My Google-fu is failing me

[fair_witness]

So there's this episode of a TV show I'm half-remembering, and it's driving me up the wall.  Here's what I remember:

• Late 1980s or early 1990s
• Anthology show, possibly the sort of late-night thing I only got away with watching because my mom was working nights, or possibly I was at college and didn't need anyone's permissin to watch trashy TV
• The

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[candidgamera]

Twilight Zone revival series, maybe? I don't know, the loose description would have me looking at Tales from the Crypt.. what about Friday the 13th, the Series?

[fair_witness]

Yeah, I went through the Tales from the Crypt episode guides (both on IMDB and Wiki) a couple times and nothing was really matching my memories there. I hadn't thought of Friday the 13th, but I remember that series having more recurring characters (namely, the folks who owned the shop) than were in this episode I saw. TZ revival is a possibility.

[candidgamera]

Do you remember if contained nudity or language that would make it pay-cable-only? That would narrow down the field considerably.

[fair_witness]

I'm not remembering nudity, though plenty of sexytime implications - low-cut blouses and bikinis, because the witches were the sexy kind of witches.

As far as dialogue goes, I'm afraid only scraps are left in my memory banks ... stuff like:

"How long have you known her?"
"Oh--" (actress toys with ankh) "--ages!"

The witches chanting, "The power of witchcraft is with us tonight" as something bad happens to the sleazeball protagonist.

One of the witches playfully sprinkling the powdered supplement in the hot tub while the sleazy sales guy mildly protests that that's not how you use the supplement, but he's too distracted by the thought of getting laid to stop her.

Some other bits and pieces from the ritual, and a vague image of one of the witches swinging a sword or other blade at the guy, but no gory result shown on screen.

Not a lot to go on, I know.

[flusterbunny]

Amazing Stories?

[fair_witness]

Doesn't look like it. :( I think it may've been a bit too dark and edgy for them anyway.

Argh.

[fair_witness]

Going through episode guides again, I think I found it this time - an episode of The Hitchhiker called "Secret Ingredient."