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DVD
Sony
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Format: Box set, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Actors: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Erin Murphy, David White
Welcome back to 1164 Morning Glory Circle for the third magical season of BEWITCHED! Join Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery), Darrin (Dick York) and Endora (Agnes Moorehead) as they celebrate three major television events in this spellbinding four-disc DVD collection: the first episodes filmed entirely in color, the delightful debut of baby Tabitha's "wishcraft" powers and the first-time Emmy® nominations for Montgomery and Moorehead. Featuring the hysterical return of mischievous Uncle Arthur (Paul Lynde) and the hilarious misadventures of bumbling Aunt Clara (Marion Lorne), BEWITCHED: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON is 33 enchanting episodes of comedy, fun and magic.
The introduction of color takes a bit of the magic out of Bewitched, but adorable toddler Tabitha brings her own special enchantment to this third season, which earned Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series. Also nominated were Elizabeth Montgomery as sophisticated, albeit domesticated, witch Samantha, Agnes Morehead as her disapproving mother Endora, and Marion Lorne as addled Aunt Clara, whose mis-spellings wreak havoc in the Stephens household, as when she unwittingly conjures up Ben Franklin in "My Friend Ben." As the season begins, "typical average baby" Tabitha reveals her heretofore-dormant supernatural powers. In the next episode, "The Moment of Truth," Darrin (Dick York) is distressed to find out about his daughter. "Remember 'normal'?" he wails to his wife. "We were going to have a normal married life" Though one laments that Serena is missing in action, the return of Bernard Fox as Dr. Bombay (in "There's Gold in Them Thar Pills") and Paul Lynde's practical joker Uncle Arthur are always welcome, even if Arthur's feud with Endora in "Endora Moves in for a Spell" never reaches the comic heights of season 2's "The Joker Is a Card" (the Yagazuzie Zim episode). Other venerable character actors cast their distinctive spells, including Estelle Winwood ("Hold Me, Touch Me" in the original The Producers) and Reta Shaw (Mary Poppins) as Endora's sisters in "Witches and Warlocks Are My Favorite Things; Marty Ingalls as a rival ad agency spy in "Dangerous Diaper Dan"; Norman "Mr. Roper" Fell as Sigmund Freud(!) in "I'd Rather Twitch Than Fight"; and, in a bizarre cameo, Willie Mays as one of Endora's Halloween party guests in "Twitch or Treat." ("You mean he's a...," Darrin stammers. "The way he hits home runs?" Samantha replies, "What else?"). Sandra Gould, replacing Alice Pearce, joins the cast as busybody neighbor Gladys Kravitz. One of the season's most enjoyable episodes is "A Most Unusual Wood Nymph," which allowed York to break out of his confounded husband character to portray the lusty Darrin the Bold, a cursed 14th-century ancestor. And with the sight of the ravishing Montgomery in a castle-maid costume, who needs extras in this otherwise charmed four-disc set? --Donald Liebenson
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| Weaker Witchcraft.. |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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Yes, some other reviewers have it right when they say it doesn't match up to the first two seasons. It's true for much of season 3, and continues into season four, with some episodes that seem to lack some of the cleverness and entertainment value of the first 2 seasons. The original Gladys Cravitz is sorely missed. Two episodes that I really enjoyed in Season 3 were on disc 4, "No More Mr Nice Guy", where Endora makes Darrin suddenly hated by people, and "It's wish-craft", where Tabitha is going through a phase where whoever she wishes for will appear. And she keeps bringing her father. As Darrin's in-laws are coming for the weekend, Sam enlists her mother's help in preventing Tabitha in her "wish-craft" - there's a really funny scene in this one where Darrin gets rained on by this little thundershower that follows him wherever he goes.
Yes, there are some fun moments in this season i guess. Another great one is on the second disc "Oedipus Hex" - to prove Darrin would be a pain if he had too much time off, Endora 'spikes' the popcorn and suddenly Darrin decides to take the day off and then anybody that comes by and eats the popcorn decides to stay and take the day off with Darrin, and they're all just as high and happy as kites. It's funny watching the milkman, the repairman and the cop suddenly drop their work persona and start bantering with each other as if they were suddenly old friends. "A Gazebo Never Forgets" is another good episode on the same disc 2, where a child's stuffed elephant turns into a real one. Season 3 was released in 1966 and you can feel the times a little. It's got it's charm, this season, but in comparison to season 2 I'd still have to say it's come down a notch overall. The witchcraft is weaker.. though there are some 'bewitching' moments.
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| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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I bought this DVD for my daughter and she loves Bewitched. Disk 2 of the set had a gash in it and would not play. We purchased the DVD in January for her birthday and she had no watched it yet until June and it was too late to return. If you buy this CHECK ALL THE DVDS!
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| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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My wife and me like this show , going back to the the golden days
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| Brings back great memories |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I enjoyed watching this show as a kid, and still enjoy it today. It is just as I remember...Wonderful!
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| Bewitched -The Complete Third Season |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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The quality is excellent. We love Bewitched, I have almost all the seasons. My husband runs a million dollar business and I literally consider him close to being a genius and he very much enjoys watching this show with me as he finds it to be a great stress release, an escape to a different era, when life was simple.
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