"Who Needs a Green-Eyed Jeannie?" opens with Tony trying to sneak out on the ever present Jeannie, who imprisons him in his own living room rather than see him go out with 'Charlie Susie.' A phone call from a male voice claiming to be Susie transforms the jealous genie into a far more accommodating one, exactly what her master had in mind due to his intention to spend the next evening on a date with an old flame, Joan Sheldon (Joan Patrick). Dependable Roger proves less than dependable, spilling the beans about Tony's little deception, so as Joan begins to sip her glass of champagne she instantly becomes a slurping chimpanzee, one of the series' funniest bits. Having 'made a monkey out of her,' Tony threatens to leave Jeannie, so she gives in and allows a second date with Joan, who turns out to be not only married but to a mobster (Ted de Corsia) who has just escaped from prison. Some bachelors never change!
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