In all the talk about animosity and differences and similarities between "I Dream of Jeannie"and "Bewitched",there is ONE thing that has been totallly overlooked.In some season one black and white lovely theme episodes of "I Dream of Jeannie"there was a live action sequence(culled (taken)from the pilot)used for the opening sequence."I Dream of Jeannie"had (in some episodes,a live-action sequence-"Bewitched "throughout its run had a strictly cartoon opening. And THAT's the main difference between "I Dream of Jeannie" and "Bewitched"."Bewitched" and "I Dream of Jeannie" are BOTH good shows."

I Dream of Jeannie also had two different theme songs, while Bewitched always had the same theme song.

...the animated title, but NBC forced him to create the "recap" opening title seen between episodes two through eight in the first season [Paul Frees narrating], because they wanted him to assure viewers that the series was "a fantasy" ["Once upon a time, in a mythical place called Cape Kennedy..."], and that there was a reason for Jeannie and "Master"'s living arrangement (the network was concerned there might be letters from irate viewers protesting that Jeannie and Captain Nelson were living together without being married {*GASP!*}). Anyway, by episode eight, the show's ratings were better than anyone had expected- there were virtually no complaints from viewers, and Sheldon insisted the original animated title be restored...and it was, eventually modified for season two, through the rest of the series.

As for the themes, Richard Wess wrote the first season theme (a somewhat sophisticated "jazz waltz") and score. However, Sidney became dissatisfied with Wess' musical approach to the series, and began looking for other composers for the second season. He found Hugo Montenegro, whose first score was for the episode "How Lucky Can You Get?" [2/19/66]. Sheldon liked his "quirky" musical ideas enough to succeed Wess as the series' composer in season two [and the remainder of the series]. Montenegro wrote the theme EVERYONE knows today...


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