[1] The episode was written by Jeffrey Richman and directed by Michael Spiller and was based on an idea by cast member Eric Stonestreet.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance in this episode.

Meanwhile, Gloria (Sofía Vergara) gets offended by Manny (Rico Rodriguez) and Jay (Ed O'Neill) correcting her accent so she starts acting weird and talking differently.

At Claire's finished haunted house, everything goes wrong with Jay late at activating the effects, Gloria speaking in her "English" voice, Alex poorly imitating being held prisoner and Cameron still talking about his "traumatic" Halloween story.

Jay reveals to Gloria that it was the sound of her accented voice that made him fall in love with her on the day he met her, which reassures her.

"Halloween" was directed by Michael Spiller and was the first episode Jeffrey Richman wrote for the series since joining the writing staff at the beginning of the second season.

[15] Joel Keller of TV Squad praised the development of Claire, and felt that her "losing it" helped "soften her character.

"[16] Joye Eng of TV Guide named Gloria's storyline the best moment of the week the episode premiered.

She named Gloria's "reaction shot when he inevitably unwraps a package of tiny Jesus figurines" and "Sofia Vergara's version of a typical American accent" the most "fun".

He also criticized the ending to Cameron's story, saying "while I expected the big reveal would leave me howling, when it finally came ('I wet my pants!

Ferguson, who submitted this episode, was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series,[22] but lost to co-star Burrell.