Series Run : 1965-1970
139 episodes
Network: NBC
Series Premise (as far as I can tell):
Astronaut discovers a Genie Bottle and becomes the Genie’s master
Episode Watched: My Son The Genie (Season 3)
Episode Summary: Genie is tasked with training a new genie (Bob Denver) the same night that LBJ is coming to the house for dinner.
My Thoughts: I never really watched a full episode of this show, and after sitting through this one its unlikely I’ll never watch an episode of this again. It is a show that I found very little to write about, laughed very little, and had very few lines even worthy of noting. The entry I chose involved Gilligan as a new genie that needed to be trained. I thought the combination of this beloved sitcom with a star of another beloved sitcom would be comic gold! I was wrong. The biggest issue I had was that a lot of the humor involves sight gags, and they didn’t know when the gag had gone on too long. A joke that should have lasted 30 seconds seemed to go on for 2-3 minutes, outliving any humor that could have been wrung from the situation. I suppose this show ,which challenged it contemporary, Bewitched, was known more for Barbara Eden baring his midriff, than any actual humor happening on-screen. Thankfully, now that I have sat through one episode, I don’t have to again.
Memorable Quotes:
“This was my dad’s idea, I wanted to be a chariot driver” -Harold
“Harold, do not stir the salad, toss it”-Jeannie
Acting Notables:
Jim Carrey- Skip
Jack Gilford- Brooks
Teresa Ganzel- Mrs. Winkler
Tomorrow: Academy Award winner tackles a movie adaptation
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