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Season 6 (1970-1971)
140-1. "Spreading the Word" (September 18,1970)
Rumors circulate around Cocoa Beach of an announcement concerning the future of NASA,but the announcement is simply that the Cape Kennedy astronaut contingent will be relocating to Houston. Dr Bellows reveals this to Roger,who reveals this to Tony,who reveals it to Jeannie,but he must prevent her from telling the astronauts' wives.
141-2. "Love at the Launchpad" (September 25,1970)
General Schaeffer has been transferred to Vietnam,and his replacement,Admiral McCoy (Eric Fleming),is rumored to be a womanizer. Tony's cousin Katie (Deborah Harry),a social organizer at NASA,is interested in the newly divorced Commander Wingate (Chad Everett),who initially rebuffs her advances but eventually admits he loves her.
142-3. "The Great Spy Flap" (October 2,1970)
With the space program recovering after Apollo 13,the astronauts of Cape Kennedy need some stimulation. Such stimulation is found when a Soviet Kosmos spy capsule crashes off the shore. Roger and astronaut George Franklin (Kurtwood Smith) retrieve it,and what they find may change the path of the space program......
143-4. "The Astronaut Races" (October 9,1970)
To improve astronautical relations before the Cape Kennedy astronauts move to Houston,Admiral McCoy suggests an intramural Astronaut Olympics. This means quite the challenge for both teams of astronauts.
Note:Real-life astronauts Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan portrayed themselves in this episode,as well as flight director Glynn Lunney. Three other real astronauts were portrayed by actors:Fred Haise by Elliott Gould,Dave Scott by Clint Eastwood,and John Young by Gary Clarke.
144-5. "Powers-A-Gogo" (October 16,1970)
Jeannie's powers act up just in time for Vice President Theo Sanford (Donald Pleasence) to visit the Kennedy Space Center for the launch of a weather satellite.
144-6. "My Master,the Comic" (October 30,1970)
Tony is selected to represent KSC in a Cape Canaveral-wide comedy club's Halloween show / celebrity banquet. His lack of an actual routine causes much hilarity. William Shatner,Anne Francis,Peter Sellers,Joan Baez,Sammy Davis Jr,and Hayden Rorke portrayed themselves.
145-7. "House Hunting in Houston" (November 6,1970)
Jeannie flies on ahead to Houston to do some house hunting for herself and Tony. While there she runs into her sister,who causes one hijinx after another.
146-8. "Boots and Saddles" (November 13,1970)
Astronaut trainer Colonel Abigail Finch (Eve Brenner) has taken an interest in horseback riding and asks Dr Bellows to teach her. A jealous Amanda Bellows pays Jeannie to pull pranks on Colonel Finch. This puts Jeannie between a rock and a hard place,but some friendly advice from her master helps solve the situation.
147-9. "Djinn-Djinn Goes Missing" (November 20,1970)
It is the launch of Pioneer 10,NASA's latest solar probe,and everybody at the Cape is excited. Everybody,that is,but for Jeannie Nelson,whose favorite dog is missing. As T-0 approaches it's a race against the clock for her,Tony,Roger,and Commander Wingate's girlfriend Katie to find the dog before his magic can interfere with the launch.
Note:The episode's Pioneer 10 launch was a successful version of the failed Pioneer E launch in 1969. Stock footage of the Pioneer 8 launch was used to stand in for the failed launch.
148-10. "My Sister the Spy" (December 4,1970)
Jeannie II,in disguise as an NBC reporter,endeavors to seduce Roger under the pretense of interviewing him for a TV special about the Mercury and Gemini missions. Fortunately Jeannie is on to her schemes and foils them with the assistance of Tony,Roger,and Dr Bellows.
Note:This episode is famous for being the episode where Jeannie at last confesses her true nature to Dr Bellows.
149-11. "Dr Bellows' Air" (December 11,1970)
To prove her good intentions to Dr Bellows after revealing her actual nature to him,Jeannie endows him with a good singing voice like she once did to Tony. This attracts the attention of opera producer Louis Landers (Jose Ferrer),who proposes to recruit Dr Bellows for his upcoming production of Tosca.
150-12. "Goodbye,Cocoa Beach - Hello,Houston!" (December 18,1970)
Tony,Roger,and the other Cape Kennedy astronauts encounter both hospitality and hardships on the way to their new life in Houston.
Note:This episode was done as a TV movie,running 60 minutes instead of the usual 30 minutes.
151-13. "Our Kind of Town" (January 8,1971)
Tony and Jeannie are adjusting well to Houston but for others there are issues. Commander Wingate has finally revealed his relationship with Katie Nelson but he has to deal with nosy reporter Charlie Farnum (George Furth). Jeannie,knowing how tricky Farnum can be,has her sister deal with him once and for all.
152-14. "Wolf in the Fold" (January 15,1971)
Roger inadvertently learns of the presence of a Soviet spy (Paul Frees) at the Manned Spacecraft Center and he must collaborate with center director Chris Kraft (Murray Hamilton) to root him out.
Note:Flight directors Gene Kranz and Gerry Griffin portrayed themselves,as did astronaut Jack Schmitt.
153-15. "My Experimental Master" (January 22,1971)
With Apollo 14 coming up Tony has been assigned to the backup crew,which could improve his chances of a future mission. He is designing an experiment for a later lunar mission to search for water on the Moon,but the experiment malfunctions around Jeannie.
154-16. "A Surfeit of Djinni" (January 29,1971)
Jeannie's Uncle Vazmir is celebrating his 5000th birthday,but he has chosen to celebrate it at the Nelson household. This naturally leads to quite a frou-frou,even attracting the local police when things get out of hand!
155-17. "Roger On the Roll" (February 5,1971)
Roger is assigned to try out a new spacecraft simulator with potential applications for both NASA and the DoD. Tony helps him repair the simulator after it suffers a malfunction.
156-18. "Our Man Conway" (February 19,1971)
Five years after washing out of the space program due to an injury,former astronaut Pete Conway (Dabney Coleman) returns as the new director of flight crew operations. When a local Congressman (Ross Martin) questions Coleman's competence to manage the astronauts,Tony and Dr Bellows must endeavor to prove it.
157-19. "Alfred the Great" (February 26,1971)
Jeannie gifts Dr Bellows a week's supply of pipchicks for his fifty-fifth birthday,giving him superhuman strength. He uses this strength to save a family from a car wreck,earning him the recognition he's always wanted.
Note:While not directly related to the plot,this was the episode that forever canonized that Commander Wingate's first name was Daniel. He was previously referred to as Leslie,which the episode established was actually his middle name that he preferred to go by.
158-20. "Clipped Wings" (March 5,1971)
Tony crashes an LLTV during a routine training flight,leading some of the NASA higher ups to recommend his dismissal from the astronaut corps. His defense comes from two most unusual sources - one being Dr Bellows and the other being Jeannie's second cousin Pelleas (James Cromwell),the true cause of the crash,who is a genie-in-training.
Note:Footage of Neil Armstrong's LLRV accident in 1968 was used to stand in for Tony's accident.
159-21. "Teach Me,Tiger" (March 12,1971)
Jeannie is testing a new incantation when she accidentally summons a tiger - or more accurately a mngwa - into her house,requiring her father's services to remove it before it endangers Tony.
Note:This episode established that Jeannie's father's name was Khosrau and established that her own name was Jamilah. April Stevens,who sang the song this episode was named after,made a cameo appearance in the cold opening as an MSC typist.
160-22. "Your Hit Parade, Part 1" (March 19,1971)
Amanda Bellows,in charge of a fundraiser for a local alternative high school,comes up with a hit proposition - astronauts as guest speakers at various charity functions in Houston. The results include a drunk Roger,an opera-singing Tony,and a Commander Wingate who preaches free love. All this creates quitethe mess for Dr Bellows to deal with!
161-23. "Your Hit Parade, Part 2" (March 26,1971)
George Franklin is called upon to explain the benefits of space travel for a Baptist church in Galveston:however,his speech is protested by a religious fundamentalist group claiming that space travel is faked by the government,leading to some epic pranking by Jeannie and her sister.
162-24. "Happy Anniversary,Jeannie" (April 2,1971)
For their first anniversary,Tony and Jeannie visit some of his relatives in Maryland. Will Jeannie survive her first exposure to coastal culture,clam bakes and all?
163-25. "Man at Arms" (April 16,1971)
Roger joins a local group for re-enacting Civil War battles. Finding out about this,the Blue Djinn sends the group back in time to the Battle of Antietam. Jeannie not only thwarts his plan to kill Roger,she accidentally erases the Blue Djinn from existence permanently!
164-26. "Carry On,Dr Bellows" (April 23,1971)
Dr Bellows gets a letter stating that a nephew of his,Kevin Bellows (voiced by Wings Hauser) has died in Vietnam and left him his medical kit - he was training to become a surgeon. Having lost relatives in World War II and friends in Korea,Tony and Roger help to console him.
Note:Hauser was credited as Gerry Hauser.
165-27. "The Magic Stone, Part 1" (May 7,1971)
A moon rock returned by a Soviet Luna probe is on temporary display at MSC but Jeannie suspects there's more to the rock than meets the eye. Her suspicions are confirmed when Pete Conway attempts to steal it,and it is eventually revealed to be her Great-Uncle Bes' special scrying stone.
166-28. "The Magic Stone, Part 2" (May 14,1971)
Jeannie's Great-Uncle Bes (Dick Wesson),while negotiating for the return of his scrying stone,gets so enamored with life in Houston that he is reluctant to return to Baghdad,unless Jeannie can persuade Haji himself to intervene.
167-29. "Head over Heels" (May 21,1971)
April Wakefield (Linda Harrison) arrives at MSC to take a secretarial job. Almost immediately she finds herself attracted to Roger Healey. Tony,Dr Bellows,and astronaut Richard Gordon (Jerry Orbach) conspire to set Roger and April up on a blind date,and they may have just gotten themselves more than they bargained for.......
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Season 7 (1971-1972)
168-1. "Training Pays" (September 17,1971)
After a training exercise in western Mexico,Tony and Roger are called before Chief Astronaut Tom Stafford (Albert Salmi) and learn two things from him:they will be the lunar surface crew on Apollo 18 (joined by astronaut Billy Parsons (Paul Winfield)) and they have both been promoted to lieutenant colonel in their respective services. Roger has started formally dating April and worries about how she will take it,and Tony is helping Jeannie remodel their house and wonders how she will take it.
169-2. "Jeannie's Worry" (September 24,1971)
Dr Fay McKinley (Joey Heatherton) reports to work as the MSC center chief nurse. Jeannie meets her and worries that Tony might not find her desirable anymore. Lucky for her,he still does!
170-3. "The Sunny Side" (October 1,1971)
Jeannie II is in a prankish mood and decides to infect a mortal with an earworm for a week. The mortal she picks is Dr Pruitt (Ramon Bieri),the head of the medical office at Ellington Field,infecting him with a Boy Scout song he'd all but forgotten.
171-4. "Operation Chicken Little" (October 8,1971)
The Soviet Salyut space station is about to fall to Earth,and top government officials want to know just what was going on up there. Roger and Commander Wingate are dispatched to its impact zone in the Pacific to recover its debris,but what they find are the mummified remains of its last crew!
Note:This episode was based on the Soyuz 11 accident,but modified so that the crew died during a depressurization event on the station instead of while they were returning to Earth.
172-5. "Astronauts Only" (October 15,1971)
Dr Bellows,despite not being an astronaut himself,opens an astronaut-only exercise building on the MSC grounds,which brings him into conflict with the space center's management.
173-6. "The Ultimate Astronaut" (October 22,1971)
Roger sends for a fitness course to teach him how to improve his physical strength since he'll be going to the Moon. However,a puckish Jeannie modifies the course to produce comedic effects on Roger,like being able to lift an Apollo with one hand!
Note:This episode and "Astronauts Only" are often considered an unofficial duology.
174-7. "Only Fools and Scientists" (October 29,1971)
During a geology field trip in Iceland for the Apollo 18 crew Jeannie keeps blinking in supplies for Tony. He and Roger scramble to come up with explanations as to what is happening.
175-8. "Astronauts on Film" (November 5,1971)
Tony,Roger,and Major Jerry Arland (Mike Farrell) are contracted to appear in a film about astronaut training NASA is making for high schools. Roger decides to go full-on comedian,which leads to a set of very hilarious results.
176-9. "Missing Man" (November 12,1971)
Ellington test pilot Joe Roberts is killed during a routine parachute test over the Gulf. Suspecting malfeasance,Dr Bellows opens an investigation into his death and discovers both that there's more to the Marine's death than he thought and that the country Roberts served may not have been his own.
Note:This was again a TV movie,running 80 minutes.
177-10. "The Dinner Party" (November 19,1971)
It's Thanksgiving at the Nelson household and Jeannie has invited all of her and Tony's friends to come. Roger introduces April as his girlfriend,Commander Wingate gets drunk on genie whiskey,and Katie ends up displaying her singing talent,prompting Dr Bellows to attempt getting her a record contract.
178-11. "Haji's Day" (December 3,1971)
Haji celebrates the twenty thousandth anniversary of his coronation by inviting all djinni and their masters to his palace. Tony soon learns that one mortal against several hundred djinn can be a losing contest but Jeannie helps him survive the night. In the meantime Roger and April house-sit the Nelson house and have to deal with a would-be thief who's after Djinn-Djinn.
179-12. "The Major and the Nurse" (December 10,1971)
Astronaut Brian Jellico (Michael Ansara) breaks his leg while jogging and Fay McKinley helps take care of him. Along the way they realize they are falling for each other,but Jellico meets a girl (Sissy Spacek) at a bar who helps him get things together.
Note:This was one of the first I Dream of Jeannie episodes to focus on a minor character (Tony and Roger appear in one scene each,and Dr Bellows in two scenes),which has earned it critical praise over the years.
180-13. "The Folks in Houston" (December 17,1971)
Tony's recently widowed mother Susan (Brenda Marshall) comes to Houston at his invitation to spend Christmas with him and Jeannie. Jeannie is forced to reveal her true nature to Mrs Nelson after using magic to assist her on a grocery shopping trip.
181-14. "One Day in Basenji" (January 7,1972)
Jeannie's brother Demir (William Sylvester) is newly come to the kingship of the realm of Basenji. When a dead American spy satellite crashes into Basenji he summons General Peterson to explain it and threatens him with execution when he is recalcitrant,prompting Jeannie to rescue the general.
182-15. "My Master,the Chef" (January 14,1972)
Tony is taking a correspondence cooking class from a man based in Seattle to pass the weekend. After Tony cooks a particularly atrocious lunch Jeannie suspects that his cooking teacher is a fraud,and she takes to an unusual method to prove it.
183-16. "A Full,Rich Day" (January 21,1972)
Tony does some simulator runs,Roger learns how to be a geologist,and Captain Parsons lives up to his reputation - all in a day's work.
184-17. "Astronaut of the Week" (January 28,1972)
Chris Kraft initiates an "Astronaut of the Week" program for PR purposes,only to find that it quickly degrades into a popularity contest. Roger is inadvertently caught in the middle and intervenes with Kraft to end the program.
185-18. "Party Line" (February 4,1972)
Commander Wingate and Katie end up in a mixed-up situation after they receive conflicting information regarding Wingate's work assignments,but Tony is able to help them resolve the situation.
186-19. "My Master,the Chaperone" (February 11,1972)
It is the Valentine's Day Formal at Clear Lake High School and Tony finds himself assigned as a chaperone alongside April Wakefield. Although a little worried that he's stealing her from Roger,Tony is nevertheless able to make a night of it and the two end up as good friends.
187-20. "Custer's Comeback" (February 18,1972)
Custer Jamison (Bill Mumy), Dr Bellows' nephew, job-shadows his uncle at the Manned Spacecraft Center. Along the way he finds a friend in Jerry Arland,with whom he shares an interest in football.
Note:This episode was a sequel to the first season episode "Whatever Became of Baby Custer?" (November 27,1965).
188-21. "A Question of Chess" (February 25,1972)
Roger has the bright idea of founding an MSC chess club but runs into the opposition of a local religious group headed by the charismatic Fr Thomas Smart (Shepperd Strudwick) which believes chess to be the "devil's game".
189-22. "The Rain in Spain" (March 3,1972)
Tony,Roger,Captain Parsons,and Tom Stafford are visiting the NASA tracking station in Madrid,headed by former astronaut Al Larkin (Benjamin Whitrow). The unexpected death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco throws a shadow on the proceedings,as well as a rainstorm created by an ill Jeannie,but all turns out well in the end.
Note:Despite calls for him to do so,Franco refused to ban this episode in Spain.
190-23. "One Fine Evening" (March 10,1972)
Jeannie and Tony are having a nice dinner when Tony wishes it could be evening forever. Jeannie accidentally changes things to be so and must change them back or face a visit from her Uncle Asmire.
191-24. "The Golden Ball" (March 17,1972)
Jeannie takes advantage of a scheduled break in Apollo 18 crew training to take Tony on a visit to the Djinn Museum in Ancyra. On exhibit is the legendary Golden Ball,a genie artifice said to grant its holder whatever he wishes for. A mortal thief (Bruce Hyde) steals the ball on learning of its powers and it's up to Tony and Jeannie to recover it.
192-25. "My Sister the Guest" (March 25,1972)
Jeannie's younger sister Nikoleta (Belinda J.Montgomery), is moving to the United States to get out from under her siblings' shadow and Jeannie offers to take her in. Tony is outwardly happy but inwardly tense about this turn of events.
Note:This episode introduced Nikoleta to the show. She would live with the Nelsons until the end of Season 15 but would return in later seasons. The episode aired a day late due to broadcasting issues.
193-26. "Double Your Trouble" (April 7,1972)
Roger is training heavily for Apollo 18,Commander Wingate is training to command one of the Skylab crews,and both of them want Tony's assistance. Jeannie blinks up a phony Tony to assist her master but finds out that two Tonys can be more of a problem than one.
194-27. "The MILA Affair" (April 14,1972)
The Apollo 16 launch is coming up and Roger has been assigned as a "Cape Crusader" at Kennedy Space Center. He is inadvertently sucked into a Weatherman plot to scrub the launch by disabling the tracking station on the Cape and must work with tracking supervisor Tom Margaux (Martin Landau) to prevents things from taking a disastrous turn.
Note:The third IDoJ TV movie was not quite as long as the first two,clocking in at 50 minutes. As Apollo 16 had not launched yet when the episode aired stock footage of Apollo 11's launch was used for the launch sequence.
195-28. "My Master,the CapCom" (April 21,1972)
Tony is serving as the lead CapCom for the Apollo 16 moonwalkers during their lunar explorations and has to balance his duties there,Apollo 18 training,and his home life with Jeannie. It's a tough balance for him but with the help of Jeannie and Dr Bellows he's able to maintain it.
Note:Again this episode had to revert to use of stock footage since when it aired the Apollo 16 mission had barely landed. Most of the lunar stock footage used in the episode came from Apollo 15. The Jeannie 'verse's Apollo 16 featured four moonwalks to the historical mission's three.
196-29. "The Jeannie on the Carrier" (April 28,1972)
Jeannie accidentally blinks herself to the USS Ticonderoga while bored,prompting a series of mishaps that nearly reveal her presence to the Apollo 16 crew.
Note:Gary Clarke reprised his portrayal of John Young for this episode,while Charlie Duke was portrayed by Jamie Farr and Ken Mattingly by Laurence Luckinbill. In his final appearance on IDoJ,Paul Lynde portrayed the Captain of the Ticonderoga.
197-30. "Dr Bellows' Examination" (May 5,1972)
Dr Bellows begins to see hallucinations while going about his work at MSC,prompting a visit to Dr Pruitt. Unbeknownst to him,his hallucinations are the result of the pranks of genie-in-training Saparmurat (Erick Avari,credited as Ed Avari). Once again it is up to Jeannie to stop him before he can ruin Dr Bellows' life.
198-31. "Jeannie's Flood, Part 1" (May 12,1972)
A hurricane is heading for the Houston area,prompting the shutdown of MSC operations. Roger and April fail to get the memo on time and as such must shelter in the Mission Control building until the storm blows over,leading to a life-changing request on Roger's part,while everyone else camps out at the Nelson household.
199-32. "Jeannie's Flood, Part 2" (May 19,1972)
After Hurricane Beverly's passage through Houston,the space center is reactivated. Tony questions Roger and April's new engagement,Jeannie helps Commander Wingate and Katie rebuild their house,and Dr Bellows plays host to a slew of patients.
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Season 8 (1972-1973)
200-1. "High Flight" (September 15,1972)
The boys are sent to Edwards Air Force Base on a weeklong double mission,first to test the new F-14 fighter jet and then to do geology field training in the Orocopia Mountains. They use this trip to bond,learn,and get together as a crew.
201-2. "Lord Roger Healey" (September 22,1972)
Roger is the latest mark of Sir Philip Boulton (Howard Morris),a British profiteer who sells fake noble titles to unsuspecting Americans. Roger's attempt to use his fake title to gain membership at an exclusive country club in Galveston leads to trouble with NASA management before Jeannie manages a spectacular bailout.
Note:Despite rumor,this episode was not based on the Apollo 15 stamp controversy:Sidney Sheldon had had the idea for several years.
202-3. "Danny Get Your Gun" (September 29,1972)
Commander Wingate attends a Wild West convention in Utah which gains notoriety after Billy the Kid (Ed O'Neill) puts in an appearance,accidentally transported there by Jeannie,leading to a rib-tickling set of cultural misunderstandings!
203-4. "The Little Jeannie That Could" (October 6,1972)
Jeannie learns to drive,Tony teaches her,and they get into a bit of an accident,forcing Jeannie to use obliviation magic before Dr Bellows can see the accident and report her to the Clear Lake police. Thereafter,her driving lessons are held in an undeveloped area.
204-5. "The Great Space Debate" (October 13,1972)
Roger and Arland are of differing opinions as to what space missions NASA should fly in the 1980s:Roger favors the newly-approved Space Shuttle while Arland favors the as-yet undeveloped Big Gemini. The decision is made for them when Congress announces the cancellation of Big Gemini.
205-6. "MSC Glee" (October 20,1972)
Once again it's club forming time at NASA,this time featuring April and Katie forming a glee club. They get a contract to play at the El Lago Halloween Parade and Roger gets roped into making a float for them,which he does with Jeannie's help.
206-7. "A Night to Remember" (October 27,1972)
It is the evening of the El Lago Halloween Parade and quite a few things are happening. Jeannie registers to vote and deals with the antics of her Great-Uncle Sido (Harry Holcombe),Tony negotiates a power outage in the Astronaut Office,and Katie leads the Glee Club through a glut of sticky situations.
Note:This is popularly considered IDoJ's first proper Halloween episode.
207-8. "Jeannie on the Town" (November 3,1972)
Jeannie's first time voting goes better than she anticipated,so she decides to visit Tony at MSC to get a better understanding of what being an astronaut entails. In the meantime,Roger welcomes a group of Soviet dignitaries to the Space Center ahead of the planned Apollo-Soyuz mission,including a very familiar face.
Note:This episode was a sequel to the first season episode "Russian Roulette" (December 11,1965). As Arlene Martel had retired from acting in the late 1960s,Sonya Tiomkin was portrayed by Leslie Parrish.
208-9. "Mellow Bellows" (November 10,1972)
Dr Bellows' niece Joanna (Susan Blu),visiting Houston on a school trip,takes the opportunity to introduce her uncle to acid to test his reactions. As a result,Bellows tries to declare himself King of Houston and hilarity ensues.
209-10. "Debt of Honor" (November 17,1972)
One of Jeannie's old boyfriends,Ormin (Ric Young),arrives in Houston with a score to settle with Tony. He believes Jeannie is rightfully his,even producing a 1700-year-old marriage contract signed by Haji's brother Hormizd. Hormizd himself (Foster Brooks) shows up and voids the contract.
210-11. "A Tisket,A Tasket,A Green and Yellow.....Casket?" (December 1,1972)
The Lunar Rover model used in training breaks down unexpectedly,and a specific part is needed in its repair. Jeannie,traveling along in Tony's pocket for the day,mishears Tony's request for parts and blinks a giant casket onto the training field,leading the training specialists there to believe that one of the crew has died. Tony,Roger,and Katie must unravel the situation to avoid some awkward explanations.
211-12. "Midnight Sunrise" (December 8,1972)
Tony and Jeannie return to Cocoa Beach as guests at the Apollo 17 launch. While they are there they cross swords with anti-space Senator John Patrick Crutchmire (Leonard Nimoy) and rekindle their love for each other,which has been suffering some rough patches lately.
Note:Computer-dimmed stock footage of the Apollo 12 launch was used to stand in for the Apollo 17 launch.
212-13. "Never Let a Genie Plan Your Wedding" (December 15,1972)
While the boys are off supporting Apollo 17 and preparing for 18,the girls are planning Roger's wedding. Jeannie calls in her cousin Chenise (Lori Saunders),a top event planner among the djinni,who is inexperienced at planning mortal weddings. This results in a bridal-sized kerfuffle!
213-14. "The Big 3-0" (January 12,1973)
For Katie's thirtieth birthday,she is appointed to the position of Secretary to the Chief Astronaut. Tony,Jeannie,Roger,and April arrange a surprise bash for her that ends up being pretty well-attended.
214-15. "The Ring Banger" (January 19,1973)
General George DeLancey (William Challee) visits MSC to visit Dr Bellows,one of his protégés in WWII. Roger has heard of DeLancey's tendencies as a "ring banger" and organizes a committee to run him out of Houston.
Note:This episode marked the first appearance of then-Major Henry Westcott (Kenneth McMillan),who would end up playing a central role in the show in the nineties.
215-16. "Change of Name" (January 26,1973)
The news that the space center is being renamed the Johnson Space Center leads to a flurry of changes for Tony and friends,some good and others not as much.
216-17. "The Repeating Day" (February 2,1973)
Tony wakes up the day after Groundhog Day to find that it's the previous day all over again. Convinced that this is a result of the prankishness of Saparmurat,Jeannie blinks Tony ahead in time before delivering Saparmurat to Haji.......only to find out Jeannie II is to blame!
217-18. "My Master,the Chauffeur" (February 9,1973)
General Peterson,visiting Houston as part of his retirement tour,hires Tony to escort him around the Space Center. They are accidentally locked in the Skylab simulator and it takes Roger and Jeannie working in concert to break them out.
218-19. "Love by the Seaside" (February 16,1973)
For Valentines Day,Tony takes Jeannie to an exclusive seafood restaurant in Friendswood,leading to a romantic evening that (unbeknownst to them at the time) ends up changing their lives forever.
219-20. "My Master of Disguise" (March 2,1973)
The JSC Rotary Club is holding a masked ball to fundraise for new Mission Control consoles and Tony has commissioned a special matador costume from his college friend Jim,a Hollywood props man. Jeannie's magic accidentally transforms the costume into an actual matador's outfit and Tony ends up playing his role to the hilt!
220-21. "It's Late" (March 9,1973)
Jeannie's powers are going wonky at the same time as a visit from Dr Bellows' nephew Terry (Dennis Cole),which causes her to think she was contracted a genie disease. She visits genie Dr Sahmir (Marcello Mastroianni) in Persepolis to learn the truth,and she and Tony are both quite shocked by what it is!
221-22. "Night Thoughts" (March 16,1973)
After learning of Jeannie's pregnancy,Tony is considering leaving the command of Apollo 18 to his backup,astronaut Jack Swigert (William Shatner),but Jeannie would rather he achieve the glory of commanding the last Apollo mission. Tony consults Haji as to his decision and Haji shows him the wisdom of choosing the Apollo mission.
222-23. "Back Pay" (March 23,1973)
While setting his affairs in order prior to the Apollo 18 launch,Tony discovers that his first Air Force duty station in Britain owes him $32,000 in back pay due to his never having technically left service there. He negotiates with English bank magnate Sir Douglas Crosland (Anton Diffring) to secure the money before his mission.
Note:The episode scheduled for March 30,1973 was not aired then so as to align the release schedule to allow more time for Apollo 18 episodes. It was reworked multiple times and eventually aired as [Redacted for spoilers] on [Redacted for spoilers],1996,as the last episode of Season 31.
223-24. "Rockhound Roger" (April 6,1973)
As part of the final training session before Apollo 18,Roger takes part in a training session that goes awry due to the accidental interference of Jeannie.
224-25. "Return to Cocoa Beach" (April 13,1973)
With a week to go until the launch of Apollo 18,the crew has arrived at the Cape for final preparations. Captain Parsons' wife Toni (Margaret Avery) is arrested on mistaken speeding charges,Roger crashes the Lunar Rover trainer,and Dr Bellows gets drunk at the Secretary of State's pre-launch bash!
225-26. "My Moonbound Master" (April 27,1973)
Even as they successfully launch and begin their translunar coast,the crew of Apollo 18 can't avoid small problems,such as Tony having to manually fly the Apollo through the translunar injection burn after the Saturn's guidance fails. On Earth Jeannie,April,and Toni are finding it hard to deal with ever-present reporters following them everywhere they go,until Jeannie prevails upon both her sisters for a solution.
Note:The launch of Apollo 18 was represented by stock footage of the Apollo 10 and Apollo 15 launches.
226-27. "Small Steps Make Giant Leaps" (May 4,1973)
It's all come down to this: Tony Nelson and Roger Healey are about to land on the Moon. But after the Apollo 18 spacecraft enters lunar orbit Roger suddenly comes down with space flu,imperiling his chances of a moonwalk. It is up to Mission Control and Tony to make a choice that will affect what remains of the Apollo program.
Note:This episode was based on the The Bold Ones:The New Doctors episode "One Small Step for Man" (November 23,1969), albeit with the Lunar Module Pilot being ill instead of the commander. Bill Daily later commented that it was his choice to have Roger not walk on the Moon.
227-28. "A Brother on the Moon" (May 11,1973)
Bill Parsons is enjoying getting to be the first black man in space while also doing lunar geology,while Tony is enjoying finally getting to walk on the Moon. While the last moonwalkers go about their duties on the lunar surface,in lunar orbit Roger reflects on both past and future.
228-29. "Return to Earth" (May 18,1973)
Jeannie,beside herself with excitement over Tony's imminent splashdown,accidentally blinks herself in miniature form into the Apollo 18 command module the day before landing. This leads to a concerted effort by the crew to hide her as long as possible.
229-30. "White Wedding" (May 25,1973)
A few weeks after Apollo 18's return,it's time for Roger and April's wedding. As Healeys and Wakefields from all over the country descend on Houston it's up to Tony,Jeannie,and the Bellowses to handle the logistics of what promises to be a long day. Naturally,high jinks ensue!
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Season 9 (1973-1974)
230-1. "Roger Wipes Out" (September 21,1973)
With the Apollo program at its conclusion,the gang has moved on to new endeavors,namely helping support missions to the Skylab space station. Tony has to juggle helping a pregnant Jeannie,being on a design team for the Shuttle,and helping Roger recover after he suffers a serious surfing injury.
231-2. “Lie Low at Nelson’s” (September 28,1973)
Congressman Jack Harper (Ken Lynch),looking for an excuse to cut NASA’s budget,stumbles upon evidence of Roger’s pre-April dalliances and calls for his resignation,prompting Dr Bellows to advise him to lie low for a while. While Roger does just that,Dr Bellows and April collaborate to clear his name and end up coming across a dark secret from Harper’s past,one that could ruin his political career if communicated to just the right people......
232-3. “The Americanization of Abdullah” (October 5,1973)
Jeannie’s nephew Abdullah (Ron Howard) is staying with the Nelsons for a week to learn how to behave among mortals,but his troublemaking is driving Jeannie and Tony to the brink! Fortunately for all parties a visit from Great-Uncle Sully influences the young djinn to behave better for his aunt.
233-4. “The Head Doctor” (October 12,1973)
Renowned psychiatrist Dr Frank Johansson (Edward Faulkner) comes to JSC to study the astronauts’ psychiatric condition and to be evaluated as a potential replacement for Dr Bellows. He thinks he is able to get the hang of Tony Nelson until Jeannie comes along,at which point he’s forced to admit that he underestimated him.
234-5. “Bellows and the Beach Bum” (October 19,1973)
One of April’s distant relatives,California surfer Mark Thile (Mark Hamill),is invited by April to stay with her and Roger while he’s sorting out various personal problems. Dr Bellows takes the opportunity to psychoanalyze Thile and learns an important lesson about ageism.
235-6. “Who Are You Calling Master?” (October 26,1973)
Jeannie is feeling mischievous for Halloween and with Tony’s assent she transfers some of her powers to him for 72 hours to relieve her pregnancy stress. This naturally leads to a few wacky mishaps,from live bats in Mission Control to Katie gaining the ability to fly.
236-7. “The Magnificent Nelsons” (November 2,1973)
Tony and Katie’s cousin Angela (Teressa Payne),a clothing model,is coming to Houston to film NASA’s first modeling promotion. This leads to most of the unmarried male population at JSC hankering after her,and it falls to Katie and Wingate to organize an intervention to remember.
237-8. “Uh Oh Seven” (November 9,1973)
April ropes Roger into watching the latest James Bond movie with her. Roger relieves his boredom by imagining himself as Jim Healey,an FBI agent defending the Vandenberg launch facility against Soviet infiltration.
Note:In one of several instances of a Star Trek cast member appearing in IDoJ,the chief Soviet agent,Basil Orlov,was portrayed by Walter Koenig. Orlov’s second in command,Major Degtyareva,was portrayed by Tanya Wilson.
238-9. “My Master,the Music Man” (November 16,1973)
The newly-minted Major Parsons falls ill with a head cold,preventing him from making a guest appearance at Juilliard to present an academic award. Tony substitutes for him and along the way he learns the value of modern music.
Note:Despite the title Jeannie does not play a major role in the episode:in fact we only ever hear her voice over the phone on several occasions. An advance copy of this episode was shown to the Skylab 4 crew the night before their launch.
239-10. “Jeannie Sings the Blues” (November 30,1973)
Jeannie is tired of being pregnant and mostly confined to the Nelson house. Nikoleta pities her and takes her on a girls’ day out,visiting most of Houston’s tourist attractions.
240-11. “Roger’s Report” (December 7,1973)
Roger has drawn the CAPCOM assignment for the next Skylab crew’s launch simulation and the persistence of silly abort scenarios being thrown into the simulation run drives him around the bend,prompting him to bring in Dr Bellows to resolve the situation.
Note:This episode is a homage to the then recently aired M*A*S*H episode “Radar’s Report” (September 29,1973) and utilizes its rather unique storytelling style.
241-12. “A Mutual Understanding” (December 14,1973)
Tony is assisting the Apollo-Soyuz crew in their training and Jeannie volunteers the use of a translation spell so he can understand Russian:however Jeannie accidentally programs the spell for Koine Greek,leading Tony to think he’s gone back in time!
Note:Tom Stafford and Deke Slayton portrayed themselves in this episode,while Vance Brand was portrayed by Lance Henriksen. Brand has a cameo in the second scene of the episode as a training supervisor.
242-13. “Miracle on NASA Road One” (December 21,1973)
Jeannie’s water breaks as she watches Tony in the NASA training pool,prompting Dr Bellows to rush her to a nearby hospital so she can give birth.
Note:This episode is notable for marking the birth of the Nelsons’ first two children,fraternal twins Tony Jr (TJ) and Jana. According to the episode’s internal chronology their birthdate is December 18,1973,three days before the episode aired.
243-14. “My Master,the Father” (January 11,1974)
Tony is still adjusting to the reality of parenting twins with Jeannie,prompting him to seek his own mother’s help - and some of her solutions are surprisingly effective!
244-15. “Dr Bellows and Mr Hyde” (January 18,1974)
JSC janitor Marco Mangione (Dwayne Hickman) goes to Dr Bellows with an unusual problem: a rash of petty thefts is occurring around the center which people are blaming him for,and he thinks someone may be posing as him to commit the thefts. It’s up to Dr Bellows,Jeannie,and JSC security chief Ed Rollins (Harry Morgan) to catch the thief in an operation worthy of Rube Goldberg.
Note: The actual thief,Joey Wells,was also played by Hickman.
245-16. “Some Kind of Wonderful” (January 25,1974)
Pelleas,in Houston to visit his new cousins,accidentally transports Tony and Jeannie into a dimension where they never met,one where Tony is married to Melissa Stone and commanding a Moon base and Jeannie is married to Ferrex (Tom Skerritt),the genie Lord of the West.
246-17. “By the Light of the Moon” (February 1,1974)
Katie and Danny go to a benefit gala for Houston’s largest bank,prompting Danny to pop the question to her,while Tony deals with a cranky command module simulator and Jeannie deals with two cranky children.
247-18. “Colonels Outrageous” (February 8,1974)
JSC deputy director Corin Sjoberg (Terence Longdon) initiates a “Colonel Upgrade Program” for the current lieutenant colonels in the astronaut office, intending to quicken their promotions to full colonel, but Tony would rather he achieve his promotion the usual way and with Deke Slayton’s help he persuades Sjoberg to abolish the program.
Note: Corin Sjoberg was based on real life JSC functionary Sigurd Sjoberg.
248-19. “An Astronaut’s Work Is Never Done” (February 22,1974)
All three of the men in Katie’s life are busy - Tony with acceptance testing of the Apollo-Soyuz docking module, Danny with preparing for his launch, and Roger with a surfeit of public appearances, prompting Katie to seek an intervention of genie proportions.
249-20. “Contingency Statement” (March 1,1974)
As Danny’s Skylab launch approaches, one of his tasks is drawing up a will in case his mission should end fatally. An unusual provision in said will draws Katie’s attention and she discovers a side to her fiancé that she’d never considered before, but their love ultimately proves the stronger for it.
250-21. “That Old Space Magic” (March 8,1974)
Danny and his crewmates, Major Al Garfield (James Mitchum) and Dr Leo Mansfield (Paul Dooley) are having a harder time than usual adapting to space, seeing as a planned resupply launch has failed. Jeannie takes it upon herself to send care packages to them while another resupply launch is prepared.
251-22. “Goldilocks and the Four Bares” (March 15,1974)
To celebrate the Festival of the Sun,a djinn holiday commemorating the beginning of spring,Jeannie uses a spell to nudify herself,Tony,Roger,April,and Katie,with the inability to put clothes on until the next day. This leads to a mix of embarrassment and humor as the five naked people try to go about their day.
252-23. “Dear Mark” (March 22,1974)
Tony writes a letter to Mark Coleman,an old friend of his,concerning a humorous incident involving Jeannie’s father,who has come for a visit.
253-24. “The Gossip Girls” (March 29,1974)
The CSM Danny’s Skylab crew is using springs a leak in its propulsion system,prompting NASA leadership to consider the idea of a rescue mission. Jeannie hears of this from astronaut wife Christine Sellers (Jane Jenkins), who proceeds to spread the word and embellish it as she goes. Katie and Jeannie must interfere before things get out of hand.
254-25. “Space Exchange” (April 19,1974)
The replacement for Danny’s damaged Skylab CSM arrives at the station,crewed by astronaut Harry Sellers (Martin Landau), who will return the old CSM to Earth on his own. But as the time for the deorbit burn approaches the CSM’s various problems compound,leading to a race against the clock for Sellers to return it to Earth and for Mission Control to assist him.
Note: This episode was based on both the cancelled Skylab Rescue mission and the return to Earth of Apollo 13.
255-26. “Mr Chairman,Mr Chairman” (May 3,1974)
A Skylab 4 Review Commission has been set up,chaired by NASA bigwig Robert Albright (James Franciscus),and through the luck of the draw April has found herself on it. She is not the only female on the commission,though:she is joined by Tessa Northcutt (Melanie Chartoff),one of the few women in Mission Control,and they learn that contending with a mostly male bureaucracy can present its difficulties,no matter how enlightened the times may be,
Note: Tessa Northcutt was loosely based on actual flight controller Poppy Northcutt,who acted as an unofficial technical consultant for the episode. Poppy had uncredited appearances in six prior episodes and she appeared in ten more.
256-27. “The Fighting Nurse” (May 10,1974)
JSC Biological Science Office employee Sandy Dawson (Judy Carne) is in an unusual position: her ex-boyfriend (an unseen/only heard Frank Sinatra Jr) is trying to win her over again,causing her to seek refuge in the Nelson home. With the assistance of Tony and Rakharo (Martin E.Brooks),Haji’s Master of the Swords,Sandy is able to both beat her ex physically and expose evidence of his drug smuggling,removing him as a threat to her for good.
Note: This episode led to a romance between Bill Daily and Judy Carne that culminated in their 1979 marriage: they remained married until Carne’s death in 2010.
257-28. “I Bring Fresh Flowers” (May 17,1974)
Like many space buffs worldwide,Tony eagerly follows the Soyuz 16 mission featuring cosmonauts Feodor Zaitsev (Nicholas Clay) and Yulia Murtazina (Koo Stark), the second woman to fly in space, but when their spaceship lands in the Bay of Houston owing to an emergency deorbit following a propellant leak,it is up to him to host the crew at his house - and in the process unlearn certain lessons he’s been taught regarding the Soviets.
Note: This episode was loosely based on a scifi short story of the same name by Robert F.Young, who directed the episode. It is one of the most critically acclaimed episodes of the early period of IDoJ.
258-29. “My Husband,The Privateer” (May 24,1974)
Tony catches a rerun of The Sea Hawk on a television channel dedicated to showing old movies,inspiring in him a dream to become a privateer like Geoffrey Thorpe for one day,a wish Haji is only too happy to grant and which leads to some whackadoodle antics on Tony’s part.
Note: This was the first episode to use the “My Husband,The….” title format instead of “My Master,The…..”.
259-30. “The Comeback Tony” (June 14,1974)
Tony is assigned to aid the crew of the Apollo-Soyuz mission,leading to a career-changing mission assignment for him,while April receives some life-changing news of her own (spoiler alert:she’s pregnant!) and new astronaut Mark Regan (George Trebek),the narrator of this episode adjusts to his new life in Houston.
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Season 10 (1974-1975)
260-1. “Training Pays, Part 2” (September 20,1974)
With the planned Soyuz-Skylab mission still 2 years off Tony wishes to take some time off and be a parent to TJ and Jana,however NASA HQ insists on starting him and his crewmates,Roger and Dr William O’Connor (Austin Pendleton) on their training program as soon as feasible,while Roger wonders at the desirability of going into space so soon after his child is to be born.
261-2. “Meet Me in St,Louis” (September 26,1974)
As part of their training the Skylab 7 crew is sent to spend a few days at the Skylab manufacturing plant in St.Louis: while they’re there Dr O’Connor,who worked on Skylab before his selection as an astronaut,reconnects with an old friend,David Healy (John Erwin),discovering a connection between him and Roger that could change everything……
262-3. “Welcome To The Family” (September 27,1974)
Dave Healy is glad to make friends with his heretofore unknown fourth cousin Roger,and indeed so is Roger himself,but Tony and April are both suspicious of him,requiring Jeannie to help clear things up as only she can.
263-4. “The Antics of AGNES” (October 4,1974)
The AGNES project,which Jeannie once made a toy out of a model of,has been revived as a technology demonstration project for future ion-propelled satellites,and Dr Jeff Hammond (Ben Murphy) is in charge of the project. When the Titan IIIC launch to insert AGNES into orbit fails,unbeknownst to Tony Jeannie herself flies into space to rectify its orbit,leveling the playing field as it were in this fourth IDoJ TV movie.
Note: This episode was a sequel to “Jeannie and the Secret Weapon” (April 14,1969) and lasted 68 minutes. The launch was represented by stock footage of the Titan 3C-22 launch on March 1,1972,which deployed the DSP-3 early warning satellite. Marvin Oglethorpe (Richard Schaal),the inventor of AGNES in the original episode,has a pair of non-speaking cameos in this episode.
264-5. “My Husband,the Tour Guide” (October 11,1974)
USAF Lieutenant Nelly Hunt (Meredith Baxter Birney) reports for her first day of work at JSC,with Tony as her mentor until she settles in as a flight controller. The episode is presented as her recounting her first day to her roommate Shirley (Jayne Marie Mansfield).
Note: This episode was the first of many over 28 seasons featuring earnest flight controller (and future astronaut) Hunt. In all but Hunt’s last 7 seasons she was portrayed by Birney:in 1991 Hilarie Thompson assumed the role,keeping it until the character left NASA in 1999.
265-6. “The Instructor’s Lament” (October 18,1974)
Captain Frank Kiski (Bruce Boa) arrives at JSC to supervise the physical training of the newest crop of astronauts,one of whom,Army Major Sam Mayfield (Arthur Roberts),seems to have it out for him,judging by his behavior. Remembering Kiski’s bulldoggedness from several years earlier,Dr Bellows calls on Jeannie to reprise her old tricks on him.
Note: This episode was a sequel to “My Master,the Weakling” (October 10,1967). Bruce Boa played Kiski because Don Rickles’ schedule was unfavorable to his reprising the role.
