If you’re a movie prop replica collector, you know exactly which Beetlejuice sign we’re talking about.

For years, as a Beetlejuice decor hunter , there has been one item I refused to buy on principle because it had one glaring mistake: it was not in-universe accurate. I’ve bought the Adam and Barbara monster face hanging decor, the inflatable Sandworm for my lawn, and the “Here Lies Betelgeuse” tombstone—but never the iconic light-up sign due to the fact that it always featured the ghost with the most’s name spelled wrong.

Here’s what I mean. On the left, the scene from Beetlejuice ; on the right, the old version of the sign from Spirit Halloween:

The spelling of Beetlejuice’s name has long been a point of contention. Tim Burton’s classic film spells its title Beetlejuice.

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