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Winnie Goodwinn - Perky but dizzy blonde witch
featured on the short-lived fantasy series called FREE SPIRIT/ABC/1989-90.
Winnie works for a network of witches who provide public services to needy
earthlings. When a young boy named Gene Harper (10) wished for someone to take
care of him, and his siblings Jessica (13) and Robb (16), Winnie the Witch
(a.k.a. Winnie Goodwinn) arrived on the doorsteps of 33 Essex Drive in
Connecticut to become the family's new live-in housekeeper. Ironically, Winnie's
tour of duty as a public service witch was just about to expire when Gene made
his wish which detoured her to earth to help the Harpers.
With young Gene's help, Winnie passes an interview with their father, Thomas J.
Harper, a widowed private practice attorney, and she quickly begins to weave her
magic in the Harper household. Soon, all the children in the family learn that
Winnie is a witch, but they conveniently keep that fact a secret from their
work-weary father who'd like to spend more time with his kids.
When magic was needed, Winnie was quick to oblige. If she needed tickets to a
concert, they popped out of the toaster. Once, a woman wanted to marry T.J. so
Winnie created a Truth Soup and served it a dinner. Of course, after that little
dinner party, the women revealed her gold-digging intentions and quickly lost
her chances with T.J.
 Not all of Winnie's magical intercessions went smoothly. Once, she accidentally
split Rob into two personality's: one good; and the other just pure evil. And
during a Halloween party (Winnie hates Halloween) she accidentally made Jessica
disappear. Luckily, the accident lets Jessica learn whom her real friends really
were - and they weren't the girls from the exclusive club ("Debs") which she
wanted to join. Other Winnie goofs included serving up a cabinet of chickens
when she really wanted eggs, and turning Jessica's dates into monkeys.
As for Winnie, she was born in Salem, Massachusetts in 1665. She has two family
members: Her warlock father, and a beautiful sister named Cassandra who fell in
love with Rob Harper on one of her visits. Winnie's also had an old warlock
boyfriend named Kevin whom she refused to marry years ago.
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Cast Credits |
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Corinne Bohrer |
as |
Winnie Goodwinn |
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Edan Gross |
as |
Gene Harper |
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Alyson Hannigan |
as |
Jessie Harper |
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Franc Luz |
as |
Thomas J. Harper |
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Paul Scherrer |
as |
Robb Harper |
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Josie Davis |
as |
Cassandra Goodwin |
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Michael Constantine |
as |
Winnie's father |
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