Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 

When a sixteen-year-old high school student finds out she's a witch, her two aunts offer guidance on how to control her newly-discovered magical powers.

Creators:

Jonathan Schmock, Nell Scovell

Stars:

Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 11 wins & 24 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Melissa Joan Hart	...	Sabrina Spellman / ... 163 episodes, 1996-2003
Nick Bakay	...	Salem Saberhagen 163 episodes, 1996-2003
Caroline Rhea	...	Hilda Spellman / ... 142 episodes, 1996-2003
Beth Broderick	...	Zelda Spellman / ... 141 episodes, 1996-2002
Nate Richert	...	Harvey Kinkle / ... 124 episodes, 1996-2003
Jenna Leigh Green	...	Libby Chessler / ... 76 episodes, 1996-2003
Martin Mull	...	Principal Willard Kraft / ... 73 episodes, 1997-2000
Soleil Moon Frye	...	Roxie King 66 episodes, 2000-2003

Storyline

Sabrina Spellman (Melissa Joan Hart), a perfectly normal sixteen-year-old, is informed by her aunts, Hilda (Caroline Rhea) and Zelda (Beth Broderick), that she (and they, and her whole family on her father's side) are witches. She lives with them in Massachusetts while preparing to receive her witch's license. Along the way, she gets into many scrapes while figuring out how certain spells work. She also has to keep the secret from her boyfriend, Harvey (Nate Richert), friends Jenny (Michelle Beaudoin), and later Valerie (Lindsay Sloane), stuck-up nemesis Libby (Jenna Leigh Green), and the ever-suspicious Principal Willard Kraft (Martin Mull).

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Plot Keywords:

pantyhose | witch | female protagonist | magic | archie comics | 

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Taglines:

Some girls lead a magical life.

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sabrina Goes to College

Filming Locations:

64 E. Main Street, Freehold, New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Finishing the Hat, Hartbreak Films, Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min (163 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Caroline Rhea (Hilda Spellman) left the show after the sixth season to host her own daytime talk show The Caroline Rhea Show (2002), which was cancelled after one season.

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Goofs

Throughout out the series, it's clear that many of the actors/actresses portraying teenagers are actually in their 20s+. This is done as to not interfere with the schooling of real teenagers and to give the general viewing audience who are teenagers themselves someone they can look up to.

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Quotes

[All of Salem's mined magic is used on Sabrina]
Salem: Well, at least I'm young. No, that's Sabrina. Well, at least I have my own magic. No, wait, that's Sabrina. At least I'm a biped, no, no, wait, THAT'S SABRINA!

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Crazy Credits

In the first three seasons of "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch", Sabrina appears in differing clothing, and quotes a quick one-liner based on the subject of her clothing.

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Alternate Versions

There are 2 endings to the episode "Inna-Gadda-Sabrina", the first one involves Salem leaving for Philidelphia (which explains his appearance in "Boy Meets World") and the ending in other airings and syndication involve Salem getting the time ball out of his system by using the litterbox (off-screen).

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1997)

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Soundtracks

Hey, Mr. DJ (Keep Playin' This Song) (Radio Mix)
Written by Timmy Allen / Larry Campbell / Jolyon Skinner
Performed by Backstreet Boys
Courtesy of Jive Records

User Reviews

Sabrina is the greatest!

I love Sabrina! I really hope the whole series comes out to buy on DVD, because I can guarantee that I would buy and watch all of them. And I know I am not alone. The show is funny, Sabrina is so cute and fun, and Salem is pretty witty. If I could, I would watch Sabrina every day (which I practically can since it is on every day but Sunday) but still, it hardly seems like enough. It is on a newer channel (to me anyways) called the N and now there are new shows on that channel that I hope to god don't replace Sabrina. Not unless all 7 seasons come out on DVD-which they really, really should! I looked on e-bay for Sabrina stuff and bought the original movie (it is on its way), but other than that, there wasn't enough. So really Sabrina's only flaw is that they haven't made enough for the loyal viewer to buy!