Every October, we reminisce on all the classic Halloween-themed TV episodes that we love to watch during spooky season. Aside from dressing up in our most clever, creative, and downright spooktastic costumes, nothing gets us in the Halloween spirit quite like a nostalgic TV marathon. Timeless flicks like “Hocus Pocus,” “Halloweentown,” and “Ghostbusters” never seem to get old, and neither do those lighthearted Halloween episodes we watch year after year.
Between “The Simpsons”‘s never-ending “Treehouse of Horror” series and hilarious staples like “SpongeBob SquarePants” that always went all out for Halloween, there’s a plethora of animated shows to queue up on your binge list this year. And thanks to streamers like Netflix, Hulu, and Paramount+, you don’t even have to wait for Halloween episodes to play on cable to revisit your favorite shows.
If you’re looking for all the best animated Halloween specials that are available for your viewing enjoyment, read ahead to see which episodes are streaming or playing during Freeform’s annual 31 Nights of Halloween marathon.
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"Rugrats" Halloween Episodes
Some of the most iconic “Rugrats” episodes are the Halloween specials that include season one, episode nine, “Candy Bar Creep Show”; season six, episode 12, “Ghost Story”; and arguably best of all, season eight, episode three, “Curse of the Werewuff.” All of which are available to stream now on Paramount+.
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"Family Guy" Halloween Episodes
“Family Guy,” best known for its witty commentary and jokes, also has some hilarious Halloween episodes that have grown to be classics. Most notably, season nine, episode four, “Halloween on Spooner Street,” is one that remains a fan favorite among the rest – which also includes season four, episode 26, “Petergeist”; and season 14, episode four, “Peternormal Activity.” Stream them all on Hulu now.
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"Bob's Burgers" Halloween Episodes
“Bob’s Burgers” is another cartoon favorite that puts out hilarious Halloween episodes, including season five, episode two, “Tina and the Real Ghost”; season seven, episode three, “Teen-A-Witch”; season 11, episode four, “Heartbreak Hotel-oween”; and season 12, episode three, “The Pumpkinening” – all available to stream on Hulu now.
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"Big Mouth" Halloween Episode
Netflix’s R-rated animated series “Big Mouth” has one Halloween episode titled “Horrority House” (yes, pun intended) that, of course, doesn’t take a break from its puberty-fueled humor. But if you’re looking for a spooky-themed episode and lots of laughs, be sure to stream season four, episode nine on Netflix.
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"The Simpsons" Halloween Episodes
“The Simpsons” is known for a lot of things: hilarious memes, predicting true events, and being one of the longest-running cartoons on TV (currently on season 34). But the animated series’ other claim to fame is its iconic “Treehouse of Horror” Halloween franchise – and lucky for you there are plenty of episodes to watch on Disney+ right now. You can also catch them during Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween.
Here’s the full list to reference for your binge-fest:
- Season two, episode three: “Treehouse of Horror”
- Season three, episode seven: “Treehouse of Horror II”
- Season four, episode five: “Treehouse of Horror III”
- Season five, episode five: “Treehouse of Horror IV”
- Season six, episode six: “Treehouse of Horror V”
- Season seven, episode six: “Treehouse of Horror VI”
- Season eight, episode one: “Treehouse of Horror VII”
- Season nine, episode five: “Treehouse of Horror VIII”
- Season ten, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror IX”
- Season 11, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror X”
- Season 12, episode one: “Treehouse of Horror XI”
- Season 13, episode one: “Treehouse of Horror XII”
- Season 14, episode one: “Treehouse of Horror XIII”
- Season 15, episode one: “Treehouse of Horror XIV”
- Season 16, episode one: “Treehouse of Horror XV”
- Season 17, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror XVI”
- Season 18, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror XVII”
- Season 19, episode five: “Treehouse of Horror XVIII”
- Season 20, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror XIX”
- Season 21, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror XX”
- Season 22, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror XXI”
- Season 23, episode three: “Treehouse of Horror XXII”
- Season 24, episode two: “Treehouse of Horror XXIII”
- Season 25, episode two: “Treehouse of Horror XXIV”
- Season 26, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror XXV”
- Season 27, episode four: “Halloween of Horror”
- Season 27, episode five: “Treehouse of Horror XXVI”
- Season 28, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror XXVII”
- Season 29, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror XXVIII”
- Season 30, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror XXIX”
- Season 31, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror XXX”
- Season 32, episode four: “Treehouse of Horror XXXI”
- Season 33, episode three: “Treehouse of Horror XXXII”
