Nobody But a Frog Knows How to Live
- Episode aired Apr 27, 1967
- TV-14
- 30m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
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A man keeps following Samantha and wants her to turn him back into a frog.A man keeps following Samantha and wants her to turn him back into a frog.A man keeps following Samantha and wants her to turn him back into a frog.
Agnes Moorehead
- Endora
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Corinne Camacho
- Phoebe
- (as Corin Camacho)
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- TriviaThe fountain that Fergus is dumped in in the opening scene is the "Friend's Fountain" from the opening of Friends (1994)). The fountain has undergone various transitions over the decades. This version had a pond where Fergus landed, three dragon serpents and a fountain with a mini pond on top.
- GoofsAt the top of the first act (right after the Writer/Director cards) a mic boom shadow is seen on the ground on the left as Sam and Tabitha walk home.
- Quotes
Fergus F. Finglehoff: [Samantha tells Mr. Finglehoff that she cannot help him without knowing the exact details of how he was changed from a frog to a human] I'm suffering a fate worse than death, and this yo-yo wants me to fill out a questionnaire!
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Decent episode, but the writers keep conveniently ignoring the obvious
One of them problems with this TV series is that they made Samantha so magically powerful that in order to give her problems to overcome, they are often are compelled to ignore obvious, simple solutions to keep the plot going.
For instance, in this episode she has the man who used to be a frog in her house shooting his mouth off to strangers (about being a frog) and causing trouble. Now, given that she is a witch, there are countless things she could do about this. She could have easily zapped him into an upstairs bedroom and kept him there until the guests were gone. Or, she could have taken his voice away temporarily, so he couldn't talk to anyone. Or, for that matter, she could have temporarily turned him into a lamp and stood him in the corner until the guests had left. But instead, she lets the stranger stand in the middle of her living room and talk crazy about being a frog, not only to the always-suspicious Mrs. Kravitz, but to Darren's boss and his visiting business client as well. It simply makes no sense.
And for that matter, why does Samantha never simply wipe the memory of Mrs. Kravitz, so that she forgets about everything she sees around the Stevens' Ihome? There has never been any rule on the show that witches can't make people forget things. But obviously that would make it far too easy for Samantha to solve most of her problems, so the writers simply ignore that obvious option and make the situation more complicated than it should be.
For instance, in this episode she has the man who used to be a frog in her house shooting his mouth off to strangers (about being a frog) and causing trouble. Now, given that she is a witch, there are countless things she could do about this. She could have easily zapped him into an upstairs bedroom and kept him there until the guests were gone. Or, she could have taken his voice away temporarily, so he couldn't talk to anyone. Or, for that matter, she could have temporarily turned him into a lamp and stood him in the corner until the guests had left. But instead, she lets the stranger stand in the middle of her living room and talk crazy about being a frog, not only to the always-suspicious Mrs. Kravitz, but to Darren's boss and his visiting business client as well. It simply makes no sense.
And for that matter, why does Samantha never simply wipe the memory of Mrs. Kravitz, so that she forgets about everything she sees around the Stevens' Ihome? There has never been any rule on the show that witches can't make people forget things. But obviously that would make it far too easy for Samantha to solve most of her problems, so the writers simply ignore that obvious option and make the situation more complicated than it should be.
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- May 4, 2023
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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