The Best 90s Halloween TV Show Episodes
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- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsRoseanne BarrJohn GoodmanLaurie MetcalfThe first of the annual Halloween episodes finds Roseanne doing her best to scare Dan who is waiting to hear about an important business deal going through.
- DirectorJohn WhitesellStarsRoseanne BarrJohn GoodmanLaurie MetcalfGender bending abounds with the annual Conner fright-fest that finds Roseanne in drag and Dan worrying about DJ dressing up as a witch.
- DirectorAndrew D. WeymanStarsRoseanne BarrJohn GoodmanLaurie MetcalfThe annual Halloween Lanford event finds Roseanne following her neighbor Kathy Bowman, convinced she's planning a prank, and Jackie flirting with an unknown man in a moose costume.
- DirectorAndrew D. WeymanStarsRoseanne BarrJohn GoodmanLaurie MetcalfRoseanne is visited by the ghosts of Halloween past, present and future when she can't get into the spirit of things like usual.
- 1991–200313mTV-Y7.3 (169)TV EpisodeDirectorHoward E. BakerDan ThompsonStarsMichael BellChristine CavanaughCheryl ChaseThe adults blame Spike for mysterious accidents in the garage, but Tommy believes his pet is innocent. Convinced the accidents are caused by a monster, Tommy talks the other Rugrats into a garage expedition.
- DirectorGail MancusoStarsRoseanne BarrJohn GoodmanLaurie MetcalfThe Conners gear up for their favorite holiday, with their traditional flair for trying to out-prank one another. Roseanne, the queen of Halloween, falls for the various elaborate pranks pulled on her by her family, for a change. Nancy is upset because she is painfully aware that Dan doesn't like her, so Roseanne sets out to convince her she is wrong by insisting that Dan pull a prank on Nancy, before Nancy sells her share of the diner to Leon.
- DirectorMyrna BushmanPaul SparaganoCurtis CrawfordStarsBilly WestDoris BelackFran BrillDoug and Skeeter hear about a new ride at Funky Town called the "Threshold of Death." But they are in for more than just a thrill ride when it comes to Roger.
- DirectorGail MancusoStarsRoseanne BarrJohn GoodmanLaurie MetcalfRoseanne's attempts to prank everybody at Leon's Halloween party at the diner fall flat when it's revealed to her that Fred is gay.
- DirectorPeter LauerStarsMichael C. MaronnaDanny TamberelliJudy GrafeBig Pete loses his Halloween spirit. Could be because the Halloween terror gang, the Pumpkin Eaters, is looking for him!
- DirectorDavid TrainerStarsBen SavageWilliam DanielsBetsy RandleCory is terrified he may be turning into a werewolf after he's bitten by a strange animal. He visits a fortune teller and, instead of offering advice, she confirms Cory's suspicion and warns him about three prophecies. Including one in which he kills a girl who deeply loves him.
- DirectorRoseanne BarrStarsRoseanne BarrJohn GoodmanLaurie MetcalfRoseanne goes into labor on her favorite holiday (Halloween) and gives birth on a pain-medication-induced psychedelic trip.
- 1993–199625mTV-Y78.3 (102)TV EpisodeDirectorJoe MurrayTimothy BjörklundMr. LawrenceStarsCharlie AdlerCarlos AlazraquiTom KennyHessian and the potency of candy when Rocko and Heffer introduce him to the concept of trick-or-treating. / Something in a Hitchcock-ian vein: Rocko suspects Bev Bighead of foul play when Ed disappears mysteriously.
- DirectorRoseanne BarrStarsRoseanne BarrJohn GoodmanLaurie MetcalfAfter a night of drinking with the New York socialites, Roseanne has a strange dream about the future of Darlene and her baby.
- DirectorJack SpillumStarsThomas McHughDoris BelackJeff BergmanA rumor goes around school that one of the students might be a vampire, and Doug suspects Skeeter.
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMelissa Joan HartCaroline RheaBeth BroderickWhen she's forced to attend a family affair, Sabrina sends a clone to Harvey's party, where the simple-minded stand-in (who can only speak three sentences) agrees to streak naked in order to liven up the festivities. Meanwhile, the real Sabrina desperately tries to ditch her relatives: an obnoxious socialite and her brat of a daughter, whose hobby is putting people she dislikes into jars. Knowing Harvey plans to dress as James Dean, Sabrina muses about the real star, but when her aunts give her a special Halloween present of a half hour with the dead person of her choice, she opts for her beloved grandmother instead, because "Halloween is really about family."
- DirectorJamie MitchellStarsPhillip Van DykeJamil Walker SmithFrancesca Marie SmithArnold and Gerald team up to carry out the ultimate Halloween prank, by deliberately faking a news radio broadcast of an alien invasion, causing widespread panic throughout town not seen since Orson Welles inadvertently did so in 1938!
- DirectorAlan MyersonStarsBen SavageWilliam DanielsBetsy RandleJack puts girls in front of friendship when he falls for a girl named Millie. Eric, on the other hand, soon discovers that the girl is a witch but Jack is in too deep to see the truth. This puts the two at odds. Meanwhile, Topanga overcomes her fear of flying when she and Cory travel to Pittsburgh.
- 1996–200330mTV-G7.7 (337)TV EpisodeDirectorGary HalvorsonStarsMelissa Joan HartCaroline RheaBeth BroderickValerie announces an unplanned Halloween party at Sabrina's who decides to whip one up and has to deal with her aunts' talking furniture.
- DirectorBruce Seth GreenStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganOn Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.
- DirectorNeal IsraelStarsRachel BlanchardStacey DashDonald FaisonFrightening phone calls scare Cher and Dionne while a killer stalks the gang.
- DirectorNeal IsraelStarsRachel BlanchardStacey DashDonald FaisonThe bodies keep coming and the gang have to find the murderer before they become the next victim. It becomes a memorable Halloween.
- DirectorJeff McCrackenStarsBen SavageWilliam DanielsBetsy RandleThe gang finds themselves locked in the school, all alone, during detention.
- DirectorBernie DenkStarsThomas McHughDoris BelackJeff BergmanDoug wishes everyone was just like them, then he gets his wish.
- DirectorJames BurrowsStarsEric McCormackDebra MessingMegan MullallyWill and Grace plan to spend a serious Halloween together watching Ingmar Bergman movies at home - until Harlin drops off his over-eager kids at their place when he's called away on business. Meanwhile, Jack convinces Karen to accompany him to the downtown parade where she becomes an honorary drag queen.
- DirectorKenneth R. KochStarsMelissa Joan HartCaroline RheaBeth BroderickSabrina gets a weird doll that brings monster party crashers; Hilda and Zelda have run out of excuses for not going to their Aunt Beulah's Halloween party.
- 1997–200124mTV-Y8.6 (121)TV EpisodeDirectorMichael GerardStarsRichard Steven HorvitzNick BakayTom KaneThe Beavers trick-or-treat the scary house on the hill. It turns out to be the home of their B-movie star hero, Oxnard Montalvo.
- DirectorTuck TuckerStarsDan CastellanetaToran CaudellBaoan ColemanAt a sleepover, Arnold and the boys sit around and tell scary stories./Wolfgang dares Arnold and the gang to break superstitions, which causes a spate of bad luck to erupt.
- DirectorTucker GatesStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson HanniganOn Halloween, Buffy and her friends find themselves trapped inside a haunted frat house complete with real bats, zombies, and a terrifying demon.
- 1996–200330mTV-PG7.3 (224)TV EpisodeDirectorKenneth R. KochStarsMelissa Joan HartCaroline RheaBeth BroderickAfter a short job search, Sabrina is hired as a barista at the local coffee house. However, her decision to work on Halloween is not popular with her aunts, and their ominous prediction that Sabrina cannot escape from Halloween proves true.
- StarsCarlos AlazraquiMaria BamfordJim CummingsIt's Halloween and Cat, dressed as Duke Kahanamoku of Hawaii and Dog, dressed as Count Dogula, go out Trick-or-Treating.
- 1999– 24mTV-Y78.3 (1.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorStephen HillenburgPaul TibbittStarsTom KennyRodger BumpassBill FagerbakkeScaredy Pants: Halloween party. I Was a Teenage Gary: Squidward takes care of SpongeBob's pet snail.
- DirectorMichael GrossmanStarsKenan ThompsonKel MitchellKen ForeeThe Rockmores set out on a family road trip with an uninvited Kel stashed in the trunk. While camping out in the woods, Kenan has a scary encounter with a mysterious, shadowy figure...
- DirectorMelissa Joan HartStarsMelissa Joan HartCaroline RheaBeth BroderickSabrina has a Halloween party at her old place and ends up counseling Frankenstein and his bride.
- 2001–200624mTV-Y77.8 (206)TV EpisodeDirectorSteve ResselStarsRichard Steven HorvitzRikki SimonsAndy BermanExperimenting with alternate dimensions, Dib and ZIM get stuck in a nightmare world on Halloween.
- 1996–200330mTV-G7.4 (179)TV EpisodeDirectorKenneth R. KochStarsMelissa Joan HartCaroline RheaBeth BroderickSabrina is fed up with her friends' unenthusiastic attitudes towards Halloween so she plans for them to go on a Halloween Murder Mystery Train. But she doesn't realize it's a magical train that turns them into their characters: Sabrina as the detective; Harvey as 'Biff Buffington' - tennis champion; Morgan as an English countess; Roxie as Hortense, the countess's maid; Miles as a foreign professor and Josh as a photographer. And Josh is the murder victim.
- DirectorDavid SolomonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonEmma Caulfield FordDawn discovers her crush has a deadly secret. Xander announces his engagement to Anya, and Tara worries about Willow's reliance on magic.
- DirectorJoseph ScottStarsElizabeth DailyChristine CavanaughKath SoucieAngelica convinces the babies to give her their candy or they'll turn into whatever they dress up as. Chuckie finds his inner werewuff and stands up to Angelica.
- 1999– 23mTV-Y79.3 (1.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorStephen HillenburgJay LenderDan PovenmireStarsTom KennyRodger BumpassBill FagerbakkeThe Krusty Krab is open for 24 hours a day to make more money, and Squidward scares Spongebob with the "hash slinging slasher."/ Ms. Puff comes to the Krusty Krab and Mr. Krabs gets Spongebob's help to woo her.
- DirectorBryan GordonStarsLinda CardelliniJohn Francis DaleyJames FrancoHalloween doesn't go as expected for Sam, Lindsay, or their parents.
- DirectorMark PiznarskiStarsBess ArmstrongWilson CruzClaire DanesAngela fears that Jordan may be expelled, and she has visions of a Liberty High student who died years earlier.
- DirectorRodman FlenderStarsJames Van Der BeekMichelle WilliamsJoshua JacksonIn honor of Friday the 13th, both the film and the date, Dawson plays practical jokes against everyone while he plans a séance for the gang to look up ghosts, until they are all spooked by reports of a serial killer heading towards Capeside. Meanwhile, Jen is asked out by a friendly jock, named Cliff, in which the date ends up at Dawson's house while Dawson, Joey, Pacey bring along a slightly-crazed young woman, named Ursula, who is running away from her psychotic boyfriend.
- DirectorJames Whitmore Jr.StarsJames Van Der BeekKatie HolmesMichelle WilliamsDawson recruits Joey, Pacey and Jen to be his guerrilla crew on a documentary for history class about Witch Island, a local spot shrouded in mystery for its reputation for being haunted by witches. During their work, they are haunted by tall tales of witches and love lost that has Dawson and Joey questioning their failed romance and Jen and Pacey on considering a new kind of friendship. Back at school, Andie takes her new job on Capeside's disciplinary committee a little too seriously when she tries taking back the halls of the outgoing students.
- DirectorKrishna RaoStarsJames Van Der BeekKatie HolmesMichelle WilliamsAfter going to see a scary movie and feeling completely unsatisfied, Joey, Jack, and Pacey arrive at Grams' house and decide to tell some scary stories of their own. First off, Joey tells how she had a creepy encounter while studying alone at the library on Halloween night. She could have gone to a party with Audrey, who reminded her that a young female student was attacked there not too long ago. Next, Jack tells of how he was spooked while sorting through items in the frat house basement. Third, Pacey's story involves an unsettling run-in he and Karen had while driving on a quiet road one night. It seems a mysterious driver wouldn't be satisfied until he ran them off the road for good. Finally, Grams comes in and caps the night with what she promises to be the scariest story of them all. It involves Jen, the radio station, and someone (or is it something) that gives her a scare.
- DirectorLes SheldonStarsJames Van Der BeekKatie HolmesMichelle WilliamsOn Halloween night, Todd throws a costume rave on the sound stage where Dawson thinks he sees the ghost of a famous Hollywood actress whom was murdered, while he also sees Todd and Natasha becoming more friendly. Jen is encouraged by Jack to call C.J., but she thinks he's gay after he shows up at the rave with another guy. Jack has a talk with C.J. and finds out the guy he's with, David, is gay, but not him. But C.J. also confides in Jack that he's not interested in Jen either. Meanwhile, Joey is stuck babysitting for Professor Hetson's annoying and headstrong 15-year-old daughter, Harley. Eddie helps her by taking them to a haunted house, where he and Joey kiss. Also, Audrey breaks up with Pacey at the costume rave after she overhears him talking to Emma that he doesn't love Audrey anymore.
- DirectorBill NortonStarsDavid BoreanazJames MarstersJ. August RichardsWhen Lorne gets his sleep removed to prepare for the firm's Halloween party, he doesn't realize the consequences. At the party, everyone is mystically compelled to do what he tells them; Spike is thinking positively, Gunn is "marking his territory", Angel and Eve get a room, and Wesley and Fred are drunk. Things get worse when the sleep-deprived Lorne's empathic subconscious begins manifesting itself as a huge demon.
- DirectorPamela FrymanStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PierceAt Niles' costume party for the Library Association, surrounded by guests dressed as literary characters, Roz confesses to Frasier that she thinks she's pregnant.
- DirectorWil ShrinerStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PierceFrasier throws a Halloween party where the guests come dressed as their personal heroes. Niles' choice of dressing as Martin as his hero gets under Frasier's skin.
- DirectorDavid LeeStarsKelsey GrammerJane LeevesDavid Hyde PierceTwo battles of pranks are touched off at Halloween: one between Frasier and Bulldog, and another between Gertrude and a neighbor's son.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanOn Tool Time: Tim is demonstrating how to make a brick wall. Since it's Halloween, he also dresses up as a monster in an attempt to scare Al. Together, they carve jack-o-lanterns. Except that Tim has invented a new method for achieving the same result - with, you guessed it, more power! With predictable results. At home: Tim has turned the basement into a "haunted house" for Brad's Halloween party. Brad has agreed to dress up as "Raggedy Andy" because Jennifer is coming as Raggedy Ann. But Brad is stunned when she comes as a biker chick with another boy, having changed her mind because she claims Brad had been insensitive to her. Also, the impolite Curtis is back!
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanIt's Halloween time and the pranks begin. A fan named Rose sends Tim cookies and starts calling him at home. Tim worries about an obsessive fan, but Jill dismisses it. Jill has her own plans for tricking Tim.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanWhen Al buys 20% of Harry's hardware store, he irritates everyone by becoming obsessed with the business, trying to change store policies, promoting the store on Tool Time and spending less time with Ilene.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanTim, Jill, Al, and Ilene attend the Cable Awards banquet, leaving Brad and his new older friend to babysit a sick Mark. The boys take the opportunity to throw a house party.
- DirectorGeoffrey NelsonStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanIt's Halloween, and the pranks begin. Brad and Randy begin with a head in the microwave, Tim and Jill follow up with actor playing a mysterious visitor. Brad and Randy find out and pretend to be frightened, causing Tim and Jill to worry.
- DirectorGeoffrey NelsonStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanMark and his friend make a horror movie, with the Taylors being the stars. They are filmed as the perfect family. Tim and Jill view the movie; Mark is shown as the forgotten son who seeks evil, Jill worries Mark really feels forgotten.
- DirectorGeoffrey NelsonStarsTim AllenPatricia RichardsonEarl HindmanWilson disappears after hosting a Halloween party with his new romantic interest, a woman who claims to be a witch.
- DirectorWesley ArcherRich MooreDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightThe Simpsons move into a cursed house, then are abducted by aliens, before Homer is ensconced in a tale by Edgar Allen Poe.+ many others
- DirectorMatt StoneTrey ParkerStarsMary Kay BergmanJennifer HowellTrey ParkerThe living dead beset South Park after a bottle of Worcestershire sauce mixes with embalming fluid at the mortuary; Tina Yothers judged a costume contest.
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMary Kay BergmanStan thinks his new pet fish is evil after it kills two people in his bedroom. Also, the parallel-universe version of Cartman shows up in South Park, and everyone likes him more than the real Cartman.
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMary Kay BergmanThe rock band Korn visits South Park during Halloween to solve the mystery of the pirate ghosts that are terrifying the town.
- DirectorDavid TrainerStarsTopher GraceMila KunisAshton KutcherIt's Halloween and the gang goes to their old abandoned, burnt down grammar school.
- 1998–200623mTV-148.0 (1.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid TrainerStarsTopher GraceMila KunisAshton KutcherEric chases Fez, who came in black lingerie as Halloween costume, onto the roof for a ball and nearly falls off- trying to help him, Fez loses balance and lands in a wheelchair, spying on the Pinciotti home, hoping to see Midge naked, soon joined by Hyde and Eric and believing Bob killed her... A literalism makes Donna fear Eric already lost interest in her, Jackie convinces her she's boring. Red won't open the door because he didn't pay the paperboy in weeks, so Kelso opens but is mistaken for the cheap bastard and viciously haunted and robbed in his place. Feeding a neighbor's birds proves traumatic for Kitty and next Laurie, who takes it out on innocent Kelso when she finds him in the Forman shower...
- 1990–200022mNot Rated7.7 (1K)TV EpisodeDirectorD.J. MacHaleStarsNoah PlenerMaxwell MedeirosAnn PageIn a twist of "The Monkey's Paw" story, two boys harass a little old lady the night before Halloween. The next night, she gives them a wooden vulture foot that grants wishes - and curses.