History WebAnimation / SpookyMonth

** During Kevin's building anger in "Deadly Smiles" and for a brief moment in "Tender Treats", you can hear him growling like a wolf.

* GrinOfRage:
** When Ignacio opens his door and finds Skid and Pump obliviously asking for candy, he kneels down and begins speaking to them with a large, clearly strained smile, before dropping all pretense and angrily telling them he isn't going to give them candy because they broke a hole through his door.
** After Carmen rudely rebuffs him, Kevin clasps his hands together and puts on a fake smile so wide it exposes his gums, barely hiding his agitation as Carmen obliviously continues to order him around.

* AbuseDiscretionShot: While the series doesn't shy away from slapstick and characters getting hurt, Roy's uncle abusing him is only briefly implied by Roy himself, and his uncle's one scene of him predatorily creeping on Skid and Pump is stopped before he's able to actually do anything to the two.

* LaughablyEvil: Many of the bad guys' deeds are offset by just how comical they are, from Frank who's just as excited to do the Spooky Dance as he is to abduct children, the MonsterClown who lets out a really goofy EvilLaugh while bludgeoning kids with a mallet, Moloch the demon complaining about being stuck in the attic until he has a VillainousBreakdown, to Dexter the [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals cat-killing creep]] suffering all kinds of {{slapstick}} [[ButtMonkey abuse]] (especially after being turned into a CreepyDoll).

[[caption-width-right:350:'''"PUMP! It's-a [[TitleDrop Spooky Month]]!"''' ''"Let's start a trope page!"''[[note]]Center: [[CheerfulChild Skid and Pump]]. Clockwise from left: [[GenkiGirl Jaune]] (holding a Happy Fella), [[GleefulAndGrumpyPairing John, Jack]], [[BurgerFool Kevin]], [[GangOfBullies Ross, Roy, Robert]], [[MamaBear Lila]], [[BigSisterBully Susie]], [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals Dexter]] (in a [[CreepyDoll Happy Fella]]), [[CardCarryingVillain Frank]], [[MonsterClown Mr. Clown]], [[BigRedDevil Moloch]], [[EldritchAbomination The Eyes of the Universe]], and [[ApocalypseCult some cultists]].[[/note]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:'''"PUMP! It's-a [[TitleDrop Spooky Month]]!"''' ''"Let's start a trope page!"''[[note]]Center: [[CheerfulChild Skid and Pump]]. Clockwise from left: [[GenkiGirl Jaune]] (holding a Happy Fella), [[GleefulAndGrumpyPairing John, Jack]], [[ButtMonkey Kevin]], [[GangOfBullies Ross, Roy, Robert]], [[MamaBear Lila]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing Susie]], [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals Dexter]] (in a [[CreepyDoll Happy Fella]]), [[CardCarryingVillain Frank]], [[MonsterClown Mr. Clown]], [[BigRedDevil Moloch]], [[EldritchAbomination The Eyes of the Universe]], and [[ApocalypseCult some cultists]].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:'''"PUMP! It's-a [[TitleDrop Spooky Month]]!"''' ''"Let's start a trope page!"''[[note]]Center: [[CheerfulChild Skid and Pump]]. Clockwise from left: [[GenkiGirl Jaune]] (holding a Happy Fella), [[GleefulAndGrumpyPairing John, Jack]], [[ButtMonkey Kevin]], [[GangOfBullies Ross, Roy, Robert]], [[ActionMom Lila]], Susie, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals Dexter]] (in a [[CreepyDoll Happy Fella]]), [[CardCarryingVillain Frank]], [[MonsterClown Mr. Clown]], [[BigRedDevil Moloch]], [[EldritchAbomination The Eyes of the Universe]], and [[ApocalypseCult some cultists]].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:'''"PUMP! It's-a [[TitleDrop Spooky Month]]!"''' ''"Let's start a trope page!"''[[note]]Front and center are [[CheerfulChild Skid and Pump]]. Clockwise from the left is [[GenkiGirl Jaune]] (holding a Happy Fella), [[GleefulAndGrumpyPairing John, Jack]], [[ButtMonkey Kevin]], [[GangOfBullies Ross, Roy, Robert]], [[ActionMom Lila]], Susie, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals Dexter]] (in a [[CreepyDoll Happy Fella]]), [[CardCarryingVillain Frank]], [[MonsterClown Mr. Clown]], [[BigRedDevil Moloch]], and [[ApocalypseCult some cultists]]. Behind them is [[EldritchAbomination The Eyes of the Universe]].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:'''"PUMP! It's-a [[TitleDrop Spooky Month]]!"''' ''"Let's start a trope page!"''[[note]]Front and center are [[CheerfulChild Skid and Pump]]. Clockwise from the left is [[GenkiGirl Jaune]] (holding a Happy Fella), [[GrumpyGleefulPairing John, Jack]], [[ButtMonkey Kevin]], [[GangOfBullies Ross, Roy, Robert]], [[ActionMom Lila]], Susie, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals Dexter]] (in a [[CreepyDoll Happy Fella]]), [[CardCarryingVillain Frank]], [[MonsterClown Mr. Clown]], [[BigRedDevil Moloch]], and [[ApocalypseCult some cultists]]. Behind them is [[EldritchAbomination The Eyes of the Universe]].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:'''"PUMP! It's-a [[TitleDrop Spooky Month]]!"''' ''"Let's start a trope page!"''[[note]]Front and center are [[CheerfulChild Skid and Pump]]. Clockwise from the left is [[GenkiGirl Jaune]] (holding a Happy Fella), [[GrumpyAndGleefulPairing John, Jack]], [[ButtMonkey Kevin]], [[GangOfBullies Ross, Roy, Robert]], [[ActionMom Lila]], Susie, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals Dexter]] (in a [[CreepyDoll Happy Fella]]), [[CardCarryingVillain Frank]], [[MonsterClown Mr. Clown]], [[BigRedDevil Moloch]], and [[ApocalypseCult some cultists]]. Behind them is [[EldritchAbomination The Eyes of the Universe]].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:'''"PUMP! It's-a [[TitleDrop Spooky Month]]!"''' ''"Let's start a trope page!"''[[note]]Front and center are Skid and Pump. Clockwise from the left is Jaune (holding a Happy Fella), John, Jack, Kevin, Ross, Roy, Robert, Lila, Susie, Dexter (in a Happy Fella), Frank, Mr. Clown, Moloch, and some cultists. Behind them is The Eyes of the Universe.[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:'''"PUMP! It's-a [[TitleDrop Spooky Month]]!"''' ''"Let's start a trope page!"'']]

* ComicBookTime: Despite the series taking place in the span of 3 years (as of "Tender Treats"), none of the characters seem to age at all. Skid and Pump were [[WordOfGod stated by Sr. Pelo to be 8 and 7]] before the release of "Unwanted Guest", but their ages have never been stated in the series itself, and everyone else has a VagueAge. [[invoked]]

* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: "Unwanted Guest" was released on November 25, 2020, but according to Lila's phone, takes place the night of June 17, 2012, so each episode takes place approximately eight years (give or take) before its release. Going off this, the first episode "It's spooky month" (released on October 30, 2018) is set in October 2010; while the fifth episode "Tender Treats" (released in November 2022), which is explicitly stated to be set three years after the first episode, takes place on the night of Halloween 2013.

* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: "Unwanted Guest" was released on November 25, 2020, but according to Lila's phone, takes place the night of June 17, 2012, so each episode takes place approximately eight years (give or take) before its release. Going off this, the first episode "It's spooky month" (released in October 2018) is set in October 2010; while the fifth episode "Tender Treats" (released in November 2022), which is explicitly stated to be set three years after the first episode, takes place on the night of Halloween 2013.

** "Deadly Smiles": Ooga Booga scares us with (and then gets scared by) her own Happy Fella doll on [=YouTube=]. On Newgrounds, John contemplates a StringTheory board in his house before he and Jack [[DonutMessWithACop go to get donuts]]; while they're gone, a cultist sets it on fire to destroy all the gathered evidence.
** "Tender Treats": Ooga Booga scares us and opens a bag with candy (or an apple). On Newgrounds, John and Jack visit Patty in the morgue, who had found a cult necklace in Bob Velseb's chest, which causes John to realize [[TheManBehindTheMan the cult and Bob were working together, and that they had been the ones to free him in the first place]]; after which Jack props up Bob's corpse to pull a prank, which angers John and Patty.

* MythologyGag:

** The two rookie cops Mayor Evermore threatens to replace John and Jack with are based on The Captain and Shotgun Man from ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3viekW3AnRA Every StoryTime Animation]]'', a previous animation by Sr. Pelo.
** Seen behind [[WebAnimation/{{Eddsworld}} Edd, Matt, and Tom]]'s cameo in "Tender Treats" is a movie poster of a red mass with multiple smiling faces, referencing Sr. Pelo's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZrErQfqVjE COMEDY]]''.

* TruthInTelevision: Mayor Evermore's remark about nobody being able to tell the difference between an actual death and a Halloween act, and Skid and Pump later mistaking Streber's mangled body for particularly good special effects, initially come off as just a WeirdnessCensor and [[ChildrenAreInnocent childhood obliviousness]] -- however, there have actually been multiple cases in real life where dying or deceased people have been mistaken for Halloween decorations, with the living none the wiser until days after the "decorations" should have been cleaned up.

* ComicBookTime: Despite the series taking place in the span of 3 years (as of "Tender Treats"), none of the characters seem to age at all. Skid and Pump were [[WordOfGod stated by Sr. Pelo to be 8 and 7]] in July 2020, before the release of "Unwanted Guest", which would mean that they'd have been 6 and 5 on the first episode, but their ages have never been stated in the series itself, and everyone else has a VagueAge. [[invoked]]

* ComicBookTime: Despite the series taking place in the span of 3 years (as of "Tender Treats"), none of the characters seem to age at all. Skid and Pump were given the ages of 8 and 7 respectively by Sr. Pelo in july of 2020 (before "Unwanted Guest" was aired), which would mean that they'd have been 6 and 5 on the first episode, but their ages have never been stated again in the series and there is the possibility that it was retconned.

** The male actor in the movie from "Deadly Smiles" is the same actor that gets spooked by the '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch in the movie the boys were watching in the first short, just with a different outfit.

* JumpScare: Usually done as a RunningGag involving the '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch at the conclusion of the Youtube versions' ending credits.
** Overused excessively throughout "It's spooky month". The '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch somehow always appears either in person, on the phone, in a film, and in a video game to scream ''OOGA BOOGA!''.
** The Witch returns in the Newgrounds [[TheStinger post-credits ending scene]] for "The Stars", [[TooDumbToLive trying to scare the cops in a police car as they're barreling right towards her]], with predictable results.

** The '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch returns in HD glory for the Youtube ending of "Unwanted Guest", jumpscaring after the credits are done rolling.
** The Witch appears again for the Youtube credits of "Deadly Smiles", trying to jumpscare the viewer with a Happy Fella doll, but gets freaked out when it talks, only to then use that as an opportunity to give a real jumpscare.
** The Witch makes another return after the Youtube credits of "Tender Treats", asking the viewer "OOGA [[BaitAndSwitch or sugar]]", then jumpscaring the viewer when she pulls out an apple on a stick.

** The '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch can be seen staring at the viewer behind windows or standing around somewhere hidden in "It's spooky month".

** The '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch, who spends the whole first short delivering an absurd amount of {{jump scare}}s and showing up in the background, including appearing after the credits to try one last scare. In the second episode's Newgrounds ending, [[TooDumbToLive she tried to do her scaring routine while standing in the middle of a road in the path of a police car]], leaving her temporarily hospitalized during the third episode. Afterward, she reappears in the [=YouTube=] credits of each episode to do more of her classic jump scares.

** In "It's spooky month", Skid and Pump watch a horror movie titled ''Really Spooky - The Ooga Booga'', featuring the '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch scaring the bejeesus out of some poor sap.

* TheStinger: Happens after the end credits of each episode, and they differ between the Website/YouTube and {{Website/Newgrounds}} uploads; with the [=YouTube=] version being a quick gag (almost always involving the '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch attempting a JumpScare), while the Newgrounds version is more like a post-credits ending scene (from the second episode onward, following an ongoing story arc about the policemen John and Jack investigating the cultists' plans).
** "It's Spooky Month": The [=YouTube=] version features the '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch jumpscaring the audience. While the Newgrounds version has Moloch realize it's now November, stops doing the Spooky Dance, and then he gets slapped silly by SantaClaus.
** "The Stars": The [=YouTube=] version has [[MonsterClown Mr. Clown]] (instead of the '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch) attacking and kidnapping the viewer. In the Newgrounds version, John and Jack notice that something strange is happening with the spooky old house on the hill, and then they accidentally run over the '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch.
** "Unwanted Guest": The [=YouTube=] version gives us the return of the '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch after she had been seen wearing a full-body cast in the hospital earlier in the episode. The Newgrounds version shows John and Jack interrupting a cult meeting in the spooky house that's seemingly led by [[MonsterClown Mr. Clown]], with Jack shooting the Clown to death in panic.
** "Deadly Smiles": The '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch scares us with (and then gets scared by) her own Happy Fella doll on [=YouTube=]. On Newgrounds, John contemplates a StringTheory board in his house before he and Jack [[DonutMessWithACop go to get donuts]]; while they're gone, a cultist sets it on fire to destroy all the gathered evidence.
** "Tender Treats": The '''OOGA BOOGA''' Witch scares us and opens a bag with candy (or an apple). On Newgrounds, John and Jack visit Patty in the morgue, who had found a cult necklace in Bob Velseb's chest, which causes John to realize [[TheManBehindTheMan the cult and Bob were working together, and that they had been the ones to free him in the first place]]; after which Jack props up Bob's corpse to pull a prank, which angers John and Patty.

* TwentyMinutesIntoThePast: "Unwanted Guest" was released on November 25, 2020, but according to Lila's phone, takes place the night of June 17, 2012, so each episode takes place approximately eight years (give or take) before its release. Going off this, the first episode "It's spooky month" (released in October 2018) is set in October 2010; while the fifth episode "Tender Treats" (released in November 2022), and is explicitly stated to be set three years after the first episode, takes place on the night of Halloween 2013.

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** The male actor in the movie from "Deadly Smiles" is the same actor that gets spooked by the OOGA BOOGA Witch in the movie the boys were watching in the first short, just with a different outfit.

* JumpScare: Usually done as a RunningGag involving the Ooga Booga Witch at the conclusion of the Youtube versions' ending credits.
** Overused excessively throughout "It's spooky month". The Ooga Booga Witch somehow always appears either in person, on the phone, in a film, and in a video game to scream ''OOGA BOOGA!''.
** Ooga Booga returns in the Newgrounds [[TheStinger post-credits ending scene]] for "The Stars", [[TooDumbToLive trying to scare the cops in a police car as they're barreling right towards her]], with predictable results.

** The Ooga Booga Witch returns in HD glory for the Youtube ending of "Unwanted Guest", jumpscaring after the credits are done rolling.
** Ooga Booga appears again for the Youtube credits of "Deadly Smiles", trying to jumpscare the viewer with a Happy Fella doll, but gets freaked out when it talks, only to then use that as an opportunity to give a real jumpscare.
** Ooga Booga makes another return after the Youtube credits of "Tender Treats", asking the viewer "OOGA [[BaitAndSwitch or sugar]]", then jumpscaring the viewer when she pulls out an apple on a stick.

** The Ooga Booga Witch can be seen staring at the viewer behind windows or standing around somewhere hidden in "It's spooky month".

** The Ooga Booga Witch, who spends the whole first short delivering an absurd amount of {{jump scare}}s and showing up in the background, including appearing after the credits to try one last scare. In the second episode's Newgrounds ending, [[TooDumbToLive she tried to do her scaring routine while standing in the middle of a road in the path of a police car]], leaving her temporarily hospitalized during the third episode. Afterward, she reappears in the [=YouTube=] credits of each episode to do more of her classic jump scares.

** In "It's spooky month", Skid and Pump watch a horror movie titled ''Really Spooky - The Ooga Booga'', featuring the Ooga Booga Witch scaring the bejeesus out of some poor sap.

* TheStinger: Happens after the end credits of each episode, and they differ between the Website/YouTube and {{Website/Newgrounds}} uploads; with the [=YouTube=] version being a quick gag (almost always involving the Ooga Booga Witch attempting a JumpScare), while the Newgrounds version is more like a post-credits ending scene (from the second episode onward, following an ongoing story arc about the policemen John and Jack investigating the cultists' plans).
** "It's Spooky Month": The [=YouTube=] version features the Ooga Booga Witch jumpscaring the audience. While the Newgrounds version has Moloch realize it's now November, stops doing the Spooky Dance, and then he gets slapped silly by SantaClaus.
** "The Stars": The [=YouTube=] version has [[MonsterClown Mr. Clown]] (instead of the Ooga Booga Witch) attacking and kidnapping the viewer. In the Newgrounds version, John and Jack notice that something strange is happening with the spooky old house on the hill, and then they accidentally run over the Ooga Booga Witch.
** "Unwanted Guest": The [=YouTube=] version gives us the return of the Ooga Booga Witch after she had been seen wearing a full-body cast in the hospital earlier in the episode. The Newgrounds version shows John and Jack interrupting a cult meeting in the spooky house that's seemingly led by [[MonsterClown Mr. Clown]], with Jack shooting the Clown to death in panic.
** "Deadly Smiles": The Ooga Booga Witch scares us with (and then gets scared by) her own Happy Fella doll on [=YouTube=]. On Newgrounds, John contemplates a StringTheory board in his house before he and Jack [[DonutMessWithACop go to get donuts]]; while they're gone, a cultist sets it on fire to destroy all the gathered evidence.
** "Tender Treats": The Ooga Booga Witch scares us and opens a bag with candy (or an apple). On Newgrounds, John and Jack visit Patty in the morgue, who had found a cult necklace in Bob Velseb's chest, which causes John to realize [[TheManBehindTheMan the cult and Bob were working together, and that they had been the ones to free him in the first place]]; after which Jack props up Bob's corpse to pull a prank, which angers John and Patty.

** In "The Stars", Roy's uncle (the stranger that locked Skid and Pump inside the house on the hill) books it when one of Eyes' tentacles bursts out of the floor and grabs the two. When Eyes and the Spooky Kids leave the house to engage in Spooky Month shenanigans, Eyes [[AssholeVictim accidentally tramples Roy's fleeing uncle, leaving a small blood splatter on the ground.

** In "Tender Treats", when Lila calls Jaune to tell her about Bob stalking her, Jaune thinks Lila has a new boyfriend and congratulates her, saying that, "You've gone so long [[YouNeedToGetLaid without di--]]", but the scene cuts back to Lila before Jaune finishes saying "dick".