Erin Murphy (Bewitched) | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan
5/6/20261 hr 15 min
Billy Corgan sits down with Erin Murphy, the iconic Tabitha from Bewitched, for a candid look at what it really means to grow up inside one of TV’s biggest phenomena, pulling in over 30 million viewers a week. Erin shares vivid, almost dreamlike memories from working side-by-side with Elizabeth Montgomery to childhood moments that felt more like play than pressure. She reveals behind-the-scenes quirks fans still debate (including the infamous “Dad switch”), how production quietly bent rules to keep the show running, why fame never hit her the way it hits most child actors and how she's channeled her platform into advocacy for children, autism awareness, and causes close to her heart.
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First 90 secondsErin Murphy· Guest0:00
I've always had a strong sense of if you have fame, use your fame for good and not for evil.
Billy Corgan· Host0:07
The idea that you're cast in a show so young is, is, is wild.
Erin Murphy· Guest0:11
It's clear I didn't choose at 11 months to be an actor.
Billy Corgan· Host0:15
[laughs] Do you see something in yourself that you didn't understand at the time?
Erin Murphy· Guest0:18
I feel like I did that. I loved it. I am a very hard worker. I have an extremely, you know, high work ethic. When opportunities are offered to me, I love them.
Billy Corgan· Host0:30
Somewhere in casting makeup stylist, teaching acting, motivational speaker and stunt double, there's gotta be one good story in there.
Erin Murphy· Guest0:38
[laughs] I've never been... I don't think I've ever been called a failure, at least to my face.
Billy Corgan· Host0:41
[laughs] No, I just, I guess I just... I was really struck that you didn't seem to carry any of the weight or damage that so many people of our generation that were child stars- Mm-hmm ... seem to kind of struggle with.
Erin Murphy· Guest0:52
Some people say, see a glass half full, some see a glass half empty.
Billy Corgan· Host0:55
Yeah.
Erin Murphy· Guest0:55
I see the pretty glass.
Billy Corgan· Host0:56
Okay. Here's a selfish trivia question. Have you watched every episode you're in?
Erin Murphy· Guest1:00
Um, yeah, of course. [laughs] Of course. I didn't say I'm not narcissistic and self-centered. No.
Billy Corgan· Host1:06
[laughs] Erin, thank you so much for being here. So nice to talk to you. Um, a little bio, just to kind of set this up. It's things you already know, but, uh, it's, it's to set up my, my thing. So Bewitched premiered AB- on ABC September '64. Uh, and you were born, I believe, June or July.
Erin Murphy· Guest1:28
June of '64.
Billy Corgan· Host1:29
Right.
Erin Murphy· Guest1:29
So