Jan 10, 2020
I’ve always felt overly fond of fictional, pop-culture Samanthas.
It doesn’t seem like it now, but when I was growing up I had one of “those” names… the kind you’d never find on a personalized barrette or those little dumb license plates and keychains in the gift shop.
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As a kid, it always made me feel sad and left out… even though now, of course, I love being an outsider. Who wants some dumb barrettes anyway? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
However. Because I never met or even heard of any other real-life Samanthas until I was in my early 30s (true story!), I’ve always felt overly fond of fictional, pop-culture Samanthas.
So for no reason at all, here’s the fictional Samantha roundup you never asked for and probably don’t care about…
1) Samantha Stephens, the witch from Bewitched, which we watched on Nick at Nite (although she would’ve been even cooler if she used her powers for more than just household chores)🧙🧹✨
2) Samantha Micelli from Who’s The Boss, aka Alyssa Milano, the cool teenage alter ego to my 80s kid self (who then went on to play a witch in Charmed… ?!??!?!?) 🤔
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3) Sam-I-Am, who encourages everyone to try new things and will annoy the shit out of you if you ignore them 🍳🍳🍳
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4) Samantha Baker from 16 Candles, aka “Sammy Baker Davis Jr.” aka Molly Ringwald, who also had a birthday nobody could remember 🎂🎂🎂
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5) Samantha Jones from Sex & The City, who had lots of sex and a cool job and 3 besties who always had her back 🍸🍸🍸
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6) Samantha Mulder, Agent Fox Mulder’s little sister on the X Files, who supposedly got abducted by aliens and was never really in the show (welp) #thetruthisoutthere 👽👽👽
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That’s it! At least, those are the ones on my radar. Did I miss any? Who are your fictional alter egos?
About Sam
Samantha Pollack is a Copywriter & Creative Director who works with ethically minded, mission driven businesses who are actively trying to reshape our culture (and possibly tear down the patriarchy). She’s also the founder of The Highly Sensitive Business Owner, a 12-week online program that helps HSPs & neurodivergent business owners create healthier, more sustainable systems in their work.
Sam also writes about feminism, privilege, pop culture, entrepreneurship, the creative process, and whatever else is on her mind. She currently lives in Asheville, NC.
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