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jayman75 · 09-28-2002, 04:16 PM

Now that Halloween is about a month away, I'm wondering if anyone has some good recommendations for Halloween or Thanksgiving cartoons. I have the Charlie Brown shows, but I'm curious if anyone can recommend any others that might exist...

Thanks!

Christopher · 09-29-2002, 01:16 AM

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Originally posted by jayman75
Now that Halloween is about a month away, I'm wondering if anyone has some good recommendations for Halloween or Thanksgiving cartoons. I have the Charlie Brown shows, but I'm curious if anyone can recommend any others that might exist...

Thanks!

I know a couple of cartoons that celebrated holidays, Gargoyles "Eye of The Beholder" it was a Halloween episode, 101 Dalmatians "A Christmas Cruella", Alvin & The Chipmunks "Alvins Christmas Carol" they also made a Thanksgiving episode and their halloween episode I think is "Nightmare on Selville Street". I don't know if this is what you meant, if not sorry, but also I know your a Mindy Cohn fan and there will be a new Scooby Doo Christmas Special this December airing on primetime. She is the voice of Velma as you know already.

TJL · 09-29-2002, 07:38 AM

If you can find it, the "Fat Albert Halloween Special" was pretty good. I don't think it's been broadcast for a while, so I don't know if it is available on video.

Warm & Fuzzy · 09-29-2002, 02:13 PM

Any Arthur one will do.

JethroSimpson · 09-29-2002, 05:18 PM

I remeber seeing quite a good Casper Haloween show a few years ago called "Casper saves Haloween" or something like that. It was made by Hanna Barbera.

TJL · 09-29-2002, 05:26 PM

Wait, I remember a really old and obscure one.
"The Halloween That Almost Wasn't." made in the very late seventies/early eighties I would say...
It was a live action special with Judd Hirsch (Taxi) as Dracula and Mariette Hartley as a witch. It also featured other famous Halloween icons like Frankenstein's Monster and the Mummy, but it was strictly played for laughs.

It was very funny.

JethroSimpson · 09-29-2002, 05:27 PM

I just remembered another Hanna Barbera Haloween cartoon, I think it was called The Haloween Tree, I think it was quite good.

D-Dey · 10-11-2002, 04:14 PM

Arnold's Halloween is a cool special. I don't know if it's avaliable on VHS or DVD though.

Brian Damage · 10-11-2002, 07:53 PM

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Originally posted by TJL
Wait, I remember a really old and obscure one.
"The Halloween That Almost Wasn't." made in the very late seventies/early eighties I would say...
It was a live action special with Judd Hirsch (Taxi) as Dracula and Mariette Hartley as a witch. It also featured other famous Halloween icons like Frankenstein's Monster and the Mummy, but it was strictly played for laughs.

It was very funny.

Is that the one with Ted E. Bear? I do agree with you that Fat Albert's Halloween was great. I haven't seen that in years.

09-28-2002, 04:16 PM	#1
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09-29-2002, 05:18 PM	#5
JethroSimpson Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 01, 2001 Location: England,UK Posts: 1,080	I remeber seeing quite a good Casper Haloween show a few years ago called "Casper saves Haloween" or something like that. It was made by Hanna Barbera.
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D-Dey Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 11, 2000 Location: Long Island, New York, USA Posts: 5,530	Unusual Holiday Cartoons Arnold's Halloween is a cool special. I don't know if it's avaliable on VHS or DVD though.

09-29-2002, 05:26 PM	#6
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Wait, I remember a really old and obscure one. "The Halloween That Almost Wasn't." made in the very late seventies/early eighties I would say... It was a live action special with Judd Hirsch (Taxi) as Dracula and Mariette Hartley as a witch. It also featured other famous Halloween icons like Frankenstein's Monster and the Mummy, but it was strictly played for laughs. It was very funny.

09-29-2002, 05:27 PM	#7
JethroSimpson Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 01, 2001 Location: England,UK Posts: 1,080	I just remembered another Hanna Barbera Haloween cartoon, I think it was called The Haloween Tree, I think it was quite good.