Dark Shadows: 495

"The Great House of Collinwood has seen many hopes, many dreams shattered: some by fate, some by hands more human. But no man has suffered more than one who had a chance to escape from an ancient curse and who found the powers of evil still working against him. For the experiment which was to put his soul into another body had failed, and left him responsible for a monstrous, childlike creature."

Episode 495 is an untitled episode of the daytime Gothic soap opera series Dark Shadows. It was directed by John Sedwick and written by Sam Hall. It first aired on ABC on Friday, May 17th, 1968 at 4:00 pm (EST). In this episode, Barnabas Collins tries to teach the reanimate Adam the proper etiquette for eating with limited success. However, he is impressed that Adam can now say his name. After Barnabas leaves, Adam throws a tantrum and breaks free of his chains. He begins lumbering about the Collinwood estate, first terrorizing Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, and then befriending young David Collins, which meets with disastrous results for him.

Notes & Trivia

 * This episode is included on disc 1 of Dark Shadows DVD Collection 8 and disc 53 of the Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series DVD collection.


 * Opening narration: Joan Bennett.


 * Closing still: Collinwood foyer.


 * This episode was recorded on May 13th, 1968.

Bloopers

 * As Barnabas goes to leave Collinwood to search for Adam, one of the front doors begins to close on it's own. Louis Edmonds catches the door without interrupting the scene.

Home Video

 * Dark Shadows DVD Collection 8
 * Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series