| Samantha's Witchcraft Blows a Fuse | |
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| Season 8, Episode 25 Series Episode 253 | |
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| Airdate | March 18, 1972 |
| Written by | Leo Townsend |
| Directed by | Richard Michaels |
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Samantha's Witchcraft Blows a Fuse is the twenty-fifth episode of the eighth season and the 253rd episode of the Bewitched series. The episode was completed by November 26, 1971.
Plot[]
After consuming an exotic Himalayan drink at a Chinese restaurant, Samantha feels ill. After her dizziness subsides, red stripes appear on her face. Aunt Hagatha calls Dr. Bombay to cure Samantha. He prescribes a potion from the witches' apothecary, but forgets to mention two hard-to-acquire ingredients.
Spells[]
Gallery[]
Samantha with her Himalayan drink at the restaurant
Samantha develops red stripes.
Samantha also loses her powers.
Samantha visits the apothecary to get an antidote.
A Dodo bird feather is needed to finish the potion.
Aunt Hagatha sends the Dodo bird back to Tabitha's Cosmos coloring book.
Samantha takes the antidote.
The stripes disappear from Samantha's face as she talks to the police.
Trivia[]
General[]
- Last episode to feature Dr. Bombay, the Apothecary and Aunt Hagatha
- Remake of Season Two’s "Take Two Aspirins and Half a Pint of Porpoise Milk" (1965) with elements of Season Four's "Allergic to Macedonian Dodo Birds" (1967).
- Larry and Louise Tate are mentioned, but not seen.
Casting[]
- Agnes Moorehead and David White did not appear and received credit only.
Bloopers and Continuity Errors[]
- Tibetan monks created the Himalayan cinnamon stick to drive the witches out of the Himalayan Mountains. Witches and warlocks have been in the Himalayas in previous episodes with no ill effects - Endora, Hagatha and Enchantra in "Witches and Warlocks Are My Favorite Things" (1966) and Dr. Bombay in "Samantha the Bard" (1969).
Cast[]
- Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens
- Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens
- Bernard Fox as Dr. Bombay
- Bernie Kopell as Mr. Apothecary
- Reta Shaw as Aunt Hagatha
- Benson Fong as Himself
- Richard X. Slattery as Fred
- Paul Smith as Charlie
- Herb Vigran as Sergeant
- Suzanne Little as Nurse Often
- Janos Prohaska as Dodo Bird
See Also[]
Source[]
Bewitched, Season Eight episodes on Wikipedia. Retrieved on November 22, 2019.
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