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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 35 - Eat at Mario's
    10.0/10(3 votes)

    S1:E35

    Samantha and Endora enjoy lunch at a great pizzaria owned by Mario. It seems that he is not selling pizzas and his business is going down the tubes. Samantha and Endora try to help out Mario, but ends up getting Darrin's job in danger.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 31 - That Was My Wife
    10.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E31

    Samantha and Darrin spend the night at a hotel and Samantha briefly changes her hair to brunette. Larry spots them and thinks Darrin is having an affair. Larry proceeds to tell Louise. Louise meets with Darrin at a hotel hoping to convince him to drop the other woman. Larry spots them and thinks Darrin's other woman is Louise.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 26 - Playmates
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S4:E26

    Phyllis takes Samantha and Tabitha to meet the Millhowsers. Gretchen is a stickler for child psychology and does everything by clinical books. Michael, her son, wishes he was a dog not knowing that you should be careful what you wish for around Tabitha!

    Director:William Asher
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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - Samantha for the Defense (2)
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    S3:E14

    Aunt Clara remembers the spell to bring Franklin back when nosy Gladys Kravitz tells all about the Stephens' happenings. It seems that Franklin will be punished to the full extent of the law when Larry tells about how great a publicity stunt it is, with the District Attorney listening! With a little bit of magic, Samantha gets the people to root for Ben Franklin. In court, Samantha tells everyone that Ben Franklin has done no harm ever since he appeared and that he cannot be accused for stealing his own property. The judge drops all charges and Franklin is free to go.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 24 - Art for Sam's Sake
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E24

    Samantha is doing a painting for an art gallery contest, and Endora doesn't think it is up to snuff. So she takes it upon herself to change the painting so Sam can win. And Sam does win, but she doesn't want the prize because of what her mother did.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 22 - Three Wishes
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E22

    Endora gives Darrin three wishes. First he wishes that Larry goes to Hawaii instead of him. Then Darrin has to meet Buffy, a model, for a business lunch and Endora thinks the worst. It really gets serious when Darrin and Buffy fly out to Boston and a snowstorm grounds all planes from flying out. So Darrin gives Buffy his hotel room and he stays at the airport. At home, a message comes for Darrin and Samantha calls his hotel room in Boston only to hear Buffy at the other end. When Darrin comes home, Samantha thinks that he had an affair with Buffy and threatens to leave him, thinking that he used his wishes on Buffy. Darrin straightens her out by saying that he still have two wishes left. On his second wish, he wishes that Endora will appear before him and Samantha apologizes to Darrin for not believing him.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 23 - I Remember You...Sometimes
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E23

    Endora gives Darrin an outstanding memory by hexing his watch, but Darrin learns the hard way that sometimes it is better to forgive and forget.

    Director:William Asher
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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - My Boss the Teddy Bear
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E13

    Endora invites Darrin and Samantha to a wedding out of town, but Darrin is not sure that Larry will give him a day off. Endora thinks about turning Larry into an object, but thinks better of it when she asks Larry to let Darrin go. Endora learns that he is looking for a teddy bear for his son and she brings a teddy bear to his office. Darrin thinks the worst when he sees the teddy bear sitting in Larry's office, and after a series of misunderstandings, everything clears up when Larry actually walks in! It seems that Larry was out somewhere and Endora left the teddy bear in his office while he was out.

    Director:William Asher
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  9. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - To Go or Not to Go, That is the Question
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E1

    Samantha gets a call from the High Priestess of Witches, Hepzibah, to attend a meeting in Salem, Massachusetts, thus beginning the Stephens' first serial vacation. When Samantha doesn't answer, the Priestess herself appears in the Stephens' home. Hepzibah does not approve of Samantha's marriage to Darrin and decides to break it. She then changes her mind and observes Sam and Darrin's marriage, for if she doesn't like it......

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 7 Episode 4 - Samantha's Hot Bedwarmer
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E4

    While Darrin sits in jail, Samantha finds out that the bedwarmer is actually a warlock trapped by one of the witches. Sure enough, the culprit is Serena. Samantha sends Serena back in time to get the spell used to transform the warlock in the first place. With one situation out of the way, Samantha faces another one- getting Darrin cleared of a crime he did not commit.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 7 Episode 2 - Salem, Here We Come
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E2

    Samantha and Darrin are under close supervision by Hepzibah. How is it possible for a witch and a mortal to be married and happy at the same time. Hepzibah then meets a client of Darrin's named Ernest Hitchcock and, thanks to Samantha, Hitchcock falls for the Priestess. The Priestess then rules out that the witch/mortal marriage is a great thing after all when she invites Sam and Darrin to go to Salem.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - The Salem Saga
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E3

    In the very first day of their Salem vacation, Darrin and Samantha gets into serious trouble. While taking a tour of the House of the Seven Gables, a magic bedwarmer follows Samantha. The bedwarmer even follows them to their hotel room and the tour guide calls the police because she thinks that the Stephens stole the bedwarmer. Darrin gets taken to jail, leaving Samantha to get him out and to get to the bottom of this bed warmer mess.....

    Director:William Asher
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  13. undefined Season 7 Episode 5 - Darrin on a Pedestal
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E5

    Darrin and Samantha are sightseeing in Gloucestor one day when Sam is called away for a special witches' meeting. Sam suggests that Serena accompany him, which turns out to be a great mistake when they comes across the Fisherman's Memorial statue. To find out more about the statue, Serena blinks him to life and in turn, replaces the statue with Darrin! Larry and a new client, Mr. Barrows, decide to meet Darrin and Samantha does all that she can to get Darrin out of a very preposterous situation.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 7 Episode 7 - Samantha's Bad Day in Salem
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E7

    Another boyfriend of Samantha is still chasing her. The boyfriend, Waldo, wants Samantha so badly that he blinks up his own Samantha and take her around town. Larry sees Waldo and his Samantha together and thinks that the Stephens are breaking up. Darrin finds out from Larry and he confronts Waldo, only to be turned into a crow. The real Samantha finds out as well and she demands that Waldo turn Darrin back. Then they explain to Larry that Serena was with Waldo at the time that he seen them.

    Director:William Asher
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  15. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - Samantha's Magic Potion
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E12

    Darrin isn't doing very well creatively and decides to take a vacation. When he returns, he comes up with a sure-fire sales pitch for a very strict client, who rejects him on the spot. Darrin blames his creativity block on Endora and wants Samantha to give him some magic creativity. Samantha gives him a potion that insures great confidence and presents the client with the same rejected idea, which passes. Samantha tells him that his confidence was his own and that the potion was nothing more that soda pop.

    Director:William Asher
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  16. undefined Season 7 Episode 14 - Mother-in-Law of the Year
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E14

    Endora presents an idea for a great campaign for the Bobbins Bon Bons account, and Bobbins takes a liking to her. He insists that she promote her idea on a TV show, which she refuses due to a ski date. So Samantha poses as Endora, but the deception is short-lived when the real Endora appears, magically, on live TV. Because of the special effects, Bobbins is sold on the idea.

    Director:William Asher
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  17. undefined Season 7 Episode 16 - The Good Fairy Strikes Again
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E16

    Samantha is not having a good time moonlighting and wants Mary to take her wings back. Mary then finds out that her costume is used as a marketing ploy for a Reducealator campaign set up by Darrin. She then wises up and takes her job back, and wins Darrin the Reducealator account.

    Director:William Asher
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  18. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - Mary the Good Fairy
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E15

    Tabitha loses her first tooth and is visited by the Good Fairy, who is an old friend of Samantha's. Mary, the Good Fairy, has a cold and Samantha gives her some brandy to make her feel good- a little too good! When Mary is too drunk to perform her nightly duties, Samantha steps in and takes her place....

    Director:William Asher
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  19. undefined Season 7 Episode 19 - Samantha and the Troll
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E19

    Samantha goes away for a 10,000-zap checkup and Serena takes over for her at home. All trouble ensues when she weasels her way into Darrin's life when he is trying to impress another seroius client. Samantha comes home to witness Serena acting up and straightens things out. All is well, until one of Tabitha's toys, a troll, comes to life and starts embarrassing Darrin in front of his prospective client!

    Director:William Asher
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  20. undefined Season 7 Episode 21 - Mixed Doubles
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E21

    Samantha wakes up one morning to find herself in Larry's bed and Lousie is Darrin's! Sam tries to find out what the hell is going on here when Larry knows her as Louise and Darrin knows Louise as Samantha. Dr. Bombay is called and it seems that Sam was so worried about Louise, they magically got switched.

    Director:William Asher
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  21. undefined Season 7 Episode 27 - Laugh, Clown, Laugh
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E27

    Endora claims that Darrin has no sense of humor, so she puts a spell on him, turning him into a comedian. His client, Mr. Jameson, does not like Darrin's new Def Comedy Jam phase when he gets a migrane headache. Darrin discovers that Endora has hexed him, and she gives him another spell- this time, making jokes of anything sad or discouraging. The Jamesons come by and at th very mention of Jamison's wife's bursitis, Darrin starts laughing. Thinking that Darrin's insensitivity will cost Larry and him the account, the Jamesons think otherwise and give McMann and Tate the account.

    Director:William Asher
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  22. undefined Season 7 Episode 25 - Sam's Psychic Pslip
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S7:E25

    Samantha cleans up the house by her magic, and Darrin catches her! Feeling guilty about herself, she gets the hiccups and pops up many, many bicycles! They have to hide the magic evidence because Darrin's mom is coming. When Phyllis does come, Darrin pushes her upstairs so Sam can call Dr. Bombay to get rid of the bikes. But her hiccups come back when she and Phyllis are shopping. Instead of bikes popping up, an item in the store disappears! When Phyllis and Samantha are doomed to go to jail, Dr. Bombay comes back and gives her the right spell.

    Director:William Asher
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 6 Episode 3 - Samantha's Caesar Salad
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E3

    Samantha wants Esmerelda to make a Caesar salad, but ends up bringing Julius Caesar instead. Samantha wants him to go home, but Caesar does not want to leave the twentieth century. So Samantha pops up Cleopatra to lure Caesar back into his own time. Darrin's client sees these two figures together and decides to use these two in her beauty ad campaign.

    Director:William Asher
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  24. undefined Season 6 Episode 2 - Samantha's Yoo-Hoo Maid
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E2

    A year after Aunt Clara passed on, Esmerelda carries on her memory by being a bumbling witch as well. Esmerelda sneezes up a whole lot of trouble when Darrin has a prospective client over to look at ad layouts. Then, when she gets nervous, she fades out. Darrin uses Esmerelda's magical snafus to good use when he presents a unicorn as a design for the client's car company. Samantha tells Darrin that Esmerelda will only visit when she is called.

    Director:William Asher
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  25. undefined Season 6 Episode 15 - Samantha's Better Halves
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    S6:E15

    Samantha and Darrin have a flashback. Darrin has to go to Japan to do business with a client, but cannot leave Samantha's side when her baby is due. Endora breaks Darrin into two people: the fun Darrin and the business Darrin, with strange and hilarious results.

    Director:William Asher
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William Asher Ratings Summary

"Eat at Mario's" is the best rated episode directed by William Asher. It scored 10.0/10 from 3 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on May 27, 1965.