Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: Facts We Never Knew About Your Favorite Old School TV Show

Recasting

Darrin Stephens wasn’t the only role that the creators of Bewitched were forced to re-cast. After the untimely death of actress Alice Pearce due to ovarian cancer, the show didn’t have it’s nosy neighbor Gladys anymore. In the third season, Sandra Gould took over the role, bringing back the hilarious snooping neighbor.

Even though Gould played Gladys for five seasons, while Alice Pearce played the role for only three, they were in almost the exact same number of episodes with Pearce appearing in 28 episodes and Gould in 29. Gould even appeared on the spin-off series, Tabitha, years later.