Top 10 Bizarre Halloween Episodes of Shows (That You Wouldn't Think Had Them)

 As Halloween comes again in this crazy Year, let's look at some less-celebrated Specials.

Sorry, Charlie Brown and Tim Curry, you're not on this list...

Honorary Mentions: Lois & Clark, MacGyver, Galactica 1980, The Greatest American Hero, Thirtysomething,  Davey and Goliath, Quantum Leap, The Smurfs and Lassie

10. Dracula Meets...The Flintstones?!?: Considering everyone that they met, I guess this shouldn't be a surprise.

In between the original run and its revival in many forms (like The Flinstones Kids), this 1979 TV Special introduced two classic Monsters- Count Rockula and Frankenstone('s Monster).  Rock puns!  To add to the Halloween spirit, Ted Cassidy (Lurch from The Addams Family TV Show) voiced the latter creature.

9. Dinosaurs practice Samhain?!?: Not the...logical choice.

A Halloween Episode of ABC's Dinosaurs.  Do I *really* need to say more?

8. How do you Trick or Treat with those Stilt Houses?: Is it the future or the past?

The Jetsons also had a Halloween Episode and it came in the Revival time.  See- we wouldn't have this without #10.

7. A Small Haunting: I love this Show, despite of (or because of) how silly it is.

While there are many to highlight (and I will one day), this one features Vickie moving stuff around the House at night, so they think that there's a ghost.  Why not?

6. Halloween Gets a ReBoot: Digital gh-gh-ghosts?!?

This classic CGI-Animated Show from my youth also did a Horror Episode.  It featured parodies of Ash from The Evil Dead, Thriller (not A Cruel Picture), Zombie Films and Elvira.  

Groovy!

5. Where in the World is...Halloween?!?: Well, they had a Christmas Episode, so...sure.

In this Halloween-themed Episode, they chase Carmen Sandiego, learn about Halloween and get tricked.  

They also mispronounce Samhain!  It is not pronounced phonetically!  You're the Show that is supposed to be teaching kids!

4. The Ultimate in obscure Crossovers: Spider-Man sure loved to interact with other Characters!

As part of the Ultimate Spider-Man run, the Show had a crossover with Jesse, a Disney Channel Show that was, well, live-action.  Ignoring that, you get magic, a dragon and a Character Arc for...Jesse.

3. Extreme Dinosaurs vs. Pumpkins and...Kindness?!?: If you have so many Episodes, it had to happen.

In this odd Episode, the Raptors plan to release a 'kindness' gas through the use of Jack-O-Lanterns.  Our Heroes get it first and now won't fight.  So, the lesson, you see, is that you need to be angry and pissed off to save the day.

And yes, TWO Shows about Dinosaurs made the list.

2. To Boldly Go...Haunting?: No actual Halloween, but it was released on the day of (in 1967).

This Episode of the original Star Trek features all sorts of Horror Cliches like a Castle, a cat and more.  As a bonus, it was Written by Psycho Author Robert Bloch.

Said Episode was delayed (and released as Episode 7) to air on the Holiday, even though Chekhov's first appearance is supposed to be here.

1. Superboy vs. Lots of Monsters: I couldn't narrow it down to just one.

Superboy was a Syndicated Show that ran for 4 Seasons.  Aside from adapting classic villains like Metallo and Bizarro, they featured supernatural threats on four occasions.  Two of them feature Vampires, while another features a Werewolf.  The last one features Ghosts!

And you thought Smallville was weird for featuring Witches and Vampires.
I mean, it was...but you get the idea.

So those are some Halloween Episodes/Specials that might surprise you by existing.

Got more that I missed?  Leave a comment.