 | Richard Baer Directed by |
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Airdate: Jan. 6, 1966
Guest cast: Alice Ghostley [Captain
Nice] as Naomi, Elvia Allman as Mrs. Luftwaffe, Roxanne
Arlen as Barbara Elliot.
Samantha agrees to hire
a maid after Darrin orders her to give up all housework until their
child is born. The demands of the first applicants are impossible
to meet. Then Naomi Hogan impresses Samantha when she
confesses her skill at preparing inedible food and penchant for
breaking dishes. Telling Samantha she needs a job to pay for her
son's tuition at medical school, Naomi adds she'll sign a note
with interest to pay for anything she breaks. Samantha hires her.
Unfortunately, the Stephens have invited Larry and Louise to
dinner that night. At dinner time, Samantha finds the kitchen in
a shambles. Using magic, Samantha turns the mess into a feast.
As Naomi is about to leave on her day off, Darrin answers
Louise's phone call. Louise asks to hire Naomi as a substitute for
her maid, who had to leave town, at an important dinner Larry
is giving. Naomi goes to the Tates. Learning what has happened
Samantha tells Darrin the Tates must cancel the dinner, or invite
the Stephens. Darrin's efforts to have Larry do so fail. Finally,
Samantha flies from her home to the Tates, helping Naomi turn
another disaster into triumph. The next day, Naomi tells Samantha she is quitting, because sooner or later, she would have to be
fired. As Naomi rapidly calculates her breakage, Samantha gets
an idea and persuades Darrin to hire Naomi for his firm's
accounting department.