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For the different incarnations of the Tabitha Stephens character, see Tabitha Stephens (disambiguation).
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Tabitha Stephens
Biographical Information
Name Tabitha Stephens
Residence 1164 Morning Glory Circle
Westport, Connecticut
Species Witch
Relationship Information
Family Samantha Stephens (mother)
Darrin Stephens (father)
Adam Stephens (brother)
Relatives Paternal
Phyllis Stephens (grandmother)
Frank Stephens (grandfather)
Helen (first cousin, once removed)
Robbie (first cousin, once removed)
Uncle Albert (great uncle)
Uncle Herbert (great uncle, mentioned) [1]
Darrin the Bold (ancestor)
Maternal
Endora (grandmother "Grandmama")
Maurice (grandfather "Grandpapa")
Aunt Clara (great aunt)
Uncle Arthur (great uncle)
Serena (first cousin, once removed, "Auntie Serena")
Aunt Hagatha (great aunt)
Aunt Enchantra (great aunt)
Bertha (great aunt)
Aunt Grimalda (great aunt)
Cousin Henry (first cousin, once removed)
Cousin Edgar (first cousin, once removed)
Agnes (great aunt, mentioned)
Cornelia (great aunt, mentioned)
Adam (great great great grandfather, mentioned) [2]
Mario (first cousin once removed, mentioned)
Panda (first cousin once removed, mentioned) [3]
Character Information
Portrayer Cynthia Black (And Then There Were Three)
Heidi and Laura Gentry (Season 2)
Tamar and Julie Young (Season 2)
Diane Murphy (Seasons 3-5)
Erin Murphy (Seasons 3-8)
First Episode And Then There Were Three
Last Episode A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished
Episode Count 117
Image Gallery

Tabitha Stephens (Tabatha) is the witch daughter of Samantha and Darrin Stephens. Adam is her younger brother.

Background[]

As a result of her unique heritage, Tabitha started using witchcraft at a young age, including twitching her nose. Samantha and Darrin had their hands full, trying to teach her to when and when not to use her talent. She was unusually headstrong and needed extra discipline. Samantha and Darrin often told her, "Mustn't twitch."

Her maternal grandparents, Endora and Maurice, were not happy about their granddaughter being raised as a mortal, but were proud of Tabitha and loved her dearly.

Physical Appearance[]

As a baby, Tabitha had dark black hair. By the time she was a toddler and started manifesting her powers, she had blonde hair like her mother.

Biography[]

Tabitha was conceived in 1965 and Samantha told Darrin she was pregnant several months later when she got confirmation. (Alias Darrin Stephens) She was born on January 13, 1966. (And Then There Were Three)

Against both of her parents' wishes, Endora named her Tabatha, but Darrin acquiesced after a harrowing day in the hospital the day she was born.

After a visit to Dr. Koblin for a check up, Tabitha twitched her nose and made her toy pony fly to her. (Nobody's Perfect)

Jealous of the attention baby Adam is getting from her mother, Tabitha runs away and twitches Jack out of her "Jack and the Beanstalk" storybook and twitches herself into the book. She visits the Giant's castle and makes the hen lay normal eggs (she wanted an omelet), makes the magic harp play rock music and shrinks the Giant so she could play with him. (Samantha and the Beanstalk)

Episodes[]

Episode Airdate
And Then There Were Three January 13, 1966
My Baby, the Tycoon January 20, 1966
Samantha Meets the Folks January 27, 1966
Fastest Gun on Madison Avenue February 3, 1966
The Dancing Bear February 10, 1966
Samantha, the Dressmaker February 24, 1966
The Horse's Mouth March 3, 1966
Baby's First Paragraph March 10, 1966
Double Split March 24, 1966
Disappearing Samantha April 7, 1966
Follow That Witch (Part 1) April 14, 1966
Follow That Witch (Part 2) April 21, 1966
A Bum Raps April 28, 1966
Man's Best Friend May 12, 1966
Prodigy June 9, 1966
Nobody's Perfect September 15, 1966
The Moment of Truth September 22, 1966
Witches and Warlocks Are My Favorite Things September 29, 1966
Accidental Twins October 6, 1966
Endora Moves in for a Spell October 20, 1966
Dangerous Diaper Dan November 3, 1966
The Short, Happy Circuit of Aunt Clara November 10, 1966
I'd Rather Twitch Than Fight November 17, 1966
Sam's Spooky Chair December 1, 1966
My Friend Ben December 8, 1966
A Gazebo Never Forgets December 22, 1966
Ho Ho the Clown January 12, 1967
Art for Sam's Sake February 23, 1967
Charlie Harper, Winner March 2, 1967
No More Mr. Nice Guy March 23, 1967
It's Wishcraft March 30, 1967
How to Fail in Business With All Kinds of Help April 6, 1967
Nobody but a Frog Knows How to Live April 27, 1967
Toys in Babeland September 14, 1967
No Zip in My Zap October 12, 1967
A Safe and Sane Halloween October 26, 1967
Out of Sync, Out of Mind November 2, 1967
That Was No Chick, That Was My Wife November 9, 1967
Allergic to Macedonian Dodo Birds November 16, 1967
Samantha's Thanksgiving to Remember November 23, 1967
Solid Gold Mother-in-Law November 30, 1967
I Get Your Nannie, You Get My Goat December 14, 1967
Humbug Not to Be Spoken Here December 21, 1967
Hippie, Hippie, Hooray February 1, 1968
A Prince of a Guy February 8, 1968
How Green Was My Grass February 29, 1968
To Twitch or Not to Twitch March 14, 1968
Playmates March 21, 1968
Tabatha's Cranky Spell March 28, 1968
I Confess April 4, 1968
A Majority of Two April 11, 1968
Samantha's Secret Saucer April 18, 1968
The No-Harm Charm April 25, 1968
Splitsville May 16, 1968
Samantha on the Keyboard October 10, 1968
It's So Nice to Have a Spouse Around the House October 24, 1968
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall November 7, 1968
Samantha Fights City Hall November 29, 1968
Samantha Loses Her Voice December 5, 1968
I Don't Want to Be a Toad, I Want to Be a Butterfly December 12, 1968
Samantha's Super Maid January 2, 1969
Cousin Serena Strikes Again (Part 2) January 16, 1969
One Touch of Midas January 23, 1969
Samantha the Bard January 30, 1969
Samantha the Sculptress February 6, 1969
Going Ape February 27, 1969
Tabitha's Weekend March 6, 1969
Samantha's Power Failure March 20, 1969
Daddy Does His Thing April 4, 1969
Samantha's Good News April 10, 1969
Samantha's Shopping Spree April 17, 1969
Samantha and Darrin in Mexico City April 24, 1969
Samantha and the Beanstalk September 18, 1969
Samantha's Yoo-Hoo Maid September 25, 1969
Samantha's Caesar Salad October 2, 1969
...And Something Makes Four October 16, 1969
Naming Samantha's New Baby October 23, 1969
To Trick or Treat or Not to Trick or Treat October 30, 1969
A Bunny for Tabitha November 6, 1969
Samantha's Secret Spell November 13, 1969
Samantha's Double Mother Trouble December 4, 1969
Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays December 18, 1969
Samantha's Better Halves January 1, 1970
Samantha's Lost Weekend January 8, 1970
The Phrase Is Familiar January 15, 1970
Tabitha's Very Own Samantha January 29, 1970
Just a Kid Again February 26, 1970
Okay, Who's the Wise Witch? March 12, 1970
If the Shoe Pinches March 26, 1970
Salem, Here We Come October 1, 1970
The Salem Saga October 8, 1970
Samantha's Old Salem Trip November 12, 1970
Sisters at Heart December 24, 1970
Mary the Good Fairy January 21, 1971
Samantha and the Troll February 18, 1971
This Little Piggie February 25, 1971
Darrin Goes Ape March 11, 1971
Money Happy Returns March 18, 1971
Out of the Mouths of Babes March 25, 1971
Samantha's Psychic Pslip April 1, 1971
Samantha and the Antique Doll April 22, 1971
How Not to Lose Your Head to King Henry VIII (Part 1) September 15, 1971
Samantha and the Loch Ness Monster September 29, 1971
Samantha's Not So Leaning Tower of Pisa October 6, 1971
Paris, Witches Style October 20, 1971
TV or Not TV November 3, 1971
Hansel and Gretel in Samanthaland November 17, 1971
Three Men and a Witch on a Horse December 15, 1971
Adam, Warlock or Washout? December 29, 1971
Samantha's Magic Sitter January 5, 1972
Serena's Richcraft January 22, 1972
Samantha on Thin Ice January 29, 1972
Tabitha's First Day in School February 12, 1972
George Washington Zapped Here (Part 1) February 19, 1972
George Washington Zapped Here (Part 2) February 26, 1972
School Days, School Daze March 4, 1972
A Good Turn Never Goes Unpunished March 11, 1972

Trivia[]

Name[]

In seasons two, three and four, her name was spelled "Tabatha", with an "A" in the second syllable. Beginning in season five, the spelling of her name changed to "Tabitha", with an "I" in the second syllable.

Serena[]

Although they call her "Auntie Serena", Serena is really Tabitha and Adam's first cousin once removed, because she is Samantha's first cousin, not her sister.

Bewitched Sequel[]

In 1976 a spinoff about Tabitha was produced. In the first Tabatha pilot, Tabatha is in love with a mortal man, just like her mother was, but instead of a meddling witch of a mother-in-law, like her grandmama Endora, Tabitha has a meddling warlock brother. Adam pops in and out, trying to convince Tabitha to leave mortals alone and to pursue her life as a witch. This pilot was bought, but before the series was produced, the entire premise was changed.

In the new Tabitha pilot (1977), Adam is a mortal, just like their father, and he tries to convince Tabitha to live a normal, mortal life. A new witch aunt was also added, Aunt Minerva, who dislikes Adam's mortal ways and tries to get Tabitha to be more like a witch.

References[]

  1. Speak the Truth
  2. Naming Samantha's New Baby
  3. The Warlock in the Gray Flannel Suit
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