I Dream of Jeannie vs Bewitched

(Oh wait so did I Dream of Jeannie)

still, my vote is for jeannie.

Is this a fair judgement, btw? I used to watch "I Dream Of Jeannie" when I was very young, and only got exposed to "Bewitched" a few years ago, so maybe I'm wrong on this...but I remember Jeannie being quite wrathful when messed with (one episode ends with her locking him in a phone booth in the middle of the beach, if I remember correctly), whilst "Bewitched" to me was always just "Darrin gets in trouble (usually for something that is entirely his fault), shouts at Samantha a lot, Samantha does some magic to take care of things, hijinks ensue, Darren gently scolds Samantha and asks her not to use magic again". I mean, wtf, her magic keeps saving your worthless ass, you pompous creep!

I realize it should state "I, for one." but I like it the other way.

Jeannie just gives me a vision of Dubya asking Laura if the soldiers have found where Haji lives yet. I never liked it a tenth as much as Bewitched.

For ages they were supposed to film a Bewitched remake (um, it's from the Rene Clair film I Married A Witch in the first place and Rene Clair roxor) with Nicole Kidman as Sam but until she appears to be eating some food that's a bad idea. Ed and I reckon Jim Carrey gurns in a Darren-friendly way.

Also, first season of Bewitched, Liz Montgomery = jaw-drop beautiful.

Uncle Arthur, Aunt Clara & Larry Tate were way better supporting characters than Healey & Bellows.

Spinoff topic:
TS: The "Tabitha" show -vs- The "Jeannie" cartoon. I vote for the Jeannie cartoon because she pointed her ponytail at things to cast magic on them.

Anyway, to answer the original question I Dream Of Jeannie is really quite awful, at least in comparison to Bewitched. Was it a cash-in?

And it's Bewitched by light years in terms of cast and writing. Come on. Eden vs. Montgomery still tips to Bewitched.

I Dream of Jeannie was such a tease, with the no-navel rule. To this day if I see a picture of Barbara Eden I just want to C in her belly button.

Did anybody see the Bewitched parody in National Lampoon with Berni(e) Wrightson art? Gladys Kravitz: "I'll just sneak over to the Stevens' house and see if Samantha's naked!"

bewitched, bewitched
the two dicks on bewitched
one's alive
one's dead
i don't know which is which

Bewitched being re-run on a Freeview channel just now. It isn't very funny but it's charming. Dick York was an excellent comic actor.

Agnes Moorhead is great too, imo.

Bewitched had so many character actors & guest stars passing through - it’s a fun rabbithole looking up their bios.
(I get similar enjoyment w Star Trek TOS and Twilight Zone etc)

David White (Larry Tate) is in two of my favourite movies, Sweet Smell of Success and The Apartment. Big surprise: he's slimy in both of them.

Also: Aunt Clara and Esmeralda in The Graduate!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj7SvZj2kOY

in every 60s sitcom ever

wife has magic powers that husband must cope with
one character is an astronaut
dragon in the basement

I wanted to grow up to be Uncle Arthur but I ended up more Aunt Clara :-/

It amuses me seeing Aunt Clara and Esmeralda in the same scene above--I might've forgotten someone, but I think they were the only two relatives of Samantha's who Darrin liked (and vice-versa). One of the most surreal sitcom characters ever: Dr. Bombay. They must have had a blast making that show...I think it was all secretly geared to acid-guzzling hippies. (Never watched much Jeannie as a kid--just didn't like it nearly as much.)

Agnes Moorhead is great too, imo.

Well, yes, almost goes without saying!