The Halloween Library

Chapter 4 — Halloween Comes to Television

20 historic pictures in the Chapter 4 — Halloween Comes to Television collection, part of Hollywood Halloween Horrors. Each one can be ordered as a print or licensed, and the collection is a starting point for telling stories about the past.

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Jerry Mathers, who made his television debut as a trick-or-treater in the 1952 “Halloween Party” episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, years before he became the BeaverJerry Mathers, who made his television debut as a trick-or-treater in the 1952 “Halloween… (1952)The Beaver, spooked, in “The Haunted House” — Leave It to Beaver, aired March 5, 1959The Beaver, spooked, in “The Haunted House” — Leave It to Beaver, aired March 5, 1959 (1959)“Where's my candy, you son of a bitch?” — on That '70s Show, foreign-exchange student Fez dons a Batman costume for his first American Halloween and is rewarded, to his disgust, with an apple“Where's my candy, you son of a bitch?” — on That '70s Show, foreign-exchange student Fez…Halloween with the Kramdens: in one of the Honeymooners “Lost Episodes,” Ralph and Alice head out costumed — Alice an angel, Ed as silent-star Clara Bow — only for Ralph to shred his tuxedo minutes…Halloween with the Kramdens: in one of the Honeymooners “Lost Episodes,” Ralph and Alice…“The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone” — the prime-time Halloween special sent Fred and the gang to Count Rockula's castle in Rocksylvania, animation joining the holiday's monster-movie…“The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone” — the prime-time Halloween special sent…Lassie's UNICEF trick-or-treat episode, first aired October 24, 1959Lassie's UNICEF trick-or-treat episode, first aired October 24, 1959Trick or Treat for UNICEFTrick or Treat for UNICEF“Trick or Treatment” — M*A*S*H set its one Halloween episode in the operating room: Hawkeye as Superman, Klinger in a zoot suit, and a Marine with a pool ball stuck in his mouth“Trick or Treatment” — M*A*S*H set its one Halloween episode in the operating room…“Haunted” — Happy Days sent Richie and the gang into the supposedly haunted Simpson house for Ralph's annual Halloween party“Haunted” — Happy Days sent Richie and the gang into the supposedly haunted Simpson house…“A Haunting We Will Go” — riding the Ghostbusters wave of that summer, Diff'rent Strokes put Arnold and Sam in proton packs and gave the Halloween episode its 1980s form“A Haunting We Will Go” — riding the Ghostbusters wave of that summer, Diff'rent Strokes…Illustration — Laverne & Shirley; Ghost StoryIllustration — Laverne & Shirley; Ghost StoryVanessa hosts a Halloween party while Cliff takes Rudy and her friends out trick-or-treating — The Cosby Show, October 31, 1985, broadcast on Halloween night itselfVanessa hosts a Halloween party while Cliff takes Rudy and her friends out… (1985)The cast of The Jeffersons dressed as movie stars on their way to a Halloween party at Charlie’s Bar, October 21, 1979The cast of The Jeffersons dressed as movie stars on their way to a Halloween party at… (1979)Agnes Moorehead in witch costume for the television play “Rapunzel,” some ten years before she first appeared as EndoraAgnes Moorehead in witch costume for the television play “Rapunzel,” some ten years…Endora, Tabitha and Samantha behind two jack-o’-lanterns — three generations of witches on a Halloween episode, October 1969Endora, Tabitha and Samantha behind two jack-o’-lanterns — three generations of witches… (1969)Detectives on the trail of a neck-biter: “The Vampire,” the one and only Halloween outing in four years of Starsky & HutchDetectives on the trail of a neck-biter: “The Vampire,” the one and only Halloween outing…Gloomsbury Manor, October 29, 1976: Paul Lynde hosts an hour of network television that put KISS, Margaret Hamilton’s Wicked Witch, Witchiepoo, Betty White, and Tim Conway on the same stageGloomsbury Manor, October 29, 1976: Paul Lynde hosts an hour of network television that… (1976)Margaret Hamilton in the green makeup with Gene Simmons of KISS, on the set of The Paul Lynde Halloween SpecialMargaret Hamilton in the green makeup with Gene Simmons of KISS, on the set of The Paul…Fred Rogers with Margaret Hamilton on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, episode 1453, first broadcast May 14, 1975Fred Rogers with Margaret Hamilton on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, episode 1453, first… (1975)Margaret Hamilton out of costumeMargaret Hamilton out of costume