The Scene That Took Bewitched off the Air
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- Do you think that the show Bewitched still holds up today? Or has it been dated and won’t be popular to upcoming generations?
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00:00 - Intro
00:27 - How Bewitched Came to Be
02:06 - The Truth, Nothing but the Truth, so Help Me Sam
04:12 - No Longer Bewitched
05:38 - The Legacy of Bewitched
06:52 - Outro
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Bewitched certainly did hit an unfortunate slump following the fifth and sixth season. Things changed when Dick York left the show and was replaced by Dick Sargent.
While Dick Sargent enjoyed the role, one of his co-stars wasn’t too happy about the change. It seems that he also came at the wrong time, as Elizabeth Montgomery was gradually getting bored of her role.
In fact, the show's ratings fell sharply after Dick York left the show. Nevertheless, there was still a demand to watch Bewitched from a legion of loyal fans. The show managed to run for 8 seasons and for 254 episodes. It became the longest-running fantasy sitcom of its time.
But the writing was on the wall that Bewitched was on its last legs. Many of the later episodes seemed to be re-workings of older episodes from earlier seasons. In fact, when it was announced that the show would come to an end, the writers weren’t particularly creative with the series finale.
Bewitched remains one of the most-loved American sitcoms of all time. It was a unique show about a seemingly typical American suburban couple. But the fact that the leading lady had magical powers was unique to audiences and was the main draw of the show.
The magic is what caused the show to become so popular. It also managed to bag several Emmy nominations and a few wins. But the magic couldn’t last forever, and it was only thanks to contractual agreements that it managed to last as long as it did. Even Elizabeth Montgomery had to be convinced not to quit the show.
Let’s look back at the scene that took Bewitched off the air and learn about the show’s legacy…
The Scene That Took Bewitched off the Air 
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Great shotw
Yes. Was binge watching it all week. Love all the characters.
I still watch it from time to time
the main reason Dick York left was do to health...mainly back pain......before Bewitched While filming the movie They Came to Cordura (1959) with Gary Cooper and Rita Hayworth, he suffered a permanent, disabling back injury. In York's own words, "Gary Cooper and I were propelling a handcar carrying several 'wounded' men down [the] railroad track. I was on the bottom stroke of this sort of teeter-totter mechanism that made the handcar run.
I was just lifting the handle up as the director yelled 'cut!' and one of the 'wounded' cast members reached up and grabbed the handle. Now, instead of lifting the expected weight, I was suddenly, jarringly, lifting his entire weight off the flatbed - 180 pounds or so. The muscles along the right side of my back tore. They just snapped and let loose. And that was the start of it all: the pain, the painkillers, the addiction, the lost career.
Why are you clickbaiting people? You claim in the title of your videos that there's scenes that took certain shows off the air but never actually talk about the scene. Instead your videos only talk about what the shows were about; who the characters were and who played them, the plot of show but never talk about any such scene that ended a show. Shame on you for clickbaiting people.
I grew up during The Flintstones, The Brady Bunch, I Dream of Jeannie, Gilligan's Island and bewitched. I love them all and will continue to watch them
Barbara, great list - throw in the Munsters too!
Me too
Where's three's company and gomer Pyle?
I love all those shows too and remember watching the Brady bunch every afternoon after school
I grew up with all those series too good wholesome tv.. We were the Best generation... We lived in the Best era
"the scene that took Bewitched off the air". That sounds like they did something inappropriate to defy the censors at the time and were canceled because of naughty behavior. How about simply "Bewitched 's final scene."?
Facts Verse has to have a title to get you to watch.
Exactly my point. This is another of the RUclips sensationalists who make up Fake Headlines to get you to watch their videos that really have little substance or support their "topic."
@@RayPointerChannel It's not even a well-done video. It leaves a LOT out. Like not mentioning Alice Pearce's and Marion Lorne's Emmys were won posthumously (sadly). Or even anything about Dick York's back injury. That's like Bewitched 101.
I totally agree.The title was misleading.
@@RayPointerChannel You got that right.I was fooled till the end.
It is funny, pleasure to watch. No swearing, no violence, a vacation from reality. much needed and missed.
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I don't miss it, I get to watch it on Antenna tv network and also it goes from another retro channel in the last 12 years or so
For me, Bewitched lost me when Dick Sargent came on. I also missed the original Gladys Kravitz and Aunt Clara, but, with Dick York still on the show, I continued to enjoy it. The Magic between Samantha and Darrin (Dick York) was sensational!
Marie D' Ambroso, I loved all of these great shows and still watch them today. I felt that Dick York was a better Darrin than Dick Sargeant. But I missed Aunt Clara, and they never gave an explanation concerning what Happened to her. Yes Marion Lorne sadly died, but they never mentioned her again on the show like she never existed.
The woman who played the original Gladys Kravitz died of cancer mid season. She never told anyone that she had cancer & was terminal.
Dick York had to leave because he had severe back problems but I agree I like Dick York better
BEWITCHED got dealt a bad hand. Much of it was beyond the control of the producers. You see, they didn't know that Alice Pierce had terminal cancer,
Dick York didn't tell them about his bad back, and the untimely death of Marion Lorene, who Elizabeth loved. She and her husband and Alice Pierce and her husband became very close.
I liked Dick York, but my liking of his Darrin declined over the years. In the first two seasons, his Darrin was kinder. For me, the last three seasons that York was on the show, his Darrin, too often, became a screaming bully. That wasn't York's fault. Maybe that's why I love the scene in IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO A DOG, after refusing to listen to why Sam had to do it, she threw Darrin out of the room, and not very nicely. He's lucky she didn't turn him into a dog, to teach him a lesson.
Maybe that's why I like Dick Sargent's Darrin. He was far kinder to Sam, and a maturity in the marriage could be seen, in my view. Darrin still didn't like witchcraft, BUT he didn't freak out when Sam had to use it. His Darrin very seldom screamed at Sam, and when he did, generally apologized to her, in the moment.
Another thing, Liz and Dick Sargent became very good friends. She was his biggest supporter.
EXACTLY 💯
I always love watching Bewitched. Clean and without vulgarity is always a blessing.
True!😊
That was a reflection of society when I was growing up. People were civilized.
Loved Bewitched. Wasn't too much for Tabitha, the spinoff series.
@@josephclegg3562 Loved Bewitched! Never even heard of Tabitha the spin off series. Wonder if it's on RUclips?
@@sammyandoliver7522 It came out about 6 or 7 years after the original ended. It was about Darrins and Samantha's daughter, Tabitha. It didn't last long. I think it last for 1 season, about 10 episodes, in 1977, before being canceled. It didn't follow the originals dialog at all. First of all, in the original, Tabitha was older than her brother, Adam, but in the spinoff series, Adam is older. Also, both Tabitha and Adam were witches, and the spinoff series, Adam is a mortal with no magical powers, and Elizabeth Montgomery never made a guest appearance as Samantha.
This was one of my all time favorite shows along with "I Love Lucy". Elizabeth Montgomery was truly a remarkable woman,a very great actress in "Bewitched"and "Lizzie Borden". The show still lives on!!
William Asher directed episodes of "I Love Lucy" also
No one, will ever play Lizzie Borden, as well as Elizabeth Montgomery did! She nailed it!
She was terrific in lizzy Borden!
I've always wanted Bewitched to have done a crossover episode with l Dream of Jeannie. I would love to have seen Samantha and Jeannie hide their powers from everyone as well as one another.
Elizabeth was also great in A Case of Rape. I'll always believe that that movie was a catalyst, beginning the major change in laws and attitudes regarding Rape culture.
I will always love Bewitched! The show is ageless. I would also love a house of my own exactly like Samantha's house!
Same here! I love that house!
My dogs name is Samantha
I agree. I always loved that house.
I like her Serena character. Although they look alike, she is completely opposite from Samantha.
Oh yeah. With a slightly more updated look, but the exact same layout. I wouldn’t update some things though.
I love love Bewitched!
Still watch it over and over again.Never get tired of it.Elizabeth was sooo gorgeous and so talented.Loved looking at her all the time.
So sad she was only 63 when she passed.
She is so missed but never ever forgotten!
Love Elizabeth Montgomery and everyone on the show especially Aunt Clara and Endora!!
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Dick York had a very bad back injury, years earlier, that was getting worse and worse. This is a huge part of why he could no longer continue.
He was also addicted to painkillers. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
@Michael Patrick Lococo 👍
I don't think Dick York was the best option to play Darren in the first place. Granted I was only 4 when they started the series but I do think I always thought it was a mismatch. I never saw Dick York as handsome enough for a very beautiful Elizabeth and I didn't understand what 'Samantha' would have seen in that 'Darren'. Actually the 2nd 'Darren' was a better option from the start. I do feel sorry for Dick York though. He spent the entire time in the 1960s in agony with his back issue as the movie where he damaged it in a most unusual way took place in the 50's. There is a special on YT about him explaining the type of injury was very unusual and he did a lot of damage with one action.
Yeah none of that about York was true. The man had horrible back muscle damage and had to leave the show due to being in constant pain. Also Montgomery and Asher divorced due to rampant infidelity and they couldn't stand the sight of each other and that killed the show.......do better next time, Facts Verse 👎
Dick York had a sorry hand dealt to him. He suffered extreme pain for years because of a mistake when he filmed a movie, then after he couldn’t take it anymore and leaving Bewitched, he and his wife spent the rest of his life in near poverty in his hometown living in a crappy home off his $900 a month salary from being an actor.
I have Bewitched on DVD and prefer to watch it instead of the boring shows on TV now.
All I watch are favorite old TV shows. I had my Dish Network cancelled after my husband died,because I don't watch it. I have the complete series of Bewitched, Gilligan's Island, I Dream of Jeannie, Roseanne, Punky Brewster, and Three's Company. I'm going to get Mary Tyler Moore next, and All in the Family. TV today sucks big time. (Jan Griffiths).
My mom actually named me Samantha after this character. Was one of my faves growing up and I love telling everyone how I was named
My mom named me after the daughter Tabitha
I went to a summer camp as a kid in the 70s with a girl named Samantha. I had a huge crush on her because I really wanted to marry someone with magic powers!
Agnes Moorhead played Charles Foster Kane’s mother in Citizen Kane. Maurice Evans played Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes. True iconic actors along with Paul Lynde as Uncle Arthur and lovable Aunt Clara, Dr. Bombay and all the memorable characters that made this show so much fun to watch.
What really happened was Elizabeth Montgomery and William Asher were both in the middle of a divorce. Montgomery wouldn't return that summer to begin a 9th season and Erin Murphy stated that she went to summer camp instead. The 8th season was mostly remakes, and not just the last episode. I would say lazy writing had a lot to do with the shows demise and most people didn't like Sargeant as Darrin. The show ran 254 episodes and definitely had a great run. Elizabeth did Lizzie Borden in 1975 which was brilliantly done.
Yeah & Elizabeth was related to the real Lizzie & so it's befitting she play L.B.
@TibiafingerVacation I usually just Google for info
The show had run its course. Five or six years is enough before the show runs out of steam and overstays its welcome. They had just outworked the premise. And many feel that the show really died after Dick York had to leave.
@@RayPointerChannel I agree
Just 254 episodes in 8 years?? It's unbelievable.
I recently bought an "entire series" package and am happy to report that it DOES hold up! A snapshot of mid-60s suburban life (I was there, I know), the charm of it's cast and the whimsey of it's premise still delights. The cast of before-they-were-famous and after-their-prime guests is impressive. And it's coded plea for tolerance and acceptance is timeless.
ABC started moving Bewitched to different days and times which always causes confusion and a loss of audience. On top of that, the network very foolishly ended up scheduling Bewitched on Saturday nights, opposite a new CBS show called All in the Family. And the rest is history.
Exactly.
The same exact thing happened to The Partridge Family just a couple of years later. The Partridge Family began 'its final season opposite All In The Family. With the same, sad result as Bewitched.
Yes, l agree. Moving shows to different nights and time slots can cause a show to lose viewers and ratings.
I absolutely love this show!!!! My all time favorite tv show!!!! There will never be a better actress than Elizabeth Montgomery ❤️
We're happy to know that you love Bewitched and Elizabeth Montgomery. Which episode is your favorite?
Barbara eden in I dream of Jeanie.
I'd alternate between Elizabeth Montgomery and Barbara Eden if I were given a week. Not at the same time though, please. I'd like to have Marlo Thomas from That Girl thrown in for a triplet rotation. Just the fantasies of a typical American male.
They recycled a LOT of Bewitched episodes-sometimes more than once. Bewitched also adapted some plots from I Dream of Jeannie, which was made by the same studio. Both Alice Pearce and Marion Lorne won their Emmys posthumously.
Bewitched could have hired new writers for the show. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
IDOJ also recycled plot lines from Bewitched. It didn't just go one way.
They did too many time travel storylines. Samantha would be sent back in time by other witches and lose her memory and Darrin would have to go to that particular time and kiss her to regain her memory and they both would be transported back to the present time.
First of all you never showed the final scene which you said throughout you were going to.
I loved Bewitched. Later I wondered why her relatives would care that she married Darrin & lived like a mortal because given the fact that they live forever as witch’s this would just be something she could have fun with until Darrin died.
The other thing I wondered about was Aunt Clara growing old. She was a witch. Why would she seem to be getting signs of dementia.
Why would Aunt Clara show signs of Dementia? It comes with getting old. But as Endora said, "It takes some of us centuries to age."
The final scene turned out to be the final episode, and yes, he showed it.
Point taken. Good point
It was mindless entertainment, and ludicrous on ever level---a glamorous witch wants to live in a suburban wasteland with a jug-eared dullard?
@goit toog And you expect Shakespeare? This was a comedy show. Things like are part of what makes a comedy show.
Been watching Bewitched since I was 5 years old and still watching it in 2022… I love old shows…they are classics for a reason 🥰
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So much misinformation on "Facts" Verse. The truth is that Dick York HAD to leave for medical reasons, and they put Dick Sargent in the role. The audience did, in fact, did mind the substitution very much. With Sargent in the role, the ratings of the show immediately began to drop like a rock. There was friction on the set because Sergeant didn't get along with Agnes Moorhead, and Montgomery and Asher had started to fight. The writers began not to care anymore .In fact at least half of the Dick Sergeant episodes were thinly disguised remakes of Dick York episodes. Things got so bad that everyone, including ABC, agreed to let it go.
Agnes Moorhead liked Dick York very much and they got along very well. She did not like the new Darren.
Fun fact- Dick Sargent was Elizabeth's first choice for the Darren role but Sargent was tied up on another project so they hired York who made a much more likeable Darren to the audience.
Was born in late 50's, & still enjoy watching Bewitched reruns. As a kid I looked forward to new episodes. Though I really loved Dick York as Darrin. He had a sweet likeability, which Dick Sargeant did not! I truly believe had York been able to remain in the role of Darrin, the shows last seasons would have been much higher in the ratings; & perhaps there would have been season 9, & even 10. Felt sorry for York's back injury. A classic sitcom, always! Of course loved Liz Montgomery too!
Agreed. Dick York seemed more fun. Dick S. seemed snarky much of the time.
It was painful watching Dick S kissing Ms Elizabeth, he couldn't do physical comedy like Dick York did.
I have been watching reruns of Bewitched on GAC TV since November and I am absolutely OBSESSED!! Such a sweet show that makes me feel happy when I watch it. Elizabeth was so beautiful!! 💖💖
GAC TV with reruns, thanks for this information! Which episode are you currently on?
I'm a child of the 60's and Bewitched was one of my favorite shows along with The Flintstones, Lost in Space, Gilligan's Island, etc. I was sad when it was cancelled and yes, it does still hold up today. You see, not seeing these shows for many years makes one long for the good old days of television 📺 when you had to use your imagination to really understand the story. These days, they all follow a very pat format. It's actually boring. I'd rather watch old movies...which I do. Too bad Elizabeth Montgomery succumbed to cancer. We're she still with us, she would undoubtedly be very wealthy.
I grew up watching Samantha and Derwood. But my favorite character was that of Aunt Clara. I so loved her, that when I see someone “ bumbling” I call them either Uncle Clara or Aunt Clara. I’ll never forget Aunt Clara with her doorknobs.
His name was Darrin not Derwood
@@jeannetteannallen-krause3028 That went over your head 😂
I also liked Doctor Bombay!
@@jeannetteannallen-krause3028 I think that was a nod to Agnes Morehead who always called him Derwood!
I always wished that a spinoff with all of Samantha's family members would have been made.
That would have been hilarious!
She was my favorite when I was a kid... Great memories 4 sure. Old G 👴 👍
I still love the show as much as ever. The cast was a nice combination of old Hollywood and everyday cast members.
Dick York was missed and it did make a difference when he was replaced. I think people continued to watch because they loved Samantha and Endora (and Aunt Clara) plus the entire magical theme. We all wanted to wiggle our noses and change our reality.
Marion Lorne as Aunt Clara was gone before York was.
I grew up watching reruns of this show because I was much younger when the show first aired. I will say the better episodes were with Dick York, mainly because the chemistry was much better between him and Samantha. My daughter also grew up loving the show and agrees that Dick York was the better Darin. I still love (after all these years) this show and hopefully I will introduce my Granddaughter to Bewitched when the time comes
Do you have the boxed set with all episodes? It's great!!! You should get one. (Jan Griffiths).
Classic TV, excellent casting, timeless comedy, original story-telling and is still running in syndication 57 years after its release. Amazing.
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Best series área from the past. Wish they put them again. Brings me such lovely memories
We're happy to know that you love Bewitched. It actually has some reruns 😉
I grew up watching Bewitched and loved it. I bought the dvds as soon as it was out. I even gave others i bought as xmas gifts. I wish the show never ended.
My boxed set has the black and white episodes colorized. I waited until that set came out. I watch them all the time. Bewitched still rocks!!! (Jan Griffiths).
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I WAS SCAAAARED OF THE GRANMA THOUGH 😰😱... HER EYES WERE TERRIFYING TO ME... WHEEEWWW 😳😨
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Dick York before getting hired for Bewitched he made a cowboy movie where he suffered a severe back injury. So when he was doing Bewitched he quit because his back hurt so bad he got addicted to painkillers
Dick York was also a heavy smoker and had emphysema at the end of his life.
Dick Seargent was originally wanted to play Darrin but he was busy with another project. Actress Tammy Grimes was wanted to play Samantha but she refused the role...later on she got her own TV show and Dick Seargent appeared on the show as well.
Bewitched definitely holds up to the test of time. It will always be one of the Classics.
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I loved the show from the very beginning. Through all the changes of characters, ups and dowsn...it is still one of my favorites today. ❤ Sometimes, divulging the real truths behind d storyline takes away the mystery of the show. However, I still love my Bewitched!!! It has ran through my family, my kids, and grandkids, now my great grandkids.. successes grand and "bewitching"!! Love the show!!!
It would have been nice to see Samantha tell everyone she was a witch in the final episode; Just like it would have been great to see Lost In Space heading home to earth or for poor Dr. Bellows to find out he wasn't nuts and that Jeannie was magical. (Actually that last one did shot an alternative ending, set during a hurricane, but it never aired apparently?)
I believe they did shoot that for an episode, but it was done as a dream sequence.
@@emmettlockman4867 yes indeed
I think it's still a good show
But if Samantha's secret was revealed, that would have triggered a response requiring another story line like a modern day witch hunt/execution, or just place Samantha in a position of being inundated by lazy people wanting to use her magic to solve their problems. Besides that, telling people she was a witch would have killed off the reruns.
@@emmettlockman4867 Yes, she told everyone she was a witch in the dream sequence "I Confess." It didn't end well for the Stephenses.
I was in high school when the witch premiered was one of my favorite shows now I’m 75 years old and I’m watching all the reruns on TV I’m sort of binge watching I’m on season three right now just as good as it was originally I still love it better than what they have on TV today
I still watch the old reruns of Bewitched today and enjoy it just as much as when I was younger. So yes, I think it would stand up today with a little modern twist.
Loved this show! I grew up with it and other magical shows throughout the 1970s.
I dream of jeannie was another magical show that was very popular. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
I grew I up watching Bewitched, and still watch it! Dick York was my favorite Darrin! Dick Sargent just seemed a little too nasty, I think it was the tone of his voice. Aunt Clara played by Marion Lorne, was one of my favorites! She goofed up (hilariously) big time, but always came thru in the end with a little help from family!
Great show!!!
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Dick Sargent was not as funny, nor had the facial expressions of Dick York. And York was better looking. Sargent was a cold fish to Sam most of the time. York was my favorite Darrin as well. (Jan Griffiths).
I loved Bewitched SO much. I was 11 when it first came on the air. And today in my late Sixties I still consider it THE best sitcom EVER! I turned my daughter onto it too. She is now 37 and has fond memories if it & its characters too. In fact right now I am re-watching ALL the episodes on Prime on my smart TV. I LOVE IT!!
Yes it holds up well, one of my earliest memories is watching the show with my Grandmother in the beautiful desert valley of Mesa Arizona in 1964, darn right it holds up- 58 years later, I’m still watching Bewitched
I used to live in Mesa as well, and graduated from Mesa High School in 1973. Mesa isn't as beautiful as it once was though. I live near Prescott now, and I still watch Bewitched. (Jan Griffiths).
Bewitched was under contract to run for 2 more seasons after the 8th season and ABC was willing to honor that...The real reason the show ended was because Elizabeth Montgomery and Richard Michaels fell in love in 1971 and 'took off' to Europe....and in order to fulfill the Bewitched contract Bill Asher came up with The Paul Lynde Show which ran in 1972-1973.........So Bewitched was never cancelled ...it just that Liz left
William Asher had another show called, temperatures rising. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
It wasn’t a particular scene or the last show that forced it off the air, Montgomery just didn’t want to do the show any longer. She felt she’d done as much as she could with the character. They were offered a 9th season but she declined to do it.
8 years is longer than most sitcoms last. It needed to end.
I didnt grew up on this show just saw the repeats back in the 80s as little girl and today
Bewitched comes on here in the afternoons during the week and as long as I'm home, I watch it. I love this show now and I loved it when it first aired. ☺
Im Brazilian, I was born 1989, I live in New Jersey .. I was watching some video on Facebook and by accident I watched a small scene of bewitched and looked for more and episodes I love love love.. the show is funny and unbelievable modern for me with all magic.. I am fan! I know a lot things cause I googled..
The Paul Lynde Show was the substitute for the ninth season of Bewitched. Unfortunately it bombed and was canceled after one season which caused Paul Lynde much personal pain.
I remember it. It actually was a pretty good show.
I never knew they did this episode. I love Bewitched! I still watch the reruns.
Bewitched was one of the few sitcoms that spanned mid-20th century into early late. I'd heard that Bill Asher had committed her to an 8th season of the show ('71-'72) she did NOT want to do, and there was a contractual obligation for a 9th season! SO... the final season was a rush job, having completed all the filming before the end of November 1971, with those episodes airing until late March. The aforementioned 9th Season was "fulfilled" by 'The Paul Lynde Show' in '72-'73. It seemed to do well enough at first, but began a ratings slide that meant no 2nd season, but got through the one obligated.
The show's failure was not Paul's fault. He did the best he could with the material given. He didn't have 'wacky fun people' and situations to play off of. The premise was fundamentally flawed. I think it was also unfairly compared to Bob Newhart's new show that also started in Sept. '72. Lynde was a smart man and always had the tailor-made gig of 'The Hollywood Squares'. Still, I think he did see himself as a 'failure' of sorts due to the failure of the show named after him. It's easy for us to feel that's not true at all (which it wasn't), but we're always harder on ourselves.
Yes I believe this show still holds up today. I love Bewitched. We need something magical for today's society. This relives some of the stress that's going on in this crazy world 🌍.
Relieves--you mean--sorry but it is off--putting when I feel a poster mispells a word :)
@@DavidStevenson-yh8sb I agree! But please speak English when you comment.
I am Asian and watched Bewitched when I was a teen. One of my all time favourites then and now. The series is being aired again in Asia. The casting is wonderful and its the ensemble of actors that is one of its success. Elizabeth Montgomery is 'Bewitched' and vice versa. I wouldn't have any other.
Dick York had a serious back injury which had gotten worse. On the set he collapsed in pain and was rush to the hospital. That is when William Asher and Elizabeth Montgomery decided to replace Dick York.
It's ashame Ms Elizabeth & Ed Asher didn't financially help Dick York out in his final years, he lived on a fixed income.
One of the most entertaining, fabulous shows ever. The editing, cuts from scene to scene, music, sound effects, campiness, on and on. Eudora’s and Serena’s wardrobes made the show worth watching. A lot of colorized versions of the first two seasons are out there now, but I love watching them in black and white as they were intended. The color starting with season 3 was amazing. That was the first year all prime time programming was in color. People had spent $400 to $800 on a color TV, which would be the equivalent of about $3,500 to $6,000 in today’s money, so they expected beautiful vivid colors, and this show delivered. One can notice each piece of wardrobe and furnishings are perfectly color coordinated. That’s what makes the computerized coloring of the first two seasons so offputting.
TRUTH!
I hate colorizing.
It makes everything look so fake.
One of the greatest shows ever!
I loved Bewitched..I watch all the originals and all the reruns and layer bought all the DVDs..the characters were fresh and original and funny...it holds true to this day..
Yes, Bewitched still holds up today, as it tackled a lot of human context, such as forbidden mixed marriages, injustice, prejudices, manifestation, and also a lot of ideas translated over to the Harry Potter universe...too many to mention, but one that comes to mind are talking photos. .
Bewitched was one of my favourite television series when it was screened here in the UK. I still watch it today and have the dvd's of the shows.
This is a classic! Sam and all of her wild family members. Endora, Dr.Bombay, Uncle Arthur, and Sabrina. The drinking and partying was common place. What great memories!
Serena.
I have watched this show in reruns since I was a little girl now in my late 40s I still enjoy watching this show. As an adult watching this show I am aware of lines that not socially conclusions, example when I watch now I get upset to hear Darrin tell Samantha he wants her on Tabitha to do things the normal way. My problem with this statement is the normal way is not normal for her. To be mortal is not normal for her
But that was the premise, and Samantha in her love for Darrin tried to conform. But circumstances forced her to "bend" her promise once in a while, as you've seen. That was well established in the first episode.
@@RayPointerChannel i understand that, my point is as a child watching this show it was fun, but as an adult I see how wrong it was of Darrin to demand, which he did, Samantha conform to his way of life. I was just saying how as an adult I am seeing a show I grew up watching, in a different way. When I watch it now I dont enjoy it the same way
@@NCCU1995 I know what you mean.
I enjoyed Bewitched both times....way back when...& now when I can catch a show! It was fun, it was clean, good for the whole family!
@@NCCU1995I understand your point. But if Darren had not tried to keep Samantha and her family members' powers a secret, there would have been mass chaos for everyone, including the mortals in the world. This was detailed a little bit in the episode "I Confess."
Dick York had back injury before he started doing the show. As time went by his pain became worse and worse and he was addicted to pain killers and would many times not show up for work. One day he had convulsion on the set and he knew when he was carried out on the stretcher he would not return.
He worked on TV only a few times after Bewitched and died almost broke.
First of all, there was NO SCENE that ended BEWITCHED! The show was actually renewed for at least a nineth season, and I've heard that two more seasons were actually planned.
There is only one reason that BEWITCHED ended, Elizabeth Montgomery pulled the plug for several reasons, one of which is she wanted to move on to other projects. As Bill Asher said in the A&E special in 1999 on Liz Montgomery, the show had run its course.
I want to point out to people that it wasn't Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Alice Pierce, etc. that were key to BEWITCHED, in the view of the execs.They were all very important to the show, but it was Elizabeth Montgomery who was/is the heart and soul of the series. It was she the execs gave a raise to and part ownership of the series to keep her. The video points this out.
For those who decided not to watch seasons six thru eight, because Dick York wasn't there, due to health issues, missed some excellent episodes, one an award winner and another nominated for an award for best makeup. The video fails to mention SISTERS AT HEART winning a special Emmy.
Fianally. Redoing episodes or themes didn't start after season five. It started in season one. An example is IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE is similar to LING LING. In season five, SAMANTHA ON THE KEYBOARD and SAMANTHA THE SCULTURESS are also similar in theme. In both cases, Dick York's Darrin blew his cool because Endora had bewitched Tabitha's hands to play the piano and in the latter, Tabitha was doing what Sam described as, "Doing something that comes naturally."
The thing that turned me off to Dick York's Darrin, at times, was his over reacting to events. I can see why be had little liking for Endora, but when the writers had him yelling at Sam, that got under my skin. It wasn't York's fault.
That's probably why I like Dick Sargent's Darrin better. For me, his Darrin was much kinder to to Sam than the way they wrote York's version. Having said that, Doc York's Darrin was a lot more low key in the first two seasons. That's why I like EYE OF THE BEHOLDER and other episodes of the first two seasons. Something changed after that.
Despite all of this, BEWITCHED is my favorite comedy which had a great cast and production.
Now here's someone who knows their Bewitched fact history!!💯
Actually I can remember ABC'S lineup on Thursday nights. They advertised " "Thursday's girls": Samantha ( Elizabeth Montgomery) on BEWITHCHED; Sr. Bertrille( Sally Fields) on The Flying Num and of course THAT GIRL Ann Marie ( Marlo Thomas)!!!
Loved Bewitch, then and still do! Will always be my favourite 😍
I love the first 5 seasons. I noticed that when season 6 hit they had weaker stories or reworked old story lines A LOT. In the final episode it would have been nice if she decided to give up her magic for good by revealing the truth to everyone FOR REAL
Actually I thought the fifth season was weak but not in the same vein as the obvious retread that was the eighth season. Now things seemed to take a creative uptick for season 6 only somewhat marred by the new Darrin and his stiffness in the role. Season 7 was better than expected particularly the new sound effects in play for some of the magical happenings like popouts and such.
Seasons 6-8 were okay, but the storylines were ridiculous and remakes. They would bring fairy tale characters to life and come out of their fairy tales.
There was one episode where the dialog was completely repeated on a later episode. Jack Cassidy recounted how he was singing Fly Me to the Moon to Sarina and “the next thing I knew I was on my way!” That exact same dialog was repeated in subsequent season. Lazy writing.
@@patriciawarner9680 sounds like it
@@patriciawarner9680That episode was so funny. I did get a little confused when I saw the same episode with a different actor. I can see his face but can't remember his name.
One of my truly favorite TV shows, along with Star Trek.
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Same here. (Jan Griffiths).
Love love Bewitched. When I watch the shows it brings back great old memories.
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The 60's sitcoms were the best, unfortunately children don't have that now.
So-called "Reality TV' has certainly lowered the standards.
We really missed out smh. I was born in 00s and was lucky enough to get great shows from the 90s at least. Now I watch bewitched and Beverly hillbillies with my mom lol
I love watching bewitched. I’ve been watching it over 50 years and still do.
I loved watching this show as a kid. I still watch the re runs today and they are HILARIOUS.
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The Kravitzes were the funniest characters up there. I love them, especially Gladys Kravitz. It was funny how she would see something conjured up by witchcraft and try to prove it to Abner, and then when he goes to see, it not there or normal making it look like Gladys is crazy.
I still love to watch Bewtiched. It’s a classic and way ahead of its time.
Samantha was my first childhood crush. I was so in love with her at 6yrs old. Lol
Does anyone remember the toy soldier episode when the toy soldier grew human-sized and joined the Stephens's and Larry Tate for dinner? I wonder how many takes were needed to keep the actors from exploding with laughter. Sitting in that restaurant with a full grown, silent, grinning toy come to life, and Samantha and Darrin being perfectly nonchalant in front of Larry Tate.
Yes I watched that episode fairly recently. I thought it was hilarious!
Any time I see Bewitched on, I stop and watch. I loved her inside out, and upside down, she's the reason I still wear short dresses and skirts today. LOVE the show all around, the entire cast makes me laugh today, as much as I did when it first aired.....
Dick York "had" to leave the show he helped make iconic and revered through no fault of his own., Mr York had a previous back injury while on a movie set before Bewitched that never really ever went away and which came back to cripple him 10 fold! Unfortunately medical was still in its infancy at that time and he never got relief and was in constant pain. That's why he had to leave the tv show..Yes he was additionally in a constant state of painful exhaustion. The pain is now gone Mr York, rest in peace ❤..
Any episode with Uncle Arthur. It got on my nerves how Darren would try forbidding her to use her powers. Larry would've been down with it🤣.
I loved Uncle Arthur! (Paul Lynde) "...Hi Ya, Sammy!..."
This explanation totally ignores the fact that Elizabeth Montgomery had an affair on the set of Bewitched that destroyed her marriage. As the show progressed, Montgomery carried on an affair with the show's director Richard Michaels. The result was Elizabeth and her husband William Asher (the show's producer) getting divorced which really killed the show as well as lousy rating.
The only reason she had an affair with Richard Michaels was because Bill Asher had been having affairs for years and when she found out she kicked him out. Bill Aher himself blamed himself for the marriage break up.
This is shocking. Didn't know that.
I am a fan of Bewitchd. I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina and we used to listen in spanish. . I love all the characters. Thank you very much. Greetings from Argentina and thanks a lot.
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I still watch it to today, never tired of it .. Elisabeth left us too soon, RIP Angel.. ♥️💯
One of my favorites. I still watch the reruns everyday. What I find fascinating is how much alcohol they consumed.
Losing Dick York was certainly a big blow to the series. Another blow was it used less writers in it's last years and they started using remakes of earlier episodes or pretty much the same themes. The best season was the the first when Danny Arnold was the producer. He kept the magic to a minimum and concentrated on human interest themes but ABC kept insisting on more magic and Arnold left. The show was number 2 when Arnold was there and while it remained a top rated show for some time, it never reached that height again.
The first season of Bewitched has a different tone than later seasons.
My 5 year old is completely obsessed with the show. So much so that all she wanted for her 5th birthday were Bewitched Barbie’s. I was able to find a vintage Samantha, but had to use vintage Barbie dolls and vintage clothes to create Darrin and Endora. She plays bewitched with the Barbie’s, but also just pretends to be samantha or tabitha (I’m either endora or samantha, and my husband is always Darrin). So it’s definitely still making a mark.
I love Bewitched! I watched it during the pandemic and it helped me get through that time. I still watch it at least once a week 😀
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You could have done better research than that. Darrin 1 had back issues that came from an injury he sustained while working on a movie.
Come on ! BE FOR REAL!! I grew up watching this show. There wasn't any SCENE that took this show off the air. The show had simply run its course.
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@@FactsVerse I liked most of them, especially the ones with Endora. Towards the end of the series the episodes weren't so good.
I loved this show as a young boy. I loved the fantasy value of it. Samantha was beautiful and kind. I watched this show in the 70's in the uk. It is still dear to my heart, I'm now 54. I love this show , the concept everything. X
It absolutely doesn't hold up today. It was a sign of the times with how women were supposed to be home caring for the house and kids and obeying her husband and follow his orders. She was constantly hiding what she did, constantly ordering her daughter to hide who she really was and constantly saying she was sorry. It was only a level or two above I Love Lucy only Darren didn't spank Samantha like Ricky did to Lucy.
Just once I'd like to have see Samantha hug Tabitha and say she was proud of her little witch.
Its very sad when you put it like that.
I loved bewitch
Absolutely it remains a top series. I use to watch it all the time now I can only watch it on YT. Good video ty
As habilidades cômicas de Dick York , e a beleza e o carisma da Elizabeth, é o que deram o melhor do seriado !
Of course it still holds up today! I watch it all of the time! Wish there were more episodes here on you tube to watch!
Yes I do think that it's one of the best sitcom show ever than and now .
Bewitched remains one of my all-time favorite shows. I just adored Aunt Clara and Mrs. Kravitz always made me laugh out loud.
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@@FactsVerse The episode when Aunt Clara visited with an old boyfriend. She was concerned that her powers weren't what they used to be and Samatha helped her out without her knowledge. Aunt Clara got a little carried away while Samantha was in the kitchen, with hilarious results. It was later revealed that her old boyfriend's powers had also diminished. It was a funny and sweet episode. Frankly, any episode featuring Aunt Clara was solid gold!
"Bewitched" was one of my favorite TV shows growing up, and likely made me predisposed to like "Harry Potter" when it first came out. For that matter, I suspect that "Bewitched" was a big influence on "Harry Potter;" especially the idea of a hidden society of magic users and their uneasy relationship with the "muggle world." (I can just imagine a confrontation between 'Lord' Voldemort and Endora . . . .)
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Bewitched was a 60s television sitcom that, by far, superseded all others. Elizabeth Montgomery alone was magnetic. Now add in the cast of characters pulled from old Hollywood and beyond was a source of endless delight for me.
If I had had to watch Gilligan's Island and I Dream of Jeannie (crap in my opinion), there would have been nothing.
This was more than a te;evision sitcom. It was pure magic. It was a television phenomenon and helped me get through what otherwise would have easily been a very mundane childhood.
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It is one of the best shows I have ever seen. I grew up with it. I wish it would have never stopped.
Odd! I've only ever heard that Dick York was terminated, following his hospitalization, and treatment for prescription pain med addiction, which had resulted from a severe back injury on the set of a western film, shortly before beginning his role on Bewitched. He had been thrown by a horse. Agnes Morehead was furious about his release, partly because she new he had worked quite hard to get healthy, and had succeeded in doing so. Dick York was the best Darren, hands down! The series may have actually run 9+ seasons, had they not made the gutless switch. I know my parent's stopped watching after the switch. They felt betrayed by the network. Network TV hasn't changed much. I no longer watch network series, because I refuse to invest my time and energy, into shows, only to see them cancelled. They notoriously mislead the viewers, by referring to them as the #1 this, and the best new BS! All lies! NOT INTERESTED!
I think his injury was caused by pumping a hand cart on a rail road track. I think the guy on the other end let go and Dick was lifting a lot of weight on his own.
He simply couldn't do it anymore, because he was in so much pain.
As far as I know, he never worked in television again. His injury was too serious.
I still watch it to this day. I look for it when I go to bed and i watch it in the morning before I leave for work
Bewitched was my absolute favorite show, I would count the days until it came on again. I was overjoyed that Samantha's real name was Elizabeth because that was my first name & there was a boy on the block whose last name was Montgomery. Lol... Sweet memories I'll carry with me forever. I also watched Gilligans Island, Partriche Family, I love Jeannie, I love Lucy, The Bowery Boys( every Sunday with my Dad). The Flinstones....☺💖☺💖