Product Description: Elizabeth Montgomery stars as Samantha Stephens a pretty typical American housewife who just happens to be a witch in this beloved comedy classic. Included in this magical DVD collection is the Emmy ® Award-winning series entire first season- 36 episodes that introduce one of the funniest ensemble casts in TV history: Dick York as Samantha s mortal husband Darrin Agnes Moorehead as his witch-of- a-mother-in-law Endora Alice Pearce as nosey neighbor Gladys Kravitz George Tobias as her oblivious husband Abner and Marion Lorne as dotty Aunt Clara. Join them and a who s who of 60s pop icon guest stars- Adam West Raquel Welch Peggy Lipton and Arte Johnson- in this enchanting charming and hysterically funny look at the suburban lifestyles of the witch and famous.System Requirements:Starring: Elizabeth Montgomery Dick York Agnes Moorehead David White Alice Pearce George Tobias Marion Lorne Running Time: 917 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 043396110366 Manufacturer No: 11036
Amazon.com: My stars! The first, and perhaps most magical, season of Bewitched still casts an enchanting spell. For escapist fantasy, this series, no doubt inspired by the play Bell, Book and Candle, broke significant television ground. The Stephens were sitcoms' first mixed marriage. Advertising executive Darrin Stephens (Dick York) was mortal, and wife Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) was a witch. According to a retrospective segment included on this four-disc set, the Stephenses were also the first couple to sleep in one bed! And Samantha's mother, Endora (the venerable Agnes Morehead), and father, Maurice (Maurice Evans, most popularly known as Dr. Zaius in the original Planet of the Apes, were TV's first separated couple. Surely, Darrin did for advertising what Dick Van Dyke's Rob Petrie did for comedy writing. And nose-twitching Samantha certainly gave Mary Tyler Moore's Laura Petrie a run for the money in the sexy suburbanite sweepstakes. This high-concept series' saving grace was that Darrin insisted that Samantha not engage in any "hocus-pocus." But in this first season, she would be compelled to use her extraordinary powers to right social wrongs (such as derogatory-witch stereotypes in the Halloween episode "The Witches Are Out"), champion the underdog (a lonely boy whose overprotective mother won't let him play baseball in "Little Pitchers Have Big Fears"), or to restore a troubled boy's Christmas spirit ("A Vision of Sugar Plums"). Or, she might just want to turn the tables on an insulting former girlfriend of Darrin's (the pilot, "Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha").
York and Montgomery had palpable chemistry. They also received able support by a stellar ensemble of character actors. Alice Pearce and Marion Lorne would earn Emmys for their signature roles as busybody neighbor Mrs. Kravitz and dotty Aunt Clara, respectively. George Tobias portrayed oblivious. long-suffering Abner Kravitz, with David White as Darrin's boss, Larry Tate. In today's more PC climate, Bewitched may offend the "ban Harry Potter" crowd. But for baby boomers especially, this inaugural set will happily conjure up vintage television memories. --Donald Liebenson
One of the most magical shows ever!!! This show has always been and always will be fabulous! This is my mother's favorite show so growing up I got a large dose of it. I am in college now and I have to say that this show is still very magical. Elizabeth Montgomery did an EXCELLENT job as Samantha and her charm and wit made the show all the more better. Epsiodes in the first season like "That Was My Wife" and "A Change of Face," alone show the classy humor and charm that the cast members had with each other. I believe she had great chemistry with all of her cast members. I think that the original Black and White version of this show is fantastic and I also really like the colorized version. Being able to have Bewitched on DVD is like finding a treasure. I would recommend this show to anybody of any age!! It's a show that will contiue to be enjoyed by many for years to come!!!
fun to share with the kids Kids like it. Generally wholesome, but am surprised at the drinking and womanizing that was depicted in that era.
Excellent I LOVE my Bewitched DVDs!! Thank you so much for the great service and amazing quality!! Keep up the good work! Hope to order from you again!! We don't have cable and I love old sitcoms!!
A horse of a different color This of course is a GREAT season to own, but only as the artists intended - in Black and White! It's amazing how much colorization destroys all the excitement of this season. Your mind is too busy wondering why everyone has teeth that are grey (Did they all just finish a glass of cabernet?). I give the season itself 5 stars, but Sony Pictures, SHAME ON YOU! Not surprisingly, they did it also to I Dream Of Jeannie (Season 1) Lets all drop Sony a note and say "Leave well enough alone!" Enjoy the season! (IN Black and White!!!)
True family entertainment at its best! It has been increasingly harder to find real "family" viewing. Even if you have TV-Guardian (which we don't but have friends that do), it seems you still need to hide a few scenes, or it misses a few "colorful" words you'd rather your children didn't hear.
My 19 year old daughter wanted this, and we were so excited when it arrived. Granted, it can seem to be pretty unsophisticated humor sometimes, but we consider it wonderfully clean family fun. Our youngest is 3 and I have no problem showing this in her presence. Many of the recent years' "family viewing" has a lot of trash--language, inuendos, etc. Last night we got a movie from the library that was a Disney movie--and the main character suddenly had a daughter "he didn't ever know he had". Does that sound like a family movie? Granted, that is becoming very common place in our culture, but it still isn't what we want to make our children think is an easy or fun lifestyle to live. We also are really sick of the bathroom humor and bodily function noises that are even in today's cartoons. So when we change our mind about a library video and instead pull out a "Bewitched" season, everybody can agree that it is going to be a fun night!
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