 | Richard Baer Directed by |
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Airdate: Oct. 10, 1968
Guest cast: Jonathan Harris [Lost in Space] as Johann Sebastian Monroe, Fritz
Feld as Maestro Ferranini, Arthur Adams as Mr. Williams.
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Endora
buys Tabitha a toy piano and uses witchcraft to make her play
like a virtuoso. When Darrin disapproves, Samantha accepts his
challenge to learn the piano without witchcraft, taking lessons
from Johann Sebastian Monroe. He heats Tabitha playing, with
Endora's help, and acclaims her a child prodigy. However,
Samantha and Darrin declare they want Tabitha to have a
normal childhood and reject a musical career for her. To take
Monroe's mind off Tabitha, Samantha resolves to find a talented pupil for him. She follows the vibrations of distant music
to a high school, and finds young Mathew Williams, the
janitor's son, playing Liszt. Monroe brings Maestro Alfredo
Ferranini, world famous conductor, to hear Tabitha. The maestro is furious when Tabitha, without benefit of witchcraft,
produces only random thumpings. Samantha reveals they deliberately discouraged him for Tabitha's sake, but have a real child
prodigy for him. The maestro and Monroe take over Mathew's
career. Darrin praises Samantha for playing a song without
witchcraft. When Tabitha expertly plays a small violin, Darrin
is astonished, but Samantha scolds Endora.