Samantha Fights City Hall

Samantha Fights City Hall
Season 5, Episode 9 Series Episode 149
Airdate	November 28, 1968
Written by	Rick Mittleman
Directed by	Richard Michaels
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Samantha Fights City Hall is the ninth episode of the fifth season and the 149th episode of the Bewitched series. The episode was completed by August 29, 1968.

Plot

Samantha fights to save the children's park from a developer, who turns out to be a client of McMann & Tate. Darrin must choose sides in the protest.

Gallery

Larry is worried he will lose Harlan Mossler's account.

Trivia

General

• Uncharacteristically for a sitcom of the era, this episode was filmed almost entirely outdoors.

Casting

• Because Erin Murphy was ill, her sister Diane played Tabitha in this episode. The girls were fraternal twins and looked a good deal alike when they were younger, so they could alternate playing Tabitha. However, at this point in their lives, they no longer resembled each other as they once did - and viewers noticed. Reportedly, the producers received a lot of letters asking, "Who was that girl?"
• Agnes Moorehead did not appear and received credit only.

Cast

• Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens
• Dick York as Darrin Stephens
• Diane Murphy as Tabitha Stephens
• Vic Tayback as Surveyor
• Dodo Denney as Mrs. Gurney
• Barbara Perry as Mrs. Bentley
• Art Metrano as Bulldozer Driver #1
• Jeff Burton as Bulldozer Driver #2
• Garland Thompson as Photographer
• Robert Terry as Colonel Nathan Mossler
• Teddy Quinn as Boy
• Arch Johnson as Harlan Mossler
• David White as Larry Tate

See Also

• Season Five
• Bewitched Episodes