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Costume store develops angry flight attendant Steven Slater costume

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) on Oct 13th 2010 at 3:00PM

I haven't put on a costume for Halloween in years, but I think that's going to change this year. I want to spend an evening as ~~flight attendant hero~~ irresponsible nut Steven Slater. In case you spent the summer living under a rock, Slater's the flight attendant who tangled with a passenger (you know, one of the people he was responsible for protecting), popped the emergency slide, grabbed some beer from the plane and drove home to Queens.

He also hired a high-powered publicist, lied about his career and wanted his old job back before kicking around a future in media.

Ricky's NYC, a major costume store with multiple locations, has developed a flight attendant costume that USA Today reports is clearly based on the nutjob who put lives on the ground at risk.

Here are the details on this particular getup:

The costume -- shirt, tie, bandage (for the head wound reported to have been caused by a feisty passenger's unwieldy carry-on luggage), brewskis not included -- retails for $39.99 at Ricky's stores and online at ricky'shalloween.com. It's billed as the perfect outfit for making an early, and memorable, exit from a Halloween bash.

Fortunately, you won't have to go to Queens after making your departure.

Filed under: North America, United States, Airlines

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Chuck Oct 13th 2010 10:26PM

Now if it only came with a miniature version of the exit slide my life would be so complete with this get up.

Judy Oct 14th 2010 6:43AM

He is a national hero and we appreciate his efforts. He should have been given his job back. We do not fly jet blue anymore because of their fireing this man.

Colbie Oct 14th 2010 7:47AM

I think this writer, Tom Johannesmeyer (or whatever his name is), sucks. He obviously has not the talent to make it in the real world of writing/media and has to write these ridiculous, unfunny things. How does someone make a living being so stupid? It was embarrassing to read this juvenile attempt at wittiness. Get a job at something you may be good at (i.e. being stupid).

Cooper Oct 14th 2010 8:58AM

MAY be????

marcagoff Oct 14th 2010 8:13AM

Beware! If you wear that costume you may be mistaken for a poofter.

Cooper Oct 14th 2010 9:00AM

MAY be????

HBro Oct 14th 2010 8:23AM

The writer is a little too catty, and full of himself with his "outrage."
Is he personally offended be cause the flight attendant may have given
gays a bad name? Okay, his bad day was over the top, but
get over it sweetie, everyone has a bad day, sometime.

nodevout Oct 14th 2010 8:47AM

if there were a costume for him, lol, i'd snap it up! I wasn't really surprised that jetbleah fired him, (corporate monkeys) but that he didn't sue the lady who hit him with a suitcase for assault. I would've!

Eric Oct 14th 2010 8:56AM

Flight Attendant Steven Slater is no hero and should not be held in high regard for his dangerous antics. He put the lives of ground crews in jeopardy when he extended the emergency exit slide, not to mention his theft of alcoholic beverages from the JetBlue Airlines company. Most FA's are professional and deal professionally when under stress as they have been trained but this was not the case with Steven Slater's behavior.

Cooper Oct 14th 2010 8:58AM

You may not have to go home to Queens, but I think BEING a queen would certainly help someone pull off this costume. . . That stewardess was clearly a flaming girly-man having his time of the month.

Cooper Oct 14th 2010 9:01AM

You might not have to go home to Queens if you wear this on Hallowe'en, but it would help if you ARE a queen.

surfdocer Oct 14th 2010 11:25AM

You've heard of this unless you been living under a rock or happen to have a real life and a real job

Colbie Oct 14th 2010 1:02PM

Cooper (sounds like a dog's name),

Yes, may be NOT maybe in this case, dumb shit. Know what you're talking about before you reply. You probably write "your welcome" instead of "you're welcome". What an idiot. I am guessing a few classes at the junior college. You make the
"Housewives of Orange County" seem like brain surgeons. Have a point before you try to make one, dumbass!