Jeannie (TV series) facts for kids
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| Based on | I Dream of Jeannie created by Sidney Sheldon |
| Directed by | Charles August Nichols |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Iwao Takamoto |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
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| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 8 – December 22, 1973 |
Jeannie is an animated TV show from the United States. It aired on CBS from September to December 1973. The show had 16 episodes in total.
It was made by Hanna-Barbera and Screen Gems. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were the main producers. Jeannie is a spin-off of the live-action show I Dream of Jeannie. However, this cartoon version is quite different.
In this cartoon, a high school student named Corey Anders finds Jeannie. Jeannie is a magical genie, and she has a genie-in-training friend named Babu. They become companions to Corey. The show was made for a younger audience than the original I Dream of Jeannie.
None of the actors from the original I Dream of Jeannie show came back to voice the characters. This was likely because of a small budget. Julie McWhirter voiced Jeannie instead of Barbara Eden. Mark Hamill (who later played Luke Skywalker in Star Wars) voiced Corey. This was his first voice-acting job! He also sang the show's theme song. Joe Besser voiced Babu.
Jeannie was part of CBS's Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. It also appeared on the show Fred Flintstone and Friends. Sometimes, characters from Jeannie even crossed over with the Scooby-Doo cartoons.
Story and Characters
In the Jeannie cartoon, a high school student named Corey Anders finds Jeannie's bottle while surfing. When he opens it, Jeannie and her young apprentice, Babu, appear. Corey becomes their master.
Jeannie is shown as a 16-year-old genie. She is training Babu, who is a "junior genie". Babu often causes funny problems because he is new to magic. He is the comic relief of the show, meaning he makes people laugh. He often pops up at the wrong times!
Jeannie and Babu become close friends and protectors to Corey. Jeannie also has a crush on Corey. The episodes usually show Corey trying to keep Jeannie and Babu's magic a secret. This is hard while he attends Center City High School. Jeannie also has trouble getting used to life in the 1970s.
Corey's friend, Henry Glopp, is the only other person who knows Jeannie is a genie. Other characters include Corey's mom (Mrs. Anders), a nosy student named S. Melvin Farthinggale, the powerful Master of all Genies (Hadji), and Debbie. S. Melvin is a "snobbish snoop" who often tries to find out what Jeannie and Babu are up to.
Episodes
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| 1 | "Surf's Up" | September 8, 1973 | |
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Jeannie gets jealous when Corey partners with Angie for a surfing contest. She tries to stop them by stealing his math test. Angie then works with S. Melvin instead. Jeannie tries to find the test, but Babu made it disappear! Babu pretends to be Corey to enter the contest with Jeannie. They win without using magic.
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| 2 | "The Decathlon" | September 15, 1973 | |
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Corey and Henry train for an athletics competition against a military school. They think their diet helps, but it's really Jeannie's magic. Babu accidentally tells them, causing an argument. Jeannie tries to help Corey win by bringing Greek champions to motivate them. She stops S. Melvin from cheating, and Corey wins.
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| 3 | "The Great Ski Robbery" | September 22, 1973 | |
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Henry and Corey get jobs at a ski resort diner and try to keep Jeannie from joining. The job is harder than they thought. Jeannie helps them and finds out Corey tricked her to go on a date. Corey and Henry get fired. Jeannie helps them catch crooks who stole a crown, and they get their jobs back.
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| 4 | "Survival Course" | September 29, 1973 | |
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Corey and Henry sign up for a nature trip. A jealous Jeannie makes Corey go on a survival course with Fred Franklin instead. Corey tries to find food using old methods, but Jeannie secretly helps. He gets annoyed when she uses magic, even giving him a fancy tent. When Corey gets lost, Jeannie and Babu help him.
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| 5 | "The Power Failure" | October 6, 1973 | |
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Corey and Henry meet Darlene Connway while riding a new motorcycle. A jealous Jeannie steals the motorcycle to go to a salon, but she loses her magical ponytail. Without it, she can't do magic! Babu can't grow it back or make a motorcycle. Babu asks Hadji for help. Hadji helps Jeannie get her ponytail back.
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| 6 | "The Dognappers" | October 13, 1973 | |
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Corey and Henry start a dog-sitting business. Jeannie takes care of a show dog named Fifi. When Fifi's owner comes back, Jeannie and Babu think Fifi was stolen. Meanwhile, real dognappers take Fifi, and Henry and Corey get into trouble with the police. With Jeannie and Babu's help, they find and trap the dognappers.
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| 7 | "The Pigeon" | October 20, 1973 | |
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Corey and Henry get a racing pigeon, but she lays an egg and can't race. They are left with a scared pigeon named Mervin. He seems unable to beat the champion racing pigeon. Jeannie, Corey, and Henry train Mervin for the Saturday race. With Jeannie's help, Mervin gets past S. Melvin's tricks and wins!
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| 8 | "Helen of Troy" | October 27, 1973 | |
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The library is closed, so Corey can't research Helen of Troy for his project. Jeannie uses magic to bring Helen back to help Corey. But Jeannie gets jealous when Corey and Helen start liking each other. Jeannie shows Corey Helen's true personality. This makes Corey go back to his school project.
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| 9 | "The Sailors" | November 3, 1973 | |
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Corey and Henry enter a sailboat race with Barbie, not Jeannie. Jeannie uses magic to take Barbie's place. But she accidentally gets Corey's boat disqualified. Corey and Jeannie fake a sea rescue to make the commodore let him back in the race. Corey wins the race, avoiding S. Melvin's cheating.
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| 10 | "The Kid Brother" | November 10, 1973 | |
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Corey agrees to babysit Linda's younger brother, Billy. Billy sees Jeannie floating and realizes she's a genie. He tries to prove it, but Linda doesn't believe him. Jeannie finally shows herself to Billy to encourage his imagination. She also reminds him how important it is to keep her secret. Linda breaks up with Corey after seeing Babu.
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| 11 | "The Blind Date" | November 17, 1973 | |
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After an amusement park trip, Henry tells Corey his cousin Bunny is visiting. Corey doesn't want a blind date until he sees her and finds her pretty. Jeannie gets jealous and tries to break them up. Corey orders her back into her bottle. He then breaks up with Bunny, realizing she's not very nice. Corey's mom finds the bottle and recycles it! Corey rushes to the recycling plant and saves Jeannie.
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| 12 | "The Commercial" | November 24, 1973 | |
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Jeannie helps Corey enter a contest, and he wins! To get a four-year college course, he has to be in a commercial. Jeannie doesn't like this. Jeannie finds a way to get rid of the snobby Miss Twisty Taffy. This helps Corey keep his job in the commercial.
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| 13 | "Don Juan" | December 1, 1973 | |
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Corey and Henry plan to ask girls to dance at a costume party. Henry is shy, so Jeannie casts a charm on him. This makes many girls pay attention to Henry. As Henry enjoys his popularity, Corey gets unhappy. Jeannie tries to fix things. At the party, Corey's date leaves him. Jeannie removes the charm from Henry, and he dances with Lisa.
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| 14 | "The Dog" | December 8, 1973 | |
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Hadji asks Jeannie to care for his genie dog, Salome. The dog bothers Corey's date, and Jeannie tries to send him away. Salome steals Hadji's golden cup, and Hadji turns Corey into a dog! Corey and Salome are taken to the pound. Salome frees Corey and all the other dogs. Hadji plans to send Corey to the military. Jeannie tricks Hadji into changing Corey back to normal.
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| 15 | "The Jinx" | December 15, 1973 | |
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After many accidents, Babu thinks he is a "genie jinx". He decides to leave with Jeannie's bottle. Jeannie asks Hadji for help to find Babu. Henry and Corey also help. They find him in the forest. Babu will only return if nothing bad happens again. Jeannie follows him everywhere, fixing problems. This convinces him he's not a jinx.
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| 16 | "The Wish" | December 22, 1973 | |
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Corey wins a football tournament. Henry feels less successful. Jeannie grants Henry a birthday wish, which makes him swap bodies with Corey! This causes confusion for them and their friends. When the wish ends, Corey's date Linda breaks up with him.
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Images for kids
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Mark Hamill (pictured in 1978) had his first voice-acting job on Jeannie.
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See also
In Spanish: Jeannie (serie animada) para niños
