The $100,000? Jim Beam Bottle
What would you pay to own the original bottle from “I Dream of Jeannie?” Julien’s Auctions will be auctioning off Jeannie’s bottle for a whopping $100,000! There were multiple bottles used during filming, but this would be the main one.
This is wild considering the prop master used a Jim Beam whiskey bottle and got it painted and decorated to become this famous piece of history! The bottle was about $5, and the paint job cost the crew a couple hundred. If you are the lucky winner of the bottle, you will also receive a letter from Barbara which authenticates the bottle.
Florida Shows Love To Jeannie
While the show may have been filmed in California, the mayor of Cocoa Beach Florida, where the show was said to take place, was sure a big fan of Jeannie! In 1996, Barbara went to speak at Space Days at the Kennedy Space Center 27 years after the series ended.
During this event, Joe Morgan, the mayor of Cocoa Beach Florida, gave Barbara a street sign that said: “I Dream of Jeannie Lane.” The sign was more than just a sweet gesture. The street sign was actually put up on a road off of Florida State A1A. It is a real place!
Costume Malfunctions
Jeannie was widely famous for her scandalous costumes on the show “I Dream of Jeannie.” Eden was always destroying her awesome costumes. Not on purpose of course! She just happened to be a very physical actress. She was always getting her heels caught in her costumes which led to them ripping. Anytime a costume was ripped, of course, it had to be replaced immediately.
The costume designers absolutely had their hands full with work on her constantly changing costumes. Because so many got ruined, unfortunately when the show was canceled they barely had any left as mementos of the show.
The Episode That Disappointed The Fans
The infamous wedding episode of “I Dream of Jeannie” was hated by not only the actors but also fans of the show. Everyone saw the wedding to be so far fetched and insincere, and the show was actually canceled pretty soon after this episode was shown!
Despite the hatred for this episode, NBC was trying to really hype it up. They even staged a fake wedding for Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman a week before the episode was going to air. NBC invited writers and press from all over the US to come to the wedding. Such an elaborate publicity stunt!
When The Old Crew Reunited
Fans of “I Dream of Jeannie” were in for a major treat when the leading couple came back together during the filming of “Dallas.” Larry was a regular on this show, playing the character of J.R. Ewing. Barbara Eden came on the show for a five-episode stint as the role of Lee Ann De La Vega.
In Edens last episode of her 5 episode stretch, her character says that her maiden name is Nelson. This funny moment was actually a little joke about the widely hated marriage episode of “I Dream Of Jeannie” which of course, both Barbara and Larry hated as well.