EPISODES

230. "HOW NOT TO LOSE YOUR HEAD TO KING HENRY VIII" PART 2 (9-22-71)

Finished Filming: 6-29-71

Written by: Ed Jurist

Directed by: William Asher This is the home page.

GUEST CAST:

Henry Oliver as Friar

Victor Rogers as Nobleman

Gerald Peters as 1st player

Damien London as 2nd player

Mike Howden as Knight

Walter Alzmann as Tourist

Ronald Long as Henry VIII

Ivor Barry as Chamberlain

Arlene Martel as Malvina

Laurie Main as Guide

FAN FACTS:

*Ronal Long, the man who played the King Henry was also the giant in "Samantha and the Beanstalk" and Santa in "Santa Comes to Visit And Stay And Stays".

*How could Sam get the man out of the painting? I thought a witch couldn't undo another witch's curse???

Summary: Samantha and Darrin are vacationing in Europe. At the moment they are in London and on a sightseeing tour of the Tower of London. As the guide leads the tour through the corridors of the Tower, a portrait of a 16th Century nobleman on horseback attracts Samantha's attention. Actually, the reason for the attraction is the fact that the figure of the nobleman is beckoning to Samantha!

He tells Samantha that a hateful witch has placed a curse on him, dooming him to remain in the portrait for a thousand years. Since she is the first witch to happen by in over 400 years, he would like her to release him from the portrait. Samantha questions him a bit about what he had done to deserve such a stiff curse. It seems at the time of Henry VIII reign, he had fallen in love with a witch and asked her to marry him, forgetting for the moment that he was already married. Samantha sympathizes with him and feels that he has served enough time. She zaps him out of the portrait. Suddenly, amid rumbles of thunder, Malvina the Terrible appears. She is quite angry at Samantha for reversing the curse she had put on the nobleman. To teach Samantha not to meddle, Malvina zaps Samantha back to Henry VIII's court.

Samantha arrives, having no recollection of who she is or why she is there. She happens upon a group of players who are about to perform before the king. She joins the group and quickly catches the roving eye of Henry VIII. Meanwhile, Darrin has called Endora for help. She arrives and Darrin tells her what has happened. To rescue Samantha, Darrin must return to the 16th Century and win Samantha with a kiss -- this will be complicated by the fact that Samantha has no idea who Darrin is. As the story closes, we leave Samantha literally in Henry's clutches and Darrin tentatively approaching the castle.

COURTESY: Screen Gems