This Spirit Halloween costume spoofing ‘SNL’ can’t be found in Indiana, but it’s hilarious

The writers of “Saturday Night Live” may have picked a fight with the wrong Halloween-themed retail store.

Last weekend, SNL opened its 50th season featuring Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris while introducing new cast members — including Emil Wakim, whose comedy career began in Bloomington. Other skits poked fun at the popularity of viral hippo Moo Deng.

But when SNL spoofed Spirit Halloween for its propensity to appear in place of recently closed businesses, the Halloween retailer clapped back soon after the clip was shared online.

The skit comes just in time for this year’s spooky season, which Spirit Halloween is widely known for, opening more than 20 stores around Indiana this year.

Spirit Halloween on ‘SNL’

The NBC show uploaded the clip to social media on Sunday.

“Communities are struggling. Closed stores. Shuttered businesses. Empty parking lots. When hard times hit, it’s easy to feel like no one cares. But help is on the way. Because when others leave, we show up,” says a voiceover opening the skit. “We don’t see a dead-end town, we don’t see an abandoned Kmart, we see a Spirit. A Spirit Halloween.”

“We’re here providing vulnerable communities with the things they need most — wigs that give you a rash, single-use fog machines and costumes of famous characters tweaked just enough to avoid a lawsuit,” jokes the spoof, which goes on to say Spirit stores invest not only in empty buildings, but also people, by creating “six-week jobs for some of America’s hardest-hit perverts.”

Ouch. Maybe SNL shouldn’t have picked a fight with a retailer who knows how to punch back?

Spirit Halloween responds to ‘SNL’ skit

How Spirit Halloween responded to ‘SNL’ commercial

“We’re great at raising things back from the dead @nbcsnl,” Spirit posted on X in response to “SNL.” Attached to the post is a doctored image of a Spirit Halloween costume package titled “Irrelevant 50-year-old TV show” and sporting an image of the “SNL 50 The Anniversary Season” logo.

Below the title is a list of the “costume” components, which include “dated references,” “unknown cast members” and “shrinking ratings.” Oh, and one size fits most adults.

The following is a list of currently announced Spirit Halloween stores in Indiana for 2024. It was retrieved from the retailer’s website on Wednesday, Oct. 2.

• Former Rainbow Fashion.
• 1820 Applewood Center Drive
• Anderson, IN 46013

Open now. Visit website for more details.

• Value City Furniture
• 1230 U.S. Highway 31 North, Suite A
• Greenwood, IN 46142

Open now. Visit website for store hours.

• Former USA Party Supplies
• 7257 US Highway 31, Suite A
• Indianapolis, IN 46227

Open now, visit website for store hours.

• Former DSW
• 4635 East 82nd Street
• Indianapolis, IN 46250

Open now. Visit website for store hours.

• Next to Dicks Sporting Goods
• 6010 West 86th Street, 100
• Indianapolis, IN 46278

Open now. Visit website for store hours.

• Next to Majestic Foot Spa
• 2240 East Markland Avenue
• Kokomo, IN 46901

Open now. Visit website for store hours.

• Former Carsons
• 3501 North Granville Avenue
• Muncie, IN 47303

Open now, visit website for store hours.

• Next to Goodwill
• 16680 Mercantile Boulevard
• Noblesville, IN 46060

Open now, visit website for store hours.

• Former The Room Place
• 2575 East Main Street
• Plainfield, IN 46168

Open now, visit website for store hours.

• Former Macys
• 3401 South US Highway 41, A
• Terre Haute, IN 47802

Open now. View website for store hours.

Spirit Halloween stores in Southern Indiana

• Former CVS
• 510 South College Mall Road
• Bloomington, IN 47401

Open now. View website for store hours.

• Former Gordmans
• 945 E. Lewis and Clark Parkway
• Clarksville, IN 47129

Open now. Visit website for store hours.

• Former Tuesday Morning
• 217 N. Green River Road
• Evansville, IN 47715

Open now. Visit website for store hours.

Spirit Halloween Stores in Northern Indiana

• Former Pier One
• 4224 Coldwater Road
• Fort Wayne, IN 46805

Open now. Visit website for store hours.

• Across from Burlington
• 4220 West Jefferson Boulevard
• Fort Wayne, IN 46804

Open now. Visit website for store hours.

• Next to Citi Trends
• 2577 Maple Point Drive
• Lafayette, IN 47905

Open now. Visit website for store hours.

• Former Sears
• 2300 Southlake Mall
• Merrillville, IN 46410

Open now. Visit website for store hours.

• Former Sears
• 3901 Franklin Street
• Michigan City, IN 46360

Open now, visit their website for store hours.

• Former Sears
• 6501 Grape Road
• Mishawaka, IN 46545

Open now, visit their website for store hours.

• Former Salvage Furniture
• 815 Willowbrook Drive
• Schererville, IN 46375

Open now, view website for store hours.

• Next to Old Navy
• 1290 E. Ireland Road, C
• South Bend, IN 46614

Open now. View website for store hours.

• Former Justice
• 510 Porters Vale Boulevard, 140 and 160
• Valparaiso, IN 46383

Open now. View website for store hours.

Find more Spirit Halloween locations and hours

Visit stores.spirithalloween.com to find more locations and check their hours.