Summary
Sabrina the Teenage Witchlead star Melissa Joan Hart reunites with one of her co-stars, sharing a sweet photo more than two decades after the finale. Debuting in 1996 and running until 2003, after a transfer from ABC to The WB, the fantasy comedy often changed Hart’s co-stars throughout the seasons. Soleil Moon Frye, known forher role as Punky Brewster, andCluelessstar Elisa Donovan played the main character’s best friends for the last three seasons. Fyre and Donovan portrayed Roxie King and Morgan Cavanaugh, respectively.
Hartshared aphoto on Instagram, in which she reunited with Frye. Check it out below:
The former co-stars are smiling in the photo, with Hart writing in the caption: “Hanging out with this dear friend @moonfrye during some much appreciated Tahoe time! Our happy place!” Many commenters responded to the photo with enthusiasm and nostalgia ofSabrina, which is available to stream on Hulu.
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Characters On The Show Tended To Disappear.
But in the roles of Roxie and Morgan, Fyre and Donovan get to build unique dynamics that help the second half of the comedystand out.
Fyre and Donovan provided some sense of consistency totheSabrinacast, as the show was somewhat notorious for shifting its ensembles. Jenny (Michelle Beaudoin), Sabrina’s best friend in season 1, is absent from season 2. She never makes another appearance, and this is never explained. In the past, Hart said that thesedecisions came down to negotiations falling throughor different showrunners taking over.
Sabrina’s next best friend, Valerie (Lindsay Sloane), also exited after two seasons onSabrina.Val moves to Alaska with her parentsat the start of season 4. It’s mentioned that Val tries to keep in touch, via e-mail, but quickly makes new friends. Libby (Jenna Leigh Green), the show’s antagonist, is sent to boarding school at the end of season 3. She’s not seen again but is occasionally mentioned for the remainder of the series.
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Even the characters of Hilda and Zelda, played memorably by Caroline Rhea and Beth Broderick, have less of a spotlight in the show’s later years, with Broderick not appearing in theSabrinaseries finale. But in the roles of Roxie and Morgan, Fyre and Donovan get to build unique dynamics that help the second half of the comedystand out. Roxie’s arc is particularly fun, as she starts out in cynical opposition to the main character. That later develops into a stronger friendship, which is carried off-screen.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch is the 1996 TV comedy adaptation of the comic book series of the same name. Melissa Joan Hart stars as the novice witch who learns magic from her two aunts Hilda (Caroline Rhea) and Zelda (Beth Broderick), gets advice from her talking cat Salem (Nick Bakay), and deals with the woes of the average teenager in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts. 15 years after its final season, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina rebooted the series with a much darker tone.
