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"PUMP! It's-a Spooky Month!"

The clock strikes midnight, October 1st, and Skidd and Pumpy — er, sorry — Skid and Pump decide to celebrate by going around town and engaging in spooky shenanigans.


"It's spooky month" contains examples of:

  • Christmas Creep: The short ends with Lila fully decking out the house in Christmas decorations despite it being the first day of November. Not that Skid and Pump mind, since it's the spook before Christmas to them.
  • Early-Installment Weirdness: This short came before Spooky Month was a series, and is thus more in-line with the rest of Sr. Pelo's works.
    • This is the only episode with a title longer than two words.
    • The art style is very crude, whereas later installments would give it a higher quality. Copyrighted music and material are also used, whereas later on original soundtracks would be made for the episodes.
    • The thumbnail for this short only has Skid and Pump. All other episode thumbnails have the episode's antagonist looming behind them in the background.
    • Every character is voiced by Sr. Pelo. Later installments saw a massive expansion to the voice cast, with Lila and Bob even getting new voice actors.
    • The short revolves around Rapid-Fire Comedy and has no real plot beyond Skid and Pump going around and having fun on Halloween. The Newgrounds ending is solely a joke about Moloch getting beat up by Santa Claus, whereas the Newgrounds endings of later videos would be more serious and expand on a subplot about the local cult.
    • Skid and Pump are referred to as "Skidd and Pumpy" in the video's description.
  • No Plot? No Problem!: This episode has no real plot beyond Skid and Pump going around town and spreading Spooky Month cheer.
  • Ouija Board: Skid and Pump use a Ouija board to summon the demon Moloch, as a "prank call" in their words. They forget to finish the ritual, leaving Moloch stuck in the board from the waist up in Skid's attic.
  • The Stinger: The ending of the YouTube version of the short sees the viewer jumpscared by Ooga Booga. The Newgrounds ending is a little longer, thanking the viewer for watching before showing Moloch realize that it's November and subsequently get beaten up by Santa Claus.

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