The Return of Darrin the Bold

The Return of Darrin the Bold
Season 7, Episode 17 Series Episode 217
Airdate	February 4, 1971
Written by	Ed Jurist
Directed by	Richard Michaels
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The Return of Darrin the Bold is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season and the 217th episode of the Bewitched series. The episode was completed by November 25, 1970.

Plot

Endora visits the Guru, named the Old Man of the Mountain, to obtain a potion that would transform one of Darrin's ancestors into a warlock and by extension all his descendants. Endora sends Serena back to 14th century Ireland to meet Darrin the Bold and makes him drink the potion, which she easily succeeds in doing. Immediately, during his relaxing weekend in the 20th century, when Darrin wishes for something, it magically appears before him. The Stephenses believes someone close cast a spell on Darrin. Sam calls her mother, but Endora swears she did not cast any spell on her son-in-law and claims that it happened because Darrin has been married to a witch for a long time. She explains that Darrin has entered the first stage of witchcraft, called wishcraft, like Tabitha experienced when she was a toddler. Later, Serena pops in and slips about having met Darrin the Bold. Samantha realizes what her cousin and mother really did. To undo the potion's effects, Sam also returns to the time of Darrin the Bold.

Trivia

General

• Darrin's ancestor, Darrin the Bold, first appeared in Season Three's "A Most Unusual Wood Nymph".

Casting

• David White did not appear and received credit only.

Cast

• Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens
• Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens
• Agnes Moorehead as Endora
• Richard X. Slattery as Mr. Ferguson
• David Huddleston as Dave
• Burt Mustin as Guru
• Allen Emerson as Gawain
• Nada Rowand as Servant Girl
• Pandora Spocks as Serena
• Gordon Jump as Bartender (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 581-584.
• 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 475.
• Pilato, Herbie J. "Bewitched forever : the immortal companion to television's most magical supernatural situation comedy." Summit Pub. Group, 1996, pages 198-199.
• The Return of Darrin the Bold on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.
• The Return of Darrin the Bold on Wikipedia. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.