Groovin' Ghouls, Grave Ravers, Grooving Ghoulies, and Rockin' Ravers were a series of animated Halloween characters that stood on a black pedestal and dance to various re-recordings of pop hits. The series began in 2006, and was later discontinued in 2015. The characters consisted of skeletons, witches, ghosts, and other Halloween characters.
The Groovin’ Ghouls and Grave Ravers do a side to side arm dance, similar in fashion to the Turtle Dancers. Grooving Ghoulies do an up and down moving arms dance, and the Rockin’ Ravers shake and lean.
List of Characters[]
Groovin' Ghouls (2006-2008)[]
- Skeleton - "Livin' La Vida Loca" (2006-08)
- Skeleton - "Groove Line" (2007-08)
- Zombie - "The Way I Are" (2008)
Grave Ravers (2009-2012)[]
- Pumpkin Man - "The Way I Are" (2009) (Target Exclusive)
- Cartoon Devil - "This is Why I'm Hot" (2009) (Target Exclusive)
- Devil - "This is Why I'm Hot" (2009-10)
- Ghost - "The Way I Are" (2009-10)
- Ghost - “Livin' La Vida Loca” (2009)
- Pumpkin Head Ghost - "The Way I Are" (2009-11)
- Ghost - "Somebody's Watching Me" (2010-11)
- Witch - "Gimme More" (2009-11)
- Skeleton - "Livin' la Vida Loca" (2009-12)
- Shadow Ghost - "Somebody's Watching Me" (2010)
- Top Hat Ghost - "The Way I Are" (2010)
- Top Hat Ghost - "Can't Stop Moving" (2010)
- Ghost - "Can't Stop Moving" (2010)
- Devil - "Rapper's Delight" (2010)
- Devil - "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (2010)
- Rapper Ghost - “Rapper’s Delight” (2010)
- Witch - "Can't Be Tamed" (2011)
- Monster - "In My Head" (2011)
- Monster - "Monster Mash" (2011)
- Orange Skeleton - "Down" (2011)
- Skeleton - "Dynamite" (2011)
- Ghost - "Club Can't Handle Me" (2011)
- Mummy - "Thriller" (2011-12)
- Green Skeleton - "Club Can't Handle Me" (2011-12)
- Skeleton - "Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)" (2012)
Grooving Ghoulies (2012-2015)[]
- Skeleton - “Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)" (2012-14)
- Ghost - "Give Me Everything" (2012)
- Monster - "Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)" (2012)
- Ghost - "Club Can't Handle Me" (2012-13)
- Skeleton - "Livin' La Vida Loca" (2013)
- Monster - "Krazy" (2013)
- Zombie - "Live While We're Young" (2013-14)
- Cartoon Skeleton - "Locked Out of Heaven" (2013-14)
- Cartoon Witch - "Wild Ones" (2013-14)
- Mummy - "Thriller" (2013-15) (2017) (UNRELEASED)
- Witch - "Wild Ones" (2014)
- Werewolf - "Gangnam Style" (2014)
- Skeleton - "Fireball" (2015)
- Reaper - "Good Feeling" (2012) (UNRELEASED)
- Witch - "Crazy Kids" (2012) (UNRELEASED)
- Zombie - "Forget You" (2013) (UNRELEASED)
- Selfie Witch - "#Selfie (Halloween parody)” (2015)
- Skeleton - "Juju On That Beat" (2017) (UNRELEASED)
- Monster - "Juju On That Beat" (2017) (UNRELEASED)
- Witch - "Feel It Still" (2017) (UNRELEASED)
- Ghost - "Rolex" (2017) (UNRELEASED)
- Vampire - "Attention" (2017) (UNRELEASED)
- Blue Pumpkin Man - “We Love Halloween” (2018) (UNRELEASED)
- EmoteGlow Mummy - “Thriller” (2022) (UNRELEASED)
- EmoteGlow Ghost - “Ghostbusters” (2022) (UNRELEASED)
Rockin' Ravers (2013-2014)[]
- Skeleton - "Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)" (2013-14)
- Monster - "Krazy" (2013)
Spinoffs[]
- Groovin' Frosty (the Snowman) - "Frosty the Snowman" (2009)
- Bony Rocker (UNRELEASED) - "Uptown Funk" (2016)
Gallery[]
Groovin' Ghouls (2006-2008)[]
Groovin' Ghoul - Skeleton
Groovin' Ghoul - Zombie
Grave Ravers (2009-2012)[]
Grave Raver - Skeleton
Grave Raver - Skeleton (2009 lights switched)
Grave Raver - Skeleton (prototype)
Grave Raver - Ghost
Grave Raver - Witch
Grave Raver - Devil
Grandin Road prototypes
Grave Raver - Pumpkin Man
Grave Raver - Devil Kid
Grave Raver - Top Hat Ghost
Graver Raver - Pumpkin Head Ghost
Grave Raver - Shadow Ghost
Grave Raver - Mummy
Grave Raver - Monster
Grave Raver - Orange Skeleton
Grave Raver - Green Skeleton
Grooving Ghoulies (2012-2015)[]
Groovin' Ghoulie - Skeleton
Groovin' Ghoulie - Ghost
Groovin' Ghoulie - Witch (prototype)
Grooving Ghoulie - Zombie (prototype)
Groovin' Ghoulie - Zombie
Groovin' Ghoulie - Cartoon Skeleton
Groovin' Ghoulie - Cartoon Witch
Lowes Stock Photo
Groovin' Ghoulie - Werewolf
Groovin' Ghoulie - Selfie Witch
Groovin' Ghoulie - Reaper (prototype)
Groovin Ghoulie - Blue Pumpkin Man (prototype)
Rockin' Ravers (2013-2014)[]
Rockin' Raver - Monster
Rockin' Raver - Skeleton (Stock Photo)
Rockin' Raver - Monster (Stock Photo)
Trivia[]
- Gemmy titled the Gangman Style Monster and Skeleton "Rockin Raver," however they were not a part of this series.
- The Mystic Wheel and Christmas Wheel use the same base used on the characters of this series.
- In 2020, a Grooving Buddies Skeleton was made featuring similar movements as this series.
- Multiple samples of Grooving Ghoulies from 2017-2022 have been recently discovered. This implies that Gemmy has continued to offer the series to stores and buyers since 2015, but they keep getting turned down and going unreleased.
Videos[]
Groovin' Ghoul Skeleton - "Livin' la Vida Loca"
Groovin' Ghoul Skeleton - "Livin' la Vida Loca" (2008)
Grooving Ghoulies Mummy - "Thriller"
Groovin' Ghoulies Mummy - "Thriller" (2013-15)
Grooving Ghoulies Witch - "-Selfie"
Groovin' Ghoulies Selfie Witch - "#Selfie" (2015)
Grooving Ghoulies Cartoon Witch - "Wild Ones"
Groovin' Ghoulies Cartoon Witch - "Wild Ones" 2013-14
Groovin' Ghoulies Cartoon Skeleton - "Locked Out of Heaven"
Groovin' Ghoulies Cartoon Skeleton - "Locked Out of Heaven" (2013-14)
Grave Raver Skeleton - "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)"
Grave Raver Skeleton - "Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (2012)
Gemmy GRAVE RAVER HISTORY and UNSEEN VERSIONS
Development story