season 1 of i dream of jeannie

[pierreandreply4]

hello to all aw members do not know if anyone has watch or rewatch the i dream of jeannie show but in season 1 episode 2 the washer dryer seem to be the push button maytag washer dryer set can not determine the color since its in balck and white on daily motion

 

[tomturbomatic]

You have a good eye to spot those in that series which was, for the most part, a real appliance desert.

 

[turquoisedude]

The colour episodes showed the kitchen appliances as turquoise (Whirlpool fridge, I believe!) I don't recall the pushbutton 'Tags - I'll have to rewatch those early episodes now... LOL

 

[seedub]

IIRC, these were coppertone units same as what was seen in the first few episodes of "Bewitched" (Darrin's rented house), and the revamped "Hazel" (after Hazel begins work for Steve Baxter and family). One wonders whether those were rotated among those different sets as needed.

Re: those turquoise appliances, I seem to recall a Magic Chef DW. Or, did the kitchen go avocado at some point, and it was the same avocado D&M Magic Chef that showed up on "Partridge Family", and "Julia", among other shows and movies?

You can tell that I eventually grew tired of that show, and have not watched it in more than a decade.

 

[goatfarmer]

But they drove Pontiacs!

 

[Unimatic1140]

I Dream of Maytag

Oh yes I posted a thread about Major Nelson's Maytag about 12 years ago here... It's ironic that the dryer is gas because while I don't know about Cocoa Beach in central Florida but no gas is available in south Florida.

I Dream of Maytag

Look what I found tonight

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[tomturbomatic]

I figured appliances did not figure prominently into Jeannie's life because it was easier to do things with a "TOING" and a sharp nod of the head. While novel when new, the show became tiresome in a much shorter period of time than it took Bewitched with Larry White in the middle of the family and, yes, I know the health of Dick York necessitated it, but it still became unpleasant.

 

[jeb]

Nelson Maytag

Notice it is in the middle of a cycle and the backsplash is not lit. There is no way for the consumer to turn off the light in the middle of the cycle. Only a washer geek would notice that. Jeff

 

[akronman]

Only a washer geek would notice that.

JEb, I know what you mean. I'm also an electrical geek with 1920's pushbutton switches, copper wallplates, Bulldog Pushmatic breakers from the 50's, etc. The movie "Good Night and Good Luck" about journalist Edward R. Murrow was filmed in 2005, set in 1954. There was a bathroom scene in a very 50's bathroom, but it had a GFCI outlet on the wall, not produced until 1973!
Only us geek hobbyists notice.

 

[ozzie908]

Electrical geeks..

I must admit I try to work out where a lot of photo's are set by looking at the kind of outlet the house has. I have recognised a lot of places by these and its difficult not to notice these things when as you Akronman said that films are set in particular times and yet they insist on using things that are not of the period... Have spotted a few gaffs in films but too long ago now to recall.

Austin

 

[launderess]

Just to be fair,

Realizing most know this, but often just finding a proper location *and* getting owners of property to agree is a huge effort for any sort of filming. Think many homeowners (and or their insurers) would draw lines at redoing electrical and other major indoor work.

http://www.scoutingny.com

One of the drawbacks and or beauties (depending) upon which side of fence one sits is upgrading old to ancient homes to meet modern electric and other standards. Having done so don't think many property owners are willing to allow someone (with various or dubious qualifications) to put the old back just for a film shoot, then have to swap things out again.

One is put in mind of British television series 1900 House. Finding an Victorian/Edwardian row house that fit the period was rather easy. Ripping out all mod cons and restoring it back to what it once was proved far more difficult (and likely cost dear).



It isn't show, but one imagines the production company had to restore that house back to modern condition (or close enough) as well.

 

[launderess]

Hollywood productions of small and large screens

Reused many things over and over. Appliances, wardrobes, cars, interior sets, etc...

Elizabeth Montgomery by all accounts (IIRC) detested I Dream of Jeannie, calling it out for what it was; a cheap copy of Bewitched.

Since Screen Gems produced/owned both shows it wouldn't be at all surprising if those Maytag appliances among other things moved between the two shows.

Again this happened all the time. Bits of the Brady Bunch home were used on sets of Mannix: http://verybradyblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/pieces-of-brady-set-on-mannix.html

That set/staircase from film "Auntie Mame" was used over and over again in various other films:

 

[Unimatic1140]

I bet this is the same set, moved to Glady and Abner's house across the street when Samantha got her 1964 Frigidaire set. This is from the colorized version of the B&W so obviously the color is incorrect.

"Stove on, Stove on"

 

[sudsomatic]

And over and over and over...

I always find things like prop recycling fascinating, and laugh at myself for having never noticed as a kid watching syndicated reruns, that The Tates on Bewitched had the same exact kitchen as Tony Nelson. Or that Dr. Bellows from Jeannie lived in the same house as The Stevens.

 

Another site link like Laundress'

 

Shared props and sets Between Jeannie and Bewitched (and other classic TV shows)

https://www.harpiesbizarre.com/crossoverprops.htm

 

 

Even though this thread is about Jeannie's appliances, Bewitched has come up a bit too, the site that the link above comes from ( https://www.harpiesbizarre.com ) is full of fun stuff for fans of the show. Here are a couple more interesting prop/set switches.

 

Often Recycled props from Bewitched Specifically

https://www.harpiesbizarre.com/props.htm

 

The Steven's House facade and interior/exterior sets and the various TV and movie projects that borrowed it.

https://www.harpiesbizarre.com/mgchouse.htm

 

The facades used for Jeannie and Bewitched lived in the same Hollywood studio neighborhood and you could often see one or the other in shots of the competing shows scenes. It's funny that they were not only studio lot neighbors but also filming company neighbors. I read once where Screen Gems had played with having a Bewitched Jeannie 'crossover' show, much like Filmways did with The Beverly Hillbillies having the cast of Petticoat Junction on their show and Petticoat Junction and Green Acres always overlapping as they did. But that due to Elizabeth Montgomery's distaste for Jeannie and the fact that not only was she one of the biggest TV stars of the time but that her husband ran the show.. it never got beyond an idea concept.

 

I've always thought of My Favorite Martian as another, less mentioned rip-off of Bewitched. Obviously it wasn't as blatant a copycat, as the protagonist wasn't a beautiful blonde woman that pairs up with the lead male, but the concept was the same. Mythological humanoid creature trying to live as a human but their (or their relatives) superhuman powers make life constantly crazy for the all American average Joe they live with.

 

I loved all 3, but I think Bewitched stood out, particularly the Dick York years.

 

[e2l-arry]

Wait a minute!

Who ripped off who? My Favorite Martian debuted in 1963 and Bewitched debuted in 1964.

 

[firedome]

speaking of movie appliances...

our own PhilR provided kitchen appliances for the movie about RBG, "On the Basis of Sex", filmed in Montreal not far from where he lives!

 

[sudsomatic]

Interesting....

Larry,

 

  I never realized that Martian was older. To be honest I haven't got to watch the show since the late 90's (or whenever it was that the lame Hollywood movie remake came out) and they started showing the original series again on TV stations to play into the reboot.

 

When I watched all of these shows as a kid in the 80's they all seemed to be from the same time and reminded me so much of each other I always thought Martian was a clone of Bewitched, like Jeannie, not knowing the pilot airdates were reversed. And yes technically they were from the same time, but, all 3 shows were all on broadcast television "at the same time" for only a single year or so I guess.

 

The animated openings, magical hi-jinx, and things like Jeannie and Martin's play on words, from their given names to what they represented, always led me to believe they were a magical interconnected trilogy (that wanted nothing to with each other) and started with Bewitched.

 

I know Bewitched drew inspiration from Bell, Book, And Candle, and I Married A Witch .. so even if it had been the first it still wasn't a true original, though not the very obvious ripoff that Jeannie was from it. I still like both though.

 

 

 

[launderess]

My Favorite Martin and Bewitched Were Different Animals

Bewitched was about a male mortal married to a witch with supernatural powers. Besides her family who were same, Darrin Stephens found out an entire world of creatures he had been told were nonesense actually existed (faeries, elves, ghosts, Santa Claus, Lock Ness Monster, etc...).

The Martian OTOH was an alien, and while possessing some supernatural powers they paled in comparison to Samantha and her family. Whole premise of MFM was the "creature" being stuck on earth and trying to get his spaceship fixed as to leave (back to Mars). There obviously wasn't any sort of romantic relationship between the Martian and his host.

In terms of inspiration; Bewitched was inspired by film Bell, Book and Candle. Script for latter was in turn inspired by I Married A Witch.

However the witch in "I Married A Witch" was evil, whereas Samantha (and for most part her family) were not at all.

More to the point creators, studio and others involved with Bewitched took great pains to avoid any association with and or connotation of evil/Satan. United States was still very conservative and religious back in 1960's and 1970's, and thus any television show seen depicting much less promoting such a thing would have been shot out of the water.

Samantha not only goes into churches (such as when Darrin's friend Kermit gets married), but is active in their local as well. Yes, there are instances where certain things seem "scary" (such as when Aunt Clara was put on trial for incompetence and threatened with being earth bound or turned into an inanimate object), but even when various witches covens are convened they are pretty begin. Far less focus on evil and or Satan than what was being shown in many "horror" films of the period.

Only time Samantha or members of her family do something "bad" to a mortal (other than Darrin), is when someone threatens and or does something to them (or someone close like the children) first. Otherwise they tend to live and let live.

I Dream of Jeannie was simply Bewitched with a genie instead of witch. Mortal male finds a beautiful blonde (and well built) young genie in a bottle. He now becomes her "master" This is a twist on Bewitched where a young, beautiful (and blonde) witch is forced (or wants to depending upon how you view things) to being subservient to a mortal creature who is obviously beneath her league.

As other witches and warlocks frequently comment Darrin isn't that great looking, intelligent, wealthy, etc... But yet he yells, rants, and raves to get Samantha to forgo her supernatural abilities and live as he wants.

All sorts of witches and genies were everywhere in 1960's through early 1970's; the rural purge of 1971 put an end to all that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_purge

Oh and leave us not forget that other blonde witch, Phoebe Figalilly, from Nanny and the Professor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanny_and_the_Professor

By time that series came along Elizabeth Montgomery was fed up to back teeth with Bewitched anyway so she probably didn't bother getting upset.

 

[launderess]

On another side note

Gillian Holroyd, the witch in Bell, Book and Candle sets about casting "love spells" over Shepherd Henderson in order to get him to marry her.

OTOH in Bewitched when Darrin strongly suspects Samantha's friend is a witch and that together or singly witchcraft was used to get Kermit to fall in love and marry the girl, Samantha tells him it isn't possible because witches "don't have that kind of power".

Years later in television show Sabrina (the Teenage Witch), the aunts tell Sabrina basically same thing; witches do not have power to make people fall in love. More to the fact the coven gathered around and made a pact against such things.

Witchcraft probably can create conditions for love to happen (as when Sam and Endora try to get Darrin's parents back together), but actual love is not possible for a host of reasons.

Irony is in BB&C Gillian actually loses her powers when she falls in love with Shep. OTOH Samantha not only keeps hers (until off and on suspended by Witches Council or illness), but her love for Darrin (including being brought to tears while often pleading his case), often is the deciding factor in getting the witches council and or a family member to lay off her husband.

Had Samantha not loved Darrin so much and cried to her father, Maurice would have never have brought him back after disintegration/zapping him to kingdom come. Even by the end Endora finally realized her daughter loved Darrin and however reluctant softened her tone. [this post was last edited: 9/21/2019-19:54]