'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' on ABC is a Wednesday TV pick

'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'

Planning on spending Halloween in the pumpkin patch? You may want to rethink things after watching the annual airing of this delightful animated special. The gang goes trick-or-treating ("I got a rock"), Snoopy takes his doghouse out for a spin and Linus awaits the arrival of the Great Pumpkin. 8 tonight, ABC (seattletimes.com/tvlistings).

Doug Knoop, Seattle Times staff

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"In Performance at the White House," 8 p.m. (KCTS): "Fiesta Latina": Marc Anthony, Aventura, Pete Escovedo, Gloria Estefan, Jose Feliciano, Los Lobos, Thalía, Tito El Bambino; musical director Sheila E.

"America Haunts 3," 8 p.m. (Travel): How haunted houses are staged to frighten visitors.

"My Super Psycho Sweet Sixteen" (2009), 8 p.m. (MTV): A serial killer returns 10 years later to disrupt a teenager's birthday party at a roller rink.

"The Real Wolfman," 9 p.m. (History): Criminal profiler George Deuchar and cryptozoologist Ken Gerhardt investigate lycanthropy, focusing on attacks between 1764 and 1767 that killed 102 villagers in France; searching for a case of a real wolfman.

"Modern Family," 9 p.m. (ABC): Jay and Gloria have a disagreement about Manny's choice of outfit for his first day back at school; Cameron and Mitchell freak out when Lily gets a bump on the head.

"Top Chef: Las Vegas," 10 p.m. (Bravo): Contestants visit "Craft Steak" in Las Vegas to cook for actress Natalie Portman and friends.

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