Dark Shadows: The Beginning

1966 • ABC
4.7
77 reviews
TV-PG
Rating
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Collection 5 episodes (35)

144 Episode 144
1/12/67
In the Collins family history book, Victoria finds a picture of Josette wearing a familiar locket.
145 Episode 145
1/13/67
Laura stares into the flames and a fire begins at Sam and Maggie Evans’ cottage.
146 Episode 146
1/16/67
Roger sees that Sam’s second painting of Laura has been burned.
147 Episode 147
1/17/67
Burke asks Laura for help in clearing him of the manslaughter charge.
148 Episode 148
1/18/67
Victoria and Frank agree that Laura should not be left alone with David at any time.
149 Episode 149
1/19/67
The ghost of Josette finishes Sam’s painting, which becomes a portrait surrounded by flames.
150 Episode 150
1/20/67
Elizabeth orders Laura to stay away from David but Laura assures David she will take him away.
151 Episode 151
1/23/67
Roger encourages David to become closer to his mother.
152 Episode 152
1/24/67
The identity of the woman who died in a mysterious fire in Phoenix is revealed.
153 Episode 153
1/25/67
Victoria feels compelled to go with Frank to a building at the edge of a graveyard.
154 Episode 154
1/26/67
Victoria and Frank discover that Laura Murdock Stockbridge is buried in the crypt.
155 Episode 155
1/27/67
Elizabeth orders Laura to leave Collinwood. Laura stares into the flames and Elizabeth collapses.
156 Episode 156
1/30/67
Elizabeth cannot remember what happened to her. A shrouded figure appears in her room.
157 Episode 157
1/31/67
Victoria and Frank find graves of two Lauras who died by fire one hundred years apart.
158 Episode 158
2/1/67
At the hospital, the doctor is baffled by Elizabeth’s condition. A visit from Laura upsets Elizabeth.
159 Episode 159
2/2/67
Victoria tells Frank that Elizabeth is adament that David be kept away from Laura.
160 Episode 160
2/3/67
Dr. Peter Guthrie believes Elizabeth’s illness is the result of a traumatic experience.
161 Episode 161
2/6/67
Guthrie is convinced there must be some outside influence over Elizabeth’s condition.
162 Episode 162
2/7/67
David relates to Dr. Guthrie the legend of Josette. David sees Josette’s portrait make a transformation.
163 Episode 163
2/8/67
Laura questions David about Dr. Guthrie before the doctor closely interrogates her.
164 Episode 164
2/9/67
Sam describes to Dr. Guthrie how he felt when he was creating Laura’s painting.
165 Episode 165
2/10/67
David goes to spend the night with his mother and the ghost of Josette appears to them.
166 Episode 166
2/13/67
Victoria and Carolyn are concerned about David. Burke is suspicious of Dr. Guthrie.
167 Episode 167
2/14/67
Laura insists she must take David away soon, before Elizabeth returns from the hospital.
168 Episode 168
2/15/67
Sam blames everything on Laura. Dr. Guthrie invites Laura to a séance at Collinwood.
169 Episode 169
2/16/67
Roger wants his divorce from Laura expedited. Guthrie admits they are dealing with an unknown power.
170 Episode 170
2/17/67
During the séance, Victoria babbles in French, then collapses just before revealing an important secret.
171 Episode 171
2/20/67
Dr. Guthrie translates Josette’s warning. Laura appears in Victoria’s room during the night.
172 Episode 172
2/21/67
Mrs. Johnson reports to Burke what happened at the séance. Laura causes a recording to be erased.
173 Episode 173
2/22/67
Victoria tells Burke of the mysterious events surrounding Laura. Burke becomes suspicious of her.
174 Episode 174
2/23/67
The police discover that the body is missing of the woman who died by fire in Phoenix.
175 Episode 175
2/24/67
Dr. Guthrie questions Laura about the missing body. Later, the doctor mysteriously collapses.
176 Episode 176
2/27/67
Laura attempts to finish casting a spell on Dr. Guthrie, who warns her that he knows she has powers.
177 Episode 177
2/28/67
Dr. Guthrie asks Joe Haskell to assist his investigation of Laura by helping to open a grave.
178 Episode 178
3/1/67
Carolyn tries to persuade Roger to give Guthrie another chance. Joe and Guthrie break into the crypt.

About this show

MPI presents the spooky Dark Shadows series‘ rare, early episodes before the arrival of Barnabas.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
77 reviews
A Google user
August 26, 2018
I enjoyed visiting my youthful favorite and Barnabas Colin’s town of Collinswood. The series opening theme music of winds and ocean side currents remains unique. I was a bit upset that the newer series used a score from Excalibur as an opening theme, but my grandson pointed out that it could have been done by the posting entity on YouTube. I waited and watched Mary Hartman, Dark Shadows and All That Glitters. Made for a very accepting youth of gossiping woman, suspenseful mystery and gender 📺💕
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John Ward
November 19, 2015
This series will intrigue you even though it is about time for its 50th anniversary. When I was a kid in the 60s it scared me but I still wanted to watch it to find out what was going to happen next. In a lot a ways it was a precursor to what some modern daytime dramas are doing now. You will enjoy this.
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VintageClassic Gamer
March 19, 2016
Then you must check out its origins. While the beginning of this show was just another soap opera, the series really takes off when they add ghosts, and witches to the mix. The soap stories flowed well with the supernatural.
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