Samantha, a powerful member of the society of witches that has lived apart from (and disdained) humanity for many centuries, falls in love with a mortal, Darrin Stephens. Much to the disgust of most of her family, she vows... more » to give up witchcraft and become an ordinary suburban housewife, raising a family (bearing Tabitha and Adam). Never able to give up her heritage completely, the friction between the matriarchal, moneyless society of her birth and the patriarchal, capitalist society of modern advertising drives the comedy over eight seasons and 256 episodes, from 1964 to 1971.« less
"Hey everyone the 28 episodes of Bewitched Season 7 is coming to us this February. This includes the Salem Saga episodes, everybody's favorite Christmas episode from Bewitched "Sisters at Heart", and "Sam's Old Man".
The Seventh Season begins with "To Go or Not to Go that is the Question". This is the Episode where Hepzibah demands that Sam come to the witches council which is held every one hundred years in Salem and finally in Part 2 Endora convinces Hepzibah to allow Darrin to go. The Salem Saga begins with the third episode of the 7th Season and continues for 6 episodes.
Also in the 7th season we see more of Esmeralda up to her fading magic and we see Sam's egotistical former boyfriend who turns himself into a dog. Two of the best episodes from Season 7 are "Samantha's Old Man" where Endora turns Darrin into a 73 year old man and the best Christmas episode Bewitched had during it's 8 year run "Sisters at Heart", and that dealt with racism. That episode was written by a tenth grade class at Thomas Jefferson High School in Los Angeles, California.
Other classic episodes are "Mother-in-Law of the Year" and the special effects in the episode are amazing. We see Samantha playing the tooth fairy in the 14th episode which includes two parts in "Mary the Good Fairy", which guest stars the all time hilarious Imaogene Coca. This season also is the last season to feature Uncle Arthur, and he makes his final appearance in "The House That Uncle Arthur Built". He leaves all his practical jokes at Sam and Darrin's to impress his new girlfriend, but soon realizes if she doesn't love him for him she isn't worth it.
One of the wildest episodes from Season 7 is where Sam and Darrin and Larry and Louise all trade places. Dr. Bombay is called in to fix the problem. Other episodes include "Darrin Goes Ape", "Money Happy Returns", Sam's Psychic Pslip", and "Samantha's Magic Mirror". In the later episode she tries to boast Esmeralda's confidence by helping her with her former boyfriend so each time she looks in the mirror she sees a gorgeous woman.
The majority of people who are Bewitched fans say out of the Dick Sargent years, that Season 7 is their favorite season with him. It is also one of my favorite seasons too. The Salem trip and the Christmas episode are some of the best that the show offered in it's 8 season run. So Bewitched fans get ready for Season 7 on February 3, 2009.
Note: During the hiatus period of season 6 & season 7 a fire destroyed the set of kitchen, so William Asher producer of the show and Elizabeth's husband at that time decided to take the show to film many scenes in Salem. The entire cast and crew were there and I think that's why everyone is so anxious for this special season."
Thank god I threw away my tv vhs tapes
Frank C. Murillo | santa monica ,ca | 12/18/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It has taken so long for Bewitched to come to dvd, when season one and two came out I thought, it's Bewitched the rest of the seasons will come shortly, wrong,its been a long wait and I almost regretted tossing out my VHS copies I made on tv long ago, but now they are coming out and I can see some episodes I have missed terribly by tossing my VHS out, if season seven is coming out now it can't be too long before the final season 8 is released with still some gem of episodes to the end, I think Bewitched was up for a ninth season but prouducer william asher was devorcing wife Liz and picked up Temperatures Rising to hurt her plus she was tired of the show after 8 years too, afraid of being typecast as Samantha she turned to tv movies and proved she was and awesome actress in many tv movies that were just wonderful and proved she could do more than Samantha (Which she born to Play). She probably would have done a ninth season had ABC not pulled the plug then. But at the time Sargent was signed to show ABC at the time opted to give Bewitched four more seasons but of course only three were completed.I don't think there is any one in the world who doesn't like the show its a trully timeless classic with so many episodes a rare gem in tv land THEY JUST DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THAT ANYMORE!"
More Bewitching troubles and fun with Samantha and Darrin
Mr. Daniel Black | Canberra Australia | 12/30/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the first of the start of the last two seasons they both start on working vacations but this one starts in Salem and it was in actual Salem So it was interesting to see how they did that with all the special effects that are involved with that series. They had great Guest stars such as Ron Massak (Who would later become Sherriff Metsger in Murder, she wrote ) and Don Marshall ( Dan From Land of The Giants ) on a special Christmas episode which a group of students wrote .
So if you enjoyed the first 6 seasons then you will enjoy this season and it is a must for every Bewitched Fan"
A recycled sesaon that is just not the same without the orig
JOHN SPANGLER | Ohio | 03/23/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"All the great comedies have their day, and yes, they do have their bad ones right? No Aunt Clara (Marion Lorne), No real Darrin Stephens and of course no Alice Pearce (Gladys Kravitz). No offense to fans of the series, but when York died, the series should have died with it. Sargent is the epitomy of wooden, or should I say, robotic acting. I have no really good things to say about him, he just does not mesh well with Montgomery, and I really could care less when Endora whacks him with a spell! Sometimes I wish he would stay cursed and never to return!
The original loveable Darrin, (York) was so funny, whacky, and so believable with his relationship with Montgomery, it's hard to just let that go and believe that Sargent just magically became her new husband. It's something about watching York and Montgomery mesh so well on screen--- but when Sargent comes on, I'm just like "blah", whatever.
William Asher certainly had his work cut out for him, and he obviously ran out of ideas as this collection as there are only 28 episodes compared to the 35+ for the first few seasons. Season 7 kicks off with an unusual zealous eight-part story series involving Samantha and Darrin visiting Salem Massachusetts. It was a nice change of pace from that standpoint, and yes there are still some very funny moments especially when Sabrina gets back into the mix, but none of the funnier moments ever involve Sargent (cough cough). Only Montgomery saves the series once again. The new environment of being in Salem for the first 8 episodes gives the series some serious visual variation from the norm of them being couped up in their home from show to show.
One episode touches the edge of racism and is actually considered one of Montgomery's favorite episodes. I do give hats off to the theme considering when this was first shown, and some will really dig it from that aspect. It involves one of Darrin's clients turns out to be a bigot who thinks Darrin has a black child (assume adopted), Sam eventually puts a spell on the racist so that now sees everyone as black including Larry Tate, Sam and Darrin and even sees himself in the mirror as black. It was an interesting show, and I do appreicate the them considering all the racism that was going on in the world at the time and I believe it was shortly after the assasination of Martin Luther Jr.
As always, the lack of no Aunt Clara or the real Gladys Kravitz makes Season 7 all that more depressing. Thankfully it's not all a loss as we still got (David White) Larry Tate and (Endora) Agnes Moorehead still as the helm of the series and a growing up (Erin Murphy) Tabitha is still a welcome piece to the series. One thing I do appreciate is the improvement in the special effects, each season it just looks better to see the action on-screen and Asher is getting that down brilliantly.
All in all, there is really nothing really supremely memorable about this season. I did like some of the episodes, but fans will noticed, much of the stories from the first few seasons are back. Not saying it's a bad thing, but Asher is obviously running out of ideas bringing back stories from past shows.
Montgomery still pulls off being the star of the show and she still is a genius when she plays her half-witted cousin Sabrina. Recycled stories, no loveable Darrin, no Aunt Clara, no Uncle Arthur. Fans of the series will buy this series just to fullfill their need to complete the series until we see Season 8. But I think in the end, the only ones you'll want to watch are the ones where York was there to enjoy, not Sargent."
"THE SALEM SAGA" AND MUCH MORE IN "BEWITCHED: SEASON SEVEN
DEWEY MEE | ELLENSBURG, WA, | 02/05/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
""Bewitched" continues to be a delightful brew of fun and magic. The Season Seven DVD set, which devoted fans will undoubtedly purchase post-haste, includes Episodes # 201-228 of the series.
During the hiatus between Season 6 and 7, several "Bewitched" sets caught fire. This led producers to shoot an eight episode story line on location in the summer of 1970. Fondly known as "The Salem Saga," these episodes are especially beloved by fans. Viewers will note that Samantha and Darrin's kitchen at home is completely different; the result of set remodeliing after the fire.
While attending an important Witches Convention in Salem, Massachusetts, Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) is persued by a "hot bed warmer"-- actually a warlock named Newton (Noam Pitlik) that Cousin Serena (Elizabeth Montgomery's other delicious series role) had hexed several centuries earlier. Serena causes furthur chaos when she transforms Darrin (Dick Sargent) into a statue. She subsequently turns the statue into a man (Robert Brown) so she can date him. Upon returning home, Samantha is immediately zapped back to Olde Salem-- a magical mistake by Esmeralda (Alice Ghostly)-- and Darrin is zapped back in time to rescue her.
Season Seven guest stars include Jane Connell (High Priestess Hepzibah), Bert Convy (Paul Revere), Imogene Coca (Mary, The Good Tooth Fairy) and Tom Bosley (from "Happy Days" and "Murder, She Wrote") as Ferdy, an old boyfriend of Esmeralda. Other special Season Seven episodes include the following:
"Samantha's Pet Warlock: Noam Pitlick returns, this time as Ashley, a warlock boyfriend of Samantha's who, hoping to cause trouble for Darrin, transforms himself into a dog.
"Samantha's Old Man": Makeup artist Rolf Miller received an Emmy nomination for his outstanding work in this episode. Endora (Agnes Moorehead) zaps Darrin with a spell that ages him 30 years (or more!) so Samantha will see what he looks like in old age. Samantha simply counters that she will transform herself into an old lady and look the same age as Darrin; much to Endora's displeasure.
"The Coursican Cousins": Endora casts a spell that puts Serena's personality on Samantha. Samantha's mood swings wildly just as she hosts a luncheon at home. Endora cures Serena's sadness with "Witches Kickapoo Joy Juice", causing Samantha to become simultaneously drunk. Darrin says , "You may not believe this Larry, but I'm married to a witch."
"Sisters At Heart": This extra-special Christmas episode (airing December 24, 1970) received the Govenor's Award at the 1971 Emmy Award Ceremony. This episode, written by the 10th Grade English Class at Jefferson High School, addressing racism and true sisterhood, is (according to Herbie J, Pilato's book "Bewitched Forever") Elizabeth Montgomery's favorite episode of the entire "Bewitched" Series. Includes the original ABC Network opening and closing "tags" by Elizabeth Montgomery,
"Mother In Law Of The Year": Endora and Samantha keep switching places and identities during a live TV commercial for Bobbins Bonbon Candy.
"Mary, The Good Fairy": Imogene Coca guest stars in this two part episode. Mary is tired of her job, leaving Samantha stuck as her substitute-- and in her fairy costume.
"The Return Of Darrin, The Bold": In this semi-sequel to the Season 3 episode, "A Most Unusual Wood Nymph," Endora and Serena conspire to turn Darrin into a warlock.
"The House That Uncle Arthur Built": Paul Lynde makes his last series appearance as Uncle Arthur. Hoping to marry a snobby witch, Arthur leaves all his practical jokes with Samantha and Darrin.
"Samantha And The Troll": Serena substitutes for Samantha at a dinner party, and becomes overly affectionate with one of Darrin's clients.
"This Little Piggie": Endora turns Darrin "pig-headed" (literally!), just as an important client arrives at Samantha and Darrin's house.
"Mixed Doubles": Producer/Director Richard Michaels said of this wild episode, "we had Samantha in bed with Larry (David White) and Louise (Kasey Rogers) in bed with Darrin... (the result of a weird "molecuar disturbance")... that was about as racy as we got on the show."
K. K. (GAMER) 
