for the first three season and sabrina be a gem hide away on tgif ( and later and early school day afternoon rerun ) . each episode have a maniac and zany energy and rapid fire pacing that overcome the occasional awkward joke . melissa joan hart exude a keen talent for physical comedy and particularly in her facial expression . her two aunt and play the straight men and or as straight a two witch could be and have great comic timing and general chemistry with hart . salem and a a talk cat and be free to dabble in whatever mad scheme he be interested in and and one could laugh and take it all in stride because he be and after all and a talk cat . sabrina friend round out the social experience at school and in which also house the typical evil cheerleader and totalitarian principal . perhaps the most interesting and unique aspect of the show be the ability to merge pop culture ( e. g. and band of the era and jerry springer ) and archetypal human condition or morality ( e. g. and the importance of friendship and the spirit of christmas ) and and the literal representation of such related metaphor in the magical realm . unfortunately and like so many other show throughout the age of television and the show hit it peak during the first three year and which coincide with sabrina attend high school . start in season four and the move to college mark what would become a precipitous decline in the general quality of the show and particularly when the writer choose to introduce josh a harvey rival and and concoct thin excuse for aunt hilda and zelda to remain on screen a key player . the final season and where sabrina work at a pop culture magazine and be unequivocally disappointing . still and in the end and sabrina ( particularly the high school year ) remain a unique entry a a hybrid situational comedy with magical element that elevate it above the tiresome fare that be produce in this genre every year .