TV Series and Episodes Guide
A collection of TV series and individual episodes with a Halloween theme or ambiance. These are just a few to choose from and not at all a comprehensive list. Most of these episodes can be viewed free on YouTube, Plex, Dailymotion, Freevee, and various other online sites. This list is a work in progress.
The Addams Family - Series
The Addams Family (1964 - 1966) - 64 Episodes
Based on the twisted cartoons by Charles Addams, the series revolves around an eccentric family living in a spooky old house full of bizarre decor worthy of a Ripley’s Believe-It-Or-Not museum. Lasting only two seasons, the show gave us 64 episodes of Things and Itts, man-eating plants, indoor demolitions, headhunters, a toothless lion, torture devices, and a whole lot of demented humor.
Starring: John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy, Ken Weatherwax, Lisa Loring, Blossom Rock
Halloween episodes: “Halloween with the Addams Family” (S1 E7), “Halloween - Addams Style” (S2 E7)
The Andy Griffith Show
The Haunted House - (S4 E2)
Original Airdate: October 7, 1963
Writer: Harvey Bullock Director: Earl Bellamy
Summary: Andy, Barney, and Gomer enter the old haunted Rimshaw house to retrieve Opie’s baseball and stumble upon a mystery.
Episode Trivia:
The haunted Rimshaw house was originally built as part of the Gone With the Wind film set.
Don Knotts suggested expanding this episode into a full-length movie, which eventually became The Ghost and Mr. Chicken.
The Beverly Hillbillies
Trick or Treat - (S1 E6)
Original Airdate: October 31, 1962
Writer: Paul Henning Director: Richard Whorf
Summary: The backwater Clampetts wander out to meet their new Beverly Hills neighbors on Halloween night and can’t figure out why people are giving them candy for dressing up in their normal attire. Meanwhile, Jed does his best to find a man for Jethro’s twin sister, Jethrine Bodine.
Episode Trivia:
“Trick or Treat” episode writer Paul Henning also penned the lyrics to The Beverly Hillbillies theme song.
Paul Henning’s daughter, Linda Henning, played the voice of Jethrine Bodine. Jethro and Jethrine were both played by Max Baer, Jr.
Bewitched - Series
Bewitched (1964 - 1972) - 254 Episodes
Samantha Stephens is a real-life witch married to a mortal man. Her husband Darren forbids her from using her magic, but who can resist when you can wiggle your nose and clean the entire house without lifting a finger? But it’s hard to stay out of trouble when all your friends and family are witches and warlocks and they love to drop by for unexpected visits. Every day at the Stephens residence is like Halloween - 254 episodes worth.
Starring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick Ward, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead, David White, Paul Lynde, Erin Murphy
Halloween episodes: “The Witches Are Out” (S1 E7), “Trick or Treat” (S2 E7), “Twitch or Treat” (S3 E7), “The Safe and Sane Halloween” (S4 E8), “To Trick or Treat or Not to Trick or Treat” (S6 E7)
The Brady Bunch
To Move or Not To Move - (S1 E23)
Original Airdate: March 6, 1970
Writers: Sherwood Schwartz, Paul West Director: Oscar Rudolph
Summary: Mike Brady decides it’s time to move the family to a new house, but the kids love their old home and they create a plan to scare away any interested buyers wanting to take it away from them.
Episode Trivia:
The Brady Bunch interior set was also used in an episode of Mission: Impossible (“Double Dead”), and an episode of Mannix (“The Danford File”). Both shows removed the iconic staircase and made various cosmetic changes to prevent fans from catching on.
The Slumber Caper - (S2 E3)
Original Airdate: October 9, 1970
Writers: Tam Spiva Director: Oscar Rudolph
Summary: When Marcia throws her first house party, the boys decide to scare the girls with a string of monsterous pranks.
Episode Trivia:
Some of Marcia’s friends are played by the daughters Robert Reed (Mike Brady), Florence Henderson (Carol Brady), and series creator Sherwood Schwartz.
Fright Night - (S4 E6)
Original Airdate: October 27, 1972
Writers: Brad Radnitz Director: Jerry London
Summary: It’s boys versus girls in a contest to out-scare each other, but laughs abound when they decide to unite against a common foe.
Episode Trivia:
This was the first episode to show the Brady’s attic.
Airing four days before October 31, 1972, this is considered a Halloween episode.
Cheers
Fairy Tales Can Come True - (S3 E4)
Original Airdate: October 25, 1984
Writer: Sam Simon Director: James Burrows
Summary: Cliff meets the girl of his dreams (Tinkerbell) at Cheers on Halloween night, but he’s afraid of what she’ll think of him when he takes off his mask.
Episode Trivia:
Tinkerbell is played by Bernadette Birkett, who is married to Cheers star George Wendt (Norm Peterson) in real life. She also plays the voice of Norm’s offscreen wife, Vera.
Bar Wars V: The Final Judgment - (S10 E7)
Original Airdate: October 31, 1991
Writers: Ken Levine, David Isaacs Director: James Burrows
Summary: It’s Halloween night and time for the annual prank war with Gary’s Olde Towne Tavern, but this year the prank goes too far and it’s literally a duel to the death.
Episode Trivia:
The beer that the cast drank during filming was called “near beer” because it had an alcohol content of only 3.2%. A pinch of salt could be added to the drink to keep the head foamy fresh while shooting. The bar itself was fully stocked with alcohol.
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Ghost of A. Chantz - (S4 E2)
Original Airdate: September 30, 1964
Writers: Bill Persky, Sam Denoff, Carl Reiner Director: Jerry Paris
Summary: Rob, Laura, Sally, and Buddy are forced to sleep in a haunted cabin after a reservation mixup.
Episode Trivia:
Director Jerry Paris went on to direct three episodes of The Munsters after helming this classic ghost episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Eerie Indiana - Series
Eerie Indiana (1991 - 1992) - 19 Episodes
This short-lived series features Omri Katz as Marshall Teller, a teenage paranormal investigator in Eerie, Indiana. After moving to Eerie from the big city, his parents expected to find a nice, peaceful little town to raise their two kids. But from the day they move in, Marshall begins to realize Eerie is the center of weirdness for the entire planet. Marshall and his friend Simon investigates and documents these events hoping to prove to the world that Eerie, Indiana is not what it seems.
Starring: Omri Katz, Justin Shenkarow, Mary-Margaret Humes, Francis Guinan, Julie Condra
Appearances by: John Astin, Tobey McGuire
Family Matters
Dog Day Halloween - (S2 E7)
Original Airdate: October 26, 1990
Writers: David W. Duclon, Fred Fox, Jr. Director: Gerren Keith
Summary: Urkel and Laura are taken hostage during a bank holdup on Halloween. Who will rescue them? It’s Superman to the rescue… or maybe Sergeant Winslow of the Chicago Police Department?
Episode Trivia:
Carl Winslow received several promotions during nine seasons of Family Matters requiring his character to be addressed by different ranks. He was a sergeant during seasons 1 - 5, a lieutenant during 6 - 8, and captain in the ninth and final season.
Whose Kid Is It Anyway - (S4 E6)
Original Airdate: October 30, 1992
Writers: Sara V. Finney, Vida Spears Director: John Tracy
Summary: Eddie promises to take Richie trick or treating, but a hot date comes up and Eddie dumps Richie on Waldo… who ends up losing him. When Waldo comes home with the wrong kid in a similar costume they scramble to find Richie before things get worse.
Episode Quote:
Kellie Williams is older than Darius McCrary, who plays her older brother.
Waldo was originally played as a bully, but the character was later rewritten to become Eddie’s dimwitted best friend.
Dark and Stormy Night - (S6 E6)
Original Airdate: October 28, 1994
Writers: Fred Fox, Jr., Jim Geogham Director: John Tracy
Summary: When it starts raining on Halloween night, the Winslows decide to stay home and tell ghost stories. But Carl’s vampire tale ends up getting hijacked and rewritten by one family member after another till Urkel wraps it up with an ending that only he can appreciate.
Episode Trivia:
The producers have stated that if there was a tenth season of Family Matters, Steve Urkel and Laura Winslow would have gotten married. The production company signed a two-year deal with CBS, who canceled the deal after one year, giving them no chance to write a series finale.
Stevil - (S8 E7)
Original Airdate: October 25, 1996
Writers: Gregory Thomas Garcia, Fred Rubin Director: Richard Correll
Summary: When Urkel’s new ventriloquist act fails to impress the Winslows, he makes a wish that it could talk on its own. But anything can happen on Halloween night! Steve gets his wish and Stevil (Satan's evil sock puppet) is born to terrorize the family.
Episode Trivia:
The character of Steven Q. Urkel was not part of the original cast when the show began. He was brought in as a one-time guest midway through the first season and became a permanent part of the cast after his breakout performance.
Stevil II: This Time He’s Not Alone - (S9 E7)
Original Airdate: October 31, 1997
Writer: Jim Geoghan Director: Richard Correll
Summary: Stevil returns from the grave on Halloween night to steal Urkel's soul. But this time he's got company – Carlsbad!
Episode Trivia:
Jaleel White (Urkel) and Reginald VelJohnson (Carl) were both given writing credits on show episodes. Reginald VelJohnson was given story credit for “The Substitute Son” and teleplay credit for “The Brother Who Came to Dinner.” White created the stories “Grandmama” and “Home Again.”
Fantasy Island
With Affection, Jack the Ripper - (S4 E6)
Original Airdate: November 29, 1980
Writer: Don Ingalls Director: Michael Vejar
Summary: “Ms. Peters has evolved a theory which she believes solves the identity of the infamous Whitechapel murderer. Her fantasy is to go back in time to London of 1888 so she can prove her theory in order to incorporate it in a book she's writing on the subject.” - Mr. Roarke
Episode Trivia:
When Jack the Ripper views the calendar on Mr. Roarke’s desk, the date is November 29, 1980, which is the original air date of this episode. Observant viewers were surely startled watching this episode on its first run.
Forever Knight - Series
Forever Knight (1992 - 1996) - 70 Episodes
Nick Knight is an 800-year-old vampire working the night shift as a detective in Toronto. Repulsed by what he is, Nick lives off synthetic blood… and an occasional bad guy. He’s stalked by his creator - the vampire Lacroix - who beckons Nick to accept his true nature and return to the lifestyle they shared for centuries. Nick rejects Lacroix and uses his supernatural powers and immortality to rid the city of crime as a way to pay for his past deeds. Every episode uses flashbacks to ancient times when Nick takes lessons from the past to make decisions in the present… often determining the life or death of his victims.
Starring: Geraint Wyn Davies, Catherine Disher, NIgel Bennett, Deborah Duchene, John Kapelos
Frasier
Halloween - (S5 E3)
Original Airdate: October 28, 1997
Writer: Suzanne Martin Director: Pamela Fryman
Summary: It’s an evening of misunderstandings as Frasier invites Roz to Niles’ Halloween ball to take her mind off her pending pregnancy test. Niles overhears a conversation that leads him to believe Daphne is pregnant - and Frasier is the father.
Episode Trivia:
At one point during the Halloween ball, Frasier is seen flirting with a partygoer dressed as Eve. The character was played by Kelsey Grammer’s (now ex-) wife.
Room Full of Heroes - (S9 E6)
Original Airdate: October 30, 2001
Writer: Eric Zicklin Director: Wil Shriner
Summary: Frasier throws a Halloween party where guests are asked to dress as their heroes. Niles arrives dressed as their father, Martin. As the night goes on, tension builds as Frasier gets jealous of the attention Niles recieves from their father.
Episode Trivia:
Kelsey Grammer is the first actor to receive multiple Emmy nominations for playing the same character in three different series: Frasier, Wings, and Cheers.
Get Smart
House of Max Part I & II (S5 E15 & E16)
Original Airdate: (Part I) January 9, 1970 (Part II) January 16, 1970
Writer: Chris Hayward Director: Anton Leader
Max and 99 chase Jack the Ripper and the Werewolf through foggy London in this parody of the Vincent Price thriller, House of Wax.
Episode Trivia:
George Sawaya plays both Jack the Ripper and the Werewolf in this episode.
Gilligan’s Island
Ghost a-Go-Go (S2 E27)
Original Airdate: March 24, 1966
Writer: Roland Maclane Director: Leslie Goodwins
There’s more to recent hauntings than meets the eye. Someone wants everyone off the island.
Episode Trivia:
Richard Kiel plays the 7’2” tall ghost.
Writer Roland Maclane had previously written episodes for The Munsters (“Grandpa Leaves Home” and “Herman’s Rival”).
The Friendly Physician (S2 E29)
Original Airdate: April 7, 1966
Writer: Elroy Schwartz Director: Jack Arnold
Mad scientist Dr. Boris Belinkoff promises to rescue the castaways, but actually seeks subjects for bizarre experiments that include transferring Gilligan’s brain into Mr. Howell’s body!
Episode Trivia:
Vito Scotti (Dr. Belinkoff) appeared in over 200 movies and TV shows during his career including The Munsters and The Addams Family.
Igor was played by 6’5” former wrestler Mike Mazurki, making his performance as Ginger Grant after their body swap even more outlandish.
Up At Bat (S3 E1)
Original Airdate: September 12, 1966
Writer: Ron Friedman Director: Jerry Hopper
Fangs a lot! A bat bite has Gilligan dreaming that he’s Count Dracula, complete with coffin and cape.
Episode Trivia:
Director Jerry Hopper had previously directed episodes of The Addams family before moving on to direct two monster-themed Gilligan’s Island episodes “And Then There Were None” and “Up At Bat.”
And Then There Were None (S3 E13)
Original Airdate: December 5, 1966
Writer: Ron Friedman Director: Jerry Hopper
Gilligan dreams he’s London’s beloved Dr. Gilligan (and its scourge Mr. Hyde) on trial for murder.
Episode Trivia:
Dawn Wells (Mary Ann) stated that this was her favorite episode of the series because she enjoyed filming the dream sequence where she spoofed Eliza Doolittle during Dr. Gillilgan’s trial.
Happy Days
Haunted (S2 E6)
Original Airdate: October 29, 1974
Writers: Garry Marshall, Bruce Shelly, David Ketchum Director: Garry Marshall
Ralph decides to throw a Halloween party at the old haunted Simpson House. He asks Richie to stop by and check it out, but Richie finds something that sends him fleeing the house in terror. Despite his fear, Richie attends the party and tries to convince everyone that what he saw is real.
Episode Trivia:
This episode is very similar to The Andy Griffith Show episode “The Haunted House” were Opie (also played by Ron Howard) enters the old haunted Rimshaw House.
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries - Series
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977 - 1979) - 46 Episodes
Based on the novels, the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries featured brothers Frank and Joe Hardy solving mysteries in alternating weekly episodes against Nancy Drew. The series focused on crime with a mystery twist or cover story and many episodes like “The Mystery of the Haunted House,” “The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula,” and “The Mystery of Witches’ Hollow” provide many opportunities for a spooky evening’s viewing.
Starring: Parker Stevenson, Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin
Hart to Hart
Night Horrors (S1 E14)
Original Airdate: January 22, 1980
Writer: Bill La Mond & Jo La Mond Director: Ray Austin
Jonathan and Jennifer Hart are invited to spend the evening in a couple’s newly purchased haunted house. When the owners suggest they search for the hidden Greeley treasure it becomes a whodunit. But don’t worry about the Harts. Their hobby is murder!
Episode Trivia:
Director Ray Austin was familiar with macabre subjects after directing episodes of My Partner the Ghost, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and the 1974 mad scientist movie House of the Living Dead.
Stephanie Powers (Jennifer Hart) appeared in two Hammer horror films.
I Dream of Jeannie
My Master, the Ghostbreaker (S3 E21)
Original Airdate: February 20, 1968
Writer: Christopher Golato Director: Hal Cooper
Tony inherits an English manor, but when he takes Jeannie and Roger to England to see it, they discover it’s haunted.
Episode Trivia:
Jeannie never wears her iconic harem outfit in this episode.
Sidney Sheldon created the series and wrote 56 episodes, some under the pseudonyms Christopher Golato (including this episode), Allan Devon, and Mark Rowane.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker - Series
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974 - 1975) - 20 Episodes
Newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak has a knack for finding big stories. Stories about 100-year-old mass murderers, headless motorcycle swordsmen, swamp monsters, zombies, werewolves, aliens, vampires, and things that don’t even have a name yet. He’s fought off monsters with nothing but a camera flash, a box of rock salt, and a limp stick. By night he fights monsters, by day he works out of the INS office with a cast of characters as colorful as the monster of the week he faces off against. This is the series that inspired The X-Files.
Starring: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage, Ruth McDevitt, Carol Ann Susi
Laverne & Shirley
Haunted House (S2 E21)
Original Airdate: March 22, 1977
Writer: Andrew Johnson Director: Alan Myerson
Laverne and Shirley decide to buy a cheap couch from a house that’s about the be demolished… the old haunted Ramsdale Manor! They ask Lenny and Squiggy to help carry it home and the four of them get trapped inside the house.
Episode Trivia:
Set decorator Anthony Nealis had previously worked on The Munsters before bringing his haunted house touches to the Laverne & Shirley “Haunted House” set.
Leave It To Beaver
The Haunted House (S2 E23)
Original Airdate: March 5, 1959
Writer: George Tibbles Director: Norman Tokar
All the kids in the neighborhood say the old Cooper House is haunted. When Beaver and Larry walk by, a woman yells at them from the porch and they run away believing she’s a witch. Later that night, Mrs. Cooper calls June and asks Beaver to walk her dog. Is this a trick to get him in her old house?
Episode Trivia:
Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher created Leave It To Beaver in 1957. Seven years later, they teamed up to produce all 70 episodes of The Munsters. The haunted house in this episode of Leave It To Beaver would later become the Munsters mansion at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
M*A*S*H*
Trick or Treatment (S11 E2)
Original Airdate: November 1, 1982
Writers: Dennis Koenig, Larry Gelbart, Richard Hooker Director: Charles S. Dubin
The 4077th dresses up to attend Rosie’s annual Halloween party, but incoming wounded interrupts the celebration and the unit spends the night swapping ghost stories as they patch up soldiers in the O.R. In a side story with its own ghostly tale, Father Mulcahy “resurrects the dead”.
Episode Trivia:
A side story about a soldier who refused to eat because his buddies were blown up while he stood in line for seconds is loosely based on a WWII story about a soldier who was shelled by the Germans while eating Thanksgiving dinner. For years the thought of turkey made him sick.
McCloud
McCloud Meets Dracula (S7 E6)
Original Airdate: April 17, 1977
Writers: Glen A. Larson Director: Bruce Kessler
McCloud stumbles onto a murder scene where the victim has been drained of blood. Convinced that it’s a vampire murder, McCloud’s side girl (Diana Muldaur) turns to an aging actor known as the Dracula expert for help (John Carradine).
Episode Trivia:
John Carradine portrayed Dracula in at least five different movies prior to his McCloud role. Scenes from those movies appear in this episode as part of his character’s past work.
This was the final episode of McCloud.
McMillan & Wife
The Devil You Say (S3 E2)
Original Airdate: October 21, 1973
Writers: Leonard Stern, Steve Fisher Director: Alex March
For several years Sally has received an anonymous gift before Halloween, but she never thought anything about it till she receives a home movie of a Satanic cult ritual. Mac assembles the clues and realizes Sally is their next target.
Episode Trivia:
The masks the cult members are wearing in this episode are modeled after Boris Karloff.
The Munsters - Series
The Munsters (1964 - 1966) - 70 Episodes
An iconic family so well known that they need no introduction! But - just in case - The Munsters was a comedy series written about the average American family, but using Universal Monsters characters instead, including Herman (Frankenstein’s monster), Lily and Grandpa (vampires), and Eddie Munster (werewolf). This series of 30-minute episodes ran for two seasons and focused on a family of monsters that believes they’re normal people cast against normal people who disagree. Herman’s superhuman strength, Grandpa’s magic and shapeshifting abilities, Eddie’s peculiar pets, and gorgeous blond niece, Marilyn (who unknowingly served as bait for many of the terrified visitors to 1313 Mockingbird Lane) provided enough material to create 70 of the greatest episodes of Halloween TV ever made.
Starring: Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Yvonne De Carlo, Butch Patrick, Beverly Owen, Pat Priest
Newhart
Take Me To Your Loudon (S6 E7)
Original Airdate: October 26, 1987
Writer: David Tyron King Director: Zane Buzby
It’s Halloween night and the Stratford is hosting a costume party. But the local station broadcasts War of the Worlds and townsfolk confuse it for a real news report. Paranoia strikes the party as they wait for the aliens to appear.
Episode Trivia:
The Newhart theme was written by Henry Mancini.
The fictional Stratford Inn where Newhart takes place is 200 years old.
Night Court
Halloween Too (S3 E5)
Original Airdate: October 31, 1985
Writers: Teresa O’Neill, Reinhold Weege Director: Alan Bergman
Harry’s new girlfriend gets arrested for starting a bonfire in Central Park. She’s called before him in court and admits to being a witch! Harry recuses himself from the trial as they try to sort through their feelings, but a nosey reporter hounds them for a story that could ruin Harry’s career.
Episode Trivia:
Harry Anderson’s real-life wife during the filming of this episode was a certified witch.
Harry was into magic as well (a performing magician) who had a recurring role on Cheers playing Harry “The Hat” Gittes, a slight-of-hand artist.
Halloween II: The Return of Leon (S4 E4)
Original Airdate: October 30, 1986
Writer: Linwood Boomer Director: Reinhold Weege
Leon shows up to visit Harry, but when Harry discovers Leon ran away from home, Leon threatens to disappear forever if he turns him into the authorities. Meanwhile, Dan is desperate to attend an elite Halloween party that he’s not invited to, so he dresses in costume to sneak in.
Episode Trivia:
Series creator Reinhold Weege said he based Judge Harold T. Stone off of Harry Anderson’s “Harry the Hat” character on Cheers, but he did not write the character for Anderson. He did, however, ask Anderson to audition for the role and he got it.
Safe (S5 E5)
Original Airdate: October 29, 1987
Writers: Tom Reeder, Reinhold Weege, Bob Underwood Director: Tim Steele
Harry accidentally locks himself in a safe while practicing an escape trick and begins to run out of air. Dan meets a man in a devil costume who offers him $100 for his soul. Dan accepts, but begins to regret it when the devil appears to know too much about him and his past.
Episode Trivia:
John Larroquette (Dan Fielding) got his acting break while bartending for director Tobe Hooper. Hooper asked Larroquette to narrate the prologue to his new film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Hooper paid Larroquette for his work with marijuana.
Come Back To the Five and Dime, Stephen King, Stephen King (S7 E4)
Original Airdate: October 25, 1989
Writers: Fred Rubin, Reinhold Weege Director: Tim Steele
When Mac finds an old case file from 1939 stuck under a drawer, strange things begin to happen. The case was never finished because the defendent dropped dead during the trial. Now his ghost haunts the court! With the help of a medium, Harry and the staff will finish the case.
Episode Trivia:
Coincidentally, Harry Anderson would play Richie Tozier in Stephen King’s It almost one year after this episode aired.
Death Takes a Halloween (S8 E5)
Original Airdate: October 26, 1990
Writers: Harry Anderson, Reinhold Weege Director: Jim Drake
A defendant claiming to be the Spirit of Death asks Harry to release him so he can get back to work. Meanwhile, reports start coming in from all over the city stating that people are surviving normally fatal accidents. Dan begins to worry when his obituary appears in the paper.
Episode Trivia:
This episode was co-written by Harry Anderson with a title taken from the 1934 movie Death Takes a Holiday. Anderson wrote five Night Court episodes and directed two of them.
A Guy Named Phantom Part I & II (S9 E1 & E2)
Original Airdate: (Part I) September 18, 1991 (Part II) September 25, 1991
Writers: Stu Kreisman, Chris Cluess, Reinhold Weege Director: Jim Drake
Before Harry can express his feelings for Christine, Dan (dressed as The Phantom of the Courthouse - complete with mask) kidnaps her and holds her captive in the basement in a spoof of The Phantom of the Opera.
Episode Trivia:
Season 8 was intended to be the final season of Night Court, ending with Harry and Christine’s marriage. But a surprise renewal meant that producers had to prolong the series for season 9 and extend storylines that should have ended. The show lost momentum and got canceled.
Northern Exposure
Jules et Joel (S3 E5)
Original Airdate: October 28, 1991
Writers: Joshua Brand, John Falsey, Stuart Stevens Director: James Hayman
After getting knocked out chasing a man dressed as a devil, Joel awakens to discover his identical twin brother, Jules, has unexpectedly arrived in town. Jules is a slimy character on the run from the law, and Joel convinces him to swap places for a day so he can find out what it’s like to be bad.
Episode Trivia:
Actor Lou Hetler plays Dr. Sigmund Freud in this episode. In an earlier episode of Northern Exposure he played Freud’s rival, Carl Jung.
The Office
Halloween (S2 E5)
Original Airdate: October 18, 2005
Writer: Greg Daniels Director: Paul Feig
Michael is required to fire someone during the office Halloween party in a cost-cutting move, but who will it be? The Sith Lord? Mr. Incredible? Three-hole-punch Jim?
Episode Trivia:
Producer Greg Daniels wanted to fire a regular cast member for effect and ended up choosing Devon Abner because he had an upcoming theater contract to fulfill. Daniels’ second choice would have been Creed.
Dwight’s resume was actually posted to monster.com.
Employee Transfer (S5 E6)
Original Airdate: October 30, 2008
Writer: Anthony Q. Farrell Director: David Rogers
Holly gets transferred back to New Hampshire and decides that the distance is too much to continue her relationship with Michael.
Episode Trivia:
In this episode, three office stars coincidentally dress up like Heath Ledger’s Joker, similar to the second season’s “Halloween” episode when three stars coincidentally dressed up as cats.
Koi Pond (S6 E8)
Original Airdate: October 29, 2009
Writers: Warren Lieberstein, Halstad Sullivan Director: Reggie Hudlin
When Michael falls into a koi pond inside a client’s ritzy lobby, the staff at Dunder Mifflin spends the rest of the day roasting him with fish jokes.
Episode Trivia:
The original cold opening of this episode featured Michael pretending to hang himself in a haunted house. Viewers were so disturbed by the scene that it has been removed from all reruns, DVDs, and streaming platforms.
Warren Lieberstein wrote this episode after falling into a koi pond.
Costume Contest (S7 E6)
Original Airdate: October 28, 2010
Writer: Justin Spitzer Director: Dean Holland
The Dunder Mifflin staff goes all out during the Halloween costume contest when the grand prize is revealed to be a coupon book worth (up to) $15,000.
Episode Trivia:
When Michael reveals his Darryl costume he has smudged black paint behind his ears, suggesting that he originally planned to play the character in black face but thought better of it later.
Spooked (S8 E5)
Original Airdate: October 27, 2011
Writer: Carrie Kemper Director: Randall Einhorn
Pam tells Jim she saw a ghost in a pub where she used to work and that starts a day-long argument between the two. Erin organizes the office Halloween party with disasterous results. Robert ends the day with a spooky story.
Episode Trivia:
Once again, three office staffers dress up in the same costume (skeletons).
Robert (James Spader) dresses like Jack Nicholson for the party. Spader played opposite Nicholson in the movie Wolf.
Here Comes Treble (S9 E5)
Original Airdate: October 25, 2012
Writer: Owen Ellickson Director: Claire Scanlon
Andy invites the Cornell a cappella group Here Comes Treble to perform for the office, which leads to a run-in with nemesis Broccoli Rob. Dwight gets a pumpkin stuck on his head all day.
Episode Trivia:
Cornell doesn’t have a men’s a cappella group called Here Comes Treble. However, they do have a women’s a cappella group called Nothing But Treble.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch - Series
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 - 2003) - 163 Episodes
Sabrina Spellman has finally come of age - to be a witch! But first she must learn how to be a witch. With the help of her two aunts, Hilda and Zelda, Sabrina begins working on her witch’s license - learning how to cast spells, while hiding her powers from the mortals around her. But the world of magic that she’s just discovered holds a lot of secrets, with creatures galore, both good and evil, and dangers unseen that Sabrina must learn to avoid.
Halloween episodes: “A Halloween Story” (S1 E5), “A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It” (S2 E7), “Good Will Haunting” (S3 E6), “The Phantom Menace” (S4 E6), “The Halloween Scene” (S5 E6), “Murder on the Halloween Express” (S6 E4)
Star Trek
Catspaw (S2 E7)
Original Airdate: October 27, 1967
Writers: Gene Roddenberry, Robert Bloch, D.C. Fontana Director: Joseph Pevney
The Enterprise transports an away team to search for life signs on Pyrus VII. When one man beams up dead, and Sulu and Scotty turn up missing, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy transport to the planet’s surface and find a world built on Halloween nightmares, with witches, black cats, and an eerie castle.
Episode Quote:
Kirk: If we weren’t missing two officers and a third one dead I’d say someone was playing an elaborate Trick or Treat on us.
Spock: Trick or Treat, Captain?
Kirk: Yes, Mr. Spock. You’d be a natural. I’ll explain it to you some day.
Wolf In the Fold (S2 E14)
Original Airdate: December 22, 1967
Writers: Gene Roddenberry, Robert Bloch Director: Joseph Pevney
When a series of murders occurs on the pleasure planet of Argelius II, Scotty is the prime suspect. Each victim is a woman, and each time Scotty is an arm’s length away when they are killed. But the true murderer may be an ancient earth evil that no one would believe has traveled this far into space.
Episode Trivia:
Robert Bloch wanted Kirk, Scotty, and McCoy to sip colored drinks during the opening bar scene, but network execs were afraid it would look like they were using drugs and killed the idea.
James Doohan said this was one of his favorite episodes of the series.
Starsky & Hutch
The Vampire (S2 E7)
Original Airdate: October 30, 1976
Writers: Michael Grais, Mark Victor Director: Bob Kelljan
Starsky and Hutch are on the trail of a killer who’s murdering women and drinking their blood. Is it a real vampire or a man with delusions? When it comes to ‘70s TV shows, anything is possible.
Episode Trivia:
Suzanne Somers appears in this episode. Her Three’s Company costars John Ritter and Norman Fell also appeared in Starsky & Hutch episodes.
Producer Joseph Narr and director Bob Kelljan had previously worked together on another vampire movie, Scream Blacula Scream.
Werewolf - Series
Werewolf (1987 - 1988) - 29 Episodes
When Eric Cord’s (John York) roommate tells him he’s been bitten by a werewolf, and asks him to shoot him with a silver bullet, Eric obviously can’t believe it’s true. But when his friend transforms into a werewolf in front of him, Eric shoots him and ends his cursed existence. Unfortunately, the werewolf bites him first and now Eric inherits his curse. Before he died, Eric’s friend told him about the head werewolf - Janos Skorzeny (Chuck Connors) and the curse itself, and the warning sign that appears - a bloody pentagram on his palm. Now Eric travels the country searching for Skorzeny to try and kill him and break the spell. But while Eric hunts for Skorzeny, a bounty hunter (Lance LeGault) hunts for him for killing his friend in cold blood.
This series lasted one season during Fox’s inaugural first year, with incredible creature effects by Rick Baker that were pretty darned intense for ‘80s TV.
The Wild Wild West
The Night of the Man-Eating House (S2 E12)
Original Airdate: December 2, 1966
Writer: John Kneubuhl Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Jim and Arte escort an escaped prisoner to a hospital and take refuge in an abandoned mansion for the night, but this is exactly where the prisoner wanted to go. It’s his old family home, and it’s possessed by a woman whose spirit will do anything to protect him from his captors.
Episode Trivia:
In a series that normally has a gang of bad guys, a bar full of extras, and at least one beautiful girl in every episode, this episode features only four actors from start to finish.
The X-Files - Series
The X-Files (1993 - 2018) - 217 Episodes
The X-Files became a phenomenon from the first episode that aired on FOX on September 10, 1993. FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder investigates paranormal cases (X-Files) from his basement office filled with everything but conclusive evidence that these phenomenon exist. FBI Agent Dana Scully is the skeptic assigned to shadow him to see what he finds. Together they discover evidence and personally experience incidents that neither can deny and ultimately even Scully becomes a believer. With a mix of monsters, aliens, and government cover-ups, every episode deals with hidden worlds of the supernatural and paranormal. Over 11 seasons the pair collects an assortment of contacts that help them and deceive them along the way as they search for the truth.
Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, Robert Patrick