2021 Forever BOO!GUS Halloween Special!

Forever BOO!GUS 2021 Halloween Special! is once again opening their vault of spooky Halloween nostalgia. Enjoy an hour of chilling lost media, eerie forgotten commercials, odd public access specials, and a trip down scary lane. Lock your doors and turn off your lights. It's time to get BOO!GUS!!

Forever Bogus are proud archaeologists of forgotten media and pop culture from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. They are on a mission to help people remember the good parts of their childhood and embody those feelings through the power of nostalgia. Online at linktr.ee/foreverbogus

1980s-1990s Nostalgic Channel Surfing on Halloween

VHS recording of nostalgic channel surfing highlighting Halloween and horror related cartoons, shows, specials, movies, news segments, commercials and promos from the 1980s and 1990s.

1980s-1990s Halloween Cartoon Armageddon

Halloween Cartoon Armageddon is a 4 hour mix of classic Halloween and horror related cartoons, commercials and music videos from the 1980s and 1990s. Created by Mark Willey at Vimeo.com.

Halloween Cartoon Armageddon THE FINAL CUT from Mark Willey on Vimeo.

1994 Fox Halloween Bash with commercials

VHS Recording of Fox Halloween Bash from 1994. Almost 2 hours of Simpsons Halloween Specials from Fox 13, out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Video uploaded to archive.org by @nostalgia1990s2. Includes the following episodes WOC with original commercials:

Treehouse of Horror II (cuts in during the second segment)
Treehouse of Horror III
Treehouse of Horror V
Treehouse of Horror IV

1998 A Mother's Courage (Lost South Park Halloween Short)

A Mother's Courage is an online short released on the Comedy Central website in 1998 to coincide with South Park's Season Two Halloween episode titled Spookyfish. The short is about Stan, Kyle, and Kenny demonstrating how to make a Jack-o-lantern that looks like Lou Diamond Phillips. They are also arguing with Cartman, who is in the background eating a whole bag of candy corn. While Cartman throws up after eating too much candy corn, Kenny accidentally impales himself with a knife he was using to carve a Jack-o-lantern, though the trademark phrases from Stan and Kyle did not follow suit.

The short was lost from the internet until 2015. Various South Park fan forums across the web found out about the short and proceeded to look for it. In October 2015, a YouTube channel going by the name of Mannis found the short, and uploaded to his channel. Mannis also created a second video explaining how it was lost and how he found it. Both videos are embedded below. The technical details on how it was lost is explained in the next paragraph.

Originally, it was available to download through a small 50 KB file called "SouthPark.mcs", and was made with an obscure tool called Media Conveyor, which, at the time was a rival to the form of Macromedia Flash. It was chosen because it was able to recreate the South Park art style with small downloads, which was important at the time because back then, the average consumer had low bandwidth. Plus, it worked with a cache system. This means that you could make a model once and save it to use for later. Macromedia Flash became the mainstay animation software, leading Comedy Central to pull the short and replace it with a comic following the exact same story, and the short was presumed to be lost forever.

1998 A Mother's Courage (Lost South Park Halloween Short):


South Park Halloween Video Lost Media From 1998 Explained by Mannis:

1972 Rankin/Bass' Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters

Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters is a 1972 traditional animated 43min+ film produced by Rankin/Bass Productions in the United States and animated overseas by Mushi Production in Japan. It originally aired on September 23, 1972 as part of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie and is a "prequel of sorts" to the 1967 stop motion animated film Mad Monster Party?

The animated comedy was released to DVD on July 12, 2011, along with another Rankin/Bass animated special called Jack O'Lantern (which I posted here), but is now out of print. Official DVD's are going for $50 to $100+ on ebay, but there is a bootleg DVD-R selling for $20 at etsy.com. Or you can watch below, here is the synopsis:

SYNOPSIS: After Baron Henry von Frankenstein creates a Bride for his Monster, he invites all of Universal's greatest classic monsters, including Count Dracula, his son Boobula, Ron Chanley the Werewolf, the Mummy, the Creature, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Claude the Invisible Man and his equally-invisible family, and a giant gorilla named Modzoola, to gather at the Transylvania Astoria Hotel for the monster and his bride's midnight wedding on Friday the 13th.

You can watch the full special at xumo.tv click here or watch below from YouTube.

2015-2016 A Totally Bogus Halloween Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

Forever Bogus presents A Totally Bogus Halloween Vol. 1, description from the back of the VHS cover:

"Its that time of the year again where we set forth to fill a void with pumpkin spice, cheap decorations, horror movies, and BOGUSNESS... That's right, Magnetic Magic brings the infamous Forever Bogus live stream straight to your own VCR with this special mixtape. Grab a bowl of your favorite Halloween treats, sit back, and enjoy hours of chilling commercials, spook tv specials, and eerie movies. Stay in for the night because the forecast calls for a Totally Bogus Halloween. Stay Bogus!"

This is Forever Bogus' very first Halloween mixtape released on October 2015. It includes three plus hours of Halloween nostalgia from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. It has never been released digitally or on the internet until NOW! Enjoy the spook vibes, if you DARE!!

Forever Bogus presents A Totally Bogus Halloween Vol. 2, VHS description below:

"Forever Bogus & Magnetic Magic Rentals return from the dead to bring you a second helping of Halloween nostalgia. This year they've dug even further into the dark depths of the Bogus Vault to find some of the most obscure, bizarre, and forgotten Halloween goodies. From eerie public access TV specials to spooky home movies and everything in between. Stay in this Halloween because its gonna be a Bogus one!"

This is Forever Bogus' second Halloween mixtape released on October 2016. It includes three plus hours of all new nostalgic Halloween commercials, TV specials, public access TV specials, music videos, shorts, news reels, home movies, and so much more. Also has never been released digitally or on the internet until NOW! Both videos uploaded to forever.bogus.forever archive account. Happy Halloween!!

1950s-1990's Retro Channel Surfing Halloween Special

Channel surfing on Halloween, a 31 minute mix of Halloween cartoons, shows, commercials, music videos, wrestling and movie clips spanning from 1950s up to 1990s. Video by Mickey Yarber on Vimeo.

You'll see Elvira, Arsenio Hall, Leatherface VS Freddy Krueger, Monster Cereals, Count Duckula, Michael Jackson, Bob Newhart, Larry, Darryl, & Darryl, Pumpkin Happy Meals, Alice Cooper, Michael Myers, Matt Foley, Great Pumkin, Mad Scientist, Suzanne Somers, Beavis & Butthead, Woolworth and Woolco, Dr. Frankenstein and his Monster, Bela Lugosi, Wolfman, Dracula, Gil Man, Vincent Price, The Fly, 50 Foot Woman, Monster Mash.

1998 VHS of Halloween Cartoons

Almost 2 hours of animated Halloween specials ripped from a old VHS cassette recorded in 1998. Uploaded by GothTV.

2017 Halloween Party of Classic Cartoons and Movie Clips

Halloween Party is a compilation of public domain videos of spooky cartoon shorts and clips from classic B&W movies edited together by Attila Juhasz in 2017. Here is the description of the 1 hour 7 minute video: Original compilations made from public domain videos. You are free to stream from archive.org and download and use for personal use, but you may not download and stream elsewhere for commercial use without permission from Attila's Creative Works LLC (attilascreative.com). Happy Halloween everyone.

Featuring classic cartoon characters Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto, The Headless Horseman, Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Bimbo, Little Audrey and Casper the friendly ghost. Also has music clips featuring classic horror movie actors and characters Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi, The Bowery Boys, Lionel Atwill, Tor Johnson, Vampira, Abbott and Costello, Count Orlock, Frankenstein's Monster and The Gill-man. Followed by 2 hour video of classic horror movie trailers called Halloween Trailers Party.

2018 The Falloween CHUDtober Mixtape Spectacular

It's October, you're running laps around the television dial and what's this? Some kind of station playing all kinds of commercials, cartoons, trailers and more. Maybe you should stick around a while and check it out. VHS Mixtape by YouTuber CRUD Buddies.

The Official Eddie Spuhghetti Halloween Companion VOL 1, 2 and 3 Donation Drive

Message from HereLiesdotcom Facebook and Instagram:

Here Lies Donation Drive has started! Go to here-lies.com and choose a donation to get a gift copy of either our Halloween Companion Vol 1, 2 or the new VOL 3 VHS as our way of saying thanks.

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I love VOL 1 and 2 and just ordered VOL 3. Each tape contains a full 6hrs of Halloween content including cartoons, shows, specials, a movie and commercials edited in the format of a television broadcast. Check out reviews and more info about VOL 1 and 2 and a message from Eddie Spughetti in the old Youtube videos from 2017 below, but don't use the links in the videos to donate use the link above. There's also a VHS promo for VOL 3 that uses the opening scene from Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers at the end of the page.

Review from Oct 22, 2017 by MrTonyoftheDead:


Review from Aug 12, 2017 by Candy Corn Apocalypse:


A Word From Eddie Spuhghetti from Nov 13, 2017, about that years Donation Drive:

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1988 The Disney Channel Halloween

7 1/2 hour VHS recording of Halloween cartoons, movies, commercials and idents as aired on The Disney Channel on October 31st, 1988. The first video is a 4 minute intro from a 1992 broadcast of A Disney Halloween, the second video contains the said special that runs for 95 minutes. Then the last video is 6 hours and contains the rest of the specials/movies listed below, with original commercials (WOC). Happy Halloween!

Intro from October 18, 1992 broadcast:


A Disney Halloween (1983):

1. Buttons and Rusty in Which Witch is Which? (1984)
2. Witch's Night Out (1978)
3. A Disney Halloween (1983) repeated
4. Halloween is Grinch Night (1977)
5. Mr. Boogedy (1986)
6. The Ghost and Mrs Muir (1947)

1997-1998 Cartoon Sushi - Halloween Special

Cartoon Sushi is a Canadian-American animation showcase program that aired on MTV from 1997 to 1998. Two pilots, eleven episodes and three specials were created and featured many types of animation. The third episode is the Halloween Special and includes the following shorts below, I listed the type of animation featured in parentheses:

1. The Sandman (stop motion animation) by Paul Berry
2. Smile (claymation) by Scott Alexander Storm
3. Stick Figure Theater: Mister Alfred Hitchcock (wiggle animation) by Robin Steele
4. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (3D animation) by Lorne Lanning
5. Mad Doctors of Borneo (claymation) by Webster Colcord
6. Stick Figure Theater: Night of the Living Dead (wiggle animation) by Robin Steele
7. Season's Greetings (2D animation) by Michael Dougherty

1991 Little Dracula - Little D's Halloween

Little Dracula is an animated series that debuted on Fox Kids and revolves around a green-skinned child vampire who aspires to be like his father, Big Dracula, yet also enjoys rock 'n roll and surfing. Little Dracula has a monstrous friend named Werebunny, and his Transylvanian family of strange characters is often threatened by the villainous Garlic Man. Featuring the voices of several veteran comedians and actors including Joe Flaherty as Big Dracula, Jonathan Winters as Igor and Granny, and Fran Ryan as Hannah the Barbarian.

The short-lived cartoon series is based on the British series of children's books of the same name by Martin Waddell & Joseph Wright. Thirteen episodes were produced, but only six were aired; five episodes aired the week of 3 – 6 September, before its timeslot was given to Beetlejuice. Little D's Halloween is the sixth episode that originally aired October 31st, 1991 on Fox Kids. Here is the synopsis: Little Dracula, his family, and his best friend Werebunny, go out for some Halloween fun dressed up as regular people.

In 1999, Fox Family reran the series, including four episodes which had not aired during the original run (another three remained unaired). Some of the books were also republished following this brief revival. A second season (13 more episodes) was co-produced with France and Germany that never aired in the United States. In Europe, Little Dracula (Draculito, mon saigneur) is an animated series in 26 episodes.

2018 Shilling Shockers Halloween Special: Monster Fest

New England based horror host, Penny Dreadful, portrayed by actress, writer, and comedian Danielle Gelehrter, visits the 2018 Monster Fest convention in Chesapeake, VA in this Halloween special episode of Shilling Shockers.

In between interviewing other horror hosts and special guests, Penny Dreadful presents a Mickey Mouse animated short, classic horror movie trailers, vintage commercials, and an old film strip about kids inside a haunted house.

1994 Nickelodeon Frightfest

Nickelodeon Frightfest is a compilation of three Halloween themed episodes of Nicktoons that originally aired on "the only network for kids" and then released on this 50 minute VHS on August 23, 1994 by Nick and Sony Wonder. It contains: Rugrats: Candy Bar Creep Show (aired January 5 1992); Doug: Doug's Halloween Adventure (aired October 31 1993); and Ren and Stimpy: Haunted House (aired 21 November 1992); I always thought Ren and Stimpy was and, after watching this, still hilarious but I never got into watching Rugrats or Doug.

Here is the synopsis on the back of the VHS cover: Come on-there's nothing to be afraid of! They're only cartoons. Sure they're a little spooky. Like when Tommy Pickles and his RUGRATS friends set off to investigate mysterious costumed creatures lurking in the yard. Or When DOUG and his friend Skeeter get trapped in an amusement park where not all the monsters are mechanical. And when REN and STIMPY drop in on a haunted mansion-well, you wouldn't let a little chainsaw-wielding ghost worry you, right? Here are your favorite Nicktoons characters in their three most comically creepy episodes ever.

1999 Beavis And Butthead - Butt-O-Ween

Beavis and Butt-Head is an American adult animated sitcom created by Mike Judge. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge originally aired on MTV's Liquid Television. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the short into a full series. The series originally ran for seven seasons from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997.

The full 54 minute VHS called Butt-O-Ween was originally released on August 10, 1999. The video includes the opening warning, the trailer for the movie Beavis and Butthead Do America (1996), followed by the Feature Presentation, here's the synopsis:

The mischief-making twosome return for some Halloween pranks in seven gruesome episodes: 'Butt-O-Ween Bungholio: Lord of the Harvest'; 'The Pipe of Doom'; 'Killing Time'; 'Leave It to Beavis'; 'Ding-Dong Ditch'; 'Late Night with Butt-Head'; and 'Candy Sale'.

I loved watching the Beavis and Butthead in high school and the Halloween episode is hilarious, "check it out, I'm nachos" + candy and Beavis just doesn't mix. All the other episodes on this collection don't take place on Halloween but are just as fun, even though the music video segments that appeared in the original broadcast's were edited out for legal reasons. I wish MTV would still have them on and get rid of those reality shows.

Here is just the Bungholio: Lord of the Harvest episode:

1965 Hoppity Hooper - Hallowe'en

Hoppity Hooper is an American animated tv series produced by Jay Ward (creator of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show), sponsored by General Mills, and originally broadcast first-run by ABC, and NBC on their Saturday Morning schedule beginning in 1965 and ending 1967. The series was later syndicated to local television stations under the title Uncle Waldo's Cartoon Show. The stories revolved around the three main characters, who live in Foggy Bog, Wisconsin, seeking their fortune together through different jobs or schemes, usually ending in misadventure.

Over the course of three seasons, 52 episodes were produced. Episode 4 of Season 2 takes place on Halloween. On Hallowe'en, Hoppity Hooper, a plucky frog (voiced by Chris Allen) and his friends Waldo P. Wigglesworth, a patent medicine-hawking fox (voiced by Hans Conried) and Fillmore, a bear wearing Civil War clothes (voiced by William Scott) stay at a hotel and stumble on an annual convention of ghosts and other spooky characters, who are about to implement an evil plan. Can our heroes save the world?

More info about the VHS and DVD releases below from Wikipedia: Hoppity Hooper was released in three separate volumes on VHS in the early 1990s. Volume One was released on DVD in the 2000s (the copyrights for each of these three releases were in question at the time of their respective releases). In 2008, Mill Creek Entertainment released episodes 1–6 and episodes 8–11 as part of their "Giant 600 Cartoon Collection". They also re-released these episodes as part of the "Super 300 Cartoon Collection" in 2009. Also in 2008, Mill Creek released the first 6 episodes under their 200 Classic Cartoons: Collectors Edition label.

1980s-1990s A Very Arcade Halloween!

A 1hour 49min VHS mixtape edited to look like a block of kids programming featuring cartoons, shows and commercials about video game characters, classic monsters, and All Hallows Eve. Happy Halloween!

Watch Dr. Frankenstein's monster and Count Koopula vs. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad in an animated segment called Turtlevania on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (1990-1991).

A spooky episode of Video Power (1990-1992) with animated short The Power Team: Big Footenstein.

Saturday Supercade (1983-1984) features three animated segments, Frogger and friends track down the campus Phantom, followed by ghosts haunting Q-bert and the Ghostgetters, and ending with Pitfall Harry, his pet mountain lion Quickclaw, and his niece Rhonda trying to stop the Shark and his band of pirates.