Melissa & Joey – “Witch Came First”

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Original Air Date: October 22, 2014
Starring: Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler
Directed by: Melissa Joan Hart

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: Melissa (Melissa Joan Hart) and her new husband Joey (Joey Lawrence) are preparing for a night of Halloween fun when Mel’s gynecologist (Beth Broderick) shows up to explain that Mel is actually a witch and needs to defeat the Dark Lord.

Featured Feline: This episode is a playful nod to Melissa’s long-running series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch with Beth Broderick, who played Sabrina’s aunt Zelda, making a guest appearance.  Melissa doesn’t believe she is actually a witch until she manages to accidentally turn her niece, Lennox (Taylor Spreitler) into a black cat.

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Lennox is startled by her transformation.  She talks via CGI effects to make the cat actor’s eyes and mouth move.

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Melissa promises to change her back but Lennox needs to use the restroom first and asks to be let outside.  Melissa isn’t sure but allows her outside.

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Later Lennox meows to come back inside.

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Melissa places her on the kitchen counter.  “You don’t even know where I’ve been!” Lennox points out.

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Unable to use the proper spell, Melissa makes do with “Bippity Boppity Boo” and manages to change Lennox back into a person . . . well, almost.

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The cat actor from this episode was one of the team from Performing Animal Troupe that worked on the original Sabrina show.

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Final Mewsings: Sadly it can be dangerous to be a black cat on Halloween.


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