Dark Behind-The-Scenes Stories About 'I Dream Of Jeannie' 💯

When it comes toclassic TV guilty pleasures,I Dream of Jeannieoften makes the list. Starring Barbara Eden as the title character and Larry Hagman as astronautMajor Tony Nelson, who's bothin love with and exasperated by Jeannie, the show was a delightfully silly and campy romp from the moment it debuted in 1965. In the show's pilot episode, Major Nelsonreturns from a spaceflight and lands on a deserted South Pacificisle where he discovers an unusual bottle. When he rubs it, out pops Jeannie, who proceeds to plant a kiss square on his lips. Thus beginsJeannie and Major Nelson's culture-clash adventures and wacky road to romance. With its Technicolor sets,flashy pastel wardrobes, and Jeannie's out-there backstory as a 2,000-year-old, blonde-haired, all-American genie supposedly from the Middle East, the show provedto be a frothy indulgence.But while Jeannie was all fun and games to viewers' eyes, life behind the sitcom scenes was much different. Behind-the-scenesI Dream of Jeannie stories show the darker side of the showbiz veil. Photo: user uploaded image 0:00 - Intro 0:00:08 - Barbara Eden Befriended A Lion That Appeared On The Show 0:00:22 - Larry Hagman Was Allegedly Often Drunk And High At Work 0:00:37 - Larry Hagman Supposedly Terrorized Nuns Who Came To See The Show 0:00:53 - Network Censors Worked Overtime On 'Jeannie' 0:01:06 - Barbara Eden Once Became Trapped In Jeannie's Bottle 0:01:20 - The Crew Got Back At Larry Hagman On At Least One Occasion 0:01:34 - Jeannie's Bottle Was A Refashioned Jim Beam Bottle 0:01:47 - Larry Hagman Reportedly Hated Being On The Show ▶️ MUSIC BY: https://bit.ly/DreamHeaven 💯About Topium Our team creates fresh tops about everything. In Topium we make updates every day, in the morning with hot coffee you can watch the best tops of celebrities, musicians, events, places, and many many others! 💯Subscribe    / @topium8888