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Screenwriter · 11-09-2003, 02:39 AM

I was wondering if anyone has ever watched Tabitha. I have a few questions. In the show Tabitha, are the parents still alive? In the show, does Tabitha ever mention her parents?

MandieR1980 · 11-22-2003, 05:20 PM

I saw it for the first time last night it was a halloween episode. I didnt even know Bewitched had a spinoff or rip off as I call it. I thought it was awful. Lisa Hartman was trying too hard to copy the way Elizabeth Montgomery talked and her voice. It was scary

Bugiddle · 11-23-2003, 04:44 AM

I think she does refer to her parents, but in the episodes I've seen, they are never shown. She does, however, have an annoying Aunt Minerva (I think that's her name) and on the episode I saw this weekend they showed a grown-up Adam.

Actually, though, I do not like this show at all. It is beyond silly, and the plots are boring. I don't think it's a fair showcase of Lisa Hartman's talents as an actress, either - she's much better than that.

catlover79 · 01-15-2008, 06:39 PM

I checked the Tabitha series out of the library. Her parents are referred to but never seen, though we do see Dr. Bombay (Bernard Fox) and the Kravitzes (George Tobias & Sandra Gould) in guest roles. The show really wasn't that good. Lisa Hartman and Robert Urich were very likable, but even they couldn't salvage the program. (The opening and closing theme songs performed by Lisa Hartman were pretty cool, too.) That said, it was much better than the Tabatha (no "i") pilot included in the extras with Liberty Williams. That was pitiful, and the scene where Tabs tells her boyfriend she is a witch was a complete ripoff of the pilot episode of Bewitched (where Samantha tells Darrin she is a witch).

comedyfreak · 01-19-2008, 10:53 PM

Tabitha could have been better if they made Adam a bumbling warlock to set up plots and I would have liked Esmarelda to make a few appearances. Minerva wasn't really needed since she wasn't in the original series.

Jude The Obscure · 01-21-2008, 01:03 AM

Adam being a mortal in this spinoff was strike one. Had Adam being more like the Adam in the Tabatha pilot, it might have played better. Strike two was putting her and Adam in L.A. working in a TV station. By all accounts, could you have not seen her in the business world, perhaps being an account executive of what should have been by then, McMann, Tate and Stephens?? also her getting involved with Jonathan Tate, perhaps romantically?

catlover79 · 01-21-2008, 01:08 AM

^ I really like those ideas. In the original pilot, Adam was an Uncle Arthur-esque practical joker. Jude - YOU should've been a writer on that show.

Jude The Obscure · 01-21-2008, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

^ I really like those ideas. In the original pilot, Adam was an Uncle Arthur-esque practical joker. Jude - YOU should've been a writer on that show.

hee hee heeeee--believe it or not, I've been told that by a group of friends who all love Bewitched. We used to e-mail on a regular basis, but sadly, as time goes by, people tend to drift apart.

We even had our own scenarios of a proper series finale (instead of that lame remake entitled "The Truth ,the Whole truth and nothing but the truth"). Mine involved all the witches and warlocks losing their powers and seemingly earthbound, they gather at the Stephens, where a long lost book of prophecy is discovered in Sam's witch version of a hope chest, forgotten about in the attic. The book predicts the power loss and foretells of a spell to restore their powers, but can only be chanted by the heirs of a union between witch and mortal. Tabitha and Adam speak the words, the magic is restored, and even Endora has to admit that Darrin, for once, by marrying Sam and having the kids, was more than just a mere mortal. LOL!

catlover79 · 10-23-2008, 06:43 PM

I think it was pretty cool that Dick Wilson turned up in an episode of Tabitha as a drunk (shocker, huh?).

Jude The Obscure · 10-24-2008, 07:51 PM

I rented the series last year--it was fun, but the desire to own it was greatly lessened. Now if it came up at a bargain bin......hey now!

I think Lisa Hartman and Robert Urich had great chemistry and had ABC been more patient with the series, we would have seen them in a relationship (on the series that is).

comedyfreak · 10-25-2008, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

Adam being a mortal in this spinoff was strike one. Had Adam being more like the Adam in the Tabatha pilot, it might have played better. Strike two was putting her and Adam in L.A. working in a TV station. By all accounts, could you have not seen her in the business world, perhaps being an account executive of what should have been by then, McMann, Tate and Stephens?? also her getting involved with Jonathan Tate, perhaps romantically?

If the stupid producers would listen and get feedback from the true fans of the show they'd have a greater success with the remakes. We're on the same page story wise.

catlover79 · 11-04-2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

I rented the series last year--it was fun, but the desire to own it was greatly lessened. Now if it came up at a bargain bin......hey now!

I think Lisa Hartman and Robert Urich had great chemistry and had ABC been more patient with the series, we would have seen them in a relationship (on the series that is).

Yes, they did have good chemistry together. It would've been interesting to see how things would've turned out had "Tabitha" been a hit.

11-09-2003, 02:39 AM	#1
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11-22-2003, 05:20 PM	#2
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01-15-2008, 06:39 PM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I checked the Tabitha series out of the library. Her parents are referred to but never seen, though we do see Dr. Bombay (Bernard Fox) and the Kravitzes (George Tobias & Sandra Gould) in guest roles. The show really wasn't that good. Lisa Hartman and Robert Urich were very likable, but even they couldn't salvage the program. (The opening and closing theme songs performed by Lisa Hartman were pretty cool, too.) That said, it was much better than the Tabatha (no "i") pilot included in the extras with Liberty Williams. That was pitiful, and the scene where Tabs tells her boyfriend she is a witch was a complete ripoff of the pilot episode of Bewitched (where Samantha tells Darrin she is a witch).
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01-19-2008, 10:53 PM	#5
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11-23-2003, 04:44 AM	#3
Bugiddle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 19, 2003 Posts: 229	I think she does refer to her parents, but in the episodes I've seen, they are never shown. She does, however, have an annoying Aunt Minerva (I think that's her name) and on the episode I saw this weekend they showed a grown-up Adam. Actually, though, I do not like this show at all. It is beyond silly, and the plots are boring. I don't think it's a fair showcase of Lisa Hartman's talents as an actress, either - she's much better than that.

01-21-2008, 01:03 AM	#6
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	Adam being a mortal in this spinoff was strike one. Had Adam being more like the Adam in the Tabatha pilot, it might have played better. Strike two was putting her and Adam in L.A. working in a TV station. By all accounts, could you have not seen her in the business world, perhaps being an account executive of what should have been by then, McMann, Tate and Stephens?? also her getting involved with Jonathan Tate, perhaps romantically?

01-21-2008, 01:08 AM	#7
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ I really like those ideas. In the original pilot, Adam was an Uncle Arthur-esque practical joker. Jude - YOU should've been a writer on that show.

10-23-2008, 06:43 PM	#9
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I think it was pretty cool that Dick Wilson turned up in an episode of Tabitha as a drunk (shocker, huh?).

10-24-2008, 07:51 PM	#10
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	I rented the series last year--it was fun, but the desire to own it was greatly lessened. Now if it came up at a bargain bin......hey now! I think Lisa Hartman and Robert Urich had great chemistry and had ABC been more patient with the series, we would have seen them in a relationship (on the series that is).