Everyone knows Jeannie’s famous bottle. It is where Jeannie lived in the show, and it was one of the most popular props of all time. But you will be blown away to find out what it really it! The bottle was actually just an old Jim Beam bottle!
This 1964 bottle of liquor was transformed into a world-famous TV prop! The prop department still spent a few hundred dollars to get the bottle decorated and painted perfectly, but it was still just that. Since they spent so much money on the bottle, it was known around set to be VERY careful with it, since they did not want to have to replace that!
"J. R." Ewing
Larry Hagman was a household name during the 1970s. After his claim to fame starring on “I Dream of Jeannie,” he continued to land leading roles in many films and TV shows. While he definitely got his start on “I Dream of Jeannie,” he is best known for his role of "J. R." Ewing in the show “Dallas.”
During the 1980s while he was starring in “Dallas,” he received a whopping 4 Golden Globe nominations. He also got 2 Emmy nominations for the show! Following “Dallas,” he had roles in other hit TV shows such as “Nip/Tuck” and “The Simpsons.” Sadly, Larry died in 2012.
Jeannie, a Single Lady?
In the reunion “I Dream of Jeannie” special Tony Nelson seemed to be missing! The producers had to get creative here, and they came up with quite the storyline to explain the absence of Tony who was played by Larry Hagman.
In this special, they wrote in the show that Jeannie’s husband Tony was on a special NASA mission in space, forever! They barely even mention him in this show, and the one time they do, it happens before the opening intro! Now that Jeannie did not have a ‘master’ she had to set out to single bars to find a new mate in order to stay on earth.
Eden's Real Tragedy
It was well known that Barbara Eden was married to actor Michael Ansara. He even appeared in a role on “I Dream of Jeannie” as the Blue Djinn. They were married from 1958 to 1974. They had one child, a son called Matthew.
Sadly in 2001, their son Matthew died from a drug overdose. They did not make any of the details public regarding the death, and they kept out of the public eye during this time. They did announce the tragic passing of their son to the public, but that was the extent of them sharing that information. They preferred to keep this part of their life private.
Hagman Discusses His Addictions
It was very well known that Larry was caught many times drinking a lot and being drunk while he was filming. What you may not have heard, however, is that Larry has also stated that he was high on various drugs while he was filming many scenes.
Barbara Eden even shared in her autobiography entitled “Jeannie Out of the Bottle” that Larry said that he never regretted his drinking on set and his drug use while filming. He did, however, worry about how these things were impacting his health and wanted to keep himself healthy.