In this deep-dive video essay from Hollyweird Babylon, the host explores the occult undercurrents of Hollywood through the lens of the obscure 1982 CBS series Tucker's Witch, starring Catherine Hicks (TV's wholesome Annie Camden) as a psychic witch and Tim Matheson as her private-eye husband running a detective agency in Laurel Canyon. It traces the history of positive witch portrayals in film and TV—from Bewitched to earlier supernatural comedies—against the backdrop of 1970s-80s New Age mysticism, Nancy Reagan's astrologers, and the emerging Satanic Panic. The show’s troubled production, network interference, and quick cancelation serve as a metaphor for Hollywood's uneasy dance with the supernatural during a conservative cultural shift, blending campy clips, history, and commentary on fame, esotericism, and industry politics.
