A shot of pure Sixties' nostalgia.
7) "The Blood of a Jeannie." The marriage hits a snag when Jeannie tells Tony she has green corpuscles instead of red, and Tony suggests she get a substitute to help her pass Dr. Bellows' blood test.
8) "I'll See You in C.U.B.A." Jeannie blinks Tony down from an experimental aircraft, but accidentally blinks both him and the aircraft to Havana. Not the strongest episode.
9) "Jeannie & the Mad Home Wrecker." Mrs. Bellows and her husband give Jeannie and Tony the ugliest piece of modern art as an early present, and it goes from bad to worse when the NASA staff chips in to have the same artist re-do Tony's house . . . MOD.
10) "Uncles A-Go-Go." One of Jeannie's uncles must approve of Tony, or else there will be no wedding. But Tony is finding it impossible to make both men happy at once.
11) "The Wedding." Another snag. Genies are invisible in photos. How can you explain that to a wedding photographer--especially when every photographer in town has been given permission to capture the wedding on film?
12) "My Sister, the Home Wrecker." Jeannie's twin tries to break them up by making one final play for Tony, pretending to be Jeannie and convincing Roger and Dr. and Mrs. Bellows that she's having an affair. Michael Ansara, who played one of the Baghdad crowd earlier in the series, turns up again as Major Biff Jelico.
13) "Jeannie, the Matchmaker." Jeannie tries to help Roger find a date through a computer dating agency; meanwhile, Tony is arranging a date for Roger with the General's niece on the same night.
14) "Never Put a Genie on a Budget." After Jeannie goes on a spending spree, Tony tries to teach her frugality . . . which backfires when they're to entertain a visiting Russian cosmonaut.
15) "Please Don't Give My Jeannie No More Wine." Jeannie blinks up a bottle of wine at the Bellows' home, but it unfortunately doesn't get them drunk . . . it makes them invisible. Some funny moments.
16) "One of Our Hotels is Growing." Told there's no room at the Inn, Jeannie blinks a 13th floor for her, Tony, Roger and the Bellows'. One of the season's best episodes.
17) "The Solid Gold Jeannie." Jeannie blinks herself into Tony's decontamination chamber after one of his flights, unknowing that she has to remain hidden there for 21 days with Tony, Roger, and another astronaut.
18) "Mrs. Djinn Djinn." Roger spreads a rumor that Jeannie is expecting, when it's really Mrs. Djinn Djinn who's going to give birth. Another one for the dogs.
19) "Jeannie and the Curious Kid." When the Bellows' troublemaking nephew stays at the Nelson house for a few days, he discovers Jeannie's secret. As Samantha would say, "Well . . ."
20) "Jeannie, the Recording Secretary." Jeannie joins an officers' wives' club and can't fight the temptation to use her magic to try to win a trip for two to Hawaii.
21) "Help, Help, a Shark!" When Tony causes Gen. Schaeffer to lose a big game of billiards, the only thing that can save him is Jeannie's blinking magic.
22) "Eternally Yours, Jeannie." When an old high school flame writes Tony that she'll be visiting, Jeannie has another of her fits of jealousy.
23) "An Astronaut in Sheep's Clothing." On their six-month wedding anniversary, Jeannie and Tony experience a version of "A Gift of the Magi," wanting to give gifts but not having it work out.
24) "Hurricane Jeannie." Holed up in the Nelson home because of foul weather, Dr. Bellows finally witnesses an act of genie magic.
25) "One Jeannie Beats Four of a Kind." A card shark has been robbing NASA officers, and with Jeannie's help, Tony tries to teach him a lesson.
26) "My Master, the Chili King." So how does a series wrap up after five long seasons? By having Maj. Nelson endorse a can of chili without NASA's permission, and getting in such doo-doo that not even Jeannie can help him, it would seem.
Video:
As with the second through fourth seasons (the first was black-and-white) there's some graininess, but the video quality is surprisingly good. The colors are sharp and well-delineated, with no bleed, and there are moments when the grain seems to disappear (as with the blink of an eye!). "I Dream of Jeannie" is presented in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Audio:
The audio is Dolby Digital Mono, with the sound concentrated in the center speaker. Sometimes Mono can sound perfectly natural, while other times it feels as if the sound is coming from inside a jar . . . or in this case, a bottle. The music and opening credits are especially loud, but when the first scene of each episode begins, it's like a whisper. A little better mixing would keep us all from having to keep pressing the volume control.
Extras:
There are no extras.
Bottom Line:
"I Dream of Jeannie" is a shot of pure Sixties' nostalgia. It will never make anyone's list of Top-TV Shows, but it will remain a part of TV history as a good example of novelty programming in the psychedelic era. Hagman and Eden really did click together, and Daily honed his comic chops for bigger and better things.
8) "I'll See You in C.U.B.A." Jeannie blinks Tony down from an experimental aircraft, but accidentally blinks both him and the aircraft to Havana. Not the strongest episode.
9) "Jeannie & the Mad Home Wrecker." Mrs. Bellows and her husband give Jeannie and Tony the ugliest piece of modern art as an early present, and it goes from bad to worse when the NASA staff chips in to have the same artist re-do Tony's house . . . MOD.
10) "Uncles A-Go-Go." One of Jeannie's uncles must approve of Tony, or else there will be no wedding. But Tony is finding it impossible to make both men happy at once.
11) "The Wedding." Another snag. Genies are invisible in photos. How can you explain that to a wedding photographer--especially when every photographer in town has been given permission to capture the wedding on film?
12) "My Sister, the Home Wrecker." Jeannie's twin tries to break them up by making one final play for Tony, pretending to be Jeannie and convincing Roger and Dr. and Mrs. Bellows that she's having an affair. Michael Ansara, who played one of the Baghdad crowd earlier in the series, turns up again as Major Biff Jelico.
13) "Jeannie, the Matchmaker." Jeannie tries to help Roger find a date through a computer dating agency; meanwhile, Tony is arranging a date for Roger with the General's niece on the same night.
14) "Never Put a Genie on a Budget." After Jeannie goes on a spending spree, Tony tries to teach her frugality . . . which backfires when they're to entertain a visiting Russian cosmonaut.
15) "Please Don't Give My Jeannie No More Wine." Jeannie blinks up a bottle of wine at the Bellows' home, but it unfortunately doesn't get them drunk . . . it makes them invisible. Some funny moments.
16) "One of Our Hotels is Growing." Told there's no room at the Inn, Jeannie blinks a 13th floor for her, Tony, Roger and the Bellows'. One of the season's best episodes.
17) "The Solid Gold Jeannie." Jeannie blinks herself into Tony's decontamination chamber after one of his flights, unknowing that she has to remain hidden there for 21 days with Tony, Roger, and another astronaut.
18) "Mrs. Djinn Djinn." Roger spreads a rumor that Jeannie is expecting, when it's really Mrs. Djinn Djinn who's going to give birth. Another one for the dogs.
19) "Jeannie and the Curious Kid." When the Bellows' troublemaking nephew stays at the Nelson house for a few days, he discovers Jeannie's secret. As Samantha would say, "Well . . ."
20) "Jeannie, the Recording Secretary." Jeannie joins an officers' wives' club and can't fight the temptation to use her magic to try to win a trip for two to Hawaii.
21) "Help, Help, a Shark!" When Tony causes Gen. Schaeffer to lose a big game of billiards, the only thing that can save him is Jeannie's blinking magic.
22) "Eternally Yours, Jeannie." When an old high school flame writes Tony that she'll be visiting, Jeannie has another of her fits of jealousy.
23) "An Astronaut in Sheep's Clothing." On their six-month wedding anniversary, Jeannie and Tony experience a version of "A Gift of the Magi," wanting to give gifts but not having it work out.
24) "Hurricane Jeannie." Holed up in the Nelson home because of foul weather, Dr. Bellows finally witnesses an act of genie magic.
25) "One Jeannie Beats Four of a Kind." A card shark has been robbing NASA officers, and with Jeannie's help, Tony tries to teach him a lesson.
26) "My Master, the Chili King." So how does a series wrap up after five long seasons? By having Maj. Nelson endorse a can of chili without NASA's permission, and getting in such doo-doo that not even Jeannie can help him, it would seem.
Video:
As with the second through fourth seasons (the first was black-and-white) there's some graininess, but the video quality is surprisingly good. The colors are sharp and well-delineated, with no bleed, and there are moments when the grain seems to disappear (as with the blink of an eye!). "I Dream of Jeannie" is presented in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Audio:
The audio is Dolby Digital Mono, with the sound concentrated in the center speaker. Sometimes Mono can sound perfectly natural, while other times it feels as if the sound is coming from inside a jar . . . or in this case, a bottle. The music and opening credits are especially loud, but when the first scene of each episode begins, it's like a whisper. A little better mixing would keep us all from having to keep pressing the volume control.
Extras:
There are no extras.
Bottom Line:
"I Dream of Jeannie" is a shot of pure Sixties' nostalgia. It will never make anyone's list of Top-TV Shows, but it will remain a part of TV history as a good example of novelty programming in the psychedelic era. Hagman and Eden really did click together, and Daily honed his comic chops for bigger and better things.
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