80sCommercialVault asked:
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.
i remember this show. this girl is like the original febe from friends
the mullet conquered back then!!!
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.
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.
OMG!! I used to love this show. I could never remember the name, but every time someone said, “Not necessarily”, I’d think of this.
Love the cordless phone with retractable antenna!
how old was alison? 15?
I used to LOOOOOOOOVE this show!!! This is my fav episode! Thankyou! I LOVE YOU!!!
tnks sry didn’t think 2 read it
Try reading the video description k thx plz.
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who is jessie ive seen her before on a different show? any body know plz tell me thnks
corinne is so freaking hot its crazy ..
but i **** laugh tracks ..
its used to make up for lame comedy ..
ugh ..
Didn’t she play Veronica’s mom in Veronica Mars as well?
I noticed her in commercials lately too! I seriously said to myself “That was the witch on “Free Spirit.”
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!
I was having a discussion with my co host about this show and we couldn’t remember the name! Thanks for putting this up!!!!!!!!
I liked this show as a kid…however, “The Simpsons” became a regular show at that time and it killed it…
And I’ve always disliked Jenny Lewis. After she was talking about her ******* adventures with Angelina Jolie, it just confirmed my disgust of her.
i no lol! thats were she was all that time! lol! jk
no wonder this was short lived….
nothing except bounty commercials and bite size pizza snacks. Bummer to see her go from TV & movies to tiny commercials cuz’ she’s so cute and funny! I wish she was in another sitcom – love watching her.
I’m so glad someone put this video up. I thought I was the only one who remembered this show. I actually had this episode on video but I lost it years back. Theory818 is right, Corinne does look amazing. Besides the commercials I wonder what else she has been up to?
corinne bohrer has aged incredibly well. I’ve seen her in commercials and for 49 WOW, something tells me that she’s going to be hot for along time to come. Maybe she really is a witch, and the best kind, a hot one with her own broom.
Oh noes! Cliffhanger!
Veronica Mars’s mom is a witch! How did I not know this?
Thanks for posting; Alyson’s adorable.
the sound effect pretty much sounded like the Scrabble timer
The older brother looks like he could be the dad!