Is There A Woogy In The House?
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Is There A Woogy In The House? is an episode of The WB drama series, Charmed.
Synopsis
Phoebe's lifelong fear of the Woogyman in the basement is an ongoing source of amusement to Prue and Piper, until an earthquake unleashes a long-dormant shadow demon which turns Phoebe towards her dark side and against her own family. Much to Prue's dismay, Phoebe's erratic behavior and the bizarre deterioration of the house come to a head during a dinner party for a very important client of the auction house, who has a keen interest in the Halliwell mansion because she believes that it is located over a spiritual Nexus, a point of incredible energy that can be swayed either towards undeniable good or astonishing evil.
Book of Shadows
Enemies
- The Woogyman: Originally thought of by the sisters as a story Grams told to help Phoebe sleep better when she was five years old, the Woogyman is in fact a demonic shadow that was released during an earthquake. It resides, after such an earthquake, in the Halliwell's basement, a place known to be a powerful nexus between the five spiritual elements. The Nexus is a place that can be persuaded either good or evil, and the sister's ancestors built the manor on its location to claim it for good. It received its name because Phoebe thought it was a Boogie Man but, as a child, couldn't say the name properly. Hence, it was known as The Woogyman.
Locations
- Nexus: A spiritual and magically powerful location centered upon five elemental locations: wood, metal, fire, water, and earth.
Spells
- To Banish The Woogyman: I am light. I am one too strong to fight. Return to dark where Shadows dwell. You can not have this Halliwell. So go away and leave my sight, and take with you this endless night.
Episode Stars
- Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell
- Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
- Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell
- T.W. King as Andy Trudeau
- Dorian Gregory as Darryl Morris
Co-Stars
- Tait Ruppert as Neighbor Joe
Trivia
- The episode title is a play on words to the phrase Is there a doctor in the house?
- This is the first time we see Grams
- This is the first time the Nexus is referenced. It is later referenced when Cole tries to take in the shadows, as well as Zankou, but all fail. It is referenced several more times throughout the series, and is destroyed at the end of season 7 in the season finale, Something Wicca This Way Goes.
- Actresses Shannen Doherty and Jennifer Rhodes worked together previously in the movie Heathers.
- This is the first time the Charmed Ones add their own entry into the Halliwell Book of Shadows.
- This is the first time Piper has ever frozen one of her sisters, namely Phoebe when she was influenced by the Shadow.
- For this episode only, Phoebe gains the power of conjuration, the ability to think of an object and make it appear in your possession. Notably, when Cole is possessed The Source, he possesses the same power with the same black smoke effect. Students in Magic School (in Season 6) also possess this power.
- In later episodes the spell used to banish the Woogy is a shortened version of the original spell, which is: I am light, I am one too strong to fight, so go away and leave my sight and take with you this endless night
- In this episode we learn that Phoebe was the only one out of her sisters born in the Halliwell Manor, and therefore is more susceptable to evil.
- It's evident that the inside of the house is very different than the one we see on the show when the Manor's door is open.
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International titles
- French: Possession
- German: Wer hat Angst vorm Schwarzen Mann?
(Who is afraid of the Black Man? This is a phrase used in a popular children's game in Germany.)
- Spanish: La mansión halliwell (The Halliwell Mansion)
- LatinAmerican: ¿Hay un Woogy en la casa? (IIs There A Woogy In The House?)
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