When did Dick York resign from Bewitched?

We know #167 Daddy Does his thing was his last appearance on the show, this is where he collapsed on the set leading to his resigning from the show.

#159 Samantha the Sculptress with Dick York completed filming on 11/27/68.

#167 Daddy Does His Thing completed filming on 2/25/69, but that was the portion that Dick York was no longer present for after he had left the show.

I believe around Dec.4th is the logical time that he collapsed on the set as that is when #167 Daddy Does His Thing should have completed filming a week after #159 Samantha the Sculptress.

They then filmed #160 Mrs. Stephens, Where Are You? 12/11/68 before shutting production down for a month as Bill Asher has said several times they did before deciding how to carry on with the show leading to their deciding to cast Dick Sargent as Darrin.

Although Dick York's departure from the show was not officially announced till around the 24th of January he had actually left the show during the first week of December and the announcement was delayed till they figured out how to proceed.

It was only a few days later that it was announced
that Dick Sargent had replaced Dick York as Darrin and as we know from Bill Asher that there was about a month between Dick York's departure and Dick Sargent's arrival this further confirms that Dick York left around December.4th the previous year and that he never returned to the set after his collapse nor did he film or even attempt to film any more scenes after his collapse.
Dick York himself said that right after that collapse on the set that after having been rushed to the hospital he told Bill Asher he was resigning from the show the same day he had a seizure.

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So, Dick Sargeant jpined during the middle/end of season five? I wondered about that. I was at the The Paley Center (Museum of TV and Radio) in Manhattan on this past Sunday and watched "Bewitched". I watched the episode where Sam, Serena, Tabitha and Arthur lose their powers. This ep was from early 1969 according to the linear notes. It had Dick S in the openening sequence. I thought that he didn't come until the fall of that year. So, you may have some validity to what you just said.

So, Dick Sargeant jpined during the middle/end of season five? I wondered about that. I was at the The Paley Center (Museum of TV and Radio) in Manhattan on this past Sunday and watched "Bewitched". I watched the episode where Sam, Serena, Tabitha and Arthur lose their powers. This ep was from early 1969 according to the linear notes. It had Dick S in the openening sequence. I thought that he didn't come until the fall of that year. So, you may have some validity to what you just said.

Actually Dick Sargent joined the case right after filming for season 5 concluded, which was the point where season 6 filming commenced in the last week of March 1969 as 4 episodes were filmed in March & April to give production a head start so Liz could get some time off that June when Rebecca was born.

Dick Sargent was not in the cast when Samantha's Power Failure was filmed, that was just an old syndicated print after the fact hence it had the Dick Sargent opening as it was put together years later.

By the way Liz's appearance with her then husband Gig Young in the 1961 production The Spiral Staircase is at the The Paley Center (Museum of TV and Radio) in Manhattan and in the LA one as well.

It and other never available Liz appearances such as Appointment With Adventure Episodes are available for public viewing.

Larry Tate

Actually Dick Sargent joined the case right after filming for season 5 concluded, which was the point where season 6 filming commenced in the last week of March 1969 as 4 episodes were filmed in March & April to give production a head start so Liz could get some time off that June when Rebecca was born.

Dick Sargent was not in the cast when Samantha's Power Failure was filmed, that was just an old syndicated print after the fact hence it had the Dick Sargent opening as it was put together years later.

By the way Liz's appearance with her then husband Gig Young in the 1961 production The Spiral Staircase is at the The Paley Center (Museum of TV and Radio) in Manhattan and in the LA one as well.

It and other never available Liz appearances such as Appointment With Adventure Episodes are available for public viewing.

Larry Tate


Ok. I was wondering if there was an edit to that episode. Your comment answers that question.

Wasn't EM pregnant around that time and so they began work on season 6 earlier than usual? I remember reading that they wanted to get as much done before she went on maternity leave. So Dick Sargent would have come in very quickly.

Wasn't EM pregnant around that time and so they began work on season 6 earlier than usual? I remember reading that they wanted to get as much done before she went on maternity leave. So Dick Sargent would have come in very quickly.

Yes she was with Rebecca hence the filming early with Dick Sargent of 4 episodes in April rather then the usual July starting point for filming the new season.

Larry Tate