Barbara Eden discusses her favorite "I Dream of Jeannie" episodes

[QuasiRandomViewer]

The lion appears in "The Americanization of Jeannie", Season 1, Episode 8. Unfortunately, "Sim" the Lion only gets about 10 seconds of screen time at the very end of the episode. I'd love the see the outtakes.

[sseklof]

Great story about the lion! Literally LOL. Thanks for all the decades of entertainment you have given us Barbara Eden. I sometimes wonder if performers like her know what a service they do for so many people they never meet. If you get someone to laugh or forget their troubles for a little while, you have done a great thing.

[BorderCityBandit]

The Lion knew that Larry was gonna play a villainous role in Dallas as Jr ewing,jk lol

[GregWn]

? She was still a woman! Using that logic, Darrin and Samantha should never have been married either.

[shadowkitty21]

I would have been upset if Jeannie and Tony didnt marry at some point. My Favourite season is season 5, because everyone gets to meet jeannie, and you get to see jeannie more

[Karlpetry]

I met Barbara just a year ago and can't believe how great she looks. She must have a portrait that ages for her in the attic. What a beautiful woman.

[ROTH1944]

SHE'S 76 YEARS OLD HERE??? WHAT WATER DOES SHE DRINK?

YOUR STILL A STONE FOX BARBARA !!!!!!!!!!! I SEEN RACHAEL WELCH LATELY!!! SHE'S STILL BEAUTILL !!!!!! BACK IN THE 70'S I WAS SO CRAZY ABOUT RACHAEL WELCH, MY WIFE WAS SURE THAT I WOULD WANT TO NAME OUR FIRST DAUGHTER "RACHAEL" WE DIDN'T, WE NAMED OUR 1ST. BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER "STACIE" IT WAS PROBABLY BETTER THAT WAY !! HA! HA!

[4thekidsTV]

I agree with you Ms.Eden..your character and Mr.Hagman's"Major Nelson"should never have gotten married..you should have remained single.

[pulquita]

Well, marrying major nelson was jeannie's biggest dream. and it was mine too. i liked the wedding and i think it was the greatest end for an awesome serie. seriously, i couldn't have thought of a better ending. and i got to say i loved "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" till the end.

[DA90027]

76 years old and still gorgeous!

[msmithstud]

the lions name was Sim. I remember the episode like it was yesterday. Larry looked as if he was going to shit when he realized it was a lion.

[kduideo]

@msmithstud i saw that i agree!!!!!

[fromthesidelines]

The scene with the lion was at the end of a first season episode, "The Americanization of Jeannie", filmed in April 1965 (when telling the story, she sometimes mentions the lion "sitting on my very pregnant lap"), and telecast on November 6, 1965.

[Robotdoll]

"I enjoyed the wedding episode - I enjoyed playing a robot"

And that right there will keep a smile on my face for weeks.

[HypnoticPhantom]

@Robotdoll You and me both...:)

[goddessmhj7]

I am NOT making friends w a blankety blank blank LION!!! lol

[ikadir18]

When she says ' There were so many. I loved all of them.' - That's exactly how I feel

[SignUpNow9780]

what episode is talking about with the lion?

[nancydrewfreak13]

@SignUpNow9780 Americanization Of Jeannie

[braziliangirl90]

This story about the lion on the set, is just so funny. We can imagine why the lion only liked Barbara, haha.

[sr71ablackbird]

JEANNIE !!!!!

[tapeduk]

She's so charming

[tania573]

aww she's so cute

[goldenchick85]

Am I the only person that liked it when they got married? lol

[HerrEllsworth]

@goldenchick85 Most fans liked it. However, the show was already set to be canceled after the fourth year but Barbara and Larry agreed to do one more year. Therefore, the concept that the marriage killed the show really didn't matter at all since the network had already decided the series would be done after the fifth year.

[jfko6]

I met Barbara about a month before this was recorded in 2000.

[emercovich]

@jfko6 was she nice?

[jfko6]

@emercovich Yes, she was very nice to me and I to her.

[andylawless1]

@jfko6 Have you really met BARB? Oh my stars and satellites !Please send me an email so we could talk I would love knowing everything about her !!!

[jfko6]

@andylawless1 You can read my article on Lockergnome(dot)com: "Barbara Eden Launches Official Website, Biography 2011." There you can leave a comment.