"Tabitha" (1977) TV series 1977-1978

Creator:

Jerry Mayer
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Seasons:

1 | unknown

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)

Series Directed by
Charles R. Rondeau		(6 episodes, 1977-1978)
William Asher		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)

Series Writing credits
Jerry Mayer		(12 episodes, 1977-1978)
Martin Donovan		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Bernie Kahn		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
George Yanok		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Produced by
Jerry Mayer	....	executive producer (12 episodes, 1977-1978)
George Yanok	....	producer (11 episodes, 1977-1978)
Robert Mintz	....	co-producer (9 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Original Music by
Shorty Rogers		(10 episodes, 1977-1978)
Dick DeBenedictis		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Cinematography by
Richard A. Kelley		(6 episodes, 1977-1978)
Gerald Perry Finnerman		(4 episodes, 1977)

Series Film Editing by
Lee Burch		(4 episodes, 1977)
Richard Van Enger Jr.		(4 episodes, 1977)
John Farrell		(3 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Casting by
Claire Newell		(10 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Art Direction by
Ross Bellah		(13 episodes, 1976-1978)
John Beckman		(11 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Set Decoration by
Sidney Clifford		(7 episodes, 1976-1977)
James Hassinger		(5 episodes, 1977-1978)
Audrey A. Blasdel		(2 episodes, 1976-1977)

Series Makeup Department
Ben Lane	....	makeup supervisor (13 episodes, 1976-1978)

Series Production Management
Jon Triesault	....	unit production manager (7 episodes, 1977-1978)
Jon C. Andersen	....	unit production manager (5 episodes, 1976-1977)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jon Triesault	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 1977-1978)
Jon C. Andersen	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1976-1977)

Series Special Effects by
Larry L. Fuentes	....	special effects coordinator (11 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Bohny	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 1977-1978)
Bud Heller	....	key grip (7 episodes, 1977-1978)
Glen Knight	....	gaffer (5 episodes, 1977-1978)
Don Cady	....	gaffer (5 episodes, 1977)
Bob Bergdahl	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1977)
Leonard Bukey	....	key grip (3 episodes, 1977)

Series Casting Department
Al Onorato	....	casting supervisor (12 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Music Department
Jeff Barry	....	composer: theme music (10 episodes, 1977-1978)
Lisa Hartman	....	singer: theme song (10 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Other crew
Bernie Kahn	....	executive story consultant (7 episodes, 1977-1978)
Ed Jurist	....	executive story consultant (4 episodes, 1977)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)

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 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Television

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)

Possibly the worst sitcom ever

As another person wrote What WERE they thinking?! Lisa Hartman was very cute in 1977 but her acting was just plain bad. Perhaps the director told her eye rolling, pouting, huffing and over reacting to "frustrating" situations is funny. I'm also wondering if she was told to try to act like and mimic the wonderful Elizabeth Montgomery as her vocal inflections and reactions are suspiciously very similar. OK It was 1977 a long, long, long time ago so I will cut it some slack. If you watch it for the time warp factor alone (The clothes, the bad disco music, the cheesy laugh track, and the horribly written dialog complete with lines like "Right On" "Foxy Mama" and "Shed those groovy threads") its bearable. Other than that her brother Adam (who i really don't remember much in the original Bewitched) is a dweeb, Aunt Minerva is obnoxious at best and Robert Urich seems completely out of place. Its filmed very similar to many of the TV shows of the 70's - like Wonder Woman the music swells at every commercial break and every ending has to have a close up freeze of Wonder Woman (Diane Prince) smiling and or laughing telling us stupid at home viewers that everything turned out fine. Tabitha has its same bad endings but now we forced to watch Tabitha and the rest of the cast mugging and laughing to idiotic dialog. If it ever finds it's way to TV again its worth seeing just to say I'm embarrassed for everyone involved.

2/10