31 Halloween Jokes: The 2009 “Avatar & Angry Birds” Edition

In 2009, Halloween was a mix of 3D glasses, glittery vampires, and the beginning of the “smartphone obsession” era. It was the year we learned that we could be anyone—from a 10-foot tall blue alien to a grumpy bird—as long as we had enough face paint or a good app.

The 2009 Top 10: “Pandora & The Kanye Moment”

1. Avatar (Hype): Why was the 2009 Halloween so blue? Because James Cameron spent 10 years and $300 million to convince every kid that putting on blue face paint and a loincloth was “groundbreaking cinema.”
2. The Kanye “Interruption”: What was the scariest trick of 2009? Walking up to someone who just got a candy bar and saying, “Yo, I’m happy for you, I’ma let you finish… but the house on the next block has one of the BEST KING SIZE BARS OF ALL TIME!”
3. Angry Birds: Why were the trick-or-treaters throwing themselves at the neighbors’ houses? Because the game just launched, and they were trying to knock down the “pigs” (the teenagers stealing their candy) with zero gravity logic.
4. The Hangover: Why did the three guys have a tiger in their bathroom? Because “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,” unless you’re a ghost with a missing tooth and a baby in a front-carrier.
5. Michael Jackson’s “This Is It”: Why were there so many zombies doing the “Thriller” dance? Because the world was paying tribute to the King of Pop, and every single glove in America was sold out by October 30th.
6. Up: Why was the old man flying away with his house? Because Pixar made us cry in the first 10 minutes, and now we all just wanted a thousand balloons and a talking dog named Dug.
7. Lady Gaga – “The Fame Monster”: Why was the witch wearing a dress made of raw meat? Because Gaga told us that “Bad Romance” was the only way to live, and “Paparazzi” were lurking behind every pumpkin.
8. Twilight: New Moon: Why was the werewolf so shirtless? Because Jacob Black decided that shirts were “so 2008,” and being a “Team Jacob” member meant braving the October cold with 6-pack abs (or a very good Sharpie drawing).
9. The FarmVille Obsession: Why were the ghosts so busy? Because they weren’t haunting houses; they were busy clicking on virtual cows and asking their MySpace friends for “digital hay.”
10. The First “Selfie” Trend: Why were people holding their cameras so high? Because the “duck face” was being perfected, and if you didn’t take a blurry photo of your costume in a bathroom mirror, did Halloween even happen?

The Full 2009 Halloween Jokes Archive

11. Star Trek (Reboot): Why was the 2009 vampire so logical? Because Zachary Quinto’s Spock taught him that “the needs of the many (the party) outweigh the needs of the few (the candy bowl).”
12. Slumdog Millionaire (Oscars Victory): Why was the ghost so good at multiple-choice questions? Because he spent his whole life preparing for the moment he’d have to answer: “Which candy contains peanut butter?”
13. Zombieland: Why were the monsters following “Rule #1: Cardio”? Because Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson taught us that the key to surviving the apocalypse is a good pair of running shoes and a Twinkie.
14. District 9: Why was the alien eating cat food? Because “Prawns” weren’t welcome in the city, and everyone was looking for a canister of “fluid” to fix their DNA.
15. Paranormal Activity: Why were people so afraid of a static camera in a bedroom? Because the cheapest movie of the year proved that a door closing by itself is scarier than a CGI monster.
16. Modern Family (Debut): Why were the ghosts so “relatable”? Because the mockumentary era arrived, and everyone was looking into an invisible camera after their relatives said something embarrassing.
17. Glee (Debut): Why were the high schoolers so musical? Because Mr. Schue convinced them that “Don’t Stop Believin'” is the solution to every problem, including being a social outcast.
18. The “Unfriend” Word of the Year: Why was the ghost so lonely? Because he got “unfriended” on Facebook, and in 2009, that was officially worse than being dead.
19. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Why was the 2009 wizard so obsessed with an old textbook? Because the “Half-Blood Prince” had all the best spells (and the best gossip about Snape).
20. Black Eyed Peas – “I Gotta Feeling”: Why was the party “tonight’s gonna be a good night”? Because it was the most played song in history, and even the undead were “Mazel Tov-ing” on the dance floor.
21. Inglourious Basterds: Why was the ghost speaking bad Italian? Because Brad Pitt wanted his “scalps,” and Christoph Waltz was busy asking if you had “any more cream for the strudel.”
22. The “Windows 7” Launch: Why was the haunted house so much better than last year? Because “Windows 7 was my idea,” and it didn’t crash every time a skeleton walked through the door.
23. Coraline: Why did the ghost have buttons for eyes? Because the “Other Mother” was the creepiest thing to come out of a stop-motion studio in years.
24. Paul Blart: Mall Cop: Why was the security guard on a Segway? Because Kevin James made “protecting the food court” a matter of national security.
25. Jersey Shore (Hype): Why were the vampires so orange and spiked-haired? Because “The Situation” and Snooki were about to change the world with “GTL” (Gym, Tan, Laundry).
26. The “Keyboard Cat” Video: Why was the cat playing a piano at the funeral? Because whenever someone failed at life in 2009, “Play him off, Keyboard Cat!” was the only response.
27. Minecraft (Alpha): Why was the ghost made of blocks? Because a guy named Notch just released a game about “mining and crafting,” and suddenly squares were more interesting than circles.
28. Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.): Why was the detective punching people in slow-motion? Because he already calculated the physical outcome of the fight in his head while drinking a cup of tea.
29. The Princess and the Frog: Why was the Disney princess in a swamp? Because Tiana was making history, and everyone was looking for a frog to kiss (but mostly just for the beignets).
30. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: Why was the ghost hanging off a train? Because Nathan Drake made “climbing things while they explode” the best way to spend a Saturday night.
31. The Final 2009 Vibe: Why was it a “Classic” Halloween? Because it was the last year of the 2000s—a decade that started with Y2K and ended with us all staring at our phones, ready to enter a brand new decade of “Likes” and “Retweets.”