Bewitched

10 Beste Episodes of Bewitched - Season 8

Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.

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Bewitched - S8E5

#15 - Bewitched, Bothered and Baldoni (Staffel 8 - Folge 5)

The Stephens are sightseeing in Rome, and Endora tries to test Darrin's loyalty by bringing the famous Venus statue to life. When Darrin meets her (now named Vanessa), he misses an important meeting with a client named Mr. Baldoni, who also falls for Vanessa. Samantha, deciding that this is just too much, takes it upon herself to bring the famous Adonis statue to life. Adonis and Vanessa meet and fall in love instantly and are zapped back to the museum in their original forms- but with a small difference: they hold hands!

The episode was rated 7,52 from 29 votes.

Bewitched - S8E4

#14 - Samantha's Not-So-Leaning Tower of Pisa (Staffel 8 - Folge 4)

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Next Stop, Italy! The Stephens enjoy their vacation in a hotel overlooking the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. Of course, Esmerelda pops in due to a lack of confidence. Esmerelda reveals that she made the tower lean by mistake when she was engaged to the builder. So Esmerelda takes it upon herself to right the wrong...by actually straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa! The town totally freaks out when the famous tower is straightened correctly, and Esmerelda cannot remember what happened to make the Tower lean in the first place! A trip back in time helps her to remember. It seems that she tried to twitch up a tower sandwich for the builder and to make it lean, thus making the Tower lean again.

The episode was rated 7,52 from 25 votes.

Bewitched - S8E10

#13 - Hansel and Gretel in Samanthaland (Staffel 8 - Folge 10)

Hansel and Gretel are brought to life by Tabitha and are very sad and hungry. Tabitha decides that they should spend the night and goes into the storybook to ask their father. Samantha finds out and goes in the book after her, leaving a confused Darrin and the Tates at the dinner table. Worse of all, Hansel and Gretel run away again to look for food in the real world. In the storybook world, Sam finds Tabitha locked in the wicked witch's house. She brings Tabitha home and after a whole lot of confusion and police involvement, Hansel and Gretel are sent back into the storybook. Now, to get out of the situation of putting on a play of "Hansel and Gretel".....

The episode was rated 7,52 from 23 votes.

Bewitched - S8E3

#12 - Samantha and the Loch Ness Monster (Staffel 8 - Folge 3)

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Sam and Darrin visit Inverness, Scotland, the place famous for the Loch Ness and its legendary monster. It seems that the monster is actually a warlock named Bruce who was transformed by Serena. To save Bruce's life, Sam calls on Serena to get him out of the spell. Once transformed, Bruce decides to get even with Serena by giving her a mermaid's tail! The reporters go crazy about the Loch Ness Monster, and Bruce wants to be a monster again. So he changes Serena back and Serena returns the favor by sending him back to the way he used to be, but with a little understanding about how important he really is.

The episode was rated 7,55 from 31 votes.

Bewitched - S8E26

#11 - The Truth, Nothing But the Truth, So Help Me Sam (Staffel 8 - Folge 26)

In the final episode, Endora tries to test out Darrin's honesty by giving him a pin with a spell that makes him tell the truth. Darrin learns that honesty is not exactly the best policy when he jeopardizes an important account. It seems as though he may have lost the account, but the client likes the honesty between Darrin and Larry and gives them a break. As the series ends, Samantha and Darrin tell each other how much they love each other, without the magic of the truth pin.

The episode was rated 7,58 from 33 votes.

Bewitched - S8E8

#10 - TV or Not TV (Staffel 8 - Folge 8)

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Tabitha speaks out about violence on TV. She pops on a TV show to reprimand two aggressive puppets. Of course, Darrin happens to be watching the show and tells Sam to get Tabitha off the TV. The sponsors say otherwise and Tabitha becomes a TV star. The Stephens are dead set against this and Sam makes sure that the sponsor, Mr. Silverton, brings his own daughter to the show for back-up. Tabitha isn't quite ready for the home audience yet (until 1977 with her self-titled spin-off show) and Robin, the Silverton's daughter wins her chance to be in the spotlight.

The episode was rated 7,58 from 24 votes.

Bewitched - S8E16

#9 - Samantha Is Earthbound (Staffel 8 - Folge 16)

In this crazy episode, Samantha gets a condition which makes her entirely 500 pounds heavier. Dr. Bombay comes and gives her an antidote that makes her lighter...a little too light as she floats to the air! This will be hard to hide when the Prescotts, McMann and Tate's newest clients, has Samantha volunteer for a charity bazaar and fashion show. Sam tries everything to help weigh her down, but to no avail. In a memorable scene, Samantha holds a giant urn on her shoulder as she goes down the runway half floating, half walking in the fashion show. It is there that Darrin comes up with a spectacular slogan for Prescott shoes.

The episode was rated 7,59 from 22 votes.

Bewitched - S8E7

#8 - The Ghost Who Made a Spectre of Himself (Staffel 8 - Folge 7)

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The European vacation is over when Darrin and Samantha pack up and are about to head home. Their departure is disrupted when Larry and Louise invites them to spend a weekend at the Duke of Whitset's hotel castle. It turns out that this hotel is hanuted by a ghost named Henry, who happens to be the Duke's ancestor. Harry is turned on by Samantha, and to get a little bit close to her, he possesses Darrin's body. When Harry (in Darrin's body) is shut down by Sam, he moves on to Louise! Samantha calls up a lady ghost to ward Harry off. Darrin gets his body back when Harry leaves it to be with the lady ghost. Now we can call it a day in Europe as the cast heads for home.

The episode was rated 7,62 from 21 votes.

Bewitched - S8E19

#7 - Serena's Youth Pill (Staffel 8 - Folge 19)

Serena returns for the last time and babysits with Tabitha and Adam. Larry comes by to return a golf club and Serena does an Abby Cunningham on him. Larry hurries off, but not before Serena gives him a pill to be young and active (pre-Viagra!). It makes him younger, all right, by ten years! Larry gets even younger and younger and everyone is very worried about him. Serena gives him an antidote which turns him back to normal.

The episode was rated 7,63 from 24 votes.

Bewitched - S8E2

#6 - How Not to Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII (part 2) (Staffel 8 - Folge 2)

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Darrin finds out that if Samantha marries Henry VIII, she will indeed be beheaded. Darrin tries to get Samantha away from Henry, but that proves to be very hard because she doesn't know who he is. Darrin gets thrown in the dungeon, but Endora saves him. At a party that Henry VIII is giving, Endora talks to Sam about giving up the king and going with Darrin. Henry VIII threatens to behead Darrin, but Endora suggests that they have a wrestling match. With Darrin in pain, Sam kisses him and gets back her memory. They all return home to the present, and Endora releases the nobleman for good.

The episode was rated 7,64 from 28 votes.

Bewitched - S8E18

#5 - Samantha on Thin Ice (Staffel 8 - Folge 18)

Tabitha wants to learn how to skate, and Samantha agrees to take lessons with her in the mortal way. When Tabitha falls down constantly, Endora cannot take much more and decides to bewitch Tabitha's skates so that Tabitha becomes a terrific skater. Tabitha is bound to be the next Tara Lipinksi if Endora doesn't take that spell off of her. So Endora does and Tabitha is back to being a poor skater again.

The episode was rated 7,65 from 20 votes.

Bewitched - S8E13

#4 - Three Men and a Witch on a Horse (Staffel 8 - Folge 13)

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Endora transforms Darrin into a gambler. Samantha inisists Endora remove the spell. Endora makes more trouble by having Darrin bet on a horse named Fancy Dancer that is bound to lose, and Darrin gets Larry and a client to place all bets on Fancy Dancer. Samantha pops to the stables to talk to Dancer about winning the race for her husband and his friends. In the race, it seems like Dancer is bound to come in last, but he pulls through and wins!

The episode was rated 7,65 from 23 votes.

Bewitched - S8E9

#3 - A Plague on Maurice and Samantha (Staffel 8 - Folge 9)

Samantha has lost her powers again and it seems like Maurice's magic is gone as well when he visits her. Dr. Bombay discovers that no one should kiss Samantha or they would lose their powers. So, until his powers come back, Maurice lives like a mortal. Maurice then helps out Darrin by winning a chili account for him. And that's when Samantha and Maurice get their powers back respectively.

The episode was rated 7,67 from 24 votes.

Bewitched - S8E22

#2 - George Washington Zapped Here (part 2) (Staffel 8 - Folge 22)

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The Washingtons adjust to life in the twentieth century as they stay with the Stephens. Larry sees them both and decides that it is a great ad campaign for his new clients, the Whirlaway Washing Machine Company. George cannot tell a lie about the washer and, as a result, loses the account for Larry and Darrin. He does the same thing in the courtroom and his charges are dismissed. Then the Washingtons are finally send back to their own time.

The episode was rated 7,76 from 21 votes.

Bewitched - S8E14

#1 - Adam, Warlock or Washout? (Staffel 8 - Folge 14)

The Witches Council wants to test out Adam to see if he is a warlock or a mortal. If he is a mortal, he wilh have to be taken away from the Stephens' household. Maurice helps Adam by giving him powers so that he will not be taken away. Adam is indeed normal, but he does have his own powers tucked away somewhere.

The episode was rated 7,93 from 27 votes.

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