Even More Halloween Sitcom Episodes (2023 Update)!

I WILL NOT SHUT UP ABOUT GOOD SITCOM HALLOWEEN EPISODES. I physically can’t. So here are some more that I love (in addition to the dozens listed here)!

Moesha - I What You Did in the Third Grade (love a 90s parody)

Tiny Toons Night Ghoulery (1995) - this takes me immediately back to Saturday morning cartoons and that’s kind of where I always want to be?

You Wish (a short-lived sitcom that was on TGIF but remains in my heart)

Odd Man Out - Batman Forever (another TGIF non-hit with Erik von Detten)

Teen Angel (jesus, I really gave these TGIF shows a chance)

The Parkers (two episodes) - Scary Kim and Mummy's the Word

Alf - Some Enchanted Evening (nobody is above an Alf rewatch)

In The House - The Curse of Hill House

King of the Hill - Hilloween

Step By Step (two episodes) - Something Wild and Dream Lover

Dharma and Greg (two episodes) - A Closet Full of Hell and The Very Ungrateful Dead

Third Rock From The Sun (two episodes) - Scaredy Dick and Dial M For Dick

Girlfriends (two episodes) - The Remains of the Date and Trick or Truth

Happy Halloween Eve!

October Occurrences 2022

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Ontario, Canada - October 2022

This might be the hardest week of the year because it’s officially the longest period of time until next Halloween. I tend to take a few days to decompress a bit, so by this coming weekend I’ll be fully ready for holiday-mode. That being said, October was such a great month that felt like almost a year long - in a good way. Here’s what went down.

• You can find my favourite tweets of the month over here and here.

• I think it’s clear that I watched every good 90s Halloween sitcom episode that I could find links for.

• For Halloween, I dressed up as Tony Montana (Al Pacino) from Scarface and Baby Dog was, umm, my main accessory.

• In love with this article, “The Secret To Marriage Is Never Getting Married.”

• I’ve always wanted to make the Nestle Toll House chocolate chip oatmeal cookies recipe (on the back of the Toll House package) and they were really, really good. Might become a staple in my cookie repertoire.

• I made these soft pumpkin cookies with salted maple icing again this year and they continue to be incredible - and that’s coming from someone who truly hates soft cookies.

• I also made these garlic butter chicken meatballs with creamy orzo (in a slow cooker) and the meatballs were great, I’ll definitely make those again. But the orzo cooked in a crockpot? Hard pass. Pasta always tastes terrible from a crockpot, I knew this and still went ahead, so it’s my fault really.

• I was in Canada for awhile, so I…

  • Went to the new(ish) Keg near Square One and it kind of sucked? What the hell? The meat was nowhere worth the price, which is weird because I remember that it used to be better. I’m trying to find my new Canyon Creek (since it closed) and it’s a hard task to undertake but I won’t give up.

  • I had the burger from Ozzy’s Burgers and the lamb was terrible, but the regular burgers were fantastic.

  • My niece Layla turned 17 (!) so thankfully we were able to get the Milk Bar birthday cake from the Toronto location. It’s such a shame that location is closing at the end of the year.

  • I also planted some bulbs in the garden with my mom, which makes me even more excited for spring to come next year to see if anything blooms.

  • I tried the new Lays flavour Fries & Gravy and good god I love this country.

  • I made the apple fritter cake (again) for (Canadian) (real) Thanksgiving and I. love. this. cake.

  • My dad put up his seasonal bird feeder and I think I’ve said this before, but the answer to life is getting a bird feeder and then sitting down to watch it. Nothing better.

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Heaven on earth?

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My dad & Baby Dog, October 2022

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Mississauga, Ontario - October 2022

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Fries & Gravy Lays

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Oakville, Ontario - October 2022

• I made my way to the Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard in North Salem, NY (with my friend Diana) where we had the best warm apple cider donuts and cider mimosas. Afterward we went for brunch at The Arch restaurant, which was beautiful & old, but nothing really spectacular food-wise.

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Cider mimosa at Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard, North Salem, New York

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Cider donuts at Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard, North Salem, New York

• On Halloween, I took Baby Dog on our annual autumn visit to Central Park and it was bursting with beauty.

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Central Park, October 2022

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Central Park, October 2022

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Central Park, October 2022

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Baby Dog in Central Park, October 2022

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Baby Dog in Central Park, October 2022

• When it comes to all purpose cleaners, I’m in love with Mrs. Meyers. The snowdrop scent is my favourite one (which should be coming out again soon), but I just got the apple cider one and yikes. It’s perfect. Is it sad to have favourite seasonal all purpose cleaners? Absolutely. But here we are. Welcome to your late 30s.

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Mrs. Meyer’s Apple Cider Limited Edition Scent

• Now if we’re talking seasonal coffee drinks? The Starbucks pumpkin cream cold brew (only 1/2 shot of syrup, extra foam) makes me a little sick by the end of the drink, but I still love it. And the vanilla cream cold brew at Tim Hortons is also really good. Oooo and the Tim Hortons hazelnut cold brew with espresso foam? Get out of here, so good. I think I just like foam.

• Loving the new Charlie Brown stamps from the USPS. Wait, who is in charge of deciding the new stamps? Oh god, have I discovered the greatest job on earth? I THINK I HAVE??

• So I got a new Apple charger from The Apple Store, the one that apparently charges faster. Aaaaaand my battery dies even quicker now! Sweet!

• I was scrambling to find a dress for a wedding this month and Bloomingdale’s saved me. How do I always forget about that place? I love an old, good department store. Yes they can be overwhelming, but they’re practically deserted. I have to remember this for the future. Oh! And Macy’s too! Such great dresses for special occasions.

• So Nathan and I went to Los Angeles for a wedding (the dress code was “outdo us”) and we stayed at Citizen M hotel in downtown LA. Let me just say that this is not the type of hotel for two people to share a room, that’s the nicest way I can put it. It’s definitely clean and relatively nice, but the rooms are laughably small. The wedding was fun and I loved walking around downtown LA mostly because of the incredibly well preserved buildings. Sure, the area is pretty dicey but it’s beautifully ancient. We walked to Santee Alley (where I got my new favourite feather clutch) and three days was the perfect amount of time to stay in that area. And the baja tacos from Tocaya were insanely good. Also the Wolfgang Puck Express stand at LAX had really good food to take on the plane.

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Citizen M hotel room, this bed is literally the width of the room

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Baja taco from Tocaya, Downtown LA

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Ummm, is Nathan somehow cooler in LA??

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Okay hold up, are we BOTH COOLER IN LA??

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WE BAD

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California blonde dreams coming true

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The Los Angeles Theatre opened in 1931 - Downtown LA

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The Eastern Columbia Building opened in 1930 - Downtown LA

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The Orpheum Theatre opened in 1926 - Downtown LA

• Speaking of airports, the restaurant The Hearth by Lynn Crawford at Pearson in Terminal 1 in Toronto is great! Get the meatballs. Love it when airport food is above average.

• Of course I listened to the new Taylor Swift album Midnights and the best songs are Question…?, Sweet Nothing, Anti-Hero, Bejeweled, Maroon and You’re On Your Own, Kid.

• Some things I watched this month:

  • Smile: such a fun time. Love a fun horror movie.

  • I rewatched the first two Friday The 13th movies with Layla (her first time seeing them) and I’d forgotten how good they were. They really hold up well over time.

  • Recent SNLs: Nothing super noteworthy in any of the episodes, I like the new guys. I was introduced to that great Megan Thee Stallion song Anxiety, which I can’t stop playing. The worst sketch I’ve seen in years was that Jack Harlow one with the joker. Just awful. Oh, and Colin Farrell looks alarmingly good.

  • Celebrity Jeopardy: I solely watched because I love Ike Barinholtz (and he was great). But look, I know that Celebrity Jeopardy is, like, the easiest Jeopardy to exist. I understand that. But I had no idea how incredibly dumb most celebrities are. I mean, I know they’re not exactly known for their IQ levels but this was actually just wild to watch. Every single person on each episode I saw was a complete moron (with the exception of Ike and Simu Liu).

  • Barbarian: so great, loved every bit of it. Bill Skarsgård remains as hot as always. (Sidenote: I was gushing about Skarsgård later to Nathan before bed and he scoffed and dismissed it so I asked him, “You probably don’t even have an answer, but who would you consider an attractive celebrity man?” and without even a second of hesitation he goes, “Pierce Brosnan in ‘97.” Hahahahahah, god I died. He’s not wrong.)

Some things I’m looking forward to this month: I’ve already put my order in for this year’s bayberry candles, I’m finally going to read Dave Grohl’s book, of course I’ll get the Thanksgiving croissant from Milk Bar, I’m definitely gonna go to the NY postcard show, and I’ve already got my ticket to see the Thierry Mugler exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum which opens on the 18th. Oh! And a gentle reminder if you’ve started Christmas shopping: get the damn gift receipt.

If you have any interest in reading what went on in September, come on over here.

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Ray of sunshine on my ray of sunshine

Sitcom Halloween Episodes - The Final Part

Shows That Had Only One or Two Great Halloween Episodes

• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Hex and the Single Guy (Also, I know that Fresh Prince had another Halloween episode, but this one was world's better, so it's the only one worth mentioning.)

• Saved by the Bell - Mystery Weekend (Yes, this isn't a Halloween one, but murder mystery weekends count.)

• The special, two-part season six Halloween episode of Growing Pains (part one & part two)

• Blossom - Season Three - All Hallows Eve

• Living Single - Trick or Trust

• Who’s The Boss - Misery (not a Halloween one, but it’s a Misery parody and it’s perfect)

• Modern Family - okay I don’t like this show, but I love these two episodes: Halloween and The Last Halloween

• Bob's Burgers (list below) (clearly I should add an entire new post for this show)

Runner Ups - Shows That Had Some Great Halloween Episodes

• Family Matters

  • Dog Day Halloween

  • Whose Kid Is It Anyway?

  • Dark and Stormy Night

  • Stevil

  • Stevil II: This Time He’s Not Alone

• Community

  • Introduction to Statistics

  • Epidemiology

  • Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps

  • Paranormal Parentage

• Frasier

  • Halloween

  • Room Full of Heroes

  • Tales from the Crypt

• Clueless

  • Trick or Treat

  • Scream Murray, Scream! (Part One)

  • Scream Murray, Scream! (Part Two)

• Perfect Strangers

  • Aliens

  • Fright Night

• Night Court

• Married… With Children

Can't even tell you how giddy this screenshot always makes me.

If you're wondering where my Simpsons Halloween post is - aww, you're really cute. Of course I love those episodes, but I can't possibly list my favourites for you to peruse. That's the joy of watching those episodes, picking and choosing a few different ones to watch each year since there are so many to choose from!  

And for the last time, here are the links to my previous posts on Halloween sitcom episodes: 

Part One - Home Improvement

Part Two - Roseanne

Part Three - Boy Meets World

Part Four - Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Part Five - Dawson's Creek

Part Six - Martin

Part Seven - Two Guys and a Girl

Part Seven - Two Guys and a Girl Halloween Episodes

Two Guys and A Girl used to be Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place. (My boyfriend knew this tiny piece of information, which impressed the hell out me on our first date; I'm easily impressed.) This show was probably the best thing to ever happen to ABC and only lasted four beautiful seasons.

And the season four episode The Satanic Curses? Might be my favourite television Halloween episode of all time. Everything about it is perfect. Me and my brother Robbie lost our minds laughing at the part when Ryan Reynolds' arms fall off. Fuck. So funny. And the other two episodes listed are great, too. The season two episode is surprisingly good, too - especially Ryan Reynolds reaction at 15 minutes, 55 seconds. Makes me laugh so much. Watch! Links below. 

Season Two - Two Guys, a Girl and a Psycho Halloween

Season Three - Halloween 2: Mind Over Body

Season Four - The Satanic Curses

More Halloween TV Episodes For Your Viewing Pleasure:

Part One - Home Improvement

Part Two - Roseanne

Part Three - Boy Meets World

Part Four - Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Part Five - Dawson's Creek

Part Six - Martin

Part Six - Martin Halloween Episodes

Don't judge me, I love these episodes. I bought season one a long time ago when I suddenly remembered this show's existence, so I came home and put it on and could only watch a few episodes. It's really hard to watch more than a few 'cause of how dated and ridiculous it is now. Nevertheless, these episodes? Gems. Links are below.

Season One - The Night He Came Home

Season Five - Boo's In The House

More Halloween TV Episodes For Your Viewing Pleasure:

Part One - Home Improvement

Part Two - Roseanne

Part Three - Boy Meets World

Part Four - Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Part Five - Dawson's Creek

Part Five - Dawson's Creek Halloween Episodes

I remember watching this beloved show every Wednesday night on The WB with my brother Robbie. It was a simpler time. I know that teen dramas aren't really known for their Halloween episodes, but these still stand out in my mind when I think about the ones I remember most. 

Yes, some of these are not Halloween episodes, but they're still scary. Seasons one and three are probably the favourites here. Links below.

Season One - The Scare

Season Three - Escape From Witch Island

Season Five - Four Scary Stories

Season Six - Living Dead Girl

More Halloween TV Episodes For Your Viewing Pleasure:

Part One - Home Improvement

Part Two - Roseanne

Part Three - Boy Meets World

Part Four - Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Part Four - Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Halloween Episodes

Okay, you might think is a lame show to include in the list. I, however, am the owner of this site, so I'm afraid you'll have to deal with it. Would I probably not be as into this show as I was when I was 14? Maybe not. But that doesn't that take away from how fun it was to watch in 1999. Sure, some of it was really bad - but it also had its moments. Such as my favourite things:

• Salem, the cat

• Um, I don't know - MAGIC! 

• As a kid, I always liked to see what the new outfit she'd wear at the end of the opening credits would be.  

• (Did you think I was going to list Harvey here? Bitch, please! Never liked him. Too vanilla. Sabrina could always do better.) 

All of these episodes are available on YouTube because YouTube cares about you and wants you to have these in your life. Personally, I liked seasons one, two and six the best.

Season One - A Halloween Story

Season Two - A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It

Season Three -  Good Will Haunting

Season Four - Episode LXXXI: The Phantom Menace

Season Five -  The Halloween Scene

Season Six -  Murder on the Halloween Express

Other Shows For Your Halloween Viewing Pleasure Include:

Part One - Home Improvement

Part Two - Roseanne

Part Three - Boy Meets World

Part Three - Boy Meets World Halloween Episodes

All you need to know about Boy Meets World? 

• This last episode listed in this post is one that I'm still in love with and still makes me warm inside.

• Cory's brother Eric is too far beyond great/hilarious, especially in the final season. Buy that season. 

• Topanga will forever be the hottest thing to come out of ABC Family Channel. 

I know there was technically a season one Halloween episode, but it really had nothing to do with the wondrousness of this holiday so I've omitted it. Links below!

Season Two -  Who's Afraid of Cory Wolf?

Season Five - The Witches of Pennbrook

Season  Five (not really a Halloween one, but scary) -  And Then There Was Shawn (this episode also happens to be THE BEST ONE OF ALL)

(If you're into Halloween episodes in general, go on over here and here to read parts one and two of this series.) 

Part Two - Roseanne Halloween Episodes

Part two? Has to be Roseanne. Other than having one of the sexiest opening theme songs of all time, Roseanne was obviously in the top three of sitcoms with the best Halloween episodes. These were the episodes that got me into the show in general and they're still great to this day. (The worst one is probably season nine, stay away from nine!) But all the others? Gold.

You can watch all the Halloween episodes on YouTube - the links are conveniently located for you below. 

Season Two - BOO! 

Season Three - Trick Or Treat

Season Four - Trick Me Up, Trick Me Down

Season Five - Halloween IV

Season Six - Halloween V

Season Seven - Skeleton in the Closet

Season Eight -  Halloween: the Final Chapter

Season Nine -  Satan, Darling

Or if you love these episodes a lot, you should really buy this DVD I just got for $5 that contains all of the Halloween episodes. 

If you're interested in reading Part One of this series, please go on over here.

Part One - Home Improvement Halloween Episodes

To put it simply, the Halloween episodes of sitcoms are a passion of mine. I’ve seen all of the good ones and I have four six-hour long taped VHS tapes to prove it. I can’t go on in detail about each of these shows in just one post since you would immediately stop reading, so I'll do them in parts. Part one? Home Improvement.

Ignoring the fact that Tim Allen is an adonis of a man (2023 UPDATE: yes he’s awful, but I was very attracted to him in 2013 when I first wrote this), these Halloween episodes are spectacular. All of them. The links are attached to the episode names below if you somehow can't remember how good they were and need to see for yourself. (To be completely honest, season three, seven and eight are the best ones, in my opinion.)

Season Two - The Haunting of The Taylor House

Season Three - Crazy For You

Season Six - I Was A Teenager Taylor

Season Seven - A Night To Dismember

Season Eight - Bewitched

For other great Halloween sitcom episodes, click below.

Part Two - Roseanne

Part Three - Boy Meets World

Part Four - Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Part Five - Dawson's Creek

Part Six - Martin

Part Seven - Two Guys and a Girl

Final Part - Miscellaneous Episodes