The Elvira Show

TV Movie
1993
25m

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Cassandra Peterson in The Elvira Show (1993)

A pair of witches and their pet cat welcome a long-lost niece into their new Kansas home and also have to contend with a couple of overzealous cops.A pair of witches and their pet cat welcome a long-lost niece into their new Kansas home and also have to contend with a couple of overzealous cops.A pair of witches and their pet cat welcome a long-lost niece into their new Kansas home and also have to contend with a couple of overzealous cops.

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7.7/10

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Trivia
When auditioning actresses for the role of Elvira's niece Paige, the choice came down to Phoebe Augustine or another unknown young actress named Hillary Swank. Phoebe Augustine eventually won the role. Years later, Hillary Swank approached Cassandra Peterson at the gym to say hi and Cassandra said, "You were so talented! I hope you're still in show business. What are you doing now?" Hillary's response was, "Well, I just won an Academy Award."

Quotes
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark: Opportunity only gives you knockers once.

Alternate versions
There is a shorter 22 minute version of the pilot which leaves it to be continued.

Connections
Featured in Atop the Fourth Wall: Elvira's House of Mystery Special #1 (2016)

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No big whoop

This failed sitcom pilot revolves around Elvira (naturally) and her Aunt Minerva (a sadly wasted Katherine Helmond from "Soap" and "Who's the Boss?" fame). In the first and only episode Elvira and Minerva are living in Kansa when they have to deal with an undercover cop who Elvira is hopelessly smitten over, as well as, Paige (Phoebe Augustine from "Twin Peaks") the niece that she never knew she had. The humor comes across as "Married with Children" in as much as the double-entendres and slight raunch meets "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch". Speaking of "Sabrina", this one has a talking cat as well and it's easily the worst part of the show. If this HAD gotten picked up, I'd have probably watched an episode or two, but it's definitely no big loss that it didn't.

My Grade: C-