From Clarissa Explains It All
- What to wear: The more mix-matched you are, the better. We suggest a jean shirt, a black vest, printed leggings, a colorful headband, and black combat boots.
- How to act: Exaggerate any problem you face.
Penelope From The Amanda Show
- What to wear: A plaid short-sleeved shirt, a navy sweater vest, matching shorts, a black wig, and glasses.
- How to act: Like you're Amanda Bynes [8]'s number one fan, please. Show everyone your awesome fan site, and when people start telling you a story, cut them off by shouting, "You're wasting my life."
Lula Mae and Eenis From The Amanda Show
- What to wear: For Lula, wear a red button-down tied in a knot, cutoff jeans, and a blond wig in pigtails. For Eenis, you should wear jean overalls without a shirt underneath and a curly wig. You'll both need to a pair of fake hillbilly teeth.
- How to act: Tell people knock-knock jokes that don't make sense. Hit each other over the head with a fish.
Judge Trudy From The Amanda Show
- What to wear: A black robe with lace around the collar, a short curly wig, and glasses. You should also carry around a gavel.
- How to act: Make odd calls and tell people to bring in the dancing lobsters.
Kyle From The Amanda Show
- What to wear: A blond wig, a tie-dye shirt, jeans, and your electric guitar.
- How to act: Really laid-back. Use the word "like" a lot and start all of your stories with "One time . . ."
Daggett and Norbert From The Angry Beavers
- What to wear: One of you should don all brown, while the other should don all yellow. Grab a beaver mask for extra effect.
- How to act: If you're Daggett, act annoyed; if you're Norbert, act lazy.
Ed From All That
- What to wear: A blue and white striped button-down, white pants, and a white pill box chef cap.
- How to act: See this GIF? It's your new go-to phrase.
Rocko, Heffer, and Spunky From Rocko's Modern Life
- What to wear: For Rocko, you should should wear a blue Hawaiian shirt, khaki pants, and a dog mask. For Heffer, you need a long-sleeved yellow shirt and red overalls. For Spunky, you should don a white outfit with black spots and a matching collar.
- How to act: Rocko has some anger management issues, Heffer is a loyal friend, and Spunky is pretty dull-witted.
Drake and Josh From Drake & Josh
- What to wear: For Drake, you should wear something cool like a casual t-shirt, jeans, and Converse. For Josh, you should don a bright button-down and slacks.
- How to act: If you're Drake, act like a total airhead. If you're Josh, hug everyone and talk about Oprah a lot.
Eliza From The Wild Thornberrys
- What to wear: A yellow dress with a red turtleneck underneath and an orange wig in braids. Fake braces and glasses are a must.
- How to act: Up for an adventure. Have conversations with animals.
Patti and Doug From Doug
- What to wear: For Patti, you'll need a blue sweater with pink polka dots, jeans, pink sneakers, and a short blond wig. For Doug, you should wear a long-sleeved white shirt, a green sweater vest, khaki pants, and black Converse.
- How to act: Patti has a positive attitude, except for when she's hungry. Doug is pretty shy, but has a big imagination.
Jimmy From The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- What to wear: A red t-shirt with an atom symbol on your chest, jeans, and white sneakers. You should also make sure your hair stands straight up.
- How to act: Like you have an IQ of 210. Try to invent things.
Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm From Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
- What to wear: For Ickis, you need a maroon suit and matching bunny ears. For Oblina, you should wear a slinky black and white suit with red lipstick. For Krumm, we suggest donning a white sumo wrestler costume with a big blue smile on your stomach and fake eyeballs in your hands.
- How to act: Try to scare humans.
Phil and Lil From Rugrats
- What to wear: Matching green jumpers with a pink shirt underneath. Lil should don a matching bow.
- How to act: Like two peas in a pod.
Angelica From Rugrats
- What to wear: An orange long-sleeved shirt under a purple dress, green and blue polka-dot tights, and purple sneakers. Wear your hair in pigtails with purple bows.
- How to act: You're a little bratty. Call your friends stupid babies when things don't go your way.
Chuckie From Rugrats
- What to wear: You'll definitely need an orange wig to pull off this look. You should also grab a pair of purple rectangular glasses, a blue t-shirt with a planet on it, green shorts, and red shoes with the laces untied.
- How to act: Scared of your own shadow.
Tommy From Rugrats
- What to wear: A blue t-shirt and a diaper, or if you're not brave enough to rock that look, you can settle for white shorts. You should also invest in a bald cap.
- How to act: Like a natural-born leader.
Zoey From Zoey 101
- What to wear: Think something between Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch. You should pair a tank top with flared hiphuggers, flats, and a chunky necklace.
- How to act: Friendly to everyone you meet.
Pierre Escargot From All That
- What to wear: A maroon shirt, a yellow raincoat, a matching cap, and black flippers.
- How to act: Say one-liners that are vaguely sexual.
Ren and Stimpson From The Ren & Stimpy Show
- What to wear: For Ren, you should wear a khaki jumpsuit, and for Stimpy, we suggest orange and white footie pajamas.
- How to act: Ren is short-tempered, while Stimpson is optimistic.
Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda From The Fairly OddParents
- What to wear: For Timmy, you need a pink shirt, jeans, and a hat that's way too small for your head. For Cosmo, you should spray your hair green and wear a white button-down, a black tie, matching slacks, and a gold crown. For Wanda, you should don a similar look by spraying your hair pink and wearing a yellow t-shirt, black pants, and a gold crown.
- How to act: The three of you should sing the show's theme song to random strangers.
SpongeBob From SpongeBob SquarePants
- What to wear: A white short-sleeved button-down, a red tie, brown shorts, white socks, and black shoes. Carry around a yellow sponge for extra effect.
- How to act: Start perfecting your high-pitched laugh now. Run and tell people you're ready everywhere you go.
Patrick From SpongeBob SquarePants
- What to wear: A pink shirt and green shorts with accents of purple.
- How to act: Completely oblivious.
Squidward From SpongeBob SquarePants
- What to wear: You should paint your face and arms blue and wear a brown collared shirt. Instead of going pantless, we suggest wearing matching blue slacks.
- How to act: Pessimistic. Talk in a low, monotone voice.
Sandy From SpongeBob SquarePants
- What to wear: A white astronaut's uniform with a pink bow on your helmet.
- How to act: Talk in a thick country accent and use Southern slang and phrases.
Alex From The Secret World of Alex Mack
- What to wear: A white t-shirt, jean overalls, a plaid button-down, and a gray ball cap.
- How to act: Like you have special powers. Try to make things move with your mind.
Marc Summers From Double Dare
- What to wear: This one is easy. All you need is a black suit, a white button-down, and a colorful tie.
- How to act: Try to pit your friends against each other by asking them random trivia questions.
Cat and Dog From CatDog
- What to wear: This costume is really a joint effort. Each of you should wear light brown, and attach yourselves with a long pillow. Obviously, the cat should wear pointy ears and the dog should wear floppy ears.
- How to act: Cat should be cunning and smart, while Dog should be more carefree.
Gerald, Arnold, and Helga From Hey Arnold!
- What to wear: For Gerald, you should wear a red jersey with the number "33" printed on your chest, jeans, and red Converse. For Arnold, you should wear a red plaid shirt, an aqua blazer, jeans, black shoes, and a small cap. For Helga, you should don a black unibrow, a white t-shirt under a pink dress, and a big pink bow.
- How to act: If you're Gerald, twirl a basketball. If you're Arnold, act suave and cool. If you're Helga, call people stupid football heads.
Boots and Dora From Dora the Explorer
- What to wear: For Dora, you need a pink short-sleeved t-shirt, orange shorts, white sneakers, and yellow socks. Don't forget a short black wig and your purple backpack. For Boots, you should wear a blue jumpsuit, a yellow tail, and red rain boots.
- How to act: Like you're on a quest to find something.
Blue and Steve From Blue's Clues
- What to wear: For Blue, you should wear a blue shirt and pants with matching puppy-dog ears. For Steve, you should don a green striped collared shirt and khaki pants. Don't forget your handy-dandy notebook.
- How to act: Pretend like you're talking to an imaginary audience and ask them to help you find clues.
Nickelodeon Halloween Costumes
