Fans who followed the adventures of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch will likely remember the cameo by Britney Spears, who briefly appeared on screen to teach the protagonist a few dance steps. Many years have passed since then, and the cast of the fantasy TV series wanted to celebrate its 30th anniversary by recalling the most enjoyable and amusing moments, including the pop star’s cameo.
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Melissa Joan Hart recalls Britney Spears’ cameo and explains how it came to be
Melissa Joan Hart, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nate Richert, Jenna Leigh Green, Elisa Donovan and David Lascher have come back together. Thirty years after the first episode aired, the cast of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch celebrated the anniversary with Entertainment Weekly, recalling some of the show’s favorite moments and some of the guest stars who appeared over its seven seasons, including Britney Spears.
The pop star was involved in the Home Sweet Home episode of the fourth season, and Melissa Joan Hart, years later, recalled that moment: “This is the first episode of the fourth season in which I take dance lessons from Britney Spears. Because my father feels guilty, lives in Paris or something, he flies me out, I get bored, so he magically makes Britney appear to give me dance lessons.” The two had become friends thanks to the 1999 film Drive Me Crazy, which takes its name from the singer’s eponymous single: “All that Britney Drive Me Crazy stuff, we attended awards shows and things like that. We were always together.” Spending a lot of time together during that period, Britney Spears was later involved in an episode of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: “I was in her video for You Drive Me Crazy thanks to the film, we were friends. We saw each other whenever we could. She had an agenda that was very, very, very full, and I was always on set, so we met in the most unlikely places, usually in different cities. So, obviously, we had to have her on the show.”
Britney wasn’t the only big star to appear in the Archie Comics-based sitcom: David Lascher, for instance, recalled Usher’s cameo in a sixth-season episode: “I remember seeing Usher teaching Sabrina some love songs, and at the time I didn’t know who he was, but I thought: ‘This guy is really talented. There’s something special about him’.” And also the NSYNC, Avril Lavigne and the Violent Femmes.
Reflecting on one of her favorite episodes, Melissa Joan Hart cited Crazy for Pancakes from the third season: “I think it’s because I had the chance to do a lot of physical comedy, running from one side to the other. I even think I plunged into the dumpsters. I stuffed myself with food and that was that. I felt very vaudeville, like Lucy and me. That’s why I love that episode: I could really let loose physically and do all those antics, like filling my mouth with pancakes.”
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