This show still makes me laugh after all these years. In fact, I prefer it to some of the rubbish that's on TV now. It was clean fun, despite the fact that Barbara Eden was half-exposed.
I was never a fan of "Bewitched" and still cannot understand the popularity of that show compared with "Jeannie". I always thought "Jeannie" was much, much funnier than "Bewitched".
I read some other posts where people are waxing philosophic about the the deeper meaning of "Jeannie"--having something to do with appealing to our prurient instincts. The fact is that the show was extremely funny and still is. The main reason for the success was the two leads in Eden and Hagman. Both were fine comic actors. Hagman's ability to employ slapstick humor made him funny. Barbara Eden was just as talented: her genius is exemplified when she plays her sister. You can barely tell it's the same person. She was every man's dream not just for her looks, but her bubbly personality.
A classic show that will hold up for years to come.
I was never a fan of "Bewitched" and still cannot understand the popularity of that show compared with "Jeannie". I always thought "Jeannie" was much, much funnier than "Bewitched".
I read some other posts where people are waxing philosophic about the the deeper meaning of "Jeannie"--having something to do with appealing to our prurient instincts. The fact is that the show was extremely funny and still is. The main reason for the success was the two leads in Eden and Hagman. Both were fine comic actors. Hagman's ability to employ slapstick humor made him funny. Barbara Eden was just as talented: her genius is exemplified when she plays her sister. You can barely tell it's the same person. She was every man's dream not just for her looks, but her bubbly personality.
A classic show that will hold up for years to come.