When Quentin (David Selby) turns into a werewolf and shrinks from 6'2" to 5'2"

Doctor Julia Hoffman opening the doors during the dreamcurse with her bloodcurdling screams.

^Good ones!

There's one where Roger (Louis Edmonds) goofs up his line and says "All my incestors are buried here."

I remember the incestors one! haha, that was at the beginning when they were looking for David when he got stuck in the crypt for two days.

I used to think Louis and Carolyn (don't remember her real name) had crushes on each other so that's why he said that. But I found out later he was gay.

When the hysterical mechanical bat attacked Barnabas or another victim.Their screams are so phony. It's like a half laughter and a half scream.

My two favorites include Grayson Hall:

When she wants Jerry Lacy to hide the book in the safe. He mistakenly thinks she's in danger of Roger Collins. Grayson goes into her hilarious over-the-top method acting "Roger. Oh, oh, oh, no. Roger, no, oh, oh. I wish it were Roger." LOL!

When Grayson discovers Dr. Lang's headless creation and screams bloody murder. Barnabas and Dr. Lang try to pacify her. But she flees and telephones the police. Too, too funny!

I loved Jerry Lacy's Reverend Trask, but sometimes he was SO over the top with his fire and brimstone.

It would be interesting to have a poll to see who everyone thought was the worst actor on the show.

There were times I wanted to smash both fire and brimstone Reverend Trask and biddy Abigail Collins. They were so nasty!

I loved Jerry Lacy's Reverend Trask, but sometimes he was SO over the top with his fire and brimstone.

It would be interesting to have a poll to see who everyone thought was the worst actor on the show.
Don Briscoe I like, but he's a bad actor.

My two favorites include Grayson Hall:

When she wants Jerry Lacy to hide the book in the safe. He mistakenly thinks she's in danger of Roger Collins. Grayson goes into her hilarious over-the-top method acting "Roger. Oh, oh, oh, no. Roger, no, oh, oh. I wish it were Roger." LOL!

When Grayson discovers Dr. Lang's headless creation and screams bloody murder. Barnabas and Dr. Lang try to pacify her. But she flees and telephones the police. Too, too funny!
Don't you think your namesake has a hard time with screaming scenes. She has a low voice and it get really low when she screams. Or if she's getting a head cold than it's even funnier.

She had so many screaming scenes it's hard to picture the show without them. Watching "Dark Shadows" without Grayson screaming would be like watching "King Kong" without Fay Wray screaming. (I get a kick out of Grayson's Dream Curse scream, too.)

Barnabas fends off a werewolf by striking it with his cane, but the cane bounces off the werewolf and accidentally hits Barnabas in the head.

Barnabas fends off a werewolf by striking it with his cane, but the cane bounces off the werewolf and accidentally hits Barnabas in the head.
One flubbed line, screw up, miscue after another. But with all this still a fabulous wonderful quality show.

The shows today are all Jim Belushi like .Highly polished but no talent.

Oh, I won't even watch today's TV tripe. Give me the classics...I remember them from way back when!

This is all too funny!

DoctorJuliaHoffman, did Grayson Hall study Method Acting?

Charlotte, I don't know if Grayson ever actually studied method acting. Method acting is when an actor recalls events or actions from his own life to use for his performance. I doubt Grayson had to draw for her own experiences of discovering headless bodies, etc. to create her hilarious screams. Her over-the-top performances have been dubbed "method acting" by those who've put Grayson Hall compilations on YouTube.

She must have been a heavy smoker. In scenes where she's in shock it seems like her voice gets lower and lower and lower.

Oh OK, haha! I'll have to check those out! "Dark Shadows Grayson Hall Screaming" search? lol

Charlotte, if you go to YouTube and search "Grayson Hall Teaches Method Acting", you'll find the clip someone put there. It continues with "Grayson Hall Teaches Method Acting, Part II" and goes up to "Grayson Hall Teaches Method Acting, Part V". They are hilarious over-the-top clips. Too funny!

When Karl (John Karlen) is whining, whimpering asking where's my Pansy....Where can Pansy be? When in the graveyard he hears music then her voice he actually starts skipping and hopping in delight.

In episode 778 -9 1/2 minutes remaining Magda brings in a magical hand to end a curse. She thinks it moved and lets out a scream like never heard before.

When Bathia Mapes, the good witch, forgets her lines in the Tower Room as she attempts to exorcise Barnabas and free him from Angelique's vampire curse.

You actually hear someone off-camera say to Bathia: "Take him to the house of the curse!" as Louis Edmonds stands there, with a particularly pained expression on his face, hoping the poor woman gets the line.

When Bathia Mapes, the good witch, forgets her lines in the Tower Room as she attempts to exorcise Barnabas and free him from Angelique's vampire curse.

You actually hear someone off-camera say to Bathia: "Take him to the house of the curse!" as Louis Edmonds stands there, with a particularly pained expression on his face, hoping the poor woman gets the line.
The DS blooper videos on YouTube are great.

How about when one of the crew is on-screen during a filming.

Dr. J. - "That's a safe, isn't it?"

LOL, Charlotte! They left the camera on the safe for a short while and then had Julia ask that question. I also like this part of the scene regarding the book:

Julia: "One man wants this very much."

Tony: "Who?"

Julia: "No questions."

Tony: "What's in it?"

Julia: "You heard me."

Then, when Tony thinks Roger is the one who wants the book, Julia goes into her over-the-top crying fit and says "I wish it were Roger". The scene is absolutely uproarious.

It is hilarious. The guy playing Tony should have won an award for staying in character with her as a scene partner.

:lol:

You gotta hand it to Jerry Lacy for keeping a straight face throughout that scene. At one point, he shakes the hysterical Grayson with both hands and shouts "MISS HOFFMAN!"

Roger! Oh, Roger! Oh, I wish it were Roger!!!!

Best of Grayson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6EaJsoFEVY

Roger's "incestors" line will always be my favorite, but there are *so* many others, and not just flubs but genuine lines. Quentin had a lot of good ones. I loved his sarcastic sense of humor. Off the top of my head, I remember a scene where Edward and Judith are arguing over their grandmother's will and Quentin says something like, "You two are equally matched. Shall I serve as referee?" I busted up at that. :)

How about when Quentin Collins (David Selby) is telling his friend and fellow Black Arts practitioner, attorney Evan Hanley (Humbert Allen Astredo), about his great concern regarding his newly arrived and very mysterious relative from England, saying, “My cousin, Barnabas Cousins, I mean Barnabas Collins!”?

Another classic DS moment occurred during the 1897 story line, where the insane Jenny Collins (Marie Wallace) whacks her gypsy sister Magda Racosi (Grayson Hall) over the head with a heavy book, and as Magda begins to fall to the floor, Magda has the presence of mind to grab a hold of her
long, black wig so it doesn’t fly off of her head as she’s hitting the deck.

How about when Quentin Collins (David Selby) is telling his friend and fellow Black Arts practitioner, attorney Evan Hanley, (Humbert Allen Astredo), about his great concern regarding his newly arrived and very mysterious relative from England, saying, “My cousin, Barnabas Cousins, I mean Barnabas Collins!”?

Another classic DS moment occurred during the 1897 story line, where the insane Jenny Collins (Marie Wallace) whacks her gypsy sister Magda Racosi (Grayson Hall) over the head with a heavy book, and as Magda begins to fall to the floor, Magda has the presence of mind to grab a hold of her long, black wig so it doesn’t fly off of her head as she’s hitting the deck.