10.0/101 votes#1 - How Not to Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII (1)
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1971
As the final season begins, Samantha and Darrin take another vacation- all around Europe. Their vacation begins in the Tower of London where they are taking a tour. As they are touring, Samantha gets a call from one of the paintings- a nobleman on horseback. It seems that an evil witch had placed a curse on the nobleman, trapping him into a painting for a thousand years. The witch and the noble were destined to be married during Henry VIII's reign, forgetting that he was already married, the reason why he was placed in the painting. Being a nice person, Samantha lets him out. The moment he is released, the evil witch Malvina the Terrible appears. As punishment for breaking the curse, Malvina sends Samantha back to Henry VIII's time period. Once there, Samantha forgets who she is or why she is there. She comes across a group of instrument players and joins them in entertaining the infamous king, who falls for her. Darrin gets Endora to help him find Sam and save her with a kiss so she c
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
9.0/101 votes#2 - A Most Unusual Wood Nymph
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1966
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.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
9.0/101 votes#3 - The Crone of Cawdor
Season 3 Episode 27 - Aired 3/16/1967
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.
Director: R. Robert Rosenbaum
Writer: Ed Jurist
9.0/101 votes#4 - Toys in Babeland
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1967
Endora babysits Tabitha, but has to leave for a party. She finds a perfect babysitter- in a toy that she brings to life! Of course, Tabitha copies Endora's spell and brings all of her toys to life. Big mistake!
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
9.0/101 votes#5 - Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1967
Endora is fed up. Samantha's loyalty to her marriage is keeping her from her responsibilities as Queen of the Witches. While Samantha is out, Endora calls Serena to impersonate Sam and make a shambles of their marriage. Darrin finally realizes that it is Serena, and plans on turning the tables--only the real Samantha has arrived home.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
9.0/101 votes#6 - My, What Big Ears You Have
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 12/7/1967
Darrin is planning to surprise Samantha with a rocking chair, but Endora thinks that he is fooling around with another woman. This woman, in fact, is the saleslady that Darrin makes the final payment to. To see what he is up to, Endora puts a spell on him causing his ears to grow when he tells a lie. The more Darrin lies about the surprise, the more his ears start growing. He finally tells her the truth: he bought her a rocking chair and wanted to surprise her. He hid it in the Kravitzes' garage for safe keeping.
Director: Richard Kinon
Writer: Ed Jurist
9.0/101 votes#7 - A Prince of a Guy
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 2/8/1968
Tabitha brings out Prince Charming and Helen, Darrin's cousin, falls for him. Her fiance, Ralph, doesn't like this arrangement one bit, but Larry likes it and thinks that the prince will be perfect for TV commercials. To sway the prince away from Helen, Samantha pops in Sleeping Beauty.
Director: R. Robert Rosenbaum
Writer: Ed Jurist
9.0/101 votes#8 - How Green Was My Grass
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 2/29/1968
A simple case of mistaken addresses is the issue for this episode. A flipped number in their home address creates confusion and artificial grass is delivered on their lawn. The real owner wants to know what happened to his artificial lawn and finds out that Darrin has it.
Director: R. Robert Rosenbaum
Writer: Ed Jurist
9.0/101 votes#9 - The No-Harm Charm
Season 4 Episode 31 - Aired 4/25/1968
Uncle Arthur does it again. This time he gives Darrin an amulet that is proved to be magical. He really needs help when he tries to help a bank receive some credibility. Samantha discovers that the amulet is fake, and ends up saving Darrin from his mishaps. Darrin lands the bank account when he stops a bank robber.
Director: Russ Mayberry
Writer: Ed Jurist
9.0/101 votes#10 - Samantha Goes South for a Spell
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1968
Because of Serena's foolishness, Samantha is sent back in time by a jelaous witch named Brunhilda, who happened to be Serena's boyfriend's wife. In 1868 New Orleans, Samantha is taken in by a maid named Aunt Jenny, and her owner, Rance Butler, falls for her. Now it is up to Darrin to get her back from the Southern gentleman.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
8.0/101 votes#11 - Meet Aunt Charlotte
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1972
Howie and Barbara move into Paul's basement just as Howie's parents come for a visit.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Ed Jurist
8.0/101 votes#12 - Super Car
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 1/19/1967
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!
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
8.0/101 votes#13 - The Trial and Error of Aunt Clara
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/2/1967
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!
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
8.0/101 votes#14 - There's Gold in Them Thar Pills
Season 3 Episode 33 - Aired 5/4/1967
Darrin has a bad cold and Dr. Bombay treats him with some pills. Of course, these pills have a horrendous side effect- it makes his voice higher!
Director: R. Robert Rosenbaum
Writer: Ed Jurist
8.0/101 votes#15 - Long Live the Queen
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1967
Year four of the ""witch-com"" starts with a bang when Samantha is the chosen one to be the Queen of all Witches. After a series of happenings in the house, Darrin escapes to the safety and sanity of his favorite bar.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
8.0/101 votes#16 - Cheap, Cheap
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1967
When Darrin makes Samantha return a coat, Endora puts a spell on him to turn him into a penny-pinching Scrooge. Darrin sees the error of his ways after a bombed-out dinner party with a cheap client, Mr. Bigelow.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
8.0/101 votes#17 - Out of Sync, Out of Mind
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/2/1967
The Stephenes' are watching home movies, but encounter a problem when the sound is not in sync with the action. Aunt Clara tries to help out, but ends up making Samantha seem like she is in a badly-dubbed movie when her voice follows her lips off-screen. Phyllis is totally confused and calls Frank to come get her.
Director: Richard Kinon
Writer: Ed Jurist
8.0/101 votes#18 - Snob in the Grass
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 1/11/1968
Remember Sheila Sommers from the pilot? Well, she's back and Larry wants Darrin to go with her to get her father's account with McMann and Tate. At a dinner party, Sheila is up to her usual tricks, and Samantha unleashes a few of her own.
Director: R. Robert Rosenbaum
Writer: Ed Jurist
8.0/101 votes#19 - A Majority of Two
Season 4 Episode 29 - Aired 4/11/1968
Aunt Clara falls for a new client Kensi Mishimoto and expects to marry him. Samantha gets involved by trying to find Ocky, which makes Mishimoto leave in a huff. Samantha then gets him to stay by turning herself into a Japanese girl and convincing him to stay.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ed Jurist
8.0/101 votes#20 - Cousin Serena Strikes Again (1)
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/9/1969
A sexy client named Clio Vanita tries to get with Darrin, but not if Serena can help it. Taking up for her cousin, Serena decides to turn Clio into a monkey! Darrin tries to get Serena to change her back, but she doesn't and Clio the monkey hangs around......
Director: N/A
Writer: Ed Jurist
8.0/101 votes#21 - Cousin Serena Strikes Again (2)
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/16/1969
The minute Clio flies the coop, Serena comes back. The Stephens and Serena find the monkey Clio in the hands of a little boy, an organgrinder, and the police! Serena changes Clio back and Samantha comes up with a stellar idea for the Clio Vanita wine account when Larry meets the organgrinder who kept Clio company as a monkey.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ed Jurist
8.0/101 votes#22 - Make Love, Not Hate
Season 6 Episode 30 - Aired 4/16/1970
Dr. Bombay's latest love potion for Esmerelda makes the people around her out of control with love when she accidentally pours it in her clam dip. Luckily, the good doctor comes up with an antidote before the house turns into an orgyfest.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
7.0/102 votes#23 - Officers Only
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/22/1973
Something smells rank at the 4077th, and it might be the new officers' club--from which enlisted types are barred.
Director: Jackie Cooper
Writer: Ed Jurist
7.0/101 votes#24 - Naming Samantha's New Baby
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1969
Maurice is raging mad because the new baby is not named after him. He storms to the house where the elder Stephens and Endora are adoring the new baby. Maurice freezes Darrin into a mirror until the baby's name is changed. Frank and Phyllis see Darrin in the mirror and think that it is a big moneymaker. Afetr Frank states that he hates the name that was given to the baby, Maurice releases Darrin from the mirror. Darrin comes up with a name that sticks ""Adam"".
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
7.0/101 votes#25 - The Truth, Nothing But the Truth, So Help Me Sam
Season 8 Episode 26 - Aired 3/25/1972
In the final episode, Endora tries to test out Darrin's honesty by giving him a pin with a spell that makes him tell the truth. Darrin learns that honesty is not exactly the best policy when he jeopardizes an important account. It seems as though he may have lost the account, but the client likes the honesty between Darrin and Larry and gives them a break. As the series ends, Samantha and Darrin tell each other how much they love each other, without the magic of the truth pin.
Director: William Asher
Writer: Ed Jurist
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"How Not to Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII (1)" is the best rated episode written by Ed Jurist. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by William Asher. It aired on 9/15/1971 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Most Unusual Wood Nymph".