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'Live with Kelly and Ryan' Halloween costume contest turns out impressive creations like a towering Bumblebee and a zipline

By LA Blake
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
At this year's 'Live with Kelly and Ryan' Halloween costume contest, there was a working zipline and some impressively tall costumes that towered above the rest.
NEW YORK CITY -- Every year the audience of Live with Kelly and Ryan brings their A-game to the show's Halloween costume contest.

This year's entries were no exception.

Contestants often spend weeks or even months on their costumes. The pop culture references were current (like the shredded Banksy artwork), throwback (like Rosey the robot from the Jetsons) and everywhere in between.

Some weren't references at all: One man said his funky disco-themed costume came to him in a dream.
'Live with Kelly and Ryan' Halloween costume contest

Check out some of the most impressive and inventive costumes in the gallery below and videos above.
The winner of the costume contest was a ''love seat'' that you can really sit on.none
One of the contest finalists was a working, giant version of the classic game Perfection.none
One of the finalists was Toothless from ''How to Train Your Dragon.''none
One of the finalists was ''Bloop-bloop the monster,'' a creation of the contestant, who is a costume designer.none
One of the finalists was Geraldine the Giraffe.none
One woman showed up dressed as the doomed artwork by Banksy that was shredded at an auction earlier this year.none
This contestant was dressed as Bumblebee from ''Transformers.''none
One man created a disco-themed costume with built-in throwback music.none
This pair dressed up as Sally and Jack from ''Nightmare Before Christmas.''none
One of the finalists was Rosie the Robot Maid from ''The Jetsons.''none
This contestant was dressed up as ''Raining Men,'' including Ryan Seacrest, Michael Gelman and Art Moore from ''LIVE.''none
This contestant, who was dressed as a werewolf, incorporated his real beard.none
Bumblebee and Geraldine the Giraffe towered over many of the other contestants.none
This pair dressed up as fall trees and built a functioning zipline between them.none
This pair dressed up as America's favorite royals, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan, complete with baby bump.none
This contestant went all out turning blue to become Sadness from ''Inside Out'' and even brought along a ''memory.''none
A boy who loves transportation dressed as a garbage trunk with bags in the back.none
This skeleton queen is even wearing a skeleton dress.none

The Live with Kelly and Ryan Halloween "Reboooot" special included plenty of throwback costumes for the hosts as well.

Check out highlights on their YouTube channel.
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