The Paul Lynde Halloween Special - The Cinema Snob

[@CthulhuianBunny]

Satanic Panic Parents: "KISS stands for Knights In Service of Satan!!" Paul Lynde: "Welcome to the campy, kitschy Halloween Special, boys!"

[@MiqelDotCom]

Before the advent of KZbin this special was legendary as one of those "too weird to explain, you just had to see it" experiences, lol.

[@marclewis5505]

2:00 "Ah Godamnit why does Christmas have to come earlier every year?!" 🤣😂

[@kyliethelittlespider-mangirl94]

Aged great especially for me! My job got Christmas stuff IN FCKING AUGUST!

[@weirdkitty07]

The 70s, where musical specials were written on the table of a boardroom with special nose candy.

[@RemoWilliams1227]

🤣

[@ToruKun1]

From Peter Criss' 2012 autobiography: "My mother loved gay people, and Paul Lynde was her absolute favorite!" I still laugh at how THAT was the reason his mom was excited KISS was starring in a big TV special.

[@bradharrah3339]

According to Matt Baum's video, this was their first network tv appearance...

[@leslauner5062]

I feel blessed to have grown up in the decade that showcased Paul Lynde's inimitable talents.

[@RemoWilliams1227]

This whole comments section is love. Reminds me of how people treated each other when I was a kid, probably because we're all in our 40s and 50s and were raised correctly. Old guy rant over 😂

[@HurricaneDDragon]

Paul: “Thank you for making me feel wanted.” Me: “Ouch, my heart.” 🥲

[@rogercase6205]

IKR? What a sucker punch!

[@Headbanger142]

It was this special that we learned that The Wicked Witch of the West is a Kiss fan. Amazing.

[@Rando1975]

I love Snob's "Holy Shit, it's (insert wrong celebrity here)! gag.

[@lorensims4846]

Much fun! Temperature's Rising was a wonderful show. It put Clevon Little on the map (before the rest of us got to know him in Blazing Saddles). It wouldn't be Halloween without Margaret Hamilton.

[@ttthecat]

Thank you for reviving the wonderful Paul Lynde! It would be a shame for the younguns to miss out on his comedic genius and the glorious bloom on the rose of tv known as the variety show special!

[@Seanatonin]

Still better than the Star Wars Holiday Special

[@kyliethelittlespider-mangirl94]

I agree! Finally someone who shares the same opinion as me on this special.

[@teresapflaumer5717]

Rolling Stone 10th anniversary special from 1977 was even worse than the Star Wars special.

[@zeathosthomas4847]

Everything I know about Paul Lynde came from Gilbert Gottfried referencing him. Paul is a true entertainer.

[@jean-francoislabelle6489]

That KISS segment was unexpected. And awesome.

[@stephenvelez9710]

Paul Lynde is an absolute treasure. Thank you for emphasizing that, Brad💪🏼

[@level3xfactor]

I’m so happy more people know about this beautiful, amazing celebration of camp and kitsch.

[@bradharrah3339]

This reminds me of Pee Wee's Christmas special. I wonder if there are others on the same level as these?

[@sparrow420500]

This is SO damn obscure!! BRAVO, Snob!!

[@EloyCanto]

Snob: The Return of Angela ME: YESSSS Snob: Night of the demons 2 Angela ME: Damn it

[@ichigokarasu]

I'm fairly certain that every art teacher I had in high school at least partially incorporated Paul Lynde's DNA, somehow. Whether fashion, cadence of speech, sense of humor, level of sheer flamboyance, they were all tugging at the edges of that Paul Lynde blanket.

[@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE]

Thanks for this memory, Brad! Amazingly, BOTH Margaret Hamilton (Wicked witch of the West~Wizard of Oz) and Billie Hayes ...Witchiepoo H. R. PufinStuff. I can't recall which of them was reading The Exorcist for LAUGHS!

[@SukoYote]

I loved Paul Lynde, voicing Sylvester Sneakly / The Hooded Claw, in the series, "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop"!

[@burningsky23]

Great and funny review! I watched this strictly for the band. My friends and I were superhyped to see KISS for the first time. A few weeks later we saw them play at the local arena. They were wearing the same costumes we see here.

[@Monkofmagnesia]

Ah, 1976. It was the Bicentennial Year! CBS would periodically have a Bicentennial Minute, where one of their reports would present a minute report on a Revolution historical fact. President Ford was distributing NOW buttons, as in Whip Inflation NOW, and, in the Fall we were treated to the Paul Lynde Halloween Special.

[@bertanderson2548]

I think you mean WIN buttons.

[@cannabiscovepnw]

This was a new experience. I regret nothing.

[@kodiekulp]

I just know this video makes Brad very happy

[@blazr1976]

Yay I was born 4 days after this special aired! I exist!

[@ttthecat]

Few men could pull off the many shades of Pumpkin that Paul Lynde was wearing- he crushed it and made it look classy! Bravo Mr Lynde, always ahead of his time, hilarious and fashion forward!

[@bridgetleekobold9979]

Who doesn’t love Paul linde

[@RandomVO]

Those blasted kids in Sweet Apple, Ohio, with their telephones and that new fangled rock and roll music!

[@Kentrc11]

Never heard of Paul Linde until today.

[@nicklager1666]

Sigh when i think of Halloween specials i hear the lovely dance tune and overall music from Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Happy halloween everyone!.

[@grapeshot]

I like The Simpsons take on the Great Pumpkin.

[@luciferlovemonkey6750]

It may be lame, but my family always watches the Garfield Halloween special.

[@jackwilson9195]

I like to watch this each year. I don't know why but I love those old variety shows & this is one of the best. I was a kid in the 1970s and the pang of nostalgia I get from this is almost painful now.

[@user-qr5jr3uo5c]

Yeah, it feels like everyone left but you stayed...

[@grapeshot]

Billy West can do a pretty good impersonation of him too.

[@thehunterator520]

yep can confirm, I was watching an episode of Futurama when a character played by billy west sounded a lot like paul lynde that I had thought they got paul Lynde to play him, but found out he had died before futurama came out

[@Launchpad05]

Seth MacFarlane, too.

[@Mondomeyer]

@@Launchpad05 Seth McFarland didn't die before Futurama.

[@Launchpad05]

@@Mondomeyer I meant that McFarlane could imitate Paul Lynde really well.

[@Mondomeyer]

@@Launchpad05 Humor, ar-ar!

[@LisasPeaceOfArt]

This special is pure gold!!

[@famijher]

I actually remember seeing this growing up. I was six. I mostly remember Kiss, but you reminded me of the whole special. I always liked Paul Lynde on Bewitched, and he was a regular on the Donny and Marie Show (another great series from the 70's that was an awesome variety show.) Glad to see other folks remember Paul Lynde.

[@krankor0]

Same here! I was 5 and mostly remembered KISS. That's what makeup and fire breathing will do for you. ; )

[@d.bcooper7819]

This Paul Linde video finally got me to hit subscribe after a year of sneaking around your channel. No pun intended.

[@jspaingreene6350]

I love Paul Lynde so much! Ben del la Creme did a great imitation of him on RPDR Snatch Game. I am embarrassed I didn't know about this...where do we watch it?? I am living for this insane cast....Witchy Poo is just the cherry on the sundae.

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

I don't know if it is in stock but I bought a dvd of this special from Amazon some years ago. It is one heck of a time capsule.

[@RemoWilliams1227]

I watched it on Amazon Prime Video streaming a couple years ago

[@locnar1]

Gave this an instant like cause it involves Paul Lynde. I'd love a legit release of that one season sitcom he starred in.

[@SaxcatGamingCorner]

Yup. I needed this.

[@bkjbearcat78]

A Paul Lynde Christmas Carol would be more entertaining then the Henry Winkler one we got.

[@xxGhostXIIIxx]

all i can say is Paul Lynde is exactly what we needed this year! after the absolute dumpster fire last year that was the life zone we needed something cheery and fun like wacko this does the trick for sure!~

[@DestinyPifer]

Oh my god I am so excited you are doing Night of the Demon's 2 next week! It is so freaking hilarious!

[@Scooterpiety]

Literally just finished watch Matt Baume's episode about this special.

[@hellmasterx]

same, i recommend seeing it after watching this.

[@RaoulDuke77]

Me too, I was pleasantly surprised to see him doing this so soon after

[@jacksampsonforever]

Watched both. I feel spoiled!

[@bradharrah3339]

Same. It provides great context for this...a good pairing.

[@matthewpaul6904]

I can't think of any other 2 KZbinrs that appreciate this special more.

[@SteeleZack]

So in the same decade that brought us The Star Wars Holiday special and "the Brady Bunch Variety Hour" at which I heard was quite awful to no surprise, comes this gem.

[@kaind.badguy]

Last Halloween I was searching KZbin for Elvira specials and somehow came across this one. I have no idea why I watched the entire show.

[@johngalas1081]

Actually an impression of Paul Lynde was used as Bob Cracchitt (pardon my spelling) in the Rich Little interpretation of a Christmas Carol. I saw that on HBO years ago and it was funny 😄

[@tophers3756]

Paul Lynde: often imitated, never duplicated.

[@baditude41]

So very true!

[@kamdan2011]

YA HEAR THAT, SETH MacFARLANE?!

[@kenthuang436]

BenDeLaCreme did a really good job impersonating Paul on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 3 Snatch Game.

[@ITILII]

As if anyone would want imitate or duplicate such a perv

[@wopjohn]

Fun fact The voice of Roger the alien from American dad is based on Paul Lynde

[@TheWarmotor]

I can totally see that. Good call, friend.

[@justinbryant9419]

Margaret Hamilton made an appearance on sesame street earlier that year

[@thEannoyingE]

And that episode has never been rerun.

[@RedSiegfried]

I watch this every year. It never gets less cringe-inducing. Especially the trucker sequence.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

I hear cringing is good for your back… it keeps you limber.

[@10191927]

🤔 True, but they don’t make specials like this anymore, especially with the level of talent like this, plus it’s a time-capsule of the 70’s. Sometimes it’s nice to sit back appreciate stuff like this for what it is, even if it’s cheesy and goofy. Plus Paul Lynde is a national treasure.

[@archstanton4365]

You're much tougher than I am. Fer sure.

[@fredbergstrom4866]

Thanks for recomendation on the Paul Lynde show. Was binging last night. That show was hysterical and shocked it wasn't a huge hit

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Paul Lynde was one of a kind.

[@umachan9286]

I actually remember this airing. It was bizarre.

[@rememberpickles]

Matt Baume also put out a really interesting video on the Paul Lynde Halloween Special that includes a good deal of Lynde's bio. It's funny how two of my favorite pop media critics had parallel thinking when selecting a Halloween subject for review.

[@bradharrah3339]

Same. Good to see all the overlap in viewers. Thanks, algorithm!

[@ericad8616]

I don't know how something can be so awful yet so magnificent at the same time. Actually, I do, Paul Lynde just had a way of making everything fun. He was the epitome' of camp, in the best way. I miss him.

[@jbjacobs9514]

How prescient: Disco-dancing Gabriel from Malignant - I spit out my water laughing - didn't see that one coming. This is one special I definitely would have watched as a kid but I cannot remember it. I don't see how - I mean, the irresistible Paul Lynde, Kiss, my first lady crush, Roz Kelly, Mrs. Brady, Tim Conway, and the incomparable Margaret Hamilton???

[@AshenDruid]

You *need* to do an episode about Time Bandits. Seriously underappreciated Terry Gilliam move. It's got Sean Connery, John Cleese, and a whole bunch of others, and it's *amazing* . Please, it would be awesome to hear you talk about it

[@pothatuu]

How does Margaret Hamilton look exactly the same as she did in the 30's here in the 70's?!

[@weirdkitty07]

From the Brady Bunch to this special, man,

[@charitysghost1207]

I've never heard of this special, but I would love no one else to tell me about it.

[@mattstyles2498]

His ears are HUGE!!

[@Launchpad05]

JUNKMAN DID IT! (I'll get you, Penelope Pitstop!)

[@dolomitefan1767]

I bet backstage was awesome! Florence Henderson, Margaret Hamilton, Kiss, Billy Barton and Betty White…..cocaine was a helluva drug!

[@cjstrikercbr3013]

A Halloween Special from the 1970’s, Cause No Other Decade could do them Better! Love 70’s TV Specials! 😃💖

[@danielmkubacki]

I love The Paul Lynde Halloween Special!

[@Lordeightbane]

Paul Lynde was the voice of the hoodclaw

[@davebooshty299]

16:19 Oddly in another video I saw on this Special , I did see Some of one musical number Lynde did , it mighta been the first one where he briefly mentions "Too much Alice Cooper , not enough Alice fay.".

[@dakert40]

Thank you for the fun time :-)

[@Rob1976x]

Wow you know you're getting old when you see Snob doing a episode on something that came from year you born .

[@danielroper817]

RIP betty white

[@kenhammscousin4716]

I don’t get any of your old celebrity references but it’s still funny as hell

[@seanbeard7558]

I watch it every year!

[@johnoneil9188]

The weirdest experience Kiss had since they fought first Dr. Doom and then Mephisto.

[@SALshaNoma]

I want to know how I can watch this whole special because I've laughed more at the clips you've shown than at anything else I've watcher recently.

[@kimblee1972]

LOVE Paul Lynde!!

[@graemesmith6721]

These variety specials were a staple of 1970s television. They were goofy, campy, awkward, embarrassing, and featured oodles of has-been actors collecting paychecks. And OMG, Spencer's Pilots! I remember the ads for that show! It lasted a whole 11 episodes!

[@edwardtjbrown1979]

Roger the Alien wore a pretty life-like human costume back in the 1970s!

[@archstanton4365]

This was the day Frank Zappa's "Zoot Allures" dropped in the US.

[@TetsuDeinonychus]

Could anything possibly be more 70s than Paul Lynde as a rhinestone trucker in a cheesy variety special? Edit: I post that, and then the disco scene comes up...

[@pathevermore3683]

Watching it on qualudes.

[@ingej003]

Pausing video to go to the store for some Wendy's Frosty cereal

[@DollyBelladonna]

YES, Snob episode on my 🎂 Birthday Thanks Brad

[@unchainedwiththecapt]

Paul Lynde is the basis for Roger's voice in American Dad.

[@terrytheman3317]

This was KISS' Ed Sullivan moment. After this aired....KISS ruled the world

[@PapaTaurean]

So are we going to get the Sexy Paul Lynde costume this year?

[@Atticus118]

Thank you for another review.

[@attackofthetheeyecreatures3472]

I picture the adult couple in You Can't Say That On Television watching this variety show.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

"And they were stoned for a week!"

[@ExplorerDS6789]

Paul was hilarious, and as far as television goes, he deserved so much better. Too bad he didn't get more opportunities like Bewitched, or even this variety show. I've seen a few episodes of The Paul Lynde Show, and it got old really quick. To me, it was basically a watered down, dumbed down version of All in the Family. Instead of compelling storylines and characters that made us think, we got to watch someone fall into a pool in EVERY episode, and the writing was geared to always make Howie look like the good guy and Paul the bad guy. Also, everyone on the show overacted to a nauseating degree. I had thought sitcoms like that died out in the '60s, but I was wrong. But I guess those involved with the show liked it. I follow Pamelyn Ferdin on Facebook and she talks fondly of her experience.

[@vengeance1701]

She was also on the original Star Trek.

[@ExplorerDS6789]

@@vengeance1701 Yeah, Pam was everywhere in the '60s and '70s.

[@bradharrah3339]

Matt Baum just did a video about Lynde's career and this special. It provides some context into why the show was so dated....I recommend it.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

Happy Halloween Cinema Snob, Keep Up The Good Work, Take Care And Stay Safe

[@tonytheriault1186]

I was born in 1976, but after X-Mas. Clearly, it was still a good year for comedy.

[@MrLantern2814]

You know that Bea Arthur also had a variety special with Rock Hudson

[@jb03hf]

I am surprised there was not a producers joke for "America Pauses for Springtime"

[@FunkyPertwee]

My father and I know Paul Lynde primarily as the family doctor of the Munsters.

[@tonyjim8053]

Your best year so far

[@MadiBendy]

Happy Monday Snob!

[@juliannaberry5160]

I wish Paul Lynde was still alive so he could narrate my nonexistent biography.

[@slashingkatie7872]

This is the most 70s thing I ever saw.

[@greenmonkey2995]

I'll have to watch this at least 2 more times

[@Scatscar1985]

No mention of his sterling voice work for Hanna-Barbera?

[@kamdan2011]

8:48 Biff, not Bill.

[@meaninglez100]

Would you believe this is the second Paul Lynde Halloween Special review Ive seen in a week?

[@mihaivrabies2977]

Underrated comment!