| Tabitha's First Day in School | |
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| Season 8, Episode 20 Series Episode 248 | |
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| Airdate | February 12, 1972 |
| Written by | Ed Jurist |
| Directed by | Richard Michaels |
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Tabitha's First Day in School is the twentieth episode of the eighth season, and the 248th episode of the Bewitched series. The episode was completed by November 11, 1971.
Plot[]
Samantha and Darrin are required by the Board of Education to enroll Tabitha in school, where she struggles to keep her promise not to use witchcraft with her classmate Charlton Rollnick, Jr., who continually bullies her. Eventually, she turns him into a bullfrog, scaring her teacher, Mrs. Peabody. After Samantha asks Tabitha to change him back, Charlton's mother, a loud woman who knows about her son's general misbehavior, goes to the Stephenses' house to pick him up, but acts like a bully herself.
Trivia[]
General[]
- Remake of Season Five's "I Don't Want to Be a Toad, I Want to Be a Butterfly" (which also featured Maudie Prickett), with elements of Season Four's "Playmates".
Casting[]
- Agnes Moorehead and David White did not appear and received credit only.
- Melissa Sue Anderson appeared in an uncredited role as a girl in Tabitha's classroom.
Cast[]
- Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens
- Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens
- Erin Murphy as Tabitha Stephens
- Maudie Prickett as Mrs. Peabody
- Michael Hughes as Charlton Rollnick, Jr.
- Nita Talbot as Mrs. Rollnick
- Jeanne Arnold as Maude Hickman
- Allen Jenkins as Janitor
See Also[]
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 682-683.
- 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 553.
- Pilato, Herbie J. "Bewitched forever : the immortal companion to television's most magical supernatural situation comedy." Summit Pub. Group, 1996, page 210.
- Tabitha's First Day in School on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.
- Tabitha's First Day in School on Wikipedia. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.
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