W.I.T.C.H.
W.I.T.C.H. is an animated series based on an Italian comic book series of the same name. The series follows the adventures of five girls (Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin) who gain magical powers. The series originally aired from December 18, 2004 until December 23, 2006. 52 episodes were produced, over two seasons. Greg Weisman became the show's producer and story editor in its second season. Cary Bates and Jon Weisman each wrote four episodes of the series.
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Cast members
The following voice actors appeared in both Gargoyles and W.I.T.C.H. They are listed alphabetically by surname.
- Thom Adcox - Sammy (episode: "C is for Changes")
- Ed Asner - Napoleon
- Michael Bell - Crimson, Drake, Blunk's mother
- Jeff Bennett - Tracker
- Jim Cummings - Tridart, Howard Hale
- Cam Clarke - Dean Collins
- Pat Fraley - Marco
- Elisa Gabrielli - Sarena Sanchez
- Dorian Harewood - Lionel Cook
- CCH Pounder - Kadma
- Justin Shenkarow - Eric Lyndon
- Kath Soucie - Nerissa, Sandpit
- Cree Summer - Ember
- B.J. Ward - Halinor, Mage
- Frank Welker - Additional voices
References to Gargoyles in W.I.T.C.H.
- In the episode "I is for Illusion", written by Cary Bates, one of the Guardians asks "How are we supposed to beat up a beach?" while fighting the villain Sandpit. This is a direct reference to the Archmage's line ("After all, what have you achieved? You beat up a beach!") from "Avalon Part Two".[1]
- In the episode "U is for Undivided", also written by Cary Bates, two characters appear named Brenda and Marco. These characters are based on Brendan and Margot. Pat Fraley voiced both Brendan and Marco.[2]
- A character in the series is named Gargoyle, although he shares few characteristics with the species from Gargoyles.[3]
References to W.I.T.C.H. in Gargoyles
- In "Strangers", the first issue of Gargoyles: Bad Guys, the song playing on the boombox during the framing sequence at the start and during the Sydney scenes is "The Will To Love". This song was written by Greg Weisman for the second season of W.I.T.C.H. Greg Weisman has mentioned a private theory that the song is from the W.I.T.C.H. TV series that aired within the Gargoyles universe, although it would have done so about a decade before its original airdate in the real world.[4]
- In "Religious Studies 101: A Handful of Thorns" one of Mysterio's Homunculi is called 'Blunk', named for the small goblin like creature that acted as a sidekick in the series. That Homunculus and Blunk were both voiced by Steve Blum.
See also
- W.I.T.C.H. at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
- W.I.T.C.H. at the Internet Movie Database
- W.I.T.C.H. at TV.com
