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

User Rating:

7.6/10   

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 | Florida

Awards:

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

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 9	3:00 PM	WGNAMER	Guess Who's Going to Be a Bride?	#5.3
Thur. July 9	3:30 PM	WGNAMER	Guess Who's Going to Be a Bride?	#5.4

Cast

Barbara Eden	...	Jeannie / ... (139 episodes, 1965-1970)
Larry Hagman	...	Major Anthony Nelson / ... (139 episodes, 1965-1970)
Bill Daily	...	Major Roger Healey / ... (128 episodes, 1965-1970)
Hayden Rorke	...	Dr. Bellows / ... (127 episodes, 1965-1970)

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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		(114 episodes, 1965-1969)
James S. Henerson		(36 episodes, 1967-1970)
Marty 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 (103 episodes, 1965-1969)
Claudio Guzmán	....	producer (58 episodes, 1967-1969)
Sheldon Schrager	....	associate producer (43 episodes, 1966-1968)
Herb Wallerstein	....	associate producer (31 episodes, 1965-1966)

Series Original Music by
Hugo Montenegro		(79 episodes, 1966-1969)
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		(90 episodes, 1966-1969)
Robert Tobey		(10 episodes, 1965-1966)
Fred Jackman Jr.		(6 episodes, 1965)
Frederick Gately		(5 episodes, 1965)
Henry Freulich		(3 episodes, 1966)
Irving Lippman		(unknown episodes)

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

Series Casting by
Geoffrey Fischer		(27 episodes, 1968-1969)

Series Art Direction by
Ross Bellah		(114 episodes, 1965-1969)
Malcolm C. Bert		(50 episodes, 1965-1967)
Robert Purcell		(38 episodes, 1967-1969)
Howard Campbell		(12 episodes, 1969)
Phillip Bennett		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Morris Hoffman		(38 episodes, 1966-1969)
Louis Diage		(30 episodes, 1965-1968)
Alfred E. Spencer		(18 episodes, 1965-1967)
Jack H. Ahern		(14 episodes, 1969)
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 / make-up supervision / ... (114 episodes, 1965-1969)
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 (81 episodes, 1966-1969)
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)

Series Special Effects by
Richard Albain	....	special effects (103 episodes, 1965-1969)

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

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Randall Robinson	....	second assistant camera (2 episodes, 1966)
Carl Boles	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Friz Freleng	....	animator: opening animation (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Buddy Kaye	....	composer: theme music / theme song (77 episodes, 1966-1969)
Hugo Montenegro	....	composer: theme music / theme song (76 episodes, 1966-1969)
Ed Forsyth	....	music supervisor (61 episodes, 1965-1967)
Don Kirshner	....	music consultant (35 episodes, 1966-1967)

Series Other crew
William Martin	....	assistant to producer (84 episodes, 1966-1969)
Winnie Rich	....	script supervisor (30 episodes, 1965-1966)
James S. Henerson	....	story consultant (10 episodes, 1968-1969)
Arthur Alsberg	....	script consultant (4 episodes, 1965-1966)

Production Companies

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1965-1970)
• 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-)

Special Effects

• Photo Effex (opticals)

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 one episode Jeannie's eyes are dilated after getting an exam. She is unable blink a jewelry shop out of Tony's office, but after saying she can't blink, she does.

Quotes:

Col. Alfred E. Bellows, MD: You may be an expert in financial matters, Mr. Huggins, but I happen to be an expert in Major Anthony Nelson.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Jeannie (1998) (V)

Soundtrack:

Jeannie

truly one of the funniest shows of all time

I would say that "I Dream of Jeannie," "Bewitched" and "The Flying Nun" constitute the trifecta of ultimate 1960's TV shows. That is, they were all fantasies and had very loony premises. In all three cases, a new kind of person enters the scene and upsets the status quo.

In Jeannie's case, when Maj. Nelson brings her home, she turns Cocoa Beach, Florida, upside down. The whole city goes from being a drab, old-order bastion, to a wacky, hippie-like enclave. In that sense, Jeannie's colorful outfit is a great contrast to Maj. Nelson's monochromatic uniform.

On a given episode, Maj. Nelson can expect Jeannie to do something like put an elephant in his house or repaint his office like an Arabian palace. Her antics always catch the attention of psychiatrist Dr. Bellows, who reports it to the general. But, as is always the case in silly comedy, she fixes it before Dr. Bellows can show the general, and Dr. Bellows ends up looking like an imbecile.

Maj. Nelson's hopeless romantic friend, Maj. Healey, hilariously has the worst luck of all. Every time he asks Jeannie for help, it always gets him in trouble.

One of the funniest aspects of this show is the fact that even people who do not know that Jeannie exists get affected by her magic. Dr. and Mrs. Bellows suffer the most, but even guest characters see their lives turned crazy when some misused magic messes something up.

So that's "IDOJ." This is one show that I never miss a chance to watch on TVLand. One thing that would have been really neat would have been if Jeannie and Samantha ("Bewitched") could have teamed up. Knowing what each woman did individually, just imagine what they could have done if they had combined their magic!

In conclusion, I will always dream of Jeannie.