The Wickedest Witch

<p>🎃 It’s 1989, and Rue McClanahan is trapped in an underground castle inhabited by a bunch of Gremlin-looking puppets called Greevils — and for some reason wants to leave.  </p><p>Join us for a Halloween in July celebration of <i>The Wickedest Witch</i>, co-written and produced by <i>ALF</i> creator Paul Fusco, and starring Blanche from <i>The Golden Girls</i> as the evil Avarissa. As far as we know, this Halloween special only ever aired once, but somehow managed to capture our hearts and burrow itself into the cavernous depths of our memories.  </p><p>****  </p><h2>🎙 Guest:  </h2><p>Matt from <a href="https://dinosaurdracula.com">Dinosaur Dracula</a> (<a href="https://purplestuff.podbean.com">The Purple Stuff Podcast</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dinosaurdracula/">@dinosaurdracula</a>).  </p><p>****  </p><h2>📺 Watch It:  </h2><p>There are 3 copies on YouTube — some include commercials, others hit record a second too late. For the closest we can get to a full picture of the special, here are all 3, courtesy of:  </p><p>1. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1row75f9pbY">Dinosaur Dracula</a>,  <br />2. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RCoRFNsm9I">Jared’s VHS Treasures</a>,  <br />3. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ibdSFJSqSY">trivialord</a>.  </p><p>****  </p><h2>💬 Topics & Tangents:  </h2><p>1. <a href="https://dinosaurdracula.com/blog/wickedest-witch-1989/"><i>The Wickedest Witch</i></a> on Dinosaur Dracula.  </p><p>2. <a href="https://archive.org/details/entertainmenttonightoctober271989partial">Rue McClanahan on <i>Entertainment Tonight</i></a>, October 27, 1989 (Interview starts at 6:57).  </p><p>3. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHw8Jt666neGTmYuBhy4BMg">Ronn Lucas</a> (Sammy), creator of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bro8NZWMTcI"><i>Scorch</i></a> and the 1988 Disney Channel channel special, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK6fN5sID-I"><i>Who’s in Charge Here?</i></a>  </p><p>4. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J_eB_ocTCs&t=164s">Judge Doo