Halloween Teasers

Teasers for an upcoming Halloween toon have been released semiannually, initially from 2007–2009 and continuing every year since 2014 in some form. These teasers not only announce that a full-length Halloween toon will be put on the site later, but provide a silhouetted preview of the characters' costumes.

The brief teasers typically include a displayed line of humorous text, as well as brief dialogue from characters. A noticeable running gag is that Strong Bad is always wearing a recognizable and unbelievably realistic costume which is never the same as what he wears in the full toon. Most teasers include words hidden behind the silhouettes, only visible by decompiling the Flash file. [#Not_Quite_Teasers 2020, 2021, and 2024] integrated the silhouetted previews into the Halloween main event rather than as an early sneak peek.

The first three teasers link back to the Halloween-themed Main Page 7; by 2014, it had become standard to not use "back" links.

Teasers

Teaser	Days Until Release	Image	Strong Bad	Hidden Words	After Waiting
Jibblies 2 Teaser	October 25–29 (4 days)	File:Halloween 2007 teaser.png Halloween Toon Next Week!	File:Xenomorph Costume.PNG Xenomorph	File:Nice try dan.png nice try dan	Coach Z does his cricket and owl sound effects from Happy Hallow-day.
Most in the Graveyard Teaser	October 27–30 (3 days)	File:Ween 08 Teaser.PNG Halloween Toon Sometime This Week!	File:Predator Costume.PNG Predator	File:NoCigar.png no cigar	The Jibblies Painting appears and scares off the letter W in "Week".
Doomy Tales of the Macabre Teaser	October 26–29 (3 days)	File:Ween 09 Teaser.png Halloween Toon Sometime This Week!	File:Robocop Costume.PNG Robocop	File:SorryCharlie.png sorry charlie	Homestar Runner accuses the rest of the characters of stealing his "covered all in black ink costume".
Halloween Safety	October 20–30 (10 days)	File:Ween 14 Teaser.png Halloween Toon Sometime Before Halloween	File:HalloweenSafetySB.png Bug from Starship Troopers	File:Weensaftey decompiledhiddenwords.png hidden words	Homestar tells himself that he really likes his "that one guy from Mad mazagine" costume (when he was really a Neighborhood Watch sign).
The House That Gave Sucky Tricks Teaser	October 21–29 (8 days)	File:Halloween 2015 Teaser.png Halloween Toon Sometime in the next 10 days!	File:Strong Bad as Graboid Full.png A graboid	File:Dislikesmoke.png dislike smoke	Homestar sings a song about how he really likes everyone's costumes.
Later That Night... Teaser	October 26–28 (2 days)	File:Halloween 2016 Teaser.png Halloween Something Coming up!	File:Stranger Things Monster.png Monster from Stranger Things	File:Totalcop-out.png total cop-out	Strong Bad says he wishes he'd followed through with his silhouette costumes.
Haunted Photo Booth Teaser	October 6–30 (25 days)	File:Halloween 2017 Teaser silhouettes only.png Silhouettes are up early this year!	File:RidleyCostume.png Ridley	File:CantSeeThisOnYouTube.png can't see this on youtube	Character 2 walks by, while Strong Bad narrates in his soothing voice from Characters from Yonder Website. Character 2 asks for a costume and gets a "garland of thyme", then gets eaten by Strong Bad's costume.
Mr. Poofers Must Die Teaser	October 18–30 (12 days)	File:Halloween 2018 Teaser.png i always have to look up how to spell silhouettes	File:StrongBadTeaser2018.png BigDog	File:SecretReading.png secret reading	Humidibot talks to Strong Bad's robot costume.
The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser	October 22–30 (8 days)	File:Halloween2019ScreenGrab.png Oh man! Quick! Screen grab! Seriously, hurry!	File:StrongBadThing.png The Thing	File:OhBlurryMoon.png oh blurry moon	After one second, a "splat" sounds and everything turns into the Storybook variations, albeit still silhouetted (with no Homsar).
2022 Costume Pack Now Available Teaser	October 13–23 (10 days)	File:Halloween2022Teaser.png woon toon soon	File:StrongBadPowerLoader.png Power Loader	File:You-are-error.png you are error	The teaser is rendered in a style reminiscent of Homestarloween Party. Strong Bad comments on the old visuals and sound effects, and Homestar responds in his old voice.
@StrongBadActual tweet (23 Oct 2023)	October 23–29 (6 days)	File:Twitter2023silhouettes.jpg halloween is a day	File:StrongBackrooms.jpg Backrooms Monster	N/A	N/A (The teaser is a JPEG posted to Twitter)

Not Quite Teasers

Occasionally, the teaser format — silhouetted figure(s) in costume on a hill silhouetted against a purple night sky, with audibly chirping crickets — has been utilized in the final Halloween production rather than a standalone preview. These may lack one or more signature elements of standard Halloween teasers, but still make use of the recognizable composition.

Teaser	Image	Strong Bad	Hidden Words	Remarks
Halloween Hijinks October 28, 2020	File:Silhoueen Toon.png this is the whole cartoon this year	File:Strong Bad as Beetlejuice Worm.png A sandworm from Beetlejuice	File:SecretReading.png secret reading	This toon was titled "Ween 2020 Silhouettes" on the TV Time Toons Menu and its Main Page message said "ween toon soon", giving the intentionally misleading impression that it was simply a teaser. The toon begins in silence, as most teasers do; after a few moments, the characters begin to debate if the text is true and the cartoon will only feature their motionless silhouettes. The faux teaser soon transitions to a full Halloween toon.
Halloween Hide & Seek October 29, 2021	File:HalloweenHideAndSeek.png Halloween Hide & Seek: a "playable" ween "toon"	File:StrongBadHalloweenHideAndSeekTitleScreen.png Chaos from Loom	N/A	The "teaser" is actually the title screen of the game, which can be clicked to start playing. The 2.0 version of the game includes an interactive element where Homestar guesses the silhouetted costumes.
A Prickly Scary Short October 30, 2024	File:APricklyScaryTeaser.png	N/A		The main short does not feature costume-wearing. After an intermediary end card, a scene similar to the teasers appears, only featuring Homestar (Strong Bad explains that "nobody else wanted to dress up" because the costume they picked for Homestar was too good) without the text typical of teasers.