Friday, October 16, 2026

Halloween On Ice, TNT Cable Network, October 8, 1995

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  Fridays at the Countdown mean long-form programs, and this week, it's the 1995 TV special Halloween On Ice ! In this special that aire...
Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Mickey Mouse, "The Haunted House" (1929)

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  For today at the Countdown, I'm keeping it short with a classic cartoon. Here is "The Haunted House," probably the first ...
Monday, October 12, 2026

Newhart, "Mrs. Newton's Body Lies A-Mould'ring in the Grave," CBS-TV, November 1, 1982

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  We start another week in the 2026 Countdown to Halloween , and we kick it off with a Halloween-centric episode of... Newhart ? Yep! Well, ...
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Friday, October 9, 2026

Doctor Franken, NBC-TV, January 13, 1980

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  This Friday's long-form program is the 1980 TV-movie Doctor Franken . In Doctor Franken (aka The Franken Project ), the titular physi...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Halloween TV Commercials 2026 Edition

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  We're back for another haunt in the Countdown. Nest up: this year's batch of Halloween TV commercials! Well, they're not all H...
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Monday, October 5, 2026

M*A*S*H, "Trick or Treatment," CBS-TV, November 1st, 1982

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  We start off the first full week of the Countdown to Halloween with a Halloween-themed episode of the classic TV series M*A*S*H . In ...
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Friday, October 2, 2026

Curse of the Black Widow, ABC TV, September 16, 1977

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  Hello again, and welcome back for the first full-fledged post of my 2026 Countdown to Halloween. As it's a Friday, I usually present a...