Themisadventuresofanastronautandagenie.,17April1999Author:PattersonLundquistIDreamofJeannie,starringBarbaraEdenastheblithe,beautifultwothousandyearoldblondegenienamedJeannieandLarryHagmantheperpetuallybefuddledastronautAnthonyNelson.TheseriesstartswhenU.S.AirForceCaptain(laterpromotedtoMajor)AnthonyNelson'sspaceshuttlelaunchexperiencesathirdstagerocketmalfunctioncausingNASAtoscrubthemission.WhereuponhisMercurystylecapsulesplashesdownofthecoastofanunchartedSouthPacificisland.AfterwashingashoreNelsonconstructsanS.O.S.signalfromdebrisontheshoreline.InthisdebrisisanancientsandcakedbottleofArabicorigin.Afternoticingthebottlewon'tseemtostayinonespot,Tonypicksituptoexamineit.Afterpullingoutthecork,anddustingitoffacloudofsmokegushesforth.ThemysticalfogthentakestheformofabeautifulblondegirldressedinanArabicharemcostume.AfterherappearanceshekneelsbeforeTonyandexclaimsinArabic\/Farsee\"Yourwishismycommandmaster.\"AfterwishinghertospeakEnglishJeanniesummonsarescuehelicopter.ButwhenTonyrealizesthathecouldneverexplainhertohissuperiors,hisnosydoctor,Dr.Bellowsortheoutsideworldhetriestosetherfree.Afterbelievingshehasleft,Tonyboardsthehelicopter.LittledoesheknowthatJeanniehassnuckalongwithhiminsideherbottle.Herloveforhernowex-masterissostrongshecannotbeartobeawayfromhim.ThereforJeanniefreelyremainsasTony'sgenie.FromSeptember18th,1965toSeptember7th,1970through139halfhourepisodes,theseriesdepictsthewackysituationsJeanniegetsher'master'andhisgoofybestfriend\"MajorRogerHealey\"(BillDaily)into,andoutof.FromshowingTonyhetrulydidnotlovehisfirstfiancée,tofinallymarryinghimin1970.AswellasunintentionallydrivingaverysaneDr.Bellowsoutofhismindwithherwacky,misguidedmagic.AlongthewayappearancesaremadebyJeannie'smother,hercrazyuncles,hermagicalandusuallyinvisibledogDjinn-Djinnandherunforgetable,worldwideinfamous,wicked,ravenhairedtwinsisteralsonamedJeannie.NottomentionalonglineofcelebritygueststarsfromSammyDavisJr.toGrouchoMarx.IDreamofJeannieisaclassicshowwitheternalappeal.Eachgenerationwillenjoythisclassicsitcom.I'msuretwothousandyearsfromnowourdescendantswillbewatchingthegirlinthebottleplay'spintheastronaut!'