Another year, another questionable Halloween costume has debuted online.
For the upcoming holiday, popular costume retailer and lingerie store Yandy is selling a sexy Mister Rogers costume dubbed “Nicest Neighbor.”
Taking away the innocence of Fred Rogers, the late TV personality known as the host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood — a children’s show that promoted love and friendship while tackling difficult subjects like divorce and war — the costume features a crop v-neck red sweater (a signature look of Mister Rogers), high-waisted grey biker shorts and a white detachable collar with a black neck tie.
For those willing to really take the costume to the next level, Yandy is also selling hand puppets, a wig, belt and socks separately.
“Won’t you be my neighbor? Entice your friends next door with your playful puppets!” the description reads.
“Suit up with a necktie, and be the friendliest next door neighbor in town in this exclusive Nicest Neighbor costume.”
The ensemble retails at $59.95.
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The costume has been met with not-so-rave reviews on social media.
“Nothing about this costume evokes Mr. Rogers for me,” Politico Senior Reporter Dana Rubinstein wrote on Twitter.
“Someone made a sexy Mr. Rogers costume we are all doomed,” author Jessica Valenti tweeted.
“Mr. Rogers is Saint-like status. Can we just not?” a different social media user expressed.
“This is gross,” TV writer Amanda Deibert tweeted.
Yandy did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment regarding the backlash.
Yandy’s newest creation comes a year after they revealed a sexy Handmaid’s Tale outfit.
The retailer recreated the body-concealing red clothing handmaids wear in Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel (that has been adapted into an Emmy award-winning TV show) by shortening the hem via a red mini dress, adding a cape with slits along the front and side and topping off the look with fishnet tights. The “Brave Red Maiden” costume retails for $64.95.
Nothing about this costume evokes Mr. Rogers for me. https://t.co/1ryyquyQNK
— Dana Rubinstein (@danarubinstein) September 19, 2019
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Someone made a sexy Mr Rogers costume we are all doomed https://t.co/iD6KXdcE5v
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) September 18, 2019
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Mr. Rogers is Saint-like status. Can we just not? https://t.co/3xOutMacMq
— Venisia Gonzalez
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(@venisiagonzalez) September 19, 2019
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This is gross. Also, Mr. Rogers is already sexy Mr. Rogers https://t.co/wurHkp754b
— Amanda Deibert
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A Sexy Mr Rogers costume for 2019. We are at The End of Times. https://t.co/uvouefFQSv
— Robin-Lynn (@RobinLynnG) September 19, 2019
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There’s not a single chance I’d see this costume and think ohhh there’s sexy Mr. Rogers… nope. https://t.co/o5h5LLpT60
— Melissa (@SheLikesSportss) September 19, 2019
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With a subject matter as serious and haunting as this series, which centers around state-sanctioned abuse of women, creating sexy versions of abused characters is not creative, funny or appropriate.
The retailer has also received countless backlash in previous years for their controversial pregnant Kylie Jenner costume, which they named “Reality Star in the Making” and the year before they made a sexy Donald Trump costume.
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