Two years ago, Katie Goldman was the victim of bullying by the boys at her school because she was a girl who loved Star Wars, which was apparently “only for boys.” Fans all over the galaxy used the Force (of the internet) to defend this little girl and every little girl’s passion for Star Wars. Some of Katie’s most involved supporters were from the 501^st Legion.

If you don’t know who these guys and girls are, the 501^st is a costuming organization that raises millions of dollars for charity and spreads the magic of the Star Wars genre worldwide with authentic-looking costumes. They have become the leading force in fan-based charity events and are truly dedicated to brightening the lives of those less-fortunate.

Two years after Katie’s story hit the internet, something happened.

We hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween. We saw some killer costumes on Facebook and on the streets – and even saw some celebrities getting dressed up with their kids.

There weren’t many celebrity dads tweeting pics of themselves with their kids, but here’s a couple of our favorites.

You may have seen this story race across your Facebook timeline lately, collecting well-deserved “awww”s. It’s the story of a four year old boy named Carter, whose dad turned his wheelchair into an ice cream truck for Halloween.

We did some digging, and didn’t find much, but what we found, we wanted to share. First, here’s what Facebook had titled the screencap above (minus our graffiti): “Something to warm the heart. This child’s parents built his Halloween costume around his wheelchair. A parenting WIN if I’ve ever seen one.” That was George Takei’s take on it, at least. Other accounts were similarly-described as “You’re doing it right. A dad made the perfect Halloween costume for his handicapped son.”

This week’s episode covers the following stories on 8bitdad.com for the week of November 1st, 2011: PQotW: Do You Micro-manage Your Kids’ Halloween Candy?; Jimmy Kimmel Gets Parents To Tell Their Kids They Ate All The Halloween Candy, Tragic Hilarity Ensues; Nathan Hegedus: Dad Bloggers Are the Most Important Feminists Online; Parenting: You’re Doing It Right; Johnson & Johnson Boycott – Are You In or Out?

BlipTV: http://blip.tv/8bitdad/episode-005-5718238

This week’s Podcast Question of the Week has to do with all that Halloween candy that your kid scored:

Do you micro-manage your kids’ Halloween candy?

So, your kid came home last night with 2 pillowcases full of candy. Where’d it go? Do you portion it out? Do you take it all and let them have it back after doing menial tasks around the house? Do you let them choose their own destiny? Do you take it and eat it yourself?

We want to know! Leave your answer in the comments here and we’ll read some of your answers on our podcast, this Friday, 11/4.

SPECIAL NOTE – our live podcast will be this Friday, 11/4 – not on the usual slot on Sunday. Life is happening that day, so we’ll be pushing the podcast to Friday night. Watch your Twitter on Friday night to see what time we’ll be on, and if you miss us live, don’t worry – we’ll post it here with all the digital effects and lightsaber sounds as usual.

Oh, so you didn’t know that 8BitDad was having a Halloween costume contest. Well, we were, and it was unannounced, and Deviant Art user eric3dee just won it. So, sorry. And there’s no consolation prizes or honorable mentions.

The father, who we only know as eric3dee, is an animator, and obviously, a Legend of Zelda fan. eric3dee and his wife thought that their 20-month old son looked like a little Link, and bless the crap out of them, they ran with the idea.