What is “I Dream of Jeannie”?
A: I Dream of Jeannie is an American fantasy sitcom television series.
Who was it created by?
A: Sidney Sheldon.
Who were the stars?
A: Barbara Eden as a sultry, 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman, as an
astronaut.
Produced by Screen Gems, the show originally aired for
how many episodes over five seasons?
A: 139.
When did it air?
A: From September 18, 1965, to May 26, 1970, on NBC.
In the pilot episode, "The Lady in the Bottle",
astronaut Captain Tony Nelson, United States Air Force, is on a what?
A: A space flight.
His one-man capsule Stardust One comes down far from
what?
A: The planned recovery area, near a deserted island in the South Pacific.
On the beach, Tony notices what?
A: A strange bottle that rolls by itself.
What happens when he rubs it after removing the
stopper?
A: Smoke starts shooting out and a Persian-speaking female genie
materializes and kisses Tony on the lips, shocking him.
They cannot understand each other until Tony does what?
A: Expresses his wish that Jeannie could speak English, which she then does.
Then, per his instructions, she "blinks" and causes
what?
A: A recovery helicopter to show up to rescue Tony.
Tony is so grateful, he tells her she is free, but
Jeannie, who has fallen in love with Tony at first sight after being trapped
for 2,000 years, does what?
A: She re-enters her bottle and rolls it into Tony's duffel bag so she can
accompany him back home.
One of the first things Jeannie does, in a subsequent
episode, is to what?
A: To break up Tony's engagement to his commanding general's daughter,
Melissa.
Tony at first keeps Jeannie where?
A: In her bottle most of the time, but he finally relents and allows her to
enjoy a life of her own.
However, her life is devoted mostly to his, and most of
their existential problems stem from what?
A: Her love for him and her often-misguided efforts to please him, even when
he does not want her assistance.
His tries to cover up Jeannie's antics, because of
what?
A: His fear that he would be dismissed from the space program if her
existence were known.
This brings him to the attention of NASA's what?
A: Resident psychiatrist, U.S. Air Force Colonel Dr. Alfred Bellows.
In a running gag, Dr. Bellows tries over and over to
prove what to his superiors?
A: That Tony is either crazy or hiding something, but he is always foiled.
A frequently used plot device is that Jeannie loses her
powers when she is what?
A: Confined in a closed space.
She is unable to leave her bottle when it is corked,
and under certain circumstances, the next person who removes the cork
becomes what?
A: Her new master.
Who is Tony's best friend and fellow astronaut?
A: United States Army Corps of Engineers Captain Roger Healey.
He does not know about Jeannie's magic for the first what?
A: 16 episodes, although they meet in episode 12.
When Roger finds out she is a genie what does he do?
A: He steals her bottle, temporarily becoming her master.
Roger is often shown as what?
A: Girl-crazy or scheming to make a quick buck.
He occasionally has hopes of claiming Jeannie so he can
use her to have what?
A: A lavish lifestyle or gain beautiful girlfriends, but overall he is
respectful that Tony is Jeannie's master.
Both Tony and Roger are promoted to what rank late in
the first season?
A: The rank of major.