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- 1996
- TV-G
- ABC
- 1996
- TV-G
- ABC
Summary When Sabrina Spellman is informed by her aunts, Hilda and Zelda, on her 16th birthday, that she is a witch, she is hesitant to believe them. Having been sent to live with them in Massachusetts by her warlock father and mortal mother, Sabrina learns the tricks of magic in order to receive her witch's license. Along the way, she gets into ...
Created By: Nell Scovell
- 1996
- TV-G
- ABC
- 1996
- TV-G
- ABC
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
7 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 27, 1996
66
5.6
Summary When Sabrina Spellman is informed by her aunts, Hilda and Zelda, on her 16th birthday, that she is a witch, she is hesitant to believe them. Having been sent to live with them in Massachusetts by her warlock father and mortal mother, Sabrina learns the tricks of magic in order to receive her witch's license. Along the way, she gets into ...
Created By: Nell Scovell
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
66
65% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
29% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
66
65% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
29% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Clever writing and the delightful Melissa Joan Hart... make this unlikely plot a high schooler's witch fulfillment.
This is adapted, loosely, from the Archie comic books, and it's played in a light, bright comic-book style that is at once winningly broad and smartly sly. [27 Sept 1996, p.1]
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 141 User Ratings
5.6
55% Positive
78 Ratings
78 Ratings
8% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
37% Negative
52 Ratings
52 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 141 User Ratings
5.6
55% Positive
78 Ratings
78 Ratings
8% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
37% Negative
52 Ratings
52 Ratings
The best version of Sabrina. Period.
It's very easy to say this is a classic.
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch was a big childhood favourite of mine, and I was surprised at how much I still like it. I will admit the College seasons are not as good, lacking in creativity complete with some clichés and some actors that don't seem comfortable. In its prime though, Sabrina the Teenage Witch was a wonderful show and nigh on perfect. The production values are darn good with nice photography and the sets and fashions don't feel tacky. The effects are also surprising, not award worthy perhaps, but they don't look cheap either. The music is memorable too, the writing gleams with charm, fun and wit and the stories are always interesting with the situations entertaining. The characters are very likable, my favourite being Salem. The acting is also great, Melissa Joan Hart is excellent in the title role, and if I had to say who was my favourite actor/actress on the show it would be the brilliant Caroline Rhea. All in all, wonderful. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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Charming. [27 Sept 1996, p.47]
In fleshing out a role that's based on the Archie Comics heroine, Hart herself is beguiling. [27 Sept 1996, p.34]
For a show about witches, Sabrina could use more tricks. The star's mother, Paula Hart, serves as an executive producer, yet Sabrina often looks less like a labor of love than run-of-the-mill kids' show. [27 Sept 1996, p.E1]
Although this harmless adolescent fantasy may be diverting enough for the intended kiddie audience, Sabrina needs to learn some fresh magic to appeal to anyone who can actually tie his own shoes. [27 Sept 1996, p.3D]
This could be a nifty cross between "Heathers" and "The Craft." But the actors, especially Rhea and Broderick, never get loose and funky with their characters, and it makes the show listless and predictable. [27 Sept 1996, p.D18]
The first 3 Seasons are amazing, witty, joyful and extremely funny, unfortunatly it goes downhill afterwards. the unwatchable seventh season feels more like a cheap spin-off, in which not true to character actors jump around in a now dead set, while pleasing only mean and cheap humor.
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Production Company:
- Finishing the Hat
- Hartbreak Films
- Viacom Productions
- Archie Comics Publications
Initial Release Date: Sep 27, 1996
Number of seasons: 7 Seasons
Rating: TV-G
Awards
Young Artist Awards
• 6 Wins & 12 Nominations
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
• 4 Wins & 12 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 7 Wins & 7 Nominations
