Halloween : The Loud House: Tricked!

Nickelodeon  Halloween 

    It's unknown at this point if  "The Loud  House" will be seered into  people's memories as Nickelodeon classic Nicktoon like many predecessors from Nick were. So umm future readers , please tell me  how well it made it please. Anyway, I am not here to talk about time travel... hold on, (checking my papers) yep, we are instead talking about an episode of "The Loud House".  Not any episode, mind you (we'll do that later) but the Halloween episode , since it's that time of year again. (Unless you are reading this in some other month then, that's alright too)   Let's take a look at Season 2's Halloween special called "tricked!"


       The theme song intro doesn't change except at the end where it does wooooooo. It starts with a scream it's coming from their father , Lynn Loud Sr.,as there's a decapitated head in the fridge. (It's not real?)   He says that he doesn't like Halloween then Lucy Loud comes in and grabs the head saying she loves Halloween.  The kids are working on Halloween , Lucy is in charge because she's the spooky girl.   They get to do a  haunted corn maze. Lincoln starts talking to us (I'm scared now)  and his friend Clyde replies on the walkie-talkie. They have some good Halloween plans.

Haunted Corn, the scariest corn. / Copyright Viacom

       Lincoln has a mission for Halloween : to get full size candy bars, the holy grail. (I added that line my self)  So, he found a rich neighborhood that has the big candy bars it's a gated neighborhood too so, they need a way to get in. Good thing two children who kind of look like Lincoln and Clyde are leaving.  The two run into two big kids (I guess)  and they ask for the best place for the good candy. Lincoln tells them to go to his neighborhood. (What could go wrong?) 

Yeah what could go wrong?  /Copyright Viacom 

     The younger Louds are preparing for their own tricks or treats (this blog writes about Peanuts specials so we are going to say it like that don't write us complaints!)  Like the twins, Lola and Lana, have three costumes to maximize candy getting. Lisa has used her brain by using the youngest, Lilly, as cute-bait. (that's a word.)  Clyde and Lincoln dress as stereo typed high class British kids.   Lynn Sr. doesn't want to take them because read above. He goes anyway. (by force!)  The two big kids from before also show up to do what they plan. (Again what could go wrong?)   Lucy and the older Louds, including Rita (Mom)  are all starting the haunted corn maze at  the house.

Zombie Mom coming soon, / Copyright Viacom

      Lincoln and Clyde get into the fancy spot and turn in to their real costumes. Lana and Lola do their trick and they some candy then Lisa does her thing and apparently , find a woman who is so enthralled by cuteness that she dumps the whole bowl in there.   Remember when I said "What could Go Wrong?"  Well ... Lincoln and Clyde bury the candy because taking it to either of their homes were negative options. They come back to Lincoln's street and see smashed pumpkins and stuff.  Two boys (guess who?)smashed through and stole candy and scared everyone one off.  The Louds go into their house dejected. Lincoln and Clyde feel guilty since it was their fault sending those boys to their neighborhood. 

We were super not heroes/ Copyright Viacom

   The plan is to find those guys and get the candy back.  They do try and Grinch the candy from them while the boys sleep but that doesn't go well. (Violence!)  They also say they will return to the neighborhood next year to cause more havoc.  Lincoln calls Lucy because he has a plan.  The two big boys get led back to the neighborhood to get them into the haunted corn maze. Also , a song. The two boys get scared in song montage in the maze. ( Also noted back : that the two boys don't like blood and it makes sick)  They also say they won't come back the next year.  Then neighborhood kids hear the commotion.  Lincoln decides to give away the candy he and Clyde got.   The end.

A happy ending I think/ Copyright Viacom (note: this is not the final shot) 

      That was a great Halloween episode.  Since Lucy is the character that is set as the one who likes "spooky" stuff it gives her a place to shine, though this episode is mostly framed from main character Lincoln and his best friend, Clyde. It's plot is simple and basic ones Halloween is known  for such as, trick or treating, haunted places (corn maze in this case), and scaring people. Lincoln and Clyde's quest for the holy-grail of  trick or treating, the full size, candy bar is fun and maybe relate able . The special combines our two plots to cause Lincoln and Clyde to fix the problem they unintentionally created  though, I will add that Lincoln really shouldn't have sent those two boys to their spot. I am surprised  the Loud sisters sit there dejected about the maze, they have been shown to be willing to fight back in the first place.  We needed a plot with some drama so, there we go.  It does work out in the end because they scare the boys from ever coming back again.  The ending with Lincoln and Clyde giving away their large store of candy was a nice ending.

   That's it for us this time , tune in next time when we visit the Louds for Thanksgiving and wonder where's our cut of the turkey.  (There's No Loud House Thanksgiving special as of this writing so boo)
   

Halloween : Let's talk about "The Great Pumpkin"

Peanuts   Halloween 

  This is where I can't call it a lookback because my rule about non-holiday specials (except Arbor Day, America's best holiday) being the primary focus and avoiding the holiday specials on purpose. I do sometime assume that everyone knows the holiday specials at least the main three (Christmas, Halloween, and Thanksgiving in that order)  though that's not necessarily true. I am not going to go into the special's goings on  like a lookback would but just going to focus  on maybe my thoughts on the special.  This was my disclaimer I like to do these when I touch holiday peanuts specials.

   The Great Pumpkin , Charlie Brown was the third Peanuts special ever.  I've covered the second one this year , called "Charlie Brown's All Stars".  In 1965 The Christmas special came out, in 1966 we got two specials "All Stars" and this one meaning that's alot of work going on in short  time. It originally aired on CBS  and has repeated every year even moving from CBS to ABC in 2001. Meaning that is a mainstay and if it ever not aired then that's when TV dies.

 
    It starts like the Christmas episode in establishing the mood with Lucy and Linus going to do the classic going to pumpkin patch,  one that is larger than both of them, and taking it back home to carve. Though, when Lucy starts hacking away Linus starts to cry because he didn't know she was going to"kill" it.   Then it establishes the fall atmosphere well  like Charlie Brown raking leaves only to have Linus mess it up by jumping it, we also need to finally animate the famous football gag, this is the first Peanuts special to show that.  Also, when many think of fall or autumn they think of football. (Chet here with JOL Sports and it's time for Tuesday Lunchtime football)  It's a very good atmosphere set up to tell  the viewer that it's fall and Halloween is soon upon the characters.

       In the comic strips though time wavers a little, Linus and Charlie Brown are best friends (unless I've been reading it wrong) the way the hang out together you can forget that Linus is a little younger than Charlie Brown. Lucy seems to be the same age as Charlie Brown and if Linus is her little brother  then well that means.  I think he is closer to maybe a year or two older than Sally.  I bring up his age stance because of the primary plot of this special : Linus and the Great Pumpkin.   Linus at some point screwed up the story of Santa Claus as a story for Halloween and The Great Pumpkin.  He even writes a letter to  TGP (shorthand  for well you know).  I do question why people just walk into Linus' house to mock him.    Linus doesn't let anybody get to him and the belief that TGP will come.

    This special also shows us the traditions of Halloween that we have become accustomed.  As our main children characters participate in the customs of that holiday (except Linus and Sally more on that later).   Trick or treating takes up a segment of the special starting with the kids making costumes , mostly ghosts, and Lucy's witch costume. (No comment)  Also Charlie Brown , I hope you didn't cut up the good sheets , I mean really.  Then the kids go trick or treating and they go through the normal traditional ritual of Halloween evenings.  I do question why the neighbors gave Charlie Brown rocks why do they hate Charlie Brown? They are lucky Charlie Brown isn't the kind to just start throwing the rocks back at them through their windows.  It's a strange thing to see really.

    Fun fact about the rock thing :

Mendelson also cites Melendez’s influence in the trick-or-treat scenes, as poor Charlie Brown endures a stone-cold, heartless Halloween.
“When Charles Schulz said Charlie Brown should get a rock at the first house in his treat bag, Bill suggested it be done three times at three houses,” Mendelson recounts. “I mildly objected that is was too cruel, but I was vetoed, fortunately, as it is something that people still quote today.” (“I got a rock,” indeed.)
                                                        From the Washington Post , 2016

        Meanwhile, Linus has convinced someone to join him in his waiting (in the comic strip this happened alot where he got Peppermint Patty, Marcie , and Snoopy to wait with him) though it wasn't hard, Sally is his accomplice hoping she gave up "tricks or treats" for this.  Linus is genuinely happy that someone has joined  him. After the trick or treating the kids decide to go take sometime and make fun of Linus. ( 1. I will make note that Charlie Brown didn't do anything to make fun of Linus and his sister, and 2. Kids are cruel)  Now, they did this before they went T or T-ing as well.

      Snoopy gets a lot more to do in this special than say in the first two where he's there and has some gags but otherwise is minor.  (Yeah Snoopy minor)  He gets to play his most famous character , the World War I flying Ace.  It really is random to have this in a special about Halloween and this would seem to make no sense but no it in no way seems to be out of place.  I am going to talk about ABC's broadcast here for a  little second.  They in fact, used to air a version of this special where they took out some of the Flying Ace scenes and viewers didn't like that  so ABC added them back , still jams in more commercials so they air the full special but it runs past the 30 minute slot and coupled with "You're not Elected,Charlie Brown"  where they do cut out stuff from that instead. (You can read what they do cut from that here).  It's also fun to see how Snoopy's world connects to the other things happening like where he rises from the apple barrel at the party and Lucy does her "dog germs" thing. That scene where he enjoys the music of Schroeder and reacts to the different tones accordingly to their moods. 
 
   The Halloween party is also another thing people do at Halloween so, again doing a good job at showing Halloween in this special. Though, poor Charlie Brown did get invited which was nice he was also used as the party as a pumpkin model. Sadly, TGP doesn't show up and Sally is angry  she has been scorned  is un happy that she missed Tricks or Treats, in which Linus' learns never mess with someone and their right to free candy. So, she leaves and he still sticks on hoping that maybe he can see TGP.  Lucy maybe mean  and crabby she does have a moment of care when she wakes up and retrieves her brother from the cold.  It ends with Linus yelling about how he'll try again next time, never giving up that faith.

    There's a good reason that this special still airs and has aired since 1966 and again if it doesn't , TV is over and done with, it's a classic timeless feeling special that exhibits the simple fun and even heartbreak of Halloween. It's relate able, except maybe the rock thing, and it's a wonderful special that is memorable. 

 Some other fun things  It has the same voice actors from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "Charlie Brown's All Stars"  In standing it's more polished than "A Charlie Brown Christmas" but again that special was rushed because that's what happens.   (not knocking that special)  I don't think there's a new opinion I could give on the special , I love it enough myself that's all I can really say. I think it's one  of the top Peanuts specials. 

 That's our talk , tune in next time after I somehow go into the Peanuts special and start yelling at every single person who gave Charlie Brown a rock.

A DCOM Lookback: Stepsister from Planet Weird

Disney Channel  The Flashback 

   We haven't done a Disney Channel Original movie lookback in some time so I guess it's time to do that.  This time are taking a look at  "Stepsister from Planet Weird"   that first aired in June of 2000.  So we have jumped in time some long time.   One of my favorite Disney Channel Original movies it is but gushing we will not.  Let's take a look at  this movie.

    The movie starts with our main character  named Megan Larson , who is played by Courtnee Draper who did a Disney Channel trifecta of being in their original (and sadly not talked about much) series , "The Jersey" and in a previous movie called "The Thirteenth Year" (We may get to that one day). She is windsurfing that what she does who calls herself an average teenage girl and there's some boy named Cutter.  Guess he's important.  Cutter asks her if she wants to be his girlfriend then her mom and dad appear and they say they are getting back together and her brother says he's never..., wait a minute... I think , yeah that's not real.  Mostly because they are standing on water.   Yep it was dream.

Buy Evian Today, taste the nature/ Copyright Disney (Evian didn't pay for this as an ad )

   The movie pans to her room to show that's asleep and then her brother jumps on her.  Her younger brother's name is Trevor. He is played by Myles Jeffery , who if you are fan like me of "Early Edition" will know him from 19 episodes of that series.    He wants to be a men in black to which his sister says he can be men because he's only person but logic is dead.  Megan talks in voice over about her dad who is one of those over working dads you get in 1990's to early 2000's media.   I wonder why her parents broke up, I can't tell why.  Her mom is is named Kathy played by Khrystyne Haje whom you may know from the 1980's TV series ,"Head of the Class".   Megan who's voice overs are her writing in her diary, tells about her mom's dates (wouldn't this have already been written in the diary?).   Now what else, do we need in this movie?

The store orange juice in a vase?/ Copyright Disney 

    Meanwhile a math equation   Ordinary High School Girl jn Movie x Drama = popular girl and wanting to be with them. This movie needs that.  We have that! Even a mean girl, well maybe.  ( Disney Channel don't fail me now!)  This one is named  Heather Hartman, Who is played by Lauren Maltby Margie in the Disney Zenon movies. Now maybe she has reason to be mean, Megan lied to her about being related to singer Jewel. (For that lying who will say Megan's soul? She really shouldn't have played this foolish game, if they only were to be friends because they think you are related to celeb. then they weren't made for you.)  Good thing this was the early 2000's now that rumor would have been quickly debunked and posted.

I won't save your soul /Copyright 

     Why does Megan want to be the popular kids? Because of that boy named Cutter whom she likes.
 Math: movie + Teen Girl+ Teen Boy= Movie plotline.  Cutter once fell down an entire mountain. (extreme!) He's also not very bright.

Homer Simpson falls down a mountain now in Live action/ Copyright Disney 

   Eight minutes in this 85 minute long movie , and still no step sistering from planet weird.  Megan says that her mom met a man. (ooh) His name is Cosmo Cola. (What?)  The brother spoils the whole movie, I'm out ..  This time we are writing about a Disney Channel movie called "You Wish" starring.... alright alright, guess I'll continue. Trevor thinks Cosmo is a space alien.  Kathy met Mr.Cola (wonder if he's related to Coca Cola)  thought she need to be rescued.  Cosmo is from Canada.( No No that's not right) "Canada" (That's better).   Specifically the Yukon which  is not very populated infact, if you have a GMC Yukon you have more people in that car than in the actual place.  Cosmo has a daughter named Ariel (Disney 50pts).  Also she's 14 years old.   Now it's time for them all to meet.  Megan doesn't seem to like Cosmo. (Wanda is sometimes not a fan either.) He did bring a large case of soda (so he's my friend if  he shares).

My Hero / Copyright Disney 

      The daughter , Ariel, is afraid of wind why you ask, you'll find out more later in this movie. (Cheap shot) Ariel does the diary thing too and whole movie rewinds. (no ooooh stop no oh) You see Ariel is not a human she's from a planet called Zircalon where everyone is a bubble of gas floating around.  The CGI is alright for 2000, I guess.  The reason she left her father was a freedom fighter because the emperor was awful. They had to leave the planet and her mother got popped. (the movie shows it and that's kind of dark.)

Bubbles of Trouble. wait no! /Copyright Disney 

      Ariel doesn't like her human body or Earth stuff. (It's not that fun here) Cosmo is more enthralled by Earth and thinks a good place. Also on their planet diamonds are worth much so they have alot of them so they are making a good amount of worth on Earth. Ariel misses her boyfriend Fanul  who also happens to be the emperor's son. (This comes up later) She can't talk to him because of that whole hiding in exile  thing.  It gets to the part where Cosmo meets Kathy Larson and explains to his daughter that he likes her. Now it all connects to where we where earlier with Ariel under the car hiding from the wind.
                         

What an interesting house/copyright Disney 

   more after the jump.

Fox Business Network Changes line up From October 15th

TV News Fox Business 

    FOX Business Network is changing their line up  from October 15th extending their live programming all the way ending at 10pmet.   

    Current 2PM host, of the Intelligence Report , Trish Regan moves from that slot to a prime 8PM slot with a re-branded show called  Trish Regan Primetime . Meanwhile, taking her current slot will be Charles Panye and his program "Making Money"  which currently airs at 6PM.  The next to  the line up include a new 5PM show called "Bulls and Bears" which will be hosted by David Asman. The name is a return  after original iteration on FOX News Channel ended this year due to a change in weekend programming. Asman prevously hosted the original Bulls & Bears as well.  Due to Asman's new show  he is leaving  the show he currently co-hosts the 4PM show, "After the Bell".  Melissa Francis will continue to co-host that with Connell McShane taking Asman's role.  The Current 5PM program, "The Evening Edit" ,hosted by Elizabeth MacDonald will be moving to 6PM.   Kennedy's show will be re-branded as "Kennedy Live"  will be live at 9PM moving from 8PM.

  Here's the schedule  All Times ET
2PM   Making Money with Charles Payne
3PM   Countdown to the Closing Bell with Liz Claman
4PM    After the Bell with Melissa Francis and Connell McShane
5PM    Bulls & Bears with David Asman
6PM   The Evening Edit with Elizabeth MacDonald
7PM   Lou Dobbs Tonight
8PM   Trish Regan Primetime
9PM   Kennedy Live


Press release after the jump

It's a Lookback, Charlie Brown: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (TV)

Peanuts  

         "Peanuts"started as a comic strip and moved on to be presented in the animated  medium and it also became enough to be also featured as a musical, but not just one but two musicals.  We are going to talk about a TV special that is based on  a musical based on comic strips  for the second time. (We covered Snoopy the Musical, the TV special before) "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown".

    But first, I am going to give some back story to the musical.  Clark Gesner was a music composer and in the 1960's was writing songs based on Peanuts but wasn't allowed to use the characters so he went straight to Schulz and  was given permission. This wasn't for a musical at first , but after some convincing from Arthur Whitelaw , who later wrote "Snoopy, the Musical", he decided to make the album into a musical.  In 1967, the musical started on off-broadway  and lasted until 1971.  The musical was then preformed on Broadway in 1971.  It also had some revials is a popular play for armature and high school productions.

     In 1985, a television special aired on November 6th 1985 on CBS (Charlie Brown's Station)  it was an animated version of the musical  following normal Peanuts special protocol  with child voices.  We take a look at this hour long special.

       Linus is I guess trying to help Charlie Brown with some confidence issues maybe that's not going well let's pan over to Schroeder. (Why are Peppermint Patty and Marcie at Charlie Brown's School, nobody knows)  Schroeder tells us all of Charlie Brown's failures  and Linus says  Charlie Brown has nice hands.  Like in "Snoopy!!! the Musical" Snoopy can think talk in this special, though this one came first so. anyway  so we can hear his thoughts.  His voice is provided by Robert Towers.  More talk about Charlie Brown this time Lucy is pointing out to Linus that Charlie Brown's face is a failure face. (Charlie Brown then killed Lucy, not really, but you would want to)  It's a new day , Charlie Brown talks about how he likes to wake up early sometimes to see the sunrise, and how he has a positive outlook for the day.   The other characters sing the first song, the title song, "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown".

Such a gentleman, Charlie Brown/ Copyright Peanuts 

 Mind our spill at little, more after the jump.

Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween programming

Freeform  Halloween 

     This year, Freeform's  13 Nights of Halloween has been expanded into the whole month now, and re branded as 31 nights of Halloween running October 1st to 31st. 

  We have the full schedule for you (note : times can change)

Monday, October 1st
5pm/4c  ParaNorman
7:10/6:10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
8:50/7:50c   Hocus Pocus
12am/11c  ParaNorman

Tuesday, October 2nd
5/4c  The Nightmare Before Christmas
6:30/5:30c  Hocus Pocus
8:30/7:30c  Disney/Pixar Monsters' University
12am/11c  Willy Wonka & the  Chocolate Factory

Wednesday, October 3rd
4/3c Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
6:30/5:30c  Hocus Pocus
9pm/8c   Monster House
12am/11c  The Final Girls

Thursday, October 4th
5/4c  ParaNorman
7/6c  Monster House
9/8c  The Addams Family (1991)
12a//11 Teen Spirit

Friday, October 5th
12:30pm/11:30c  The Parent Trap (1998)
3:30/2:30c   Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
6:10/5:10c    The Addams Family
8:20/7:20c   The Goonies
12am/11c   The Breakfast Club

Saturday, October 6th
7am/6c   The Parent Trap (1998)
10:10am/9:10c  Monster House
12:20/11:20c  Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
2:50/1:50c  The Haunted Mansion (2003)
4:55/3:55c   The Goonies
7:35/6:35c   Hocus Pocus
9:45/8:45c   Maleficent  (Freeform Premiere)
11:50/10:50c  Warm Bodies (Freeform Premiere)

Sunday, October 7th
7am/6c Monster House
9:10am/8:10c Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
11:40am/10:40c The Haunted Mansion (2003)
1:50pm/12:50c Alice in Wonderland (2010)
4:25pm/3:25c Hocus Pocus
6:35pm/5:35c Maleficent
8:40pm/7:40c Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) (Freeform Premiere)
11:20pm/10:20c Dark Shadows (2012)

Monday, October 8th
4pm/3c Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
6:30pm/5:30c Dark Shadows (2012)
9pm/8c The Addams Family (1991)
12am/11c Clue (1985)

Tuesday, October 9th
3p/2c  Jurassic Park
6pm/5c  The Addams Family (1991)
8/7c  Mrs. Doubtfire
12am/11c  Warm Bodies

Wednesday, October 10th
3pm/2c  Jurassic Park: The Lost World
6/5c   Mrs. Doubtfire
9/8c   Hocus Pocus
12/11c  ParaNorman

Thursday, October 11th
4:30/3:30c ParaNorman
6:40/5:40c Hocus Pocus
8:50/7:50c   Despicable Me
12am/11c  The Boxtrolls

Friday, October 12th
2pm/1c  The Boxtrolls
4:10/3:30c Disney's Bolt
6:20/5:20c  Despicable Me
8:30/7:30c   Disney's Frozen
12am/11c   Disney's  The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Saturday, October 13th
7am/6c ParaNorman
9:05am/8:05c Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame
11:10am/10:10c Disney's Bolt
1:15pm/12:15c The Nightmare Before Christmas
2:50pm/1:50c Hocus Pocus
5pm/4c Disney's Frozen
7:25pm/6:25c Disney'sPixar's Monsters, Inc.
9:30pm/8:30c Disney'sPixar's Monsters University
12am/11c The Addams Family (1991)

Sunday, October 14th
7am/6c Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
9:30am/8:30c The Nightmare Before Christmas
11:10am/10:10c The Addams Family (1991)
1:15pm/12:15c Hocus Pocus
3:25pm/2:25c Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc.
5:30pm/4:30c Disney/Pixar's Monsters University
8pm/7c Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic (Freeform Premiere )
9pm/8c Hotel Transylvania (Freeform Premiere )
11pm/10c The Parent Trap (1998)


Monday, October 15th

4pm/3c ParaNorman
6pm/5c Hotel Transylvania
8pm/7c The Parent Trap (1998)
12am/11c Monster House

Tuesday, October 16th
3:30pm/2:30c Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
4:30pm/3:30c Monster House
6:30pm/5:30c Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
8:55pm/7:55c Hocus Pocus
12am/11c Disney's Mulan

Wednesday, October 17th
2pm/1c Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
4:30pm/3:30c Disney's Mulan
6:30pm/5:30c Hocus Pocus
8:30pm/7:30c Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
12am/11c The Addams Family (1991)

Thursday, October 18th
4pm/3c Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
6:30pm/5:30c Dark Shadows (2012)
9pm/8c The Addams Family (1991)
12am/11c Maggie (Freeform Premiere )

Friday, October 19th
3:30pm/2:30c Dark Shadows (2012)
6:10pm/5:10c The Goonies
8:50pm/7:50c Hotel Transylvania
12am/11c Monster House

Saturday, October 20th
7am/6c Monster House
9:05am/8:05c ParaNorman
11:10am/10:10c Hocus Pocus
1:20pm/12:20c The Goonies
4pm/3c The Nightmare Before Christmas
5:35pm/4:35c Hotel Transylvania
7:40pm/6:40c Hocus Pocus
9:50pm/8:50c The Addams Family (1991)
11:55pm/10:55c The Haunted Mansion

Sunday, October 21th
7am/6c ParaNorman
9am/8c Spooky Buddies
11:05am/10:05c Hocus Pocus
1:15pm/12:15c The Haunted Mansion
3:20pm/2:20c The Nightmare Before Christmas
5pm/4c The Addams Family (1991)
7:05pm/6:05c Hocus Pocus
9:15pm/8:15c Maleficent
11:20pm/10:20c Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)


Monday, October 22nd
4pm/3c Maleficent
6:10pm/5:10c Hocus Pocus
8:20pm/7:20c The Witches of Eastwick (Freeform Premiere )
12am/11c Warm Bodies

Tuesday, October 23th
4pm/3c Hocus Pocus
6:10pm/5:10c The Witches of Eastwick
8:50pm/7:50c The Addams Family (1991)
12am/11c Monster House

Wednesday, October 24th
4pm/3c Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
5pm/4c Monster House
7pm/6c The Addams Family (1991)
9pm/8c Hotel Transylvania
12am/11c Spooky Buddies

Thursday, October 25th
4pm/3c Jurassic Park (1993)
7pm/6c Hotel Transylvania
9pm/8c The Haunted Mansion (2003)
12am/11c The Final Girls

Friday, October 26th
12:30pm/11:30c Jurassic Park (1993)
3:35pm/2:35c The Lost World: Jurassic Park
6:40pm/5:40c The Haunted Mansion (2003)
8:50pm/7:50c Hocus Pocus
12am/11c Teen Spirit

Saturday, October 27th
7am/8c Dark Shadows (2012)
9:40am/8:40c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
12:20pm/11:20c The Addams Family (1991)
2:30pm/1:30c Hocus Pocus
4:40pm/3:40c Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc.
6:50pm/5:50c Disney/Pixar's Monsters University
9:20pm/8:20c Hotel Transylvania
11:25pm/10:25c Disney/Pixar's Toy Story of TERROR!
11:55pm/10:55c ParaNorman

Sunday, October 28th
7am/6c Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
9:40am/8:40c The Addams Family
11:50am/10:50c Hocus Pocus
2pm/1c Disney/Pixar's Toy Story of TERROR!
2:30pm/1:30c Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc.
4:35pm/3:35c Disney/Pixar's Monsters University
7:05pm/6:05c Hotel Transylvania
9:10pm/8:10c Hocus Pocus
11:20pm/10:20c The Goonies

Monday, October 29th


4:30pm/3:30c The Goonies
7:10pm/6:10c Disney's Big Hero 6
9:20pm/8:20c 25th Anniversary Release - The Nightmare Before Christmas
12am/11c The Addams Family (1991)

Tuesday, October 30th
2:30pm/1:30c Disney's Big Hero 6
4:40pm/3:40c Hocus Pocus
6:45pm/5:45c The Nightmare Before Christmas
8:25pm/7:25c Disney/Pixar's Toy Story of TERROR!
8:55pm/7:55c The Addams Family (1991)
12am/11c Warm Bodies

Wednesday, October 31st
7:30am/6:30c Hocus Pocus
11am/10c Disney/Pixar's Toy Story of TERROR!
11:30am/10:30c Decorating Disney: Halloween Magic
Hocus Pocus Marathon
12:30pm/11:30c Hocus Pocus
2:40pm/1:40c Hocus Pocus
4:45pm/3:45c Hocus Pocus
6:50pm/5:50c Hocus Pocus
8:55pm/7:55c Hocus Pocus
12am/11c Hocus Pocus

PSAs : Don't Break Eggs

PSA

     In the 1980's there was a new mood in the country to stop these things called drugs and so the media had to join the fun.   So  television public service ads had to jump into tell people "Hey you, don't do those drugs."

     The war on eggs. 

      One of the most famous ads from this time was the ad that went "This is your brain..."    In 1987, there was a new set of ads  created by Partnership for a Drug-Free America.    The first ad came in 1987 the famous one we know and love. ( woah calm down there)



      So they had  John Roselius (whom you may know as Admiral Drake on "Jag") play an unnamed guy in the kitchen  who is now yelling at people saying  is there anyone out there  who doesn't  know what drugs do to your brain?  He grabs an egg and tells you .. "this is your brain" ( I was with him until he said that)  Then he points to his pan (not pot) and said this is drugs.  Then cracks the egg and the egg starts cooking where he says this is your brain on drugs.  "Any Questions?"  (Well yes, are you going to share?)

Meanwhile. bacon is your liver and the pan is alcohol ,any questions? 

  

       Now if you did have questions, I guess you had to Yahoo it, (whispers new info) oh go to the library and research drugs and their effects on their brain. 

Meanwhile here at WJOL-TV we only have a 15 second spot left before we get back to Lassie vs the Alien. what are we to fill that 15 seconds with? 

      

     They made 15 second and 10 second versions of the ad.  The above one is 15 seconds. It is slightly creepier.

          The music is creepy and voice is disembodied also sounds annoyed with it's viewers. It's the same lines and the egg is frying.   The 10 second version is funnier out of context because it says "Brain, Brain on Drugs, Questions?"  that might be more confusing  than helpful.

Can I have my brain poached, please? 

   

     Meanwhile, 

    Fake meeting in 1997. 

  George : Remember that ad we made telling people to question eggs on drugs or something? 

  Harry:  Yeah? 

  George: I think people didn't get the message very clearly. 

  Harry: Yeah?

  George:  So I think it's time we make a new one? 

  Harry:  Yeah?

  George: Why do I talk to you ,Harry?

 Harry: I'm not real, George, you are talking to no one right now! 

     Anyway, 10 years later it was time to make this old fashioned ad work for the Xtreme 90's! Xtreme! 

    So they hired Rachael Leigh Cook (whom you may know from the 2001 remake movie of Josie and the Pussy Cats") They continued the theme of your brain being an egg. 

 So now we have a lady in a very nice kitchen. So there's an egg but it's your brain. (First comes the chicken then comes the brain)  Then she has a frying pan which is not just any drugs it's heroin. (woah)  Instead of saying your brain becomes fried and ready for bacon and toast , she smashes the heck out of it.  But wait there's more!  She then proceeds to continue the metaphor   to destroy the kitchen.  She then asks the line of any questions?  (I have a few, like why are you my kitchen?)

It's time to fry! 

        Guess it's a little better than the first one because it says a drug can mess up your life, and might make some people decide , "I ain't doing that."  And safe enough  to air during that broadcast of "Recess". 

more after the jump

Those PSA's (not episodes) : I'm Dying in the Smog , Charlie Brown

Peanuts  PSAs

             First off, I think this is our first educational film covered on this site.  (Accomplishment) Not the first Peanuts media we've covered though.  What are we looking at ?  This time we are looking at an education film from 1979 for schools to show students starting the Peanuts characters and put this in the background of the 1970's environmental movement. It's called "Clean the Air" (this is a film about keeping the ocean clean)

       It starts with Charlie Brown talking about training dogs, like the shake and throw method  where you be like the mother dog and shake the dog and drop it.  ( Excuse me?)  Linus says there's no way he thinks a puppy could learn from that so then Snoopy shakes and drops him. (this is a very violent special, they need the no violence educational film) I think that learns him. (yes we know grammar, this is a joke)   Linus sees that Snoopy's a bit edgy and Charlie explains the reason. (He was shaken then thrown?)  The crazy cat next-door's owner has burning leaves  and etc. causing ashy soot on Snoopy's dog house.

Clean Me 

    Charlie Brown asks his neighbor if he could stop and he offers and ultimatum  if Snoopy tunes up his motor cycle then he'll stop burning trash.  (I'd like to see how that works, like hey neighbor tell your dog to ....fix his motor cycle?  Why do I live in this neighborhood? That's right the houses were cheap)   I also learned that Woodstock is not a good mechanic.  Now, there's a baseball game and Lucy threatens she'll quit if they don't win. (Condescendingly speaking: No, don't quit , that'd be bad)  So anyway, the game progresses and Lucy was trying to see the ball but can't yells to Charlie Brown that's she quits and starts coughing. (I didn't know she meant quitting like that)  There's too much pollution.  She says she could get killed out there.

Charlie Brown looks he's thinking about it. 

   Linus quits too because of the litter, so does Snoopy. Charlie Brown sees his Psychiatrist (Lucy) and he says he's depressed because of the pollution and litter.  Lucy suggest he gives a report in school. (Yes) She has pamphlets from the American Lung association just hanging around in her booth.  (Maybe she is a doctor , after all)  Because its a 6 minute film we don't get a montage of Charlie Brown researching we just get him giving facts to a class.

25 CENTS? Darn 70's inflation. 

        As an educational film it's entertaining and  that's just because it's the Peanuts but the Peanuts really make this work. Since Peanuts works well with short stories because comic strip.  The story in the film is well fashioned at getting the point about pollution out.  It doesn't go overboard it does something that those viewing in the classroom could encounter in their life.  The causes of pollution , Charlie Brown explains are all simply put out and again things that the students watching would encounter in some form. 

This is just quite charming.  

       The solutions Charlie Brown says are also simple and things that the viewers would be able to remember and do themselves or convince their parents to do or not do. 

   I won't harp on the animation because it's an educational film done with a government grant , also it's alright.  the backgrounds are kind of stilled but it kind of works because the Peanuts normally are in a still backgrounds (while being still themselves) so, this more a motion comic style. Musically, It has Peanuts stock music which is nice.    It's also nice for an educational film that it still has that respect for its audience that you get in Peanuts.  

    I usually ask these questions in my "Those PSA episodes series "
   Did it do it's PSA message clearly?    Yeah it does I get the message clearly it talking about how air pollution effects our lives and what to do.  
Was it a Good PSA?  Yes, and not just because it was Peanuts but it's entertaining and informational and well balanced and doesn't stray from it's message that it's giving you. 

 If you want to see the film you can watch after the jump.  Tune in next time when we have Peanuts discuss why you shouldn't do drugs.  

After the Jump is the film