Free Spirit "Hallowinnie" Part 1 of 3

Ok, this isn't a commercial, I'm branching out! This is the Halloween episode of the short-lived supernatural comedy "Free Spirit" which ran for half a season on ABC. It's probably most notable for featuring a young Alyson Hannigan (Willow from "Buffy The Vampire Slayer").

The premise of the show is that a witch (Corinne Bohrer) is sent to be the housekeeper of a mortal family. The kids know she's a Witch, the dad is clueless. Hilarity ensues! This episode, "Hallowinnie", aired on October 29th, 1989. A notable guest star is Jenny Lewis, playing the lead "Deb" Chris. Lewis is probably best known for her role as Haley in "The Wizard" and now as the lead singer of the band Rilo Kiley.

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Entertainment

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• 80's
• Sitcom
• Supernatural
• Magic
• Witchcraft
• Halloween
• Television
• TV
• Retro

[LaceybugBE]

LOOK AT THE PHONE! HEH HEH. I WAS only 3 when this came out...Does anyone know how long this show ran for.

[80sCommercialVault]

Half a season.

Video descriptions are your friend.

[dwnar]

ok,now i'm not saying this was the greatest show,but what's the deal,only 1 season.this show was by no means any dumber than any other on tv then and now.(look at family matters).was the night or time slot wrong?was it on at the same time of something really popular?i think it was a cool show.

[80sCommercialVault]

It shared the same timeslot as the Simpsons, once that started airing in December of '89. This show was canceled soon afterward, so the damage from that must have been pretty bad.

[DaredToMove]

Ironic that Alyson was in a show about a witch even before Buffy. :D

[Mysterycat74]

I seriously loved this show even for the VERY brief time it was on! I can't believe someone got an episode on YouTube! AWESOME!

[Chelsmerels]

ahhhh I love Alyson Hannigan she's such a good actress if you have more episodes you should totally upload them I love these old t.v shows

[starrshimmer]

the blonde dude reminds me of brad taylor from home improvement.

[LrodJr]

Alyson Hannigan, the goddess herself.

[WastedPo]

@LordSpanky, you know, it's possible a good deal of that laughter is from a real studio audience. Most sitcoms had studio audiences. I think the sitcoms that didn't have them were *obvious* in that they weren't filmed on "performing" stages. I think laugh track shows also had lots of editing, meaning scenes weren't performed in one continuous flow like in a play; I'm talking about shows like The Brady Bunch and Get Smart.

[hormelinc]

Oh, I was in LOVE with Corinne Bohrer back then :) I thought she was the CUTEST! Never saw this show before, though. I would have followed every episode! Nice to see Alyson, though I like her much better nowadays (as an adult, obviously!). Where is Corinne now???

[StormsongK]

On a related topic, who remembers ABC's sitcom "The Charmings", about Snow White and Prince Charming trying to live in modern suburbia with their mother-in-law, the evil Queen and her raven Quoth? *shakes head* Silliness.

[StormsongK]

How could I have grown up in the 80s and missed this? No one aired it where I lived, it seems. And it's SO 80s. Wow. And Willow?! I guess this is where she learned it all!

[MrLogoman007]

@countrygurl1500 How I Met Your Mother.

[MrLogoman007]

@GJNCA She's currently starring in a very successful sitcom on CBS entitled "How I Met Your Mother".

[WristcutterAnonymous]

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