Halloween Moms: 80s vs Now

Yes, we have to get your candy x-rayed for needles and razors. #comedy #halloween #80s
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[@jamiedaley8194]

my 80's mom didn't even tell us anything. we just said bye when we left and we came back when we were tired. sometimes I'm surprised we are still alive

[@gailcirac8222]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁you're welcome

[@nrais76]

The good old days, right?

[@S-Lewis]

Haha! They didn't even get me a costume. It was whatever I could throw together from old clothes and sheets in the house! I don't think they were aware when we left or came back.

[@szehui6800]

Haha

[@TheSecondAdam]

Exactly. Going trick or treatin bye. There were no lectures. Gone until I got tired. But this was every day not just Halloween. Going outside ma bye.

[@laurabuckles7961]

I remember being confused, because all year long we were told to come in before dark, and were even shown films on not taking candy from strangers.....and yet one day a year we were told to go out after dark and take candy from strangers. :)

[@TheSecondAdam]

Nah in the 80s I went home when I got good and ready to. Which was when all the other kids went home.

[@DeadhunterThe]

@@TheSecondAdam Yeah. When I was a kid Halloween ended at 1 AM. Now you barely see anyone past 8.

[@TheSecondAdam]

@@DeadhunterThe I rarely see any kids out playing at all.

[@DeadhunterThe]

@@TheSecondAdam Sadly, you're right. When I was a child and a teen I was happy outside with my toy swords and my sticks. Now kids don't even want to trade cards outside.

[@maeveevans362]

LOL!! Exactly!🤣

[@claressalucas8922]

"Hold your brother's hand, he's only four and dressed in all black." I died! It's like you were in my therapy session!

[@beaner2907]

Hold your brother's hand when you cross the interstate...hilarious! Little did we know how cherished the 80's would end up being all these years later.

[@tritchie6272]

I was a kid in the 80's and looking back I remember it feeling much safer back then than what it seems nowadays. Even though my Parents were more Paranoid then most I don't remember feeling in any real danger. Nowadays you should be on alert everytime you go out.

[@KathrineJKozachok]

Because we couldn't imagine that the very fabric of our society would disintegrate before our very eyes!

[@michelleblank2199]

@@tritchie6272 unfortunately the media made it like that

[@ahsansiddiqui4263]

😅😊 your comment basically summarises my thoughts exactly 💯

[@michaelcrampton4643]

Our house was the best house ever. My father worked for Kellogg’s and every year he passed out those little boxes of cereal. We went through cases of boxes. Yes the late 70’s and 80’s were the best. Thank you Dad and thank you Kellogg’s. Small town Michigan.

[@jennifermaddock4382]

I would have loved that! We were only allowed to have those cereals on vacations but I loved them!

[@MrsMusica]

Oh man, I grew up in Michigan and I remember touring the Kellogg's factory and they'd give you a whole box of cereal at the end. Awesome!

[@angelastone9005]

Michigan native here to love Kellogg’s. I wish that still did the tours. Our area we would give out full sized candy bars. We had one house that use to pass out hostess products and that would be the first thing we would eat so it would not get smushed lol

[@kimmymarrs2167]

Kellogg’s was founded in Battle Creek Michigan I should 100 percent know that I’m from Michigan

[@noisetank15]

So much better than the apples!

[@callenharris2959]

Ahhh yes the pillow case for trick or treating. I also remember the "find stuff around the house to make a costume " times, which was fun.

[@red2846]

The good ole days!

[@coyoteblue9605]

The pillow case was the BEST! Who wants a dinky plastic bucket that might get filled up? You need all the carrying capacity possible.

[@pennyp7382]

We were clowns and hobos...lol I'm cracking up. I feel lucky to have had to race my little sister to the only corded phone in the hallway..because no call waiting. If you even know what "call waiting is".. ✋️ high five.

[@nishygold6661]

I still do all of this and I'm 13

[@pcbassoon3892]

My mom made me wear my dance recital costume every year. She said it was too expensive to only wear once.

[@twoweirdoswithkiddos7970]

My parents were the main house that decorated in the 80s. They made kids walk through an entire haunted house before getting to the door to get candy. And they'd have a party every year for all their friends. So, even though I go all out in decorations, because its not as BIG as what they've always done, they think I down play! LOL. And definitely an old pillow case as my bag....and my costume was always old items of clothes from my mom or grandmother. Like, once I was a princess and my costume was a leotard, an old lacy slip from my grandmother, a cardboard covered with aluminum foil and a scarf coming out of the top cone shaped hat, ballet slippers, and a ton of bead necklaces. LOL. I loved it. Still to date my favorite costume.

[@robyntaylor507]

I was Cinderella for halloween one year. I wore my aunt's dress. Keep in mind that I am a redhead and had no wig on. I would get so irritated when people asked what I was...and I was shy. I pretty sure I was a surely looking Cinderella. Haha.

[@dale3404]

I made a princess costume for my daughter for Halloween when she was in kindergarten. She also wore it that following spring when she was the queen in a play. She continued to dress up in the dress until it was in tatters and too short for her. The last time she wore the dress, it was for Halloween, again. She wore it with mismatched socks and sneakers, her hair uncombed and smudges on her face. She was Cinderella before the fairy godmother got ahold of her.

[@twoweirdoswithkiddos7970]

@@robyntaylor507 That's great. And Cinderella most definitely could've been a redhead!

[@Helen247]

OMG, I just want to hop in the DeLorean and grow up at your house!

[@kebert2thumbsup]

When I was a kid, we used to go trick-or-treating in my aunts subdivision bc we all lived out in the middle of nowhere. There was a house that had "coffin candy"....they made the cotton candy. Put it in bags, and had it in a coffin. I want to say they had lots of other stuff in their yard too.

[@ColleenJoudrey]

We weren't allowed to leave the house until 6pm because bothering people between 5-6 was considered rude.. After a couple hours and a few kms, I'd call from my nan's house because we were frozen. The best part was my grandmother making 6+ kids a "Night lunch" while we waited for a drive home.

[@TradMommy]

Good times… now I’m thinking about my Nana:)

[@haleyanne86]

I don't remember Halloween in the 80s; I was born in the late 80s and grew up in the 90s, but most (if not all) of the things that were mentioned about Halloween in the 80s, I definitely remember happened in the 90s, too. Life just seemed so much easier and simpler in those days...

[@pcbassoon3892]

I never went trick-or-treating alone in the 90s, and my mom loved some fall home decor.

[@twiggystardust9573]

Same. I was born in 1988, but I'm the youngest of five, so my siblings were 70s and 80s kids (14 years between me and my oldest brother), and I feel like I lived those decades since I was so influenced by them. The 90s were basically the same as the 80s, at least in our home, and there was a lot of unsupervised trick-or-treating and ballgames.

[@Galworld761]

Yeah and we ended up on the back of milk cartons.

[@ilonahelenlado3134]

When I grow up during the 70- 80ties in central europe behind the post-communist iron curtain we never heard of Halloween...

[@michellehankin9762]

That's it!! Our family is dressing as the Holderness Family for our neighborhood Halloween block party!!

[@theholdernessfamily]

Send us a picture!!

[@laurajones6486]

That is a great idea.

[@af3893]

Lol hilarious 🤣 you'll make life long friends with whoever gets the costume!

[@richardmahn7589]

Will you be 80's Kim, stretchy pants Kim, stressed out/cleaning house/finding item Kim, or rolling eyes at Penn's lyrics Kim?

[@sophiabrooks4001]

Thats creepy ngl

[@DioneN]

Haha so accurate. 46 year old GenX. Had the pillow case. My sister and I did a good portion of the town, would visit the stores on Main Street. The gas station would give us a full size bag of chips. Went to the Happy Pop store and get a free pop. The other stores gave regular mini treats. And we would always make sure to visit the little old lady who lived with her older son in a rail car by the train tracks. She was always so happy to see the kids and would give us a bunch of apples etc. And my next door neighbour made homemade popcorn balls every year. Remember homemade treats? And baggies of peanuts and handfuls of peanuts in the shell thrown into your bag? That stuff would not go down nowadays. I don’t even get kids in my area of the city. I guess everyone goes to the elite areas.

[@theholdernessfamily]

Those memories are amazing! I love that you went all over the entire town.

[@Mama_Bear524]

You got full bags of chips?! No fair!! I’m an old millennial (1981) and lots of our experience was the same.

[@AlisonBryen]

@@Mama_Bear524 I'm an older millennial from the UK. Trick or treating was barely a thing when I was a kid.

[@DioneN]

@@theholdernessfamily small town life! (But I’m very happy to have left and live in a proper city now)

[@nicolejenkins6074]

I loved the popcorn balls.... 49 here lol

[@sarahjohnson6620]

That was an accurate representation of my life in the 80s. I remember the first year we could afford 1 plastic store bought costume. Then we got a hand me down from a cousin. So my sisters were Alf and a cabbage patch kid. I had to be a homemade hobo. Every year we tell our kids all about trick or treating in our day. I'm sure they think we were raised on another planet.

[@carols-corner]

I have a picture of me in the plastic Cabbage Patch Kid costume!

[@shirleycolopy4322]

Grew up in the 60-70s. Hobo was like the number one costume!😂 that’s awesome!

[@schroekate]

It’s not really appropriate anymore, but we were always gypsies-dressed in my moms skirts and big earrings-because we couldn’t afford store bought costumes.

[@Seeker0fTruth]

Hobo was the go-to for when you didn’t know what to dress as lol. My brother was a hobo at least two or three times as a kid lol. Good times.

[@Seeker0fTruth]

@@schroekate omg yes gypsies lol!!!

[@chickie8252]

I remember fighting my mom, who wanted to me to put a coat on over my costume because it was cold. I was like no one will know what I am!

[@jaimedritt4622]

Yes! Every single year. I cried a lot about this, saying "Mom, it will ruin the costume!" until I got my way. And then I was cold.

[@Rebeccakittie]

Lol!

[@SkeensSeattleUSA]

Fantastic video! In 1974 I was in grade school, in Colorado, in the snow (with shoes😂), using a pillow case! We went out at night, all over the housing development! Our parents stayed home and handed out candy😂. We couldn’t eat the candies until mom inspected 😂. How times and jerks have ruined so much. -Seattle 🇺🇸

[@thegracklepeck]

Pillowcases are perfect for Halloween. You can hold waaaaay more candy that way

[@henrypullman4729]

As a kid from the 80s its exactly like that oh fond memories

[@MommaBronkema]

In Michigan, you never knew what the weather would be. Mom bought that plastic costume 2 sizes too big so you could wear your new winter coat underneath, just in case. I was a pudgy, plastic, Cinderella. With Cinderella's face on my chest. And, a pillowcase makes the best trick-or-treat bag because it holds more than a cute bag or bucket from the store.

[@melissadeville1703]

👋Hello from a fellow Michigander who was born and raised in Flint! I'm a Southern Yankee now though and living in Atlanta, Georgia since November 1989. It's so true what you said about the weather unpredictability. I remember a few Halloween's we wore a couple layers of long johns under our costumes because we didn't wanna wear coats for that reason. What part of Michigan are you from and are you still there?

[@joleenpietrzyk4790]

Great story!!!! I can relate because we are in Chicago and we had plenty of Halloweens that were freezing cold. My Mom also always thought of how to get that winter coat to work with the costume!!!

[@queenofputrescence5167]

I didn't start college in MInnesota until 1992, but you say 1991 to any MInnesotan and two things will come up. Twins winning the World Series and the great Halloween Blizzard of 1991. Like two feet of snow or more. It's legendary. Guaranteed every Halloween I will hear at least a dozen people reference it in person, on Facebook or on the news.

[@vickiechandler3112]

LOL.....laughing at the coat thing. Late 80's early 90's town did night time Tor T daughter was Belle that year...beautiful off the shoulder gown ...IT SNOWED..like full blown sleet and snow. coustume all covered with winter clothes and hat. Town decided for next year to hold time during the day. Yeah that worked well...She was a lion in a full out fur costume....it was like 80* that day...poor kid almost died from heat exhaustion....LOL... Cant win.

[@dorianr4770]

upstate New York in the early 90s: definitely trick or treated in snow. My little sister (5?) was princess Jasmine or, in other words, she had snow boots and her costume underneath a big coat and she would open her coat to "flash" people her costume for 2 seconds at the door.

[@mikemeyerphotopro]

I grew up in the 60s when anything goes.Mom made our costumes and we went out by ourselves. Out until at least 9pm. Amazing I made it out alive :)

[@bethgramkow5225]

I know we would go around our neighbors then go across town. This was in the 70s. We used to get 2 pillow case full of candy

[@mikemeyerphotopro]

@@bethgramkow5225 That's when the one razor blade was found if i remember correctly. I think it only happened once but geeze, what a good scare tactic. Oh and if you couldn't tell from my name, I love Halloween :)

[@laowaistudieschina7470]

Sometime in the 70s (yes, you read that right) I was a wee mump in a KMART Cinderella costume, complete with flammable dress and a mask I could neither see nor breathe through. My parents also bought me the plastic pumpkin basket that I used throughout my Trick or Treating career. Good times!

[@CheleBoxy]

Ah! The memories you have stirred! I HATED the cheap plastic costumes from the drug store! The mask ended up soaking wet!

[@KathrineJKozachok]

I was Buggs Bunny. Even though the mask was uncomfortable, I wanted to be Buggs Bunny forever!

[@LynyrdSkynyrd.4Ever]

@@KathrineJKozachok ehhh what's up doc??!

[@Sweet_Melissa22]

You guys are so lucky with the plastic boxed costumes!!! We had homemade costumes and parents with no imagination so most of the time my costumes were a white bedsheet with two wholes in it!!! BTW, two holes didn't mean we couldn't use them as sheets again!!! Lol!!!

[@gailcirac8222]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AbsFabbs]

I was a homeless person for most of the 90s. My mom would just put everything that would stick and called it a costume. Little did I know how close to the truth that would be!?!! 😩

[@deannmiller4758]

The picture on the wall of the dog.....dressed like a king or something??? I just kept looking at it. Sunny? Hilarious as usual.!!

[@orianecourage2948]

Love the 80's videos! You guys should do one about kids rooms now vs. kids rooms in the 80's

[@expatfamilylive9041]

That mom from the 80s is my role model, seriously. Love from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 🤗 ❤ 💙

[@theholdernessfamily]

She is pretty great. 😁 Thanks for watching!

[@ceeford9919]

Haha! I remember the hospitals offering candy x-rays & folks actually eating wax lips & candy corn!🤣

[@beautheriot2378]

I was ET 2 years in a row! Mask never made it on top my head though, the rubber band usually snapped by the second house and the mask usually ended up in a ditch. Shout out to all the old ladies that either handed out popcorn balls, 5 pennies wrapped in scotch tape, or the plain black and orange wrapped what ever the hell that was.

[@vickiechandler3112]

LOL....peanut butter kisses. I actually like them...not as a kid but now i do

[@dorianr4770]

5 pennies wrapped in scotch tape? what? although I remember there was usually one non food house, like pencils or something

[@vickiechandler3112]

@@dorianr4770 older ppl.....their hearts were in the right place or they just didnt have much to give. .....and differnt times. 5 cents was a lot to some kids ...

[@asamanyworlds3772]

Be my aunt

[@chickie8252]

When I got older and went trick-or-treating with friends I loved going to the houses that gave out money! At the end of the day, sometimes I had a couple of dollars. In the 80s that was a lot to a little kid! I would trick or treat all over town just for the money! The candy was good too, after my mother checked it for Tylenol laced with arsenic or pins in the candy bars!

[@jerrysmallwood8099]

Mom with the Weather App is spot on 2021. lol

[@melissadeville1703]

Loved the crimped hair and 80's makeup- that's the true Halloween scare! Also, I can't believe that you have an old Polaroid camera!

[@jennifermaddock4382]

Looking great Kim! Just need some giant earrings.

[@rkah6187]

I love the sweater and really, really want one now

[@vaderladyl]

@@rkah6187 Those are a plenty on Ebay and thrifts stores in general.

[@CHRISANDREOU4199]

Nothing scary she looked hot

[@garlandajoyce1980]

hahah we had those costumes (1980 baby here), they were in a league of their own!! This was awesome, Kim kicking the lawn blow up was the best, that's how I feel about them too. Now that my kids are 12 & 18 I don't decorate anymore. We have never gotten 1 kid here trick or treating so we just take our youngest out to his friends neighborhood & have saved lots of money not having to buy treats in the last 10yrs lol

[@crystald8465]

I NEED to know where she found the box costume🤣🤣. I can't tell you how I loved my Germlin costume fresh out the box 🤣🤣🤣

[@Mama_Bear524]

1981 here. I remember that everyone had handmade costumes. Either that a mom made or we threw together. It was so rare to have a bought costume. Now it’s the opposite. Good times 😂

[@garlandajoyce1980]

@@Mama_Bear524 if my mom had to make our costumes we would have went as ourselves lol Sometimes our aunt (her sister) came by to dress us up but I only have faint memories. I have seen pics of this type of costume for 1-2 yrs, others I have no clue about.

[@JenniferRobinsonMAAS]

Drop kicking the inflatables. Definitely feel ya there!! And the lengths I go to for a cute candy bag for trick or treating only to be reminded of the dirty pillowcases we used as kids! 🤣🤣🤣

[@eldergeek6077]

Lol, roast seeds at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes on a greased pan lined with foil. Then just add salt and you're done

[@vickiechandler3112]

80's Kim wont read this ....no internet ...LOL

[@jaclynbest9712]

I personally prefer pan frying

[@LivingSoftly]

They're really surprisingly good

[@duvalfamily4605]

As a kid who grew up in the 80's, and a parent now -- this hits a little too close to home! Thanks for the laughs!

[@youtubename7819]

I have been wondering this - are parents really like this now? I’m not close enough to any current parents to know. I grew up in the early 2000s just like the eighties description. I can’t imagine I will raise my kids differently. Isn’t constant location tracking enough??

[@duvalfamily4605]

@@youtubename7819 Depends on which part of the 'parenting' you're talking about. Of course it's a bit exaggerated, but the 'Mommy Tax', the hundreds of photos, neighbors setting up 'parties' in their driveways, way too many inflatables, etc. are definitely a thing. And we take the kids out in the rain, but I know of nearby neighborhoods that rescheduled trick-or-treating because of everything from the weather to Halloween (heaven forbid!) falling on a school night.

[@cheyennemundy9681]

Now we need a "Dads during Halloween" video! Or at least a video for the people who go all out with the scariest decorations and delight in scaring people. Making this comment for my Gen X husband, who loves scaring people during Halloween. He and I do not agree on decorations, lol. I'm a bit of a typical Millennial when it comes to fall. Cute pumpkin decorations, sweaters/cardigans, and Pumpkin Spice Lattes! He loves y'all and y'alls videos, btw!

[@pjp9383]

My round the corner neighbours have a doorbell that they put up for Halloween. It's a witch's face, and when you press the button, her tongue jabs out and hits your finger. They've had it for years, but it's always good for scaring the new kids in the neighbourhood.

[@otterinaballgown3703]

Haha! My husband is the same, and we're both Gen X. I'm not sure if that's generational, or just a guy thing. Personally, I don't like scaring small kids. But, any teens that want to start a war are fair game! Could make things interesting... 😆

[@pamharris7596]

I love the dad's that get all into decorating for Halloween and Christmas, it's fun and leaves good memories for kids. As long as they aren't scaring the bejeezus out of kids under 5, it's all good lol.

[@tarzapopohead]

What is scary is that Walmart already has its Christmas trees and decorations us for us to buy.

[@vickiechandler3112]

They have had that out for over a month now...blech

[@blueeyedgirl2506]

I'm an 80s child that grew up in an area where we had to plan costumes that fit over snow suits/winter coats because every single year we had snow for Halloween. The struggle was real

[@jennifermaddock4382]

All of Canada!

[@RankinAuctions]

The X-Ray bit was solid.

[@WOLFENCT]

This brought back memories of Halloween growing up. Great job as always

[@sandysiepert7724]

Love these videos! I am definitely the later mom now. One year my mom gave out toothbrushes and toothpaste. I don’t think she liked Halloween. 😂 Love from Cary, NC!

[@vickiechandler3112]

LOL....so she was THAT house...the one that the kids TP'd the next year....LOL

[@sandysiepert7724]

@@vickiechandler3112 We definitely got both egged and TP’d. I had an “interesting” life. 😁

[@pamelar5868]

Oh my word! You made me laugh, Sandy!!!

[@vaderladyl]

I knew a dentist who did just that.

[@suebrownawell8845]

I love 80's Kim!! Sooo funny! Aahhh, the good old days!🤣🤣🤣

[@jonathanwessner3456]

Growing up near Philly in the 70's, we'd go out for 4-6 hours and get literal pillow cases full of candy. i don't think we worried about how far we went

[@michellekinsman3339]

So someone has clearly figured out the aging backwards thing. 47 years looks like 🔥FIRE🔥! Also, digging the piñata. :) Keep rocking into the years ahead! 🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAY!🎂

[@joleenpietrzyk4790]

This is hilarious and so spot on. I always remember how those plastic masks would get all steamy when you would try to breathe through that tiny air hole. In today's day and age there would be all kinds of internet "facts" listing all of the harsh chemicals that children are inhaling that are going to cause cancer later in life. Poor kids today....fun has gone out the window!

[@brianfink9974]

And "cars have headlights right?"

[@nala9750]

lmao so true, yet we indured!!

[@ItsLaurenE]

Yep. Those 80s kids costumes were wack as heck, but if you got the one you wanted you thought you were a big deal! Memories... Love your 80s crimps and that windbreaker!

[@anjihc8797]

This is why our mom's were never constantly overwhelmed and stressed out. Lots of self care not worrying about the kids and watching favorite TV programs. Time to go back to that. 80s baby here BTW.

[@halohikes]

Small Town USA here. Trick or Treating is still like the 80s around us. I love that my kids get to experience life the way we did and hope that never changes ❤️.

[@nan639sullivan4]

Ahhh the 80's...those were the best days!

[@weronikalicz7414]

The 47 in the backround at 1:38, Someone has a birthaday, so to whoever in the Holderness Family, Happy Birthday!!

[@katiefaithjournaling]

I still remember getting yelled at for trick or treating when I was 12. I can't help it if I was almost 5ft7 at that point. 😕

[@bieuxyongson]

I never yell at the older kids. As long as they make a effort to dress up, they get candy. Halloween is for everyone!

[@katiefaithjournaling]

@@bieuxyongson i was dressed as a cute kangaroo! He didn't believe that I was only 12.

[@bieuxyongson]

@@katiefaithjournaling That’s sad! Sounds like a cute costume. You can’t help being tall.

[@katiefaithjournaling]

@@bieuxyongson nope, can't help being tall.

[@pjp9383]

@@bieuxyongson I don't even care if they make an effort to dress up (I mean, I care, but I don't call them out on it). I know how hard it was for me to have to transition out of trick or treating, especially if your friends are still allowed. And when there's no money for costumes, or for treats in day to day life ... well, I just get how those older kids might need to have one more year of being a kid. 😕

[@aravishermione]

I was a kid in the 80s and this is 100% accurate!

[@andreasteinmann8888]

Almost spit out my coffee! Too funny! The 80s mom giving the dirty pillowcase.... hold his hand cuz he’s in all black & only 4.... LMAO!

[@beckybyrd3962]

My mom and dad would drop us off in town and let us loose. It was a small town not even a stop sign he would meet us at a certain spot. My dad also would check each piece of candy before we could eat it. He threw the baked goods out, and would check for holes in the wrapper just in case some used a needle to put something in the candy. I was the youngest so my brother had to always watch me. This is definitely spot on. Lol

[@shamas.7823]

Being a 70's kid was even more terrifying. I swear I remember trick or treating downtown in our little town. The stores would give us huge candy bars. How in the heck did I get there? Oh yeah, the back of a pickup truck probably.

[@mjdelucia1990]

Too real. The pillow case and the broken Polaroid got me 🤣

[@snowflake3608]

Halloween in the 80s was the absolute best. Team pillowcase all the way. How did kids that grew up with awesome experiences like that, turn into these kinds of parents? 😖

[@doggonenuts2189]

Rebound. We’re like, not gonna be like our parents, bc tbh stuff DID HAPPEN TO US that wouldn’t have if we hadn’t been so on our own. Now we know what happens to kids alone out there, so we’re probably overdoing it, but we just want our kids to be safer.

[@Sunshine-is_here_to_stay]

😂😂😂😂 I forgot we used pillowcases!!!

[@doradennis2409]

I'm having my kids take pillowcases this year! They hold more candy anyway!

[@vickiechandler3112]

sew a strap on them so they can sling them over their shoulders like a messenger bag. Or you WILL be the one to wind up carrying them....LOL

[@doradennis2409]

@@vickiechandler3112 Nah, if they want the candy, THEY carry it. It teaches them responsibility! 😁

[@vickiechandler3112]

@@doradennis2409 That is where mommy tax comes into play.....i have to carry it...i get candy...lol

[@doradennis2409]

@@vickiechandler3112 Yes!! 🙌

[@tinamench4255]

Love 80 vs now video clips. Thank you

[@jackieo.6393]

Yes! This is so accurate! 😂😂 Some years we had the plastic costume mask, but most of the time we just dug stuff out of the closet and made our own costumes like “hobo” or “Gypsy”…then we grabbed the pillow case and trick or treated for HOURS unsupervised…good times 😂😂

[@Melanie_M]

Kim, roasted pumpkin seeds and pumpkin seed oil are delicacies and tradition in Austria. The oil goes amazing for salad dressings. Not sure if US stores have it, but look out for Styrian Pumpkinseed oil and you'll get the real deal. ;) Some crazy people even put it on vanilla ice cream. How is that for a taste test video? :D

[@erikadesiree6735]

omg these 80s videos are amazingggg lol the memoriesss

[@MattLeFaitMusic]

You guys are PURE GOLD!

[@AskAgainL8ter]

These kids were so lucky to get store bought costumes. We had a costume box that was a whole bunch of random clothes my mom accumulated over the years. Yet we still managed to come up with costumes every year.

[@doggonenuts2189]

OMgosh!!!!! The whole dang thing is 100% my childhood Halloween vs the Halloween I just had! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@annemiech4243]

😂😂. I remember trick or treating in those plastic costumes and masks! It was always great when you could wear your jacket under it! We couldn’t see but boy did we have fun!

[@TheWBWoman]

So relatable! My childhood vs my children's childhood - so different 🤣

[@jayhawkgirl6289]

I grew up in the most haunted town in Kansas. Everyday feels like Halloween here

[@vickiechandler3112]

share with the class so we can come visit.... road trip everyone...LOL

[@JuneRaeder-MacKinnon]

Loved the video. Brought back so many memories....and the present day is just crazy.

[@Nikkimommyof4]

This is so true. Child of the 80's here and yes our parents really were that chill about letting small children roam the neighborhood alone at night. I don't remember ever being told to come in at a certain time. We came home when we were either too tired or ran out of patience with carrying around all that candy. We would have more than ten pounds each year and would take it to school the next day and share or trade with our friends/

[@lrishbride1983]

Holderness family! You are my people! I was a little kid in the 80's but boy do I remember it.

[@nicolebest8193]

I told my seven year old about the candy tax and he didn't believe me.😆😉

[@homesteadgamer1257]

Kim's 80's Mom voice cracks me up

[@outofmyelement932]

LOVE this one!

[@hopehowell4338]

So true even in the 90's 😄. I would go into so many dirt road neighborhoods with a fellow 8yr old friend and no parent. Now I let my 8yr old go 2 houses down where there are sidewalks and I'll get comments.

[@Thisissarah815]

I love how you even crimped your hair!!! 😂

[@hanab837]

I had a strawberry shortcake costume with a plastic mask, and I LOVED that thing. But it was so gross and spitty and hot by the end of the night. 😂 And we ALWAYS used pillow cases and had to have our candy xrayed before we ate it. Wow. Memories....

[@jaimedritt4622]

I had that costume! I couldn't breathe, but at least I looked cute.

[@kynn23]

'80s kid here who has been saying for years now that DAYLIGHT IS NOT FOR TRICK-OR-TREATING. Granted, we were always escorted by our parents, and we lived in a northern state where it gets dark early, but still. We never started before nightfall.

[@jackie00h28]

Y'all are hilarious 🤣🤣

[@Aftermyownheart]

It’s the pillow case and hard ass plastic costume for me!😂 so true. The masks used to scratch your eyes; you couldn’t see a thing and the “costume” part would be ripped to shreds by the time you got home.😂

[@kayakdan7013]

My wife still roasts the seeds....way too much work for me, but they do taste good!

[@vickiechandler3112]

LOL....eat the fruits of her labor.... Got me thinking tho..i wonder if the air fryer would work to make them.?

[@beowulf7beowulf7]

That kick though! 🦵

[@meredithcarroll6209]

Oh my god. This is so accurate. I can't stop laughing!

[@KataliaMeiri]

Man I miss those days. Just be home by 10 o’clock make sure you don’t forget which house has the best candy.

[@4amazinggrace]

What a hoot! That mask brought back memories of my Halloween experiences from the 1960's. Those darn bands either broke or tore away from the plastic face. Homemade goodies were fairly common, though Mom never let me eat them unless from someone we knew...well. Thanks for the chuckle. Love your channel!

[@seancrandall1291]

I love how the 80s mom is totally nonchalant about everything, except once the loot gets home, you can't have any of it until we've checked everything for razor blades and needles. This is 100% how it went. "Go play in whatever abandoned house all the kids say is haunted, and probably come back with tetanus. But also, we're going to check every piece of candy for tampering."

[@thecheetahchica]

My family roasts pumpkin seeds every year. They’re good!

[@sesamemom98]

OMG, the '80's mom is SO accurate! Modern mom:🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bethannslusser822]

In the 70’s, my older siblings used to take my sister and I for trick or treat to the local bars! We used to get lots of money from the drunks!

[@Ollie7707]

My dad took my older siblings trick or treating in a blizzard before I was born haha

[@presto709]

I remember getting a Casper The Friendly Ghost costume and I couldn't understand why no one else thought it was ridiculous that the costume had a picture of Casper on it. I said "Casper doesn't have a picture of Casper on his chest!"

[@jeffbartholomew1152]

If I had kids, I’d probably still be the 80’s parent. That vibe is all me! 😂

[@annar.5341]

Cute shirt! Funny video! Have fun on Halloween!! Thanks for the laughs. You guys helped me cope with the last 2 years. 💕

[@NoName-ko3nr]

Oh my goodness-I had forgotten about those half mask/plastic cape costumes! Funny flashbacks to good times.

[@nrais76]

OMG it's so accurate!

[@kj6446]

based on the balloons in the background when 80's Kim opened the door to hand out candy, that someone had a birthday at or about the time the video was filmed. So happy birthday whomever.

[@jaenmartens5697]

My costume was always based on an item I thought looked cool, then I'd invent a character -I had a cow pelvis one time and wore it on my head Instant Ghost o' Georgia O Keefe ❤️👍

[@robertcalmes9708]

OMG, I so used a pillow case one year! 🤣🤣🤣

[@chloejohnson6861]

The best neighborhood trick-or-treating idea would be getting like 100 different houses to agree to give out something different each, mostly candy of course, but also small toys, homemade treats, etc. Everything would be a true surprise, not just the same of five or ten basic types of candy. (I mean, I love Reese's as much as the next person, but you can buy a big bag of them if that's all you want to eat.)

[@nishygold6661]

Kim kicking the inflatable is everything 1:55

[@xitsmedianax]

1983 kid here. I owned one of those plastic set costumes. It was a bear which I wore for about 4 years in a row for Halloween bc my mom was too cheap to buy me new costumes. Then I "upgraded" to a witch as I got older and she bought me a witch's hat and black thin dress. I was a witch for about 7 straight years! I outgrew my black dress and ended up with just the hat by my 4th year being a witch. I never owned another costume after that. Had to go out there hustling for candy thru rain and windy nights. A few times my hat took off on its own with the wind and I'd go chasing it in a ditch. Thanks mom.

[@madisonambrosehall8219]

Halloween is me and my mom's favourite holiday. So we always went all out with decorating our house. (Even had spooky sounds playing from the garage.) We were a corner house so our front and back door both had bowls stocked with candy. And I grew up with planning your costume to fit on top of snow pants. And they'd just send out out the door -- sometimes we'd all hop in someone's van and drive around (but only if it was too cold). It sucked when I moved to where I am now because literally no one goes trick or treating and people rarely decorate their houses. IT'S SO LAME!! Life goals is to have a house of my own to just go full Halloween crazy and be THEE house.

[@Cyber_Viking_TX]

The past couple of year I had the HALLoween Cyber Challenge. The winner would be allowed to grab as much candy as they could hold in one hand.

[@sherylAA]

take me back to the 80's but I'm bringing mommy tax with me. 1980 baby, and I miss those days.

[@ltpvs]

As a child of the 80's, this is my favorite sketch yet😆