![]() ![]() ![]() Obviously it’s one that chooses to focus on the series’ characters and its core premise, forcing it to interact with itself and build to a conclusion that hasn’t been able to happen over the show’s five seasons. The craziest thing about “Hurricane Jeannie” is that it was designed to be the final episode of the series (more on that later), so to choose to turn your last story into a bottle episode is a considerable decision to make. Bottle episodes have just become so indoctrinated into television’s makeup that it’s not that surprising to see the series try to reinvigorate itself through one (even if some gaping shortcuts are taken). Situations that saw Jeannie locked in an exploding safe or Tony exiled to a mystery location usually felt more manipulative than inspired. Jeannie’s biggest creative bursts came in the form of stunt episodes that involved having contests with the audience, requiring them to tune in to find out the answer or who the winner was. In spite of its fantastical premise, solid writing, and performances, I Dream of Jeannie was not necessarily one to stir the pot or attempt the most ambitious episodes of television, even if they were still all very comforting installments. Bellows (Hayden Rorke) all series long was placed much more in the spotlight. ![]() Suddenly Jeannie and Tony’s big secret that they were trying to hide from Dr. The episode being looked at here, “Hurricane Jeannie”, comes from the show’s fifth and final season, which also mixed things up for the series considerably by seeing Jeannie and Tony getting married (in a decision forced down by network tampering). As the title of the series might suggest, Tony rubs the lamp and ends up inheriting his very own genie, Jeannie (Barbara Eden), with the series exploring their unconventional relationship that is fraught with mystic whimsy (mymsy). Sheldon’s quick-paced, outlandish series saw astronaut Tony Nelson’s (Larry Hagman) spacecraft having a somewhat unsuccessful landing on a deserted beach where he comes across a bottle. We don’t need the bottle anymore.”Ĭreated as a sitcom meant to directly rival ABC’s Bewitched, Sidney Sheldon’s I Dream of Jeannie, certainly proved to be its own entity, rising out of the other supernatural sitcom’s shadow to become the second most watched program in the US during its premiere season, for a time. ‘Genie in a Bottle’ is a recurring feature where each week a different bottle episode (an episode set entirely in one location, often designed to save money) from a comedy series is examined ![]()
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