Bette Midler sets the record straight with this hocus pocus quote

Bubble, bubble, we’re in trouble, because it turns out that we are do not have was misquoted Focus poke all this time.

September 27 Hocus Pocus 2 premiere, Bette Midlerplayed by Winifred Sanderson in the beloved classic version, dispelled rumors of a misquote.

– Salem, not sailors! she clarified exclusively to E! News, referring to her greeting that preceded the iconic performance of “I Put A Spell On You.” “Why do I have to say ‘Hello, sailors’?” No, no, it’s Salem—”Hello, Salem.”

Midler went on to joke that “sailors” wouldn’t make sense since “there’s no water there.” Well, that’s one mystery solved.

All of this hocus pocus first erupted on September 23, when Midler herself misquoted the film on Instagram, writing, “Hello sailors. My name is Winifred, how about you?’ But fans of the film could not help but notice the supernatural slip. “Wait… aren’t those Salem sailors?” one viewer wrote, while another joked that they were “today’s age when I found out she said ‘Sailors’ instead of ‘Salem’.”