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Brian Damage · 03-08-2010, 02:59 AM

http://www.harpiesbizarre.com/ff-bmeetsj.htm

Marvo301 · 03-08-2010, 03:08 AM

I surprised that neither of these animated opening sequences were ever turned into a Saturday morning cartoon. Or a prime time cartoon for that matter.

treky · 03-08-2010, 03:30 AM

there was a saturday morning "IDOJ" cartoon in the 70s, but it had a completly different premise (no Tony Nelson, Roger, Dr. Bellows, etc.) and was called just "JEANNIE".

I don't know if it was done by the same company that did the "IDOJ" opening, though. (DePATTIE-FRELENG, who also did the pink panther cartoons in the 60s) But I don't think so. I think it was done by Hanna-Barbera (who; ironiclly did the "BEWITCHED" opening)

tv star collector · 03-08-2010, 10:53 AM

Yes, Hanna-Barbera produced Jeannie, a Saturday morning cartoon
that featured, among the voice cast, Joe Besser and a pre-"Star Wars"
Mark Hamill. Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) and Darrin (Dick York) also
guested on an episode of Hanna-Barbera's prime-time Flintstones series.

TV Knowledge Fan · 03-09-2010, 03:52 AM

...produced the animated title for "BEWITCHED" (and used the same model sheets when "Sam" and "Darrin" guest-starred on that October 1965
"FLINTSTONES" episode, because Screen Gems/Columbia distributed both at the time). DePatie-Freleng produced both black and white/color versions of the animated "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" title [featuring the work of Gerry Chiniquy, Friz Freleng's key animator at his studio]. However, Hanna-Barbera produced the 1973-74 animated version of "JEANNIE" (by arrangement with Columbia), featuring new characters, and Jeannie as a teenager [the better to "fit in" with CBS' other Saturday morning cartoons featuring "Archie" and "Scooby Doo"].

However, there was one attempt by Hanna-Barbera (and Screen Gems/Columbia) to convert "Tabitha" and "Adam" into a Saturday morning cartoon- they appeared, as teenagers, in an "ABC SATURDAY SUPERSTAR MOVIE", "Tabitha & Adam and the Clown Family", in November 1972. It doubled as a pilot for a potential series featuring their own adventures.
However, ABC passed on the idea.

treky · 03-09-2010, 04:03 AM

Hanna-Barbera also did the animated opening for "I LOVE LUCY". However, they couldn't tell anyone at first since in 1951, animators working in TV were looked down upon.

catlover79 · 03-09-2010, 11:49 AM

I love Harpies Bizarre - definitely my fave Bewitched site.

CAJeannieFan57 · 03-14-2010, 11:32 PM

There was an older fan-fiction than the one mentioned in the original post, about Samantha meeting Jeannie. Its author was Carrie, AKA "Carpet", who ran I Dream of Jeannie: The Web Page for about ten years. Carrie's site went down in 2006 - we found out later that Carrie had lost her life to breast cancer. (There's another one for your pink ribbon, catlover.)

The story is now in two places. Carrie had uploaded it to fanfiction.net in the Jeannie section, where it still resides. We were also able to resurrect it, almost in its original form, for our site. (Carrie had been very helpful to us when we started Jeannie Sisters on Geocities back in April 2004.) Unfortunately, though, Carrie never finished it.

Donna

catlover79 · 03-14-2010, 11:34 PM

Interesting story! Thanks for sharing, Donna. I'm so sorry to hear about Carrie.

CAJeannieFan57 · 03-14-2010, 11:37 PM

It's on our site at:

http://www.jeanniesisters.com/fanfic...hedcarrie.html

Donna

catlover79 · 03-14-2010, 11:38 PM

^ Thanks, Donna! I'll have to check it out.

03-08-2010, 02:59 AM	#1
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03-08-2010, 03:08 AM	#2
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03-08-2010, 03:30 AM	#3
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	there was a saturday morning "IDOJ" cartoon in the 70s, but it had a completly different premise (no Tony Nelson, Roger, Dr. Bellows, etc.) and was called just "JEANNIE". I don't know if it was done by the same company that did the "IDOJ" opening, though. (DePATTIE-FRELENG, who also did the pink panther cartoons in the 60s) But I don't think so. I think it was done by Hanna-Barbera (who; ironiclly did the "BEWITCHED" opening)
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03-09-2010, 03:52 AM	#5
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	Hanna-Barbera... ...produced the animated title for "BEWITCHED" (and used the same model sheets when "Sam" and "Darrin" guest-starred on that October 1965 "FLINTSTONES" episode, because Screen Gems/Columbia distributed both at the time). DePatie-Freleng produced both black and white/color versions of the animated "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" title [featuring the work of Gerry Chiniquy, Friz Freleng's key animator at his studio]. However, Hanna-Barbera produced the 1973-74 animated version of "JEANNIE" (by arrangement with Columbia), featuring new characters, and Jeannie as a teenager [the better to "fit in" with CBS' other Saturday morning cartoons featuring "Archie" and "Scooby Doo"]. However, there was one attempt by Hanna-Barbera (and Screen Gems/Columbia) to convert "Tabitha" and "Adam" into a Saturday morning cartoon- they appeared, as teenagers, in an "ABC SATURDAY SUPERSTAR MOVIE", "Tabitha & Adam and the Clown Family", in November 1972. It doubled as a pilot for a potential series featuring their own adventures. However, ABC passed on the idea.

03-09-2010, 11:49 AM	#7
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03-08-2010, 10:53 AM	#4
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	Yes, Hanna-Barbera produced Jeannie, a Saturday morning cartoon that featured, among the voice cast, Joe Besser and a pre-"Star Wars" Mark Hamill. Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) and Darrin (Dick York) also guested on an episode of Hanna-Barbera's prime-time Flintstones series.

03-09-2010, 04:03 AM	#6
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	Hanna-Barbera also did the animated opening for "I LOVE LUCY". However, they couldn't tell anyone at first since in 1951, animators working in TV were looked down upon.

03-14-2010, 11:32 PM	#8
CAJeannieFan57 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 871	There was an older fan-fiction than the one mentioned in the original post, about Samantha meeting Jeannie. Its author was Carrie, AKA "Carpet", who ran I Dream of Jeannie: The Web Page for about ten years. Carrie's site went down in 2006 - we found out later that Carrie had lost her life to breast cancer. (There's another one for your pink ribbon, catlover.) The story is now in two places. Carrie had uploaded it to fanfiction.net in the Jeannie section, where it still resides. We were also able to resurrect it, almost in its original form, for our site. (Carrie had been very helpful to us when we started Jeannie Sisters on Geocities back in April 2004.) Unfortunately, though, Carrie never finished it. Donna
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03-14-2010, 11:34 PM	#9
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Interesting story! Thanks for sharing, Donna. I'm so sorry to hear about Carrie.

03-14-2010, 11:37 PM	#10
CAJeannieFan57 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 01, 2005 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 871	It's on our site at: http://www.jeanniesisters.com/fanfic...hedcarrie.html Donna

03-14-2010, 11:38 PM	#11
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	^ Thanks, Donna! I'll have to check it out.