Halloween TV Episodes We Could Watch Every Year, Forever

One of the best things about any seasonal holiday is all of the accompanying movie and TV binging there is to do. While you finish your epic DIY Halloween costume, cue up any — or, better yet, ALL — of these classic Halloween episodes from some of our favorite TV shows. Don't worry — they're not THAT scary! (Photos via NBCU Photo Bank + Karen Neal/ABC via Getty + Eddy Chen/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty + Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty)

Friends, "The One With the Halloween Party" (Season 8, Episode 6): Monica and Chandler decide to host a Halloween party that sees most of the friends dress up in elaborate costumes to varying degrees of success. (Nice try, Ross.) There are so many good story lines in this half hour, including Phoebe meeting her twin sister's fiancé (played by Sean Penn), but our favorite part is pregnant Rachel's interactions with the trick-or-treaters. (Photo via NBCU Photo Bank)

Brooklyn Nine-Nine, "Halloween" (Season 1, Episode 6):Brooklyn Nine-Nine's yearly Halloween heist episodes have become one of TV's best seasonal traditions. It's hard to pick a favorite, but the show's first, "Halloween," started it all and gets top honor. It's not just a good Halloween episode — it's one of the show's best episodes, period. The most recent Halloween ep, "HalloVeen" (season 5, episode 4), again shows Jake's skills as a detective — and also as a romantic, when he hijacks the whole tradition to pull off an elaborate proposal to Amy. The episodes in between are just as worthy of viewings, and together they all make a modern TV Halloween tradition akin to the Simpsons' iconic "Treehouse of Horror" series. (Photo via Eddy Chen/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty)

Parks and Recreation, "Greg Pikitis" (Season 2, Episode 7) and "Halloween Surprise" (Season 5, Episode 5): Our favorite Parks and Rec Halloween ep is season two's, when Leslie misses out on Ann's Halloween party to keep Pawnee's stealthiest teen vandal, Greg Pikitis, under watch. Ann's party, it turns out, is the most boring party in the world — until Tom shows up and turns out the dance floor. Season five's "Halloween Surprise" gets an honorable mention, though, because it's the episode in which Ben proposes to Leslie, and no, we're not crying; you're crying. (Photo via Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank)

How I Met Your Mother, "The Slutty Pumpkin" (Season 1, Episode 6) and "The Slutty Pumpkin Returns" (Season 7, Episode 8): One of the show's earliest examples of Ted's hopeless romanticism is when he spends the entirety of a Halloween party waiting for the "Slutty Pumpkin," a girl he met several years ago and has been pining for ever since, to show up. She does — six seasons later. The "Slutty Pumpkin" was played by none other than Katie Holmes. (Photo via Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty)

Modern Family, "Halloween" (Season 2, Episode 6): Like a lot of other shows on this list, Modern Family has several worthy Halloween episodes in its arsenal. In this early ep, Claire is possessive over being the one in the family who hosts Halloween and goes ALL out to turn the Dunphy house into an epic haunt. This episode isn't just a classic in the seasonal show canon — it was nominated for several Emmys and won Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series. (Photo via Karen Neal/ABC via Getty)

New Girl, "Halloween" (Season 2, Episode 6): The Schmidt and Cece plot thickens in this episode, when Schmidt admits his feelings for her to Winston — and then crashes her Halloween date with Robby. (Photo via Greg Gayne/FOX)

Grey's Anatomy, "Thriller" (Season 10, Episode 7): The doctors of Seattle Grace have had their fair share of Halloween fun over the years, but season 10's episode, which sees many costumed patients arrive in the hospital and make it a particularly ghoulish workday, is one of the most memorable. (Photo via Richard Cartwright/ABC via Getty)

Pretty Little Liars, "The First Secret" (Season 2, Episode 13) and "This Is a Dark Ride" (Season 3, Episode 13):PLL's Halloween episodes were something to look forward to every season, and "The First Secret" from season two stands out as a particularly memorable one. In hindsight since the show has wrapped, it's FULL of clues, and it's a prequel to the show's pilot, which means we get to see the first mysterious "A" text. Spooky in its own right! Season three's episode is a special one too — we see a return of the twins, an Adam Lambert cameo, AND the creepy AF zombie baby masks. Of course, the mysterious identities of these creepy costume wearers would unfold in subsequent episodes. (Photo via Eric McCandless/ABC Family via Getty)

Will & Grace, "Boo! Humbug" (Season 1, Episode 5):Will & Grace had just two Halloween eps in its original eight-season run. In the first one, Karen earns honorary drag queen status at a party with Jack, while Will and Grace decide to stay in and watch movies instead of getting fully into the spooky spirit. When they inevitably get roped into trick-or-treating with Harlin's kids, they realize they're not so over the holiday after all. (Photo via Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank)

Gossip Girl, "How to Succeed in Bassness" (Season 3, Episode 7): Finally, a GG Halloween ep! Serena juggles with difficult clients in her new PR job, while Chuck calls on Blair for help opening his nightclub without a liquor license — and on Halloween, no less. But Rufus and Lily truly make this ep with their Halloween cuteness — carving pumpkins, handing out candy (even if the kids were paid to do it), and having lots of fun in the process. (Photo via The CW)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, "Who Got Dee Pregnant?" (Season 6, Episode 7): The gang spends this flashback episode trying to figure out which one of them might have gotten Dee pregnant at their hazy Halloween party. Later in the season, it's revealed that Dee told the guys it was one of them just to mess with them — she was actually acting as a surrogate. (Photo via FX)

Dawson's Creek, "Escape from Witch Island" (Season 3, Episode 7):Dawson's Creek was created by the same guy who made the Scream movie franchise (Kevin Williamson), so you KNOW there's lots of Halloween love to go around. The Creek did four Halloween episodes in its run, but season three's is the most memorable of them all. Dawson, Joey, Pacey, and Jen head to a spooky local spot named Witch Island to film a documentary for history class and — yep — it's haunted AF. Perfect teen TV fun. (Photo via The WB)

The Office, "Halloween" (Season 2, Episode 5) and "Costume Contest" (Season 7, Episode 6):The Office embraced holiday episodes wholeheartedly, and even aired five Halloween-themed half-hours throughout its nine seasons. Season two's "Halloween" features Michael Scott at his worst — and his best. After waiting until the last possible second to follow through on corporate's orders to fire an employee, Michael has to let someone go on Halloween. Later, home alone and upset over firing Devon, Michael's spirit is instantly lifted when he greets some adorable trick-or-treaters at the door. Season seven's episode is memorable for Gabe's Lady Gaga costume alone, but it also features some other amazing costumes from the Dunder Mifflin employees. Plus, it's an episode in which Jim realizes he needs to appreciate Pam more and finally agrees to dress in a Popeye/Olive Oyl costume with her (complete with Cece as Swee'Pea!). (Photo via Chris Haston/NBC)

Freaks and Geeks, "Tricks and Treats" (Season 1, Episode 3): While many TV shows get the chance to try a few different holiday episodes over the years, Freaks and Geeks only got one opportunity, and they nailed it on the first go. Sam and his crew confront one of the saddest realities of growing up (being too old to trick or treat), while Lindsay confronts another side of it (being too young to stay home handing out candy). Of course, nothing really goes as planned for any of the Weirs, and even in its Halloween fun, it's a typically heart-wrenching ep. (Photo via Chris Haston/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty)