Tournament Quarterfinals: I Dream of Jeannie vs. The Munsters - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 01-25-2022, 02:03 PM

I Dream of Jeannie aired 5 seasons on NBC from 1965-1970 and has gotten constant comparisons to Bewitched. Unlike Bewitched though, I Dream of Jeannie never jumped the shark with a major lead actor recast. Barbara Eden starred as Jeannie. She was discovered in a bottle by Captain Anthony/Tony Nelson (Larry Hagman), who became her master and later in season 1 was promoted to Major Nelson. Bill Daily was Tony's best friend Captain/Major Roger Healey, who was jealous of the powers he had with his new genie. Hayden Rorke was their boss at NASA Dr. Anthony Bellows. He was often finding strange things going on, but anytime he tried to tell the top brass ended up looking bad.
How it got this far
1st Round: defeated That Girl 7-4
2nd Round: defeated Home Improvement 11-3
3rd Round: defeated The Patty Duke Show 9-3

This spooky family's TV show aired at the same time period as The Addams Family, two seasons from 1964-1966 on CBS. Fred Gwynne stars as giant Herman Munster, with Yvonne De Carlo as his wife Lily. Al Lewis was Grandpa, Butch Patrick was Eddie, and Marilyn was their normal looking niece who they thought was an ugly duckling. Beverly Owen first played Marilyn, then Pat Priest. Spot was their pet dragon.
How it got this far
1st Round: defeated Night Court (1984) 10-7
2nd Round: defeated The Facts of Life 16-7
3rd Round: defeated The Jack Benny Program 9-5

Bonniegirl · 01-25-2022, 04:49 PM

The Munsters

AMackII · 01-25-2022, 05:13 PM

IDOJ gets my pick in the Quarterfinals

James28 · 01-27-2022, 11:36 PM

Seriously, if the finals of this tournament end up being Gilligan's Island vs. The Munsters, I will completely abstain. Neither show deserves to win a tournament that determines the greatest TV show of all time.

icecream · 02-01-2022, 03:04 PM

The Munsters defeats I Dream of Jeannie 9-4 and will advance to the semifinals.

View Poll Results: Which Show Do You Prefer?
I Dream of Jeannie	4	30.77%
The Munsters	9	69.23%
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01-25-2022, 02:03 PM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,702	Tournament Quarterfinals: I Dream of Jeannie vs. The Munsters I Dream of Jeannie aired 5 seasons on NBC from 1965-1970 and has gotten constant comparisons to Bewitched. Unlike Bewitched though, I Dream of Jeannie never jumped the shark with a major lead actor recast. Barbara Eden starred as Jeannie. She was discovered in a bottle by Captain Anthony/Tony Nelson (Larry Hagman), who became her master and later in season 1 was promoted to Major Nelson. Bill Daily was Tony's best friend Captain/Major Roger Healey, who was jealous of the powers he had with his new genie. Hayden Rorke was their boss at NASA Dr. Anthony Bellows. He was often finding strange things going on, but anytime he tried to tell the top brass ended up looking bad. How it got this far 1st Round: defeated That Girl 7-4 2nd Round: defeated Home Improvement 11-3 3rd Round: defeated The Patty Duke Show 9-3 This spooky family's TV show aired at the same time period as The Addams Family, two seasons from 1964-1966 on CBS. Fred Gwynne stars as giant Herman Munster, with Yvonne De Carlo as his wife Lily. Al Lewis was Grandpa, Butch Patrick was Eddie, and Marilyn was their normal looking niece who they thought was an ugly duckling. Beverly Owen first played Marilyn, then Pat Priest. Spot was their pet dragon. How it got this far 1st Round: defeated Night Court (1984) 10-7 2nd Round: defeated The Facts of Life 16-7 3rd Round: defeated The Jack Benny Program 9-5
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01-27-2022, 11:36 PM	#4
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,977	Seriously, if the finals of this tournament end up being Gilligan's Island vs. The Munsters, I will completely abstain. Neither show deserves to win a tournament that determines the greatest TV show of all time.
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01-25-2022, 04:49 PM	#2
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,630	The Munsters

01-25-2022, 05:13 PM	#3
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,215	IDOJ gets my pick in the Quarterfinals

02-01-2022, 03:04 PM	#5
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,702	The Munsters defeats I Dream of Jeannie 9-4 and will advance to the semifinals.