--- title: Tom Hanks's New SNL Character Is Already a Halloween Legend description: The pumpkin-printed costume for the actor's instantly iconic "David S. Pumpkins" character has already sold out in many places online. canonical: https://time.com/4543494/david-pumpkins-costume/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-24T21:53:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:57.396Z og:title: Tom Hanks's New SNL Character Is Already a Halloween Legend og:description: The costume for the instantly iconic "David S. Pumpkins" has already sold out. og:url: https://time.com/4543494/david-pumpkins-costume/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tom Hanks's New SNL Character Is Already a Halloween Legend twitter:description: The costume for the instantly iconic "David S. Pumpkins" has already sold out. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The David Pumpkins Costume Tom Hanks Wore on _SNL_ Is Already Selling Out  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 24, 2016 9:53 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 24, 2016 9:53 PM UTC People really want to be [Tom Hanks](http://time.com/4507954/tom-hanks-wedding-photo-shoot/?iid=sr-link4) this Halloween. And not just because [he’s America’s Dad](http://time.com/4530835/tom-hanks-meeting-fans/?iid=sr-link2), or because of his iconic turns as _Forrest Gump_, _Captain Phillips_, or _Captain Sully_. No, it’s his [most recent _Saturday Night Live_ appearance](http://time.com/4542944/saturday-night-live-tom-hanks-cut-for-time-sketch/) as the bizarre character of “David S. Pumpkins” that’s driving fans to shell out for the same zany suit that Hanks dons in the wacky skit… if they can still find it, that is. [Multiple outlets note](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/24/david-pumpkins-halloween-costume) that the exact, instantly-iconic jack-o-lantern print suit that Hanks jammed out in now [appears to be sold out](http://www.spirithalloween.com/product/adult-pumpkin-party-suit/62953.uts), but fear not: you can pick up a [similar bold style on Party City](http://www.partycity.com/product/adult+pumpking+pumpkin+suit.do?kwid=adult%20pumpking%20pumpkin%20suit%20-%20Size%20-%20Medium&qcid=&ref=ci&extcmp=pla%7CGoogle&gclid=Cj0KEQjw4rbABRD%5FgfPA2-uQqroBEiQA58MNdOfCVp%5F2oY6sqyEa8IAngTPK4bcjLn8lwS%5F0EQ-VxBQaAi5s8P8HAQ) and some [decent alternatives on eBay](http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Pumpkin-Fancy-Dress/175648/bn%5F1627781/i.html). Fun fact: Hanks’s pumpkin suit was even recommended two years ago by a [post on Pee Wee Herman’s website](http://peewee.com/2014/10/18/halloween-suits/), so you know it’s a classic look that will stand the test of time and the faddishness of Halloween trends. In the meantime, just keep watching Hanks’s turn as the unexpectedly hilarious Pumpkins in the clip above, and try to convince your friends to be your B-boy skeleton backup dancers for the weekend’s festivities. You still have plenty of time to practice your synchronized dancing and perfect your delivery of the deceptively eerie line: “Any questions?” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4543494/david-pumpkins-costume/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4543494/david-pumpkins-costume/"},"headline":"The David Pumpkins Costume Tom Hanks Wore on SNL Is Already Selling Out","datePublished":"2016-10-24T21:53:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:57.396Z","description":"Any questions?","url":"https://time.com/4543494/david-pumpkins-costume/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Television","viral","halloween"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4543494/david-pumpkins-costume/","name":"The David Pumpkins Costume Tom Hanks Wore on SNL Is Already Selling Out"}}]}] ```