The 25 best Halloween TV episodes of the 21st century

The Halloween TV episode has been around for decades, ever since the days of “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” in 1966. It’s heartening to see that, even in today’s streaming times, some series are still embracing the seasonal tradition. Over the past several years of the new(ish) century, we’ve seen some impressive additions to this spooky canon, so below is our list of the 25 greatest Halloween episodes of the 21st century. These include the establishment of a new holiday tradition on shows like Modern Family and Bob’s Burgers, freaky costumes that most of us could only dream about (or browse online), and a spot-on sitcom homage to the “Great Pumpkin” itself.

Modern Family, “Halloween”

The Halloween TV episode has been around for decades, ever since the days of “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” in 1966. It’s heartening to see that, even in today’s streaming times, some series are still embracing the seasonal tradition. Over the past several years of the new(ish) century, we’ve seen some impressive additions to this spooky canon, so below is our list of the 25 greatest Halloween episodes of the 21st century. These include the establishment of a new holiday tradition on shows like and , freaky costumes that most of us could only dream about (or browse online), and a spot-on sitcom homage to the “Great Pumpkin” itself.