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5	The character sheet for the Creator/{{ABC}} series, ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''.
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9	!!Main Characters
10	[[folder:Samantha Stephens]]
11	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/samantha_gifs_bewitched_29872392_500_382_1.jpg]]
12	->'''Played by:''' Creator/ElizabethMontgomery
13
14	->''"Oh, my stars!"''
15
16	An average, normal, typical suburban housewife, who has to juggle household chores, two young children, and a husband in need of support -- with a few shortcuts, as she happens to be a witch.
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18	* AlliterativeName: '''S'''amantha '''S'''tephens.
19	* BewareTheNiceOnes: She is a kind and friendly person but push her too far and you WILL regret it.
20	* CategoryTraitor: She's seen as this by her mother and the rest of the witch community for marrying a mortal and giving in to his demands to renounce her use of witchcraft.
21	* CharacterCatchphrase: "Oh my stars!", usually said when things begin to get out of hand. The nasal way she says "Well?" (with two syllables) when she's trying to avoid answering something is also quite distinctive.
22	* ClingyJealousGirl: Despite her good nature, she gets very jealous when other women show interest in Darrin and it can bring out her vindictive side.
23	* CuteWitch: One of the best-known examples, and a huge influence on the trope because the show's popularity in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} helped kickstart the MagicalGirl genre.
24	* DatingWhatDaddyHates: More like "Dating What Mother Hates", as her marrying a mortal causes Endora to often try to break up their marriage.
25	* DeadpanSnarker: Has her moments.
26	--> ''(After Darrin's ex-fiancée throws a party with the express purpose of humiliating her)'' For a while it was kind of hard to tell which [[WitchWithACapitalB witch]] was which.
27	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Blond-haired and too nice for her own good most of the time.
28	* HappilyMarried: Despite the witch hijinks and her family's disapproval, she and Darrin are deeply in love and devoted to each other.
29	* TheHighQueen: She was chosen by Ticheba, the Queen of the Witches, to be her heir and successor. Though Samantha limited her interactions, so that she could focus on Darrin and Tabitha, it was brought up a few times that she was the current reigning Queen, and would once in a while be requested to intervene in magical affairs.
30	%%* HotWitch: One of the first examples on television.
31	* {{Housewife}}: To Endora's considerable ire. Especially since there was no real reason, other than Darrin's anti-magical prejudice, that she couldn't complete every single household chore with a twitch of her nose and then spend her days enjoying the leisurely pursuits common among witches. To be fair, Samantha herself seems committed to living a 'normal' mortal life, and in the pilot she, not Darrin, is the first one to suggest that she should give up magic.
32	* MayflyDecemberRomance: She is several centuries older than Darrin and ages far more slowly than him, which concerns Darrin to no end.
33	* MsFanservice: Notice how Elizabeth Montgomery's skirts kept getting shorter and shorter in the last few seasons (and her bra straight up disappeared in the last season). Cranked up whenever she played Serena.
34	* MuggleMageRomance: With Darrin, a regular human.
35	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: The series contradicts itself and her exact age is never stated, but she was born after the 14th century and before the first Thanksgiving.
36	* TookALevelInBadass: With respect to her agreeableness with Darrin. In early seasons, she is easily guilted by Darrin whenever she uses her powers, and is constantly apologetic to the point of coming off as an ExtremeDoormat. In later seasons (namely after York's Darrin is replaced by Sergeant), she is slower to give in to Darrin's demands, and even stubbornly goes through with using her witchcraft in spite of his objections to the point that he has no choice but to go along with it.
37	* UglyGuyHotWife: Successful advertising career or no, Darrin (regardless of who played him) never really had any business being married to Elizabeth Montgomery's Samantha.[[labelnote:*]]This is somewhat justified for Dick York's Darrin in real life, in that his terrible health problems, which is what ending up causing him to leave the show, took its toll on his appearance.[[/labelnote]]
38	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: A throwaway gag shows her raining out a ball game in order to get Darrin to teach her to drive. When this plot point is revisited, the game field is in danger of being washed away by a flash flood.
39	[[/folder]]
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41	[[folder:Darrin Stephens]]
42	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4b342a124ea350aece7047edca6f89db_script_tv_series.jpg]]
43	[[caption-width-right:350:Dick York as Darrin]]
44	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1208423247_1.jpg]]
45	[[caption-width-right:350:Dick Sargent as Darrin]]
46	->'''Played by:''' Creator/DickYork (Season 1-5) and Creator/DickSargent (Season 6-8)
47
48	-> ''"So my wife's a witch. Every married man has to make some adjustment."''
49
50	Samantha's husband, who works for the advertising agency [=McMann=] & Tate. He only found out Samantha was a witch on their wedding night and doesn't want her to use her powers because he disapproves of witchcraft, but he is sometimes forced to concede this point when they are in a jam.
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52	* BerserkButton: Darrin usually throws a fit whenever he catches Samantha using her witchcraft, which is the source of their conflicts in many episodes. However in later seasons, this is downplayed to mild annoyance.
53	* BullyingADragon: And that Dragon is his mother-in-law! Endora can turn Darrin into a frog or a rock, or even blast him to bits, and yet Darrin cannot stop poking that bear by making sarcastic remarks about her or even showing open hostility to Endora. His life would be a lot easier if he didn't keep on picking fights with his mother-in-law for no reason other than his own foolish pride.
54	* DeadpanSnarker: Very much so.
55	--> '''Newscaster's Voice''': We may be closer than we think to actually shooting a man to the moon.
56	--> '''Darrin:''' ''(Having found out that Samantha's been to the moon)'' I could save them the trip.
57	* DubNameChange:
58	** His name was changed to "Jean-Pierre" in the French dub.
59	** He is "James" in the Brazilian dub, for some reason.
60	* FantasyForbiddingFather: His desperate need to have a normal daughter results in him trying to hide Tabitha's witch heritage from her during infancy, and later forbidding her from using her witchcraft and anyone from teaching her.
61	* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: He seems to be in this situation, which is odd, given how often it is said that he is very well-respected in the advertising business, and presumably would get snatched up by another agency if [=McMann=] & Tate ever did fire him for more than a few hours.
62	** Then again, given how many times Darrin has been forced to lie to Larry about the weird effects of Endora's spells, he might be on thin ice.
63	* HappilyMarried: Despite the witch hijinks and Sam's family's disapproval, he and Sam are deeply in love and devoted to each other.
64	* {{Hypocrite}}: In one episode in season 2, Darrin gets into a heated dispute with Samantha over catching her using her powers (which she only used because he was rushing her), and strictly forbids her from using them ever again. Later that night when they run out of gas on their way to a party, Darrin tells Samantha to fill it up with her magic, she throws his argument back at him.
65	-->'''Samantha:''' No no no. ''(smiles)'' You're right, I shouldn't use my witchcraft ''[[ExactWords under any circumstances.]]''
66	* InvoluntaryShapeshifter: He became pretty much an honorary one after being transformed by Endora, Maurice, Serena, and other witches and warlocks through the series several times.
67	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He very much comes across as a {{Jerkass}} at times (especially to viewers in modern times) but he's shown to love Sam and Tabitha very much and at least one episode ("I Confessed") has implied that the real reason he forbids Sam to use her powers is because he knows that bad things will happen if people discover she's a witch.
68	* MayflyDecemberRomance: Samantha is a few hundred years older than Darrin and ages much more slowly, meaning that she will look pretty much the same as she does now when Darrin is elderly.
69	* MuggleMageRomance: With Samantha.
70	* ObsessivelyNormal: Insists that Samantha hide her magic powers, not because of any moral objections to witchcraft or any fear of her being persecuted, but solely because he is obsessed with being "normal".
71	* PanickyExpectantFather: While waiting for Tabitha's delivery.
72	-->'''Man:''' First child?\
73	'''Darrin:''' How could you tell?\
74	'''Man:''' You're smoking my pipe.
75	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Endora whenever Samantha is in serious danger.
76	* UglyGuyHotWife: While he wasn't full-on ugly per se, he was very plain-looking next to his wife. Successful advertising career or no, Darrin (regardless of who played him) never really had any business being married to Elizabeth Montgomery's Samantha.[[labelnote:*]]This is somewhat justified for Dick York's Darrin in real life, as his terrible health problems, which is what ending up causing him to leave the show, took its toll on his appearance.[[/labelnote]]
77	* UnfazedEveryman: After a while, he takes all the supernatural happenings in stride.
78	* WeirdnessMagnet: Aside from being married to a witch, a lot of episodes shown that Darrin's life would have been plagued by the supernatural even without Sam. He had been cursed by nymphs, was once sought after by a youth-stealing witch, possessed by ghosts, and his family once owned leprechaun servants.
79	[[/folder]]
80
81	[[folder:Endora]]
82	[[quoteright:236:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dcdec55fb1c7d5e2b801db0971e7c7ee.jpg]]
83	->'''Played by:''' Creator/AgnesMoorehead
84
85	->''"When will you ever learn that mother knows best? And what mother knows best is how to prove she's right!"''
86
87	An old-fashioned woman... ''really'' old-fashioned. Samantha's mother Endora is the main antagonist of the show, almost always trying to drive a wedge between her and her husband. Although Endora cares deeply for her daughter and grandchildren, her ways of showing it can make little sense to anyone who isn't a thousand-year-old witch.
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89	* AffablyEvil: "Evil" is a rather strong term for her antagonism, but she remains quite friendly towards most members of the household and obviously has a lot of fun doing what she does -- especially turning Darrin into various animals.
90	* TheAgeless: Lampshaded in the first season:
91	-->'''Endora:''' I'm just your mother. I won't be around forever!\
92	'''Samantha:''' Wanna bet?
93	* AndStarring: "Agnes Moorehead as Endora".
94	* ClingyJealousGirl: Despite no longer living with Maurice, she's still hostile toward any witch who tries to flirt with him. She even once had a young witch drafted into the army for this.
95	* ControlFreak: The notion that Samantha might actually know what's better for her own life than she does is completely inconceivable to her.
96	* DeadpanSnarker: At least one thing she has in common with Darrin. They are both the snarkiest characters.
97	* DropInCharacter: She drops in on Samantha's house so often, she might as well live there. Ironically, her constant presence is lampshaded in one of the few episodes she doesn't appear in.
98	-->'''Samantha:''' I have a good mind to go home to mother!\
99	'''Darrin:''' What for?! Your mother's always here!
100	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite how she constantly tries to end the marriage, the one thing she never does is directly attempt to kill Darrin. In fact, when her husband does kill him, she actually threatens to move in if he doesn't resurrect him.
101	* FantasticRacism: Endora is flanderized to have nothing but contempt for mortals.
102	* {{Flanderization}}: During the first two seasons, she's just looking out for Samantha, tolerates and actively makes the occasional attempt to get along with Darrin. During the early color seasons, she makes no secret of the fact that she hates him personally, by the final three seasons, she's an out and out racist, going as far as to refer to Darrin as 'It' on one occasion.
103	* IfItsYouItsOkay: Despite her constant criticism of mortals, Endora frequently mentions her friendships with current and past mortal kings, queens, prime ministers, presidents, great artists, and religious/philosophical leaders; she seems to see any mortal with a drive towards greatness and a willingness to rise above the rest of the world as honorary witches even as she rails against the pettiness of most mortals. In one episode, Endora admits without any embarrassment to having had a fling with the mortal Sir Walter Raleigh. She even expresses a willingness to accept Darrin if he were a more wealthy or powerful person in those episodes in which she uses her magic to bring Darrin fiscal riches or enchants his personality to make him more worldly ambitious and financially successful.
104	* {{Jerkass}}: Endora, as a mortal, would more than likely already be insufferable to deal with. But the fact that she has an almost limitless supply of magic makes dealing with her hell, as Darrin fully was aware. On those occasions when she lost her powers, she would pitifully manipulate him into waiting on her hand and foot.
105	* MaliciousMisnaming: Loves to call Darrin all sorts of "D" names (Darwin, Derwood, Dumbo, etc.) just to get under his skin. She only calls him "Darrin" a total of eight times throughout the series.
106	* MeaningfulName: Her name, "Endora", is a reference to the Biblical Witch of Endor
107	* ObnoxiousInLaws: Her main role in the story is to engineer many and varied schemes to drive Darrin away.
108	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She admits to being over 1000.
109	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Darren whenever Samantha is in serious danger.
110	* VagueAge: At two separate points in the final season. She alludes to being around since the year 1000, yet a few episodes later she claims to not have been born until after the 16th century. However since witches are shown to be capable of time travel, this may not necessarily be a continuity error.
111	[[/folder]]
112
113	[[folder:Larry Tate]]
114	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bewit455.jpg]]
115	->'''Played by:''' Creator/DavidWhite
116
117	-> ''"You son-of-a-gun!"''
118
119	Darrin's boss.
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121	* AndStarring: Starting in Season Six, "And David White as Larry Tate".
122	* BenevolentBoss: Is very friendly with Darrin and values him as an employee as well as a friend.
123	* CatchPhrase: "You son of a gun!"
124	* EveryoneHasStandards: Larry will almost always force himself and Darrin to go along with some of their clients' morally questionable behaviors. However he will absolutely ''not'' tolerate a racist, as shown in "Sisters at Heart" where he chases off a client who refused to work with Darrin when he thought he was married to an African-American woman. He also won't put up with anyone insulting Darrin or Samantha and by extension their families, as seen in "Aunt Clara's Victorian Victory."
125	* IntergenerationalFriendship: He is about 10-15 years older than Darrin, and is his best friend in addition to his boss.
126	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He genuinely cares about Darrin and Samantha. Even though he sometimes lets his greed get the better of him, there are occasions when even he will refuse a client's offer if they turn out to be scumbags.
127	* MrViceGuy: One of his most prominent vices is sucking up excessively to clients and potential clients for the sake of profit. The occasions when he decides to value principles over money.
128	* OpinionFlipflop: He sometimes says that one of Darrin's ideas is terrible, right until a client loves it, at which point he is suddenly all for it.
129	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Zigzagged. Most of the time he treats Darrin and other employees fairly, but sometimes his pursuit of clients for profit pushes common decency out of the picture.
130	[[/folder]]
131
132	[[folder:Tabitha Stephens]]
133	->'''Played by:''' Erin Murphy and Diane Murphy
134
135	-> ''"I don't know why we just don't tell everyone we're witches."''
136
137	Samantha and Darrin's daughter, born in Season 2.
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139	* BreakoutCharacter: She had two spin-offs focused on her and became a main character on ''Series/{{Passions}}''. Some people even mistake Samantha's name for Tabitha, probably due to it being a witchier-sounding name.
140	* ChildOfTwoWorlds: She's part-human, part-witch. Her existence is quite controversial amongst the witch community due to being the product of a MalignedMixedMarriage.
141	* ChildrenAreInnocent: Despite her and Adam's human heritage being frowned upon by the witch community, almost all the witches who have met them find the two children most endearing. Unfortunately, a season 4 episode shows that, should humans discover the children's witch heritage, they would [[WouldHurtAChild not be so merciful]].
142	* HalfHumanHybrid: Tabitha and her brother Adam, being half-human and half-witch, were the subject of considerable controversy amongst witches (and probably would have been among humans had the truth about them been known).
143	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: According to Endora, she loves chocolate pudding.
144	[[/folder]]
145
146	[[folder:Adam Stephens]]
147	->'''Played by:''' David and Greg Lawrence
148
149	Samantha and Darrin's son and Tabitha's younger brother, born in season 6.
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151	* ChildOfTwoWorlds: He's part-human, part-warlock. His existence is quite controversial amongst the witch community due to being the product of a MalignedMixedMarriage.
152	* HalfHumanHybrid: Like his sister, he's part warlock, part human.
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154
155	!!Other Witches/Warlocks
156	[[folder:Maurice]]
157	->'''Played by:''' Creator/MauriceEvans
158
159	-> ''"She walks in beauty like the night..."''
160
161	Samantha's father. The nature of his relationship with Endora is ambiguous.
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163	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Even though he and Endora frequently clash when put in the same room together, they occasionally have their moments that show that they still are fond of each other.
164	* BoyfriendBlockingDad: Is so enraged at Samantha's choice of husband that he magically ''destroys'' Darrin. It is telling that even Endora, who is usually Darrin's antagonist, becomes his protector in this episode and blackmails Maurice into restoring him.
165	* DomesticAbuse: Implied to be the case when he and Endora used to live together. Notably, he points out in "Just One Big Happy Family" that she had grown stronger when she stands up to him to defend Darrin. In "Witches and Warlocks are My Favorite Things", he outright threatens her.
166	* FantasticRacism: He is the most prejudiced member of Samantha's family regarding mortals, so much so that he obliterated Darrin out of sheer spite, which even ''Endora'' was appalled by. He eventually develops a grudging respect for Darrin as time goes by.
167	* IfItsYouItsOkay: Despite his criticism of mortals, Maurice frequently mentions his friendships with current and past mortal kings, queens, prime ministers, presidents, great artists, and religious/philosophical leaders; he seems to see any mortal with a drive towards greatness and a willingness to rise above the rest of the world as honorary witches even as he rails against the pettiness of most mortals. He even expresses a willingness to accept Darrin if he were a more wealthy or powerful person in those episodes in which he uses his magic to bring Darrin fiscal riches and power.
168	* LargeHam: He chews the scenery at every opportunity, and his entrances are accompanied by grand gestures and Shakespearian verse.
169	[[/folder]]
170
171	[[folder:Aunt Clara]]
172	[[quoteright:325:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aunt_clara.jpg]]
173	->'''Played by:''' Marion Lorne
174
175	-> ''"I've gone and witched the whole thing up."''
176
177	Samantha's kind, elderly, absent-minded aunt. Her spells often backfire, unintentionally causing chaos, and she regularly messes up her entrances into the Stephens' household, having to be helped out of the closet, the fireplace, or the summerhouse.
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179	* AmbiguousSituation: It's never made clear if her weakening powers are some kind of senility problem (akin to Alzheimer's in a mortal) or simply the result of her advanced age. Other elderly witches have full control of their abilities, but some younger ones (like Esmeralda) struggle with their own, so there is evidence for and against both explanations.
180	* BeenThereShapedHistory: Incidents in her long past include causing the Northeast Blackout of 1965 and serving as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria.
181	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After Aunt Clara's final appearance in "Alias Darrin Stephens" (owing to Marion Lorne's death), she practically vanishes from everyone's memory. There's no in-universe explanation for her absence, and Samantha never brings her up again despite having described Clara as her favorite aunt.
182	* CoolOldLady: "There's No Witch Like an Old Witch" establishes her as this for the children in the neighborhood--her magical tricks with their toys and games make her seem like the most awesome grandmother around. She also serves as one to Samantha and Darrin, actively using her powers to help them when possible and even siding with them against other mages.
183	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Most of the time Clara is absent-minded with spotty control over her magic. On those occasions when she gets to firing on all cylinders, however, she's able to put on some fairly serious displays of power that send other witches running.
184	* FriendToAllChildren: She gets on exceptionally well with kids. The episode "There's No Witch Like an Old Witch" is all about this--she has been feeling down on herself, but perks up when she gets the chance to watch a married couple's little boy for the night so they and the Stephens can go out. Her magical abilities win him over, and soon every child in town is clamoring for Clara to babysit them, too.
185	* HistoricalRapSheet: She causes the Northeast Blackout of 1965 when she tries to use magic on some candles.
186	* GoodOldWays: An old-fashioned sort of woman, who dresses in fashions more suitable for the early twentieth century than the 60's. The episode "Aunt Clara's Victoria Victory" explores this trope--after she accidentally pulls Queen Victoria from the past, the monarch decides that she's been summoned to clean up what she views as the moral decay of the mid-1900s. Clara agrees and even wants to help Victoria on the mission.
187	* IneptMage: Her spells frequently backfire and produce an effect other than intended.
188	* NoodleIncident: Amongst others, she is introduced stumbling to Samantha's house, having crash-landed on a motorway.
189	* PorkyPigPronunciation: Had a tendency to start stammering when she was flustered and the more flustered she was, the worse it got.
190	* PowerIncontinence: Regularly suffered from this.
191	* PutOnABus: [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim The character was retired]] after the death of Marion Lorne in 1968, which is something considering that this show is the TropeNamer for TheOtherDarrin.
192	* ScatterbrainedSenior: She is very absent-minded.
193	* StickyFingers: She cannot help but steal doorknobs from anywhere she goes, no matter the situation. She casually steals a hundred and five doorknobs from the client of the week's house, when she's supposed to be helping with a protest, and halfway though a busy London convention, she waltzed in with a huge doorknob she acquired for her collection. This is an interesting bit of ActorInspiredElement--Marion Lorne actually ''did'' have a massive doorknob collection that she'd amassed over the years.
194	-->'''Endora:''' She'd taken it from Buckingham Palace.
195	* TokenGoodTeammate: While Samantha's family isn't exactly "evil," per se, their magical hijinks do cause a lot of trouble for Sam and especially Darrin; some take it even further and actively attempt to break the two up because of their prejudice against mortals. Clara, however, doesn't have a cruel or prejudiced bone in her body, and whatever magic messes she creates are always born of a genuine desire to help the pair or an honest mistake on her part. Accordingly, Aunt Clara is the only member of the family who Darrin consistently likes, as he understands that, unlike her relatives, she's not deliberately trying to harm him.
196	* TruthInTelevision: At the time ''Bewitched'' came out, it was genuinely believed that senility and feebleness are inevitable and inescapable consequences of aging, not realizing how much of this came instead from having had childhoods during the Great Depression and earlier and how much of this would be countered by modern medicine, and so modern notions of Alzheimers and such do not apply to the assumptions of the series. ScienceMarchesOn indeed! For this reason, many of the episodes involving Aunt Clara include a plea to the audience to show compassion for their elders and what was believed to be inevitable losses (of the sort famously recounted in Shakespeare's ''All the world's a stage'' monologue).
197	* WhiteSheep: The sweetest member of Sam's family and the only one who both likes Darrin (and Darrin can't help but be fond of her as well despite his frustration with her out-of-control magic) and is not prejudiced against mortals.
198	[[/folder]]
199
200	[[folder:Uncle Arthur]]
201	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/uncle_arthur.jpg]]
202	->'''Played by:''' Creator/PaulLynde
203
204	-> ''"I've just gotta fly, it's in my blood!"''
205
206	Samantha's uncle and Endora's brother, an incorrigible prankster.
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208	* AscendedExtra: Of a sort. Paul Lynde first appeared as Samantha's driving instructor, but the rapport Elizabeth Montgomery and the rest of the cast formed with him resulted in the creation of Uncle Arthur as a regular.
209	* CoolUncle: Despite him being prone to be a practical joker, he is one of the few members of Samantha's family to genuinely like Darrin.
210	* TheHyena: He laughs madly very often, especially after he pulls a practical joke.
211	* IconicSequelCharacter: He's one of the most iconic recurring characters in the series alongside Cousin Serena, but only debuted in season 2.
212	* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Like the majority of Samantha's relatives, he doesn't have much use for mortals and is known to insult them on a regular basis. However, he does show decency toward Darrin and admits that he likes him, which is more than most of the witches and warlocks on the show can say. It helps that the two have a common enemy in Endora.
213	* ProneToTears: Downplayed. It's not unusual for him to disappear to "pout" if Darrin says or does something to upset him, or even engage in almost childish disputes with Endora if he doesn't get his way.
214	* PungeonMaster: He can't resist making puns in every situation--and often conjures up whatever he's quipping about to help. In his debut episode, for example, he offers Darrin some cream for his coffee--and promptly summons a cow with the line "I just can't help ''milking'' a joke!"
215	* Really700YearsOld: Uncle Arthur resembles a man in his late 40's, but has been around for centuries. He and Endora seem to be roughly the same age, given that they share stories about being on opposing sides of the American Civil War.
216	* SnarkToSnarkCombat: One of the best things about watching him quarrel with Endora or Darrin. ''"Son, in a battle of wits with me, you're unarmed."'' ''"Endora, every time I remember we're related by blood, I long for a transfusion."''
217	* SpiritualSuccessor to Aunt Clara (even though that position had been intended for Esmeralda) after Marion Lorne's passing. He becomes the new FriendToAllChildren, such as playing "stage magician" at Tabitha's birthday; he becomes the new IneptMage, with hilarious doubletakes when something goes wrong in the tradition of Aunt Clara (such as when he tried to conjure a cottontail bunny and conjured instead a ''cocktail'' bunny); he carries on Aunt Clara's role as the TokenGoodTeammate, defending Darrin from Endora and the Witch's Council at times and even admitting he likes Darrin even though that never stops him from pranking him.
218	* TheTrickster: His most prominent trait.
219	[[/folder]]
220
221	[[folder:Cousin Serena]]
222
223	[[quoteright:276:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_lbcquxehau1qd9o48o1_1280.jpg]]
224	->'''Played by:''' Creator/ElizabethMontgomery (credited as Pandora Spocks)[[note]]A {{pun\|nyName}} on Pandora's Box[[/note]]
225
226	-> ''"Innocence is not my bag."''
227
228	Samantha's fun-loving cousin.
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230	* AffectionateNickname: She's fond of calling Larry "cotton-top", in a way that implies she LikesOlderMen.
231	* EmotionalMaturityIsPhysicalMaturity: Like Samantha, she is several hundred years old, but looks very young and behaves like a teenager.
232	* EvilTwin: Very much downplayed; Crazy Twin would be more accurate. She looks like Samantha, is kooky, unrestrained, and not at all fond of Darrin, but she's certainly not evil.
233	* FacialMarkings: A makeup based one on her cheek, usually a heart, but she'll sometimes change it to something else.
234	* IconicSequelCharacter: She's one of the most iconic recurring characters in the series alongside Uncle Arthur, but she isn't introduced until the second season. Rumor has it that Serena was originally meant to be Sam's sister, until they decided that they didn't want a case of RememberTheNewGuy and thought that a never-before-seen-or-mentioned cousin would raise fewer eyebrows.
235	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite her spats with Darrin, it's not so much because he's not a warlock, but rather because he's a square, and she approves of Samantha's marriage to a mortal, at one point joining a dating service to try to find a mortal husband in imitation of her cousin Samantha. This support led to her and Uncle Arthur losing their powers when the Witches Council threatened to de-power Samantha for her mixed marriage. She is also not prejudiced against mortals like the majority of Samantha's family.
236	* LargeHam: Elizabeth Montgomery clearly had a blast playing Serena.
237	* LikesOlderMen: She clearly has a thing for Larry Tate, and once dated an older, rich mortal man when her powers were temporarily stripped away (though that particular case may have been for [[GoldDigger other reasons]]). Though in her case, she is actually older than both of them, making this a gender-flipped case.
238	* MsFanservice: She is as attractive as Samantha (of course), but considerably less modest. Miniskirts and swimsuits weren't rare for her.
239	* TheTease: Is fond of turning guys on for shits and giggles.
240	* UncannyFamilyResemblance: Naturally she looks just like Samantha with dark hair.
241	* VocalEvolution: Elizabeth Montgomery's voice for Serena got hammier and hammier.
242	[[/folder]]
243
244	[[folder:Esmeralda]]
245	->'''Played by:''' Creator/AliceGhostley
246
247	A witch who serves as the Stephens' housekeeper/nanny in the final three seasons.
248	----
249	* HistoricalRapSheet: She caused the Leaning Tower of Pisa to lean when trying conjure up a sandwich.
250	* IneptMage: Her spells frequently backfire or otherwise mess up.
251	* PowerIncontinence: When Esmeralda sneezed, strange objects would temporarily appear, and hilarity would ensure. Also, when she became nervous (and she was nervous a lot), she would become invisible.
252	* ProneToTears: She falls apart (literally fading away) at the slightest hint of criticism.
253	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Aunt Clara, as the IneptMage of the show.
254	* TiltingTowerOfPisa: Feeling terrible about causing the Tower of Pisa to lean, she once tried to straighten it out. She succeeded...except that it was a popular landmark ''because'' of it was leaning.
255	[[/folder]]
256
257	[[folder:Dr. Bombay]]
258	->'''Played by:''' Bernard Fox
259
260	A womanizing witch doctor, almost always accompanied by a buxom assistant in a nurse's outfit.
261	----
262	* UltimateJobSecurity: No matter how many times he messes up his diagnosis, Endora and Samantha still use him as their family physician.
263
264	[[/folder]]
265
266	!!Recurring Characters
267	[[folder:Louise Tate]]
268	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tumblr_lzo7q2cpr21qkx5i9.png]]
269	[[caption-width-right:300:Irene Vernon as Louise]]
270	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/louise.jpg]]
271	[[caption-width-right:300:Kasey Rogers as Louise]]
272	->'''Played by:''' Irene Vernon (Seasons 1-2) and Kasey Rogers (Seasons 3-8)
273
274	-> ''"What are you trying to hide?"''
275
276	Larry's wife, and Samantha's closest mortal friend.
277	----
278	* DisproportionateRetribution: In "Samantha Loses Her Voice," she is on the verge of collapse, and intends on divorcing Larry... all because he didn't choose her to be on his volley ball team.
279	* SatelliteCharacter: She basically just serves as Larry's wife and Samantha's friend.
280	[[/folder]]
281
282	[[folder:Gladys Kravitz nee Gruber]]
283	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gladys_kravitz_alice_pearce.jpg]]
284	[[caption-width-right:350:Alice Pearce as Gladys]]
285	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gladys_kravitz_sandra_gould.jpg]]
286	[[caption-width-right:350:Sandra Gould as Gladys]]
287	->'''Played by:''' Creator/AlicePearce (Season 1-2) and Sandra Gould (Season 3-8)
288
289	-> ''"I came over for a snoop... uh, a scoop of sugar."''
290
291	Samantha and Darrin's neighbor from the other side of the street. She can be seen regularly peering into their windows, and witnesses many instances of witchcraft, but is never able to convince her husband Abner of what she has seen.
292	----
293	* AlliterativeName: Her maiden name is Gladys Gruber.
294	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite all of the bickering, she and Abner truly love and are devoted to each other.
295	* ButtMonkey: Is frequently subject to this, going back to the early first season.
296	-->'''Gladys:''' Nobody asks me. They just say, "Gladys, go sit down in front of a cement mixer."
297	* TheCassandra: Abner never believes her, and responds to her crazy stories by telling her to take her medicine. This trope is fortunate, considering the damage she could do to the witches otherwise.
298	* {{Catchphrase}}: "ABNER!"
299	* HighschoolSweethearts: One episode reveals that she and Abner were this when they were younger.
300	* NosyNeighbor: She so epitomizes this trope that her name has entered the American lexicon as a shorthand for a busy-body who gossips about their neighbors.
301	* TookALevelInJerkass: After Alice Pearce was replaced by Sandra Gould, Gladys went from a well-meaning but nosy neighbor to an out-and-out antagonist to Samantha. Although she eventually mellows out somewhat.
302	[[/folder]]
303
304	[[folder:Abner Kravitz]]
305	[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abner_kravitz.jpg]]
306	->'''Played by:''' George Tobias
307
308	-> ''"Gladys, let's play house. You be the door and I'll shut you."''
309
310	Gladys' husband. He never witnesses the instances of magic that she tries to bring to his attention, and assumes that she is delusional.
311	----
312	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite all of the bickering, he and Gladys truly love and are devoted to each other
313	* DeadpanSnarker: Often snarks about his wife being silly and delusional.
314	* HenpeckedHusband: Downplayed. He goes along with Gladys's attempts to show him the strange things that she has seen, and allows her to lead him to the Stephenses' door or window repeatedly, and doesn't object to her audacious behavior with anything more than mockery.
315	* HeroicBSOD: Experiences one in a hilarious moment when watching a neighborhood fashion show. He sees a woman modeling an eye-catchingly beautiful dress, only for her to turn around and reveal herself as Gladys.
316	* HighschoolSweethearts: One episode reveals that he and Gladys were this when they were younger.
317	* NiceGuy: Despite his bickering with Gladys and his snarky nature, he is genuinely a decent man and is respectful and neighborly to Darrin and Samantha.
318	* OnlySaneMan: He usually remains calm and level-headed, especially when Gladys attempts to show him proof of Samantha's magic, which he almost never manages to glimpse. He usually responds by reminding Gladys to take some nerve medicine.
319	* UnfazedEveryman: One of the reasons Gladys could never convince him that there was something unusual about Samantha, is that on the rare occasions he did see something strange, he didn't regard it as out of the ordinary. For example, in one episode, Samantha's Dr. Bombay gets turned into a horse. While waiting to be turned back, he passes the time by playing a game of chess. When Abner finds out there's a chess-playing horse at the Stevens house... he challenges it to a game.
320	[[/folder]]
321
322	[[folder:Charlie Leach]]
323	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/charlie_leach.jpg]]
324	->'''Played by:''' Robert Strauss
325
326	-> ''"I have proof that you're a full-blooded cauldron-stirring witch! And if you don't give me what I want, I'm gonna blow the whistle on you."''
327
328	A conniving private investigator who knows that Samantha is a witch and tries to blackmail her, with disastrous results.
329	----
330	* BullyingADragon: He is only a mere mortal who is knowingly attempting to blackmail and pester a powerful witch and her family. No matter how many times Samantha uses spells on him, he won't quit.
331	* ButtMonkey: He frequently ends up suffering some kind of misfortune and he deserves every bit of it.
332	* {{Greed}}: His main motive to blackmail Samantha is due to this. In his first appearance, he demanded that Sam redo his apartment, give him a car and fancy new clothes and in his second, he demanded a million dollars as ransom.
333	* {{Jerkass}}: Out of all the mortals who knew about witches, he was probably the worst about it. While the rest of the people at least had the (implied) justification of being afraid of what witches would do with their powers, he instead blackmails Samantha into giving him gifts with her powers.
334	* MeaningfulName: He lives up to his last name with gusto, trying to leech everything he believes he deserves off of Sam.
335	* TooDumbToLive: It is only because of Sam's own morals that is keeping her back, but had it been someone like Endora, Maurice, Serena or Arthur who have no qualms with attacking mortals, he would have been destroyed long ago.
336	* UglyGuyHotWife: Ugly guy to Charmaine's Hot Wife.
337	* UnwantedSpouse: His wife Charmaine thinks he is a deadbeat and crazy for talking about witches.
338
339	[[/folder]]
340	[[folder:Charmaine Leach]]
341	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/charmaine_leach.jpg]]
342	->'''Played by:''' Virginia Martin
343
344	-> ''"What did I do to deserve this? I thought I was marrying Series/PeterGunn. Instead I end up with Literature/PeterRabbit."''
345
346	Charlie Leach's frustrated wife. She thinks her husband is insane due to all of the "witch nonsense".
347	----
348	* DeadpanSnarker: Often snarks about her husband being a deadbeat and delusional.
349	* NoAccountingForTaste: It's never shown WHY she married Charlie but it is obvious that she regrets that decision.
350	* SatelliteLoveInterest: She doesn't have much of a personality of her own, other than to serve as Charlie Leach's wife.
351	* UglyGuyHotWife: Hot wife to Charlie's ugly guy.
352	* UnwantedSpouse: She and Charlie argue a lot and she thinks that he is a deadbeat and insane for talking about witches.
353
354	[[/folder]]
355	[[folder:Sheila Summers]]
356	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sheila_summers.jpg]]
357	->'''Played by:''' Nancy Kovack
358
359	Darren's evil ex-girlfriend and Samantha's rival.
360	----
361	* AlliterativeName: Her full name is Sheila Summers.
362	* AlphaBitch: She is a rare adult version of this. She even pulled an ItsACostumePartyISwear on Samantha. Twice!
363	* ArrangedMarriage: In the episode where Endora shows Sam how much better off Darrin would be if they never met. Darrin's very successful, but confesses to the bartender that their families encouraged him to propose to Sheila. When he meets Sam, the spark he feels is enough for him to call off the wedding.
364
365	[[/folder]]
366
367	[[folder:Phyllis Stephens]]
368	->'''Played by:''' Mabel Albertson
369
370	Darrin's strait-laced mother who visits occasionally but never learns of Samantha's supernatural powers.
371	----
372	* FriendlyEnemy: With Endora. As Sam puts it, they are "killing each other with kindness".
373	* IndividualityIsIllegal: A less severe form. Phyllis is so devout a conformist that she becomes physically ill "with a sick headache" at anything unconventional. At one point, she notices Serena using an enormous hourglass in which the sand flows upward instead of down (a not uncommon real world novelty item at the time using mirrors) and asks Serena to get rid of it entirely because just the sight of its strangeness is making her sick.
374	* {{Jerkass}}: In every episode she appears in, Phyllis is condescending and disapproving of nearly everyone who isn't her. She is one of the few characters in the entire series to dislike Aunt Clara and outright calls Samantha "selfish" for not allowing her to control how Tabitha is raised. On those rare occasions when Endora tries to help Darrin, she treats him better than his own mother treats him.
375	* MyBelovedSmother: Especially in her first appearance, where she is intensely critical, and later jealous of, Samantha. Phyllis is especially upset to learn that Darrin and Samantha figured out that he was allergic to her signature dish, which he liked but had always had problems after eating.
376	* ObnoxiousInLaws: Of the mortal variety. Phyllis is passive-aggressively antagonistic towards Samantha and is not above badmouthing her during a "polite" conversation with Serena, who gets annoyed and turns Phyllis into a cat.
377
378	[[/folder]]
379	[[folder:Frank Stephens]]
380	->'''Played by:''' Robert F. Simon and later Roy Roberts
381
382	Darrin's laid-back father.
383	----
384	* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: He is much more relaxed and laid back than his son is, that's for sure.
385	* TheOtherDarrin: He was first played by Robert F. Simon and later by Roy Roberts.
386
387	[[/folder]]
388	[[folder:Dave]]
389
390	->'''Played by:''' Gene Blakely
391
392	A barfly Darrin sometimes shares his troubles with, even though he never listens past the first sentence.
393	----
394	* TheAllegedExpert: In his own words, "Yeah, you came to the right guy for advice, Darrin. I'm an expert. I know everything about marriage. That's why I'm still single."
395	* NoFullNameGiven: Even in the cast list, his name is only ever given as "Dave".
396	* NoListeningSkills: When he gets going, he doesn't hear a single word Darrin says, which works out well because it allows Darrin to talk through his problems without fear of actually being heard.
397	* OneSceneTwoMonologues: All his scenes with Darrin are based on this trope, as Dave is always monologuing about his philosophy of marriage, regardless of what Darrin has just said.
398
399	[[/folder]]
400	!!One-Shot Characters
401
402	[[folder:Liza Randall]]
403	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/liza_randall.jpg]]
404
405	->'''Played by:''' Cheryl Holdridge
406
407	A high school student who once interviewed Darrin.
408	----
409	* LikesOlderMen: She is a high school student who once tried to seduce Darrin.
410	* MsFanservice: Wears [[https://wwreview.piwigo.com/_datas/3/v/p/3vpqqekc90/i/uploads/3/v/p/3vpqqekc90//2018/06/01/20180601182416-3ca5f318-me.jpg a very]] [[https://wwreview.piwigo.com/_datas/3/v/p/3vpqqekc90/i/uploads/3/v/p/3vpqqekc90//2018/06/01/20180601182412-5f73de6f-me.jpg figure-hugging dress]] when she tries to seduce Darrin.
411	[[/folder]]
412
413	[[folder:Marvin "Monster" Grogan]]
414	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monster_grogan.jpg]]
415	->'''Played by:''' Roger Ewing
416
417	Liza Randall's very jealous boyfriend.
418	----
419	* CrazyJealousGuy: He is violently jealous and very possessive of Liza and would have assaulted Darrin, had it not been for Samantha.
420	* LikesOlderWomen: Despite dating Liza, he was briefly infatuated with Samantha.
421	[[/folder]]
422
423	[[folder:Merle Brocken]]
424	->'''Played by:''' Craig Hundley
425
426	A ten year-old warlock whom Samantha babysat.
427	----
428	* BitchInSheepsClothing: He acts polite around his parents and Samantha, but is willing to use magic to screw with everyone if he can get away with it.
429	* BrattyHalfPint: And how!

Context Characters / Bewitched