Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Karamelle – Samantha’s Familiars

Prudence, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige, Samantha’s Familiars – Prue, Piper, & Phoebe Halliwell and Paige Matthews from Charmed
https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:Samantha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmed

Prudence, Piper, Phoebe, and Paige are the invisible familiars of Samantha, a Karamelle witch. Samantha is an experienced Gummy scientist, and former head of Karamelle’s Marketing Department.

Charmed is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast by The WB from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006. The series narrative follows a trio of sisters, known as The Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, who use their combined “Power of Three” to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern-day San Francisco. Keeping their supernatural identities separate and secret from their ordinary lives often becomes a challenge for them, with the exposure of magic having far-reaching consequences on their various relationships and resulting in a number of police and FBI investigations throughout the series. The series initially focuses on the three Halliwell sisters; Prue, Piper, and Phoebe.

Charmed achieved a cult following and popularity on The WB with its first episode “Something Wicca This Way Comes” garnering 7.7 million viewers, breaking the record for the network’s highest-rated debut episode. The show’s ratings, although smaller than rival shows on the “big four” networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox), were a success for the relatively new and smaller WB network. Charmed went through several timeslot changes during its eight-season run. During its fifth season, the show moved to the Sunday 8:00 pm timeslot, where it became the highest-rated Sunday night program in The WB’s history. At 178 episodes, Charmed was the second-longest drama broadcast by The WB, behind 7th Heaven. In 2006, it became the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads, before being surpassed by Desperate Housewives in 2012.

Prue Halliwell (Shannen Doherty, seasons 1–3), the eldest sister who initially receives the power to move objects with her mind by channeling telekinesis through her eyes. As the series progresses, Prue learns how to channel her telekinetic powers through her hands and gains the power of astral projection, the ability to be in two places at once. The evolution of her powers was explained by the theory that her ability to move objects with her mind evolved into the ability to move or transfer her own consciousness and astral body to other places. Prue also develops martial arts skills and becomes an effective hand-to-hand fighter. During her three seasons on Charmed, she is regarded as the strongest and most powerful witch of the Halliwell sisters. Prue initially works as an appraiser for an auction house, and later becomes a professional photographer for a magazine company.

Piper Halliwell (Holly Marie Combs), the second eldest sister who initially receives the power to freeze demons, people and objects, and eventually her surrounding environment. As the series progresses, she also gains the power to cause evil beings or objects to spontaneously explode, with the explanation behind this being her power to freeze comes from an ability to slow down particles, and with combustion, the ability to rapidly speed them up. Piper is initially the middle sister of the family during the first three seasons, but later becomes the eldest sister after Prue dies. Piper’s central love interest throughout the series is Leo Wyatt (Brian Krause), the sisters’ whitelighter – a guardian angel for good witches. In season three, she marries Leo, and as the series progresses, they have two children; Wyatt (born in season five) and Chris (born in season six). Piper initially works as a chef and manager for the restaurant Quake, but in season two, opens a nightclub called P3, in which Prue (before her death) and Phoebe become part-owners. In a comic series, modeled after the show, she eventually opens a restaurant called Halliwell.

Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano), the third eldest sister who initially receives the power of premonition, the ability to see into the future and the past. To make up for initially only having a passive power, Phoebe develops martial arts skills in order to better assist her sisters when they fight evil. As the series progresses, she also gains the active powers of levitation and empathy. Phoebe is introduced into Charmed as the youngest and most rebellious of the Halliwell sisters. However, her progression as a witch helps her become more responsible and grow as a person. Phoebe later becomes the middle sister after Prue dies and the series introduces their younger half-sister Paige (Rose McGowan). Phoebe was initially a college student for the first few seasons, and later becomes an advice columnist for the newspaper company The Bay Mirror.

Paige Matthews (Rose McGowan, seasons 4–8), the youngest half-sister who initially receives the power to move objects with her mind by orbing (“teleporting”) objects from one location to another through a vocal command. She was the secret love child of the Halliwell sisters’ mother Patty (Finola Hughes) and her whitelighter Sam Wilder (Scott Jaeck), making Paige both a witch and whitelighter. She was given up at birth and raised by her adoptive parents. Paige is introduced upon Prue’s funeral at the beginning of season four, where she goes on to help reconstitute The Charmed Ones by taking Prue’s place in the “Power of Three”. As the series progresses, Paige also receives the whitelighter powers of orbing herself and others, as well as sensing, glamouring, and healing.

Thank you to S. Quinn for pointing this reference out to me.

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