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STTW: ``Magic Joel'' (#009)

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Airing Info

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Original Air Date

15 Nov 96, 9:00pm ET / 8:00pm CT (8th aired episode; 8th week)

Production Date

unknown

Running Time

info to come

Repeated

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Also Shown

please see Worldwide airings of STTW

Episode Content

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Story

When one of Sabrina's classmates, Joel, a fledgling magician, selects her to be his lovely assistant, Sabrina accidentally makes him disappear during a school performance. Discovering that ``invisible'' Joel has a crush on her, Sabrina must locate him before he ruins her relationship with Harvey. (from ABC's AOL folder)

Opening Scene

Salem pretens to be Harvey on the phone. [Salem and Sabrina in her room and outside in the hall]

Closing Scene

Zelda talks to Ethan on phone.

Fourth Outfit

• Outfit: black and purple wetsuit, mask and fins
• Line: (sees shark and screams)

Character Names

info to come

Credits

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Starring

same as ``Pilot'' (#001)

Guest-Starring

• Andrew Keegan as Magic Joel
• Paul Provenza as Ethan
• Donald Adeosun Faison as Justin
• Elizabeth Hart as Emma
• Ally Holmes (Allison Holmes??) as Zoe

Opening Titles

same as ``Pilot'' (#001)

Opening Credits

Based on Characters Appearing in Archie Comics

Developed By           Johnathan Schmock
Co-Producer            Jon Sherman
Produced By            Kenneth R. Koch
Consulting Producers   Carrie Honigblum
                       Renee Phillips
Co-Executive Producer  Norma Safford Vela
Executive Producer     Nell Scovell
Executive Producer     Paula Hart
Written By             Nell Scovell and Norma Safford Vela
Directed By            Peter Baldwin

Closing Credits

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Other Info

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Ratings

40th, 10.2 rating, 9.9 million homes. 10th highest-rated ABC show. 2nd highest-rated new ABC series, after Spin City (19th, 12.5 rating). For more info, see Friday night Nielsen ratings.

28 Mar 97 repeat: Tied with CBS college basketball post-game (Minnesota vs. Kentucky) for 31st, 8.7 rating, 8.4 million homes. 14.1 million viewers, 16 share. For more info, see Friday night Nielsen ratings.

Commercials

(as shown in College Station, TX, on Waco affiliate KXXV)

• First Break
  • Barbie Fashion Designer CD-ROM
  • Cranberry Jello
  • McDonald's

• Second Break
  • Just My Size undergarments
  • Lite3 hand-held game
  • Children's Tylenol Cold Plus Cough
  • Betty Crocker cake frosting
  • promo: Brand Spanking New Doug
  • promo: Extreme Comedy
  • local: Lotto Texas MultiDraw
  • local: Mercury Grand Marquis
  • local: Bryan, Texas ``Together in Bryan'' promo

• Third Break
  • Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup
  • McDonald's A.D. (???)
  • Construx Deluxe Building Set
  • French Toast Crunch cereal
  • promo: For Hope
  • promo: Clueless

Opinions

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Favorite Lines

• ``Squid rocks!'' - Salem
• ...

Favorite Scenes

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Other Good Stuff

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Weak Points and Mistakes

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DYNs

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• Elizabeth Hart, who plays Emma, the girl Sabrina is talking to in the Slicery, is one of Melissa's sisters.
• Harvey finally asks Sabrina out on a date in this episode.

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