YMMV / The Blue-Nosed Witch

• Values Dissonance:
  • The group of trick-or-treating children are allowed to be out alone on Halloween night without any adults with them; the major concern the party-goers have for Blanche being out near midnight is that her mother might not know she's out so late, not that she's out by herself.
  • Along with three Bedsheet Ghosts, a pirate, a cowboy, and a Witch Classic, one of the children among those Blanche goes trick-or-treating with is dressed as a "gypsy", described as wearing spangled earrings and illustrated in a long skirt, headscarf, and jingle belt. In modern times this costume is heavily discouraged as a National Stereotype.
  • Child Hater Old Man Skinner has no other consequences for shooting slingshot rocks at children outside of Blanche playing a trick on him by blowing smoke down his chimney backwards. Nowadays he'd possibly be arrested for that kind of action towards kids, even if it's just rocks he's attacking them with.
  • The treats that Blanche and the other kids get are unwrapped and consist of things like jelly doughnuts and — later when she goes to an adult party to keep trick or treating — nuts, pumpkin seeds, and pretzels. Nowadays thanks to the Urban Legend fear of Razor Apples, most Halloween candy given out is sealed and unwrapped homemade treats would most likely be tossed out if given out casually.