Top 10 best Halloween TV specials
by renebird | created - 02 Sep 2019 | updated - 02 Sep 2019 | PublicAs suggested by WatchMojo
- Instant Watch Options
- Genres
- Movies or TV
- IMDb Rating
- In Theaters
- Release Year
- Keywords
1.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Treehouse of Horror V
(1994)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
The family's job at Mr. Burns' country estate goes awry when Homer goes mad; Homer's attempt to repair a toaster results in inadvertent time travel; The school staff turn cannibalistic.
Director: Jim Reardon | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 5,228
2. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Sally Dryer, Cathy Steinberg
Votes: 21,998
3.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
The Slutty Pumpkin
(2005)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Marshall and Lily enter a Halloween costume party and Robin brings her new boyfriend. Ted and Barney go to the same Halloween party they go to every year where Ted looks for his lost love, the Slutty Pumpkin.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 4,845
4.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
Epidemiology
(2010)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
The study group is left to fend for themselves by Dean Pelton during a rabies outbreak due to tainted food at Greendale's Halloween party.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 6,671
5.
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999– )
Episode:
Scaredy Pants/I Was a Teenage Gary
(1999)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Scaredy Pants: Halloween party. I Was a Teenage Gary: Squidward takes care of SpongeBob's pet snail.
Directors: Stephen Hillenburg, Paul Tibbitt | Stars: Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown
Votes: 1,408
6.
The Office (2005–2013)
Episode:
Halloween
(2005)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy
Michael is pressured by corporate to fire someone, which puts a damper on the office Halloween party.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
Votes: 7,166
7.
Roseanne (1988–2018)
Episode:
Boo!
(1989)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama
The 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.
Director: John Pasquin | Stars: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Fishman
Votes: 445
8.
Modern Family (2009–2020)
Episode:
Halloween
(2010)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Claire needs the family's help to run Halloween smoothly at their house. Jay and Manny have fun at Gloria's expense, and the holiday brings back painful memories for Cameron.
Director: Michael Spiller | Stars: Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell
Votes: 2,991
9.
Bob's Burgers (2011– )
Episode:
Full Bars
(2012)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
On Halloween, the kids run into bullies when they go trick-or-treating in the rich neighborhood, while Bob and Linda attend a party where someone kills Teddy's pet guinea pig.
Directors: Boo Hwan Lim, Kyoung Hee Lim | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, John Roberts
Votes: 1,254
10.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
Episode:
Halloween
(1997)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
On Halloween, Buffy and her friends patronize an unusual costume shop where customers turn into whatever costume they are wearing.
Director: Bruce Seth Green | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter
Votes: 4,671
Tell Your Friends