Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Halloween specials”
The Pumpkin Who Couldn’t Smile special first aired Halloween 1979. We open with an incredibly sad and lonely pumpkin. He’s the only pumpkin left! Nobody wanted him, and to my surprise as a youngster, he cries his own seeds. Little Ralph can’t go trick-or-treating because Aunt Agatha has a big …
While Mr. Boogedy was originally a pilot (a failed one), it became a favorite Halloween seasonal made for TV movie for so many kids and families. It did not air at all near Halloween, though, on April 20, 1986 as part of “The Disney Sunday Movie.” The Move: Carlton and …
Remember “The Wonderful World of Disney”? Tons of great programming ran under this series, and a favorite of mine first aired October 1983 and was called simply, “A Disney Halloween”. Hosted by a narrator and the Magic Mirror, the special is made up of the following segments: “Night on Bald …
Here’s a personal favorite of mine, if not my all time favorite Halloween special. When I had it on VHS it was titled, “The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t”, but was later re-titled, “The Night That Dracula Saved The World”. The original title makes oodles more sense, which you’re aware of …
Here it is, the second installment of our retro Halloween specials! This time it’s 1985’s Garfield’s Halloween Adventure, which was originally called Garfield in Disguise. Aired on network television for the first time in October 1985, this is a special that ran pretty regularly, but of course, they just don’t …
Here we are, our first go at Halloween Specials, and it’s a classic: The Worst Witch! I grew up in the thick of the 1980’s and absolutely love Halloween specials. All holiday specials really. To me they meant it was full throttle time… stores weren’t putting Halloween costumes out in …