Original Air Date: October 1, 1964
Directed by: William Asher
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!
Synopsis: Darrin (Dick York) brings home a prospective client, Rex Barker (Jack Warden), for a dinner party. But when Barker gets fresh with Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) she turns him into a dog.
Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After Samantha and Darrin have a fight, Endora (Agnes Moorehead) decides to cause further trouble by producing a cat. Mr. Barker the dog runs outside and he and the cat immediately get into a fight. Samantha notes that the cat is more like a mountain lion and will rip Mr. Barker to shreds.
Samantha goes outside where she sees the cat chasing Mr. Barker away. She follows in her nightgown.
The cat chases Mr. Barker through the streets and finally corners him on top of a trash can.
Samantha wiggles her nose and turns Mr. Barker back into a man.
Unfortunately Mr. Barker is no less amorous and when the police show up Samantha has to turn him back into a dog. The cat is still there waiting and chases after the dog again.
Final Mewsings: Cats don’t like men who sexually assault women.
Many thanks to Fritz for letting us know about the cat in this episode!
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