Melissa Joan Hart requested patriotic wardrobe on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” after 9/11

The actress responded to a viral TikTok that pointed out the cast's red, white, and blue outfits in season 6, which debuted after the September 2001 attacks.

Melissa Joan Hart confirmed that she conjured up patriotic wardrobe for season 6 of Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a symbol of support after the 9/11 attacks.

The actress, 47, responded to a TikTok that went viral earlier this year that pointed out the plethora of red, white, and blue wardrobe on season 6, which debuted October 2001, a month after the coordinated attacks on the Twin Towers in New York. On Instagram on Wednesday, Hart confirmed that she "insisted on wearing red, white, and blue in every episode (as did my costars) as a small symbol of our support for a nation in mourning and confusion."

"Our nation came together in so many beautiful ways to stand with neighbors and against terrorism," Hart recalled.

Much of the titular witch and her pals' wardrobes also included imagery of the American flag.

The beloved sitcom, based on the Archie Comics series and centered on Hart's teenage witch and her eccentric witch aunts (Beth Broderick and Caroline Rhea), aired for seven seasons between 1996 and 2003. It led to a series of animated reimaginings, as well as the darker live-action Chilling Adventures of Sabrina series starring Kiernan Shipka.

Hart's Sabrina celebrates its 28th anniversary this September. For the sitcom's 15th anniversary back in 2018, EW reunited the cast at L.A. Comic Con to reflect on its legacy. "Every actor wants to have that one role that’s iconic, that speaks to people, that people relate to it,” Hart said at the time. “When fans come to us and say, ‘We grew up with you,’ that is the biggest compliment we could ever receive for working hard all those years. It just makes us feel good that so many people enjoyed it and enjoyed our work and what more can you ask for?”

"The girls who were 10 when they started watching are now in their 30s, and it’s so much fun,” creator Nell Scovell added. “Like if I go to a meeting and someone meets me at the elevator and as we’re walking to her boss’ office she’ll often lean in and say, ‘Oh my god I loved Sabrina.’ And that always makes me feel really happy.”

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