Hi, Cuz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Darlings, remember Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha on "Bewitched?" She was a genuine witch, married to stodgy ad exec Darren Stevens (first Dick York, then Dick Sargent) who was so stodgy that, instead of allowing her to make prosperity materialize for them, let alone meals to be cooked without lifting a hand to the stove, he consigned her to pretty much the same stereotypical sitcom housewife stuff of the day. Or rather, the producers and writers did. Sometimes, Samantha's efforts, like Lucy Ricardo's, in a different way, got her into trouble, but she basically trod the straight and narrow.

It had to have taken a toll on Elizabeth playing the role. Which was apparent to any viewer who watched/watches those episodes when she steps into the role of her free wheeling cousin, Serena. When the doorbell rang, and you heard, "Hi, Cuz!!!!" and saw her in the black Serena wig, it was a guarantee the show was going up a comic notch or two. Too much of Serena--like a spin off--would have been a bad thing, but on here, she was just enough with her surprise appearances. And someone had to step in and give Agnes Moorhead and Maurice Evans the break from being the comic relief.

And you could just tell Elizabeth Montgomery was having the time of her life, playing Serena!!!!! She was the relative we all wished we had!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Darlings, how many you out there had Serenas growing up????? Or, how many of you out there ARE Serenas!!!!!!

See ya, Cuz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!