Samantha's Secret Spell

Samantha's Secret Spell
Season 6, Episode 9 Series Episode 179
Airdate	November 13, 1969
Written by	Ed Jurist
Directed by	Richard Michaels
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Samantha's Secret Spell is the ninth episode of the sixth season and the 179th episode of the Bewitched series. The episode was completed by September 30, 1969.

Plot

After Darrin bans Endora from his house, Endora opts to permanently change him into a mouse at the stroke of midnight. To avert the transformation, Samantha desperately seeks a counterspell in a race against the clock.

Spells

• Endora - to transform Darrin into a mouse

At this hour the day doth die,

Spirits howl and spirits cry,

There is a mortal within this house,

When I wave my hand,

Make him a mouse!

Quotes

• Darina and that’s final you old
• hear this and hear this good
• your mother is no longer welcome in this house
• Darrin you can’t do that to mother
• i can and i will and that’s final

Trivia

• The production number for this episode of Bewitched is 3933.

General

• This episode is a partial remake of the Season Two's, "We're in for a Bad Spell".

Casting

• This is Bernie Kopell's first appearance as Postlethwaite, the Apothecary, who runs a shop named "Postlethwaite's Potent Potions". He appears four times as this character throughout the series.
• This episode marks the final appearance of Jean Blake on Bewitched.

Cast

• Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens
• Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens
• Agnes Moorehead as Endora
• David White as Larry Tate
• Sidney Clute as Ralph Jackman
• Bernie Kopell as Mr. Apothecary
• Erin Murphy as Tabitha Stephens
• Jerry Rush as Guard
• Jean Blake as Betty

See Also

• Season Six
• Bewitched Episodes

Sources

• Samantha's Secret Spell on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on March 27, 2020.
• Bewitched, Season Six episodes on Wikipedia. Retrieved on March 27, 2020.