I Dream of Jeannie 

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 3 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 / ... 131 episodes, 1965-1970
Hayden Rorke	...	Dr. Alfred Bellows / ... 129 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:

astronaut | air force | genie | psychiatrist | wish fulfillment | 

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Taglines:

It's out of the bottle - Jeannie's back for a fourth season. Barbara Eden stars as the genial genie. (season 4)

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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:

I Dream of Jeannie

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 (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

According to Barbara Eden's autobiography, "Jeannie Out of the Bottle," Larry Hagman strongly disliked his character in most of Sidney Sheldon's scripts.

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Goofs

Throughout the series the launch vehicle and payload rarely matched the detail and often changed within a mission.

Fox example. om S1E1 Tony is launched using a clip of a Mercury-Atlas, the single-occupant type used in the Merucury program for orbital missions. Yet when this is recapped at the start of S1E2, the Germini-Titan launch is shown, which was only really used for 2-man missions.

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Quotes

Major Nelson: Jeannie, I never knew how much you meant to me until this happened. I'm never going to let you out of my sight again. Look, I even brought you flowers. Once I get you out of there, I'm going to take you out to dinner... the best candle lit dinner...
[Dr Bellows, Major Healy and Harry walk in on Major Nelson talking to the moon safe]
Col. Alfred E. Bellows, MD: A candle lit dinner...
Major Nelson: I can explain, sir.
Col. Alfred E. Bellows, MD: Being in love with a safe, they haven't got a name for that one.

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Alternate Versions

The opening sequence seen during the first season was replaced by a short black and white variation on the series' long familar opening sequence that uses the series' first season theme.

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Connections

Referenced in I Am Sam (2001)

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Soundtracks

Theme song
(Seasons 2-5)
by Hugo Montenegro and Buddy Kaye

User Reviews

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!