"Tabitha" (1977) TV series 1977-1978

Creator:

Jerry Mayer

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 May 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Plot:

Tabitha Stephens is the daughter of Samantha and Darrin Stephens (from the series "Bewitched"). Like her mother...

Plot Keywords:

Witchcraft

Cast

Lisa Hartman	...	Tabitha Stephens (12 episodes, 1977-1978)
Robert Urich	...	Paul Thurston (12 episodes, 1977-1978)
Mel Stewart	...	Marvin Decker (12 episodes, 1977-1978)
David Ankrum	...	Adam Stephens (12 episodes, 1977-1978)
Karen Morrow	...	Aunt Minerva (12 episodes, 1977-1978)

Runtime:

30 min (12 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

On the original "Bewitched" (1964) series Tabitha was the older child. In this series she is the kid sister of Adam.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Tabitha and Adam are both in their 20s, despite the series taking place in 1977, only five years after the end of "Bewitched" (1964) in which they were depicted as young children.

Quotes:

Tabitha Stephens: Just a little trick I learned from my mom.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Girls Will Be Girls (2003/I)

Meh...

Like a few others, I was disappointed with the series. I was hoping it would live up to "Bewitched" but there really wasn't anything to set it apart from the other bland sitcoms surrounding it. Aunt Minerva really seemed like a tired retread of Endora with a smattering of Aunt Clara or Esmerelda, and Adam substituting for Durweed...Dogwood...Darrin seemed pointless (apparently, continuity wasn't considered. Maybe they thought the younger audience they were shooting for wouldn't have noticed or watched the original series?) The only thing it had going for it was the theme song. While Lisa Hartman was a decent choice for the role physically, it looked like her main direction was "pretend you're Elizabeth Montgomery playing Samantha". Overall, the show didn't feel very original.