No one could’ve played Endora but Agnes Moorhead.

@MarkovianMan

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, although Shirley Maclaine did a pretty good job in the Bewitched movie (although overall the movie sucked).

@marishkaspirit

Жыл бұрын

@@MarkovianMan the movie truly sucked. It shkd have never been made

@TheDisneylover23

Жыл бұрын

So true! I think Aunt Clara was amazing too! It takes true talent to act that befuddled. I loved the whole cast.

@PARADISE7670

10 ай бұрын

@@Wirklich2420 It should have been Agnes Moorehead, at least she was here to enjoy it at the time. Aggie was robbed by that!! 😥

@chuppycat

7 ай бұрын

@@MarkovianMan Why are you showing this old look at a funny and great movie? You are too narrow in your thinking!

Endora's wardrobe was everything

@williamdonahue6617

Жыл бұрын

Miss Moorehead wore her own clothes in the show, including her ubiquitous diamond brooch. Only the lead players had wardrobe supplied by the show.

Agnes Moorehead was one of a relatively small group of actors/actresses who were fully successful in five media: radio, television, stage (musical and dramatic), film (in several genres) and spoken word. Unlike most, she made a successful transition from radio to television. On Bewitched, her costumes went from stylish to outrageous, but it was her voice and the cultivated mid-Atlantic diction that made Endora. (You could never be sure whether she was American, British, Scottish or an illusion of theater). In other words, talent and craft.

@jamied8678

Жыл бұрын

These observations crack me up we just enjoyed the show

@RebeccaLynnMusic

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

Endora was the best part of Bewitched

@mvellis3863

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say Elizabeth was the best part, but they had a phenomenal cast - especially Endora, Darren #1, Aunt Clara, Uncle Arthur (Paul Lynde was hilarious)

@spencerclark5440

3 жыл бұрын

Can I add Dr Bombay, l loved his appearances

@stormwatcher59

3 жыл бұрын

Endora, Aunt Clara and Tabitha!!

@stmichl9433

3 жыл бұрын

Although Liz Montgomery was the central character in the show and she gorgeous and fabulous, the show wouldn't have been as successful without Agnes ("Aggy") Moorehead. She was a phenomenal theatrical actress and no one else could've played that character the way she did. She was truly unique and just incredible. Her kinaesthetics and vocal acting were superb. I was scared of her a kid! She was so realistic.

@RaijinKaze

3 жыл бұрын

It was a combo of Endora, Samantha and Darren #1. The straight man Darren always reacting to Endora’s magic with Samantha mediating between the two to reach a compromise.

Agnes Moorehead's Andora was 1 of many brilliant characters from that series - Marion Lorne as aunt Clara, Alice Ghostley as Esmeralda, Paul Lynde as uncle Arthur were all amazing actors. Everybody looked like they were having a blast filming this show & it showed.

@jamied8678

Жыл бұрын

Good theatre apparently one of the Darren's was in serious pain due to back injuries

Oh Endora was the best!!! she always made me smile, such flair...

@liamroberts9047

3 жыл бұрын

Hello, How are you doing?

Endora will always be one of my favorite parts of this show-especially because I grew up watching it with my mom on Nick at Nite. She always joked that she would be just like Endora when I got married, because she would want to make sure that my husband treated her son right. Sadly, she passed away three years ago, but when I watch Endora meddle, it makes me feel like my own mother is still watching out for me (and making magic in my life). Thanks for the great memories, Ms. Moorehead. I bet you and my mom are exchanging notes in Heaven! :)

@christopherpericolosi-king4979

Жыл бұрын

Love this story! My husband took me to a stage theater production of one of the episodes of Bewitched. He proposed to me after the show! Said Endora put a spell on him lol. I also grew up watching this on Nick at Nite, and I miss watching it with my brother, who is no longer with us. Beautiful memories! 💓

@RebeccaLynnMusic

Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

Maureen McCormick played two versions of a young Endora on this show. First, in a fantasy sequence, she is Samantha and Darrin's witch daughter who they named after her maternal grandmother. And second, she is the real Endora transformed into a little girl through witchcraft.

@bleirdo_dude

2 жыл бұрын

👍

Amazing how this show still so amazingly entertaining, no outdated fashion or special effects beat superb acting and story

@emilyb3902

2 жыл бұрын

This fashion will always look good

@janieleishman9130

2 жыл бұрын

I watch it still today . I watched it growing up also .

Its interesting to note how little comedic work, Agnes had in her distinguished career, prior to this role. The real magic came from the actress, not the special effects dept. This woman was one of the greats of cinema and stage. Not only could she not give a bad performance, she could not deliver a line that did not burn indelibly. There was not a dull, drab or inconsequential moment in any of Moorehead's body of work.

@louisewilliams6283

3 жыл бұрын

she was bring

@stmichl9433

3 жыл бұрын

I would say that's a correct summation. She had been mentored by Orson Welles and was a Shakespearean- level actress. Her vocal training and mannerisms bring the Endora character to life to the point that she plays it like a Shakespearean witch in Macbeth!!! She's that incredible! She rejected the offer of the role initially when asked by Liz Montgomery when Liz ran into her in a department store one day. But later came to accept it. It is true that great actors in those days would look down their nose at television as a new medium and not a serious space for their talents. Many old studio system stars like Moorehead who were ageing rapidly during the heyday of TV in the 60s like Crawford, Davis and so on felt TV to be beneath them and only did pilots or guest appearances when their careers were fully washed up and they had no other choice. But thank Heavens Aggy decided to accept the part of Endora because she gave younger generations a chance to see the marvels of her stagecraft and acting talents. Watching Aggy play Endora should be a masterclass for young actors these days in how to chew up the scenery and steal a show, single-handedly!!

@Vejur9000

3 жыл бұрын

I think the older generation of British Shakespearean actors, tended to look down on things like working in television, or science fiction and fantasy, as a step down, as something of an embarrassment to their career. The way that Alec Guinness felt about doing Star Wars... What they didn’t realize about pop culture phenoms in television and film... is how much they are loved, by a mass audience of fans, far wider than stage and even the big screen. All these years later, both old and new generations of fans, love them. This woman was an acting powerhouse. Anything she set her talents to was elevated. Plain and simple. It’s all good. All of it. We were lucky to have them. Truly.

@somethingdifferent4u247

3 жыл бұрын

Truest words ever spoken.

@Houseitch

2 жыл бұрын

@@stmichl9433 thank you!

That show would be nothing without Endora.

@janieleishman9130

2 жыл бұрын

Idk about that , I love Elizabeth

@Ionlyseetaylight

2 жыл бұрын

Neither elizabeth she and Agnes where the star of the show

@Matt-gt5ed

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you

@ylvesamorosino1616

Жыл бұрын

I do agree with you

@ylvesamorosino1616

Жыл бұрын

I do agree with you

I loved Endora. She was wonderful and her eye makeup was on point! She turned Darrin into a pig once and I laughed so hard at that one.😂

@GymnasticsParadise

3 жыл бұрын

Rottweiler was my fave

@liamroberts9047

3 жыл бұрын

Hello, How are you doing?

@RebeccaLynnMusic

Жыл бұрын

Sam couldn't help but laugh, too! I think Endora said that it was an improvement! Hilarious!

She was a big part of that show. Did you know she provided her own wardrobe.

@marcusbell5606

3 жыл бұрын

Even the cape/dress?

@michaeltipton5500

3 жыл бұрын

@@marcusbell5606 Yes as I understand it.

@marcusbell5606

3 жыл бұрын

That just makes me love her more!

@mpshields

3 жыл бұрын

She also made up the name Endora.

@marcusbell5606

3 жыл бұрын

@@mpshields Interesting!

Agnes Moorehead : The one and only Endora

@nambypamby2147

3 жыл бұрын

@J LA I think the main reason she didn't like her role as "Endora" was because she had a long and prosperous career as a serious actor, and she knew she was going down in history for playing "Endora," so everything else she had ever done in her time would be over-shadowed by that one role. (this is just a guess)

@stmichl9433

3 жыл бұрын

@@nambypamby2147 I would say that's a correct summation. She had been mentored by Orson Welles and was a Shakespearean- level actress. Her vocal training and mannerisms bring the Endora character to life to the point that she plays it like a Shakespearean witch in Macbeth!!! She's that incredible! She rejected the offer of the role initially when asked by Liz Montgomery when Liz ran into her in a department store one day. But later came to accept it. It is true that great actors in those days would look down their nose at television as a new medium and not a serious space for their talents. Many old studio system stars like Moorehead who were ageing rapidly during the heyday of TV in the 60s like Crawford, Davis and so on felt TV to be beneath them and only did pilots or guest appearances when their careers were fully washed up and they had no other choice. But thank Heavens Aggy decided to accept the part of Endora because she gave younger generations a chance to see the marvels of her stagecraft and acting talents. Watching Aggy play Endora should be a masterclass for young actors these days in how to chew up the scenery and steal a show, single-handedly!!

@nambypamby2147

3 жыл бұрын

@@stmichl9433 Great explanation. I appreciate the details. She was too damn good. Also, Maurice Evans was another one on the show that could act on a whole other level. He was brilliant. There are no Aggys and Maurices anymore; not on TV anyway.

@stmichl9433

3 жыл бұрын

@@nambypamby2147 that's right. You might get them in the theatre. But not on tv and dare I say even in motion pictures these days. There are no actors - even the ones that people say are great like Anthony Hopkins - that are like those 2. It was a whole other caliber of actor and performer. I think a great deal has to do with the use of one's voice and an actor's elocution and articulation abilities. Many even so called legendary actors now - even Streep - don't have that baffling and beautiful elocution that Aggy and Maurice had. They have a Shakespearean way with the expression of the English language as well as a particular way of enunciating, pausing, and also the use of their whole bodies to make a point, or perhaps to stress an emotion or line. Watch the way Aggy often scrunches her face up, or her stare, her glare or the way she uses her hands. Her ability to express and interpret a witch's conjuring with the waving of her hands and kinaesthetics of her arms and shoulders I always thought (even when I was a kid) were absolutely mesmerising. Strangely, and queerly, Aggy's interpretation of Endora was somehow very modern at the time, as we hadn't really seen witch's portrayed in this way. They were usually old hags. But Aggy's innate and glamorous fashion sense (those were all her own wardrobe as her clothes weren't provided by the Producers or studio) really lent a certain vitality and modernity to the role of Endora. Watching her pop in and out of various fabulous ensembles (really chic two-piece suits often) and a plethora of different Hairstyles and costume jewellery for each outfit) was part of the real magic of Bewitched. It was like a small-screen runway show at a time when we didn't have internet or runway to watch everywhere. But Endora's moving and magical fashion show was really something to watch in those days! One has to remember that Bewitched began in black and white and moved into colour and so the female audience as well as the then closeted gay audience) were able to hold their breath in anticipation of Endora's next fashion trick, or gasp at her next look. Usually, she would change out of her signature turquoise and amethyst chiffon "Endora" witch's caftan and into something "mortal" whenever a visitor came to the door unexpectedly. Endora's transitions between costumes was to me such an integral part of the trope of "passing" for queer people. Agnes was a lesbian herself and I feel looking back, that this shift from witch to mortal; from queer to acceptable; from kooky to respectable was way ahead of its time but also very much of its time in prefiguring the three liberation movements of the time: womens', gay and black through the metaphors of taboo magic and witchcraft. I just loved all those nuances and transitions in the teleplay featuring Aggy as Endora. These are stagecraft feats that a lesser actress just wouldn't have understood or perhaps underplayed, but Aggy Moorehead got it all implicitly right. She was really quite something. Quite an artist.

@somethingdifferent4u247

3 жыл бұрын

And I approve this message.

No one could speak an incantation like the Shakespearean trained actress, Agnes Moorhead. She always gave us goosebumps. Because Endora had a soft spot for children, even mortal children, the sweetest, coolest moment, is when she turns into a tree, for the little boy on Halloween. Had I been Darren, I would have adored her. :)

@RebeccaLynnMusic

Жыл бұрын

YES! ❤

To think that Dick York and Agnes Moorehead we close friends off stage.

Thats my girl Endora. Endora took mother in law drama to another level

Maureen McCormick playing the little endora

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Marsha, Marsha, Marsh!

@PrinceoftheAbyss

3 жыл бұрын

I thought that she looked familiar.

@stmichl9433

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it was too! Little Marcia!!!!! She did it so well too!!!! I always thought that scene was creepy how Endora miniaturised herself and then we see mini-Marcia/Maureen playing Endora as a child! So so creepy yet so funny! Especially in hindsight knowing that this was years before Maureen was cast as Marcia on the Brady bunch as she was still so little here. So weird also how much Marcia/Maureen looks so much like a mini-Endora around the eyes! Lol omg! So so camp and funny! 😂😂😂

Darrin brings a lot of Endora’s wrath upon himself. He is no match for her!😆

She was a great actress .

@roberttelarket4934

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't like the bitch character Endora but loved Agnes in The Bat movie with Vincent Price. If you think she's a bitch in Bewitched see her great bitchy performance in the superb film noir Dark Passage 1947 with Bogart and Bacall.

@daleburrell6273

3 жыл бұрын

@@roberttelarket4934 ...YES, I REMEMBER!!!

Working from home, loving watching this at lunchtime, Agnes Moorhead is just wonderful

Great! Now I need an Aunt Clara fix. She was so sweet even Darrin loved her.

@Deltadivaix

3 жыл бұрын

I loved Aunt Clara!

@Jeng4280

3 жыл бұрын

I loved Aunt Clara and her clumsiness.

@PrinceoftheAbyss

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone should have an Aunt Clara in their family. Without the backfiring powers, of course.

@louisewilliams6283

3 жыл бұрын

nice she was but she didnt know how to enter a room her powers was messedup alot samantha had to help her out most of the time

Loved Agnes Morehead such a talented lady. As Endora she really was magical & absolutely fantastic in Pollyanna as Mrs Snow. Simple unforgettable & very much missed. 🇬🇧 8 / jan / 21

Loved Endora!

If I were Darren, I would let Sam and Endora whip me up all kinds of stuff!

Agnes must have spent hours in hair and makeup chair, she was stunningly beautiful.

That show was great. I wish life could be like that

Oh my goodness Little Endora was Maureen McCormick in the trick or treat episode. I knew I knew that face!!

Endora will always be my favorite😂😂 she was my Nanna's favorite character and personality wise reminds me so much of her

Grand Endora reminds me of my grandmother, - same sharp tonque and a fantastic wardrobe!

Endora did improve Darren’s looks at the beginning

@SWLinPHX

Жыл бұрын

I thought the curly hair looked good on him too.

Paul Lynd was always hilarious. Even on Hollywood Squares.

@stmichl9433

3 жыл бұрын

People always say he was hilarious but when I look back at those episodes his humour was very corny by today's standards and the jokes just fall flat. But I suppose in those days people found that corniness hysterical. It's very dated. I do love bewitched though as a series and don't find it dated as a show. Something timeless about it. I think it's the superb acting and ensemble cast.

*My childhood role model!*

Absolutely BRILLIANT. I trust that all readers have seen her incredible performance in The Twilight Zone!! What an amazing actress. I love her and I love Endora.

Endora, always so deliciously mischievous.

Loved seeing little Maureen McCormick (Marcia Brady) guest starring on Bewitched.

Bewitched Is My Favorite Show Of All Time

I love love Uncle Arthur

I love endora, she es awesome, beautiful AND adelantada a su época es tan vanguardista, ah y me encantan sus conjuros y hechizos.

Apart from Samantha, Endora was my favourite, she was so naughty. 😆

Endorra can be as subtle as a prickly pear!

Interesting how Endora's voice was a bit sharper in that early episode but then evolved to sound so elegant.

Agnes Moorehead was fabulous! I loved her and Pollyanna also.

I love this traditional television series. Antiquity comedy from many decades ago. 🥰🥰❤

Who knew Marcia Brady was the younger version of Endora!

@johnkern7075

3 жыл бұрын

I did.

@daleburrell6273

3 жыл бұрын

I DID-!!

@RIXRADvidz

3 жыл бұрын

I did !!

@johnmanier7968

3 жыл бұрын

She also played “Little Endora” in a first season episode when Darrin had a daydream that all of his and Samantha’s kids were witches. They flew around Darrin’s office on brooms, and Little Endora turned her brother into a houseplant before Sam made her change him back.

@stmichl9433

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmanier7968 I remember that episode was Maureen in that too??? Wow! Good spotting!

For me it was Endora, the name Endora say's it all of Beautiful Wickedness!

Endora was a cool grandma

@daleburrell6273

3 жыл бұрын

...true-!!!

She was always my favorite

She was such a good actress ♥️

The day Samantha got married was the day her mother got the best target to troll.

I LOVE ENDORA!!!!!

I totally love Endora she play her part the best ever and I like the love of her daughter she had and took care of whats his face 💯💞.

I wish I had a grandma ma like Endora

Endoras hands movements are amazing fantastic and so much excellent

Be great to be a little kid with a nan like Endora..

Endora was Endora even off screen....

Her best exchange with Darrin is the episode where Darrin learns Tabitha is also a witch. Before he finds out he sees Tabitha's toys levitating when Endora is babysitting: Darrin: "How do you perform feats of M-a-g-i-c in front of the baby!" Endora: "I guess I just lost my H-e-a-d!" I laugh out loud any time I see that clip..her response is just so dripping with sarcasm....

Endora was hilarious.

Endora had fun spells and hand motions. She also had some of the best costumes (along with Serena).

Endorasmagic creates so many different types of magical moments

Best tv show that ever watch I grew up watching bewitched

@lloydkline1518

3 жыл бұрын

I ❤ I dream of jeanne

@Dragonqueen1992

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

The broom jockey! 🤣🤣🤣

Love this program

@louiscaruso4167

2 жыл бұрын

This show is as popular today as it was back in the day!!!

Endora and her husband were both great. But Endora was the best.

Agnes Moorhead was actually kind and cordial. Sorry her health ran away too soon.

@PARADISE7670

10 ай бұрын

I so miss her!! 😭there is no other person like her today, in movies/stage or telly.💜

Endora was so funy to see her great actress

The very beautiful Agnes Moorehead what a lady she was. The very last of the real women -ladies of our times pure class.

@xavierdh2000

3 жыл бұрын

Yes she was

A fashion icon

Does anyone remember the episode where Endora sends Darrin to the moon under the song Fly Me To The Moon?🤣

I was born in 1982 but when I saw reruns of this show later on I think Darrin was my first male crush, I loved his pretty eyes..

Didn't a few of a wish we could be Tabitha and sure there were a few housewives...🤣🤣🤣

I always loved endora

She’s far out! She was mean but I like that she adored her granddaughter and wanted her to be the best witch she could be!! And her wardrobe!!!! 🌈 😎 🌈

Nine minutes Endora turns her self into a very young Marsha Brady look close

Agnes Moorehead the best ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Endora tried her best to sabotage her daughters marriage

One of my heroes!

Uncle Arthur is the best, EVER!! Love him!!! 🥀🥀🥀🥀.. 2022.

Endora is a classic😁😁😁!!!! I love 💕💞💕 this show!!! So glad you have put this on You-Tube!!!! Darrin, Dick York, is the best to play him!!!!!!! Thank You!!!!! 🥀🥀🥀🥀.. 2022......

I so love Endora!

Endora was a fashionista for Pucci.

A picture is worth a thousand words; ha.

That was Maureen McCormick (Marsha Brady) in the cute costume at the last. She looked adorable.

@hifijohn

10 ай бұрын

yes it is.

I love this show!🧙🧙🧙🧙

I would like to be the salesman for Endoras wakeup

Just too cute.

AGNES MOOREHEAD EINFACH FANTASTISCH

8:22 One of my favorite scenes with Endora, my favorite character! The way she gets those kids! "I'm ready if you are..." 🤣

Endora made me laugh more than any other character.

i., loved endora

They rehashed shows Darrin had to go to Salem, the old south, and Henry's court to win back Samantha

Endora was the first drag queen.

Agnes Moorehead had a clause in her contract when she only appeared in 8 out of 12 episodes so she could pursue other projects.

En dora is so cool

Endors was great

Bristling Broomsticks!!

Listen to the audio version of Sorry Wrong Number starring Agnes Morehead.

I love Endoras style...❤

One of the few original Bewitched characters from the start, that everyone seemed to like or wasn't annoying. Loved her and aunt Clara!

endora uncle Arthur were so good Sam was beautiful too good