 | Ed Jurist Directed by |
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Airdate: Dec. 15, 1971
Guest cast: John Fiedler as Spengler,
Scatman Crothers [Twilight Zone: The Movie] as the handler,
Hoke Howell as Dancer.
Darrin's conservative nature leads Endora to cast a gambling
spell on him. Endora indirectly gives Darrin a tip on the daily
double and Darrin wins a bundle. Larry and Mr. Spengler, a
client, decide to go along with Darrin and place a bet on the
seventh race. By this time, Samantha has found out what her
mother is up to and tries to get her to remove the spell. Instead
of removing the spell, though, Endora passes on a bum tip to
Darrin. Even though Fancy Dancer is a known loser, Darrin
respects his source and bets on him and gets Larry and Mr.
Spengler to go for some action too. Knowing that Darrin will be
blamed if the horse loses, Samantha goes to visit Fancy Dancer
before the race and tries tot talk some sense into him. When it
looks as though Fancy Dancer will come in last, Darrin offers to
take over Larry and Mr. Spengler's bets. But Dancer comes
through (Samantha's little talk helped) and wins the race. Darrin
has really struck it rich because the horse was a long shot. But
when he finds out how he won the money he decides to give to
charity. Mr. Spengler and Larry now want the action on their
bets back because of the good results. So Darrin's favorite
charity will have to wait.