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Stephenson's appliances/cars
Yes, the Stephenson's seemed to change their appliances frequently. If I recall Frigidaire was briefly one of their sponsors, in addition to Chevrolet. That might explain why Samantha went from Maytag to Frigidaire laundry. If I recall the earliest few episodes had a D&M dishwasher, with a glass window in it and the roto-rack. Later Samantha had an early Maytag reverse rack.
Apparently being in advertising pays well as Darrin (aka Derwood, Darwin, etc.) always seemed to have the latest model Chevrolets. (Just as Mr. Baxter always had the latest Fords, in "Hazel," and Wilbur always had the latest Studebakers in "Mr. Ed." (Wilbur and Carol also had a beautiful GE console stereo.)
Since we're all off topic anyway--I loved both Jeannie and Bewitched. I think Jeannie stayed fresh, high energy and truly funny through it's entire run. People only lost interest when Jeannie married Tony which ruined part of the show's intrigue.
Bewitched was low energy and humor during the last two seasons, for the most part. I think the writers lost interest in original storylines and Elizabeth Montgomery was visibly bored during filming. Poor Dick Sargent, bless his heart, was trying to fill Dick York's big shoes and many didn't accept him as Darrin. I watched it religiously during its first few years and barely turned it on the last couple of seasons, all so many of the plots seemed to be barely disguised rehashes of earlier ones. .....
And oh how we missed Mrs. Kravitz...no one could replace Alice Pearce.
Back to appliances, ha. Anyone remember the Whirlpool washer and dryer set on "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir?" Gidget's sister Annie's Frigidaire Jet Action washing machine, Margaret's Westinghouse Laundromat washer (and later Bendix front loader) in "Father Knows Best?" Nanette Fabray's Westinghouse vacuum cleaner in her show.
I still haven't figured out the brand of built-in dishwasher that Rod Taylor's mother had in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds." All we have to go by is the view of the upper rack as his mamma loads the dishwasher.
Yes, the Stephenson's seemed to change their appliances frequently. If I recall Frigidaire was briefly one of their sponsors, in addition to Chevrolet. That might explain why Samantha went from Maytag to Frigidaire laundry. If I recall the earliest few episodes had a D&M dishwasher, with a glass window in it and the roto-rack. Later Samantha had an early Maytag reverse rack.
Apparently being in advertising pays well as Darrin (aka Derwood, Darwin, etc.) always seemed to have the latest model Chevrolets. (Just as Mr. Baxter always had the latest Fords, in "Hazel," and Wilbur always had the latest Studebakers in "Mr. Ed." (Wilbur and Carol also had a beautiful GE console stereo.)
Since we're all off topic anyway--I loved both Jeannie and Bewitched. I think Jeannie stayed fresh, high energy and truly funny through it's entire run. People only lost interest when Jeannie married Tony which ruined part of the show's intrigue.
Bewitched was low energy and humor during the last two seasons, for the most part. I think the writers lost interest in original storylines and Elizabeth Montgomery was visibly bored during filming. Poor Dick Sargent, bless his heart, was trying to fill Dick York's big shoes and many didn't accept him as Darrin. I watched it religiously during its first few years and barely turned it on the last couple of seasons, all so many of the plots seemed to be barely disguised rehashes of earlier ones. .....
And oh how we missed Mrs. Kravitz...no one could replace Alice Pearce.
Back to appliances, ha. Anyone remember the Whirlpool washer and dryer set on "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir?" Gidget's sister Annie's Frigidaire Jet Action washing machine, Margaret's Westinghouse Laundromat washer (and later Bendix front loader) in "Father Knows Best?" Nanette Fabray's Westinghouse vacuum cleaner in her show.
I still haven't figured out the brand of built-in dishwasher that Rod Taylor's mother had in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds." All we have to go by is the view of the upper rack as his mamma loads the dishwasher.