After a long day of shooting video at the library and wishing I was sleeping, I’m finally home and drinking a cup of tea and watching some of my favorite Halloween DVDs. The Halloween Video Countdown continues! Now it is only 4 Days to Halloween! Today is all about Halloween episodes on television series. It is like candy corn for the soul.
Supernatural
Supernatural is my current television addiction. The show is about two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, that travel across the country in a 1967 Chevy Impala (to a classic rock soundtrack) hunting demons. Could it be any better? Did I mention they are really sexy? For those already hooked on the show, don’t forget season 4, episode 3, in which the boys roll into a classic horror movie!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
**SPOILER ALERT– Don’t watch this video unless you’ve already seen these episodes**
Like Supernatural, clearly watching just about any Buffy episode is going to be good times for Halloween (or any time, hello!). However there are two episodes you need to watch for Halloween. The first is season 2, episode 6, in which Buffy and the Scoobies turn into their costumes. It also should be noted that we get a bit of Oz noticing Willow! Eep! The next must see episode for Halloween comes in season 4, episode 4, (“Fear Itself”) in which the gang gets locked up in a real house of horrors. Now, if you are going for creepy, watch the critically acclaimed “Hush” (season 4, episode 10).
The Adventures of Pete and Pete: Season 2, Episode 7, “Halloweenie”
**In addition to Halloweenie, watch this Pete and Pete short**
Halloween is when “the ghouls and goblins of our souls are set free to roam the night and scarf candy.” So, what is Big Pete’s damage? He thinks Halloween is for Halloweenies. The Pumpkin Eaters, “the dark knights of Halloween,” are looking to recruit Big Pete to smash pumpkins and ruin Halloween for everyone. Can Little Pete help his brother find his Halloween spirit or will it be destroyed forever?
The Muppet Show: Monster Laughs with Vincent Price (VHS) or Best of the Muppet Show – Alice Cooper/Vincent Price/Marty Feldman (DVD)
Now on this one I’m old school. I have the VHS, but it appears that the same Halloween themed episode is available on DVD now under a new name. At any rate, this time Kermit holds auditions to be in a Halloween skit and spooky favorite Vincent Price shows up! Rocker Alice Cooper gets into the mix, too! The Muppets are amazing and Halloween is amazing so clearly you need to watch this. I mean, come on…what could be better than Alice Cooper singing “Welcome to my Nightmare” with Muppets!
Looking for the Slutty Pumpkin
How I Met Your Mother: Season 1, Episode 6, “The Slutty Pumpkin”
In classic Ted fashion, young Mr. Mosby is attempting to find the love of his life. He is convinced that he needs to find a girl he met years ago at a Halloween party. She was dressed as a slutty pumpkin. He was dressed as a hanging chad. So, despite the seriously dated costume, he wears it year after year in hopes that one year he will once again find his slutty pumpkin. Meanwhile, Barney tries costume after costume in an attempt to get a hot girl to come home with him.
My So-Called Life: Season 1, Episode 9, “Halloween”
It certainly isn’t the best thing ever, but it is free and is kind of a kick to rewatch it many years removed. You can watch all the teenage angst on Hulu. Actually, the entire series is online, but since it is Halloween…what better than the Halloween episode. It is really strange to watch after so many years. Angela dresses up in some horned rimmed glasses and a cardigan. She has the book of Nicky Driskal, a boy that supposedly died in the school. The kids get themselves locked up in the school after hours. Ghosty craziness ensues, meanwhile, the parents get wrapped up in their costumes. Oh, the melodrama of it all!
Tomorrow: 3 Days to Halloween, Halloween through the eyes of Tim Burton
