Hey, Jeannie!
| Hey, Jeannie! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by |
Stanley Shapiro |
| Directed by |
Les Goodwins |
| Starring |
Jeannie Carson Allen Jenkins Jane Dulo Jack Kirkwood Vera Vague |
| Theme music composer | Herbert W. Spencer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Charles Isaacs |
| Producer(s) | Charles Isaacs |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24 mins. |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 8, 1956 – 1958 |
Stanley Shapiro
Fred Fox
Les Goodwins
James Kern
Hey, Jeannie! is an American situation comedy starring Jeannie Carson as a young Scottish woman living in New York City. Twenty-six episodes aired on CBS from September 8, 1956 to May 4, 1957 in the Saturday slot following The Gale Storm Show and preceding the western series Gunsmoke. Six additional episodes aired in 1958 in syndication. Reruns of Hey, Jeannie! aired during the summer of 1960 under the title The Jeannie Carson Show.
Carson, who is actually of English descent, plays 28-year-old Jeannie MacLennan, who like Andrew Carnegie, is originally from Dunfermline, Scotland. Upon signing to star in Hey, Jeannie!, Carson became the second highest paid entertainer in the United Kingdom, behind Vivien Leigh. Whereas Carnegie settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carson's character comes to New York to better herself financially. She takes a job as a waitress in a donut shop and lives with her sponsors, Al and Liz Murray, a brother and sister portrayed by Allen Jenkins (1900–1974) and Jane Dulo (1917–1994). Jenkins is cast as a cab driver in Brooklyn. Frequently the whole cast breaks out in song, performing such numbers as "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," "Side by Side", "Start All Over Again," and "The Lady's in Love with You."
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