In Color!

[Charlie]

A while back, a friend of mine in NY that collects Bewitched memorabilia made me a VHS tape of several Bewitched episodes taken from 16mm film. These were originals without touch-up color, unlike in re-runs we see today. Also included are the Chevrolet commercials (Chevy was the show's biggest sponsor). The openings and endings of these episodes show the cartoon Samantha and Darrin riding on a Chevy bowtie instead of a broom, which would not be seen on today's reruns. There is also the "Bewitched In Color" screen. Some are in color and some in B&W. ABC didn't broadcast this show in color till 1966. The quality is not the greatest... i suppose due to the degrading of the film over years, as well as this tape being recorded at a slower speed.

I also have a segment showing the ABC Thursday night line up and times for Bewitched, That Girl, and Love on a Rooftop. The music they used in some of these ads was pretty "groovy". The picture is of this segment is so bad that it can hardly be seen. Could be due to my VCR being 13 years old. One of these days I'll buy a new one.

It is really neat to watch these episodes from the 60's with the original openings, closings, and commercials... especially on a vintage set.

Below are some screen shots of the better scenes.