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

Creator:

Sidney Sheldon
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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 | Blink

Awards:

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

Cast

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)

Series Directed by
Hal Cooper		(54 episodes, 1966-1969)
Claudio Guzmán		(51 episodes, 1966-1970)
Gene Nelson		(8 episodes, 1965)
E.W. Swackhamer		(5 episodes, 1965-1966)
Alan Rafkin		(3 episodes, 1965)
Larry Hagman		(3 episodes, 1967)
Russ Mayberry		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)
Oscar Rudolph		(2 episodes, 1969)
Jerrold Bernstein		(2 episodes, 1970)

Series Writing credits
Sidney Sheldon		(139 episodes, 1965-1970)
James S. Henerson		(36 episodes, 1967-1970)
Martin Roth		(5 episodes, 1967-1968)
Dick Bensfield		(4 episodes, 1969-1970)
Perry Grant		(4 episodes, 1969-1970)
Arthur Alsberg		(3 episodes, 1965)
Bob Fisher		(3 episodes, 1965)
Arnold Horwitt		(3 episodes, 1965)
Ron Friedman		(3 episodes, 1967-1969)
Bob Marcus		(2 episodes, 1965-1967)
Bill Davenport		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Frank Waldman		(2 episodes, 1965)
Tom Waldman		(2 episodes, 1965)
Bruce Howard		(2 episodes, 1968-1969)
Joanna Lee		(2 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Produced by
Sidney Sheldon	....	executive producer / producer (128 episodes, 1965-1970)
Claudio Guzmán	....	producer (83 episodes, 1967-1970)
Sheldon Schrager	....	associate producer (43 episodes, 1966-1968)
Herb Wallerstein	....	associate producer (31 episodes, 1965-1966)
Joseph Goodson	....	associate producer (26 episodes, 1969-1970)

Series Original Music by
Hugo Montenegro		(104 episodes, 1966-1970)
Richard Wess		(29 episodes, 1965-1966)
Sonny Burke		(3 episodes, 1968-1969)
Van Alexander		(2 episodes, 1966)
Will Schaefer		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Lothrop B. Worth		(113 episodes, 1966-1970)
Robert Tobey		(10 episodes, 1965-1966)
Fred Jackman Jr.		(6 episodes, 1965)
Frederick Gately		(5 episodes, 1965)
Henry Freulich		(3 episodes, 1966)

Series Film Editing by
William Martin		(56 episodes, 1965-1967)
Norman Wallerstein		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Bernard Balmuth		(3 episodes, 1970)

Series Casting by
Geoffrey Fischer		(52 episodes, 1968-1970)

Series Art Direction by
Ross Bellah		(139 episodes, 1965-1970)
Robert Purcell		(57 episodes, 1967-1970)
Malcolm C. Bert		(50 episodes, 1965-1967)
Howard Campbell		(12 episodes, 1969)
Phillip Bennett		(6 episodes, 1970)

Series Set Decoration by
Morris Hoffman		(38 episodes, 1966-1969)
Louis Diage		(33 episodes, 1965-1969)
Jack H. Ahern		(22 episodes, 1969-1970)
Alfred E. Spencer		(18 episodes, 1965-1967)
Sidney Clifford		(9 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Costume Design by
Gwen Wakeling		(1 episode, 1965)
Joie Hutchinson		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Ben Lane	....	makeup supervisor (139 episodes, 1965-1970)
Jan Van Uchelen	....	hair stylist (15 episodes, 1965)

Series Production Management
Lawrence Werner	....	post-production executive / post-production supervisor (87 episodes, 1965-1968)
Seymour Friedman	....	production supervisor (26 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom McCrory	....	assistant director (106 episodes, 1966-1970)
Bill Lukather	....	assistant director (26 episodes, 1965-1966)
Maxwell O. Henry	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Sound Department
Fred J. Brown	....	sound effects (60 episodes, 1965-1967)
Erick Jolley	....	mastering engineer (31 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Special Effects by
Richard Albain	....	special effects (128 episodes, 1965-1970)
Terry Saunders	....	special effects (2 episodes, 1970)

Series Visual Effects by
Marv Ystrom	....	optical effects (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Val O'Malley	....	camera operator (138 episodes, 1965-1970)
Randall Robinson	....	assistant camera (2 episodes, 1966)
Carl Boles	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Buddy Kaye	....	composer: theme music / theme song (109 episodes, 1966-1970)
Hugo Montenegro	....	composer: theme music / theme song (109 episodes, 1966-1970)
Ed Forsyth	....	music supervisor (61 episodes, 1965-1967)
Don Kirshner	....	music consultant (35 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Other crew
William Martin	....	assistant to producer (109 episodes, 1966-1970)
Winnie Rich	....	script supervisor (30 episodes, 1965-1966)
James S. Henerson	....	story consultant (16 episodes, 1968-1970)
Arthur Alsberg	....	script consultant (4 episodes, 1965-1966)

Production Companies

• Screen Gems Television
• Sidney Sheldon Productions

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1965-1970) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Columbia Pictures Television
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (2001)
• Columbia TriStar Television
• DFS Program Exchange
• LK-TEL (2008-) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Screen Gems
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 5)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)
• Viasat3 (2001-2002) (Hungary) (TV) (seasons 2 - 5)

Other Companies

• Colgate-Palmolive Company  original sponsor
• DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE)  opening animation (uncredited)
• Liggett & Myers  original sponsor (Lark cigarettes)
• Procter & Gamble Company, The  original sponsor

Also Known As:

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)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Screen Gems Television

Trivia:

Tony Nelson's Air Force decorations are: Airman's Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Ribbon, Korean Service Medal and the Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the episode "I Dream of Jeannie: My Master, the Great Rembrandt (#1.26)" (1966), Jeannie turns Tony's amateur painting into a genuine signed Rembrandt. The Rembrandt signature is seen in closeups but is clearly missing from the painting in wider shots.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Fugitive Alien (#1.12)" (1989)

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!