I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) Battle of Waikiki (1968) User Reviews

Clever Acting

[DKosty123 · 7/10 · 10 February 2015]

Character Actor Michael Ansara adds to this episode as Jeannie blinks up the ancient Hawanian King of the islands, While the script is not as funny as some it still has the clever time travel premise. What does an ancient one do in the modern age? He tryst to bring an army of spear wielding warriors to attack a luau. While the one joke does wear a little thin, Ansara brings life into the roller to give this one a little more authority than it deserves. Plenty of fun, sun, and scenery for everyone. The attack is a classic bomb. Nice travel on a budget by NBC as they were funding this sit com better than Star Trek.

A trip to Hawaii is a nice thing and this is the second episode there in a row. They were also there Ear with Milton Berle who was still under NBC contract in these days. A long term contract he stole from NBC in the early days of TV when stolen jokes were needed to fill air time.

Michael Ansara as King Kamehameha

[kevinolzak · 4/10 · 21 October 2016]

"Battle of Waikiki" concludes the Hawaiian trilogy by casting Michael Ansara in the role of King Kamehameha the Great, who united and defended the islands as ruler until his death in 1819, conjured up by Jeannie when Tony foolishly wishes that he could have met the powerful warrior. The king is understandably confused by the modern conveniences, and though Jeannie is willing to blink him back to his own time Tony insists that he deserves to know what progress has been made in Hawaii. A rain dance only appeases the gods because of Jeannie's blink. Dr. Bellows wonders how they made it happen and is amazed at the success of his own rain dance. Now searching for his warriors, the king sounds the war drums and impresses his subjects with his presence. Mostly padding but providing an eyeful of local scenery. After playing the evil Blue Djinn in "Happy Anniversary," Michael Ansara, then-husband of Barbara Eden, would be back for the fifth season's "My Sister, the Home Wrecker" (we do get to see her in grass skirt doing the hula).