Something Witchy: A Sabrina the Teenage Witch Rewatch

3.18: Hilda Bra Squirrel Nut Finger

It was a dark and stormy night when Skye and Laura recapped Season 3 Episode 18, "Sabrina, the Teenage Writer." Not really but we did record at night. Sabrina is finally not perfect at something when she gets a C- on her short story. This sends her into a tail spin and she is determined to channel her inner William Faulkner to bring her grade up. We also learn more about William Faulkner than we could ever use at pub trivia. Unfortunately, she does so on Hilda's magical typewriter which makes whatever she types about become real and a spy story takes over the school. We all learn about the importance of character development alongside Sabrina and surely we will have no reason in the future to criticize the writers' inability to keep this concept in mind. The aunts attempt to help Sabrina but are caught up in myriad of curses after they fail to forward on a chain letter. We discuss how we are also cursed after the loss of Windows XP. Overall, this was an extremely challenging episode to write for and discuss in an audio-only format, but we tried our best and we got the phrase "Hilda bra squirrel nut finger" so we'll count it as a win.

Cauldron Talk with Curtis Andersen

It's the inaugural episode of "Cauldron Talk" featuring everyone's favorite nerd, Curtis Andersen aka Gordie! We talk to him about his experience on the Sabrina set as well as other hit teen shows of the 90s and how special it was to be part of that cultural moment. We also talk about the two other things we have in common (a disdain for Ronald Reagan and asbestos exposures?) and he weighs in on the house cat soul debate from 3.17. We get some fascinating behind-the-scenes stories of the Violent Femmes episode, talk about what Curtis is up to now, and Laura FINALLY gets to ask him about "Work and the Glory." You won't want to skip this episode, especially if you've ever wanted to hear Curtis Andersen "meow." The Nate & Curtis Show Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheNateandCurtisShow [https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheNateandCurtisShow?utm_id=04640217-3562-4eda-87c4-99ee428cc500&utm_medium=email]  Nate's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenaterichert/ [https://www.instagram.com/thenaterichert/] Curtis's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curtisandersen/ [https://www.instagram.com/curtisandersen/] Curtis and René's Patreon for their production company: https://www.patreon.com/cw/andelonprod [https://www.patreon.com/cw/andelonprod?utm_id=04640217-3562-4eda-87c4-99ee428cc500&utm_medium=email]

3.17: It's Man Dough!

Season 3 Episode 17 is a bittersweet one for us. In "Salem, the Boy" we get some of Curtis Andersen's best work, but we also say goodbye to Gordie. This episode is a wild ride and brings up a lot of tangents, especially about how to explain the sudden house cat "soul" that inhabits Salem's cat body when Salem takes over Gordie's. Is it a cat version of man dough? Is it aliens? Is it a weird immortal cat thing? The aunts get into some ancient Roman hijinks and Laura has to apologize to Skye for making a false promise back in Season 1. Additional questions we're still pondering include: Would Salem be pro-Kennedy? Was Dr. Pepper not loved in the 90s? How old is Salem?

3.16: Demonic...But Cute

Would you rather date a genie, a Martian, or an enchanted tree? This is just one of the questions raised in our rewatch of Season 3 Episode 16 "Sabrina, the Matchmaker." Cousin Marigold comes for a visit, bringing along the "delightful" Amanda and a new addition named "Aly." Sabrina decides to do her Cupid-ordered matchmaking service by getting Marigold together with a mortal plumber that Sabrina seems weirdly familiar with. Things obviously go awry (Amanda's involved) but at least we get some consistency...from Sabrina Goes to Rome, of all places! Hilda and Zelda also get into a tiff when Hilda's new beau has a striking resemblance to Mr. Kraft, but only physically.  Listen in for discussions about Kesha, Florence and the Machine, zombie chickens, and Walden: The Video Game. Then weigh in on what kind of dog you think Harvey was turned into.

3.15: Grab Your Machete and Call It a Cutlass

Break out the rum and let the pirates out of your basement! It's time to recap Season 3 Episode 15 "Sabrina and the Pirates." We start off strong with a discussion about catnip alcohol and it only gets more nonsensical from there. Sabrina gets fake IDs for her and Valerie so they can sneak into an *NSYNC concert (we don't blame them) but that causes Sabrina's magic to become fake. Hilda and Zelda are trying to rehabilitate pirates that have been trapped in their basement for the past 100 years and Hilda gets stabbed at least twice. And poor Salem has to put the family secret board back together multiple times when it keeps breaking. Eventually Sabrina comes clean about her illegal activity and has her magic restored just in time to save her aunts. Listen to the episode to find out how Skye reacted to the reveal of the family secret board (hint: it doesn't go well) as well as some more SWORD FACTS!