A Haunted Maddie & Friends Halloween

***A Haunted Maddie & Friends Halloween*** is a Halloween special which first aired on CNBC on October 10, 2018.

Instead of attending Isaac Newton Middle School's annual Halloween party, Abbie and Derek receive an invitation to tour an old, haunted castle, once inhabited by Derek's long-deceased Great Grandfather Watson, which is said to have been abandoned for over a thousand years. The two must take a night-long challenge and come face-to-face with ghosts who look (and act) eerily similar to their friends. If Abbie fails to escape the castle by midnight, on the day after Halloween, she'll be turned into a ghost and trapped inside forever. Along the way, Derek has to deal with Linda Martinez, a creepy woman in the attic who feigns interest in marrying Derek (with the intention of killing him soon after their marriage is finalized).

The special was released on both a single-disc DVD and a two-disc "special edition" DVD by Shout! Factory Kids on January 14, 2019. The "special edition" release's first disc features scene selection, audio, subtitle, and "Cast commentary" options, as well as previews for other Shout! Factory releases; while the second disc features a plethora of bonus material, including behind-the-scenes clips, a blooper reel, deleted scenes, exclusive "making-of" featurettes, a photo gallery, character and actor bios, an interactive quiz game, and production notes.

## Trivia

* The special's score and original songs were written and composed by Kurt Heinecke, who is best-known for his work on the children's video series *VeggieTales*. Heinecke opted to give the special a musical sound completely different from the usual *Sesame* fare, but one that would fit the tone of the special and its setting, with music influenced by Danny Elfman's scores for many of Tim Burton's films, the more intense works of Hans Zimmer and Michael Giacchino, and, occasionally, Heinecke's own music from *VeggieTales*. On a related note, Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki, the primary voice actors for *VeggieTales*, were credited as "additional voices" for the special.
* For the scenes taking place in Great Grandfather Watson's castle, the crew took inspiration from Disney's "Haunted Mansion" attraction and films like *Corpse Bride*, *Beetlejuice* and *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*, as well as a nightmare sequence in the vein of the "pink elephants" scene from Disney's *Dumbo* and the "Heffalumps and Woozles" scene from *The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh*. *Corpse Bride* and *Beetlejuice* director Tim Burton, and *Rocky Horror* creator Richard O'Brien were actually credited as "creative consultants", as were R.L. Stine, author of the *Goosebumps* books, and composer Danny Elfman (a frequent collaborator of Tim Burton).
* Grand Grandfather Watson's castle contains recreations of the sets of both *Family Feud* and *Jeopardy*. The hosts of the shows, Steve Harvey and Alex Trebek respectively, make appearances as themselves.
* Dozens of *Maddie & Friends* characters make cameos as ghosts in Great Grandfather Watson's castle. Flynn, Logan, Alyssa and others make short, speaking cameos throughout the special, while Nicky and Alex, Reagan, and Lisa appear as the ghosts of two of the children of Linda Martinez's ex (played by Mr. Campbell) who were all murdered when Mr. Campbell tried to divorce her (the other two are played by Vanessa and a turtle).
* Principal photography (and voiceover recording) for this special took place between April and May 2018, with post-production beginning in July.

## Characters

* Abbie Parkington as herself
* Derek Hong as himself
* Ghosts:
	+ Maddie Parkington as Haunted Castle Revue host
	+ Emma Fresca as Merlinda the Magician
	+ Grandma Ginger and Grandpa Gordon as the duelists
	+ Denise Robin as the organist
	+ Pierce Braun as Child ghost
	+ Flynn Flounder as Hanging Ghost
	+ Aaron Betito as the Chef
	+ Ralph and Roxanne Gosling as the Creepy Children
	+ Tiffany and the Elephant System as Crystal's band
	+ Castle cast: Adam Wedgeman, Aviva Jayne, Teddy Peyton, Kate Fresca, Henry McCrae, Akiala Fish, John Brown, Ryan Betito, Melissa Betito, Kellyn Anderton, Tsehay Marren, Lily Parkington, James Parkington, Pearl, the Wedgeman family, Penny Universe, Devon Universe, Bruce Anderson, Carrie Anderson, Ms. Drake, Mrs. MacDonald, Miss Neptune
	+ Vanessa Jones, Lisa List, Nicky and Alex Bartlett, Reagan, and a turtle as Linda Martinez's children
* Dennis Hamm and Laura Yesn as Dangling Corpses
* Big Leo as Crystal
* Mr. Campbell as Linda Martinez's ex

Halloween party attendees:

* Maddie Parkington (dressed as Big Leo)
* Big Leo Anderson (dressed as Maddie)
* Adam Wedgeman (dressed as a king)
* Billy Gurinder (dressed as a clown)
* Wanda Paris (dressed as an angel)
* Vanessa Jones (dressed as a unicorn)
* Treeman (dressed as a rabbit)

## Cast

### The cast of *Maddie & Friends*

* Ava Acevedo
* Jeddah Arnold
* Emily Barnett
* Navneet Bearclaw
* Jason Beniati
* Logan Bishop
* Kate Bowman
* Veronica Cervantes
* Sierra Clark
* Teagan Coleman
* Elliot Edward
* Joel Davis
* Justin Dorris
* Bobby Duran
* Leo Gill
* Tom Harrison
* Jennifer Hernia
* Charlie Hurst
* Angel Jemmott
* Frank Johnson
* Caleb King
* Duron King
* Sean King
* Kate Kuhlen
* Beth Legg
* Scarlett Marshall
* Hallee McClennen
* Robin McClave
* Jad Miller
* Randy Montoya
* Raymond Morris
* Denise Octek
* Lucy Parat
* Tim Perez
* Janice Potter
* David Riviera
* Lynn Ross
* Ray Scott
* Oscar Starling
* Dallas Stevenson
* Lucas Torres
* Emilia Tuttle
* Charlotte Watson
* Jenna Wilson
* Tihane Wolfgramm
* Mia Yang
* Brandon Young
* Frances Zaidi

### Special guest stars

* Channing Tatum as Great Grandfather Watson
* Zoë Kravitz as driver
* Victoria Justice as Linda Martinez
* Kyle Mooney as the caretaker
* Rob Sheffield as Ghost prisoner
* Beck Bennett as Kendall bust
* Maura Higgins as Annie bust
* David Boreanaz as Raymond bust
* Woody Harrelson as Dwayne bust
* Idris Elba as Donald bust
* Steve Harvey as himself
* Maluma as himself
* Alex Trebek as himself
* Megan Fox as castle maid