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I Dream Of Jeannie" was a Fantasy Comedy that allowed its viewers to escape into a magical land of the beautiful Genie named Jeannie, her master and Astronaught (Tony Nelson), the funny sidekick (Roger) and the troubled base phsychiatrist (Dr Alfred Bellows). For five seasons this show ran on
NBC.
Barbara Eden makes several dual appearences beginning in season three as Jeannie's wicked sister and as Jeannie's mother. The chemistry between Jeannie and her master (Larry Hagman) made viewers tune in weekly to see what mayham Jeannie would conjure up. The show had brilliant storylines (thanks to Sidney Sheldon) and the magic was almost believable, in the final season of IDOJ Major Nelson married his bottled treasure, many fans argue over whether this is what caused the show to end - many say that the IDOJ became "
Bewitched" with Jeannie & Tony becoming a newer version of Sam and Darrin.
In
1985 a reunion movie was made starring :Barbarra Eden and Mackenzie Austin, Wayne Rogers was the new Anthony Nelson (a dissappointment to many - but by then we knew Hagman as Dallas' JR Ewing), in 1991 a sequal was done this time Anthony Nelson was not seen.
I Dream Of Jeannie remains an important part of TV's history and Jeannie will live forever.
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