{
  "id": 13827402,
  "title": "Sabrina The Teenage Witch Once Had A Bizarre Happy Days Crossover",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/sabrina-the-teenage-witch-once-had-a-bizarre-happy-days-crossover",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-11T23:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2282179/sabrina-the-teenage-witch-bizarre-happy-days-crossover/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the early 90s, millions of young adults tuned in to watch Sabrina the Teenage Witch on their television screens, a show that captivated them with its fantastical world and relatable characters. Created by Marc Cherry, the sitcom aired on ABC before moving to the WB network, where it continued for several more years. The show's popularity led to numerous changes, including new friends, love interests, and even some bizarre crossover episodes.\n\nOne such episode, titled \"Sabrina in Wonderland,\" aired during Sabrina's college years, during the show's shift to the WB network. In this episode, Sabrina finds herself attracted to Aaron Jacobs, a new love interest played by Dylan Neal. However, she struggles to reciprocate his feelings, leading her to seek a spell that would help her understand what makes Aaron tick. To brew her potion, Sabrina gathers ingredients from Aaron's heart, including a watch that supposedly contains the answer.\n\nDuring her potion-making journey, Sabrina stumbles upon a rabbit and follows it into a rabbit hole, reminiscent of the famous scene from Alice in Wonderland. In this alternate universe, the rabbit is played by Danny Most, who portrayed Ralph Malph on the popular 70s sitcom Happy Days. Most's appearance in a rabbit costume, complete with makeup, is just one of the many bizarre callbacks to Happy Days throughout the episode.\n\nThe connections between Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Happy Days run deep, as both shows originally aired on ABC and featured Anson Williams as a regular director. Williams directed both \"Sabrina in Wonderland\" and \"Cirque du Sabrina,\" another fantastical-themed episode from the same season. Additionally, Henry Winkler, who played Fonzie on Happy Days, directed two episodes of Sabrina the Teenage Witch between 2000 and 2002.\n\nAlthough Melissa Joan Hart, the star of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, eventually became a director herself, she never had the chance to reprise her role as the show's titular character. However, Hart did express her gratitude for the connections between the two shows, mentioning that legendary director Garry Marshall, who created Happy Days, was a mentor to her. Marshall directed one episode of Sabrina titled \"Bada-Ping,\" which was also directed by Anson Williams. As the series progressed, it became increasingly surprising that \"Sabrina in Wonderland\" is the episode with the most callbacks to the iconic 70s sitcom.",
  "summary": "One Season 7 episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch featured a quick moment with Anson Williams as Potsie from Happy Days, plus an appearance from Danny Most.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}