| What Makes Darrin Run? | |
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| Season 6, Episode 21 Series Episode 191 | |
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| Airdate | February 12, 1970 |
| Written by | Lila Garrett & Bernie Kahn |
| Directed by | William Asher |
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What Makes Darrin Run? is the twenty-first episode of the sixth season and the 191st episode of the Bewitched series. The episode was completed by December 11, 1969.
Plot[]
Endora casts a spell on Darrin, making him an ace of ambition after she finds out her son-in-law is taking his morning off to play golf. Endora is convinced that his lack of ambition explains the fact that the Stephenses still live in the same house since their marriage. At McMann & Tate, Darrin's new magical ambition seems to be paying off when it comes to Bob Braddock's account. Armed with personal information, Darrin impresses the sporting goods manufacturer and locks up the account. But that ambition also carries over internally within McMann & Tate. Buoyed by his success, Darrin tells Samantha they should have Howard McMann and his wife over for dinner and reveals his plan to climb the corporate ladder and take Larry's job. Samantha confronts Endora who admits what she is doing, but refuses to remove the spell to see if Darrin will become a multimillionaire. Samantha tells Darrin he is bewitched, but he does not listen. During dinner, she must fight with witchcraft what looks to be Darrin's new ambition of breaking up his and Larry's long friendship. Despite her magic, tensions rise. She freezes everyone and asks Endora to remove the spell. Even then, it may take a bit of time to get back to normal, but Mr. McMann comes to the conclusion that Darrin and Larry are a team that should not be broken up.
Trivia[]
- One of only two episodes featuring Howard McMann, Chairman of the Board at McMann & Tate. In this episode, Leon Ames played Mr. McMann. In 1968 Season Four's "Man of the Year", Roland Winters played the role.
- This episode is the first to feature Kasey Rogers' (Louise Tate) natural red hair. In previous episodes her black hair was a wig.
- The title of this episode is a takeoff on the Budd Schulberg's 1941 novel What Makes Sammy Run? about the life of a Jewish boy born in New York, who early makes up his mind to escape the ghetto and climb the ladder of success by deception and betrayal.
Cast[]
- Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens
- Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens
- Agnes Moorehead as Endora
- David White as Larry Tate
- Kasey Rogers as Louise Tate
- Leon Ames as Howard McMann
- Jeanne Sorel as Margaret McMann
- Arch Johnson as Bob Braddock
- Jerry Rush as Maître d'
- Clark Ross as Waiter (uncredited)
- Herbert Winters as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
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 497-499.
- 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 409-410.
- Pilato, Herbie J. "Bewitched forever : the immortal companion to television's most magical supernatural situation comedy." Summit Pub. Group, 1996, page 189.
- What Makes Darrin Run? on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.
- What Makes Darrin Run? on Wikipedia. Retrieved on December 18, 2024.
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