So whether it's hilarity on Halloween, a comical crisis on Christmas, a veritable "va-va-voom!" Original Airdate: October 26, 1990 You can watch this episode on Hulu (free with subscription), Amazon, YouTube, iTunes, and Google Play (each for $1.99) or on DVD. “Stevil” aired on TV just ten months after Slappy’s first on-screen appearance in Goosebumps‘ lauded January episode “Night of the Living Dummy II.” It’s not hard to connect the dots there on the inspiration for this episode of Family Matters. Starting in Season 36 (2007), when Drew Carey began hosting the show, each season of the popular US game show has featured a full Halloween episode, with the host, announcer, models, set, and Showcases decorated for this holiday. 3 Life in the Fast Lane (Season 7 Episode 14) 3 0. In 1993, Hanna-Barbera produced a made-for-television animated adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic novel of the same name. The popularity of the episode meant that Stevil would indeed return in the subsequent final season for “Stevil II: This Time He’s Not Alone.” This time, the nightmare belonged to Carl and included a secondary evil ventriloquist puppet named Carlsbad. It runs down a trick-or-treating Richie and 3J on the road, in one of the more comedic “kills” of the episode. British Halloween-themed television programmes were historically few and far between, but have become more frequent in the 21st century as Halloween has grown there. Episodes are listed below in alphabetical order by the title of the show. Airing on October 25, 1996, “Stevil” sees Urkel desperate to protect his beloved neighbors from his ventriloquist dummy that has come to life. You have the debut of Myrtle Urkle & Rachelle's Place in this season. Cue the dream-within-a-dream sequence. List of St. Patrick's Day television specials, "@NeveGraceIrvine The Halloween special is called The Gift 2: The Giftining. On Halloween night, the Winlsows' play Pass the Ghost Story, in which Carl and Harriette are 19th-century vampires who have their eyes on Sir Steven. By this point in the series, pesky neighbor Steve Urkel (, “Stevil” opens with Urkel in the dimmed Winslow family living room, relaying a warning to viewers that what they’re about to watch is scary and best viewed with someone brave. Granted, from an adult perspective, “Stevil” isn’t exactly terrifying, but this Halloween special borrows many cues from horror that make it a standout episode of ’90s television. 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The Fresh … Season 2, Episode 10: "Man of the Cloth/Her Own Two Feet/Tony's Family" (November 18, 1978) Season 6, Episode 9: "The Best of Friends/Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way" (November 20, 1982) Mad About You. +3. Featuring narration by the author himself, the movie explains some of the history of the holiday as experienced via an across-time adventure with a group of trick-or-treating kids. The Pandemic" (2020), Season 1, Episode 5: "A Halloween Story" (1996), Season 2, Episode 7: "A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It" (1997), Season 3, Episode 6: "Good Will Haunting" (1998), Season 4, Episode 6: "Episode LXXXI: The Phantom Menace" (1999), Season 5, Episode 6: "The Halloween Scene" (2000), Season 6, Episode 4: "Murder on the Halloween Express" (2001), Season 1, Episode 5: "Politician, Freemason, Scientist, Humorist and Diplomat, Ben Franklin" (2018), Season 2, Episode 6: "Welcome to Hell, Sickos!" In this episode, Stevil is accompanied by Carlsbad, an … Humbug" (1998), Season 5, Episode 5: "It's the Gay Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" (2002), This page was last edited on 21 March 2021, at 13:50. Directed by John Tracy. With a low, demonic voice, the doll dubs itself Stevil and reveals his plan to take all that Steve holds dear- the Winslows. Family Matters is available to stream on Hulu, and that includes both “Stevil” and “Stevil II.” If you missed out during its initial run or want to share with the budding horror fan in your life, now is the perfect time of year to revisit one of the best Halloween specials. Stevil is the episode seven of theeighth season in this television sitcom on Family Matters, that originally aired from ABC on October 25, 1996. +3. Eddie wakes him from his nightmare and signals what we already knew; this is all Steve’s dream. IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN, PHIL DUNPHY: SEASON 9. 29: 7 "Dog Day Halloween" Gerren Keith: David W. Duclon & Fred Fox, Jr. October 26, 1990: 446460: Steve learns a painful lesson when he tries to make good on his fantasy of saving Laura, while both of them are held hostage during a bank robbery on Halloween. 's Korean Ghost Story" (2016), Season 2, Episode 5: "The Devil, You Say" (1996), Season 5, Episode 6: "Drew Tries to Kill Mimi" (1999), Season 7, Episode 6: "It's Halloween, Dummy" (2001), Season 3, Episode 6: "Trick or Treat - Who Cares?" ‘Sinister’ Actor James Ransone Re-Teaming With Scott Derrickson for Horror Movie ‘The Black Phone’, Another ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Trailer Teases the Arrival of a Whole New Monster [Video], Intro to Mexican Horror: 8 Must See Horror Films, Mark Burnham Playing Leatherface in the New ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Movie! “Stevil” opens with Urkel in the dimmed Winslow family living room, relaying a warning to viewers that what they’re about to watch is scary and best viewed with someone brave. (2019), Season 22, Episode 5: "The Scoots" (2018), Season 23, Episode 5: "Tegridy Farms Halloween Special" (2019), Season 1, Episode 5: "H-A-L-- HALLOWEEN" (2016), Season 2, Episode 5: "N-I-- NIGHTMARES ON D-I-- DIMEO S-STREET" (2017), Season 3, Episode 3: "I-N-- INTO THE W-O-- WOODS" (2018), Season 4, Episode 6: "Something Wild" (1994), Season 7, Episode 7: "Dream Lover" (1997), Season 2, Episode 2: "The Witch of East Chatswin" (2012), Season 2, Episode 7: "Halloween Theft" (2016), Season 4, Episode 4: "Costume Competition" (2018), Season 5, Episode 6: "Trick-or-Treat" (2019), Season 3, Episode 4: "Too Old to Trick or Treat, Too Young to Die" (2000), Season 2, Episode 14: “I've Got a Secret” (1994), Season 4, Episode 4: “The Rosie Show” (1996), Season 3, Episode 6: "Hi, Mr. Horned One" (2005), Season 12, Episode 1: "The Ol' Mexican Spinach" (2014), Season 2, Episode 6: "Two Guys, a Girl and a Psycho Halloween" (1998), Season 3, Episode 6: "Halloween 2: Mind Over Body" (1999), Season 4, Episode 4: "Satanic Curses" (2000), Season 3, Episode 7: "Ghost of a Chance" (2004), Season 1, Episode 5: "Boo! It was directed by Richard Correll and written both by Gregory Thomas Garcia and Fred Rubin. Family Matters is an American television sitcom that originated on ABC from September 22, 1989 to May 9, 1997, before moving to CBS from September 19, 1997 to July 17, 1998. In the United Kingdom, Halloween has to compete with Bonfire Night, hence it is not as big as an occasion as it is in the United States. Naturally, he’s not great at it. Stevil catches Eddie (, The popularity of the episode meant that Stevil would indeed return in the subsequent final season for “, “Stevil” aired on TV just ten months after Slappy’s first on-screen appearance in, . The hand-painted backgrounds, haunting music of John Debney, and Bradbury's narration elevate this to much more than a mere children's Halloween special. The Midnight Hour (also known as In the Midnight Hour) is a 1985 comedy/horror television movie which aired on ABC on Friday, November 1, 1985 at 9:00-11:00 PM EST and stars Shari Belafonte-Harper, LeVar Burton, Peter DeLuise, and Dedee Pfeiffer. As the fifth episode of the ninth season, "It's … The TV channel Freeform (formerly ABC Family) annually presents their special "13 Nights of Halloween" with specialized Halloween episodes of regularly scheduled programs, as well as specified Halloween specials and movies to play for the 13 nights leading up to October 31.[5]. (1998), Season 4, Episode 4: "Cliff's Mistake" (1987), Season 2, Episode 6: "A Closet Full of Hell" (1998), Season 3, Episode 6: "The Very Grateful Dead" (1999), Season 1, Episode 5: "Halloween-Aversary" (2015), Season 2, Episode 5: "D.K. A total of 215 episodes were produced spanning nine seasons. It played up the comedy and dropped much of the horror, ending with a puppet stage show. Cool (Season 5 Episode 8) 3 0. Family Mattersis atelevision sitcomthat premiered on September 22, 1989 onABC, then moved toCBSfor its final season which ended on July 17, 1998. In season four of this family-friendly hit comedy, life lessons and laughs go hand in hand with the Winslow family and their ever-present neighbor Steve Urkel. It’s clear about that upfront. 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