Have a Merry Bewitched Blackface Christmas

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You know how something can seem like a really good idea at the time and deteriorate? Well, if you watch enough Bewitched, you might run across an episode called “Sisters of Heart.” The origins of the show were actually noble. Elizabeth Montgomery and her husband had visited Los Angeles area high school Jefferson High. It was early in 1970 and they were touched by the plight of the students, especially the minority students, some of whom they stayed in touch with through graduation. They also took an idea that the students came up with and turned it into an episode of Bewitched. Montgomery even gave a special message to the audience before the show aired.

Everything was great and even somewhat noble. If you actually watch the episode 4o-something years later (it originally aired on December 24th, 1970) you might legitimately wonder how the episode ever got on the air. ”Sisters At Heart” begins with Tabitha introducing her friend (who is African-American) and McMahon-Tate wanting to entertain a new client. The client wants to investigate the home life of the people he is working with. The client is also a racist. Tabitha and her friend declare themselves as “sisters” and the African-American child answers the door when the client enters. The client assumes Darren Stevens has a black child. Tabitha’s friend then tells the client that she has a white sister. After the meeting, Tabitha tries to rationalize how they could be sisters. First, Tabitha makes both girls white.

[Kasey]

Although many fans praise this as one of the best S7 eps, it has never been one of my favorites and I find it tries too hard to be "A Very Special Bewitched". Plus, it's more about racial acceptance than the spirit of Xmas and could have easily aired at any time in the season without the Xmas backdrop. I do commend the Ashers for getting the school kids involved in such an endeavor though.