Salem Saberhagen - Other Versions

Other Versions

Aside from the original comic, he appeared in the live-action film, along with the TV series it spawned, as well as Sabrina, the Animated Series (in which Nick Bakay, who voiced the character, was the only actor to reprise his role from the live action show), the movie Sabrina: Friends Forever, its spin-off show Sabrina's Secret Life, and the upcoming Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch. However, prior to any of these adaptations, Salem appeared in Filmation's 1969 animated version (which began as a segment on The Archie Comedy Hour) as previously mentioned in this article. {A running gag on the Filmation version is Salem in a feud with Jughead's dog "Hot Dog" and "Chili Dog"-a smaller red-haired version of "Hot Dog"}. The sitcom version also made a guest appearance on the Disney-ABC owned shows Boy Meets World, You Wish, and Teen Angel during the fall of 1997 and Disney's One Saturday Morning on Friday Night with Valarie Rae Miller in 1998.

In the original comic version of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Salem's full name was Salem Plottsworth. Additionally, he was turned into a cat for standing up Enchantra at the altar, instead of for attempting world domination. A similar tale was told in the live-action film, where he was imprisoned in the form of a cat for attempting to use his magic to make a mortal love him. The original comic character's background was retconned in the Tania del Rio manga-inspired version of the comic to a history that fit more in with Salem's history from the sitcom. His name in the comics was also changed to Salem Saberhagen as well.