hmmm.....I can remember going to Salem on an overnight class trip in the mid to late 1960’s. They seemed open to tourism then since they had tours through the town and gift shops, etc..
I visited during Halloween month a few years back to see my son who was participating in a recreation of the trials. Although fascinating history, certain store owners and visitors gave me the creeps so much I wanted to leave as fast as I could. I felt a deep repulsion in my soul. I know that sounds strange and I have rarely felt that way in other places.
I saw the episode when it originally aired. I was a squirt and it was a two parter. All I remember was she lost her powers and pulled out a ball point pen. But the episode was a big deal at the time, after three seasons of Darrin getting embarrassed by his mother in law’s spell at the big Larry Tate presentation.
If I recall that episode of Bewitched correctly, there’s a scene in which you can see a police car sporting the witch on a broomstick insignia on its door.
I’ve been there. Nice sunny spring day. We enjoyed the town. Did all the tourist traps. Fun and interesting. Missed the house of seven gables though but did hit up ye old pepper co. For some good chocolate!
I had such a huge crush on Elisabeth Montgomery!
Salem was a sideshow, King Phillip’s war was where the Puritans strutted their stuff. Of course they had plenty of practice under Cromwell before they shipped across.
The witch hunt goes on... now it is about being that pure feminist lamb victim of the child she needs to abort, coerced to have a child by god... just like in the Arthur miller book calling them babes.
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The reality of dorky TV shows .....
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After all these years, we know Salem was right.
Witchcraft has just been legalized everywhere these days.
