Details About Bewitched That Its Producers Were Afraid To Disclose

Published on 01/13/2023
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Drinking On Set

Anyone who has seen an episode of Mad Men knows that workplace drinking restrictions in the 1960s were somewhat different. That explains why the Bewitched actors drank actual alcohol while holding drinks in the hands of their characters. And, yes, numerous sequences were shot with the performers, shall we say, a touch tipsy.

Drinking On Set

Drinking On Set

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Montgomery Wasn’t The First Option To Be Samantha

It’s impossible to imagine someone else wrinkling their nose so cutely! However, the show’s creators had another candidate in mind for the lead part. Let us now present Tammy Grimes, who turned down the role due to Samantha’s motives. “She felt like if the character had all this power, why doesn’t she cure all the ills of the world,” Herbie J. Pilato, a writer and aficionado of classic television, told Fox News. That is an excellent point.

Montgomery Wasn't The First Option To Be Samantha

Montgomery Wasn’t The First Option To Be Samantha

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