38 Halloween Jokes: The 2021 “Squid Game & Bernie’s Mittens” Edition

In 2021, Halloween was the grand reopening of the world. We were wearing green tracksuits, debating if “Meta” was a company or a cry for help, and finally hitting the streets again—even if we were still checking if our neighbors were “impostors.”

The 2021 Top 10: “Red Light, Green Light & Cargo Ships”

1. Squid Game: Why was every street filled with people in green tracksuits? Because everyone wanted to win billions, but most ended up with nothing but trauma every time they heard a giant doll whisper in Korean.
2. Bernie Sanders’ Mittens: What was the “coolest” costume of early 2021? An old man sitting in a folding chair with giant wool mittens, looking like he’d rather be literally anywhere else.
3. The Evergreen Ship: Why didn’t the turkey arrive on time? Because it was stuck in the Suez Canal with half of the world’s trade, and the only one trying to save it was a tiny bulldozer with big dreams.
4. Vaccine “Chips”: Why did the 2021 zombies have such great 5G reception? Because everyone expected a free microchip from Bill Gates, but all they got was a sore arm and a craving for ice cream.
5. Dune: Why were trick-or-treaters dumping sand on your porch? Because after the Denis Villeneuve movie, everyone wanted to be Timothée Chalamet, even if their “sandworm” was just a dog wrapped in a rug.
6. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Hype): Why were there three of the same Spider-Men at the party? Because in 2021, the “Multiverse” was the best excuse for anyone who didn’t have an original costume idea.
7. Meta (Rebranding): Why was Mark Zuckerberg’s ghost so weird? Because he claimed he wasn’t a ghost, but an “avatar in the Metaverse,” and he tried to sell you a digital pumpkin for real money.
8. Olivia Rodrigo – “Sour”: Why were all the witches so sad and wearing stickers on their faces? Because “Good 4 U” was the anthem of the year, and getting revenge on an ex was more important than casting spells.
9. The Billionaire Space Race: Why were there rockets shaped like… well, rockets in the sky? Because Elon, Jeff, and Richard decided Earth was boring and wanted to see if the drinks were better in orbit.
10. Britney is Free: What were we thankful for in 2021? That the #FreeBritney movement finally won, and the Princess of Pop could finally decide for herself if she wanted to go as a legend for Halloween.

The Full 2021 Halloween Jokes Archive

11. Cruella: Why were there so many black-and-white wigs? Because Emma Stone made being a brilliant psychopath with a passion for fashion the height of elegance.
12. Ted Lasso: Why was the soccer coach handing out biscuits? Because “Believe” was the only thing that could save us in 2021, and Jason Sudeikis’s mustache had its own gravitational pull.
13. NFT Mania: Why did the neighbor sell you a picture of a monkey instead of candy? Because he claimed that “Bored Ape” was worth millions, even though you just saw a bad low-res drawing.
14. The Suicide Squad (Starro): Why was there a giant starfish on the roof? Because James Gunn proved that even pink space monsters have feelings, and Harley Quinn still knows how to steal the show.
15. Mare of Easttown: Why was the Halloween detective eating spray cheese and drinking Rolling Rock? Because Kate Winslet showed us that real horror is living in Pennsylvania without a good makeup artist.
16. WandaVision: Why were the neighbors changing eras every ten minutes? Because it was Agatha all along, and nobody knew if they were in a sitcom or the MCU.
17. Loki: Why were there ten different versions of the same god in the living room? Because the Loki variants (including the alligator!) took over the timeline and no one knew who to arrest.
18. The “Anakin & Padme” Meme: Why did the ghosts keep asking, “You’re going to give me candy, right? Right?!” Because that meme was so inescapable that even the undead had to use it.
19. Cobra Kai: Why were all the dads shouting “Quiet!” and doing karate in the garage? Because 80s nostalgia hit harder than a crane kick to the face.
20. Among Us (Still going): Why were we still looking for the “impostor” in 2021? Because trust was a luxury no one could afford after a year spent on Zoom.
21. Halloween Kills: Why is Michael Myers still alive? Because he survived a fire, an entire town, and 40 years of sequels, proving that “Evil Dies Tonight” was just wishful thinking.
22. The “Yassify” Trend: Why did the vampire have so many filters on his face? Because in 2021, everything had to be “yassified”—from monsters to historical paintings.
23. Godzilla vs. Kong: Why was the lizard fighting the monkey? Because after a year of staying home, we just needed to see two giant monsters destroy Hong Kong for our entertainment.
24. The “Sea Shanty” Craze: Why were the pirates singing “The Wellerman”? Because TikTok decided that 19th-century whaling songs were the only genre that truly understood us.
25. House of Gucci: Why was everyone speaking with an exaggerated Italian accent? “Father, Son, and House of Gucci”—because Lady Gaga made family murder look like haute couture.
26. The “Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss” Motto: Why was the witch so confident? Because that was her 2021 strategy, and she wasn’t going to explain her broomstick to anyone.
27. Last Night in Soho: Why did the party move to the 60s? Because Anya Taylor-Joy made nostalgia the most terrifying trend of the season.
28. The “Berries and Cream” Lad: Why was a little man in a wig dancing on the porch? Because an old Starburst commercial came back from the dead to haunt our dreams and our TikToks.
29. Bo Burnham – “Inside”: Why was the clown sitting alone in a room with one spotlight? Because Jeff Bezos won, and we all felt like “a little bit of everything all of the time.”
30. Venom: Let There Be Carnage: Why did Woody Harrelson have that weird wig? Because Carnage had to look threatening, even if his host looked like he escaped a 90s movie set.
31. The “Bones or No Bones” Dog: Why didn’t anyone want to go to the party? Because Noodle the pug decided it was a “No Bones Day” and we all had the right to stay under the covers.
32. Yellowjackets: Why did the high school girls in the woods look so suspicious? Because 2021 taught us that what happens in the wilderness stays in the wilderness (and our nightmares).
33. The “Couch Guy” Drama: Why didn’t the ghost look happy to see his girlfriend? Because all of TikTok was busy analyzing frame-by-frame why he didn’t get up fast enough.
34. Candyman (2021): Why was everyone afraid to look in the mirror? Because saying his name five times is still the worst idea in history.
35. The “Two Pretty Best Friends” Guy: Why did the vampire claim he’s never seen two pretty best friends? Because one of them always had to be… well, dead.
36. Space Jam: A New Legacy: Why did Bugs Bunny look like a video game? Because LeBron James had to save his son from the Warner Bros. server, which was scarier than any horror movie.
37. The “Red Flag” Emoji: Why were there so many red flags over the pumpkin? Because in 2021, “liking candy corn” was an official reason to end a friendship.
38. The Final 2021 Vibe: Why was it a “Weird” Halloween? Because even though we were together again, half of us were still waiting for the Squid Game doll to turn her head before reaching for a Snickers.