I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha
- Episode aired Sep 17, 1964
- TV-G
- 25m
Recently married Darren Stephens receives a shock when he discovers that his bride, Samantha, is a witch.Recently married Darren Stephens receives a shock when he discovers that his bride, Samantha, is a witch.Recently married Darren Stephens receives a shock when he discovers that his bride, Samantha, is a witch.
- Dr. Koblin
- (as Lindsay Workman)
- Al - Bartender
- (as Paul Barselow)
- Hotel Guest
- (uncredited)
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Hotel Desk Clerk
- (uncredited)
- Dinner Guest
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaElizabeth Montgomery was pregnant during production of the pilot, requiring some scenes to be carefully filmed in order to conceal her condition.
- GoofsWhen Samantha is moving the ashtray, Elizabeth Montgomery can be seen looking off-camera momentarily and nearly laughing.
- Quotes
Darrin Stephens: You're a what?
Samantha: I'm a witch!
Darrin Stephens: That's wonderful. We'll talk about it tomorrow.
Samantha: Now! I am a witch. A real broom-riding, house-haunting, cauldron-stirring witch.
Darrin Stephens: It MUST be the champagne. Now, darling, it's been a hectic day for both of us. This getting married is tougher than it looks.
Samantha: Would I say I am a witch if I'm not?
Darrin Stephens: I don't know. I have an aunt who thinks she's a lighthouse. Whenever it rains she insists on climbing up on the garage roof to warn the sailors.
Samantha: How do you know she isn't a lighthouse?
Darrin Stephens: Huh?
Samantha: Maybe you were the one who was looking straight at a lighthouse and thought you were seeing an old lady on a garage roof.
- Alternate versionsAlso shown in computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsEdited from Houseboat (1958)
This was not only the pilot episode, but the only one of the series that I had ever come across, so I thought we were starting off well when the lovely, mystic Agnes Moorehead suddenly popped-up from nowhere, assuming that this was our witch. But she turns out to be playing only a minor role as a sort of witch-mother, and the actual witch is Montgomery herself, who has just married the naive Dick York (the young schoolteacher from 'Inherit the Wind') and is determined to live a conventional suburban life. Deciding that they should keep no secrets from each other, she confesses to being a witch, and he makes the mistake of asking her to prove it. This leads to some rather unfunny stage trickery, before she swears to give it up for good.
The husband now gets an unwelcome visit at work from his ex (a wonderfully malicious Nancy Kovack), who invites them to a dinner-party, pretending it's casual-dress, when in fact it's a formal evening occasion. After putting up with hours of repeated humiliations, Montgomery is stung into reviving her forbidden powers, in ways we can't reveal...
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- Runtime25 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1