Dark Shadows: 296

Episode 296 is an untitled episode of the daytime Gothic soap opera series Dark Shadows. It was directed by Lela Swift and written by Ron Sproat. It first aired on ABC on Friday, August 14th, 1967. This episode is part of the "The Abduction of Maggie Evans" storyline. In this episode, Julia Hoffman presents Maggie Evans to Doctor Woodard. She has perfect memory of her entire life up until the point she was kidnapped, but beyond that she remembers nothing. Maggie is taken back home, but Julia wants to send her back to Windcliff. Sam Evans insists on keeping her home and asks Julia to continue treating her. Proud of her accomplishments, Julia reports back to Barnabas and assures him that Maggie remembers nothing.

Notes & Trivia

 * Opening narration: Grayson Hall.


 * Closing still: Old House parlor.


 * This episode was recorded on August 1st, 1967.


 * Although episode 295 was in full color, this episode returns to black and white on home video collections. The master recording of this episode no longer exists. The kinescope version of this episode is the only copy that exists. The home video series returns to color again with episode 297.

Home Video

 * Dark Shadows DVD Collection 3 (Disc 1)
 * Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series (Disc 33)