20 Times You Wished Salem Was Your Pet

Welcome to Next of Ken and in this episode, we're counting down 20 Times You Wished Salem (From Sabrina the Teenage Witch) Was Your Pet. Witty, sarcastic, and totally hilarious, Salem is the cat we all wished was ours growing as a witch. We also wish we grew up as a witch, but we digress. Salem was Garfield amplified. He loved food, he was moody, and had all the charm. We loved Salem dearly so here's our tribute video to our darling familiar, Salem.
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[@FabledHeroes3351]

He was a king of sarcasm that matched Bugs Bunny

[@nightponyinrface6009]

Is that... Norbert Beaver's voicer?

[@lordpotterofthetrekwars4328]

@@nightponyinrface6009 no

[@StaticBlaster]

The ultimate feline jester full of wit and clever quips.

[@alishac5540]

@@nightponyinrface6009 It is! Nick Bakay voiced both Salem and Norbert. Blew my mind as a child when I realized they had the same voice actor.

[@mtvbrill6620]

@@nightponyinrface6009 yes, I looked it up on behind the voice actors and it is. Thought it was the voice from Garfield.

[@hotaru8309]

This is one of those characters that I'm glad never learned to change their ways. You'll be a cat forever with that attitude. Worth it.

[@ramsey276]

If cats had magical powers... THAT WOULD BE IT CATS ARE NOT NICE

[@kryptonianpowers]

At least he'll be pampered with love from cat lovers.

[@countryoffelines]

@@ramsey276 cats ARE nice

[@Ciara1594]

As everyone knows, Salem was a witch who tried to take over the world. As his punishment he was sentenced to a hundred years as a cat. He briefly became human again (by possessing a classmate of Sabrina) and tried to take over the world again! When he was finally corralled, the witches counsel sentenced him to another hundred years as a cat. Poor Salem! 😊

[@Anya_CM]

Which episode, please?

[@demonlordotrt754]

He was a warlock I thought?

[@theguru621]

​@@demonlordotrt754 In the show yeah. Though irl witch is for men and women, most people just think it denotes only women because most people tried as witches were women

[@darkmyro]

I'm not sure about now, but. I would of totally watched a show that was basically just the adventures of Salem

[@alexiatr]

Me too, he was most interesting and funniest character of the series

[@CollinMcLean]

Salem was the funniest part of the entire show... Dorothy and Sophia, Salem, and Niles all in the same room... Just imagine the sheer level of shade...

[@AnnieB097]

That would be amazing 😆😆😆

[@17Watman]

That would’ve been Golden. (No pun intended)

[@Anya_CM]

I would crave for seeing that!

[@saberiandream316]

"Shady pines, Salem!"

[@VampireSexGoddess]

We'd all die happy.

[@jessicabauder4532]

I loved watching Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a kid. Having Salem around made it even more awesome. Wish I had him as one of my cats.

[@TheTroutyness]

Sadly I was in the Duggar cult and wasn’t allowed

[@jessicabauder4532]

My sincere condolences.

[@BlinkingEldrichRoses]

"Say ash-er, ash-er" "Lo-ser, lo-ser"

[@lisafresso334]

XD

[@Blue_Autumn]

"Attention kids, I urge you to accept me as your ruler". He's not trying to take over the world again, is he?! Didn't work out well last time! The "Lo-ser, lo-ser" bit is so funny. Imagine this show without Salem...hmmmm, no! I'd say he's probably my favourite character.

[@noemistephanie93]

😂😅

[@LordOmnissiah]

He is the one true Salem. Not that weird goblin thing from the Netflix version. I will never forgive Netflix for that!

[@janetteltschik748]

That's what Netflix did to Salem? He's a goblin now?! I thought they make him look like a demon cat with wings.

[@LordOmnissiah]

Janet Teltschik no he’s some kind of demonic familiar spirit that witches bind to themselves. His true form is some kind of ugly goblin looking thing. He just shape shifts into a cat

[@janetteltschik748]

Okay.

[@Klaaism]

This. This right here is whats wrong with the netflix remake.

[@jayzah]

Two different tones of show, I like sassy Salem but he wouldn't have fit in the Netflix adaptation which has a more darker tone.

[@GabrielaTorres-do3cg]

He's the reason I have a black cat! I loved black cats since Sabrina, due to Salem.

[@lakdarhemgar7423]

Gabriela Torres I love black cat too. I love SALEM I have 2 cats.... black of course.....😍💜

[@kianawinchester3455]

Me too Ever since then I loved black cats and I once had a cat look like Salem and name him after Salem!!

[@ScatteredCollector]

You forgot one quote “Finally! Someone whose life is more pathetic than mine!”

[@Pikashockdragon]

Not to mention this conversation: Hobo: Well look who jumped on the train. Salem: Back off grandpa! Hilda: Salem! That's rude! Salem: Who's being rude? That IS my grandpa! Thanks for the birthday card. Grandpa: No problem. Hows your mother?

[@ScatteredCollector]

@@Pikashockdragon funny twist

[@paulready8897]

@@Pikashockdragonsounds like a very funny episode lol

[@ashleydavis2124]

Salem is like a whole mood

[@AndersonNeo12]

"you're not in a chatroom again pretending to be a woman" "I like the attention" 🤷‍♀️😁. Ps: in aot of Chatrooms that's pretty common 3:03

[@Redstar2613]

Yep. That's the joke.

[@leonardo899]

I'm not gay. But I used to pretend I was a woman on chatrooms when I was a teen. I just wanted some attention. I noticed that no one ever wants to talk with men.

[@Ch50304]

Ha how true.

[@Theglitterqueen21]

My cat would do that if he knew how to use a computer 🤣

[@breanntheartist1989]

Salem was the reason I watched this show as a kid. 6 year old me was convinced that black cats could talk.

[@milesisokay]

I’ve always wished Salem was my pet.

[@RasenRendanX]

Salam carried this awesome series.

[@mackenziecarder5060]

*Salem

[@justinzumbo4772]

Facts

[@countryoffelines]

Salam lmao

[@Tripp393]

There’s a contradiction in what you said. But it’s too much to ask for people to understand English today

[@racingfanz4762]

I recently got Nick Bakays autograph through the mail. He is the voice of Salem.

[@kristenrock1733]

Man How I loved this show as a kid ! I remember I use to watch it in my mom's room , AHHHHHHH the good old day's .

[@markusaurelious1150]

Something similar. But I'd watch it with my sister in the living room/lounge. I'd miss football (soccer) training to watch the new episodes and record them on VHS. I was the same with Sister Sister and Kenan and Kel,

[@sopcannon]

there is a modern series

[@kristenrock1733]

@@sopcannon i know lol it's based on he darker comic . =]

[@SupermarketSweep777]

Other good ones: Pilgrims "Witch! Witch!" Salem "Pilgrim! Pilgrim!" "This means WARRRRRRR!!" Mr. Kraft "I'm Willard Kraft. I'm the Vice Principal of Westbridge High." Salem "*COUGH* LOSER!" "That's an excellent point. That's an excellent point. That is the last time I point out the flaw in someone's logic." "Th-There's another board? Ghaa!" Sushi restaurant workers: "But we can't serve him. He's a cat, right?" "But he's got a pocketful of cash." "But it's a cat." Salem "Oh please oh please oh please." Cousin Amanda "And up and down, and up and down, and up and down, and UP!" (Launches Salem offscreen.) Salem "I HATE MY LIFE!"

[@Mistowgan]

Or my favourite "And lets give a big warm welcome to Sadness."

[@desireemoore7463]

That last one is ona my favorites.

[@itsjemmabond]

"Men!" "Women!" "Cats!" (Silence)

[@unnatural6edq]

"You laugh, you die!" XD

[@locutus155]

Only 20? Come on you could do 40 and still have room for more!

[@fumarc4501]

“Curse this short attention span.” Nice

[@bryanprime3438]

Welcome to my life

[@jannapitts3188]

I wish you would have added with the time ball “This better NOT involve a rubber glove....” That part always cracks me up XD

[@ari_valentine]

This is why Salem was my favorite character. 😂

[@dnakatomiuk]

As the series progressed the cat got far cute and started to look like a cat with his round head and tiny ears

[@vivianmelendez6914]

" Still wanna take over the world ?" " Yes.. I meant No No "

[@LordRumshi]

Sabrina: I'm still no closer to figuring out the family secret. Salem: think it has something to do with manure? Sabrina: where did you come up with that? Salem: I just like saying manure. Yakko: good night everybody.

[@SophySczed]

When the boy says say Asher, Asher and Salem says Loser, Loser brilliant!

[@superdani152003]

Salem is iconic!

[@fmdan6320]

Salem is one of the reasons I fell in love the this show He got the best lines and made a situation so dang funny

[@DrewSavo]

“This is your guard. Harvey’s at the front door, and _send me a sandwich!_ “ Salem after jumping from the beanstalk and landing on his feet. “I’m alive! Now where’s that sandwich?”

[@videogamehunter820]

With this show, I came for Salem, but I stayed for… well, Salem.

[@marcusporter3336]

Oh man, out of all the characters from Sabrina, Salem was mine and my mom's favorite.

[@SukoYote]

"Thank God it's Fridyah!" My favorite quote of his, can't find it anywhere.

[@tctt185_dg]

I wish my cat pretty much acted and talked like Salem. The only thing is, my cat is named Pepper.

[@roxassora2706]

Mine does

[@joed2431]

This was the first time I have seen this show but I'm already in love with Salem

[@moonlighthaven7605]

4:02 "Say Asher! Asher!" Salem : " Loser! Loser!" that always cracked me up LMAO

[@TickedOffPriest]

He was so much more than a puppet to me.

[@infinitesentient3545]

The voice actor was channeling his inner Norm McDonald and I like it!

[@rosemimi973]

I wanted Salem to be my pet all the time.

[@aliyah4981]

Me too

[@DeadRaymanWalking]

I remember how I wished I had a black cat that looked like Salem the cat from Sabrina. Later in 1998, I got a cat that looked like Salem named Hex. May that cat rest in peace (he died in 2014).

[@desireemoore7463]

I have a black cat named Hades that looks like Salem. He's just as much a troublemaker as Salem to. Lol.

[@Ciara1594]

Remember when Salem gambled away Sabrina and her aunts? Lol 😄

[@PyroDaveProductions]

It was a great kind of comedy, I miss that cat.

[@diamondtron01]

Do you still want to take over the world? Yes Me: Don't we all but the permits, Oy what a pain.

[@Asmodeus0114]

It’s been 20 years since I’ve seen this seen the show and I still want that cat 🐱

[@ELPJM09]

“Curse this short attention span.”😂

[@42188productions]

Why doesn’t the guy that voice Salem have a KZbin channel.... making fun of the past 20 years or something....

[@NicholasWingoldenkiwi2095]

If Salem was my pet cat he could give me some helpful advice and good insight on almost everything

[@serath78]

Salem is my spirit animal.

[@mcnoneya]

I loved his exclamations like “gah” or “ the way he says would ya look at the time” as he jumps off the beanstalk or whenever he makes those crying/oh oh oh sort of noises it’s so funny

[@katarinakrnjevic8183]

Sabrina the teenage witch was very good show.We need more fantasy sitcoms.

[@thefurrybastard1964]

I never wished Salem was my pet. My Roommate, yes, pet, no.

[@nickdorenkamp959]

The 20 times Salem was my pet is also me everyday.

[@mik-o-mack7674]

me to

[@satanswife2546]

3:43 Eric Cartman says that too alright now who copied who?🤣🤣

[@vitanus]

I just found something out about me ... something i´ve had forgotten for aloooong time ... U know I´m a pretty sarcastic person ... always wondered where that came from ... Few days ago I stumbeled over one of these Salem videos ... it felt very familiar and I instantly remembered that I watched this show as a kid only because I wanted to see the funny Cat again ... become a Cat guy around that time too ................................................................... Feels weird that part of my personality was heavily influenced by a talking black cat, with dark humor from a TV show Kinda proud though ... no joke or made up story bytheway ... I´m still confused....

[@kianawinchester3455]

Me too!! Weird how we are all influenced by a talking black cat who got turned into a cat for 100 years how ironic isn’t it lol

[@miaava2456]

My cat looks exactly like Salem 😂😂

[@sarahhenry1845]

Salem: NOW GET ME TRUMP ON THE HORN, PRONTO!

[@calebabshire638]

4:28

[@cooperminion825]

As a cat owner, I could tell Salem was getting chunky by the sound he made jumping off the table. He straight up thudded when there should've been little to no sound

[@teamsteed1]

He is the cat version of "king of sass."

[@Novocastrian-wp4ll]

Although Puss In Boots (Shrek franchise) might give him some competition

[@hodonyassin9760]

Salem is so cute 😊

[@DartLuke]

He was main reason why I watched Sabrina

[@kryptonianpowers]

"But, I hate my furball medicine. And I don't care what it says on the label, it does NOT taste like bubblegum."

[@callanightshade8079]

I got a new baby yesterday and named him Salem 🖤🐈 Edit: 3 years later and my baby boy is all grown up and has become a little panther lol ❤

[@alexanderkirk3126]

Salem was by far the best part of the series

[@RazorRex]

Times Mick Mars was Coolest Person in The Dirt.

[@seanbrowning616]

Salem was the cat that made everyone laugh

[@HAL-vm3wn]

Witches calling their cat Salem is irony done wrong

[@hotaru8309]

He was a human warlock that caused so much damage that he was turned into a cat as punishment. It is often implied and eluded to that he was one of the main reasons that witchcraft got popular is Salem. It's supposed to funny or a "cute" /fun reference.

[@lucyhurst2534]

Hotaru in what episode did they come out with that bullshit?

[@NightBlaze911]

The original king of sass Salem and glosseryk walk into a bar

[@biancamariavalenti8050]

Cool. He is the funniest character

[@Tripp393]

1:22 “that’s gonna cost ya” such a funny exchange

[@nightwolf883]

This new intro boots up slower than a late 80s Apple computer

[@victoriathorne8252]

Salem is my favorite character on Sabrina the Teenage Witch

[@georgebranson5692]

This is the only Salem Saberhagen

[@christopherlarace9458]

Nick Bakay pure comedy gold!

[@Ciara1594]

They used four real cats and the puppet to be Salem. 🙂

[@anthonyfanchin1144]

After that Rick and Morty cat, I will never picture a talking cat the same way again.

[@peterbrungardt5434]

That last one aged really well!

[@Kelaiah01]

"That for me to know, and for you to stay up nights boo-hooin' cuz you'll never find out!" Those are words I live by. XD

[@thephantomofanaries9013]

Aye! New animation!!💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@Duh-pro-of-23]

I desperately want a black cat so i could name him Salem and hope he is as playful, mischievous and sarcastic as this guy is.

[@ginapetolicchio2684]

for the cat with ice cream on top translates to pour le chat avec de la glace sur le dessus pour le chat a la mode means for the fashionable cat Just in case anyone was wondering She got the translation wrong in season 5 episode 9

[@mryoyoserpico]

You know, salem once said that even though he is a cat, he is not a pet.

[@EccentricGentelman]

That Trump joke would take on a whole new meaning today.

[@michaeltrinh4394]

4:22 That Trump reference 😏

[@CountryMetal01]

Before he dare beat the chosen one

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

Gordon gecko

[@bladeobrian2144]

I remember watching this on TeeNick, It was always for Salem, I didn’t care about the teen drama parts.

[@therealhardrock]

I never watched the show, but I can assume through my re-used plot cliche detector that the first clip was in an episode when they sent Salem away then started to miss him and wanted him back.

[@user-oq4su6wq7b]

0:13 Salem is a riot

[@rara1800]

Oh wow I get that joke Salem made a when Harvey and Dash were frozen now 😅

[@minhhoangtran6259]

One of my favorite characters. He's so funny and cute.

[@noemistephanie93]

Lol #10 cracks me up when he cries

[@fangirlable]

I wish that Salem was my cat. He makes me laugh.

[@maurodiaz8989]

The only reason I watched that show xD

[@georgestefanou4250]

20 times more like every time he speaks

[@SuperSenshi]

(4:28) Well, this aged interestingly... Not necessarily good or bad, just interesting. XD

[@SALIM86]

I don't wish my cat looks exactly like him and his name is Salem too

[@DeanMoxley87]

4:02 I remember that lololololol

[@rhettjanes1056]

I always love Salem lol I had a black cat that was three legged reminded me just so much of Salem lol unfortunately we had to put him down he got sick real bad and he was not well.

[@georgebranson5692]

The best of Salem

[@MadelynJatico]

Salem is a good prank boi

[@stevepettersen3283]

In November 2001, I named my new kitten Salem Saberhagen Pettersen. His name, address and phone # was put on a military "dog" tag.