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A is for AardvarkEpisode Number: 17 Season Num: 1 First Aired: January 14, 1965 Prod Code: 3922 |
Darrin sprains his ankle and is confined to bed with his foot in a cast. Wearying of running up and down stairs on errands for Darrin, Samantha suggests he use her power of witchcraft during the emergency. Endora warns Samantha that she is making a mistake. After his initial wishes are granted, Darrin, as Endora had predicted, becomes drunk with power. After showering Samantha with gifts, Darrin not only decides to use his power to get a larger home, but also tells Larry Tate, his boss, that he is retiring so that he and Samantha can take a trip around the world. Samantha's initial plan to stop Darrin by showering him with new luxuries fails. Then Darrin gives Samantha flowers and a wristwatch he has purchased with his own money. From Samantha's happy reaction, Darrin realizes these gifts mean more to her than all the others. Samantha happily agrees to his request that she take back his powers of witchcraft.
| Writer: | Earl Barret |
| Director: | Ida Lupino |
| Star: | Elizabeth Montgomery (Samantha Stephens/Serena), Dick York (Darrin Stephens [ seasons 1-5 ]), Agnes Moorehead (Endora), David White (Larry Tate) |
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(Darrin just sent down a paper flier and got a pencil, flying by magic, back)
Samantha: Darrin, before you get angry. Please be fair. You sailed something down to me, right? It was only fair, that I sail a little something back up to you.
Darrin: (argues) What I did was not only extremely clever and humorous, it was aerodynamically sound. What you did, was witchcraft. (edit) (Samantha just made it possible that all the items in the house cooperate with Darrin, she encourages him to give it a try)
Darrin : (with a strong voice) Banana... come! ...Darrin.
Samantha: You don’t have to sound like Tarzan.
Darrin: Well I never talked to a banana before. (edit)
Samantha: Darrin, before you get angry. Please be fair. You sailed something down to me, right? It was only fair, that I sail a little something back up to you.
Darrin: (argues) What I did was not only extremely clever and humorous, it was aerodynamically sound. What you did, was witchcraft. (edit) (Samantha just made it possible that all the items in the house cooperate with Darrin, she encourages him to give it a try)
Darrin : (with a strong voice) Banana... come! ...Darrin.
Samantha: You don’t have to sound like Tarzan.
Darrin: Well I never talked to a banana before. (edit)
Samantha cries real tears in this episode. Yet according to Bell, Book and Candle, the movie that inspired Bewitched, witches do not cry.
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If Samantha can turn back time to correct a situation, why not more often when in a tough jam. Making Samantha this powerful for one episode is a plotting error that makes other plots less believable. Only a few episodes ago, Samantha can only do small things with her magic.
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Humans cannot perform or learn witchcraft. That’s frequently mentioned, particular in The Joker is a Card. However, in this episode, Samantha casts a spell such that the house, and all that is in it, cooperates with Darrin and his wishes. So he is able to do magic without destroying the consistency.
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This episode includes one of the rare moments when Endora addresses Darrin correctly by his first name and when Endora and Darrin were nice to each other.
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A Is For Aardvark very possibly refers to the first entry in the old grade school readers used to teach students the alphabet.
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A is for AardvarkPerfect "Series classic" Darrin breaks his ankle going outside to lock a door.When he runs Sam ragged,she has the house cooperate with him.Soon he decides that witchcraft is okay,becomes materialistic.Sam goes along to discourage him,and he soon snaps out of it. Continue » Posted Aug 25, 2006 9:59 am PST |
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