Mary, the Good Fairy 

When Mary the Good Fairy, an old friend of Samantha's, visits Tabitha, Samantha gives her a bit too much brandy and she has to take her place.

Director:

William Asher

Writers:

Ed Jurist, Sol Saks (created by)

Stars:

Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Elizabeth Montgomery	...	Samantha Stephens
Dick Sargent	...	Darrin Stephens
Agnes Moorehead	...	Endora (credit only)
David White	...	Larry Tate (credit only)
Imogene Coca	...	Mary
Sandra Gould	...	Gladys Kravitz
George Tobias	...	Abner Kravitz
Erin Murphy	...	Tabitha Stephens
Ricky Powell	...	Sidney

Storyline

Upon losing one of her baby teeth, Tabitha asks her parents about the Good Fairy as the Kravitz's visiting nephew, Sidney, tells her that it's the parents who place the money under the pillow in exchange for the tooth, not a fairy. Samantha's response is that children who believe in the Good Fairy are indeed visited by her, with parents having to make the exchange only for children who don't believe. Darrin is dismayed to learn that Samantha is telling the truth, Samantha who personally knows the Good Fairy, whose name is Mary. Darrin gets to meet and Samantha gets reunited with Mary when she leaves the money under Tabitha's pillow that evening. An incident at the house leaves Mary incapacitated to do her remaining duties for the evening, Samantha instead forced to, Mary the only being that can make the switch, including Samantha needing the fairy outfit complete with wings, tiara and wand. As a fairy, Samantha knows that she will temporarily lose her witchly powers. What the rest of ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 1971 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The good fairy is a dead ringer for Carol Burnett.

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Goofs

In several scenes, the wires which make the Good Fairy "fly" are visible.

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