The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit
Season 8, Episode 11 Series Episode 239
Airdate	December 1, 1971
Written by	John L. Greene
Directed by	Richard Michaels
Episode Guide
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The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit is the eleventh episode of the eighth season and the 239th episode of the Bewitched series. The episode was completed by August 19, 1971.

Plot

Samantha's cousin, Panda, is getting married next weekend in Hong Kong, but Darrin refuses to go or let Sam go to the event alone. In retaliation, Endora enlists Alonzo, a hippie warlock, to do away with Darrin's job so that he is free to attend Panda's wedding with Samantha. At McMann & Tate, where he is hired, Alonzo puts a spell on Larry to love all his far-out campaign ideas, including the slogan "Flurpity Flurp!". With that kind of stuff, Darrin expects some trouble with his conservative client, Mr. Cushman of Monticello Carpets, but quickly guesses that he is dealing with a warlock and calls his wife. When Samantha cannot get through to her mother, the Stephenses decide it is time to start the Darrin Stephens Advertising Agency. Sam zaps furniture in an empty office across the hall from McMann & Tate so Larry thinks Darrin has planned to defect and drag the Montecello Carpets account with him. Invisibly, Samantha watches as conservative Mr. Cushman rejects Alonzo's groovy ideas for his ad campaign. Alonzo also tries to cast a spell on him, but Sam uses her own witchcraft to neutralize Alonzo's. The hippie warlock realizes there is a witch watching them. He removes the spell from Larry and leaves.

Spells

• Alonzo - to make Larry Tate agree with anything he says

Tail of newt and eye of bat,

This is where the spell is at,

Even though it's what he'd hate,

Now all I say appeals to Tate.

Gallery

Betty tells Larry and Darrin that there is a strange man waiting to see them.

Trivia

General

• The title is a takeoff from The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, a 1955 novel written by Sloan Wilson, about the American search for purpose in a world dominated by business, adapted in Nunnally Johnson's 1956 movie of the same title, starring Gregory Peck.
• Partial remake of Season One's "Your Witch Is Showing".

Cast

• Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens
• Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens
• Agnes Moorehead as Endora
• David White as Larry Tate
• Bernie Kopell as Alonzo
• Charles Lane as Mr. Cushman
• Samantha Scott as Betty

See Also

• Season Eight
• 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 655-657.
• 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 531-532.
• Pilato, Herbie J. "Bewitched forever : the immortal companion to television's most magical supernatural situation comedy." Summit Pub. Group, 1996, pages 206-207.
• The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.
• The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit on Wikipedia. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.