# TV shows with two or more Halloween episodes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 29, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691 "2018-10-29T23:19:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/1 "2018-10-29T23:19:02Z")
In a fit of nostalgia I recently started watching **Girl Meets World** , which is a spin-off of **Boy Meets World** , a TV from my teen years. It’s pretty cute, and this weekend I saw the first season’s Halloween special. To my delight, the remaining two seasons also have Halloween episodes. I’ve always really enjoyed shows that have semi-annual Halloween and Christmas episodes, and I’ve always wished there were more. Can we make a list of TV shows that didn’t do one-and-done when it comes to Halloween? I’ll start: **Kids/Family** [ul] [li]The Simpsons - may as well mention a show that has a Halloween-themed episode every year, right? :D[/li][li]Alvin and the Chipmunks[/li][li]Tiny Tunes[/li][li]The Suite Life of Zack & Cody[/li][/ul] **Comedies/Dramedies** [ul] [li]Roseanne - up until I think the final season of the original run, there was a Halloween episode every year[/li][li]Two Guys and a Girl (and a Pizza Place)[/li][li]How I Met Your Mother[/li][li]Last Man Standing[/li][li]Hart of Dixie[/li][li]Boy Meets World[/li][li]Fresh Off the Boat[/li][li]Growing Pains[/li][li]Home Improvement[/li][li]Melissa & Joey[/li][/ul] **Dramas** [ul] [li]Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman[/li][li]E.R.[/li][li]Grey’s Anatomy[/li][li]CSI: Miami[/li][li]CSI: New York[/li][li]Desperate Housewives[/li][li]Dawson’s Creek[/li][li]One Tree Hill[/li][li]Pretty Little Liars[/li][li]Gossip Girl[/li][/ul] **Fantasy/Sci-Fi** [ul] [li]Buffy the Vampire Slayer[/li][li]Charmed[/li][li]Ghost Whisperer[/li][li]The Vampire Diaries[/li][li]Sabrina the Teenage Witch[/li][/ul] What else have you seen? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/2 "2018-10-29T23:37:52Z")
Modern Family does one every year! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2018, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/3 "2018-10-29T23:38:37Z")
_Community_ has four. _The Office_ has six. _Bob’s Burgers_ has [seven](http://bobs-burgers.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Halloween_Episodes). ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/4 "2018-10-30T13:08:40Z")
Big Bang Theory has a few, I think. From season 1, when Penny hosts a party. A later season, they go to the comic book store to try to win a group prize. I think there are others, but I’m too lazy to look. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/5 "2018-10-30T13:11:54Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > Big Bang Theory has a few, I think. From season 1, when Penny hosts a party. A later season, they go to the comic book store to try to win a group prize. I think there are others, but I’m too lazy to look. Who could ever forget Penny as Wonder Woman? Of course there was one this year with Howard imitating Sheldon and later Sheldon and Amy mocking Howard and Bernadette. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/6 "2018-10-30T13:59:26Z")
I think most of the current sitcoms do a new Halloween episode each year - Christmas too. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/7 "2018-10-30T14:29:09Z")
Does _Stranger Things_ count? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/8 "2018-10-30T14:42:11Z")
Uhm … _ **Bewitched** _? :dubious: 😕 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/9 "2018-10-30T14:43:20Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Who could ever forget Penny as Wonder Woman? Uhm … that was a New Year’s Eve party. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/10 "2018-10-30T14:43:40Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > I think most of the current sitcoms do a new Halloween episode each year - Christmas too. Not just the newer ones. As long as I can remember, sitcoms (and some drama series) have had Halloween episodes, as well as Thanksgiving and Christmas ones. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/11 "2018-10-30T14:51:59Z")
I know Nathan Fillion dressed up as Mal on one episode of Castle. I quit watching that show, so I don’t know if they did any more Halloween eps. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/12 "2018-10-30T15:02:32Z")
The Middle had one every season. Star Trek only had one. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/13 "2018-10-30T15:06:48Z")
I think that the reason they wouldn’t is for purposes of syndication. It used to be that, after the first run of a show, re-runs could be shown in any old order. So you didn’t want too much continuity to get tangled up, and you didn’t want particular episodes tied to particular times of year. Nowadays, though, the way people watch TV has changed, and re-watches are likely to be binges, so it doesn’t matter as much. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/14 "2018-10-30T15:17:19Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Who could ever forget Penny as Wonder Woman? Of course there was one this year with Howard imitating Sheldon and later Sheldon and Amy mocking Howard and Bernadette. Penny as Wonder Woman was a New Years Eve episode not a Halloween episode > **["The Big Bang Theory" The Justice League Recombination (TV Episode 2010) ⭐ 8.6...](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1632226/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_9)** > > 20m | TV-PG ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/15 "2018-10-30T15:23:34Z")
_Night Court_ had some good Halloween episodes. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/16 "2018-10-30T15:41:08Z")
Naturally, Wiki has a list of Halloween episodes > **[List of Halloween television specials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Halloween_television_specials)** > > This is a list of Halloween television specials and Halloween-themed television episodes. > (2022) > The TV channel Freeform (dating back to when it was known as Fox Family) annually presented their special "13 Nights of Halloween" with specialized Halloween episodes of regularly scheduled programs, as well as specified Halloween specials and movies to play for the 13 nights leading up to October 31. This was expanded to the entire 31 nights of October in 2018. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/17 "2018-10-30T15:48:32Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Naturally, Wiki has a list of Halloween episodes > > [List of Halloween television specials - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Halloween_television_specials) Whole lotta overlinkin’ goin’ on there. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/18 "2018-10-30T16:10:58Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Naturally, Wiki has a list of Halloween episodes > > [List of Halloween television specials - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Halloween_television_specials) I know. I’ve been one of the page’s editors. It’s not nearly all-inclusive, however. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/19 "2018-10-30T16:16:37Z")
I was always amused at Rosanne’s Halloween parties, with costumes and decorations which would have cost thousands - on a family income of around $40K. Inappropriately opulent Halloween parties are common enough on series television that I would have thought that TV Tropes would have an article on them, but they do not. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691/20 "2018-10-30T16:45:06Z")
I was really surprised to see that MASH had only one Halloween episode in it’s entire 11 year run and it was toward the end (_Trick or Treatment_ in 1982). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-with-two-or-more-halloween-episodes/823691.md?page=2)