Jack Skellington Evolution in Movies & TV(The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Jack Skellington, also known as the "Pumpkin King", is the main protagonist of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and all Nightmare Before Christmas media.
Jack is a tall skeleton who wears a black pin-striped suit, complete with a bat bow-tie and black dress shoes.
He has earned the title of Pumpkin King by being terrifying to humans (but never harming them), a clearly well-earned title as it appears he is even able to scare the monsters that occupy the town. He lives in Halloween Town, a world based solely on the holiday of Halloween.
1· Vincent(1982)
2· Beetlejuice(1988)
3· The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993)
4· The Critic(1993)
5· Tiny Toon Adventures(1995)
6· James and the Giant Peach(1996)
7· Robot Chicken(2006)
8· South Park(2007)
9· The Princess and the Frog(2009)
10· Alice in Wonderland(2010)
11· MAD(2011)
12· Family Guy(2015)
13· Ralph Breaks the Internet(2018)

[@sploof7299]

Is it just me, or is Jack Skellington one of the cutest Tim burton characters I have ever seen

[@BreakfastButter]

His dog is pretty cute too.

[@kermit-the-frog1955]

I thought Frankinweenie was pretty cute

[@BreakfastButter]

The dog from The Corpse Bride was also kinda cute.

[@erinthedemonhog2090]

@@BreakfastButter absolutely

[@erinthedemonhog2090]

I have so much merch from his film.

[@definitelynot_tfol36]

Skeleton in movie: exists This video: *I diagnose you with Jack Skellington*

[@veltzon4322]

Probably cuz most of these are stop motion

[@Materminds187]

Most of the non-Disney/parodies are from Tim Burton movies, the guy that pretty much designed him

[@arcade859]

Skeleton meme: exists The internet:I diagnose you with sans

[@yourmother897]

Well actually there all are

[@undyne6280]

Yeah I really don't get the Princess and The Frog one.

[@superspeedbros2422]

"He's honest." *_"That is scary"_*

[@mattham1985]

3:39

[@goldenplainsrailroadedits]

Lol

[@AnimaniacsToonsN1]

i don't get it

[@annettemader5436]

@Animaniactoon if you are allways honest and speak your mind you will hurt some feelings sooner or later. Sometimes the Truth hurts more than any kind of torture this is why we learn at a young age to lie and say "nice Haircut instead of you look like Medusa no wonder you came to visit us aunty" 😹

[@annettemader5436]

Sorry i meant to @Animaniacs ToonsN1

[@maskofmany9208]

He only had one true movie but his legacy stayed true, he has lasted unlike any other character in history

[@R0bl0x101]

Jack is a legend

[@erinthedemonhog2090]

Agreed. I love this movie & Jack is my absolute favorite. I love him so much. I also love Sally & I ship them so much ^^

[@Potter-.]

I love jack but what about sonic and mario their lasting a lot too

[@cassidyb.3531]

@@Potter-. They've had way more stuff than Jack. They've had many "true" properties to them.

[@voyagerkamen1386]

Lol literally and Super hero makes Jack look puny. Also, other characters include The Mystery Gang, Mario, Sonic, Godzilla, James Bond, Mickey, etc,

[@sai7682]

he looked way better in the nightmare before Christmas than in other movies/shows. my opinion

[@Bubbles-zn9vl]

Yeah

[@gaetanoortoleva7023]

Jack looks good also in james and the giant peach

[@sai7682]

@@gaetanoortoleva7023 true very true

[@limepie3801]

Should he look worse in, oh I don't know, his own source material?

[@furryfaze9725]

for sure

[@russellhoyt588]

This is more of a compilation of cameos/appearances than an evolution.

[@weesaweesawow]

facts

[@rickyhaggerty6159]

Totally! Most are changed due to copyright and i ain't buying the princess and the frog or James and the giant peach either.

[@Yuseigo]

@@rickyhaggerty6159 tbf the James one could easily be his actual head being reused tho that princess and the frog one is a further stretch than mr fantastic

[@Pantouflard]

This is more clickbait than anything.

[@spongebobsquareponce3587]

Jack Skellington will forever be immortal for the best holidays ever...♥👍💀

[@hplays7109]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TwilightLink77]

@Andrew Lindsay Then he must be double dead.

[@leahrobbins5840]

jack skellington

[@lizafton2588]

preech

[@trynagirl685]

💀

[@Austroid]

I doubt the Princess and the Frog shadow was him. If he had the bat bow-tie then it'd make more sense.

[@hplays7109]

Yeah I agree

[@Magma780]

Thats him tho

[@knsexyslim]

@@Magma780 how the only thing that makes the shadow look like him is the kinda skinny body and the eyes nothing else and Jack does not have big old shoulders

[@Magma780]

@@knsexyslim Stop making me rethink everything.

[@knsexyslim]

@@Magma780 ack

[@lamarbrown3531]

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Horror movie and Christmas movie

[@superspeedbros2422]

AND a musical

[@JackFloppy]

Its actually a halloween movie-

[@superspeedbros2422]

@@JackFloppy Why can't it be both?

[@JackFloppy]

@@superspeedbros2422 ig ur right

[@lisaherron3719]

Not really scary tho

[@koraidon2002]

Jack skelleton is my favorite Disney character.

[@Amelia-gf9xf]

Same and my favourite Disney movie

[@hamster-sm1xp]

same.He is very attractive.

[@chcobunny471]

You mean disney princess?

[@-Izzy_XD-]

@@chcobunny471 Jack is not a princess 😂

[@icyX134]

Sameee

[@famous28boio]

Whats cool about the his cameo im James and the giant peach is that when he sees him he says, a skelington

[@MG-Raiden]

“Jackpot!”

[@Charles12]

So skellingtons were the scariest people in their time I guess

[@theoziggy2071]

I was so surprised how detailed the family guy cut away gag of nightmare before halloween was. It looks like a legitimate rendition of the movie with the original monsters instead of just bootleg monster as background characters. Like if it was a real animated version of the movies made by a legit studio instead of a parody.

[@RavenOnATree]

I thought he was only in the nightmares before Christmas

[@karissarasmussen567]

Me too

[@lisaherron3719]

Me to Easter eggs :D

[@foreverdreamwithinadream6871]

Same here.

[@TH_customs]

me too

[@MagicUnicrnYT]

Same

[@doubledualingsunne2138]

Hey... Where’s Kingdom Hearts Jack Skellington?!

[@adamcunningham9947]

Read the title of the video

[@marckpineda2989]

It's movies not videogames

[@RikuBeeKu]

Bruh i thought that too but the title

[@MrTree-xo4wb]

my man, look at the title

[@HeyItsLR]

That’s not a reference

[@emberashes6809]

Jesus hes almost referenced in every tim burton film

[@JimiLaPointe]

Three references out of thirty two shorts and feature lengths?

[@Sedlan18]

James and the giant peach wasn't a Tim Burton movie, It was a Henry Selick film. You know, the guy who actually directed The Nightmare Before Christmas.

[@superspeedbros2422]

Jack Skellington is Tim Burton's favorite character, so perhaps that explains it.

[@bratphomethellprincessofhe6590]

Tim Burton produced James And The Giant Peach, which is a story by Roald Dahl. And Nightmare Before Christmas was produced by Tim Burton, AND it was his story AND it was based on his characters. :3 :) There’s also an actual storybook too. :) :3 ^,..,^\m/)0(

[@arcad1ac]

@@Sedlan18 he might have directed it but Tim still made Jack and Zero and he made the story

[@fynnthefox9078]

When Family Guy puts more effort into their cutaways than they do actual plot.

[@Ch4osKing66]

The world NEEDS more Jack Skellington.

[@Enk64]

3:52 That one killed me... 😂

[@alexandrapalomares6177]

I completely forgot James and the Giant Peach some people have nightmares after watching that movie.

[@bryannjoshuafrancisco8365]

That some people is me :')

[@timecoldslow2950]

I didn't even know the same skeleton in that movie was jack from the nightmare before Christmas

[@bentfork06]

Really? I never found it scary as a kid. Huh

[@aurora_evergreen1529]

I didn’t I actually enjoyed watching James and the giant peach

[@ToppetREAL]

Robert idk?

[@m.h.s.c99]

Sincerely, I was just surprised to see the Skeleton Jack's puppet being reused on James and the Giant Peach

[@Charles12]

Both TNBC and JATGP were directed by Henry Selick so it's not too surprising

[@Pantouflard]

They did reuse it, but the character is not Jack.

[@OREOisgoofyahh]

I like how (MOST) Disney movies/shows have little references, while the ones that aren’t licensed by Disney ( South Park, Robot Chicken, etc ) just straight up have him as a character

[@captainshadowfox]

Jack decides that Halloween wasn’t enough for him and decides to be a captain of a pirate ship, this failed so he decided to go back to doing Halloween.

[@Ghosty1071]

Ngl, “nightmare before Christmas” is my fav movie doe. It so guddddd

[@crystalpennock20]

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@Pennsylvania343]

Jack skelton is slenderman nothing can convince me otherwise

[@Magma780]

Face. He has a face.

[@Savajj_nahold]

Just get rid of jack face and voila (thanks blue man thanksgiving for correcting me) we got slenderman

[@vanesalodico7798]

I always thought Jack Skellington was based on Jack o Lattern he is known in the legends to always carry a pumking in his hands and pull pranks on people. Same as Jack and Sally called him in the movie The king of pumkings. Even in the first scene he appears he is dress as a scarecrow.

[@Bluemantopvids]

@@Savajj_nahold voila

[@Your_localgurlll]

When he looked at the spiderweb, looked away, and then looked back at it, surprisingly had me rolling on the floor

[@MrDerekMagnuson]

This is wonderful. Though a couple of these seem like a stretch, overall I’m happy to see these all curated into one video clip! 😄💀🎃 The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favorite movies from my childhood and it definitely had an impact on me.

[@frankieking3133]

2:55 no. way.

[@sarabaker4662]

Jack Skellington will always be my favorite Tim burton character.

[@khavakhava2446]

Yeah mine too jack is cool

[@chasetim4288]

The nightmare before Christmas is one of my favorite movies of all time and I think it is way too unappreciated

[@khavakhava2446]

I like this movie too it is also nine favorite movie

[@darkchildgeorge9811]

Jack:WHaT MAKES HIM SCARY. The guy who said that he is scary: HES KIND. Jack ya that is scary 3:38

[@wumpus976]

That’s the mayor.

[@Magma780]

Honest not kind. Gordan Ramsey is the opposite of kind.

[@User.64938]

It’s the guy from Fortnite!!

[@noobie6428]

damm it you beat me to it

[@faithharris7173]

His reaction to making a spider-snowflake was the cutest reaction ever

[@khavakhava2446]

True

[@foreverdreamwithinadream6871]

I never knew he was referenced so much. Interesting to see all the cameos, parodies, etc...

[@nathansmith8492]

It makes my inner child happy that he has so many appearances. ☺️

[@erinthedemonhog2090]

I've watched this film probably a thousand times through my life since I was a child. I absolutely love the movie

[@IamDefinetlyaBagel]

I always watch the original movie on either Halloween or Christmas, as it accounts for both seasonal holidays.

[@Abby-gd6qz]

The nightmare before Christmas gave him his best look by far.

[@Raincally]

I was just as amazed when I saw the original "Imaginationland" episode from South Park, Butters really does see Jack Skellington as a kind friend ❤️👏

[@ghostpalladino1679]

1:59 Jack seems more spookier

[@Tomversal]

I like to think he was also one of the skeletons on the cover art of Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo (Danny Elfman's band before becoming a film composer, he also sang and made the music for Nightmare Before Christmas)

[@ojedakidz5822]

4:02 did anyone notice beakers head in the background???

[@berekinbe6966]

8 yr me thinking what surgery looks like: 0:42

[@jenniflower6569]

2:38 The fact it just pauses there makes me think he's just standing there thinking "I have no soul" while smiling 😂🤣🤣

[@laceycarten8187]

Another movie you can see him in is Coraline. When the other mother is making breakfast she cracks an egg and you can see his face in the yolk before it falls into the pan.🙂

[@noahsfunchannel2467]

4:11 excelsior

[@goldenplainsrailroadedits]

Spooky happy spooky happy 3:46

[@sylvia9290]

I mever knew about these! Really cool

[@simonnoel7866]

I didn't know the were more versions of Jack,that's awesome!

[@PulsKK]

EVOLUTION OF MICKEY MOUSE

[@tylerprime9555]

That would be an hour long video XD

[@hellzbellzgaming1948]

3:37 THIS GOT ME LAUGHING

[@SuniSmiles]

I love Jack skellington so much 🤩🤩‼️

[@ahehitmeaheh]

Skeleton:has a certain head shape* Darwin's media: *is this Jack skellington?*

[@DamonAlbarnsStalker]

1:00 when your mum says no, but your four year old brain says:

[@QueenPlush_yt]

Jack: ok how do i make a snowflake hmm.. ok i got it *le cuts but make it to a spiderflake* Also jack: wtf did i just make o-o

[@conniechip]

He's everywhere, you cannot escape him.

[@waylon8545]

Oh my God it's the guy from Fortnite

[@CBMax10]

A skinny man: is in a movie Darwin’s Media: ah yes *jack skeleton*

[@aliciaorwin1415]

1:37 Captain Jack James And The Giant Peach

[@alexandriabultron8642]

Lol Jack in James and the Giant Peach was great I watched those movies about 10 times there my favorites😍

[@silvpaint1413]

It's good to see that the animated actor made a lot of movies xD

[@jasminejensen7101]

3:28 Oh my gosh this sounds like Papyrus! I mean, no one knows what he sounds like cannanly, but I have him in my head saying this!

[@SCP-Foundation-Sans]

𝖯𝖺𝗉𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝖡𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗌𝗁

[@beeteljuicebabe]

Jack is my hero🖤🖤

[@karsonray1775]

Fun fact:the voice of jack skelington was also detective Mike Norris from Childs play 1

[@myzellpatty8604]

First of All: I didn’t knew Jack Skellington Was Voiced by Chris Sarandon who role as Jerry Dandridge from Fright Night (1985) and also Detective Mike Norris from Child’s Play I didn’t knew that too, maybe. And Second: You forgot Jerry Dandridge who was a Vampire and Turn into a bat 🦇 from Fright Night (1985).

[@dracyan2519]

The night before Christmas will always be the original and the best I love they way they made it

[@ayberkgokdemir3234]

Nightmares before christmas one of the best animation movies ever

[@vanitasimpson]

1:18 *w h y y o u b u l l y m e*

[@williamaddenbrooke]

If only he could sing “I’d love to spend my Christmas with you”😩

[@Gabinatoru]

I cant believe that the nightmare before Christmas was so perfect back then

[@selenayzcatsfl4528]

6 year old me making potions in the bath tub: 0:55

[@rosethewolf5786]

1:25 never watched this cartoon but the artstyle is cool

[@whatthe6323]

Amazing

[@Look_AliveSunshine]

Very nice Jack skellington Easter eggs

[@roguejester4986]

One of my most favorite claymation characters of all time.

[@reginaldforthright805]

It’s not claymation, kid. It’s puppets.

[@roguejester4986]

@@reginaldforthright805 K?

[@Schreibaby]

It’s stop-motion. Claymation would be like Gumby or The PJs.

[@roguejester4986]

@@Schreibaby I know, I only say claymation because I got too used to it.

[@ZUnknownFox]

the only ones on this list that are actually him are nightmare before christmas the captain in james and the giant peach the mad hatters bowtie the rest I either don't see or they are parody and for laughs (I wouldn't count them.)

[@StefanieBounder]

What does the bow tie have to do with it? I don’t get it..

[@alaxalovely2409]

I loved that movie and still love it I watch the movie every hellowen and yeah get back memories it was the sweet memories and the song was so good

[@sicariohcli1465]

Yeah jack skelliongton is my favorite character i love him so much i want to see him tho

[@greentoesbstatus4325]

3:53 I based my jack skellington impression on this, but i later changed it to be more accurate to the actual movie.

[@Maximus_lucas]

I feel like some of these apearenced are couinceidences. Some are just refrences. Like in james and the giant peach. I feel like they jusr re used jacks clay model using new clothes. And i think tim burton always had him as a styleized skeleton design

[@benkenobi5128]

No one: A Skeleton Content Creator: It Must Be Jack Skellington!

[@amberdinsdale9578]

All hail to the pumpkin King. I love the song jack's lament

[@meb0887]

ngl the princess & the frog and alice in wonderland ones seem kinda like a stretch

[@seanhenderson8637]

In Alice in wonderland they confirmed it on dvd commentary, while the prince and the frog one may be a reference if not a stretch

[@d.l.technic5]

I've gave this clip its 920th like and its 50th comment.

[@sleepy1.O]

WHY IS THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG MOVIE SO SMOOOOOOOTH

[@Pazuzu_Algarad]

a blurry spot in a movie : exists , this video : its jack skellington¡.

[@mightyd2528]

The Family Guy Jack was scary accurate

[@ThePortalKing]

most of these seem like huge stretches because they're just renditions of skeletons, the only ones that convice me are the ones that are parody or background

[@queenbee202rose6]

Wow, I never truly knew that jack was in other cameos

[@haunthayes2579]

THERE WAS TWO JACK SKELETON REFERENCES BEFORE THE MOVIE WAS OUT?!?!?THIS BOI IS FAMOUS

[@CCaster2000]

2:49 is a massive stretch given how that shadow hardly resembles Jack outside if having a round head and large eyes.

[@NKHxDarkness04]

3:11 LIARS

[@MichaelBrown-oh2yr]

Jack skelington is cute my first favrote movie in the world

[@IggyFalcoMarioRayman]

Jack skellington will always be my favorite character

[@James_Pavell7]

*Seeing Stan Lee and the end Me: 😔👌

[@connorharding5974]

Santa Claus Evolution in Movies & TV.

[@zoranladouceur9921]

This video should be called artist renditions of jack Skellington over the years

[@bellz2203]

Is the one with MAD of it a film or TV? Cause I want to watch it

[@ezraliamroxas5617]

Jack

[@CherrySteinz]

He's also featured as a plushie in the anime Panty and Stocking, along with Oogie Boogie and Frankin Weenie

[@valorrei1530]

HES IN BEETLEJUICE?? BRO HOWD I NEVER NOTICE THIS

[@PeacockFRaccoon]

Never noticed it before I. The princess and the frog And wreck it Ralph!?