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The Best Episodes of Bewitched Season 1

Every episode of Bewitched Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Bewitched Season 1!

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Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Bewitched Season 1 Episode 14 - Samantha Meets the Folks
    8.7/10(507 votes)

    S1:E14

    Aunt Clara comes to visit when Samantha meets Darrin's parents or the first time, his mother, Phyllis feels pushed aside, but his father Frank likes Samantha, thinking she's a lovely girl. When her daughter-in-law serves a magnificent dinner, Samantha confesses that it was actually Aunt Clara who helped her with the food, and that she is still learning how to be a magnificent cook.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Bernard Slade

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  2. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 24 - Which Witch Is Which?
    8.7/10(445 votes)

    S1:E24

    To assist her daughter in a dress fitting, Endora transforms herself into a double of Samantha. While at the fitting, Robert Frazer, a young writer, becomes smitten with her. Endora decides to cavort with him as Samantha. Meanwhile, Gladys Kravitz thinks Samantha is having a secret affair. There are further complications when it turns out that Bob is an old friend of Darrin's. Endora shows up as Samantha at a dinner that Darrin, Sam and Bob are having. Bob now believes Endora is Sam's twin.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Earl Barret

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  3. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 27 - There's No Witch Like an Old Witch
    8.7/10(470 votes)

    S1:E27

    When a depressed Aunt Clara volunteers to babysit for a friend of Samantha and Darrin's, her magical tricks with toys and games make her a success, and she quickly becomes the most popular caretaker in the neighbourhood. But after she tells her charges that she is a witch, a suspicious mother brings her before a judge for a competency hearing.

    Director:William Asher
    Writers:Ted Sherdeman, Jane Klove

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  4. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 29 - Abner Kadabra
    8.7/10(468 votes)

    S1:E29

    When Gladys finally catches Samantha in the act of using her powers, the quick-thinking witch convinces the snoop that she possesses the gift of ESP. Things take a turn for the worse when Gladys will not stop trying to use her new "talent" in every situation, which frustrates Abner. Samantha holds a seance to scare Gladys into giving up her thoughts of having powers.

    Director:William Asher
    Writers:Fred Freeman, Lawrence J. Cohen

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  5. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 31 - That Was My Wife
    8.7/10(446 votes)

    S1:E31

    Samantha and Darrin spend the night at a hotel and Samantha briefly changes her hair to brunette. Larry spots them and thinks Darrin is having an affair. Larry proceeds to tell Louise. Louise meets with Darrin at a hotel hoping to convince him to drop the other woman. Larry spots them and thinks Darrin's other woman is Louise.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Bernard Slade

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  6. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 17 - A Is for Aardvark
    8.6/10(527 votes)

    S1:E17

    When an ankle injury confines Darrin to bed, Samantha enchants the house so it can fulfil Darrin's needs. Darrin becomes intoxicated with the idea of magic, and starts encouraging Samantha to use her powers, but the change is not all for the better. Darrin quits his job and wants to travel the world. But soon he comes to realise he likes his old life better.

    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:Earl Barret

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  7. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 21 - Ling Ling
    8.6/10(509 votes)

    S1:E21

    Knowing that Darrin needs a new model for a campaign, Samantha turns a stray Siamese cat into an attractive woman named Ling Ling. Ling-Ling, who knows she's a cat brings those cat sensibilities to her human life, Wally starts to fall in love with her. Ling-Ling likes the attention she is receiving from Wally and wants to stay human. Samantha has to figure out how to tell Darrin the truth about Ling-Ling while she and Darrin try to persuade Wally that Ling-Ling is not the right woman for him.

    Director:David Orrick McDearmon
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 9 - Witch or Wife?
    8.5/10(530 votes)

    S1:E9

    With her husband working overtime, Samantha is bored and agrees to have lunch in Paris with Endora. She happens to run into Larry and Louise Tate while there, creating confusion and hard feelings between Samantha and Darrin. After some missed connections, Samantha and Darrin fly to Paris together.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Bernard Slade

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  9. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 10 - Just One Happy Family
    8.5/10(502 votes)

    S1:E10

    Maurice, Samantha's father learns she's married, and wants to meet his new son-in-law, but disapproves of mixed marriages, and an argument prompts him to disintegrate Darrin. Endora is furious, and Samantha tells Maurice she loves Darrin and not to take him away from her.

    Director:William Asher
    Writers:Lawrence J. Cohen, Fred Freeman

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  10. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 26 - Driving Is the Only Way to Fly
    8.5/10(483 votes)

    S1:E26

    After an argument while he is teaching her to drive, Darrin enrols Samantha in a driving school. The owner assigns his nervous brother-in-law Harold to teach her. Samantha gives Harold a little self confidence.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Richard Baer

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  11. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 32 - Illegal Separation
    8.5/10(421 votes)

    S1:E32

    Gladys and Abner have yet another fight, but this time, the frustrated busybody kicks her husband out of the house. Abner seeks shelter at the Stephens' home and quickly wears out his welcome. Sam decides to reunite the couple by having them simultaneously dream of the day Abner proposed.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Richard Baer

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  12. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 35 - Eat at Mario's
    8.5/10(428 votes)

    S1:E35

    Samantha and Endora enjoy lunch at a great pizzaria owned by Mario. It seems that he is not selling pizzas and his business is going down the tubes. Samantha and Endora try to help out Mario, but ends up getting Darrin's job in danger.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Richard Baer

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  13. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 1 - I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha
    8.4/10(944 votes)

    S1:E1

    Recently married Darren Stephens receives a shock when he discovers that his bride is a witch. Samantha uses her powers to get back at Darrin's condescending ex-girlfriend Sheila.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Sol Saks

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  14. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 4 - Mother Meets What's His Name
    8.4/10(621 votes)

    S1:E4

    Samantha has lunch with a few of her nosy neighbours, using magic to assist with the meal. Endora refers to Darrin as "What's his name", and that night at their first meeting, Darrin tells Endora that they can get along without witchcraft. They have a heated exchange before Endora leaves.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Danny Arnold

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  15. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 15 - A Vision of Sugar Plums
    8.4/10(563 votes)

    S1:E15

    The Kravitzes and Stephens participate in a program that allows orphaned children to stay with adults for the holidays. When the Stephens' young charge reveals that he does not believe in Santa Claus, Samantha takes him to the North Pole.

    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Herman Groves

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  16. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 18 - The Cat's Meow
    8.4/10(467 votes)

    S1:E18

    Accompanying a beautiful, sexy client to Chicago, Darrin begins to act strangely when he suspects that her cat is actually Samantha in disguise.

    Director:David Orrick McDearmon
    Writers:Richard Sale, Mary Loos

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  17. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 30 - George the Warlock
    8.4/10(449 votes)

    S1:E30

    While Darrin spends time with neighbour Pleasure O'Reilly's sister, Dora "D.D." Danger O'Reilly, Endora arranges for handsome warlock George to woo Samantha to break up her marriage to Darrin. But when George arrives on the scene, he isn't sure if it's Samantha he wants or Danger.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Ken Englund

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  18. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 33 - A Change of Face
    8.4/10(450 votes)

    S1:E33

    Endora decides to experiment with different looks to Darrin's face while he is taking a nap. As Samantha forgets to change him back, a horrified Darrin sees the transformation they did to his face after he awakens. He becomes self-conscious about the way he looks. Samantha disguises herself as a sexy French sculptor to help repair her husband's tattered ego.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Bernard Slade

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  19. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 2 - Be it Ever So Mortgaged
    8.3/10(699 votes)

    S1:E2

    When Samantha and Darrin purchase their first home together, Samantha and Endora use their magic to see what it would be like fully furnished. But their nosy neighbour Gladys Kravitz witnesses the acts of magic and becomes shocked and hysterical.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Barbara Avedon

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  20. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 7 - The Witches Are Out
    8.3/10(571 votes)

    S1:E7

    Darrin's latest client wants to use a stereotypical ugly witch to promote his Halloween candy. Samantha is understandably upset, as are Bertha, Mary, and Aunt Clara, a trio of elderly witches who have dealt with prejudice for quite some time. When Darrin is fired for creating a campaign with a beautiful, curvaceous witch, the foursome teams up to give the client a taste of his own medicine.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Bernard Slade

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  21. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 22 - Eye of the Beholder
    8.3/10(456 votes)

    S1:E22

    While Darrin, Samantha and Endora are browsing through an antiques store, Endora believes it's time Darrin suspected that Samantha may not be as young as her mortal equivalent would be. Darrin sees a 300-year-old painting, "Maid of Salem", which bears a striking resemblance to Samantha, causing him to question her age and their relationship. As Darrin contemplates his future with Samantha under these circumstances, Samantha has to figure out a way to save her marriage if the truth truly does comes to light.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Herman Groves

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  22. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 6 - Little Pitchers Have Big Fears
    8.2/10(585 votes)

    S1:E6

    To help a boy named Marshall Burns gain self-confidence, Samantha uses her magic to help him to become a star baseball player. After Darrin dissuades her from using further supernatural help, she instead tries to persuade the boy's overprotective mother to support him. Marshall does gain self-confidence and hits the game winning home run. His mother realises that she needs to let him do the things that little boys do.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Barbara Avedon

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  23. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 12 - And Something Makes Three
    7.9/10(505 votes)

    S1:E12

    Larry sees Louise and Samantha entering an obstetrician's office and assumes Darrin is about to become a father. It is actually Louise who is pregnant, but she is afraid to tell Larry. After Larry tells Darrin, he has a daydream about Samantha having "witch" children. When the four of them have dinner that night, the truth comes out.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Danny Arnold

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  24. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 25 - Pleasure O'Reilly
    7.8/10(453 votes)

    S1:E25

    Flirtatious neighbour Pleasure O'Riley moves in next door to the Stephens. Samantha doesn't really appreciate Pleasure's ignorantly blissful helpless girl demeanour, or Darrin's seeming fawning over her at her beck and call because of it. Her incredibly jealous boyfriend, 'Thunderbolt' Swenson, mistakenly suspects both Darrin and Abner Kravitz of impropriety.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Ken Englund

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  25. Bewitched Season 1 Episode 28 - Open the Door Witchcraft
    7.7/10(433 votes)

    S1:E28

    Samantha uses her powers to open her garage door as Gladys is watching from across the street. Darrin and Samantha buy an electric garage door to avoid further suspicions from Gladys, but unseen mortal technology causes additional problems and suspicions.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Ruth Brooks Flippen

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Samantha Meets the Folks" is the best rated episode of "Bewitched" season 1. It scored 8.7/10 based on 507 votes. Directed by William Asher and written by Bernard Slade, it aired on 12/17/1964. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Which Witch Is Which?".