11 Things You Probably Never Knew About ‘Bewitched’

In fact, she and husband William Asher, who also directed 131 episodes, purposely went looking for a project the pair could tackle together as a family when their agent sent them to meet with studio heads pitching the spooky show.

While her second and third pregnancies were used to introduce the Stephens' children, Tabitha and Adam, Montgomery's growing belly in the early days of the series was kept hidden with strategic angles and close-ups.

After suffering a spinal injury on the set of the 1959 western They Came To Cordura, which also starred Gary Cooper, York continued to endure severe pain the rest of his life. The set was supplied with special seating, and the cast would often help him get around from room to room.

Ultimately, he was unable to continue working, and his role was recast.

Over the summer between the fifth and sixth seasons, the network re-aired 14 "non-Darrin" episodes in the hopes that it would help their audience adjust to the change. Some thought they should attempt to write in an explanation for Darrin's new look, but Asher felt the viewers would understand on their own.

Instead, the hit show sank 13 notches in the ratings rankings and never fully recovered throughout the last three seasons.

On top of the backlash from the audience when introducing Dick Sargent as the new Mr. Stephens in the sixth season, Moorhead, who was close with York before his exit, let her own feelings be known at the cast's first table read by simply saying, "I don't like change."

First, in 1963 while rehearsing for the pilot episode, they postponed all work following the announcement that President John F. Kennedy, a good friend of William Asher, had been killed.

Later again in 1968, an episode was interrupted by reports of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death as well.

Animated by the legendary folks at Hanna-Barbera, famous for creating The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, and The Jetsons among several other classic cartoons, Montgomery was apparently less impressed by their work for Bewitched and felt they could have done better.

You can spot the Stephens' house down the street in scenes filmed in the front yard of Jeannie and her astronaut beau Tony Nelson's home, even though the shows were supposed to be set across the country from each other in New York and Florida, respectively.

Sally Field's house from Gidget was also located right next door to the Stephens'.

Perhaps done to appease folks who were worried about potential "satanic" messages being spread from the quirky show even before it aired, the two leading ladies were named after a story in I Samuel 28 about Saul consulting the "Witch of Endor" to bring back the spirit of Samuel.

Infant Cynthia Black was used for the first episode when the Stephens welcomed their baby girl to the family, then the role was taken over by twins Heidi and Laura Gentry before being replaced again by another set of twins, Julie and Tamar Young.

Starting with season three, Erin and Diane Murphy were given the role, with Erin eventually taking over full time.

As the meddling mother-in-law, Endora delighted in calling Darrin by countless wrong names like Durwood, Dobbin, and Darwin. However, two of Samantha's magical relatives were able to consistently refer to him by the correct moniker: Aunt Clara and Uncle Arthur.

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