Citizendia
Your Ad Here

This article is about an American television sitcom. For the film, see Bewitched (film). Bewitched is a 2005 family comedy - fantasy produced by Columbia Pictures and inspired by the classic television series of For other meanings, see Bewitched (disambiguation).
Bewitched
Format Sitcom
Created by Sol Saks
Starring Elizabeth Montgomery
Dick York
Dick Sargent
Agnes Moorehead
David White
Erin Murphy
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery ( April 15, 1933 &ndash May 18, 1995) was an American Film and television Dick York ( September 4, 1928 &ndash February 20, 1992) was an American Actor in Radio, Broadway stage Dick Sargent ( April 19, 1930 &ndash July 8, 1994) born Richard Stanford Cox, was an American actor best known for Agnes Robertson Moorehead ( December 6 1900 – April 30 1974) was an American Actress. David White ( April 4 1916 – November 27 1990) was an American stage film and television actor Erin Margaret Murphy ( June 17, 1964 in Encino, California) is an American Actress who is best known for her role as young The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons 8
No.  of episodes 254 (252 and 2 recut episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Screen Gems
(Sony Pictures Television)
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run September 17, 1964July 1, 1972
External links
IMDb profile

Bewitched is an American situation comedy originally broadcast on ABC from 1964 to 1972 for eight seasons. The following is a list of episodes of the American Sitcom Bewitched. Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment 's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different Sony Pictures Television Inc (SPT is an American Television production /distribution company The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. The year 1972 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1972. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The year 1964 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1964. The year 1972 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1972. The show stars Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York (1964–1969), Dick Sargent (1969–1972), and Agnes Moorehead. Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery ( April 15, 1933 &ndash May 18, 1995) was an American Film and television Dick York ( September 4, 1928 &ndash February 20, 1992) was an American Actor in Radio, Broadway stage Dick Sargent ( April 19, 1930 &ndash July 8, 1994) born Richard Stanford Cox, was an American actor best known for Agnes Robertson Moorehead ( December 6 1900 – April 30 1974) was an American Actress. It continues to be seen throughout the world in syndication and it is the longest running supernatural themed sitcom of the 1960s1970s. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through The term supernatural or supranatural ( Latin: super, supra "above" + natura "nature" pertains to entities events The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. In 2002, TV Guide named Bewitched as the 50th Greatest Television Program of All Time. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time is a list of American TV series compiled by TV Guide as a cover story for the week of May 4 [1]

Contents

Overview of show

Progenitors

Two of the film antecedents for this series were the 1942 film I Married a Witch (from Thorne Smith's unfinished novel The Passionate Witch), and the John Van Druten play that was eventually adapted as Bell, Book and Candle (1958). I Married a Witch is a fantasy Romantic comedy film, directed by René Clair, and starring Veronica Lake as a witch whose plan for James Thorne Smith Jr ( March 27, 1892 &ndash June 21, 1934) was an American writer of humorous supernaturnal Fantasy fiction Bell Book and Candle is a 1958 Romantic comedy directed by Richard Quine and starring James Stewart and Kim Novak

The series premise

The focus of the show (which was based on a satirical short story in Harper's Weekly Magazine, written by a young Norman Mailer and titled The Witch of Westport, according to the A&E Network Biography of Elizabeth Montgomery) is on the mixed marriage of a nose-twitching witch, Samantha Stephens (Montgomery), and her mortal husband, Darrin (originally played by Dick York and later by Dick Sargent). The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such Harper's Magazine (also Harper's) is a monthly general-interest Magazine of literature politics culture finance and the arts Norman Kingsley Mailer ( January 31, 1923 &ndash November 10, 2007) was an American Novelist, Journalist, A&E is a cable and Satellite television network with headquarters in Manhattan and offices in Stamford, Atlanta, A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery ( April 15, 1933 &ndash May 18, 1995) was an American Film and television Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers Dick York ( September 4, 1928 &ndash February 20, 1992) was an American Actor in Radio, Broadway stage Dick Sargent ( April 19, 1930 &ndash July 8, 1994) born Richard Stanford Cox, was an American actor best known for The series, a romantic comedy, shows how true love can endure the most vexing of situations, even between a witch and a human. Samantha's mother Endora (Agnes Moorehead) loathes mortals, and disapproves of Darrin, as do most of Samantha's family. Agnes Robertson Moorehead ( December 6 1900 – April 30 1974) was an American Actress. Many episodes revolve around Endora, or another of Darrin's in-laws, using magic to undermine the union. Although Endora casts countless spells on Darrin, she never succeeds in outright banishing him from Samantha's life, or indeed even in casting any spells of permanence. Endora's ploy seems to be to provoke Darrin into leaving Samantha, but the mortal's love for his wife overcomes every obstacle. Endora refuses to remember Darrin's name, invariably calling him "Durwood," "Darwin," and even "Dum-Dum," all much to his annoyance.

Several episodes begin with an enraged Darrin becoming the victim of a spell. By the epilogue, however, Darrin and Samantha would embrace and confound the devious elements that failed to separate them. Some storylines take a backdoor approach to such topics as racism, as seen in the first season episode, "The Witches Are Out. " Samantha objects to Darrin's demeaning ad portrayal of witches as ugly and deformed. Such stereotypical imagery, she believes, ignites biases which have often caused Endora and her to flee the country until November. One episode, "Sisters At Heart," was written and submitted by a tenth-grade class. It involved Tabitha altering her and her black friend's skin tones with coordinating polka-dots, so that people would treat them alike. (A similar white-with-black vs. black-with-white concept had been seen earlier in Star Trek:"Let That Be Your Last Battlefield," in which Frank Gorshin had appeared versus Lou Antonio. " Let That Be Your Last Battlefield " is a third season Episode of Star Trek The Original Series. Frank John Gorshin Jr ( April 5, 1933 – May 17, 2005) was an American Actor and Comedian. Lou Antonio (born January 23, 1934 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, U )

Bewitched is unique for the mid-1960s in that it portrays an estranged married couple—Samantha's parents, Endora (Agnes Moorehead) and Maurice (Maurice Evans). The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Maurice Herbert Evans ( June 3, 1901 - March 12, 1989) was an English Actor who became a US citizen in 1941 Maurice was portrayed as an urbane thespian not unlike Elizabeth Montgomery's real father, Robert Montgomery. Robert Montgomery ( May 21, 1904 &ndash September 27, 1981) was an American actor and director Maurice occasionally pops in with a young, attractive female escort. The couple's separation is implied and subtextual. In the episode, "Samantha's Good News," Endora threatened to file for an "ectoplasmic interlocutory" (code for divorce), only to wrangle Maurice's affection. In another episode Endora threatens to live with Maurice, thus acknowledging a separation.

Darrin works for advertising agency McMann and Tate, and his profit-obsessed boss Larry Tate (David White) is an almost constant presence on the show, even though Tate's partner, Mr. David White ( April 4 1916 – November 27 1990) was an American stage film and television actor McMann, appears only twice during the series. Tate's opinions would turn on a dime to appease a client and land a deal. Despite witnessing plenty of oddities, Larry and his wife Louise (Irene Vernon, and later Kasey Rogers) never discover that Samantha is a witch. Irene Vernon ( January 16, 1922 — April 21, 1998) was an American actress Kasey Rogers ( December 15, 1925 - July 6, 2006) was an American Actress, best known for playing the second "Louise Tate"

Agnes Moorehead as Endora.
Agnes Moorehead as Endora.

The sole member of Samantha's family for whom Darrin shows any affection is the lovably bumbling Aunt Clara (played by Marion Lorne). Marion Lorne MacDougall ( August 12, 1883 - May 9, 1968) was an American Emmy Award -winning Character actress. Lorne won a posthumous Emmy in 1968 for the role of the aged witch, whose powers had begun to wane, and whose spells often end in disaster. The year 1968 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1968. She appeared in 27 episodes; when Lorne died during the fourth season, the absence of Aunt Clara was left unexplained. Because Lorne was so popular and loved by the cast, another actress taking the role was not considered. A similar character, the anxiety-ridden witch-nanny Esmeralda, played by Alice Ghostley, would later make appearances starting during the 19691970 season. Alice Margaret Ghostley ( August 14 1923 – September 21 2007) was a Tony Award -winning American actress Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (Both Ghostley and comic actor Paul Lynde had guest roles as mortal characters before being cast as magical semi-regulars. Paul Edward Lynde ( June 13 1927 &ndash January 10 1982) was an American Comedian and Actor. )

Samantha's far-out and egocentric lookalike cousin Serena is another important character, first appearing in season two. The character was also played by Elizabeth Montgomery, who would be credited as "Pandora Spocks", between 1968 and 1972, when she appeared as Serena. Ever mischievous, Serena often chases after Darrin and Larry Tate (calling the white-haired Tate "Cotton-Top"), just for fun. Serena is the antithesis of Samantha, sporting a heart-shaped birth mark on her cheek, raven black hair, and mod mini-skirts. More progressive than the typical witch or warlock, who generally abhore mortals, Samantha's counter-culture cousin occasionally dates some (including a character played by Jack Cassidy). John Joseph Edward “Jack” Cassidy ( March 5, 1927 &ndash December 12, 1976) was an American Actor of stage

During the show's run, both Aunt Clara (to Louise Tate) and Serena (to Phyllis Stephens) state they are from Maurice's side of the family, though Serena sometimes plots with "Auntie" Endora. Despite her wild behavior, Serena ultimately supports Samantha and Darrin, even though she finds them both a bit "square. Square used as slang may mean many things when referring to a person or it may refer to a Cigarette. "

Endora's prank-loving brother Arthur (Paul Lynde) makes several memorable appearances. Paul Edward Lynde ( June 13 1927 &ndash January 10 1982) was an American Comedian and Actor. In one episode, Arthur befriends Darrin and teaches him a phony ritual that will set Endora straight. Darrin performs the silly ritual to the outright bewilderment of his wife and mother-in-law. After Arthur erupts in rip-roaring laughter, it becomes clear that Darrin was set up. The trio get even with Arthur when Darrin's own practical joke seemingly obliterates Endora. A practical joke or prank is a stunt or trick to purposely make someone feel foolish or victimized usually for humor Despite the hoax, Arthur genuinely likes Darrin. In another episode, Serena and Uncle Arthur go toe-to-toe with the Witch's Council to support the Stephens' union, only to have their own powers suspended.

Veteran actress Mabel Albertson, the sister of Jack Albertson, plays Darrin's straightlaced mother, Phyllis. Mabel Albertson ( July 24, 1901 - September 28 1982) was An American actress Jack Albertson ( June 16, 1907 – November 25, 1981) was an American award-winning Character actor dating to The character often complains of "a sick headache" when she witnesses a magic spell in motion. Adding to the fun are the Stephens's witch daughter Tabitha, spelled Tabatha in production credits for most episodes, (Erin Murphy) and her baby brother Adam, as well as various witches, warlocks, and mere mortals, along with an occasional elf, leprechaun, nymph, and other supernatural being. Erin Margaret Murphy ( June 17, 1964 in Encino, California) is an American Actress who is best known for her role as young Warlocks are among historic Christian traditions said to be the Male equivalent of Witches (usually in the pejorative sense of Europe 's An elf is a creature of Norse mythology. The elves were originally imagined as a race of minor nature and fertility gods, who are often pictured as youthful-seeming In Irish mythology, a leprechaun (leipreachán In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of mythological entities in human female form The program made full use of the period's modest but effective special effects wizardry. The illusions used in the Film, Television, Theater, or Entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called

Across the street lives a retired couple, Abner Kravitz (stage and movie actor George Tobias) and his nosy wife, Gladys, the latter of whom was always trying prove that Samantha was a witch--only to have her husband steadfastly refuse to believe her allegations. Bewitched is an American Situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972. George Tobias ( July 14, 1901 &ndash February 27, 1980) was an American Character actor. Gladys Kravitz was a Fictional character on the American Situation comedy Bewitched Gladys Kravitz was played first by Alice Pearce who won a posthumous 1966 Emmy for the role; following Pearce's death in 1966 from ovarian cancer, the character was played by Sandra Gould. Alicia “Alice” Pearce ( October 16[[ 917]] - March 3[[ 966]] was an American Emmy Award winning television film and stage Actress The year 1966 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1966. Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from an Ovary. The cancer most commonly forms in the lining of the ovary (resulting in epithelial Sandra Gould ( July 23, 1916 - July 20, 1999) was an American Actress. On the studio backlot, the Kravitz's house was actually near the Stephens' house exterior. Both homes' exterior doors opened to an unfinished eighteen-by-fifteen foot entry, as the interiors were shot elsewhere. The exterior of the Kravitz's house later became the home of The Partridge Family. The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career In 2003, Kasey Rogers, Alice Ghostley and Bernard Fox visited the Stephens lot together to rekindle old memories.

Episode Déjà vu

During the spring of 1969, several episodes had to be rewritten as the series was technically between the two Darrins. According to William Asher on E! Entertainment Television, York had collapsed on the set due to back pain/ medication, and was hospitalized. E! Entertainment Television (or simply E!) is an American Cable television and Direct broadcast satellite network ABC had urged recasting, and York was fired for financial/ insurance reasons. Darrin's absence was said to be due to business trips, sleeping late, or the like. One such episode, "Samantha's Power Failure," had Serena and Uncle Arthur powerless at the hands of the Witches' Council, and subsequently working at a confectionary factory. This episode mimics the famous chocolate assembly-line episode of I Love Lucy in several ways; something not surprising, as William Asher had directed numerous I Love Lucy episodes. I Love Lucy is an American Situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley With slight variation, Serena and Arthur's "dipper" jokes and physical antics are taken from Lucy (Lucille Ball) and Ethel's (Vivian Vance) playbook. Lucille Ball (August 6 1911 – April 26 1989 was an American comedienne, film television stage and radio Actress, model, film Vivian Vance ( July 26 1909 – August 17 1979) When she was six years old her family moved to Independence Kansas, where she

In I Love Lucy, Lucy's and Ethel's candy wrapping efforts start okay but quickly get out of hand, leading both Lucy and Ethel to eat and/or hide all the leftover chocolates. In Bewitched, the banana dipping goes well early-on until the belt begins to speed up leading Serena and Arthur to panic and hide, toss, and devour the bananas to prevent being dismissed from their jobs.

Cast

Main characters

Tamar and Julie Young (1966) as infant Tabitha

Recurring characters

Characters less frequently seen

In the Dick Sargent years, they had a High Priestess named Hepzibah, played by Jane Connell. Jane Connell (born October 27, 1925) is an American Character actress. There was one mention of Samantha being ex-queen. She abdicated at the end of season 4 apparently, but this was never brought up in the series, nor was her successor. Why they used a high priestess this time instead of the queen was never explained.

A number of historical and fictional characters also made appearances, among them:

Changes

The show was a ratings success during its first five seasons, but it lost some viewers when Dick York, who had originated the role of Darrin Stephens, lost his ability to continue in the role due to a severe back condition, and a growing dependence on pain medications, and left the cast in 1969. Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the Jack and the Beanstalk is an English Fairy tale, closely associated with the tale of Jack the Giant Killer. Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Franklin Pierce (November 23 1804 &ndash October 8 1869 was an American politician and the fourteenth President of the United States, serving from 1853 to George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Martha Custis Washington (née Dandridge) ( June 2, 1731 &ndash May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first Sigmund Freud (ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfʁɔʏt born Sigismund Shlomo Freud (May 6 1856 &ndash September 23 1939 was an Austrian Psychiatrist who founded Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( April 15 1452 – May 2 1519 was an Italian Polymath, having been a scientist Mathematician, Engineer Mother Goose is a well-known figure in the Literature of Fairy tales and Nursery rhymes Mother Goose is best known in the United States, in the Hansel and Gretel ( Hänsel und Gretel) is a Fairy tale of Germanic origin adapted by the Brothers Grimm and earlier by Giambattista For the mythical creature see Tooth Fairy. For other uses see Tooth Fairy (disambiguation. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Loch Ness Monster ( Nessiteras rhombopteryx) is an alleged animal family and upward Incertae sedis, purportedly inhabiting Scotland 's Loch Ness Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Cleopatra VII Philopator (in Greek, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; January 69 BC &ndash 30 BC was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt In Irish mythology, a leprechaun (leipreachán Paul Revere (bap December 22, 1734 ( OS) / January 1 1735 (NS &ndash May 10, 1818) was an American Silversmith Prince Charming is a Stock character who originates in a number of Fairy tales He is the Prince who comes to the rescue of the Damsel in distress Sleeping Beauty ( "La Belle au Bois dormant" (The Beauty asleep in the wood is a Fairy tale classic the first in the set published in 1697 by Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants The Bobby Hart in this songwriting duo is different from songwriter Bob Hart (1900-1993 Dick York ( September 4, 1928 &ndash February 20, 1992) was an American Actor in Radio, Broadway stage While Ray Fulmer of Hazel, was mentioned as a possible replacement (as per an episode of The Virginia Graham Show, Fulmer's name was suggested to Agnes Moorehead by her friend and former co-star Shirley Booth), the role of Darrin went to Dick Sargent. For the British television series of a similar name see Hazell (TV series. Dick Sargent ( April 19, 1930 &ndash July 8, 1994) born Richard Stanford Cox, was an American actor best known for Sargent's version of Darrin was a more acidic, smarmy character, in contrast to York's hyper, high octane portrayal. The drop in ratings was ironic in light of the fact that Sargent had been the original choice to play Darrin, but had been under contract elsewhere in 1964. Irony is a literary or Rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity or Discordance between what one says or does and what one means or

On E! Entertainment Television, Erin Murphy (Tabitha) stated that Elizabeth Montgomery "probably preferred Dick Sargent's Darrin. E! Entertainment Television (or simply E!) is an American Cable television and Direct broadcast satellite network Erin Margaret Murphy ( June 17, 1964 in Encino, California) is an American Actress who is best known for her role as young " York's disability caused ongoing shooting delays and script rewrites, which would have been a financial liability to the newly formed Ashmont Production Company (owned by Montgomery and then husband, William Asher). William Asher (born August 8, 1921) is an American television and film Producer, director, and Screenwriter. Kasey Rogers, Bernard Fox, and Sandra Gould said that Dick York's "mugging" or animated facial expressions were what really made the character. William Asher claimed that Dick York's screen kisses were more "passionate. William Asher (born August 8, 1921) is an American television and film Producer, director, and Screenwriter. " The series also had two Gladys Kravitzes, two Louise Tates and two Frank Stephenses. However, the switch between the two Darrins has become the epitome of TV's major cast changes, far more so than such other recastings as the two John-Boy Waltons or the two Lionel Jeffersons, and others. The Waltons is an American Television series created by Earl Hamner Jr

In 1966, the show saw Samantha give birth to daughter Tabitha, played by fraternal twins Diane and Erin Murphy. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Twins are Offspring resulting from the same Pregnancy, either of the same or opposite Sex. Diane Murphy ( June 17, 1964) is a former child star best known for sharing the role of "Tabitha" with her Fraternal twin sister Erin Erin Margaret Murphy ( June 17, 1964 in Encino, California) is an American Actress who is best known for her role as young Tabitha took after her mother with her magical abilities, adding to Darrin's worries. By 1968, the Murphy twins began looking less alike, so Diane was dropped. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Tates's son Jonathan, who was 1 1/2 years older than Tabitha, was seldom seen or referenced after 1966, but made a final appearance in season 7. The character had been named Jonathan after David White's real-life son (whose death made headlines in 1988, when Pan Am Flight 103 was brought down over Lockerbie, Scotland). Lockerbie ( Scottish Gaelic: Logarbaidh) is a town in the Dumfries and Galloway region of south-western Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. In 1969, Bewitched introduced Adam Stephens, played by Greg and David Lawrence. The writers sought new familial challenges, but some pessimists saw the birth as an economical means to retool past Tabitha plots. Adam initially didn't display any powers, but started to do so in the last few episodes of the series.

The death of actress Marion Lorne (Aunt Clara) in 1968 prompted the creation of a replacement character, actress Alice Ghostley as Esmeralda. Coincidentally, Lorne and Ghostley appeared together in Mike Nichols's film version of The Graduate, which had been released in 1967. The Graduate is a American comedy / drama / Romance film directed by Mike Nichols, based on the novel of the same name by

End of the series

Montgomery wanted to end the series at the conclusion of the fifth season because both she and her husband, the show's producer William Asher, were getting tired of it and wanted to move on to other projects, but ABC did not want to drop one of its top-grossers. Since the series was one of the network's few hits, they offered Montgomery and Asher significant pay raises, plus part ownership of the series (via Ashmont, a production company owned by Asher and Montgomery), for another three seasons. By season eight, the story ideas had started to run dry. During the last season, (1971–1972) Abner and Gladys Kravitz were only referenced, and Uncle Arthur and Darrin's parents also did not appear. The series was moved to Saturday nights in January 1972 and was pitted against the hit show All in the Family, which proved to be a virtual death knell. All in the Family is an American Situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12 1971 to April

Bewitched finished the 1972 season at no. 46 in the ratings [2]. ABC had planned a ninth season, according to the network's contract with Montgomery and Asher.

The Flintstones episode, "Samantha", features Dick York & Elizabeth Montgomery as Darrin and Samantha Stephens
The Flintstones episode, "Samantha", features Dick York & Elizabeth Montgomery as Darrin and Samantha Stephens[3]

Ratings For Bewitched

Bewitched did very well the first six seasons it aired, but then the ratings began to drop off in the early 1970s. The Flintstones is an animated American television sitcom that ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970.

The ratings for each season, at the end of the season, were:

Season Ratings Rank
1) 1964-1965 #2
2) 1965-1966 #7
3) 1966-1967 #8
4) 1967-1968 #11
5) 1968-1969 #12
6) 1969-1970 #25
7) 1970-1971 #34
8) 1971-1972 #46

ABC had planned Season 9 for Bewitched which would have been the 19721973 season, but Elizabeth Montgomery decided not to come back after Season 8. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery ( April 15, 1933 &ndash May 18, 1995) was an American Film and television Then-husband William Asher told ABC that he would produce another series for them since Bewitched's ratings had dropped so low. He wound up producing two: The Paul Lynde Show, a sitcom starring the "Uncle Arthur" actor (and Hollywood Squares regular) Paul Lynde, which lasted only one season in 1972-73; and Temperatures Rising, a two-year comedy set in a hospital and starring James Whitmore in its first season. The Paul Lynde Show was a short-lived ABC television series starring Paul Lynde from 1972 to 1973. The Hollywood Squares was an American Television comedy and Game show in which two contestants play Tic-tac-toe to win money Paul Edward Lynde ( June 13 1927 &ndash January 10 1982) was an American Comedian and Actor. Temperatures Rising was an American television Situation comedy that ran from September 12, 1972 to August 29, James Allen Whitmore Jr (born October 1, 1921) is an American two-time Academy Award -nominated Emmy - and Golden Globe Because of the Lynde show's failure, Asher basically merged the two shows for the 1973-74 season by casting Lynde as the lead man for Temperatures' last season.

Production

Sol Saks, who received credit as the creator of the show, wrote the pilot of Bewitched, although he was not involved with the show after the pilot. Initially, Danny Arnold, who helped develop the style and tone of the series as well as some of the supporting characters who didn't appear in the pilot, like Larry Tate and the Kravitzes, produced and headed writing of the series. Danny Arnold ( 23 January 1925 - 19 August 1995) was a double Emmy Award winning producer, writer, Comedian Arnold, who wrote on McHale's Navy and other shows, thought of Bewitched as being essentially a romantic comedy about a mixed marriage; his episodes kept the magic element to a minimum, with one or two magical acts to drive the plot but Samantha usually solving problems without using magic. McHale's Navy is an American television Sitcom series The series ran for 138 half-hour episodes from September 11 1962 to August 20 1966 on Also, many of the first season's episodes were allegorical, using supernatural situations as clear metaphors for the real-life problems a young couple would face. An allegory (from αλλος allos "other" and el αγορευειν agoreuein "to speak in public" is a figurative mode of representation Arnold stated that the two main themes of the series were the conflict between a powerful woman (Samantha) and a husband who can't deal with that power (Darrin), and the anger of the bride's mother (Endora) at seeing her daughter marry beneath her. Though the show was a hit right from the beginning, Arnold battled with ABC, which wanted more magic and more farcical plots.

Arnold left the show after the first season (he would later co-create Barney Miller with Theodore J. Flicker), leaving producing duties to his friend Jerry Davis, who had already produced some of the first season's episodes (though Arnold was still supervising the writing). Barney Miller is a comedy Television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village that ran from Theodore Jonas "Ted" Flicker (born June 6 1930 in Freehold, N The second season was produced by Davis and with Bernard Slade as head writer, with mistaken identity and farce becoming a more prevalent element, but still included a number of more low-key episodes where the magic element was not front and center. Bernard Slade (born) is a Canadian Playwright and Screenwriter.

With the third season and the switch to color, Davis left the show, and was replaced as producer by William Froug. William Froug is an Emmy award-winning American Television Writer and producer. Slade also left after the second season (he would later create another popular Screen Gems series, The Partridge Family, which, like Bewitched, went through a recasting of a role). Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment 's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career According to William Froug's autobiography, Asher himself wanted to take over as producer when Jerry Davis left, but the production company wasn't yet ready to approve the idea. So Froug, a former producer of Gilligan's Island, was brought in as a compromise. Gilligan's Island is an American TV sitcom originally produced by United Artists Television. By his own admission, Froug was not very familiar with Bewitched and found himself in the uncomfortable position of being the official producer even though Asher was making most of the creative decisions. After a year, Froug left the show, and Asher took over as full-time producer of the series for the rest of its run.

Samantha and Darrin Stephens were the first live-action TV couple, with the actors not married to each other in real life, to sleep in a double bed (A married couple, Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns, first shared a bed in the 1940s sitcom Mary Kay and Johnny). Mary Kay and Johnny was the first Situation comedy broadcast on network Television in the United States, was the first television The episode, "Little Pitchers Have Big Fears," aired on October 22, 1964, preceding The Munsters episode "Autumn Croakus" broadcast on November 26, 1964. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Munsters is a 1960s American television Sitcom depicting the home life of a family of Monsters. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" [4].

In June 1970, Bewitched filmed on location in Salem, Magnolia and Gloucester, Massachusetts. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. This article is about Gloucester Massachusetts USA there are other places called Gloucester Gloucester (ˈglɒstɚ) is a city on The Massachusetts locations shoots marked the only time the show would film away from their Hollywood studio set, which had burned down. The eight "Salem Saga" episodes, as they became known, helped improve the show's ratings [5]. Season 8 featured a European vacation for the characters, but the episodes were filmed in Hollywood using stock footage.

Episode list

DVD Releases

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the first two seasons of Bewitched on DVD in 2005, with the third and fourth seasons released in 2006, the fifth season in 2007 and the sixth season in 2008. The following is a list of episodes of the American Sitcom Bewitched. Sony Pictures Entertainment has released the first 6 seasons of Bewitched on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the Home video distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Seasons Seven and Eight are to be released by decades end. Due to the fact the first two seasons were produced in black and white, Sony released two versions of the sets in region 1: one with the episodes as originally broadcast and a second with the episodes colorized. Film colorization is any process that involves adding Color to Black and white, sepia or monochrome moving-picture images The color sets outsold the black and white sets by a substantial margin. The colorized editions were the only ones released in regions 2, 3 and 4.

Spin-offs

Comic book

Dell Comics published a short-lived comic book for 14 issues starting in 1965. Dell Comics was the Comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in Pulp magazines. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Most issues had photo covers.

Tabitha and Adam and the Clown Family

An animated cartoon made in 1972 by Hanna-Barbera Productions for The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie, this featured teenage versions of Tabitha and Adam visiting their aunt and her family who travel with a circus. An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cartoon Network Studios is an American Animated cartoon Production company. The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie — renamed The New Saturday Superstar Movie in its second season — was a series of one-hour animated TV-movies A circus is most commonly a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, Clowns trained animals trapeze acts Hoopers, tightrope walkers

See Also List of Animated Spinoffs from Prime Time Shows

Tabitha

Main article: Tabitha (TV series)

In 1977, a spin-off show entitled Tabitha aired on the ABC network. Tabitha was a short lived American Fantasy Sitcom that aired during the 1977 - 1978 season on ABC. The year 1977 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1977. Tabitha was a short lived American Fantasy Sitcom that aired during the 1977 - 1978 season on ABC. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The show, which ran for less than a season, starred Lisa Hartman as an adult Tabitha working, along with Adam, at television station KXLA. Lisa Hartman (born June 1, 1956 in Houston Texas) is an actress. The show had several continuity issues. Tabitha and Adam should have been 11 and 8 years of age in 1977. Supporting witch character Aunt Minerva (Karen Morrow) was like a mother to Tabitha but had never been mentioned in the original series. Samantha and Darrin never appeared in the spin-off series, though Bernard Fox, Sandra Gould, George Tobias and Dick Wilson made separate guest appearances as Dr. Bombay, Gladys Kravitz, Abner Kravitz and the Drunk Guy, respectively.

The Bewitched movie

Main article: Bewitched (film)

Bewitched inspired a 2005 movie re-imagining starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. Bewitched is a 2005 family comedy - fantasy produced by Columbia Pictures and inspired by the classic television series of The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, When Jack Wyatt (Ferrell), a failing Hollywood actor, is offered the chance of a career comeback playing Darrin in a remake of Bewitched; all he has to do is find the perfect girl to play Samantha. He finds that perfect girl in Isabel Bigelow (Kidman), who, it turns out, really IS a witch. It is set in Los Angeles rather than New York. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The storyline bears some similarities to that of the movie Bell, Book and Candle, which had often been cited as one of the primary inspirations for the original series. Bell Book and Candle is a 1958 Romantic comedy directed by Richard Quine and starring James Stewart and Kim Novak The film also stars Shirley MacLaine as an actress playing Endora, and Michael Caine as Isabel's father. But the film was not well received, and was rated poorly by many critics and did weak box-office business.

Remakes

Argentina

A local remake of Bewitched, called Hechizada, as the original series is locally known, was made by Telefé, and aired in early 2007. Televisión Federal SA, best known as Telefe and recently referred to as TLF, is an Argentine Television network. It starred Florencia Peña as Samantha, Gustavo Garzón as Eduardo (Darrin) and Georgina Barbarrosa as Endora. Gustavo Garzón (born 1955 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Film and Television Actor. This show adapted original scripts to an Argentinian context, with local jokes, and a twenty-first century setting. However, after a few weeks the show was cancelled due to low ratings.

India

In 2002, Sony Entertainment Television began airing Meri Biwi Wonderful, a local adaptation of Bewitched. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sony Entertainment Television, commonly known as Sony TV or SET, is one of the India ’s most popular Hindi -language based general entertainment

Japan

The Japanese TBS network, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, produced a remake called Oku-sama wa majo (My Wife is a Witch). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For other uses see TBS. ( or TBS, is a Television network in Tokyo, Japan. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc ( SPE) is the television and Film production/distribution unit of Japanese Media conglomerate Sony [6] Eleven episodes were broadcast on Friday nights at 10 p. m. , from January 16, 2004 in television to March 26, 2004, with a special extra episode broadcast on December 21, 2004. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. The year 2004 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2004. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The main character, Arisa Matsui, was portrayed by Ryōko Yonekura. Oku-sama wa majō is also the Japanese title for the original American series.

Chile

The Chilean television channel Mega, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, will produce a remake called La Hechizada. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Red Televisiva Megavisión or simply MEGA, is the first private TV channel of Chile. [7]

United Kingdom

The BBC made a pilot episode of a British version of the series, with Sheridan Smith in the lead role of Samantha, Tom Price as Darrin Stevens and veteran actress Frances de la Tour as Endora. Sheridan Smith (born 25 June 1981 in Epworth, Lincolnshire) is an English Actress. Tom Price is a British actor and one of the stars of the Five comedy sketch show Swinging. Frances de la Tour (born 30 July 1944) is an English Actress perhaps best known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the British sitcom However, the show never got past the pilot stage.

See List of supernatural television series of the same era

See contemporary supernatural shows

Further reading

Notes and references

  1. ^ Happy 50th Anniversary TV Guide!!!. Retrieved on 2007-10-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees
  2. ^ Variety, May 24, 1972 pg. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned 35
  3. ^ Barbera, Joseph R. (Executive Producer/Writer), Montgomery, Elizabeth (Samantha Stephens), York, Dick (Darrin Stephens), Corden, Henry (Fred Flintstone), Vander Pyl, Jean (Wilma Flintstone), Blanc, Mel (Barney Rubble), and Johnson, Gerry (Betty Rubble). (2006 (Original Air Date: 1965-10-22)). The Flintstones – "Samantha" (DVD) [Television series]. USA: Warner Home Video. Retrieved on 2007-02-02. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor
  4. ^ Bedtime for Bewitched - Bewitched @ Harpies Bizarre
  5. ^ The Salem Saga, 1970 - Bewitched @ Harpies Bizarre
  6. ^ Japanese TBS site
  7. ^ La Tercera. Mega hará versiones chilenas de La Hechizada y Mi Bella Genio. Retrieved on October 14, 2007. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

For Bewitched Ratings see also http://www.harpiesbizarre.com/declineofbewitched.htm

External links

TVcom is a website owned by CNET Networks. The service was launched on June 1 2005 and replaced the popular TV Tome website

Dictionary

bewitched

-adjective

  1. Under a spell; entranced.

-verb

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of bewitch.
© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic