Series synopsis
Bewitched is an American sci-fi & fantasy comedy family drama television series that premiered on ABC on September 17, 1964. It ended on March 25, 1972. It was created by Sol Saks. It stars Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent and Agnes Moorehead.
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.
Premise
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.
Premise: Witches are people too!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens
- Dick York as Darrin Stephens
- Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens
- Agnes Moorehead as Endora
- Sandra Gould as Gladys Kravitz
Guest cast
- David White as Larry Tate
- Reginald Owen
- Don Marshall
- John Harmon
- Julie Newmar
- Alice Pearce as Gladys Kravitz
- Paul Lynde as Uncle Arthur
- Murray Matheson
- Ruth McDevitt
- Arlene Martel
- Irenee Byatt
- Meg Wyllie
Episodes
This series spans 9 seasons with 261 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 7 | ||
| Season 1 | 36 | September 17, 1964 | June 3, 1965 |
| Season 2 | 38 | September 16, 1965 | June 9, 1966 |
| Season 3 | 33 | September 15, 1966 | May 4, 1967 |
| Season 4 | 33 | September 7, 1967 | May 16, 1968 |
| Season 5 | 30 | September 26, 1968 | April 24, 1969 |
| Season 6 | 30 | September 18, 1969 | April 16, 1970 |
| Season 7 | 28 | September 24, 1970 | April 22, 1971 |
| Season 8 | 26 | September 15, 1971 | March 25, 1972 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Magic Unveiled (Part 1) Bonus featurette from the 2009 complete DVD boxset, included on the season one discs. |
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| 2 |
The Magic Unveiled (Part 2) Bonus featurette from the 2009 complete DVD boxset, included on the season one discs. |
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| 3 |
Magic & Mishaps Bonus featurette from the 2009 complete DVD boxset, included on the season one discs. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha Recently married Darren Stephens receives a shock when he discovers that his bride is a witch. Samantha uses her powers to get back at Darrin's condescending ex-girlfriend Sheila. |
September 17, 1964 |
| 2 |
Be it Ever So Mortgaged When Samantha and Darrin purchase their first home together, Samantha and Endora use their magic to see what it would be like fully furnished. But their nosy neighbour Gladys Kravitz witnesses the acts of magic and becomes shocked and hysterical. |
September 24, 1964 |
| 3 |
It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog When Darrin's alcoholic and lecherous client Rex Barker makes a pass at Samantha, she decides to teach him a lesson by turning him into a dog. The dog runs away, but Samantha eventually gets him back. When Rex makes another pass at her, Darrin knocks him cold. Rex does wind up giving Darrin his account. |
October 1, 1964 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alias Darrin Stephens The second season of the "witch-com" begins with wonderful news: Samantha is about to have a baby! Now, if she can only find Darrin, who's been changed into a chimpanzee by Aunt Clara... |
September 16, 1965 |
| 2 |
A Very Special Delivery Darrin has some serious labor pains in this episode. After reading a book about how pregnant mothers should be active, he starts ordering Samantha around. Endora puts a spell on him showing him how wrong he is treating Samantha. After seeing how life is when the shoe is on the other foot, he backs down. |
September 23, 1965 |
| 3 |
We're in For a Bad Spell The Stephens have to help out a man named Adam Newlarken who is doomed to be a thief if he doesn't break a two-hundred year old spell placed on his family. He ends up having to do Jackass style tricks to free him from the curse. It gets really serious when he ends up with a whole lot of money, which is coincidentially the exact amount his bank is missing that day! |
September 30, 1965 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nobody's Perfect Like many other series of 1966, the third season opens in glorious color. Samantha takes Tabitha for her check up, only to discovers that she (now a little toddler) has her powers! Endora can hardly wait to tell Derweed and watch him ""fall to the floor in a emotional heap."" Meanwhile, a client of McMann & Tate insists on using Tabitha's image to sell transmitions, and famous baby photographer Diego Fenman thinks he's lost his mind as Tabitha creates chaos in the studio. In the final tag, Darrin is still unaware of Tabitha's magical abilities. |
September 15, 1966 |
| 2 |
The Moment of Truth Aunt Clara visits and believes her powers have finally blown a fuse, but in truth, Tabitha is the culprit. Samantha sends Aunt Clara home. Without a baby sitter, the Stephens invite the Tates over to their house. Darrin is convinced the floating objects are the result of Clara's power failure until he pratically catches Tabitha in the act. The Stephens decide to make Larry believe he's had too much to drink in hopes he and Louise will leave before the night is a complete disaster. |
September 22, 1966 |
| 3 |
Witches and Warlocks are My Favorite Things The Witches Council orders a coven. Tabitha is being tested for her powers by Hagatha and Enchantra, Endora's sisters who certifies true witches and warlocks. Tabitha passes with flying colors, proving to be an exceptionally talented witch. Hagatha, Enchantra and Endora insist that Samantha enroll Tabitha in a witches' school. After being booby trapped by phone cords and flat tires, Darrin comes home exactly when the decision is made. Darrin, Samantha and Aunt Clara stand against Hagatha, Enchantra and Endora, but Maurice chills the three witches--zapping them to the top of Mount Everest. |
September 29, 1966 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Long Live the Queen Year four of the ""witch-com"" starts with a bang when Samantha is the chosen one to be the Queen of all Witches. After a series of happenings in the house, Darrin escapes to the safety and sanity of his favorite bar. |
September 7, 1967 |
| 2 |
Toys in Babeland Endora babysits Tabitha, but has to leave for a party. She finds a perfect babysitter- in a toy that she brings to life! Of course, Tabitha copies Endora's spell and brings all of her toys to life. Big mistake! |
September 14, 1967 |
| 3 |
Business, Italian Style To get in good graces with an Italian client, Darrin must learn how to speak Italian. Endora, anxious for Samantha to travel Europe again, gives Darrin a perfect Italian tongue. Her spell, however, is too strong, and ""Dino"" no longer understands English. His new clients begin to think that Darrin is mocking them, and Samantha interrupts Endora's bath and demands she remove the spell. |
September 21, 1967 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Samantha's Wedding Present Endora tries to make peace with Darrin, but ends up shrinking him down to size . . . gradually. Samantha tries to get her mother to return Darrin to his regular size, but not before a drunk finds the diminutive Darrin in a mayonaise jar in the trash. |
September 26, 1968 |
| 2 |
Samantha Goes South for a Spell Because of Serena's foolishness, Samantha is sent back in time by a jelaous witch named Brunhilda, who happened to be Serena's boyfriend's wife. In 1868 New Orleans, Samantha is taken in by a maid named Aunt Jenny, and her owner, Rance Butler, falls for her. Now it is up to Darrin to get her back from the Southern gentleman. |
October 3, 1968 |
| 3 |
Samantha on the Keyboard Endora gets Tabitha to play beautifully on the piano, and Darrin dares Samantha to learn how to play the mortal way. The Piano teacher hears Tabitha play and invites a famous conducter to see her play. Without magic, Tabitha does a poor job and the conductor is stunned. Samantha then finds a real prodigy for the conductor, and wins the bet with Darrin. |
October 10, 1968 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Samantha and the Beanstalk As the 1969-1970 season begins, we are greeted by an all-new Darrin Stephens. Tabitha is jealous of the new baby and decides to run away in the storybook of ""Jack and the Beanstalk"". Phyllis sees Jack and is very confused about what is going on. Samantha finds out that Tabitha twitched herself into the storybook and goes in to get her back. She finds Tabitha shrinking the story's giant and messing up the entire story. Samantha tells Tabitha to put everything right back where she found it and brings her home. |
September 18, 1969 |
| 2 |
Samantha's Yoo-Hoo Maid A year after Aunt Clara passed on, Esmerelda carries on her memory by being a bumbling witch as well. Esmerelda sneezes up a whole lot of trouble when Darrin has a prospective client over to look at ad layouts. Then, when she gets nervous, she fades out. Darrin uses Esmerelda's magical snafus to good use when he presents a unicorn as a design for the client's car company. Samantha tells Darrin that Esmerelda will only visit when she is called. |
September 25, 1969 |
| 3 |
Samantha's Caesar Salad Samantha wants Esmerelda to make a Caesar salad, but ends up bringing Julius Caesar instead. Samantha wants him to go home, but Caesar does not want to leave the twentieth century. So Samantha pops up Cleopatra to lure Caesar back into his own time. Darrin's client sees these two figures together and decides to use these two in her beauty ad campaign. |
October 2, 1969 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
To Go or Not to Go, That is the Question Samantha gets a call from the High Priestess of Witches, Hepzibah, to attend a meeting in Salem, Massachusetts, thus beginning the Stephens' first serial vacation. When Samantha doesn't answer, the Priestess herself appears in the Stephens' home. Hepzibah does not approve of Samantha's marriage to Darrin and decides to break it. She then changes her mind and observes Sam and Darrin's marriage, for if she doesn't like it...... |
September 24, 1970 |
| 2 |
Salem, Here We Come Samantha and Darrin are under close supervision by Hepzibah. How is it possible for a witch and a mortal to be married and happy at the same time. Hepzibah then meets a client of Darrin's named Ernest Hitchcock and, thanks to Samantha, Hitchcock falls for the Priestess. The Priestess then rules out that the witch/mortal marriage is a great thing after all when she invites Sam and Darrin to go to Salem. |
October 1, 1970 |
| 3 |
The Salem Saga In the very first day of their Salem vacation, Darrin and Samantha gets into serious trouble. While taking a tour of the House of the Seven Gables, a magic bedwarmer follows Samantha. The bedwarmer even follows them to their hotel room and the tour guide calls the police because she thinks that the Stephens stole the bedwarmer. Darrin gets taken to jail, leaving Samantha to get him out and to get to the bottom of this bed warmer mess..... |
October 8, 1970 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
How Not to Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII (1) As the final season begins, Samantha and Darrin take another vacation- all around Europe. Their vacation begins in the Tower of London where they are taking a tour. As they are touring, Samantha gets a call from one of the paintings- a nobleman on horseback. It seems that an evil witch had placed a curse on the nobleman, trapping him into a painting for a thousand years. The witch and the noble were destined to be married during Henry VIII's reign, forgetting that he was already married, the reason why he was placed in the painting. Being a nice person, Samantha lets him out. The moment he is released, the evil witch Malvina the Terrible appears. As punishment for breaking the curse, Malvina sends Samantha back to Henry VIII's time period. Once there, Samantha forgets who she is or why she is there. She comes across a group of instrument players and joins them in entertaining the infamous king, who falls for her. Darrin gets Endora to help him find Sam and save her with a kiss so she c |
September 15, 1971 |
| 2 |
How Not to Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII (2) Darrin finds out that if Samantha marries Henry VIII, she will indeed be beheaded. Darrin tries to get Samantha away from Henry, but that proves to be very hard because she doesn't know who he is. Darrin gets thrown in the dungeon, but Endora saves him. At a party that Henry VIII is giving, Endora talks to Sam about giving up the king and going with Darrin. Henry VIII threatens to behead Darrin, but Endora suggests that they have a wrestling match. With Darrin in pain, Sam kisses him and gets back her memory. They all return home to the present, and Endora releases the nobleman for good. |
September 22, 1971 |
| 3 |
Samantha and the Loch Ness Monster Sam and Darrin visit Inverness, Scotland, the place famous for the Loch Ness and its legendary monster. It seems that the monster is actually a warlock named Bruce who was transformed by Serena. To save Bruce's life, Sam calls on Serena to get him out of the spell. Once transformed, Bruce decides to get even with Serena by giving her a mermaid's tail! The reporters go crazy about the Loch Ness Monster, and Bruce wants to be a monster again. So he changes Serena back and Serena returns the favor by sending him back to the way he used to be, but with a little understanding about how important he really is. |
September 29, 1971 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 17, 1964 |
| Last aired | March 25, 1972 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 20:00:00 |