Samantha the Sculptress

Samantha the Sculptress
Season 5, Episode 19 Series Episode 159
Airdate	February 6, 1969
Written by	Doug Tibbles
Directed by	William Asher
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Samantha the Sculptress is the nineteenth episode of the fifth season and the 159th episode of the Bewitched series. The episode was completed by November 27, 1968.

Plot

At Darrin's request, Samantha learns how to sculpt in order to later teach it to Tabitha, who is guilty in her father's eyes of having used witchcraft to transform her modeling clay into works too good to have been made by the hands of a mortal child. For her first project, Sam sculpts a bust of Darrin that has nothing to do with Darrin. But Endora, angry at her son-in-law for making her daughter and granddaughter do mortal labor, zaps a perfect bust of Darrin, then an equally perfect one of Larry. When potential new client Walden R. Campbell comes to the Stephenses' house for a business dinner, Endora zaps both busts in front of him and gives them the ability to speak. Mr. Campbell, who places pleasure, especially in the form of alcohol consumption, ahead of business, sees the busts talking and does not want to drink anymore, but agrees to sign the contract with McMann & Tate. Endora failed in her attempt to his son-in-law. Thanks to the talking busts, Darrin gets the account.

Trivia

General

• Last complete episode filmed with Dick York. All the episodes with York broadcast after this one were filmed earlier, except "Daddy Does His Thing" which the actor was unable to complete.
• The Internet Movie Database incorrectly lists the director for this episode as Richard Michaels, and the writers as Lila Garrett and Bernie Kahn. However, the actual episode credits list William Asher as the director and Doug Tibbles as the writer.

Cast

• Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens
• Dick York as Darrin Stephens
• Agnes Moorehead as Endora
• David White as Larry Tate
• Erin Murphy as Tabitha Stephens
• Cliff Norton as Walden R. Campbell

See Also

• Season Five
• 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 408-410.
• 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, page 333.
• Pilato, Herbie J. "Bewitched forever : the immortal companion to television's most magical supernatural situation comedy." Summit Pub. Group, 1996, page 177.
• Samantha the Sculptress on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.
• Samantha the Sculptress on Wikipedia. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.