Your 10 Least Favourite... and why

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jeannietonyfan said:

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Yeah. Must have been nice to be in Hawaii!

I would love to go there someday...

Same here. I've never been to Hawaii but hope to go there someday. I think there's a U.S.-Japan drug delivery conference that'll be held there [in Hawaii] in December 2008... so hopefully I'll go then!

[suzie]

OK, I can only do this for the seasons I've seen so far which is season one, two and part of three:

'Fastest Gun in the East', 'My Master, Napoleon's Buddy', 'My Master The Pirate', 'My Hero?' - I just don't like any of the episodes I've seen that involve Tony going back in time and meeting historical figures. Not funny, Tony always acts the same and there's not enough other strong characters for Larry to play off (all two dimensional one-offs that we'll never see again). I think Larry's great but I don't think he can carry the show alone. He needs someone like Bill Daily or Hayden Rorke to play off of, and even Barbara Eden seems to take a back seat in most of these episodes

'My Master the Weakling' - Again, stupid plot. Not funny. Only thing I will say is all credit to Larry's slapstick skills. Some amazing stunts in this.

'My Incredible Shrinking Master' - I just didn't find this one that funny. Seemed to be a one-joke episode and have never been too keen on the ones that wholly revolve around physical comedy.

'Here Comes Bootsie Nightingale' - Stupid plot and pointless episode. Sorry to be harsh. The whole "you must get engaged to an astronaut" and Tony talking with the Mickey Mouse voice made me cringe!

'Jeannie or the Tiger' - Just because I hated seeing Jeannie's sister being so mean to Tony and Roger, and Tony of course thinking that it was all due to Jeannie.

'My Son the Genie' - One genie is enough so adding another is just a disaster. Besides, when Jeannie acts all quirky it's cute but this guy was just irritating.

'The Mod Party' - Because of the annoying partygoers and seeing Tony and Roger trying to pretend they're hip.

[jeannietonyfan]

I agree about all the ones where they go back in time... I don't really enjoy any of those as much as the others.
But regarding Larry in these episodes: when you think about it, he always has the most screen time in all the episodes of the series... albeit he is usually sharing the screen with Barbara, Bill or Hayden, but he usually is in most of the scenes. And I think in a way he did carry the show... almost all the episodes revolve around Tony trying to sort out something Jeannie has done.

I also agree about the Bootsie Nightingale episode... definitely a pointless plot... we want the regular cast members having more screen time than the actress who played Bootsie! Very silly... although I did enjoy Tony's Mickey Mouse voice.

I never used to like the episode "My Son the Genie" at first but I have since learned to really like it.

I like the part of the "Mod Party" episode when Tony and Rog are hunting in the forest... and I have a soft spot for it because it was one of the very first episodes I ever saw.

[classictvlover]

Carol Wayne was an up and coming starlet at the time, so they gace her lots of screen time as Bootsy Nightingale.

I did not enjoy when Tony shrank; it reminds me of Land of the Giants.

Dijnn-Djinn episodes did not do much for me. After the first one, they all seem the same. The last season one was OK, because everyone thought that Jeannie was pregnant.

Even Jeannie's Sister episodes got a bit monotonous.

Paul Lynde's first two episodes were good, when he was the IRS worker (VERY good) and the Navy PT instructor--that one was redone the following season with Don Rickles--but Lynde's third episode, as a Hollywood director was awful.

[jeannietonyfan]

I actually adore Paul Lynde's episode as the director... probably my favourite of his 3 appearances on the show.

[suzie]

I really enjoyed the Paul Lynde episodes, but particularly the one where he's Harry Huggins IRS guy (I think it's the one called, 'My Master, The Rich Tycoon'). Another high point of that episode was seeing Dr Bellows enjoying himself - he comes round to Tony's house at the end because he knows that Tony will get the better of Huggins and wants to see for himself.

I'd never seen Paul Lynde before - I know that he was more famous for the role he played on 'Bewitched' but having never watched that show, my only knowledge of him is from the impression that Steve Carrell does of him in the 'Bewitched' film - which was actually pretty good I thought.

[jeannietonyfan]

suzie said:

I'd never seen Paul Lynde before - I know that he was more famous for the role he played on 'Bewitched' but having never watched that show, my only knowledge of him is from the impression that Steve Carrell does of him in the 'Bewitched' film - which was actually pretty good I thought.

Yeah, I thought he did a good job too!

[littlegenie63]

1. UFOHHHH JEANNIE
This whole episode is in poor taste and demeanning to Jeannie/ Barbara Eden. Although Barbara did a great job acting drunk!
2. SEE YOU IN C-U-B-A.
This show was just plain stupid and once again made Jeannie look dumb.
3. JEANNIE AND THE SECRET WEAPON
just very boring and bad plot.
4. MY MASTER THE CHILI KING
I guess the writers knew the end was near when they worte this. Poor plot.
5. JEANNIE GOES HONOLULU
6. THE BATTLE OF WAIKIKI
I hated these episodes for all of the reasons stated above.
7.IS THERE AN EXTRA JEANNIE IN THE HOUSE
Not as real to me. The weakest show in season 1.
8.HELP, HELP, A SHARK
Poorly written episode.
9, DJINN-DJINN, THE PIED PIPER
Too much of the violent little dog already! I only really like the very 1st and very last Djinn- Djinn shows.
10. ONE JEANNIE BEATS FOUR OF A KIND
Another poorly written show.

[jeannietonyfan]

I agree with all of your choices littlegenie63. The plots of those are just not strong.

Although I do like the CUBA episode... but then again I love all of Season 5.

[littlegenie63]

jeannietonyfan, It was so hard to list these because I grew up with the show and love it so much. However these are the worst I felt from what I remember as a child in the late 60's and early 70's. I have listed my favorites on the other thread too. So many to keep it just at 10. Some of my all time favorites are in season 5. ;D

[Jeff]

Any episode with that dog- Gin Gin.

[jeannietonyfan]

Jeff said:

Any episode with that dog- Gin Gin.

hee hee I agree... definitely not the best episodes... never understood why they brought him in Season 4.

[littlegenie63]

Too much of the same stoylines. Jeannie's sister, (9) Jeannie's dog,(4)Jeannie gets knocked out (6) although these all worked for them, I would have loved to see other ones as well. Seems they just didn't want to expand on other storylines. I feel the show would have lasted much longer than it did. I still love the show though!

[jeannietonyfan]

Yeah I think the writers were somewhat lazy with the stories... I remember Larry Hagman saying in an interview that Sidney Sheldon's view was... if it ain't broke don't fix it. As long as the show was still getting good ratings, why change anything? So in Season 4 especially I think, with Djinn Djinn being brought in and having Jeannie's sister keep coming back, it started to get predictable. But as you say littlegenie63, I still love the show too!

[jeanniegenie]

I am sorr but I could not answer that question in 1,000 years but if I had to choose my #1 LEAST FAVORITE it would be.

1. My Double-Crossing Master

It confuses me, like the fact that Jeannie says she already new it was him. And she kissed him and it is very confusing.