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The Best Episodes of Bewitched Season 3

Every episode of Bewitched Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Bewitched Season 3!

The Best Episodes of Bewitched Season 3

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...

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  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Samantha for the Defense (2)

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    S3:E14

    Aunt Clara remembers the spell to bring Franklin back when nosy Gladys Kravitz tells all about the Stephens' happenings. It seems that Franklin will be punished to the full extent of the law when Larry tells about how great a publicity stunt it is, with the District Attorney listening! With a little bit of magic, Samantha gets the people to root for Ben Franklin. In court, Samantha tells everyone that Ben Franklin has done no harm ever since he appeared and that he cannot be accused for stealing his own property. The judge drops all charges and Franklin is free to go.

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  2. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Nobody's Perfect

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    S3:E1

    Like many other series of 1966, the third season opens in glorious color. Samantha takes Tabitha for her check up, only to discovers that she (now a little toddler) has her powers! Endora can hardly wait to tell Derweed and watch him ""fall to the floor in a emotional heap."" Meanwhile, a client of McMann & Tate insists on using Tabitha's image to sell transmitions, and famous baby photographer Diego Fenman thinks he's lost his mind as Tabitha creates chaos in the studio. In the final tag, Darrin is still unaware of Tabitha's magical abilities.

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  3. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Accidental Twins

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    S3:E4

    Samantha is babysitting little Jonathan Tate, and Aunt Clara turns him into a set of twins. Now how are we going to explain this to the Tates? While Aunt Clara tries to remember the spell, Samantha does everything to keep Larry and Louise from knowing that they have an extra son.

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  4. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - A Most Unusual Wood Nymph

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    S3:E5

    Meet Gerri O'Toole, a nymph who hates witches. She has a curse on Darrin's family, that can only be broken by having Sam go back in time to meet Darrin's ancestor, Darrin the Bold.

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    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Ed Jurist
  5. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Twitch or Treat

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    S3:E7

    While Endora throws a Halloween party, she and Uncle Arthur are still clashing over the house across the street, and Gladys is still dumbfounded.

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  6. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - My Friend Ben (1)

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    S3:E13

    Aunt Clara tries to help Samantha fix a lamp, and conjures an electrician, none other than Benjamin Franklin. Darrin is amazed at Franklin's appearance and Larry thinks it is a great advertising campaign for his new client Franklin Electronics. Samantha agrees to take Franklin out to demonstrate how his inventions are used in the twentieth century, but he goes out alone! After a mishap with a fire engine, Ben is arrested. Out on bail, the Stephens return home, but now, Ben disappears! Clara has remembered the spell........ to be continued.

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  8. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Soapbox Derby

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    S3:E16

    Samantha helps a little boy named Johnny Mills practice for a Soap Box Derby. After Gladys brags about how her nephew will do better than anyone there, Samantha helps Johnny out, repairing a wobbly wheel with a twitch. Samantha tries to get Johnny's father involved, but he wants Johhny to attend college and become a doctor, not a race car driver or mechanic. At the Derby, Gladys and Darrin keep a sharp eye on Samantha so that she doesn't help Johnny, but magic is unnecessary when Johnny wins on his own merit. The announcer wants to congratulate Johnny's father, who isn't there to see his son triumph. Samantha pop's back to Johnny's father's garage, who is too busy to break free. Samantha repairs a carberator and 3 tires, encourging Mr. Mills to rush to the Derby for his son.

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  9. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Ho Ho, the Clown

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    S3:E18

    Samantha and Endora take Tabitha to a taping of Ho Ho, the Clown, where Darrin's newest client, Solow Toys, is the sponsor. Because Tabitha is related to Darrin, she is prohibited from the contests. Endora does something about that and makes Ho Ho fall in love with Tabitha and gives her all the prizes. This jeopardizes both Darrin's job and causes the show to be cancelled if they don't do something soon. Samantha comes up with a terrific plan: Tabitha's appearance on the show was a publicity stint for a new Tabitha doll.

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  10. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - The Crone of Cawdor

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    S3:E27

    Darrin is warned by Sam not to kiss a beautiful client named Terry Warbell. There is a good reason: she is a magic crone who steals the youth of poeple that she kisses. Of course, Darrin doesn't believe Samantha, but he sees for himself when Terry turns into the old hag.

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  11. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - It's Wishcraft

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    S3:E29

    If it is not the Tates that the Stephens are protecting from Tabitha's secret, it's the elder Mr. and Mrs. Stephens. As usual, Phyllis and Endora do not get along, and she thinks that Sam and Darrin are having a lovers' quarrel.

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  12. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - How to Fail in Business With All Kinds of Help

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    S3:E30

    Darrin has a hard time with an eccentric client named Madame Maruska, whom he thinks is Endora. Because of his faulty knowledge, he loses the account. When he learns that Endora did not mess with him, he apologizes to Madame Maruska and still doesn't get the account. It's up to Samantha to win her over using magic.

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  13. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Bewitched, Bothered and Infuriated

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    S3:E31

    Aunt Clara's morning paper says that Larry Tate breaks his leg while on a honeymoon with Louise. Samantha and Darrin rush to his honeymoon spot and try to protect Larry, who tells them to leave him and Louise alone. Then they find out that he broke his leg ten years ago and they are on their second honeymoon!

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  14. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - The Moment of Truth

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    S3:E2

    Aunt Clara visits and believes her powers have finally blown a fuse, but in truth, Tabitha is the culprit. Samantha sends Aunt Clara home. Without a baby sitter, the Stephens invite the Tates over to their house. Darrin is convinced the floating objects are the result of Clara's power failure until he pratically catches Tabitha in the act. The Stephens decide to make Larry believe he's had too much to drink in hopes he and Louise will leave before the night is a complete disaster.

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  15. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Witches and Warlocks are My Favorite Things

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    S3:E3

    The Witches Council orders a coven. Tabitha is being tested for her powers by Hagatha and Enchantra, Endora's sisters who certifies true witches and warlocks. Tabitha passes with flying colors, proving to be an exceptionally talented witch. Hagatha, Enchantra and Endora insist that Samantha enroll Tabitha in a witches' school. After being booby trapped by phone cords and flat tires, Darrin comes home exactly when the decision is made. Darrin, Samantha and Aunt Clara stand against Hagatha, Enchantra and Endora, but Maurice chills the three witches--zapping them to the top of Mount Everest.

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  16. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Dangerous Diaper Dan

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    S3:E8

    A mysterious man named Diaper Dan has bugged the Stephens' household to steal advertising ideas from Darrin for a rival advertising company. No one finds this out until Samantha and Darrin gets into an argument. Dan hears all this and has flowers delivered to the house. After Samantha finds out that the flowers were delivered by Dan, she discovers the leak and the bug! Sam and Endora both give Dan a hard time.

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  17. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Short, Happy Circuit of Aunt Clara

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    S3:E9

    Hey, who turned out the lights? Aunt Clara knocks out the entire Eastern Seaboard's electricity with her magic. Her only hope is her old boyfriend Ocky, who can keep the lights on by having his arms raised. Since they are the only house that mysteriously has power, The Tates and their new client Mr. MacElroy go over to Sam's house. Aunt Clara tries her best to keep Ocky hidden from view by hiding him in the closet. Darrin discovers him, but all he sees is a pair of walking shoes, a perfect campaign for his client!

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    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A
  18. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - I'd Rather Twitch Than Fight

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    S3:E10

    When Samantha gives away Darrin's favorite jacket to Goodwill, it ends up tearing the marriage apart. The Stephens get counseling from the Tates and Endora conjures the famous Sigmund Freud to help them all out.

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  19. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Oedipus Hex

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    S3:E11

    Because of a spell placed on a bowl of popcorn by Endora, Darrin becomes a great big couch potato. Samantha finds out what is going on when she finds Darrin, the milkman, and a TV repairman lazing around the messed up house. Samantha calls on Endora to take the spell off of them.

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  20. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Sam's Spooky Chair

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    S3:E12

    A chair is smitten with Samantha and proves it by hurting Darrin every chance it gets. The new clients, the Cosgroves, are crazy about the chair, especially Adelaide who will not let McMann and Tate sign their contract. Of course, the chair ends up hating Adelaide for her behavior. Samantha gets to the bottom of this mess. The chair is actually an old boyfriend whom Samantha rejected a long time ago.

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  21. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - A Gazebo Never Forgets

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    S3:E15

    Samantha applies for a loan to tear down a gazebo and to construct a rumpus room. The nosy bank inspector comes down to check out the land and sees a live baby polka-dotted elephant mistakenly conjured by Aunt Clara. The baby elephant was from a toy that Tabitha had wanted in the park. Larry comes by to see what the fuss it all about, and Samantha tries to hide the big baby from him.

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  22. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Sam in the Moon

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    S3:E17

    Darrin is mesmerized by the moon footage on TV and shows Samantha, but she is not interested because she has been there before. Endora wants Samantha to go shopping with her- in Tokyo! They go to a little place where they get warlock tea. Darrin finds the tea and thinks that Samantha really did go to the moon. He has it analyzed and the druggist brings his cousin from Nassau County (Darrin thinks it is NASA) to give him the results: It is really tea, not moon dust.

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  23. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Super Car

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    S3:E19

    Darrin sees an excellent car in a magazine and wishes he had one just like it. Endora pops one up for him, not knowing that the car she gave him was a top secret car from Detroit. Not only does Darrin love the car, his new client Mr. Sheldrake, loves it too. As Sheldrake takes a test drive, Endora returns the car to Detroit- with Sheldrake in it!

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    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Ed Jurist
  24. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - The Trial and Error of Aunt Clara

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    S3:E21

    The Witches' Council puts Aunt Clara on trial because of her failing magic. She learns that she is to be stripped of her witchcraft and calls upon Samantha to help her. When they are about to give Aunt Clara her sentence, Darrin walks in and Clara makes the entire courtroom disappear!

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    Director:William Asher
    Writer:Ed Jurist
  25. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Charlie Harper, Winner

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    S3:E25

    Darrin's old college rival, Charlie Harper, has a very successful life and wife Daphne loves to brag about it--their castle has a moat! During a weekend visit to the Harper's latest home, Samantha unintentionally upstages Daphne, creating tension between the two. Finally, Samantha plays Daphne's game, and zaps a loaded jewelry case and a mink coat (made of identical twin mink pelts.) Darrin's ego is hurt. How can he compete with Samantha's witchcraft? To make amends, Samantha gives the coat to Daphne after she insists that the Stephens sell it to her. Samantha reassures Darrin she could zap up mink coats all day long, but she could never zap up another Darrin Stephens.

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  26. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Aunt Clara's Victoria Victory

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    S3:E26

    Aunt Clara wants to go back to the age of Queen Victoria, but ends up bringing Queen Victoria to the twentieth century. Alarmed by the casual nature of modern behavior, Queen Victoria threatens to set some decrees. Upon discovering that Samantha and Clara are witches, Victoria is verbally abusive. An angered Aunt Clara remembers how to send Queen Victoria back to her own time.

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Samantha for the Defense (2)" is the best rated episode of "Bewitched" season 3. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by William Asher and written by James S. Henerson, it aired on 12/15/1966. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Nobody's Perfect".