The Top Television Witches of All Time

With Halloween quickly approaching, it's time for a run down the top television witches of all time. Some are spooky, some are cooky, but all have made their mark in television history! Check out this list of the Top 10 TV witches of all time.

Samantha Stephens- Bewitched (1964-1972). On the 1960s sitcom Bewitched, Elizabeth Montgomery played Samantha Stephens, a pretty witch who married a mortal, much to the chagrin of her overbearing mother While she attempted to live a normal mortal existence in suburban Connecticut, Samantha often used witchcraft to get her family out of jams. But her hubby Darrin (Dick York, Dick Sargent) didn’t want her to use witchcraft at all.

Endora- Bewitched (1964-1972). Endora (no last name needed) was the conniving, witchy mother of Samantha Stephens. Played by the legendary Agnes Moorehead, Endora was one wicked witch. (With a sometimes-soft heart,) Although she loved her daughter, she despised her son in law Darrin,  and she devoted her time to making him miserable by casting wacky spells on him, like turning him into a werewolf or making his ears grow every time he told a lie. Oh, and she called him Derwood and turned one of his clients into a monkey.

Witch Hazel- "Broom Stick Bunny" (1956). This cartoon witch can be found on several classic Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons, most notably the 1956 short, "Broom Stick Bunny.” Originally voiced by Bea Benaderet (“Petticoat Junction”), Witch Hazel was later played by the legendary voice actress June Foray (who also did the voices of Rocky the Flying Squirrel , Cindy Lou Who, and the eerie "Talky Tina" doll from a classic “Twilight Zone” episode). Witch Hazel, who longed to be the ugliest witch of them all, was out to get Bugs Bunny in several Looney Toons cartoona, but that wascally wabbit always seemed to outsmart her.

Sabrina- The New Archie and the Sabrina Hour /Superwitch (1977-1978). Based on the Archie comic book series, this Saturday morning cartoon featured the first and original teenage witch, a blonde-bobbed witch named Sabrina. Sabrina joined Archie and the gang on their adventures at Riverdale High, and even jammed with them in their rock band.

Sabrina Spellman- Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996-2000). Perky Melissa Joan Hart reprised the role of the Sabrina character in the live action series in the 1990s. The twist in this series was Sabrina didn’t find out she was a witch until her 16th birthday. That's a lot of power for a young girl to suddenly have! Luckily, she had two aunts who were old hat at witchcraft, so they hung around to give her some guidance.

Tabitha Lennox- Passions (1999-2008).  Juliet Mills played he magical nanny Phoebe Figalilly on the 1970s series Nanny and the Professor, but year later she moved on to soap opera stardom on the campy soap, Passions. Mills played the immortal and extremely evil witch, Tabitha Lennox, who haunted the town of Harmony for over 300 years, thus locking in her spot on this list.

Tabitha Stephens- Bewitched (1962-1972) and Tabitha (1977-1978). There's nothing like watching a witch grow up from infancy. Bewitched fans were delighted when the series introduced the littlest witch ever on television, played by twin sisters Erin and Diane Murphy. Baby Tabitha seemed like a regular baby at first sight -- until her toddler years,  when mom Samantha noticed some crazy things were happening. Tabitha operated on "wish craft" meaning things she wished to happen would happen, because she was too young to control her witchy urges. Tab grew up to be a lovely young witch and even returned to TV in a spinoff of her own in the late ‘70s, with Tabitha starring Lisa Hartman.

Willow Rosenberg- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003). A student at Sunnydale High, Willow Rosenberg (played by Alyson Hannigan) befriended Buffy and became a founding member of the town's Scooby Gang, in which they took on evil forces. Willow, who was a lesbian witch, was one of the most popular characters on the series and eventually turned up on a few episodes of the Buffy spinoff, Angel.

Wilhemina W. Witchiepoo- H.R. Pufnstuf (1969-1971). This wacky witch from the old Sid and Marty Krofft Saturday morning lineup hung out with life-size puppets on an island where everything was alive (the trees even danced!) in this fantasy children's series. The cackling Witchiepoo (played by Billie Hayes) was often foiled by 11-year-old Jimmy (Jack Wild) and his talking flute, Freddy. Yes, this show was pretty psychedelic.

Prue Halliwell -Charmed (1998-2001). While the series Charmed featured a family of beautiful witch sisters, Prue was regarded as the most powerful of the 4 Halliwell sisters. And the character was played by Shannen Doherty, one of the all time witchiest actresses of all time. (Just ask her former Beverly Hills 90210 cast mates!)