History Trivia / IDreamOfJeannie

* ActorSharedBackground: Like Major Nelson, Creator/LarryHagman met his future wife while serving in the Air Force. Both served in the Korean war, too. Bill Daily had been in the US Army as well.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://i-dream-of-jeannie.fandom.com/wiki/I_Dream_of_Jeannie_Wiki The I Dream of Jeannie Wiki]].

** Creator/LarryHagman's work on ''Dallas'' led to the recasting of Tony in the first reunion movie, and the character's outright absence in the second.
** Part of the reason for Hagman's absence in the second film was also due to a general disdain for the script. Hagman outright refused while Bill Daily only agreed because the film was shot in Vancouver, which he saw as a paid vacation for only a few days of work.

** Creator/RobertConrad tested for the role of Major Tony Nelson, and was seriously considered. Larry Hagman has said in interviews that George Peppard was also a strong candidate before he was hired.

* ReferencedBy:
** Pem from ''Literature/TheMermaidsMirror'' is a huge fan. She wears her ponytail like Jeannie and uses a vintage ''I Dream of Jeannie'' lunchbox as a purse.
** One episode of ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' has Jerry's apartment get robbed. George walks in without buzzing. Jerry asks "How did you get here?" George replies by crossing his arms and blinking Jeannie style.

* ShoottheMoney: The episodes that take place in Hawaii feature some outstanding Scenery Porn.

* ReferencedBy: One episode of ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' has Jerry's apartment get robbed. George walks in without buzzing. Jerry asks "How did you get here?" George replies by crossing his arms and blinking Jeannie style.

* ActorSharedBackground: Like Major Nelson, Creator/LarryHagman met his future wife while serving in the Air Force. Bill Daily has been in the US Army as well.

* {{Rerun}}

* DescendedCreator: Director Hal Cooper appears as Milton Berle's chauffeur / sidekick in "The Second Greatest Con Artist in the World" (directed by the other series director, Claudio Guzman). When the actor originally hired for the part became unavailable, Cooper - who was on location in Hawaii, prepping for the next episode - volunteered to fill the role as a last minute replacement.

* TroubledProduction: Larry Hagman had issues with alcohol and drugs that caused problems behind the scenes. Hagman, already an alcoholic, was introduced to marijuana by Jack Nicholson in an attempt to get him off alcohol. Instead he did both, usually in his dressing room between filming. Doctors prescribed him medications to help with anxiety, only they gave him amphetamines which worsened his issues. This, coupled with his frustration over script quality and what he saw as Barbara Eden taking much of the spotlight(while he never regretted working with her, Hagman felt as if sharing billing was slowing his own career), only further complicated what he was going through. At one point Hagman admitted that the alcohol, drugs and stress combined would leave him in a state of vomiting, crying and defecating himself in his dressing room. His attitude on set often upset guest stars(according to Eden, Sammy Davis Jr threatened to punch Hagman). Hagman later went to a psychiatrist and was able to deal with his drug problems. Despite all the issues mentioned, Hagman has said in interviews that he largely enjoyed working on the show and looked back on it fondly.

* TroubledProduction: Larry Hagman had issues with alcohol and drugs that caused problems behind the scenes. Hagman, already an alcoholic, was introduced to marijuana by Jack Nicholson in an attempt to get him off alcohol. Instead he did both, usually in his dressing room between filming. Doctors prescribed him medications to help with anxiety, only they gave him amphetamines which worsened his issues. This, coupled with his frustration over script quality and what he saw as Barbara Eden taking much of the spotlight(while he never regretted working with her, Hagman felt as if sharing billing was slowing his own career), nearly caused him to suffer debilitating issues. His attitude on set often upset guest stars(according to Eden, Sammy Davis Jr threatened to punch Hagman). Hagman later went to a psychiatrist and was able to deal with his drug problems. Despite all the issues mentioned, Hagman has said in interviews that he largely enjoyed working on the show and looked back on it fondly.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Barton [=MacLane=], who played the recurring role of General Peterson, contracted pneumonia and died on January 1, 1969, partway through season four. His character was replaced by General Schaeffer, played by Vinton Hayworth (uncle of Creator/{{Rita|Hayworth}}). Oddly enough, Hayworth himself also died while on the role in 1970, but it happened only five days before the series' final episode was broadcast, so a recasting wasn't necessary in his case.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** The TV movies were loaded with [[TheEighties 1980s fashion]]. It is very telling that the original 1960s series aged much better, with only the final season airing in 1970. To their credit, the second movie had the sense to put Jeannie in her iconic harem costume for most of the movie.
** The actual show somewhat averts this in that most people seem to misremember the show as some 1970s icon. In reality, the show was from the late 1960s. This is somewhat justified, as the show did better in syndication than in its original run.

** According to Eden, several Middle Eastern women were also considered for the role.

* TroubledProduction: Larry Hagman had issues with alcohol and drugs that caused issues behind the scenes. Hagman, already an alcoholic, was introduced to marijuana by Jack Nicholson in an attempt to get him off alcohol. Instead he did both, usually in his dressing room between filming. Doctors prescribed him medications to help with anxiety, only they gave him amphetamines which worsened his issues. This, coupled with his frustration over script quality and what he saw as Barbara Eden taking much of the spotlight, nearly caused him to suffer debilitating issues. His attitude on set often upset guest stars(according to Eden, Sammy Davis Jr threatened to punch Hagman). Hagman later went to a psychiatrist and was able to deal with his issues. Despite all the issues mentioned, Hagman has said in interviews that he largely enjoyed working on the show and looked back on it fondly.

* ActorSharedBackground: Like Major Nelson, Creator/LarryHagman met his future wife while serving in the Air Force.