Bewitched - The Complete First Season

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Overview

This box set contains every episode from the first season of the situation comedy Bewitched. Each episode is presented in its original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and each has been colorized. English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a featurette on the program, bloopers, and the trailer for the big-screen adaptation of the show starring Will Ferrell and Nicole Kidman. A different set is available that contains the original ...
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Overview

This box set contains every episode from the first season of the situation comedy Bewitched. Each episode is presented in its original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and each has been colorized. English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a featurette on the program, bloopers, and the trailer for the big-screen adaptation of the show starring Will Ferrell and Nicole Kidman. A different set is available that contains the original black-and-white version of these programs.
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Special Features

Closed Caption; "The Magic Unveiled" featurette; Magic and Mishaps
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse
In 1964, producer-director William Asher was already an old hand at the sitcom game, and he brought every iota of his considerable talent and experience to Bewitched, which became a huge success in its original network run and evolved into a cultural phenomenon over decades of syndicated repeats. The show didn't begin with a fully fleshed-out back-story, as most sitcoms do; Asher and his writers took at least half the first season to introduce the entire supporting cast and establish the relationships. The pilot, "I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha," introduces us to advertising executive Darrin Stephens Dick York, who marries a beautiful young woman named Samantha Elizabeth Montgomery shortly after meeting her. What he doesn't know, initially, is that she's a witch with magical powers. While on their honeymoon, Samantha is visited by her mother, Endora Agnes Moorehead, who scolds her for marrying a mortal and predicts no good will come of it. In the second episode, "Be It Ever So Mortgaged," Darrin and Samantha buy a home, which she fixes up with magic. This show introduces the Stephens' neighbors, Gladys and Abner Kravitz Alice Pearce and George Tobias, who will figure prominently throughout the show's run. Darrin and Endora finally meet in "Mother, Meet What's His Name," which sports the first of their innumerable and frequently hilarious clashes. The first season's Halloween show, "The Witches Are Out," turns the spotlight on Samantha's lovable old Aunt Clara Marion Lorne, and "Just One Happy Family" marks the first appearance of Maurice Evans as Sam's mischievous father. Judged by today's sitcoms, Bewitched might seem silly and bland, but it won viewers' hearts back in the '60s, and not just because they liked the cute way Montgomery wiggled her nose: the episodes were ingenious in their own fashion, and the plots were essentially character-driven, not just reliant on sudden appearances, disappearances, or transmutations. By the way, in watching Season 1 you'll spot lots of future stars in small roles, including Raquel Welch, Adam West, and future "Marcia Brady" Maureen McCormick.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 6/21/2005
  • UPC: 043396110366

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  • Source: Sony Pictures
  • Region Code: 1
  • Presentation: Subtitled / Colorized / Pan & Scan / Dubbed
  • Time: 15:17:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 7,200

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Elizabeth Montgomery
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Menu

Side #1 -- Disc 1: Episodes 1 - 9
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   Episode Selections
      I Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha
      Be It Ever So Mortgaged
      It Shouldn't Happen To A Dog
      Mother Meet What's His Name
      Help, Help, Don't Save Me
      Little Pitchers Have Big Fears
      The Witches Are Out
      Witch Or Wife
      The Girl Reporter
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         Chinese
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         Subtitles: Off
   The Magic Unveiled: Part One
Side #2 -- Disc 2: Episodes 10 - 18
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   Episode Selections
      Just One Happy Family
      It Takes One To Know One
      ...And Something Makes Three
      Love Is Blind
      Samantha Meets The Folks
      A Vision Of Sugar Plums
      It's Magic
      A Is For Aardvark
      The Cat's Meow
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         Subtitles: Off
   The Magic Unveiled: Part Two
Side #3 -- Disc 3: Episodes 19 - 27
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   Episode Selections
      A Nice Little Dinner Party
      Your Witch Is Showing
      Ling Ling
      Eye Of The Beholder
      Red Light, Green Light
      Which Witch Is Which?
      Pleasure O'Riley
      Driving Is The Only Way To Fly
      There's No Witch Like An Old Witch
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         Subtitles: Off
   Magic and Mishaps
Side #4 -- Disc 4: Episodes 28 - 36
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   Episode Selections
      Open The Door, Witchcraft
      Abner Kadabra
      George The Warlock
      That Was My Wife
      Illegal Separation
      A Change Of Face
      Remember The Main
      Eat At Mario's
      Cousin Edgar
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         Chinese
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         Subtitles: Off
   Previews
      Bewitched
      The Partridge Family
      The Brooke Ellison Story
      D.E.B.S.
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    MUST SEE TV FROM THE 60'S

    Normally I side with purists against colorizing, but in this case it looks so good that I decided it would be fun to own the first season episodes in color. They run often enough on TV in original black & white. "Bewitched" is just a pleasure to watch especially with the episodes uncut-that 5 minutes trimmed for ads does make a difference. When you you look beyond the gimmick of the witchcraft, you find that "Bewitched" has alot of heart and soul while also managing to examine prejudice,stereotypes, and sexism within the confines of a 60s sitcom with endearing characters and laugh out loud comedy. Instead of saying black/white, gay/straight, etc. it's witch/mortal. Quite an effort for Samantha and her family from this pre-"All in the Family" period.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Outstanding!!!

    This is great for anyone who loves bewitched! Its a must have!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 20, 2011

    5 Stars!

    Great

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