To Trick or Treat or Not to Trick or Treat

To Trick or Treat or Not to Trick or Treat
Season 6, Episode 7 Series Episode 177
Airdate	October 30, 1969
Written by	Shirley Gordon
Directed by	William Asher
Episode Guide
Previous "Naming Samantha's New Baby"	Next "A Bunny for Tabitha"

To Trick or Treat or Not to Trick or Treat is the seventh episode of the sixth season and the 177th episode of the Bewitched series. The episode was completed by September 11, 1969.

Plot

Endora casts a spell on Darrin to slowly transform her son-in-law into the nasty old witch he depicted her to be. She refuses to remove the spell until Samantha promises to cancel her Halloween festivities with Tabitha. But Samantha is participating in a good cause. She and Tabitha are preparing with the neighborhood children for the launch of the fundraising campaign for UNICEF. Despite this, Endora blames Darrin for leading them into yet another mortal tradition, this one which she sees as anti-witch. Although Darrin understands Endora's arguments, he does not appreciate her meddling. As Samantha tries to decide which side to side with, things get complicated with Darrin's latest client, Harold Bartenbach, who would like to use an ugly witch in his upcoming advertising campaign. However, his wife, Mrs. Bartenbach, is chair of the local chapter of the trick-or-treat for UNICEF campaign and wants Samantha to participate in the Halloween event. Darrin does not buy the idea of ​​the witch for the ad campaign, but Samantha comes up with a way that they can still use a witch without being offensive and still contribute to the UNICEF fundraiser.

Trivia

General

• The title is based upon the often used quote "To be, or not to be: that is the question"from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet (Act III, Scene I).
• Towards the end of this episode, most of the dialog between Darrin, Larry and Harold Bartenbach is exactly the same as in Season One's "The Witches Are Out".

Cast

• Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens
• Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens
• Agnes Moorehead as Endora
• David White as Larry Tate
• Larry Mann as Harold Bartenbach
• Judy March as Mrs. Bartenbach
• Paul Sorensen as Motorcycle Cop
• Jeanne Sorel as Mrs. Townsend
• Erin Murphy as Tabitha Stephens
• Jean Blake as Betty
• Irenee Byatt as Neighbor (uncredited)
• Herbert Winters as Startled Motorist (uncredited)

See Also

• Season Six
• 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 460-462.
• 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 378.
• Pilato, Herbie J. "Bewitched forever : the immortal companion to television's most magical supernatural situation comedy." Summit Pub. Group, 1996, page 184.
• To Trick or Treat or Not to Trick or Treat on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.
• To Trick or Treat or Not to Trick or Treat on Wikipedia. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.