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If I remember correctly,One of the original episodes had a top loading Kenmore portable dishwasher with a see through window on it. I had only seen one like it at Sears and it was not for home use,just a display. I always wondered if that was actually an available model for home use or if Sears just gave it to them as a promo.
 
Actually Allen

The Delray was first offered in 1954 as a trim option on the 210 2 door club coupe. It replaced the unpopular 210 2 door hardtop coupe of 1953 which was discontinued (along with the equally unpopular 1953 210 convertible) for 1954. The only difference bewteen the 210 Delray coupe and the 210 2 door sedfan was that the Delray had a unique waffle styled interior. The Delray remained a 210 2 door club coupe trim optipn through 1957. For 1958 the Delray became a full fledged series. Alas that was for only one year because in 1959 the Impala became a full fledged series in it's own right knocking the Bel Air (of which the Impala was a sub series in 1958) and Biscayne series down a notch and booting the Delray series right out the door.

As for Larry Tate driving a Pontiac Parisenne in 1971...he would have only been doing that in Canada, if it was an American Pontiac it was a Bonneville. Parisenne's did not start being sold in th is country in place of the old Bonneville until 1983. That happened because Pontiac discontinued the Bonneville and Catalina after 1981 to meet the ever tightening CAFE requirements. They then took the Bonneville name and slapped it on the old Lemans 4 door sedan and advertised it as the Bonneville G, Pontiac's new full sized car. But then the goverenment decide to relax there CAFE requirements a little so Pontaic realized they could bring back the old Full sized models back. Meanwhile Pontiac of Canada never stopped making the old full sized car which they called the Parisenne (FYI the Parisenne was first offered in Canada in 1959) so Pontiac just decided it would be easier to import the cars from Canada. They also felt it would cause less confusion if they just called it the Parisenne like they did in Canada instead of renaming the Bonneville G something else for the second time since 1981 FYI all Canadian Pontiacs were Chevy cars with Pontiac trim and wheel bases , so while we had Wide Trak Pontiacs in the US they only had them in Canada if they were American imports. I am not sure when they stopped or if they ever stopped that practice.....PAT COFFEY
 
Robert said this best back in 2007 - the only thing I would ad is the Maytag washer was a pushbutton 900 series machine. When they colored the first season they should have choose either Coppertone or Turquoise as Avocado was not available until 1967.

Post# 204058 on 2007-04-15 00:08:00 by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)

Welcome Mischa, what a fabulous web site you have! Very creative. There were four different washers on bewitched, the first was a 1964 Maytag set in the NYC apartment for the first two episodes. Once they moved into 1164 Morning Glory Circle in Westport the first time I believe that they showed a washer was in the middle of the 2nd season. They used a Middle-of-the-Line 1965 Frigidaire washer and dryer for that shot. I posted a screen capture of that scene here a few years ago. Then from 1967 thru 1971 or so they used a 1966/1967 WCIL model like Davy posted above. Do you any screen shots of that machine, if so please post them? In the last season or two they went back to an early 1970's Maytag set.
 
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Hello everybody!

I am new to this site but figured I would chime in. Bewitched was sponsored by Chevrolet so there were lots of different model Chevrolet cars featured on the show. Sometimes cars would be different episode to episode. Eventually Larry pretty much drove the current model Corvette. I didn't hear anybody mention a Corvair either witch (which) was used a few times. The Corvair is even featured in a famous Bewitched blooper. And because I am proud of it I will tell you all, I have two Frigidaire Flair ovens. One single oven unit and a double oven unit just like the one used on Bewitched in season 1 & 2. Yeah, I know I'm wierd. Btw, I am picking up an avocado green dryer today that is in perfect working order. I didn't get to look at to closely but it has a push button control panel. I'll take pics and post them in the next few days. I am also having the rest of my appliances painted avocado green next month. I am tired of trying to find the "right" appliances.

That's all I have to say about that.
 
Drewz they didn't make a Caprice SS that I'm aware of. Since the SS stands for Super Sport, that would have been more for the Impala since the Impala was the sporty version of that car, hence the Impala SS.

The Biscayne was the stripped down bottom of the line economy model and the Bel-Air one step above that. Still on the economy side with out being totally stripped.
 
Oh and as far as how the Caprice name came about, according to Wikipedia, it was either named after a classy restaurant Bob Lund (Chevrolet General Sales Manager) frequented, as Jsneaker mentioned. Or, it may have been named after Caprice Chapman, the daughter of auto executive and Indy-Car official James P. Chapman. No one is sure of which story is true.
 
Appliances On Bewitched...

Well, guys I have the complete bewitched DVD series of all the years...we collect them and it was a GM set up "COMPLETE"...the Flair Range, Imperial dishwasher and washer and dryer, all Frigidaire....before and after the fire...(on the kitchen set)...MY GOD....no maytags anywhere, not with Samantha...a CLIENT OF MINE has the Flair Range with the double top ovens and I think it is a 40 incher...with cabinet unit below with exhaust and overhead light pullout....Used everyday and still PERFECT>>>>>I will watch the George & Martha Washington series and check out the model of the Frigidaire Washer and dryer....In the very first Pilot, there was a portable toploader dishwasher and it is a Frigidaire, when Samantha is explaining her involvement with this mortal, she seems to be falling in love with, Darrin, to her Mother, Endora>>>who is sitting behind and ARRIVES on top of the counter area....the dishwasher is directly in front and to the left..I can answer any questions about the Bewitched series you may have....studied it for years....Luv those Frigidaire YEARS!!!!! LOVED Elizabeth Montgomery & Her DAD........

 
1972Kidwash, please do post about the Martha and George episode, I have wondered about this on & off, for years. alr2903
 
I also have the entire series of Bewitched on DVD and the last two season when the kitchen was remodeled I clearly remember Samatha standing infront of a center dial maytag dryer while trying to conger her mother. I will also study my dvd's and today too.
 
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Yesterday I told everyone that I was picking up an avocado green dryer today. Weelll, not so much. My wife got to look at it this morning and the exterior is in pretty rough shape. Yes, it works. But, I am after gently used avocado green appliances. Besides, I am having my newer ones painted avocado green in a few weeks.

Looks like we found a few Bewitched/ EM fans. Me too!
 
It's in season 7 episode number 18 "The House That Uncle Arthur Built" a center dial maytag dryer. they have taped over the name so you can't read it but you can tell it's a cental dial maytag.

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Chevy Caprice & Ford Falcon Convertible

Thank you Vern for your reply about the name "Caprice". Also thanks to Patrick for his photo of the Falcon Convertible, proving me wrong once again! I visit friends in Vienna, Ashburn, and Leesburg ,VA! I'd love to meet Waher/Dryer collectors some day...
 
I never knew Pontiac did that with their cars in Canada. I knew that you often found Chevrolet engines in Pontiacs in Canada. Once saw a I think Le Mans with a 327 engine in it in Toronto.

I knew the car in the Bewitched episode I mentioned was a huge Pontiac, that's why I thought it was a Parisianne. But since it was Massachusetts, it had to be a Bonneville.
 
It's true for a very long time Canadian Pontiacs were...

Chevies in Pontiac drag. As a matter of fact the Canadian Pontiac's first automatic transmission was Powerglide Drive not Hydra Matic Drive and it was first offered in 1951 versus Hyrda Matic being first offered on 1948 US Pontiac's....PAT COFFEY
 

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