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Originally Posted by dawsongirl
Man....anyone who had a problem with these two shows being so similar should see what happened in the 90s.
Anyway, I can watch Bewitched, but I find it kind of boring. And I have never been able to stand Darrin not letting Sam use her magic. I thought Sam was too much of a meek 50s housewife in that regard. I liked Jeannie because she did what she wanted. Got her in trouble a lot...but she was still independent.
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I agree with you, and Sam did act too much like a meek 50s housewife. Whereas Jeannie was stubborn, sassy, fiesty, strong-willed, daring, mischieveous, independent, did her own thing and just plain spunky and fun. Also, Jeannie just seemed more magical, charming, charismatic, mysterious, and interesting as well.
And boy did Jeannie have a temper.....that temper often intimidated Major Nelson. Jeannie didn't take crap from anyone. And she was always doing things to Major Nelson, even if he didn't like it. Jeannie was definitely in charge in that relationship and got the last word.
She would blink Major Nelson in her bottle. She would put him in prison to keep him from leaving the house. And she always did something, even if Major Nelson told her not to. I remember an episode where she changed Major Healy into a poodle and Major Nelson begged her to change Major Healy back, but she WOULD NOT! Jeannie rarely listened to Major Nelson, and she always had the upper hand with him. The other day Major Nelson the so-called "Master" had to meekly ask Jeannie if it was ok if he went out. No way was Jeannie "subservient." Jeannie was fiesty, independent, sassy, mischieveous and very rebellious. Jeannie is the one that had the final say, and, unlike Samantha, she does NOT have to go behind Major Nelson's back. She always did things right in front of him, whether he agreed or not.
However, Samantha was more easygoing and a YES woman to Darrin. She always pleased him and did whatever he said. That's why she had to go behind Darrin's back. She even would look somewhat scared and nervous of Darrin's reactions when he learned of one of her relatives antics. Samantha was far more meeker than Jeannie. Jeannie was more headstrong, stubborn, and strong-willed. For example, the other day when Samantha was explaining to Darrin about Mother Goose being turned into a real-life person, she nervously said to Darrin "How long are you gonna let me keep talking before you kill me?"
Darrin often would yell and scream at Sam and demand "No more magic" and Samantha would meekly and sheepishly agree. Samantha did not have spunk like Jeannie did. I LOVED Jeannie's spunk!