Tabitha | |
---|---|
Genre | Fantasy sitcom |
Created by | Jerry Mayer |
Directed by | Charles S. Dubin William Asher Charles R. Rondeau Murray Golden Herb Wallerstein George Tyne Bruce Bilson |
Starring | Lisa Hartman Robert Urich Mel Stewart David Ankrum Karen Morrow |
Theme music composer | Jeff Barry |
Opening theme | "It Could Be Magic" performed by Lisa Hartman |
Ending theme | "It Could Be Magic" |
Composers | Shorty Rogers Dick DeBenedictis Allyn Ferguson (first pilot) Jack Elliott (first pilot) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 11 (and 2 pilots) (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
Production | |
Executive producer | Jerry Mayer |
Producers | Robert Stambler William Asher George Yanok |
Cinematography | Richard A. Kelly Gerald Finnerman Irving Lippman Donald H. Birnkrant Al Francis |
Running time | 22–24 minutes |
Production companies | Columbia Pictures Television Ashmont Productions[1] |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 10, 1977 January 14, 1978 | –
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) |
Tabitha is an American fantasy sitcom and a spin-off of Bewitched that aired on ABC from September 10, 1977, to January 14, 1978. The series starred Lisa Hartman in the title role as Tabitha Stephens, the witch daughter of Samantha and Darrin Stephens who was introduced on Bewitched during its second season.
In the series, Tabitha, played by Lisa Hartman, is portrayed as a young woman working as a production assistant at a television station and living in Los Angeles. The supporting cast includes David Ankrum as Tabitha's brother, Adam, with whom she works; Karen Morrow as Tabitha's and Adam's meddlesome aunt, Minerva; Robert Urich as Paul Thurston, an egomaniacal and womanizing talk show host who is a sometime love interest for Tabitha; and Mel Stewart as Tabitha's and Adam's cranky, but loveable boss Marvin Decker. Unlike Bewitched, which was a hit for ABC and aired for eight seasons, Tabitha failed to catch on with viewers and was canceled after eleven episodes.