Episode 2 - "Be It Ever So Mortgaged" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Rezny@gmail.com · 07-05-2010, 09:17 PM

Was a very funny black and white episode from season one.I liked it when at their first house,Endora kept popping in and out,driving Samantha and Darrin(Dick York) crazy,ESPECIALLY Samantha.Another great scene was at the end,when at their new house Darrin KISSED Gladys Kravitz!(the late Alice Pearce).After that,he said,befuddled,"Mother"?And then at the end,after Samantha explained to him that the peson he kissed was neighbor Gladys Kravitz and it was not Endora that he kissed,it was nice when Darrin and Samantha,in front of their new house,which they had just bought,kissing,Endora,on the roof,said,after looking down and seeing Darrin and Samantha kissing,said "Believe me,It'll never work!"(chuckling).

Rezny@gmail.com · 07-05-2010, 10:27 PM

Oops!I MEANT person,not peson..

TV Knowledge Fan · 07-05-2010, 11:38 PM

...it was decided that Darrin and Samantha would move out of his apartment and move into a "typical" suburban neighborhood: the one that was always featured in Screen Gems/Columbia sitcoms of the '50's, '60s and early '70s. If you watched "FATHER KNOWS BEST", "THE DONNA REED SHOW", "DENNIS THE MENACE", "HAZEL", "GIDGET", "I DREAM OF JEANNIE", and "THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY" often enough, you'd notice the "neighborhood" was virtually the same, with the focus on different homes along the two or three blocks that made up those outdoor settings- and those same houses always appeared often enough on several different Screen Gems series (as well as commercials) for someone to wonder, "I know I've seen that house before!".

And it was also the beginning of Gladys Kravitz's obsession in finding out exactly what was so weird about her new neighbors, and what she usually saw at Samantha's house was never visible to husband Abner, whose usual sarcastic reactions to her were "Take your nerve medicine", or "If you had any respect for your neighbors, you'd move".

Yep, this episode was the "template" for most of the situations to come...

catlover79 · 07-05-2010, 11:38 PM

It is indeed a fun episode. I've always loved the Stephens house at "1164 Morning Glory Circle". I always wanted to have a house with a layout just like it - at least the kitchen/living room/stairs part.

old grouch · 07-06-2010, 12:58 PM

I always wanted to live on that street. Could you imagine having the Stephens, the Stones, the Andersons, Jeannie and Tony, and Gidget as neighbors?

catlover79 · 07-06-2010, 01:12 PM

It would never be boring, that's for sure!! Don't forget that the Partridge Family also lived there.

comedyfreak · 07-07-2010, 05:29 AM

I liked the episode it's always fun to watch.

catlover79 · 07-07-2010, 10:36 AM

^ Especially all the times during the episode where Gladys flips out.

Rezny@gmail.com · 07-07-2010, 06:15 PM

Were there any episodes in the Dick Sargent as Darrin era when Endora popped in and out,driving Samantha crazy?This one can be answered yes or no.

Rezny@gmail.com · 07-07-2010, 06:18 PM

Or any when Darrin(Dick Sargent)kissed Gladys Kravitz (the late Sandra Gould)?

snelson · 07-17-2010, 07:32 PM

to answer your first question there is one time when larry and darrin made up after fighting endora pops in minature playing a violin sam was very annoyed. for your second question no dick sargent's darrin did not kiss the new gladys kravitz

07-05-2010, 09:17 PM	#1
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Episode 2-"Be It Ever So Mortgaged"- Was a very funny black and white episode from season one.I liked it when at their first house,Endora kept popping in and out,driving Samantha and Darrin(Dick York) crazy,ESPECIALLY Samantha.Another great scene was at the end,when at their new house Darrin KISSED Gladys Kravitz!(the late Alice Pearce).After that,he said,befuddled,"Mother"?And then at the end,after Samantha explained to him that the peson he kissed was neighbor Gladys Kravitz and it was not Endora that he kissed,it was nice when Darrin and Samantha,in front of their new house,which they had just bought,kissing,Endora,on the roof,said,after looking down and seeing Darrin and Samantha kissing,said "Believe me,It'll never work!"(chuckling).

07-05-2010, 11:38 PM	#3
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	As this was the second episode following the original pilot... ...it was decided that Darrin and Samantha would move out of his apartment and move into a "typical" suburban neighborhood: the one that was always featured in Screen Gems/Columbia sitcoms of the '50's, '60s and early '70s. If you watched "FATHER KNOWS BEST", "THE DONNA REED SHOW", "DENNIS THE MENACE", "HAZEL", "GIDGET", "I DREAM OF JEANNIE", and "THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY" often enough, you'd notice the "neighborhood" was virtually the same, with the focus on different homes along the two or three blocks that made up those outdoor settings- and those same houses always appeared often enough on several different Screen Gems series (as well as commercials) for someone to wonder, "I know I've seen that house before!". And it was also the beginning of Gladys Kravitz's obsession in finding out exactly what was so weird about her new neighbors, and what she usually saw at Samantha's house was never visible to husband Abner, whose usual sarcastic reactions to her were "Take your nerve medicine", or "If you had any respect for your neighbors, you'd move". Yep, this episode was the "template" for most of the situations to come...

07-05-2010, 11:38 PM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	It is indeed a fun episode. I've always loved the Stephens house at "1164 Morning Glory Circle". I always wanted to have a house with a layout just like it - at least the kitchen/living room/stairs part.
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07-07-2010, 05:29 AM	#7
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07-05-2010, 10:27 PM	#2
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Oops!I MEANT person,not peson..

07-06-2010, 12:58 PM	#5
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	I always wanted to live on that street. Could you imagine having the Stephens, the Stones, the Andersons, Jeannie and Tony, and Gidget as neighbors?

07-06-2010, 01:12 PM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	It would never be boring, that's for sure!! Don't forget that the Partridge Family also lived there.

07-07-2010, 10:36 AM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	^ Especially all the times during the episode where Gladys flips out.

07-07-2010, 06:15 PM	#9
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Were there any episodes in the Dick Sargent as Darrin era when Endora popped in and out,driving Samantha crazy?This one can be answered yes or no.

07-07-2010, 06:18 PM	#10
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Or any when Darrin(Dick Sargent)kissed Gladys Kravitz (the late Sandra Gould)?

07-17-2010, 07:32 PM	#11
snelson Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 29, 2006 Posts: 75	to answer your first question there is one time when larry and darrin made up after fighting endora pops in minature playing a violin sam was very annoyed. for your second question no dick sargent's darrin did not kiss the new gladys kravitz