In Honor of Halloween…

I was obsessed with this movie as a small child. In fact, for years, I avoided reading Harry Potter because I thought of this as the definitive “witch school” bit of media. Haven’t seen it in ages. Doesn’t so much hold up — particularly Tim Curry’s musical number, which is bad video-effectstastic. (However, the evil twin sister song is actually still fun. Let us not discuss how and Englishwoman’s evil twin sister witch ends up with a Texas accent.)

Still a LOT like Harry Potter, though.

The Worst Witch, part one:

The Worst Witch, part two:

(Sing it with me, y’all: “If you’re filthy/ smelly/ evil wicked and cruel/ you’ll fit right at home / in my little school.”)

The Worst Witch, part three: (tell me this doesn’t look like the flying scene from Harry Potter!)

The Worst Witch, part four: (terror tag! With a ridiculous amount of screaming given that all they are doing is making funny faces)

The Worst Witch, part five:

The Worst Witch, part six: (In which we meet Tim Curry, and he sings!)

The Worst Witch, part seven:

And finally, The Worst Witch, part eight, in which “Hermione” gets hers: