Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (sitcom)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch was the name of a sitcom based on the comic book series of that same name. It debuted on ABC in 1996, and ran for the first four seasons there. In 2000, the show moved to The WB Television Network for its final three seasons on air, ending in 2003.

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Sitcom - Of that same name - ABC - 1996 - 2000 - WB Television Network - 2003

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The show?s premise was based on the success of the TV movie, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, which was released in 1996. Melissa Joan Hart played Sabrina Spellman (the character's original last name in the comics, as opposed to "Sawyer" in the TV movie), with the two aunts played by Sherry Miller (Hilda) and Charlene Fernetz (Zelda).

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TV movie - 1996 - Sherry Miller - Charlene Fernetz

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When the series came out that same year, the aunts were played by Caroline Rhea (as Hilda) and Beth Broderick (as Zelda). Among the regulars were Salem the wisecracking cat (a puppet that was voiced by Nick Bakay (of Angry Beavers fame), and Sabrina's boyfriend Harvey, played by Nate Richert. Hart's real-life sister Emily played Sabrina's cousin, Amanda.

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Caroline Rhea - Beth Broderick - Puppet - Nick Bakay - Angry Beavers - Nate Richert - Emily

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The sitcom often dealt with Sabrina using her magic in an attempt to help either herself or one of her friends, frequently bringing disastrous (but always humorous) results, which range from erasing Christmas to changing history by having Zelda marry.

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Originally, the program centered around Sabrina's adventures in high school; in the series' latter seasons, Sabrina graduated from high school, and enrolled in college, then moved on to her attempts to live on her own and keep a job at the local newspaper. Breaking further from its comic roots, the show ended with Harvey in full realization that Sabrina was a witch, yet too madly in love with her to care, befriending Salem and eventually riding off with Sabrina on a motorcycle during the series finale.

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High school - College

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In this series, the characters lived in the fictional town of Westbridge, located near Boston, Massachusetts (as opposed to Greendale in the comics).

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Boston, Massachusetts - Greendale

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The show has fans all over the world, some of whom celebrate Bobunk, a holiday accidentally destroyed by Salem.

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