Casper the Friendly Ghost: He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother

The agonizing A-plot centers around a bunch of adults bullying a child. The depressing B-plot revolves around a group of poor orphans who couldn't afford real costumes, so most people won't give them candy. It's awesome. Once the plots cross over, the special really gets more interesting, but it becomes intensely more depressing for this group of impoverished children.

Honestly though, I don't know how these kids are ever going to get adopted. Who buys their kids used? They're not like a Nintendo game, this isn't GameStop.

For a 70s Hanna-Barbera thing made for the TV, it looks stellar. There's a really gross, almost body-horror bit of animation where a cat almost falls off a broomstick. Its arms stretch really long, on a disgusting way, and I hate it.

The special does get a bit less sad near the end. It never really becomes happy, even if the orphans eventually do get costumes. This all just made me so sad. It was very Halloween-y though, and it definitely made me feel "the Halloween spirit".