The Costumes – Explained

June Cleaver and The Beaver – They are references to the TV show “Leave It to Beaver.” It’s about a little boy named Theodere “The Beaver” Cleaver, who is quite curious and sometimes naive. His mom is June Cleaver.

So why are they funny? Well, “the Beaver” is just a nickname, but Phil is dressed like the animal. And the word “Cleaver” is a pun – a cleaver is also a type of knife (like the one in Claire’s hair)

An emoji – Luke is dressed like an emoji (the name for those smiley face things people send in texts, on Whatsapp, and so on). Maybe he just wanted to walk around almost naked.

Jesus, Mary, Joseph – from the Bible

The Devil

Dalton Trumbo – I had no idea who this guy was, which is part of the joke. Manny picked a pretty obscure person to go as, which is typical for him. I looked it up, and he really is an American writer who was blacklisted and wrote in a bathtub.

Dorothy Parker – I also had no idea who this person was. I looked her up and she was also an American writer, known for her wit.

Batman and Robin – the famous comic book characters. It’s a well-known joke that they are perhaps gay, just like Mitch and Cam.

Batgirl – also a comic book character

The Mad Hatter – from Alice in Wonderland (the books and movies)