History Webcomic / IDreamOfAJeanieBottle

* PowerPerversionPotential: Implicit in the premise, but acknowledged only to the extent that Jean fears Neal will succumb to it.

** Jeannie's reaction when she finds out that Belle thinks the disguised Neil is a much better lover than Jean was is to try and seduce Neil herself to learn what makes him so good. Clearly she didn't think through all of the implications of that plan.

* UnPerson: [[spoiler: Rouyaa's fate is to be written out of the memories of all humans who knew her, and to herself forget everything about her master.]]

* NeverMyFault: When it becomes clear he's just bollocksed something up, Lord Guano doesn't hesitate to [[http://jeaniebottle.com/?p=190 accuse other people]].

* HistoricalInJoke: Rouyaa, the genie who inspired ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'', is brunette. The original intention was to have Jeannie be brunette, but then the only actress who really nailed the part was the blonde Barbara Eden.

--> *Flashback to Jean saying that he'd "so do" Barbara Eden as Jeannie*

* ExactWords: during the Hazzard County Arc. Boss Hogg wished "Make sure the Duke Boys and the General Lee won't bother me anymore." The wish turned the Duke boys [[AuthorAppeal into Duke girls]] and made the General Lee disappear. Apparently the magic decided and not Jeanie because she didn't know the General Lee is a car.

* GenderBender: Jean, of course, as well as several of her victims. Also Neil sometimes, but unlike Jean, he never gets stuck as "Natalie" permanently. It is the [[TransformationComic main theme]] of the comic.
* GenieInABottle: All genies have 'totems', which they sleep in. Possessing a totem makes one the master of that totem's genie. While not all totems are bottles, Jeanie's and Aracelli's are.

Because the comic is somewhat based on the iconic [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie television series]], expect many of the same situations to apply. The series also tends to cross over with other classic television shows, like ''{{Bewitched}}'' and ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard''.

* BedlahBabe: Jean's new look after being turned into a genie. In [[PinkMeansFeminine pink]], no less.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Inherent in the premise. Jean is a ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'' fanboy with genie fantasies. The beginning of the comic sees these fantasies come true... with ''himself'' ([[GenderBender Or herself]]) as the genie and his friend as the genie master.

* CastFromLifeSpan: A genie's magic is this to an extent: they can die if they overuse their powers on a broad (read: "global") scale for too long, presumably at the behest of their master. It is heavily implied that the last known genie to suffer this fate was [[spoiler:Eva Braun.]]

* ComedicSociopathy: Jean has little regard for the consequences of her actions unless they come to harm herself. Had their situations been reversed with Neal becoming the [[GenderBender female]] genie, Jean would have been only too happy to [[http://jeaniebottle.com/?comic=jeanie-bottle-75 use his wishes to "do" Neal.]] She turned a nerd into a girl and didn't bother to turn him back due to her obsession with her own problems and possibly even spite (it certainly looked like spite to him). While her reason for turning a fishing boat captain into a woman was understandable, her DisproportionateRetribution against another member of the crew was less so. She regularly abuses people, especially [[ButtMonkey Neal]], for her own needs without any respect at all for theirs. This trait of hers is usually PlayedForLaughs.

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: As with all comics of this type, Jean will likely never be changed back no matter what she does. Made blatantly obvious by the fact that her powers are best summed up as "can do almost anything except transform her body back to being male", and the sitcom-inspired environment means StatusQuoIsGod

* HistoricalInJoke: Rouyaa, the genie who inspired ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'', is brunnette. The original intention was to have Jeannie be brunnette, but then the only actress who really nailed the part was the blonde Barbara Eden.

* JerkassGenie: Jean, on more than one occasion, usually due to ComedicSociopathy or in response to some slight, real or imagined. Once it was a clear-cut case of self-defense.

* LoopholeAbuse: Push comes to shove, Jeanie has to obey or fulfill her master's wishes. That doesn't mean she doesn't put her own spin on things (like getting rid of the Duke Boys [[GenderBender by changing them into girls]]) either as a LiteralGenie or a JerkassGenie depending upon what RuleOfFunny demands. For example, when the fishing boat captain wishes for Jeanie to "Make a dutiful wife", Jeanie uses ExactWords to justify turning ''him'' into a dutiful wife.

* ManIFeelLikeAWoman: Jean engages in a G-Rated cosplay version. More than once. And sometimes it's [[http://jeaniebottle.com/?comic=jeanie-bottle-298 not entirely G-rated.]]

** Jeanie and Aracelli are constantly at loggerheads over Neil, Jeanie because she's possessive and he's a "safe" master and Aracelli because she actually loves him.. and he's a "safe" master. If they actually sat down and talked it over they could probably work out their differences in about five minutes. Especially since Aracelli's current master, Rodge's niece Caley, is a little girl and likely the safest master of all.

* {{Prequel}}: The ''I Dream of Technicolor arc focuses on the previous inhabitant of Jeanie's bottle, Rouyaa.

* ThirdLawOfGenderBending: The harem outfit comes with Jean's duties, but early in the series, she spent a whole comic using her powers to experiment with female clothing (including a ''Franchise/SailorMoon''-esque magical girl, [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} Rogue]] and WesternAnimation/KimPossible's cheerleader outfit) in a "G-rated" ManIFeelLikeAWoman montage. This ended up being largely unsuccessful, because every form Jean tries to assume (even her former male appearance) tends to come out "genie-fied" (BareYourMidriff is apparently mandatory) and always includes at least one item of her genie apparel, usually the hat.

* BroughtDownToNormal: The ''I Dream of Technicolor'' arc establishes this as the punishment for genies who defy the will of Haji (the genie leader). They are essentially turned into humans. This is shown with Eevi/Eva Braun when she interferes with the outcome of WW2, [[spoiler: and Rouyaa herself when she gives NASA more money for the space program]]. Their totems remain, and the next person to possess the totem becomes the new genie of that particular totem. [[spoiler: This is presumably why Jean became a genie- he took Rouyaa's totem.]]

** [[spoiler: Though it later turns out that she wasn't. She interfered with the outcome of WW2 in spite of a decree that no genie was to do so, and was stripped of her power and immortality as a result.]]

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The WW2-era strips.

Because the comic is somewhat based on the iconic [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie television series]], expect many of the same situations to apply. The series also tends to cross over with other classic television shows, like ''{{Bewitched}}'' and ''TheDukesOfHazzard''.

* LiteralGenie: As RuleOfFunny demands.

* FollowTheLeader: Jean quite often turns her best friend into a woman instead of actually doing something good with her powers. Just ''[[Webcomic/TheWotch where]]'' [[SarcasmMode have we seen this before]]?

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Lord Guano's view on what constitutes proper behavior for Genies does not conform with normally accepted concepts of good and bad, and is instead centered entirely on being properly submissive and fulfilling your master's wishes. He never punishes Jean for any of the JerkAss things she does; only for acting for her own benefit instead of her master's.gives

* MorphicResonance: Jeannie can alter her appearance, but her gender is too integral to her genie identity and she can't change it.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Unintentional example. Several peoples' skin shades (like Jeanie's and Lord Guano's) appeared as green for a while.

* BroughtDownToNormal: The ''I Dream of Technicolor'' arc establishes this as the punishment for genies who defy the will of Haji (the genie leader). They are essentially turned into humans. This is shown with [[spoiler: Eevi/Eva Braun when she interferes with the outcome of WW2, and Rouyaa herself when she gives NASA more money for the space program]]. Their totems remain, and the next person to possess the totem becomes the new genie of that particular totem. [[spoiler: This is presumably why Jean became a genie- he took Rouyaa's totem.]]

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Lord Guano's view on what constitutes proper behavior for Genies does not conform with normally accepted concepts of good and bad, and is instead centered entirely on being properly submissive and fulfilling your master's wishes. He never punishes Jean for any of the JerkAss things she does; only for acting for her own benefit instead of her master's.

* GenieInABottle

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Minor case -- Jeanie's costume was slightly more like [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Jeannie's]] earlier on (she later lost the veil), and for the first few strips, the apparent rule about Jeanie always wearing at least one article of genie apparel didn't exist.

* MorphicResonance: Jeannie can alter her appearance, but her gender is too integral to her genie identity and she can't change it. She also always wears at least one item of genie apparel, usually her hat, which, after Jeanie becomes Boss Hogg's genie, remains white even after Neal retrieves her bottle ([[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness although this rule didn't apply in the early comics]]).

** Jean fantasized about having his own Genie. He finds the whole idea much less attractive from the other side of the coin. So far ComedicSociopathy has prevented Jean from acknowledging the irony.

* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Eva Brown was a genie. [[spoiler: Oh, and Sidney Sheldon got the idea for ''I Dream of Jeannie'' from his personal experience with a genie.)