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The casts of Good Morning America and the Today Show put on a spectacle on Friday, showing off their best Halloween costumes
While GMA went for a variety of costumes inspired by pop culture in 2015, the Today show cast members each went as a character from the Peanuts comic

Published: 07:31 EST, 30 October 2015 | Updated: 17:57 EST, 30 October 2015

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Good Morning America had their audience in stitches with their outrageous display of pop-culture Halloween costumes, while the Today show took on the classic characters from the Peanuts comic strip in the morning shows' annual costume display.

'This is our Super Bowl, our Christmas, our Thanksgiving...we live for this all year long!' Savannah Guthrie said on Friday morning.

The festivities kicked off just after 8am, with the GMA cast showing off their over-the-top outfits just before the big reveal at rival Today. It should be noted that CBS This Morning does not dress up for Halloween.

Robin Roberts started proceedings, dressing as Cookie Lyon from hip-hop TV show Empire, and was joined by T.J. Holmes as Lucious Lyon.

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Spook-tacular: The Good Morning America cast dressed in a variety of pop culture inspired costumes for their annual Halloween episode. From left to right: George Stephanopoulos as Ed Sheeran, Amy Robach as Taylor Swift, Ginger Zee as the Hulk, Robin Roberts and TJ Holmes as Cookie and Lucious Lyon from Empire, and Lara Spencer as Donald Trump

Squad goals: Amy Robach donned leather shorts and over-the-knee boots as Taylor Swift from the Bad Blood music video - and of course she couldn't forget the pop star's supermodel posse

She's here to get what's hers: Robin Roberts was one of the first GMA hosts to reveal her costume, a take on the character Cookie Lyon from Fox's hit series Empire

Life is plastic, it's fantastic! Nick Lachey and Sara Haines hosted the Halloween costume reveal as the perfect plastic couple Barbie and Ken

Expecting: A pregnant Ginger Zee proudly flaunted her baby bump in a larger-than-life green Hulk costume

Sing! George Stephanopoulos (left) dressed as singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran Friday morning. For the past two years, George has gone as George Clooney, first in the movie Gravity and then from his marriage to wife Amal

It's gonna be huge: Lara Spencer did her best Trump impression when she dressed up as the Republican front-runner Friday morning

'It's fantastic to be here,' Spencer said in a mock Trump voice. 'The ratings will be huge. Is this a TV opportunity? I plan to build a wall between me and the competition, I flew in on my beautiful private jet.'

Spencer later paraded around the office as baby Donald Trump, reusing a baby buggy from last year's royal baby costume

Members of the GMA cast later dressed up as characters from the new Star Wars movie. Disney, GMA's parent company, is making the new film

Teenage dream: Paula Farris showed up to rival Amy Robach's Taylor Swift as Katy Perry from the Superbowl - complete with right AND left shark

Frenemies: Farris puts on a face of disgust as she takes a picture with Robach as fueding Katy Perry and Taylor Swift

The pair were followed by George Stephanopoulos who appeared as Ed Sheeran. Lara Spencer led the thousands who will undoubtedly dress as Donald Trump this year, opting for a blond wig only slightly more disheveled than The Donald's own tresses.

She also attempted to take off the presidential candidate's signature speaking style.

'It's fantastic to be here,' she said gruffly. 'The ratings will be huge. Is this a TV opportunity? I plan to build a wall between me and the competition, I flew in on my beautiful private jet.'

She also bizarrely reprised last year's hugely popular Royal Baby costume becoming baby Trump for a trip through GMA's studios.

Next up Ginger Zee burst through as the Hulk while saving the best for last, Amy Robach appeared as Taylor Swift. Mocking the star's squad, she had a line-up of scantily clad cardboard women attached to her sides. Zee, who is pregnant, said her costume was suited to her current physique.

'There's no way to make a pregnant woman feel bigger than making her the hulk', she joked

The cast then appeared in a trailer for Star Wars with Lara Spencer as Chewbacca and Ginger Zee and T.J. Holmes appearing as Rey and Finn. The presenters also went to a haunted house. Robin Roberts said: ‘Everyone, the cast and crew, had a good time.’

Meanwhile, the Today Show brought the Peanuts comic strip to life, dressing up as each and everyone one of the cartoon's child characters.

The cast revealed their costumes in a skit, based off scenes from the upcoming Peanuts movie, due out in November.

The skit started with Willie Geist banging away on a miniature piano as the yellow-haired Schroeder, before scurrying off to class.

The next scene showed Tamron Hall as Peppermint Patty chatting with Natalie Morales' Marcie at their desks before their teacher incoherently reprimands them to pay attention.

At a school dance in the following scene Savannah Guthrie plays Sally, trying to get the apple of her eye, Carson Daly's Linus, to dance with her but as always he doesn't seem very eager.

Then, Snoopy and Woodstock come jetting in on Snoopy's dog house - played by Hota Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford in early for the Halloween spectacle.

The skit ends with Al Roker trying to kick a football as Charlie Brown, but ends up running into Lucy instead - played by a cross-dressing Matt Lauer.

'This is going to be the best Halloween ever,' Lauer says as the entire cast gets together and starts dancing as the famous cartoon characters.

The cast then showed a clip about the weeks-long process it took them to get ready for the big reveal, enlisting the help of the make-up artists and costumers at Saturday Night Live.

The gang's all together: The Today Show cast brought the Peanuts comic strip to life, dressing up as each and everyone one of the cartoon's famous characters. From left to right: Kathie Lee Gifford as Woodstock, Hoda Kotb as Snoopy, Meredith Vieira as Pig-Pen, Willie Geist as Schoeder, Al Roker as Charlie Brown, Savannah Guthrie as Sally, Matt Lauer as Lucy, Carson Daly as Linus, Tmaron Hall as Peppermint Patty and Natalie Morales as Marcie

Lovely lady Lucy: Matt Lauer strikes a pose as Lucy from the Peanuts comic strip. It has become an almost yearly tradition for Lauer to cross-dress for the Halloween episode

It's the great pumpkin, Al Roker: Weatherman Al Roker took on the main character of Charlie Brown

Someone has a crush! While Savannah Guthrie's Sally Costume required little make-up work, make-up artists spent hours making the bald cap for Carson Daly's Linus look

Womp, womp, womp: Tamron Hall (right) dressed up as Peppermint Patty to Natalie Morales' Marcie (left)

Dog's best friend: The dynamic duo Hod Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford showed up for the early hours of the Today show to show off their Snoopy and Woodstock costumes

Cover your nose! Meredith Vieira donned an elaborate dust cloud skirt to take on the Peanuts character of Pig-Pen

The detailing on the costumes made it looks like they were drawn with pencil, just like in the Charles Schulz comics

Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauer embrace as Sally and Lucy from the Peanuts comic book strip

Ladylike: It's become an almost yearly tradition for Today anchor Matt Lauer to cross dress. From left to right as: Jennifer Lopez, Elle Woods from Legally Blonde, Pamela Anderson from Baywatch and this year's costume of Lucy

While Savannah's costume required relatively little make-up, artisans worked hours to make the signature thin hair of Daly's Linus.

And some of the Today show cast weren't as happy about their casting.

'This is really unfortunate,' Kathie Lee said of her Woodstock costume. 'He doesn't talk so why did they choose me?'

Meredith Vieira, on the other hand, thought it was funny that she was chosen to be the dirty Pig-Pen. When asked if she identifies with her character, Vieira said: 'Well apparently the people of Today identify with me as this character.'

Matt Lauer boasted that he had the body to pull off the feminine Lucy: 'I've got the legs to carry this off.'

The Today show cast spent the rest of the morning showing viewers how to make last-minute costumes and snacks for Halloween parties, while the GMA cast threw a Monster Mash-worthy bash.

Bun in the oven: GMA weather reporter Ginger Zee later did an entire segment on the ways pregnant women can dress up for Halloween

In a lip-syncing competition, Robach performed Taylor Swift’s iconic Bad Blood. The star mocked the singer’s rivalry with Katy Perry as GMA anchor Paula Faris took to the stage with her iconic shark back-up dancers – weatherman Rob Marciano and correspondent Ron Claiborne. She jokingly refused to watch ‘Taylor’s’ performance referencing the stars’ alleged rivalry.

Stars Rumer Willis and Maks also got into the spirit appearing on the show in costume. Bruce and Demi’s daughter was dressed as a spooky maid while Maks was a red devil. They were joined by GMA’s weekend anchor Dan Harris who turned up as Harry Potter.

However, it was Lara Spencer who stole the show and won the lip synch challenge with her Trump performance. Performing the Nae Nae, the anchor refused to break character from The Donald. She was easily voted the winner of the challenge. Faris told her: ‘There’s no bad blood between us, like me and some other contestants. I’ve got nothing but fireworks for you.’

The Good morning America cast wowed with their Halloween costumes last year - with Lara Spencer as a hilarious Prince George.

The Today Show paid tribute to their late-night network friends Saturday Night Live last year, dressing up as some of the show's most famous characters

Last year: The Good morning America cast wowed with their Halloween costumes last year - with Lara Spencer as a hilarious Prince George

2014: The Today Show paid tribute to their late-night network friends Saturday Night Live last year, dressing up as some of the show's most famous characters