The custom had become firmly established in popular culture by 1952, when Walt Disney portrayed it in the cartoon Trick or Treat, and Ozzie and Harriet were besieged by trick-or-treaters on an episode of their television show.
Zvyk se v populární kultuře pevně uchytil v roce 1952, kdy ho Walt Disney použil v animovaném filmu Trick or Treat a kdy byli Ozzie a Harriet v obležení koledníky v jedné episodě svého televizního pořadu.