Bewitched - The Complete Fourth Season (1964)

Elizabeth Montgomery Dick York and Agnes Moorehead return for more spellbinding comedy and magic in BEWITCHED: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON. Join a harried Darrin while he watches helplessly as Samantha Endora and their extended family of witches and warlocks conjure up love potions space visitors Leonardo da Vinci and even Prince Charming himself. Paul Lynde and Emmy Award Winner Marion Lorne are back as well in this extraordinary four-disc DVD collection featuring 33 episodes of side-splitting laughter enchantment and fun!System Requirements:Run Time: 837 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 043396162402 Manufacturer No: 16240 Product Description

Obvious Plot Device in Hippie...

Plot devices are used in sitcoms all the time and most can be overlooked if a sitcom is funny enough, but in Bewitched, season 4, one particular episode doesn't quite cover itself enough. The plot device in "Hippie, Hippie, Hooray" is much too obvious for my taste. In this episode, Sam's cousin Serena decides to play a "hippie" musician and gets her picture put on the front-page of the local news during a local "sit-in" which is busted up by a motorcycle gang and cops. It's not enough, however, that Serena is the twin-cousin of Samantha, she also decides to make her hair "blonde" for the event. Serena, in all past episodes, has always been a brunette and from every indication, prefers being a brunette.

So, why does Serena decide to be a blonde in this particular episode? Well, for one thing, if Serena had preferred to stay brunette for this episode, then she probably would not have been confused with Samantha by Darrin's boss, Larry Tate, and his wife Louise. That's the basis for the whole situation in this episode. We're suppose to believe that Serena simply decided she didn't mind being blonde after all, even after expressing distate for it in several earlier episodes. We're also suppose to think that Serena's "hippie" event had to happen in Connecticut (The fictional location of this series), even while California is the more likely stage, and Serena could have just as easily staged this thing anywhere in the world (she is a witch, after all).

But forget about the location because its the simple fact that Serena decided to be a blonde for the event which is the obvious plot-device. Why deliberately cause her cousin Sam so much bad publicity? That isn't her style. That's more her mother's style, because she likes anything that hurts Darrin's position. The point is, in a more reality-based fiction, the chances are Serena would have simply chosen to be a brunette for the event, but that probably would have prevented the whole situation.

I know sit-coms are over-flowing with plot-devices, but they're funnier when the plot-devices aren't so damn obvious. Bewitched is generally good for goofy laughs, but this particular episode didn't quite do it for me. As for the rest of the season, aside from the warm and fuzzy holiday episodes, which are obviously made for kids, it was okay.

Toys in Babeland has a perfectly mad-cap ending, Cheap, Cheap is a nice twist of humor, Big Ears is nice social commentary with some good laughs, Once in a Vial is a good backfire on Endora's manipulations, Snob in the Grass is another good social commentary with laughs, and Man of the Year is a minor gut-buster that makes big fun at the expense of Darrin's vanity.

This season is obviously one of the best, despite the fact that it doesn't rely so much on the nosey neighbor Gladys Cravits (no longer played by the original). March 11, 2008

Bewitched, the complete fourth Season

It was what i had been looking for since they took it off the air. What I did not expect was the clear and color of each of the movies. It is great! Thanks so much! I grew up with Bewitched. February 9, 2008

bewitched

i like bewitched but until started watching seasons back to back, didn't realize how much of the exact same scenarios in each episode. February 8, 2008

Amazing Betwitching and Entertaining

Ifn you wanna have a good Good Dose of Bewitched, whip up some Hong Gai Rong Goulash, and sit back for 33 great episodes.
As much as I love the first and second seasons, I think Season Four is just about the Peak of the Wonder that is the Series we know as Bewitched. The Queen of Witches gave us a Long living Character that stood the test of time.Through many stories, many episodes, some stronger than others, and I think this varies based on your opinion, she and a great cast delivered with wonderful skill, and perfect charisma.The series has strong production values and hardly ever do you see the wires that allowed the tricks to be done in the flying tricks, but given such a fast production schedule, I guess some mistakes would happen.
My one and only complaint is that the space for any extras is taken up by stupid advertisements for other DVDs. This is a great DVD for family viewing; great show, great entertainment. November 9, 2007

best of gladys

I waited until this season to purchase Bewitched on dvd. I personally think it and season 3 are the best for comedy sake. and some of my favorite episodes are featured this season. like the dolls babysitting Tabitha,a dream where Sam and Darrin tell the world she is a witch. Sabrina taking Sam's place for an afternoon and of course Darrin's growing ears.but my main reason for purchasing this season is because I think it highlights the work of Sandra Gould as Gladys Kravitz in color. her best episode is Splitsville where she stays at the Stevens. for any fan of Sandra Gould this is her definitive piece. and her reactions when Darrin's ears grow. and when Sam/Sabrina makes her shoes disappear. plus the episode where the spacemen zap her with a "nice" gun.
Sandra Gould is featured in other seasons as well,but for she is what sold me season 4. September 9, 2007

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