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Let me know if there are any more I should throw into the mix, or if I'm missing YOUR favorite Halloween Special!
The Simpsons - "Treehouse of Horror V"
"At the end of the world, only cockroaches, Twinkies, and The Simpsons
No one does Halloween quite like Satan. And no one does Satan quite like South Park
Castle - "Vampire Weekend"
Despite the fact that this episode aired barely a week ago, and I've already forgotten what the actual mystery was, it's already a classic in my book. Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) dressing as a "space cowboy," (aka: his very own cult character, Captain Mal Reynolds from "Firefly"
) is perhaps one of the most perfect moments of television ever filmed - at least for us Whedon-Geeks. Throw in the following Buffy nods, and sneaky Dr. Horrible riff, and it was an episode to die for. 
Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School
There's an old TV myth that says the 6th episode of a series is THE most important episode. By this point the show has fully come into its own and if it's bad, it's never going to recover. But if it's GOOD, well, then this show is something to pay attention to. It's very telling that the 6th episode of HIMYM
Growing Pains - "Happy Halloween Parts 1 & 2"
WHY you ask, is this Growing Pains episode on the list? When we think of Growing Pains do we think of frights and scares? No. But this episode that features the Seaver family each trying to one up each other with a scary story inspired me in my later years. This is why the girls and I always try to one up each other with acts of destruction. Very important in my formative years, you see.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer - "Halloween"
In a series full of horror and monster stories, there are three specifically designated Buffy
Quantum Leap - "The Boogieman"
into a horror novelist (supposedly Little Stevie King's mentor) and is given some bad advice from the Devil masquerading as hologram Al. This episode even comes with its very own Macbeth-esque curse - fans refuse to call it by name, instead referring to it as "The Halloween Episode." It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
"There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin." No holiday TV special list is complete without a Peanuts
And with that, I bid you all a happy, spooky, and safe Halloween.
Miss War
PS: If you haven't guessed it yet, I'm TOTALLY going to be a Slutty Pumpkin tonight.
-- that didn't fool ANYONE) arrived in the town of Eastwick and made himself some witch-minions. Now, in 2009, he’s doing it again. Only this time dressed as 
. (We're still not sure either. Toads and babies blood instead of garden boys and chardonnay? I'm in!)
returns to television in this " 
set in the Modeling World". If you thought Serena and Co. ushered in the beginning of the End of Humanity, TBL should give us our final deathblow. And everyone knows there's no creature quite as terrifying as a 
kids? 
have too many orgies for your taste? (Not possible!) Miss some good old fashion 
angsty teen love triangles, but were always way more into 
, 
, 
, and sexy LOST alums 
), the premise of this show just kicks some serious ass: All at once, the ENTIRE population of the Earth loses consciousness. Those that survive the catastrophic event realize that during this "black out," they all saw different flashes of the exact same moment 10 months in the future! They don't know WHY this happened (ahem, Apocalypse). Or what's going to happen in 10 months (End of Days!). Or what it all even means (hint: party party PARTY!). But I sure can't wait to find out (did I already say "Apocalypse?"). 
