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Dark Shadows

TV Show 1966 7.3/10 1225 episodes
Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy Soap

Synopsis

Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began.

The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also featured werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; indeed, as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. Major writers besides Art Wallace included Malcolm Marmorstein, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles.

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Season 4 Episodes

Episode 1 EP 1
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Jason's body lays dead in the floor in the Old House's basement. Willie comes down and sees the body. As he grieves for Jason, Barnabas ask…

Episode 2 EP 2
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In an attempt to gain Victoria's affections and divert Elizabeth from her recent troubles, Barnabas decides to hold an ancestral costume pa…

Episode 3 EP 3
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Victoria selects one of Josette's dresses from the Old House to wear at Barnabas' costume party. Barnabas is disturbed by the sight of Sara…

Episode 4 EP 4
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At the request of Victoria, a reluctant Barnabas invites Burke to the costume party, indulgently suggesting that he adopt the guise of Jere…

Episode 5 EP 5
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While the residents of Collinwood enjoy Barnabas' hospitality at the party, Elizabeth senses a ghostly presence. An indulgent Roger begins …

Episode 6 EP 6
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The séance continues and Victoria channels the spirit of Josette, reliving the moments before her suicide at Widows' Hill. Barnabas gives V…

Episode 7 EP 7
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Maggie's fragmented memories seem to lead back to the Eagle Hill Cemetery, making Julia decide that they should pay it a visit. The music b…

Episode 8 EP 8
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Burke is unimpressed by the music box and Victoria's growing interest in the life of Josette. Later, they almost encounter Julia and Maggie…

Episode 9 EP 9
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Julia is intrigued to see that Maggie reacts to Barnabas' name in fear and decides that the clues lead to the Collinwood estate. Julia arri…

Episode 10 EP 10
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As Victoria pays an evening visit to the Old House, a violent storm prevents her from returning to Collinwood. Barnabas seizes on the oppor…

Episode 11 EP 11
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As she sleeps in Josette's room, Victoria is awakened by Sarah's singing. Barnabas begs Willie to prevent him from attacking Victoria and i…

Episode 12 EP 12
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Barnabas struggles with his instincts over Victoria. Elizabeth allows Julia to stay at Collinwood as a researcher. Julia wastes no time in …

Episode 13 EP 13
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Julia continues her investigations at Collinwood, asking David for information about Sarah. Later, she visits the Old House and meets Barna…

Episode 14 EP 14
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Barnabas finds himself unable to attack Victoria. Meanwhile, Julia continues to investigate Barnabas at the Old House and discovers him sle…

Episode 15 EP 15
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Victoria begins to develop a fear of the past. Meanwhile, Barnabas goes to Julia's bedroom during the night, intent on killing her, but is …

Episode 16 EP 16
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Barnabas is outraged by Julia's gloating revelation that she knows his secret and is determined to kill her. However, she makes an intrigui…

Episode 17 EP 17
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Julia's presence at the Old House arouses Woodard's suspicions. Meanwhile, Sarah reveals to David that Maggie is still alive. After doubtin…

Episode 18 EP 18
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Victoria is overjoyed to discover an archaic house near the seafront. Burke hints to Barnabas that he is suspicious of his past and of the …

Episode 19 EP 19
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Victoria, Barnabas and Burke share an uneasy evening in each other's company. Sarah appears to Maggie in her room at Windcliff and engineer…

Episode 20 EP 20
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Maggie's return to Collinsport sends shockwaves through the community. Barnabas is terrified to learn that the girl's memory has returned, …

Episode 21 EP 21
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As Julia revels in her work to maintain Barnabas' secrets, he remains unconvinced that her hypnotism of Maggie will remain successful. Now …

Episode 22 EP 22
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Sam continues to fear for Maggie's safety. Barnabas is shocked to learn of Maggie's visit from Sarah. Entering her room to during the night…

Episode 23 EP 23
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Burke asks Elizabeth if he can purchase the house on the seafront for Victoria. Victoria succeeds in helping Maggie regain some of her memo…

Episode 24 EP 24
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Julia urges Barnabas not to pursue his relationship with Victoria further, warning that it will cause trouble. Barnabas overhears a convers…

Episode 25 EP 25
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Victoria is haunted by the sensation that someone entered her room while she was sleeping. Barnabas is worried to learn the news that Burke…

Episode 26 EP 26
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Burke's proposal leaves Victoria with a difficult decision to make. Later, Burke and Barnabas share a drink at the Blue Whale and exchange …

Episode 27 EP 27
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Barnabas is livid to discover that Victoria has accepted Burke's proposal and makes a telling outburst. Barnabas is now eager to complete J…

Episode 28 EP 28
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Joe and Maggie have a difficult time trying to restart their relationship. Burke makes enquiries about Barnabas as his suspicions grow. Vic…

Episode 29 EP 29
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Julia is convinced that she must make contact with Sarah, and goes on an expedition with David. Meanwhile, Burke demands that Barnabas stay…

Episode 30 EP 30
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Barnabas begins to worry that Julia's experiments are having an adverse effect on him. Sarah shows David the coffin hidden in the secret ro…

Episode 31 EP 31
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A duplicitous Barnabas tells Victoria about Burke's threat to delve into his past and investigate his affairs. Victoria is appalled to lear…

Episode 32 EP 32
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Victoria tells Burke that she will only marry him if he stops his investigation of Barnabas. Joe and Sam face a difficult decision as Maggi…

Episode 33 EP 33
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Julia is forced to justify her treatment methods to an angry Sam, after David reveals that she has been investigating Sarah at length. Magg…

Episode 34 EP 34
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Barnabas reacts furiously when Julia reveals that Sarah has visited the Old House, fearing she will expose him. He relents realising that t…

Episode 35 EP 35
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David decides to search for Sarah at the mausoleum, looking in the secret room. He frantically scrabbles to hide in the coffin when he hear…

Episode 36 EP 36
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David panics when he realises that he is trapped in the mausoleum. While talking with Victoria, Barnabas is overcome by his vampire instinc…

Episode 37 EP 37
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Barnabas' attack is disturbed by Joe and Carolyn, returning from the search for David. Meanwhile, the sheriff broadens the hunt to the Old …

Episode 38 EP 38
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At the mausoleum, the caretaker notices that it has been disturbed. When David calls out for help, he becomes scared and leaves. Later, an …

Episode 39 EP 39
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After an encounter with Sarah in the woods surrounding the estate, Willie realises that she may have told David about Barnabas and warns Ju…

Episode 40 EP 40
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In spite of Julia's protestations, Barnabas joins the search for David. Inside the mausoleum, Sarah shows Barnabas the way out of the secre…

Episode 41 EP 41
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David refuses to provide Barnabas with answers and seems scared of him. Barnabas reprimands Willie and is convinced David poses a threat. L…

Episode 42 EP 42
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Barnabas is now certain that David has found out his secret. Meanwhile, a visit to the mausoleum by Woodard and Sam begins to convince them…

Episode 43 EP 43
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Following their new discovery, Sam and Woodard decide to take Maggie out of Julia' s care. Barnabas decides to kill David, but is prevented…

Episode 44 EP 44
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In a desperate attempt to flush out Maggie's kidnapper, Sam and the sheriff decide to leak the false news that her fragmented memory is beg…

Episode 45 EP 45
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David is tormented by a nightmare of Barnabas baring his fangs. Meanwhile, Barnabas learns of Maggie's restored memory and vows to deal wit…

Episode 46 EP 46
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Willie unsuccessfully attempts to persuade Barnabas to spare Maggie. Meanwhile, while the Evans Cottage remains under police guard, Sarah p…

Episode 47 EP 47
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Julia persuades Barnabas to spare Maggie, by claiming that she has written a letter to the police, which she tells Willie does not exist. M…

Episode 48 EP 48
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The police discover that the intruder was Willie, now barely clinging to life. As Woodard operates on Willie, Julia assures Barnabas that h…

Episode 49 EP 49
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Willie remains in a coma. Julia tells Woodard that she suspected Willie for some time, but he maintains that the abduction has a supernatur…

Episode 50 EP 50
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David continues to be terrified of Barnabas. Later, as he sleeps, David dreams that Sarah takes him to the Old House and reveals the secret…

Episode 51 EP 51
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Willie's life continues to hang in the balance. Julia calls upon her powers of hypnosis to deal with David, but has not counted on the know…

Episode 52 EP 52
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Sarah visits David again and as they talk, he realises that the place in his dream was the cellar of the Old House. However, Sarah warns hi…

Episode 53 EP 53
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Barnabas is concerned that the evidence against Willie is not strong enough and hides Maggie's ring in Willie's room for a search party to …

Episode 54 EP 54
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Willie regains consciousness and is questioned by the sheriff. Barnabas and Julia are relieved when the sheriff announces that Willie's is …

Episode 55 EP 55
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Roger struggles to understand David's suspicion of his cousin. David is suspicious that the basement of the Old House is locked. After retu…

Episode 56 EP 56
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Roger and Elizabeth are puzzled by David's claims that Barnabas is terrorising him and make plans to enlist a psychiatrist. Meanwhile, Barn…

Episode 57 EP 57
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Barnabas begins to suspect that Julia is working against him. Julia tries to persuade Roger to send David away to school. David decides to …

Episode 58 EP 58
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Barnabas advances, demanding an explanation for David's intrusion. David runs away to Collinwood where he announces his findings, leaving B…

Episode 59 EP 59
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Burke and Dr. Woodard tell David that they didn't find anything in the Old House basement. David decides to tell them about the secret room…

Episode 60 EP 60
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A psychiatrist is called to Collinwood to examine David. Burke believes that David's state is linked with Maggie's ordeal, while Woodard en…

Episode 61 EP 61
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Sarah shows Woodard the secret room, but she disappears before he can learn more. Julia is shocked to learn that Woodard believes that Sara…

Episode 62 EP 62
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Woodard continues his research at the cemetery and makes an unexpected discovery. Now convinced that he has uncovered Barnabas' secret, Woo…

Episode 63 EP 63
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Woodard's confrontation convinces Barnabas that he must maintain his secret, warning Julia to destroy all her notes relating to the experim…

Episode 64 EP 64
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Woodard manages to gain access to Julia's bedroom and finds her notebook on the experiment, which he steals. Later, Barnabas and Julia are …

Episode 65 EP 65
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Barnabas demands that Julia helps him to kill Woodard. Woodard arranges a meeting with Sam and the sheriff to discuss the notebook, but Jul…

Episode 66 EP 66
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Julia and Woodard are in his office. Barnabas enters, transforming from a bat to a vampire. Barnabas and Julia inject him with a poision th…

Episode 67 EP 67
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Sam comes home to Maggie. Maggie is shocked to find out that Dr. Woodard is dead. She feels responsible and feels his death is linked to he…

Episode 68 EP 68
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Julia wants to stop the experiments on Barnabas. Barnabas convinces her to continue. Burke starts to prepare to go on the trip to South Ame…

Episode 69 EP 69
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Sarah's ghost visits David. She tells him about the death of Doctor Woodard. She tells him something terrible happens but then disappears a…

Episode 70 EP 70
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Mrs. Johnson comes to Elizabeth with bad news. She just heard that a plane, owned by the same company that owns the flight Burke is on, cra…

Episode 71 EP 71
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This episode starts with Vicki in Josette's room at the Old House. She is wearing a bridal veil. Julia and Barnabas enter. They both commen…

Episode 72 EP 72
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Barnabas & Julia are in her laboratory. Julia gives Barnabas a treatment. After the treatment, Barnabas feels like he's on Cloud 9. He feel…

Episode 73 EP 73
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Carolyn wakes up in the middle of the night and sees David staring at her. David says he was just checking to make sure she wasn't dead. Da…

Episode 74 EP 74
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Barnabas and Julia enter the drawing room of the Old House. Barnabas has aged very fast. Barnabas accuses Julia of doing this on purpose be…

Episode 75 EP 75
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Carolyn is in the drawing room, and is looking out the window. David enters. They talk, and he gasps. He says he saw an old man standing ou…

Episode 76 EP 76
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Barnabas bites Carolyn. Later, in Josette Collin's room, Carolyn is at rest. Julia enters. Julia tells Carolyn about what happened. She ask…

Episode 77 EP 77
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Carolyn looks outside the window in the foyer and looks at the sunset. She goes into David's room. She wakes him up, and he asks her why sh…

Episode 78 EP 78
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Carolyn once again looks at the portrait of Barnabas. Vickie goes to her and asks her if she wants to see a movie with her. Carolyn says sh…

Episode 79 EP 79
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Julia and Carolyn are in the same room. Julia asks Carolyn not to follow her around so much, and then leaves the room. Roger and Elizabeth …

Episode 80 EP 80
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At the Old House, Barnabas thinks about what to do with Julia while Carolyn waits impatiently. Barnabas decides he must kill Julia. He asks…

Episode 81 EP 81
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Julia comes down the stairs to the foyer of Collinwood. She stares at Barnabas' portrait. She thinks about what is going on, and decides it…

Episode 82 EP 82
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In a desperate attempt to prevent Barnabas from obtaining the notebook, Julia entrusts it with Tony Peterson, a local lawyer pursuing a cla…

Episode 83 EP 83
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Barnabas issues Carolyn with instructions to retrieve Julia's notebook. Meanwhile, he uses an ancient incantation to vengefully make the gh…

Episode 84 EP 84
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Carolyn gains Tony's affections as part of Barnabas' plan. Julia is terrified to be confronted by Woodard's ghost, while Barnabas contrives…

Episode 85 EP 85
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Julia continues to be concerned that her notebook will fall into the wrong hands. Julia later makes contact with Sarah, who refuses to help…

Episode 86 EP 86
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Julia finds herself tormented by a nightmarish sequence of events conjured up by Barnabas, culminating in a telephone call from the ghost o…

Episode 87 EP 87
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The visitor turns out to be Barnabas, feigning concern at Julia's welfare. Carolyn makes moves to obtain Tony's keys. Later at his office, …

Episode 88 EP 88
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Carolyn claims that the notebook is part of a blackmail attempt by Julia, but is unable to take it. Julia confides in Barnabas that she has…

Episode 89 EP 89
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Sarah tells Barnabas that he must be good and refuses to reappear to him until he does so. Meanwhile, Victoria begins to face the loss of B…

Episode 90 EP 90
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Disturbed by her nephew's insistence that he is haunted by a ghost, Elizabeth Collins-Stoddard reluctantly agrees to hold a seance in her h…

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Dark Shadows (1966) have?

The series aired 1,225 episodes from June 1966 until April 1971.

Where can I stream Dark Shadows online?

Dark Shadows is available to watch for free in HD on MyWatchFlix.

Who is the iconic vampire character introduced in Dark Shadows?

Barnabas Collins, portrayed by Jonathan Frid, became the show's breakout supernatural lead.

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