When I was a kid, say around 10 years old or something like that, there was a cartoon show I enjoyed watching called “The Real Ghostbusters”. Obviously, this cartoon was based upon the movie that came out in the mid 1980's, and was a tremendous success (spawning a sequel, a very enjoyable video game, and if you believe the rumors, a third movie).
This is all relevant to the title of this post because I distinctly remember, for two or three years in a row, a “The Real Ghostbusters” marathon would be on TV on Halloween night. It was a natural choice for a kids marathon, given the whole theme of the cartoon was about ghosts — a staple for Halloween, of course.
The thing I remember most about watching these marathons when I was a kid was waiting eagerly for the two episodes that features a ghost called Samhain. I adored this character because his name was actually more than just a silly sounding name given to the villain of a children's television show. The word “Samhain” is actually where the whole Halloween holiday comes from — it being a Celtic festival originally spelled “Samuin”, and is an Old Irish word that roughly means “Summer's End”.
I really don't know why, at the time, I knew all of this. If I remember correctly, I believe the Ghostbusters did actually explain it fully, so that's probably how. I certainly didn't have the Internet to fall back on back then.
Anyway, in homage to my childhood, I found episodes of The Real Ghostbuster online, and I'm now going to give them a watch.
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