Casper Meets Wendy is a 1998 direct-to-video film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. The film is a sequel to Casper: A Spirited Beginning while it being the second prequel/spin-offs to the 1995 film Casper. Haim Saban, best known for creating the Power Rangers, serves as an executive producer for this movie, and his production company, Saban Entertainment, was also involved. This was the first major film for Hilary Duff, who was nearly eleven years old when this film was released. It was released on September 22, 1998, and aired on October 27, 1998, four days before Halloween night, on Fox Family.