Hi Everyone -

At last the news we have all been waiting for! The TV Shows on DVD (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Dream-Jeannie-Season-5/9443)website has an article posted today--officially classified as "gossip" until next Monday, at least--that season 5 is on Sony's release list. Read the whole story via the link above, and let's keep our fingers crossed!

Ken

I just got the e-mail from TVShowsOnDVD.com this morning! This is wonderful news. It made my day! :D

Amazon slipped - it's JULY 8th! JULY 8th!! JEANNIE'S RELEASE IS JULY 8th!

I saw that yesterday too! I'm really excited now. :D Only 3 months to wait...

Like, wow! July 8th is my birthday :) I'm really glad the final season is coming so soon. While it's my second least favorite season, it does have some hilarious episodes, including some all time faves: the face cream, the good husband award, Roger and the General's niece...

There are also some episodes I'll never rewatch! But the good outweighs the dull ;)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Barbara Eden & Larry Hagman Return for
One Last Time on DVD July 8

I DREAM OF JEANNIE:
THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON
Four-Disc Box Set Features 26 Fanciful Episodes


Culver City, Calif. (April 28, 2008) – The final season of one of the most beloved sitcoms in television history comes to DVD July 8 when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases I Dream of Jeannie: The Complete Fifth Season. The four-disc box set features the romantic magic of all 26 episodes from the fifth season and will be available for $39.95 SRP.

Barbara Eden (TV’s “Harper Valley PTA”) in her career-defining role as Jeannie and Larry Hagman (TV’s “Dallas”) as the hapless Major Tony Nelson star as the adorable mismatched couple, back for one last season of adventures. Their viable chemistry and deft comic timing was made even more successful by the series’ talented regulars Bill Daily (TV’s “The Bob Newhart Show”) as Tony’s best friend and secret-keeper Major Roger Healey, Hayden Rorke (The Unsinkable Molly Brown) as nosey Dr. Bellows, and Emmaline Henry (Rosemary’s Baby) as his wife, Amanda Bellows.
Fifth season high jinks include Jeannie having to make a choice between being Tony’s wife or being the queen of a country, with many of the episodes revolving around wedding arrangements and the big event itself. Viewers have a front row seat to Tony’s (Hagman) reluctant participation in a bachelor party, the confusion and avoidance of wedding pictures, since genies don’t show up in pictures, and the last-ditch attempt of Jeannie’s sister to break up the happy couple by posing as Jeannie and pretending to have an affair. Guest stars appearing during this season include Farrah Fawcett (TV’s “Charlies Angels”) and Jackie Coogan (The Kid).

Inspired by other supernatural shows of the time (particularly “Bewitched”), I Dream of Jeannie began its five-season run on September 18, 1965. Created by best-selling author, Sidney Sheldon, the series cleverly blended romantic and slapstick comedy with outstanding special effects, making the show an immediate success. Eden and Hagman were so perfectly matched that their good-natured, high-spirited antics continue to attract new generations of fans after more than 40 years on the air.

DVD Special Features Include:
• Digitally Remastered Audio and Video
• Full Screen Presentations
• Audio: English, Spanish, Portuguese
• Subtitles: Spanish, Portuguese
• Bonus Previews
• Minisode: Fantasy Island – “Rogues to Riches”
• Minisode: Bewitched – “Junior Executive”
• Closed Captioned

I Dream of Jeannie: The Complete Fourth Season Episodes Include:

Jeannie at the Piano
Djinn, Djinn, the Pied Pipper
Guess Who’s Going to Be a Bride – Part I
Guess Who’s Going to Be a Bride – Part II
Jeannie’s Beauty Cream
Jeannie and the Bachelor Party
The Blood of Jeannie
I’ll See You in C.U.B.A.
Jeannie & the Mad Home Wrecker
Uncle A-Go-Go
The Wedding
My Sister, the Home Wrecker
Jeannie the Matchmaker
Never Put a Genie on a Budget
Please Don’t Give My Jeannie No More Wine
One of Our Hotels Is Growing
The Solid Gold Jeannie
Mrs. Djinn Djinn
Jeannie and the Curious Kid
Jeannie the Recording Secretary
Help, Help! A Shark
Eternally Yours, Jeannie
An Astronaut in Sheep’s Clothing
Hurricane Jeannie
One Jeannie Beats Four of a Kind
The Chili King



BROADCAST YEAR: 1968-1969

I Dream of Jeannie: The Complete Fifth Season has a run time of approximately 639 minutes and is not rated.

Here's a look at the cover art (subject to change):

http://www.tvshowsondvd.net/graphics/news3/IDreamOfJeannie_S5_med.jpg

I hope they keep it. I always liked the wedding episode. It's good to know that my 'I Dream of Jeannie' collection will be complete on July 8.

The article from TVShowsonDVD.com confirmed that we will NOT be getting the 2 reunion films as extras, nor do they know of any plans to release either of them. So unless you have a way to transfer your two movies from VHS to DVD (if you own them in the first place), you'll still have a portion of your IDOJ collection on VHS. (sigh...I was hoping for release of the movies, too....)

The back of the dvd box can be found at the link below. :)

http://www.idreamofjeanniefans.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=354

Here's a look at the cover art (subject to change):

http://www.tvshowsondvd.net/graphics/news3/IDreamOfJeannie_S5_early.jpg

I hope they keep it. I always liked the wedding episode. It's good to know that my 'I Dream of Jeannie' collection will be complete on July 8.
I love that cover art!! :D