37 Halloween Jokes: The 2013 “Frozen & Harlem Shake” Edition

In 2013, Halloween was a mix of “Let It Go” sing-alongs and a global obsession with twerking. It was the year we transitioned to a new generation of consoles and learned that a single fox asking a question could become the most played song in the world.

The 2013 Top 10: “Ice Queens & Foxes”

1. Frozen (Hype): Why were there so many Elsas on the street? Because every girl in the world decided to “Let It Go” at the exact same time, and the cold never bothered them anyway (even in thin polyester costumes).
2. The Fox (What Does It Say?): What was the most annoying question of 2013? “Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!”—because Ylvis made us wonder what a fox says, even though we’re pretty sure it doesn’t sound like a techno remix.
3. Grand Theft Auto V: Why were the trick-or-treaters so rich? Because they spent all week planning a “Heist” on the house with the premium chocolate, and they had Michael, Franklin, and Trevor on the team.
4. Miley Cyrus at the VMAs: Why was the 2013 Halloween so scandalous? Because everyone was carrying a giant foam finger and trying to “twerk” against a pumpkin while dressed in a blurred-lines teddy bear suit.
5. The Harlem Shake: Why did the Halloween party suddenly turn into chaos? Because someone played the first 15 seconds of a Baauer song, and everyone started thrashing around in helmets and morph suits.
6. Breaking Bad (The Finale): Why were there so many bald guys in yellow hazmat suits? Because Walter White finally “finished his cook,” and every fan was mourning the end of the blue crystal era.
7. Gravity: Why was the astronaut floating away from the porch? Because Sandra Bullock proved that space is terrifying, beautiful, and involves a lot of heavy breathing in a high-tech helmet.
8. Iron Man 3: Why was there a parade of metal suits? Because Tony Stark had an anxiety attack and summoned about forty different versions of himself to deal with a guy named “The Mandarin.”
9. The PS4 vs. Xbox One Launch: Why were the gamers fighting in the bushes? Because the “Next Gen” was finally here, and you had to choose between “Greatness Awaits” or an “All-in-One” entertainment system.
10. The “Doge” Meme: Why was the ghost talking in broken English? “Such spook. Very candy. Wow. Much haunt.”—the Shiba Inu that officially conquered the internet in 2013.

The Full 2013 Halloween Jokes Archive

11. Man of Steel: Why was the 2013 Superman so moody? Because Henry Cavill brought a lot of “Man of Steel” grit to the role, and half of Metropolis was flattened in the process.
12. Despicable Me 2: Why were the Minions purple this time? Because they ate some “PX-41” serum and became wild, fuzzy monsters that were even harder to understand than the yellow ones.
13. The Conjuring: Why were people afraid of clapping in the dark? Because Ed and Lorraine Warren showed us that hide-and-seek is a lot less fun when a demon is playing with you.
14. Pharrell Williams – “Happy”: Why was the vampire dancing for 24 hours straight? Because he felt like “happiness is the truth,” and his hat was ten times larger than his head.
15. The “Bitstrips” Craze: Why was everyone’s costume a 2D cartoon version of themselves? Because in 2013, we all thought our friends wanted to see digital comic strips of our daily lives on Facebook.
16. The Great Gatsby: Why was the party so “Old Sport”? Because Leonardo DiCaprio threw a 1920s bash with fireworks and Jay-Z music, and we all felt like we were part of the “Lost Generation.”
17. Orange Is the New Black (Debut): Why were there so many women in tan and orange scrubs? Because Piper Chapman went to Litchfield, and binge-watching was officially our new favorite hobby.
18. The “Grumpy Cat” First Birthday: Why did the cat refuse the birthday cake? Because “I celebrated a birthday once. It was terrible.”
19. Pacific Rim: Why were the robots so big? Because Guillermo del Toro decided that the only way to fight “Kaiju” was with a skyscraper-sized “Jaeger” that needed two people to drive it.
20. Sharknado: Why were there chainsaws and sharks in the middle of a tornado? Because Syfy proved that if you make a movie bad enough, it becomes a 2013 cult masterpiece.
21. The “Selfie” Word of the Year: Why was the ghost holding his arm out at a 45-degree angle? Because he was taking a “selfie” with a pumpkin, and Oxford Dictionaries said it was okay.
22. Insidious: Chapter 2: Why was the family still being haunted? Because “The Further” doesn’t care about your moving plans, and Patrick Wilson has a very scary second personality.
23. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: Why was the girl in the wedding dress on fire? Because Katniss Everdeen was back in the arena, and President Snow was definitely not invited to the party.
24. The “Cronut” Hype: What was the most “foodie” treat of 2013? A half-croissant, half-donut hybrid that people stood in line for three hours just to post a photo of it.
25. World War Z: Why were the zombies moving like a giant wave? Because Brad Pitt realized that these weren’t “slow” zombies—they were “Olympic sprinter” zombies that could climb walls.
26. Daft Punk – “Get Lucky”: Why were the robots back on the radio? Because they stayed up all night to get lucky, and we all stayed up all night to listen to that bassline.
27. The “Prancercise” Video: Why was the lady “trotting” down the street? Because a fitness video from the 80s went viral in 2013, and everyone was practicing their “horse-like” movements.
28. Thor: The Dark World: Why was the sky turning red? Because the Aether was out, and Loki was busy tricking everyone into thinking he was the good guy again.
29. The “Vine” App Peak: Why were all the scary stories only 6 seconds long? Because in 2013, if you couldn’t haunt someone before the video looped, you weren’t “Vine famous.”
30. This Is the End: Why was the party interrupted by the apocalypse? Because Seth Rogen and his friends showed us that the end of the world is a lot funnier when you’re trapped in James Franco’s house.
31. The “What’s in the Box?” Trend: Why was everyone opening mysterious packages on YouTube? Because “unboxing” became a professional sport, and the anticipation was better than the actual toy.
32. Evil Dead (Remake): Why was it raining blood? Because the 2013 remake took “gritty” to a whole new level, and a basement is the last place you should read an old book.
33. Lorde – “Royals”: Why was the teenager so cynical about jewelry? Because she’d “never seen a diamond in the flesh,” and she was perfectly happy being a “Queen Bee” in the suburbs.
34. The “Twerking” Pumpkin: What was the most viral decoration? A pumpkin carved with a face that looked like it was in the middle of a Miley Cyrus dance move.
35. The Purge: Why was the neighborhood so quiet for 12 hours? Because a new movie suggested that for one night a year, all crime is legal, and suddenly everyone was a lot more polite to their neighbors.
36. Blackfish (Documentary): Why was the killer whale costume so controversial? Because the documentary made us all look at SeaWorld a lot differently than we did in 1995.
37. The Final 2013 Vibe: Why was it a “Frozen” Halloween? Because between the Harlem Shake and the rise of the selfie, we were all just trying to “Let It Go” and enter the next generation of everything.