Gay Curmudgeon
I used the 22-minute After School Special "THE HALLOWEEN THAT ALMOST WASN'T" starring Judd Hirsch and Mariette Hartley as a classroom Halloween treat every year during my career, following its release in 1979. Kids loved it. #halloween #publicschool #publicschools #publicschoolteacher #teacher #teachers #schoolteaching #halloweenparty #halloweentreat #juddhirsch #mariettehartley #television #classictelevision #tv #classictv #vintagetv #vintagetelevision #1970s #prestigetelevision #teaching
Jun 24 at 12:26pmWeb
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@HermitsDaily

That is a brilliantly awful TV movie. Good for you and the students.

I believe MS3K or RiffTrax did a running commentary with it once.

For me I love the nostalgia feel to it. I can almost feel my hot breath against the cheap Frankenstein mask and the resulting condensation that would make the mask slide down. Peeping out of the eye slits became even worse when that happened.

And I got to admit, the Witch had good points to not wanting to be the herald to Halloween. 👻