"Bewitched" vs. "I Dream of Jeannie"

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  1. Galaga King

    Galaga King "Drive where the cops ain't" Thread Starter

    "Bewitched" vs. "I Dream of Jeannie"
     
  2. Jackson

    Jackson Senior Member

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    I want Jeannie.
     
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  3. Jerryb

    Jerryb Senior Member

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    Jeannie
     
  4. Vidiot

    Vidiot Now in 4K HDR!

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    This is not exactly a "Beatles vs. Stones" question; it's more like "Peter & Gordon" vs. "Chad & Jeremy." They're almost the exact same show. (Though I'll say this: Bewitched started a year earlier, basically a rip-off of the 1958 Jimmy Stewart movie Bell, Book & Candle.) It's kind of a "Munsters vs. Addams Family" thing; they both have good and bad points.
     
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  5. lv70smusic

    lv70smusic Senior Member

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    Both shows are fun. I give the nod to Bewitched primarily on the strength of Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead.

    It would have been much easier to choose between The Addams Family and The Munsters for me, with the former clearly better in every way (though The Munsters can be fun in very small doses).
     
  6. bigtail

    bigtail Senior Member

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    Jeannie
     
  7. Mal

    Mal Phorum Physicist

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  8. O Don Piano

    O Don Piano Senior Member

    Bewitched.
    As I always say, I prefer Samantha because:
    1) Jeannie always caused problems, but Samantha helped solve problems.
    2) Elizabeth Montgomery was breathtakingly hot. Even in the above pic! Especially around '68-'70. (yes Barbara Eden was hot, too!)
    3) Jeannie's character was goofy and seemed to be always out for attention and/or revenge of some sort, whereas Samantha was witty and intelligent.
     
  9. JorgeGvb

    JorgeGvb Senior Member

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    :righton:
     
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  10. Damiano54

    Damiano54 Senior Member

    I watched both series during their early years. I prefer Bewitched because of the characters, esp. Samantha, Endora, Glady Kravitz, Aunt Clara, Samantha's father and Uncle Arthur. Except for brief excerpts on youtube, I haven't watched any episodes in many years
     
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  11. Vidiot

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    I'm still waiting for the episode were Major Nelson asks Jeannie to bring some guy back from the dead. Or where Darren asks Samantha, "so, if you're a witch, does that mean the devil is real? Does God exist? What happens after we die? What's the point of life? Who really killed John F. Kennedy, and why?"

    Those are shows I'd pay to watch.
     
  12. Texastoyz

    Texastoyz Forum Resident

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  13. reapers

    reapers Forum Resident

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    Jeannie

    Two of my favorite things as a kid were astronauts and pretty blonde girls.

    This show has both. Even better, the man is always addressed as "Master". :D
     
  14. HGN2001

    HGN2001 Mystery picture member

    I'll pick BEWITCHED in the poll. It must have always been true. I remember giving up the second half of STAR TREK to watch BEWITCHED in that 1966-67 season where they overlapped.

    But I was willing to give up JEANNIE to watch a dumb show called RUN BUDDY, RUN with Jack Sheldon on CBS when they were scheduled opposite each other. (It didn't take long for me to switch back to JEANNIE.)

    But overall, Elizabeth Montgomery was much more an object of desire for me than Barbara Eden.

    Harry
     
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  15. BZync

    BZync Senior Member

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    One of the most beautiful women ever to grace network television.
     
  16. JLGB

    JLGB Senior Member

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    I voted "Bewtiched" but loved the other show as well. Btw...remember an episode when Barbara Eden shows her belly button. Which was not allowed on regular TV back then. That was something!
     
  17. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    love them both, but Bewitched wins by a nose.:D
     
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  18. Hokeyboy

    Hokeyboy Nudnik of Dinobots

    Which one had Paul Lynde? That one..
     
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  19. RockWizard

    RockWizard Forum Resident

    Choices...choices. Back in the day, I wouldn't kick either out of bed.:D

    The show - overall, Bewitched. Better cast. I really liked Jeannie, but when the sister character would be involved, not the same show.
     
  20. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    Bewitched...
     
  21. applebonkerz

    applebonkerz Senior Member

    No contest for me -- Bewitched.

    I used to watch both shows every week from the original airing. Bewitched has always hit me as a smart and funny show, where Jeannie was a dumb and sometimes funny show that wore thin fast. I also agree that I was much more attracted to Elizabeth in every way.
     
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  22. Roninblues

    Roninblues 猿も木から落ちる。

    Bewitched
     
  23. Jeff Minn

    Jeff Minn Senior Member

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    Watched both, but loved Jeannie.
     
  24. robertawillisjr

    robertawillisjr Music Lover

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  25. Myke

    Myke Trying Not To Spook The Horse

    NO CONTEST.
     
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