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Bewitched: Complete Sixth Season (4pc) (Full) [1964] (REGION 1) (NTSC)


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Dick Sargent's first season as Darrin - Not perfect but any new Bewitched is better than nothing
Review date: 2008-08-18 Rating: 6 out of 10

Well 2008 saw Elizabeth Montgomery finally get her star on the Hollywood walk of fame and the release of the sixth season of Bewitched on DVD. Major downside of this season was the replacement of Dick York with Dick Sargent, after Dick York's chronic back pain became too severe for him to film. Ironically Dick Sargent was originally cast as Darrin Stevens but due to other commitments the part was given to Dick York, who made it his own. Sargent isn't the same calibre of actor as York, and he looks so similar to York it's all a bit eerie, but at least he tries and some-one had to take over the role of Darrin. Dick York was bedridden for much of the remainder of his life, from where he founded 'Acting for Life', a private charity to help the homeless and others in need. In the end Sargent just swaps over from York with no comment, despite the possibility that a 'magical' storyline reason could have been used for the difference in appearance.

My daughter [14] has all five of Dick York's Bewitched seasons, and for her he will always be the real Darrin. Still as she has watched the first 5 seasons of Bewitched to death, she decided that any new Bewitched is better than nothing. However, unlike York's first five seasons, she hasn't totally taken to the 6th season [as Darrin's just not 'right'], and months on she still hasn't watched all of the episodes. To be honest, although the Bewitched production team were starting to run out of ideas, there's still much to enjoy though. All the other cast members are present: Sam/Serena, Endora, Tabitha, Uncle Arthur, Maurice, Dr Bombay, the Kravitzes, and the Tates. Plus Tabitha's brother Adam is born, Esmeralda the shy maid materializes [sneezing magic as she moves] and there's guest stars such as Henry Gibson and Jack Cassidy. You get all 30 episodes over 4 DVDs. We opted for the cheaper NTSC region 1 version from Amazon resellers, which had `mini-episodes' of `I dream of Jeannie' and `The Partridge Family' as the extras. So a season still worth owning for any Bewitched fan. That said, the later Bewitched spinoff DVD set 'Tabitha: The entire series' is rated far more highly by her, so check that out as well.

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Recording label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
EAN: 0043396246973
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 4
Format: Box set, Black & White, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC,
Release date: 2008-05-06
Universal product code (UPC): 043396246973
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 760 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1964-09-17
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Spanish (Subtitled)
Language: Portuguese (Subtitled)
Language: French (Dubbed)
Language: Portuguese (Dubbed)
Language: Spanish (Dubbed)

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