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This long-running (1964-1972) [[Fantastic Comedy]] on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] took a lighthearted look at the supernatural. The show, which could have been forgettable fluff in lighter hands, was buoyed by intelligent writing and sharp performances, and as a result, ''Bewitched'' became a favorite with critics and audiences and even won a few Emmys.
Elizabeth Montgomery starred as Samantha, the wife of ad executive Darrin Stephens. She was not the average [[Housewife]]. in fact, she was a witch. Darrin encouraged her to suppress her powers and try to live a normal life, but Samantha couldn't help using her powers when she or Darrin were in a jam. With a twitch of the nose, she would make something magical happen and throw Darrin and the rest of the mortal world into a tizzy.
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In 2005 a [[The Film of the Series|movie]] [[Bewitched (film)|adaptation]] hit the big screen, and approached the subject matter from a direction never before tried, as replicating the original would require either denying the existence of a seminal TV show or making Darrin an idiot. Instead, it was a comedy about a remake of the original series. Naturally, the twist was that a ''real'' witch of the ''Bewitched'' mold (Isabel, played by Nicole Kidman) was cast as Samantha ("We weren't allowed to watch ''Bewitched'' while growing up. Daddy said it was racist.").
In 2021, ''another'' film adaptation -- one less meta and more traditional -- [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bewitched-movie-in-the-works-at-sony-pictures entered its early development phase] at Sony Pictures. It remains to be seen if it will actually be made.<ref>Nothing more has been heard about it since it was announced in March 2021, so signs are not good.</ref>
''[[Bewitched]]'' has been dubbed into dozens of languages for distribution all around the world. In addition, the series has been remade many times in foreign markets, most notably on Japanese TV in 2004 as ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20041230054637/http://www.tbs.co.jp/okumajo/ Oku-sama wa majo]'' -- literally, ''My Wife Is A Witch'' but subtitled in English ''Bewitched in Tokyo''. Furthermore, ''[[Bewitched]]'' is credited as a major influence on the very first [[Magical Girl]] [[Anime]], ''[[Sally the Witch]]'' (''Mahōtsukai Sally'', broadcast 1966-1968), making it the ultimate ancestor of all [[Cute Witch]] characters in Japanese animation. More recently, explicit homage was paid to ''[[Bewitched]]'' by the 2005 anime ''[[Oku-sama wa Mahou Shoujo|Oku-sama wa Maho Shojo: Bewitched Agnes]]''. Finally, the rights to ''[[Bewitched]]'' have been owned since 1989 by [[Sony]], a Japanese company; this is coincidental (it was a side effect of their purchase of [[Columbia Pictures]]), but certainly fits, given the series' popularity in Japan.
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* [[Literal Genie]]: Many spells go off ''exactly'' as specified, not as desired.
* [[Magical Gesture]]: Samantha's famous nose-wiggling. Other witches like Endora tended to have a different style however. A young Tabitha, unable to
* [[Match Cut]]
* [[Meet Cute]]
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* [[Nosy Neighbor]]: While not a [[Trope Namer]], "Gladys Kravitz" is shorthand for a busy-body who gossips about their neighbors.
* [[Not Me This Time]]: Happens in quite a few episodes, as Darrin usually assumes that his troubles are being caused by Endora. Endora claims to be innocent, or doesn't show up in the episode at all, and later it turns out to be someone else screwing with Darrin -- or the problem was completely mundane with no magic involved.
* [[Not So Above It All]]: While often getting angry at her mother for using magic to torment Darrin, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9-Pk-EcqOI Samantha herself did it quite a bit] to folks who annoyed her. She was just a lot more subtle.
* [[One Scene, Two Monologues]]: A [[Running Gag]] with Darrin and his bar buddy Dave. Darrin always tells Dave everything about his life, including the fact that his wife is a witch, and Dave obliviously continues rambling on about something else.
{{quote|'''Dave:''' The sea of matrimony is beset with hidden shoals and reefs.
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