October 30, 1979
Casper's Halloween Special (also known as Casper Saves Halloween and Casper the Friendly Ghost: He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother) is a 1979 animated Halloween television special produced by Hanna-Barbera featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost and his friend Hairy Scarey from the animated series Casper and the Angels. The special was directed by Carl Urbano and premiered on NBC on October 30, 1979.
Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio.
Storyline
On Halloween night, Hairy Scary the Ghost, Winifred the Witch and Screech the Ghost are plotting their mean-spirited spookings. Casper refuses to join them and decides to go trick-or-treating dressed as a real boy, but neighborhood kids see through his disguise and run away in fear. Casper is heartbroken until he meets a special group of orphans who accept him for who he is, a ghost. Their fun is soon spoiled as Hairy Scarey and his ghostly crew interfere. Now it is up to Casper and his new friends to stop their ghastly games and save Halloween before it is too late.
Sound Effects Used
- H-B BUZZER, DOOR - DOOR BUZZER SOUNDING
- H-B RUSTLE, CLOTH - HEAVY CLOTH RUSTLE
- H-B SQUEAK, CARTOON - ROLLING WHEEL SQUEAKS
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRONIC - CASPER ZIP