 | Richard Baer Directed by |
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Airdate: April 9, 1970
Guest cast: John Fiedler as Augustus Sunshine.
Augustus
Sunshine, owner and head writer for the Sunshine Greeting
Card Co. has a somewhat cloudy future as a "card hard" because
his greeting cards aren't selling. Darrin, as the account executive for the Sunshine line, has the ambiguous job of selling-it-like-it-is (even though he thinks the cards are atrocious) rather
than telling-it-like-it-is (i.e. "Mr. Sunshine, you're a terrible
poet.") Darrin's office worries are further harried by having to
endure Endora on the home front. Samantha, sensing Darrin's
dilemma, gives him a large amulet resembling a "peace symbol." She explains that it's an old piece of family jewelry which
in the presence of Endora, makes her unbelievably sweet and
accommodating. Darrin soon has Endora virtually eating out of
his hand. It isn't until Esmeralda comes to baby sit for Samantha
and mistakes the amulet for a love charm that Darrin loses his
power over Endora. She becomes aware of what's been happening and as revenge, casts a spell on Darrin and Samantha that
makes them constantly insult each other. Meanwhile, Larry
brings Mr. Sunshine over and is unimpressed by the Stephens'
non-stop spat and both visitors leave before dessert. Samantha,
using the amulet, gets her mother to uncast her spell then casts
one of her own. Larry and Mr. Sunshine return under her
influence and Samantha presents a new theory guaranteed to sell
cards. Use insults on the inside instead of poetry. To Larry and
Darrin's surprise, Mr. Sunshine agrees with Samantha, insults
will get results.