Bewitched

Samantha's Wedding Present - S5-E1

Trivia: When tiny Darrin is standing next to telephone on the table, the area code on the Stephens' phone is listed as 311. This is a fictitious area code that has sometimes been used in other TV shows or movies.

bixxell

Trivia: Alice Pearce and Marion Lorne both were awarded Emmys posthumously.

hifijohn

My Friend Ben - S3-E13

Trivia: This is perhaps the first episode where Fredd Wayne played Benjamin Franklin. This becomes his signature character. I think he played Franklin 6 other times.

Rebecca Venter

Trivia: Some in the "Bible Belt" states were afraid that the show was promoting devil worship.

hifijohn

Trivia: When Samantha was pregnant with Tabitha, a girl, Elizabeth Montgomery in real life was pregnant with a boy. Later, the reverse was true - when pregnant with Adam in the show, a boy, she was in real life pregnant with a girl.

Follow That Witch (1) - S2-E28

Trivia: Alice Pearce (original Gladys Kravitz) died of ovarian cancer in March 1966 before this episode aired. Abner's sister played the foil in place of Gladys, who would later be replaced with another actress for remainder of the series.

Trivia: Elizabeth Montgomery is the only actress to appear in all 254 episodes of the show.

Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays - S6-E14

Plot hole: Mrs. Kravitz, while standing in the Stephenses' front doorway, sees Santa Claus and assumes that it's Darrin in costume. However, the very next shot shows Santa exiting the kitchen (around the corner from the front door) and starting up the hallway toward the living room. There is no possible way Mrs. Kravitz could have seen him when she said she did. (00:09:30)

Jeff Swanson

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Darrin Stephens: Sam, don't expect your mother to be gracious. She doesn't do imitations.

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Question: In one episode (not sure which one but it was in the Dick York era), Darrin was arguing with Samantha and said something like "Confiding in a woman is like broadcasting by Telstar." What exactly does that mean and what was Telstar?

Answer: Telstar was an early communications satellite system. Darrin, in a particularly sexist manner reflective of this era, is saying that telling a secret to a woman means it is guaranteed to be "broadcasted" to multiple people.

raywest

Answer: The Telstar Reference was in Dangerous Diaper Dan when Samantha engages in too much gossip.

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