Did Aunt Clara Die?. - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

snelson · 08-11-2010, 10:49 AM

since marion lorne died i was wondering if the character of clara died. let's face it she was very old her powers were waning. i'm glad she wasn't replaced no one could have filled her shoes not even alice ghostley. i must say alice did a pretty funny job mimicking clara.

catlover79 · 08-11-2010, 11:20 AM

After Marion Lorne died, the character of Aunt Clara was never heard from nor mentioned again. I guess they felt it would be better that way, and hired Alice Ghostley to play a similar character.

old grouch · 08-11-2010, 04:23 PM

Do witches die???

snelson · 08-11-2010, 04:25 PM

yes they do they can live for 4000 years.

DemandYourPickle · 08-11-2010, 11:15 PM

No, that's silly. Aunt Clara perhaps just decided not to pop in as much...perfecting her skills, I suppose...a Bewitched character wouldn't die! Trust me, I know.

catlover79 · 08-11-2010, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DemandYourPickle

No, that's silly. Aunt Clara perhaps just decided not to pop in as much...perfecting her skills, I suppose...a Bewitched character wouldn't die! Trust me, I know.

Or if they did, the show of course would never say.

Larry Tate · 08-12-2010, 11:27 AM

Oh Aunt Clara visited all the time, as much as she ever did, it was just always during the week in between our once a week glimpses into Darrin & Samantha's home on 1164 Morning Glory Circle in Westport Conn.

Larry Tate

old grouch · 08-12-2010, 02:19 PM

60's sitcoms dealt with an actor's death by not dealing with it. When an actor died, they were either off visiting relatives or were just never mentioned ever again. Just look at 'Petticoat Junction' for example. It wasn't until the 70's when TV characters were allowed to die after the actor who portrayed them also died.

Jude The Obscure · 08-12-2010, 02:36 PM

I posted on this previously....Bewitched never discussed the subject of death directly. I prefer to think that Clara simply went on to another dimension.

catlover79 · 08-12-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by old grouch

60's sitcoms dealt with an actor's death by not dealing with it. When an actor died, they were either off visiting relatives or were just never mentioned ever again. Just look at 'Petticoat Junction' for example. It wasn't until the 70's when TV characters were allowed to die after the actor who portrayed them also died.

That's right. Dennis the Menace is another good example of this.

catlover79 · 08-12-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

I posted on this previously....Bewitched never discussed the subject of death directly. I prefer to think that Clara simply went on to another dimension.

So do I.

comedyfreak · 08-13-2010, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by snelson

. i must say alice did a pretty funny job mimicking clara.

I don't think she mimicked her at all, she was a different character. Esmarelda was shy and faded when nervous or things popped in when she sneezed and she didn't have any confidence. Clara had confidence her powers gave her trouble due to her age.

catlover79 · 08-13-2010, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

I don't think she mimicked her at all, she was a different character. Esmarelda was shy and faded when nervous or things popped in when she sneezed and she didn't have any confidence. Clara had confidence her powers gave her trouble due to her age.

Exactly. She was a bit scatterbrained but I think that's where the similarities end. Well, that and they almost always screwed their spells up.

old grouch · 08-13-2010, 01:18 PM

Old witches never die, they just fade away.

catlover79 · 08-13-2010, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by old grouch

Old witches never die, they just fade away.

Esmeralda sure did, and she wasn't even old!!

08-11-2010, 10:49 AM	#1
snelson Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 29, 2006 Posts: 75	Did Aunt Clara Die?. since marion lorne died i was wondering if the character of clara died. let's face it she was very old her powers were waning. i'm glad she wasn't replaced no one could have filled her shoes not even alice ghostley. i must say alice did a pretty funny job mimicking clara.

08-11-2010, 11:20 AM	#2
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08-11-2010, 04:23 PM	#3
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	Do witches die???

08-11-2010, 04:25 PM	#4
snelson Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 29, 2006 Posts: 75	yes they do they can live for 4000 years.

08-11-2010, 11:15 PM	#5
DemandYourPickle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2010 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 184	No, that's silly. Aunt Clara perhaps just decided not to pop in as much...perfecting her skills, I suppose...a Bewitched character wouldn't die! Trust me, I know.

08-12-2010, 11:27 AM	#7
Larry Tate Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 26, 2001 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,569	Oh Aunt Clara visited all the time, as much as she ever did, it was just always during the week in between our once a week glimpses into Darrin & Samantha's home on 1164 Morning Glory Circle in Westport Conn. Larry Tate

08-12-2010, 02:19 PM	#8
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	60's sitcoms dealt with an actor's death by not dealing with it. When an actor died, they were either off visiting relatives or were just never mentioned ever again. Just look at 'Petticoat Junction' for example. It wasn't until the 70's when TV characters were allowed to die after the actor who portrayed them also died.

08-12-2010, 02:36 PM	#9
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	I posted on this previously....Bewitched never discussed the subject of death directly. I prefer to think that Clara simply went on to another dimension.

08-13-2010, 01:18 PM	#14
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	Old witches never die, they just fade away.