"Tabitha" (1977) TV series 1977-1978

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Directors:

William Asher
Charles S. Dubin

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 (11 episodes, 1976-1978)
Robert Urich	...	Paul Thurston (11 episodes, 1976-1978)
Mel Stewart	...	Marvin Decker (11 episodes, 1976-1978)
David Ankrum	...	Adam Stephens (11 episodes, 1976-1978)
Karen Morrow	...	Aunt Minerva (11 episodes, 1976-1978)

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:

Marvin Decker: Who loves ya, baby?
Tabitha Stephens: Hmm. Terrific. Just what the world needs - a black Telly Savalas.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Girls Will Be Girls (2003/I)

Sad Sequel to a Classic

When I was a kid, I pretty much enjoyed this show due to the fact that it was pretty much an interesting show. However, since I have gotten older, I pretty much see it as a show that was wrong on several counts. First off, this show tried to be a combination of its parent show and "Mary Tyler Moore" with its concept of a witch who is also a career girl. Unfortunately, this combination was not a success and was probably the main reason this show was not a success. Also, this was an odd show due to the fact that when "Bewitched" went off the air in 1972, Tabitha and Adam were approximately 7 and 2 respectively and in this show which aired five years later they are now in their mid-20's whereas they should have been roughly about 12 and 7. Also, as another commentator mentioned, where did Aunt Minerva come from? If memory serves me right, Samantha was an only child and the closest she had to a sister was her wild cousin Serena. But perhaps the biggest inconsistency of this series was that they never attempted to really develop the relationship between Tabitha and Paul. In the entire run of the show they only had one scene that was even close to romantic. The rest of the time Tabitha was trying to fight off his amorous advances. But you had to know that this show was a disaster when they began bringing back many of the former regular and semi-regular cast members of the parent show such as the Kravitzes, who's niece was one of Tabitha's neighbors, and Doctor Bombay. This show was a perfect example of the lack of originality in television. Luckily it didn't sink the careers of Lisa Hartman and Robert Urich, who went on to successful careers after this show was canceled.