Alice Pearce 1964, Pearce was originally approached to play the part of Grandmama in the ABC television comedy series "The Addams Family". She turned down the part, which went to veteran actress Blossom Rock. In 1964, Pearce joined the cast of "Bewitched" as the nagging and nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz. Pearce's scenes were almost entirely reactions to the witchcraft she had witnessed at the house across the street. Her hysterical accusations against Samantha, played by Elizabeth Montgomery, and the disbelief of her husband Abner (George Tobias), provided a common thread through many of the series' early episodes. She played the role until
Samantha oups! to 2007 in two-episode blocks weekdays at 7:50PM, before France 2's evening 8PM newscast, "Journal de 20 heures"; the series is still broadcast in repeats on France 4, Game One and Canal J, often seen in three-episode blocks. The series also was seen in Belgium on Club RTL, and in Canada on Vrak.TV (where it is broadcast as "Samantha"). Franco-Belgian broadcaster RTBF holds Region 2 DVD distribution rights in Belgium. In Canada (Region 1), DVD releases are distributed through DEP Distribution. "Added after the introduction of the "gîte" format" Samantha oups! Samantha oups! is a French sketch comedy series that