The Scene That Took Bewitched off the Air

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Do you think that the show Bewitched still holds up today? Or has it been dated and won’t be popular to upcoming generations?
▬Contents of this video▬
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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@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

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@thomascoffey5451 2 жыл бұрын

Great shotw

@sandbutl07 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Was binge watching it all week. Love all the characters.

@danaparsons1990 Жыл бұрын

I still watch it from time to time

@patrickperalta59 Жыл бұрын

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.

@chuckhackett4493 Жыл бұрын

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.

@barbaracarmichiel7369 2 жыл бұрын

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

@randybelzl2911 2 жыл бұрын

Barbara, great list - throw in the Munsters too!

@senseichess8688 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@davidperez5089 2 жыл бұрын

Where's three's company and gomer Pyle?

@maureenfeeny3895 2 жыл бұрын

I love all those shows too and remember watching the Brady bunch every afternoon after school

@marinamarkaki3247 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up with all those series too good wholesome tv.. We were the Best generation... We lived in the Best era

@Bigbadwhitecracker 2 жыл бұрын

"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."?

@vannshuttleworth4738 2 жыл бұрын

Facts Verse has to have a title to get you to watch.

@RayPointerChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly my point. This is another of the KZfaq sensationalists who make up Fake Headlines to get you to watch their videos that really have little substance or support their "topic."

@stanloretta92 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@amlelamly240 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree.The title was misleading.

@amlelamly240 2 жыл бұрын

@@RayPointerChannel You got that right.I was fooled till the end.

@carolo987 2 жыл бұрын

It is funny, pleasure to watch. No swearing, no violence, a vacation from reality. much needed and missed.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We definitely agree! A clean TV series is something that's rare these days. What other types of videos would you like to see?

@jerryboswell3849 Жыл бұрын

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

@mariedambroso1487 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@dariusketchup4781 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@kathyhester3066 2 жыл бұрын

The woman who played the original Gladys Kravitz died of cancer mid season. She never told anyone that she had cancer & was terminal.

@fanaticat1 2 жыл бұрын

Dick York had to leave because he had severe back problems but I agree I like Dick York better

@kerrykeene6471 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@dianecapolupo8227 2 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY 💯

@teresapercival616 2 жыл бұрын

I always love watching Bewitched. Clean and without vulgarity is always a blessing.

@nancymunfield1289 2 жыл бұрын

True!😊

@RayPointerChannel 2 жыл бұрын

That was a reflection of society when I was growing up. People were civilized.

@josephclegg3562 2 жыл бұрын

Loved Bewitched. Wasn't too much for Tabitha, the spinoff series.

@sammyandoliver7522 2 жыл бұрын

@@josephclegg3562 Loved Bewitched! Never even heard of Tabitha the spin off series. Wonder if it's on KZfaq?

@josephclegg3562 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@wandaingram4776 2 жыл бұрын

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!!

@corneliuswhite5139 2 жыл бұрын

William Asher directed episodes of "I Love Lucy" also

@davidjoe3368 2 жыл бұрын

No one, will ever play Lizzie Borden, as well as Elizabeth Montgomery did! She nailed it!

@mattcarlson8262 2 жыл бұрын

She was terrific in lizzy Borden!

@josephclegg3562 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@williamromulanhall7256 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@murdishamlett4590 2 жыл бұрын

I will always love Bewitched! The show is ageless. I would also love a house of my own exactly like Samantha's house!

@debbieparker7676 2 жыл бұрын

Same here! I love that house!

@kskess 2 жыл бұрын

My dogs name is Samantha

@johnshelton6434 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. I always loved that house.

@josephclegg3562 2 жыл бұрын

I like her Serena character. Although they look alike, she is completely opposite from Samantha.

@ashleyallen9967 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah. With a slightly more updated look, but the exact same layout. I wouldn’t update some things though.

@Ecclesiastes9-10GlorytoGod 2 жыл бұрын

I have Bewitched on DVD and prefer to watch it instead of the boring shows on TV now.

@douglasgriffiths3534 Жыл бұрын

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).

@halweiss8671 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@harperstacey9604 2 жыл бұрын

He was also addicted to painkillers. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

@lhaynes6361 2 жыл бұрын

@Michael Patrick Lococo 👍

@dee-smart 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@AStri-zg5xc 2 жыл бұрын

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 👎

@jondstewart 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@migue4793 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@lynnecrisp 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah & Elizabeth was related to the real Lizzie & so it's befitting she play L.B.

@lynnecrisp 2 жыл бұрын

@TibiafingerVacation I usually just Google for info

@RayPointerChannel 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@lynnecrisp 2 жыл бұрын

@@RayPointerChannel I agree

@dominiquebrodoteau5135 2 жыл бұрын

Just 254 episodes in 8 years?? It's unbelievable.

@the_radiant_patriot 2 жыл бұрын

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

@tabithamashburn8786 Жыл бұрын

My mom named me after the daughter Tabitha

@arvvee1832 Жыл бұрын

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!

@myronmadey3040 2 жыл бұрын

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!!

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you love Bewitched! Which episode is your favorite?

@BrylcreemBill 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@corneliuswhite5139 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@johnshelton6434 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@josephclegg3562 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, l agree. Moving shows to different nights and time slots can cause a show to lose viewers and ratings.

@Studio-62 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@donaldfinch1411 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@johnmanier7968 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@harperstacey9604 2 жыл бұрын

Bewitched could have hired new writers for the show. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

@stanloretta92 2 жыл бұрын

IDOJ also recycled plot lines from Bewitched. It didn't just go one way.

@josephclegg3562 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@toolfan1231 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this show!!!! My all time favorite tv show!!!! There will never be a better actress than Elizabeth Montgomery ❤️

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you love Bewitched and Elizabeth Montgomery. Which episode is your favorite?

@texasgirl6000 Жыл бұрын

Barbara eden in I dream of Jeanie.

@JT-rx1eo 10 ай бұрын

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.

@mattcarlson8262 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@SWLinPHX Жыл бұрын

Marion Lorne as Aunt Clara was gone before York was.

@annepearson4357 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@pattyo4703 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Dick York seemed more fun. Dick S. seemed snarky much of the time.

@CM-ho5ic 2 жыл бұрын

It was painful watching Dick S kissing Ms Elizabeth, he couldn't do physical comedy like Dick York did.

@debbie7505 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@RayPointerChannel 2 жыл бұрын

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."

@lorimiller4301 2 жыл бұрын

The final scene turned out to be the final episode, and yes, he showed it.

@allanprimeau7864 2 жыл бұрын

Point taken. Good point

@goittoog7563 2 жыл бұрын

It was mindless entertainment, and ludicrous on ever level---a glamorous witch wants to live in a suburban wasteland with a jug-eared dullard?

@vrinda5303 2 жыл бұрын

@goit toog And you expect Shakespeare? This was a comedy show. Things like are part of what makes a comedy show.

@michaelcollette1497 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@jeannetteannallen-krause3028 2 жыл бұрын

His name was Darrin not Derwood

@Late_to_the_party 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeannetteannallen-krause3028 That went over your head 😂

@newgmodo5609 2 жыл бұрын

I also liked Doctor Bombay!

@newgmodo5609 2 жыл бұрын

@@jeannetteannallen-krause3028 I think that was a nod to Agnes Morehead who always called him Derwood!

@jimlassiter749 2 жыл бұрын

I always wished that a spinoff with all of Samantha's family members would have been made. That would have been hilarious!

@carmelacristoforo262 2 жыл бұрын

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

@douglasgriffiths3534 Жыл бұрын

Do you have the boxed set with all episodes? It's great!!! You should get one. (Jan Griffiths).

@donaldmacmannis6286 2 жыл бұрын

I still love the show as much as ever. The cast was a nice combination of old Hollywood and everyday cast members.

@efandmk3382 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@mindyteddybear 2 жыл бұрын

Agnes Moorhead liked Dick York very much and they got along very well. She did not like the new Darren.

@misselanys1219 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@kevinbergin9971 2 жыл бұрын

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?)

@emmettlockman4867 2 жыл бұрын

I believe they did shoot that for an episode, but it was done as a dream sequence.

@senseichess8688 2 жыл бұрын

@@emmettlockman4867 yes indeed

@milisiacook5617 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's still a good show

@RayPointerChannel 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@stanloretta92 2 жыл бұрын

@@emmettlockman4867 Yes, she told everyone she was a witch in the dream sequence "I Confess." It didn't end well for the Stephenses.

@micheleannecawley9701 2 жыл бұрын

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!! 💖💖

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

GAC TV with reruns, thanks for this information! Which episode are you currently on?

@sweetthellaphat 2 жыл бұрын

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 🥰

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We feel the same way! Thank you for watching our content. Be on the lookout for our next video! ❣

@michellelanteri6897 2 жыл бұрын

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

@SpockvsMcCoy 2 жыл бұрын

Dick York was also a heavy smoker and had emphysema at the end of his life.

@curtischildress9580 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@prayingwarrioressaminah9798 2 жыл бұрын

THE TITLE IN FRANCE WAS "MA SORCIÈRE BIEN AIMÉE" MY MOM, BLESS HER HEART, WAS A HUUUGE FAN OF THE SERIES... AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY RERUNS OF THEM IN THE LAST 40 SOMETHING YEARS... UGH... MISS YOU MOM 😭💔...

@prayingwarrioressaminah9798 2 жыл бұрын

I WAS SCAAAARED OF THE GRANMA THOUGH 😰😱... HER EYES WERE TERRIFYING TO ME... WHEEEWWW 😳😨

@daleburrell6273 4 ай бұрын

@@prayingwarrioressaminah9798...well, "ya CAN'T please EVERYBODY!!!"

@prayingwarrioressaminah9798 4 ай бұрын

@@daleburrell6273 OUI. Bien. Sûr. JE. SAIS.ÇA. MERCI. BEAUCOUP. POUR. LE. rappel 😬.

@realmarixstone 2 жыл бұрын

Classic TV, excellent casting, timeless comedy, original story-telling and is still running in syndication 57 years after its release. Amazing.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We strongly concur! Thank you for sharing your thoughts. What other types of videos would you like to see?

@latanyaforest50 2 жыл бұрын

Bewitched definitely holds up to the test of time. It will always be one of the Classics.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We agree! Thank you for watching our content. Be on the lookout for our next video!

@Kawiboy 2 жыл бұрын

She was my favorite when I was a kid... Great memories 4 sure. Old G 👴 👍

@Orrinb1 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@maxalberts2003 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@GarthWatkins-th3jt 7 ай бұрын

Yes I watched that episode fairly recently. I thought it was hilarious!

@Wizardbane-ev9zk 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@douglasgriffiths3534 Жыл бұрын

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).

@dariusketchup4781 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this show! I grew up with it and other magical shows throughout the 1970s.

@harperstacey9604 2 жыл бұрын

I dream of jeannie was another magical show that was very popular. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

@ritagildon5125 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@chrisscharrer99 2 жыл бұрын

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!!!

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

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@douglasgriffiths3534 Жыл бұрын

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).

@kenlichtig8024 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@CM-ho5ic 2 жыл бұрын

It's ashame Ms Elizabeth & Ed Asher didn't financially help Dick York out in his final years, he lived on a fixed income.

@entertainmentlife430 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Garsons-oq4lh 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@josephclegg3562 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@patriciawarner9680 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@entertainmentlife430 2 жыл бұрын

@@patriciawarner9680 sounds like it

@esterjo408 11 ай бұрын

@@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.

@joicelindiazvegadiario67 2 жыл бұрын

Best series área from the past. Wish they put them again. Brings me such lovely memories

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you love Bewitched. It actually has some reruns 😉

@rolandouellette6351 2 жыл бұрын

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

@kade6767 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@moorlock2003 Ай бұрын

8 years is longer than most sitcoms last. It needed to end.

@jackieevans8650 2 жыл бұрын

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. ☺

@barbclark9975 2 жыл бұрын

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!!

@tapeduk 2 жыл бұрын

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

@harperstacey9604 2 жыл бұрын

William Asher had another show called, temperatures rising. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

@garyhamman8934 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@NYRNGR1 2 жыл бұрын

Serena.

@NCCU1995 2 жыл бұрын

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

@RayPointerChannel 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@NCCU1995 2 жыл бұрын

@@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

@lorimiller4301 2 жыл бұрын

@@NCCU1995 I know what you mean.

@patriciawhitlock4996 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@johnshelton6434 2 жыл бұрын

@@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."

@aliciamack9323 2 жыл бұрын

I didnt grew up on this show just saw the repeats back in the 80s as little girl and today

@SpockvsMcCoy 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@johnshelton6434 2 жыл бұрын

I remember it. It actually was a pretty good show.

@corneliuswhite5139 2 жыл бұрын

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. .

@josephjohnson8520 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew they did this episode. I love Bewitched! I still watch the reruns.

@1ladyDEE 2 жыл бұрын

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!!!

@robmcgowan4034 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@charmaesykes2391 2 жыл бұрын

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 🌍.

@DavidStevenson-yh8sb Жыл бұрын

Relieves--you mean--sorry but it is off--putting when I feel a poster mispells a word :)

@charmaesykes2391 Жыл бұрын

@@DavidStevenson-yh8sb I agree! But please speak English when you comment.

@lynnanson4969 2 жыл бұрын

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..

@gracewl8472 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@cathystruska1558 Жыл бұрын

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

@douglasgriffiths3534 Жыл бұрын

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).

@jessicagouvea2911 2 жыл бұрын

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..

@elainebines6803 2 жыл бұрын

The 60's sitcoms were the best, unfortunately children don't have that now.

@RayPointerChannel 2 жыл бұрын

So-called "Reality TV' has certainly lowered the standards.

@murasakino101 2 жыл бұрын

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

@mindyteddybear 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@SpockvsMcCoy 2 жыл бұрын

He worked on TV only a few times after Bewitched and died almost broke.

@8591bobby 2 жыл бұрын

I loved watching this show as a kid. I still watch the re runs today and they are HILARIOUS.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

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@josephclegg3562 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@ednammansfield8553 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@feliciajenkins5041 2 жыл бұрын

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🤣.

@vannshuttleworth4738 2 жыл бұрын

I loved Uncle Arthur! (Paul Lynde) "...Hi Ya, Sammy!..."

@drmbj 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching bewitched. I’ve been watching it over 50 years and still do.

@rowenacasiano5515 2 жыл бұрын

Loved Bewitch, then and still do! Will always be my favourite 😍

@jw77019 9 ай бұрын

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.

@echoecho3108 7 ай бұрын

TRUTH! I hate colorizing. It makes everything look so fake.

@stevequalls1694 2 жыл бұрын

Samantha was my first childhood crush. I was so in love with her at 6yrs old. Lol

@paolaboin5166 2 жыл бұрын

Love love Bewitched. When I watch the shows it brings back great old memories.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to know that you love Bewitched. Which cast member appealed to you the most?

@searchthewind99 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@SpockvsMcCoy 2 жыл бұрын

The first season of Bewitched has a different tone than later seasons.

@Mamalion730 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites. I still watch the reruns everyday. What I find fascinating is how much alcohol they consumed.

@lynnecrisp 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jenv9782 2 жыл бұрын

One of my truly favorite TV shows, along with Star Trek.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

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@douglasgriffiths3534 Жыл бұрын

Same here. (Jan Griffiths).

@lindajackson2382 2 жыл бұрын

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)!!!

@hardlines4 2 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest shows ever!

@pueblodove 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@solovoyager 2 жыл бұрын

Bewitched remains one of my all-time favorite shows. I just adored Aunt Clara and Mrs. Kravitz always made me laugh out loud.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We're very happy to know that Bewitched is one of your all-time favorite shows! Which episode was your favorite?

@solovoyager 2 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@megberg9312 Жыл бұрын

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 😀

@FactsVerse Жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you love the show. In your opinion, what is its best episode?

@MrCraigblaze 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Upload 👍 !! XD

@fabiorogeriodesouza5801 Жыл бұрын

As habilidades cômicas de Dick York , e a beleza e o carisma da Elizabeth, é o que deram o melhor do seriado !

@zeebaali7567 2 жыл бұрын

It is one of the best shows I have ever seen. I grew up with it. I wish it would have never stopped.

@cynthiagayheart5673 2 жыл бұрын

I still love to watch Bewtiched. It’s a classic and way ahead of its time.

@sarahgracescOG 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@mrs.dr.spencerreid3992 2 жыл бұрын

I have the entire “Bewitched”series, every season on DVD. Brings back fond childhood memories 😁

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Great DVD copies, you're a true fan! Which episode is your favorite?

@mrs.dr.spencerreid3992 2 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse ~ There are too many to choose just one really. Thank you for asking ‼️‼️

@douglasgriffiths3534 Жыл бұрын

So do I. Do you have the set that has the first 2 seasons colorized? That's the set I have. (Jan Griffiths).

@mrs.dr.spencerreid3992 Жыл бұрын

@@douglasgriffiths3534 ~ I believe mine are the original black & white. I’d love to see them in color though

@elizabethmaloneorlando217 2 жыл бұрын

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....☺💖☺💖

@kerrycanham5187 2 жыл бұрын

Love it , watched all a number of times

@sonyahurst5102 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jtg3765 2 жыл бұрын

But, the show remade the same story in future episodes before (sometimes repeating plot from the old Darrin with the new Darrin), e.g., the episodes where Darrin accuses Samantha of using more than just imagination to help out his tired layouts. It's not like the last episode alone had done this.

@GaryTBuffalo24 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@jonathandelahay-jones3144 Жыл бұрын

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.

@esterjo408 11 ай бұрын

This is shocking. Didn't know that.

@carloscastell7220 Жыл бұрын

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.

@FactsVerse Жыл бұрын

We're very happy to know that you're a fan of Bewitched. Thank you so much for sharing your life story. Which episode of the show appealed to you the most?

@modelermark172 2 жыл бұрын

"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 . . . .) Thanks for posting this!

@garycarpenter6433 2 жыл бұрын

This was a wonderful show especially all the relatives and friends"popping in and out and the changing of Darrin and Gladys were strange but I could live with It loved Aunt Clara and Uncle Arthur and Dr.Bombay

@josephclegg3562 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Serena, Maurice, and Esmerelda!

@luruperchausse10 Жыл бұрын

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.

@FactsVerse Жыл бұрын

We're glad to know that you love the show. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. If we may ask, which episode did you like the best?

@luruperchausse10 Жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse I liked most of them, especially the ones with Endora. Towards the end of the series the episodes weren't so good.

@elle9543 2 жыл бұрын

It's difficult for me to ever dismiss a sitcom where a major character -Endora- was at one time cast in nothing less than Citizen Kane. The Bewitched cast practically raised me in my youngest years.

@annavarnell4572 2 жыл бұрын

I have always loved Bewitched and still do - I appreciate hearing about the facts why the show ended. Still watch whenever I find it on. Thanks Much

@stebaer 2 жыл бұрын

It's a very good follow-up and as I also learned in watching A&E's Biography of Elizabeth Montgomery that originally Dick Sargent was up for the part of Darrin but was unavailable and so that's how Dick York got it.But then as fate would have it when Dick York had to leave eventually after some Darrin free episodes Dick Sargent would get it becoming available and to keep to the true Witch Wife and Mortal Husband premise as it was supposed to be.

@joeylynn8935 2 жыл бұрын

I loved bewitch

@shellyjem8324 2 жыл бұрын

Omg i still watch it everyday...just doesnt get old

@stacynels4 2 жыл бұрын

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 ❤..