Every '90s kid would rush home from school to turn on the TV in time to sing along as their favorite show's theme song began, "AMANDA-AMANDA-AMANDA-AMANDA-AMANDA-AMANDA-AMANDA-AMANDA SHOW!" Back in the '90s, Amanda Bynes introduced us to a world of meatloaf crunch, popper pants, and lovable characters that we still quote in 2016. Even though the show ended 14 years ago, this Halloween (and every day, honestly) is a perfect opportunity to reminisce on how much Debbie liked eggs, and dress up as your favorite character played by Amanda, please.
1. The Girls' Room
The perfect costume for groups of middle school girls who love to run off to the bathroom during school dances to gossip. There's a costume for every personality: the one who thinks she's cooler than everyone else, the one who thinks she's great because she's from out of state, the one who hates everyone, and the dumb one with an unhealthy obsession with eggs.
2. Dancing Lobsters
Court dismissed! Bring out the girls in creepy hats and tight red tops with tutus! This is the ideal costume for a "The Amanda Show" lover who either wants to go a little sexier or nearly pass out due to the heat in a lobster mascot outfit at the Halloween party.
3. The Honorable Judge Trudy
Not to be confused with Judge Judy... This is the perfect costume for the sarcastic, know-it-all in your friend group who loves to yell and call all the shots. Pull out your graduation gown and ask your grandmother to borrow her glasses and you'll automatically have the Trudy authority.
4. Crazy Courtney
Crazy Courtney is the poster child for the socially awkward one in your friend group that just wants to be left alone. Watch out for this one. She might cut your hair or spray shaving cream in your face if you get too close.
5. Totally Kyle
Totally Kyle is definitely what your too-cool-for-school friend who moved out to the West Coast for college to surf and watch bikini babes needs to dress up as for Halloween since they're basically the same person. Don't hang out with him too long at the Halloween party though. He'll talk your ear off with stories that start with "one time..." and then lead to nowhere. No, he's not drunk. He just never makes any sense.
6. The Lucklesses
We all have that one friend who never seems to catch a break. They trip over nothing, break everything they touch, and would likely catch your house on fire by accident if you ever left them alone for more than two minutes. They probably don't even need to invest in any costume pieces to pull this look off; they just need to show up as they are.
7. Crime-Fighting Cheerleaders
For the girl who is just so peppy and self-righteous all the time, but will fight you in two seconds if you cross her. Don't let the pom-poms and smiles deceive you. She can backflip right into your face.
8. The Extremes
The girl who complains about every little thing and can cry on command is already an honorary member of The Extremes. For this costume, all she needs to do is watch a puppy video on YouTube and see her ex's name in her cell phone contacts. Avoid her at the party, unless you want to spend 50 minutes in the bathroom drying her tears and convincing her that she is way prettier than her ex's new girlfriend, Jessica.
9. Penelope Taynt
Your friend who is a total Facebook creep and knows every detail about people they've never met probably grew up learning her craft from Penelope. She can dress up as her for Halloween and pretend her stalker-like side is just a part of the act for the night.
10. Hillbilly Moment
It's time for a hillbilly...costume. The hillbillies are the ideal costume for the couple that never wants to go out with you on a Friday night because they just hate all the traffic and "the crazy liberals downtown."
11. Mr. Oldman
You and your best friend who used *67 to prank call all the boys from your middle school that you thought were cute should take on this costume choice together. All you need are two perms and to dig out the old landline phones that your parents stored in a box in the garage to pull it off.
12. Tony Pajamas
Why be like every other guy in leather and go as Danny Zuko when you can go as the much more original (and worse-known) Tony "Pa-jah-mahs"? A mix between "The Sopranos" and "The Amanda Show": Does it get any better than that?
