What’s the Core Message of TV’s ‘Bewitched’? Prejudice, and More…

Bewitched, starring Elizabeth Montgomery, originally ran on ABC from 1964 to 1972. That makes 2024 the show’s 60th Anniversary.

During the show’s popular eight-year run, Bewitched, the entire series of which will be released on Blu-ray early next year, featured several superior episodes. Namely, “A is For Aardvark,” from the first season.

What’s it All About, Samantha?

In “A is for Aardvark,” Elizabeth Montgomery’s “twitch-witch” Samantha and her mortal husband Darrin (this time, played by Dick York — a few years before Dick Sargent stepped into the part) express their most heartfelt emotions.

The story centers around Darrin getting a cold, and how Samantha tires of running up and down the stairs at his beck and call. She gave up the magical life to live the mortal way, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t have her challenges on Earth.

That being said, in “A is for Aardvark,” Samantha decides to give Darrin the “power,” as in “magical powers,” so that he could zap up a glass of water and some lunch whenever he wants, instead of wearing his wife down.

Unfortunately, Darrin goes mad with the power, which disheartens Samantha. Her mortal husband becomes like all the self-absorbed warlocks she…