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* "Witches in Tights" would not be the last time Creator/MarkShephard would be playing [[Series/{{Supernatural}} a demon victimizing a powerful teenager named Kevin]].

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* "Witches in Tights" would not be the last time Creator/MarkShepherd would be playing [[Series/{{Supernatural}} a demon victimizing a powerful teenager named Kevin]].

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* "Witches in Tights" would not be the last time Creator/MarkShepherd Creator/MarkShephard would be playing [[Series/{{Supernatural}} a demon victimizing a powerful teenager named Kevin]].
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* In "The Power of Three Blondes", Chris kisses Mitzy Stillman in a gambit to get the Stillmans to turn against each other and revert the Power of Three back to the rightful owners. Except, Mitzy is still under the identity of Phoebe Halliwell. [[spoiler: So technically, in that moment, Chris was kissing his ''aunt'', even if by this point he knew she was an imposter.]]

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* In "The Power of Three Blondes", Chris kisses Mitzy Stillman in a gambit to get the Stillmans to turn against each other and revert the Power of Three back to the rightful owners. Except, Mitzy is still under the identity of Phoebe Halliwell. [[spoiler: So technically, in that moment, Chris was kissing his ''aunt'', even if by this point he knew she was an imposter.]]]]
* "Witches in Tights" would not be the last time Creator/MarkShepherd would be playing [[Series/{{Supernatural}} a demon victimizing a powerful teenager named Kevin]].
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* The season 4 premiere has Paige nearly orbing a man's heart out of his body. Creator/RoseMcGowan would later play a young Cora in ''Series/OnceUponATime'' and her preferred method of dealing with people was ripping their hearts out of their bodies. Additionally in "A Knight To Remember" Rose also plays an Evil Enchantress who tries to make a prince forget his potential bride and marry her, hoping to gain control of his kingdom - something Cora does in the second episode where Rose plays her. And a third one - in "Happily Ever After" Paige falls victim to Snow White's poisoned apple. In ''Once Upon A Time'' Cora is Snow White's step-grandmother. It's also hilarious that Paige is skeptical about the fairy tales being real - when in OUAT she is a fairy tale character.
* Another ''Once Upon A Time'' related one; In "Spin City" Paige has to get rid of the WickedWitch of the 'Enchanted Forest'. Fast forward to OUAT and Paige's actress ''is'' the Wicked Witch of the Enchanted Forest.



* Creator/MishaCollins plays a character who calls Phoebe an angel and she replies that she isn't but she could introduce him to one. The actor later joined ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' as an angel.
* The groom-to-be in "The Wedding from Hell" was named [[Series/{{Leverage}} Elliot Spencer.]] For additional hilarity, an episode of ''Leverage'' focused on the main cast's efforts to crash a wedding, just as this one did.
* The Latin American Spanish dub of the series shares many voice actors with the Latin American Spanish dub of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', of all things. This led to such instances as Andy and Prue sharing the same voice actors as Adult!Goku and Kid!Goku/Kid!Gohan/Kid!Goten, respectively (Creator/MarioCastaneda and Creator/LauraTorres), leading to some AccidentalInnuendo of the [[ScrewYourself really]] [[ParentalIncest quite]] {{squick}}y kind to anyone paying attention, and Cole being voiced by Frieza's voice actor (Creator/GerardoReyero) when, while Frieza is infamous for being an unrepentant villain through the entire franchise, Cole is known for having a ''really'' protracted HeelFaceRevolvingDoor through his tenure on the show.



* Creator/RachelTrue criticising the show is especially amusing if one knows that she starred with three of the cast members before it was on the air - with Alyssa Milano in ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire1995'' and both Shannen Doherty and Rose [=McGowan=] in ''{{Film/Nowhere}}''.
* Brian Krause playing basically an angel here, and the series finale ends with [[spoiler: Phoebe marrying a cupid]]. One of his post-''Charmed'' roles was the MadeForTVMovie ''You're So Cupid'' - where it's revealed he's Cupid and likewise has two children with powers as a result (although these are girls).
* Two regarding "Battle of the Hexes" in which Billie wears Franchise/WonderWoman-inspired outfit and is taken over by [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the Belt of Gaea]] which was once worn by the Amazon queen Hippolyta.
** Kaley Cuoco, who played Billie, would go on to star in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' which had an episode where the main characters cosplay as the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica. And Cuoco's character was dressed as Wonder Woman who is the daughter of Hippolyta.
** Cuoco would also go on to star as the eponymous character in ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'', meaning that she now plays a DC character for real.
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* At the start of Season 4, Phoebe and Piper question how a whitelighter, who is basically an angel, could get someone knocked up, while a bitter Piper called Paige "half breed" for being half-witch, half-whitelighter. This becomes hilarious by the end of the season when Piper is revealed to be pregnant with her own half-witch half-whitelighter baby.

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* At the start of Season 4, Phoebe and Piper question how a whitelighter, who is basically an angel, could get someone knocked up, while a bitter Piper called Paige "half breed" for being half-witch, half-whitelighter. This becomes hilarious by the end of the season when Piper is revealed to be pregnant with her own half-witch half-whitelighter baby.baby.
* In "The Power of Three Blondes", Chris kisses Mitzy Stillman in a gambit to get the Stillmans to turn against each other and revert the Power of Three back to the rightful owners. Except, Mitzy is still under the identity of Phoebe Halliwell. [[spoiler: So technically, in that moment, Chris was kissing his ''aunt'', even if by this point he knew she was an imposter.]]
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* Creator/RachelTrue criticising the show is especially amusing if one knows that she starred with three of the cast members before it was on the air - with Alyssa Milano in ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' and both Shannen Doherty and Rose [=McGowan=] in ''{{Film/Nowhere}}''.

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* Creator/RachelTrue criticising the show is especially amusing if one knows that she starred with three of the cast members before it was on the air - with Alyssa Milano in ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire1995'' and both Shannen Doherty and Rose [=McGowan=] in ''{{Film/Nowhere}}''.
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* Phoebe's future self is distinguished from her present self in both Seasons 2 and 7 by having near waist-length hair. Alyssa Milano did end up growing her hair to that length after the show ended, and it was even like that for the special features created for the Deluxe Edition boxset.

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* Phoebe's future self is distinguished from her present self in both Seasons 2 and 7 by having near waist-length hair. Alyssa Milano did end up growing her hair to that length after the show ended, and it was even like that for the special features created for the Deluxe Edition boxset.boxset.
* At the start of Season 4, Phoebe and Piper question how a whitelighter, who is basically an angel, could get someone knocked up, while a bitter Piper called Paige "half breed" for being half-witch, half-whitelighter. This becomes hilarious by the end of the season when Piper is revealed to be pregnant with her own half-witch half-whitelighter baby.
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!!''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''
HilariousInHindsight in this series.
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* The first season episode title "The Fourth Sister" considering [[spoiler: they had a fourth sister all along]].
* The aforementioned horror movie line. In the episode "Chick Flick" which is an AffectionateParody of slasher movies, Prue is the first one to get attacked by the psycho killer.
* The season 4 premiere has Paige nearly orbing a man's heart out of his body. Creator/RoseMcGowan would later play a young Cora in ''Series/OnceUponATime'' and her preferred method of dealing with people was ripping their hearts out of their bodies. Additionally in "A Knight To Remember" Rose also plays an Evil Enchantress who tries to make a prince forget his potential bride and marry her, hoping to gain control of his kingdom - something Cora does in the second episode where Rose plays her. And a third one - in "Happily Ever After" Paige falls victim to Snow White's poisoned apple. In ''Once Upon A Time'' Cora is Snow White's step-grandmother. It's also hilarious that Paige is skeptical about the fairy tales being real - when in OUAT she is a fairy tale character.
* Another ''Once Upon A Time'' related one; In "Spin City" Paige has to get rid of the WickedWitch of the 'Enchanted Forest'. Fast forward to OUAT and Paige's actress ''is'' the Wicked Witch of the Enchanted Forest.
* A series of strange coincidences involving ''Charmed'' and ProfessionalWrestling have been creeping up after the show ended:
** The ProWrestlingEpisode "Wrestling With Demons". Think about this: Prue and Phoebe defeated Wrestling/BookerT and Wrestling/ScottSteiner, the two guys that would later win tag team championships together as part of [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA's]] Main Event Mafia.
** The Nexus, the central point of powerful energy the Manor was built upon, becomes the object of Zankou's demonic ambitions in season 7 (and those of Paul Haas in early season 8). Furthermore, when demons get killed, they go to a desolate place aptly called the Wasteland, where they inevitably end up as food for a hungry serpent beast. Fast forward to 2010 where a PowerStable of young upstarts known as Wrestling/TheNexus start running amok in Wrestling/{{WWE}}, led by and centered around the ambitions of [[Wrestling/WadeBarrett a man]] whose FinishingMove at the time is called the Wasteland.
** Paige's appearance in the fourth season is that of RavenHairIvorySkin and as noted on the main page, her BloodKnight tendencies have earned her the FanNickname "Raige" on the ''Website/TelevisionWithoutPity'' recaps. Fast forward to 2012 where we have a WWE Diva named Wrestling/{{Paige}} with black hair and pale skin, known for being violent and aggressive. Slight bonus to that one: in Chris's first appearance he makes the comment of "Stone Cold Paige", in reference to her being frozen by the Titans. WWE's Paige was a guest on the podcast of wrestling legend Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin where she openly admitted to being inspired by Austin. And the film ''Film/FightingWithMyFamily'' (which is about Paige the wrestler) depicts her getting the name from the character in the TV show.
** Piper's son Wyatt essentially became the plot of Season 6, in which it's revealed that he's destined to become the {{Above Good and|Evil}} EvilOverlord of a BadFuture unless someone's attempts to kill/convert him are thwarted. Fast forward to 2012 where we have a WWE Superstar named Wrestling/BrayWyatt[[note]]portrayed by a former member of the aforementioned Nexus group for good measure[[/note]] who leads a creepy {{cult}} "family" and is implied to be [[DemonicPossession a man possessed by an ancient demon]], possibly {{Satan}} himself. Furthermore, Wyatt Halliwell was born inside the Manor, making him extra susceptible to a FaceHeelTurn thanks to the Manor's Nexus. The man implied to be Bray Wyatt's vessel is the previous character his wrestler portrayed as a former member of the Nexus stable.
* When Phoebe says of Penny's six marriages,[[note]]This is a goof; Penny was engaged six times but only married four[[/note]] Cole says "I would have stopped at three". Phoebe would eventually be married three times across the series. [[spoiler: And she would [[HappilyMarried stop at the third one]]]].
* In "Enter the Demon" Piper is annoyed that Paige isn't taking her Charmed duties seriously, specifically her potions. Fast forward to "Siren Song" where Paige has been on a kick of hunting demons and experimenting with potions - which Piper complains about. BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor.
* A meta case. Just before the fifth season started filming, Rose [=McGowan=] did an interview where she said it was odd that they didn't show Paige dating anyone at all in her first year. She ended the interview saying "I hope I get some action". This becomes hilarious if one watches an extra on the DVD - where Rose talks about how she'd have these one-shot raunchy scenes with interchangeable male actors. She then went to the producers and said "Paige isn't a ho!" - BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor indeed.
* Creator/MishaCollins plays a character who calls Phoebe an angel and she replies that she isn't but she could introduce him to one. The actor later joined ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' as an angel.
* The groom-to-be in "The Wedding from Hell" was named [[Series/{{Leverage}} Elliot Spencer.]] For additional hilarity, an episode of ''Leverage'' focused on the main cast's efforts to crash a wedding, just as this one did.
* The Latin American Spanish dub of the series shares many voice actors with the Latin American Spanish dub of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', of all things. This led to such instances as Andy and Prue sharing the same voice actors as Adult!Goku and Kid!Goku/Kid!Gohan/Kid!Goten, respectively (Creator/MarioCastaneda and Creator/LauraTorres), leading to some AccidentalInnuendo of the [[ScrewYourself really]] [[ParentalIncest quite]] {{squick}}y kind to anyone paying attention, and Cole being voiced by Frieza's voice actor (Creator/GerardoReyero) when, while Frieza is infamous for being an unrepentant villain through the entire franchise, Cole is known for having a ''really'' protracted HeelFaceRevolvingDoor through his tenure on the show.
* [[Series/JustAddMagic This won't be the last time there's a trio of girls who protect the power of magic and fights evil.]] Bonus points for both girl trios discovering the magic book in an attic.
* This show was inspired by the film ''Film/TheCraft'', and one of the stars of that film, Rachel True, who is African-American, mocked Aaron Spelling for making the characters sisters, calling it an excuse to not cast any actresses of color. [[Series/Charmed2018 The 2018 reboot]] would give the sisters a RaceLift to become Latina/bi-racial. And that series would then be attacked for colorism - as only Melonie Diaz identifies as Latina.
* Creator/RachelTrue criticising the show is especially amusing if one knows that she starred with three of the cast members before it was on the air - with Alyssa Milano in ''Film/EmbraceOfTheVampire'' and both Shannen Doherty and Rose [=McGowan=] in ''{{Film/Nowhere}}''.
* Brian Krause playing basically an angel here, and the series finale ends with [[spoiler: Phoebe marrying a cupid]]. One of his post-''Charmed'' roles was the MadeForTVMovie ''You're So Cupid'' - where it's revealed he's Cupid and likewise has two children with powers as a result (although these are girls).
* Two regarding "Battle of the Hexes" in which Billie wears Franchise/WonderWoman-inspired outfit and is taken over by [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the Belt of Gaea]] which was once worn by the Amazon queen Hippolyta.
** Kaley Cuoco, who played Billie, would go on to star in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' which had an episode where the main characters cosplay as the ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica. And Cuoco's character was dressed as Wonder Woman who is the daughter of Hippolyta.
** Cuoco would also go on to star as the eponymous character in ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'', meaning that she now plays a DC character for real.
* Phoebe's future self is distinguished from her present self in both Seasons 2 and 7 by having near waist-length hair. Alyssa Milano did end up growing her hair to that length after the show ended, and it was even like that for the special features created for the Deluxe Edition boxset.

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