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 invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.
Episodes
S01E01 I, Darrin, Take This Witch, Samantha
September 17, 1964 7.3 25 min
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.
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...
When Darrin's alcoholic and lecherous client Rex Barker makes a pass at Samantha, she decides to teach him a lesson by turning him into a dog. The dog runs away, but Samantha eventually gets him...
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...
Samantha suggests clever slogans for Darrin's Caldwell Soup advertising campaign. Darrin is thrilled until he suspects Samantha of using magic to help. A fight ensues and Samantha goes home to mother. Darrin relents and pitches...
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...
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...
Teenage reporter Liza Randall interviews Darrin for her school paper, arousing jealousy in her boyfriend Marvin "Monster" Grogan. When Samantha conjures up food to keep him distracted, Monster's appreciation for Samantha causes Liza to become...
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...
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...
When Darrin begins searching for a beautiful model to play "Miss Jasmine", Endora sees it as an opportunity to break up her daughter's marriage and sends a gorgeous witch to seduce him. Samantha recognises model...
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...
Samantha asks Darrin to help her plain friend Gertrude find a beau. When a handsome artist, Kermit, is attracted to her, Darrin accuses Gertrude of being a witch. Samantha refuses to tell, leaving Darrin to...
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...
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...
Samantha hires Zeno the Great to perform at a charity bazaar and becomes his assistant to help the magician gain self-confidence. When Roxie, Zeno's former assistant, returns to capitalise on his newly found fame, Samantha...
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...
Promising to behave when she meets Darrin's parents, Endora turns on the charm and is promptly accused by Darrin's mother Phyllis of trying to steal her husband Frank's affections. Frank takes Endora to a play...
Darrin forbids Samantha to attend her cousin Mario's wedding in Egypt. Endora, who is livid, states that Darrin is in "big trouble". Darrin gets a new assistant named Gideon Whitsett. Darrin is convinced Gideon is...
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...
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,...
The mayor, ignoring his constituents' request to have a traffic light installed at a busy intersection, needs some of Samantha's witchcraft to convince him otherwise.
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...
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....
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Samantha volunteers to work on the election campaign of Ed Wright, who is running for Morning Glory Circle councillor against long time incumbent John C. Cavanaugh. Wright wants to expose Cavanaugh's immoral and illegal dealings...
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...
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.