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07th Aug2025

‘Bewitched: The Complete Series 60th Anniversary Edition’ Blu-ray Review

by Jason Lockard

Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Lynde | Created by Sol Saks

There are some sitcoms that are timeless, such as Bewitched. This sitcom recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. That is so hard to believe. And because of this epic birthday, Mill Creek Entertainment announced a super deluxe Blu-ray edition. However, because of production delays, the Blu-ray didn’t get released as early as was once intended. But the long wait is now over, and Bewitched: The Complete Series 60th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray is now here!

Elizabeth Montgomery stars as Samantha, a beautiful young witch who falls in love and marries an ad exec, trying her best to fit into the straightlaced suburbia. D. York and, later, D. Sargent star as her hapless husband Darrin Stephens, while Emmy(r) Award winner Agnes Moorehead steals every scene she’s in as Endora. Samantha’s meddling mother. Rounding out the ensemble is Darrin’s boss, Larry Tate (David White), and the Stephens’ precocious daughter Tabitha. Join this unforgettable cast of characters in an enchanting 22-disc comedy collection, including the first two seasons in their original black & white presentation!

Bewitched was a fun show with an amazing cast. First, the simply stunning Elizabeth Montgomery leads as Samantha, and there is great support from both Darren’s (Samantha’s husband) played first by Dick York and then by Dick Sargent. I have watched tons of TV shows over my years and thinking about the nosy mother-in-law, I don’t think it gets much better than the performance of Agnes Moorehead as Endora. We could talk for hours on just the cast. But my favourite was when Paul Lynde would show up as Uncle Arthur. he was a blast!

Bewitched is classic Americana with just a twitch of the supernatural. I have watched this show in its entirety many times in my life, and I am going to be honest, it is a pleasure to get to watch it again in HD on this new Blu-ray set. All 254 episodes of this series are collected on 22 Blu-ray discs. The episodes are presented in 1080p now on the Blu-ray artwork, it lists these episodes as presented in the original full-screen format. But that is not true. The aspect ratio is a 1.78:1 crop. The audio track is an English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. There is also the option for English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Now, while there is a cropping of the picture, which is a bit of a disappointment. I personally didn’t find it to be horribly framed. Sometimes, when an older show is cropped for widescreen TVs, I’ve seen shows suffer horribly from that. Bewitched does not suffer from that here. Which is a plus. The picture transfers to Blu-ray are crisp and clean. This series includes the original black and white episodes. There are no colourised ones, as that is a big no-no for some classic TV fans.

The black and white episodes feature brilliant whites and deep blacks with a wonderful grayscale. The colour episodes feature the gorgeous colours of the 60s. It is like a bag of skittles exploding on your screen. The skin tones are perfect. Mill Creek Entertainment did a wonderful job with these transfers. The audio is good, not great! The show is not going to blow your ears, but it has great clarity. And after all, with a crisp picture and clear audio,o what more can you ask for, for a 60-year-old show?

Now, a 60th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray set would not be complete without some bonus features! So that is exactly what Mill Creek Entertainment gave us physical media fans here, with this deluxe Blu-ray release:

Special Features:

Bewitched: Behind the Magic – An all-new documentary about the making of Bewitched, featuring special guest appearances by actor David Mandel (Adam Stephens), Steve Olim (who worked in the Make-Up Department at Columbia), Bewitched historian Herbie J Pilato, film and television historian Robert S. Ray, Bewitched guest star Eric Scott (later of The Waltons), and Chris York, son of D. York (the first Darrin).
16 New Episodic Audio Commentaries: Herbie J Pilato serves as moderator during “behind-the-scenes” conversations with Peter Ackerman (son of Bewitched executive producer Harry Ackerman), David Mandel, Bewitched guest star Janee Michelle (from “Sisters at Heart”), Steve Olim, Robert S. Ray, former child TV actors and Bewitched guest stars Ricky Powell (The Smith Family), Eric Scott (The Waltons), and Johnny Whitaker (Family affair, and Sigmund and the Sea Monsters), and Chris York (son of D. York).

Extras:

Exclusive 36-page Booklet featuring pieces by Bewitched historian Herbie J. Pilato, as well as an episode guide.

The addition of audio commentaries, an all-new documentary and the spectacular booklet that features episode guides and a 12-part chronicle entitled “Bewitched Recaptured” by Herbie J. Pilato is a wonderful read. However, the packaging is only okay. 22 Blu-ray discs are housed in one huge case with flipper trays. But each tray holds two discs per hub. Meaning that two discs are stacked. Not my favourite way to have things, but I have seen worse.

All in all. I would have to say this Bewitched 60th Anniversary Blu-ray set is pretty good, but not perfect! Some things could have been better. But this is still a solid physical media release. Classic TV fans can share this amazing show with the next generation of bewitchers.