- For the different incarnations of the Tabitha Stephens character, see Tabitha Stephens (disambiguation).
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| Tabitha Stephens | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Name | Tabitha Stephens |
| Residence | 1164 Morning Glory Circle Westport, Connecticut |
| Species | Witch |
| Relationship Information | |
| Family | Samantha Stephens (mother) Darrin Stephens (father) Adam Stephens (brother) |
| Relatives | Paternal Phyllis Stephens (grandmother) Frank Stephens (grandfather) Helen (first cousin, once removed) Robbie (first cousin, once removed) Uncle Albert (great uncle) Uncle Herbert (great uncle, mentioned) [1] Darrin the Bold (ancestor) Maternal Endora (grandmother "Grandmama") Maurice (grandfather "Grandpapa") Aunt Clara (great aunt) Uncle Arthur (great uncle) Serena (first cousin, once removed, "Auntie Serena") Aunt Hagatha (great aunt) Aunt Enchantra (great aunt) Bertha (great aunt) Aunt Grimalda (great aunt) Cousin Henry (first cousin, once removed) Cousin Edgar (first cousin, once removed) Agnes (great aunt, mentioned) Cornelia (great aunt, mentioned) Adam (great great great grandfather, mentioned) [2] Mario (first cousin once removed, mentioned) Panda (first cousin once removed, mentioned) [3] |
| Character Information | |
| Portrayer | Cynthia Black (And Then There Were Three) Heidi and Laura Gentry (Season 2) Tamar and Julie Young (Season 2) Diane Murphy (Seasons 3-5) Erin Murphy (Seasons 3-8) |
| First Episode | And Then There Were Three |
| Last Episode | A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished |
| Episode Count | 117 |
| Image Gallery | |
Tabitha Stephens (Tabatha) is the witch daughter of Samantha and Darrin Stephens. Adam is her younger brother.
Background
As a result of her unique heritage, Tabitha started using witchcraft at a young age, including twitching her nose. Samantha and Darrin had their hands full, trying to teach her to when and when not to use her talent. She was unusually headstrong and needed extra discipline. Samantha and Darrin often told her, "Mustn't twitch."
Her maternal grandparents, Endora and Maurice, were not happy about their granddaughter being raised as a mortal, but were proud of Tabitha and loved her dearly.
Physical Appearance
As a baby, Tabitha had dark black hair. By the time she was a toddler and started manifesting her powers, she had blonde hair like her mother.
Biography
Tabitha was conceived in 1965 and Samantha told Darrin she was pregnant several months later when she got confirmation. (Alias Darrin Stephens) She was born on January 13, 1966. (And Then There Were Three)
Against both of her parents' wishes, Endora named her Tabatha, but Darrin acquiesced after a harrowing day in the hospital the day she was born.
After a visit to Dr. Anton for a check up, Tabitha twitched her nose and made her toy pony fly to her. (Nobody's Perfect)
Jealous of the attention baby Adam is getting from her mother, Tabitha runs away and twitches Jack out of her "Jack and the Beanstalk" storybook and twitches herself into the book. She visits the Giant's castle and makes the hen lay normal eggs (she wanted an omelet), makes the magic harp play rock music and shrinks the Giant so she could play with him. (Samantha and the Beanstalk)
Episodes
| Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|
| And Then There Were Three | January 13, 1966 |
| My Baby, the Tycoon | January 20, 1966 |
| Samantha Meets the Folks | January 27, 1966 |
| Fastest Gun on Madison Avenue | February 3, 1966 |
| The Dancing Bear | February 10, 1966 |
| Samantha, the Dressmaker | February 24, 1966 |
| The Horse's Mouth | March 3, 1966 |
| Baby's First Paragraph | March 10, 1966 |
| Double Split | March 24, 1966 |
| Disappearing Samantha | April 7, 1966 |
| Follow That Witch (Part 1) | April 14, 1966 |
| Follow That Witch (Part 2) | April 21, 1966 |
| A Bum Raps | April 28, 1966 |
| Man's Best Friend | May 12, 1966 |
| Prodigy | June 9, 1966 |
| Nobody's Perfect | September 15, 1966 |
| The Moment of Truth | September 22, 1966 |
| Witches and Warlocks Are My Favorite Things | September 29, 1966 |
| Accidental Twins | October 6, 1966 |
| Endora Moves in for a Spell | October 20, 1966 |
| Dangerous Diaper Dan | November 3, 1966 |
| The Short, Happy Circuit of Aunt Clara | November 10, 1966 |
| I'd Rather Twitch Than Fight | November 17, 1966 |
| Sam's Spooky Chair | December 1, 1966 |
| My Friend Ben | December 8, 1966 |
| A Gazebo Never Forgets | December 22, 1966 |
| Ho Ho the Clown | January 12, 1967 |
| Art for Sam's Sake | February 23, 1967 |
| Charlie Harper, Winner | March 2, 1967 |
| No More Mr. Nice Guy | March 23, 1967 |
| It's Wishcraft | March 30, 1967 |
| How to Fail in Business With All Kinds of Help | April 6, 1967 |
| Nobody but a Frog Knows How to Live | April 27, 1967 |
| Toys in Babeland | September 14, 1967 |
| No Zip in My Zap | October 12, 1967 |
| A Safe and Sane Halloween | October 26, 1967 |
| Out of Sync, Out of Mind | November 2, 1967 |
| That Was No Chick, That Was My Wife | November 9, 1967 |
| Allergic to Macedonian Dodo Birds | November 16, 1967 |
| Samantha's Thanksgiving to Remember | November 23, 1967 |
| Solid Gold Mother-in-Law | November 30, 1967 |
| I Get Your Nannie, You Get My Goat | December 14, 1967 |
| Humbug Not to Be Spoken Here | December 21, 1967 |
| Hippie, Hippie, Hooray | February 1, 1968 |
| A Prince of a Guy | February 8, 1968 |
| How Green Was My Grass | February 29, 1968 |
| To Twitch or Not to Twitch | March 14, 1968 |
| Playmates | March 21, 1968 |
| Tabatha's Cranky Spell | March 28, 1968 |
| I Confess | April 4, 1968 |
| A Majority of Two | April 11, 1968 |
| Samantha's Secret Saucer | April 18, 1968 |
| The No-Harm Charm | April 25, 1968 |
| Splitsville | May 16, 1968 |
| Samantha on the Keyboard | October 10, 1968 |
| It's So Nice to Have a Spouse Around the House | October 24, 1968 |
| Mirror, Mirror on the Wall | November 7, 1968 |
| Samantha Fights City Hall | November 29, 1968 |
| Samantha Loses Her Voice | December 5, 1968 |
| I Don't Want to Be a Toad, I Want to Be a Butterfly | December 12, 1968 |
| Samantha's Super Maid | January 2, 1969 |
| Cousin Serena Strikes Again (Part 2) | January 16, 1969 |
| One Touch of Midas | January 23, 1969 |
| Samantha the Bard | January 30, 1969 |
| Samantha the Sculptress | February 6, 1969 |
| Going Ape | February 27, 1969 |
| Tabitha's Weekend | March 6, 1969 |
| Samantha's Power Failure | March 20, 1969 |
| Daddy Does His Thing | April 4, 1969 |
| Samantha's Good News | April 10, 1969 |
| Samantha's Shopping Spree | April 17, 1969 |
| Samantha and Darrin in Mexico City | April 24, 1969 |
| Samantha and the Beanstalk | September 18, 1969 |
| Samantha's Yoo-Hoo Maid | September 25, 1969 |
| Samantha's Caesar Salad | October 2, 1969 |
| ...And Something Makes Four | October 16, 1969 |
| Naming Samantha's New Baby | October 23, 1969 |
| To Trick or Treat or Not to Trick or Treat | October 30, 1969 |
| A Bunny for Tabitha | November 6, 1969 |
| Samantha's Secret Spell | November 13, 1969 |
| Samantha's Double Mother Trouble | December 4, 1969 |
| Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays | December 18, 1969 |
| Samantha's Better Halves | January 1, 1970 |
| Samantha's Lost Weekend | January 8, 1970 |
| The Phrase Is Familiar | January 15, 1970 |
| Tabitha's Very Own Samantha | January 29, 1970 |
| Just a Kid Again | February 26, 1970 |
| Okay, Who's the Wise Witch? | March 12, 1970 |
| If the Shoe Pinches | March 26, 1970 |
| Salem, Here We Come | October 1, 1970 |
| The Salem Saga | October 8, 1970 |
| Samantha's Old Salem Trip | November 12, 1970 |
| Sisters at Heart | December 24, 1970 |
| Mary the Good Fairy | January 21, 1971 |
| Samantha and the Troll | February 18, 1971 |
| This Little Piggie | February 25, 1971 |
| Darrin Goes Ape | March 11, 1971 |
| Money Happy Returns | March 18, 1971 |
| Out of the Mouths of Babes | March 25, 1971 |
| Samantha's Psychic Pslip | April 1, 1971 |
| Samantha and the Antique Doll | April 22, 1971 |
| How Not to Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII (Part 1) | September 15, 1971 |
| Samantha and the Loch Ness Monster | September 29, 1971 |
| Samantha's Not So Leaning Tower of Pisa | October 6, 1971 |
| Paris, Witches Style | October 20, 1971 |
| TV or Not TV | November 3, 1971 |
| Hansel and Gretel in Samanthaland | November 17, 1971 |
| Three Men and a Witch on a Horse | December 15, 1971 |
| Adam, Warlock or Washout? | December 29, 1971 |
| Samantha's Magic Sitter | January 5, 1972 |
| Serena's Richcraft | January 22, 1972 |
| Samantha on Thin Ice | January 29, 1972 |
| Tabitha's First Day in School | February 12, 1972 |
| George Washington Zapped Here (Part 1) | February 19, 1972 |
| George Washington Zapped Here (Part 2) | February 26, 1972 |
| School Days, School Daze | March 4, 1972 |
| A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished | March 11, 1972 |
Trivia
Name
In seasons two, three and four, her name was spelled "Tabatha", with an "A" in the second syllable. Beginning in season five, the spelling of her name changed to "Tabitha", with an "I" in the second syllable.
Serena
Although they call her "Auntie Serena", Serena is really Tabitha's and Adam's first cousin once removed, because she is Samantha's first cousin, not her sister.
Bewitched Sequel
In 1976 a spinoff about Tabitha was produced. In the first Tabatha pilot, Tabatha is in love with a mortal man, just like her mother was, but instead of a meddling witch of a mother-in-law, like her grandmama Endora, Tabitha has a meddling warlock brother. Adam pops in and out, trying to convince Tabitha to leave mortals alone and to pursue her life as a witch. This pilot was bought, but before the series was produced, the entire premise was changed.
In the new Tabitha pilot (1977), Adam is a mortal, just like their father, and he tries to convince Tabitha to live a normal, mortal life. A new witch aunt was also added, Aunt Minerva, who dislikes Adam's mortal ways and tries to get Tabitha to be more like a witch.
References
- ↑ Speak the Truth
- ↑ Naming Samantha's New Baby
- ↑ The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit
