In this first episode in a multi-part story, Tony Nelson and Roger Healey are planning on leaving for a vacation trip to Italy. Their vacation is delayed when Jeannie is accidentally locked inside a NASA safe which is destined for a trip to the moon. In a race against time, Tony and Roger desperately seek a way to rescue Jeannie from the safe.
This was one of the stories from "I Dream of Jeannie" which I remembered more strongly from when I first saw the series as a child. The story was unusual in that it utilized more suspense when compared to most stories in the series. On some level, the suspense seemed to work. The episode ended on a cliffhanger which was fairly dramatic for the series.
The weak story did leave a number of unanswered questions. Why was NASA launching a safe to the moon? Why did a safe destined for the moon contain very little other than jars of candy (other than to give Jeannie something to eat)? Why was a safe containing jars of candy rigged to explode?
This was one of a number of stories in the series which was built upon a silly premise. The writers never bothered to do any research on the real space program to come up with a more plausible storyline; so, they threw together a silly premise instead. The suspense and character interactions did help salvage an otherwise ridiculous story concept, at least up to a point. Jeannie, Tony Nelson, and Roger Healey were always likable in every episode. The episode worked on some level if the viewer didn't think about the premise too deeply.
This was one of the stories from "I Dream of Jeannie" which I remembered more strongly from when I first saw the series as a child. The story was unusual in that it utilized more suspense when compared to most stories in the series. On some level, the suspense seemed to work. The episode ended on a cliffhanger which was fairly dramatic for the series.
The weak story did leave a number of unanswered questions. Why was NASA launching a safe to the moon? Why did a safe destined for the moon contain very little other than jars of candy (other than to give Jeannie something to eat)? Why was a safe containing jars of candy rigged to explode?
This was one of a number of stories in the series which was built upon a silly premise. The writers never bothered to do any research on the real space program to come up with a more plausible storyline; so, they threw together a silly premise instead. The suspense and character interactions did help salvage an otherwise ridiculous story concept, at least up to a point. Jeannie, Tony Nelson, and Roger Healey were always likable in every episode. The episode worked on some level if the viewer didn't think about the premise too deeply.
