Samantha Goes South for a Spell

Samantha Goes South for a Spell
Season 5, Episode 2 Series Episode 142
Airdate	October 3, 1968
Written by	Ed Jurist
Directed by	William Asher
Episode Guide
Previous "Samantha's Wedding Present"	Next "Samantha on the Keyboard"

Samantha Goes South for a Spell is the second episode of the fifth season and the 142nd episode of the Bewitched series. The episode was completed by June 27, 1968.

Plot

Brunhilde, the jealous witch-wife of one of Serena's boyfriends, mistakes Samantha for Serena, and sends her back to New Orleans in the year 1868, where she cannot remember who she is. Serena then sends Darrin back to rescue his wife, who must give him a willing kiss to break the spell. This task will not be easy for Darrin, as beyond Samantha not knowing who he is, she is taken in by a suave southerner named Rance Butler, who will do whatever is needed to keep Samantha for himself as he has fallen in love with her.

Spells

Bewitched, nice freeze

Brunhilde sends Samantha back to 1868 New Orleans.

Blow the winds and thunder crack,

Roll the years a century back,

Vixen be gone, make the switch,

Be gone with the wind, you little witch.

Gallery

Darrin and Serena ponder how to bring Samantha back to the present

Trivia

General

• Brunhilde's spell alludes to the 1939 movie, "Gone with the Wind". Jack Cassidy's character, Rance Butler, is modelled after Rhett Butler, the main male character from the film.

Casting

• Agnes Moorehead did not appear and received credit only.
• Elizabeth Montgomery was uncredited for playing Serena.

Cast

• Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens and Serena
• Dick York as Darrin Stephens
• Clarke Gordon as Malcolm
• Barbara Morrison as Brunhilde
• Isabel Sanford as Aunt Jenny
• Jack Cassidy as Rance Butler

See Also

• Season Five
• Bewitched Episodes

Sources

• Samantha Goes South for a Spell on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on February 17, 2023.
• Bewitched, Season Five episodes on Wikipedia. Retrieved on February 17, 2023.