Product Description

With the blink of her eyes and a nod of her head Barbara Eden will make your wishes come true in the premiere season of "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" available on DVD for the first time! Complete with all 30 episodes this 4-disc collection introduces Larry Hagman as Captain Anthony "Tony" Nelson an astronaut who finds himself "Master" to a beautiful and crafty genie (Eden) whom he unknowingly releases from a bottle. Together he and Jeannie are a magical match. Packed with bonus features and boasting some of television's brightest guest stars such as Dabney Coleman Maureen McCormick and Bill Mumy "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" is the beloved must-own comedy series that will have you dreaming of TV's Golden Age. Remastered in color presentation!System Requirements:Run Time: 780 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/CLASSICS UPC: 043396136953 Manufacturer No: 13695

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7526 in DVD
• Brand: Sony
• Released on: 2006-03-14
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Formats: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Dimensions: .55 pounds
• Running time: 527 minutes

Amazon.com
Oh, the innocent days when the sexiest thing on television was Barbara Eden's hidden navel! In the classic 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, an astronaut stranded on a desert island discovered a bottle containing a genie--a shapely blond genie in scarves and diaphanous pantaloons! He sets her free, but she follows him back to Cocoa Beach, Florida, where her efforts to serve him only cause mischief and threaten his career in the space program. I Dream of Jeannie depicted the male fantasy of a beautiful but subservient girl--but this subservient girl was all-powerful and oddly willful in her attempts to serve. It all worked because of the leads: Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman went on to lengthy careers (later starring in Harper Valley PTA and Dallas, respectively), but arguably never matched the chemistry they had as Jeannie and Captain (soon to be Major) Tony Nelson. Jeannie, though naive and eager to please, always had Eden's intelligence and steely resolve lurking under her bubbly blonde surface, while Hagman projected a genuine decency that somehow made the potentially salacious situation seem innocent.

Still, the show would never have been more than a knockoff of the similar Bewitched (basically, the battle of the sexes with a magic twist) if Tony's secret hadn't been discovered midseason by his best friend, fellow astronaut Roger (the wonderful Bill Daily, later on The Bob Newhart Show). Unburdened by the need for decency, Roger could be the show's insatiable id, eager to use Jeannie for no end of self-serving purposes. Meanwhile, psychiatrist Dr. Bellows (Hayden Rorke) served as the show's perpetually flabbergasted superego, constantly demanding a rational explanation for all the madcap events around him. All at once the show's storylines--which had previously been dominated by Jeannie's desire for marriage--could wander in any daffy direction the writers chose. The result was deeply silly and utterly charming. I Dream of Jeannie's first season was shot in black and white, so The Complete First Season is available in its original form or colorized (which, though skin tones seem a little waxy, is relatively inoffensive). Also included is a short feature with enjoyable interviews with Eden, Hagman, and Daily, as well as the show's creator, Sidney Sheldon. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

Great DVD!
I just love this beautiful series from the 60`s.
Many years since I first had the pleasure to laugh through these episodes.
Now on dvd I can see them as many times I want.
My son and daughter (10 and 6) also love the humor in this golden beauty.
Larry Hagman and Barbra Eden is just fantastic among the others which made this
series so popular.
LOVE IT

Dreaming of Genies
I dream of Jeannie season one is a must for any collector. I currently have the first three seasons and when I can I plan on getting the others. Its a great show for the entire family filled with humor and prat falls. Barbara Eden is beautiful and very funny. Larry Hagman plays a great straight man to her antics. Bill Daily's character adds more humor as he is always trying to steal, trick or just borrow Jeannie from her master.

Family Fun
I Dream of Jeannie is good, clean family fun. There aren't many sitcoms out there that the whole family can watch without fear these days. The 1970's sitcoms were perfect for most anyone to watch and that's what I love about them. To think that her belly button caused such a stir back then!