Sunday, October 18, 2026

Flopcast 754: Fairuzapalooza Part 1 - Lack of Tootie

Just to be ridiculous, we're creeping into Halloween season with a look at two different movies about witches starring Fairuza Balk. And we're calling it... Fairuzapalooza. Up first is the odd 1986 cable TV movie The Worst Witch, with young Fairuza at a school for witches, also starring Tim Curry, Diana Rigg, and our beloved Mrs. Garrett from The Facts of Life, Charlotte Rae. Then a decade later, Fairuza was a teen witch (along with Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True) in The Craft. (The soundtrack has Letters to Cleo covering a song by The Cars, and nothing else matters.) Helping us sort out all this Fairuzifying witchery is returning Flopcast guest Kevin Cafferty (The Best Stuff in the World, Gleaming the Tube)! And we're not done! Next week we'll just keep on Fairuzing.

Show Notes

Catch Kevin Cafferty on Gleaming the Tube and The Best Stuff in the World!

The cast of The Worst Witch (1986)

Left: Tim Curry, Diana Rigg, and Fairuza Balk
Right: One version of Charlotte Rae, with her sidekick (Su Elliot)

Watch the whole thing, or just the musical numbers:

Bonus for musical fans:

"We are the weirdos, Mister."

Rachel True, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Robin Tunney in The Craft (1996)

Choose the Fairuza that's right for you! (Links to rent)