I Dream Of Jeannie 4x23 Around The World In 80 Blinks -

The episode also serves as a wonderful time capsule of late-1960s television—a world where a U.S. astronaut could jaunt to Paris between commercial breaks, where international travel still seemed glamorous and exotic, and where a loving, magical wife could solve (and create) all your problems with a single blink.

Jeannie, of course, is horrified. Why would her master voluntarily subject himself to cramped seats, bad airline food, and tedious layovers when she could blink him anywhere in an instant? True to form, Jeannie decides to “help.” But here’s the clever twist: instead of outright teleporting Tony to the finish line (which would be cheating and hurt his pride), she decides to secretly speed up his journey. Her logic is endearingly childlike: “He will travel around the world, but very, very fast!” I Dream of Jeannie 4x23 Around the World in 80 Blinks

But Jeannie doesn’t stop there. She blinks them from the plane mid-flight to a speeding bullet train in Japan, then to a rickshaw in Hong Kong, then to a camel in the Middle East. Each blink is accompanied by a signature “boing” sound effect and a costume change for Jeannie (from airline passenger to kimono-clad traveler to harem girl, much to Tony’s exasperation). The episode’s most memorable sequence takes place in Paris. Tony, now dizzy and disoriented, finds himself on a balcony overlooking the Eiffel Tower. He demands Jeannie stop interfering. Jeannie, pouting, agrees. But it’s too late—they’ve arrived in Paris days ahead of schedule. The episode also serves as a wonderful time

Original Air Date: February 21, 1969 Director: Hal Cooper Writer: James S. Henerson Why would her master voluntarily subject himself to