I Dream of Jeannie

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I Dream of Jeannie

American television series

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Dallas
…for his comedic role on I Dream of Jeannie [1965–70]); and J.R.’s long-suffering alcoholic wife, Sue Ellen (Linda Gray). As the ruthless, devious oil tycoon that audiences loved to hate, Hagman redefined the soap opera villain-protagonist. The show borrowed a familiar premise from Romeo and Juliet—young lovers from feuding families—for…
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…for his comedic role on I Dream of Jeannie [1965–70]); and J.R.’s long-suffering alcoholic wife, Sue Ellen (Linda Gray). As the ruthless, devious oil tycoon that audiences loved to hate, Hagman redefined the soap opera villain-protagonist. The show borrowed a familiar premise from Romeo and Juliet—young lovers from feuding families—for…
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Television in the United States
Escapism
…in the post-Civil War West; I Dream of Jeannie (NBC, 1965–70), a comedy about the relationship between an astronaut and a beautiful, voluptuous 2,000-year-old genie; and My Mother the Car (NBC, 1965–66), which delivered just what its title promised. Of all the new shows of the 1965–66 season, perhaps Hogan’s…
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…in the post-Civil War West; I Dream of Jeannie (NBC, 1965–70), a comedy about the relationship between an astronaut and a beautiful, voluptuous 2,000-year-old genie; and My Mother the Car (NBC, 1965–66), which delivered just what its title promised. Of all the new shows of the 1965–66 season, perhaps Hogan’s…
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