Sara Seegar's (Mrs. Springer) second appearance on the show. She would play another eight different small roles over the course of the series.
The dual role of identical cousins or siblings, with contrasting personalities (Samantha / Serena), was a common plot device and special effects' technique (using split-screen) in 1960s sitcoms. It was used for twin brothers Herman / Charlie Munster in Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie (1964), cousins Carlos / Luis Ramirez in The Convent Gets the Business (1969) and Jeannie / evil fraternal twin sister (also named Jeannie) in I Dream of Jeannie (1965).
3 titles later, in Once in a Vial (1968), Samantha will be wearing the same exact costume she wore here: under the same brown coat, she will wear the same exact sleeveless white dress with the gold necklace with elephants motif, and the same wide-brim white hat. They go to the same restaurant in that title that they dined in, here.
Viewers recall Mr. Springer watching Darrin, Samantha and Tabitha engage the charming doorman Charlie (Arthur Adams) outside McMann & Tate. The scene was shot on New York Street at the Columbia Ranch. The Columbia Park trees could be seen down the street.
The location was leveled with a quarter of Columbia Ranch in a massive 1974 fire. Everything on the northeast side where McMann & Tate was down to the Columbia Park was black char down to the street curb, itself. Some three streets behind it were gone. Two decades into the 21st Century, there is no evidence TV and movies from the 1930's, '40's, and '60's were ever filmed there.
The location was leveled with a quarter of Columbia Ranch in a massive 1974 fire. Everything on the northeast side where McMann & Tate was down to the Columbia Park was black char down to the street curb, itself. Some three streets behind it were gone. Two decades into the 21st Century, there is no evidence TV and movies from the 1930's, '40's, and '60's were ever filmed there.
The physical location of McMann & Tate was exactly in the same spot on the Columbia Ranch as the Stephen's neighborhood, local fire station in My Friend Ben (1966) and Samantha for the Defense (1966).
Both McMann & Tate and the fire station were on the northeast side of New York Street with a south view of Modern Place and Modern St. and trees where Columbia Park was. A quick right turn at the trees, and viewers recognized at the very end of Blondie St. was the Stephens house.
Before video tape and DVR's, viewers had short-term memories to remember McMann & Tate was a wide, tall, skyscraper made of shiny glass, or the Stephen's local fire station had a very remarkable and identical view as McMann & Tate.
Both McMann & Tate and the fire station were on the northeast side of New York Street with a south view of Modern Place and Modern St. and trees where Columbia Park was. A quick right turn at the trees, and viewers recognized at the very end of Blondie St. was the Stephens house.
Before video tape and DVR's, viewers had short-term memories to remember McMann & Tate was a wide, tall, skyscraper made of shiny glass, or the Stephen's local fire station had a very remarkable and identical view as McMann & Tate.