Sabrina the Teenage Witch - The Complete Animated Series (1971)

Sabrina the Teenage Witch is no ordinary girl she's the sweetest and sassiest magical girl in Riverdale! Teen life is tricky enough but there can be double trouble when magic is involved. When Sabrina tugs on her earlobe there's no telling what might happen! Join Sabrina and her friends cat Salem witch aunts Hilda and Zelda and warlock cousin Ambrose - in all 31 episodes from the original animated series.System Requirements:Running Time: 628 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 796019811132 Manufacturer No: 81113 Product Description

Show 5 stars, packaging 0

The show , of course, is excellent, just got my copy today and opened the packaging and not only is one of my discs badly scratched, the packaging in general is lousy.Having purchased hundreds of dvds i have never seen this new type of packaging,,,the disc are held in on the sides, which leave a groove on the underside of the disc, this is nothing compared to the actual etching i have on disc 3, hope it plays!Makes me wonder who comes up with these ideas and who isnt doing quality control to see that the customers do not get dirty scratched discs right from the spindle!Was contemplating purchasing the Archies series, but now i will steer clear of that! June 7, 2008

Sabrina The Teenage Witch The Complete animated Series

Fans of the modern Sabrina will find this older series very different but just as entertaining. For one thing Salem had never been a warlock and doesn't talk but does have his own magic. Also the witch community believe that witches are meant to be evil and keep trying to train Sabrina into putting a hex of people especially her school friends. Other that Harvey must of her regular school friends quickly get faded out and replaced with other Archie characters who had their own series at the same time and voice actors. May 31, 2008

Practically Magic

At long last, the original animated incarnation of SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH finally makes her very auspicious DVD debut. Genius Products, in tandem with its other ARCHIES releases, brings you a 3-DVD set of the original Filmation animated series featuring all 31 episodes.

Sabrina made her first appearance in the ARCHIE'S MADHOUSE comic series and gained a fair amount of popularity, eventually spawning her own comic book. Filmation brought Sabrina to animation in the prime-time special ARCHIE AND HIS NEW PALS, and eventually spun off her own series after showcasing her as part of THE ARCHIE COMEDY HOUR. The resulting cartoons depict Sabrina as a resident of Riverdale and a student at Riverdale High, accompanied in her adventures by her boyfriend Harvey and her friends Spencer and Ophelia (who respectively serve Jughead and Betty functions to Harvey's Archie).

However, as our title says, Sabrina IS a witch, and therefore must keep her magical abilities a secret from the Riverdale denizens. Though witches are expected to hex people, the good-natured Sabrina often uses her powers in attempts to help others or solve problems, usually with disastrous results. Most of the plots revolve around Sabrina's attempts to juggle her witchly studies and her teenage life, featuring her magical cat Salem and her two aunts, the cantankerous Hilda and the kindhearted Zelda. There is also Cousin Ambrose, a sophisticated, somewhat bon-vivant warlock who is more sympathetic to Sabrina's teenhood and occasionally aids her in her adventures, serving as a mixture of the Dr. Bombay and Uncle Arthur characters from BEWITCHED. The ARCHIES crew makes regular appearances, with Reggie continuously (and unsuccessfully) trying to out Sabrina as a witch to the rest of the gang.

And of course, there are the GROOVIE GOOLIES. Yep, this set not only has all of the Sabrina episodes from her own series, but ALSO the episodes in which everyone's favorite gang of maladroit monsters made their FIRST appearances. Mixing the Goolies, the Archies and Sabrina together creates a special blend of comic chaos, and these episodes do not disappoint. As a special feature, the set includes the first episode of THE ARCHIE AND SABRINA SURPRISE PACKAGE, in which Archie, Sabrina and the gang work together to solve a mystery at Riverdale. (Will this series be a future DVD release? Only time will tell.)

The set is colorfully packaged, though not in a clear slipcase like the other ARCHIES releases, and the artwork is of the usual excellent standard. The episodes appear to be sourced from the best materials, showing clear pictures and few signs of aging. The DVD holder is a bit difficult to operate at first (the first two discs are overlapped, placing the click-tabs on the sides rather than in the middle), so examine carefully rather than tear into it.

Pick up this set if you're an ARCHIES or SABRINA fan, and pair it with the GROOVIE GOOLIES set for the right mix of supernatural Saturday-Morning silliness. You'll see her tug her ear... and you'll see your blues disappear. Count on it. May 24, 2008

1970s cartoon camp classic

Originally broadcast in 1969, the "Sabrina" TV cartoon series was spun off from the "Archie" comics franchise, and shared the same herky-jerky, repetitive animation and canned laugh-tracks as the "Archie" cartoons, as well as the same bubblegum-hip pop music and even the same locale. Sabrina, a teenage magicmaker placed somewhere between TV's "Bewitched" and Harvey Comics' "Wendy The Good Little Witch", went to school at Riverdale High along with Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, and even though her powers kept making people turn into animals and all sorts of wacky things happen, she still was able to keep her magic powers a secret. The cast of the "Sabrina" cartoons mirrored the "Archie" series - there was her well-meaning boyfriend Harvey, who was kinda Archie-lite, and his best friend the Jughead-ish oddball. But back home there was a whole different family life, with two witchie-poo aunties who tried to push her (ala "Casper") into being more wicked, and a goofy, rotund warlock cousin straight out of the "Bewitched" playbook. The stories were pretty silly, dumb even, but there is an innocence about them that is still appealing, and the groovy rock music interludes are good, kitschy fun. Plus, she had a magic cat! How cool is that?!? This 3-DVD box set will thrill nostalgic baby-boomers, but may delight their kids and grand-kids as well. (ReadThatAgain kid's reviews) May 17, 2008

An Excellent Slice of Cartoon History

I'd never heard much about this cartoon prior to its DVD release, and many people I've spoken to aren't familiar with it either. But after so far only watching one disc out of the three included, I can affirmatively say that I haven't enjoyed a cartoon so effortlessly and thoroughly in a long time. It has all the right ingredients: bright, vivid colors; enchanting character personalities; creative storylines with lots of innocent and belly-ache humor.

After watching a few episodes, I was surprised to see how many of the fundamental aspects of this series were retained for the 90's sitcom version. There are some key differences. For instance, this cartoon feeds more into traditional stereotypes of witches as doing evil deeds (a priority for Aunt Hilda here), whereas the 90's sitcom presents them in a more positive light. But it's all done in a lighthearted way. However, Sabrina's boyfriend has the same name (Harvey), and Salem is also around. May 3, 2008

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