Sabrina the Teenage Witch
A Girl and Her Cat
TV Flash files “A Girl and Her Cat” as hour 11 of 163 in the TV Flash guide — Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003) on ABC/The WB, season 1, episode 11, aired 1996-12-13, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E11: listed hour 11 of 163 in the Sabrina the Teenage Witch guide, hour 11 of 24 in season 1. It aired 1996-12-13 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Sweet and Sour Victory” (S01E10). Next is “Trial by Fury” (S01E12).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After Salem stows away in her backpack and gets her thrown out of the local pizzeria, Sabrina washes her hands of the cat, feigning unconcern when the feline fails to return for Christmas dinner with visiting cousin Monty. When she discovers that Salem has in fact been catnapped by a stubborn little boy named Rex, Sabrina launches a desperate plan to rescue him by impersonating Santa Claus.
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Girl and Her Cat sit in the Sabrina the Teenage Witch guide?
S01E11 is listed hour 11 of 163 — hour 11 of 24 in season 1, season 1 episode 11.
When did Sabrina the Teenage Witch S01E11 air?
A Girl and Her Cat aired 1996-12-13 and is listed at 30 minutes.
ABC or The WB?
An ABC TGIF hit that later moved to The WB. Same aunts, same cat, mid-spell network hop.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A talking cat, two witch aunts, and Melissa Joan Hart learning spells between locker drama. TGIF fantasy sitcom at peak teen branding: Salem’s deadpan, mortal-boy problems, magic as after-school accessory. Enchantment that hopped networks mid-run and still plays like comfort candy — light, catchy, a pointing finger you still flinch at.
In medias res in a TGIF kitchen: a talking cat, two witch aunts, Melissa Joan Hart learning spells between locker drama. Nell Scovell developed the series from Archie Comics (1996–2003). Max can keep his teen-magic streaming windows; this is late-1990s youth branding as a network night — ABC hit that later moved to The WB mid-spell. Caroline Rhea's Hilda, Beth Broderick's Zelda, Nick Bakay's Salem, Nate Richert's Harvey as mortal-boy problem. Light fantasy multi-cam with massive teen appeal. Salem's deadpan.…
Filed against
- Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina Spellman
Melissa Joan Hart learned spells between locker drama as Sabrina Spellman — TGIF fantasy sitcom at peak teen branding, a talking cat, two witch aunts, magic as after-school accessory. Enchantment that hopped networks mid-run. TV Flash…
- Caroline Rhea as Hilda Spellman
Caroline Rhea’s Hilda Spellman made Sabrina the Teenage Witch an aunt you could hear from the kitchen — 1990s catalog TGIF enchantment, then Phineas and Ferb stretching the voice into a mom who never quite busts the boys. TV Flash files…
- Beth Broderick as Zelda Spellman
Beth Broderick’s Zelda Spellman aunted Sabrina the Teenage Witch as TGIF fantasy at peak teen branding — a talking cat, two witch aunts, Melissa Joan Hart learning spells between locker drama, Salem’s deadpan, magic as after-school…
- Nate Richert as Harvey Kinkle
Nate Richert’s Harvey Kinkle was the mortal-boy problem on Sabrina the Teenage Witch — TGIF fantasy at peak teen branding, Melissa Joan Hart’s spells between locker drama, a talking cat, two witch aunts, magic as after-school accessory.…
- Nick Bakay as Salem Saberhagen
Nick Bakay’s Salem Saberhagen was the deadpan in Sabrina the Teenage Witch’s talking cat — 1990s TGIF fantasy, Melissa Joan Hart’s spells between locker drama, two witch aunts, mortal-boy problems, magic as after-school accessory. TV…