Get Me to Mecca on Time is the sixteenth episode of the first season of I Dream of Jeannie. Co-written by James Allardice and Tom Adair and directed by E.W. Swackhamer, it first aired 8 January 1966 on NBC.
Summary[]
On the day of Ramdah masters must journey to Mecca to recite the ancient words or their genie will lose her powers and disappear. Jeannie uses her remaining power to blink her and Tony to Mecca but find they must break into a bank in order to stand in the right place.
Trivia[]
- The title is a play on the song "Get Me to the Church on Time" from My Fair Lady.
- Jamie Farr, who plays the part of Achmed in this episode, wasn't the only future cast member of M*A*S*H to make an appearance on the show. Mike Farrell, who played Captain B.J. Hunnicutt, also made an appearance as an Air Force major in "Genie, Genie, Who's Got the Genie (Part III)", and Wayne Rogers, who would take over the role of Tony Nelson from Larry Hagman in I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later.
Goofs[]
- As Tony goes to free Jeannie from her bottle, the picture briefly freezes indicating an edit.
- As Dr Bellows spies Tony while he talks to Jeannie on the phone, his arm position changes between shots.
- When Jeannie summons the telephone to her, it stops ringing before she answers.
Gallery[]
Jeannie and Tony run into Achmed, a huckster in Mecca.