Casper's Halloween Special (also known as Casper Saves Halloween and Casper the Friendly Ghost: He Ain't Scary, He's Our Brother) is a 1979 Halloween television special produced by Hanna-Barbera featuring Casper the Friendly Ghost and his friend Hairy Scary from the animated series Casper and the Angels. The special was directed by Carl Urbano and premiered on NBC on October 30, 1979. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a laugh track created by the studio.