- Airdate: October 29, 2005Art: "September: Harvesting Grapes" by Limbourg BrothersMusic: "Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg
It's Halloween, and the Little Einsteins are trick-or-treating at famous castles to get her candy for a Halloween costume party! But can they finish their mission and get to the party in time when they encounter some mysterious ghosts who might take the candy for themselves?
Tropes:
- Bedsheet Ghost: The Little Einsteins are troubled by a growing number of these, and are convinced they want to take their trick-or-treat candy. It turns out they aren't ghosts at all, just costumed instruments that have been covered in bedsheets with drawn-on eyes, and they have been following the kids because they wanted to come trick or treating with them.
- British Royal Guards: The team encounters one outside Buckingham Palace, blocking their way. To get past him, June claps the beat to help Rocket sneak past, freezing whenever the guard turns around.
- Foreshadowing: There are a few hints that the ghosts are really costumed instruments:
- The ghosts show up every time the kids finish getting treats.
- Note that the ghosts don't attempt to attack the kids in any way, a hint that that whatever is under their sheet being nice.
- The ghosts' sheets are opaque with visible cloth ripples, and their eyes don't seem to blink once, a dead giveaway they're really disguises.
- Halloween Episode: The episode takes place on Halloween.
- Tempting Fate: Upon reaching the Versailles Palace in France, June is relieved to see that they evaded the ghosts. Cue "In the Hall of the Mountain King" playing again, an indication that the ghosts are not far behind.
