The second season of Sabrina the Teenage Witch aired from September 1997 until May 1998, and consists of 26 episodes. The season mainly focuses on Sabrina's magic being tested by her Quiz Master in order for her to achieve her Witch's License.
- Season Two has a photo gallery
Summary[]
Seventeen and supernatural! There's magic in the air as Sabrina returns for her second season, with 26 supernatural episodes. Melissa Joan Hart stars as Sabrina Spellman, who lives with her Aunt Hilda, Aunt Zelda and Salem (their talking black cat). This year, Sabrina conjures up spells -and big laughs- for Harvey, Valerie, Libby and new Vice Principal Kraft. But Sabrina is also maturing into a responsible young woman. And there is so much more to learn as she trains for her witch's license with her new Quiz Master. Season Two highlights include special Christmas and Valentines Day episodes, and even a trip to Walt Disney World theme park! Enjoy all the magic moments.
Main Cast[]
- Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina Spellman
- Caroline Rhea as Hilda Spellman
- Beth Broderick as Zelda Spellman
- Nate Richert as Harvey Kinkle
- Jenna Leigh Green as Libby Chessler
- Lindsay Sloane as Valerie Birkhead
- Nick Bakay as the voice of Salem Saberhagen
- Alimi Ballard as The Quiz Master
- Martin Mull as Willard Kraft
Episodes[]
Season 2 (1997–1998) Corus YTV Canada October 17, 2005 November 29, 2005[]
In the second season, Sabrina must study to earn her Witch's License. Her school life is now being made difficult by not only her ongoing rivalry with Libby, but new vice-principal, Mr. Kraft, who takes an immediate dislike to Sabrina and even becomes the boyfriend of her Aunt Hilda. Sabrina also has a Quizmaster helping her out with her tests, and befriends both new girl named Valerie and Mrs. Quick, a neurotic math teacher.
Episodes in USA | Episodes in Canada | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date USA and Canada | Prod.code | US viewers
(millions) |
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25 | 25 | "Sabrina Gets Her License (Part 1)" | Gary Halvorson | Miriam Trogdon | September 26, 1997
October 17, 2005 |
025 | 12.6 |
On her 17th birthday, Sabrina finds herself overwhelmed with school, her boyfriend Harvey, and having to study for her witch's license with the help of her zany Quizmaster. Despite her struggles, she manages to make a new friend--Valerie, a somewhat pathetic girl--and find love again. | |||||||
26 | 26 | "Sabrina Gets Her License (Part 2)" | Gary Halvorson | Carrie Honigblum & Renee Phillips | September 26, 1997
October 18, 2005 |
026 | 12.6 |
Due to her lack of studying, Sabrina fails her first quiz for her license. As a penalty, Sabrina must attend "Witch Camp", a boot camp for witches. Not wanting to miss a school dance honoring Harvey and the football team, she struggles (and manages) to escape. | |||||||
27 | 27 | "Dummy For Love" | Gary Halvorson | Holly Hester | October 3, 1997
October 19, 2005 |
027 | 11.4 |
Sabrina has trouble with Mr. Kraft, Westbridge's new principal, until she discovers that he has a crush on her Aunt Hilda. Hilda isn't crazy about Willard, so Sabrina uses magic to control her aunt on a date in the hope of getting Mr. Kraft to ease up on her. | |||||||
28 | 28 | "Dante's Inferno" | Gary Halvorson | Charlie Tercek | October 10, 1997
October 20, 2005 |
028 | 12.3 |
Hilda and Zelda try to cheer a heartbroken Sabrina up by setting her up with a witch, Dante (Jason James Richter). Though the two hit it off, Sabrina discovers that Dante is prejudiced against mortals; problems arise when they double-date with Harvey and his new girlfriend, and Dante uses his powers to embarrass Harvey. Meanwhile, Hilda is struck with "punnitis," a disease that transforms every idiom or compound phrase she uses into reality--including Davy Jones appearing as a "Monkee on her back." | |||||||
29 | 29 | "A Doll's Story" | Brian K. Roberts | Carrie Honigblum & Renee Phillips | October 17, 1997
October 24, 2005 |
029 | 8.1 |
When Sabrina volunteers to babysit her bratty Cousin Amanda, she finds herself struggling against Amanda's whiny ways. When Amanda doesn't get what she wants, she transforms Sabrina into a doll and locks her in a toy box with other people who have suffered a similar fate. The Quizmaster challenges Sabrina to get everyone out of the box without using magic. Meanwhile, Hilda and Zelda book a vacation at an Other Realm spa in an effort to get some time away from each other. | |||||||
30 | 30 | "Sabrina, the Teenage Boy" | Peter Baldwin | Nick Bakay | October 24, 1997
October 25, 2005 |
030 | 7.8 |
Sabrina turns herself into a boy to see what Harvey is like around other guys. Meanwhile, Aunt Hilda becomes a biker in order to scare off Mr. Kraft. | |||||||
31 | 31 | "A River of Candy Corn Runs Through It" | Gary Halvorson | Frank Conniff | October 31, 1997
October 26, 2005 |
031 | 7.9 |
Libby brags about her upcoming Halloween party, prompting Valerie to make similar claims about an even cooler party at the Spellman house. Hilda and Zelda agree to host the party, but Sabrina is still nervous--especially when a new set of talking furniture arrives, monstrous Other Realm "Halloween carolers" come to visit, and Hilda inadvertently cooks too much candy corn. Just when it seems Sabrina's party will be ruined, she realizes that all of her friends think the "magic" effects are fake, and takes advantage of their confusion to host the best party ever--including an appearance from 10,000 Maniacs. | |||||||
32 | 32 | "Inna Gadda Sabrina" | Gary Halvorson | Sheldon Bull | November 7, 1997
October 27, 2005 |
032 | 8.5 |
Sabrina has college on her mind, and is excited when a career counselor tells her she has many options available. Later, Salem swallows a magical item called a "time ball" that transports Westbridge back to the 1960s. At first, Sabrina is thrilled to see an era where education is much more free-form and protests have instantaneous effects--but when she discovers that women are still badly oppressed in the 60s, she wants to return home.
This episode kicks off a time-travel themed crossover event with Boy Meets World, You Wish and Teen Angel that continues on "No Guts, No Cory" and "Gene Without a Cause" and concludes on "One Dog Night". | |||||||
33 | 33 | "Witch Trash" | Peter Baldwin | Nick Bakay & Robin Bakay | November 14, 1997
October 31, 2005 |
033 | 8.0 |
The Spellmans get a surprise visit from their hillbilly cousins Racine (Loni Anderson), Boyd (Gary Grubbs), and Maw-Maw (Edie McClurg). Though Hilda and Zelda are less than friendly, Sabrina tries to get along with them--until she inadvertently admits that the Magic Book, a Spellman family heirloom, is now hers. A furious Racine demands the Book and, when she doesn't get it, uses her powers to seal the Spellman house, trapping everyone--including Harvey and Valerie--inside. After some magical warfare, Great-Grandma Spellman (Alice Ghostley) intervenes and settles the feud. | |||||||
34 | 34 | "To Tell a Mortal" | Peter Baldwin | Carrie Honigblum & Renee Phillips | November 21, 1997
November 1, 2005 |
034 | N/A |
When Sabrina learns that she is free to tell mortals her secret (as they automatically forget at midnight) on Friday the 13th, she is excited--until her aunts warn her that they have faced problems in telling their own friends. Sabrina risks telling Valerie, who is completely taken with the idea--to the point where she tells Harvey, and an eavesdropping Libby, as well. Sabrina is thrilled to discover that her friends are accepting of her, and leads them on a day of magical fun that she, at least, will never forget. It becomes especially memorable when Libby tries to expose Sabrina's secret to the world, forcing Valerie to choose between her best friend and the popularity she's always wanted. | |||||||
35 | 35 | "Oh What A Tangled Spell She Weaves" | David Trainer | Joan Binder & David Weiss | December 5, 1997
November 2, 2005 |
035 | 13.1 |
Sabrina becomes heavily reliant on "do-overs," spells that automatically clean up problematic magic. The Quizmaster removes Sabrina's ability to use those charms and instead insists that she use her magic with forethought, rather than waiting to settle problems. Sabrina's shortcut-taking leads to problems when she conjures a blizzard in school, transforms Harvey into a musclebound hulk, and traps her aunts in Merlin's (Bobcat Goldthwaite) castle. | |||||||
36 | 36 | "Sabrina Claus" | Kenneth R. Koch | Charlie Tercek | December 19, 1997
November 3, 2005 |
036 | 12.0 |
With Christmas coming, Sabrina becomes exceptionally greedy, prompting her to develop a case of "Egotitis," a disease which keeps her from receiving any presents. To help, Hilda and Zelda summon their old friend Bob (John Ratzenberger) to get Sabrina into the spirit of giving. But when Sabrina injures Bob, she discovers that he is actually Santa Claus. It falls to her to save Christmas from being a disaster while Hilda and Zelda tend to Santa (and his incredible appetite). | |||||||
37 | 37 | "Little Big Kraft" | David Trainer | Barney Cohen & Kathryn Wallack | January 9, 1998
November 7, 2005 |
037 | 13.7 |
When Mr. Kraft announces that he will be chaperoning the Westbridge High ski trip, Sabrina wishes that he was more fun, and uses Zelda's "lab-top" potion making system (against her orders) to create an elixir that will make him think like a teenager. Though this initially seems like an improvement, Sabrina forgets to limit the spell's effects, which gradually reduce Mr. Kraft's mental state to that of a cranky toddler. | |||||||
38 | 38 | "Five Easy Pieces of Libby" | Gary Halvorson | Frank Conniff | January 23, 1998
November 8, 2005 |
038 | 13.5 |
Mrs. Quick assigns Sabrina and Libby to decorate the school's "Democracy Day" float together, but Libby's obnoxiousness causes Sabrina to cast a spell keeping her a safe distance away from her. The Quizmaster punishes Sabrina by reversing the charm, binding the two to stay within a foot of each other. When Sabrina can no longer take this, she pulls away and unwittingly turns Libby into a puzzle with pieces missing, forcing her to go on a quest to put the cheerleader back together before it's too late. | |||||||
39 | 39 | "Finger Lickin' Flu" | Gary Halvorson | Frank Conniff | January 30, 1998
November 9, 2005 |
039 | N/A |
Sabrina comes down with a case of finger flu that causes her magic to malfunction just when Mr. Kraft announces a plan to fire Westbridge's lunch ladies and use students to serve food instead. Her aunts demand that she stay home from school, but when she has a vision of Valerie and Harvey being attacked for poor service, she sneaks out to help--and inadvertently transfers her powers to Mrs. Quick, who in turn transforms Mr. Kraft into a chimpanzee. The Spellmans must brave a trip to a literal "witch doctor" to solve their problems. | |||||||
40 | 40 | "Sabrina and The Beanstalk" | Peter Baldwin | Carrie Honigblum & Renee Phillips | February 6, 1998
November 10, 2005 |
040 | N/A |
Harvey and Sabrina can't stop procrastinating on their schoolwork, so Sabrina tries to conjure up some magical jumping beans that will keep her focused. But when the recipe goes wrong through her use of shortcuts, Harvey finds himself whisked up a beanstalk, where the beautiful but deadly Wicked Witch (Shelley Long) proceeds to fatten him up for her next meal. While Hilda and Zelda go to the "Yikes! Magical Crisis Agency" to solve the problem, Sabrina risks a trip into the clouds to save Harvey herself. | |||||||
41 | 41 | "The Equalizer" | Linda Day | Alexandra Komisaruk & Pamela Soper | February 13, 1998
November 14, 2005 |
041 | N/A |
Roland returns, still determined to win Sabrina's love, but now he is the Equalizer, empowered to magically balance reality whenever Sabrina takes something for free. When Sabrina tries to help Valerie attract the attention of brash but apparently uninterested Ken, Roland uses his authority to steal Sabrina's heart and carry her off to the Other Realm. | |||||||
42 | 42 | "The Band Episode" | Peter Baldwin | Nick Bakay | February 27, 1998
November 15, 2005 |
042 | N/A |
Sabrina brews up talent-producing soda for a school's battle of the bands competition after Harvey signs their band with Valerie to compete against Libby. Though the trio is a smash hit, they find their newfound fame and egos getting in the way of their friendship, especially when the talent-creating soda goes flat and loses its power. At the episode's end, a group of teenagers (Backstreet Boys) find the last bottle of soda and inadvertently become superstars by drinking it. | |||||||
43 | 47 | "When Teens Collide" | Gary Halvorson | Sheldon Bull | March 6, 1998
November 23, 2005 |
047 | N/A |
Due to molecular instability caused by sunspots, Sabrina and Libby swap personalities. | |||||||
44 | 43 | "My Nightmare, the Car" | Peter Baldwin | Charlie Tercek | March 20, 1998
November 16, 2005 |
043 | N/A |
When Sabrina's aunts and Valerie's parents refuse to buy the girls their own cars, they come up with an idea to pool their money to buy one themselves only to later realize how they might not be so responsible after all. The car (voiced by Buddy Hackett) talks. | |||||||
45 | 45 | "Fear Strikes Up a Conversation" | Chuck Vinson | Frank Conniff | April 3, 1998
November 21, 2005 |
045 | N/A |
Sabrina is chosen to read her award-winning paper on mathematics aloud to the entire school. When she develops a bad case of stage fright, she uses magic to separate her fear from her body--but the emotion becomes a living shadow and follows her to Westbridge, where it makes everyone who comes near it deathly afraid of everything. To reverse the spell and save her friends, Sabrina is forced to travel to the Forest of Fear and face incarnations of her biggest phobias, including fear itself (Steve Allen). | |||||||
46 | 44 | "Quiz Show" | Tibor Takács | Holly Hester | April 17, 1998
November 17, 2005 |
044 | N/A |
When Sabrina inadvertently complains about her Quizmaster's teaching methods to a woman who turns out to be his boss, the Witches' Council rules that he be reassigned to a new pupil, the obnoxious Ralph. | |||||||
47 | 49 | "Disneyworld" | David Trainer | David Lesser | April 24, 1998
November 28, 2005 |
049 | N/A |
A field trip to Disney's Animal Kingdom goes awry for Sabrina when Libby starts hanging out with Valerie in an attempt to get closer to Harvey (which Aunt Hilda tries to help by changing Harvey into a guide on the Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction). The problems only become more beastly when Sabrina must create an animal transformation potion for a Witch's License test, only for Libby and Valerie to drink it and turn into zebras. Meanwhile, Zelda unearths the bones of a Neanderthal man in the park's Dinoland, and accidentally brings him back to life when she tries to learn more about him. | |||||||
48 | 50 | "Sabrina's Choice" | Kenneth R. Koch | Sheldon Bull | May 1, 1998
November 29, 2005 |
050 | N/A |
When Sabrina plays one aunt against the other to get her way, Hilda and Zelda decide it's in Sabrina's best interest if they live in separate homes and Sabrina has to choose between them. | |||||||
49 | 46 | "Rumor Mill" | Paul Hoen | Nick Bakay | May 8, 1998
November 22, 2005 |
046 | N/A |
Tricked in the Other Realm into thinking that spreading false rumors is a community service, Sabrina and new friend Dashiell start telling absurd tales out of school, unaware that their fibs will come literally true in the mortal realm. Meanwhile, the two storytellers start falling for each other, causing Sabrina to question the depth of her true feelings for Harvey. Donald Faison plays Dashiell. | |||||||
50 | 48 | "Mom vs. Magic" | Linda Day | Sheldon Bull | May 15, 1998
November 24, 2005 |
048 | N/A |
Sabrina must renounce one of the two things she holds most dear. The dreadful dilemma develops when she must decide whether to date Harvey or new love Dashiell. She needs advice, but her loved ones are busy celebrating Mother's Day, leaving lonely Sabrina longing for her mom's guidance. She chooses to write to her mother for help but soon learns that there can be no contact whatsoever between them. As a result, Sabrina must choose between her mom and her magic.
Note: Final Appearance: Alimi Ballard as Quizmaster |