15 Things You Never Knew About ‘Bewitched’

10. Samantha’s magic was done by stagehands

In the 1960s the options were a little more limited when it came to special effects, so all of Samantha’s magic moves were done with the help of stagehands. This included using wires to make things levitate, as well as having actors freeze between shots while the stagehands ran in to move things around or remove them when they were supposed to vanish.

11. Samantha and Darrin’s home was in a popular neighborhood

A popular fake neighborhood on the Warner Brothers Ranch that is. “Blondie Street” was also home to houses that appeared in Dennis the Menace and I Dream of Jeannie.

12. Samantha’s nose twitch isn’t actually a nose twitch

It might look like Samantha is twitching her nose when she works her magic, but she is actually just moving her mouth and creating a camera trick. Erin Murphy who played Tabitha has said: “I’ve never tried [twitching my nose]! The producer didn’t think a baby witch should be able to.”