Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) is a beautiful, blonde young lady who "bumps" into attractive, ad-man Darrin (Dick York) in a revolving door. Later, she runs into him again and again, so they decide to have lunch together. Pretty soon, they are in love and, in short order, get married. But, on her wedding night, Samantha gets a visit from her mother, Endora (Agnes Moorehead). It seems Mother is unhappy that Sam has married a mortal gentleman! What? That's right, Sam, like her mama, is a witch who can cast spells by wiggling her nose. Since Mum is likely to spill the beans anyway, Samantha has no choice but to tell Darrin. He doesn't believe her! Not until she moves a few objects around in the hotel room, with her spells, that is. Horrified, he nonetheless is too much in love to deal with the truth on their honeymoon. But, later he makes Sam promise that she will not use her witchcraft in their daily lives. She swears it will be so. But, with Darrin's ex-girlfriend showing off at a dinner party, a gentleman client of Darrin's making unwanted advances at Sam, and a nosy neighbor, Mrs. Kravitz, stirring up trouble, Sam has to resort to tricks now and again. Will the marriage stay on track? You bet! What luck, when I found the first 8 episodes of this beloved series on a 4-disc set, which also included 8 episodes of I Dream of Jeannie, Gidget, and the Partridge Family. All for 8 BUCKS! That purchase was almost magic itself. The two stars, Montgomery and York, are good-looking comic actors and Moorehead is priceless as the interfering mother in law. The couple portraying the neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Kravitz, are also quite wonderful, for Mrs. K sees Sam in action and Mr. K never does, causing him to constantly making faces of exasperation. The production, of course, looks like a typical show of early television while some of the situations and ideas will seem old-fashioned, too. But, in general, families today will still enjoy watching this spell-binding and comical show from over 40 years ago. Relics, children of the sixties like me, will also be tickled by a trip down memory lane.
Bewitched
(1964–1972)
A bewitching show for those 60's relics, like me, and families everywhere
2 August 2010