Top Pop Culture Halloween Costumes 2010

This year sees the release of Lady Gaga official Halloween costumes, which I think means the Lady Gaga costume is officially dead. I mean, we get it, you’re reaaaally letting your freak flag fly in that white leotard and funky sunglasses. But dressing up as Lady Gaga is soooo 2009.
 

 
Check out the Top Pop Culture Halloween Costumes of 2010.
 

If 2009 was the year of flashy celebrity Halloween costumes, then 2010 is the year the year reality TV stars and Internet sensations completely took over. Say what you will about reality TV and YouTube manias, the good thing about these so-called regular people making tabloid headlines is that at least their costumes are pretty cheap to make. To wit:
 

1. Mike “The Situation” from the Jersey Shore

 

 
Famous for: Flashing his abs on MTV’s reality series Jersey Shore any chance he can get; obsessing over GTL, “gym, tan, laundry.” Also, for calling himself–and his stomach–”the Situation.”
 
Costume Requirements: Muscle T-shirt pinned up to expose abdominal muscles. Exaggerated six-pack painted on with makeup. Bonus accessory: constant shit-eating grin.
 

2. Kate Gosselin’s Paso Doble Nightmare

 

 
Famous for: Shooting to tabloid fame during her public breakup from her co-reality show star and co-octo-parent Jon Gosselin. But that’s last year’s news — 2010 saw Kate Gosselin “expressing her anger” in a wooden Paso Doble performance on Dancing with the Stars. Judges (charitably) called it “strange.”
 
Costume Requirements: Tacky red prom dress. Long black gloves. Long blond hair extensions pinned on with fake red rose. Red lipstick. Tabloid newspapers in hand. Bonus accessory: drugged expression.
 

3. Kody Brown and his Four Sister Wives

 

 
Famous for: Starring on TLC’s new reality series Sister Wives. Kody Brown and his four “wives” are fundamentalist Mormon polygamists. The usual hijinks ensue.
 
Costume Requirements: One guy dresses up however he wants, with blond hair and chin-only goatee. Four identically-dressed women to walk two paces behind him throughout Halloween night.
Bonus accessory: deranged smiles.
 

4. Antoine Dodson

 

 
Famous for: Becoming a viral Internet sensation for his amusing response to his sister’s attempted rape.
 
Costume Requirements: Red bandana, black undershirt. Bonus accessory: sass.
 

4. Merton the Improv Pianist

 

 
Famous for: Performing hilarious piano improvs with his video chat partners.
 
Costume Requirements: Green hooded sweatshirt. Large plastic-framed glasses with no lenses. Piano keyboard. Bonus accessory: actual piano improv ability.
 

5. Snooki of the Jersey Shore

 
Famous for: Like Mike “the Situation”, Snooki, a self-described “Guidette,” is famous for saying hilarious one-liners and getting drunk on MTV’s Jersey Shore.
 
Costume Requirements: Hair styled with a “poof” (see above photo). Large hoop earrings. Short dress. Bonus accessory: jar of pickles, Snooki’s favorite snack.
 

6. Imprisoned Lindsay Lohan

 

Famous for: Having substance abuse problems, violating her probation.
 
Costume Requirements: Long blond hair. Large sunglasses. Alcohol monitoring ankle bracelet and/or handcuffs. Bonus accessory: state of inebriation.
 
Lindsay Lohan may technically be an actress, but I think we can agree that her headlines recently have a reality-TV quality to them. Despite being such a singular train wreck of a public figure, her costume is affordable and easy to make at home, like all of 2010′s top pop culture Halloween costumes. Happy Halloween!
 
Got any other pop culture Halloween costume suggestions? Let us know in the comments.