I Dream of Jeannie

Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyFamily1965TV-G139 episodes5 seasonsScripted

Tagline: No one keeps this impish, delightful genie bottled up

First aired: 1965-09-18

Synopsis

While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".

Creators

Sidney Sheldon

Casting

  • Barbara Eden
    Jeannie
  • Larry Hagman
    Tony Nelson