Of course, he falls at that first hurdle every time. And it’s always funny.

4️⃣ The power dynamic between Tony and Jeannie is so evident here. She’s clearly the boss. When she doesn’t want something to happen, it doesn’t happen. End of story.

📺 Monday, October 17th, 1966: NBC aired this episode in the first hour of primetime, directly after #TheMonkees s1e6 and before #TheRogerMillerShow s1e6. Against it, ABC was airing #TheIronHorse s1e6 and CBS was airing #RunBuddyRun s1e6.

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#IDreamOfJeannie s2e1 (1966) - 8/10
#MichaelAnsara as Blue Djinn.

1️⃣ Decent story here, with an evil genie causing problems for our heroes. It’s resolved a bit too easily, however.

2️⃣ As usual, the comedy highlight concerns Dr. Bellows thinking he’s finally gotten Tony is trouble with the General. Very funny.

📺 Monday, Sept 12th, 1966: Aired on NBC after #TheMonkees s1e1, and before #TheRogerMillerShow s1e1. Against it, #TheIronHorse s1e1 on ABC, #RunBuddyRun s1e1 on CBS.

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