13 Halloween Episodes Of Your Favorite TV Shows

Modern Family has some great Halloween episodes, but the very first one, “Halloween,” is the best. You just can’t beat Mitchell in a Spiderman costume, Cam feeling completely overwhelmed by the holiday, and Claire desperate to have her family join her in the haunted house fun. It’s so good.

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While this Friends episode feels a little disjointed to me — lots of random storylines like Phoebe and her sister’s stalker — I do love anytime there’s a party in Monica’s apartment and I’m obsessed with Ross and his Spud-nik costume.

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“Greg Pikitis” is my absolute favorite episode of Parks and Recreation. Between Tom and Wendy having to save Ann’s Halloween party and Leslie being on the hunt for the kid defacing park property, it is full of great quotes and moments.

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There are several Halloween episodes of The Office, but “Spooked” is my absolute favorite. Robert California being a weirdo, Andy and Erin having their awkward post-breakup interaction, Gabe’s Cinema of the Unsettling — it’s absolute perfection.

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There are a few How I Met Your Mother Halloween episodes, but “The Slutty Pumpkin Returns” is so good. It’s a nice call-back to the first Slutty Pumpkin episode featuring Ted pining away for the girl in the Slutty Pumpkin costume he saw one year at a Halloween party and it features Katie Holmes as a guest star.

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If you’ve ever wondered how teachers really feel about Halloween, please watch “Candy Zombies” from Abbott Elementary. It is so good and funny, and baby Thanos will be your favorite part.

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I know, Roseanne is a hard one to watch these days, but The “BOO!” Halloween episode is so classic. Dan and Roseanne are trying to out-prank each other, and all of the kids get involved on Halloween shenanigans in the best, coziest ‘90s way.

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You just know Halloween is going to be a haunted moment with Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the whole gang. Buffy, Willow, and Xander are in charge of taking some kids trick-or-treating, but of course things go awry when Buffy loses her slaying abilities in costume and when all the kids start becoming the characters they’re dressed as.

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I truly believe WandaVision is one of the best shows that’s ever been on TV, and the “All-New Halloween Spectacular!” episode is incredible. If you’re not a Marvel fan or much of a Scarlet Witch fan, some of the big reveals in this episode might go over your head, but it’s still a really fun, exciting watch for Halloween.

You can stream WandaVision on Disney+.

Take it back to childhood and stream the Halloween episode of Lizzie McGuire. A big Halloween party is happening, and of course there’s competition between Lizzie and her former-friend-turned-enemy Kate to be the “dungeon mistress.” It’s peak millennial television, and such a nice, cozy comfort Halloween watch.

You can stream Lizzie McGuire on Disney+.

New Girl always has the best written dialogue for its characters, but “Halloween” is just so, so good. Between the funny pun costume storyline for Winston, Schmidt losing his mind over Cece and Robbie, and of course Jess and the haunted house, this is always a favorite to rewatch.

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Obviously jumping into the middle of Stranger Things without any other context is tough, but if you’ve seen this series, “Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak” is a great Halloween watch. While the gang is trick-or-treating, Will seems something spooky, so it’s the perfect mixture combining the show’s plot and pushing forward the storyline while still being on theme for the holiday.

You can stream Stranger Things on Netflix.

There are decades of Treehouse of Horror episodes from The Simpsons, but “Treehouse of Horror V” is the absolute best. With parodies of The Shining, a time traveling toaster, and a creepy school staff, this one has it all. It’s honestly one of the best episodes of The Simpsons ever, and so fun to watch Halloween night as you pick through your kids’ candy buckets.

You can stream The Simpsons on Disney+, Apple TV, and Prime Video.