Thread: Your favorite Halloween special and why?

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So whats Your favorite Halloween special, movie, TV episode or whatever? And why? So I don't want just a list of movies but I wanna know why you like it so much. You can list notable other favorites after though.

As for me I have a few favorites but I'll try to be brief.

First is Buffy "Halloween." Its just an amazing episode and it totally captures the feel of Halloween. The concept is genius and perfect for the holiday. They all get their costumes from this new shop and it turns out the costumes have a spell on them that turns them into their costumes! I mean how perfect is that for Halloween. Buffy says, "It's come as you aren't night" and this episodes takes it up a notch by actually turning them into what they are pretending to be.

Another good one is the "Dead Like Me" finale "Hunted." Its got some nice trick or treating scenes, and an interesting, if not morbid, plot. It examines the idea that normally you wouldn't open your door to strangers, yet on Halloween, its common practice. If you haven't seen this episode you must check it out. The scene with Mason and the sick boy is so heart breaking. I loved that he gave the boy all the candy he had gathered. Anyway please check it out if you haven't. It's a great episode.

I have a few more favorite favorites but I don't wanna bore you all. So I'll end with "Monster Squad." Its not even set on Halloween but some how its just perfect for Halloween. Its got all the Universal monsters, or skewed versions of them, and that was the most appealing factor to me as a kid. I was obsessed with those monsters, I had a bunch of "Monster in my pockets." And to have a movie about kids like me fighting real monsters was just amazing. And its not one of those movies that when you watch it as an adult you think, 'aw this lame now.' It actually holds up pretty well and you catch on to things you may have missed. Like the conflict with the parents, I remember being somewhat aware of this, but watching it now I see it more.


Other notable favorites: Growing Pains "Happy Halloween 1 & 2," Two Guys and a Girl Halloween specials. "Frankenstein and Me," which has some cool homages to classic horror movies, and I think this movie is highly underrated.

One of my recent favorites is RL Stein's The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It.

Cartoon Network airs it in October. The movie is pretty cheesy, but it has some really good genuine moments. I especially like the scenes where the lead in the movie takes the little brother ToTing.

I lean towards the Simpson's Treehouse of Horror Specials. I like the way they integrate old Horror Movies into the show. And the old Roxanne Series has a DVD of their Hallowe'en Episodes which is defintely worth a look.

Alas, my two girls, 6 and 11 now, don't care a whit about "The Great Pumpkin". It was a Hallowe'en Week staple when I was raising my two older kids 20 years ago....

I'll throw my vote in for the Peanuts "it's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" Reason: it's a classic and I grew up on it. As for a movie, I like "Hocus Pocus" I get strange looks when I say this because I always pass stuff over in the stores saying I hate the "cutesy" halloween stuff. Could not really say why its my favorite... but it is

I also have to vote for "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" because it is a yearly tradition.

I am also a big fan or the Simpsons Tree House of Horror episodes. I love the one with the zombie outbreak "Dad you killed the zombie Flanders" "He was a zombie?"

I really only love a small selection of horror movies which I break out at this time of the year. The Exorcist, Bram Stokers Dracula, Interview with a Vampire, and a large stack of zombie movies (which I have already run through: "Night of the Living Dead (including the 89 remake), Dawn of the Dead (including the 04 remake), Zombie II, Dead Alive (aka Brain Dead) , Zombie Land, and Shaun of the Dead.

i actually really use to like the rosanne show halloween specials , definately the buffy halloween ones there was always usually one a season, might have to pull those out tonight. strangely enough i really look forward to the regis and kelly halloween show. usually some good costumes. and i don't watch it other then at halloween lol
and always any scary movie i can find we never have it off the dusk channel this time of year

1. Roseanne - No sitcom has better Halloween specials
2. Home Improvement - A close second

"It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" is and will always be my favorite.

Originally Posted by The King of Halloween

1. Roseanne - No sitcom has better Halloween specials

I totally agree. I LOVE the Roseanne Halloween specials. They are awesome every year and so are the Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors.

LOL yet the thing i must watch close to every Halloween is Garfield's Halloween Special. I love that so much. I have it on DVD and it rocks.

I was walking around the Halloween candy aisle at Target the other day by myself and was mumbling "Candy candy candycandycandycandycandycandy oh control yourself Garfield"
LOL .. i got some fun looks from people thinking I was nuts

I love The Halloween Tree and Disneys Halloween Treat

A close second is Roaseannes Halloween and Garfield Halloween.