 | Ed Jurist Directed by |
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Airdate: Sept. 29, 1971
Guest cast: Steve Franken as Bruce, Don
Knight as Robbie, Bernie Kopell as Baron.
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Samantha and Darrin are in the town of Inverness,
Scotland, which is famous for Loch Nest, a large lake fed by the
River Ness. They are visiting Darrin's cousin Robbie, who owns
a resort hotel on the Isle of Skye. Robbie tells Sam and Darrin
that the monster of Loch Ness - which is the biggest tourist
attraction - has been very shy. Just then they see a creature with
a long neck and the head of a dinosaur rise from the water.
Robbie and Darrin faint. Samantha tells the monster (who is
really a former warlock, Bruce) to get back in the water. She
revives Darrin and Robbie and they go to the Inn where they
meet Baron Von Hauser. The Baron, who has a mini-submarine,
tells Sam and Darrin that he is trying to capture the monster and
collect the $3 million reward money. Samantha explains to
Darrin that the monster, Bruce, was a friend of her cousin
Serena. He hounded Serena so much that she turned him into a
monster - and she is the only one who can restore him. Sam
decides to summon Serena to save Bruce's life. Serena arrives
and the three go out on the lake in a row boat. Serena goes below
and changes Bruce back to the obnoxious warlock he used to be.
Bruce, filled with bitterness at Serena, decides to get even and
give her the tail of a mermaid. Sam and Darrin are shocked when
they see Serena, and Darrin tries to carry her back to the Inn. Of
course, everyone is curious about Serena's "injured" leg.
Samantha zaps Bruce into the room and, just then, Robbie bursts
in to say that the inn is swarming with reporters, photographers
and TV men who want to televise the monster in action. Serena
says she will have to be the Lake's attraction since Bruce is no
longer the monster. But now that there will be publicity, Bruce
wants to become the monster again. He changes Serena back
and she in turn changes him into the Loch Ness Monster - and
everyone is happy.