Kimberly's blog: "My past lives"

#31- "Happy Anniversary" Original Air Date: September 12, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Claudio Guzman On the day of their first-anniversary Tony leaves for NASA with a very upset Jeannie behind. It is their only anniversary and Jeannie wishes to celebrate it with her master. In her attempts to have a romantic recreation of their first meeting Jeannie strands herself once again in her bottle on the deserted South Pacific Island. What she didn't plan was for her Tony to land and mistakenly release the wicked and evil Blue Djinn, the same one who banished her two thousand years before. Special Guest Star: Michael Ansara as The Blue Djinn. Did you know: That at that time Michael Ansara was Barbara Eden's husband. Did you also know: This was not the first color episode of I Dream of Jeannie filmed. Episode #45 "Jeannie Breaks the Bank," was actually filmed before it, where you plainly see the original first season home of Major Nelson in full living color. Classic Quote: Blue Djinn: "How would thou like to die?!" Tony: "Of old age." ___ #32- "Always on Sunday" Original Air Date: September 19, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper On a sleepy Monday morning Jeannie grants Tony's wish (unbeknownst to him) that every day were Sunday- by turning the calendar back a day. After realizing what has happened Tony demands Jeannie change the days back to normal. However, Jeannie feels Tony has been working too hard and decides he should have more fun. In her attempts to make Tony have fun Jeannie exhausts Major Nelson and brings him to the brink of a nervous breakdown. With every day remaining Sunday Dr. Bellows and Roger can't understand why Tony is reacting so strangely. Just as Tony begins to relax and accept the worlds new found fate of perpetual relaxation Jeannie blinks things back to normal and adds another Monday to make up for it. Special Guest Star: Tennis Pro Pancho Segura as himself. Did you know: During the time of production of this episode Sidney Sheldon was tinkering with the idea of making Jeannie's smoke change color depending on her mood. However as history shows pink became the permanent color of her smoke through-out the series. ___ #33- "My Master the Rich Tycoon" Original Air Date: September 26, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Claudio Guzman When a caustic, snide visitor belittles Tony's furniture, Jeannie fills the house with art treasures and servants- not knowing that the man is an Internal Revenue agent. Now Tony has to explain why he has a Michelangelo statue, a Renoir painting, a Ming Vase, a safe full of cash and so much more. Not only is the IRS sure he's the center of an international smuggling ring, Dr. Bellows is now stepping in. Only this time Dr. Bellows refuses to believe Major Nelson has done any wrong. To make matters worse Jeannie refuses to take away the extravagant objects, angry that the United States Government wishes to tax Major Nelson on the gifts she gave him. Special Guest Star: Paul Lynde Did you know: Paul Lynde was most well known for his quick wit and hysterical antics on Hollywood Squares and is well known to 'Bewitched' fans as Samantha's wild and crazy Uncle Arthur. Classic Quote: "Unless I miss my guess, Major Nelson is running the Cocoa Beach branch... of the Louvre."- Henry Huggins/Paul Lynde ___ #34- "My Master, the Rainmaker" Original Air Date: October 3, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Claudio Guzman When Jeannie and Tony's plans to picnic are ruined by rain Jeannie blinks it away. Amazed at Jeannie's ability to control the weather. Drifting back to thoughts of his childhood Tony mistakenly comments on his love for cold weather and snow. Before he knows what has happened Jeannie has caused it to snow, in July! Not only is it snowing in July, it's snowing on only his house, his house and Dr. Bellows who just happened to be paying him an unexpected visit. Classic quote: "You might be able to convince me that it could snow in Florida in the middle of July Major Nelson, but you can't convince me of that when it is only snowing on your house." ___ #35- "My Wild-Eyed Master" Original Air Date: October 10, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper When Tony is cut from an Apollo space mission because he failed an eye test he refuses to tell Jeannie. When Jeannie discovers this by setting Roger on fire she blinks Tony's eyes so he can retake the test. The only problem is that Jeannie fixes his eyes too much. Not only can he read the eye chart, he can see Dr. Bellows and the nurses, straight through their clothing. ___ #36- "What's New, Poodle Dog?" Original Air Date: October 17, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper When Jeannie finds out that Roger is trying to set Tony up on a date with a beautiful girl she turns him into a poodle to keep him quiet. Upon discovering Jeannie's antics Tony actually finds it amusing. That is until the dog catcher carries Roger off to the pound. In his attempts to rescue Roger Tony buys the wrong dog and begins to talk to him, only to have Dr. Bellows catch him in a one sided conversation which leads the doctor to think Tony has lost his mind. ___ #37- "Fastest Gun in the East" Original Air Date: October 24, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper While watching an old western television show Tony comments casually how he wished he had lived in the Old West. Taking his casual comment seriously Jeannie blinks and makes Tony the Marshal of Gopher Junction in the Old West. Before he can yell 'Jeannie' he finds himself challenged to a gunfight in a saloon, where Jeannie herself is having a ball working as a bar maid. With Jeannie's help Tony manages to take control of the situation, but not before Jeannie gives him a little magical boost which gives Tony the ability to do some fancy shootin'. Classic quote: "Buy me a drink honey?" - Jeannie to an unsuspecting Tony in the saloon. Special Guest Star: Hoyt Axton as Bull Did you know: Hoyt Axton was a famous country singer-songwriter. One of his songs 'Joy to the World' was made famous by Three Dog Night. Also, his mother wrote the original "Heartbreak Hotel." ___ #38- "How to Be a Jeannie in Ten Easy Lessons" Original Air Date: October 31, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper After Jeannie explains to Major Nelson that her mistakes are due to the fact that she was young and naive as a genie when she was bottled Tony decides to give her the book "Tales of the Arabian Nights." Under the impression that the book will give Jeannie insight on how to act like a proper genie Tony ignores Rogers warnings and gives it to her as a gift. After forcing Jeannie to swear to abide by the actions described in the book Tony begins to think Jeannie is out to kill him. What Tony didn't realize is that while the book is based upon genies, it gives detailed descriptions on how a genie is to torture it's master into submission. ___ #39- "Who Needs a Green-Eyed Jeannie?" Original Air Date: November 7, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper After discovering Tony is going on a date with "Charlie Suzy" she imprisons him in a jail cell. Little does Jeannie know that she is being set up to believe she caused Tony to miss a date with an old college friend Mr. Charlie Suzy. Desperate to make things right Jeannie willingly allows Tony to make a second date and promises not to interfere. Leave it to Roger to slip up and tip Jeannie off that her Master is having a date with another woman. Things get worse after Jeannie turns the woman into a chimp. Threatening to leave, Tony guilts Jeannie into letting him re-take the date with the woman. Only this time it's Jeannie he should be going out with, since the woman turns out to be involved with the mob and her husband plans to kill them both. Classic quote:"Major, what are you doing in your pajamas in a jail cell in your living room?" - Dr. Bellows #40- "The Girl Who Never Had a Birthday, Part 1" Original Air Date: November 14, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Claudio Guzman Jeannie tells Tony she has never had a birthday, but knows Neptune was in Scorpio the day she was born. Tony tries to find out her birthday through a computer at NASA, but Doctor Bellows finds out and takes the answer away before Tony could read it. Feeling depressed, Jeannie starts to fade away. ___ #41- "The Girl Who Never Had a Birthday, Part 2" Original Air Date: November 21, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Claudio Guzman While Tony distracts Dr. Bellows, Roger taps into the NASA computer again. He finds the answer, but before he can tell Jeannie her birthday, he is shipped off to Alaska. Tony throws Jeannie a party anyways, and Jeannie is so happy she gets her powers back and stops fading. At the end, Roger reveals Jeannie's birthday is April 1st. Special Tid Bit: Watch for Larry Gelman as Freud. He later played Tupperman, the urologist on The Bob Newhart Show. ___ #42- "How do You Beat Superman?" Original Air Date: November 28, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Claudio Guzman When Tony seems more interested in sports than Jeannie, Jeannie blinks up a handsome man that she says she is dating. The second night, Tony learns this man is a millionaire, and soon after, learns Jeannie is to marry him. Thinking he is about to loose the best girl he ever knew, Tony gets ready to win Jeannie back. ___ #43- "My Master, the Great Caruso" Original Air Date: December 5, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper With the upcoming NASA talent contest, Jeannie makes Tony sing in a beautiful, low tenor voice. Dr. Bellow's overhears and Tony makes Jeannie promise never to help him again. When the talent contest comes, everyone expects Tony to win with his great voice, but Jeannie can't help him since she promised not to. Special Tid Bit: Jeannie finally finds out her birth date from Roger - after trapping him in an iron maiden. It's April 1st 64 B.C. ___ #44- "The World's Greatest Lover" Original Air Date: December 12, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper When Roger turns down a double date with Tony and Jeannie, Jeannie thinks he can't find a date, so she makes him the most loved man in the world. When Roger is booked with dates years in advance and he gets behind in his work, he gets in trouble by Dr. Bellows, especially when his wife falls for Roger! Special Tid Bit: This episode marks the first appearance Emmaline Henry as Mrs. Bellows. After this episode Emmaline continues to reprise her roll as the nosey busy body who makes Dr. Bellows agressive behavior pale in comparison. ___ #45- "Jeannie Breaks the Bank" Original Air Date: December 19, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper When Roger and Tony apply for a loan at the bank, Jeannie is worried because when people cant pay back loans at the banks she know, they cut off their ear! She blinks millions of dollars into Tony's account for collateral and the loan manager wants to give Tony anything he wants! Dr Bellows overhears about Tony's fortune and gets very suspicious. Did you know: This is the last episode in which the first season set of I Dream of Jeannie is seen. From this point on the second season set of Major Nelsons home (blue tone colors) remains a constant until it is remodeled again for the third season (famous for the wood paneling and orange glass panels on the kitchen wet bar). ___ #46- "My Master, the Author" Original Air Date: December 26, 1966 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Richard Goode To get Jeannie occupied, Tony suggests she write a book. When Jeannie finishes it and has it published, she puts Tony's name on it, since she certainly can't put her name on it! Jeannie's book "How to Be a Fantastic Mother" soon becomes a best seller. Dr Bellows knows Tony couldn't have written it, so to test his theory, he makes Tony babysit a very uncontrollable child, which just happens to be his own nephew. Special Tid Bit: Dr. Bellows bratty nephew is played by none other than The Munsters own Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster). By this appearance on I Dream of Jeannie The Munsters had already been cancelled. ___ #47- "The Greatest Invention in the World" Original Air Date: January 9, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper Roger has been going berzerk about Jeannie's powers, in order to calm him Tony says Roger can have one wish, but when he spills coffee on Tony, he says he wishes he hadn't done that. He blew his one wish, and Jeannie blinks a uniform jacket that is indestructable.When Dr Bellows sees the jacket's "powers" Tony says the secret is a can of fly spray and while trying to prove it to General Peterson, Dr. Bellows ruins three of his uniforms and gets sent on an extended detatchment to Iceland. It's up to Tony to rescue Dr. Bellows. Special Guest Star: Groucho Marx makes a brief appearance as himself at the end of the episode. ___ #48- "My Master the Spy" Original Air Date: January 16, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper Jeannie convinces Tony to go to a French restaurant.. in France! The only problem is Tony has to be at a top secret meeting at NASA, thinking no one will notice Jeannie sends a duplicate of Tony to an important meeting at NASA and takes the real Major Nelson with her to France. But when a French general sees Tony, and contacts Dr. Bellows things go horribly wrong. Dr. Bellows is convinced Tony is a spy. ___ #49- "You Can't Arrest Me. . ." Original Air Date: January 23, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper When Tony goes back on his promise to take Jeannie on a drive, she decides to go out driving herself! She goes through a red light and goes the wrong way down a one-way street. A cop takes the car and Tony has to get it back. When Jeannie makes Tony give her driving lessons, she makes the same mistake, and this time, the cop has it in for Tony! Tony goes to the cop's house to apologize only to make the cop think he was trying to bribe him! Now, Tony's going to court! Classic Quote: Cop: It's a one-way street. Jeannie: I was only going one way. ___ #50- "One of Our Bottles Is Missing" Original Air Date: January 30, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper While visiting at Tony's house, Mrs. Bellows sees Jeannie's bottle and she just must have it. Suddenly through out the house everyone hears objects smashing. Apparently Jeannie is not happy about this. After convincing Mrs. Bellows that the bottle is to important to him she exclaims she will have a copy made of it! She takes the bottle to a glass shop to have a duplicate made. Jeannie, furious with Tony for allowing Mrs. Bellows to take the bottle shrinks him and puts him the desk drawer for the night. When the duplicate is done, Jeannie sneaks into her bottle with visions of a romantic reunion with her master when her bottle is returned. Only one problem, the delivery boy delivers the wrong bottles to the wrong houses, and Doctor Bellows has Jeannie on his coffee table! Tony and Roger break in to get Jeannie back before Mrs. Bellows lets her out. Classic Quote: "Amanda we're going to be late. That's very neurotic of you." - Dr. Bellows ___ #51- "My Master, the Civilian" Original Air Date: February 6, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper Tony is recommended to take the position of vice-president of a booster-rocket company in Ohio. Tony is all ready to take the job, and Dr. Bellows is getting ready to retire, because if Tony leaves, he'll have no more problems at the base. Roger and Jeannie look into the future if Tony takes the job and finds he has two gorgeous secretaries, a huge office, and a lot more! To try to convince Tony to stay in Cocoa Beach, Roger and Jeannie change the preview into a bitter horrible one, showing Tony that his life would be horrible. Special Tid Bit: The office seen in the future at the booster-rocket company in Ohio bears a striking resemblence to the office of Darrin Stephens of "Bewitched." Probably because it is the same office one sound stage away on the same studio lot as I Dream of Jeannie. ___ #52- "There Goes the Best Jeannie I Ever Had" Original Air Date: February 20, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper Jeannie is acting too nice.. serving him breakfast in bed and letting him go out on a date with some Beauty Pageant winners. Tony suspects something is up, and there is. Jeannie reveals that it's Hajii's Day, the birthday of the head of all Genies, Hajji, and the day that a master can give up their genies if they're not satisfied with them. Tony decides to get rid of Jeannie, but takes her back just in time! ___ #53- "The Greatest Entertainer in the World" Original Air Date: February 27, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Claudio Guzman Roger has to find someone to find and entertainer for General Peterson's tenth anniversary as a general. He gives Tony the job. Tony goes to Miami to try to get General Peterson's favorite entertainer, Sammy Davis Jr., but his manager says no to Tony. When Tony returns to NASA, he finds General Peterson can't wait to see Sammy Davis Jr, so Jeannie simply blinks Sammy Davis Jr. to two places at once! Special Guest Star: You guessed it! Sammy Davis Jr. ___ #54- "The Incredible Shrinking Master" Original Air Date: March 6, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Claudio Guzman While working on a project to make parts smaller for a missile, Jeannie helps out by blinking the piece smaller. The only problem now is she blinked Tony small too by accident! And Jeannie left to go to the market! Roger carefully carries Major Nelson inside only to misplace him. Dr Bellows comes in, letting in a big cat running loose ready to munch the tiny Tony! Classic Quote: Jeannie: In Atlantis we always pinch the peaches. Store Clerk: Look, lady this ain't Georgia. ___ #55- "My Master the Pirate" Original Air Date: March 13, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Claudio Guzman Jeannie blinks her and Tony back to the days of pirates, and Tony's finds himself face to face with Captain Kidd! Tony defeats Kidd by stepping to the side and Kidd falling overboard and Tony's the new captain! Tony goes below deck and finds a prisoner, a beautiful women who turns out to be Tony's great-great-great-great grandmother. When Tony tells her he's her great-great-great-great grandson, she thinks he's crazy, and Tony finds himself against the pirates AND the British army! Not only that, if his great-great-great-great grandmother has to walk the plank, he'll cease to exist. Of course, Jeannie decides to help save her masters ancestor. After all, if he vanished she wouldn't like that very much! ___ #56- "A Secretary Is Not a Toy" Original Air Date: March 20, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Claudio Guzman When Roger tells Jeannie that General Peterson's secretary is retiring, Jeannie immediately applies for the job. Using her powers to get on General Peterson's good side, she is hired. When she starts trying to make Tony a general, Dr. Bellows becomes suspicious of her and brings in the CIA to check it out. ___ #57- "There Goes the Bride" Original Air Date: March 20, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Larry Hagman Jeannie says the spell of Laha Laba, an incantation which will make Tony fall in love with her, and it works. Before Jeannie can get to excited Hajii Chief of all the Genies appears to warn her that it is against the Law of Genies to cast a love spell on their masters, but Jeannie ignores him. Because of this, whenever Jeannie blinks, Tony breaks a bone. Jeannie must undo her wrong-doing before Tony ends up in a body cast. Special Tid Bit: This is the first of three episodes directed by Larry Hagman. ___ #58- "My Master, Napoleon's Buddy" Original Air Date: April 3, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Claudio Guzman Tony is to give a lecture on Napoleon and his military ability, so to help him, Jeannie blinks herself and Tony to one of Napoleon's party. Tony is delighted at first, until he tries to warn Napoleon that General Pichegru is going to kill him. Pichegru says he's crazy and Napoleon ends up thinking Tony is a spy and has him thrown in jail. Now it is up to Jeannie to rescue Tony before he is sent to the guillotine. ___ #59- "The Birds and the Bee Bit" Original Air Date: April 10, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Alan Devon Directed by: Larry Hagman When Tony learns once Jeannie marries a mortal, she will loose all her powers, he proposes to her. Hajii and Roger look into the future to see if they will live happily, and they are! But when Jeannie looks to see what their kids would be like, Tony Junior is a normal human, while Jeannie Junior is a genie just like Jeannie. Roger tries to warn Tony but Jeannie sends him to a dungeon where he can't do any harm. Special Tid Bit: This is the second episode of the three that Larry Hagman directed. ___ #60- "My Master the Swinging Bachelor" Original Air Date: April 17, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Sidney Sheldon Directed by: Hal Cooper When Amanda Bellows discovers Tony has gained three pounds, she becomes suspicious. Bachelors never gain weight! So she invites herself and Dr. Bellows over for dinner. Inviting a female friend over to cook Tony tries to get rid of Jeannie for the evening. Furious that he will not let her cook for his guests she fixes the dinner so it's horrible. Once Tony finds out Jeannie is behind the disasterous dinner she tries to make things better and bakes a cake that turns out to taste amazing. It tastes amazing and it also turns them all into children again, playing games, and tag. The next day when Mrs. Bellows has some scientists at NASA examen the cake, she discovers there is an unknown chemical that will cure old age. Strange Sequence: While Jeannie's cake changes them into children, it only does so mentally. Everyone who ate the cake still looked the same. Also the effects apparently wore of by the next day as Mrs. Bellows has matured enough again to even care about what the ingredients are. ___ #61- "The Mod Party" Original Air Date: April 24, 1967 Original Air Time: 7:00pm Written by: Peggy Chantler Dick Directed by: Claudio Guzman Roger decides to have a "way far-out" party, but Tony and Roger tell Dr. Bellows they're going hunting. When Amanda overhears Jeannie inviting people to Roger's party, she a Dr. Bellows decide to drop in the party, as well and wackieness insues. Special Tid Bit: Dabney Coleman returns to the show again for a cameo as Captain Yardley and hippie girl Hilarie Thompson will soon be promoted to a generals daughter in episode #99 "Jeannie My Guru."