15 Things You Never Knew About ‘Bewitched’

4. It was Elizabeth’s idea to name the girl Tabitha – but it was misspelled

The cool thing about having onscreen kids as well as real kids is being able to name more kids, apparently. “I loved it, because it was so old-fashioned. I got it from one of the daughters of Edward Andrews, the actor. The two Andrews girls are named Tabitha and Abigail. … But, somehow or other, her name came out ‘Tabatha’ on the credit roll, and that’s the way it’s been ever since. Honestly, I shudder every time I see it. It’s like a squeaky piece of chalk scratching on my nerves.”

5. Many of the actors wore their own clothes

Extras still often wear their own duds on TV and film sets, but on the Bewitched set the supporting actors did too. Kasey Rogers who played Louise Tate said they would bring their clothes in the week before to get pressed ahead of shooting. Agnes Moorehead often wore a diamond brooch that she passed on to Elizabeth when she died.

6. Alice Pearce who played the nosy neighbor had terminal cancer when she started shooting

Alice Pearce knew she had a terminal case of ovarian cancer when she got cast as the role of Gladys Kravitz on the show, but she decided to keep the news to herself and work as usual. No one was sure that she was sick until she passed away and was awarded a posthumous Outstanding Supporting Actress Emmy Award two months later. The role was then taken over by Sandra Gould.