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Rezny@gmail.com · 04-28-2010, 09:26 PM

Which was the WORST episode of "Bewitched"?And this can include the episodes with Dick York as Darrin,those WITHOUT Darrin,AND those with Dick Sargent as Darrin.

MickeyMac · 04-29-2010, 10:08 AM

I wont say worse, but the very last episode of the series was a major dissapointment. It was a repeat of an episode from season two. They even said the same lines. It was the one where Endora gave Darrin an item and any mortal who came around it would tell the truth, whether they wanted to or not.

catlover79 · 04-29-2010, 12:31 PM

I have to say the episodes that Dick York had to miss before he left - because without him/Darrin, the show had a big hole. Even after the role was recast, the show never was the same without DY. I also never cared for the Spooky Chair episode.

Jude The Obscure · 04-29-2010, 12:47 PM

I'm not too fond of the Tabitha and Samantha learn figure skating mortal style episode.

Zoneboy · 04-29-2010, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMac

I wont say worse, but the very last episode of the series was a major dissapointment. It was a repeat of an episode from season two. They even said the same lines. It was the one where Endora gave Darrin an item and any mortal who came around it would tell the truth, whether they wanted to or not.

Sounds like they borrowed ( I love Liz so I hate to say stole) that idea from The Twilight Zone episode "The Whole Truth" in which a car salesman buys a run-down Model-A and later learns that it's haunted and that as long as he owns the car he has to tell the truth. I haven't seen the Bewitched episode but I hope the plot was much better done because that TZ episode is one of the worst ever.

Larry Tate · 04-29-2010, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by rrezny@usnetizen

Which was the WORST episode of "Bewitched"?And this can include the episodes with Dick York as Darrin,those WITHOUT Darrin,AND those with Dick Sargent as Darrin.

There was no Worsted episodes of Bewitched, only Bestest episodes

, & whenever one sees an episode of Bewitched it is so good that it automatically is taken off of the Worsted episode list & put on the Bestest episode list.

Larry Tate

the truth · 04-30-2010, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

I'm not too fond of the Tabitha and Samantha learn figure skating mortal style episode.

While not a tremendous episode from a writing standpoint, it's too hard to call it the worst because Liz just looks too damn good in it with the long hair. Gotta love the scene in the kitchen at the start when she's offended by Darrin's "challenge" to learn to skate the mortal way as she's got her back to him and turns around.

"....and if I can't....then I'll be more careful in the future about accepting challenges." (by the way, that's ALSO a repeated line that she used in the episode where she agreed to learn to play the piano in the mortal way - they do that a lot

)

And as far as the worst in my opinion.....take any Salem episode. Sorry, I know they went on the road when the set caught fire and had to stay out for a while, but NONE of those did it for me. You can even add the couple that started season seven when they had the High Priestess of Witches, Hepzibah come to dissolve the mortal/witch marriage. Those were almost excruciating to get though.

comedyfreak · 05-01-2010, 08:58 AM

I think the ice skating episode too.

McGillicuddy · 05-02-2010, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by the truth

While not a tremendous episode from a writing standpoint, it's too hard to call it the worst because Liz just looks too damn good in it with the long hair. Gotta love the scene in the kitchen at the start when she's offended by Darrin's "challenge" to learn to skate the mortal way as she's got her back to him and turns around.

"....and if I can't....then I'll be more careful in the future about accepting challenges." (by the way, that's ALSO a repeated line that she used in the episode where she agreed to learn to play the piano in the mortal way - they do that a lot

)

And as far as the worst in my opinion.....take any Salem episode. Sorry, I know they went on the road when the set caught fire and had to stay out for a while, but NONE of those did it for me. You can even add the couple that started season seven when they had the High Priestess of Witches, Hepzibah come to dissolve the mortal/witch marriage. Those were almost excruciating to get though.

I never knew the Salem episodes were the result of a fire on the set! Still, I strongly disagree that these, are bad episodes. These are my favorite episodes from the Dick Sargent era. But I love any classic sit-com that goes "on-location".

As far as a worst episode of Bewitched, I don't think I can come up with one.

Larry Tate · 05-02-2010, 01:55 PM

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I never knew the Salem episodes were the result of a fire on the set! Still, I strongly disagree that these, are bad episodes. These are my favorite episodes from the Dick Sargent era. But I love any classic sit-com that goes "on-location".

As far as a worst episode of Bewitched, I don't think I can come up with one.

I really liked all the Salem episodes, especially the two parter before they go to Salem.

I thought the on location shots really added a lot to the shows & the season as a whole.

I think a better question is which of the 6 episodes set in Salem was your favorite show.

Mine would be "Darrin on a Pedestal" # 205, Serena & her escapades were Classic Bewitched & highly fun & entertaining.

I loved her little hideaway that she created for herself & her Seamen (I wonder how they got away with that in 1970).

It really exists too as it was filmed on location there in Magnolia i believe it is called, have to visit that one for sure sometime.

Her Hot roadster was a trip too, that part was filmed in LA as they reshot that bit with this different car.

Larry Tate

MichaelKeith · 05-03-2010, 09:00 AM

Of course I don't like the episodes without Dick York. He and Samantha played off each other so well.

However, to me the worst episode is the eighth season one with the Loch Ness Monster. What a waste of time. The show had really sunk to a low level at that point.

Rezny@gmail.com · 08-25-2010, 10:13 PM

And as I said on another post,the 5th season episode "Samantha,the Bard",although it did have some mildly amusing parts,was "very annoying ".It was okay,but not one of my favorites.

Larry Tate · 08-26-2010, 04:10 AM

There was no Worsted episodes of Bewitched, only Bestest episodes of Bewitched, & whenever one sees an episode of Bewitched it is so good that it automatically is taken off of the Worsted episode list & put on the Bestest episode list.

It is like asking which of the two Godfather movies was the worst of the two of them, or which of the two Jessica's is worst looking, Alba & Biel that is

I think Samantha the Bard is excellent & very unique & creative, a 4/5 & one of the better episodes of season 5 i think.

What is worst are negative questions like this that are only good for giving people an excuse to bash aspects of Bewitched, that for reasons unwitchly they seem to have a need to express towards a show that was about Love & should have only Love directed towards it, both on merit & good Witchlyness.

Larry Tate

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Originally Posted by rrezny@usnetizen

Which was the WORST episode of "Bewitched"?And this can include the episodes with Dick York as Darrin,those WITHOUT Darrin,AND those with Dick Sargent as Darrin.

catlover79 · 08-26-2010, 12:09 PM

^ No, it's not, it's just people offering honest opinions. I love Bewitched as much as the next person, but even my favorite shows had some dud episodes. Just because we think Bewitched had some dud episodes doesn't mean we are trashing the show.

Larry Tate · 08-26-2010, 12:52 PM

Well a negative view that gives someone a chance to bash & spew hatred at a show that they espouse to love is not in my view a positive action & pointless to boot, as are such questions as this.

Myself i do not think there were any duds on Bewitched, if you were to rank them 1 to 254 then number 254 would still be an excellent first rate episode of the best sitcom of all time & rate at least a 3/5 in grade.

Questions like this remind my of the idiotic thing they had on Harpies a while back where season after season people picked the 5 worst episodes of that season that they hated and as it went on and the lower 5 were eliminated they picked the next 5 episodes that they hated & spewed why this was so, what a pointless exercise that was that went on month after month with so called fans saying why they hated 5 Bewitched episodes which essentially was all they did in that concept.

To me that is dumb & stupid & a pointless exercise, this question is basically the same thing, i see no point to it as it ends up being a why i hate Bewitched thread.

If someone wants to ask a question like this they can, but i can also offer my views on said question.

Larry Tate

04-28-2010, 09:26 PM	#1
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	WORST episode of "Bewitched" Which was the WORST episode of "Bewitched"?And this can include the episodes with Dick York as Darrin,those WITHOUT Darrin,AND those with Dick Sargent as Darrin.

04-29-2010, 12:31 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	I have to say the episodes that Dick York had to miss before he left - because without him/Darrin, the show had a big hole. Even after the role was recast, the show never was the same without DY. I also never cared for the Spooky Chair episode.
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05-01-2010, 08:58 AM	#8
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05-03-2010, 09:00 AM	#11
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	The Loch Ness monster episode is worst to me Of course I don't like the episodes without Dick York. He and Samantha played off each other so well. However, to me the worst episode is the eighth season one with the Loch Ness Monster. What a waste of time. The show had really sunk to a low level at that point.

04-29-2010, 10:08 AM	#2
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	I wont say worse, but the very last episode of the series was a major dissapointment. It was a repeat of an episode from season two. They even said the same lines. It was the one where Endora gave Darrin an item and any mortal who came around it would tell the truth, whether they wanted to or not.

04-29-2010, 12:47 PM	#4
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	I'm not too fond of the Tabitha and Samantha learn figure skating mortal style episode.

08-25-2010, 10:13 PM	#12
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	And as I said on another post,the 5th season episode "Samantha,the Bard",although it did have some mildly amusing parts,was "very annoying ".It was okay,but not one of my favorites.

08-26-2010, 12:09 PM	#14
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	^ No, it's not, it's just people offering honest opinions. I love Bewitched as much as the next person, but even my favorite shows had some dud episodes. Just because we think Bewitched had some dud episodes doesn't mean we are trashing the show.

08-26-2010, 12:52 PM	#15
Larry Tate Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 26, 2001 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,569	Well a negative view that gives someone a chance to bash & spew hatred at a show that they espouse to love is not in my view a positive action & pointless to boot, as are such questions as this. Myself i do not think there were any duds on Bewitched, if you were to rank them 1 to 254 then number 254 would still be an excellent first rate episode of the best sitcom of all time & rate at least a 3/5 in grade. Questions like this remind my of the idiotic thing they had on Harpies a while back where season after season people picked the 5 worst episodes of that season that they hated and as it went on and the lower 5 were eliminated they picked the next 5 episodes that they hated & spewed why this was so, what a pointless exercise that was that went on month after month with so called fans saying why they hated 5 Bewitched episodes which essentially was all they did in that concept. To me that is dumb & stupid & a pointless exercise, this question is basically the same thing, i see no point to it as it ends up being a why i hate Bewitched thread. If someone wants to ask a question like this they can, but i can also offer my views on said question. Larry Tate