Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel admits he did not expect what happened when he challenged parents across America to tell their kids that Mom and Dad had eaten all their Halloween candy — and that none was left.

The result is hilarious, but Kimmel admits that he really did not expect all the weeping.

And one wonders how many of these kids will end up in counseling after learning their parents lied to them about Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy … and now THIS!