🎃 It’s 1989, and Rue McClanahan is trapped in an underground castle inhabited by a bunch of Gremlin-looking puppets called Greevils — and for some reason, she wants to leave. 

The Advent Calendar House welcomes Matt from Dinosaur Dracula for a Halloween in July celebration of “The Wickedest Witch,” co-written and produced by ALF creator Paul Fusco, and starring Blanche from The Golden Girls as the evil Avarissa. As far as we know, this Halloween special only ever aired once, but somehow managed to capture our hearts and burrow itself into the cavernous depths of our memories. 

There are 3 copies on YouTube — some include commercials, others hit record a second too late. For the closest we can get to a full picture of the special, here are all 3, courtesy of: 

1. Dinosaur Dracula, 
2. Jared’s VHS Treasures, 
3. trivialord. 

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💬 Topics & Tangents: 

Dino Drac on The Wickedest Witch. 

Rue McClanahan on Entertainment Tonight, October 27, 1989 (Interview starts at 6:57). 

Ronn Lucas (Sammy), creator of Scorch and the 1988 Disney Channel special, “Who’s in Charge Here?” 

Judge Doom murdering a clown shoe in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 

Free Stuff for Kids. 

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📼 Commercials: 

McDonald’s Halloween Gift Certificate Books, 1989 during the airing of The Wickedest Witch. 

Weird Christmas. 

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“The Wickedest Witch” © 1989 Boo You Productions. 

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. 
Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.