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"The 1960s fantasy sitcom
Bewitched was the story of a mixed marriage with a
twist: the union of a mortal and a witch. It proved a winning formula – 254
episodes over eight series aired between 1964 and 1972.
Samantha Stephens was everybody’s favourite witch well before Sabrina Spellman
was a twinkle in Lucifer Morningstar’s eye. From the cheerful opening theme
tune to the clever Hanna-Barbera animation of Samantha flying on her
broomstick, the first five seasons of
Bewitched got everything exactly right.
Elizabeth Montgomery was the Meg Ryan of her day: from the first twitch of her
photogenic nose, she was America’s sweetheart. She was wholesome, sassy and
non-threatening to both audience and cast, with the exception of a nosy
neighbour, Gladys Kravitz. Sam was a female superhero prototype of sorts. Like
Superman, whose popular TV series had dominated the small screen a decade
earlier, she possessed “powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men” –
for example, her husband, Darrin. Lightly though she wore them, her magical
gifts made her the more powerful partner of the two despite being a 60s
housewife – it was no secret she could have worn the pants with a wave of her
wand."
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