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Pumpkin Jokes

Pumpkins should not be ignored this time of year. Jack-o-lanterns decorate porches all over town and it’s easy to see how these orange gourds influence the holiday. A list of Halloween jokes should always include a section for pumpkin jokes. 


We have harvested some jack-o-lantern and pumpkin jokes in time for Halloween. Pumpkins are plentiful around Halloween and their orange color adds to the Halloween spirit. 

2018 Pumpkin Jokes

Enjoy these pumpkin jokes and carve out some new ones for yourself.




Q: Why do pumpkins get their brains scooped out before Halloween?
A: So the zombies won’t eat them.


Q: Why was the jack-o-lantern all cut up?
A: Because it was Halloween.


Q: Where do pumpkins like to live?
A: In the seedy part of town.


Q: Why did everyone think the Jack-O-Lantern was evil?
A: It had a wicked candle inside it.


Q: What is a Jack-O-Lanterns favorite sport?
A: Squash.


Q: How do pumpkins get up to the roof?
A: They use a Jack-O-Ladder.


Q: Who helps the smaller pumpkins safely cross the street?
A: The Crossing Gourd.


Q: What did the jack-O-Lantern say to the unripe pumpkin?
A: You are looking a little green.


Green Pumpkin in Orange pumpkins

More Pumpkin Jokes

Q: Why was Cinderella bad at sports?
A: Because her coach was a pumpkin.


Q: How can we fix broken jack-O-Lanterns?
A: Using pumpkin patches.


Q: Why don’t skeletons like winter?
A: Everyone calls them numbskulls.


Q: When is a pumpkin not a pumpkin?
A: When it’s dropped, then it’s squash.


Jack-o-lantern faceQ: Why did the jack-O-Lantern fail out of school?
A: Someone had scooped it’s brains out.


Q: What did the orange pumpkin ask the green pumpkin?
A: “Are you a zombie?”


Q: What did the jack-o-lantern tell his ghost friend on Halloween night?
A: I feel warm inside tonight.


Q: What do you call a pumpkin who plays a lot of sports?
A: A jock-o-lantern.


Symbol for Pi RedQ: What happens if you divide a pumpkins circumference by it’s diameter?
A: You get Pumpkin Pi. 



Q: What do you call an obese pumpkin?
A: A plumpkin.


Q: Why did the pumpkin cross the road?
A: Because it fell off the wagon.


Q: Why did the jack-O-Lanterns claim to be spiritual?
A: Because he had an inner light?


Did you enjoy these Pumpkin Jokes? We have more Funny Halloween JokesGhost jokes, and Skeleton jokes. We also have a Halloween jokes for kids page here.


Want content that’s a bit more mature for adults? Check out our Halloween jokes for adults page and our Halloween Pranks page for Halloween joke ideas to play on friends and neighbors this holiday season.

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