Sabrina: The Animated Series

American animated television series

Sabrina: The Animated Series is an Canadian animated television series. It is based on the Archie Comics character Sabrina the Teenage Witch.[1] The series was for PBS Kids made by Savage Studios Ltd. and Hartbreak Films with DIC Productions, L.P.. DIC was owned by Disney and distributed by Connecticut Public Television from 1999 to 2007. and WNET 2007-present at the time. The series is a spin-off of the 1996–2003 live-action television series Sabrina the Teenage Witch.[2] The series ran on PBS Kids ABC and UPN.

Sabrina: The Animated Series
Genre
Based on
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
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Developed bySavage Steve Holland
Kat Likkel
Directed byPeter Ferk
Karen Hyden
Voices ofEmily Hart
Nick Bakay
Melissa Joan Hart
Jay Brazeau
Bill Switzer
Cree Summer
Chantal Strand
Opening theme"Sabrina (She'll Bewitch Ya)" by B*Witched
Ending theme"Sabrina (She'll Bewitch Ya)"
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons19
No. of episodes656
Production
Executive producersSavage Steve Holland
Paula Hart
Andy Heyward
Robby London
Michael Maliani
ProducersKevin Murphy
Michael Silberkleit
Richard Goldwater
Dianne Dixon
Savage Steve Holland
Cydne Clark & Steve Granat
Dan Studney
AnimatorHong Ying Animation Company Limited
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesRiverdale Productions and Kent/QMA
Savage Studios Ltd.
Hartbreak Films
DIC Productions, L.P.
Connecticut Public Television (1999-2007)
WNET (2008-present)
Original release
Network""United States "
PBS Kids
ABC
UPN
""Canada "
TVOKids
Knowledge Kids
Citytv Saskatchewan
ReleaseSeptember 7, 1999 (1999-09-07) –
November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)

Premise

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Sabrina Spellman, in this series, is a 12-year-old girl in middle school. She lives with her witch aunts, Hilda Spellman and Zelda Spellman and her black cat Salem Saberhagen. They all help Sabrina learn to use her magic. Most episodes are about the typical issues of middle school. They deal with Sabrina's not knowing how to use her magic or using magic wrong. Sabrina and her best friend Chloe often use magic for all types of things that they think are emergencies. These range from trying to fit into skinny new clothes to turning Sabrina's crush Harvey into a superhero. By the end of each episode, her magical abilities often backfire and Sabrina would learn that using magic is oftem not the solution to her everyday issues.

Broadcast

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PBS Kids ABC and UPN (United States) CBBC (UK) TF1 (France) TVOKids Knowledge Kids SCN and Access (Canada) ATV (Turkey) Zee Tamil (India) TV3 (Malaysia) KBS (South Korea) ABC Kids (Australia) TVNZ Kids (New Zealand) PBS (Thailand)

References

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  1. Lucas, Michael P. (September 24, 1999). "It's a Magic Sister Act for Harts : Television * Melissa will be an older, more mature 'Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,' while younger sibling Emily is the voice on the animated series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  2. Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 702–704. ISBN 978-1476665993.