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Whoa! Do you know what's just dawned on me? You guys had lives before I got here. This is amazing, we have a lot of catching up to do. So, were you ever kids?
— Sabrina to her aunts.

The Great Mistake is the 22nd episode of Season 1 of Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Summary[]

Sabrina, disregarding her aunts' warning, buys a "tomorrow ball" from an Other Realm door-to-door salesman, and believes its prediction that she will get an A- on her science project. Unfortunately, Mr. Pool (dressed in a kilt for "Scots Pride Day") gives her a C and a chance to redo the project overnight. Zelda found out and punished for it. Instead, Sabrina tries to sneak out of the house aboard her vacuum cleaner to attend a Smashing Pumpkins concert, but gets pulled over by a cop and cited for flying over the town "with a full bag and bad dust emissions." An abashed Sabrina shrinks to miniature size as a result of guilt. To cheer her up, her aunts share stories of how they have "messed up" over the centuries.

Salem visits his witchly parole officer, and pleads that his rehabilitation is going well, but lets slip that he still dreams of world conquest.

Cast[]

Starring[]

Guest starring[]

Magic Notes[]

Uses of Magic[]

  • Hilda makes a list of things borrowed but not returned appear.
  • Hilda and Zelda turn Sabrina around.
  • Sabrina opens the window to fly her vacuum cleaner.
  • Sabrina shrinks.
  • Sabrina grows.

Quotes[]

  • Zelda: Balls, balls, balls, balls!
  • Hilda: What's going on? It sounds really interesting! (Sees Zelda surrounded by tennis balls) Oh. That's all?
  • Sabrina: Whoa! Do you know what's just dawned on me? You guys had lives before I got here. This is amazing, we have a lot of catching up to do. So, were you ever kids?
  • Hilda: Yes, although it was back in the fourteenth century. There were no phones, no TV's, things were very different.
  • Hilda: Oh no, she's gone again.
  • Sabrina: No I'm not, I'm on the bed.
  • Hilda: How'd you get over here?
  • Sabrina: Salem carried me in his mouth.
  • Salem: It took all my self control not to eat her.

Trivia[]

  • In this episode, we learn why Salem lives with the Spellmans: Hilda was once one of his followers during his quest to take over the world, being apart of the refreshments committee, and as punishment, she has to take care of him and keep him worm-free during his sentence as a cat.
  • We find out that Hilda and Zelda lived a lavish lifestyle before Sabrina moved in, with trips out to the opera, having handsome male servants, and having a disco in what would become Sabrina's room but they gave it up for Sabrina. They got that lifestyle because of their magic.
  • Libby doesn't appear in this episode.
  • Zelda was married to a lute-player named Benvolio when she was living in Florence during the renaissance. The marriage only lasted three days.
  • Hilda and Zelda tried their hands at various jobs over the centuries.
    • Hilda's worst jobs included Blacksmith, donkey walker, and deep sea fishing.
    • Zelda's worst job was as a coal miner in Wales.
    • The only time the two sisters worked together was when they worked as a double act in the Wild West, but they ended up being ran out of town, but they found the secret to financial security: junk.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch episodes
SEASON 1 PilotBundt FridayThe True Adventures of Rudy KazootieTerrible ThingsA Halloween StoryDream DateThird Aunt From the SunMagic JoelGeek Like MeSweet and Sour VictoryA Girl and Her CatTrial by FuryJenny's Non-DreamSabrina Through the Looking GlassHilda and Zelda: the Teenage YearsMars AttractsFirst KissSweet CharityCat ShowdownMeeting Dad's GirlfriendAs Westbridge TurnsThe Great MistakeThe CrucibleTroll Bride
SEASON 2 Sabrina Gets Her License (Part 1)Sabrina Gets Her License (Part 2)Dummy For LoveDante's InfernoA Doll's StorySabrina, the Teenage BoyA River of Candy Corn Runs Through ItInna Gadda SabrinaWitch TrashTo Tell a MortalOh What A Tangled Spell She WeavesSabrina ClauseLittle Big KraftFive Easy Pieces of LibbyFinger Lickin' FluSabrina and The BeanstalkThe EqualizerThe Band EpisodeWhen Teens CollideMy Nightmare, the CarFear Strikes Up a ConversationQuiz ShowDisneyworldSabrina's ChoiceRumor MillMom vs. Magic
SEASON 3 It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Season OpenerBoy Was My Face RedSuspicious MindsThe Pom Pom IncidentPancake MadnessGood Will HauntingYou Bet Your FamilyAnd The Sabrina Goes To...Nobody Nose Libby Like Sabrina Knows LibbySabrina and the BeastChristmas AmnesiaWhose So-Called Life Is It Anyway?What Price Harvey?Mrs. KraftSabrina and the PiratesSabrina, the MatchmakerSalem, the BoySabrina, the Teenage WriterThe Big SleepSabrina's Pen PalSabrina's Real WorldThe Long and Winding ShortcutSabrina, the SandmanSilent MovieThe Good, the Bad and the Luau
SEASON 4 No Place Like HomeDream a Little Dreama MeJealousyLittle Orphan HildaSpoiled RottenEpisode LXXXI: The Phantom MenacePrelude to a KissAging, Not So GracefullyLove Means Having to Say You're SorryIce Station SabrinaSalem and JulietteSabrina, Nipping at Your NoseNow You See Her, Now You Don'tSuper HeroLove in BloomWelcome Back, DukeSalem's DaughterDreama, the MouseThe Wild, Wild WitchShe's Baaack!The Four Faces of SabrinaThe End of an Era
SEASON 5 Every Witch Way but LooseDouble TimeHeart of the MatterYou Can't TwinHouse of Pi'sThe Halloween SceneWelcome, TravelerSome of My Best Friends Are Half-MortalsLost at 'C'Sabrina's Perfect ChristmasMy Best ShotTick-Tock Hilda's ClockSabrina's New RoommateMaking the GradeLove is a Many Complicated ThingSabrina, the MuseBeach Blanket BizarroWitchright HallSabrina, the ActivistDo You See What I See?Sabrina's Got SpiritFinally!
SEASON 6 Really Big Season OpenerSabrina's Date with DestinyWhat's NewsMurder on the Halloween ExpressThe Gift of GabThin IceHex, Lies & No VideotapeHumble PieA Birthday WitchDeliver Us from E-mailCloud TenSabrina and the CandidateI Think I Love YouThe ArrangementTime After TimeSabrina and the KissThe CompetitionI, BusybodyGuilty!The Whole Ball of WaxDriving Mr. GoodmanI Fall to Pieces
SEASON 7 Total Sabrina Live!The Big HeadCall Me CrazyShift HappensFree SabrinaSabrina UnpluggedWitch Way OutBada-Ping!It's a Hot, Hot, Hot, Hot ChristmasPing, Ping A SongThe Lyin', the Witch and the WardrobeIn Sabrina We TrustSabrina in WonderlandPresent PerfectCirque du SabrinaGetting To Nose YouRomance LoomingSpellmanian SlipYou Slay MeA Fish TaleWhat a Witch WantsSoul Mates
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