• Air date: 03 Mar '69 182 episodes
      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. Dark Shadows was distinguished by its vividly melodramatic performances, atmospheric interiors, memorable storylines, numerous dramatic plot twists, unusually...
  • List of Episodes (182)
    • 151. DS-853

      01 Oct '69
      Kitty seems to become Josette. Petofi gives Quentin a ring with special powers.
    • 152. DS-854

      02 Oct '69
      Petofi demonstrates his powers by blinding Quentin and then curing him.
    • 153. DS-855

      03 Oct '69
      Quentin plays the piano for Charity, but then tells her he could never play the piano.
    • 154. DS-856

      06 Oct '69
      Petofi's mind has taken over Quentin's body so that Petofi can have a body to inhabit in 1969.
    • 155. DS-857

      07 Oct '69
      Aristede finds a woman, Wanda Paisley, on whom Petofi may test the I Ching wands.
    • 156. DS-858

      08 Oct '69
      In 1897, Julia hears voices from the present. Angelique is puzzled by Quentin's behavior.
    • 157. DS-859

      09 Oct '69
      In Petofi's body, Quentin orders Kitty to steal Quentin's portrait. Quentin's wedding is set.
    • 158. DS-860

      10 Oct '69
      Angelique decides her marriage must be postponed. In a seance, charity calls upon a spirit to appear.
    • 159. DS-861

      13 Oct '69
      Judith returns to Collinwood from the sanitarium. Dressed as Josette, Kitty visits Jeremiah Collins' grave.
    • 160. DS-862

      14 Oct '69
      Quentin convinces Evan that his mind is in Petofi's body. They pretend to hold a ceremony.
    • 161. DS-863

      15 Oct '69
      Petofi forces Evan to dig a grave. Gregory Trask learns that Judith is back and making new plans.
    • 162. DS-864

      16 Oct '69
      Angelika visits a mysterious cave. Charity tells Angelique that Quentin is not who he appears to be.
    • 163. DS-865

      17 Oct '69
      Quentin, whose mind remains in Petofi's body, explains the mind switch to Angelique.
    • 164. DS-866

      20 Oct '69
      Kitty writes a letter, dating it 1796. She is entranced by the portrait of Josette at the Old House.
    • 165. DS-867

      21 Oct '69
      A desperate Angelique tries to convince Aristede to save her.
    • 166. DS-868

      22 Oct '69
      Barnabas reappears that Collinwood, claiming to be a relative from England.
    • 167. DS-869

      23 Oct '69
      Barnabas' coffin is set afire. Trask later confronts Barnabas with a cross.
    • 168. DS-870

      24 Oct '69
      Kitty accepts Edwards' marriage proposal, but later goes to Barnabas.
    • 169. DS-871

      27 Oct '69
      Petofi, in Quentin's body, watches Charles Delaware Tate use the I Ching wands in a ceremony.
    • 170. DS-872

      28 Oct '69
      Petofi enters the I Ching trance and moves through the door to the Collinwood of the present.
    • 171. DS-873

      29 Oct '69
      Petofi demands that Barnabas return the portrait of Quentin. Kitty realizes she is Josette.
    • 172. DS-874

      30 Oct '69
      Kitty is terrified of what will happen if she becomes Josette. Beth discovers the mind switch.
    • 173. DS-875

      31 Oct '69
      Using Petofi's Power, Quentin attempts to reverse the mind switch.
    • 174. DS-876

      03 Nov '69
      Quentin, whom Aristede believes is Petofi, orders Aristede to stab Petofi, whom Aristede believes is Quentin.
    • 175. DS-877

      04 Nov '69
      Petofi recalls Aristede being pursued by Garth Blackwood, a sadistic prison master from England.