 | Ed Jurist Directed by |
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Airdate: April 22, 1971
Guest cast: None.
Phyllis Stephens, Darrin's mother, brings gifts for her grandchildren - a musical top for Adam, and for Tabitha, a rag doll that
had been passed down from Phyllis' grandmother. While Sam
and Phyllis are chatting, Adam, disinterested with his top, starts
playing with the doll. Annoyed, Tabitha uses her witchcraft to
get it back and makes the doll float across the room - in plain
view of Phyllis. Knowing Phyllis can't overlook what she'd
seen, Samantha uses reverse psychology and asks Phyllis if she
has "unusual powers." The suggestion appeals to Phyllis and
after going to the library for books on the supernatural, she goes
home to tell her husband Frank. When Darrin comes home, Sam
is about to explain what happened but Frank and Phyllis arrive.
After consulting her books, Phyllis thinks that the doll is her
"familiar." To convince Darrin and Frank that she's not out of
her mind, she tries to command the doll to fly across the room
- nothing happens. Sam decides the only thing to do is throw a
scare into her - she turns Frank into a mule. Now Phyllis thinks
she did that too. Sam suggests that Phyllis try contacting her
grandmother for advice, and after a mock seance, Phyllis
promises never to resort to her "powers" again. Then, with a
twitch from Samantha, Frank is back to normal.