"Don't Touch That Dial" is the second episode of the American television miniseries WandaVision, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision.

Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen reprise their respective roles as Vision and Wanda Maximoff from the film series, with Teyonah Parris, Debra Jo Rupp, and Kathryn Hahn also starring.

The episode pays homage to sitcoms of the 1960s, particularly Bewitched, including an animated opening sequence in the Hanna-Barbera-style of that series' own intro.

Maximoff sees an in-color toy helicopter outside the house, but is distracted by Agnes, who invites her to a women's gathering hosted by Dottie Jones, the snooty leader of the neighborhood.

Disturbed by this, Maximoff "rewinds" the events on-screen to her pregnancy reveal and the world around them suddenly changes to a 1970s color-filled aesthetic.

[4][5] He and head writer Jac Schaeffer executive produced alongside Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, and Victoria Alonso.

[9] The second episode, "Don't Touch That Dial",[10] was written by Gretchen Enders[11] and pays homage to 1960s sitcoms Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie.

[20] Strücker is a reference to Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, who experimented on Maximoff in the MCU films to give her her powers.

[22] The episode stars Paul Bettany as Vision, Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff, Teyonah Parris as Geraldine, Debra Jo Rupp as Mrs. Hart, and Kathryn Hahn as Agnes.

[23] Zac Henry portrays the beekeeper,[23][25] while Victoria Blade and Ithamar Enriquez play the man and woman in the Strücker commercial.

[23] Randall Park makes an uncredited voice cameo as Jimmy Woo, as revealed by the series' fourth episode, "We Interrupt This Program".

[37] He made two "special portrait lenses" for Olsen to try to mimic the "beautiful kinds of close-ups that they did of the leading ladies" in the 1960s, which he gave as an example of that era being more "cinematic" than the 1950s.

Co-executive producer Mary Livanos believed the "cute club" design from Worthington was ultimately a better choice because it gave a "deeper view into Westview" than originally planned.

[44] Shakman used lenses, lighting, and sound design to change the mood for moments when something goes wrong with Maximoff's illusion, inspired by The Twilight Zone and the works of David Lynch.

[24]: 33:06–33:21 [48] DeMarco used Vision's introduction in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) as the definitive version of the character when approaching the visual effects for him in WandaVision.

Bettany wore a bald cap and face makeup on set to match Vision's color, as well as tracking markers for the visual effects teams to reference.

[49] Complex 3D and digital makeup techniques were then used to create the character, with sections of Bettany's face replaced with CGI on a shot-by-shot basis; the actor's eyes, nose, and mouth were usually the only elements retained.

[28]: 8  Shots of Vision changing between his human and synthezoid forms and using his abilities—like phasing a hat through his body—mimicked period-appropriate effects, with "puffs of smoke and starry glitter" added by MARZ.

[50] Framestore used a mixture of 2D and 3D effects to separate the color channels of the images, warp them, and recombine them,[52][53] inspired by the way that different layers of film can be treated and exposed multiple times using optical printers.

Framestore supervisor Nick Tanner researched this technology for the sequence,[52] and while DeMarco said the final effect would have been difficult to accomplish in the 1960s, she felt it was "true to the principles" of the era.

[53] The sequence also includes star effects, which were designed to look like they had been painted directly onto the film which is how that kind of animation would have been achieved in that era.

This involved introducing a rhythm section, including bongos, and a "Latin feel" to the classical orchestra that he was already using for the series, with further inspiration taken from Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie.

[11] A soundtrack album for the episode was released digitally by Marvel Music and Hollywood Records on January 22, 2021, featuring Beck's score.

He called the magician's top hat resting on the television set most likely a reference to "Wanda's vast magical abilities that the series is meant to further develop" and felt the central hanging lamp was meant to "reflect the positioning of Vision's Infinity Stone, the status of which is one of the bigger questions looming over WandaVision".

[58] Collider's Allie Gemmill said seeing Vision in his true form rather than his human appearance was "attention-grabbing", and she felt the inclusion of the top hat was "an odd accessory and one worth keeping an eye on".

[60][61] In February 2021, Marvel partnered with chef Justin Warner to release a recipe for Sokovian iced tea, inspired by the drink Maximoff has during Dottie's planning committee meeting in the episode.

WandaVision had a 9.3% share of the engagement on Reelgood, an online streaming guide with more than 2 million U.S. users, for its premiere weekend of January 15–17, making it the most-streamed series during that time according to their data.

Club's Sam Barsanti called the first two episodes of the series "an absolute delight, with hoary old sitcom gags that somehow kill" and "a nicely weird, novel way to have fun with these characters",[14] while his colleague Stephen Robinson gave the episodes an "A−", particularly highlighting Olsen and Bettany's physical comedy during Maximoff and Vision's magic show.

[21] Reviewing the first two episodes for Den of Geek, Don Kaye gave them 4 out of 5 stars, saying that while the plot was incidental, the breaks from reality added "gravitas to the surreal and otherwise amusing proceedings".

The site highlighted Bettany's "fearless physical comedy and a top-notch 'drunken' performance" since it was a departure from the character seen in the films, adding that the "old-fashioned, nostalgic charm" was a delight to see.