Samantha and the Troll

Samantha and the Troll
Season 7, Episode 19 Series Episode 219
Airdate	February 18, 1971
Written by	Lila Garrett & Joel Rapp
Directed by	William Asher
Episode Guide
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Samantha and the Troll is the nineteenth episode of the seventh season and the 219th episode of the Bewitched series. The episode was completed by October 8, 1970.

Plot

Tabitha breaks Adam's cup of milk when she magically floats it to the sink. Samantha twitches to reassemble the cup, but her powers are gone. Serena pops in and insists Samantha go for a check-up for the "10,000 spell overhaul". She assures that it will be a pleasure to babysit. After Samantha leaves, Serena has fun with the children by playing hide and seek with them and with Tabitha's toys on which she casts a spell to make them life-sized. At the end of the game, all the toys return to their normal size, but no one has noticed that the Troll is still hidden in the closet downstairs. When Serena overhears Darrin tell Larry that Samantha cannot host a client and his wife for a business dinner, she decides to impersonate her. Worried, Darrin accepts the situation, but insists that his cousin-in-law is only preparing a simple dinner for mortals. During the evening, as Samantha, Serena adopts inappropriate behavior towards the client Roland Berkley to whom she makes advances, which scandalizes Martha Berkley, his wife, who wants to leave. However, Samantha returns and takes over from the annoyed Serena. When she tries to come up with an explanation for damage control, the shaggy Troll runs out of the closet, forcing Darrin and Sam to tie it into a slogan for Berkley's hair tonic, saving the account and improving the love between the Berkleys.

Trivia

General

• This is the second time the Murphy sisters are on the series at the same time. Erin Murphy played Tabitha and Diane Murphy played Raggedy Ann. The other time they were both together on screen was in Season Six's "A Bunny for Tabitha".

Casting

• Agnes Moorehead did not appear and received credit only.
• Except for the Troll and Raggedy Ann, all the actors and actresses who played the life-size toys were uncredited.

Cast

• Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens
• Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens
• David White as Larry Tate
• Erin Murphy as Tabitha Stephens
• Robert Cummings as Roland Berkley
• Nan Martin as Martha Berkley
• Felix Silla as Troll
• Diane Murphy as Raggedy Ann
• David Lawrence as Adam Stephens
• Pandora Spocks as Serena
• Greg Lawrence as Adam Stephens (uncredited)

See Also

• Season Seven
• Bewitched Episodes

Sources

• Pierce, David L. "The omni-directional three-dimensional vectoring paper printed omnibus for Bewitched analysis : a.k.a. the Bewitched history book." BearManor Media, 2012, pages 589-590.
• James, Adam-Michael. "The Bewitched Continuum: The Ultimate Linear Guide to the Classic TV Series." (Foreword and Edited by Herbie J. Pilato), Bright Horse Publishing, 2014, pages 479-480.
• Pilato, Herbie J. "Bewitched forever : the immortal companion to television's most magical supernatural situation comedy." Summit Pub. Group, 1996, page 199.
• Samantha and the Troll on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.
• Samantha and the Troll on Wikipedia. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.