I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970)

A United States astronaut finds his life vastly complicated when he stumbles on to a bottle containing a female genie.

Creator:

Sidney Sheldon

Stars:

Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Bill Daily

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Barbara Eden	...	Jeannie (139 episodes, 1965-1970)
Larry Hagman	...	Major Anthony Nelson (139 episodes, 1965-1970)
Bill Daily	...	Major Roger Healey (130 episodes, 1965-1970)
Hayden Rorke	...	Dr. Alfred Bellows (128 episodes, 1965-1970)

Storyline

Captain Tony Nelson is an astronaut. While on a mission, he discovered a mysterious bottle. Opening it, he released Jeannie (a Genie) who was so overjoyed at her release she promised to serve Captain Nelson. Nelson is unsure what to make of Jeannie, especially given that his work is highly secret and his superiors tend to keep a close eye on him.

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Plot Keywords:

bottle | genie | astronaut | desert island | blink | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Screen Gems Network

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mi bella genio

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems Television, Sidney Sheldon Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (139 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White (1965-1966) Color (1966-1970)

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Season one was filmed in black-and-white because NBC did not want to pay for the extra expense of filming it in color (The network did not believe the series would last beyond one season. According to Sidney Sheldon in his autobiography "The Other Side Of Me", he offered to pay the extra $400 an episode needed for color filming at the beginning of the series. Screen Gems executive Jerry Hyams advised him, "Sidney, don't throw your money away.")

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Goofs

NASA is portrayed as being run in a more military fashion. NASA does not operate this way in real life. Plus, NASA Astronauts do not live in Florida, they live in Houston, TX.

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Quotes

Jeannie: Let me see now. A six letter word for rat. M-A-S-T-E-R.

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Connections

Featured in A Very Brady Sequel (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Theme song"
(First season only)
by Richard Wess

User Reviews

Every guy wanted to have a Jeannie...

What heterosexual male over the age of puberty wouldn't have wanted to have Barbara Eden as their own devoted and affectionate Jeannie?

Like most series built on some pent-up romantic tension between the leading characters ("Nanny and the Professor," to "Moonlighting") the problems arose when the series creators decided to put the couple together. It was a death knell...

It was hilarious that the network censors wouldn't allow them to show Barbara Eden's navel and a pity as well. She's closing in on 70 now but for those of us hitting puberty when the series premiered, she'll always have a special place in our...hearts.