Week of Oct. 30: Spooky TV

Halloween is tomorrow - a perfect time to catch up on your viewing of classic television that celebrates and pokes fun at the spooky.....

*"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" - Created in 1966, this special has become a Halloween tradition. Linus believes in the Great Pumpkin....But if it existed, would poor Charlie Brown keep getting a rock?

*The Addams Family and The Munsters: Both shows took gothic monster families into the normal - well, relatively normal.

The Addams Family ran on ABC from 1964-66; best remembered is the theme song by the late Vic Mizzy.

The Munsters ran the same years, except on CBS, and featured the "stop-motion" technology that would later be used for shows such as "The Monkees." Many years later, The Munsters became a staple on Nick at Night and TV Land.

*Dark Shadows: Long before "Twilight," this daytime series was a staple of ABC's daytime lineup and included the ever-popular vampires. Featured actors and actresses included Conrad Bain (later of "Maude" and "Diff'rent Strokes"), Kate Jackson ("The Rookies," "Charlie's Angels" and "Scarecrow and Mrs. King"), John Karlen ("Cagney & Lacey"), David Selby ("Falcon Crest") and Marsha Mason and Donna McKechnie.

And yes, everything's on DVD.

Happy Halloween - and Happy Viewing! See you next week!