History Series / Charmed1998

* ArabianNightsDays: The episode "I Dream of Phoebe" - genie in a bottle? Check. Flying carpets? Check. Men with scimitars? Check. Magical desert city? Check.

* AllergicToEvil: One cupid gets hurt every time the demon of hate unmakes a relationship he put together.

* AliceAllusion: In the season 8 episode of Charmed "Malice in Wonderland" teenagers, all of whom are named with some variation of the name “Alice” (Alicia, Alexis, Alistair) are being lured down a manhole by a demon, who either shape-shifted into a white rabbit or was wearing a t-shirt with a white rabbit on it inviting them to a garden party and telling them they are very late. They turn up later with no memory and appear to have gone insane from the Wonderland-inspired illusions they experienced “down the rabbit hole”. The demon was actually [[InvokedTrope invoking]] this; she didn't believe the Charmed Ones were actually dead, and she knew they couldn't resist investigating something so obvious.

* AlasPoorVillain: Lulu and Frankie, the ghosts who possessed Cole and Phoebe in "Paige from the Past". Despite being villains, you can't help feel sympathetic when it's revealed that their entire UnfinishedBusiness was simply wanting to get ''[[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes married]]''. Considering that they'd have likely moved on afterwards, Piper interrupting the ceremony comes across as kinda [[WhatTheHellHero a dick move]] on her part. Of course, sympathies are lessened somewhat by a line of dialogue that reveals that along with being robbers, they were also serial[=/=]thrill killers. It seems just sheer luck that they didn't kill anyone while in Phoebe and Cole's bodies.

* AkashicRecords: Featured [[spoiler:and destroyed]] in a season 2 episode.

* {{Lunacy}}: In "Once in a Blue Moon", when two Blue Moons occur in a year, weird things happen. Including The Charmed Ones turning into ''[[{{Werewolf}} werewolves]]''. And yes, it did coincide with "that time of the month".

* MemoryWipeExploitation: On a first-season episode, the three sisters have cast a spell on themselves where anyone whom they question will answer truthfully. Prue takes advantage of this to be honest with her FriendOnTheForce boyfriend Andy -- she tells him the truth about her family's powers and their fight against evil and asks him if she could still have a relationship with him under those circumstances. He answers "No", and then immediately forgets the conversation when the spells wears off.

* ActorAllusion:
** [[Recap/CharmedS2E18ChickFlick "Chick Flick"]]: Creator/AlyssaMilano was the visual model for ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' character Ariel when the actress was sixteen. Here, her character Phoebe wears a Miami High Mermaids shirt.

** [[Recap/CharmedS5E1AWitchsTailPart1 "A Witch's Tale"]]: Creator/AlyssaMilano was the visual model for ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' character Ariel when the actress was sixteen. Here, her character Phoebe is turned into a mermaid.

** In the comic continuation, Phoebe has continued with the P name tradition, her three daughters names are PJ (Prudence Johanna), Parker, and Peyton.

** In the comic continuation, Phoebe has continued with the P name tradition, her currently named daughters are P.J and Parker.

* RealSongThemeTune: The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now?" As covered by Love Spit Love, the same recording that was used in the movie ''Film/TheCraft''.

** Less emphasied than above but the Charmed can fit this too as a witch version being [[WeirdSisters a trio of three empowered sisters]] [[ActionGirl fighting demons together.]]

* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Three out of four Charmed Ones have their original powers triggered by different emotions before they manage to master them: Prue's trigger is anger, Piper's is panic, and Paige's is fear. Phoebe's power of premoonition, on the other hand, activates on its own without any triggers.

* ComicBookContinuation: In 2010 they continued with Season 9 and 10 in Comic book form, which has been very successful.

%%* OurNymphsArePrettier: Wood nymphs use their magic to make nature grow, and their presence causes flowers to bloom. They're also guardians of the Eternal Spring, whose waters make the drinker immortal.%%Temporarily unlaunched to resolve naming issues.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Mermaids are immortal creatures who have "hearts as cold as the ocean". If a mortal professes his love to one, she turns human. The mermaid in question made a deal for an enchantment that would give her legs - but would revert to her mermaid form if they got wet.

* OurNymphsArePrettier: Wood nymphs use their magic to make nature grow, and their presence causes flowers to bloom. They're also guardians of the Eternal Spring, whose waters make the drinker immortal.

* EarWorm: In-universe example: Prue gets the jingle for an ice cream truck stuck in her head. It turns out this was the demon's chord, which attracts demon children so that the ice cream man [[SealedEvilInACan can seal them away]]. Prue remembers it because she was mistakenly trapped by the ice cream man when she was younger.

* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Whitelighters.