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* CaliforniaDoubling: In a literal example, the Jim Henson Company lot, located in Hollywood, California, was used for the exteriors of the Grandcount's castle. In addition, seven puppeteers from the Henson Company -- Grant Baciocco, Alice Dinnean, Brian Michael Jones, Donna Kimball, Tim Lagasse, Alison Mork, and Colleen Smith -- are credited as "L.A. Muppet Performers."
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* CaliforniaDoubling: In a literal example, the Jim Henson Company lot, located in Hollywood, California, was used for the exteriors of the Grandcount's castle. In addition, seven eight puppeteers from the Henson Company -- Grant Baciocco, Alice Dinnean, BJ Guyer, Brian Michael Jones, Donna Kimball, Tim Lagasse, Alison Mork, and Colleen Smith -- are credited as "L.A. Muppet Performers."
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** When Oscar first steps inside the Grandcount's castle, if you look at the walls around the castle, you'll see pictures of Muppets dressed as serial killers from horror movies, including [[Film/{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]], [[Film/{{Carrie}} Carrie White]], [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], [[Film/{{Scream}} Ghostface]], [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], [[Film/TheShining Jack Torrance]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]], [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]], [[Film/TheExorcist Regan McNeil]], and even ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
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** When Oscar first steps inside the Grandcount's castle, if you look at the walls around the castle, you'll see pictures of Muppets dressed as serial killers from horror movies, including [[Film/{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]], [[Film/{{Carrie}} [[Film/Carrie1976 Carrie White]], [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], [[Film/{{Scream}} Ghostface]], [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], [[Film/TheShining Jack Torrance]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]], [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]], [[Film/TheExorcist Regan McNeil]], and even ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
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* AxCrazy: Countess Ohanna. Ever since the Grandcount died and left his will to the family cat (when she was groomed to be the main beneficiary to his role as head of the family), the Countess has become a bitter, temperamental monster who will unleash violence on anyone who dares to cross her, or anyone she no longer has any use for. Look no further than when she married Gonger and began a family with four kids, only to murder him and said kids when she became frustrated with the lack of respect for her in her own household. It is implied that she will do the same to Oscar a while after their wedding is finished.
* BreakThemByTalking: Before Oscar's scheduled wedding with the Countess Ohanna, he becomes spooked by his reflection in a mirror in one of the castle's bedrooms talking back to him, telling him not to go through with the marriage; he'd be putting his own reputation in jeopardy if he does.
* BreakThemByTalking: Before Oscar's scheduled wedding with the Countess Ohanna, he becomes spooked by his reflection in a mirror in one of the castle's bedrooms talking back to him, telling him not to go through with the marriage; he'd be putting his own reputation in jeopardy if he does.
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* AxCrazy: Countess Ohanna.Treach. Ever since the Grandcount died and left his will to the family cat (when she was groomed to be the main beneficiary to his role as head of the family), the Countess has become a bitter, temperamental monster who will unleash violence on anyone who dares to cross her, or anyone she no longer has any use for. Look no further than when she married Gonger and began a family with four kids, only to murder him and said kids when she became frustrated with the lack of respect for her in her own household. It is implied that she will do the same to Oscar a while after their wedding is finished.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Trash Gordon scene. In storyline, Oscar reads a chapter to help him sleep in the Grandcount's castle, but it comes so out of left field and feels so out of place compared to the rest of the special, and after it's over, the story is never mentioned again.
* BreakThemByTalking: Before Oscar's scheduled wedding with the CountessOhanna, Treach, he becomes spooked by his reflection in a mirror in one of the castle's bedrooms talking back to him, telling him not to go through with the marriage; he'd be putting his own reputation in jeopardy if he does.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Trash Gordon scene. In storyline, Oscar reads a chapter to help him sleep in the Grandcount's castle, but it comes so out of left field and feels so out of place compared to the rest of the special, and after it's over, the story is never mentioned again.
* BreakThemByTalking: Before Oscar's scheduled wedding with the Countess
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** This also applies to the Muppet performers, as Karen Prell returns as Deena in her first ''Sesame'' performance since 1981; she receive a "special appearance" credit at the end.
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** This also applies to some of the Muppet performers, as Karen Prell returns as Deena in her first ''Sesame'' performance since 1981; she 1981, while Joey Mazzarino reprises his role as Murray Monster for the first time since leaving the show in 2015; they receive a "special appearance" credit credits at the end.
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* CaliforniaDoubling: In a literal example, the Jim Henson Company lot, located in Hollywood, California, was used for the exteriors of the Grandcount's castle. In addition, seven puppeteers from the Henson Company -- Grant Baciocco, Alice Dinnean, Brian Michael Jones, Donna Kimball, Tim Lagasse, Alison Mork, and Colleen Smith -- are credited as "L.A. Muppet Performers."
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and within the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Ohanna is one of the most frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and her iron-fisted rule of the castle, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and within the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Ohanna Treach is one of the most frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and her iron-fisted rule of the castle, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.aloud.
* HarsherInHindsight: Oscar being terrified over dying in the castle becomes even harder to swallow following the death of Oscar's original performer, Caroll Spinney, in December 2019.
* HilariousInHindsight: In the "Cookie's Crumby Pictures" episode "[[Franchise/StarWars Star S'mores]]", Cookie Monster (as Flan Solo) interacts with a character named Luke Piewalker (performed by Peter Linz), an obvious parody of ''Star Wars'' protagonist Luke Skywalker, played in the original films by Creator/MarkHamill. In this special, Linz puppeteers a character named Hugo the Gargoyle, who is voiced by Hamill himself.
* InMemoriam: The special was dedicated to Muppet builder Tim Miller, who had passed away nearly two months before its original broadcast.
* JerkassWoobie: Countess Treach. She was constantly ignored by the Grandcount's family, validating her belief that she was the misfit of her kind (not having purple skin like the others, not sharing the others' affinity for counting), she was positioned as the heir to the Grandcount's riches should he pass on only to have that taken from her shortly after he died (he left his will to the cat), and she married a non-Transylvanian monster and had a family in hopes she'd finally be given some respect by anyone, only to be [[InnocentlyInsensitive inadvertently mistreated by her new family]]. This eventually led the Countess to bear a twisted, sadistic, vindictive soul underneath her vulnerable exterior, and murdered her new family in many horrific ways. By the time she tried marrying Oscar, she had lost all sense of morality (and sanity) and intended to just kill the Grouch shortly after tying the knot, even though he had not done anything to irritate her.
* NightmareFuel: This special may just be the darkest and scariest ''Sesame Street'' production ever filmed (a given when Creator/TimBurton and Creator/RichardOBrien are creative consultants and Creator/DannyElfman is penned to write original songs). Just to give you a taste of the scares this special has to offer:
** When Oscar first steps inside the Grandcount's castle, if you look at the walls around the castle, you'll see pictures of Muppets dressed as serial killers from horror movies, including [[Film/{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]], [[Film/{{Carrie}} Carrie White]], [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], [[Film/{{Scream}} Ghostface]], [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], [[Film/TheShining Jack Torrance]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]], [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]], [[Film/TheExorcist Regan McNeil]], and even ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
** The ''Sesame Street'' Muppets as ghosts can feel a little... unnerving.
** The special's villain, the Countess Treach, has to rank among [[VileVillainSaccharineShow one of the most evil villains ever made for a children's production.]] She comes off as a hopeless romantic, a tragic soul trying to find a place in a world that treats her so indifferently. You'd almost feel sorry for her...that is, if you don't live long enough to discover that deep down, she exhibits a violent rage that puts her on par with Annie Wilkes.
** The Phantom Host tells the story of the Countess, and during the story, Oscar interrupts to voice his disbelief that anyone could take a life and enjoy it. The Host replies by asking Oscar if he knows how many ways there are to kill people. When he reveals that the answer is around 1,000, he adds, "And the Countess can come up with a thousand more ways to kill ''you''."
* TheOtherDarrin: Most of the returning Muppets are recast to different performers, as their original performers either died or retired. Notably, the performers for Alice Snuffleupagus and Barkley the Dog (Judy Sladky and Bruce Connelly, respectively) did not return to reprise their roles, so the two characters were respectively voiced by Pam Arciero and John Kennedy.
* HarsherInHindsight: Oscar being terrified over dying in the castle becomes even harder to swallow following the death of Oscar's original performer, Caroll Spinney, in December 2019.
* HilariousInHindsight: In the "Cookie's Crumby Pictures" episode "[[Franchise/StarWars Star S'mores]]", Cookie Monster (as Flan Solo) interacts with a character named Luke Piewalker (performed by Peter Linz), an obvious parody of ''Star Wars'' protagonist Luke Skywalker, played in the original films by Creator/MarkHamill. In this special, Linz puppeteers a character named Hugo the Gargoyle, who is voiced by Hamill himself.
* InMemoriam: The special was dedicated to Muppet builder Tim Miller, who had passed away nearly two months before its original broadcast.
* JerkassWoobie: Countess Treach. She was constantly ignored by the Grandcount's family, validating her belief that she was the misfit of her kind (not having purple skin like the others, not sharing the others' affinity for counting), she was positioned as the heir to the Grandcount's riches should he pass on only to have that taken from her shortly after he died (he left his will to the cat), and she married a non-Transylvanian monster and had a family in hopes she'd finally be given some respect by anyone, only to be [[InnocentlyInsensitive inadvertently mistreated by her new family]]. This eventually led the Countess to bear a twisted, sadistic, vindictive soul underneath her vulnerable exterior, and murdered her new family in many horrific ways. By the time she tried marrying Oscar, she had lost all sense of morality (and sanity) and intended to just kill the Grouch shortly after tying the knot, even though he had not done anything to irritate her.
* NightmareFuel: This special may just be the darkest and scariest ''Sesame Street'' production ever filmed (a given when Creator/TimBurton and Creator/RichardOBrien are creative consultants and Creator/DannyElfman is penned to write original songs). Just to give you a taste of the scares this special has to offer:
** When Oscar first steps inside the Grandcount's castle, if you look at the walls around the castle, you'll see pictures of Muppets dressed as serial killers from horror movies, including [[Film/{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]], [[Film/{{Carrie}} Carrie White]], [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], [[Film/{{Scream}} Ghostface]], [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], [[Film/TheShining Jack Torrance]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]], [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]], [[Film/TheExorcist Regan McNeil]], and even ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
** The ''Sesame Street'' Muppets as ghosts can feel a little... unnerving.
** The special's villain, the Countess Treach, has to rank among [[VileVillainSaccharineShow one of the most evil villains ever made for a children's production.]] She comes off as a hopeless romantic, a tragic soul trying to find a place in a world that treats her so indifferently. You'd almost feel sorry for her...that is, if you don't live long enough to discover that deep down, she exhibits a violent rage that puts her on par with Annie Wilkes.
** The Phantom Host tells the story of the Countess, and during the story, Oscar interrupts to voice his disbelief that anyone could take a life and enjoy it. The Host replies by asking Oscar if he knows how many ways there are to kill people. When he reveals that the answer is around 1,000, he adds, "And the Countess can come up with a thousand more ways to kill ''you''."
* TheOtherDarrin: Most of the returning Muppets are recast to different performers, as their original performers either died or retired. Notably, the performers for Alice Snuffleupagus and Barkley the Dog (Judy Sladky and Bruce Connelly, respectively) did not return to reprise their roles, so the two characters were respectively voiced by Pam Arciero and John Kennedy.
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* AxCrazy: Countess Treach. Ever since the Grandcount died and left his will to the family cat (when she was groomed to be the main beneficiary to his role as head of the family), the Countess has become a bitter, temperamental monster who will unleash violence on anyone who dares to cross her, or anyone she no longer has any use for. Look no further than when she married Gonger and began a family with four kids, only to murder him and said kids when she became frustrated with the lack of respect for her in her own household. It is implied that she will do the same to Oscar a while after their wedding is finished.
* BreakThemByTalking: Before Oscar's scheduled wedding with the Countess Treach, he becomes spooked by his reflection in a mirror in one of the castle's bedrooms talking back to him, telling him not to go through with the marriage; he'd be putting his own reputation in jeopardy if he does.
* BreakThemByTalking: Before Oscar's scheduled wedding with the Countess Treach, he becomes spooked by his reflection in a mirror in one of the castle's bedrooms talking back to him, telling him not to go through with the marriage; he'd be putting his own reputation in jeopardy if he does.
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* AxCrazy: Countess Treach.Ohanna. Ever since the Grandcount died and left his will to the family cat (when she was groomed to be the main beneficiary to his role as head of the family), the Countess has become a bitter, temperamental monster who will unleash violence on anyone who dares to cross her, or anyone she no longer has any use for. Look no further than when she married Gonger and began a family with four kids, only to murder him and said kids when she became frustrated with the lack of respect for her in her own household. It is implied that she will do the same to Oscar a while after their wedding is finished.
* BreakThemByTalking: Before Oscar's scheduled wedding with the CountessTreach, Ohanna, he becomes spooked by his reflection in a mirror in one of the castle's bedrooms talking back to him, telling him not to go through with the marriage; he'd be putting his own reputation in jeopardy if he does.
* BreakThemByTalking: Before Oscar's scheduled wedding with the Countess
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and within the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and her iron-fisted rule of the castle, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and within the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach Ohanna is one of the most frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and her iron-fisted rule of the castle, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
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In this ''Sesame Street'' Halloween special, Oscar the Grouch reluctantly takes a challenge where he must stay at an abandoned castle once owned by the Grandcount Belugosi (an ancestor of Count von Count's) for 24 hours or else be trapped inside as a ghost forever. Along the way, he must outwit the murderous Countess Ohanna, who looks to make the Grouch her husband.
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--> '''Oscar's Reflection:''' You heard what that little pink furball and his kids said about the Countess. She's a no-good, rotten, violent nutcase, and you want to marry her? That is ''low'', even for a Grouch like you. But that's not the worst part. If anyone found out that you actively, willingly, sought a hand in marriage, no one on this mortal planet would ever treat you like a true Grouch again! The people you live with will be even more nice to you than ever. Your own kind will ''disown'' you! And your very reputation will ''completely fall apart''.
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--> '''Oscar's Reflection:''' You heard what that little pink furball and his kids said about the Countess. She's a no-good, rotten, violent nutcase, and you want to marry her? That is ''low'', even for a Grouch like you. But that's not the worst part. If anyone found out that you actively, willingly, sought a hand in marriage, no one on this mortal planet would ever treat you like a true Grouch again! The people you live with will be even more nice to you than ever. Your own kind will ''disown'' you! And your very reputation will ''completely fall apart''.
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In this ''Sesame Street'' Halloween special, Oscar the Grouch reluctantly takes a challenge where he must stay at a haunted castle once owned by the Grandcount Belugosi (an ancestor of Count von Count's) for 24 hours or else be trapped inside as a ghost forever. Along the way, he must outwit the murderous Countess Ohanna, who looks to make the Grouch her husband.
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In this ''Sesame Street'' Halloween special, Oscar the Grouch reluctantly takes a challenge where he must stay at a haunted an abandoned castle once owned by the Grandcount Belugosi (an ancestor of Count von Count's) for 24 hours or else be trapped inside as a ghost forever. Along the way, he must outwit the murderous Countess Ohanna, who looks to make the Grouch her husband.
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* TheCameo: [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy]] make cameos as dangling corpses in the Grandcount's castle (who briefly animate as Piggy complains about her status as a cameo).
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and within the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and her iron-fisted rule of the castle, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
* CaliforniaDoubling: In a literal example, the Jim Henson Company lot, located in Hollywood, California, was used for the exteriors of the Grandcount's castle. In addition, seven puppeteers from the Henson Company -- Grant Baciocco, Alice Dinnean, Brian Michael Jones, Donna Kimball, Tim Lagasse, Alison Mork, and Colleen Smith -- are credited as "L.A. Muppet Performers"
* InMemoriam: The special was dedicated to Muppet builder Tim Miller, who had passed away nearly two months before its original broadcast.
* TheOtherDarrin: Most of the returning Muppets are recast to different performers, as their original performers either died or retired. Notably, the performers for Alice Snuffleupagus and Barkley the Dog (Judy Sladky and Bruce Connelly, respectively) did not return to reprise their roles, so the two characters were respectively voiced by Pam Arciero and John Kennedy.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Trash Gordon scene. In storyline, Oscar reads a chapter to help him sleep in the Grandcount's castle, but it comes so out of left field and feels so out of place compared to the rest of the special, and after it's over, the story is never mentioned again.
* HarsherInHindsight: Oscar being terrified over dying in the castle becomes even harder to swallow following the death of Oscar's original performer, Caroll Spinney, in December 2019.
* HilariousInHindsight: In the "Cookie's Crumby Pictures" episode "[[Franchise/StarWars Star S'mores]]", Cookie Monster (as Flan Solo) interacts with a character named Luke Piewalker (performed by Peter Linz), an obvious parody of ''Star Wars'' protagonist Luke Skywalker, played in the original films by Creator/MarkHamill. In this special, Linz puppeteers a character named Hugo the Gargoyle, who is voiced by Hamill himself.
* JerkassWoobie: Countess Treach. She was constantly ignored by the Grandcount's family, validating her belief that she was the misfit of her kind (not having purple skin like the others, not sharing the others' affinity for counting), she was positioned as the heir to the Grandcount's riches should he pass on only to have that taken from her shortly after he died (he left his will to the cat), and she married a non-Transylvanian monster and had a family in hopes she'd finally be given some respect by anyone, only to be [[InnocentlyInsensitive inadvertently mistreated by her new family]]. This eventually led the Countess to bear a twisted, sadistic, vindictive soul underneath her vulnerable exterior, and murdered her new family in many horrific ways. By the time she tried marrying Oscar, she had lost all sense of morality (and sanity) and intended to just kill the Grouch shortly after tying the knot, even though he had not done anything to irritate her.
* NightmareFuel: This special may just be the darkest and scariest ''Sesame Street'' production ever filmed (a given when Creator/TimBurton and Creator/RichardOBrien are creative consultants and Creator/DannyElfman is penned to write original songs). Just to give you a taste of the scares this special has to offer:
** When Oscar first steps inside the Grandcount's castle, if you look at the walls around the castle, you'll see pictures of Muppets dressed as serial killers from horror movies, including [[Film/{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]], [[Film/{{Carrie}} Carrie White]], [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], [[Film/{{Scream}} Ghostface]], [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], [[Film/TheShining Jack Torrance]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]], [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]], [[Film/TheExorcist Regan McNeil]], and even ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
** The ''Sesame Street'' Muppets as ghosts can feel a little... unnerving.
** The special's villain, the Countess Treach, has to rank among [[VileVillainSaccharineShow one of the most evil villains ever made for a children's production.]] She comes off as a hopeless romantic, a tragic soul trying to find a place in a world that treats her so indifferently. You'd almost feel sorry for her...that is, if you don't live long enough to discover that deep down, she exhibits a violent rage that puts her on par with Annie Wilkes.
** The Phantom Host tells the story of the Countess, and during the story, Oscar interrupts to voice his disbelief that anyone could take a life and enjoy it. The Host replies by asking Oscar if he knows how many ways there are to kill people. When he reveals that the answer is around 1,000, he adds, "And the Countess can come up with a thousand more ways to kill ''you''."
* CaliforniaDoubling: In a literal example, the Jim Henson Company lot, located in Hollywood, California, was used for the exteriors of the Grandcount's castle. In addition, seven puppeteers from the Henson Company -- Grant Baciocco, Alice Dinnean, Brian Michael Jones, Donna Kimball, Tim Lagasse, Alison Mork, and Colleen Smith -- are credited as "L.A. Muppet Performers"
* InMemoriam: The special was dedicated to Muppet builder Tim Miller, who had passed away nearly two months before its original broadcast.
* TheOtherDarrin: Most of the returning Muppets are recast to different performers, as their original performers either died or retired. Notably, the performers for Alice Snuffleupagus and Barkley the Dog (Judy Sladky and Bruce Connelly, respectively) did not return to reprise their roles, so the two characters were respectively voiced by Pam Arciero and John Kennedy.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Trash Gordon scene. In storyline, Oscar reads a chapter to help him sleep in the Grandcount's castle, but it comes so out of left field and feels so out of place compared to the rest of the special, and after it's over, the story is never mentioned again.
* HarsherInHindsight: Oscar being terrified over dying in the castle becomes even harder to swallow following the death of Oscar's original performer, Caroll Spinney, in December 2019.
* HilariousInHindsight: In the "Cookie's Crumby Pictures" episode "[[Franchise/StarWars Star S'mores]]", Cookie Monster (as Flan Solo) interacts with a character named Luke Piewalker (performed by Peter Linz), an obvious parody of ''Star Wars'' protagonist Luke Skywalker, played in the original films by Creator/MarkHamill. In this special, Linz puppeteers a character named Hugo the Gargoyle, who is voiced by Hamill himself.
* JerkassWoobie: Countess Treach. She was constantly ignored by the Grandcount's family, validating her belief that she was the misfit of her kind (not having purple skin like the others, not sharing the others' affinity for counting), she was positioned as the heir to the Grandcount's riches should he pass on only to have that taken from her shortly after he died (he left his will to the cat), and she married a non-Transylvanian monster and had a family in hopes she'd finally be given some respect by anyone, only to be [[InnocentlyInsensitive inadvertently mistreated by her new family]]. This eventually led the Countess to bear a twisted, sadistic, vindictive soul underneath her vulnerable exterior, and murdered her new family in many horrific ways. By the time she tried marrying Oscar, she had lost all sense of morality (and sanity) and intended to just kill the Grouch shortly after tying the knot, even though he had not done anything to irritate her.
* NightmareFuel: This special may just be the darkest and scariest ''Sesame Street'' production ever filmed (a given when Creator/TimBurton and Creator/RichardOBrien are creative consultants and Creator/DannyElfman is penned to write original songs). Just to give you a taste of the scares this special has to offer:
** When Oscar first steps inside the Grandcount's castle, if you look at the walls around the castle, you'll see pictures of Muppets dressed as serial killers from horror movies, including [[Film/{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]], [[Film/{{Carrie}} Carrie White]], [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], [[Film/{{Scream}} Ghostface]], [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], [[Film/TheShining Jack Torrance]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]], [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]], [[Film/TheExorcist Regan McNeil]], and even ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
** The ''Sesame Street'' Muppets as ghosts can feel a little... unnerving.
** The special's villain, the Countess Treach, has to rank among [[VileVillainSaccharineShow one of the most evil villains ever made for a children's production.]] She comes off as a hopeless romantic, a tragic soul trying to find a place in a world that treats her so indifferently. You'd almost feel sorry for her...that is, if you don't live long enough to discover that deep down, she exhibits a violent rage that puts her on par with Annie Wilkes.
** The Phantom Host tells the story of the Countess, and during the story, Oscar interrupts to voice his disbelief that anyone could take a life and enjoy it. The Host replies by asking Oscar if he knows how many ways there are to kill people. When he reveals that the answer is around 1,000, he adds, "And the Countess can come up with a thousand more ways to kill ''you''."
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and within the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and her iron-fisted rule of the castle, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
* CaliforniaDoubling: In a literal example, the Jim Henson Company lot, located in Hollywood, California, was used for the exteriors of the Grandcount's castle. In addition, seven puppeteers from the Henson Company -- Grant Baciocco, Alice Dinnean, Brian Michael Jones, Donna Kimball, Tim Lagasse, Alison Mork, and Colleen Smith -- are credited as "L.A. Muppet Performers"
* InMemoriam: The special was dedicated to Muppet builder Tim Miller, who had passed away nearly two months before its original broadcast.
* TheOtherDarrin: Most of the returning Muppets are recast to different performers, as their original performers either died or retired. Notably, the performers for Alice Snuffleupagus and Barkley the Dog (Judy Sladky and Bruce Connelly, respectively) did not return to reprise their roles, so the two characters were respectively voiced by Pam Arciero and John Kennedy.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Trash Gordon scene. In storyline, Oscar reads a chapter to help him sleep in the Grandcount's castle, but it comes so out of left field and feels so out of place compared to the rest of the special, and after it's over, the story is never mentioned again.
* HarsherInHindsight: Oscar being terrified over dying in the castle becomes even harder to swallow following the death of Oscar's original performer, Caroll Spinney, in December 2019.
* HilariousInHindsight: In the "Cookie's Crumby Pictures" episode "[[Franchise/StarWars Star S'mores]]", Cookie Monster (as Flan Solo) interacts with a character named Luke Piewalker (performed by Peter Linz), an obvious parody of ''Star Wars'' protagonist Luke Skywalker, played in the original films by Creator/MarkHamill. In this special, Linz puppeteers a character named Hugo the Gargoyle, who is voiced by Hamill himself.
* JerkassWoobie: Countess Treach. She was constantly ignored by the Grandcount's family, validating her belief that she was the misfit of her kind (not having purple skin like the others, not sharing the others' affinity for counting), she was positioned as the heir to the Grandcount's riches should he pass on only to have that taken from her shortly after he died (he left his will to the cat), and she married a non-Transylvanian monster and had a family in hopes she'd finally be given some respect by anyone, only to be [[InnocentlyInsensitive inadvertently mistreated by her new family]]. This eventually led the Countess to bear a twisted, sadistic, vindictive soul underneath her vulnerable exterior, and murdered her new family in many horrific ways. By the time she tried marrying Oscar, she had lost all sense of morality (and sanity) and intended to just kill the Grouch shortly after tying the knot, even though he had not done anything to irritate her.
* NightmareFuel: This special may just be the darkest and scariest ''Sesame Street'' production ever filmed (a given when Creator/TimBurton and Creator/RichardOBrien are creative consultants and Creator/DannyElfman is penned to write original songs). Just to give you a taste of the scares this special has to offer:
** When Oscar first steps inside the Grandcount's castle, if you look at the walls around the castle, you'll see pictures of Muppets dressed as serial killers from horror movies, including [[Film/{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]], [[Film/{{Carrie}} Carrie White]], [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], [[Film/{{Scream}} Ghostface]], [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], [[Film/TheShining Jack Torrance]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]], [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]], [[Film/TheExorcist Regan McNeil]], and even ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
** The ''Sesame Street'' Muppets as ghosts can feel a little... unnerving.
** The special's villain, the Countess Treach, has to rank among [[VileVillainSaccharineShow one of the most evil villains ever made for a children's production.]] She comes off as a hopeless romantic, a tragic soul trying to find a place in a world that treats her so indifferently. You'd almost feel sorry for her...that is, if you don't live long enough to discover that deep down, she exhibits a violent rage that puts her on par with Annie Wilkes.
** The Phantom Host tells the story of the Countess, and during the story, Oscar interrupts to voice his disbelief that anyone could take a life and enjoy it. The Host replies by asking Oscar if he knows how many ways there are to kill people. When he reveals that the answer is around 1,000, he adds, "And the Countess can come up with a thousand more ways to kill ''you''."aloud.
* CaliforniaDoubling: In a literal example, the Jim Henson Company lot, located in Hollywood, California, was used for the exteriors of the Grandcount's castle. In addition, seven puppeteers from the Henson Company -- Grant Baciocco, Alice Dinnean, Brian Michael Jones, Donna Kimball, Tim Lagasse, Alison Mork, and Colleen Smith -- are credited as "L.A. Muppet Performers"
* InMemoriam: The special was dedicated to Muppet builder Tim Miller, who had passed away nearly two months before its original broadcast.
* TheOtherDarrin: Most of the returning Muppets are recast to different performers, as their original performers either died or retired. Notably, the performers for Alice Snuffleupagus and Barkley the Dog (Judy Sladky and Bruce Connelly, respectively) did not return to reprise their roles, so the two characters were respectively voiced by Pam Arciero and John Kennedy.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Trash Gordon scene. In storyline, Oscar reads a chapter to help him sleep in the Grandcount's castle, but it comes so out of left field and feels so out of place compared to the rest of the special, and after it's over, the story is never mentioned again.
* HarsherInHindsight: Oscar being terrified over dying in the castle becomes even harder to swallow following the death of Oscar's original performer, Caroll Spinney, in December 2019.
* HilariousInHindsight: In the "Cookie's Crumby Pictures" episode "[[Franchise/StarWars Star S'mores]]", Cookie Monster (as Flan Solo) interacts with a character named Luke Piewalker (performed by Peter Linz), an obvious parody of ''Star Wars'' protagonist Luke Skywalker, played in the original films by Creator/MarkHamill. In this special, Linz puppeteers a character named Hugo the Gargoyle, who is voiced by Hamill himself.
* JerkassWoobie: Countess Treach. She was constantly ignored by the Grandcount's family, validating her belief that she was the misfit of her kind (not having purple skin like the others, not sharing the others' affinity for counting), she was positioned as the heir to the Grandcount's riches should he pass on only to have that taken from her shortly after he died (he left his will to the cat), and she married a non-Transylvanian monster and had a family in hopes she'd finally be given some respect by anyone, only to be [[InnocentlyInsensitive inadvertently mistreated by her new family]]. This eventually led the Countess to bear a twisted, sadistic, vindictive soul underneath her vulnerable exterior, and murdered her new family in many horrific ways. By the time she tried marrying Oscar, she had lost all sense of morality (and sanity) and intended to just kill the Grouch shortly after tying the knot, even though he had not done anything to irritate her.
* NightmareFuel: This special may just be the darkest and scariest ''Sesame Street'' production ever filmed (a given when Creator/TimBurton and Creator/RichardOBrien are creative consultants and Creator/DannyElfman is penned to write original songs). Just to give you a taste of the scares this special has to offer:
** When Oscar first steps inside the Grandcount's castle, if you look at the walls around the castle, you'll see pictures of Muppets dressed as serial killers from horror movies, including [[Film/{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]], [[Film/{{Carrie}} Carrie White]], [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], [[Film/{{Scream}} Ghostface]], [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], [[Film/TheShining Jack Torrance]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]], [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]], [[Film/TheExorcist Regan McNeil]], and even ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
** The ''Sesame Street'' Muppets as ghosts can feel a little... unnerving.
** The special's villain, the Countess Treach, has to rank among [[VileVillainSaccharineShow one of the most evil villains ever made for a children's production.]] She comes off as a hopeless romantic, a tragic soul trying to find a place in a world that treats her so indifferently. You'd almost feel sorry for her...that is, if you don't live long enough to discover that deep down, she exhibits a violent rage that puts her on par with Annie Wilkes.
** The Phantom Host tells the story of the Countess, and during the story, Oscar interrupts to voice his disbelief that anyone could take a life and enjoy it. The Host replies by asking Oscar if he knows how many ways there are to kill people. When he reveals that the answer is around 1,000, he adds, "And the Countess can come up with a thousand more ways to kill ''you''."
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** This also applies to some of the Muppet performers, as Karen Prell returns as Deena in her first ''Sesame'' performance since 1981, while Joey Mazzarino reprises his role as Murray Monster for the first time since leaving the show in 2015; they receive "special appearance" credits at the end.
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** The ''Sesame Street'' Muppets as ghosts can feel a little...[[UncannyValley unnerving.]]
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** The ''Sesame Street'' Muppets as ghosts can feel a little...[[UncannyValley unnerving.]]
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and within the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and her iron-fisted rule of the castle, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and within the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and her iron-fisted rule of the castle, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.aloud.
* CaliforniaDoubling: In a literal example, the Jim Henson Company lot, located in Hollywood, California, was used for the exteriors of the Grandcount's castle. In addition, seven puppeteers from the Henson Company -- Grant Baciocco, Alice Dinnean, Brian Michael Jones, Donna Kimball, Tim Lagasse, Alison Mork, and Colleen Smith -- are credited as "L.A. Muppet Performers"
* InMemoriam: The special was dedicated to Muppet builder Tim Miller, who had passed away nearly two months before its original broadcast.
* TheOtherDarrin: Most of the returning Muppets are recast to different performers, as their original performers either died or retired. Notably, the performers for Alice Snuffleupagus and Barkley the Dog (Judy Sladky and Bruce Connelly, respectively) did not return to reprise their roles, so the two characters were respectively voiced by Pam Arciero and John Kennedy.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Trash Gordon scene. In storyline, Oscar reads a chapter to help him sleep in the Grandcount's castle, but it comes so out of left field and feels so out of place compared to the rest of the special, and after it's over, the story is never mentioned again.
* HarsherInHindsight: Oscar being terrified over dying in the castle becomes even harder to swallow following the death of Oscar's original performer, Caroll Spinney, in December 2019.
* HilariousInHindsight: In the "Cookie's Crumby Pictures" episode "[[Franchise/StarWars Star S'mores]]", Cookie Monster (as Flan Solo) interacts with a character named Luke Piewalker (performed by Peter Linz), an obvious parody of ''Star Wars'' protagonist Luke Skywalker, played in the original films by Creator/MarkHamill. In this special, Linz puppeteers a character named Hugo the Gargoyle, who is voiced by Hamill himself.
* JerkassWoobie: Countess Treach. She was constantly ignored by the Grandcount's family, validating her belief that she was the misfit of her kind (not having purple skin like the others, not sharing the others' affinity for counting), she was positioned as the heir to the Grandcount's riches should he pass on only to have that taken from her shortly after he died (he left his will to the cat), and she married a non-Transylvanian monster and had a family in hopes she'd finally be given some respect by anyone, only to be [[InnocentlyInsensitive inadvertently mistreated by her new family]]. This eventually led the Countess to bear a twisted, sadistic, vindictive soul underneath her vulnerable exterior, and murdered her new family in many horrific ways. By the time she tried marrying Oscar, she had lost all sense of morality (and sanity) and intended to just kill the Grouch shortly after tying the knot, even though he had not done anything to irritate her.
* NightmareFuel: This special may just be the darkest and scariest ''Sesame Street'' production ever filmed (a given when Creator/TimBurton and Creator/RichardOBrien are creative consultants and Creator/DannyElfman is penned to write original songs). Just to give you a taste of the scares this special has to offer:
** When Oscar first steps inside the Grandcount's castle, if you look at the walls around the castle, you'll see pictures of Muppets dressed as serial killers from horror movies, including [[Film/{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]], [[Film/{{Carrie}} Carrie White]], [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], [[Film/{{Scream}} Ghostface]], [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], [[Film/TheShining Jack Torrance]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]], [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]], [[Film/TheExorcist Regan McNeil]], and even ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
** The ''Sesame Street'' Muppets as ghosts can feel a little...[[UncannyValley unnerving.]]
** The special's villain, the Countess Treach, has to rank among [[VileVillainSaccharineShow one of the most evil villains ever made for a children's production.]] She comes off as a hopeless romantic, a tragic soul trying to find a place in a world that treats her so indifferently. You'd almost feel sorry for her...that is, if you don't live long enough to discover that deep down, she exhibits a violent rage that puts her on par with Annie Wilkes.
** The Phantom Host tells the story of the Countess, and during the story, Oscar interrupts to voice his disbelief that anyone could take a life and enjoy it. The Host replies by asking Oscar if he knows how many ways there are to kill people. When he reveals that the answer is around 1,000, he adds, "And the Countess can come up with a thousand more ways to kill ''you''."
* CaliforniaDoubling: In a literal example, the Jim Henson Company lot, located in Hollywood, California, was used for the exteriors of the Grandcount's castle. In addition, seven puppeteers from the Henson Company -- Grant Baciocco, Alice Dinnean, Brian Michael Jones, Donna Kimball, Tim Lagasse, Alison Mork, and Colleen Smith -- are credited as "L.A. Muppet Performers"
* InMemoriam: The special was dedicated to Muppet builder Tim Miller, who had passed away nearly two months before its original broadcast.
* TheOtherDarrin: Most of the returning Muppets are recast to different performers, as their original performers either died or retired. Notably, the performers for Alice Snuffleupagus and Barkley the Dog (Judy Sladky and Bruce Connelly, respectively) did not return to reprise their roles, so the two characters were respectively voiced by Pam Arciero and John Kennedy.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Trash Gordon scene. In storyline, Oscar reads a chapter to help him sleep in the Grandcount's castle, but it comes so out of left field and feels so out of place compared to the rest of the special, and after it's over, the story is never mentioned again.
* HarsherInHindsight: Oscar being terrified over dying in the castle becomes even harder to swallow following the death of Oscar's original performer, Caroll Spinney, in December 2019.
* HilariousInHindsight: In the "Cookie's Crumby Pictures" episode "[[Franchise/StarWars Star S'mores]]", Cookie Monster (as Flan Solo) interacts with a character named Luke Piewalker (performed by Peter Linz), an obvious parody of ''Star Wars'' protagonist Luke Skywalker, played in the original films by Creator/MarkHamill. In this special, Linz puppeteers a character named Hugo the Gargoyle, who is voiced by Hamill himself.
* JerkassWoobie: Countess Treach. She was constantly ignored by the Grandcount's family, validating her belief that she was the misfit of her kind (not having purple skin like the others, not sharing the others' affinity for counting), she was positioned as the heir to the Grandcount's riches should he pass on only to have that taken from her shortly after he died (he left his will to the cat), and she married a non-Transylvanian monster and had a family in hopes she'd finally be given some respect by anyone, only to be [[InnocentlyInsensitive inadvertently mistreated by her new family]]. This eventually led the Countess to bear a twisted, sadistic, vindictive soul underneath her vulnerable exterior, and murdered her new family in many horrific ways. By the time she tried marrying Oscar, she had lost all sense of morality (and sanity) and intended to just kill the Grouch shortly after tying the knot, even though he had not done anything to irritate her.
* NightmareFuel: This special may just be the darkest and scariest ''Sesame Street'' production ever filmed (a given when Creator/TimBurton and Creator/RichardOBrien are creative consultants and Creator/DannyElfman is penned to write original songs). Just to give you a taste of the scares this special has to offer:
** When Oscar first steps inside the Grandcount's castle, if you look at the walls around the castle, you'll see pictures of Muppets dressed as serial killers from horror movies, including [[Film/{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]], [[Film/{{Carrie}} Carrie White]], [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]], [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]], [[Film/{{Scream}} Ghostface]], [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], [[Film/TheShining Jack Torrance]], [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]], [[Franchise/{{Halloween}} Michael Myers]], [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise the Dancing Clown]], [[Film/TheExorcist Regan McNeil]], and even ComicBook/TheJoker from ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
** The ''Sesame Street'' Muppets as ghosts can feel a little...[[UncannyValley unnerving.]]
** The special's villain, the Countess Treach, has to rank among [[VileVillainSaccharineShow one of the most evil villains ever made for a children's production.]] She comes off as a hopeless romantic, a tragic soul trying to find a place in a world that treats her so indifferently. You'd almost feel sorry for her...that is, if you don't live long enough to discover that deep down, she exhibits a violent rage that puts her on par with Annie Wilkes.
** The Phantom Host tells the story of the Countess, and during the story, Oscar interrupts to voice his disbelief that anyone could take a life and enjoy it. The Host replies by asking Oscar if he knows how many ways there are to kill people. When he reveals that the answer is around 1,000, he adds, "And the Countess can come up with a thousand more ways to kill ''you''."
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''Sesame Street: A Very Grouchy Halloween'' is a ''Series/SesameStreet'' special which aired on Creator/{{HBO}} on October 20, 2019, and on Creator/{{PBS}} on October 23.
The day before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives a mysterious invitation letter inviting its reader to an abandoned castle in Transylvania once occupied by the Grandcount Belugosi, a long-deceased ancestor of Count von Count. Oscar must enter the castle and survive one whole day with the ghosts who haunt the castle (who all look eerily similar to most of the Sesame Street inhabitants); if he fails to escape by midnight (a feat no one before has ever done successfully), he will be killed and trapped inside as a ghost forever. Besides the vast number of spooks, Oscar must also contend with the Countess Treach (Creator/JulieGonzalo), the family "runt" who rules the domain as she sees fit, and tries to marry him (so she can kill him some time later).
Besides the ''Sesame'' characters and Gonzalo, this special also features appearances from [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/SteveHarvey, Creator/AlexTrebek, Creator/JamesMonroeIglehart, Creator/DougJones, and the voices of Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/KeithDavid, Wrestling/MickFoley, and Muppet performer Creator/JulianneBuescher.
The day before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives a mysterious invitation letter inviting its reader to an abandoned castle in Transylvania once occupied by the Grandcount Belugosi, a long-deceased ancestor of Count von Count. Oscar must enter the castle and survive one whole day with the ghosts who haunt the castle (who all look eerily similar to most of the Sesame Street inhabitants); if he fails to escape by midnight (a feat no one before has ever done successfully), he will be killed and trapped inside as a ghost forever. Besides the vast number of spooks, Oscar must also contend with the Countess Treach (Creator/JulieGonzalo), the family "runt" who rules the domain as she sees fit, and tries to marry him (so she can kill him some time later).
Besides the ''Sesame'' characters and Gonzalo, this special also features appearances from [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/SteveHarvey, Creator/AlexTrebek, Creator/JamesMonroeIglehart, Creator/DougJones, and the voices of Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/KeithDavid, Wrestling/MickFoley, and Muppet performer Creator/JulianneBuescher.
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The day before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives a mysterious invitation letter inviting its reader to an abandoned castle
Besides the ''Sesame'' characters and Gonzalo, this special also features appearances from [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/SteveHarvey, Creator/AlexTrebek, Creator/JamesMonroeIglehart, Creator/DougJones, and the voices of Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/KeithDavid, Wrestling/MickFoley, and Muppet performer Creator/JulianneBuescher.
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!!''Sesame Street Live! at Staples Center'' provides examples of:
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!!''Sesame Street Live! at Staples Center'' Street: A Very Grouchy Halloween'' provides examples of:
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and among the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and her iron-fisted rule of the castle, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and among within the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and her iron-fisted rule of the castle, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
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The day before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives a mysterious invitation letter inviting its reader to an abandoned castle in Transylvania once occupied by the Grandcount Belugosi, a long-deceased ancestor of Count von Count. Oscar must enter the castle and survive one whole day with the ghosts who haunt the castle (who all look eerily similar to most of the Sesame Street inhabitants); if he fails to escape by midnight (a feat no one before has ever done successfully), he will be killed and trapped inside as a ghost forever. Besides the vast number of spooks, Oscar must also contend with the Countess Treach (Creator/JulieGonzalo), the family "runt" who rules the domain with an iron fist and tries to marry him (so she can kill him some time later).
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The day before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives a mysterious invitation letter inviting its reader to an abandoned castle in Transylvania once occupied by the Grandcount Belugosi, a long-deceased ancestor of Count von Count. Oscar must enter the castle and survive one whole day with the ghosts who haunt the castle (who all look eerily similar to most of the Sesame Street inhabitants); if he fails to escape by midnight (a feat no one before has ever done successfully), he will be killed and trapped inside as a ghost forever. Besides the vast number of spooks, Oscar must also contend with the Countess Treach (Creator/JulieGonzalo), the family "runt" who rules the domain with an iron fist as she sees fit, and tries to marry him (so she can kill him some time later).
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and among the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and rule of the castle as she sees fit, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and among the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and her iron-fisted rule of the castle as she sees fit, castle, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and among the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most feared individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and rule of the castle as she sees fit, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
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* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and among the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most feared frightening individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and rule of the castle as she sees fit, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
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** This also applies to some of the Muppet performers, as Karen Prell returns as Deena in her first ''Sesame'' performance since 1981, while Joey Mazzarino reprises his role as Murray Monster for the first time since leaving the show in 2015; they receive "special appearance" credits at the end.
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** This also applies to some of the Muppet performers, as Karen Prell returns as Deena in her first ''Sesame'' performance since 1981, while Joey Mazzarino reprises his role as Murray Monster for the first time since leaving the show in 2015; they receive "special appearance" credits at the end.end.
** Roscoe Orman returns to his role as Trash Gordon during the scene where Oscar reads a chapter of "The Adventures of Trash Gordon" to help him sleep.
* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and among the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most feared individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and rule of the castle as she sees fit, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
** Roscoe Orman returns to his role as Trash Gordon during the scene where Oscar reads a chapter of "The Adventures of Trash Gordon" to help him sleep.
* TheDreaded: In the Grandcount's castle, and among the Transylvanian landscape in general, the Countess Treach is one of the most feared individuals around, not only for her violent temperament and rule of the castle as she sees fit, but also for her ability to strike fear into even the most [[TheStoic stoic]] of souls. The ghosts who haunt the castle every night notably shiver whenever she is even mentioned aloud.
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** This also applies to some of the Muppet performers, as Karen Prell returns as Deena in her first ''Sesame'' performance since 1981; she receives a "special appearance" credit at the end.
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** This also applies to some of the Muppet performers, as Karen Prell returns as Deena in her first ''Sesame'' performance since 1981; she receives a 1981, while Joey Mazzarino reprises his role as Murray Monster for the first time since leaving the show in 2015; they receive "special appearance" credit credits at the end.
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** This also applies to some of the Muppet performers, as Karen Prell returns as Deena in her first ''Sesame'' performance since 1981.
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* TheBusCameBack: This special sees the return of Muppets who had disappeared from ''Sesame Street'' for up to decades, including: Alice Snuffleupagus, Barkley, Benny Rabbit, Betty Lou, Biff and Sully, Bruno the Trashman, Deena, Don Music, Forgetful Jones, Frazzle, Harvey Kneeslapper, Hoots the Owl, Humphrey, Ingrid and Baby Natasha; Lefty the Salesman, Little Bird, Lulu, Merry Monster, Murray Monster, Placido Flamingo, Professor Hastings, Roosevelt Franklin, Roxie Marie, SAM the Robot, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Stinky the Stinkweed, and Wolfgang the Seal.
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* TheBusCameBack: This special sees the return of Muppets who had disappeared from ''Sesame Street'' for up to decades, including: Alice Snuffleupagus, Barkley, Benny Rabbit, Betty Lou, Biff and Sully, Bruno the Trashman, Deena, Don Music, Forgetful Jones, Frazzle, Harvey Kneeslapper, Hoots the Owl, Humphrey, Ingrid and Baby Natasha; Lefty the Salesman, Little Bird, Lulu, Merry Monster, Murray Monster, Placido Flamingo, Professor Hastings, Roosevelt Franklin, Roxie Marie, SAM the Robot, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Stinky the Stinkweed, and Wolfgang the Seal.Seal.
** This also applies to some of the Muppet performers, as Karen Prell returns as Deena in her first ''Sesame'' performance since 1981.
** This also applies to some of the Muppet performers, as Karen Prell returns as Deena in her first ''Sesame'' performance since 1981.
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--> '''Oscar's Reflection:''' You heard what that little pink furball and his kids said about the Countess. She's a no-good, rotten, violent nutcase, and you want to marry her? That is ''low'', even for a Grouch like you. But that's not the worst part. If anyone found out that you actively, willingly, sought a hand in marriage, no one on this mortal planet would ever treat you like a true Grouch again! The people you live with will be even more nice to you than ever. Your own kind will ''disown'' you! And your very reputation will ''completely fall apart''.
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--> '''Oscar's Reflection:''' You heard what that little pink furball and his kids said about the Countess. She's a no-good, rotten, violent nutcase, and you want to marry her? That is ''low'', even for a Grouch like you. But that's not the worst part. If anyone found out that you actively, willingly, sought a hand in marriage, no one on this mortal planet would ever treat you like a true Grouch again! The people you live with will be even more nice to you than ever. Your own kind will ''disown'' you! And your very reputation will ''completely fall apart''.apart''.
* TheBusCameBack: This special sees the return of Muppets who had disappeared from ''Sesame Street'' for up to decades, including: Alice Snuffleupagus, Barkley, Benny Rabbit, Betty Lou, Biff and Sully, Bruno the Trashman, Deena, Don Music, Forgetful Jones, Frazzle, Harvey Kneeslapper, Hoots the Owl, Humphrey, Ingrid and Baby Natasha; Lefty the Salesman, Little Bird, Lulu, Merry Monster, Murray Monster, Placido Flamingo, Professor Hastings, Roosevelt Franklin, Roxie Marie, SAM the Robot, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Stinky the Stinkweed, and Wolfgang the Seal.
* TheBusCameBack: This special sees the return of Muppets who had disappeared from ''Sesame Street'' for up to decades, including: Alice Snuffleupagus, Barkley, Benny Rabbit, Betty Lou, Biff and Sully, Bruno the Trashman, Deena, Don Music, Forgetful Jones, Frazzle, Harvey Kneeslapper, Hoots the Owl, Humphrey, Ingrid and Baby Natasha; Lefty the Salesman, Little Bird, Lulu, Merry Monster, Murray Monster, Placido Flamingo, Professor Hastings, Roosevelt Franklin, Roxie Marie, SAM the Robot, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Stinky the Stinkweed, and Wolfgang the Seal.
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* AxCrazy: Countess Treach. Ever since the Grandcount died and left his will to the family cat (when she was groomed to be the main beneficiary to his role as head of the family), the Countess has become a bitter, temperamental monster who will unleash violence on anyone who dares to cross her, or anyone she no longer has any use for. Look no further than when she married Gonger and began a family with four kids, only to murder him and said kids when she became frustrated with the lack of respect for her in her own household.
* BreakThemByTalking:
* BreakThemByTalking:
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* AxCrazy: Countess Treach. Ever since the Grandcount died and left his will to the family cat (when she was groomed to be the main beneficiary to his role as head of the family), the Countess has become a bitter, temperamental monster who will unleash violence on anyone who dares to cross her, or anyone she no longer has any use for. Look no further than when she married Gonger and began a family with four kids, only to murder him and said kids when she became frustrated with the lack of respect for her in her own household.
household. It is implied that she will do the same to Oscar a while after their wedding is finished.
*BreakThemByTalking:BreakThemByTalking: Before Oscar's scheduled wedding with the Countess Treach, he becomes spooked by his reflection in a mirror in one of the castle's bedrooms talking back to him, telling him not to go through with the marriage; he'd be putting his own reputation in jeopardy if he does.
--> '''Oscar's Reflection:''' You heard what that little pink furball and his kids said about the Countess. She's a no-good, rotten, violent nutcase, and you want to marry her? That is ''low'', even for a Grouch like you. But that's not the worst part. If anyone found out that you actively, willingly, sought a hand in marriage, no one on this mortal planet would ever treat you like a true Grouch again! The people you live with will be even more nice to you than ever. Your own kind will ''disown'' you! And your very reputation will ''completely fall apart''.
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--> '''Oscar's Reflection:''' You heard what that little pink furball and his kids said about the Countess. She's a no-good, rotten, violent nutcase, and you want to marry her? That is ''low'', even for a Grouch like you. But that's not the worst part. If anyone found out that you actively, willingly, sought a hand in marriage, no one on this mortal planet would ever treat you like a true Grouch again! The people you live with will be even more nice to you than ever. Your own kind will ''disown'' you! And your very reputation will ''completely fall apart''.
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Besides the ''Sesame'' characters and Gonzalo, this special also features appearances from [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/SteveHarvey, Creator/AlexTrebek, Creator/JamesMonroeIglehart, Creator/DougJones, and the voices of Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/KeithDavid, Wrestling/MickFoley, and Muppet performer Creator/JulianneBuescher.
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Besides the ''Sesame'' characters and Gonzalo, this special also features appearances from [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/SteveHarvey, Creator/AlexTrebek, Creator/JamesMonroeIglehart, Creator/DougJones, and the voices of Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/KeithDavid, Wrestling/MickFoley, and Muppet performer Creator/JulianneBuescher.Creator/JulianneBuescher.
!!''Sesame Street Live! at Staples Center'' provides examples of:
* AxCrazy: Countess Treach. Ever since the Grandcount died and left his will to the family cat (when she was groomed to be the main beneficiary to his role as head of the family), the Countess has become a bitter, temperamental monster who will unleash violence on anyone who dares to cross her, or anyone she no longer has any use for. Look no further than when she married Gonger and began a family with four kids, only to murder him and said kids when she became frustrated with the lack of respect for her in her own household.
* BreakThemByTalking:
!!''Sesame Street Live! at Staples Center'' provides examples of:
* AxCrazy: Countess Treach. Ever since the Grandcount died and left his will to the family cat (when she was groomed to be the main beneficiary to his role as head of the family), the Countess has become a bitter, temperamental monster who will unleash violence on anyone who dares to cross her, or anyone she no longer has any use for. Look no further than when she married Gonger and began a family with four kids, only to murder him and said kids when she became frustrated with the lack of respect for her in her own household.
* BreakThemByTalking:
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The day before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives a mysterious invitation letter inviting its reader to an abandoned castle in Transylvania once occupied by the Grandcount Belugosi, a long-deceased ancestor of Count von Count. Oscar must enter the castle and survive one whole day with the ghosts who haunt the castle (who all look eerily similar to most of the Sesame Street inhabitants); if he fails to escape by midnight, he will be killed and trapped inside as a ghost forever. Besides the vast number of spooks, Oscar must also contend with the Countess Treach (Creator/JulieGonzalo), the family "runt" who rules the domain with an iron fist and tries to marry him (so she can kill him some time later).
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The day before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives a mysterious invitation letter inviting its reader to an abandoned castle in Transylvania once occupied by the Grandcount Belugosi, a long-deceased ancestor of Count von Count. Oscar must enter the castle and survive one whole day with the ghosts who haunt the castle (who all look eerily similar to most of the Sesame Street inhabitants); if he fails to escape by midnight, midnight (a feat no one before has ever done successfully), he will be killed and trapped inside as a ghost forever. Besides the vast number of spooks, Oscar must also contend with the Countess Treach (Creator/JulieGonzalo), the family "runt" who rules the domain with an iron fist and tries to marry him (so she can kill him some time later).
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Besides the ''Sesame'' characters and Gonzalo, this special also features appearances from [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, Creator/SteveHarvey, Creator/AlexTrebek, and the voices of Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/KeithDavid, Wrestling/MickFoley, and Muppet performer Creator/JulianneBuescher.
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Besides the ''Sesame'' characters and Gonzalo, this special also features appearances from [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, Creator/AndySerkis, Creator/SteveHarvey, Creator/AlexTrebek, Creator/JamesMonroeIglehart, Creator/DougJones, and the voices of Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/KeithDavid, Wrestling/MickFoley, and Muppet performer Creator/JulianneBuescher.
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Besides the ''Sesame'' characters and Gonzalo, this special also features appearances from [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, Creator/SteveHarvey, Creator/AlexTrebek, and the voices of Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/KeithDavid, Creator/MickFoley, and Muppet performer Creator/JulianneBuescher.
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Besides the ''Sesame'' characters and Gonzalo, this special also features appearances from [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, Creator/SteveHarvey, Creator/AlexTrebek, and the voices of Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/KeithDavid, Creator/MickFoley, Wrestling/MickFoley, and Muppet performer Creator/JulianneBuescher.
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The day before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives a mysterious invitation letter inviting its reader to an abandoned castle in Transylvania once occupied by the Grandcount Belugosi, a long-deceased ancestor of Count von Count. Oscar must enter the castle and survive one whole day with the ghosts who haunt the castle (who all look eerily similar to most of the Sesame Street inhabitants); if he fails to escape by midnight, he will be killed and trapped inside as a ghost forever. Besides the vast number of spooks, Oscar must also contend with the Countess Treach, the family "runt" who rules the domain with an iron fist and tries to marry him (so she can kill him some time later).
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The day before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives a mysterious invitation letter inviting its reader to an abandoned castle in Transylvania once occupied by the Grandcount Belugosi, a long-deceased ancestor of Count von Count. Oscar must enter the castle and survive one whole day with the ghosts who haunt the castle (who all look eerily similar to most of the Sesame Street inhabitants); if he fails to escape by midnight, he will be killed and trapped inside as a ghost forever. Besides the vast number of spooks, Oscar must also contend with the Countess Treach, Treach (Creator/JulieGonzalo), the family "runt" who rules the domain with an iron fist and tries to marry him (so she can kill him some time later).later).
Besides the ''Sesame'' characters and Gonzalo, this special also features appearances from [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, Creator/SteveHarvey, Creator/AlexTrebek, and the voices of Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/KeithDavid, Creator/MickFoley, and Muppet performer Creator/JulianneBuescher.
Besides the ''Sesame'' characters and Gonzalo, this special also features appearances from [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul "Triple H" Levesque]] and Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, Creator/SteveHarvey, Creator/AlexTrebek, and the voices of Creator/MarkHamill, Creator/JKSimmons, Creator/KeithDavid, Creator/MickFoley, and Muppet performer Creator/JulianneBuescher.
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''Sesame Street: A Very Grouchy Halloween'' is a ''Series/SesameStreet'' special which aired on Creator/{{HBO}} on October 20, 2019, and on Creator/{{PBS}} on October 23.
The day before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives a mysterious invitation letter inviting its reader to an abandoned castle in Transylvania once occupied by the Grandcount Belugosi, a long-deceased ancestor of Count von Count. Oscar must enter the castle and survive one whole day with the ghosts who haunt the castle (who all look eerily similar to most of the Sesame Street inhabitants); if he fails to escape by midnight, he will be killed and trapped inside as a ghost forever. Besides the vast number of spooks, Oscar must also contend with the Countess Treach, the family "runt" who rules the domain with an iron fist and tries to marry him (so she can kill him some time later).
The day before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives a mysterious invitation letter inviting its reader to an abandoned castle in Transylvania once occupied by the Grandcount Belugosi, a long-deceased ancestor of Count von Count. Oscar must enter the castle and survive one whole day with the ghosts who haunt the castle (who all look eerily similar to most of the Sesame Street inhabitants); if he fails to escape by midnight, he will be killed and trapped inside as a ghost forever. Besides the vast number of spooks, Oscar must also contend with the Countess Treach, the family "runt" who rules the domain with an iron fist and tries to marry him (so she can kill him some time later).
