Firsts and Lasts

The first and last occurrences of actors, characters and other events related to the 1225 episodes of Dark Shadows (1966).
Episode 	Event
1 	
*First episode Dark Shadows (1966).
*First appearance of Mitchell Ryan, Alexandra Moltke, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Joan Bennett & Louis Edmonds.
*First appearance of the characters Burke Devlin, Victoria Winters, Maggie Evans, Elizabeth Collins Stoddard & Roger Collins.
*First writer credit for Art Wallace.
*First episode directed by Lela Swift.
2 	
*First appearance of Joel Crothers & Nancy Barrett.
*First appearance of the characters Joe Haskell & Carolyn Stoddard.
3 	
*First appearance of Frank Schofield and the character Bill Malloy.
4 	
*First appearance of David Henesy and the character David Collins.
5 	
*First appearance of Mark Allen and the character Sam Evans.
6 	
*First appearance of George Mitchell and the character Matthew Morgan.
* Matthew Morgan will be played by Thayer David starting with episode 38.
16 	
*Last appearance of George Mitchell.
21 	
*First episode directed by John Sedwick, and the first episode not directed by Lela Swift.
22 	
*Last appearance of Mark Allen.
35 	
*First appearance of David Ford.
*Sam Evans becomes the first character to be played by more than one actor. (Formerly by Mark Allen, and by David Ford beginning in this episode.)
38 	
*First appearance of Thayer David.
41 	
*First writer credit for Francis Swann, and the first episode not written by Art Wallace.
54 	
*First appearance of Dana Elcar and the character George Patterson.
67 	
*First appearance of Clarice Blackburn and the character Sarah Johnson.
70 	
*First appearance of character Josette DuPres Collins.
*First mention of the Old House.
85 	
*Last writer credit for Art Wallace.
92 	
*First appearance of Conard Fowkes & Hugh Franklin
*First appearance of the characters Frank Garner & Richard Garner.
94 	
*First writer credit for Ron Sproat.
113 	
*Last writer credit for Francis Swann.
115 	
*First writer credit for Malcolm Marmorstein.
123 	
*First appearance of Diana Millay and the character Laura Collins.
126 	
*Last appearance of Frank Schofield and the character Bill Malloy.
127 	
*Last appearance of the character Matthew Morgan.
148 	
*First appearance of Vince O'Brien.
154 	
*First appearance of Daniel Keyes.
160 	
*First appearance of John Lasell and the character Peter Guthrie.
170 	
*The first seance is held.
180 	
*Last appearance of Conard Fowkes and the character Frank Garner.
186 	
*Last appearance of John Lasell and the character Peter Guthrie.
193 	
*First appearance of Dennis Patrick as Jason McGuire.
199 	
*First appearance of James Hall and the character Willie Loomis.
204 	
*First appearance of Barnabas’ Portrait.
205 	
*First Internal Monologue
206 	
*First appearance of John Karlen as Willie Loomis.
210 	
*First appearance of the character Barnabas Collins.
211 	
*First appearance of Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins
219 	
*First appearance of the character Dave Woodard.
224 	
*First Dream Sequence.
231 	
*First appearance of Robert Gerringer
236 	
*First appearance of Josette's music box
245 	
*First writer credit for Joe Caldwell.
246 	
*Last appearance of Hugh Franklin and the character Richard Garner.
247 	
*First appearance of the Old House cellar.
*First time Barnabas Collins is shown rising at sunset from a coffin.
248 	
*Last appearance of Mitchell Ryan as Burke Devlin.
255 	
*First appearance of Sharon Smyth and the character Sarah Collins.
262 	
*First appearance of Anthony George as Burke Devlin.
265 	
*First appearance of Grayson Hall and the character Julia Hoffman.
271 	
*First appearance of the character Paul Stoddard.
274 	
*The last time Alexandra Moltke reads the opening narration in character as Victoria Winters, and the last episode to begin with the words, "My name is Victoria Winters." Beginning next episode, other actresses in addition to Moltke will read the opening narration, but none of them, including Moltke, will read it in character. Instead, the narration will be in the third person.
275 	
*The first time Nancy Barrett reads the opening narration, and the first time an actress other than Alexandra Moltke reads it. This is the first episode that does not begin with the words, "My name is Victoria Winters."
276 	
*Last appearance of Dennis Patrick as Jason McGuire.
292 	
*First writer credit for Gordon Russell.
295 	
*First episode to be taped in color.
309 	
*Last writer credit for Malcolm Marmorstein.
317 	
*Last appearance of Daniel Keyes.
329 	
*Last appearance of Dana Elcar.
334 	
*Last appearance of Robert Gerringer.
335 	
*First appearance of Peter Turgeon.
344 	
*Last appearance of the character Burke Devlin.
357 	
*First appearance of Jerry Lacy and the character Tony Peterson.
*First writer credit for Sam Hall.
362 	
*Last appearance of Peter Turgeon and the character Dave Woodard.
366 	
*First full episode set in 1795/96.
*First appearance of the characters Naomi Collins & Nathan Forbes.
367 	
*First appearance of characters Joshua Collins, Abigail Collins & Jeremiah Collins.
368/369 	
*First appearance of Lara Parker.
*First appearance of the characters Angelique Collins & Natalie DuPres.
370 	
*First appearance of character Andre DuPres.
372 	
*First appearance of character Ben Stokes.
373 	
*First appearance of character Millicent Collins Forbes.
384 	
*Last appearance of Anthony George.
385 	
*First appearance of character Reverend Trask.
394 	
*Last appearance of character Andre DuPres.
404 	
*First appearance of Roger Davis & Addison Powell
*First appearance of the character Peter Bradford.
410 	
*First occurrence of the word "vampire" appearing in dialogue.
415 	
*Last appearance of Sharon Smyth and the character Sarah Collins.
426 	
*Last episode directed by John Sedwick.
431 	
*First appearance of character Daniel Collins.
439 	
*First appearance of Craig Slocum.
442 	
*Last appearance of the character Abigail Collins.
458 	
*Last appearance of the character Naomi Collins.
459 	
*First episode narrated by a male voice.
464 	
*First appearance of Timothy Eliot Stokes.
466 	
*First appearance of Eric Lang.
475 	
*First appearance of the character Adam.
485 	
*First appearance of Robert Rodan
521 	
*First appearance of Humbert Allen Astredo and the character Nicholas Blair.
523 	
*Last appearance of character Reverend Trask.
530 	
*Last appearance of David Ford and the character Sam Evans.
546 	
*Last appearance of Eric Lang.
554 	
*First appearance of Don Briscoe and the character Tom Jennings.
578 	
*Last appearance of the character Tony Peterson.
579 	
*First credit reading “Mostoller”.
595 	
*First appearance of Marie Wallace and the character Eve.
623 	
*Last appearance of Joshua Collins a
627 	
*First appearance of the character Chris Jennings.
*Last appearance of Alexandra Moltke.
630 	
*First appearance of Betsy Durkin.
632 	
*First appearance of Denise Nickerson and the character Amy Jennings.
633/634 	
*Last appearance of the character Eve.
636 	
*Last appearance of Robert Rodan and the character Adam.
640 	
*First appearance of Alex Stevens
646 	
*First appearance of David Selby & Terry Crawford
*First appearance of the characters Quentin Collins (1897) & Beth Chavez.
650 	
*Last appearance of Betsy Durkin.
658 	
*Last appearance of the characters Joe Haskell & Tom Jennings.
659 	
*Last appearance of Craig Slocum.
665 	
*Last appearance of the character Victoria Winters.
666 	
*Last appearance of Joel Crothers and the character Nathan Forbes.
675 	
*Last appearance of Vince O'Brien and the character George Patterson.
683 	
*Last writer credit for Ron Sproat.
687 	
*First appearance of Ned Stuart.
690 	
*First writer credit for Ralph Ellis.
691 	
*Last writer credit for Ralph Ellis.
692 	
*First appearance of Lisa Richards and the character Sabrina Stuart.
698 	
*Last appearance of Ned Stuart.
701 	
*First full episode set in 1897.
*First appearance of the characters Sandor Rakosi, Magda Rakosi & Edith Collins.
702 	
*First appearance of the characters Judith Collins & Jamison Collins.
705 	
*First appearance of the characters Edward Collins & Rachel Drummond.
706 	
*First appearance of the character Carl Collins.
708 	
*First appearance of the character Evan Hanley.
709 	
*First appearance of the character Dirk Wilkins.
711 	
*First writer credit for Violet Welles.
716 	
*First appearance of the characters Jenny Collins & Nora Collins.
725 	
*First appearance of the character Gregory Trask.
727 	
*First appearance of the character Charity Trask.
731 	
*First appearance of the character Tim Shaw.
733 	
*First appearance of the character Minerva Trask.
760 	
*Last appearance of Diana Millay and the character Laura Collins.
776 	
*Last appearance of the characters Rachel Drummond & Dirk Wilkins.
780 	
*Last appearance of the character Carl Collins.
791 	
*First appearance of Michael Stroka and the character Aristede.
*Last appearance of the character Minerva Trask.
793 	
*First appearance of the character Count Andreas Petofi.
804 	
*First appearance of the character Charles Delaware Tate.
812 	
*First appearance of Donna McKechnie and the character Amanda Harris.
827 	
*Last appearance of Sandor Rakosi.
838 	
*Last appearance of Jamison Collins.
844 	
*First appearance of the character Kitty Soames.
859 	
*Last appearance of the character Nora Collins.
861 	
*Last appearance of the character Jeremiah Collins.
870 	
*Last appearance of the character Edward Collins.
878 	
*Last appearance of the character Evan Hanley.
879 	
*Last appearance of the character Tim Shaw.
880 	
*Last appearance of the character Beth Chavez.
881 	
*Last appearance of the character Aristede.
883 	
*Last appearance of the character Andreas Petofi.
884 	
*Last full episode set in 1897.
*Last appearance of the characters Judith Collins & Gregory Trask.
885 	
*Last appearance of the character Kitty Soames. b
886 	
*Last full episode set in 1795/96.
*Last appearance of character Millicent Collins Forbes & Natalie DuPres.
887 	
*Last appearance of the characters Charity Trask & Magda Rakosi.
888 	
*First appearance of Christopher Bernau.
*First appearance of the characters Megan Todd & Philip Todd.
897 	
*Last appearance of the character Jenny Collins.
905 	
*First credit reading “Starring Jonathan Frid”.
913/914 	
*First appearance of Michael Maitland
922 	
*Last appearance of the character Charles Delaware Tate. b
923 	
*First appearance of Geoffrey Scott
926 	
*Last appearance of Michael Maitland.
934 	
*Last appearance of Donna McKechnie and the character Amanda Harris.
935 	
*First appearance of Christopher Pennock and the character Jeb Hawkes.
942 	
*First appearance of Bruno.
948 	
*Last appearance of character Josette DuPres Collins.
951 	
*First appearance of Elizabeth Eis
953 	
*Last appearance of Dennis Patrick and the character Paul Stoddard.
968 	
*Last appearance of Roger Davis & Christopher Bernau.
*Last appearance of the characters Peter Bradford & Philip Todd.
969 	
*First appearance of the character Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (PT) & Julia Hoffman (PT).
971 	
*First appearance of the character Will Loomis.
*Last appearance of Marie Wallace and the character Megan Todd.
975 	
*First appearancee of the characters Roger Collins (PT) & Carolyn Loomis.
976 	
*First appearance of Bruno Hess.
*Last appearance of Alex Stevens.
*Last appearance of the character Bruno.
977 	
*First appearance of the character Chris Collins.
978 	
*First appearance of the character Cyrus Longworth.
*Last appearance of the characters Chris Jennings & Sabrina Stuart.
979 	
*First appearance of the character Daniel Collins (1970 PT)
*Last appearance of the characters Roger Collins & Nicholas Blair.
980 	
*Last appearance of Geoffrey Scott.
*Last appearance of the character Jeb Hawkes.
981 	
*First full episode set in 1970 Parallel Time.
*First appearance of the characters Maggie Collins & Quentin Collins (1970 PT).
983 	
*First appearance of the character Amy Collins.
984 	
*First appearance of the character Alexis Stokes.
985 	
*Last writer credit for Violet Welles.
987 	
*First appearance of the character Sabrina Stuart (PT).
994 	
*First appearance of the character Mr. Trask.
1001 	
*First appearance of the character Angelique Stokes Collins.
*Last appearance of Don Briscoe.
*Last appearance of the characters Alexis Stokes & Chris Collins.
1003 	
*Last appearance of the character Amy Jennings.
1009 	
*First appearance of the character Joshua Collins (PT).
1012 	
*Last appearance of the character Joshua Collins (PT).
1018 	
*First credit for “Miss Scott's Clothes by Junior Sophisticates”.
1027 	
*First appearance of the character Timothy Stokes (PT).
1028 	
*Last appearance of the character Daniel Collins (1970 PT).
1033 	
*Last appearance of Lisa Richards and the character Sabrina Stuart (PT).
1035 	
*Last appearance of the character Cyrus Longworth.
1036 	
*Last appearance of the character Julia Hoffman (PT).
1039 	
*First appearance of Donna Wandrey and the character Roxanne Drew (PT).
1040 	
*Last appearance of Bruno Hess.
1046 	
*Last appearance of the character Will Loomis.
1049 	
*Last appearance of Denise Nickerson.
*Last appearance of the characters Carolyn Loomis, Mr. Trask & Amy Collins.
1053 	
*Last appearance of the character Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (PT).
1055 	
*Last appearance of the character Roger Collins (PT).
1056 	
*Last appearance of the character Angelique Stokes Collins.
1060 	
*Last full episode set in 1970 Parallel Time.
*Last appearance of the characters Maggie Collins, Timothy Stokes (PT) & Quentin Collins (1970 PT) & Roxanne Drew (PT).
1063 	
*First appearance of James Storm and the character Gerard Stiles.
1065 	
*First appearance of the character Tad Collins.
1066 	
*First appearance of Kathleen Cody and the character Carrie Stokes.
1067 	
*First appearance of Kate Jackson and the character Daphne Harridge.
1070 	
*First appearance of the character Hallie Stokes.
1073 	
*First appearance of the character Sebastian Shaw.
1081 	
*First appearance of the character Roxanne Drew.
1086 	
*First appearance of the characters Flora Collins & Quentin Collins (1840).
1102 	
*Last writer credit for Joe Caldwell.
1104 	
*Last appearance of Clarice Blackburn and the character Sarah Johnson.
1106 	
*Last appearance of the character Willie Loomis.
1108 	
*Last appearance of Kathryn Leigh Scott
*Last appearance of the characters Maggie Evans & Sebastian Shaw.
1109 	
*Last full episode set in the Present Day.
*Last appearance of the characters David Collins & Hallie Stokes.
1110 	
*First full episode set in 1840.
*First appearance of Virginia Vestoff.
*First appearance of the characters Gabriel Collins & Samantha Drew Collins Stiles.
1113 	
*First appearance of the character Leticia Faye.
*Last appearance of the characters Carolyn Stoddard & Quentin Collins (1897).
1114 	
*First appearance of the character Lamar Trask.
1117 	
*First appearance of the characters Desmond Collins & Judah Zachery.
1119 	
*Last appearance of character Ben Stokes.
1130 	
*First appearance of the character Laszlo Ferrari.
1140 	
*First appearance of the character Amadeus Collins.
1141 	
*First appearance of the character Charles Dawson.
1144 	
*First credit for “Mary McKinley Costume Design”.
*Last appearance of the character Amadeus Collins.
1154/1155	
*First appearance of Mordecai Grimes.
1158 	
*Last appearance of Michael Stroka and the character Laszlo Ferrari.
1162 	
*Last appearance of Addison Powell.
1165 	
*First appearance of John Beal.
*Last appearance of David Henesy and the character Tad Collins.
1177 	
*Last appearance of Donna Wandrey and the character Roxanne Drew.
1179/1180	
*First appearance of Lee Beery.
1184 	
*Last appearance of the character Mordecai Grimes.
1185 	
*Last appearance of the character Carrie Stokes.
1186 	
*First appearance of Keith Prentice.
*First appearance of the characters Catherine Harridge Collins, Morgan Collins & Daphne Harridge Collins.
*Last appearance of Terry Crawford and the character Edith Collins.
1187 	
*First appearance of the character Julia Collins.
1188 	
*First appearance of the character Flora Collins (PT).
1189 	
*First appearance of the character Gabriel Collins (PT).
*Last appearance of Elizabeth Eis.
1190 	
*First appearance of the character Melanie Collins.
1191 	
*First appearance of the character Kendrick Young.
*Last appearance of the characters Daniel Collins & Gabriel Collins.
1192 	
*First appearance of the character Samantha Drew.
1193 	
*Last appearance of Virginia Vestoff & Lee Beery.
*Last appearance of the characters Samantha Drew Collins Stiles & Joanna Mills.
1195 	
*First appearance of the character Quentin Collins (1841 PT).
1196 	
*Last appearance of Humbert Allen Astredo and the character Charles Dawson.
1197 	
*First appearance of the character Bramwell Collins.
*Last appearance of John Beal.
*Last appearance of the character Quentin Collins (1840), Judah Zachery, Gerard Stiles & Daphne Harridge.
1198 	
*Last full episode set in 1840.
*Last appearance of Jerry Lacy
*Last appearance of the characters Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, Flora Collins, Leticia Faye, Timothy Eliot Stokes, Desmond Collins, Barnabas Collins, Julia Hoffman, Lamar Trask & Angelique Collins.
1199 	
*Fist full episode set in 1841 Parallel Time.
1207/1208	
*First appearance of the character Gerard Stiles (PT).
1209 	
*Last appearance of James Storm and the character Gerard Stiles (PT).
1215 	
*First appearance of the character Carrie Stokes (PT).
1225 	
*First appearance of the character Brutus Collins.
1230 	
*First appearance of the character Ben Stokes (PT).
*Last appearance of David Selby and the character Quentin Collins (1841 PT).
1231 	
*First appearance of the characters Amanda Collins & James Forsythe.
1236 	
*Last appearance of the characters Amanda Collins & James Forsythe.
1237 	
*Last appearance of Christopher Pennock & Kathleen Cody.
*Last appearance of the characters Gabriel Collins (PT) & Carrie Stokes (PT).
1238 	
*Last appearance of Kate Jackson and the character Daphne Harridge Collins.
1244 	
*Last writer credit for Gordon Russell.
1245 	
*Last episode of Dark Shadows (1966).
*Last full episode set in 1841 Parallel Time.
*Last appearance of Joan Bennett, Louis Edmonds, Nancy Barrett, Thayer David, John Karlen, Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, Lara Parker & Keith Prentice.
*Last appearance of the characters Flora Collins (PT), Brutus Collins, Melanie Collins, Ben Stokes (PT), Kendrick Young, Bramwell Collins, Julia Collins, Catherine Harridge Collins & Morgan Collins.
*Last writer credit for Sam Hall.
*Last episode directed by Lela Swift.
== Notes ==
*a. Joshua Collins also appears in 661 but only in recycled footage.
*b. Kitty Soames & Charles Delaware Tate also appear in 938 but only in recycled footage.