Jeannie (TV series)
| Jeannie | |
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| Genre |
Animation Comedy Adventure Fantasy |
| Directed by | Charles A. Nichols |
| Voices of |
Julie McWhirter Mark Hamill Joe Besser Bob Hastings Janet Waldo |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Iwao Takamoto |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Hanna-Barbera Productions Screen Gems Television (1973–1974) Columbia Pictures Television (1974–1975) |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 8, 1973 – August 30, 1975 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
I Dream of Jeannie Fred Flintstone and Friends |
Jeannie is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series and a spin-off based on the 1965–1970 NBC live-action sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with Screen Gems Television and broadcast on CBS from September 8, 1973 to December 22, 1973.
The animated series features the eponymous 2,000-year-old genie character (voiced by Julie McWhirter) with her master and love interest Corey Anders (voiced by Mark Hamill), a high school student and surfer, and his best friend Henry Glopp (voiced by Bob Hastings).
Many of Corey and Henry's misadventures often involved run-ins with their rival, S. Melvin Farthinghill (voiced by Tommy Cook), a snooty rich kid and the series' antagonist whom Henry often addressed as "Smellvin" or "Smelly." S. Melvin was often a competitor with Corey when it came to girls, undermining his efforts at every turn. Comedian and former Three Stooges star Joe Besser voiced Babu, a cowardly, bumbling, immature genie-in-training under Jeannie's charge. His typical magic words are "Yapple Dapple!" which usually gets everyone around him into a pickle, even himself.
Babu normally annoyed almost everyone he met because he gets so nervous, he could never control his powers. Jeannie would always try to help Corey with his problems, using magic. She was also in love with him and whenever some other girl tried to get with him, she'd sabotage everything.
Unlike the blonde character from I Dream of Jeannie (portrayed by Barbara Eden), the animated Jeannie was a ponytailed redhead. Jeannie could use her magical powers by crossing her arms and whipping her ponytail instead of blinking her eyes. On September 15, 1973, Jeannie and Babu made one guest appearance on The New Scooby-Doo Movies. Four years later, Babu alone appeared on Laff-A-Lympics.
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