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Regular
Price $39.95
Starring:
Barbara Eden,
Larry Hagman,
Bill Daily,
Directed By:
Jon Anderson,
Michael Ansara,
Jerrold Bernstein,
Theodore J. Flicker,
Leo Garen,
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Release Date: 1965-09-18
Studio: Columbia Pictures Television
Format:
Box set,
Color,
DVD-Video,
Full Screen,
NTSC,
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Editorial Reviews and
DVD Information about
I Dream of Jeannie - The Complete First Season (Color)
Product Description
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/14/2006 Run time: 780 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
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Customer Reviews for
I Dream of Jeannie - The Complete First Season (Color)
classic
I grew up watching these shows. Own every season and now my children watch them too. Good classic tv without all the sex and violence. Perfect.I Dream of Jeannie - The Complete First Season (Color)
Excellent buy!
If you were a big of the "I Dream of Jeannie" show then you will love this dvd set. This set is from the first season and it's loaded with funny episodes. I must admit that I was a little worried that the colorized version wouldn't be that great but I was pleasantly surprised. The colors were perfect. If you didn't know that the original was in black and white, you would think it was actually done in color. This dvd set is great fun for the whole family which is so rare these days. I highly recommend it.I Dream of Jeannie - The Complete First Season (Color)
I dream of Jeannie fan
If u realy a fan of this series back nday its a must buyI Dream of Jeannie - The Complete First Season (Color)
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 ITI Dream of Jeannie - The Complete First Season (Color)
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.I Dream of Jeannie - The Complete First Season (Color)
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