One Week Til Halloween: The Worst Witch is in the house!

I was privileged enough to grow up with HBO. It has definitely evolved since the early 80s, what with it not going off the air and only playing about a dozen movies per month.

There were two things you could count on with HBO: at Halloween they would incessantly repeat The Worst Witch and at Christmas they would incessantly repeat Emmett Otter's Jugband Christmas. (We'll hold off on the Emmett Otter love until Christmas time.)

The Worst Witch starred Feruza Balk as a young witch at a witches academy who can't seem to do a damn thing right. Also starring Tim Curry and Mrs. Garret (Charlotte Rae), there are a few catchy tunes and shades of Harry Potter abound. One of the best songs is this one, sung by Tim Curry, called "Anything Can Happen on Halloween." It's so awesome!!!

And you gotta love YouTube! Here is a brief clip from the show.