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Duolingo's costume party gives Eddy a pink identity crisis

The animated Halloween sketch joins a DuoTV making-of upload and the full DuoMart series in a nine-upload week.

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Duolingo Story of October 26, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

so close eddy, you're a pink lafufu. hope this helps!

Duo turns up dressed as a wooden log. A teacup-headed ballerina handles the microphone, and Eddy's declaration that he's a pink Labubu gets a brisk correction: "Lafufu." Duolingo's costume party is less about getting dressed up than getting your character reference right.

The language-learning company's animated sketch, titled "so close eddy, you're a pink lafufu. hope this helps!", was its most-watched new upload of the week, reaching about 1.2 million views. It also has the most daily viewing momentum on the channel right now, comfortably above the separate costume-themed "what's everyone dressing up as??".

In the comments, viewers pick out Eddy's appearance and the host's pronunciation of Balerina Cappuccina. Others pause to remind themselves that this is, indeed, a language-learning company's official channel. The contrast is part of the entertainment.

There was animation beyond the costumes, too. "DuoTV BTS - boards to final animation! ✏️" offered a production-side companion to the cartoons, while "What's going on at DuoMart!?! | DuoTV (Full Series)" brought Lily's convenience-store job into one full-series upload. Eccentric coworkers, impossible customers and a suspicious basement supply its workplace complications.

Duolingo added 30,000 subscribers over the week. Its latest daily views sit slightly below its usual pace, but its weekly viewing total was the largest among the listed technology-company peers. For viewers following the DuoMart story, the full-series upload also includes subtitle options in multiple languages, a small return to the channel's day job.

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What viewers say

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@NolanLe-j9xSee it on YouTube
EDDY FINALLY IN A DUOLINGO VIDEO! NOW WE ONLY NEED BEA, VIKRAM AND LIN!
@PorcyaraFranciscoSee it on YouTube
The way she says "ballErINA capuCHInA" was so majestic 🥀
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