Which Gladys Kravitz do you like better?

[Brian]

I like Alice Pearce (Gladys Kravitz #1) by default. I've only seen one episode with Gladys #2 but that really isn't enough to make a judgement. Pearce really makes me laugh whenever she screams or yells, "Abner! Abner!" George Tobias was perfect for the role of Abner, too. He came up with some good one-liners.

So do you like Gladys #1 or Gladys #2?

[Janice]

I like Alice Pearce's portrayal of Gladys Kravitz the best. Her expressions were priceless. It's such a shame that her life was cut short by cancer at 47.
Sandra Gould did a good job playing the role, but she just wasn't as funny to me as Alice.
George Tobias was terrific as Abner. He never found out the truth about Samantha being a witch, did he?

[Brian]

Originally posted by Janice
I like Alice Pearce's portrayal of Gladys Kravitz the best. Her expressions were priceless. It's such a shame that her life was cut short by cancer at 47.
Sandra Gould did a good job playing the role, but she just wasn't as funny to me as Alice.
George Tobias was terrific as Abner. He never found out the truth about Samantha being a witch, did he?

I don't know. I don't think anybody besides Darrin knew. Here is an interesting quote that makes me chuckle every time I see it on the IMDB.

Gladys: I bet she has some strange disease and we could catch it. You want to wake up with something strange?

Abner: I've been doing that for 20 years.

[Janice]

Originally posted by Brian
Gladys: I bet she has some strange disease and we could catch it. You want to wake up with something strange?

Abner: I've been doing that for 20 years.
LOL, they were like a 60s version of The Ropers.

[Novarro]

This is a good question. Whereas I'm definately only a fan of Dick York in the Darrin change I really can't decide in the Gladys change. I like both Alice Pearce and Sandra Gould. They played the role differently and I remember Sandra Gould in an interview saying that she really admired Alice's work and didn't want to do a copy. Alice's interpretation was alot friendlier towards Samantha than Sandra's. Both women were excellent and had some classic episodes. I agree totally that George Tobias was a wonderful addition (one of many of course) to the cast. His Abner was priceless with his dead pan one liners. A superb actor who I was so glad went through the entire run of "Bewitched". I in particular like his episodes "A Vision of SugarPlums" where he is revealed as a potentially loving father, and the episode where he seperates from Gladys and moves in with the Stephen's. He was allowed to really do some acting in that one.

[LucyFan]

I like the first Gladys Kravitz the best.

[Crimson and Clover]

i like Alice Pearce the best.

[Impressions]

I preferred Alice Pierce representation of Gladys Kravitz, I really enjoyed the chemistry between Abner and Gladys #1.

[TV Guy]

I'm in the minority, but I like Sandra Gould the best. Maybe it's because she's the one I remember from watching the show growing up (the B&W episodes were rarely rerun when I was younger). Alice Pearce was good, too. But Sandra Gould was just a very funny lady -- her voice and diction just make me laugh, no matter what show she turns up on ("The Brady Bunch", and the various "Lucy" shows, for example).

[Kristina]

Gladys #1, she was so annoying... it was funny. :D

[rml83]

Alice Pearce, definitely. Sandra Gould is a terrific actress, but she just wasn't Gladys to me. Gladys #1 was annoying yet lovable. Gladys #2 was just annoying. Good thing for George Tobias or else I wouldn't have been able to tolerate the Kravitzes after Alice Pearce died.

[spunkygirl]

IMO both actresses bring their own something special to their versions of Gladys. I mostly grew up watching the second Gladys, I don't remember seeing many of the black and white episodes growing up.

I would have to say no. 2 by a small margin.

[Just Popped In]

Originally posted by TV Guy
I'm in the minority, but I like Sandra Gould the best. Maybe it's because she's the one I remember from watching the show growing up (the B&W episodes were rarely rerun when I was younger). Alice Pearce was good, too. But Sandra Gould was just a very funny lady -- her voice and diction just make me laugh, no matter what show she turns up on ("The Brady Bunch", and the various "Lucy" shows, for example).

Did you grow up in the 80's? I did, and as I recall, they didn't rerun the B&W eps much back then.

I too remember Sandra Gould the most from watching the show growing up, BUT I still prefer Alice Pearce as Gladys Kravitz. It didn't take me very long to get accustomed to her when I first saw the B&W eps on Nick-at-Nite. Nonetheless, Sandra Gould still did a very good job playing the part, and it's a good thing she was available to step in when Alice Pearce died.

[ConservativeBalla]

I liked the first one much better.

[buddy love]

without a doubt I enjoy the wonderful Alice Pearce best in the part of Gladys Kravitz.

[Gidget]

I like the first one the best. The way she would scream for Abner and her facial expressions were great. Also I don't really recall the colored episodes from when I watched it when I was little.

[marvin g]

I agree the first one had some classic facial expressions. BUT Sandra had me rolling!:lol: The screaming she did was hilarious! What I'm surprised about the second Gladys in particular was she was so snoopy and troublsome she never got turned into anything! I only remember some dogmen from another planet making her into a nice person!

[Joeytrom]

After Alice Pearce died, Alice Ghostley was offered the role of Gladys but she turned it down as she was a good friend of AP and didn't feel comfortable playing her character.

How do you think she would have been as Gladys?

[marvin g]

I think she did a good job playing the flustered witch Esmeralda. She was something of a replacement for Aunt Clara. I can't see her playing Gladys Kravitz after seeing how well Alice Pierce and Sandra Gould did it.

[donaldshelton]

As with the first Darrin, I think it is natural for people to prefer the original.

I believe that Alice Pearce was my first experience of learning that even tv people died. My mom told me at a very young age that "that Mrs. Kravitz is dead. She died of cancer."

I love the way she (Alice) would see something, look down, look up again, then scream and run. She was remarkable, even when she was close to death.

BTW Are there any original cast members still living?

[TVgen62]

Originally posted by donaldshelton
BTW Are there any original cast members still living?

Erin and Diane Murphy ("Tabitha") are still alive, as are David and Greg Lawrence ("Adam"). I think Alice Ghostley ("Esmerelda") is still alive (although I made have heard otherwise not long ago - I hope it wasn't true) and so is Bernard Fox ("Dr. Bombay").

Probably someone will reply to this and correct me, so let's wait 'til all votes are counted.

[Brian]

Oooh this is a tough one after watching several Sanra Gould episodes. Both Gladys' made me laugh and both were almost equally great. But if I were to choose just one it would still be Alice Pearce. But I like Gould a lot, too. Both women were right for the role.

[marvin g]

Alice Ghostley is still living as is the 2nd Louise Tate, Kasey Rogers.

[gv416]

I like Alice Pearce best. I dont DISLIKE Sandra Goulds version, but you could feel sorry for Alices version. She made her more sympathetic. Sandra's rendering of the character came off as more meanspirited than Alices.

[Pitooey]

I liked Alice Pearce too. I loved her facial expressions and I had never seen a face like hers. Her facial expressions were so funny.

[Retromaniac]

I like the first Gladys the best. Also wanted to tell ConservativeBaller that I LOVE your signature lines!!!! :)