"Tabitha" (1977) TV series 1977-1978

Creator:

Jerry Mayer
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

7 May 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Plot:

Tabitha Stephens is the daughter of Samantha and Darrin Stephens (from the series "Bewitched"). Like her mother...

Plot Keywords:

Witchcraft

Cast

Lisa Hartman	...	Tabitha Stephens (12 episodes, 1977-1978)
Robert Urich	...	Paul Thurston (12 episodes, 1977-1978)
Mel Stewart	...	Marvin Decker (12 episodes, 1977-1978)
David Ankrum	...	Adam Stephens (12 episodes, 1977-1978)
Karen Morrow	...	Aunt Minerva (12 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Directed by
Charles R. Rondeau		(6 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Writing credits
Jerry Mayer		(5 episodes, 1977)
Martin Donovan		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
Bernie Kahn		(2 episodes, 1977-1978)
George Yanok		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Produced by
Jerry Mayer	....	executive producer (12 episodes, 1977-1978)
George Yanok	....	producer (10 episodes, 1977-1978)
Robert Mintz	....	co-producer (9 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Original Music by
Shorty Rogers		(10 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Cinematography by
Gerald Perry Finnerman		(7 episodes, 1977-1978)
Richard A. Kelley		(6 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Film Editing by
Lee Burch		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Casting by
Claire Newell		(1 episode, 1977)

Series Art Direction by
John Beckman		(3 episodes, 1977-1978)
Ross Bellah		(3 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Set Decoration by
Sidney Clifford		(2 episodes, 1977)

Series Makeup Department
Ben Lane	....	makeup supervisor / makeup artist (3 episodes, 1977)

Series Production Management
Jon C. Andersen	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 1977)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jon C. Andersen	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1977)

Series Special Effects by
Larry L. Fuentes	....	special effects (3 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Bergdahl	....	camera operator (1 episode, 1977)
Leonard Bukey	....	key grip (1 episode, 1977)
Don Cady	....	gaffer (1 episode, 1977)
Bill Bohny	....	camera operator (1 episode, 1978)
Bud Heller	....	key grip (1 episode, 1978)
Glen Knight	....	gaffer (1 episode, 1978)

Series Casting Department
Al Onorato	....	casting supervisor (4 episodes, 1977-1978)
Claire Newell	....	casting (3 episodes, 1977-1978)

Series Music Department
Jeff Barry	....	composer: theme music (1 episode, 1977)
Lisa Hartman	....	singer: theme song (1 episode, 1977)

Series Other crew
Ed Jurist	....	executive story consultant (2 episodes, 1977)

Production Companies

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977-1978)
• Columbia Pictures Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)

Runtime:

30 min (12 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

On the original "Bewitched" (1964) series Tabitha was the older child. In this series she is the kid sister of Adam.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: Tabitha and Adam are both in their 20s, despite the series taking place in 1977, only five years after the end of "Bewitched" (1964) in which they were depicted as young children.

Quotes:

Tabitha Stephens: Just a little trick I learned from my mom.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Girls Will Be Girls (2003/I)

Oh My G-d,what were they thinking?

Like the person who wrote the comment about this show is that not even the twitch of the nose could save this turkey of a disaster series. By the way since I'm writing about this show,I'm watching it as of right now and to me it sucked. For one,I'm a huge fan of the BEWITCHED TV series but the producers who were trying to repackaging this show with some of the characters from the original series saw this as a train wreck waiting to happen and frankly it did. First of all,some of the characters like Dr. Bombay(Maurice Evans),and the hilarious Uncle Arthur (Paul Lynde) show up every so often but still it didn't help out the series nor did it save it either. In this outing,Tabitha is a grown woman(played by Liberty Williams in the pilot and then a very teenage looking Lisa Hartman in the series) who just like her mom Samantha is married to a moral as well,but still posesses magical powers! Also on hand as well is her brother Adam too who is all grown up and also possesses magical powers too! Both led separate lives in this series. In this one,I'm like where is Elizabeth Montgomery? And in this one Sam and Darren are not meddling in the kids' affairs and nor is Endora who is always sticking her nose where it doesn't belong.

Its no wonder that the series was put out to pasture(hasn't been seen in 24 years)and I can tell why it was. It sucked badly. I got the chance to see this series during one of TV Land's Kitschen shows where they show lame and brain dead shows from the past;see Fernwood 2 Night.