WHEN WAS THE "BEWITCHED" HOUSE INSIDE THE BEWITCHED HOUSE?

A young Jodie Foster costarred with Hollywood legend Melvyn Douglas in the November 10, 1972 episode of NBC’s “Ghost Story” hosted by Sebastian Cabot. As a Screen Gems presentation, the various backlot homes were part of the show.

What makes this one unique is that a vengeful sorcerer in the episode (Douglas), bought granddaughter (Foster) a doll house that was a replica of the family home—the Stephens house. While countless TV shows and movies used the house, this may be the only one that included a scale model.

Grandpa tells her to make voodoo dolls for all the family members out of cookies (no mention of how fresh they ahve to stay). Not to be a spoiler, but let’s just say that one cookie comes to a horrendous end. It’s a disturbing episode—the ones in which children are led into evil doings are not easy to watch—but it was interesting to see how both the backlot house and the model were used.