MeTV Toons is dedicating this Sunday evening to a concentrated block of vintage Halloween animation under its Spooktacular Sundays banner, giving viewers a ready-made lineup of classic cartoons timed for the middle of October. The special programming begins at 4 p.m. Eastern and 3 p.m. Central on October 11 and runs through the early evening, drawing from Hanna-Barbera and related libraries that defined Saturday-morning and holiday television for earlier generations.
The afternoon opens with the 1988 feature Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf. In the story, Shaggy Rogers is transformed into a werewolf by Dracula and must compete in a high-stakes monster road rally if he hopes to regain his human form. Scooby-Doo, Scrappy-Doo, and the rest of the familiar supporting cast accompany him through a series of comic chases and race obstacles populated by classic creatures. The film, originally produced for television, stretches well past an hour and supplies the longest single offering of the night.
At 6 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Central, the schedule shifts to The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park, a 1972 special that marks the costumed animal band’s first appearance on the MeTV Toons channel. Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper, and Snorky pursue a kidnapped friend into a magical amusement-park realm controlled by rival wizards. The production mixes live-action performers in full-body suits with animated sequences, a hybrid style typical of the early-1970s variety specials that once filled network holiday slots.
Casper’s Halloween Special follows at 7 p.m
Casper’s Halloween Special follows at 7 p.m. Eastern and 6 p.m. Central. The 1979 half-hour finds the friendly ghost attempting to protect the holiday from interference by Hairy Scary, the witch Winifred, and other spectral troublemakers. Casper’s efforts revolve around helping children enjoy trick-or-treating despite the disruptions, preserving the gentle tone that has long distinguished the character from more frightening animated ghosts.
The evening closes at 7:30 p.m. Eastern and 6:30 p.m. Central with an episode of the 1978 series Fangface titled Where’s the Wolf That’s the Werewolf. The show centers on a group of teenage mystery solvers whose friend Sherman Fangsworth involuntarily becomes the werewolf Fangface whenever he sees the moon or a picture of one. In this installment, the team investigates disappearing animals at a safari park while Fangface tries to clear himself of suspicion. The series ran for a single season yet remains a recognizable entry in the wave of Scooby-Doo-inspired adventure cartoons that filled the late 1970s.
Spooktacular Sundays itself forms a month-long strand that began on October 4 and continues each Sunday through the end of the month. Earlier and later weeks feature additional Scooby-Doo films, The Halloween Tree, Bunnicula, Flintstones monster crossovers, and other seasonal titles, all starting in the same late-afternoon window. MeTV Toons, the digital multicast network devoted exclusively to classic animation, positions the block as family viewing that revives programs originally broadcast decades ago. Station listings and local channel numbers are available through the network’s website, allowing viewers to locate the feed on over-the-air antennas, cable, or streaming packages that carry the service. The October 11 slate therefore supplies four distinct entries—one feature-length race adventure, one hybrid amusement-park rescue, one friendly-ghost holiday tale, and one werewolf-mystery episode—compressed into a single Sunday evening.
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