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Mom stunned after $40 Halloween decoration blasts explicit song: ‘How’d you like to scream all night?’

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Grace, A. (2026, September 17). Mom stunned after $40 Halloween decoration blasts explicit song: ‘How’d you like to scream all night?’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/lifestyle/viral-kiddie-halloween-decoration-bashed-for-sexal-innuedos/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-17 · by Asia Grace

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A mother has posted a video warning other parents about an LED-animated Halloween decoration called Jabberin’ Jack, which plays sexually suggestive songs when triggered by motion. The 12-inch pumpkin, priced at $39.99 and made by Mindscope Products, has drawn over 1.3 million views online due to its controversial lyrics. Parents are outraged, with some calling the item inappropriate for children and comparing it to recent controversies involving sexual content in products marketed to kids.
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A mother identified as @glow.up.between.naps on TikTok issued an urgent warning to parents about a $39.99 singing Jack-o'-Lantern toy called Jabberin' Jack, which she purchased for her children. She recorded herself showing the toy's suggestive lyrics that include phrases like "Come closer, I have a kiss for you" and "We’ll be wicked for one night," causing concern among parents due to its sexual innuendo and scary content. The 12-inch plastic pumpkin is sold at major retailers and uses a speaker system inside to sing songs and tell stories over an 80-minute period, starting with innocuous trick-or-treating themes before shifting to more inappropriate lyrics. Her video went viral on the platform, accumulating over 1.3 million views, raising concerns about the product's appropriateness for children during Halloween.

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🔮 The nightmarish little number boasts questionable lyrics like, “Come closer, I have a kiss for you, and it tastes like pumpkin pie,” and “We’ll be wicked for one night, morbid and nefarious, and when the sun goes down, till morning it will just be us.”
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Jabberin’ Jack Mindscope Products Old Navy Post The Jabberin’ Jack

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The nightmarish little number boasts questionable lyrics like, “Come closer, I have a kiss for you, and it tastes like pumpkin pie,” and “We’ll be wicked for one night, morbid and nefarious, and when the sun goes down, till morning it will just be us.”
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🔮 The nightmarish little number boasts questionable lyrics like, “Come closer, I have a kiss for you, and it tastes like pumpkin pie,” and “We’ll be wicked for one night, morbid and nefarious, and when the sun goes down, till morning it will just be us.”

Claims (24 extracted, 1 hedged)

Sure, sex sells. asserted
sex → sell → ?
But peeved parents aren’t buying it from an LED-animated Halloween novelty that serenades trick-or-treaters with a “creepy” chant laced with sexual innuendos about kissing and pumping folks full of its “seed.” asserted
that → buy → seed
“Let me de-influence you from buying this viral Jabberin’ Jack pumpkin if you have children,” spat a mother of three in a “buyer beware” bulletin, scaring up more than 1.3 million video views. asserted
mother → let → views
“Listen to this song they slipped in. asserted
they → listen → song
It gets worse as it goes along,” the spooked whistleblower warned while holding the 12-inch tchotchke, a $39.99 motion-sensor-activated decoration by Mindscope Products. asserted
whistleblower → get → Products
“I was shocked when this song started playing. asserted
song → shock → ?
The nightmarish little number boasts questionable lyrics like, “Come closer, I have a kiss for you, and it tastes like pumpkin pie,” and “We’ll be wicked for one night, morbid and nefarious, and when the sun goes down, till morning it will just be us.” asserted
it → boast → morning
“How would you like to scream all night?” the bauble belts in a buttery baritone. asserted
bauble → like → baritone
“I’ll fill you full of fright, guide you in the darkest deeds and spoil you with my roasted pumpkin seeds.” asserted
I → fill → seeds
Representatives for Mindscope Products did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for a comment regarding the controversial verses. asserted
Representatives → respond → verses
But miffed moms and dads across the internet are virtually lighting their torches and sharpening their pitchforks in outrage over the jazzy jack-o-lantern. asserted
moms → light → lantern
“This is INSANE for kids,” spat an incensed commenter beneath the trending clip. asserted
commenter → spit → clip
“This is such a weird and creepy thing to put on a Halloween decoration,” a separate detractor wrote. asserted
detractor → put → decoration
An equally offended onlooker labeled the troubling trinket “a grooming pumpkin.” asserted
onlooker → offend → trinket
“It’s not cute or funny,” another barked. asserted
another → ’ → ?
“Knowing this is advertised to children kinda pisses me off.” asserted
this → know → me
“It’s the most X-rated thing ever, it’s just not age appropriate for children,” a skeeved spectator agreed. asserted
spectator → ’ → children
The Jabberin’ Jack now joins the heap of kiddie goodies to recently come under fire by concerned cautioners. asserted
Jack → join → cautioners
Old Navy just found itself in the virtual hot seat for allegedly hawking hot pants to preschoolers amid the 2026 back-to-school boom. uncertain
itself → find → boom
Lele & Co, a US-based baby boutique, caught similar flak after a mom discovered hidden dirty messages imprinted on her infant daughter’s Easter dress. asserted
mom → base → dress
“Want to have an Easter egg hunt under the covers?” reads the sexually charged line inked onto the garment in small font. asserted
line → want → font
“This coupon entitles you to one free peep show!” even more alarming text reads. asserted
text → entitle → show
The company promptly removed the ensemble from its site and issued an apology, saying, in part, “I would like to express my deepest apologies for the inappropriate text found on one of the clothing items sold in my store.” asserted
I → remove → store
“This particular piece was a resale item from a vendor, and regrettably, I did not catch the offensive wording before it was listed.” asserted
it → catch → wording
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