Meet The Real Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

Although it's only a cartoon, here's your chance to meet the "real" great pumpkin Charlie Brown! It was the subject of conversation on The Mike & Carla Morning Show and it's record setting size.

The owner named it "Michael Jordon" after the NBA icon, saying like Mike, his pumpkin is the greatest of all time. According to an article put out by SFGate, it was grown in Anoka, Minnesota. What put it in the record books was not only the size, but it's weight.

Weighing in at 2,749 pounds, it tip the special scale and put it in the Guinness World Record books! This beat the old record set which was set at 2,702 pounds. That record set just a couple of years ago with gourd grown in Italy.

The M&C Morning Show shared audio of the owner of "MJ" and the moment it broke the record. But, as we said, before it could be weighed, they had to find a scale big enough to get the job done.

The owner and the person responsible for the the record setter is Travis Gienger. He actually teaches horticulture at a college in Minnesota. And he's been growing the natural jack-0-lanterns since he was a teenager.

In fact, setting a record is nothing new for Travis, since he did it last year as well. And if you're wondering, Travis did make a little money off the squash. According to the article mentioned above, it took about $15,000 to grow, when he sold it at $25,000...you do the math. But it's reported that he did get an extra $30K just for breaking the record.

It's all in a days work for Travis as we're sure he will put it to good use....and already has! Check out the audio from this morning and happy Halloween from all of us on The Mike & Carla Morning Show!

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Let me guess...you forgot to get a costume for a party tonight? Or your kid just now decided they DID want you to dress up for trick-or-treating? You can always blame Amazon and say they lost your delivery. ;) Don't worry, we've all been here. Under the pressure of having to be Rembrandt-level creative with zero time and brainpower to pull it off.

We got you covered. We found an awesome YouTube video with ideas for last-minute DIY costumes for just this stress-inducing occasion. Some of these getups you might have to run to Wal-Mart for. Or you might have the supplies in your house right now. Bonus! And the great thing about a DIY costume is that you can make it any size. So your kid doesn't have to be the one without a costume. And YOU don't have to cut up your favorite white sheets.

But, if you're short on time, you're probably not keen on sitting through a 18-minute YouTube video to find something that will work for you. We got you on covered on that too. Here's a list breaking that video down. So you can scroll through quickly and see what might work for your family theme or party needs. Then just jump to that part of the video (link is below) to get a tutorial on making it a costume. And voila!

So, if you don't want to brave the crowds of the local costume store (have you seen a Spirit Halloween on Halloween? It's downright scary), or you need something specific that a prepackaged costume doesn't provide, we got you covered. Now, if you forgot to get candy, well we can't help you there.

At the end of the video below are ideas for five-minute Halloween crafts that are a lot of fun, if you need to distract the kiddos today while they wait for sunset.

All you need for this costumes...Cardboard box, belt (any color), pink cardstock, printed letters, cutout stars, bow ribbon, hair brush or other accessory.
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Here's all you need. A Green Pipe Cleaner, Green Felt, Purple Balloons (or red, or light green). And blamo, you have a costume! Video Spot: 0:16.

Probably the easiest to create, gather the following supplies: Green Pipe Cleaner, Green Felt, Purple Balloons (or red, or light green). Before you know it, you are ready for Halloween! Video Spot: 0:16.

Supplies Needed: Green Pipe Cleaner, Green Felt, Purple Balloons (or red, or light green).

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This might be for you...but if you're going with this, you'll rubber snakes and a crazy wig Put it together and you have a costume!Video Spot: 0:54

Supplies Needed: Rubber Snakes, Crazy Wig

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Best of all, if you really want to go all the way with little effort. Go as a wash machine. Just look around for a Cardboard Box, Cake Box, Foil Cup, Laundry Basket, Clothes. Video Spot: 1:12

Supplies Needed: Cardboard Box, Cake Box, Foil Cup, Laundry Basket, Clothes

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Maybe not the most logical, but going as a ring toss game, you'll need just a couple of items. A Foam board, innertubes. Video Spot: 1:41

Supplies Needed: Foam board, innertubes.

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You might want to go trick or treating as a hot air balloon. Look around and see if you have the following: Supplies Needed: Cardboard box, dowels, paper bags, tape. twine. Video Spot: 2:18

Or when all else fails, just go as a Grinch! Supplies Needed: Face Paint (Brown, Green and Black), Green Eye Shadow, Yellow Body Paint, Green Wig, Santa Hat, Red Lipstick, Scarf. Video Spot: 4:08

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