Casper's Halloween Special (a.k.a. Casper Saves Halloween and Casper the Friendly Ghost: He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother) is a Halloween television special

Television special

A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular...

. This telefilm premiered October 30, 1979 on NBC

NBC

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 and featured Casper the Friendly Ghost

Casper the Friendly Ghost

Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. As his name indicates, he is a ghost, but is quite personable...

 and the same cast as Casper and the Angels

Casper and the Angels

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, produced by Hanna-Barbera

Hanna-Barbera

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 and directed by Carl Urbano

Carl Urbano

Carl Urbano was an American director, unit director or assistant director at Hanna-Barbera Productions. Some of his directing credits at Hanna-Barbera include:*"The Godzilla Power Hour"...

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This telefilm later aired on the Disney Channel

Disney Channel

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 along with Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn’t Smile

Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn’t Smile

Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile, a.k.a. simply The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile, is a 1979 animated television special featuring Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy. It later aired on the Disney Channel every year around the time of Halloween along with Casper's Halloween Special, The...

, Halloween Is Grinch Night

Halloween is Grinch Night

Halloween Is Grinch Night is a 1977 25-minute TV special and prequel to How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. It won the 1977 Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. It premiered on ABC on October 29, 1977...

, The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost (1985 film)

The Canterville Ghost is a 1985 American fantasy-comedy film. It is one of many treatments based on the novella of Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost.-Plot:The ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle for centuries...

, Mr. Boogedy

Mr. Boogedy

Mr. Boogedy is a 1986 family film, directed by Oz Scott and written by Michael Janover, which originally aired as an episode of "The Disney Sunday Movie". It tells the story of a gag gift salesman and his family moving into a new house in New England which they soon find to be haunted by ghosts...

, Bride of Boogedy

Bride of Boogedy

Bride of Boogedy is a 1987 family film, directed by Oz Scott and written by Michael Janover, which originally aired as an episode of "The Disney Sunday Movie". It tells the continuing story of the Davis family and their encounters with an evil 300-year-old ghost in the fictional New England town of...

, For Better or For Worse: The Good-for-Nothing

For Better or For Worse

For Better or For Worse is a comic strip by Lynn Johnston that ran for 30 years, chronicling the lives of a Canadian family, The Pattersons, and their friends. The story is set in the fictitious Toronto-area suburban town of Milborough, Ontario. Johnston's strip began in September 1979, and ended...

, Witch's Night Out

Witch's Night Out

Witch's Night Out is an animated television Halloween special that premiered on NBC October 27, 1978, but was shot in a Toronto studio. It was the sequel to the 1974 special The Gift of Winter with the vocal talents from Dan Aykroyd and Vlari Bromfield...

, The Worst Witch

The Worst Witch (TV movie)

The Worst Witch premiered in 1986 on Central Independent Television and HBO. It is based on the children's book by Jill Murphy.-Plot:The film follows the plot of the 1974 book from the series, portraying the incidents of when Mildred turns herself invisible and transforms Ethel into a pig, Miss...

, The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't

The Halloween That Almost Wasn't is a 1979 telefilm which aired regularly on the Disney Channel until the late 1990s. It revolves around Dracula trying to save Halloween from the Witch who threatens it. It won an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Program" and was...

, and Disney's Halloween Treat

Disney's Halloween Treat

Disney's Halloween Treat is a 47-minute Halloween-themed clip show which first aired on The Wonderful World of Disney in 1982 and featured a compilation of Disney animated shorts involving spooky or supernatural themes as well as excerpted segments from Disney feature films. The credits also...

/A Disney Halloween

A Disney Halloween

A Disney Halloween was a 90-minute Halloween-themed television special that included portions from both Disney's Halloween Treat and Disney's Greatest Villains featuring classic short cartoons and excerpts of various villains from Disney feature films...

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Home media

Turner Home Entertainment released Casper Saves Halloween on VHS on August 28, 1998. It is now out of print but it can still be found online via Amazon.com & eBay.