History HalloweenEpisode / LiveActionTV

* ''Series/MurdochMysteries'' had "Sir. Sir? Sir!!!", first broadcast 28 October 2018, which is a very non-canon WholePlotReference to ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers''.

* ''Series/InsideNo9'' had a special live episode to celebrate Halloween, which featured... well... it’s best if you just see it for yourself.

* ''Series/NewGirl'' has the second season episode "Halloween." Jess is working as a zombie in a haunted house [[SexyWhateverOutfit and Schmidt is dressed as young Abraham Lincoln]] to get into Cece's pants.

* ''Series/OddSquad'' has the Season 2 episode "Haunt Squad", where Olympia and Otis are tasked by Oprah to find and capture a ghost that is seemingly haunting Precinct 13579. Along the way, [[AgentScully Otis]] expresses disbelief in the ghost and says that all the paranormal phenomenons happening are due to something mundane, while [[AgentMulder Olympia]] firmly believes there's a ghost in Headquarters and isn't afraid to rub proof of such in Otis's face every time. Eventually it's revealed that Oona and the rest of the Scientists are the actual ghosts, as Oona had made a Ghost-inator gadget to give her and the others ghost costumes for Halloween but ended up turning them all into ghosts instead and she was unable to use the Un-Ghost-inator to turn herself and the Scientists back to normal because she couldn't grip it in her invisible hands.

* Episode 6 of ''Series/WandaVision'' (inspired by ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'') is set during Halloween in the 2000s. Wanda, Vision and others [[MythologyGag dress up in their comics-accurate costumes]], [[CheapCostume but the costumes are cheap and tacky looking]].

* Episode 6 of ''Series/WandaVision'' is set during Halloween in the 2000s. Wanda, Vision and others [[MythologyGag dress up in their comics-accurate costumes]], [[CheapCostume but the costumes are cheap and tacky looking]].

* ''Series/SeventhHeaven'': The first season had a Halloween episode where six of the seven family members actually go out to celebrate Halloween but Mary (a young Creator/JessicaBiel) makes a point to stay home alone to eat ice cream, have a bath, and dance around the house ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLw-jt2qrA the scene]] is rather well-known still), stating that "This is the ''only'' evening of the year I can have the house for myself!" (given that they are a family of seven (later nine) that also constantly have visitors, that's probably fair). The rest of the episode features AnAesop where younger sister Lucy initially was scared of a disfigured old man but learned that she shouldn't judge people on their appearance, and he actually had a Heart Of Gold. Catherine Hicks, who played the mother in the series, later said that out of all the 11 years of episodes, this was her favorite one.

* ''Series/BarneyMiller'' has an episode involving a man who claims to be a werewolf.

-->'''Corronor Sid Hammerback:''' He was dead before he was killed. Happy Halloween.

** There's also one where Harry has a defendant locked up for contempt after he claims to be Death... and people mysteriously [[DeathTakesAHoliday stop dying]].

* ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' did one of these in each of its (pre-revival) seasons, a tradition that's extended to at least the first season of its AfterShow ''Series/TheConners'', though the holiday is not championed to the extent it was when Roseanne was around.

* Even ''Series/{{MASH}}'' was able to take time out from the horrors of war to indulge in some Halloween tomfoolery. In the episode "Trick or Treatment", the staff don costumes and share ghost stories, unaware that an apparently dead soldier outside is actually clinging to life. Fortunately, Father Mulcahy realizes the mistake just in time and the soldier is rushed into surgery to save him.

* "The Resurrection in the Remains" in season 11 was a Halloween crossover with the supernaturally themed ''Series/SleepyHallow''. All the magical stuff happens on the ''Sleepy Hallow'' end, though, and Booth and Brennan conveniently miss it so their worldview, or at least Brennan’s as Booth already believes in some things, aren’t changed.

* In the ''Series/{{Bones}}'' episode "Mummy in the Maze," Brennan, Booth, and [[TheLabRat "Squints"]] work to solve the murder of a girl left in a Halloween maze while getting ready for a Halloween party. Costumes include the captain of the Titanic, a cow (well, the back end of one), Comicbook/{{Catwoman}}, and Cher. Brennan and Booth end up catching the bad guy while dressed as Franchise/WonderWoman and a Squint, respectively.

* Some talk shows have a tradition where the hosts dress up for Halloween. Usually, this involves elaborate costumes and themes or skits. They tend to get Emmy nominations in makeup and costume design because of it. In the case of ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'', it's basically a perennial sketch show.

* ''Series/SeventhHeaven'': The first season had a Halloween episode where six of the seven family members actually go out to celebrate Halloween but Mary (a young Creator/JessicaBiel) makes a point to stay home alone to eat ice cream, have a bath, and dance around the house ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyLw-jt2qrA the scene]] is rather well-known still), stating that "This is the ''only'' evening of the year I can have the house for myself!" (given that they are a family of seven (later nine) that also constantly have visitors, that's probably fair). The rest of the episode figured AnAesop where younger sister Lucy initially was scared of a disfigured old man but learned that she shouldn't judge people on their appearance, and he actually had a Heart Of Gold. Catherine Hicks, who played the mother in the series, later said that out of all the 11 years of episodes, this was her favorite one.
* ''Series/SixHundredSixtySixParkAvenue'' has Episode five, "A Crowd of Demons": The Dorans throw a costume party, which is crashed by both a ghost who tries to kill Jane, and someone with a grudge against Gavin.

* ''Series/EvenStevens'' had an episode where everyone starts acting weird after getting eye exams. Turns out Ren was brainwashing everyone and turning them into "Renplicates" (The plot is a little reminiscent of Invasion of the Body snatchers.) In the end Ren is unable to fully make Louis, the only one that she hasn't turned yet, into a Renplicate. This then cuts to Louis telling the story to Beans. Louis tries to convince him that this is not a story and actually happened despite things appearing as if none of the events ever happened.
* ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' has the episode "Halloween Candy", where Ray buys a pack of condoms on Halloween so that he and Debra can have sex after they take the kids Trick or Treating. When they come back, they discover that Frank accidentally gave them all out to the Trick or Treaters, thinking that they were chocolate coins. Frank is dressed as Frankenstein's Monster, [[ActorAllusion referring to Peter Boyle's role in]] ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''.

* ''Series/{{Goosebumps}}'': The aformentioned original series books were adapted into TV episodes.

* ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' had two: the first sees the boys attempted to keep the classic spirit of Halloween alive after the actual holiday winds up disappointing them by engaging in an elaborate prank, while the other sees Hal becoming paranoid after learning that their house was previously home to a grisly murder while Reese and Dewey face the wrath of an old man they egg while trick-or-treating, leading him to chase them through the entire episode.

* Just like ''Home Improvement'', ''Roseanne'', and the ''Simpsons'', ''Series/TheMiddle'' has annual Halloween episodes every year starting in its second season with plots such as Axl and his friends getting stuck offroad when they try to attend a Halloween party, Axl having to recover some kids' stolen candy, and Sue holding a seance.
* The ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' fought the [[http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/Frankenstein_monster Frankenstein monster]] in "Life's A Masquerade" and the [[http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_1_Monsters#Pumpkin_Rapper Pumpkin Rapper]] in "Trick or Treat" in season one. In the next season, [[BigBad Lord Zedd]] traps Tommy in a dimension with several monsters in ''Zedd's Monster Mash''.
** In ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'', the episode "It Came From Angel Grove" featured the surprise return of Lord Zedd and Rita, as Adam awoke on Halloween to find his friends and the rest of the town (including Zordon) transformed into a Universal Horror parody of itself - [[spoiler:which in the end turns out to be AllJustADream.]]
** The ''Series/PowerRangersOperationOverdrive'' two-parter "Ronny on Empty" was set around Halloween, concluding with a costume party held at the mansion.

*** ''Samurai'' has now had a second: "Trickster Treat", which is not a clip show though it uses less original footage than "Party Monsters" did and that's not just talking Sentai footage.

%%* ''Series/NewsRadio'' had one Halloween episode.

* ''Series/PushingDaisies'' did a Halloween episode in their first season. The plot centered around the cast trying to track down a "ghost", and actually aired on October 31st. The second season episode didn't fall on the same date and wasn't about Halloween, but the show still managed to put its cast in costumes that week.

* ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' has a direct-to-video entry called "Barney's Halloween Party." It actually covers Halloween traditions well, but emphasis is placed on dressing up and playing pretend rather than anything scary[[note]] except for a footprint ghost craft. Even then, the focus was on how messy the activity was [[/note]]. Once the show switched to a {{three shorts}} format, there was a two-parter, with the first part focusing on wrist struggling to choose a costume, and the second finds BJ helping a boy named Ramon trick-or-treat without his mother for the first time. Riff puts together a one-man band costume, and BJ and Baby Bop point out that he basically dressed as himself, to which Barney says it's fun to be yourself anytime of the year. This was all built around a big event at the park where kids could trick or treat at different stations without being too far away from their families. When Ramon's treats fall out of a hole in his trick-or-treat bag, BJ shares with Ramon and the other kids share with BJ.

* ''Series/MyBabysitterIsAVampire'' has the one where Benny stole the Tunguuk's Mask, a mystical Indian mask that turns the people into whatever they are dressed as.

* ''Series/MurdochMysteries'' had "Sir. Sir? Sir!!!", first broadcast 28 October 2018, which is a very non-canon WholePlotReference to ''Film/InvasionOfTheBodysnatchers''.

** [[Recap/ParksAndRecreationS02E07 "Greg Pikitis"]]: While Leslie, Dave and Andy try to stop a high school kid from vandalizing a park, Ann has an awkward Halloween party with her hospital co-workers and the Parks Department staff as guests. The party only comes alive when Tom takes over.
** [[Recap/ParksAndRecreationS04E05 "Meet and Greet"]]: Andy and April have a Halloween party, but Ben is passively angry that they didn't consult him. Jerry is made uncomfortable by the behavior between his daughter Millicent and Chris.
** [[Recap/ParksAndRecreationS05E05 "Halloween Surprise"]]: Ron and Andy take Diane's daughters trick-or-treating. Leslie and Anne try to scare Tom, but they end up scaring Jerry instead, causing him to have a heart attack.
** [[Recap/ParksAndRecreationS06E07 "Recall Vote"]]: Leslie, upset because she lost the recall vote, ruins Halloween for children attending the Parks Department event. She and Ben get drunk and almost get a tattoo. April is depressed because Andy is out of town, and Halloween was always their thing. Chris tries to cheer her up.

** "Devil's Night" has [[PyroManiac a serial arsonist]] who always strikes during Halloween festivities.

** "[[Recap/CommunityS2E06Epidemiology Epidemiology]]" (screencapped on the main page) has the dean [[TooDumbToLive getting biohazardous material from an army surplus store and thinking it's taco meat]], which starts a ZombieApocalypse. Strangely for a show with no fantasy elements, they manage to handle the resolution in a way that leaves the episode entirely in continuity.