I hope everyone had a great Halloween. I narrowly avoided tragedy when my planned costume turned out to be an utter mess once assembled. Never fear, my fellow Celebitches – I prevailed and hit the trick or treat circuit as a Vogue Witch (yup – I had that sh!t in my closet waiting as backup). That serves as your reminder that I absolutely love Halloween and dressing up. I also love the 80s – yes, all things ‘80s, as only a youth of the 80s can. So imagine my glee when I saw that Today and Good Morning America Halloween competition was famous 80s icons. It was like Christmas came early. And it was bitchin’
But as I said, it was a competition so let’s judge these neo-maxi zoomdweebies on their gnarly threads.
First up, we have GMA who featured icons from 80s TV. Sam Champion was someone named Blake Blaze and read off the following role call:Robin Roberts as Dynasty’s Dominque Deveraux, Amy Roback as Peg Bundy from Married… With Children, Rob Marciano as Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell, Ginger Zee as Michelangelo from TMNT, Lara Spencer as Captain Stubing, Paula Faris as Julie McCoy and TJ Holmes as Isaac from The Love Boat, Michael Stratham as Mister T from The A Team and George Stephanopoulos as Alex P Keaton of Family Ties (The costumes start at the 1:45 mark).
Today chose 80s movies and music. Repping the movies were Willie Geist as Ferris Bueller, Al Roker and Dylan Dreyer as Doc Brown and Marty McFly from Back to the Future, Craig Melvin as Prince Akeem from Coming to America and Jenna Bush Hager and Peter Alexander as Goose and Maverick from Top Gun.
On the music side was Kathie Lee Gifford as a surprisingly decent Madonna circa Material Girl, Carson Daly as a less decent Bruce Springsteen, Sheinelle Jones who killed it as Tina Turner, Savannah Guthrie as Cyndi Lauper and Hoda Kotb as Elton John (costumes begin at the 2:00 mark).
Judging 80s Halloween costumes is serious business so I’m going to have to be harsh. I would select Today as the winner, hell, Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones alone knock the competition out. But dude, Hoda – no matter how awesome that costume is, and it is awesome, that’s 1973 Elton. Major point deduction.
I liked GMA’s selections but their execution fell short across the board. However, they got bonus points for bringing out Suzanne Summers from Threes Company and John Schneider from Dukes of Hazzard to compete against them in a trivia quiz. Nice, right? But the winning move happened when Kim Fields and Nancy McKeon of the 80s classic Facts of Life dressed as Crockett and Tubbs of fellow 80s classic Miami Vice. Game over, man. Game over.
Hiiii @KimVFields and Nancy McKeon!#HalloweenOnGMA pic.twitter.com/0WyMOuILVg
— Good Morning America (@GMA) October 31, 2018
80's TV trivia time! We'll see who knows their stuff.
I pity the fool that doesn't know these show! #HalloweenOnGMA
📺 pic.twitter.com/mJW4FJnXBa— Good Morning America (@GMA) October 31, 2018
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I know he’s awful and all but my favorites are when Matt Lauer and Al Roker would dress up..their JLo and Puff Daddy was classic, still laugh out loud at the mental image.
Even though it wasn’t the same show, my all time favorite hosts-dressing-up moment was when Regis and Kelly dressed up as the Olsen twins. Great memories!
Holy crap, all of this is pretty amazing. I have so much fondness for the 80s, when I was a teen.
I think my favorites are Mr T and Peg Bundy, they look pretty damn spot on. And Tina Turner and the Top Gun guys on the other side are awesome.
Kathie Lee looks more like Susan Lucci to me than Madonna, lol. And how cool that they got the Facts of Life rockstars to play.
John Schneider was my very first crush. Sigh…
Mine too!I think I was about six,and we even found out that he sang and had a record out!My grandmother bought it for me ,and ❤️Yes I was a weird little kid..
If I understand correctly,I think he’s reported to be a really nice guy.
Nix the nice guy part of my comment,I just read he’s been in trouble for not paying his ex wife due alimony 😒
No lie I thought Kathy Lee was Erica Caine from All my children LOL. I have no idea why.
I said the same above, she looks like Susan Lucci, lol.
hah! Too funny. I just saw your comment above. Great minds LOL
Captain Stubing! That’s great!