Bewitched [TV Series] (DVD)

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8) "TV or Not TV." Tabitha becomes an overnight sensation when she magically appears on a puppet show sponsored by Darrin's client. A complete retread (this happened last season) with a different show and sponsor, the Tabitha episode is still one of the best.

9) "A Plague on Maurice and Samantha." Maurice decides that he would like to sample mortal life after he temporarily loses his powers from a virus he caught from Samantha. Another decent episode.

10) "Hansel and Gretel in Samanthaland." Another one that's strictly for the kids. A dinner party at the Stephens'' house ends up with two unexpected guests when Tabitha zaps H&G out of their storybook so the hungry children can enjoy a home-cooked meal.

11) "The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit." Endora enlists the help of a hippie warlock named Alonzo to do away with Darrin's job so that he is free to attend a family wedding with Samantha. Okay at best.

12) "The Eight-Year Itch Witch." Endora transforms a cat into a temptress in an effort to test Darrin's loyalty to Samantha. Original idea, huh?

13) "3 Men and a Witch on a Horse." Endora casts a spell that sends Darrin off to the horse races, hoping that his newly inspired gambling bug will make him a better provider for Samantha. Another fair-at-best episode.

14) "Adam, Warlock, or Washout." Adam's powers need to be tested, but not before he receives some coaching from his grandfather.

15) "Samantha's Magic Sitter." Esmeralda's babysitting skills are a big hit with the kids but not with Darrin's client, whose son will not give up the notion that he was entertained by witchcraft. One of the weaker episodes this season.

16) "Samantha is Earthbound." Samantha is lighter than air after Dr. Bombay's attempt to cure a gravitational pull backfires. I was never a fan of the Dr. Bombay episodes. They always struck me as supremely stupid, but this one has some funny scenes, as when Samantha can't stay earthbound at a charity fashion show.

17) "Serena's Richcraft." I was never a fan of the Serena episodes either, in which Montgomery plays her "evil twin" and swinging cousin. But for those who get a kick out of Serena, this is one of the better episodes. After losing her powers, Serena flirts with a wealthy and attractive client of Darrin's, hoping to prove that "richcraft" can be just as powerful as witchcraft.

18) "Samantha on Thin Ice." One of the better episodes finds Tabitha invited to an ice skating party, and she can go . . . but only if she can learn to skate the mortal way. Endora has other plans for her granddaughter when she casts a spell that transforms Tabitha into an Olympic star.

19) "Serena's Youth Pill." Serena gives Larry Tate a dose of Vitamin V hoping to turn back the clock by a couple of years, but the pill has an unexpected effect and takes him all the way back to his childhood. Another one that's surprisingly funny, considering the Serena effect.

20) "Tabitha's First Day in School." One of the best episodes finds Tabitha changing the class bully into a frog on her very first day, then encountering trouble as she later tries to reverse the spell.

21-22) "George Washington Zapped Here," Pts. 1&2. Another historical premise should have been funnier than it turns out to be. Esmeralda accidentally brings George Washington into the 20th century, but the father of our country finds it difficult to adjust to modern times. In part two, the first President remains stuck, awaiting a hearing for threatening a police officer and speaking out publicly about the Constitution. In-between, he mucks things up for one of Darrin's accounts, all because he cannot tell a lie.

23) "School Days, School Daze." Tabitha is worried about being smart enough to skip the second grade. But with Endora's help she far exceeds the expectations of her teacher. Another solid episode. When the writers work with Tabitha and play to a younger audience the results are much better.

24) "A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished." Darrin is sleeping on the couch after he suspects that Samantha's brilliant slogans for a mattress account are the result of witchcraft.

25) "Samantha's Witchcraft Blows a Fuse." Samantha's face is covered with red stripes. Dr. Bombay's cure requires two important ingredients: a Himalayan cinnamon stick and the tail feather of a dodo bird. Another just plain stupid Dr. Bombay episode.

26) "The Truth, Nothing but the Truth, so Help Me Sam." A dinner party for a prospective client ends in disaster after Endora casts a spell on Samantha's unicorn pin that causes every mortal that comes near it to tell the absolute truth. Well, at least the show ended on a relatively high note.

Video:
The color seasons have been much sharper than the black and whites, and this season seems even more grain-free than the others. The colors are bright and sassy, with Endora's outfits and flaming hair as garish as ever--no fading whatsoever. The presentation is 1.33:1.

Audio:
It's the audio seems deficient. The music is louder than the dialogue, and so you have to turn it up to hear, and yet there's this overpowering white noise and musical interlude that intrudes. There's a flatness to the sound as well. The audio once again comes in English, Spanish, or Portuguese Dolby Digital Mono, with English closed captions and Spanish or Portuguese subtitles.

Extras:
You'd think there's be at least one bonus feature for a curtain call, but nope. Just an uneventful release of the final season of a beloved TV show.

Bottom Line:
The final season was far from the best, but "Bewitched" fans are going to want to buy this one just to complete their sets. Today's children may like this season because it features a number of episodes that focus on young Tabitha and her antics.

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