24 Times When Salem Saberhagen Just Did Whatever The Heck He Wanted In "Sabrina The Teenage Witch"

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If you were a fan of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, you'll recall that the title character of Sabrina Spellman was played by Melissa Joan Hart.

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Her aunts, Zelda and Hilda, were played by Beth Broderick and Caroline Rhea.

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And Salem the cat, aka Salem Saberhagen, was voiced by Nick Bakay throughout the series.

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Salem was talented and entertaining.

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And he was also just a little bit power-hungry.

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This quality led to Salem being turned into a cat by the Witches' Council when he tried to conquer the world. The desire never really went away, either; he was denied the chance to return to being a human in the show because he still hoped to achieve world domination.

Here are 24 times when Salem Saberhagen proved himself to be one of the most hilarious and underrated characters in Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

1.When he properly introduced himself.

Salem tells Sabrina his last name is Saberhagen
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2.When he demonstrated his math skills.

While he is being evaluated for a cat show, Salem answers a math question for a judge
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3.When he gave Asher a run for his money.

Salem teases a boy attending Sabrina's party, Asher, and calls him a loser
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4.When he knew how to get some attention.

Salem puts a thermometer up to steam from a kettle to raise his temperature reading and fake a fever
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5.When he did his best to improve his image.

Salem shows Zelda a doctored photo of himself with Mother Teresa
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6.When he took a risk for some peanut brittle.

Salem's head is stuck in a plastic food container after eating peanut brittle from the container
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7.When he plotted against a Spellman family relative, Larry, and let out a maniacal laugh.

Salem hides the fact that he's brewing poison in a cauldron
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8.When he didn't share Hilda's love for kitschy Christmas accessories.

Salem criticizes Hilda's colorful Christmas wreath accessory
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9.When he remembered a forgotten holiday, Bobunk, after Sabrina accidentally erased Christmas.

Salem tells Sabrina about the holiday he accidentally erased, which was called Bobunk
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10.When he was crushing on Paula Abdul.

Salem falls in love with Paula Abdul while watching her dance with an animated cat for her "Opposites Attract" music video
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11.When he was ready to party at his daughter's wedding.

Salem speaks with his daughter before she walks down the aisle at her wedding
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12.When he got a little testy about his magic being used to help Sabrina.

Salem becomes upset that magic he found was used on Sabrina
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13.When he fantasized about his dream of world domination.

Salem imagines himself as king of the world
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14.When he was stunned at the remarks made by a casting director at a cat food commercial audition.

Salem's jaw drops when a casting director critiques his look
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15.And when he criticized Zelda's performance and outfit at their callback.

Salem criticizes Zelda's acting performance and outfit at their callback for a cat food commercial
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16.When he woke Sabrina up to the fact that she was becoming a major bridezilla.

Salem slaps Sabrina after she acts like a crazy bridezilla
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17.When he didn't really have the best sense of self-awareness.

Salem spies on a neighbor who ironically is spying on the Spellman household
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18.When he coached Sabrina on solving the Spellman family secret.

Salem tries to tutor Sabrina on how to solve the family secret
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19.When he cared about the issues that really matter.

Salem says he wishes he could vote to change the pronunciation of the word Friday to Fridyah
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20.When he allowed himself to indulge.

Salem tells Sabrina that he's begun indulging in food
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21.When he was focused on his finances.

Salem wears a gangster outfit and says, "Money, baby"
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22.When he couldn't let go of the idea of world domination.

Salem accidentally admits he still wants to take over the world at his parole hearing
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23.When he was kidnapped by a kid and secretly had some sassy remarks ready for him.

Salem is annoyed after a child kidnaps him and renames him Stinky
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24.And, lastly, when he took a joyride in Sabrina's car, which Mr. Kraft unfortunately didn't see coming soon enough.

Salem hits Mr. Kraft while driving Sabrina's car
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To sum it up, Salem is a character who should never be forgotten.

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