Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.
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Elizabeth Montgomery
Samantha Stephens
Dick Sargent
Darrin Stephens
Agnes Moorehead
Endora
David White
Larry Tate
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36 episodes • 1964Avg: 9.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha | Sep 17, 1964 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Be it Ever So Mortgaged | Sep 24, 1964 | 7.8 |
| 3 | It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog | Oct 1, 1964 | 9.2 |
| 4 | Mother Meets What's His Name | Oct 8, 1964 | 9.3 |
| 5 | Help, Help, Don't Save Me | Oct 15, 1964 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Little Pitchers Have Big Fears | Oct 22, 1964 | 9.0 |
| 7 | The Witches Are Out | Oct 29, 1964 | 8.4 |
| 8 | The Girl Reporter | Nov 5, 1964 | 6.4 |
| 9 | Witch or Wife? | Nov 12, 1964 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Just One Happy Family | Nov 19, 1964 | 9.3 |
| 11 | It Takes One to Know One | Nov 26, 1964 | 9.5 |
| 12 | And Something Makes Three | Dec 3, 1964 | 9.3 |
| 13 | Love Is Blind | Dec 10, 1964 | 8.4 |
| 14 | Samantha Meets the Folks | Dec 17, 1964 | 9.5 |
| 15 | A Vision of Sugar Plums | Dec 24, 1964 | 8.8 |
| 16 | It's Magic | Jan 7, 1965 | 9.7 |
| 17 | A Is for Aardvark | Jan 14, 1965 | 9.7 |
| 18 | The Cat's Meow | Jan 21, 1965 | 9.3 |
| 19 | A Nice Little Dinner Party | Jan 28, 1965 | 9.5 |
| 20 | Your Witch Is Showing | Feb 4, 1965 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Ling Ling | Feb 11, 1965 | 9.5 |
| 22 | Eye of the Beholder | Feb 25, 1965 | 9.3 |
| 23 | Red Light, Green Light | Mar 4, 1965 | 9.7 |
| 24 | Which Witch Is Which? | Mar 11, 1965 | 9.7 |
| 25 | Pleasure O'Reilly | Mar 18, 1965 | 9.3 |
| 26 | Driving Is the Only Way to Fly | Mar 25, 1965 | 9.5 |
| 27 | There's No Witch Like an Old Witch | Apr 1, 1965 | 9.3 |
| 28 | Open the Door Witchcraft | Apr 8, 1965 | 9.7 |
| 29 | Abner Kadabra | Apr 15, 1965 | 9.3 |
| 30 | George the Warlock | Apr 22, 1965 | 9.7 |
| 31 | That Was My Wife | Apr 29, 1965 | 10.0 |
| 32 | Illegal Separation | May 6, 1965 | 9.5 |
| 33 | A Change of Face | May 13, 1965 | 9.5 |
| 34 | Remember the Main | May 20, 1965 | 9.0 |
| 35 | Eat at Mario's | May 27, 1965 | 10.0 |
| 36 | Cousin Edgar | Jun 3, 1965 | 9.0 |
38 episodes • 1965Avg: 9.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alias Darrin Stephens | Sep 16, 1965 | 9.5 |
| 2 | A Very Special Delivery | Sep 23, 1965 | 9.5 |
| 3 | We're in For a Bad Spell | Sep 30, 1965 | 9.3 |
| 4 | My Grandson the Warlock | Oct 7, 1965 | 9.5 |
| 5 | The Joker is a Card | Oct 14, 1965 | 9.3 |
| 6 | Take Two Aspirin and Half a Pint of Porpoise Milk | Oct 21, 1965 | 9.5 |
| 7 | Trick or Treat | Oct 28, 1965 | 9.3 |
| 8 | The Very Informal Dress | Nov 4, 1965 | 9.5 |
| 9 | And Then I Wrote... | Nov 11, 1965 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Junior Executive | Nov 18, 1965 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Aunt Clara's Old Flame | Nov 25, 1965 | 9.0 |
| 12 | A Strange Little Visitor | Dec 2, 1965 | 9.0 |
| 13 | My Boss the Teddy Bear | Dec 9, 1965 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Speak the Truth | Dec 16, 1965 | 9.5 |
| 15 | A Vision of Sugar Plums | Dec 23, 1965 | 8.3 |
| 16 | The Magic Cabin | Dec 30, 1965 | 9.5 |
| 17 | Maid to Order | Jan 6, 1966 | 9.5 |
| 18 | And Then There Were Three | Jan 13, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 19 | My Baby the Tycoon | Jan 20, 1966 | 9.7 |
| 20 | Samantha Meets the Folks | Jan 27, 1966 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Fastest Gun on Madison Avenue | Feb 3, 1966 | 9.3 |
| 22 | The Dancing Bear | Feb 10, 1966 | 9.3 |
| 23 | Double Tate | Feb 17, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 24 | Samantha the Dressmaker | Feb 24, 1966 | 9.7 |
| 25 | The Horse's Mouth | Mar 3, 1966 | 9.3 |
| 26 | Baby's First Paragraph | Mar 10, 1966 | 9.5 |
| 27 | The Leprechaun | Mar 17, 1966 | 8.3 |
| 28 | Double Split | Mar 24, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 29 | Disappearing Samantha | Apr 7, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 30 | Follow That Witch (1) | Apr 14, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 31 | Follow That Witch (2) | Apr 21, 1966 | 9.5 |
| 32 | A Bum Raps | Apr 28, 1966 | 9.5 |
| 33 | Divided He Falls | May 5, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 34 | Man's Best Friend | May 12, 1966 | 9.3 |
| 35 | The Catnapper | May 19, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 36 | What Every Young Man Should Know | May 26, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 37 | The Girl With the Golden Nose | Jun 2, 1966 | 9.5 |
| 38 | Prodigy | Jun 9, 1966 | 9.3 |
33 episodes • 1966Avg: 9.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody's Perfect | Sep 15, 1966 | 9.3 |
| 2 | The Moment of Truth | Sep 22, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Witches and Warlocks are My Favorite Things | Sep 29, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Accidental Twins | Oct 6, 1966 | 9.5 |
| 5 | A Most Unusual Wood Nymph | Oct 13, 1966 | 9.5 |
| 6 | Endora Moves in For a Spell | Oct 20, 1966 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Twitch or Treat | Oct 27, 1966 | 9.3 |
| 8 | Dangerous Diaper Dan | Nov 3, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 9 | The Short, Happy Circuit of Aunt Clara | Nov 10, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 10 | I'd Rather Twitch Than Fight | Nov 17, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 11 | Oedipus Hex | Nov 24, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Sam's Spooky Chair | Dec 1, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 13 | My Friend Ben (1) | Dec 8, 1966 | 9.3 |
| 14 | Samantha for the Defense (2) | Dec 15, 1966 | 10.0 |
| 15 | A Gazebo Never Forgets | Dec 22, 1966 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Soapbox Derby | Dec 29, 1966 | 9.5 |
| 17 | Sam in the Moon | Jan 5, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 18 | Ho Ho, the Clown | Jan 12, 1967 | 9.5 |
| 19 | Super Car | Jan 19, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 20 | The Corn is as High as a Guernsey's Eye | Jan 26, 1967 | 8.5 |
| 21 | The Trial and Error of Aunt Clara | Feb 2, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 22 | Three Wishes | Feb 9, 1967 | 10.0 |
| 23 | I Remember You...Sometimes | Feb 16, 1967 | 10.0 |
| 24 | Art for Sam's Sake | Feb 23, 1967 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Charlie Harper, Winner | Mar 2, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 26 | Aunt Clara's Victoria Victory | Mar 9, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 27 | The Crone of Cawdor | Mar 16, 1967 | 9.5 |
| 28 | No More Mr. Nice Guy | Mar 23, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 29 | It's Wishcraft | Mar 30, 1967 | 9.5 |
| 30 | How to Fail in Business With All Kinds of Help | Apr 6, 1967 | 9.5 |
| 31 | Bewitched, Bothered and Infuriated | Apr 13, 1967 | 9.3 |
| 32 | Nobody But a Frog Knows How to Live | Apr 27, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 33 | There's Gold in Them Thar Pills | May 4, 1967 | 9.0 |
33 episodes • 1967Avg: 9.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Live the Queen | Sep 7, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Toys in Babeland | Sep 14, 1967 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Business, Italian Style | Sep 21, 1967 | 9.5 |
| 4 | Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | Sep 28, 1967 | 9.5 |
| 5 | Cheap, Cheap | Oct 5, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 6 | No Zip in My Zap | Oct 12, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Birdies, Bogies, and Baxter | Oct 19, 1967 | 8.5 |
| 8 | A Safe and Sane Halloween | Oct 26, 1967 | 9.3 |
| 9 | Out of Sync, Out of Mind | Nov 2, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 10 | That Was No Chick, That Was My Wife | Nov 9, 1967 | 9.5 |
| 11 | Allergic to Macedonian Dodo Birds | Nov 16, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 12 | Samantha's Thanksgiving to Remember | Nov 23, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Solid Gold Mother-in-Law | Nov 30, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 14 | My, What Big Ears You Have | Dec 7, 1967 | 9.5 |
| 15 | I Get Your Nanny, You Get My Goat | Dec 14, 1967 | 9.5 |
| 16 | Humbug Not to Be Spoken Here | Dec 21, 1967 | 8.5 |
| 17 | Samantha's Da Vinci Dilemma | Dec 28, 1967 | 9.0 |
| 18 | Once in a Vial | Jan 4, 1968 | 9.5 |
| 19 | Snob in the Grass | Jan 11, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 20 | If They Never Met | Jan 25, 1968 | 9.5 |
| 21 | Hippie, Hippie, Hooray | Feb 1, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 22 | A Prince of a Guy | Feb 8, 1968 | 9.5 |
| 23 | McTavish | Feb 15, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 24 | How Green Was My Grass | Feb 29, 1968 | 9.5 |
| 25 | To Twitch or Not to Twitch | Mar 14, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 26 | Playmates | Mar 21, 1968 | 10.0 |
| 27 | Tabitha's Cranky Spell | Mar 28, 1968 | 8.5 |
| 28 | I Confess | Apr 4, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 29 | A Majority of Two | Apr 11, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 30 | Samantha's Secret Saucer | Apr 18, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 31 | The No-Harm Charm | Apr 25, 1968 | 9.5 |
| 32 | Man of the Year | May 2, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 33 | Splitsville | May 16, 1968 | 9.5 |
30 episodes • 1968Avg: 9.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha's Wedding Present | Sep 26, 1968 | 9.3 |
| 2 | Samantha Goes South for a Spell | Oct 3, 1968 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Samantha on the Keyboard | Oct 10, 1968 | 9.3 |
| 4 | Darrin, Gone and Forgotten | Oct 17, 1968 | 8.5 |
| 5 | It's So Nice to Have a Spouse Around the House | Oct 24, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Mirror, Mirror on the Wall | Nov 7, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Samantha's French Pastry | Nov 14, 1968 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Is it Magic or Imagination? | Nov 21, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Samantha Fights City Hall | Nov 28, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 10 | Samantha Loses Her Voice | Dec 5, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 11 | I Don't Want to Be a Toad, I Want to Be a Butterfly | Dec 12, 1968 | 9.5 |
| 12 | Weep No More My Willow | Dec 19, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 13 | Instant Courtesy | Dec 26, 1968 | 9.0 |
| 14 | Samantha's Super Maid | Jan 2, 1969 | 9.5 |
| 15 | Cousin Serena Strikes Again (1) | Jan 9, 1969 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Cousin Serena Strikes Again (2) | Jan 16, 1969 | 9.0 |
| 17 | One Touch of Midas | Jan 23, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Samantha the Bard | Jan 30, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Samantha the Sculptress | Feb 6, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Mrs. Stephens, Where are You? | Feb 13, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Marriage, Witches' Style | Feb 20, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Going Ape | Feb 27, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Tabitha's Weekend | Mar 6, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 24 | The Battle of Burning Oak | Mar 13, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Samantha's Power Failure | Mar 20, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 26 | Samantha Twitches for UNICEF | Mar 27, 1969 | 4.7 |
| 27 | Daddy Does His Thing | Apr 3, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 28 | Samantha's Good News | Apr 10, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 29 | Samantha's Shopping Spree | Apr 17, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Samantha and Darrin in Mexico City | Apr 24, 1969 | 10.0 |
30 episodes • 1969Avg: 9.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samantha and the Beanstalk | Sep 18, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Samantha's Yoo-Hoo Maid | Sep 25, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Samantha's Caesar Salad | Oct 2, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Samantha's Curious Cravings | Oct 9, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 5 | ...And Something Makes Four | Oct 16, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Naming Samantha's New Baby | Oct 23, 1969 | 8.5 |
| 7 | To Trick or Treat or Not to Trick or Treat | Oct 30, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 8 | A Bunny for Tabitha | Nov 6, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Samantha's Secret Spell | Nov 13, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Daddy Comes to Visit | Nov 20, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Darrin the Warlock | Nov 27, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Sam's Double Mother Trouble | Dec 4, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 13 | You're So Agreeable | Dec 11, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays | Dec 18, 1969 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Samantha's Better Halves | Jan 1, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Samantha's Lost Weekend | Jan 8, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 17 | The Phrase is Familiar | Jan 15, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Samantha's Secret is Discovered | Jan 22, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Tabitha's Very Own Samantha | Jan 29, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Super Arthur | Feb 5, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 21 | What Makes Darrin Run? | Feb 12, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Serena Stops the Show | Feb 19, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Just a Kid Again | Feb 26, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 24 | The Generation Zap | Mar 5, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Okay, Who's the Wise Witch? | Mar 12, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 26 | A Chance on Love | Mar 19, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 27 | If the Shoe Pinches | Mar 26, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 28 | Mona Sammy | Apr 2, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 29 | Turn on the Old Charm | Apr 9, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 30 | Make Love, Not Hate | Apr 16, 1970 | 9.0 |
28 episodes • 1970Avg: 9.9Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Go or Not to Go, That is the Question | Sep 24, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Salem, Here We Come | Oct 1, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 3 | The Salem Saga | Oct 8, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Samantha's Hot Bedwarmer | Oct 15, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Darrin on a Pedestal | Oct 22, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Paul Revere Rides Again | Oct 29, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 7 | Samantha's Bad Day in Salem | Nov 5, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Samantha's Old Salem Trip | Nov 12, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 9 | Samantha's Pet Warlock | Nov 19, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Samantha's Old Man | Dec 3, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 11 | The Corsican Cousins | Dec 10, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 12 | Samantha's Magic Potion | Dec 17, 1970 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Sisters at Heart | Dec 24, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Mother-in-Law of the Year | Jan 14, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Mary the Good Fairy | Jan 21, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 16 | The Good Fairy Strikes Again | Jan 28, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 17 | The Return of Darrin the Bold | Feb 4, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 18 | The House that Uncle Arthur Built | Feb 11, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Samantha and the Troll | Feb 18, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 20 | This Little Piggie | Feb 25, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Mixed Doubles | Mar 4, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 22 | Darrin Goes Ape | Mar 11, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 23 | Money Happy Returns | Mar 18, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 24 | Out of the Mouths of Babes | Mar 25, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Sam's Psychic Pslip | Apr 1, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 26 | Samantha's Magic Mirror | Apr 8, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 27 | Laugh, Clown, Laugh | Apr 15, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 28 | Samantha and the Antique Doll | Apr 22, 1971 | 10.0 |
26 episodes • 1971Avg: 9.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Not to Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII (1) | Sep 15, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 2 | How Not to Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII (2) | Sep 22, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Samantha and the Loch Ness Monster | Sep 29, 1971 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Samantha's Not-So-Leaning Tower of Pisa | Oct 6, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Bewitched, Bothered, and Baldoni | Oct 13, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Paris, Witches' Style | Oct 20, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 7 | The Ghost Who Made a Spectre of Himself | Oct 27, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 8 | TV or Not TV | Nov 3, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 9 | A Plague on Maurice and Samantha | Nov 10, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Hansel and Gretel in Samanthaland | Nov 17, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 11 | The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit | Dec 1, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 12 | The Eight-Year Itch Witch | Dec 8, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Three Men and a Witch on a Horse | Dec 15, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 14 | Adam, Warlock or Washout? | Dec 29, 1971 | 10.0 |
| 15 | Samantha's Magic Sitter | Jan 5, 1972 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Samantha is Earthbound | Jan 15, 1972 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Serena's Richcraft | Jan 22, 1972 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Samantha on Thin Ice | Jan 29, 1972 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Serena's Youth Pill | Feb 5, 1972 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Tabitha's First Day at School | Feb 12, 1972 | 10.0 |
| 21 | George Washington Zapped Here (1) | Feb 19, 1972 | 10.0 |
| 22 | George Washington Zapped Here (2) | Feb 26, 1972 | 10.0 |
| 23 | School Days, School Daze | Mar 4, 1972 | 10.0 |
| 24 | A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished | Mar 11, 1972 | 10.0 |
| 25 | Samantha's Witchcraft Blows a Fuse | Mar 18, 1972 | 10.0 |
| 26 | The Truth, Nothing But the Truth, So Help Me Sam | Mar 25, 1972 | 8.5 |
