Top 20 TV Witches
Prepare to be spellbound by our account of the sweetest, meanest, best and worst witches ever seen on TV. From animated to old school, from toddlers to teenagers, we've used our magic potion to uncover these 18 top TV witches.
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20. Alex Russo
'The Wizards of Waverly Place'
Played by: Selena Gomez
What a Witch: If you thought your high school experience was tough, try being Alex Russo. She has to balance school, work, family and dating -- all as a teenage wizard. She doesn't yet have great mastery over her powers, especially when it comes to boys, but occasionally she casts a spell. Just ask Riley.
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19. Miss Cackle
'The Worst Witch'
Played by: Charlotte Rae
What a Witch: Mrs. Garrett ('Facts of Life') as the headmistress of a school for witchcraft? Classic. Rae was spellbinding as the stern head witch in this 1986 TV movie about a young girl struggling to do well in school.
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18. Marge Simpson
'Treehouse of Horror VIII'
Voiced by: Julie Kavner
What a Witch: When Moe accused Marge of being a witch, Wiggum's henchmen tossed her off a cliff. But Marge really was a witch, and as she rose up on her broom, cackling that it was she who soured their milk and made their shirts itchy, she unleashed a swarm of bats nesting in her hair.
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17. Amanda Tucker
'Tucker's Witch'
Played by: Catherine Hicks
What a Witch: This witch (played by Kim Cattrall in the pilot) had the best of intentions -- to use her abilities to help her detective hubby Rick (Tim Matheson) solve crimes. Though her powers allowed her to talk with her cat, they often led to less-than-reliable clues about their cases.
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16. Ella
'Hex'
Played by: Laura Pyper
What a Witch: In the second season of the saucy BBC America series, we met Ella -- the hottest immortal teen witch (actual age: 446) to don corsets and wield swords. She had telekinetic ability but her sexual attraction to evil teen rival Malachi distracted her from her mission to kill him.
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15. Witch Hazel
'Looney Tunes'
What a Witch: With her green skin, unruly black hair and single tooth, Hazel looks the part of a fearsome witch. She also enjoys Bugs Bunny stew, but the rascally rabbit always manages to escape the pot. One time he tricked her into drinking a Pretty Potion, which turned Hazel into a beautiful redhead. The horror!
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14. Endora
'Passions'
Played by: Nicole Cox
What a Witch: Endora was borne of a drunken one-night stand between her evil witch mother, Tabitha, and the powerful Julian Crane. Because she has a mortal father, Endora has the capacity to love and often uses her pint-sized magic to help her half-brother, Fox, woo the love of his life, Kay.
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13. Paige Matthews
'Charmed'
Played by: Rose McGowan
What a Witch: The result of a forbidden love affair between a witch and a Whitelighter, feisty Paige grew up with an adopted family. But later, she discovered her true origin as a Halliwell, as well as her unique power combination of telekinesis and "orbing" (or teleportation).
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12. Tabitha Stephens
'Tabitha'
Played by: Lisa Hartman
What a Witch: Tabitha went from a cute, nose-twitching kid to a production assistant in this 'Bewitched' spinoff (ah, the magic of television). Her TV parents never visited her in Los Angeles, but her brother Adam showed up. He didn't want her to use magic, but like her mom, she just couldn't help herself.
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Reader Comments (7)
Chuck at 12:58PM on Oct 30th 2008
Here is a "Top" list that you guys finally got pretty much right, Samatha Stephens is was and always will be the measuring stick for all whiches.
JBJG24M at 2:06PM on Oct 30th 2008
THE REAL WITCH OF ALL TIME IS MY NEIGHBORS WIFE THAT LIVES DOWN THE STREET FROM US!!! A REAL ***** ALSO!!
Dean at 8:38AM on May 5th 2009
I'm glad all the Charmed Ones got onto this list, well deserved. And I'm especially glad that Piper (Holly Marie Combs) was placed higher than any of them. She truly was the heart of the whole series (and coincedentally the only one to appear in all episodes inclusing the pilot!).
Kristin at 8:51PM on Nov 10th 2009
Dean:)
You're so right :) All the Charmed ones are great, but Piper is maybe the greatest.
Just out of curiosity... Which episodes aren't Phoebe in?
And did you see that they wrote that Piper got Three kids? x)
- Kristin
Dean at 6:05AM on Nov 11th 2009
I did see that, thanks Kristin! Phoebe was in the pilot, but played by a different actress. So Holly was the only person in all episodes, not Piper. Sorry for the confusion.
Gerald at 10:31AM on Jul 1st 2009
hahah... i like wizards of waverly place why its only in twenty, but anyway, some had great stories and it was just a comedy show...and she's a wizard; not a witch...anyway
i like that Piper is the highest among the four
and...
Hermione is not there...LOL... hahahahah...
angela at 5:41AM on Aug 2nd 2009
Hermione and the other witches from Harry Potter books aren't in the list because this is a list with the 20 best TV witches. I was sure that the Charmed Ones would be in that list and I'm really happy that they are although I believe that Prue and Paige should be in higher positions!!!