10 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘I Dream Of Jeannie’

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From 1965 to 1970, I Dream of Jeannie aired on NBC as the last sitcom produced in black and white. Running for five seasons, the series starred icon Barbara Eden as well as the likes of Larry Hagman, Bill Daily, and Hayden Rourke, and along the way amassed a huge and loyal fanbase. To this day, fans still tune into re-runs, and over the years have learned more and more about the series and what really happened on set. Take a look at 10 things you never knew about I Dream of Jeannie!

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The very first season of I Dream of Jeannie was filmed in black and white, despite it being the time when many networks and series switched to color. In his autobiography “The Other Side of Me,” creator Sidney Sheldon revealed that NBC actually wanted the show filmed in black and white because they weren’t convinced it would last more than one season. Sheldon even offered to pay the extra $400 per episode to have the show shot in color, but he was told to not “throw” his money away.

That's really a shame that Sidney Sheldon couldn't get his way. I would have liked to see the whole show in color. This is also another good example of networks demonstrating they have zero idea on what constitutes a good show.

Due to how iconic the show is for many people, it is often surprising to be reminded that it only last for five seasons. While that is a respectable run, popular shows usually last longer and many fans, as well as the cast and crew, can point to why the show came to an end. It seems it all went downhill after the writers and producers made the decision for Tony and Jeannie to get married. In an interview years later on the Today show, Barbara Eden bluntly stated that “it ruined the show,” adding, “Because [Jeannie] wasn’t human…She thought she was, and [Tony] knew she wasn’t…I think it broke credibility.”

I may be in the minority, but I think the show didn't lose any steam once Jeannie and Tony were married. They had probably exhausted most other story ideas by that time and the prospect of married life just opened the possibilities a bit. As they went out more together, we also got to see more of the Bellows during that time who were a reliable source of laughs. I think the show could have gone another year at least, but in the big picture, five years is more than most shows ever get so it was really a satisfying run if you look at it that way.

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Originally Posted by phoenixAcres16

I may be in the minority, but I think the show didn't lose any steam once Jeannie and Tony were married. They had probably exhausted most other story ideas by that time and the prospect of married life just opened the possibilities a bit. As they went out more together, we also got to see more of the Bellows during that time who were a reliable source of laughs. I think the show could have gone another year at least, but in the big picture, five years is more than most shows ever get so it was really a satisfying run if you look at it that way.

I agree with you phoenixAcres16. The married season is actually my favorite season. I loved it when Jeannie and Tony finally married. And I think the show still had a few years left. The married storyline opened up new ideas. I loved seeing Jeannie interact with the Bellows and General Shaeffer. Usually a show gets complaints for doing the same thing over and over again. "I Dream Of Jeannie" did the opposite and it's a shame we didn't get to see a few more years of this new twist.