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Tabitha

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by Russell Wodell

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aired from: Apr 1976 to: Jan 1978 13 eps ABC 30 min stereo closed captioned

regulars:

  • Lisa Hartman as Tabitha Stephens
  • Karen Morrow as Minerva, Tabitha's aunt
  • David Ankrum as Adam Stephens, Tabitha's brother
  • Robert Urich as Paul Thurston, TV host at station KXLA and Tabitha's romantic interest
  • Mel Stewart as Marvin Decker, Paul's producer

    recurring characters:

  • Penelope Willis as Nancy Kravitz, Tabitha's childhood friend
  • Mary Wickes as Cassandra, a witch
  • Bernard Fox as Dr. Bombay (in his recurring role as the warlock doctor from Bewitched)


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      Pilots

      "Pilot"
      gs: Liberty Williams [ Tabitha ], Bruce Kimmel [ Adam ]

      Young witch Tabitha Stephens is torn between her mortal brother, discouraging her from using her powers, and her witch aunt, encouraging her to do the opposite.

      b: 24 Apr 76 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________
      "Pilot"
      gs: Barry Van Dyke [ Roger Bennett ], Eric Server [ Andrew ], Timothy Blake [ Sherry ]

      Young witch Tabitha Stephens is torn between her mortal brother, discouraging her from using her powers, and her witch aunt, encouraging her to do the opposite.

      b: 7 May 77 pc: 001 w: Jerry Mayer d: Bruce Bilson

      NOTE: Essentially the same pilot was first aired on 24 April 1976; this first version featured Liberty Williams as Tabitha and Bruce Kimmel as her brother Adam.

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      1st Season 1977

      Production credits:
      Columbia Television
      Creator/executive producer: Jerry Mayer
      Producer: George Yanok


    1. "Tabitha's Weighty Problem"
      gs: Peter Palmer [ Vasily ], Robert Clarke [ Prince ]

      rc: Dr. Bombay

      When Tabitha contracts an uncommon cold, her magical powers go haywire, causing confusion at an international weight lifting competition.

      b: 10 Sep 77 pc: 001 w: Jerry Mayer d: Charles S. Dubin
    2. "Halloween Show"
      gs: Dena Crowder [ Paula ], James Bond III [ Marvin, Jr. ]

      rc: Cassandra

      Tabitha clashes with a very powerful head witch who has been enraged by Paul Thurston's mockery of witchcraft and has vowed revenge.

      b: 12 Nov 77 pc: 002 w: Jerry Mayer d: Charles Rondeau
    3. "A Star is Born"
      gs: Jeanne Wilson [ Wanda ], Montana Smoyer [ Margaret ], Fritz Feld [ Pietro ]

      Aunt Minerva not only "arranges" for Tabitha to become a TV weather girl, but also sees to it that the weather does whatever Tabitha predicts.

      b: 19 Nov 77 pc: 003 w: Bernie Kahn & Roland Wolpert d: Charles Rondeau
    4. "Minerva Goes Straight"
      gs: Dick Libertini [ Jean Claude ], Susan Keller [ Blonde ], Frank Delfino [ Sheik ]

      Trouble erupts when Tabitha's Aunt Minerva decides to try living as a mortal and falls madly in love with a philandering French ski instructor.

      b: 26 Nov 77 pc: 004 w: Jerry Mayer d: Charles Rondeau
    5. "Mister Nice Guy"
      gs: Billie Hayes [ Sister Rosalind ], Mickey Morton [ Moving Man ], Richard Brande [ Claudius ]

      Minerva's spell to turn arrogant Paul into a nice person backfires when his TV show starts losing ratings.

      b: 10 Dec 77 pc: 005 w: Martin Donovan d: Charles Rondeau
    6. "Arrival of Nancy"
      gs: Sandra Gould [ Gladys Kravitz ], George Tobias [ Abner Kravitz ]

      rc: Nancy

      A visit from Tabitha's irresponsible childhood friend, Nancy Kravitz, creates chaos for Tabitha and her associates.

      b: 17 Dec 77 pc: 006 w: George Yanok d: William Asher

      NOTE: Guests Gould and Tobias reprise their roles from Bewitched.
    7. "Tabitha's Triangle"
      gs: Dack Rambo [ Ted ]

      Aunt Minerva decides to test the intentions of two men interested in Tabitha, only to have her magic spell go awry.

      b: 24 Dec 77 pc: 007 w: George Yanok d: Murray Golden
    8. "That New Black Magic"
      gs: Tracey Reed [ Portia ], Barbara Mealy [ Lorraine ], Frank Delfino [ Little Sheik ]

      Portia, a witch who made Tabitha's high school years unpleasant, returns to create havoc anew by seductively bewitching the happily married Marvin.

      b: 31 Dec 77 pc: 008 w: Robert Stambler d: Herb Wallerstein
    9. "What's Wrong with Mister Right?"
      gs: Rod McCrary [ Monty ], Fred McCarren [ Jeff Baron ], Sydney Lassick [ Warlock ]

      Tabitha's encounter with a dreamy TV director is almost turned into a nightmare by a jealous and conceited warlock.

      b: 31 Dec 77 pc: 009 w: Jerry Mayer d: George Tyne
    10. "Paul Goes to New York"
      gs: Barbara Sharma [ Renee Cummings ], Kenneth Mars [ Robert ]

      rc: Nancy

      Paul Thurston leaves KXLA to host a New York City game show and is replaced by a woman who is vicious both to her guests and the backstage crew.

      b: 7 Jan 78 pc: 010 w: Bernie Kahn d: Charles Rondeau
    11. "Tabitha's Party"
      rc: Nancy, Cassandra, Dr. Bombay

      The plans of the Witches' Council go astray when a love potion intended only for witch Tabitha and her boss is consumed by a large number of people at a party.

      b: 14 Jan 78 pc: 011 w: Martin Donovan d: Charles Rondeau

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