Samantha

Samantha

October 22, 1965 TV Episode The Flintstones

Studio
Hanna-Barbera Studios
Distributor
Columbia/Screen Gems

Synopsis

Samantha the witch moves into the neighborhood and soon makes friends with Wilma and Betty. Unknowingly aided by their new neighbor's magic, the wives compete with Fred and Barney in the area of woodland survival.

Characters

Fred Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles, Barney Rubble, Betty Rubble, Bamm-Bamm, Samantha Stephens, Darrin Stephens

Credits

Directing

Director
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Producing

Producer
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Writing

Writer
Harvey Bullock, R. Allen

Voices

Voice
Alan Reed (Fred), Jean Vander Pyl (Wilma, Pebbles), Mel Blanc (Barney), Gerry Johnson (Betty), Don Messick (Bamm-Bamm), Elizabeth Montgomery (Samantha Stephens), Dick York (Darrin Stephens)

Music

Music
Ted Nichols
Theme Song, Meet The Flintstones, Music
Hoyt Curtin
Theme Song, Meet The Flintstones, Lyrics
William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Editing

Editor
Ken Spears
Supervising Film Editor
Warner Leighton

Crew

Story Direction
Lewis Marshall
Layout
Dick Bickenbach, Jack Huber
Backgrounds
F. Montealegre, Fernando Arce, Rene Garcia
Production Supervision
Howard Hanson
Camera
Charles Flekel, Dick Blundell, Frank Parrish, Bill Kotler
Sound Direction
Richard Olson

Production notes

Recorded on 6-24-65.

In addition to sharing the same distributor, Screen Gems, both Bewitched and The Flintstones also aired on the same ABC Thursday night schedule. Bewitched (1964-72) had been an ABC Thursday night staple, the same as The Flintstones.

This episode featured the actual voices of Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York in their respective roles as Samantha and Darrin.