About This Quiz
Shows with supernatural scenes may seem like a 21st century phenomenon, but witches and other spooky characters have ruled television since the '60s. Take our "Bewitched" quiz to see what happens when witch marries mortal.The show ran for eight seasons, from 1964 to 1972. The first day the cast gathered to begin rehearsals in 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
The first two seasons of the show were shot in black-and-white, but the season three opener, "Nobody's Perfect," allowed viewers to see the Stephens family in full color for the first time.
Darrin was an executive with the McMahon and Tate advertising agency.
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On "Bewitched," all the magic took place on Morning Glory Circle in the town of Westport, Connecticut.
The inquisitive Gladys Kravitz was forever trying to convince her husband Abner that something strange was happening in the Stephens house.
Darrin learns that Samantha is a witch on their honeymoon, when it's too late to back out.
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Samantha's mother, Endora, has magical powers of her own — and she makes it clear that she'd like to use them to make Darrin disappear.
Darrin's boss, Larry Tate, and his wife Louise are often ensnared in Samantha's spells.
Elizabeth Montgomery named her on-screen daughter Tabitha. Samantha and Darrin's son, Adam, followed a few seasons later.
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Aunt Clara was one of the few relatives on Samantha's side who managed to be nice to Darrin. But she also caused a lot of trouble when her spells went wrong and wreaked havoc on the Stephens family.
Aunt Clara collected doorknobs — and so did Marion Lorne, the actress who played Clara on the show.
Both Darrin and Gladys were replaced by different actors midway through the show, while Elizabeth Montgomery played the role of Samantha throughout the series.
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Samantha cast a spell with a simple nose wiggle. According to Montgomery, that meant simply wiggling her lip to make her nose look like it was moving.
Samantha was originally named Cassandra, but producers changed it because of Cassandra's connection to evil witchcraft in ancient mythology.
The role of Samantha was first offered to actress Tammy Grimes, who turned it down because she wanted the show to take a more serious approach to witchcraft.
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Cousin Serena looks just like Samantha but has short black hair, a roving mole on her cheek and a hippified wardrobe.
When Montgomery took on the Serena role, she was credited as "Pandora Spocks."
In the famous Darrin swap, Dick York had to bow out of the show after just a few seasons and was replaced by actor Dick Sargent.
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Endora, played by actress Agnes Moorehead, meddled in the Stephens' marriage throughout the entire run of the series.
Montgomery never picked up a single Emmy for playing Samantha, but several of the show's supporting actresses did win the prize in 1966 and 1968.
In the episode "A Is for Aardvark," Samantha grants Darrin some magical powers when he is stuck in bed with a sprained ankle.
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Darrin's mother, Phyllis, is often at odds with Endora.
Uncle Arthur shows up frequently throughout the series to cause trouble with his practical jokes, which are often directed at Darrin.
Maurice often exits with his favorite verse from Shakespeare and appears to have a less-than-loving relationship with Endora.
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With a simple chant, Samantha and company can call for Dr. Bombay, who will "come right away" in an emergency.
Despite her difficulty with magic, the anxious Esmeralda keeps the Stephens' home sparkling.
The 2005 remake of the series featured Nicole Kidman as actress/witch Isabel Bigelow, who starred in a movie as Samantha Stephens.
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Will Ferrell plays aging actor Jack Wyatt, who takes on the role of Darrin Stephens in a "Bewitched" movie.
Isabel gets the role of Samantha because of her natural nose-twitching abilities.
Shirley MacLaine stars as Iris Smythson, an actress hired to take on the role of the meddling Endora.
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