TV's Most Magical Witches: INSIDE TV Halloween Countdown

Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall starred in the pilot episode ofthe '80 series "Tucker's Witch," but was replaced by "7th Heaven" momCatherine Hicks. The original McDonaldland characters - includingGrimace, The Hamburglar and Mayor McCheese - were based on the "H.R.Pufnstuf" characters, which led to a lawsuit in which McDonald's wasforced to pay $50,000 for infringement.

Below is INSIDE TV's complete list of Top 10 TV Witches (from theOct. 31 issue, on newsstands Thursday, Oct. 27):

10. Grandmama Addams

Marie Blake on "The Addams Family"

Grandmama was the well-intentioned meddlesome mama of Gomez,though in the animated spin-off series and "The Addams Family" movies,she was Morticia's mom.

Spell Check: The only thing Grandmama loved more than resting onher bed of nails: cooking up love spells, like Love Potion 666, and,ahem, tasty treats for the family, like the infamous yak stew thatturned Gomez into a sleepwalking cat burglar.

Secret Ingredient: During the run of the series, Marie wasactually credited under her other (much more colorful) stage name,Blossom Rock.

9. Tabitha Stephens

Lisa Hartman on "Tabitha"

The grown-up witch daughter of Bewitched's Samantha and Darrinmoved to Los Angeles, where she and mortal brother Adam worked at TVstation KLXA.

Spell Check: Adam, like his father, was against Tabitha'switchcraft, but it didn't stop her from using it to save her boss/loveinterest Paul (Robert Urich) from a coven of angry witches, or to casta little truth spell to find out Paul's true feelings for her.

Secret Ingredient: Unfortunately, Tabitha's magic didn't extend tothe Nielsen ratings, and the show lasted less than a season.

8. Sabrina Spellman

Melissa Joan Hart on "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch"

Sabrina's magical powers didn't prevent her from experiencing thenormal trials and tribulations of school, friendship and dating.

Spell Check: She used truth sprinkles on her enemy, Libby, who notonly confessed her catty misdeeds, but also revealed that the objectof her affection was Sabrina's crush, Harvey.

Secret Ingredient: The Sabrina character was a spin-off from thewholesome Archie comic book series. When Melissa Joan posed for someracy magazine photos in 1999, the Archie Comics CEO demanded that sheapologize for the pics or the company would fire her from the show.She didn't, and they didn't.

7. Witch Hazel

June Foray on "Looney Tunes"

With pale green skin, a shock of frightful black hair, twiglikelegs and a cackling laugh, Hazel was the creepy witch who was alwaysoutwitted by Bugs Bunny.

Spell Check: Dressed as a witch, Bugs raised Hazel's ire becauseshe was afraid he was uglier than she was. She finally realized he wasreally a rabbit, but her delight turned to horror when Bugs trickedher into drinking the "pretty potion" that caused her to lose hercherished bad looks.

Secret Ingredient: June is a legendary voice artist who's thesound behind Tweety's owner Granny, Bullwinkle's pal Rocky, and, in anepisode of "Bewitched," Baby Darrin.

6. Tabitha Lenox

Juliet Mills on "Passions"

Her sweet, kindly persona hides the fact that most of her time isactually spent torturing the citizens of Harmony because theirwitch-hunting ancestors burned her at the stake centuries ago.

Spell Check: Among the 300-year-old witch's many evil misdeeds:keeping lovers Luis and Sheridan and Miguel and Charity apart, andtrying to send Eve to jail.

Secret Ingredient: Juliet also played a nanny with psychic powerson the short-lived '70s sitcom "Nanny and the Professor."

5. Prue, Piper & Phoebe Halliwell, Paige Matthews

Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano and Rose McGowanon "Charmed"

The "Charmed Ones" are the San Franciscan Halliwells, a trio ofprophesied witches. After sister Prue (Shannen) is killed by Shax, thewomen discover they have a half-sister Paige (Rose), who helps themrestore the "power of three."

Spell Check: Guided by The Book of Shadows, the women cast variousspells to thwart evildoers, using their individual powers, includingfreezing time and the ability to levitate objects.

Secret Ingredient: In Season 4, Phoebe (Alyssa) was given a hexedengagement ring that would turn her into a 1950s housewife, which shefeared would force her to suppress her magic skills, like Samantha on"Bewitched."

4. Willow Rosenberg

Alyson Hannigan on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

Willow was a kind, gentle, loyal friend to Buffy. But her witchypowers were strong, and when she was properly motivated, her sweettemperament could turn deadly.

Spell Check: When her girlfriend and fellow witch Tara wasmurdered, Willow exacted a gruesome revenge, and it was her awesomepowers that eventually doomed Sunnydale's Hellmouth.

Secret Ingredient: Riff Regan played Willow in the original Buffypilot, but the role was recast with Alyson after the WB green-lightedthe show.

3. Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo

Billie Hayes on "H.R. Pufnstuf"

Witchiepoo was Living Island's resident baddie, flying on herVroom Broom (a tricked-out broomstick equipped with a steering wheel),trying to steal Freddie the magic talking flute.

Spell Check: Jimmy, Freddie's owner, was lured to Living Island byWitchiepoo, who turned Jimmy into a mechanical boy, and cast otherspells to keep him, and the coveted Freddie, trapped far from home.

Secret Ingredient: The original McDonaldland characters -including Grimace, The Hamburglar and Mayor McCheese - were based onthe "H.R. Pufnstuf" characters, which led to a lawsuit in whichMcDonald's was forced to pay $50,000 for infringement.

2. Amanda Tucker

Catherine Hicks on "Tucker's Witch"

Her P.I. hubby Rick (Tim Matheson) had the sleuthing skills, butAmanda had something even better: witchcraft, including the ability tocommunicate telepathically with her cat, Dickens.

Spell Check: Her skills could be erratic. And when tracking downbad guys, like an international assassin who's out to bump off acelebrity hairdresser, conjuring up a bit of misinformation was oftena dangerous thing.

Secret Ingredient: Sex and the City's Kim Cattrall starred in thepilot episode of the '80s series, but was replaced by "7th Heaven" momCatherine.

1. Samantha Stephens

Elizabeth Montgomery on Bewitched

Sweet witch Samantha's mortal hubby Darrin was against her usingher "witch twitch" nose to conjure up magic -- unless it was to gethim out of a jam!

Spell Check: Samantha's many memorable spells included turningDarrin into a giant fish to keep him from kissing another woman. Butour favorite bit of Stephens magic? That automatic vacuum cleaner andthe levitating furniture.

Secret Ingredient: Samantha's famous nose twitch was an illusion.Elizabeth was actually twitching her upper lip, which made her nosewrinkle, too.

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