Erin Murphy Posts Sweet 1967 ‘Bewitched’ Halloween Flashback

Decades after Bewitched first enchant­ed tele­vi­sion audi­ences, fans still cher­ish the show’s mag­i­cal blend of fam­i­ly com­e­dy and fan­ta­sy. Erin Mur­phy, who played the adorable Tabitha Stephens, con­tin­ues to share glimpses from her child­hood days on set, keep­ing the show’s spir­it alive for loy­al view­ers. Recent­ly, the actress revis­it­ed one of the most nos­tal­gic moments from the series — the beloved Bewitched Hal­loween episode from 1967.

As report­ed by Parade, Mur­phy post­ed a trea­sured behind-the-scenes mem­o­ry on social media in Octo­ber 2025. She shared a pho­to of her­self in a leop­ard-print cos­tume from the episode “A Safe and Sane Hal­loween,” which first aired on Octo­ber 26, 1967. In her cap­tion, she revealed that the Bewitched Hal­loween episode was filmed dur­ing the hot sum­mer months — a fun detail fans wouldn’t have guessed from the fes­tive fall set­ting seen on screen

Erin Mur­phy Shares A Warm Mem­o­ry From The Clas­sic ‘Bewitched’ Hal­loween Episode

Mur­phy recalled being just three years old when she filmed the BewitchedHal­loween episode. “I remem­ber being very hot in my lit­tle leop­ard cos­tume and gloves,” she wrote, adding that she always loved film­ing out­door scenes at the Warn­er Broth­ers Ranch, fond­ly called “The Ranch.” The loca­tion was home to count­less tele­vi­sion favorites, includ­ing Father Knows Best, I Dream of Jean­nie, and The Par­tridge Fam­i­ly. For Mur­phy, those ear­ly mem­o­ries remain tied to the fun and ener­gy of television’s gold­en years.

In a 2024 inter­view, Mur­phy also shared how much she enjoyed film­ing the episode where Tabitha goes trick-or-treat­ing with gob­lins she mag­i­cal­ly brings to life. She explained that work­ing out­doors at the ranch gave her a sense of free­dom between scenes. “It was always fun to go there, because then on breaks I’d be out­side and I could walk around and see the oth­er sets,” she said. Her words bring the BewitchedHal­loween episode vivid­ly back to life for fans who remem­ber it fond­ly

Remembering The Joy Of Childhood On ‘Bewitched’

Though she was very young whenBewitched aired, Erin Mur­phy said she remem­bers much more than peo­ple might expect. She enjoyed work­ing along­side both child and adult actors in “A Safe and Sane Hal­loween,” includ­ing Bob­by Riha, who played neigh­bor Tom­my, and the adult actors who por­trayed the gob­lins. The expe­ri­ence left last­ing impres­sions that Mur­phy still recalls with warmth and humor

In ear­li­er inter­views, Mur­phy men­tioned that she often con­nects spe­cif­ic film­ing days with vivid details, from meals on set to play­ful moments between scenes. Those mem­o­ries, com­bined with the endur­ing charm of the BewitchedHal­loween episode, make her reflec­tions a delight­ful time cap­sule of 1960s tele­vi­sion mag­ic. For fans, they’re a reminder of how Bewitched con­tin­ues to cast its spell — even decades after the cam­eras stopped rolling.