Even better, the characters have costume changes a couple of times an episode, every week.

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Every year thousands of parents have to help with a costume for their child for World Book Day.

BBC: World Book Day: The parent-child battles over a costume

Instead of an Elmo costume, I could have rented a life-size stuffed zebra, or a plastic cadaver.

WSJ: Getting Into a Character

Still, the tongue-in-cheek ad on the Pepsi website featuring a businessman trying to chose between a woman in a pizza costume and another in a burger outfit, with the message being that you can have it all if you drink Pepsi Special, hints that even Pepsi is aware of the nonsense of its claims.

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He did have a roommate for that weeklong trip: school mascot Johnny Thunderbird and his costume.

WSJ: This College Dance Team Isn't Just for the Girls

Heritage events have been planned around the renovation, including costume-making workshops and a drama and film project with college students.

BBC: Bishop's Castle town hall opens doors ahead of revamp

Museum chiefs have rejected calls for a 12-month reprieve for the closure-threatened National Museum of Costume near New Abbey.

BBC: Costume museum