When TV Shaped Halloween: The Great Pumpkin & Simpsons Rituals

This episode explores how iconic television specials—’It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ and Fox’s ‘Treehouse of Horror’—became annual rituals that anchored family calendars, influenced costume choices, spurred candy sales, and re‑wrote the rhythm of Halloween across decades.

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