Season 1

Season 1 of I Dream of Jeannie consisted of 30 episodes. Premiering 18 September 1965 on NBC with the airing of the series pilot, "The Lady in the Bottle", the season-ending episode, "I'll Never Forget What's Her Name", aired 7 May 1966. All of the first season episodes were filmed in black and white, as Screen Gems, which produced the series, was reluctant to shoot them in color, believing that the show would not be renewed for a second season by NBC, who did not want to pay for the extra expenses, as the network agreed with Screen Gems about the show's chances of being successful.

Previous season: None
Next season: Season 2

Episodes[]

Season 1 (1965-66)[]

Episode #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original Airdate	No. in series	No. in season
1	The Lady in the Bottle	Gene Nelson	Sidney Sheldon	18 September 1965	1	1.01
Astronaut Tony Nelson orbiting in Stardust One crash lands on a remote island in the South Pacific. On the beach, he finds a bottle and gets a surprise when he opens it! A beautiful genie appears who is instantly attracted to him, helps him get rescued and then follows him back to Florida.
2	My Hero?	Gene Nelson	Sidney Sheldon	25 September 1965	2	1.02
There's peril in Persia when Jeannie whisks Captain Nelson to that ancient civilization in order to avenge her honor against Ali, the Killer of Giants (Richard Kiel). When Jeannie visits her parents, she announces to them that her greatest wish is to marry her Master - if he survives Ali first!
3	Guess What Happened on the Way to the Moon?	Alan Rafkin	Tom Waldman & Frank Waldman	25 September 1965	3	1.03
Desert survival becomes luxurious when Jeannie follows Tony on a mission and outfits him with food, shelter, and transportation. But Roger begins to question Tony's good fortune when he continues to suffer in the sweltering heat.
4	Jeannie and the Marriage Caper	Gene Nelson	Sidney Sheldon	9 October 1965	4	1.04
Marriage looms on the horizon when Tony's fiancée, Melissa, urges him to accept a position overseas and move up their wedding date. But with a jealous genie at home, will Tony and Melissa ever hear wedding bells?
5	G.I. Jeannie	Alan Rafkin	William Davenport	16 October 1965	5	1.05
Jeannie joins the Air Force with the hopes of working closer to her Master. But with all the rules and regulations, is there room for a little military magic?
6	The Yacht Murder Case	Gene Nelson	David Braverman, Bob Marcus	23 October 1965	6	1.06
There's trouble on the high seas when Jeannie follows Tony on a yacht for a very important meeting with an aerospace executive (and his beautiful daughter). When he orders her to go home and she does so in the blink of an eye, the other guests think her sudden disappearance is a sure sign of murder.
7	Anybody Here Seen Jeannie?	Gene Nelson	Arnold Horwitt	30 October 1965	7	1.07
Tony is scheduled to take a historic walk into outer space, but Dr. Bellows wants him to take a few medical tests first. Jeannie envisions her beloved Master floating helpless in space and decides to sabotage the tests from her hiding space in Tony's jacket.
8	The Americanization of Jeannie	Gene Nelson	Arnold Horwitt	6 November 1965	8	1.08
Jeannie becomes enthralled by a magazine article that explains how to be the perfect American woman. She hopes to impress her Master with her self reliance, but her domestic touches soon prove to be disasters.
9	The Moving Finger	Gene Nelson	Sidney Sheldon, Harry Essex & Jerry Seelen	13 November 1965	9	1.09
Jeannie has stars in her eyes when Tony goes out to dinner with a famous screen actress in Hollywood. She decides to become a movie star to compete with her "rival", but soon realizes that genies don't show up on camera.
10	Djinn & Water	Gene Nelson	Sidney Sheldon & Mary C. McCall, Jr.	20 November 1965	10	1.10
Family comes to call when Jeannie summons one of her great grandfathers, Bilejik, to help Tony with an experiment to turn sea water into fresh water. Bilejik says he will share the secret, but only if his unusual request is met.
11	Whatever Became of Baby Custer?	Gene Nelson	Sidney Sheldon, Austin & Irma Kalish	27 November 1965	11	1.11
Family comes to call when Jeannie summons one of her great grandfathers, Bilejik, to help Tony with an experiment to turn sea water into fresh water. Bilejik says he will share the secret, but only if his unusual request is met.
12	Where'd You Go-Go?	E.W. Swackhamer	Bob Fisher, Arthur Alsberg	4 December 1965	12	1.12
There's romance in the air when one of Tony's ex-girlfriends, Diane, asks if they can start seeing each other again. Jeannie feels betrayed until Tony's best friend, Roger Healey, asks her out on a date. Now jealousy is spreading fast as Tony uses his date with Diane to make sure Jeannie doesn't get into any trouble with Roger.
13	Russian Roulette	E.W. Swackhamer	Bob Fisher, Arthur Alsberg	11 December 1965	13	1.13
When Tony and Roger are entertaining two Russian cosmonauts, Roger inadvertently gives the female, Major Sonya Timokin, Russian Jeannie's bottle with Jeannie in it.
14	What House Across the Street?	Theodore J. Flicker	Bob Fisher, Arthur Alsberg	18 December 1965	14	1.14
Jeannie invites Roger Healey to visit her home that she blinks one onto a nearby vacant lot and creates parents based upon characters she sees on TV.
15	Too Many Tonys	E.W. Swackhamer	Arthur Horwitt	25 December 1965	15	1.15
Jeannie creates a second Tony that adores her the way she wishes her master would.
16	Get Me to Mecca on Time	E.W. Swackhamer	James Allardice, Tom Adair	8 January 1966	16	1.16
On the day of Ramdah masters must journey to Mecca to recite the ancient words or their genie will lose her powers and disappear.
17	The Richest Astronaut in the Whole Wide World	E.W. Swackhamer	William Davenport (story) Sidney Sheldon (teleplay)	15 January 1966	17	1.17
The cat's out of the bag—and the genie's out of the bottle—when Roger inadvertently summons Jeannie and becomes her new Master. Overwhelmed with the power at his disposal, he takes advantage of her magical abilities.
18	Is There an Extra Genie in the House?	Hal Cooper	Charles Tannen	22 January 1966	18	1.18
Roger's whims as a new "Master" are making Tony angry and Jeannie exhausted. But he finds himself in serious trouble when he keeps Dr. Bellows' niece out too late on a date. Further complicating matters, he believes the couple subletting his apartment are genies! Herbie Faye (uncredited) appears as "Mr. Billings", Bernard Fox as Arnie, and Emmaline Henry as Myrt.
19	Never Try to Outsmart a Genie	Herb Wallerstein	Sidney Sheldon & Martin A. Ragaway	29 January 1966	19	1.19
Jeannie catches a bad case of Roman fever and schemes to accompany Tony on a three-week cruise to Italy. He finally agrees, but only if she can manage to obtain a legal passport without the use of her magic.
20	My Master, the Doctor	Hal Cooper	Sidney Sheldon	5 February 1966	20	1.20
Jeannie is guilty of malpractice when she makes Tony's dream of becoming a doctor come true, and he finds himself facing charges of medical impersonation....and possibly operating on Roger! Includes a cameo appearance of Maureen McCormick as a young patient.
21	Jeannie and the Kidnap Caper	Hal Cooper	Sidney Sheldon	12 February 1966	21	1.21
Feeling that Jeannie's magic is helping him around the house too much, Tony makes her promise not to use her powers to help him under any circumstances. His timing couldn't be worse, as he is immediately taken captive by killer Chinese spies who'll stop at nothing to get what they want.
22	How Lucky Can You Get?	Claudio Guzman	Sidney Sheldon	19 February 1966	22	1.22
Celebrating their recent promotions, Tony and Roger spend time in Reno, Nevada. Thinking that Jeannie will be his Lady Luck, Roger smuggles her along on the trip, despite the fact that Tony has already nixed the idea of her joining them.
23	Watch the Birdie	Hal Cooper	Sidney Sheldon	26 February 1966	23	1.23
Jeannie assists with her Master's golf swing, and General Peterson is so impressed that he makes Tony his partner at an important championship game. Tony's determined to rise to the occasion without help, but soon realizes that Jeannie may be his hole-in-one. Jerry Barber appears as himself.
24	The Permanent House Guest	Hal Cooper	Sidney Sheldon	5 March 1966	24	1.24
Dr. Bellows is sure he saw an elephant in Tony's bedroom, but all is normal when he returns with General Peterson. Determined to prove the existence of magic in Tony's house as well as his own sanity, Dr. Bellows makes himself Tony's new roommate.
25	Bigger than a Bread Box and Better than a Genie	Claudio Guzman	Sidney Sheldon	12 March 1966	25	1.25
Tony is less than impressed by the new woman in Roger's life, Madame Zolta, a clairvoyant fortune teller. Planning to reveal her for the fraud she is, Tony arranges a neighborhood seance. Col. Chuck Yeager guest stars, as well as Jorja Curtright (a.k.a. Mrs. Sidney Sheldon) and Natalie Leeb, Sidney's mother.
26	My Master, the Great Rembrandt	Claudio Guzman	Sidney Sheldon	19 March 1966	26	1.26
Jeannie helps Tony copy a Rembrandt so well he's accused of forgery. The picture's not pretty when Jeannie transforms Tony's donated copy of a Rembrandt painting into the original, highly valuable self-portrait. When the NASA charity, and Dr. Bellows, calls for assistance from an art expert, Tony has only 24 hours to create an explanation.
27	My Master, the Thief	Claudio Guzman	Robert Kaufman (story) Sidney Sheldon (story and teleplay)	2 April 1966	27	1.27
While visiting a museum, Jeannie spies a pair of slippers that were stolen from her 2,000 years ago. With the blink of an eye, the shoe's on the other foot as she steals them back, leaving Tony to explain "his" footwear fetish when Dr. Bellows is certain he's involved.
28	This Is Murder	Hal Cooper	Sidney Sheldon	9 April 1966	28	1.28
Tony is asked to escort a visiting princess (Gila Golan) for three days, but the assignment turns into a royal pain when Jeannie sees a picture of the woman and realized that their families are long-time enemies—and that she is obliged by oath to kill her.
29	My Master, the Magician	Hal Cooper	Sidney Sheldon	23 April 1966	29	1.29
There's magic in the air when Dr. Bellows sees Tony napping on a chair that is floating off of the floor. When pressed for an explanation, Tony says he's an amateur magician and is promptly asked to put on a magic show for NASA.
30	I'll Never Forget What's Her Name	Hal Cooper	Sidney Sheldon	7 May 1966	30	1.30
Tony is struck by a vase and suffers from amnesia as a result. He instantly falls in love with the first woman he sees, Jeannie. Note: This episode was originally meant to be the series finale, because NBC (and Screen Gems) thought the series would not make it into a second season; due to the series' success, NBC renewed the show.