Saturday Morning's Forgotten Heroes: Tonto in The Cat People (1966)

 From season 1 of the 1st animated Lone Ranger:

Tonto (Shep Menken) reunites with a mountain lion his tribe had previously raised. Now, the lion is a parent, but is being hunted when "The Cat People" begin raiding local farms.

Rating: B.

Toonfomercial: McDonald's presents its 1st promotional Happy Meal (1980)

 McDonald's had introduced the Happy Meal in 1979, making this year the 45th anniversary. 

Not long after the first "Star Trek" movie had hit theatres, McDonald's obtained a license from Paramount for a Happy Meal promotion. Gary Owens is the narrator.

Spooktober: How did Slimer join the Real Ghostbusters? (1986)

 From season 1 of The Real Ghostbusters:

"Citizen Ghost", written by J. Michael Straczynski, explains why Slimer (Frank Welker) joined the team, not just as their mascot, but as a valuable part. Peter (Lorenzo Music) spins the yarn to a visiting reporter (an uncredited Julie Bennett).

No rating. Just a public service.

Spooktober: Night of The Living Pumpkin (Bobby's World, 1990)

 From season 1 of Bobby's World:

Bobby (Howie Mandel, ex-St. Elsewhere) learns about Halloween, but doesn't like being dressed up like a princess. His uncle, though, has a plan.

As noted by a correspondent the last time we checked in on this show, John Tesh, now a radio talk show host, composed the theme song used in the first three seasons. Mandel was reunited with his pals from Laugh Trax, Frank Welker and Jim Staahl, the latter of whom helped develop the series and served as a writer and voice actor.

No rating.

Spooktober: The Witching Hour (Spider-Man, 1967)

 When the Green Goblin steals a valuable tome belonging to a stage psychic, Spider-Man goes after his arch-nemesis in "The Witching Hour".

Cheesy.

Rating: B-.

Game Time: Butch Patrick takes a chance on love (The Dating Game, 1972)

 Lidsville was in perpetual rerun when its star, Butch Patrick, appeared on The Dating Game on St. Patrick's Day in 1972. Now, we're 6 days away from Halloween, and host Jim Lange did reference The Munsters as well as Lidsville in his intro. Butch had let his hair grow even more after production had wrapped on Lidsville, as you'll see in game 1.

"The Phantom Tollbooth" was also mentioned. As we already know, this was not the last link with the Kroffts for The Dating Game. HR Pufnstuf also made an appearance around Christmas.

Spooktober: The Tale of The Midnight Ride (Are You Afraid of The Dark?, 1993)

 Are You Afraid of The Dark? creator-co-executive producer DJ MacHale directed "The Tale of The Midnight Ride", a loose adaptation of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Not sure if there were any other adaptations.....

Taking Irving's tale into the then-present of the 90's was a bold move, making the story fresh for a new generation.

Rating: B.