7.8/10500 votes#1 - The Lady in the Bottle
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1965
The rocket launch for a space mission goes awry and Captain Anthony Nelson finds himself stranded on a desert island. When he opens an antique bottle lying on the beach, he becomes the master of a beautiful, 2,000-year-old genie named Jeannie, who is willing to grant him anything he wishes.
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: Sidney Sheldon
7.2/10385 votes#2 - My Hero?
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1965
Jeannie blinks Tony to ancient Persia, where he avenges Jeannie's honor against Ali, the Killer of Giants. Meanwhile, Jeannie visits her parents and happily announces that she has found in Tony the man she wishes to marry.
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: Sidney Sheldon
7.4/10320 votes#3 - Guess What Happened on the Way to the Moon?
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1965
Tony is on a survival mission with Roger when Jeannie seems to have followed him. Jeannie proceeds to help him in every way possible by giving him food, shelter, and finally transportation while Roger suffers in the hot, sweltering desert.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Tom Waldman, Frank Waldman
7.3/10303 votes#4 - Jeannie and the Marriage Caper
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1965
General Stone has accepted an ambassadorship overseas and offers Tony the opportunity to come along to be his military attache. Tony's fiancée Melissa urges Tony to accept the prestigious position and move up their wedding date.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Frank Waldman, Tom Waldman
7.4/10292 votes#5 - G.I. Jeannie
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1965
Jeannie joins the WAF in hopes of becoming Tony's secretary.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Bill Davenport
7.3/10283 votes#6 - The Yacht Murder Case
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/1965
Tony is suspected of killing Jeannie when she disappears from a yacht after he is seen arguing with her and telling her to go home.
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: David Braverman, Bob Marcus
7.4/10275 votes#7 - Anybody Here Seen Jeannie?
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/1965
Concerned about Tony's fitness for a spacewalk, Dr. Bellows orders him to the base for some tests. When Jeannie hears about Tony's mission, fearing he would spin out into space, she decides to sabotages his test.
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: Arnold Horwitt
7.1/10292 votes#8 - The Americanization of Jeannie
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/1965
Jeannie reads about how to be an American woman in a magazine and takes after it in order to please Tony.
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: Arnold Horwitt
7.3/10277 votes#9 - The Moving Finger
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1965
Tony goes out to dinner with a famous movie star. Jealous Jeannie decides she wants to be one herself to get Tony's attention.
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: Harry Essex, Jerry Seelen
6.8/10275 votes#10 - Djinn and Water
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1965
One of Jeannie's great grandfathers is summoned back by Jeannie in hopes of aiding Tony in making fresh water out of salt water.
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: Mary C. McCall, Jr.
7.4/10260 votes#11 - Whatever Became of Baby Custer?
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1965
Eight-year-old Custer already idolizes Tony and when he sees Jeannie's magic, he immediately tells his parents. Worried about Custer, they sends him to therapy with Dr. Bellows.
Director: Gene Nelson
Writer: Irma Kalish, Austin Kalish
7.5/10260 votes#12 - Where'd You Go-Go?
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1965
Tony's ex-girlfriend Diane comes into town and invites him to dinner, making Jeannie jealous. Meanwhile, Roger accidentally bumps into her and successfully asks her out on date. A worried and jealous Tony decides to drag Diane all over town in search of Jeannie and her unidentified escort.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Writer: Bob Fisher, Arthur Alsberg
7.6/10270 votes#13 - Russian Roulette
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/1965
Tony and Roger are assigned to entertain two visiting Russian cosmonauts. As a symbol of friendship, Roger unknowingly gives them Jeannie's bottle with Jeannie in it.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Writer: Bob Fisher, Arthur Alsberg
7.9/10263 votes#14 - What House Across the Street?
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/18/1965
Following her mother's advice, Jeannie tries to make Tony jealous by accepting Roger's marriage proposal. Jeannie blinks a mansion onto a vacant lot across the street from Tony's, along with a set of phony, rich parents.
Director: Theodore J. Flicker
Writer: Bob Fisher, Arthur Alsberg
7.5/10253 votes#15 - Too Many Tonys
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/25/1965
Dr. Bellows thinks that married men make better astronauts, so Jeannie once again asks Tony to marry her. When he refuses, Jeannie blinks up more romantic version of Tony.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Writer: Arnold Horwitt
7.4/10242 votes#16 - Get Me to Mecca on Time
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/8/1966
It is the day of the Ramdah, which means Jeannie and Tony must make a trip to Mecca and cite the sacred words or else she will lose her powers forever and go into limbo.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Writer: Tom Adair, James B. Allardice
7.9/10263 votes#17 - Richest Astronaut in the World
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/15/1966
Roger accidentally discovers the truth about Jeannie and steals her from Tony. He then uses Jeannie for his own greedy purposes.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer
Writer: Bill Davenport
7.5/10248 votes#18 - Is There An Extra Jeannie In The House?
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/22/1966
When Roger keeps Dr. Bellows' niece out too late on a date, he wants to send Roger to a remote island for thirty days. Roger believes the two stage magicians subletting his apartment are his own personal genies.
Director: Hal Cooper
Writer: Charles Tannen
7.0/10235 votes#19 - Never Try To Outsmart A Genie
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/29/1966
Tony has to go on a three-week business trip to Rome. Jeannie begs her master to let her come along. He decides to let her come along under the condition that she can legally obtain a passport without using her magic.
Director: Herb Wallerstein
Writer: Martin Ragaway
7.2/10250 votes#20 - My Master, the Doctor
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/5/1966
When Tony mentions to Jeannie that his childhood dream was to become a surgeon, she blinks him right into the operating room where Roger is to have his appendix removed.
Director: Hal Cooper
Writer: Sidney Sheldon
7.3/10236 votes#21 - Jeannie and the Kidnap Caper
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/12/1966
Frustrated over Jeannie's constant use of magic to help around the house, Tony makes Jeannie swear that she will never help him with her magic powers again. When he is kidnapped by a spy ring shortly thereafter, Jeannie has to watch helplessly.
Director: Hal Cooper
Writer: Sidney Sheldon
7.3/10231 votes#22 - How Lucky Can You Get?
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/19/1966
After giving some lectures locally, Tony and Roger celebrate their promotions to Major in Reno. Against Tony's wish, Roger smuggles Jeannie along on the trip hoping to increase his odds in the casino.
Director: Claudio Guzmán
Writer: Sidney Sheldon
7.5/10237 votes#23 - Watch the Birdie
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/26/1966
Tony becomes General Peterson's golf partner in a Championship game against two Navy man when Jeannie makes him a world-class golf player.
Director: Hal Cooper
Writer: Sidney Sheldon
7.6/10231 votes#24 - The Permanent House Guest
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/5/1966
Dr. Bellows sees an elephant in Tony's bedroom, but all is normal when he returns with General Peterson. Realizing this, the ever suspicious Dr. Bellows moves in with Tony in hopes of actually catching him.
Director: Hal Cooper
Writer: Sidney Sheldon
7.3/10229 votes#25 - Bigger Than a Bread Box and Better Than a Genie
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/12/1966
The new woman in Roger's life Madame Zolta is a clairvoyant fortune teller. Planning to reveal her fraud, Tony arranges a seance.
Director: Claudio Guzmán
Writer: Sidney Sheldon
The Best Episodes of I Dream of Jeannie Season 1
Every episode of I Dream of Jeannie Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of I Dream of Jeannie Season 1!
While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyFamily
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Lady in the Bottle" is the best rated episode of "I Dream of Jeannie" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 500 votes. Directed by Gene Nelson and written by Sidney Sheldon, it aired on 9/18/1965. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "My Hero?".