Evolution of Jack Skellington - DIStory Ep. 55 

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That life-size Jack puppet from the fireworks show further convinces me that Nightmare Before Christmas could work as a Broadway show, with puppets instead of awkwardly-costumed actors, Lion King-style. What a cool puppet. Great video Dan!

My family spent 3 hours in the frigid cold at Disney Paris to meet Jack because my mom really wanted to. It was well worth it

The first time I met Jack, as well as Sally, was on the inaugural Bermuda cruise of on the Disney Magic, I met him after their first Nightmare Before Christmas sing along and was surprised by Jack and Sally popping out of the stage at the end and outside the theater they held a little meet and greet. So I met them and he asked what I was gonna dress up as, now I brought a shark onesie from the year before and my mom made a little sign that said fish are friends not food, but I just said I was gonna be a shark. And then the night afterwards which was the costume night they did the sing along again, which I didn’t attend again, and got in line to meet him and Sally again. As I walked up to him he said this, “You’re a shark, just like you said!” That one sentence made my entire cruise, true Disney and Halloween magic.

Fun Fact: Japan LOOOOOOVES Nightmare Before Christmas, *that's* why it was featured in Kingdom Hearts. Disney didn't mandate they put that property in the game, it was all Nomura who wanted it.

Jack & Sally are definitely two of the characters I'd love to meet the most at the parks, he always seems so eccentric and fun and Sally seems so sweet and timid, at least in the videos I've seen.

every time dan makes himself laugh, a year is added onto my life

0:45 "Jack Skellington is the Mickey Mouse to Tim's Burton's Walt Disney" And Henry Selick is the Ub Iwerks.

Dan’s puppeteering of Jack was actually REALLY good!

fun fact, Jack actually debuted as a costumed character in 2001 at the premiere event for the opening of Haunted mansion Holiday, along with Sally and even characters exclusive to the event that have yet to be seen again like Behemoth, the witches and even the clown (who could ACTUALLY TAKE HIS FACE OFF). I think Dan would get a kick out of watching the 2003 Haunted Mansion Holiday event where all the characters from the movie sing broadway songs...

Starting to feel like Dan might be having TOO much fun making these, but that's not a bad thing. So many yters try to be calm and composed and Dan's over here like "I GOT A JACK PUPPET"

Just recently the Jack Puppet from 2019 was used in the Danny Elfman Nightmare Before Christmas concert on October 29th and 30th 2021. There’s also a full walkthrough ride in Disney China. Jack can also be briefly seen in Burton’s first short, Vincent (near the end when Vincent’s creations are falling on him).

Making Jack a face character I think was the best route to take. While it’s very tough to make his appearance believable, his personality and charisma really makes you forget about his weird head. If he was just an silent, unmoving face with overly dramatic arm and leg movements, that would have been freaky af.

I really wish the Mayor of Halloweentown would be made into a meet and greet character, I mean imagine what could be used to do the two faces.

I love how the red ariel wig is still on the country bear

A Jack Skellington deep dive is perfect to kick off Halloween weekend! I would love a deep dive of the Glow in the Dark parade. I’m always amazed at how next level the Asian parks get with the characters we know and love.

Danny Elfmans voice and music style from Boingo is what truly made all of it work. If you love this movie, but not Oingo Boingo then somethins wrong.

Jack also made a “cameo” in Coraline! He is the egg yolk from the egg the mom breaks! I guess it’s more of a “hidden Mickey” in a way.

I knew a friend of Jack Skellington and they really moved like Jack irl, dramatic hand movements and everything. Perfect casting.

They must bring The Nightmare Before Christmas to Broadway! I saw a video excerpt of a musical version of it and it was so good!

I am being Sandy Claws Jack Skellington on stilts for Halloween. Costume took weeks to make, but it’s perfect. Hopefully I don’t fall on the stilts around town haha edit: it went really well, i probably had 200+ people ask for photos. was a really great night! made a lot of people smile

After seeing that Jack puppet in the background of Foolish Mortals, I thought it was a doll. I finally found out that it was (in fact) a puppet.

I love Jack interactions at the parks. He and sally were at the mansion just about to head back for break, and Sally and I had the same color hair then, Jack asked where I got mine and it must have been from the same graveyard 🤣

The mask for meet and greet gives me "Put that thing back where it came from, or so help me" vibes lol

The Jack puppet made an appearance at Disney’s Nightmare Before Christmas Live Concert in LA on Friday night. He co-hosted with Danny Elfman and I imagine he’ll be back for the second show tonight. So happy he’s not in storage, because he’s amazing!

Ever since I saw this movie in theaters, I always wondered: is jack wearing a white buttoned shirt underneath the black jacket or is that just a cleavage? Anyway, perfect timing dan. I really appreciate your existence and happy halloween 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 :)

Having seen it in person as part of Jack’s cavalcade at Boo Bash a few weeks back, I’m still not a fan of the walk around version of Jack. I’d hoped pictures and videos didn’t do it justice, but nah, it’s just terrible. Grey man alien is a good description 👽. Also, that buff Jack cup is clearly because Disney sent Jack over to Universal to learn from their Horror Nights scareactors. First thing they teach you: you scare with your core, Dan. You scare with your core.

First of all: Yeah, I always find it weird how the costumed character is categorized as a villain. I'd wager he's far less evil than Darth Vader or Maleficent, the two people who have attempted child slaughter. The dude wasn't even the one who threatened to EAT Santa Claus! Second: People fell in love with TWO things? Does the soundtrack not count anymore, Dan? Heck, you didn't even make ONE Hot Topic joke, sir! Third: Tupperware Scar, Vader Bulge, and Spooky Goofy. Have I mentioned how much I love this videos? DRINK JACK'S BLOOD! Fourth: I know it's early to think about this, but is there any possibility you could do a Grinch video for the upcoming Holiday season? Quality control on how the Grinch looks at Universal is insane and I bet you could have a fun time ripping some of the weirder looking costumes a new one.

That weird sequel to the original movie video game actually IS good, it's also effectively a baby's first Devil May Cry, considering it uses a lot of the same basic gameplay systems and was also made by Capcom. It's nothing like.. outstanding or anything, but a lot better than most would give it credit for

That enormous puppet was used last night at the Banc of California Stadium for The Nightmare Before Christmas Live-To-Film Concert Experience. I was there last night and saw it!

Met Jack at Disneyland Paris recently. All I can say is that it was very odd with him being a talking face character. I kinda wish that he wasn’t able to talk because he didn’t sound like Jack or say things that Jack would say. He just kept saying that everything was terrible. Glad we only waited 10 mins to meet him.

Here Comes The Pumpkin King thanks Disney Dan! Jack Skellington is one of my Favorite Halloween characters 👻👻🎃🎃

Jack Skellington is one of my favorite Disney characters, I always looked forward to going to Halloween Town in Kingdom Hearts

The jack puppet was used this past weekend in Los Angeles at the Nightmare before Christmas Concert! I thought they made it specially for the concert and then came to this video to find its a few years old! It was amazing in person.

Lol the Kitetails shade😂 Also that Jack Skellington puppet looks amazing

Of course you have to deep dive in the Glow in the dark parade!

The jack puppet looks amazing

Oh I think we need a full review on the glow in the park parade. This is something I never knew I needed before today!

I've only met Jack and Sally in the parks once but it was one of my all-time favorite meet and greets, and while the mask may look strange I'm glad park Jack can talk because his banter is always so good, I love watching videos of people meeting him

Not only is Jack Skeleton a goth icon, but he's also the start of Tim Burton's obsession with having his protagonists be lanky pale dudes played by Johnny Depp.

Jack Skellington is scary awesome! I haven't met the Pumpkin King himself or his Spooktastically lovely Queen of Halloween Screams, Sally, yet at Disney World, but I would love to.

Actually, it's one puppeteer with the 2019 Jack. They used the same exact thing for the Muppets with the Bossmen. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_RKQI5P7GAU.html The rods controlling the arms usually have a mechanisim in them so the mouth and head can move, and the feet/legs are connected to a special footwear on the puppeteer's feet. Also, wasn't there's a Jack that was a guy on stilts? I just remember a fan screaming at him, and then Jack just releasing this high pitch scream in response. Edit: Actually, you're right, I can see a second guy. Just ignore my muppet nerd out Dan. ;_;

I was so happy when I learnt Jack Skellington was added in Disneyland Paris 😁 best part of my trip was seeing him outside the phantom manor Now all they need to bring along with him is the Haunted Holiday Mansion takeover 😁

Seeing Santa at the mall being happy, seeing Santa jack at Disney world:”honey get your shotgun!”

I love you puppeteering Jack skellington! It was so perfect! I could watch that all day!

The puppet was so good that they literally used it for the live concert this year.

With Dan mentioning the lines on Jack's suit, it makes me want to see a comparison between this design and a design with the stripes horizontal. I want to see how much on an impact these vertical stripes have on jacks arms and legs.

theres nothing i would love more than to go a front row performance of disney on ice with dan. it would be the most fun night ever.

Yes! My favorite character of all time and a character evolution video! I'm so happy you did this! I had no idea he was attached to Beetlejuice's hat either! Nightmare Before Christmas has been my obsession ever since I saw it for the first time. Still wanna get my first tattoo of the Haunted Mansion Holiday crossover since it's my two favorite things combined!!! 💀💜 Congrats on the subscriber milestone too Dan!! 🥳

When you mentioned Doug Jones I litterley screamed and got so so happy that my parents looked at each as in "wth" I'm so happy that you mentioned him!😭😭😭😭thr started crying😭😭😭

In 2019 I saw that puppet of Jack Skelington and I had no idea how they did it but this video has shown me how it was worked ( seeing him live shows way more less of the puppeteers and more of Jack because he is all you want to look at

Thank you to Jack for co hosting!

Love the 2019 Puppet and yours as well! All of your puppets are spectacular my friend!

I have several friends who skated in Disney on ice, and I’m just waiting for the day I see one of them in your videos. Hilarious. 🤣🤣🤣

Deep dive into the Glow in the Dark Parade would be awesome!!

Dan is like the Dad of RU-vid, he be out here making the jokes and giving us the gift of his glorious laugh.

I rewatched James and the Giant Peach last night and I was so excited to see Jack! I knew he was in it but I completely forgot!

I ADORE THIS SO MUCH!! I love the huge Jack on the Pumpkin in Hong Kong! Also, the overlay is fantastic! My best friend loves Jack and her now fiancé proposed to her using a ring box in a shape of a coffin and a NBC quote!

We not gonna talk about how PERFECT of a jack impersonation down to the mannerisms that was in the opening

Jack also made an extremely brief and blink and you’ll miss it cameo as an egg yolk from the 2009 stop motion film Coraline.

You rock Dan! You have been so inspiring to me and my love for Disney, costumes, and all things Jim Henson. I’ve been interested in puppetry and costume design my whole life but I grew up to think I am not enough being myself. Thank you for showing me people will support you when you think you are enough! Keep creating and you rock!

I'm in my second year of studying animation and we are doing Stop Motion shorts this year! Very exciting stuff, I think creating the puppets was the hardest thing to achieve haha- I love skeleton characters and naturally Jack is high on that list~

Omg FINALLY I’ve wanted Dan to do this for ages

this was cool! Jack Skelington is one of my favs! I'd love to hear more about that halloween parade you mentioned with that awesome puppet of Jack!

14:32 This absolute madlad is recording the performance with his 3DS. What a legend.

My absolute favorite thing about this movie is how cool all the characters look. Like you said, it’s claymation. It’s so well detailed, beautiful characters, and the story is great. Plus Zero is such a cute dog😂

I have that folkmanis jack puppet and it is FANTASTIC definitely my favorite puppet I own. Love this evolution

You know what would be cool? If they kept notes from the Jack puppet in 2019, and made an interactive meet and greet somewhere in the park during Halloween! Someplace indoors, like the Princess Fairytale Meet & Greet or Main Street Town Hall; guests could journey through the Halloween Town forest, and as they turn a corner, he's just hanging out in front of the curled hill, and the performer could have a microphone to talk to visitors! They could even dress him up with a special "Sandy Claws" outfit during Christmastime!

My favorite series on RU-vid!!!!

The pure joy you are able to emulate from just talking about Disney lights a spark in my heart 💜

I would LOVE for a Glow in the Park video!!! More parade videos always!!! Also not to skip Halloween but since we are kind of talking about Christmas are you doing Charityland over at Defunctland this year??

The pose at the end with jack killed me

4:32 (Teddy Long voice) “Jack Skellington, for ruining Christmas for all the boys and girls, tonight…you will go one on one….with…DA UNDATAKA!!!”

The most recent puppet for real looks like its straight out of the movie itself. They would be INSANE to not ever bring that back. WE NEED IT

The last time I was this early we could get autographs from the characters in the parks

I have NEVER seen Dan with this much energy. Great vid, dude!

0:13A legend was born JACK SKELETON

I love Jack Skellington!!! Do Glow in the Park parade that you’ve mentioned! And do an evolution of Casper the Friendly Ghost!

Perfect for spooky season

yes !!! dan please cover glow in the park parade,halloween is my fave!

Can you do an evolution on the big bad wolf please? I would love to see some more Distory costume evolutions

That 2019 puppet Jack is going to live in my head forever now...I don't wanna talk about anything else but that for the next 10 months

You wouldn't think there'd be that much evolution in such a short time lol.

9:50 actually that costume was made back in 2001 for the press event of the first haunted mansion holiday, interestingly enough there were FOUR of these events from 2001-04 (and I highly recommend looking up the 2003 one here on RU-vid, that is some fine cheese that must be treasured)

Make an Evolution of Hades please!

During one Halloween fireworks show at Disneyland they had a floating Jack Skellington head where Tinkerbell usually is. It was amazing.

Wow. I genuinely think you could do a very good Jack Skellington impression... if you did a serious one. Lol. Great video!

You’d think they could make a better looking meet and greet character design then that lol

YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

I'm gonna say the Jack puppet is amazing it looks so real and I'm very impressed

DISNEYDAN IS LIFE

I legit screamed out loud when you mentioned Oogies revenge!!! That game was my brother and mine childhood!!! The PS2, we played this game religiously! I remember my brother was so scared to face oogie boogie that he would throw me the controller to beat the level 😂😂😂😂 brought back so many memories! I was hoping you would mention the game!!

Jack Skellington: What this? What this? By video about me? What this? And it's by that wonderful RU-vidr Disney Dan?

Perfect because my boyfriend and I are being Jack and Sally from the nightmare before Christmas

Oogie’s revenge was good though… why you hating on it and then say “I never played it”? It was a lot of fun to play. Edit: and also Cruella was really good. Everyone that I know loved it.

HEY DAN!!!!! I went to The Not So Scary Halloween Party a couple days ago and THEY BROUGHT BACK THE JACK SKELLINGTON PUPPET TO HOST THE EVENT!!!!! It was so cool to watch!!! I fricken love The Nightmare Before Christmas and Tim Burton. The puppet was even better to see in real life ❤❤❤ Edit: I recorded the whole thing and I could here how excited I was when I saw Jack 😂 I was literally jumping up and down lol

I actually really like the puppet gimmicks. Dont you have a figement one? Absolutely use it more often

For the costume they should’ve just made the head a puppet mechanism where the mouth just flaps up and down while keeping the shape of the head from the film. Alien Jack just looks like cosplay that came out a bit wrong, and considering what Disney has done with costumes like Mickey Mouse just making a mechanism that moves a mouth up and down shouldn’t be too hard

I love Jack! Watching Nightmare Before Christmas is my annual Halloween tradition. That articulated puppet from 2019 looks amazing! Side note: I see Shang-Goof is still wearing his costume and hanging out in the background. I approve.

Please do the glow in the dark parade I'd love to see that