Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Why the Spin-Offs Failed

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Sabrina the Teenage Witch was a hit with fans of all ages during its seven season run. One magic trick the producers (including Paula Hart, mom to star Melissa Joan Hart) couldn't pull off was launching a spin-off for Sabrina's mischievous cousin Amanda. But that wasn't for lack of trying. Find out why the THREE attempted spin-offs for Amanda, played by Melissa Joan Hart's sister Emily Hart, never happened on the latest episode of Atomic Abe's series Behind the Backdoor Pilot.
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Narrated by Kevin Maher
Written by Emily Menez and Nick Nadel
Edited by Mike Schuster
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@cristyablad

Salem was the best thing about the show, but I was really sad when Hilda and Zelda left. The college seasons were really, um... WB-ish.

@Godzillakingofkaiju1

Instead of a spin-off centering around Amanda, it should've centered around Salem since he was the one character we loved to watch the most.

@jonshields5649

The only thing that bugged me was that in the pilot of Sabrina, Zelda tells Sabrina, a witch can't use her powers until her 16th birthday. But Amanda had her powers way younger. Was it just because Sabrina was half witch

@jonshields5649

I would have loved to see Charles Shaughnessy in another sitcom, I loved him in The Nanny.

@rory_gilmores_coffee

I remember hating Amanda when I watched STTW reruns as a kid, so it's funny that

@kimberlyanderson6514

The original Sabrina the teenage witch is definitely my comfort show.

@devoncelis9613

Emily Hart also mentioned on her sister's podcast that she was kinda on the fence about acting in general during filming of Witch Right Hall. So that probably played a factor as well.

@heidifedor

Emily Hart didn’t get an Amanda spinoff, but she get her own spin-off in the form of a Saturday morning cartoon were she voiced Sabrina in the animated series.

@trinaq

I remember seeing the Witchright Hall episode, and wondering why they were focusing so much on Amanda, plus, why was Mr Sheffield the principal when he was a Broadway Producer, and where were Fran, CC, Niles and his kids?!

@stevendimmock4791

Emily grew up to be so good looking. I'm quite surprised that television didn't find a leading place for Her.

@darkmask5933

Sabrina: "What's a Subpoena?"

@guaposneeze

It's kind of a shame they were so focused on making a younger sister spinoff. The universe was fun. But the adults were clearly where a lot of the spinoff potential was. , and they never saw that. A Salem prequel. Anything with Martin Mull. Just the Aunts. Heck, maybe they could have gotten a Penn and Teller show out of it with Drell and Skippy. The Quizmaster. Those were the experienced actors playing magical characters that could actually hold down a show.

@Dimensioneer88

Caroline Rhea and Charles Shaughnessy also played the titular characters in the Disney Channel movie, Mom's Got a Date With a Vampire.

@ellaolmos8576

I think Spells Trouble could have done well if they shook up the premise. Instead of not giving up their powers, the girls would just have to hide them. It could be a bit like Bewitched. Marigold refusing to use her powers and live the mortal way like Samantha while her girls are forced to follow along... but of course they get into hijinks and refuse to listen. Could have an episode with the boys getting powers, the girls losing powers. With the girls growing up and having to decide how they want to live. Even add in their father who pops in from time to time. Could also bring in the Spellman family members Sabrina had already met.

@kyliethelittlespider-mangirl94

I was watching the Behind The Backdoor Pilot playlist and saw this and had to watch it!

@BroadwayGuy25

Amanda's FIRST appearance on "Sabrina" was in Season One's "A Halloween Story" (Episode 5).

@bombom-sz4cr

A Sabrina spin off would have been great you can always plan around when it comes to the supernatural. There actually was a animated Sabrina were she was in a witch school but that was years after the og show.

@TheVetoSkreeemer

Amanda wasnt introduced in that episode. She first appéared on the episode where Sabrina and her aunts cellebrate Halloween on the other realm. There Amanda shrunk Sabrina and put her in a jar.

@FrenkTheJoy

This isn't directly about Sabrina spinoffs, but I still remember watching MasterChef, one of the earlier seasons, one of the contestants says he's a stay at home dad and he loves cooking for his kids and step-kids while his wife is busy with work. He makes absolutely no mention at any point that the wife in question is PAULA HART. Melissa Joan Hart's step-father was in a season of MasterChef and they make absolutely no deal about it at all. I think Paula is in one episode and they just refer to her as Paula, Leslie's wife.