Elizabeth Montgomery got pregnant three times during her 8 seasons on “Bewitched”. Her first pregnancy resulted in her firstborn child, in July of 1964. Luckily for Elizabeth (and “Bewitched” fans everywhere), she did not need to take a hiatus from the show during her pregnancies.
The producers and writers were able to include two of her pregnancies into the storyline and script of the show. These pregnancies added the characters of Tabitha and Adam to Elizabeth and Darrin’s little TV family. The addition of these two characters enhanced the show’s plot and kept everything looking natural and running smooth!
The Mysterious Theme Song
Did you know that the famous “Bewitched” theme song actually has lyrics! Yes, it is true! Despite the fact that the actual lyrics are in fact never sung during the opening credits of the show, it indeed does have lyrics. The reason why it did not have lyrics was that the network that “Bewitched” was played on had a major time crunch to get the theme song ready for their first episode to debut. Steve Lawrence did not get the lyrics to them soon enough, and it ended up just being the instrumental since that was all that they had.
Steve Lawrence’s version of this song pretty much went unheard until a few years back. But a clip can be seen on YouTube of Steve Lawrence singing it, lyrics and all!
Emmy Award
Alice Pearce played the role of Gladys Kravitz on “Bewitched.” The role of Gladys was a nosy neighbor to the Stephens family. She was always suspicious of the things going on over at Darrin and Samantha’s and that of course fed on her nosy nature! Everyone always thought Gladys was a bit crazy because of the things she thought to be going on at the Stephens household - but no one else ever seemed to see them!
The first episode that Alice filmed where Gladys was introduced was called “Be It Ever So Mortgaged". Two short months after she passed, Alice won an Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role as Gladys.
Her Own Star
After Elizabeth Montgomery passed away, She finally earned her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It was given to her 13 years after she died, in January of 2008. It was awarded to her for her work on TV, but of course, she was so much more than just an actress.
Another fun tribute to Elizabeth can be seen in Salem, Massachusetts. As you know, Salem was the location of the Salem Witch Trials, which seems fitting that they put up an enormous statue of Elizabeth Montgomery playing the role of Samantha. This bronze statue went up in 2005, a witchy, ironic tribute to one of the most famous witches of all time.
Elizabeth Montgomery Played Multiple Roles
Multiple characters on the hit show “Bewitched” had to be replaced for one reason or another. Darrin had to be replaced at one point, along with Gladys. Luckily, the leading lady, Elizabeth Montgomery, never had to be replaced. Of course, we all know that she starred on the show as the witch, Samantha - but did you know she also played another role on the show?
Elizabeth Montgomery led the series “Bewitched” as the lovable witch Samantha, but you can also see her playing Samantha’s cousin, Serena. Yes, it is true, Elizabeth played both roles simultaneously on the show!