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It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

Episode Number: 4    Season Num: 1    First Aired: October 8, 1964    Prod Code: 3908
Samantha gives a dinner party to impress Rex Barker, one of Darrin's clients. Rex brings along his date, Babs Livingston, but advances on Samantha in the garden when he gets drunk. To teach him a lesson in treating people with respect, Samantha changes him into a dog. Darrin, thinking only of the possible loss of the account, is furious and Samantha locks him and the dog out. Endora sets a cat on the dog (Big mistake!). Samantha takes Barker to a vet and then changes him back to a man. The next morning, Barker, not having learned a thing from the night before, again makes a pass at Samantha (Very BIG mistake!). Darrin punches him and quits on the spot. Later, Barker apologizes and signs the contract on condition that Darrin return to the agency.

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Writer: Jerry Davis
Director: William Asher
Star: Elizabeth Montgomery (Samantha Stephens/Serena),  Dick York (Darrin Stephens [ seasons 1-5 ]),  Agnes Moorehead (Endora),  David White (Larry Tate)
Recurring Role: Irene Vernon (Louise Tate)
Guest Star: Grace Lee Whitney (Babs Livingston),  Monroe Arnold (Dr. Jason),  Karl Lukas (Policeman #1),  Jack Warden (Rex Barker)

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We meet Larry Tate and his lovely wife Louise, who is played by Irene Vernon at this time. This episode was remade twice as Episodes 194 and 243. This episode was scheduled for October 1, 1964, but it was pre-empted and did not air until much later in the season. (edit)

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Endora: What’s all the excitement? That little pussycat won’t hurt Mr. Barker.
Samantha: You call that a pussycat?
Endora: What do you call it?
Samantha: A mountain lion. It’ll tear Mr. Barker to shreds. (edit)
Mrs. Barker: Can I tell you something, honey? That little girl you married is a witch.
Darrin: Pardon?
Mrs. Barker: In all my life, I never saw one person that could throw together a dinner like this. And she did it all by herself. It’s like magic.
Darrin: She’s very gifted that way. (edit)
Samantha: And I’d rather you didn’t show up at the party tonight, if you don’t mind.
Endora: Why should I? I’m only your mother. I won’t be around forever.
Samantha: Wanna bet? (edit)

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Samantha's hairdo changes completely from neat to messy during the dog chase scene down the alley. (edit)

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"it shouldn't happen to a dog" is a true classic--a real tearjerker!
Continue » Posted Jul 29, 2005 2:12 am PST
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