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Authors: Herbie J. Pilato
Season Five (1968â69)
141) “
Samantha's
Wedding Present”; 142) “
Samantha
Goes South for a Spell”; 143) “
Samantha
on the Keyboard”; 144) “
Darrin
Gone and Forgotten”; 145) “It's So Nice to Have a Spouse Around the House”; 146) “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall”; 147) “
Samantha's
French Pastry”; 148) “Is it Magic or Imagination?”; 149) “
Samantha
Fights City Hall”; 150) “
Samantha
Loses Her Voice”; 151) “I Don't Want to Be a Toad”; 152) “Weep No More, My Willow”; 153) “Instant Courtesy”; 154) “
Samantha's
Super Maid”; 155) “
Cousin Serena
Strikes Again (Part One)”; 156) “
Cousin Serena
Strikes Again (Part Two)”; 157) “One Touch of Midas”; 158): “
Samantha
the Bard”; 159) “
Samantha
the Sculptress”; 160) “
Mrs. Stephens
, Where Are You?”; 161) “Marriage, Witches' Style; 162) “Going Ape”; 163) “
Tabitha's
Weekend”; 164) “The Battle of Burning Oak”; 165) “
Samantha's
Power Failure”; 166) “
Samantha
Twitches for UNICEF”; 167) “Daddy Does His Thing”; 168) “
Samantha's
Good News”; 169) “
Samantha's
Shopping Spree”; 170) “
Samantha
and
Darrin
in Mexico City”
Season Six (1969â70)
171) “
Samantha
and the Beanstalk”; 172) “
Samantha's
Yoo-Hoo Maid”; 173) “
Samantha's
Caesar Salad”; 174) “
Samantha's
Curious Cravings”; 175) “And Something Makes Four”; 176) “Naming
Samantha's
New Baby”; 177) “To Trick or Treat or Not to Trick or Treat”; 178) “A Bunny for
Tabitha
”; 179) “
Samantha's
Secret Spell”; 180) “Daddy Comes for a Visit (Part One)”; 181) “
Darrin
the Warlock (Part Two)”, 182) “
Samantha's
Double Mother Trouble”; 183) “You're So Agreeable”; 184) “Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays”; 185) “
Samantha's
Better Halves”; 186) “
Samantha's
Lost Weekend”; 187) “The Phrase Is Familiar”; 188) “
Samantha's
Secret Is Discovered”; 189) “
Tabitha's
Very Own
Samantha
”; 190) “Super Arthur”; 191) “What Makes
Darrin
Run”; 192) “
Serena
Stops the Show”; 193) “Just a Kid Again”; 194) “The Generation Zap”; 195) “Okay, Who's the Wise Witch?”; 196) “A Chance on Love”; 197) “If the Shoe Pinches”; 198) “Mona
Sammy
”; 199) “Turn on the Old Charm”; 200) “Make Love, Not Hate”
Season Seven (1970â71)
201) “To Go or Not to Go, That is the Question (Part One)”; 202): “Salem, Here We Come (Part Two)”; 203) “The Salem Saga (Part One)”; 204) “
Samantha's
Hot Bed Warmer (Part Two)”; 205) “
Darrin
on a Pedestal”; 206) “Paul Revere Rides Again”; 207) “
Samantha's
Bad Day in Salem”; 208) “
Samantha's
Old Salem Trip”; 209): “
Samantha's
Pet Warlock”; 210) “
Samantha's
Old Man”; 211) “The Corsican Cousins”; 212) “
Samantha's
Magic Potion”; 213) “Sisters at Heart”; 214) “Mother-in-Law of the Year”; 215) “Mary, the Good Fairy (Part One)”; 216) “The Good Fairy Strikes Again (Part Two)”; 217) “Return of
Darrin
the Bold”; 218): “The House That
Uncle Arthur
Built”; 219) “
Samantha
and the Troll”; 220) “This Little Piggie”; 221) “Mixed Doubles”; 222) “
Darrin
Goes Ape”; 223) “Money Happy Returns”; 224) “Out of the Mouths of Babes”; 225) “
Sam's
Psychic Slip”; 226) “
Samantha's
Magic Mirror”; 227) “Laugh, Clown, Laugh”; 228) “
Samantha
and the Antique Doll”
Season Eight (1971â72)
229) “How Not to Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII (Part One)”; 230) “How Not to Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII (Part Two)”; 231) “
Samantha
and the Loch Ness Monster”; 232) “
Samantha's
Not-So-Leaning Tower of Pisa”; 233) “Bewitched, Bothered, and Baldoni”; 234) “Paris, Witches' Style”; 235) “The Ghost Who Made a Spectre of Himself”; 236) “TV or Not TV”; 237) “A Plague on Maurice and
Samantha
”; 238) “Hansel and Gretel in
Samantha-
land”; 239) “The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit”; 240) “The Eight-Year Witch”; 241) “Three Men and a Witch on a Horse”; 242) “Adam, Warlock or Washout”; 243) “
Samantha's
Magic Sitter”; 244) “
Samantha
is Earthbound”; 245) “
Serena's
Richcraft”; 246) “
Samantha
on Thin Ice”; 247) “
Serena's
Youth Pill”; 248) “
Tabitha's
First Day at School”; 249) “George Washington Zapped Here (Part One)”; 250) “George Washington Zapped Here (Part Two)”; 251) “School Days, School Daze”; 252) “A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished”; 253) “
Sam's
Witchcraft Blows a Fuse”; 254) “The Truth, Nothing But the Truth, So Help Me,
Sam
”
“Chevrolet's
Bewitched
Bonanza Commercial” (9-27-64)
“Lux Beauty Soap Commercial” (broadcast in Canada, 1965)
“ABC Fall Preview Special” (August 1965)
“Jan & Dean” (unsold series pilot, 1966)
Igor Cassini
“Movie Revival Ball” (1953â54) Segment: 11-1-53
Here's Hollywood
(NBC, 1960â62, 30 minutes) Segment: 6-15-61
The Mike Douglas Show
(syndicated, 1963â82, 90/60 minutes) Segment: 11-4-66
The Hollywood Palace
(ABC, 1964â70, 60 minutes) Segment: 10-1-66
The Tournament of Roses Parade
(1-2-67, ABC)
The Joey Bishop Show
(ABC, 1967â69, 90 minutes) Segment 12-22-67
Password
(CBS, 1961â 67/ABC, 1971â75, 30 minutes) Segments: December 12â16, 1966; May 15â19, 1967; May 5â9, 1971; September 13â17, 1971; November 29âDecember 3, 1971; February 7â11, 1972; July 17â21, 1972; October 2â6, 1972; December 4â8, 1972; April 9â13, 1973; June 11â15, 1973; November 19â23, 1973; January 7â11, 1974; April 22â26, 1974; July 15â19, 1974; July 29âAugust 2, 1974; March 24â28, 1975
Password Plus
(NBC, 1979â82, 30 minutes) Segments: January 8â12, 1979; February 26âMarch 2, 1979; July 30âAugust 3,1979
The Hollywood Squares
(NBC, 1966â81, 30 minutes) Segments: November 9â13, 1970; May 1â5, 1972; June 19â23, 1972; November 10â14, 1975; January 19â 23, 1976
The Merv Griffin Show
(syndicated, 1962â86, 90/60 minutes) Segment: 12-21-70
The 28th Annual Tony Awards
(NBC, 4-21-74, 120 minutes)
“Japanese Cook” commercials (eight in total, 1980â83)
Entertainment Tonight
(syndicated, 1981â present, 30 minutes/60 minutes) Segments: 12-21-85, 2-18-91, 3-25-94
CBS Morning Show
(1987â99, 120 minutes) Segments: 1â24-90, 5-12-92
KCBS News
(Los Angeles CBS affiliate) Segment: 2-19-91
One on One with John Tesh
(NBC, 1991â92, 30 minutes) Segment: 5-12-92
The Dennis Miller Show
(syndicated, 1992â2004, 60 minutes) Segment: 5-8-92
The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade (6-28-92)
The Spiral Staircase
(NBC, 10-4-61, 60 minutes)
The Victim
(ABC/Universal, 11-14-72, 90 minutes)
Mrs. Sundance
(ABC/20th Century Fox Television, 1-15-74, 90 minutes)
A Case of Rape
(NBC/Universal, 2-20-74, 100 minutes)
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
(ABC/Paramount Television, 2-10-75, 100 minutes)
Dark Victory
(NBC/Universal, 2-5-76, 150 minutes)
A Killing Affair
(CBS/Columbia, 9-21-77, 100 minutes)
The Awakening Land
(NBC/Warner Bros., 420 minutes, three-part mini-series):
“The Trees” (2-19-78), “The Fields” (2-20-78), “The Town” (2-21-78)
Jennifer: A Woman's Story
(NBC/Marble Arch, 3-5-79, 120 minutes)
Act of Violence
(CBS/Paramount Studios, 4-10-79, 100 minutes)
Belle Starr
(CBS/Hanna-Barbera, 4-20-80, 97 minutes)
When the Circus Came to Town
(CBS/Entheos Prods/Meteor Films, 1-20-81, 90 minutes)
The Rules of Marriage
(CBS, 5-10/5-11-82, two-part film, 240 minutes)
Missing Pieces
(CBS/Entheos Unlimited, 5-14-83, 96 minutes)
Second Sight: A Love Story
(CBS, 3-13-84, 100 minutes)
Amos
(CBS, 9-25-85, 100 minutes)
Betweeen the Darkness and the Dawn
(NBC, 12-23-85, 100 minutes)
Hallmark Hall of Fame: Face to Face
(CBS, 1-24-90, 93 minutes)
Sins of the Mother
(CBS, 2-19-91, 93 minutes)
With Murder in Mind
(CBS/Bob Banner Associates, 5-12-92, 100 minutes)
The Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story
(CBS, 5-3-93, 92 minutes)
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
(CBS, 3-27-94, 120 minutes)
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
(CBS, 5-9-95, 92 minutes)
Your Witness
(a.k.a.
Eye Witness
) (U.K./released in U.S. 8-26-50)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
(Warner Bros., 12-31-55, 100 minutes)
Bells are Ringing
(MGM, 6-23-60, 126 minutes)
Johnny Cool
(United Artists/Chrislaw Productions, 10-2-63, 103 minutes)
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
(Paramount/Amro-Claude-Mea, 12-26-63, 103 minutes)
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
(MGM, 7-14-65, 93 minutes)
Bewitched
(Sony/Columbia, 2005, 90 minutes)
On the Radio
Craven Street
(five-part radio play, 1993)
For Audio Books
Beauty's Punishment
and
Beauty's Release
(Publisher, 1994, each 180 minutes)
When We Were Very Young
(Penguin Audio, 5-12-1995)
In Movies
Bikini Beach
(American International Pictures, release date: 7-22-64, 99 minutes)
Cover Up: Behind the Iran Contra Affair
(Empowerment Project Studios, 7-13-88, 72 minutes)
The Panama Deception
(Empowerment Project Studios, 7-31-92, 91 minutes)
On Laserdisc
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
(Columbia, 1991, Laser Disc Audio Track, 88 minutes)
On Televison
The Flintstones
(ABC, 1960â66, 30 minutes): episode: “
Samantha
” (10-22-65)
Batman: The Animated Series
(Warner Bros., syndicated, 1992â95, 22 minutes): episode: “Showdown“(9-12-95)
The Daniel Blum Theater World Award
1953: Most Promising Newcomer (
Late Love
)
Emmy Nominations
1961: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (
The Untouchables
)
1966: Outstanding Lead Actress, Comedy Series (
Bewitched
)
1967: Outstanding Lead Actress, Comedy Series (
Bewitched
)
1968: Outstanding Lead Actress, Comedy Series (
Bewitched
)
1969: Outstanding Lead Actress, Comedy Series (
Bewitched
)
1970: Outstanding Lead Actress, Comedy Series (
Bewitched
)
1974: Outstanding Lead Actress, Drama Series (
A Case of Rape
)
1975: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program, Drama/Comedy (
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
)
1978: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series (
The Awakening Land
)
Golden Globe Nominations
1965: Golden Globe Award Best TV Star, Female (
Bewitched
)
1966: Golden Globe Award Best TV Star, Female (
Bewitched
)
1969: Golden Globe Award Best TV Star, Female (
Bewitched
)
1971: Golden Globe Best TV Actress, Musical/Comedy (
Bewitched
)
Other Awards
Laurel Awards Nomination
1964: Golden Laurel Top Female, New Face (Fourth Place)
The Women in Film Crystal Lucy Awards
In recognition of excellence and innovation in creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.
In 1995, The Lucy Award went to Elizabeth Montgomery, accepted by Rebecca Asher
TV Land
Superlatively Supernatural Series
2004: Winner:
Bewitched
Favorite Dual-Role Character
2003: Nominated:
Samantha
/
Serena, Bewitched
2005: Honorary Statue
Elizabeth Montgomery as
Samantha Stephens
, Salem, MA
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
2008: Hollywood, CA
Accepted by Rebecca Asher and William Asher, Jr.
“Elizabeth Montgomery was an inspired choice to play a witch, because her natural affect was such a perfect counterpoise to the traditional Halloween witch. Fit and beautiful, with a bright and sunny disposition, she was one of those rare beauties who somehow remain accessible, oblivious to their own powerful allure.”
âThomas Hill, Vice President, TV Land (2012)