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.
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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!)
