Bewitched: The Complete First Season

starring: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Erin Murphy, David Lawrence (IX)
directed by: Ida Lupino, Alan Jay Factor, David Orrick McDearmon, Sidney Miller, Russ Mayberry

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404981775
Format: Box set, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 1404981772
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: June 21, 2005
Running Time: 917 minutes
Sales Rank: 6321
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: September 17, 1964

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Elizabeth Montgomery stars as Samantha Stephens a pretty typical American housewife who just happens to be a witch in this beloved comedy classic. Included in this magical DVD collection is the Emmy ® Award-winning series entire first season- 36 episodes that introduce one of the funniest ensemble casts in TV history: Dick York as Samantha s mortal husband Darrin Agnes Moorehead as his witch-of- a-mother-in-law Endora Alice Pearce as nosey neighbor Gladys Kravitz George Tobias as her oblivious husband Abner and Marion Lorne as dotty Aunt Clara. Join them and a who s who of 60s pop icon guest stars- Adam West Raquel Welch Peggy Lipton and Arte Johnson- in this enchanting charming and hysterically funny look at the suburban lifestyles of the witch and famous.System Requirements:Starring: Elizabeth Montgomery Dick York Agnes Moorehead David White Alice Pearce George Tobias Marion Lorne Running Time: 917 Min. Copyright Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2005Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 043396110366 Manufacturer No: 11036

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My stars! The first, and perhaps most magical, season of Bewitched still casts an enchanting spell. For escapist fantasy, this series, no doubt inspired by the play Bell, Book and Candle, broke significant television ground. The Stephens were sitcoms' first mixed marriage. Advertising executive Darrin Stephens (Dick York) was mortal, and wife Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) was a witch. According to a retrospective segment included on this four-disc set, the Stephenses were also the first couple to sleep in one bed! And Samantha's mother, Endora (the venerable Agnes Morehead), and father, Maurice (Maurice Evans, most popularly known as Dr. Zaius in the original Planet of the Apes, were TV's first separated couple. Surely, Darrin did for advertising what Dick Van Dyke's Rob Petrie did for comedy writing. And nose-twitching Samantha certainly gave Mary Tyler Moore's Laura Petrie a run for the money in the sexy suburbanite sweepstakes. This high-concept series' saving grace was that Darrin insisted that Samantha not engage in any 'hocus-pocus.' But in this first season, she would be compelled to use her extraordinary powers to right social wrongs (such as derogatory-witch stereotypes in the Halloween episode 'The Witches Are Out'), champion the underdog (a lonely boy whose overprotective mother won't let him play baseball in 'Little Pitchers Have Big Fears'), or to restore a troubled boy's Christmas spirit ('A Vision of Sugar Plums'). Or, she might just want to turn the tables on an insulting former girlfriend of Darrin's (the pilot, 'Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha').

York and Montgomery had palpable chemistry. They also received able support by a stellar ensemble of character actors. Alice Pearce and Marion Lorne would earn Emmys for their signature roles as busybody neighbor Mrs. Kravitz and dotty Aunt Clara, respectively. George Tobias portrayed oblivious. long-suffering Abner Kravitz, with David White as Darrin's boss, Larry Tate. In today's more PC climate, Bewitched may offend the 'ban Harry Potter' crowd. But for baby boomers especially, this inaugural set will happily conjure up vintage television memories. --Donald Liebenson

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- One of the most magical shows ever!!!
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- fun to share with the kids
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- A horse of a different color
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- True family entertainment at its best!
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