J. Edward McKinley

Uncle Arthur is in love -- hopelessly in love -- with Aretha, a snob-bish witch who can't and won't tolerate a practical joker. Attempting to conceal the fact that he is an uncontrollable "jokoholic," Uncle Arthur casts a spell that transfers all his pran Also available on Amazon Instant Video

Endora is at it again. Darrin, who has been perplexed by his mother-in-law for all these years still hasn't learned that no matter how he tries, Endora will never like mortals. In this story, Darrin has given in to Samantha and is trying to be pleasant and agreeable to his mother-in-law. Endora decides to cast a spell on Darrin whereby he makes himself agreeable to everyone and everything. He agrees to help save starlings and to many other charitable organizations in the neighborhood. In the office, Darrin, now under Endora's spell, attempts being agreeable but is in such terrible condition that all he achieves is getting fired. Samantha uses her witchy powers to get Darrin another job. Before he takes the new job, Samantha realizes that Endora has put a spell on him and makes her mother remove the spell. Also available on Amazon Instant Video

While Darrin is away, Samantha stops Tabitha from witchcraft and argues with Endora about it. Then Larry Tate invites Samantha to dinner with the Bakers, hoping she can persuade Mr. Baker to modernize his firm's package. When Samantha protests she has no baby sitter, Louise insists on sending over her Aunt Emma. She arrives at the Stephens with a ouija board, hoping to contact her fiancée, Mr. Henderson, in the next world. At the Tates, Mr. Baker refuses to make any change in his Uncle Willie's business. As Aunt Emma works on the ouija board, Tabitha floats toys around. When a rocking horse goes by, Aunt Emma, sure it's Mr. Henderson's reincarnation, phones the Tates. Samantha, sensing trouble, cuts off the call and leaves for home. The Bakers and the Tates, hearing about a ghost, troop along. At the Stephens, Aunt Emma concentrates on the rocking horse ghost of Mr. Henderson. Samantha declares she was dreaming and to prove it, twitches her to sleep. In the kitchen. Mrs. Baker sees some milk floating up to Tabitha, and demands a seance to conjure up Uncle Willie. Baker thinks it's one of Larry's tricks and cancels his account. Samantha returns to the Bakers, to persuade him to change his mind by impersonating Uncle Willie. She is stunned when the old gentlemen's ghost appears. He asks Samantha's help to keep Baker from ruining his business. When Samantha assumes Uncle Willie's form, Baker thinks it's an actor hired by Larry. Convinced by her recital of some boyish pranks, he calls Larry to plan a new image for the firm. Samantha is amused when Baker and Larry both claim credit for the change. Also available on Amazon Instant Video

Ticheba, Queen of the Witches, decides to abdicate and chooses Samantha as her successor. Dreading Darrin's reaction, Samantha tries to refuse, but Endora insists she must accept the honor. Samantha wins Darrin over and becomes queen. After her coronation, the house is invaded by animals and animated objects, witches and warlocks transformed by Ticheba for minor misdeeds. Their leader, is a bird, begs Samantha to pardon them. Because Darrin has an important meeting in the morning, Samantha asks them to return after 12. Meanwhile, Mr. Rohrbach, a fatherly type, decided to check on Darrin's home life before giving his million-dollar account to McMahon & Tate. He is voicing his approval of the Stephens when animals and moving objects troop in. Unnerved by an ostrich and a walking chair, Rohrbach exits. When Samantha refuses to abdicate immediately, Darrin decides to wait out her year of office at his favorite bar. There the sad experiences of a stranger who left home and the advice of a philosophic bartender send Darrin home at once. The Stephens have a glad reunion, each willing to yield to the other. Although Samantha accidentally turns Darrin into a honking goose for a time, everything seems to have returned to normal when more animals and objects come for pardon. Exercising her royal prerogative, Samantha asks them to come back the next night and happily sets to work cleaning up the kitchen. Also available on Amazon Instant Video