Classic TV: Bewitched vs. I Dream of Jeannie

[Coyote Queen]

Which one was your favorite?

[lmlewis]

But that one is almost a tie, maybe Bewitched by a nose. ;-)

BTW, which episode is your current icon from?

[cheride]

Oh, I Dream of Jeanie, for sure. But that's because Major Nelson is way better than Darren.

[cheride]

lmlewis said:

BTW, which episode is your current icon from?

I think it's Goin Nowhere Fast.

[owlcroft]

Do you realize the network wouldn't allow "Jeannie's" navel to be shown? And now look at all the body parts available on television (not to mention the internet).

[Liz]

I liked and watched both, but I think it would have to be Jeanne as it was set at the Cape during the heyday of the space program. And the building that Captain (later Major) Nelson worked at, the one with the rockets in front of, was actually Patrick Air Force Base, just up the county from where I went to school and lived. I'm sad to say that they were torn down during the very late 1990s due to the severe rust damage.

We here all loved Barbara Eden and she would make frequent visits to the Cape and Patrick to tease the men working there. She's still considered one of us from the Golden Age of the Space Program.

Script wise, I think the stories on Bewitched were slightly better written than I Dream of Jeanne, but the cast did the best they could with the words.

Not only could you not show Jeanne's belly button, she was actually pregnant for the first season's filming, having found out just before they began to film the show. That's why she was behind a lot of stuff and wore filmier, blousy style outfits.

[Coyote Queen]

cheride said:

lmlewis said:

BTW, which episode is your current icon from?

I think it's Goin Nowhere Fast.

Good Guess! It is from "Going Nowhere Fast"! ;D

[Voyager Tip]

I loved both shows, but, Darren was just too whiney.... especially the second Darren. And the physical humor from Tony Nelson always cracked me up, so, even though I liked them both, for me, Jeannie was the best!