by Karen Buckner

Created on: May 30, 2009   Last Updated: May 31, 2009

Aaron Spelling was most famous for producing hit television shows year after year. From family shows to dramas and action Aaron provided us with weekly entertainment that captivated America and kept us tuned in week after week and along the way he introduced us to some amazing characters.

The women in Spelling's world were some of the most extraordinary characters. They would say things that women could only dream of saying and do things that most of us wouldn't imagine doing and so we became addicted to the drama of some of these Delicious Divas as they reaped havoc in their local neighborhoods.

The Witches... It was nasty, vindictive, manipulative, vicious women that Aaron created for America to love to hate. Aaron Spelling was indeed the Witchmaster and it causes you to wonder what inspired these snake tongued suburban housewives.

To begin talking about nasty Spelling characters we must show homage to the original Witches of Eastwick or in this case Witches of Dynasty... These women not only knew how to throw insults, they also knew how to throw a punch!

Whether it was Sammy Jo (Heather Locklear) cat fighting in swimming pools and mud puddles, Alexis fighting Dominique and Sable or Krystle fighting her look alike, no cat-fights were ever able to measure up to the famous brawl between Krystle and Alexis. This diva smack down was one of the most riveting and exciting moments in television and took "Cat-fighting" to an entire new level. "In 2008 Entertainment Weekly termed Alexis and Krystle's cat-fights the gold standard of scratching and clawing."

Heather Locklear would later appear on another Spelling drama as Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place. With zippy one liners like "Is your memory that selective or are you just suffering from some grand delusion?" viewers quickly went from thinking "I can't believe she said that" to "I wish I could say that and get away with it". Amanda became a huge hit with the audience and ratings soared. There is something about a powerful woman with a sharp tongue who can make a grown man cry that just makes you want to tune in. Locklear also appeared as a tough cop in Spelling's TJ Hooker.

The Heroines... Though Spelling was able to create some of the meanest women in television, he also helped create powerful roles for women that showed females as independent, strong and made little girls all around the world want to become a Charlie's Angel. These women were beautiful,

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