Read the Last BEWITCHED Script Dick York Ever Saw!

[TMC]

https://jacksonupperco.com/2024/09/1...york-ever-saw/

This is where “Samantha’s Surprise” (Part I) comes in — it was the first episode scheduled back after their hiatus. Daily Variety printed on Wednesday, January 08, 1969, that the show was resuming production with this two-parter directed by Bill Asher and guest starring the recurring Maurice Evans. Fans have long assumed that Sam’s so-called “surprise” here was going to be her pregnancy reveal, cueing up another birth and baby for the forthcoming sixth season. The script I have confirms this development, along with something else fans have long suspected about its story — it was the basis for a two-parter that eventually got produced in Season Six with Dick Sargent, “Daddy Comes To Visit” and “Darrin The Warlock,” with several scenes from the former line-for-line identical to what’s in Part I of “Samantha’s Surprise.” In this version, Sam’s plans to give Darrin her good news keep getting delayed by the fact that Maurice has granted his son-in-law the powers of a warlock, which have proven to be intoxicating. It’s a narrative template that the show had already utilized a few times: Darrin temporarily changing his mind about witchcraft when he has a taste of it himself (which speaks to Asher’s synonymizing of magic and wealth), and it’s always solid because of how it’s supported by the situation.

[biffbronson]

My eyes have seen the glory
Of a full script of Bewitched
It is starring Liz Montgomery
And her nose is being twitched