"I Dream of Jeannie" (1965) TV series 1965-1970

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Creator:

Sidney Sheldon

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

18 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Bottle | Genie | Astronaut | Desert Island | Florida

Awards:

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

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	1:00 AM	WGNAMER	A Secretary Is Not a Toy	#2.26
Mon. Nov. 9	1:30 AM	WGNAMER	There Goes the Bride	#2.27

Cast

Barbara Eden	...	Jeannie / ... (139 episodes, 1965-1970)
Larry Hagman	...	Major Anthony Nelson / ... (139 episodes, 1965-1970)
Bill Daily	...	Major Roger Healey / ... (129 episodes, 1965-1970)
Hayden Rorke	...	Dr. Alfred Bellows (127 episodes, 1965-1970)

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min | USA:30 min (139 episodes) | Chile:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

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

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Trivia:

General Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, made a cameo appearance on an episode during the first season in the episode "Bigger Than a Bread Box, Better Than a Genie".

Goofs:

Continuity: In the episode where Tony and Jeannie get married, there's a major problem in that genies cannot be photographed. However, in an earlier episode, Tony and Jeannie are surprised by a photographer while kissing and the photo ends up in a newspaper.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in A Touch of Genie (1974)

Soundtrack:

Theme song

one of the best sitcoms ever

In the world of the 50s and 60s silly sitcoms, this is an except, a colorful and exciting show. Barbara Eden is very good at her role, Larry Hagman is better actor here than in "Dallas" or another serieses. The best is Bill Daily's Maj. Healey, but I like the late Hayden Rorke's suspicious Dr. Bellows too. When I saw the series' episodes first time I got a laughing-stock. It is fantastic! The first and second seasons are perfect, the third and fourth are good, but the fifth is a silly, American family sitcom. After Jeannie marries her master, the series goes wrong. But except for those 20 episodes, the whole series is my favorite sitcom of all times!