A video posted by a North Carolina farm appears to show a giant inflatable jack-o’-lantern breaking loose and rolling down a paved road, with a farm worker chasing after it. The clip was shared on TikTok by Phillips Farms of Cary, whose handle is @phillipsfarmsofcary. The video shows the scene from inside a parked car, where a man and a woman watched the pumpkin roll toward them. The footage appears to show the pumpkin picking up speed as it moved down the road.
On-screen text in the video reads, “We are FULL of surprises here at Phillips Farms.” In the video, the pumpkin seems to start out deflated in the middle of the road before it inflates and begins to roll. The woman in the car said in the video, “We need to tell them,” apparently referring to the farm staff. The man driving said, “it’s going to hit us.” The pumpkin, which appeared to be fully inflated with a jack-o’-lantern face, continued rolling toward the car.
The woman expressed concern that the pumpkin could damage her vehicle, saying in the video, “the pump’s going to hit my car and damage my car before it hits you. I need to tell them.” As the pumpkin rolled faster, the man said, “It’s coming so fast. Oh my gosh, look at this. This is crazy talk.” A man in a green shirt and dark pants then appeared from the right side of the road and tried to stop the pumpkin. The woman said in the video, “So many people trying to get— oh, he’s going to get hurt.” The man in the car then asked, “Should I help him?”
Farm worker appears to struggle to stop the runaway decoration
The footage appears to show the man in the green shirt struggling to gain control of the large inflatable as it continued to roll past him. The man in the car said in the video, “Oh no, it’s going to get away on him.” The worker managed to catch up to the pumpkin and briefly stop it, but it started to roll again. The woman then said, “I want to move your car though,” as the pumpkin got closer to their vehicle. According to the video’s creator, the man replied, “Nope, it’s still coming. Oh sh–.”
The pumpkin eventually appears to have rolled off the paved road and stopped on the grassy shoulder, near a line of parked cars. The video shows the man in the green shirt holding onto the pumpkin at that point. The man in the car decided to get out and help, saying in the video, “Yeah, I’m going to get out, uh, and help this guy.” The woman agreed, saying, “Yeah, help him, but just make sure your car’s not in its way.” The footage then shows the man opening his car door and stepping out.
The video’s caption says, “Pumpkinfest went a little off kilter this year, but we let it roll and had a gourdgeous Sunday.” The caption also thanks Uber, saying, “Thanks @uber for helping us bring it home.” The caption includes the hashtags #phillipsfarmsofcary and an emoji of a pumpkin. The farm appears to hold seasonal events, and the video suggests the incident happened during a fall festival-type event called Pumpkinfest. The farm’s playful tone carried into its caption, and pumpkin-themed moments like this have been drawing plenty of attention on TikTok, including a creator comparing a Starbucks pumpkin pie to Trader Joe‘s teeny tiny pie.
Commenters react to the runaway pumpkin
Viewers who watched the video shared their reactions in the comments section. One person joked about the situation, writing, “911 what’s your emergency” “THERES A GIANT PUMPKIN COMING TOWARDS ME AHHHHH.” Another commenter focused on the woman’s concern for her car, writing, “the pumps gonna hit my car.”
One person noted the difference in how the two people in the car reacted, writing, “The anxiousness in the woman’s voice to back up and turn around, while the driver calmly narrates is sending me.” Another person questioned the level of worry, writing, “How do you expect an inflatable pumpkin to hurt your car?” Someone else compared the scene to a movie, writing, “My first legit thought was James and Giant Peach but Halloween themed lmao.”
Another commenter related to the moment, writing, “Me embracing the things life throws at me.” The video appears to have gained attention for its unexpected scene of a giant Halloween decoration rolling down a road uncontrolled, with a farm worker and a visitor both trying to stop it.
