The Best Episodes Directed By E W. swackhamer

#1 - The Outcast

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1968

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: N/A

#2 - My Grandson the Warlock

Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1965

The Stephens look after the Tate's baby while they are in London. When they return from the Tate's house with Jonathan, their baby, nosy old Gladys Kravitz finds Maurice and tells him that the baby has been born. Maurice then takes Jonathan, who he believes is his grandson, to a Warlock Club in London to teach him about witchcraft. After series of misunderstandings, Samantha clears everything up when she tells Maurice and Gladys that her baby is not due for a few months.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Ted Sherdeman

#3 - The Joker is a Card

Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1965

Need some amusement in your life? Call Uncle Arthur, or, in this case, don't call him. Uncle Arthur arrives playing practical jokes on Darrin and Endora while Samantha is trying to get these two antagonists to make up once and for all. After many hits and misses, Darrin needs Uncle Arthur's help in getting Endora back. This is the famous ""Yagazuzie Zim"" episode.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Ron Friedman

#4 - Trick or Treat

Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1965

In the second Halloween episode of the series, Endora turns Darrin into a werewolf when he refuses to let Samantha go to a witches Halloween ceremony. The worse part of it is, Darrin has to entertain a new client for McMann and Tate! Samantha tells Endora that she is acting like the witches stereotype, and Endora removes the spell.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Lawrence J. Cohen

#5 - Aunt Clara's Old Flame

Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/1965

Aunt Clara is embarrassed when an old boyfriend Hedley Partridge comes to see her. She is afraid that he will not talk to her because her magic is fading away, but she learns that he has the same problem, too.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Bernard Slade

#6 - A Strange Little Visitor

Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/1965

Samantha and Darrin agree to babysit a young warlock boy named Merel. Once there, Merel is given the ultimate ground rule from Darrin: NO WITCHCRAFT! Merel keeps his end of the bargain until a burglar breaks in and ties both him and Darrin together. The burglar is after an expensive necklace that Larry gives Darrin to keep for Louise, and is conned by Darrin into taking a fire engine. As soon as the burglar take it, Darrin tells Merel to hit the magic and the burglar is scared off by Merel's powers.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: John L. Greene

#7 - Subterranean Homeboy Blues

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1990

The shooting of two black men by a white woman in a crowded subway initially appears to be a case of self-defense, but further investigation reveals revenge as a possible motive.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Robert Palm

#8 - The Torrents Of Greed (1)

Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/1991

An assault on a candy storeowner leads Stone and Robinette to build a case against a powerful mafia don.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: N/A

#9 - Chief Surgeon Who?

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1972

Frank Burns complains about Hawkeye Pierce's disrespect...and Henry appoints Hawkeye chief surgeon, to Burns's shock. The rest of the 4077th "coronates" Hawk while Frank and Hot Lips complain to General Barker. The General's visit provides him with a view of life at the 4077th M*A*S*H unit: camp hijinks, a poker game, and a surgery session. This shows him M*A*S*H has fun but gets the job done.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Larry Gelbart

#10 - Poison Ivy

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1990

The shooting of a black honors student stirs up racial tensions, especially after it becomes apparent that the cop responsible for the death may have planted a gun on the body to excuse the shooting.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: N/A

#11 - Columbo Goes to College

Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 12/9/1990

Lt. Columbo is invited as guest speaker in a Criminology course and squares off against two cunning students, who are confident they have duped the lieutenant with various leads, when their professor is found murdered.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Jeffrey Bloom

#12 - Cousin Edgar

Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 6/3/1965

Although Darrin suspects Endora of using magic to break up his marriage and ruin his reputation at work again, it is actually Samantha's distant cousin Edgar, an elf who has the power to become invisible.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Paul Wayne

#13 - And Then I Wrote...

Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1965

Samantha sets up a play for a rest home to celebrate the end of the Civil War. As she writes, Endora brings her characters to life to help Sam out. Of course, nosy Gladys see all this and goes crazy, as usual. Sam suffers a writer's block near the end of writing, and her play characters lend a hand to tie up the loose ends.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Paul Wayne

#14 - Where'd You Go-Go?

Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1965

Tony's ex-girlfriend Diane comes into town and invites him to dinner, making Jeannie jealous. Meanwhile, Roger accidentally bumps into her and successfully asks her out on date. A worried and jealous Tony decides to drag Diane all over town in search of Jeannie and her unidentified escort.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Bob Fisher

#15 - Too Many Tonys

Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/25/1965

Dr. Bellows thinks that married men make better astronauts, so Jeannie once again asks Tony to marry her. When he refuses, Jeannie blinks up more romantic version of Tony.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Arnold Horwitt

#16 - Get Me to Mecca on Time

Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/8/1966

It is the day of the Ramdah, which means Jeannie and Tony must make a trip to Mecca and cite the sacred words or else she will lose her powers forever and go into limbo.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Tom Adair

#17 - Russian Roulette

Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1965

Tony and Roger are assigned to entertain two visiting Russian cosmonauts. As a symbol of friendship, Roger unknowingly gives them Jeannie's bottle with Jeannie in it.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer

Writer: Bob Fisher