Millions of viewers watched Bewitched while pressing up against the television, eager to see what mischief Samantha would get up to next. You may have even attempted to perform the famous nose-wiggle yourself! Although it appeared that the show was a lot of fun to film, there was a lot going on behind the scenes. The truth behind the show’s cancellation was one of the many non-magical secrets that Bewitched’s creators wished to keep hidden.
Montgomery’s First Pregnancy Was Kept Hidden
Only two of Montgomery’s three pregnancies were depicted in the series when she was a cast member, even though she gave birth three times (as the magical births of Tabitha and Adam). You wouldn’t know the actress was pregnant during season one, even though she was. Weird, but that was the thing back then. The network thought it was unseemly for Sam and Darrin to be expecting a child so soon after saying “I do,” so the entire thing was covered up on the screen.
A Terrible Injury
Dick York mysteriously disappeared from the show after five seasons. Sargent was brought in to take his place; the producers had finally had their Darrin. But there’s a heartbreaking explanation: York tore many muscles in the right side of his back during the production of They Came to Cordura. The actor received painkillers from the doctors, but he never fully healed.