Casper’s Halloween Special scares up fun all year
I know what you’re thinking. Is she really reviewing ‘Casper’s Halloween Special’ on this Throwback Thursday in May? Find out what happens when Casper embarks upon tricks & treats in his beloved holiday special now available on DVD.
I know what you’re probably thinking out there in CliqueClack Land. Is this chick really reviewing Casper’s Halloween Special in May? Isn’t that an offense worse than wearing white after Labor Day or leaving the Christmas lights up on the roof all year-round? To the naysayers, I argue Halloween is a lifestyle. There are some of us who actually count down all year until the holiday. In case you were wondering, there are exactly 175 days left until Halloween 2014 (which is on a Friday this year – let the parties commence!).
The truth is I didn’t receive this DVD to review from the Warner Archive Collection until after Halloween was already over. But it’s no matter to me that Memorial Day is the next calendar holiday. I still found Casper’s special fun and I’m happy I watched it this week. Produced by Hanna-Barbera, Casper’s Halloween Special was a television special that aired on NBC on October 30, 1979. It is alternately known as Casper Saves Halloween and Casper the Friendly Ghost: He Ain’t Scary, He’s Our Brother. The Warner Archive Collection released the film on DVD last October, and as a special holiday bonus, the DVD also includes the 1972 special The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t, also produced by Hanna-Barbera. Both animated specials are less than a half-hour in length.
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