Sisters at Heart
sister heart thirteenth episode seventh season th episode overall american broadcasting company abc fantasy television sitcom bewitched christmas episode aired abc december following december narrative follows lisa wilson venetta rogers africanamerican girl visit friend tabitha stephen erin murphy white girl meanwhile tabithas father darrin stephen dick sargent work advertising agency fails land milliondollar account toy company owner mr brockway parley baer mr brockway racist incorrectly belief darrin married lisas mother dorothy janee michelle attempt convince mr brockway overcome bigotry darrins wife samantha elizabeth montgomery witch cast spell mr brockway see everyone including black skin story sister heart written africanamerican student tenth grade english class jefferson high school montgomery husband william asher director episode student visit set bewitched student school unable read write comprehend high school level reading third grade level student reading level much higher sargent said student might stuck ghetto rest life loved bewitched little approval motivation came alive set montgomery considered sister heart favorite episode series said created true spirit christmas conceived image innocence filled truth episode received governor award rd primetime emmy award ceremony montgomery biographer herbie pilato wrote episode series clearly represented cry prejudice sister heart critic walter metz praised ashers choice camera angle denounced episode liberalism excessively sentimental simplistic keith wilson marshall wife dorothy janee michelle daughter lisa venetta rogers keiths bos larry tate david white visit home stephen family lisa spend day keith away business trip larry wilson africanamerican character white including stephen family darrin dick sargent wife samantha elizabeth montgomery daughter tabitha erin murphy son adam david lawrence tabitha glad able spend day lisa say temporarily sister darrin another larrys employee advertising agency mcmann tate darrin trying land milliondollar account mr brockway parley baer owns toy company mr brockway visit stephen residence unannounced find darrin dark secret mr brockway arrives samantha tends adam upstairs lisa answer door lisa say father work mcmann tate tabithas sister mr brockway leaf saying seen enough samantha take child park another child tell lisa tabitha cannot sister different skin color arrive home tabitha cast spell lisa tabithas skin black spot lisas skin white spot lisa discovers tabitha samantha witch samantha find two girl polkadotted tell tabitha reverse spell tabitha unsuccessfully try eventually samantha realizes tabithas attempt unsuccessful tabitha subconsciously want spot remain lisa continue sister samantha tell girl difference appearance wont prevent sister tabitha successfully revers spell lisas parent arrive pick lisa larry tell darrin mr brockway insisted darrin removed account darrin samantha host christmas party larry keith dorothy attend mr brockway arrives present child black baby doll lisa white baby doll tabitha panda bear adam unsure side family take see darrin dorothy standing together assumes married mr brockway realizes mistake darrin instead married samantha mr brockway tell larry willing allow darrin back account discovering mr brockway initially unwilling thought darrin married africanamerican woman larry reject mr brockways offer mr brockway express disbelief anyone would reject lucrative account witchcraft samantha cause mr brockway see everyone room including black skin christmas day wilson visiting stephen mr brockway arrives apologizes previous action repents racism samantha invite mr brockway join christmas dinner integrated turkey accepts marcella saunders yearold teacher jefferson high school los angeles found ninthgrade student unable read short story poetry class textbook thought student familiar television poetry short story would success teaching student taught way television series found student liked bewitched room julia contacted corresponding television studio tell idea bewitched responded gained audience montgomery husband william asher saunders told couple student school unable read write comprehend high school level reading third grade level student reading level much higher less reading ninth grade level saunders added bewitched student favorite television series concern student saunders english class montgomery asher invited saunders class africanamerican student visit set bewitched many teenager tenth grade financial mean make way hollywood montgomery asher paid class transported back chartered bus student impressed visit later collaborated write teleplay bewitched episode saunders supervision teleplay called sister heart christmas presented montgomery asher teleplay giftwrapped montgomery asher impressed quality script montgomery later said weve bad script submitted professional writer werent well written creative asher told barbara avedon student script saying needed little reworking asked would help student rewrite avedon written donna reed show regular writer bewitched accepted request avedon visited jefferson high school later said experience horrified locker door hanging hinge wasnt blade grass sight avedon expressed amazement script student produced helped revise expand length would sustain full halfhour episode promised student change would made script unless approved recommendation story reformulated christmas episode suggested script imbued spirit said one student indicated desire write bewitched series deal miscegenation way marriage witch mortal final script credited teleplay avedon asher story student listed screen alphabetical order student attended production rehearsal meeting episode government california gave jefferson high school grant support program allow student part filming postproduction episode film production company screen gem joined montgomery asher making donation program well student donated money received writing episode foundation keep program going two trip organized bringing total fifty jefferson high school student set bewitched asher sent copy thirty script bewitched episode school use classroom saunders found program great success saying kid could never write writing three page kid could read doubling script fighting would able play lead asher also expressed pleasure program success recommended white businesspeople invite minority group life sargent considered saunders main reason success program saying interested innovative form teaching kid might stuck ghetto rest life loved bewitched little approval motivation came alive set asher produced directed episode high school student granted role assistant director one point screamed quiet set memory sargent later recalled fondly scene samantha cast spell make mr brockway see everyone black skin white actor including sargent white appeared blackface name mr brockways toy company never mentioned samanthas statement end episode integrated turkey white meat dark repeated spike lee film shes gotta final shot episode zoom scene samantha darrin kissing reveal french door back house silent night play background shot episode bewitched depict interior house perspective backyard sister heart episode series lisa appears seven year acting together sister heart montgomery baer appeared together episode cbs television series rawhide called incident el crucero aired pilot episode bewitched preproduction montgomery appeared merv griffin show promote sister heart thereby making one three talk show appearance career griffin left network cbs wiped episode merv griffin show produced copy episode featuring montgomery promotion sister heart later discovered became known relevant kinescope master tape survived endorsed meat production company oscar mayer sister heart halfhour color episode aired december th episode bewitched aired introduction conclusion episode montgomery briefly spoke camera episode saying created true spirit christmas conceived image innocence filled truth abc aired episode december unlike many episode season neither remake episode previous season part salem massachusetts story arc filmed area thcentury salem witch trial took place marshall made guest appearance sister heart keith wilson known role land giant janee michelle portrayed dorothy wilson sister heart later became best known role horror film house skull mountain sister heart montgomery favorite episode series reflecting episode said yeah want bewitched sony picture home entertainment eventually released episode vhs collection called bewitched christmas june episode screened salem first entry art politics elizabeth montgomery filmwatching discussion group met first church salem sister heart received governor award rd primetime emmy award ceremony montgomery biographer herbie pilato wrote theme overcoming prejudice central bewitched prominence marriage witch mortal episode series clearly represented cry prejudice holiday story sister heart reviewer australian newspaper daily liberal wrote sister heart thoughtful argued sole episode series simply lightweight offering reflective united state postwar society new consumerism advertising seventh season bewitched released dvd dvd talk reviewer paul mavis wrote sister heart overt message episode season praised actor performance episode wrote episode obviousyeteffective critique racism whats highly ironic sister heart today would likely dubbed politically incorrect insensitive cast wear blackface one point hal erickson allmovie called episode refreshingly free patronization usually attended racially sensitive tv episode period book bewitched critic walter metz writes sister heart exemplifies liberalism endorsed series argues excessively sentimental simplistic praise asher skillful understanding film aesthetic calling particular attention ashers choice camera angle scene mr brockway first meet lisa metz argues stephen foyer important location series importance exemplified episode scene mr brockways first encounter lisa well epilogue mr brockway revisits house apologizes prior racism metz criticizes mr brockways magically found softheartedness paternalistic approach liberal racial tolerance implies white patriarch cultural authority declare racism wrong metz argues episode problematically figure samantha protector provider black people role say samantha also fill samantha keyboard another bewitched episode specific bibliography crump william christmas encyclopedia ed mcfarland company isbn erickson allen g reading innovation american school kendallhunt publishing isbn martin charles white african american body cultural literary exploration rutgers university press isbn mccann bob encyclopedia african american actress film television mcfarland company isbn metz walter bewitched wayne state university press isbn pilato herbie j bewitched forever immortal companion television magical supernatural situation comedy ed summit publishing group isbn pilato herbie j twitch upon 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