Familiar Faces: Top 13 Weirdest Halloween Specials Part 2

[@Sephirothwolf]

"Hello... I'm here to conquer the world?" That line has to be reused someday

[@Speems]

I love that line, despite that special being shitty.

[@thegayghost872]

The Halloween Tree is my favorite Halloween special I always assumed Monshroud was the Grim Reaper

[@harmonicajay91]

"Leaving a whole lot of questions that don't need to be answered." "....Yeah, but how did you and Irwin's mom..." "Leaving a whole lot of questions that don't need to be answered."

[@clairetaylor8929]

eastwing329 it's funnier now that I understand it

[@thegayghost872]

We really don't want to know

[@DemonicRemption]

@@clairetaylor8929 How long did it take for you to get that? Because I understood it when I first saw the episode. Though that's only because I was a teenager who's mind had been poisoned by sex jokes told by his classmates.

[@clairetaylor8929]

@@DemonicRemption I was a pretty sheltered kid , and even now I’m asexual.. so I would say probably a few years ago?

[@crystalgemgirl731]

As Rick tends to say, don't think about it.

[@Sandlot1992]

the Halloween Tree is awesome! p.s. R.I.P. Leonard Nimoy

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

"Monsters would rule the world if not for teddy bears." Those were words that have been said.

[@TreClaire]

God, The Halloween Tree tortured me my entire life. I could always vividly remember random sequences from it(mainly the one where they eat sugar skulls) but never enough that a google search would bring up anything cause really all I could type in was "animated halloween movie with skeletons?" It KILLED ME, until I actually googled a list of like top 100 animated halloween specials and watched ALL OFF THEM till I found the movie. It was one of the greatest moments of my life. I felt so fucking validated that the movie WAS REAL and I didn't just randomly make up the memory

[@MWolfL]

The Halloween Tree is one of my all-time favorite Halloween specials, and is required viewing every year. And I never get enough of that music, it's just gives me the chills in a good way! Also my theory is that Moundshroud is basically the Halloween Grim Reaper: the real Grim Reaper's brother who takes over collecting the dead every Halloween. Hence why he blew out his own pumpkin's light and disappeared at the end of the movie, Moundshroud is only allowed to be amongst the living during Halloween.

[@shinobidaughter5116]

The Halloween Specials throughout the 80's and 90's decades are the parts of my childhood, so vintage and so delightful.

[@JustinB6699]

2:30-2:43 Knowing how Cartoon Network and even Nickelodeon have their line ups nowadays, pushing a ton of crap and trying to push aside the stuff that actually takes effort and talent, its sad that I can totally believe that.

[@PyroGothNerd]

Video Spoiler: I laughed a bit too hard when Dracula said "Monsters would rule the world if it weren't for Teddy Bears"

[@Digitalfairy]

Yeah Underfist definitely deserved a series it was alot better than what I expected. The Halloween tree such magical memories. The scarecrow was a cute flick but it lacked something. Yet why on earth it they thought it'd ought to be a halloween special is beyong me.

[@archive881]

19:23 - Ok seriously, whats with Count Ziggy Stardust?!

[@Dimensioneer88]

0:14 Underfist 3:13 The Halloween Tree 7:27 The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane 9:42 The Great Bear Scare 13:37 The Scarecrow 16:44 The Midnight Hour

[@tymime]

The Scarecrow is actually based on a 1852 short story called "Feathertop" by a guy named Nathaniel Hawthorne. There's a TV movie version starring Gene Wilder (which is only on VHS) that's much, MUCH better.

[@Falcovsleon21]

0:15 THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THAT! Any special that includes Hoss Delgado riding a unicorn while wielding a Halo Energy Sword in the end credits deserves praise. I really did wish Underfist became a full-fledged spin-off series of its own.

[@BrotherPhilbert]

I loved The Midnight Hour! The soundtrack was awesome! Also, Dick Van Patten as a zombie dentist...that movie had everything! I watched it with my kids last Halloween, 3 girls between the ages of 10-18. They thought it was lame, but later they were borrowing it to show to their friends. What can I say? They inherited my love of cheesy movies! Thanks for the videos; gave me some ideas for this year!

[@lizbeth6867]

I am so happy you had mentioned The Halloween Tree, I remembered watching it on TV years ago, but could never recall the name. Each year I keep meaning to look it up to rewatch but never actually did. I knew I could count on you.

[@geoffreyrichards6079]

Your high commentary on the meaning of “The Great Bear Scare” at 12:48 was brilliant. 😂

[@FilmmakeroftheFuture]

"What's a marshmallow bunny doing in a Halloween special anyway?" Good point Irwin, Marshmallow Bunnies are Easter candies.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

Never seen the movie, but if I had to guess, I'd say it's because he's jealous or something.

[@bul13ts]

My love of the Bradbury started with Something Wicked This Way Comes. I found it in an Indiana bookshop when I was fifteen. I'll never forget chapter 39. But looking back, my first time with Bradbury was the Halloween Tree. They showed it in school on an old worn out tape when the Northwest decided we needed more rain. I had forgotten about it until now when all those memories came flooding back. Thank you for that, and I can't wait to track it down and revisit lost childhood memories.

[@phastinemoon]

Disney did a pretty decent live action movie of Something Wicked This Way Comes, it’s a great Halloween watch

[@digitalq9702]

the Halloween tree is my number one favorite Halloween special of all time nothing will ever come close to that

[@asuraludu]

-I loved the Halloween Tree. I remember seeing it and then bugging my mom to take me to the library so I can learn more about what other things people did to celebrate Halloween. -The Bear Scare looks good, but the animation of the bear's movements.... ah it hurts. - The midnight hour starts out on a kid bleeding at the corner of Elm Street.... We need a Freddy clip. And oh good lord in candy corn, I remember that dance scene. It is still the creepiest thing I have ever scene.

[@Dabathhouse]

I'm totally glad you added Underfist in the list! :3 Underfist was that very last straw that the golden era of animated shows on Cartoon Network before 2009 with Snyder and his evil execs having no animated series premiered in an entire year that many talented creators left from until April 2010 with Adventure Time. That year is when Cartoon Network reached it's horrific low with nothing but terrible live action shows. Welp, can't wait for Steven Universe to come out in 2 weeks. :3

[@altrightknight7661]

i. LOVED The Midnight Hour as a kid. SO MUCH. i saw it on tv and went freaking nuts over it... and when the zombie girl went back to her grave... oh god i got so sad lol....

[@jdzencelowcz]

Gotta love it when The Halloween Tree gets its props! ;) \m/

[@slashbash1347]

That guy with the stomach... He's like LeFou, Smee and Winnie the Pooh.

[@SongbirdAlom]

Slashbash WinnSmee the Fou.

[@ellnats]

the art of that movie The Scarecrow, looks like the same for the animated King and I

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

You finally talked about The Halloween Tree!! I'm so happy you did! I just adore that movie (and the book), I sort of wish it had been Number 1 though. Too bad Crybaby Lane wasn't on here, yeah it's an actual TV movie and not just a dumb creepypasta! Hey CR, I know how much you like animated movies (specials) and stuff, have you ever considered doing special videos on movies like Watership Down, Plague Dogs, or Felidae?

[@jenniferschillig3768]

Love the theme music for The Halloween Tree--John Debney always delivers. :-) It's on my Halloween playlist. (Good old Leonard Nimoy also delivers!)

[@rexbitten]

Isn't "The Great Bear Scare" a follow up to "The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas" from the 70's?

[@jenniferschillig3768]

Yup!

[@falkurneeze]

The Great Bear Scare...*gasp* Thank-you kindly, CR! For years I could only remember one sequence from this movie: The witch creates her doppelganger and poses "Which witch is which?" Now I know it's origin.

[@glowworm2]

Oh geez, I knew number The New Adventures of Ichabod Crane was going to be on this list. Only heard about that one last year--looked it up and watched pieces of it--very weird, but yeah, the concept of Ichabod protecting the town as the Headless Horseman is awesome. Also, "The Scarecrow" is very vaguely based off a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne called "Feathertop" which actually has a rather sad ending to it, as the scarecrow was brought to life by a witch and given a human appearance. However, when the scarecrow discovers through a mirror his true reflection and terrifying the girl who once loved him, he smashes the pipe he must keep smoking in order to stay alive and becomes lifeless once more. I tried to watch this animated rendition online, but the quality was pretty bad--and the concept was just plain ridiculous. Your description of the Duke as a cross between Liberace and Gaston is spot on--I keep calling him "Gayston."

[@samusai]

YES! THE HALLOWEEN TREE!!! I owned that on a VHS and watched it so much I wore the tape out. One of my first and still favorite Halloween Specials.

[@DJKrimskull]

Ween Notes: Part Two 1: From Previous Episodes. A Vummy to be Exucat 2: This Has a DVD-R Release on Warner Archive. His Name is technically Joseph. He's the Spirit of Halloween 3: The Other Famous Character Created by Washington Irving. (Two) 4: This has Super Limited Animation. It's also a Sequel to a Christmas Special. It's Claimed that The Producer stole the Animation Budget. 5: This could have been a Meta-Parody of Disney Movies. It's called being creative. 6: She was Buried Alive and Suffocated in the Coffin.

[@jsmith5212]

The grandfather is Blackula and not Dracula

[@mandelabutterfly9162]

No, He looks like Blackula, But they called him Dracula.

[@briancomiskey9824]

I've been waiting all year to watch this. It's become a tradition. I tried to wait until closer to Halloween...couldn't do it.

[@briancomiskey9824]

Still one of my favorite traditions!

[@briancomiskey9824]

Still one of MY favorite traditions too 😂

[@mylikawatts3587]

aw, I love the Halloween Tree :)

[@cytorakdemon]

I remember seeing The Halloween Tree as a kid. Unfortunately I only caught it once on tv but it left a pretty good impression, about as well as the more commonly rerun Halloween specials of the 90's.

[@PrincessCallie35]

Oh gosh, seeing the clips from "Underfist" made me have so much nostalgia. Although I don't think I ever caught the special, just seeing all those B&M characters again after goodness knows how long made me want to watch it again.

[@kalljun380]

Thank you for making this video. I saw the Halloween Tree when I was young and it just became one of those videos you see but you forget the title so you can never find it. Thank you for finding it for me. Four more to go

[@YugiPoke1197]

21:35. 3 seconds later, Zeo Ranger Linkara comes smashing straight through the door to beat the ever unliving crud out of the Headless Gym Coach for making fun of him. Then using his spaceship to blow the HGC up in a quarry. Then buys CR! some candy for Halloween. :D

[@Daviticus042]

18:28 "Ha ha ha, you say funny thing."😉

[@TheRazmereShow]

Honestly I would have put Halloween Tree at number one, but that's just me. This is still a great list and I plan to keep a third eye out for these specials and check them out! Happy Halloween CR!

[@LadyLunarSatine]

THANK YOU for showing that Moses clip!

[@Pooky1991]

God I loved Wonderfist:D Its one of my favorite specials of any show or holiday.

[@GreycatRademenes]

Dude! Pumpking Tree! I LOVE this one soooo much! Also I recomend getting at least 1 candy and catching a Missingno. That should solve everything.

[@Cambuscuscubed]

I love your Halloween videos dude, keep it up!

[@LunarFlare]

At first when i watched part one i was like "i shouldnt watch part two because i don't know any of the specials!" But i took a look and now i am very happy because your Number #6 is my absolute favorite halloween special next to another!

[@Supergamer8100]

I am so thankful to you for knowing the name of Underfist. Its been in the back of my mind forever, and i never remembered its name

[@DetectiveSpratt]

16:00 Oh hey, Moses! Nice to see it getting a little bit of publicity.

[@draconiclady0610]

#3 Had Tom Smother's in it?!? I never knew that! I'm going to have to find that one and watch it! He and his brother (Little Dicky Smothers) are hilarious!

[@TheNightmareMan]

The Halloween tree was my favorite special as a kid

[@renaecassidy7510]

Leonard nimoy may you rest in peace

[@Sensko]

Dat last minute reference XD Awesome job!

[@VioletteShadows]

Thanks to your video I finally found that Halloween special that I saw years ago, The Halloween Tree. I didn't know the title of the special because I began to see it had started. I'll search for it to see it again this time from the begining :)

[@viperxvii]

Haha, yes! I thought I was the only one who saw Halloween Tree and Underfist. No one else seems to have heard of them. Was unaware Underfist was attemptin to be a new series. I was mixed with it, just because of the slightly different artstyle, that "Something off" thing.

[@tomboyhns2643]

17:54 GEOORDDDIII??? Wow, that guy gets around! :D

[@Silentbobx]

I think the DJ's voice from 16:55 is Wolfman Jack. What's sad is I remember hearing him in the arcade game called DJ boy. Weird Stuff.

[@sonofjafarreturns]

Amn I the only one that thinks that a sequel to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow where Ichabod Crane becomes the Headless Horseman and takes revenge on Brom Bones would be amazing.

[@Glasshouse828]

14:01 so basically he’s the one costume McLovin wore in Superbad

[@AWESOMEjeff654r]

14:16 - 14:20 This needs to be a meme

[@Falcovsleon21]

9:14 Agreed. Though Japan gave us a show that I'd call the next closest thing to that idea: Durarara.

[@FamiliarFacesChannel]

It's called 義足のMoses. the popular version is on Vimeo but you can find it on KZbin. I add a link in the video.

[@GregTheLion]

16:00 I saw that video like, 10 times before watching this. It's amazing!!

[@Vauldemare]

I was fascinated and freaked out by the Halloween Tree as a kid. Now I know why. Damn you Leonard Nimoy.

[@LaDracul]

Phil LaMarr? Yes please. However, Maxwell Atoms DID make a "Bunnicula" series, so good enough? So is Monshroud a shintengami/reaper? (Also, you've never seen the Tim Burton version of "Aladdin" where Nimoy plays the evil sorcerer?) I have never heard of "The Scarecrow", honestly. Though somehow I wonder if Phelous will get to it. Oh heck, I don't think we could've had "Hocus Pocus" without "The Midnight Hour".

[@ArcadeHunters]

Zombie Clarence Boddicker? Sign me up!

[@MsSeaPONIES]

I remember that scarecrow movie! I saw it forever ago... all I remember is that the witches broom fell in love with a real broom, and there's a dance that can make someone fall in love with you.

[@Babbleplay]

Rented the Great Bear Scare when I was a kid; while memories of it are vague at best, the odd part is, 5 or 6 year old me did not notice, or, at least, did not recall the janky animation.

[@TheSirenNymph]

The Halloween Tree looks amazing!!!

[@KasumiKenshirou]

FYI, The Halloween Tree is available on DVD on the Warner Archive site.

[@TheSirenNymph]

Hooray Moarte refrence!!!! XD I love you!!!

[@EqualOpportunityDestoroya]

I love the Halloween Tree.

[@ripleyandweeds1288]

"Move your damn head." _CR_

[@vgamers]

Another great video CR!

[@ShaDHP23]

My best friend was so taken with Underfist (and like the rest of us, so pissed off that it didn't continue) that he made a fan comic series (me co-writing it)... unfortunately, we couldn't keep at it and it crashed and burned in the 3rd episode. Still it was fun to work on and looking back on it really brings back memories.

[@danwilliams1989]

It was a damn crime Cartoon Network never picked up Underfist for a full series.

[@906087]

THose have got to be the weirdest special ever, not just the weirdest for Halloween

[@RosySquiggle]

Great list, haven't seen any of these with the exception of Ichabod of course, the first one you mentioned. I'm always having a fun time revisiting an old halloween special, Night of the Living Bread from Bump in the Night...anyone remember that?

[@briancomiskey9824]

Rubber Band from Wacky Land! It really does! XD

[@SpookySkellyGurl]

Did the guy's stomach with a mind of its own remind anyone else of Jay Sherman from The Critic?

[@jamieharrell5321]

17: 54 OMG no way Peter Deluise aka Penn Hall from 21 Jump Street with Johnny Depp was in the midnight hour dude that is so cool plus I love 21 Jump Street that’s one of my favorite TV shows Plus the man who played red from that 70 show is also in this too

[@rixlan]

Just realized, after seeing that title card repeatedly, that Mrs. Beakley is dressed as Jason's mom. The sweater gave it away.

[@TailzP]

I saw MDG and you put it up there before I could think it.

[@dbslayer7]

Nice Moarte reference at the end.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

So the Headless Gym Coach knew Moarte? Nice!

[@zaxbys4661]

So glad he put Underfist on here.

[@slashbash1347]

15:25 The worst part is that I know somewhere out there, someone's getting off to this.

[@YugiPoke1197]

Hotel Transylvania Dracula on the Dracula on the #3 spot Dracula Dracula: This is how we are represented? Unbelievable.

[@Speems]

If Feathertop was voiced by Roger Craig Smith, then Sonic fans would be PISSED.

[@GregTheLion]

Spooky Scerzo, huh? I only recognize the song from the PC game Toonstuck.

[@marcrizkalla9936]

Finally, someone mentions the Halloween tree

[@BChanLuckyFox]

oki I have seen quiet a few of these specials. I thought everyone had forgot about some of them. This is one way of me to celebrate the season.

[@CartoonTriper]

0:25 the Underfist halloween special, is cool, when the transmit this special in Canal 5 (mexican channel) they put a Casper special (the one make it in Hanna-barbera) and you look how different is a Halloween special, with the casper one, you see a cheesy special, and the Underfist one, you see a awesome one

[@dorko4u]

Wow, I did not know about that Billy and Mandy halloween special. I guess it's understandable since it only aired once. Or, um, at least very few times. I dunno! That would be worth trying to find and watch. That dancing scarecrow movie looks... interesting? Ha. Looks so cheap, might be good for a laugh. That's a good point about animated dancing. Er, and animation in general. I dunno what to say about #1. It certainly looks interesting. Yeah, those drawn candies will totally work.

[@Mammalmage]

And now I know what to look for next year.

[@graciegj63]

Well that last one was certainly weird. And cringe inducing with that necrophilia added to it.

[@richardkennedy8481]

11:30 "Why would there be a tent in the middle of the city?" 2013.

[@XC11301991]

Goddamit I was also going "move your damn head." Not enough major doctor ghastly stuff.

[@FamiliarFacesChannel]

I put one in. It's a little speech bubble above the ghost.