Alexis Jones is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared on Daily Bruin.Walken’s character popped in as the spirit of Halloween to help explain “the true meaning of Halloween” to Mikey Day’s President“I'm the spirit of Halloween, the ghost of All Hallow's past,” Walken introduced himself in the sketch. “In South America, they call me Papa Pumpkin.
“It's the Halloween way. It's what the holiday is all about,” he explained. “Sure, there's spooky goblins, creepy crawlers, hocus pocus, but it's about camaraderie. Meet the neighbors, you don't want to see again on any other day. After all, you can't spell Halloween without 'Hello.' ”to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Walken then recited a poem: “Trick or treat, smell my feet, gimme something good to eat,' he said. Day's Biden attempted to speak but Walken cut him off, adding, "I'm not done." Then he continued the poem, "If you don't, I don't care, I'll pull down your underwear.” When Day’s Biden noted that he thinks that last line describes a crime, Walken’s character clarified, “Not on Halloween. Not when Papa Pumpkin's in town. Come on, let me smell those feet.”cast member Andrew Dismukes acknowledged that the episode would fall ahead of Halloween when he joked that they should refer to the Foo Fighters as the “Boo Fighters.”
"That’s the best idea I’ve ever heard,” guitarist Dave Grohl said after he initially seemed to not like the renaming of the band.