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Halloween on TV (PT64)
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Alex and Nick mark Halloween by looking at iconic TV episodes celebrating the holiday and what makes them so special.
How does Halloween translate to television? What are some of the best Halloween episodes? What makes a good Halloween story?
The Paper Team scares itself...
SHOWNOTES
Content
1 - Some Halloween history (00:46)
2 - Elements of Halloween TV episodes (08:17)
3 - Favorite Halloween episodes (17:23)
4 - The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror (29:24)
Resources and Next Week On (36:48)
Links
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
"Greg Pikitis" (2x07 - Parks and Recreation)
"Halloween" (2x05 - The Office)
"Pinkeye" (1x07 - South Park)
"Epidemiology" (2x06 - Community)
The Cabin in the Woods
"The Scare" (1x11 - Dawson's Creek)
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester" (4x07 - Supernatural)
"Spookyfish" (2x15 - South Park)
"Halloween" (2x06 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Janus
"Life of the Party" (5x05 - Angel)
"Fear, Itself" (4x04 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
"Halloween" (1x04-05 - American Horror Story)
"The Honking" (2x18 - Futurama)
"Halloween/Ellie" (2x10 - Louie)
"Spooky Endings" (2x05 - Happy Endings)
Script for Happy Endings' "Spooky Endings" episode
Treehouse of Horror
"A Nightmare on Face Time" (16x12 - South Park)
Resources
Massive spreadsheet list of Halloween TV episodes
"Is Your Halloween Costume Racist?" - Kat Lazo
Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.
If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :)
You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
Alex - @TVCalling
Nick - @_njwatson
If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co
How does Halloween translate to television? What are some of the best Halloween episodes? What makes a good Halloween story?
The Paper Team scares itself...
SHOWNOTES
Content
1 - Some Halloween history (00:46)
2 - Elements of Halloween TV episodes (08:17)
3 - Favorite Halloween episodes (17:23)
4 - The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror (29:24)
Resources and Next Week On (36:48)
Links
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
"Greg Pikitis" (2x07 - Parks and Recreation)
"Halloween" (2x05 - The Office)
"Pinkeye" (1x07 - South Park)
"Epidemiology" (2x06 - Community)
The Cabin in the Woods
"The Scare" (1x11 - Dawson's Creek)
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Sam Winchester" (4x07 - Supernatural)
"Spookyfish" (2x15 - South Park)
"Halloween" (2x06 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Janus
"Life of the Party" (5x05 - Angel)
"Fear, Itself" (4x04 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
"Halloween" (1x04-05 - American Horror Story)
"The Honking" (2x18 - Futurama)
"Halloween/Ellie" (2x10 - Louie)
"Spooky Endings" (2x05 - Happy Endings)
Script for Happy Endings' "Spooky Endings" episode
Treehouse of Horror
"A Nightmare on Face Time" (16x12 - South Park)
Resources
Massive spreadsheet list of Halloween TV episodes
"Is Your Halloween Costume Racist?" - Kat Lazo
Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.
If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :)
You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
Alex - @TVCalling
Nick - @_njwatson
If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co
Released:
Oct 30, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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