xfinity rewards creates experiences big and small, and once-in-a-lifetime. [honking car horns] darrin: ah, there it is. melissa joan hart: that fantasy of what if i was a genie, and i can make anything come true with a snap? jeannie: my handsome master would look like a king with a warrior s beard! melissa joan hart: everyone can relate to wanting that magic in their lives. jeannie: behold. beautiful! jim colucci: sitcoms about magic become really popular in the 1960s on television. laura morowitz: you re really beginning to get this backlash to the shows in the 50 s like leave it to beaver or father knows best james ackerman: the boomers are now coming of age
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and they re not interested in the culture in which they grew up in. they want change. feminism is rising. james ackerman: and bewitched captured that. darrin: i wish i had a drink. and a straw. james ackerman: the premise of bewitched is this nerdy ad executive from new york city ends up falling madly in love with a woman who can do magic. darrin: you re a witch?! samantha: that s what i ve been trying to tell you. laura morowitz: it could be a typical suburban family, except for the fact that her entire family are witches. and they have one adorable little girl.
i see myself in that character?. you even look at agnes moorehead as endora and you could see a lot of early touchstones for drag. samantha: don t you realize you re under a spell? endora: i know dear, but when you re in love the whole world is under a spell. patrick gomez: that was groundbreaking. herbie pilato: the great thing about the show is that samantha wasn t defined by her supernatural powers. she was really defined by her humanity. samantha: that picture, it s offensive. darrin: offensive? samantha: is that how you think i look? darrin: will you calm down - samantha: well do you? darrin: of course not. herbie pilato: the real message of bewitched was about prejudice. samantha: why did you do it? darrin: because that s the way most people think witches look. samantha: is that any reason to discriminate against a minority group? darrin: what minority group? samantha: witches of course! herbie pilato: bewitched is an immediate hit. everybody is twitching their nose. it put abc o
i see myself in that character?. you even look at agnes moorehead as endora and you could see a lot of early touchstones for drag. samantha: don t you realize you re under a spell? endora: i know dear, but when you re in love the whole world is under a spell. patrick gomez: that was groundbreaking. herbie pilato: the great thing about the show is that samantha wasn t defined by her supernatural powers. she was really defined by her humanity. samantha: that picture, it s offensive. darrin: offensive? samantha: is that how you think i look? darrin: will you calm down - samantha: well do you? darrin: of course not. herbie pilato: the real message of bewitched was about prejudice. samantha: why did you do it? darrin: because that s the way most people think witches look. samantha: is that any reason to discriminate against a minority group? darrin: what minority group? samantha: witches of course! herbie pilato: bewitched is an immediate hit. everybody is twitching their nose. it put abc o
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