Melissa Joan Hart attends 90s Con on Sep. 14, 2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida.Photo:Gerardo Mora/Getty
Gerardo Mora/Getty
Melissa Joan Hartsays there is oneSabrina the Teenage Witchepisode she finds particularly educational for her kids.“My favorite episode is the pancake episode because I got to dumpster dive. I was craving pancakes and syrup and having hallucinations," Hart — who played Sabrina Spellman in the 1996-2003 show — said during aSabrina the Teenage Witchpanel at90s Conin Dayton Beach, Fla., in September.
“It’s the only episode I’ve watched a few times,” Hart, 48, added.The reason? It’s a lesson to herthree sons— Mason, 18, Braydon, 16, and Tucker, 12, whom she shares with husbandMark Wilkerson.“I show my kids it every time I try to explain addiction. This is why you should never smoke cigarettes,” the actress explained with a laugh.
From left: Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick and Melissa Joan Hart in 1999 episode of ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’.Vivian Zink/ABC via Getty
Vivian Zink/ABC via Getty
In a 2016 interview withVice, Hart furthered her lesson on addiction, saying drugs do not make someone happy.“Not in the long run. Absolutely not. I think they are a quick fix and a long-term problem,” theClarissa Explains It Allstar said at the time. “There is some stuff in my book concerning some more wild times, but I’m a safe kind of person and always need to feel responsible for myself and others around me. If I had a rebellion, it was a careful one.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In her 2013 memoir,Melissa Explains It All, Hart detailed her drug use during the ’90s. It included an experiment with ecstasy at the Playboy mansion.“I was feeling a little shy so I actually ended up rolling with some friends, doing some ecstasy,” she said. “I was so excited. I was so nervous. It was so scary.”
Melissa Joan Hart and her kids (L-R) Tucker, Mason and Braydon in Zambia in 2023.Melissa Joan Hart Instagram
Melissa Joan Hart Instagram
Earlier this year, Hart shared photos and videos onInstagramof Mason’s high school prom experience — and revealed his date’switchyconnection.
“Prom 2024 is in the books! Mason and his beautiful girlfriend Sabrina (yes that’s her name) had a lovely night celebrating the end of an era!#MasonDatesSabrina,” she captioned the post.
source: people.com